Hi there~ My counselor is recommending I go on antidepressants for the short term to help lift me out of this hole after back-to-back miscarriages. I was wondering if anybody knows a safe antidepressant to use when trying to conceive? I think this will just make me feel more crazy if I'm worried it'...

oops posted before I was ready! I am trying to focus on my daughter now too. But I still feel like I want another baby--a brother and sister for her. I feel so lucky to have her--I love her so much--but cant stop this yearning for another! Do you think you will try again? Your numbers were so good f...

Hi Cookie~ I am so very sorry. I was really hoping for your success! We have the same issues in New Zealand--it is all government regulated. 2 is the most they will let me put back as well--which is ridiculous considering my age and history. I am glad that you have your beautiful daughter already. B...

Leora--congrats to you. What a fantastic turn around! I am so happy for you.

Chris--congrats on your BFP team pink! So glad number two was so much faster and no drama.

Hi Cookie. These are fantastic numbers! wow. I am cheering for you.

I am heartbroken all over again. We had decided to try one more IVF and I was just waiting to start my cycle. Well my period never showed up and believe it or not--I was actually pregnant! This was just so crazy and unbelievable after years of trying and all our problems--to get a natural pregnancy ...

Hi Cookie~ I am so very sorry about your BFN. I was so hoping you would get lucky. I know how gutting it is to get that news and I hope that you are coping ok. Be nice to yourself right now--have a glass of wine and a warm bath. You don't need to make any decisions yet--you are still grieving from t...

Hi Cookie--thank you so much for the tip on Australian IVF prices. Do you know if those prices are for everybody? Or do you need Australian Medicare coverage? (New Zealand citizens can't get Medicare unless we shift to Oz). Could you tell me the name of a good clinic over there and I will follow-up ...

So I made an appointment to see my Dr on Tuesday. I want to know if he thinks I should try again or if they will even let me go again at age 43. I want to know if the miscarriage is bad sign or if getting pregnant so recently is a good sign. Maybe my eggs are just too old. I am so scared he is going...

Hi Michelle~ First--off thank you for your great advice you left for me. I can totally relate to how you are feeling too. Please do not beat your self up for your reaction to the pregnancy news. It is totally normal after trying so hard for your dream and then feel envy when it comes so easy for som...

Leora --just wanted to pop in and say im so very sorry about your BFN. But glad you are able to cycle again straight away. They make you wait for 3 months over here! All that waiting around between cycles made me nearly mad. I am really hoping this next cycle is it for you. You have been through so...

Hiya Guys~ Thank you so much for all the good advice. I wish I could switch clinics and start fresh. But New Zealand is a small country and we only have ONE clinic! lol. There are 3 different locations in 3 different cities, but it is all Fertility Associates. I'd have to fly to get to another offic...

Thank you so much for all the thoughtful advice. I really appreciate it. My birthday was yesterday and I am feeling blue. Even though I set that as my cut-off date, I really don't feel like I am done. But honestly, I can't even imagine walking back into the fertility clinic again--it just makes me i...

I know a bunch of you and did not want to pop on here with depressing news so have stayed away but now I need your help. I am so sad and confused and don't know what to do and you are the only people who understand. I am currently 42, but about to turn 43 next week. I got pregnant with my DD at age ...

Hiya guys! thank you for all the well wishes. I am so relieved to see that heartbeat! Of course I still get worried that something bad will happen--but I think that is how all us IVFers feel until that baby is in our arms! I am officially released from my fertility clinic! Hopefully i will never hav...