I'm also about to start my first cycle. I am very lucky in that my bosses are very understanding in allowing me time off. different work places have different policies and i am currently waiting to find out if i can take the time off on medical grounds rather than using my annual leve. i am worried ...

i've finally got my dates for starting my very 1st round of IVF. depending on when my next period starts i should hopefully start my injections around the 9th of march. Embryo Transfer is booked in for 30th April. oh my god it all feels very real now, After waiting so long to start we finally have a ...

hi everyone,

I'm after some friends who will be going through IVF treatment at the same time as me. i am going to be sharing my eggs with another couple. i have been told that my treatment will start at the end of jan and to expect ET at the end of march / beginning of april. the process leading ...

hopeforbabies - i should be starting my first cycle of ivf in feb/march though have no exact date yet. i too am scared stiff of what to expect. its nice to find someone in the same boat. me and DH been TTC for 4 and a half years with no luck. all tests showed nothing wrong with either of us. so ...

hi everyone,

i've not been on here in such a long time. sorry i'm not great with the abbreviations yet!! i think i'll be starting my first cycle of ivf in early feb. i've just had all my blood results back, all ok except that i'm a carrier of cystic fybrosis. i'm going to be doing egg sharing so ...

TTC 4 years
unexplained infertility

Just got home from the hospital today. Been told my best chance of pregnancy is IVF. I'd just like to know some info from anyone who has been through this. How many hospital appointments does it involve? How intrusive is it? etc. We are going to a fertility open ...

hi there,
just wanted to give you another point of view. me and my husband have been trying for a baby for 4 years. test results show that neither of us has anything wrong yet we still can't get pregnant. we have been to hell and back with emotions, mostly on my part. i pushed my husband away ...

Thank you so much for your replies. it really does help to hear back from people in similar situations at last it feels like there are people out there who understand me. thanks

really don't know where to start. i suppose i'm just posting this to try and express myself. i keep my feelings to myself too much. i always told myself i'd not let it get to me if i couldn't have children. so so easy to say that before it happens. it completely takes over your life. i been reading ...