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by chrisbaby
Fri Nov 26, 2010 10:02 am
Forum: Reduced ovarian reserve
Topic: Newbie looking for support...devastated first IVF Failed
Replies: 22
Views: 37142

Re: Newbie looking for support...devastated first IVF Failed

i can so relate...i was so sure that our first cycle would work - l never contemplated otherwise. my cycle was cancelled almost before it started...i was so devistated!! we are now on cycle 4 and l realise that there is so much more to it than ivf. i started going to a natrupath and acupuncture who ...
by chrisbaby
Fri Nov 19, 2010 9:38 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: NEWBIE!
Replies: 159
Views: 45007

Re: NEWBIE!

hi sarah
small world hey... we have been with ken for abour 18mths. our problem is my lifestyle...i was - until we started trying 2 years ago - an exercise junkie - as a result, l had very low body fat, a very stressed body, deficiencies in minerals and fats...etc..he started us on clomid...nothing ...
by chrisbaby
Fri Nov 12, 2010 9:37 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: NEWBIE!
Replies: 159
Views: 45007

Re: NEWBIE!

s - i am going through dr ken leong...what about yourself...whats your story?
by chrisbaby
Sat Nov 06, 2010 10:10 am
Forum: In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
Topic: Looking for November Cycle Buddies
Replies: 1152
Views: 81760

Re: Looking for November Cycle Buddies

to everyone

i never appreciated how many women are going through this like me...everyone seems so strong,..it feels wrong that i am hearing about these stories...as strong women...we are used to putting in the hard work to get what we want..this is out of our control..but we are expected to remain ...
by chrisbaby
Fri Nov 05, 2010 10:16 am
Forum: Life after IVF
Topic: my fault
Replies: 4
Views: 11226

my fault

i am stil going through ivf, however not reacting to the highest dosage of FSH as l should be. we are doing one more cycle biut i am not hopeful. my husbane is constantly starting conversations with 'when we have our kid..' and l keep saying 'if we have a kid..' he doesnt get it - he is so hopeful ...
by chrisbaby
Fri Nov 05, 2010 9:57 am
Forum: In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
Topic: Looking for November Cycle Buddies
Replies: 1152
Views: 81760

Re: Looking for November Cycle Buddies

hi all

this is my 5th or 6th post here,but i still condiser myself a newbee.. you all seem to know each other, so l feel a little weird posting here...however it feels good to write things down, even if they aren't acknowledged...

i am about to start the 4th cycle...my husbane is convinced this ...
by chrisbaby
Sat Oct 30, 2010 10:20 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: NEWBIE!
Replies: 159
Views: 45007

Re: NEWBIE!

i am from melbourne australia..i assume we have similar protocols..i did the clomid thing and nothing..so went to ivf. apparantly i am not reacting to the drugs as expected - we are up to cycle 4
good lucK!!!!
by chrisbaby
Sat Oct 30, 2010 10:07 am
Forum: In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
Topic: Looking for November Cycle Buddies
Replies: 1152
Views: 81760

Re: Looking for November Cycle Buddies

hi everyone, l am starting cycle 4 in nov - nov 14th to be exact....that date has been on my mind for a while...we were told to take 2 months off to rest the ovaries - l hate waiting!!!

i am doing the nasal spray equivalent this time, as the other cycles where we tried something different and ...
by chrisbaby
Sat Oct 30, 2010 9:55 am
Forum: Reduced ovarian reserve
Topic: lowly old reserves
Replies: 3
Views: 12633

Re: lowly old reserves

hang in there.....you sound like such a stong person that has been through so much...at times the world does not seem fair..l look around and it seems that everyone is pregnant...it is so easy for them (ie my twin sister who doesnt want kids announced she was preg two weeks ago - that was a very low ...
by chrisbaby
Sat Oct 30, 2010 9:41 am
Forum: Reduced ovarian reserve
Topic: ivf harships
Replies: 5
Views: 12985

Re: ivf harships

thank you so much for your post!!! i feel so much better just reading it. the most wonderful thing happened today - my mother offered to pay for our IVF - which takes the burden of us from the money side of things. my dad died 7 years ago, and my mum doesnt work, so for her to offer to do this is ...
by chrisbaby
Sat Oct 23, 2010 10:03 am
Forum: Reduced ovarian reserve
Topic: ivf harships
Replies: 5
Views: 12985

Re: ivf harships

thanks for your kind words...it certainly helps.... what is DHEA? i have not heard of that..

the worst thing that l feel is the guilt. i put us in this situation..i feel i am depriving my husbane of what he deserves because l chose to run...he is very supportive and has never blamed me, but i cant ...
by chrisbaby
Fri Oct 22, 2010 10:17 am
Forum: Reduced ovarian reserve
Topic: ivf harships
Replies: 5
Views: 12985

ivf harships

i know that my story is not as bad as some, but l need to vent.... we have been married for 3 years, together 13. all that time we never wanted kids. i was an athelite, running 14km a day, boxing etc and eating no fats etc...hence body fat % very low. i knew the consequences and people told me to ...