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Really funny niche to have in the friend group is "the only one who is dead-set on having kids". no one understands when im high and i start crying about having baby fever
#tbh im genuinely very scared about the possibility i may never have children#being in a same-sex relationship n all. we can't exactly get pregnant the natural way#and. mentally ill disabled queer stoner isn't exactly the most appealing adoptive parent#and ivf is expensive and scary...#waaaaah ..... behbehs...
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15 QUESTIONS 💖🫢
Thank you for tagging me @sinfulsalutations and @starrylothcat 🥰🥰
were you named after anyone?
A soap opera star. I hate my name. Always have. I’ve considered starting to go by my middle because I love it but since I’m in my 30s idk if I want to go through the effort.
when was the last time you cried?
30 minutes ago because my kid has transitioned from her toddler bed to a big girl bed and I was deep in the feels about it.
do you have kids?
Yep one amazing daughter. And if you need a mom I’ll unofficially adopt you too.
I want one more but I don’t know if it’s in the cards for us. We’d have to do IVF with PGT and that’s pretty expensive.
do you use sarcasm a lot?
Far too much.
what’s the first thing you notice about people?
Their body language. I have generalized anxiety disorder and social anxiety disorder and it’s my defense mechanism.
what’s your eye color?
Gray-blue with a brown ring around the pupil. When my husband and I were dating he told me my eyes reminded him of the sea before a storm (I KNOW! SWOON, RIGHT? 😍)
scary movies or happy endings?
Both. Depending on how scary the movie is, possibly right after each other lol.
any special talents?
I’m a pretty good cook. I can draw decently. I am a KILLER gift giver. Like you give me 10 or so general interests and some basics about your personality and 9/10 times I can find a unique gift that you will love.
where were you born?
California
what are your hobbies?
Reading, napping, video games, and traveling when possible are the consistent ones. But with my ADHD I cycle through various hobbies until they no longer provide dopamine to my brain and then they collect dust in the closet until I come back to it lol.
have any pets?
I have two senior kitty fur babies.
what sports do/have you played?
LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
Yeah I can’t sport.
how tall are you?
5’2” - travel sized for your convenience
favorite subject at school?
Uuuh…when in high school marching band,
When I was at uni for my bachelor’s degree I LOVED Psychology of Medicine.
Currently as a returning student? Probably pharmacology or medical terminology
dream job?
Small fries: a nurse
Big fries: I want to start a non profit that provides postpartum support for the first 5 years after birth. It would include house calls made by nurses or nurse practitioners, psychological support and referral, domestic violence support, 24/7 nurse line for questions, referral to social support services such as low income housing, WIC, and etc. Ultimately I’d want it to be free for low income and sliding scale for all others.
NPT: @deejadabbles @deewithani @blueink-bluesoul @sunshinesdaydream @isthereanechoinhere96 @ilovestarwarsmen725 @dystopicjumpsuit @freesia-writes @littlemissmanga @letsquestjess @wolffegirlsunite @a-streakofazure
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Need me a wife like Wanda so we don’t have to pay for IVF
Yes nonnie you get it! And she would carry the baby so I don’t have to deal with my fear of pregnancy bc it’s either that through IVF treatments (sounds very scary I will cry and scream) or adoption which is an option that I love but it’s also super expensive and stressful 💀
#anyway!! can’t wait to be a mom!!!#if I’m gonna be woken up constantly at night it might as well be for a little human#anon asks.#answered.
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How It's Never Too Late to Start IVF Fertility Treatment
It can be scary to hear the word “reproduction” and think about starting a family. After all, it can feel like an overwhelming process and something you have to do sooner rather than later. If you’re not ready to start your journey, you’re probably wondering when the right time will come. And that’s okay! Fertility is a process — and it takes time. So if you’ve been putting off starting a family, for now, don’t give up just yet. There are plenty of benefits to waiting until your late 30s or early 40s instead of rushing into parenthood before then. We know it can feel daunting at first but with patience, support from loved ones, and some encouragement from trusted friends and medical practitioners, getting started can become easier as time goes on.
You’ll Have More Control Over Your Reproductive Health
If you wait until your late 30s to start a family, you’ll likely be in a better place to reap the full benefits of IVF — which include the ability to control your own fertility and the health of your child. With the help of a fertility specialist, you can control your hormone levels and the timing of your egg retrieval in order to reduce the risk of certain health issues, like a higher risk of chromosomal abnormalities. Best fertility hospital in Chennai can also reduce your risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, which causes excessive hormone production and a number of negative symptoms, including extreme fatigue, dizziness, nausea, a fast heart rate, and headaches.
You’ll Have a Better Chance of Success
When you start a family later in life, you’ll likely have a better chance of success. That’s because your egg quality is likely better, and the age of your partner is less of an issue. If you’re 33 and trying to get pregnant, you have a far higher chance of it happening if you wait until you’re 37 or even 39. It’s worth noting, however, that success rates are highest in women aged 35 to 37.
You’ll Have a Less Stressful Start to Parenthood
Shorter waiting periods make it easier to feel enthusiastic and excited about having a family at a younger age. A lot of people put off starting a family in their 30s because they feel too old. But many parents feel this way, too, and there’s absolutely nothing wrong with it! You can still be a great parent even if you’re in your 30s or even in your early 40s. And if you wait, you’ll likely be in a better place to feel excited and enthusiastic about starting a family. If you’re in your 30s, you may be anxious about how expensive it is and whether you’ll ever be able to afford it. Plus, you might have other financial obligations, such as a mortgage or student loan payments, that might make it difficult to cut back on spending.
You’ll Have More Time to Build a Network
Waiting until your late 30s to start a family can give you more time to build a closer, stronger, and more supportive network of friends. At Ivf treatment in Chennai work and in your social life, it’s not uncommon to find yourself at the center of intense and often competitive relationships with other people. Building a network of supportive friends is an important part of every person’s journey, and it gets easier as you get older. But it’s challenging — and sometimes even impossible — to create that network as a younger person.
Conclusion
As you can see, there are plenty of reasons to delay starting a family. Even if you’re in your early 30s, it’s never too early to start planning for your future. There are plenty of benefits to waiting until your late 30s or early 40s instead of rushing into parenthood before then. You’ll have more control over your reproductive health, a better chance of success, a less stressful start to parenthood, more time to build a network of supportive friends, and less pressure from family and friends. And the most important reason to wait is that it gives you the time to fall in love, build a solid relationship, and fall in love again — which is one of the best things you can do for your relationship and your family.
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I have only told 2 people IRL because it feels so far away but we had our call Wednesday with the clinic and we’ve decided to move onto IVF and we were approved!
I never thought we would do IVF. Despite us not expecting to have issues with fertility to begin with, I though IVF was a big scary expensive monster. It still is to be honest-but after the almost hour long phone call with our oh so patient and lovely Dr she made me feel comfortable and confident in the process and our chances of success. She gave us the highest possible success rate at 70%! I’m flabbergasted.
My ovarian reserve is stocked full of eggs so she anticipates 20-40 eggs from our egg retrieval. Who knows how many will fertilize and mature but damn, that’s a great number to start. Of course there’s always a chance my body doesn’t respond to the meds but I exceeded the response when we were stimulating them with Letrozole before so I feel good about the injections working well. The act of injecting myself (or having M do it as most partners do) is a different story. M is worried sick about it and I might just do them myself to keep the stress off of him, although I’m sure after our class on how to do it he will take a stab at it (get it, cause it’s needles?!)
Anyways I had to blab this all out somewhere because I have slept like crap the last two night letting my mind run rampant about spending all of this money, and the trips to the main land, and finally FINALLY having a baby! Which by my calculations if embaby #1 is successful would arrive July/August 2022. We decided to take some times off. Read: I need a mental, physical, and emotional break. So I have a few tests to get done and we will start protocol in September!
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Struggling To Conceive.
5 years. That’s how long my husband Austin and I have been trying to conceive. 5 years of unprotected sex. 5 fricken years. We knew early on we wanted to be parents. We so desperately want to hear the laughter filling the house, the tiny footsteps running down the hallway, and the sweet I love you’s. We knew we were made for this. To raise a little tiny human to one day change the world and make it a better place. As time went on these sweet dreams were replaced with sadness and disappointment.
A human can only take so much,but how do you know when enough is enough. About a year or two into our journey I began to think something was not right. I would often think “Why isn’t this happening? Why am I not pregnant?” These thoughts were reoccurring, however I just brushed it off as “maybe it’s just not our time”. I let another 6 months go by before I finally convinced myself to go to the doctor and search for my “why”. Looking back now I feel so sad for how blind and unprepared I was.
My first few visits with my OBGYN I learned a lot about my body. Things I never would have even known. I quickly learn that I have PCOS,which looking back explains so much. I have never had a normal period. They would be long and would drag on for 3-4 weeks. I also learned that I do not ovulate correctly, which I NEVER would have known if it wasn’t for my doctor educating me. It’s amazing how unknowingly blind you can be. The biggest thing I learned in those first few appointments though was a word I wish I would have never heard. INFERTILITY.
Infertility is a scary word. Some people are lucky to have a meaning behind it while others have no explanation as to why. So, with our new found term Austin and I set out on the next steps to start our dream. Our first stop being Clomid. Clomid is a lovely drug to help woman ovulate, however the toll it can take on your body can be rough. Mood swings, heat flashes, burst of anger. I was lucky enough just have mild mood swings and not much else. Was on clomid for awhile and during this time I would go in for vaginal ultrasounds (which was beyond uncomfortable) to measure my follicles. I did this two-three times. Things took a turn though when Provera was introduced to our journey.
First and foremost let me be completely clear about our friend Provera. PROVERA IS THE DEVIL’S DRUG. I absolutely HATE everything about this drug. Ive been lucky enough to not have cramps with my normal period, but when my doctor put me in Provera to “regulate” me that change. I experienced the worst cramps I have ever had in my life. The “stick a fork in my utures and twist as hard as you can” type of pain. And the bleeding was horrific. It got to the point where I would bleed through 10 pads an hour. It would have been beneficial for me just to sit in the bathtub at that point. The only thing it did do for me was shorten my period. My doctor had me take this devils drug for 2-4 months along with the Clomid and unfortunately no luck. So. We moved on to our next step.
Austin and I knew right away that we did not want to pursue IVF. Its unbelievably expensive and all the shots and hormones is insane. So at this point out option was an IUI. Still expensive but not as bad I suppose as IVF. For us the IUI would be 700-800 a month (they typically have you plan for 6 months I believe?). Now I learned if it doesn’t take the first time your chances of conception goes up by 20%. We talked to our doctor and decided to move forward. We got the IUI scheduled and I want in for yet another vaginal ultrasound to prepare. About three days or so my husband decided this may not be the best route so we canceled. And we were back at square one.
We took a break at this time. The disappointment was getting to be a lot. Month after month I would feel defeated when I would see the little bit of red on the toliet paper. It reached a point where for whatever reason I didn’t get a period at all. So I go to my doctor and she decided to send me to get a D&C done. Essentially this means I had to go and get my utures scrapped. One benefit to doing this was when they inject dye into your utures it also “blows out” your tubes of anything that may be blocking. It will also show if your tubes are blocked. But let me tell you what an uncomfortable experience this was. Your in a hospital gown on this bed where they will do an X-ray, the insert a catheter in to your utures and inflate it like a balloon. Then they tell you to shimmy your ass to the end of the table while this thing is in you causing uncomfortable pressure. HOW THE HELL DO YOU EXPECT ME TO DO THIS!? The then go in and scrapped. And let me tell you how fricken painful that was. When all is said and done they send you home and wait for the results.
My tubes we not blocked. I feel like I take two steps forward and a hundred back. We still have no real explanation as to why I can not get pregnant. We decided to take a break yet again and reevaluate our situation. Time passes and I decided to go on birth control to regulate my period. I stayed on it for 6 months as my doctor recommended, and then stopped taking it. We decided it was time to try again.
This bring us to present day. A week ago i took three pregnancy test. I was 18 days past on my period and I wasn’t feeling any symptoms of it coming. So I decided why the hell not. So I got a test. I figured it’d be a long shot, but when I looked at it there were two line. Positive. “There is no way in hell”. So. I go and get two more. I take one the next morning and then one that night. Positive. To say I was in shock was an understatement. The joy I felt seeing those positive test was a joy I have never felt. I call my doctor the next day and go and take a blood test. A day later I get the call. There were false positives. I was not in any way pregnant. The catastrophic disappointment I felt was unbearable. I was done. I can’t do this anymore. I have given up.
My infertility sister I see you. I feel your pain. YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
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Let me edumacate ya...
So I guess I was a little too emotional in my last post to write anything that’s actually useful or helpful to some of you. This post, however, is going to be strictly education on what’s coming for Brett and me and what it all means.
This month, I’m going to start my first round of IUI. For those of you who have absolutely no idea what that stands for, it’s intrauterine insemination. Allow me to explain further...
In the next few days, I’m going to get my period, as per usual. I’ll have to call my doctor on day one and set up an ultrasound to be performed in the next day or two. This is just a baseline ultrasound to see if there are any cysts we need to be aware of before the next step.
Days 3 through 7, I’ll have to take Clomid. Clomid is an oral medication that essentially boosts your ovulation. How does it do this, you ask? According to the packaging, it blocks estrogen receptors at the hypothalamus. Remember that word from high school biology? The hypothalamus is basically your center of release and inhibition of hormones through the pituitary gland. Ahhh, the brain is so fascinating. Anyway, by blocking the estrogen receptors, your body is stimulated to have an increase in FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) and LH (luteinizing hormone), because you’ve essentially tricked your body into believing it couldn’t ovulate. This surges your ovulation by approximately 10%, which means *hopefully* the higher your chances are of getting pregnant when you actually do ovulate.
I’ll have to go for another ultrasound around day 12, but this time my doctor is looking to see if there is a follicle growing, and if it’s large enough to release an egg (>12 mm). If the follicle is the appropriate size, I’ll receive an injection called a “trigger shot.” This shot triggers ovulation. --haha, get it??-- After this, I’ll go back in 24-36 hours, Brett will have to provide another “specimen sample” and it will be injected into my cervix. This gives the sperm a bit of a “head start” to reach my Fallopian tubes, because they won’t have to swim as hard to get there. Hopefully, this will increase my chances of becoming pregnant since that many more sperm actually make it to my eggs where *TA DA* fertilization can occur. If I don’t get my period, I’ll test to see if I’m pregnant, which hopefully I will be. Otherwise, this entire process starts over again.
Risks? There are definitely a few. Clomid has some light side effects, like blurry vision, hot flashes, sleep disturbances, and mood imbalance. It can also cause an increase in ovarian cysts, likely due to the FSH and increase in follicles. Clomid can also increase the likelihood of multiples, aka twins, which is scary AF but also maybe kinda nice because then I can just tie my damn tubes after I give birth and never have to go through this shit again. Hahahaa, just kidding, but eh maybe not. Another potential risk is pain during the actual insemination. Sperm is instilled into your cervix via a catheter, which is exactly what they did to me for that God-awful HSG, which literally made me want to cry, puke, and pass out, and maybe even crap myself. If it’s anything like that, I’m really really not going to be looking forward to this procedure (or procedures).
This can bring our chances of pregnancy up 10 to 35%. However, if IUI doesn’t work after 6 months, we can try IVF, which has a much higher efficacy rate (45%) but is also four times as expensive so let’s hope that’s not what we need. Or, we can adopt, which we would honestly love to.
So now that you’ve had your history lesson on IUI and Clomid, what questions can I answer for you?
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Anyone using a marginalized group they are not a part of to further their argument that is filled with misinformation is using that group as a prop. In my opinion, if you are not disabled. You do not speak for disabled people. Stop using disabled people as props to further your argument against women deserving control of their own bodily autonomy. Some disabled people are pro life and some (like me are pro choice). However I seem to be on the fence when it comes to the whole "getting rid of kids with disabilities". Thats a whole different issue. I wish i could adopt. I want kids so bad but its so expensive. The system is a joke. Why cant we make adoption cost less? I even had a meeting for ivf (insanely expensive).
If I DO get pregnant... Id have to be HEAVILY monitered. More than those who have no major complications with health or have physical limitations/issues. You have to stop taking some of your meds and I take a shit load. BUT I also have a right to have kids, regardless what people say. Saying disabled people shouldnt have kids is sick. The idea that I could be in jail for complications or forced to carry even if the fetus was killing me inside... Thats scary.
/end rant
#personal#chronically ill#chronic illness#lupus#nephrotic syndrome#amputee#amputees#high blood pressure#celiac disease#sleep apnea#narcolepsy
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Know the Right Time to Consult With an IVF Specialist Doctor in Delhi
In-Vitro fertilization is an effective Assisted Reproductive Technique that can help you conceive if you face problems naturally. An IVF specialist doctor in Delhi is in the best position to render advice and guide you through the treatment. You can rely on your expert’s opinion for an increased chance of conceiving a child. If you have been trying to conceive without success for a long time, you should seek medical attention without further delay.
Infertility is the primary cause of all problems. Both male and female partners can have fertility issues. An expert can help you detect the main cause of problems by suggesting necessary medical tests. Further course of action will depend upon the results of said clinical examination. If your reports hint at the infertility of one or both partners, your doctor can recommend IVF treatment.
What can you expect from your specialist?
A worthy IVF specialist doctor in Delhi will analyze your medical reports carefully and provide you with the best advice.
You can expect your doctor to be sympathetic to your needs and understand your problems. You will not be suggested unnecessary expensive treatments you won’t need.
Your doctor’s years of experience in handling infertility cases will surely play a positive role in your success story.
You will get the best possible care if you choose to undergo IVF treatment and never have to worry about complications.
Your safety and satisfaction are the highest priority of all services rendered by the best IVF specialist doctor in Delhi. The main objective is to help you get pregnant and bring new life into the world. Your doctor’s dedication and commitment should reassure and comfort you throughout the troubling time.
Get appropriate suggestions and guidance
You will get to know all the pertinent information regarding the duration, process, and cost involved in the treatment from your doctor. As scary as it may sound, IVF treatments are fairly straightforward. It is a widely popular technique with high success rates where embryos fertilized in a lab get transferred and implanted into the uterus. A skilled IVF specialist doctor in Delhi will observe and monitor your progress from the date from implantation till successful conception.
Your doctor will advise all relevant precautions you need to take throughout pregnancy to minimize chances of miscarriage. They will also provide you with added fertility medication if your doctor feels the need for it. All treatment packages and services are reasonably priced and cost-competitive. Affordability is maintained to enable all couples having issues with conceiving to benefit from expert advice and modern technology.
Be mindful of your own needs
All you need to do is take care of your health and remain happy. The rest will manage by trained medical professionals always at your service. You can always consult your doctor in case of doubts and emergencies with just one simple phone call and be sure to get all the assistance you need. Protecting your interests will always be your doctor’s top priority. Book your appointment without hesitation for the best results in the shortest possible time-frame.
To guarantee your safety during visitations, covid protocols remain in place. Members across teams mandatorily follow all sensitization norms to the dot so that you can stay worry-free. The sensitivity of your situation is acknowledged and gets regarded all through your IVF treatment. You will always be a part of a smooth and friendly experience. To judge for yourself, you can take a look at the glowing recommendation from patients who are now blissfully enjoying parenthood. To see is to believe. Having faith in your chances and keeping a positive outlook will definitely positively impact your life.
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You don’t know what you don’t know.
Acquire a knowledgeable support system
Eat pineapple core pre and post embryo transfer
There are two very well-known facts about IVF: it is expensive (true) and it involves a shit ton of needles (also true).
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But when embarking on this journey, it has become apparent that IVF is so, so, so much more.
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For example, take the pineapple. It’s considered the unofficial mascot and biggest cheerleader of infertility, encouraging the fertility-challenged to hold our heads high and stay sweet and hopeful. Cute, colorful, and cheerful. I dig it.
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I joined a few online IVF support groups at the start of my journey. I’m naturally curious and like having a wide knowledge base. Knowing virtually nothing about fertility, it was a natural first step to join an online support group when acquiring my diagnosis. The posts were initially like an introduction to a foreign language through straight immersion (“I’m 10dp5dt, should I be concerned if I’m spotting?”). WTactualF.
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It was overwhelming and it was scary. I already hold two graduate level degrees and a full time job; I don’t have time to learn the ins and outs of reproductive endrocinolgy in my spare time. If I had wanted to go into medicine, I would have the title “doctor” before my name instead of the title “psychologist.” Yet, I persisted, mainly because I saw so, so many other IVF warrior qweens do it. If they could do it and learn this new language, so could I.
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My reproductive endrocinologist and nurse may be the front offensive line of knowledge and expertise in the course of my fertility treatment, but the support groups were the supporting coaching staff. They had an inherent level of interest-bordering-on-obsession that was a comfort, whereas my clinic staff was clinical.
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It was through my online support group that I learned many nuggets of wisdom that you won’t easily find in a clinic protocol, as they’re not fully and unacquivocably supported by research and therefore cannot be “advisable.” One such nugget was the real reason to embrace the humble, usually discarded pineapple core: eating the pineapple core pre and post embryo transfer is recommended to aid in implantation.
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Wait, what?! This info wasn’t given to me at my IVF consult that (my insurance) is paying big bucks for.
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This is knowledge I would have not held otherwise. Do yourself a favor, and during this journey, embrace the fact that you don’t know what you don’t know. Let the novice “experts” and fellow IVF warrior qweens provide you some piece of mind, support, and bits of hope that can’t be found elsewhere.
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There Ain’t No One Like Me
Originally Posted 22 November 2017
It’s no secret that my province is pretty conservative in contrast to a lot of other provinces in Canada. We knew that going into our relationship, and we know it now.
Even though we’ve never been on the receiving end of the severity of homophobia seen in the United States or other areas of the world, it’s still an undercurrent that has made us uniquely aware of other LGBTQA+ people. It’s also given us the drive to want to help out LGBTQA+ kids in our area know they’re not alone, and that yes, you can be happy.
Speaking of alone though… Holy wow did it not occur to us how few adult LGBTQA+ couples there were around here. I mean, granted, moving from a larger city to a smaller one reduces the number of people overall and statistically, the number of LGBTQA+ people would drop too. It isn’t a big problem, per se; we’re still just living our lives and everybody else is living theirs. In all honesty, we’ve felt more comfortable here than back in Calgary.
But recently, while starting to research for this blog and for other plans, when talking to a friend of ours (one half of the only other LGBTQA+ adult couples we’ve really found so far, as it were) I was utterly floored when she told me that she and her partner sincerely thought that they were the only LGBTQA+ couple with children in Red Deer.
I’m sorry, what?
As a couple who is very seriously looking into reproductive technology and preparing to have children, this rather surprised both of us. We are both very strong proponents of the concept “it takes a village to raise a child.” Oftentimes, that village comes in the form of friends and family that help make the new parents’ lives easier when the bundle of joy appears.
The problem is, as you may very well know, that a lot of LGBTQA+ people don’t necessarily have that kind of support. If, like us, you’ve essentially severed yourself from your blood relations, and then moved away from your friends (though not for the same reason!) then you’ll similarly be finding yourselves wondering just where your “village” is.
Talking with our friend, I was amazed at how lonely raising a child without additional help could feel. I realise that parents do this all the time from all gradients of the spectrum and walks of life. The point of this is that it’s never an easy task. Throw in the fact that you’re LGBTQA+, and the loneliness can amplify, for the simple fact that you may very well be going through situations that heterosexual, cisgender parents would never have to.
For example: whether or not friends and family members are okay with them having children, and what the couple needs to do to extract themselves from such negativity before bringing a baby into the world; determining how to go about actually acquiring a child, be it through IVF, IUI, co-parenting, adoption, etc.; what our rights are, to ensure that both LGBTQA+ parents are legally our child’s parents.
The process, as I’m discovering more and more can be long, tedious, and expensive. So, why aren’t there more groups of LGBTQA+ parents that come together to help each other through the difficulties? From my searching, I’ve only found a handful of such groups spattered cross-country and none in Alberta. Even local-level unofficial “LGBTQA+ Parenting” groups seem to be far and few between, most of them focusing not on the LGBTQA+ person as the parent, but on the heterosexual parents of LGBTQA+ children.
See what I mean?
Cue me slamming my head into my desk. A lot.
I don’t want to undervalue the importance of these groups; when a kid comes out, it’s scary for all parties involved for any number of reasons. But damn do I wish that it didn’t take up most of the Google search history. Honestly, I think that’s half the problem; this is all LGBTQA+ parents see when they search online for support. It’s disheartening.
#social support#LGBTQIA+#LGBTQIA+ parents#LGBTQIA+ parenting#friends and family#it takes a village#support network
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Intrauterine Insemination - IUI Success Rate - ElaWoman
What is IUI?
IUI or Intrauterine Insemination is a sort of artificial insemination treatment, which has received a variety of recognition of late. IUI treatment consists of isolating incredible sperm from sluggish or non-moving ones. The sperm is then injected without delay into the womb. The sperm used for this technique might be a sophisticated version of the companion’s sperm, or a donor sperm, wherein case the method is referred to as donor insemination. Artificial insemination Treatment is useful for unmarried women, lady couples or even heterosexual couples having trouble conceiving a child. It might be used in the following cases:
Couples with fertility problems
Single Womans or equal-sex couples now not affected by any fertility problems, but who need a Baby
Couples unable to have vaginal sex or locating it hard to do so for numerous motives, like a bodily incapacity or psychosexual problem
Couples with clinical issues who want some assistance to conceive, like inside the case of an HIV superb associate, who could skip at the disease to their accomplice or unborn Baby
An important thing to observe right here is that IUI or Intrauterine Insemination isn't always similar to In Vitro Fertilization. IUI works higher for ladies who do now not have very serious fertility treatment.
During IUI, the nice first-rate sperm is chosen, separated and then injected into the uterus manually in place of thru sexual intercourse (where the equal procedure would take region evidently). The sperm will then fertilize the eggs evidently. IUI is less invasive than IVF and is less steeply-priced too. One cycle of IUI (explained under) is about well worth a quarter of what you will pay for an IVF cycle!
Who will IUI benefit the most?
IUI treatment is one of the first steps to take whilst the male partner’s sperm has a few motility issues or he has a low sperm rely on or trouble to ejaculate. This is due to the fact the sperm is “washed” before it's far inserted into the Woman’s uterus. Washing involves keeping apart the sperm from the seminal fluid. You want to scrub away the seminal fluid as it irritates the uterus and causes cramping, that’s why best sperm can get via the cervix. It then selects out motile sperm from the man’s ejaculate and concentrates them into a IUI benefit. During the IUI procedure handiest wholesome, lively sperm is located within the uterus so there are a better Risks of a terrific sperm getting to the egg. Other conditions IUI is considered a primary-line Treatment for are antagonistic cervical surroundings which could consist of cervical mucus troubles, cervical scar tissue that could prevent sperm from getting into the uterus and unexplained infertility. The IUI procedure is taken into consideration a first-line treatment as it deals primarily with the physical hassle of getting the sperm and egg collectively.
What is the IUI success rate?
Generally, the IUI success rate for IUI is 10% per cycle if ovulation medication, together with Clomid®, is used and the mother is under 35 the usage of ordinary sperm. If injectable FSH Treatment (e.G., Follistim, Gonal-F, Bravelle or Menopur) are being used by the identical lady the Success rate is going up to 15% per month. The fees are decreasing for humans using a natural cycle, women with low ovarian reserves and women over 35.
How important is timing in the IUI procedure?
Timing may be very vital in most fertility techniques, IUI covered. The egg is simplest fertilizable for 12-24 hours so the sperm needs to be there waiting while it’s released. Sperm can ultimate longer, every now and then as much as 5 days, however, you really need it to be sitting there days at the maximum.
What does IUI treatment cost?
The IUI Cost relying on the wide variety of services you require. A natural IUI and not using a Treatment but ovulation tracking and sperm washing may be as IUI cost. Of path, while you upload medicinal drug and medicine track that adds to the fee. Depending on the fertility or clinical center you’re using, the IUI cost might be between Rs. 5,500 - Rs. 15,400. In other phrases, there are a variety of variables but it’s still less expensive and much less invasive than In Vitro Fertilization.
Who should be using the IUI procedure?
While the IUI success rate isn’t as excessive as that of IVF, it’s plenty cheaper and less invasive so it’s an amazing manner to begin fertility treatment. The people most likely to advantage from it are women beneath 35 with unexplained infertility, physical issues with the cervix or slight endometritis who're the usage of sperm that is regular. These ladies have time to strive less invasive strategies, like IUI treatment, earlier than transferring as much as extra excessive-tech and invasive Treatments like In Vitro Fertilization.
How is the IUI procedure performed:
Once the sperm is washed and geared up for insemination, the health practitioner makes use of an external ultrasound to screen placement. Once ideal placement is determined, the health practitioner inserts the catheter into the vagina and pushes it as much as the cervix. Using the ultrasound screen as a manual, the medical doctor pushes the catheter through the cervical canal and points it toward the top of the uterus and the fallopian tube with the mature follicle is living. The sperm is injected thru the catheter and into the uterus and the patient is counseled to stay seated for a few minutes. The process lasted best approximately 60 to 90 seconds and appears like an ordinary pap smear. The sperm is located excessive up inside the uterus close to a fallopian tube, it isn’t going to leak out thru the cervix in case you stand up and start moving around so no rest is necessary. Now the scary -week wait starts offevolved.
What is the Risks of IUI treatment?
Since the IUI procedure is a non-invasive Treatment, there are only a few risks or facet outcomes and they show up to a small percentage of the ladies present process the procedure. Side effects some women have experienced are minor cramping, recognizing or a feeling of fullness submit-procedure however they don’t close long and aren’t dangerous to the woman’s fitness.
The IUI technique is a great access technique into fertility treatment, it’s non-invasive and no longer Rate as compared to different fertility treatment options. An IUI pregnancy is the nearest thing viable to an obviously conceived pregnancy, there are not any capsules involved after the insemination and the mom’s frame isn’t pumped full of hormones to help guide a pregnancy. For Womans beneath 35, the Success Rate can be up to 20% so it’s a remarkable fertility solution for couples who simply need to get the sperm up to the egg so the magic can appear evidently.
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Male infertility can easily be corrected and treated without surgery. Here's how?
These days, male infertility treatment in India is very common and it is a subject that has to be broached with sensitivity, since there are so many misconceptions. One of them is the idea that the treatment involves a complicated surgical procedure, which makes many men averse to sharing that they may have a problem and seeking treatment. While that is understandable, modern advances in technology have made the procedures so simple that they do not even count as surgical procedures which could be seen as scary, too cumbersome or expensive. Today’s treatments do not even involve the use of any anaesthetics that could lead to loss of time from other important activities in lengthy recovery. So many men are feeling more comfortable to open up about their infertility problems with their family or close friends and are taking the right steps. Manipal is a male infertility hospital in India which helps you make informed decisions about how to treat your infertility problem, with the help of trained practitioners. Read on to know more about these advanced treatments.
1. Pharmacological therapy for treatment of male infertility
Some conditions contributing to male infertility can be treated with medication that can bought with a prescription from a pharmacy. For example, retrograde ejaculation, in which there is a backflow of sperm, may often be treated with alpha-receptor agonists. Infertility caused by immunological reasons may be treated with anti-inflammatory or steroid medications. If it is related to low levels of pituitary hormones, then drugs such as clomiphene or gonadotropins are prescribed. These drugs may interact with other medicines that you be having, which is important to discuss with your prescribing doctor.
If such medicines don’t work, then, there are assisted reproductive technologies- but don’t let this put you off. Think of it as getting a sun tan in a solarium. It’s no more technologically complicated than that. Better yet, think of it as spending a couple of hours in a spa – getting the right treatment will leave you feeling just as relaxed and free of stress.
2. Intra-Uterine Insemination for Male Infertility
There is a false notion about male infertility in India - that sperm ejaculated too quickly will not be able to fertilise an egg. There is no evidence to show this to be true and this co-relation between speed of ejaculation and sperm motility in the vagina has been misleading men into thinking that their sexual performance is somehow lacking. This has been called premature ejaculation. Infact, the evidence shows that slower ejaculation without the stress of performance gives better results. If that doesn’t work, your doctor will guide you about Intrauterine Insemination for you to consider.
Usually, after sexual intercourse, a sperm will reach the egg in the ovary, providing the female has an egg and the intercourse has happened during the peak of ovulation cycle. The sperm will implant itself into the egg. But sometimes, what has been observed is that sperm motility in the vagina is compromised before it can reach the fallopian tubes to fertilise the egg in the ovary, since cervical mucus is acidic and can be hostile to the sperm. So, the procedure of Intrauterine insemination (IUI) acts as a mediator by placing the sperm directly into the uterus using a catheter. In this procedure, men are only asked to supply their sperm, in a sterile plastic bottle which is free from contamination. Therefore, with this procedure, sperm count and sperm motility is not an issue.
3. Invitro-fertilization (IVF)
At our male infertility hospital, the other procedure we offer which has simplified the problem is Invitro-fertilization (IVF). Often, people think of IVF as an invasive procedure since in-vitro is poorly understood. The fertilisation takes place outside the body, in a laboratory petri dish. Here, the egg of a female partner or donor is bonded with sperm. In 2-3 days after incubation, the fertilized egg (embryo) is inserted into the uterus and normal pregnancy occurs. IVF is employed in treating male infertility or when pregnancy does not occur following attempts with above-mentioned IUI.
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In the world of fertility medicine, in vitro fertilization is an absolute game changer. With more clinics opening worldwide and newer technologies developing daily (like the ability to choose the sex of your baby!), IVF has made fertility assistance increasingly accessible. However, greater awareness also makes for a greater amount of misinformation, and these erroneous beliefs (and scary-looking pictures) about the IVF process can discourage women from even considering going down that path themselves. We gathered up some of the most common IVF myths out there so we can separate fact from fiction (and prove that not every IVF cycle ends up with a Jon-and-Kate-Plus-Eight ending). Related: 15 Things Never to Say to a Woman Going Through IVF 1. You'll Have to Get Daily Needle Injections This was the truth - up until very recently, that is. New York's New Hope Fertility Center just launched a new needle-free IVF method, which promises the same success rates without any injections. Rather than needle injections, this method uses urine and saliva samples to run hormone tests as well as oral and nasal medications to stimulate the ovaries. Dr. Zaher Merhi, the director of research and development in IVF technologies at New Hope, told Fast Company that he hopes the solution will ease women's discomfort. Though the oral medication and nasal sprays don't tend to produce as many eggs as traditional injections, Dr. Merhi doesn't believe the needle-free method is any less effective. "It's not going to really affect your chances to get pregnant," Dr. Merhi said. "To us, the quality of the egg is way better than the quantity." 2. You Have to Have Plenty of Viable Eggs to Be a Candidate Though IVF success is frequently determined by age, a technique called ovarian rejuvenation can allow women who have experienced premature ovarian failure (POF) and even menopause to potentially conceive. Using needle sticks, doctors can stimulate the follicles in dormant eggs to make them viable again. There is less of a chance for success, but this new technique has still made it possible for postmenopausal women to have IVF as an option. According to Dr. Merhi, two out of six patients he has treated with ovarian rejuvenation have had successful pregnancies through IVF. 3. You Need to Freeze Your Embryos Before Implantation While this is true for women experiencing infertility as the result of polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, frozen embryos are not more effective than fresh embryos for all women. According to researchers from China and Vietnam, who recently published their findings in the New England Journal of Medicine, there are no significant differences between women who use fresh rather than frozen embryos in rates of implantation. The findings may encourage doctors to just implant one embryo at a time rather than multiple, which comes with the risk of multiple pregnancies. 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Also worth noting: if you don't conceive after a few cycles, the costs can actually be greater in the long run. 5. You'll Definitely Get Pregnant The most disheartening truth of IVF is that, despite all of the new technologies being developed, there is still no guarantee that you'll become pregnant. IVF success rates vary widely based on a number of factors, but the average rate of success is 41 to 43 percent for people under 35 and 33 to 36 percent for people from ages 35 to 37. Success rates are still highly dependent on the age of the patient giving the egg, as egg quality begins to decline significantly after 35, but with each new development, IVF becomes an option for a wider range of women. There are many factors that can impact fertility, but with IVF, little can be done on the patient's part to ensure success. "Patients can contribute to success [of IVF] by doing nothing - being relaxed and not stressing out about the treatment helps," Dr. Merhi says. "A lot of the time, it makes it very hard psychologically when patients are stressed out. As far as other things, the recommendation is just to avoid smoking, drinking and alcohol and be generally healthy." http://bit.ly/2JeWTiR
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I changed my homeowner insurance and the old company sent me a refund. Should I keep the refund or apply it to the new policy?
Heath Insurance like Car insurance?
I am sick of paying High prices for health insurance because of over-weight out of shape people who have all types of health problems! With that said, I believe health insurance should be more like Car insurance. If you are healthy and havnt been in Accidents then your insurance should be lower than people who are healthy, workout, eat right and dont smoke or do drugs. I no longer have health insurance because I cannot afford it. When I did have health insurance I never used it because I am healthy. Should people like me be paying less than others who dont care about their health?""
What legally and financially happens if your car is totaled? How much would insurance go up?
Would it be better fiscally to not tell the insurance company? What are they suppose to do if your car is totaled? I have Geico.
Does anyone know the approximate cost of insurance for an 06 Golf GTI for a 16 year old driver in illinois?
Does anyone know the approximate cost of insurance for an 06 Golf GTI for a 16 year old driver in illinois?
Where can i find cheap home insurance in Oklahoma?
I am looking for a good price on home insurance but also a good quality policy in the great state of Oklahoma. Where can i go online and get a quote directly from a real insurance agency in my state?
Does anyone know the average price of plpd insurance on a mustang gt for a 16 year old?
I am turning 16 and I really want a mustang gt ive found one but I need to find the price of plpd on a mustang gt so if anyone has any answers or prices please tell me
""16 year old with $51,000 car. Insurance?""
What insurance company would provide the best auto insurance for a 16 year old with a new $51,000 Cadillac SRX Crossover? Ball park figure, how much would it cost? I have about 2 years to figure this out, but I'd like to get a general idea of my expenses now so I have an idea of what I'm getting into.""
Heath insurance help ?
what is affordable heath care plans ? and do u have 2 pay monthly 4 heath insurance
Question about car insurance on a 60's car?
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""If you're arrested at 17, does your car insurance go up?""
If you're arrested at 17, does your car insurance go up?""
Does progressive car insurance, lower their rates for car insurance for people who turn 25?
Does progressive car insurance, lower their rates for car insurance for people who turn 25?
How much would insurance cost for a 22 year old to be insured with his mother?
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Can a health insurance company deny emergency medical coverage based on the final diagnosis?
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Do you need motorcycle insurance in the state of Tennessee?
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I'm on my moms car insurance and I'm getting older?
I'm really trying to get myself on my own two feet and we have everything together, phone bill (sprint) , car insurance she receives my bank statements monitors my purchases, views and manages my credit ...everything I'm just trying to move and not be under my moms wing... How can I go about moving my car insurance, and /or picking car insurance.... Help?""
Why is auto insurance through Geico so cheap?
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Where can I find affordable Homeowners Insurance in South Florida?Mine filed for bankruptcy.Someone reputable?
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WHAT IS BEST LIFE INSURANCE OR FUNERAL INSURANCE.?
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Car accident insurance?
I was in a car accident where I accidentally hit a car, i called the police but he didn't give me a ticket. The car insurance is under my moms name. The insurance expired on the same day at 12:01am and the accident happen around 11:00am. I guess the cop missed the expired day. The other car door was seriously dented. Will the insurance still pay for the other car since I didn't get no ticket. My mom did renew the insurance the next day.""
Whats a low insurance rate for 18 year old for a 1991 honda civic?
I shopped around for low insurance and the lowest i got was about $300 per month for 1991 4 door honda civic. is there any other lower insurance for this car ? its kind of old but i heard that hondas are heavy on insurance. if it is, what car is low on insurance for a first timer car and insurance. im 18 years old, i got my g2 in april, i took driving school, and i never had auto insurance. can someone help me out""
If I put my plates on someone elses car will my insurance cover it?
My brother is a dealer and I will be borrowing a car for a day or two and I am wondering if I take off the dealer plates and put one of my own cars plates and carry my insurance card, will my insurance cover any accidents or damages that may happen? If I need to do anything else, let me know in detail what and any costs.""
How much would motorcycle insurance on a yamaha r6 in nj be?
Idk how old I'll be when I get one, can I get an answer for ages 18 and 21 please? thanks!""
Anybody have any reviews for GO AUTO INSURANCE? THANKS?
I am looking at purchasing full coverage on a new car and was wondering if anybody had any experiences with GO AUTO INSURANCE. This is a Louisiana Based Auto Insurance group and they currently have the lowest rates for the vehicle I want to insure. Thanks in advance!!
How much time do you have to get car insurance after buying a car?
I'm considering buying a car insurance, I've been driving for years but none of the cars have actually been in my name and my mom has me on her plan. If I buy a car I'll need insurance, how much time would I have to get it?""
How would you fix health care in the US?
I feel good and bad about this law. I'm conservative. I don't entirely agree with the law. But it's good that people are able to get on an affordable insurance plan if they have a pre-existing condition rather than being left out to die. But what about the people who are getting kicked off insurance plans and now have to pay even higher rates than they already were? I get a subsidy for my plan. I don't feel like I deserve it. I saw a lady on the news who had cancer and couldn't get insurance. I feel like she is the one who deserves a subsidy so she can get a plan. How do you feel about this law? And what happens if a Republican gets into office or they control the legislative branch in 2014 and repeal the law? Then what?
How does the new 1-50 insurance group rating work?
Ive read that most cars insurance group will more or less double But what I want to know is if 2 cars are group 5 under the old rating and one goes up to 11 and the other only to 7 does that mean the 7 will cost less to insure than the original or will 7 be about the same and 11 be more? sorry if this didnt make sense. 10 points to anybody who can answer?
Will my car insurance go up if the accident is not my fault?
if i get into a car accident that is completely not my fault, and the other person pays for the damages through his insurance company, will my insurance premium go up too? thx!""
I live in up state newyork need some help with finding some affordable health insurance.?
I live in up state newyork need some help with finding some affordable health insurance.?
Obama waives auto insurance?
Obama waives auto insurance?
How much would it cost on insurance average for a 17 year old owning a street bike?
im looking at 2012 ninja 250r kawasaki street bike and wondering the average insurance monthly and im 17 years old
Is car insurance cheaper for older vehicles?
Well i have a 2007 Nissan Altima and i pay $116.67/month, and i was wanting to by an older camper van to live in. Would my insurance be cheaper on the van?""
Car Insurance?
Can anyone recommend any cheap insurance companies? Thanks in advance. :)
Teen Drivers Insurance?
Ok so I am a Teen Driver and I am about to get licensed...I need Car insurance...any one know the average in TX? Thanks
What effect does Cat D car insurance have on how much you pay?
What effect does Cat D car insurance have on how much you pay?
What's the average cost of car insurance for a 20 year old male?
I'm shopping around for car insurance and I'm trying to get an idea of what's average. I'm a 20 year old male living in Florida with no points on my license.
About how much does a car alarm save on auto insurance?
I know this depends but just give me a GUESS. or how about; use yourself as an example. How much do you save, or would you save, if you had a car alarm?""
Does progressive car insurance, lower their rates for car insurance for people who turn 25?
Does progressive car insurance, lower their rates for car insurance for people who turn 25?
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/car-insurance-uk-female-age-21-peaugout-206-huseman-angeline"
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IVF ROUND 3
It’s been awhile since I gave you all a proper update on our infertility journey. A lot of you have been keeping up with me on instagram and continue to motivate me every day to share our story with you all. I have been sharing updates on my instagram stories mostly talking about each step and where we are at the moment. Be sure to tune in for some more timely updates there but I will also continue to share with you guys here in a longer form.
I last left off with the spirit of hope after a devastating (and long) summary of what we had been through with our first failed IVF cycle. For those that haven’t read it, I posted a massive blog post talking about our infertility struggles, IUI’s and first round of failed IVF here. Before I get into everything, I want to remind everyone reading that everything I write about here is purely based on my own experience. Everyone’s body and infertility journey is unique to them and I am by no means a medical resource. Just want to put out the gentle reminder that everything I share is based on my own experience as I try to do my best to share what I have been through. If you ever have an important question, please reach out to your amazing doctors and nurses who will be able to give you all the answers you may need.
IVF Round Three: Third time’s the charm? How we decided to do Round #3
Right when you think you catch a break in between treatments you are thrown in again. But, third time’s the charm right?? It’s almost 1.5 years since we started seeing our fertility specialist and being in the “treatment zone” has become a way of life. I don’t remember what life was like before we started down the path of infertility. That is something scary when I hear it come out of my mouth. It just is the way of life that we know right now. I know this won’t be forever, but some days it seems like a black hole that will never end.
The words “IVF Round 3” are something I have never imagined in our wildest dreams. Ever. It’s funny because when I sat reading people’s experiences, reading books, reading forums, they all talked about multiple rounds of IVF and that seemed like such a foreign concept to me. Having gone through 2 rounds so far, it’s so clear to me why people do so many rounds. Sometimes, you don’t have a choice because the results from each round or so devastating. After round 2, my body was wiped out, and our bank accounts wiped out. I don’t know how people afford these treatments. The idea of putting more money on our credit cards was not something I thought we would be doing anytime soon. But when an opportunity arises, we had to think about our options. One of the most important people through IVF #2 was my trusted nurse coordinator. Having someone in our corner that cared and was accessible to me made the world of difference. I was able to text her questions and get immediate responses. She was always looking out for us and her counsel has been one of the most valuable pieces of the puzzle for us. She works so closely with our doctor, who is equally amazing, but we have more time with our nurse and more contact as doctors are in such high demand. I was in between cycles and going to my doctor’s office for some continued bloodwork. Just like any other appointment. This particular appointment I went by myself. Now granted, Blake has come with me to the majority of my appointments but this was simple blood work and he had a busy work day so he stayed home. I was sitting waiting in the doctor’s office and I could overhear someone’s conversation as they were checking out of the office. The woman was gushing over how much she was going to miss the staff and the staff kept checking in to see how far along she was and wishing her well transitioning back to her regular OBGYN. The minute I heard it, I was crying inside. Why did she get to be so lucky? I want to be the lucky woman with a miracle insider her, wishing the office well and finally leaving this place. All of the woman sitting in that waiting room together… we all hurt a little bit inside. But, before I started to go down a spiral of jealousy, I snapped myself out it. THIS IS WHAT WE WANT. We want a doctor that is creating miracles with us. We want people leaving this office pregnant. We need what’s happening inside these rooms to be positive. I quickly changed my train of thought to gratitude and hope. It’s not easy. I was having a really hard week. But I was determined to hold it together. The wait was long that day and another family came in with their translator. Patient, husband, mother, father, twin girls, and son. All in the waiting room. Impatiently bothering the reception girls when they showed up with NO appointment. Every little thing was setting me off. Finally, my nurse called my name and I felt like I was running into the room to get away from all of this noise. We exchanged some pleasantries and she asks, “How are you holding up Kim?” and I just lost it. I started hysterically crying as my nurse started to hand me the tissue box. I was not ok. She instantly asked me if Blake was supporting me enough and I said of course he was. IVF is really tough. Just when you think you have your shit together, disaster strikes. It’s a never ending cycle of ups and downs. My anxiety was heightening moving into our second transfer. With only 1 embryo frozen in time waiting for us, we were back at square 1. 1 embryo, 1 chance. I was terrified. It’s crazy how the anxiety just builds and builds at these pivotal moments. But I knew that there are only 2 outcomes. Plan A: You get pregnant. Plan B: You don’t. I knew we had to think about our options. If I went into this transfer with no plan for the future, we would be left with only emotional decisions in a dark, dark time. My nurse has always had a super upfront and honest relationship with us. It’s something I really value. She also voiced her concerns for us. She was unsure based off of our track record. We had this beautiful embryo that was genetically normal, implanted at the right time and it failed. We were left with no answers. She was scared for us. She wanted the same thing for us, for us to have a family. So she started talking to me about next steps.
What a lot of people don’t know is that once you gear up for your infertility cycles, you usually have to place orders at pharmacies that ship directly to your house because of delicate medications that need to be refrigerated. Once you place your orders, most of the medications are sent overnight. Once that package hits your doorstep it’s yours. No exchanges, no refunds. That’s it. This is all relevant into understanding what my nurse was offering us. She had a patient that was gearing up for IVF and miraculous, the woman ended up getting pregnant naturally before her cycle started. A side note is, I can’t tell you how many stories I have heard like this. The miracle of getting pregnant before a treatment cycle. SO. Many. Stories. It’s still never been me, but maybe one day, I will be one of those unicorn people. I digress… So, this woman had already ordered all of her IVF meds and was obviously unable to get a refund or return them. The woman told my nurse that she wanted to donate the medications to one of her patients. My nurse then turned to me and said, that out of all of her patients, if we would ever consider doing a 3rd egg retrieval, she would want to donate the medications to us. My heart skipped a beat. If you don’t know, these medications can cost anywhere from 5k-10k depending on how much and what you are taking. This was a huge deal. Every bit of cash you can save when it comes to IVF is a huge deal so the fact that my nurse was offering up some free meds on a platter was something to consider. We were financially tapped at this point, but looking ahead at other options like egg adoption, embryo adoption, and adoption were all equally expensive or even more so. After a lot of discussion between Blake and myself, we decided we had nothing to lose but money, and everything to gain. Having a lot of medications covered did take a dent out of the cost so it was worth it for us to do a third round of IVF. We were all in. Third time’s the charm right?
For IVF round 3, we re-did a lot of blood work and dove deeper into certain blood panels to see if we had missed anything in our testing. My bloodwork came back borderline for certain autoimmune conditions so that was something. I scheduled an appointment with a rheumatologist to see if those levels were indeed elevated or if they were a false positive. My fertility doctor didn’t want to take any chances and suggested I see another specialist. We saw a rheumatologist and the doctor confirmed no signs of autoimmune disease so that was great news. In terms of my other results, we found that my testosterone was very low. Whenever we “find” something during testing it seems like a win to me. If you find something you can treat or address, you are making progress. So this was a positive for me. Since my testosterone was low, we decided that we would do another priming cycle before we started our 3rd egg retrieval.
My Month of Priming
Most of my IVF cycles have started with what the doctor calls “Priming.” It’s where you prime your ovaries with hormones (mostly estrogen) to get them to function as equally and powerfully as possible. Basically so you don’t have 1 overactive ovary and 1 ovary that is underactive. We did some blood work before our Prime and found that my testosterone levels were also low. My doctor wanted to try something different and do a month of both estrogen and testosterone priming. I was game for anything to give me a different result.
The estrogen is easy with just taking pills daily. The testosterone was new for me. They prescribed me testosterone patches that I could stick on my upper arm and change out every other day. You take these meds for a whole period cycle. I always get irritations from any adhesive type of patch medicine so it was something I was keeping an eye on. My skin is sensitive so I knew it would be a bit uncomfortable. By around day 20 of meds, things started to look bad. REALLY bad. I had been switching the patches between both arms and moving the location but it seemed that overnight, both of my arms looked infected. My arms were hot to the touch, itchy like I could itch off my entire layer of skin and the skin itself was red, inflamed, and bubbling. I took photos and send them to my IVF nurse and she had me come in immediately to have the doctor take a look at them. My arms were pussing (sorry I know this is graphic) so much that I literally had to keep gauze on them because they would not stop dripping. This was terrible. My doctor saw my arms and immediately put me on meds to fight infection and sent me to a dermatologist who prescribed special ointments to help treat my arms. What a disaster. I just hope that this infection would not affect my egg retrieval and that this would have all been for nothing. I was on keflex (a super common antibiotic) for a few days, and I sudden started to notice a rash down both sides of my face. The next day, I found the rash in my arm pits, on my legs, and on my arms. WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO ME. I went to the dermatologist again and through talking with her, we discovered I had likely had an allergic reaction to the antibiotic. AWESOME. I mean, can you even believe the odds of this? So I quickly stopped the antibiotic and the rash did end up going away slowly.
During this time, I had some very very low moments. You continue to fight and it’s like your armor isn’t working. I journaled through this time and this is a piece that I journalled during these few days. It prompted me to go back and see a therapist. These were some of the hardest days of last year.
“It’s been one of my more difficult days. Gloomy. Foggy. The morning started out cooking breakfast for Blake and I. I was snapping at every opportunity and the continued tension of our treatment builds and builds. As great as we try to handle it, the stress of doing this for so long wears on us both. I finally took a shower to ease my mind and decided the only thing I could do was to rest and take a nap. A day filled with goals shattered. No trips to target, no prepping for the week, just resting in my bed with my pets. It’s one of those days where I feel like my whole life is falling apart. Everything is suffering. IVF has compounded every emotion, every bump in the road. It feels like my job is crumbling at the same time. Is it IVF’s fault? I am not sure. But I what I do know is that with my whole minds focus on my uterus, it’s hard to really give anything else my full attention. As someone that owns their own business, it’s not the time for me to feel like everything’s bombing. I know that so much of what I am feeling has to be more on the dramatic side because of the hormones I have been taking for more than a year. It changes you in one way or another. I am typically a very positive person and try to take each opportunity to change my mindset in that instant but man, some days are so fucking hard. Even with a new egg retrieval coming up, I know that is a new opportunity to grow our odds but today is hard.
The weight gain is hard. The side effects are hard. I feel like I don’t know my own body anymore. Since I decided to openly share our fertility journey with my blog readers and social media followers, I find it’s been therapeutic to connect with the community going through the same steps. It’s helped me stay accountable to share each step with them, and also helps me take each of my own steps with intention, hope, and strength. The people I have met through this process have been one of the most amazing things. It seems that everyone around me is going through this struggle with me. Sharing my story with so many has been one of the most rewarding things I have ever done in my life. The feeling of being able to connect with others and help in any small way has given me purpose through the rest of this struggle.
I know we will be at the other end of the tunnel some day. But today is a day I can’t put on a happy face. With a blank stare, I am looking at my screen. I am broken and I want to be whole.”
This was the day I decided to go back to therapy. No one should have to deal with these hard emotions alone. I found a new therapist that I connected with much better than the first and it was something that really helped me through this time. We continued to prep and get ready for our egg retrieval.
I then did my initial blood work and baseline appointment for IVF on Cycle Day 2 and we were waiting for the results to get the green light to start our Stim medications. I got a call from the doctor that night that my FHS number was elevated at 20. Normally this should be below 10. She said it might be flaring up because of the microdose lupron I had started the day before. We would have to hold off on starting any medications until we re-tested my blood 2 days later. Meanwhile, my skin was still healing from all the rashes. I was about to lose it. The doctor said if my levels were not down when we re-tested, we would have to cancel this cycle. I was in crisis mode. I NEEDED my blood work to be ok. After all of these allergic reactions, I wanted it to matter. Not be a waste. Everyday is filled with a new challenge. I was waiting for my blood draw and counting down the hours.
I finally had my blood draw and heard from the doctor later that afternoon. Hearing the doctor’s voice on the phone is usually when they are delivering bad news so I held my breath as she explained that she had GOOD news. She said my FHS level was down to 8.5 so this was amazing news. I got the green light to start my Stim meds!!!! WE WERE DOING THIS.
Stim Meds
Day 1 is always the scariest day. No matter how many times you do IVF, everytime I start I get those initial nerves of becoming a pin cushion again. But, I will say, having done this 2 times already, I also felt like a pro. I know what to expect. I know I will survive. It’s always that initial opening of the box full of needles and millions of bags of medical stuff and bottles of medication. But, you take a deep breath and you go for it. This time I was on Microdose Lupron AM and PM, Menopur 3 vials AM, and Follistim 375 PM. We eventually added in omnitrope (growth hormone) as well.
Stim day 2 was the day of the headache. These medications always give me the most intense headaches and migraines. My stomach already feels sore and I slept for the majority of the day. It just sucks so much that I can’t motivate to do anything personally or professionally when I am not feeling great physically. I had so much on my todo list today and I didn’t do any of it until the evening. And I likely only got down a few things on the list. It’s really disappointing to have that motivation striped away from me. I know that sounds like an excuse, but the physical side effects can really hold you down. And we are only on day 2… yikes. Hoping that some of these initial side effects will subside in the next day or two. For now, i am focused on drinking lots of water and making sure I am eating a balanced diet. We cook a lot which makes it easier to manage a healthy diet but I also don’t stop myself from having a cookie, or having somethign else that will make me happy.
By the end, I was getting super excited. Our scans were looking good and it was only a matter of time to see how everything was going to turn out. Prepping for the day before surgery is kind of like Christmas Eve. Excited, nervous, but mostly so excited to see if everything you have worked toward will pay off.
Egg Retrieval
Everything went to plan per usual. I actually really like the surgery center and they always make is feel 100% comfortable. I was lucky enough that my IVF nurse requested my FAVORITE nurse at the surgery center for me since she was able to get my IV on the first try. I did not want to have another nightmare scenario where I had to be stabbed 5 times for an IV. My nurse was a legit angel and got my IV in the first try.
We got 9 eggs. 5 of those eggs fertilized. Out of those 5, ALL 5 MADE IT TO GENETIC TESTING!!! This was big news for us. We only had 1 embryo go to testing in IVF 1, and 2 embryos go for testing in IVF 2. So this was a drastic change. Now we just had to wait to hear about the genetic testing results. Our fingers were crossed.
Post Egg Retrieval Recovery
This part is always the part I am most scared about. With my previous surgeries, recovery has been some of the physically hardest times for me. But this time, I switched up my strategy on how to deal. Since I am prone to ovarian torsion, before my egg retrieval I got into the habit of not twisting my body at all. You are not supposed to sit twisted, or twist your body as it can cause torsion (which is also why you should not be working out during your stim and recovery). I made sure to take it even easier on my body being very gentle with any movement. I did my usual moves of rotating on heat pads on my stomach. THESE are my favorite which are microwaveable. I drank my weight in coconut water, gatorade, and pedialyte. I ate tons of salty saltines. I took all my colace. And everything else as usual.
A big difference this cycle was a sleeping pill. I was hesitant to take one as I have heard literal horror stories from so many of my friends of people that have tried sleeping pills but I needed to be sure I could get good nights sleep to avoid tossing and turning which might cause a torsion. So my doctor prescribed me ambien. I started on the lowest dose of regular ambien and found it didn’t knock me out like it was supposed to. So I switched to a low dose time release version of ambien and that was the trick to being able to sleep soundly through the night. I am happy to report that I did not wake up 1 time with cyst pains at all!!!! If you remember last recovery, I would wake up in the middle of the night with gut wrenching pain due to the cysts shrinking and bleeding as they healed. I don’t know if my body just handled things differently this time, or if the sleeping pills just helped my body to overall really relax when it was time to rest… but I could not recommend that enough. For whatever reason, it was my secret weapon and I could cry of how thankful I am that the recovery did not come with this cyst pain. After my recovery and we knew the cysts were gone, I weaned off the sleeping pill.
Embryo Results
We ended up actually getting our genetic testing results in person. I was of course not expecting that especially seeing as if I had an emotional reaction I would be in the doctor’s office… but when we went to our room the nurse let us know the doctor would be in shortly and she had our results! OH. MY. GOD. I think I instantly started to sweat. My practice recently brought on a second doctor and she was the one on duty that day. I was not pleased to not see my normal doctor that knew my history but I didn’t have a choice.
She came in with her laptop and told us of the 5 embryos we sent for testing, 3 EMBRYOS WERE GENETICALLY HEALTHY!!!!! We literally almost didn’t believe her when she told us. This was amazing news. After the testosterone infection, allergic reaction to medications… all of this struggle was worth it. 3 more chances to get to our miracle baby.
So total, we have 4 frozen embryos waiting for us (1 from IVF #2). It’s so surreal to even say that out loud. We have been fighting our asses off to get these chances and they are all so very precious.
Next Steps: FET (Frozen Embryo Transfer)
We are currently in the midst of our FET prep and I plan to do another blog post with tips for prepping for Embryo Transfer if you would find that helpful. I think at this point, it’s so nice to know that our chances don’t just ride on 1 egg. You know EVERYONE love to tell us that it just takes 1… but when you have been down the route, done the extremely expensive genetic testing, and still come out with a negative result, it’s hard to see that 1 egg in the same way. We feel so grateful to be looking into the future and have these precious chances to get to our baby. We will continue to keep you guys updated. I also want to thank you all from the bottom of our hearts, for every comment, dm, text, email of support. It’s a beautiful community we have created here together and it’s my privilege to be able to share with journey with you all. You might never know the extent of how much your love and support means to me but I will continue to get down on my knees and thank you every single day. You all mean the world to me.
And to all my friends out there fighting this fight, hold your head up as high as you can, I am with you. Stay strong.
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