First time IVF

Hi hoping

I am going through my first IVF cycle as well. There are few us on the other forum who are going through the first time as well but it has been a blessing to have people on there too who have gone through it before to bounce questions off of.

I have a friend who has a lovely baby girl born Jan of this year off ivf and after her first go at it. So there is hope.

I am 10 days into my injections with my first blood test this week.

Good luck to you.

We were luckly enough to have our little girl on our first cycle as well so there is hope.

All the best on your journey

It is so great to have people to talk to - have kept everything bottled in until now as not sure how people will react etc. Oscarboo thank you for your feedback and that is so awesome for you guys!! Trying4no1 best of luck for your journey...I am still wating to be able to start and just wish it was underway now. How strict were you all with following rules?? I enjoy my daily coffee, not instant the real stuff, but am thinking I should totally give it away.....least of my concerns really I suppose!!

Hi Hoping

I too love coffee, and I have tried very hard to find evidence that coffee doesn't affect fertility.

However, everything I read comes out with "even a small amount of caffeine can affect fertility".

So whatever this means to you you need to feel OK with what you are doing to help your fertiity.

If i have the odd instant cup every second day I'm not going to stress, but I definitely wouldn't go for the espressos twice a day.

I'm in Wellington - so super convenient for FA - I have to drive past it everyday on my way to and from work, which hopefully will be handy when I have to go for scans.

Do you have to travel far to go to appointments?

Hi Tiff8ny - we are going privately for IVF, as we don't qualify to get on the waiting list until August and in Welly the current wqiting time is 11 months, meaning I'd be 39 at the earliest when aI had a baby. We weren't prepared to wait that long, our infertility stems from DH's low sperm count, so IVF is our only chance.

We are doing a scheme where you pay for three rounds, and if unsuccessful you get 70% of your cash back, and it works out just a little bit more than paying as you go for 2 rounds of IVF. Because of my age and hubbies issue we need ICSI which adds about $2000 to the cost. If we conceive first time we've paid waaaaaay over the odds, but hey - we have a baby!

At Fertility Associates the estimated cost of a private regular IVF course is about $9000. Hope that helps - even if you don't go with them, check out their website, it's very up-front about the costs. - give yourself some time, there is a lot to read on their site.

Thanks Tiff8ny - I don't know what I'd do in your shoes, as with unexplained infertility you must always be thinking - maybe this month. You do have age on your side, but then again you've been trying for a while - whatever you decide, it'll be the best decision.

Hey girls,

Leilani I'm going through FA as well, have come apts in Palmy but will be in Wgtn for main part as they don't do it in Palmy. I live about an hour out of Palmy. What's the payment plan you are doing? We have to do ICSI as well an are looking at $12k for our round. We have to wait another two years to qualify for public and just can't wait that long!!

Welcome Tiff8ny....it is hard knowing what to do. Is your man on the menevit supplement? That has got some good reviews.

We have our fingers crossed at the mo - my man went to an osteopath who told him his pelvis was totally out of wack and he fixed it all up and reckons that might be the reason for low sperm count as some nerves would have been crushed. So hubby is off for another test next week to see if there is any change - as we are very blessed to have one daughter who we concieved instantly. So we will see.....but in the meantime we are scheduled to start out IVF at the end of this month, but if there is a change in his count we are going to hold off for a couple of months I think......again so hard to know what to do!!

Hope everyone is having a good day

Hi Hoping - sorry for taking a while to get back to you... I'm in Auckland at Fertility Plus. I was fairly good with sticking to all the rules    In the Fertility Plus IVF Booklet it says the following about coffee:
CAFFEINE INTAKE
It is medically recommended that any women experiencing fertility problems should limit
their intake of caffeine to 100-130mg daily. An approximate average for one cup of
coffee is 100mg of caffeine. Tea, chocolate and some medications also contain caffeine.
Decaffeinated coffee should also be restricted, as the chemicals used in the process are
also potentially harmful.

Hope that helps. I used to be a coffee nut before IVF... still miss it a wee bit lol.

Hi Tiff8ny - glad to see you in this thread as well

Fozziebear - how are the injections going?

Had my first scan today see how I'm going. Apparently my follies are growing a wee bit slow but nothing to worry about. The best part was they could see 11 follicles all ranging from 6 to 8mm - for me that is awesome, on Clomiphene I was only ever able to get 1 so I'm personally stoked for 11 hehe
They have increased my buserelin to double what I've been taking so far & are getting me to have another scan on Monday to see how things are going - cant wait!

Hi to the rest of you ladies