Hi guys, I'm lurking in here too - hope you don't mind either! It's just nice to keep in touch with those going through IVF, I don't want to 'lose' my contacts with the forum as it's been able to help keep me sane since May!!!

Good luck to those of you underway with IVF - it's an exciting/nervous time and very emotional!

I'm like you scaredycat - we're going to put off our last transfer until next year - maybe even Feb/Mar. I want to get into good health, and we're going to the natural fertility clinic to do everything we can to optimise our health and fertility before we do the transfer. They like 3-4 months I think, hence the timing of transfer.

We go back to the specialist on the 25th so want to hassle him to see where we sit on the public wait list. Hopefully we will get in next year (if transfer doesn't work) as he was going to put us through as an exception.

Tanners and Happy, I also have had precancerous cells removed - a cone biopsy in 2001 and then a lletz loop biopsy again in 2006. In my last transfer they had to inject the cervix to dilate it and then use something to keep it open - hmm, not the nicest. Just wonder if all the surgery has an effect on the 'stickability' of the embryo??

Take care guys and lots of positive thoughts being sent to you all having transfers

Oh happy I'm so sorry to hear that. Big hugs to you.

Congrats Hastie, it is nice to see a BFP! Take care, and hope all goes well with the BT next week.

Chiqa, 7 is great. Well done, at least you will know you have some 'back-ups' IF necessary. I hope they're not necessary for you and you can use them for #2,3 etc!!

Happy, WOW. Yep, that's pretty intense. Well done for keeping it together for so long! I don't know whether this is of interest to you, but this is what I'm doing prior to using my last 2 embies ...

On recommendations of others on this site, I've gone to Natural Fertility & Women's Health Clinic here in ChCh (and there's one in Akld). I've seen the naturopath, and apparently there are multiple reasons why embryo's don't stick - could be egg/sperm quality, disordered embryo, environmental etc, but they also said that there are some bacteria that can be found in the uterus which commonly causes miscarriage and embryo's not sticking (we've had 3 blasties and 2 day3 embies transferred unsuccessfully).

The naturopath is sending me for lots of bloods to test for all these things plus the usual FSH LH tests. I'm also doing a hair analysis to look at minerals I need or have too much of. She has recommended dietary changes (not major), and some remedies (which are specific to my needs i.e. I'm really low in zinc which is needed for fertility). She is going to focus on me for the next 3 months (given we've already got embies), will analyse all my test results and make more recommendations/remedies as needed, and will also give me some additional remedies to help implantation after transfer.

I don't know whether this may be an avenue persuing for you before going down the surrogacy route? You've probably got oodles to think of, but it's out there as an option. I know some people are very 'medical model' focussed, and understand if you are, but we are using it as a 'last chance' as we can't pay for any more private IVF cycles, and we don't hit the 'waitlist' for public funding til August 10 and then it's about a 12 month wait to start!

Hope this is some food for thought. There are others who have gone through this clinic too who could maybe share some info or thoughts too. Best of luck with your decision making, I hope you can take lots of time for you right now, as after hearing news like that it's really intense, and you'll need some pampering. Take care.