#IVFPreparation

[babysoonivfcentre]

Coping Strategies During the IVF Cycle: Expert Advice from Dr. Jyoti Bali

Join Dr. Jyoti Bali, a renowned IVF specialist and director of Babysoon Fertility & IVF Center, as she shares invaluable tips on coping with the emotional and practical aspects of the IVF cycle.

In this video, Dr. Bali emphasizes the importance of open communication with your doctor, discussing timelines, and financial planning to alleviate stress.

She highlights the crucial role of emotional support from spouses and how their involvement can significantly impact the patient's well-being during this journey.

[mediworld-fertility]

मातृत्व का सपना अब होगा साकार Mediworld Fertility के https://mediworldfertility.com/contact-us/

दिल्ली - सफदरजंग एन्क्लेव | सुखदेव विहार | छतरपुर उत्तर प्रदेश - नोएडा | ग्रेटर नोएडा | बुलंदशहर | मथुरा हरियाणा - फरीदाबाद | बल्लभगढ़

[savedbysiamese-blog]

What it takes to make a baby

Last week we received a copy of the protocol for treatment.  Queue a meltdown that must have been brewing and an utter sadness that lasted all week and if I'm being honest hasn't completely gone.  It started due to receiving consent forms, the protocol and the news we maybe moving into the new house the day before yes THE DAY BEFORE the injections start.  Talk about to the wire.  Rob is off to Le Mans the first weekend in July and I am not happy about being left on my own while going through this.  To begin with he couldn't see what was wrong with it which made me mad but now I think it's starting to go in and he realises that it is wrong and is starting to feel guilty.  I know I can't stop him but I want him to feel damn bad about it.  Have put in my order for a camembert and toblerone as some compensation.  Anyway, as a result of all this I started to feel very overwhelmed and upset.  Give him his due he has been really good with me through this latest wobble and I really needed the support.  The only way I can describe how I feel is heartbroken, like someone ripped out my heart and stamped all over it.

We went to the clinic yesterday to have our bloods done, sign all the consent forms and to be shown how to use the first lot of drugs.  Rob said he can see the sadness in my eyes on the way back.  We are long protocol starting with Buserelin 0.5ml a day for down reg.  Then our first scan is booked for 11th July to see how it's going and when we can start the next injection which is Menopur at 450mg a day.  That was overwhelming to see the large amount of drugs that I will need, that's 6 vials a day.  It kind of brought home the reality of our situation and how lucky we will be if this actually works.

Then we received this delivery today.  Had it delivered to work as they could only give a time slot and it was there before I was.  Two big boxes so not quite what I was expecting.  The Ovitrelle trigger shot has to be kept refrigerated so had a whole cool box to itself.  It is now in our fridge but is going to live in my parents from this evening while we move.  I've never worried about the temperature of a fridge so much before!

So there it is, everything you need to make a baby.  Surrounded by packed boxes and two people just waiting for the next stage of their life to start.  Next week will be the first step to the next chapter of us.  I'm excited but also scared.  The excitement of the house move is a little dulled by the fact I just want to get in and unpacked ready for the first injection.  It is the most important thing in my life at the moment and everything else is overshadowed by it.  This is now reality.

[savedbysiamese-blog]

Well it’s been a week since I came round from the op & this has arrived - we are ready when the clinic is! It’s been an emotional week of pain, heartache & discomfort and asides from crying when I get into bed every night & a meltdown on Saturday I am actually recovering better than I imagined. Considering this surgery had more drastic results than the last I am healing better & quicker. The stitches came out yesterday which is nice, now just got to heal a bit more before I can have a nice long soak. Turns out Rob’s been bottling up emotions too, kind of came to a head at the weekend. Yes I am the one who went through the procedure & is in pain as a consequence but the outcome is the same for both of us, neither of us can have children naturally now (unknowingly couldn’t before) & I think I & others need reminding of that fact sometimes. He also needs love & care & someone to ask him how he’s feeling. The men can get ignored in this process & I don’t want that to happen to him. He’s my everything & without him I couldn’t do any of this. One more week of sick leave, after the outing yesterday I realise I still need this as walking makes me feel so swollen inside & a hot water bottle really is the best invention! This journey is so hard, I really hope it will be worth it 🤞🏻

[savedbysiamese-blog]

So excited 😆!! Surgery date come through for 10th April so pre ivf break booked - Venice for Easter. Something to smile about x

[savedbysiamese-blog]

And the prep has started, well the shopping anyway! Can’t say goodbye to alcohol without a glass of red wine & a Tsingtao beer (the taste of honeymoon). Dreading trying the ‘proper’ coffee will a weekend morning cafetière ever be the same 😩

[savedbysiamese-blog]

Stims

Day 7 of stims today.  The scan went well on the 11th July and we were able to start Menopur that evening.  It is a lot of it though, 450 every time, that's 6 vials of powder mixed with 1.5 vials of water in one injection and then the Buserelin as well.  The menopur hurts when it goes in and the needle is a little bigger than the buserelin one.  A couple of nights ago I went to do the buserelin but it hurt so much as I tried to put it in I had to take it out and Rob had to do it.  Last night I worked through the pain and did it but every day it is getting more painful.  Not sure how much longer I can work up the courage to do them.  Think over the last three days my ovaries have started to ache as well, it's like a dull ache in my lower abdomen that's constantly there.  I am drinking lots of water, eating lots of protein and trying to take walks every day.  Also using my hot water bottle after injections even though it's so hot.  Everyone tends to say the heat is good for growing follicles so it's worth a try.  We went out for dinner on Saturday and I sat in the car with the hot water bottle on the way there, that was a hot journey!

Our next scan is Friday 20th so we'll have been stimming for 1.5 weeks there about, I'm hoping it'll look like we're doing well.

It's my birthday tomorrow.  Not got anything to celebrate really but as Rob pointed out it's got to be better than last year.  My friends baby was born on my birthday last year and I was ok to begin with, just super pleased for her, but went downhill all day until I went to bed early sobbing as it felt like my heart had been ripped out.  It was the hardest most horrible birthday I've ever had.  Baring in mind we'd only just found out.  Looking back it's easy to see where I started going downhill towards my little breakdown in October.  Last summer was the worst. 

Anyway, the sun has come back out and I now live in a lovely peaceful location right opposite my happy place so I am going to go home and go for a walk in the countryside and remember how lucky I feel every time I can do that.

[savedbysiamese-blog]

Homemade protein bars. It’s all about trying to help the quality of whatever eggs we’ll be lucky enough for them to retrieve. I’m eating healthy as always but trying to up my protein and water levels as will try anything. I have everything crossed for good enough quality. I don’t know how many times we’re going to be able to go through this. Going to put these away & have one a day as a snack, they are more satisfying than a shake.

[savedbysiamese-blog]

Spent quite a while trying to find a nice silicone & paraben free skincare range. Spoke to someone at Elemis & discovered the products I’d already been using are all silicone & paraben free yay. A great excuse to stock up. The search is over & I love these products. I got introduced to them at a spa & implemented them before our wedding, loved the way they made my skin feel. The dhea is ruining my skin so going to have a look at their moisturisers too - they smell so good! Just don’t tell Rob how much they cost lol!

[savedbysiamese-blog]

When we went to the first clinic over a year ago to find out what was wrong they told me to put on weight. I had already put on half a stone since our wedding & was a healthy weight but they told Rob to ‘feed me up’. As someone that’s an all or nothing kind of girl I ran with it 😂 and yes it was enjoyable but I started to feel less & less like myself. I missed the discipline of my exercise routine & felt rubbish not minding what I ate so I tried to improve. Since then I have put on more weight & fluctuated a little but still well within a healthy bmi. I am yet again ‘at my heaviest’ & I’m sick of feeling like this & my clothes not fitting. Our first appointment post op is on the 22nd May & I want to feel prepared - for that I need to feel fit & strong. I have felt utterly miserable the last couple of weeks & not been sleeping well but I have made an effort to start training & tonight marks my third session this week 💪🏻 yes they are short but I ache so something is working. I need to move some weight so my clothes fit, so worried that once treatment has started I’ll get even bigger. I need to stay motivated & yet again a conversation with my sil has been productive. It’s about looking after the eggs on the inside & doing the best for them. Just need to feel like me too.