Infertility and me!: IVF success story

A relative of my Mum's work colleague found out yesterday that she is pregnant after one round of IVF!

Needless to say she is very happy, as is my Mum's work colleague...it's so good to hear positive results. (It can and does happen and it might even happen to me).

The thing I thought was awful is she had to wait 17 days after ET to do a pregnancy test! Yes that is 17 DAYS!! Apparently the clinic gave her a test kit to do at home, she wasn't to use a normal home test? Those 17 days I can only imagine were torture. Especially since in America you can get a beta test done 5 days after ET and it can tell you if you are pregnant... why make couples wait such a long time!!!

Until now...

I have been trying to conceive since October 2007 and we've been diagnosed with UNEXPLAINED INFERTILITY.

So far the journey has been:

September 2009:
AF arrived, I phoned the clinic and have an appointment for the morning of the 7th :o)

August 2009:
Awaiting AF so I can phone Little France and get the ball rolling. It might sound strange to some but I'm really looking forward to starting IVF. Obviously not having to do the injections and stuff but the fact that I will be so much closer to being pregnant! I'm thinking positively :o)

June 2009:
Appointment with Staff Nurse at Little France. Nurse explained the full IVF procedure to us again, took blood from us both to check for HIV and I was checked for Hepatitis (not sure which one) and Rubella (I think)! She also took my weight and height and gave me a number to phone once my period starts in September 2009. She also showed us the needle I'll be injecting myself with, luckily needles aren't a phobia of mines!

May 2009:
First appointment at Little France, met with a consultant who explained what IVF was and he told us the waiting list for IVF on the NHS is 3-4 years. He told us we had the option of self-funding and of course we jumped at the chance. So we got our names put on the schedule for an October 2009 IVF (although I'll be back at the clinic in September).

April 2009:
Received an appointment letter from Consultant at Little France, very puzzled as was told he'd not get in touch until September. Although I think this is because I phoned and asked about going private. Apparently they don't offer private IVF, they call it self-funding as it is an NHS hospital. So cancelled the Nuffield appointment as Little France is much easier for us to travel too, especially since hearing that I'll need to go to the clinic 3 or 4 times a week for scans. These scans are given first thing in the morning so hoping I can beat rush hour traffic...something else to worry about!

March 2009:
As I changed doctors from one NHS area to another, was told Forth Valley NHS couldn't help me with TTC. Was told by the Nurse at the Sub-fertility clinic in Falkirk that she was refering me to specialist at The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Little France (NHS clinic) but would have to wait until at least August 2009 before he'd reply. Took matters in to my own hands and phoned private fertility clinics for prices and set up an appointment with Nuffield Hospital in Glasgow for end of April 2009.

February 2009:
Hysterosalpingogram (HSG) at Stirling Royal Infirmary. It did hurt (no tears though) and it was a very strange feeling. The female consultant doing the procedure helpfully told me "this is nothing compared to child birth!". Luckily though she was also able to tell me that both fallopian tubes were clear and looked perfectly normal.

September 2008:
First appointment at Sub-fertility clinic at Falkirk Royal. Was asked about cycles etc and was given an internal scan...wasn't expecting that! Consultant and Nurse both happy with what they saw! They took blood to check my hormone levels. Hubby handed in a sperm sample. Results came back good, everthing looks normal.

2005:
Treated for abnormal cells (CIN2) following a routine smear test. Part of my cervix was burned away but told it would not effect my fertility. All smears since have been clear, thank god!

2001:
Treated for chlamydia! Devastated as told if it goes untreated can lead to infertility. Although I wasn't ready to have kids, I knew I wanted to have them in the future.

Infertility and me!

IVF success story

>> Wednesday 9 September 2009

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