Trying to conceive before ivf starts....give me your tips!

tvismyfriend

Have you tried the backseat of the car? It works for teenagers.

vduboise

What we tried, and it seems to have worked with a few friends too, was that the day after your cycle, have sex every 2-3 days. Waiting a couple of days helps- and as some have said- relaxing and not thinking about it too.

I've not had to do the IVF, but I had one friend who had 3 miscarriages, did the shots for a year and then did IVF, I think 3 rounds, and she had twins this year. It was a long and frustrating process. And it takes a lot of patience.

Good luck Ziggy

snow_board_rider

Be careful with Clomed. It is BAD! I've been told that 3months is the max a woman should be on it but here in the states our Dr. will keep prescribing it as long as our insurance will cover it. I'd stop the clomed and move on to IVF. It is costly but your health is very important. In Canada it is illegal for a Dr. to prescribe it for more than 3 months because of the potential harm.
Try acupuncture.

ShimmyMommy

Ok, I can somewhat relate to this as far as the feelings of stress and disappointment. We tried for 5.5 years for our son.

Have patience and relax.

Remember that the of you two want to have your baby to celebrate your love. I know firsthand that this process does wear on a relationship. So please, please, please remember this is not a job you have to get done, but a journey you are taking together. Otherwise this can wear heavily on the both of you, and you'll both be exhausted even before Lil Ziggy arrives.

Side note: My friend has severe PCOS, and she did get pregnant without reaching the IVF stage. She was on ovulation medication, but I am not sure which one though. They now have a healthy baby boy.

Stay strong.

ZiggyStar

snow_board_rider wrote:

Be careful with Clomed. It is BAD! I've been told that 3months is the max a woman should be on it but here in the states our Dr. will keep prescribing it as long as our insurance will cover it. I'd stop the clomed and move on to IVF. It is costly but your health is very important. In Canada it is illegal for a Dr. to prescribe it for more than 3 months because of the potential harm.
Try acupuncture.

I have read that there is a connection between Clomid and higher rates of ovarian, cervical and uterine cancer....however when I asked my ob/gyn, she said the studies show a link -- but did the Clomid actually cause the cancer....or were these people already at a higher risk of cancer anyway since they already had ovarian/cervical/uterine issues?

She said the amount of time I have been/will be on it is fine. I've been on it for 6 cycles now since we had to slowly build me up each month to see how much I actually need to make me ovulate. I'm now on the maximum dose she's allowed to prescribe and it's still not working as well as it should be. I will have been on Clomid for 9 cycles by the end....if these next three months don't work, she said the chance of it working in subsequent months is slim to none.

Wouldn't the ovulation drugs I inject for ivf be just as bad as Clomid? They do the same thing....stimulate the ovaries to force them to produce and release eggs....except the ivf drugs are a SHITLOAD more intense and overstimulate them so they can collect a bunch of eggs at once. I wonder if they use Clomid just in way higher doses or a completely different drug?

Apparently when your ovaries are overstimulated, you can feel them start to buzz inside you. :? Weird!

ZiggyStar

snow_board_rider wrote:

Try acupuncture.

Yeah, I'm going to look into this. Thanks snow_board_rider!

ZiggyStar

ShimmyMommy wrote:

Ok, I can somewhat relate to this as far as the feelings of stress and disappointment. We tried for 5.5 years for our son.

Have patience and relax.

Remember that the of you two want to have your baby to celebrate your love. I know firsthand that this process does wear on a relationship. So please, please, please remember this is not a job you have to get done, but a journey you are taking together. Otherwise this can wear heavily on the both of you, and you'll both be exhausted even before Lil Ziggy arrives.

Side note: My friend has severe PCOS, and she did get pregnant without reaching the IVF stage. She was on ovulation medication, but I am not sure which one though. They now have a healthy baby boy.

Stay strong.

Fuck! 5.5 years?! My ob/gyn asked me at my last appt how my relationship is going while dealing with this....I was like "Huh? Ahhh fine....just normal?!" and she said that a lot of relationships really suffer from it. It hasn't caused us a single issue....not much really phases us though....and I guess we've been through a lot in our 13 years....this is just another one of those things.

Thanks Shimmy!

ZiggyStar

PJaddicted wrote:

I know lots of IVF babies! Lots of singles, 1 set of twins and another set of triplets! Out of all my friends who wanted children and couldn't conceive naturally only one couple didn't end up having a baby, they didn't try IVF, too expensive for them, they chose the adoption route. They are now approved to get a little girl from China. Wishing you the best of luck and a happy healthy baby! ox

Yay! This is what I want to hear!!

But triplets?! That's not something I want to hear! haha I'm 5'1 and 51 kgs (113 pounds). I don't think triplets would be possible. :?

ZiggyStar

Songburst wrote:

Ovulate damn you! Ovulate!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KpwWYqK5ww

haha You are out of sperm!

Fifthelement

No advice Zig, just wanted to wish you and Mr Zig luck

threefish10

This thread is useless without video.


You know, so we can see technic and so on.

ShimmyMommy

threefish10 wrote:

This thread is useless without video.


You know, so we can see technic and so on.

I know you are being funny, but this is not fun to go through...be gentle...

81

ShimmyMommy wrote:

threefish10 wrote:

This thread is useless without video.


You know, so we can see technic and so on.

I know you are being funny, but this is not fun to go through...be gentle...

link pm'd
:P

ShimmyMommy

The 81 wrote:

ShimmyMommy wrote:

threefish10 wrote:

This thread is useless without video.


You know, so we can see technic and so on.

I know you are being funny, but this is not fun to go through...be gentle...

link pm'd
:P

that's was a good one 81! :wave:

WeBelongTogether

ZiggyStar wrote:

mickeyrat wrote:

After sex, stand on your head. Gotta keep the swimmers up in you!!!

Yeah, I've started doing the whole tilting pelvis trick....and making sure I have plenty of orgasms to push those little spermies along.

Shwing!

Enkidu

Good luck to you, I'll probably send a PM. Been there, done a lot of this, never got to IVF though.

Relaxation is so key. Plus I echo what other people have said, it's hard on the relationship - the fertility drugs I took made me super bitchy (bitchier than usual), I'm sure I was no fun to be around. But we got through it.

And it all works out. We have two children, one biological, one adopted. And they're the greatest things that ever happened to me.

So good luck again!

polaris_x

my friend had trouble conceiving and had multiple surgeries done to with no luck whatsoever ... she then tried acupuncture and was pregnant within 2 weeks ..

ZiggyStar

polaris_x wrote:

my friend had trouble conceiving and had multiple surgeries done to with no luck whatsoever ... she then tried acupuncture and was pregnant within 2 weeks ..

I really need to look into this acupuncture. I have private health cover....I wonder if it is covered.

Does acupuncture hurt?

ZiggyStar

7 September....made my very first appt with the ivf specialist to discuss my treatment. That's only 10 weeks away.

COME ON!!! :x

Thoughts_Arrive

It won't happen overnight but it will happen.