ICSI and time off work

[AnnieDelores]

Girls,

I'm about to start ICSI (6 week waiting list apparently) so it looks like I might miss my first day 19 on 10th of Sept and have to wait until my next likely day 19 on 10th Oct.

Only trouble is, I'm about to be made a job offer for a new company and I'm worried about the amount of time off I'll need! Can anyone advise me how often I'm going to need to go in to the clinic so I know how much holiday to book? Timing isn't great....but I don't want to delay treatment as a baby is more important. I don't really want to tell my new employer what I'm doing so does anyone have a good excuses as to why else I might need to be in and out of hospital that sounds plausible?

Thanks!

The ARGC requires you to have daily bloodtests to monitor you. I don't think every clinic is the same, best to speak to the clinic.

xx

Thanks - I get the feeling i might need to take the whole month off. Never easy is it......trying to maintain a career in case I'm not lucky enough to get preggers but at the same time wanting to give it my all!

We had ICSI. I had scans every other day over a 2 week period (after having taken the medication for almost a month). Then I obviously needed a day off for Egg Collection (because of the sedation) and another day off for the egg transfer.

Thanks minibmw. I don't suppose you know what the days off are going to be until the last minute and weekends etc? Probably not a good idea to be accepting a new job even if I don't like my current one.

How did your ICSI go?

It wasn't successful unfortunately, but we are now doing a Frozen Egg Transfer (I started the inhaler last week). This time I know I need at least 3 scans.

Generally they work out a schedule for you when they send you your drugs (I guess all clinics are different) so I knew a few weeks in advance when my scans were due. But to be honest, I wouldn't want the pressure of starting a new job while going through ICSI or any form of IVF. Its quite invasive, very emotional.

Obviously, the other thing would be the lack of maternity rights should it be successful for you (fingers crossed)? All things I'm sure you've thought about already.

Good luck anyway.

I'm sorry to hear it didn't work out for you. I'm trying to be pragmatic about it as it's only a 35% chance of success. Fingers crossed for the frozen egg though. Will you let me know how it goes?

Yes the maternity rights would be an issue. My dilemma is that I don't enjoy my current job. I'm will be offered a new job next week if I get through the 2nd interview, which I think will make me happier. These jobs are specialist so are very rare. My partner is a surveyor and was made redundant twice so I'm the key breadwinner....making my job even more important. If I get offered the job they will want me to start in October - at the same time the ICSI is due to start. The timing is not good at all. Not sure if I should stick at the old job and grin and bear it or take the new job before it goes to someone else. And yes, I'd lose maternity pay too......... the more I think about the more I think I should stay where I am for now, grin and bear it, or delay the ICSI till December when I may be able to take some time off. Arrrghhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Hope it works for you I would definately take time off if you can and I had accupunture at the same time and it worked and I was 37, we had been through a lot of other proceedures before that.

xx