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Alcohol & ivf

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Celerysam · 13/07/2018 19:49

We tried for a baby for 2 1/2 years. I fell pregnant after nearly 2 years & suffered a loss under traumatic circumstances. It traspires we wont have another without ivf due to the trauma caused when i lost the baby & dh has low morphology & motility. The baby we lost was a miracle that we ever conceived given his results. I've grieved & stuggled so much & was just getting life back on track when i was told we needed ivf to conceive again. Needless to say this has all changed me & i work hard to pretend to live a normal life. When we found out about ivf, we both commited to no alcohol, caffeine & healthy life. We were both very healthy eaters anyway & im big into understanding nutrition. Anyway, a few days ago i lost the plot at finding out a close family member is pregnant & we have to see her next week & during my meltdown said i couldnt cope / wouldnt see family member. Dh called me selfish, we argued & he has been drinking each evening since. We are now on day 3 oh heavyish drinking (just in the evening). Am i unreasonable to feel broken that he has done something that may affect our ivf chances? I feel so hurt.

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Whatamuddleduck · 13/07/2018 20:09

You feel how you feel but it’s likely a sign that he doesn’t feel able to cope with how he feels.
Try and talk about it, tell him how his actions are making you feel. It’s then up to him to change his behaviour.
I write this as a person who went through ivf, happily it was successful, but our relationship died along the way. Fertility issues are tough on everyone x

Blue2014 · 20/07/2018 23:20

Sperm is made every .. is it 21 days? So unless he's due to produce a sample then it won't have much of an impact. Aside from which men are lucky enough to produce thousands of sperm (I'm saying thousands to estimate very bad sperm quality, it's more likely millions) for the clinic to choose from and they will choose the best ones.

Unfairly IVF is an easy process for the man. I think your bigger concerns is about feeling emotionally supported?

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