Hi all,
I have just joined mumsnet having had a baby on my 4th IVF transfer. I checked these threads so often through my treatment and it was a godsend to know other people were in the same boat so firstly, thank you.
Secondly, I hoped it might be helpful for anyone who is in that boat to know a few things we picked up along the way. Whether they’re useful or not, just know I have my fingers crossed for you.
-we had treatment at Countess of Chester and found it excellent once we had got through the initial testing (hycosy etc). Top tip for getting through if you have to leave a voicemail with the NHS is to leave your name and date of birth-that was the only way we could get a call back for time-sensitive appointments in the very first stages and worked for friends as well.
-I was told to avoid hot baths throughout. I wish I’d known that before we started because I can’t help but wonder if my love for very hot baths has affected things in the years we’d been trying
-we had an egg collection and blastocysts that waited 5 days and were frozen.
-we had 3 failed transfers. The only difference with the fourth one (who is now a 12 week old baby) was blood thinning injections. I should stress that our excellent doctor said there was no evidence these were necessary so it might have been coincidence or placebo effect but it did work.
Hope this helps someone xx