Hello all, hope it's ok to jump in?
I was referred to ivf clinic through nhs in October last year, the wait went from 15 weeks to 6 months, was soon to be contacted, then covid hit 😔 I've been avoiding calling the clinic but did it this week. They are still closed, no view of when they will be open, there is a backlog of ppl whose spots were scheduled then cancelled; new procedures mean that starting new ppl will take longer due to social distancing when they do start up. What all this means is that I'm now not likely to start til next year, and will have to postpone my wedding for the second time (having originally booked it 3 1/2 yrs in advance anyway, thinking we'd have a few kids before 😂 oh the irony).
So I now don't know what to do; we get 2 ivf cycles on the nhs which would increase the number of cycles we could have, however, we'll have to wait a year, and I'm at an age where my chances are likely to decline quickly (almost 35).
Alternative is, to suck it up and go straight fir private; likely starting quicker, but forgoing additional chances going through nhs as we can afford maybe 2 rounds at a push.
I have no idea what to do; wait fir nhs with declining chances, but more chances; or go private, sooner with potentially higher chances but fewer chances? I'm at a loss. Any help would be much appreciated x