Things you wished you knew before your first ivf..

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Please enlighten me
( our 1st ivf beckons )

@MsPeony
absolutely love your list x

Totally agree

From the outset I told people we were having IVF, but just said treatment was ongoing as opposed to when egg collection/ transfer was.
Waited til 12 weeks of pregnancy to announce.

We decided not to tell anyone- I found it so much easier. Me and OH could support each other but life was normal everywhere else.

It meant that I was not constantly asked about it and could just talk about it to OH and on here when I needed support.

It really helped when our first cycle didn't work.
It also meant people didn't tip toe around me. A family member who had fertility issues previously announced their pregnancy and I was able to celebrate with them and go home and cry in the shower as our cycle had recently failed and there would have been 4 weeks between our babies.

I'm glad they were able to share their news though and celebrate it as it was something to celebrate.
it turned out our little ones are only 16 weeks apart after the next cycle worked :).

Thank you all.

Our funding application is in