My I.V.F Journal

I.V.F.Journal 2009

After six and a half years of trying to conceive we are finally having IVF! It was something I had never considered before. I used to think that if it couldn't happen naturally then it wasn't supposed to happen and that to play with mother nature was a bad thing. Well that idea soon changed hehe.

Took a year from the start of the process to now. We are going to the Hampshire Clinic in Basingstoke for the scans, bloodtests etc and to Wessex Fertility in Southampton for egg retrieval and implanting.

The last year has been full of appointments, scans, (Ultra and Transvaginal) and bloodtests.

Tuesday 26th May 2009 - Day 2 of cycle

Started my period Sunday night while asleep, so not sure exactly when. Dr O'Sullivan said he would be at the clinic Monday (bank holiday) for scanning, so we left home at 7:30 and headed for Basingstoke.
Reception was open, but in the department we wanted all the lights were off. We waited and a lady from reception came to see who we were and if she could help. I explained and she went off to try and get hold of Gillian (fertility manager) or Dr O'Sullivan. She spoke to the Dr's wife who said he had gone sailing! grr! So we went back home.

Today we tried again. Went fine this time. Had to change in a cubicle into a gown, (one of the backless ones lol) and a dressing gown. The scan hurt, he was trying to see my ovaries, because of my period. He said he could see 4 - 5 follicles in each ovary, was hoping for 10 in each, so he is prescribing me a higher dose of the fertility drug.

Waited a while for Gillian and she showed me how to do the injections, practicing on wadded tissues .

Got dressed and we went back home. Had a small panic moment as I realised, because he wanted me on a higher dose, they hadn't sent enough Puregon, oops! Rang Gillian and she said to pop in Friday morning and pick up another cartridge from her.