Community Posts, Tips & Support on Fertility Treatments

has anyone here gotten pregnant while having the IUD? i haven’t taken a test because i’m probably not, but the last two weeks i’ve been waking up in the middle of the night to pee and last night for dinner we cooked pizza and i literally could not eat it. i only wanted chocolate cereal.

I want to try getting pregnant for the second time later this year. It took me a year last time and I was diagnosed during that time with PCOS. I was told last time I would normally have to wait a year before being referred but I was referred to the fertility clinic after only 5/6 months of trying because I had enou...

I’m due to start IVF within next 2 months, for anyone who’s been/going through it. Did you tell work? And did that help? I’m worried how I’d conceal it with all the appointments. Luckily I live about 15 mins from clinic but do need to go into an office a few times a week

Has anyone broken up/separated/divorced during IVF cycles? I have an embryo with my ex and now I’m looking into donor sperm for the round I was about to do. It’s stressful! Has anyone been in a similar situation? Also- any luck with specific sperm donor websites?

Took us years of IVF and other fertility treatments to get this little nugget so you can imagine my shock that I’m pregnant again 🙃 they say 2 under 2 is no joke but I’m excited for them to be the best of friends for life. We wanted more kids and for the gaps to be not too big (have an appointment at the fertility…

Ladies who have had 2 or more failed transfers.... Did you opt for any further tests? What did your clinic offer you? We've had our 4th transfer fail and have 1 embryo left (no PGT-A testing was done on any of our embryos)

My friend suggested this to me as she was struggling to conceive her 2nd. Fertility in the uk suggested she tried this whilst she waited for her testing appointment. She did in fact fall pregnant and took them for 2 months. Was just wondering if anyone had this too and did it work for them?☺️

Im thinking of trying contraception as I just had a 2nd baby and would want to protect myself for a while now until I am ready maybe for the third. However I only ever used condoms and fertility calendar. How do I start and decide on what type to choose and where do I get it done?

Has anyone had success with mild IVF after conventional IVF failed?

Wondering if anyone used self insemination to get pregnant and if it results in a healthy birth or miscarriage. I lost my baby 2 weeks ago and had tried self insemination using my partners sperm. Got pregnant first try, but ended in miscarriage. Wondering if anyone has any success stories with self insemination.

Just found out that I have a prolapse but was planning on trying for a second soon and I’m quite gutted about potentially having to put conceiving off for who knows how long while I heal. I understand the logic in waiting but want to know whether anyone has got pregnant with a prolapse and how did they find their pr...

If somebody had 2 misscarriages do they qualify for free NHs Ivf ? I am located in south west london?

Hey hey, Me and my partner don't qualify for NHS due to my BMI🥲 we are prepared to go privately as we have now been trying for 3 years (male fertility factor) we have been quoted around £8000 and although we can pay a hefty deposit we do not have that kind of money to pay in one lump sump. Have you used any…

Is anyone else pregnant via IVF and been advised to have an induction at 40 weeks rather than the usual 41+5? I’ve been told it’s due to still born rates being higher after your due date with an IVF pregnancy. I’m not sure what to do as they did say it was up to me and if I’m still feeling him move etc then that’s ...

Hey, Me and my husband start our first ivf cycle on my next cycle which is looking like 9th July, so 3 weeks today. I have a hybrid job and can work from home if I need to but not sure if I should take some annual leave or wait until after the egg collection to take some time off. Would be great to hear what you h...

My clinic has me stopping PIO and estrogen patches cold turkey at 9 weeks 5 days. Thought it’s odd timing. Why not 9 or 10 weeks exactly. Also I hear some people “wean off” of synthetic hormone treatment? What does your clinic tell you to do?

We're ttc baby number 2 and since November 2023 I've had 2 chemical pregnancies (not IVF), so I'm considering trying acupuncture. In June 2021 I had a mmc and then we went through IVF in 2022 and have an 18 month old but we're hoping not to need IVF again. Has anyone tried acupuncture when ttc and have any success ...

Been on medication from the fertility clinic to help boost everything as they couldn't see anything wrong but was losing hope then this. 4 week's and 5 days so I know it's super early.

80 days in the nicu has destroyed me. My partner helped the breakdown too. 80 days. 80. So much taken from us. So many firsts. I worry for his development. I want to run away.

So I'm 3 months pp and STILL bleeding. I had IUD placed about 6 weeks post partum. When they placed my doctor said I might bleed a few days. We'll fast forward, still bleeding. I messaged their office today and they said it could take up to 3 months to stop.... so I just want to get it taken out... what's a good sug...