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Parents of lost babies and potential of all kinds: come here to share the technicolour, the vividness, the despair, the heart-broken-open, the compassion we learn for others, having been through this mess — and see it reflected back at you, acknowledged and understood.

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ttc | pregnancy | birth after loss > IVF/ PGD

We are officially starting the process. Almost all of my pre IVF work up is done and the lab is starting on our probe today. The crappy thing is they say it will take 4-6 weeks to complete the probe and not to start meds until it is done. But... I will be getting AF in 4 weeks and i am supposed to start the BC pills on CD3 for 3 weeks. I figure if they are not done by the time AF comes they will surely be done within the 3 weeks on BC pills. Right? I guess I should just wait but it may mean waiting another month.
January 11, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterKara
Kara, I'm afraid I don't much at all about IVF or PGD but I just wanted to say that I hope everything goes well for you. I'm sorry that you may have to wait another month. Seems so hard on top of an already lengthy process and I hope you can find a way around it.
January 12, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterCatherine W
i don't know anything about it either but wanted to wish you good luck and peace in the process x
January 12, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterB
Thanks.
January 13, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterKara
How're things going? I've never done IVF, but I've been with good friends through their cycles. Thinking of you.
January 22, 2011 | Unregistered Commentereliza
Nothing is going right now I have to wait for all of my test results to come back. If they come back before the 3rd day of my next cycle (2nd week of feb ) then I can start 3 weeks of BCPs. Hopefully. If my probe gets made in time. They don't want me to start anything b4 it is ready. kinda sucks. I am off work until May so I would love to get this done and have a couple of months to relax before going back. Miscarriage being so much more of a risk with IVF scares me. I am trying not to go crazy. Thanks for thinking of me Eliza. i have a good friend who is going through IVF as well around the time we are. It is nice to have someone to talk to but scary. I am afraid that 1 of us will get prego and the other won't. I am afraid I will be the 1 who won't. But if it is the other way I will feel terrible too. I just hope it works for both of us.
January 23, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterKara