Comments on: Something to Celebrate

By: Raggedy Ann

Raggedy Ann — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:34:57 +0000

I think IVF is the most wonderful invention in the world! Thanks to science I have a gorgeous 7-year-old boy that I wouldn’t have been able to conceive otherwise as I lost both my tubes. My journey through infertility took place here in Portugal where nobody talked about infertility, it was completely taboo. Only in the last year or so has it been discussed in the media. Thank god so much has changed.

I wish you all the luck in the world for your IVF, may it be the only one you need to hit jackpot!

By: Brandygirl

Brandygirl — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:27:21 +0000

I didn’t understand what IVF’s all about. I just thought of it as HOPE to women who can’t conceive. And I still think that it brings hope to women who can’t conceive. Well, hope is one of them, amongst the other emotions that you go through.

I’m sprinkling this post with baby dust for you.

Here from ICLW.

By: Echloe

Echloe — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 05:11:06 +0000

I used to think IVF was extreme too. Now I’m looking at it as a potential answer to my prayers. I’m just so happy that such technology exists for us and that I wasn’t born a long time ago when I would have just been labelled Barren.

Best wishes for a successful IVF cycle.

ICLW

By: Nic

Nic — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:28:22 +0000

When we started TTC I was adamant we would NOT do IVF. I was full of the justifications of those-who-do-not-know of why we wouldn’t. I assumed it would allfall into place. Well, it didn’t, and we did! I don’t remember being actually scared, to be honest, none of it, until the 2WW really felt like TTC. It felt like medical treatment. But, it can, and does work. Good luck to you and will keep an eye out for your progress.

ICLW xx

By: sara

sara — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:21:51 +0000

First of all – wanted to say that I love the name of your blog. That’s really a good one! Also, wanted to wish you the best of luck on your upcoming cycle. We’re pregnant with our first after our IVF cycle this spring and I can relate to a lot of what you said. I felt like after all the IUIs it was kind of like being on a final frontier of treatments of some sorts. It seemed so much more involved. And it scared me more than the others. But amazingly sometimes it works – and it’s the best feeling in the world. ICLW

By: Alisia

Alisia — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 14:37:43 +0000

Like Michelle, I was just a wee little one when “test tube babies” were in the news, and I pictured them as some little strange sea creature. Now, as an adult, most of my friends have conceived via IVF. Good luck on your journey!

Here via ICLW.

By: Sassy

Sassy — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:39:39 +0000

I think what can make IVF most scary is that it can seem like there’s no where else to go. But IVF gives you so many opportunities now that we really should celebrate. And as I found out, the end of the road can come anytime, IVF or no IVF.

By: Kymberli

Kymberli — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:12:23 +0000

I’m only a few months older than Brown and it seems like I learned about IVF at a VERY young age. I might not have known about the fine technical details, but even by the time I was seven I knew enough that it involved fertilization out of the body.

You have great odds, and I will be on the sidelines cheering for you!

By: Liddy

Liddy — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 02:02:00 +0000

Wishing you the best for your IVF!

A visitor from ICLW.

By: M

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:54:02 +0000

I remember that controversy as well. Sometimes I wonder why there is still such a controvery over it. The same people who question IVF are the first to be okay with invasive medical procedures to extend life.

Not to start a debate, lol! So, I’ll leave it with I sincerely hope that your IVF cycle is a 100% success.