Infertility is tough so looking on the bright side can be helpful. These are the things I like about IVF:
-no more TTC sex
-getting a photo of the embryos. Not many people get to see their babies that small.
What are your positives?
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-they just put the embryos in you...no questioning whether the sperm and egg were able to find each other
-the scheduling is a little rough at first but once you get to retrieval/transfer you know exactly when things will happen -
-my ivf rounds were an exercise in extreme patience, a lesson that has served me well in motherhood
-I appreciate what an absolute miracle this child is. -
Not only do you get a photo of the embryos but you get many more u/s pictures, and a much earlier peek at the baby(ies) too!
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Your TWW seems shorter...I didn't even think about it until after transfer.
@raintreebee: yes, absolute miracles!
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-It has made me so much more appreciative
-You feel like you're doing something instead of just sitting around hoping and praying. -
The embryo picture is one of my favorite things about IVF!
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This is probably crazy but when I was thinking of doing IVF, I was really excited about the chance of multiples!
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Two for the price of one.
The peace of mind knowing we were doing everything we could to get pregnant.
Having the Petri dish with our last name on it. Eventually we're going to have it put in a shadow box. Heh -
Lots of early monitoring.
Knowing your exact conception date. -
@Caly: you got the petri dish?? That's awesome.
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@twodoghouse: mine too. I kept the photos from the cycles that didn't work and have them on my fridge. It's probably weird, but they were a little tiny piece of DH and I.
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@Leialou: I got "a" Petri dish signed by the embryology team. Maybe not "the" dishz
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I didn't get pictures or a Petri dish.
I was much calmer during the beginning of my IVF pregnancy even with the vanishing twin than I was during my surprise pregnancy that ended in miscarriage. All of the early monitoring definitely helped allay my fears.
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I was gonna say the pic of the embie too!
Also I think it brought me and DH closer!
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I got embie pics & the Petri dish! I agree about the reassurance of knowing the egg did fertilize. Early monitoring was also extremely reassuring!
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@Leialou: yes on the no more TTC sex. That got so stressful!
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Most of these have been said, but I agree! Here are mine:
-No more stress of baby making sex.
-Knowing that I am doing all I can to get pregnant
I am sure I am going to love embie pics and all that too, but we aren't there yet!
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@Leialou: like @mrs green grass: said, it's possible it isn't "the" Petri dish but I'll take it. When the girls are older we'll tell them "that's where you were made." Heh
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I agree with all of the things listed already!!
No more crazy ttc sex, knowing we had a really good chance and were doing all we could to get pregnant, bonding with my husband during all the injections and appointments, seeing the pics of the two embryos, hearing my RE say at the end of the transfer, "OK, they are in...now we wait". I still get choked up every time I see the video. My husband took a video of the transfer while by my side.
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Definitely the pic of the embryos! (although I threw away the first pic when it didn't work because it made me sad... then I regretted it so I kept the second pic).
Also, I used to be THE biggest needle-phobe ever. I once fainted from a flu shot, and another time I fainted while getting my ears pierced at Claires (I was 18, so I can't blame little kid jitters, haha). IVF has completely cured me of my fear, which I never thought would be possible.
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@Shutterbug: Holy crap!! I have the same story. I passed out at Claire's in our mall when I was 13 getting my ears pierced!!! LOL I had two friends with me, and was so embarrassed!! I knocked over all the little "Troll dolls" on a stand next to me. I got over my needle phobia, too. I have fainted way too many times when younger over needles.
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@Jenn23: hahaha I avoided Claire's for YEARS after that out of humiliation! I was with my mom (thank god!), and I remember hearing Ludacris on the radio in the store, and thinking "hmm... I'm going down" and then waking up a second later on the floor, and Ludacris was still playing. Every time I hear that song (the what's your fantasy one) I think of that day!
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For me, the biggest positive of IVF is that it's the only thing that worked.
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@Leialou: this image (of embryos on the fridge) brings tears to my eyes. They absolutely are a piece of you and your husband
I could never toss those away.
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The process has made my husband and I so much stronger as a team, and has taught me how much I can trust him to be there for me. We're in this together.
I could never toss those away.
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