Hi Everyone! I am new here. Happy to find this site:) I am going to be starting the IVF process. We decided to wait a month so as soon as AF comes around again it's go time! (mid January)
Who else is starting the IVF process? What are you doing to get your body, mind and pocket book ready?
I am going to start my weekly acupuncture again, work on my dairy free diet, and look into financing and any discounts we can get for IVF.
Looking forward to "meeting" more of you!
grapefruit / 4703 posts
Meeee! I took my last birth control pill on Wednesday and now I'm waiting for AF. Then I'll start Gonal-F. I'm nervous and excited, and really hopeful for this cycle to work. Good to "meet" you 
honeydew / 7230 posts
Welcome and congrats on starting IVF soon! I think there are a couple other ladies starting IVF in early 2014, according to the IVF thread that's floating around somewhere. You may want to check that thread out - lots of advice and success stories! Wishing you lots of luck!
GOLD / coconut / 8266 posts
Good luck! I did my IVF cycle in September 2012 and now have a 6 month old.
honeydew / 7463 posts
@Mrs.Pinecone316: Welcome and nice to "meet" you!
I started my first round of IVF in December (stims and retreival), but my transfer is the first week of January!
The only things I'm really doing to prep my body are:
-avoiding some medications I was taking
-trying to cut down caffeine
-drinking more water
For my mind, I'm just praying a lot and reading about the process. Hoping for the best but preparing for the worst. If this doesn't take I'm not sure what our next step is (our situation isn't typical).
For pocketbook, we aren't doing much. We're just paying it in full and hoping for the best. It's expensive but we figure that if there's anything to spend without abandon on, this would be it! Lol.
pear / 1786 posts
@Mrs.Pinecone316: @Shutterbug: @SweetiePie: I am soooo excited for you all!!! I did IVF in August and am now 17 weeks with a baby boy!!!! Best of luck and please ask if you have any questions!
pear / 1750 posts
Yay, welcome! I'm also starting IVF in January. My situation is a little different because I have a disabled husband. He's having a sperm extraction on the 9th. I've been waiting for this for so long but I feel like I'm just stressed right now rather than excited.
We've got a lot going on between his physical therapy, the surgery, the insurance settlement, and trying to find a condo to buy. Plus I had a horrible tooth infection and I have to have my wisdom tooth removed tomorrow. I'm kind of freaked out about getting everything coordinated, ugh!
I'm just continuing to take my prenatal vitamins and trying to cut back on caffeine.
wonderful clementine / 24134 posts
@macintosh: Happy to see you here and good luck to you and your husband in 2014!
honeydew / 7463 posts
@macintosh: Good luck I remember seeing you over on the IVF thread. Rooting for you big time!
And your post reminded me, I'm taking prenatal in preparation too. Though at this point I've been taking them for a year so I didn't even think about it. Just part of the bedtime routine.
Can't wait for all of us to start getting our IVF BFPs
persimmon / 1316 posts
@Shutterbug: YAY It looks like I will be a month behind you, can't wait to see how everything goes for you!
@twodoghouse: Thanks I will look for that thread:)
@swedishfish: love hearing success stories, congrats on your baby!@SweetiePie: That is so soon!!! How exciting. What a great way to start the new year.
@kentuckygirl: Congrats on your pregnancy!! So happy for you.
@macintosh: Hey Mac! Happy to see you here. I have followed your journey the past year on the other site so I am excited to see you here and hear that IVF is moving along for you. @SweetiePie: I can't wait either!
coffee bean / 25 posts
My first IVF was in late October and it was unsuccessful, so we're planning a FET for late January/early February. Getting excited and nervous! I'm much more relaxed this time around, but I'm taking prenatals, avoiding caffeine, and trying to do semi-regular acupuncture.
persimmon / 1316 posts
@OMM4: where you doing acupuncture during your last IVF cycle or is this something you just started? I am doing it as well. Hoping it helps!
coffee bean / 25 posts
@Mrs.Pinecone316: I was doing acupuncture very regularly during my last cycle and did it right before and right after the transfer. I hope to keep up with it again as it really helped me feel relaxed.
persimmon / 1085 posts
Good luck ladies. January is a great IVF month, as it worked for me in January 2012!!
I saw some of you mention acupuncture and wanted to chime in that I did this as well and while I'll never know if that is what helped the cycle work, I did have success so I wouldn't hesitate to do it again. Plus, I loved how relaxing the acupuncture was and how it helped my mental state since IVF is so darn stressful. I did it for a month or two before and then the day before and after transfer. Let me know if you have questions!
cherry / 106 posts
Hi! I don't start until March, but I'm also research nutrition, acupuncture, etc.
Best of luck to you!!!
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
@Mrs.Pinecone316: nice to meet you. I'm doing one last IUI in Jan before going to IVF.
I have been doing acupuncture for the past year and I love it! Hoping 2014 will be the year I get pregnant.
Hoping you your IVF journey ends in a 
persimmon / 1316 posts
@Jenn23: - congrats on your success!
@Lilamo: March might be my new starting month as well:)
@bluestriped bee: Hoping IUI does the trick for you!
apple seed / 1 posts
@Mrs.Pinecone316: I am starting the process on January 20th...I am super nervous!!!!!!!!!!
grapefruit / 4703 posts
@Mrs OreoIceCream: good luck! You should join us over on the IVF thread (http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ivf-thread/). I am on day 10 of stims for my first IVF cycle.
apricot / 305 posts
We're still in the seemingly endless testing phase... hoping to start our first round of IVF in Feb!
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