Category: Consult
The beginning of the IVF journey — decisions, first consultations, and choosing to move forward.
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We Thought It Was Me
Journey 07 — What We Thought, and What We Found At the beginning, we thought we already knew what the problem was. Before starting anything, I had been told that I might have hydrosalpinx. It stayed in our minds as the reason things weren’t working. So when we went for another check, we expected to
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We Didn’t Want to Risk It Again
Journey 04 — We Knew It Could Happen Again We didn’t start IVF because we were trying for a long time. We started because of something that already happened. Both of us are carriers of thalassemia. We didn’t fully understand what that could mean at the beginning. We conceived naturally once, and for a while,
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We Just Kept Trying First
I think at the beginning, I really thought we could manage it on our own. After about a year of trying,I started to feel like something wasn’t quite right. But even then,we didn’t go to see a doctor immediately. I tried to adjust my body first.Took supplements… tried different ways to improve things. It felt
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It Just Felt Like the Next Step
I think for me, it didn’t feel as big as people describe it. When we first found out about IVF,it was already a few years into trying. So when the option came,I didn’t feel scared. It felt more like…okay, this is the next step. We didn’t take a long time to decide.Since we were overseas
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I Didn’t Question It Back Then
I remember at that time, I didn’t really think too much about it. After we finally decided to see a doctor, the focus just naturally went to me.All the checks… were on my side. I went for the scan.Answered the questions.Followed what was told. At that time, I didn’t ask why.It just felt like… this
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We Only Had One Chance to Try IVF
I didn’t know what IVF was when she first brought it up. In my head, it sounded like something advanced. Complicated. Probably expensive. So I asked the first thing that came to mind — the number. She said around RM20,000. My first reaction wasn’t shock. It was doubt. RM20k didn’t feel like the full picture.