MY IVF Journey

Tag: Hope

Holding onto possibility during uncertain stages.

  • The Timing Was Different

    Journey 02 – When Nothing Explained It — Until Timing Did By the time we reached the last embryo,I think I already knew this would be the final attempt. Not because I didn’t want to continue,but because I was tired. We had tried multiple times.We had checked almost everything. And still, there was no clear

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  • Looking Back, We Weren’t Alone

    Journey 01 – When One Cycle Isn’t the End Looking back now,it’s hard to believe everything happened within a few months. At that time, it didn’t feel fast. Each step felt long.Each wait felt heavy. But somehow, from the first cycle to the second,everything unfolded within that period. I think what stayed with me the

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  • This Time, It Felt Different

    Journey 01 – When One Cycle Isn’t the End The second time felt different, even from the beginning. They told me they retrieved 11 eggs.I heard the number, but I didn’t let myself think too far. I had learned that numbers can change. So I just waited again. Then came the next update.Three embryos. I

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  • He Didn’t Give Up on Us

    Journey 01 – When One Cycle Isn’t the End After that result, I think that was the lowest point for me. Not because of how dramatic it was…but because everything just became very quiet. We didn’t have anything left from that cycle. I didn’t know what to say,and I didn’t really ask many questions. It

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  • It Felt Like a Gift

    When we went back for the blood test,I think I was already quite calm. Maybe because a few days before that,I had already seen the result at home. So when the report confirmed it,there wasn’t a big reaction. I didn’t feel shocked.Didn’t feel overwhelmed. What I felt was… very simple. Grateful. I think even before

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  • I Saw It First at Home

    I remember that day… I didn’t tell anyone I was going to test. It was still a few days before the actual blood test.But somehow, I just wanted to know. So I tried at home first. I didn’t make it into a big moment.Just… quietly doing it on my own. When I looked at it,I

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