MY IVF Journey

Tag: IVF

General IVF journey context and shared experiences.

  • 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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  • The Quiet Days After Retrieval

    I remember I didn’t really say much during those days. I remember those few days after the retrieval very clearly. Not because anything big happened…but because nothing was happening yet. Just waiting. They told me how many eggs were taken.Then after that, it became very quiet.No more action I could do. No more things to

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  • That One Embryo

    We didn’t really remember all the numbers. Maybe 10 to 15 eggs. Something like that. At that time, numbers didn’t feel that important. Everything just moved step by step. What I remember was this. Things started to narrow down. Maybe 6. Maybe 7. Maybe 8 embryos in total. I just remember what the doctor said.

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  • The Part I Didn’t Expect to Do

    Before IVF, I was that guy. The one who looks away when there’s blood. The one who doesn’t dare to watch when someone gets an injection. Needles and me… not friends. Then I found out injections were going to be a daily thing. My first reaction? This feels like asking me to solve Elon Musk’s

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  • We Changed Before We Even Knew the Outcome

    I started smoking when I was 12. If I count properly, that’s more than 20 years. Maybe 22. I didn’t really keep track. It just became part of life. Before IVF came into the picture, I never really thought much about it. I just smoked. Like how people eat, drink, hang out. Nothing special. Then

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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.

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