MY IVF Journey

Tag: Uncertainty

Moments of not knowing outcomes or what comes next.

  • We Almost Chose a Different Path

    Journey 03 — We Almost Chose a Different Path I wasn’t sure if I should even share this. We’re not exactly the kind of couple people feel confident about when it comes to IVF.We’re both older. And after a while, you start to feel it—even without people saying it directly. By the time we reached

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  • When Two Embryos Felt Like Too Much to Risk

    I went through four cycles. First one, nothing.Second, one egg.Third, nothing again.Fourth… one. At some point, it stopped feeling random.It just felt like this was how my body worked. By the end of it, there were only two embryos. That number stayed with me. Two. There was a conversation about testing.PGT-A. I knew why people

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  • We Checked Everything We Could

    Journey 02 – When Nothing Explained It — Until Timing Did After a few failed transfers,we started to look for answers. At first, it felt like there must be something we missed.Something small, something hidden. So we began checking. One test led to another. We checked the tubes.Went through hormone and immune-related tests.Looked into the

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  • There Was Nothing to Retrieve

    Journey 02 – When Nothing Explained It — Until Timing Did I remember the first time we went through retrieval. I didn’t know what to expect.I just followed the process, step by step. When the result came back,they told me there were no eggs. Zero. For a moment, I thought I heard it wrongly.Or maybe

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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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  • The Numbers Changed, Quietly

    I remember the numbers didn’t come all at once. It was one by one. First, they told me how many eggs were retrieved.Eight. At that moment, it felt… okay.Not a lot, not too little.Just something to hold on to. Then later,we found out only three were mature. I paused a bit when I heard that.But

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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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