
Infertility Support Group
In vitro fertilization is one of the most common and utilized ways of treating conception problems. This support group is dedicated to those beginning their journey with IVF and needing support. Join the community and share your experiences, advice, and story with people going through similar challenges starting a family.

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I have recently just started the first IVF Cycle and am now up to the 2 wk wait to see if I am pregnant. I found the whole experience very daunting and upsetting. I felt that at the IVF Clinic I go to, very few of the staff were the kind of really nicey nice type of people that I was expecting to deal with (as they are working in a baby clinic). I also found that we weren't informed of how the process went. It seemed that we should just know. For eg. When i turned up for the first procedure, I expected the Specialist to be doing, but another Dr. was there and when I asked if my Dr. had an emergency and couldn't make it, new Dr. said, no you get whoever is on the roster. I asked if I could then have a female Dr., as i am not comfortable with a male Dr. due to past abuse when a child, and was told I would have to have whoever was scheduled on and that's how it works. When I was upset (prob. due to hormones) and sat in the waiting room in tears for nothing another day, the IVF nurse was abrupt and cold when dealing with me. I said sorry I am not normally a cry baby, but I can't seem to stop. She said, and I quote, "Other people keep it inside." Anyway, I am not sure if it is just me, or if other people have had unpleasant experiences with the IVF Process. I feel as I am a robot in a no.s system, and when the IVF Nurse/councellor tells me everyone else keeps in inside, I can't have a female Dr. and then when they did the implant, did it without any cover on top of me at all, with 5 seemingly bored staff in the room, I have to question their motives as to why they are even doing this type of work. I would like to know if anyone has experienced coldness from the IVF process, as after the treatment yesterday, I was so upset, I would say there is no way this will work. I will not be going back to that clinic ever again and i fully intend to post the staff I have dealt with a copy each of the movie "WIT".
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I'm fortunate, my doctor has several other doctors in his practice but they are always super nice. I pretty much keep the same nurse unless its a weekend appt whereas the nurse is different, but still very nice. I have had nothing but a good experience even when the end wasn't positive.
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You do NOT deserve to be treated like that. "Keep it all inside?!?" Unbelievable.
Do you mind if I ask you what clinic you attend? Might serve as a warning for all of us out there going through this.
There are better people out there for you to work with. It doesn't have to be like that.
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Please focus on the love you have at home and the love you will give that child. Leave the clinic stuff at the clinic. As a matter of fact, I am considering erasing what I wrote before but I wont because I mean it. But I mean this too. I think if we focus on the light instead of the dark, our chances of success have to be better. It is hard to do, I know so well, but I think it has to help.
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