IVF Journey Begins

Well, we begin here with my IVF Journey. We have been TTC #1 since Dec 04. I am 26, and DH is 29. In December, we had decided to get off birth control to "see what happens". I had a chemical pregnancy in Feb 05, and have been TTC ever since.

We have charted, used ovulation predictors, check CM, used ovulex/amberoz, preseed, etc, etc, etc. And through all of this, nothing worked.

Poor hubby has been restricted to boxers, hot tubs, baths, etc for over 2 years.

We are both Christians, and let me tell you this has helped us drastically in our journey for a baby. I prayed, and God instructed me to quit all of the above (charting, etc) we were using. It was stressing us out, and taking away all spontaneity. In God's word, He gives promises that we can have children, and those are what I'm clinging to.

In August of 06, we finally decided to start pursuing fertility treatments. I went to my GYN, and had an HSG done. Man, this is like 100 times more painful than your most painful period. But it showed everything ok. DH went to the urologist, and it showed low numbers in all areas. The doc put him on clomid for 3 months, which didn't help his numbers, so then sent us off to a RE.

In May 07, we finally met with the RE. He took all our info into account, and said DH's hormone levels were fine, so that is why the Clomid didn't work. The RE also said that I looked fine - as far as we can tell. In his 2nd consult with us, he said that IUI would be pointless, since they typically like 15M good sperm to put in, and DH is only starting with 5M (which would drop once they spin it), so he suggested that we go the IVF route.

And the journey begins................