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Lifeslurper resides in a big brown land called Auuustralia. Her early years remain a mystery cloaked in a veil of depression.

Age 42 Lifeslurper meets the vague but gorgeous Wobbles. “What took him so long to arrive?” She asks.

They make their way together in the world just fine, but are not fine to make a baby – not without some outside help. Enter ART and 2008 the year of 4 IVF cycles & one lousy big fat negative.

Lifeslurper is now 47 years old! Time for a baby is running out fast, so too is her sanity. Now it's 2011 - Lifeslurper & Wobbles have moved into top baby making gear. Donor Egg Cycles are the way to go, after a long pause to take stock after a glorious donor egg BFP & the subsequent loss. This year saw 2 cancelled FET cycles, & and menopause causing delays.

Where to from here? After 10 cycles Lifeslurper & Wobbles now await their WobblyBub who is due in May 2012 - actually make that...um....*sigh*...what's the point?

Secret Lifeslurper Fertility Weapon

Today Lifeslurper is featuring our very first guest blogger.

It is very fitting that this inaugural occasion should be given to Jodie Flynn; a woman who carries much of my survival through the wretchedness I know as IVF.

Recently Lifeslurper was ‘outed’ by a reader comment left by Jodie. Not that I was keeping secrets. Clearly anyone reading this blog will know there isn’t too much I am prepared to leave out. It was just that I hadn’t quite got to that stage of the story. Okay, it takes me a long time to get to any part of a story. Any short story left in my hands can very quickly become a long story. I wrote a post called Fantasy IVF about all the extras that are required to get through this whole IVF business. I left out the fact that I have a fertility coach in that post thinking that I would quickly get around to revealing my secret IVF weapon. My fertility coach, Jodie Flynn saw the post before I got around to mentioning her and I was outed!

Continue reading Secret Lifeslurper Fertility Weapon

Remember I love you!

Last night Wobbles held me as I sobbed uncontrollably.

“Remember I love you!’ It was more emphatic than his normal daily declarations. This one served a more important purpose.

‘Remember I love you!’ His words acting like an invisible lifeline thrown out across the very short distance between us.

Things have been slipping lately. In the two weeks since our fourth IVF cycle died with a whimper, I have felt my mood slipping downward to a well trodden area I’d prefer it not to go. Continue reading Remember I love you!

Counting the cost of ART

There are a number of prime considerations about the decision to undertake ART treatments and how many IVF cycles to attempt. Apart from the ever increasing overlay of emotional and physical factors, there are practical issues as well. Arranging treatment around work schedules; allowing for travel time; and the extent of the waiting list to see the fertility specialist of choice.

We consider ourselves to be fortunate to be seeing our third specialist. Dr Loverley is young and keen and largely undiscovered. Our ability to see him for a consultation at short notice is almost unimpeded.

Beyond the practical, emotional and physical factors there is one almighty consideration that needs revisiting with the dawn of each new cycle; the financial cost. Continue reading Counting the cost of ART

Stitching up the IVF game

It seems no matter how prepared you are for the ‘worst’ with IVF there are always greater depths to be explored.

Our fourth IVF cycle has now ground its way to a complete end.

There were a few close calls. Just when we thought we had it worked out, we were side-blinded – again.

Leaving before dawn yesterday morning we got to the clinic without a hitch. Considering our recent travel incidents, this was an excellent start. Continue reading Stitching up the IVF game

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