Preping for IVF-1 Countless hurdles down, two giant hurdles to go.

After 10 failed Ovulation Inductions - 2 cancelled due to too many follicles, 8 cancelled with not enough follicles, countless amounts of pills and injections. I've given up- OI is not working for us.... attt alllll, there is only so much, two minds can handle (and while maybe my husband could keep going - don't know you'd have to ask him, my mind is about to burst).

So back in Feb, the nurses at our clinic suggested that we go back and see the Big Wig. WELL ABOUT TIME. While they had kept in contact with him about our progress and results, he had not reviewed us for some time. I am pretty sure at around 7 cycles they had reached the... I don't know what to do with this couple, but finally they had admitted it to themselves.

ABOUT TIME!!!!

So, we get the run down and find out all about IVF. The first part is really just about ticking the boxes and making you feel like a criminal.

Yes, we will get a criminal check,

Yes, we will get one of those child protection thingies and

Yes, we will see a counsellor before we begin (stupidest thing ever)

Basically we said, Yes, you can have all of our money, we're desperate for a family. Are they they only things you can think of??

On a slight tangent - 

I live in a regional town in Victoria, Australia. Here it is hard to come by people who believe in the 'food is medicine' concept and are basically happy to go to a bulk bulling doctor, pop some pills, eat Mc Donalds and soft drink and roll their eyes when I talk about macca powder or how awesome homemade sweet potato chips are.

SO I was very surprised when the only IVF counsellor in the town was also a Chinese herbalist and acupuncturist.

She quickly and happily ticked us off for IVF (ching, ching) and then went on to say I that she could really benefit me (been there, done that- but I am desperate and am willing to throw my money out to anyone).

After 2 weeks of following her program I was a mess, my health had steadily declined, stress increased and thoughts of my IVF cycle working made me go crazier lady. I went to her clinic - acting crazy and ordered a $500 test demanding to know what foods I was intolerant to, crying that I was sick of screwing with my body and working with unknowns. ... yet I am still going back to her for acupuncture - remember I am desperate and will cling on to anything during an IVF cycle- and who knows, now that I have relaxed slightly on her diet, got the test results back (ruling out cows milk, eggs, cashews) my body is really beginning to respond....