A Taste of IVF Over 40

Archive for April 2008

IVF Acupuncture Was Easy

Posted by: melbagirl on: Thursday, April 24, 2008

She started off by looking at my tongue.  Said I was low on energy, stressed and had a digestive problem. 
It was quick, easy and painless.  I didn’t have to undress.  I wore a tracksuit and she put needles into my tummy, ankles, ears, and forehead.  The ears and forehead are for reducing stress and the [...]

Going to Try Chinese Medicine

Posted by: melbagirl on: Thursday, April 24, 2008

I’m going to try Chinese medicine!  It can’t hurt and I have nothing to lose.
Yep, I’ve read heaps of blogs where it hasn’t worked, and others where the women say that they think it made a big difference.
This place is all about helping women get pregnant with Chinese Medicine.  The statistics they show are interesting.  This [...]

Thanks for Your Thoughts

Posted by: melbagirl on: Thursday, April 17, 2008

It makes such a difference when people take the time to add a comment to your blog, doesn’t it?  Thank you.  I’m thinking positively and not feeling sorry for myself.  What a sooky-bub.  So many people are going through the same sort of thing, and yet still being so helpful; angels on earth. 
I’m still taking [...]

Why Does It Take So Long?

Posted by: melbagirl on: Tuesday, April 15, 2008

I am quietly freaking out. 
It has been six months since I first contacted this IVF clinic and I am only just about to start my second stimulated cycle.  I feel utterly helpless.  Why did I have to go on the pill and seemingly waste so much time?  I am in a cold sweat with worry.  [...]

9 Days Until I Start the Synarel

Posted by: melbagirl on: Tuesday, April 8, 2008

The Synarel is similar to Lupron, if that rings any bells. 
Instead of injecting it, you spray/sniff it up your nose and absorb it through the membranes in your nose.  It’s just a little spray bottle, like one you use when you have a cold or sinusitis.  I don’t know how the drugs differ and [...]

On the Pill Before I Start IVF Again

Posted by: melbagirl on: Monday, April 7, 2008

Okey-dokey.  I am taking the pill until the 23rd of April.  I start my Synarel nasal spray on the 17th of April.  My first scan is the 1st May.  Then, things will get REALLY interesting! 
I am actually looking forward to taking my whoremoanes and turning into an irrational mad-woman.
And that’s a good thing