- IVF feelings
Please don’t come for me, because I genuinely don’t aim to compare struggles. I just want to know if anyone has felt the same. Doing IVF for any reason is a difficult journey. After years of...
225 points89 comments3 d ago
- I am sobbing in disbelief 🥹❤️TW: high blast numbers
Just got my day 7 blast report back today and I cried the second I opened it. The flood of relief after anxiety all day scared that it would come back somehow badly is indescribable. We have...
193 points82 comments5 d ago
- Lost…
Today I received the worst news I could ever imagine… After our third retrieval, we had 5 embryos. Five chances we were looking forward to so immensely. After one failed transfer and two chemical...
169 points43 comments7 d ago
- Devastated…
I had my first egg retrieval today. I was sooo nervous but everything was going to plan. When we were done we were told they got 26 eggs! Woohoo! So exciting. We live about 2 hours from the...
157 points100 comments6 d ago
- Three rounds of IVF, a million injections, and I somehow managed to overdose myself at the finish line.
Humor? 😅😅 idk but I already cried so now I have to laugh I guess? I’m delirious atp. So I’m 39.4 and currently on my third round of IVF in five months, because apparently I looked at the...
118 points101 comments5 d ago
- A little positivity!
Just wanted to share some excitement. I’ve been trying to conceive for about 4 years. I’m 37 with unexplained infertility and low AMF. We began fertility treatments about a year ago and it’s been...
105 points16 comments6 d ago
- Partner is a drug addict and I didn’t know.
We are almost 2 years into our IVF journey for male factor infertility. I am 33 female, and just found out my male partner has been abusing cocaine for years. I am absolutely broken and don’t know...
79 points108 comments5 d ago
- First Egg Retrieval Lessons and Tips - Paying it Forward
Hi! Thought I'd shared some of the things I learned during my recent egg retrieval (Oct 2026) that I think may be helpful to people who are starting this adventure. I hope this helps a little bit...
74 points22 comments6 d ago
- This process is ending my marriage
When we met 5 years ago we were so in love and aligned. Now we fight constantly and right now I am tired of hearing about his feelings getting hurt. I have been through hell and back with a...
73 points55 comments6 d ago
- Surprise egg at the ER
It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything positive so just wanted to share a glimmer. I went in for my ER today. My 3rd one. First one the egg didn’t fertilize, 2nd one I had already ovulated...
71 points16 comments3 d ago