Our TTC (Trying To Conceive) journey is about to take another path -- the IVF path.
After my surgery (hysteroscopy and laparoscopy) last October 2010, our fertility specialist told us to try to get pregnant naturally for about 3 to 4 months. And so we did. Unfortunately, I did not fall pregnant. So last Tuesday we went back to our specialist for a consultation and we all decided to have IVF-ICSI. Our specialist is very optimistic, saying that both my husband and I are still young and that I still have "plenty of eggs". I just turned 31 while my husband is 32. According to the book that IVFAustralia gave us, ICSI or Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection is the fertility technique where a single sperm is selected and directly injected into an egg.
Aside from the book, we were also given a CD about IVF so you can just imagine the information that my husband and I are going through right now so we can be better prepared for IVF. It's not going to be an easy journey. I just hope that no matter what happens, my husband and I will be closer than ever, of course with God in our centre.
Here in Australia, we are very lucky because the majority of the fertility treatment costs are covered by Medicare. It's not to say it will be cheap but still, we're better off here than most countries.
I'm nervous, scared and excited all at the same time. We are going back to the clinic on Tuesday for our Orientation Visit. It's when the nurses will explain our treatment cycle to us, the medications I will need to take and the times I will be required to visit the clinic for blood and ultrasound tests. They'll also teach us how to administer the hormones and other medications through injection. Now I'm a little bit apprehensive about that. I hope I get the hang of it right away. :)
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