Grief.

Welcome back to the IVF Before & After Podcast. Today, Kay shares a personal story of grief and reflect backs on her own IVF experience. The clinic doesn't tell you how to deal with the grief. Your whole entire life changes and it tests your relationship. It takes it to the breaking point. There is a sad process after the happy process of IVF that we just can't really understand. But always remember dreams can come true for some of us. KEY TAKEAWAYS You're excited and you can't wait to start your very own family. You're told it's normal for someone 'your age' to struggle to conceive and you should just 'relax'. After a year you go back to the hospital and you can see all the excited couples with their bumps whilst you wait to see if you can even get IVF. This is the first time you will really feel truly saddened. As you will be assessed and have to wait over two years to hear if you're even eligible for IVF. It's devastating. I remember the doctor telling us we have a 5% chance of getting pregnant as long as the egg was top quality. This news was hard to hear and difficult to take. This is followed by your treatment plan your medication and your bill...You have to administer injections into your stomach twice a day and go in for regular blood tests. There's then the moment when you're waiting to find out and your whole life stops. The blue line isn't there and it's like your fight for your family is over. Then if you've got frozen embryos you can start another round of IVF. But you're left with that feeling of dread of going through it all over again. BEST MOMENTS "We were scared but positive. But we ended up living our life around the injections we had to take" “When you've not been successful with IVF your life is a struggle with overwhelming sadness. No one prepares you for the devastating impact IVF has on your life.” VALUABLE RESOURCES http://ivfbeforeandafter.com/ ABOUT THE HOST IVF Before and After was founded by Kay Dempsey. She created IVF Before and After, after many years spent researching and practicing every possible way to conceive with IVF. Kay has created a global community with the use of podcasts she will share the stepping stones to empower your mindset, fuel your body organically and support you along your fertility journey. CONTACT METHOD www.instagram.com/ivfbeforeandafter/ https://twitter.com/IVFBEFOREAFTER www.facebook.com/IVF-Before-and-After