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The emotional toll of IVF

Fertility & Reproductive Health | Last Active: Dec 4, 2019 | Replies (15)

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@loren12

Good morning. Emotions are huge in this process.... I knew that it would be but not to the extent they played out. My past with endometriosis greatly affected our outlook going into IVF. After I had a laparoscopy in February of 2019 my egg reserve dropped dramatically. For my age it is considered low. Where the emotions really got to me was the initial meeting to sign consent forms and being told that not only were there signs that endometriosis was back but that we would be lucky to get 4 eggs. As you know, you need a minimum of 4 measurable eggs in order to proceed with the retrieval so I think the emotions there kicked into high gear. I was scared we would do all of this and not even be retrieving. I felt like my body had failed me, that I had possible done something wrong in this whole entire process to be dealt that hand at 32 years old. For me, I turned to my faith and prayed like crazy. What else do you do?

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I so badly want to turn to my faith but I’ve been struggling with feeling like I’ve lost it. I’m very angry and I take it out on God (I know he can handle it). But I’m generally just pissed at everything. I can still feel positive going into new rounds because I *DO* still have hope, but a lot of anger too. To cope I listen to music (the louder the better!), podcasts, I read, I travel, I surround myself with friends that make me laugh, I spend a lot of time outdoors (Duluth is good for that!). It doesn’t “work” all the time but it helps pass the time and distract and as you all know, there is a lot of empty time to pass in IVF.