hello & welcome to my channel! my name is amber, a first time mum after years of infertility & multiple ivf cycles, all of which were well documented both here & on my instagram (@amber.izzo). i share my life and the ins and outs of life after infertility, the trials and tribulations of life and motherhood! thanks for being here x
Hi there, when in the cycle do they recommend starting testing? Is it first week like LH strips? Mentioned it’s expensive, how much is the kit, and 10 or 20 strips? Thanks 💜
@@TheMartinClowes hello 👋 I'm hijacking the comments section. Not sorry as today has been so emotionally draining. I had my prostrap injection yesterday. Is this your first FET? How are you feeling? I just wanted to know if anyone was on tinzaparin or similar medication to me and what to expect. What time are you booked in for? Sending you lots of positive energy and keeping everything crossed for you
@@syz9199 thanks and sending you lots of love and luck as well! This is our third go. Is this your first round? I'm on Lubion injections, I don't recognise the name of the injections you're taking but maybe someone else will. All the best! X
Wishing you good luck. We are probably going to do the same. We have our 15 month old and will just try and transfer our remaining embryo next year. And if it isn't successful then we will not continue trying. (I'm 41)
Amber , I'm keeping everything crossed for you , I followed your journey with joey and I was delighted when you got pregnant last time , keep your lovely chin up , I will be keeping my eye out for your vlogs and excited/ nervous for you but wishing you so much to have that 2nd little miracle ❤
really enjoyed watching this vlog , love the reality , let's us know where you are up to with your frozen egg transfer , i saw on your last vlog you were thinkging about it xxxx
I’m so happy for you that you got the frozen embryos that you wanted. Fingers crossed for the one you transferred PUPO! Ps I know this is in the past but I’m watching this as if it was now and commenting 😊
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Good luck making a decision! If you do a follow up/update video, are you able to share a bit more about how Gaia works with frozen transfers? I’ve contacted them for a quote but have been told I’m not able to start with embryos I already have frozen 😕 xx
Hahah, I popped in the description box I have NO idea what that is! It wasn’t on the edit and I tried to reupload but no clue!! Nobody was snoring I assure you 😂😭
£9K for a FET is insane. I'm with CRGW, they charge £225 for a consultation, £1995 for a FET and £200 for an endometrial scratch. I'm currently pregnant with my second CRGW baby. X
It is worth contacting your clinic directly to see if they will do an individual estimate for you. We did this and it cost less than anticipated .The medication in particular for an FET was a lot less than a fresh i think about £800 less and this included having to change my oestrogen due toan adverse reaction). Also when i fell pregnant on a private round my clinic wrote a letter to my GP to request certain meds were prescribed to maintain pregnancy. At that point the GP agreed to prescribe so it was only cost of NHS prescription
This video brought me to tears a few times 🥹 so lovely to see how happy you are, and totally agree nothing can prepare you for being a mum! I have an almost 2 year old - the regulating MY emotions is the hardest part, I thought I'd done so much work on myself pre motherhood but there are so many new things I'm discovering and having to work on. Wishing all the best things for you and your family in 2024 ☺️
At 34 I got preg right side fallopian tube ectopic with twins had to have right tube removed. Took the dye test to see if left is blocked. Found it it was hydrosalpinx only a 10% opening. After a year of trying with one damaged tube no baby yet. Decided to get the left and only tube removed which would leave me infertile at 35. Bc i knew how the pain was from the ectopic it didnt phase me the second time i had to do the surgery. It does hurt thought. They sent me home with laxatives. Now that both tubes r removed i do struggle with self worth...but I have come to terms that i needed it to get removed so i can get ivf. It took me a year to come to the realization this is what it is and i was determined to have a baby so come Jan. 2024 rainbow baby on the way.
We rocked and cuddled Olly to sleep for ages untill he decided he did not want it anymore he like j started pushing us away screaming so we stopped persisting with the rocking as he clearly did not want it and put him down in his cot and he then started going to sleep independently for bed time and has done so since however he was a contact napper untill he pretty much started to faze out his naps ! He is now 4 months away from being 2 and only naps once in the day but thays dossapering as hell go a good 2 or 3 days with no naps 🙈🙈 there all so different with sleep and i loved the cuddling to sleep miss it now tbh !! I sware the clothes are just made big ollys 20 months and still in q1 to 18 months and in some shops even the 12 to 18 month bottoms just fall down 😂
Besutifull beach day! Teething is tough! Olly had his come thick and fast bardly any break between pairs coming through and even cut 2 of his back mollers at the same time ... that was hard going 🙈! The loosing weight after baby i sware is so much harder ! Was considering the gym too then i went and broke my knee cap spent 6 weeks in a brace 24/7 ehich was ... interesting with an active toddler lol so no gym yet i have to wait for physio to clear me for the more active stuff like running !
Also thanks so much for being so open about all of your emotions and going back to therapy. It’s made me realise I definitely do need to try counselling again. I resonate with a lot of what you’ve said (I do a lot of the time on your insta as well). I wish you all the very very best with therapy. You’re such an emotionally intelligent, articulate person. X
Thank you so much, Laura! Really glad you’re enjoying the vlogs 🤍. My friend tells me everyone should have therapy so trying not to see it as a negative but in fact just a case of self care xxx
It’s so so hard.. and the fact that you don’t really know what to do, what’s best, all the contradictory advice, the fear that your child is not getting enough nutrition.. as a first time mum it’s just crazy hard. We struggled with feeding for months as well, and the first weeks were mental, the feeding issues really made those early days so stressful and I honestly don’t know why I pushed forward. The chiropractor info is really useful, if I’m lucky enough to have another I will definitely go do a chiropractor/osteopath from the get-go. Breastfeeding seems like a huge thing after you give birth and in the first few months but after a few years no one cares anymore.
Aww, I really enjoyed this Amber. It’s lovely to see you interacting with Joey and hearing his little giggles and chatter 🤍 You’re a natural mother🤍 I never iron! I just hang things up when they’re almost dry from the tumble dryer or on the line. I vividly remember my mum stood for hours on a Sunday evening ironing all our uniforms for the week…I’ve never done that in my life…it’s far too ‘adult’ 😂 xx
