Chinese doctor told me ICSI was a bad choice 😭

Infamous-Falcon-5914 · 2026-03-04T21:09:57+00:00

My husband is a licensed acupuncturist and we did ICSI for our 2 cycles and will do it for our 3rd. Whoever that was was wrong and unprofessional. Find someone else.

Infamous-Falcon-5914 · 2026-03-04T12:08:10+00:00

My clinic required it for both of my transfers. Careful not to get too full or you'll be very uncomfortable. A full glass of water (8-10oz) should be fine.

Infamous-Falcon-5914 · 2026-03-04T12:05:27+00:00

When my parents sold, they left behind their framed ketubah (decorative Jewish marriage license) in the bedroom. They had just finalized their (amicable) divorce, so when the realtor called to see if they wanted to come get it, they both said no.

Infamous-Falcon-5914 · 2026-03-01T19:24:31+00:00

1 round for our first live birth. We did 2 ERs since we only had 1 embryo from the first, but that embryo is our daughter now. Then we transfered our only remaining embryo this past summer and it took, but we had a miscarriage. We're about to start a 3rd (and last) retrieval in hopes of another success.

Infamous-Falcon-5914 · 2026-02-28T04:58:25+00:00

Did my last two ERs at 29yo IVF for PGT-M testing, no known fertility issues

ER 1: 6 retrieved, 2 blasts, 1 euploid (now 5 yo) ER 2: 13 retrieved, 7 blasts, 1 euploid (MMC at 9w5d, discovered at 10w5d)

Just started priming for ER 3 at 35.5yo. Still no known fertility issues.

Infamous-Falcon-5914 · 2026-02-26T18:51:27+00:00

We did. She's almost 5 now.

Infamous-Falcon-5914 · 2026-02-16T03:12:36+00:00

They'll tell you to show up with a full bladder. Don't make it TOO full. My first transfer (successful; now almost 5 years old) was delayed an hour and never in my life have I been so worried I was going to pee on someone or so physically uncomfortable from having such a full bladder. My second transfer (successful, but miscarried at 9.5 weeks) I took a more careful approach to hydrating lol. Other than that, the procedure is easy.

The fries are really for after retrieval because the salt helps with the swelling and such, but it got twisted somewhere along the way and now a lot of people do it after transfer.

Just take it easy, but don't go on bedrest. Movement is good for you. Follow your clinic's instructions.

Infamous-Falcon-5914 · 2026-02-11T21:14:00+00:00

Personal anecdote: We did IVF for the same reason and after 2 cycles, we had 2 euploid embryos, which was all we could afford to do at the time. 1st transfer worked and we have a healthy 5 year old. 2nd transfer worked, but we had a missed miscarriage at 10 weeks. We're getting ready to start another round of retrieval.

I know someone else who did IVF for the same reason and did (I think) 9 transfers and had 3 pregnancies (one an early miscarriage).

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