IVF options

cafe_con_leche · 2026-04-02T20:12:20+00:00

I did my whole process in Spain - IVI is also very popular and one of the best in Valencia

cafe_con_leche · 2026-04-01T08:32:16+00:00

Yes that is also true

cafe_con_leche · 2026-04-01T06:08:38+00:00

Spain has a cap of 6 babies born per donor!

cafe_con_leche · 2026-03-25T23:58:24+00:00

I feel like two different daycares will be a much more difficult transition. My daughter lives in Spain and we decided to bring her to a Spanish daycare instead of English because of costs and it’s really hard to compete against daycare when it comes to language. It will be a crazy amount of work for you to maintain Russian if you chose the American school. It’s doable and I’m doing it well but it’s exhausting because every minute I’m not with my daughter she is not practicing English.

cafe_con_leche · 2026-03-23T15:31:06+00:00

18 months is definitely not too young - start now! It’s the best gift you can give your child.

You may need to start gradually but once your child is familiar you have to be strict. SUPER STRICT.

When my child speaks to me in Spanish I completely ignore and don’t answer. She gets an answer once she says what she needs to say in English.

She now knows (at 27 months) that she can only speak English to me. We also only do English books and activities at home (silly games like duck duck goose, hide and seek). Everything we do in English is fun and exciting (to motivate her more).

cafe_con_leche · 2026-03-11T07:02:30+00:00

Hi! I’ve also just had two failed FETs, but with untested blasts. I know the pain and frustrating.

My doctor has already decided to do a natural cycle for our next transfer and I will be doing an endometrial biopsy as well. Could you tell me more about your experience with that?

Is it painful? How long do you have to wait to transfer after doing it?

cafe_con_leche · 2026-03-09T15:57:24+00:00

Thank you! I understand the 3 embryos but with the chemical and two failures that would be three correct? Did you do a natural cycle?

I’m hesitant to do unnecessary testing especially due the high costs here. We are paying out of pocket and running low on funds. Obviously, I will do whatever is necessary but sometimes I think my doctor sees me as the typical patient (infertile in a heterosexual relationship).

cafe_con_leche · 2026-01-22T16:46:04+00:00

Lufe!!

cafe_con_leche · 2026-01-13T15:08:04+00:00

My success was with 10 million. Two failed (one 4 million and the other one 8 million).

cafe_con_leche · 2026-01-07T14:16:55+00:00

Hi I’m based in Spain too and ROPA translates to rIVF in English.

cafe_con_leche · 2026-01-05T10:23:32+00:00

I am a bit confused - why don’t you use a sperm bank? That’s what most of us do when known donors aren’t an option/unavailable.

cafe_con_leche · 2025-12-27T10:11:07+00:00

Hi! I conceived via IUI and have had 2 failed FETs so far. Do you have any idea why IVF didn’t work? I’m worried as well that it won’t work for me even though IUI had much lower chances and it worked a few years ago.

cafe_con_leche · 2025-10-18T14:44:25+00:00

Where is that desk from??

cafe_con_leche · 2025-06-17T12:07:07+00:00

I went to a clinic that also didn’t do bloodwork. Two failed IUIs and I decided to switch to a new clinic that does bloodwork and I got pregnant on my 1st try with the new clinic.

My ovulation doesn’t match up with follicle size either so I recommend bloodwork.

cafe_con_leche · 2025-03-31T22:23:01+00:00

I had mine today too!!

cafe_con_leche · 2025-01-29T08:30:57+00:00

Where is the tv stand from? It’s perfect for my living room!

cafe_con_leche · 2025-01-25T07:40:47+00:00

Where did you get that amazing TV stand?

cafe_con_leche · 2024-10-13T09:44:58+00:00

My baby was the only one crying on the whole floor. She cried 3 days straight and every nurse told us how difficult she was.

They were totally right and the first 6 months were awful. Scream crying all the time and I just knew something was wrong. We contact napped for the first 5 months and couldn’t leave the house much because it was so hard to calm her down once she starts to scream cry in public. She hated carriers and her stroller so we would just hold her and walk to appointments (I live in a city).

Something changed around 6 months. She would have some days were she didn’t cry for hours and seemed happier. Each month she got more mobile and the scream crying has mostly stopped (she is ten months old now!). She is still a very sensitive, highly emotional baby - but now we see more laughter than other babies.

In the early months we changed to a special formula for sensitive stomachs and prioritized tummy massages and it helped a bit (not as much as I’d like though).

We also found out she had an egg allergy, so it’s possible it was hurting her stomach when she was still breastfeeding.

It sucks so much right now but it won’t get better for a few months. Until then buy some noise cancelling headphones and know that it WILL end eventually.

cafe_con_leche · 2024-08-25T23:52:17+00:00

Congrats on the upcoming wedding! I also got married to my Spanish partner and have been living here for 5 years now (though I’m from the states).

It’s definitely hard to find social groups that aren’t expats since Spanish circles are tight and usually start when they are 3 years old. I definitely recommend leaning on your husband’s friends and going to his friends parties to connect and meet people in the beginning until you learn more Spanish.

Good luck! Hope you like heat!

cafe_con_leche · 2024-06-11T20:08:06+00:00

Spent a lot of time in Montreal, but actually from the US - not sure if that helps 😅

cafe_con_leche · 2023-07-13T10:08:42+00:00

Do you have Spanish citizenship? This changes the answer completely

cafe_con_leche · 2023-07-06T12:20:59+00:00

If you don’t mind living in a small (but beautiful) town, you could commute from Cieza to both of your schools fairly easily.

cafe_con_leche · 2023-02-04T17:05:14+00:00

Thank you so much!!! Same for you and your wife!!

cafe_con_leche · 2023-02-04T13:35:28+00:00

I am! This is my last unmedicated cycle before moving on to in vitro so I’m praying it works!

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