Hi Ser,
No probs, dr fong yang, i got hear his name before quite famous..but i jus like to say that ur next pregnancy, i prefer u to go to a pte clinic and not kkh..i didnt have a good experience with them, no 1 to 1 attention. I personally feel that if u really want someone to look after u and ur baby, its best to seek drs with "high risk pregnancy" experience, some drs will state this in their clinic "resume".
hi monster, glad that you finally decided to do ivf..please dont have pessimistic thoughts about disappointments or whether u are doing anything rite, etc..it really gives you alot of unnecessary stress which you do not need..also i really think you shouldnt worry too much about herbs (not advisable when u wan to do ivf also), u need to sleep well, eat normal meals and drink water..u dont really need to do anything extra, just lead a normal life, the dr will tell u the same also..you jus may need to eat alot of egg whites whilst you are doing your hormone injections, the nurses will inform u when to start taking them..
i agree with your hubby abt him not taking the op..my hubby and brother in law both had sperm abnormalities, they were both advised to do the op oso, in the end my hubby didnt do the op but my bro in law did and his sperm improved by less than 10%. In the end he had to do ivf oso, actually our method is icsi, which is like ivf but they inject 1 sperm into the egg to become an embryo, so as long he got a certain percentage, u both can still do icsi, the dr will advise which method is best for u..all my ivf's were actually icsi..
as for financial, it wasnt easy i have to admit..i even gave up my job just to do the 1st ivf, as i knew the chances of multiple pregnancy was high and alot of rest was required..i received alot of flak from my mil and sil, they really despised me and would talk bad about me in front of me and hubby..u knw my sil actually asked me to go to her house to "clean" for her and she never once invited me to her home before...we managed to get by for the 1st 3 tries but for my last try, we actually sold our condo and downgraded to hdb to pay for the last ivf attempt..it was our last resort and a gamble we took but it paid off..u may consider doing at kkh or sgh to do ivf if you are worried abt the costs, tney are cheaper than pte clinics and u dun get personalised attention but i think they are quite ok, kkh i heard had very high expectancy rates during sheila loh time, i do not know now cause she is with raffles hospital, she used to be the head of ivf dept and was my dr..u may switch to a pte clinic after u expect wich to my own personal opinion is better as i mentioned to chewy..but dun think so much about it now till u try, just go n get an appt and discuss your options with the dr before u decide, they will most likely ask for a medical check up and assess u first before they allow u to do ivf..
No probs, dr fong yang, i got hear his name before quite famous..but i jus like to say that ur next pregnancy, i prefer u to go to a pte clinic and not kkh..i didnt have a good experience with them, no 1 to 1 attention. I personally feel that if u really want someone to look after u and ur baby, its best to seek drs with "high risk pregnancy" experience, some drs will state this in their clinic "resume".
hi monster, glad that you finally decided to do ivf..please dont have pessimistic thoughts about disappointments or whether u are doing anything rite, etc..it really gives you alot of unnecessary stress which you do not need..also i really think you shouldnt worry too much about herbs (not advisable when u wan to do ivf also), u need to sleep well, eat normal meals and drink water..u dont really need to do anything extra, just lead a normal life, the dr will tell u the same also..you jus may need to eat alot of egg whites whilst you are doing your hormone injections, the nurses will inform u when to start taking them..
i agree with your hubby abt him not taking the op..my hubby and brother in law both had sperm abnormalities, they were both advised to do the op oso, in the end my hubby didnt do the op but my bro in law did and his sperm improved by less than 10%. In the end he had to do ivf oso, actually our method is icsi, which is like ivf but they inject 1 sperm into the egg to become an embryo, so as long he got a certain percentage, u both can still do icsi, the dr will advise which method is best for u..all my ivf's were actually icsi..
as for financial, it wasnt easy i have to admit..i even gave up my job just to do the 1st ivf, as i knew the chances of multiple pregnancy was high and alot of rest was required..i received alot of flak from my mil and sil, they really despised me and would talk bad about me in front of me and hubby..u knw my sil actually asked me to go to her house to "clean" for her and she never once invited me to her home before...we managed to get by for the 1st 3 tries but for my last try, we actually sold our condo and downgraded to hdb to pay for the last ivf attempt..it was our last resort and a gamble we took but it paid off..u may consider doing at kkh or sgh to do ivf if you are worried abt the costs, tney are cheaper than pte clinics and u dun get personalised attention but i think they are quite ok, kkh i heard had very high expectancy rates during sheila loh time, i do not know now cause she is with raffles hospital, she used to be the head of ivf dept and was my dr..u may switch to a pte clinic after u expect wich to my own personal opinion is better as i mentioned to chewy..but dun think so much about it now till u try, just go n get an appt and discuss your options with the dr before u decide, they will most likely ask for a medical check up and assess u first before they allow u to do ivf..