I just started my IVF journey 8/11/24 they have me on 900 follistim & menopur & omggggg the side effects are REAL😢🤣🤦🏻‍♀️my mood swings are horrible I’m crying out the blue I’m very emotional & bad headaches in the afternoon I’m tired my eyes start hurting .

I’m glad I’m not the only one who cry’s lol 😅🥰

It’s because of trigger shot dear wait for a week

Is this your first trigger shot you took ?

May Allah bless you with positive news

Im not sure, but I don’t think so. You have to get the shots prescribed from who ever you are going through infertility treatment with and they might only prescribe them for and IUI. But I honestly don’t know that’s just a guess. I would talk to your doctor just a regular doctor if you’re not seeing an infertility doctor yet. I wish you the best of luck on your journey! 💜

I am a surrogate too. Had my embryo transfer on 5/1. I was super crampy for the last 3 days which has lightened up today. My beta is scheduled for next week. I wish I didn’t have to wait the full 2 weeks to find out. My IP’s don’t want to find out until after they get back from vacation either way but it’s only one day longer than we would’ve found out anyway lol. I have good feelings about it though. I’m really excited for them. Good luck to you on your beta coming up this Friday!❤

Yes I was able to do everything. I had scheduled my appointments to be on days that I had off from Starbucks and usually the day after a transfer I would make sure I wasn’t working as well. Then the only time it really was hard was when I was close to a retrieval I could tell I was more uncomfortable but I still worked and everything was fine. It was really important for me to maintain my hours so I had the coverage. So just try really hard to make your schedule and appointments work. I wish you the best of luck 🤞🏻 ❤️

I feel dear

No I was pretty good about requesting time off before the schedule was made or just scheduling my appointment on days I didn’t work there.

I meant to keep making them, but I’ve really been enjoying being a busy full time mom and enjoying every moment living in the present. I hope to make videos again at some point!

Im not sure about donor ivf but it covered up to 25,000 for ivf. You’re only required to work 20 hours A week in order to qualify for the insurance. I don’t remember what I was being paid but In order to get the best IVF coverage you have to choose the most premium insurance they offer and it’s quite expensive so yes once my insurance kicked in and I was only working 20 hours a week My entire paycheck was going towards paying my insurance and I was not receiving paychecks. But I still had my insurance coverage and I was able to get everything done. I’ve heard that once you cancel the insurance your money will continue to go towards anything left unpaid or if you leave the company and then come back to work with the company your initial paychecks will go towards paying any unpaid balance on the insurance.

@@TessierFamilyVlogs do you have to pay out of pocket for medication or is that covered as well. Thanks

@@michelleswaggerty1479 I had to pay out of pocket for the meds, not sure if that’s still the case but yes you will pay for meds and your deductible.

@@TessierFamilyVlogs how much is the deductible line the cheapest one. Thanks

@@michelleswaggerty1479 I can’t remember and things may have changed. I recommend joining the Facebook group called starbucks ivf warriors. You can ask questions and get response of people who are currently on their journey and have so much information! It was so helpful for me!

I’m 5’4” and I haven’t had any issues with getting him out of the crib. We’ve changed it from mini to regular and dropped the base all the way down, since he stands now and we still have no issues with it. I really like the crib and I’m excited to eventually transition it to toddler mode, it’s a really beautiful piece!

@@TessierFamilyVlogs thank you so much for the response! I am a cautious shopper so when I went to the website for The Wave and read the one star reviews I was sad because I really loved the concept and look of the crib. The five star reviews are very positive though on the flip side. We are considering it☺️

@@sarahblake251can I ask what you’re thoughts are if you did get the wave? In a small apt so would like to know if it’s something that’ll last

When I was working it was at least 20 hours a week you have to maintain.

Thank you for the answer!