Answering Your IVF Questions! | IVF Egg Retrieval for Male Factor Infertility

[@empressfreya9872]

I just want to say, I have a lot of respect for Hayden for being open about his side. Male infertility is still not really talked about much because of hangups about "masculinity" and on top of that, his probably comes from the fact that he had cancer as a literal baby. That's not an easy thing to talk about

[@Life.W.Walkinshaw]

this comment summarized my thoughts perfectly. Well put.

[@tayloralexa6237]

just wanna echo what most folks are commenting: i’ve really enjoyed following y’all’s IVF journey thus far and appreciate both you and hayden’s vulnerability. i’ve never had any desire or plans to have kids, but it’s super interesting to get a peek into alternative methods of conception!

[@olivia8465]

Chan reaching her final form as a fabulous cat dame with the leopard print + red nails

[@KitKatSam27]

This was so incredibly well-explained!! I don’t ever see myself having children BUT that never stopped me from following people’s pregnancy journeys here on KZbin. I followed a few people who had to go through IVF and you’re correct, they were mostly female-factor! (Phil and Alex are a Christian couple who have both male and female factor though!) Can’t say this enough, you both absolutely rocked it! Happy and proud of you, and sending you love!!!!

[@chandlerainsley]

thanks friend

[@Okaybutseriouslywhy]

Definitely appreciate how open Hayden has been for this. I feel like so many women (understandably) talk about their side but there's so little info/support or even real life info for the men in his situation. It feels so much less isolating knowing there's other men out there in the same situation and being able to hear even bits of their side

[@magicalkittens]

I really appreciate all of your IVF content lately and I’m so impressed how open you guys are able to be about it. I’m currently 24 weeks pregnant with our last embryo. We already have a 4 year old from our first transfer but had a few failures in between. When I’ve gone through the different cycles I have so much anxiety that I can’t even discuss it with my family. Another big difficulty for us was that we don’t have an IVF clinic in our area so we have to travel 6 hours away. It really is all consuming and puts a hold on your life while you are in it. I am so happy for you that you are past this big egg retrieval hurdle!

[@chandlerainsley]

wow 6 hours! you are incredibly dedicated and should be so proud. thank you for the support and best of luck! hoping you have a safe and healthy delivery

[@Dcong16]

In addition to the IVF information, I really feel like I learned a lot just from hearing about how you both processed and communicated throughout this experience that made me reflect on my own relationship and how I can be a better partner, so thank you for that

[@taylorr5798]

Just want to shout out for your tid bit to address inclusive language. LOVE you for that 🥹🩷

[@milomazli]

I just love Hayden's attitude and approach to the whole situation. Super high emotional intelligence! Hayden, huge respect! (and hugs) :)

[@__Lima__]

We are starting our second round of ivf this week. Sadly it isn‘t less anxiety-inducing the second time around. But it will be worth it in the end. Good luck to you guys 🥰

[@chandlerainsley]

best of luck to yall!!

[@elbamariasosa-velasco4665]

I hope you read this comment. My daughter is an IVF baby and she is 27 years old. I was surprised that the cost hadn't changed. I was surprised that you didn't mention this comment from your doctor. One of the thing that he asked if there was infertility issues in your family. I didn't my mother and sisters got pregnant very fast. That will be a very positive thing for you. And rest after the implantation. I took it very easy for 2 weeks. And after you first trimester it will be a regular pregnancy. And I was 40 when I did IVF and only 3 eggs were retrieved. And bravo in your support group.

[@lindseymeek4111]

Thank you so much for this video. My partner and I are starting our fertility process next year and it's so overwhelming to look at all the science and options.

[@JemmaSimmons_]

I'm not affected by infertility but it's very interesting to hear about, and maybe it will help others too, but don't feel pressured to tell your audience everything, only share what you want to :) Best of luck to you both ♥

[@taylorgayhart9497]

So happy for you to be moving forward on your journey!!!!!!! 🩷🩷🩷🩷

[@zeinabdelgado20]

Wishing you the best of luck ❤️

[@Bookworm5589]

Your journey is keeping me from feeling depressed over the fact that I am still 🙃 waiting for pur fertility clinic to get it together. Good luck on your transfer!

[@chandlerainsley]

thank you!!

[@allisonarmstrong706]

This is not something I am going through, but I have enjoyed your transparency and it has given me a better understanding of the IVF process. It is awesome that you are talking about this because maybe it will help someone going through the same situation.

[@ChainsawCheese]

When Haden was talking about the gradual change & how pregnancy would possibly be easier, I was remembering throwing up & being near immobilized with HG which started happening before I even missed my first period. Oof. Some pregnancies start off like cannon fire, but hopefully he’s right. Biology is wild. Thank you for sharing & best of luck to y’all. Looking forward to following the entire journey.

[@b_s_8_9]

I had a hysterectomy and will never go through IVF, but still watched this whole video. Thank you so much for all the information I think everyone can benefit from! Sending you all the good vibes to get your baby ❤

[@popuri48]

I had a general idea of what IVF entailed but wanted to watch this in order to understand it even better and I think the explanation was great! Definitely informative. I'm also happy to see that you're both doing good through this process

[@lostgirllindsay1001]

I’ve always wanted 4, had 2. I’m good with 2 😂 I wish you both all the luck ❤

[@preranabhatt7811]

Ha ha I kinda relate to this. I always wanted 2 and at this moment happy with 1 😂 sometimes having a child changes perspectives so much

[@ravenhairedreader]

this was incredibly informative! very excited for you both 🤍🫶🏻

[@nikkis7375]

I grew up sick since I was born and was always in the hospital and having painful medical procedures and i would tell myself “if this person can do it, you can do it” whoever I looked up to or loved who also had illness. When I was a preteen I said it about Nick Jonas bc I was in love with him 😂I’d be getting blood draws and shots and be like well he has diabetes so If he can do it, you can do it. All I wanted growing up was kids but I can’t have them bc of my disability but just knowing I can’t has helped me over many years to come to terms with it and convince myself that I don’t want them lol but I want to be the best aunt ever and love watching all things baby content and live through others because it’s so beautiful 🥰

[@jaimecardona92]

This was very informative. All the best to the both of you.

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

This was actually so informative… I feel like I learned so much about IVF 🤗

[@meganbaum8832]

Oh wow that’s so exciting! That sounds like you have super positive odds congratulations you guys!

[@bby.kaylamarie]

Just wanted to say thank you for speaking on adoption being traumatic. As a person who was adopted and not at birth at 8 years old it’s one or the most hardest things I have ever experienced and am still dealing with to this day🩷

[@kaylamcabee6881]

I’ve loved learning about the IVF process through your videos. Thank you for sharing this journey with the internet and being so open about things! Very excited for you guys as you start your family!! And YES MA’AM you can do hard things!! Pregnancy and birth are gonna be a breeze 😉 speaking it now lol! (I personally loved birth and thought it was the hardest and coolest thing ever. Women are freaking awesome 👏)

[@PistachioGold]

Wishing nothing but the best to you both ❤❤❤

[@Hippiepoper]

I hope it is succesful, wishing for the best 🥰 about giving birth: "I don't think it's scary, I mean, I hope I don't die" 💀

[@verucasalt4535]

Oh heck no, I can deal with all kinds of pain but when you mentioned the bloating and the ovaries moving around I nearly passed out! 🤣 Still worth it, though.

[@rmkenny412]

Love the video. We had 6 out of 9 embryos come back euploid. We opted not to find out the sex but we wanted to know if we at least had 1 of each. Turns out we had 5 of one sex and 1 of the other. We decided to transfer one of the 5 with the thinking that if it failed (we'd had 2 other transfers fail) we would at least have another chance to have a child of that sex. We chose not to find out the sex before transfer because since we had previous failures I felt if I knew the sex and started dreaming about a little girl or little boy it would make another failure harder as they would be more realized in my mind. Well it luckily worked and we had our daughter (didn't find out until birth actually) and now we know we have 4 girls and 1 boy left on ice. We will try the boy embryo next and see that as a small silver lining to having to go through this whole process.

[@chandlerainsley]

5 girls! omg that is my dream hahah. totally understand your mindset, thank you for sharing that

[@carolineblueskies]

Thanks for sharing this, y'all! I'm 34 and so I feel like the biological clock is loudly ticking. I've always said I would never do IVF, but I think hearing about the process is helpful and as I get older, I know it's something I may have to consider more.

[@crystalsbookishlife]

"Is it my intuition or negative thinking?" I have never related to anything more Thank you so much for sharing all of this 🫶

[@tracy2919]

Learned so much!

[@janewaysmom]

48:28 it was bizarre for me to learn, but my partner didn't even realize how the hormone cycle affects my s*x drive, never mind how the whole ovulation cycle is. If we go through ivf he's gonna have such an intense learning curve lol.

[@heathrdarling]

The Bella Swan pregnancy took me out 😂

[@heathrdarling]

I love hearing the way yall talk about this because you have very healthy thoughts and approaches to the issues that come up and how you communicate about them. What a great example for others that it doesn’t have to be a really fraught experience 🩵

[@heathrdarling]

Also love your clear privacy boundaries and how unapologetic you are. Again a great example to others that it’s okay to set your boundaries where you are comfortable doing so! Sending yall the best of luck with transfer and first trimester when it happens 🙏

[@chandlerainsley]

thank you thank you ❤️❤️ grateful for you!

[@K_1019.]

Thank you for sharing your story! I'm sorry if this a really insensitive question but I've always been curious, what happens with the embryos that you don't transfer? Do they stay in the "freezer" indefinitely? And what happens to the embryos that don't do well on the genetic testing?

[@chandlerainsley]

you can do a ton of different things! you can donate them to science, you can destroy them, you can adopt them out to another couple :) the genetically abnormal embryos i believe are destroyed but i’m not entirely sure

[@chandlerainsley]

oh and you can freeze them indefinitely if you want multiple kids!

[@K_1019.]

@@chandlerainsley How interesting! Thank you!! Best of Luck!! PS I just order some merch! Can't wait to rock the sweater all winter! :)

[@elbamariasosa-velasco4665]

I meant rest after they implant your baby.

[@itsmonteprice]

💙💛

[@flaviaaalouise]

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[@tiffmitch702]

U Kinda look like Anne Hathaway