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[hope1]

hi everyone,
its been a few weeks ive been reading about ivf on the net...i dont get much out of it so hopefully talking to all of you will give me some comfort.

please help with some questions i have..
is it possible for an ivf baby to be not normal?
how long doese it take all together...
i know about the cost..why isnt it covered by medicare??
im seeing Dr Gayer, and ive read some posts abt westmead clinic...is it bad ..should i be looking elsewhere?

thank you all...i dont seem to get any of these questions answered by anoyne ...please do help...

[antoniasmum]

Welcome!
Come join the thread called First IVF cycle in few days ...
You will find all the girls going thru IVF there.....

[JnA]

Hi and welcome to the forum


is it possible for an ivf baby to be not normal?

yes, just as much as any other baby. They still do the same scans as 'natural' pregnancies get to test for various things. I many more scans than a 'natural' pregnancy, though. Especially in the first trimester, I guess they wanted to check growth rate etc.
But then I guess it depends on your definition of 'normal'.


how long doese it take all together...

It may vary from clinic to clinic, but for my successful attempt it was 16 days from start of injections to implantation and 30 days until the final blood test.


i know about the cost..why isnt it covered by medicare??

Some of it is. We claimed medicare on most of the bills, reached the 'limit' and had less to pay for the last lot of bills. Though my partner also had a sprem retrieval operation, so that uped the ante financially.
Talk to medicare and find out exactly what you can claim back.. I found them very helpful.


im seeing Dr Gayer, and ive read some posts abt westmead clinic...is it bad ..should i be looking elsewher

Sorry, I don't know about the clinic or doctor, hopefully one of the other girls can help.

[my babyemmy]

hello and welcome:hugs: