Fertility Hope for 2022

There’s a lot of hope for rainbow babies over the next 12 months.  Laura says she’s hopeful “to have our rainbow baby after our second round loss on Christmas Eve,” Annabel wishes to have “a healthy rainbow baby after losing our boy in April to congenital diaphragmatic hernia” and Kelly, too, wants “to have [their] rainbow baby” just like Michelle. 

Mimi* shares hope of a “healthy rainbow baby after three miscarriages” and Lucy wants “to have [her] rainbow baby after a loss on 21st December.”  Sarah is hoping “to have a healthy baby after seven failed rounds and five miscarriages” and Alison* wants “to birth a full-term baby [after] four heartbreaking losses.  [Our] last loss was on Christmas Eve.”  Similarly, Kerry* wants “to have a successful IVF treatment and finally [her] triple rainbow”.

Karen says she hopes “pregnancy announcements don’t hurt as much” – a wish many IG followers responded to with support and agreement.

For so many, 2022 means the continuation of treatment and exciting next steps:

Dee wishes for “a successful frozen [embryo] transfer [FET]”, as does Charlie, like so many others: [we’re hoping] that our last FET works”.  Stephanie and Xavier want a “successful FET!” and Priya* hopes for “a successful FET which results in a healthy pregnancy and live birth” whilst Susanne* has her fingers crossed “that our FET implanted”. 

Rose, too, hopes her “first FET ends in a baby in [her] arms following two IVF [rounds] and two missed miscarriages in 2021.”. Charley’s official test day is early in the new year and she’s hoping for a “big fat positive miracle after four rounds” of treatment.  Mia’s* wanting “to get Clomid and conceive” whilst Syd* want to get pregnant with the last IVF round [she’ll] ever do.”

Thea* has her fingers crossed the next semen test indicates the presence of sperm “so [they] can move onto successful treatment” and Caron hopes “gynaes work out my gynae problem that’s affecting my fertility”. Gina* says, “after seven years TTC [they] finally become parents”, and Emma’s plans for 2022 are “to carry a baby to term and bring them home!  Three losses and it’s hard to believe.”

Calandra* is hoping “that the current round of duo-stim IVF… is successful”, Francis* says “after four IVF rounds, I’m about to use donor eggs.  So pregnancy and birth in 2022 is my hope.”  Jools also hopes for “a successful first cycle with donor eggs”.  Katherine* hopes “for our third IVF cycle (after five miscarriages) to result in a healthy baby”.  Tash hopes her “partner’s DNA fragmentation comes back [as] normal post-surgery [and] for a successful IVF cycle” as Monica wants “to start IUI and be pregnant by the end of 2022”. 

Arlette* just wishes “to get the courage to do another IVF round” and Rylee tells us she hopes her “[IVF] cycle isn’t as traumatic [as last time], egg collection isn’t painful and [they] get more than one embryo”.  Gemma* hopes “the ICSI cycle [they’re] about to start works this time” and Emmy* is “hoping a second opinion can bring us closer to a little miracle”. 

Or perhaps, like Hannah, 2022 hails the start of your fertility treatment.  Hannah told us she wants to “hopefully start IVF in February/March after months of appointments!”  Jo says she “can’t wait… to get started – I’m very excited.”  Similarly, Lisa* plans to “start IVF in Jan/Feb after a two-year wait and a new clinic” and Phoebe* is excited “to start IVF”. 

Kerri says she hopes to “actually start IVF in Jan like [planned] after two years of waiting”.  Clara says she’s hopeful “to start IVF in March and give [her] wonderful husband the baby [they’ve] wanted for so long”.  Ruby* wants to “lose enough weight to be eligible for fertility treatment (or let it happen naturally)” and Paige wants to “raise enough money to start the process of IVF”. 

Charlie* also wants “to be able to afford another round of IVF after two losses” and Chantel hopes to “gain the funds to start the process.”  Michael* hopes he and his partner “have a baby by next Christmas” and Nora* wants to “have this baby that’s growing inside [her]”.  Jess* says “sorting the genetic testing [she] needs and then a healthy pregnancy via IUI is the goal”.  For Lena*, in 2022 she plans to “heal [her] fibroids and start the baby-making process”.

Everyone’s story is unique and valid and everyone’s fertility is deeply personal, and yet all readers will see themselves reflected in these wishes for 2022.  IVF and fertility treatment can feel painfully lonely sometimes but as we head into the New Year, know you are not alone and as sad as it is that others have trodden a similar path, guidance and wisdom is not too far away.