IVF pregnancy doula · Cumming, Forsyth County & north metro Atlanta
"This is my IVF pregnancy."
You worked hard for this pregnancy, and leaving your fertility clinic for a regular OB can feel like losing your safety net. I'll help you find your footing with your new care team, and plan a birth that still feels like yours.
What's probably on your calendar
Not everyone gets all of these, and your care team decides what's right for you. But these come up often.
A handoff from your fertility clinic to your OB
Early ultrasounds, and possibly extra monitoring
A lot of hoping, and a lot of waiting
Sources: RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association, ACOG.
What people worry about
These are fair questions, and most people don't say them out loud. You can. We'll turn each one into something to ask, and something to plan for.
- "What if I lose this pregnancy too?"
- "How do I go from scans every week to waiting a month?"
- "When will I let myself believe this is real?"
- "Will my new OB understand how hard we worked for this?"
Questions to bring to your OB or MFM team
Check the ones you want to ask. Print the page or screenshot it before your next visit.
Your OB or MFM team knows your situation best. Bring this list to them.How two birth plans help
- How you'd like to labor, and who's in the room, after everything it took to get here
- What you want explained at each step, and how you'd like decisions talked through
- Comfort techniques that work with monitoring
- If you're carrying twins: who's in the room, and how you'd like each baby's first hour to go
- If an induction or a cesarean is scheduled: what you want to keep, and what to ask first
- If your baby needs the NICU: who goes with baby, and a feeding and pumping plan
You've already done the hard part. You don't have to do the next part alone.
I know what it's like to want a pregnancy so much that every appointment feels like it could change everything.
What the guidelines say
Even single-baby pregnancies from IVF and other fertility treatments may carry higher risks than pregnancies conceived without treatment, though it's unclear how much of that comes from the infertility itself (ACOG).
What to ask your doctor
Does conceiving with IVF change my care plan, or will I be monitored like any other pregnancy?
Let's talk about your birth.
I take one or two births a month, so start with your dates and I'll reply with the times I'm free.
No medical details needed here. Prefer to text? (478) 974-3434