To ask for stories of hope re getting pregnant

[Whowillsaveyoursoul]

I know there's probably lots of people who are told they can't get pregnant and don't but I'm just looking for a ray of new year's hope.
Dh has hopeless sperm and we've been told our only chance is icsi. We've tried this now, twice, but no good and now looking at using donor embryos. But I'm not sure I can go through with it.
We've been ttc for 2 years. I'm 31 so not that old fertility wise.

Any stories of hope?

Pretty similar story here.

TTC for 2.5 years before 1st go at IVF and conceived twins. Unassisted pregnancy resulted in my 3rd child 2 years and 1 day after the twins were born :) We had only been ttc for 5 months for DC3. All female issues here - endo, fibroids, blocked tubes etc. etc.

We were never told we could not conceive on our own just that it would take time and concerted effort LOL! We didn't have time on our side hence the IVF attempt.

My cousin and her dh were ttc for 15 years, including 6 failed cycles of ivf. Their 7th cycle resulted in triplets :)

My best friend has a two year old as a result of icsi. Her husband has basically no viable sperm, but they did manage to find a couple in the sample! My egg recipient had a live birth on her first donor round after many years of trying.

I know someone who tried for 12 years over two different marriages and then got pregnant at 40 with ivf.

My username says it all. I've been under this name on MN for years.

Long story cut short:

DH: Azoospermia
Me: So many eggs I was asked to donate as I was having 2 cycles at the same time ie ovulating & bleeding.

Overnight I ran out & after numerous attempts at IUI, IVF & ICSI in the UK over 2 decades, we've finally met our newborn having gone overseas for donor egg & sperm.

Very hard to remain positive at times & people didn't understand it's like a grievance.

It's incredibly hard.

4 years off ttc had injections/scans/pcos..was told icsi was the only chance and month before the treatment I got pregnant, second time around…again drugs/injections/scans…decided to stop and be grateful for ours then 3 years old boy…year later i was pregnant again…lots of heartbreak, tears, doubts..even when my eyes were crying I knew deep down my body could do it…Now ive got two most beautiful happy babies, and every nigth I pinch myself saying ' Im the luckiest person in the world'..
NEVER give up xx

Have you looked into IMSI if ICSI hasn't been successful? We tried for 3 years, then had failed ICSI and we were advised to try IMSI to get the best sperm. I'm now 24 weeks pg after the IMSI so it worked for us. Also did a whole host of other things including DHEA, co q10, endo scratch and embryo glue. Who knows what part worked but changing something did!

Multiple miscarriages, endometriosis, PCOs secondary to pituitary problem but after giving up we booked a holiday to celebrate my 40th birthday and I tested positive a month before we were due to go.
We had a great holiday and after a difficult pregnancy DS arrived a little early. He is now ten. This time 11 years ago we had given up hope. I used to hate people telling about "someone they know..." But I have become that someone.

Me! My parents married in early 70's and immediately my mum tried to concieve at age 21. Sadly it didn't happen and there were multiple miscarriages. My parents were seriously investigating adoption (as there was no IVF in those days) when she got pregnant with me after eight years ttc and decided if I was miscarried that they were not going to try again. I came along 9 months after they went in holiday to Spain My brother came along almost exactly 2.5 years later.

One of the ladies on a TTC board I used to post on used donor eggs. She said it was the best decision she ever made (after a number of failed IVF cycles) and her little boy is hers in every single way. If it gives you the chance of a baby then I can't think of a single reason not to try.

I TTC'd for 4 years. DH had low sperm count, I had low AMH (33 when we started), I even managed to get cervical cancer in the middle so took a year out to get that treated! My lovely boy was born this year after ICSI, multiple major surgeries. A bit premature (33 weeks) but worth every moment of heartache and pain.

Don't let TTC become the only thing in your life, but at the same time don't give up while you still feel there is hope. I was told to give up a few times and get a hysterectomy, but I knew I would always wonder 'what if' unless I tried everything I reasonably could.

I have two friends who got pregnant after giving up (both had been trying for over ten years). One was in her late 30s and the other in her early 40s and both got pregnant completely unexpectedly after being told they were extremely unlikely ever to conceive. One friend now has a little boy and the other friend has a baby girl. I don't know exactly what fertility difficulties they had, or why they suddenly got pregnant, but I know they hadn't had any fertility treatment. So it can happen for some people...

15 years ttc for us (hope it doesn't take that long for you x) gave up after 15 years and came to terms with being childless. 2 years later at the age of 39 I conceived without intervention and then again at age 41. We feel incredibly blessed with our two boys. Even though they are now 16 & 13 I still cant quite believe they are mine sometimes!!!

Good Luck to you x I hope the New Year brings you happiness :)