Can I ask for your positive IVF stories please?

[HopingForAMiracle1]

After years of miscarriages I've had enough and am now on the waiting list for IVF with genetic testing.

I'm trying (and failing a lot of the time) to remain hopeful that one day I'll get my break.

To help me can I hear some of your IVF success stories please? I'm conscious that the success rates are pretty low per round

Good luck to you. I had 6 ivf in total with icsi. 3 m/c and my wonderful son was a frozen embryo from my second cycle. The only thing I done different on my successful treatment was acupuncture. Not sure if it actually made an difference but it’s all I done different. I found the treatment itself ok as said before it’s the waiting that’s hard.

I have a chromosome inversion so I completely understand how difficult it is. After two TFMRs, we went through a round of NHS-funded IVF last year (I was 29 at egg collection) and am now 26 weeks with the only ‘normal’ embryo - miracles do happen!
I had 31 eggs collected (of which 24 were mature), 11 fertilised and 5 made it to freeze. 3 were affected by my inversion and 1 had random abnormalities. It was about 3 months between receiving the results and embryo transfer, due to waiting lists but I am so thankful the NHS could help us.
Have you joined the balanced translocation Facebook group? I found a lot of information on there to be helpful and learnt a lot more about the IVF with PGD process too. It was also comforting to find others in the same boat, as I’d never even heard of chromosome inversions until being diagnosed.
Good luck!

Our only cycle that worked we thought was doomed, we only had one embryo so couldn’t “choose the best” to put back as there was only one! Had a 2 day transfer and hardly dared to hope. He’s 8 1/2 now and the sunshine of my life I’ve been through the heartache I know how tough it is. Everything crossed your time is coming xx

I'm 29 and just had my IVF baby. I was getting pregnant but is miscarrying sure to scarred tubes and after 5 years we did private IVF with ICSI. Worked first time and he's now 4 weeks old and perfect. Don't lose hope. The NHS told us they wouldn't refer for IVF as it was impossible for me to have a successful pregnancy (not NHS bashing, they have saved my life and were amazing during pregnancy and birth but awful for us with fertility) and yet we got lucky. Good luck.

We did one round on the nhs when I was 35- low ovarian reserve. Was told the chance of it working was low. My expectations were practically zero as a result. They were right in a way- my response to the stimms as hopeless- only 2 eggs retrieved which became one embryo.

BUT- that embryo became a bfp and is now an energetic 5 year old! Quality is what matters with Ivf. I also did a lot of acupuncture and hypnotherapy and stopped drinking etc to maximise the chances. It can happen. Good Luck.

We started IVF when I was 37. My DH had 20 years of failed IVF and trying with previous relationships. NHS told us he had zero chance of a biological child and for me to consider a donor egg too as because of my age, chances were that all my eggs would be unusable. Our first round we got a perfect batch of eggs, they also found some very healthy sperm - enough to freeze several vials. All eggs fertilised but on day 5 we were left with none. We went through it again and ended up with 19 grade A eggs and all fertilised leaving us with 4 5 day blasts and chose to freeze all. We have two on ice and two of them transferred resulting in this 5 month old bundle of laughs. We did not qualify for NHS because I was 34 when referred and that was too old for my CCG.
On our way to Europe where we were having treatment, we met a couple who had 25 failed attempts and on attempted 26 they had twins and still have some blasts on ice for 24 years.

Positive as I’m a mum to a 3yr next month

But took 10yrs ttc and was our 5th private attempt and dd
Bless her cost us £27k

Worth every penny when preg /gave birth

But bloody hard when 4 cycles failed and paying off loans and credit cards and nothing for show :(

Failure is hard. Ivf is an emotional rollarcoaster and in our case physically mentally and financially as well

It will test the strongest relationship

And when fails breaks your heart

But when works it’s amazing

These are all helping so much thank you. I just want to get cracking with it all now. The sooner I can close this chapter of my life the better!

I've joked with DH today that once (if) we have a successful pregnancy I may just ask them to take everything out/tie my tubes. I never want to go through this again and will 1000% be stopping at one, I know it's hard to believe that at 26 but I know from the bottom of my heart that I won't ever go here again. I want one and then I'm out of the race, I can't do this again.

I had 1 DC naturally at 33 after multiple miscarriages then after 4 years of more miscarriages and failed icsi and 1 round of failed IVF, I was told I had a 5% chance of having another DC because with double the dosage of hormones they still only harvested 1 egg for IVF (peri menopausal by age 36). We were told that we would most likely never have another child with or without IVF and not to waste any more money. We gave up. 3 months later I fell pregnant naturally with DC2. He is now a gorgeous 12 year old and I still feel as though I won the lottery! Best of luck to you.

Both my sister and I had IVF (me 35 and my sister 37) - we both fell pregnant first cycle. My sister only had one embroy to implant and it was put in on day 2.

Hi I am new to all this. I am going though IVF at the moment two weeks into my injections I already have a child from previous relationships. My husband has no child hence why we doing IVF. I found out last week my ex partner is taking me back to court for the 4 time. Saying I ve broke a order which haven't he had stopped messaging 7 months ago. I was told I dont have to chase him for his contact just to make our child available. Long story short. Ex has mental health problems. Our child is also type1 diabetic which ex wont stick at the training so contact is supervised by myself and let's just so he would threaten me with court or solicitor every few months if it wasnt going his way. Right so now not heard from him for 7 months not even though lockdown even though our child is at risk. But heard nothing til this court letter. The date they doing court is the day I have my embryo s taken out. This is my first IVF we are paying private. It's already stressful. This on top. I am trying to get the date moved. As mentally I be very hard to do both and want to give us the best chance of having a baby as we been trying for 4 years. Beginning of this year my husband finally found out he could have child. I am wanting some advice. I wanted my IVF experience to be nice and to give us the best shot.

I know someone who had PGD from an ivf support group, same time as I was doing icsi. I know they had several rounds because there are a couple more failure points unfortunately and they did have a round with no suitable embryos. But, as soon as they did get good embryos she was successful and had twins. Personally I also had a couple of negative cycles and ohss before my successful cycle. The physical side is absolutely fine, it’s the waiting that is the killer. I have two children now, both born from icsi. The whole thing is a total miracle, hope you can get started soon and wishing you the best of luck.

Tubes blocked and not ovulating. I got told there was a minimal chance of IVF working due to endometriosis. Then had sperm problems also. First round of ICSI and it somehow worked.