WANTED: Inspiring stories of conceiving against the odds!

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Having a shit time TTC and feeling pretty down about it.

I love reading people's stories of having children after a rough ride getting there as it gives me so much hope and helps me feel positive on the bleak days.

If anyone would mind sharing theirs it would really help me (and hopefully others) to read them....

Thanks in advance!

Marking my place as could do with cheering up TTC is shite

I could do with some cheering stories of embryoes triumphing over adversity! I am currently feeling optimistic deluding myself because I feel really pregnant - in spite of the fact that we were told recently that DH has no sperm...but it only takes one right?! Eurgh, who am I kidding

*disclaimer - I don't really have stare-y eyes or wild hair. Yet lol

Ok, not mine but a close friend

Spent 6 years ttc, they were finally refered to start ivf on nhs. When friend had her first appt they did a pregnancy test as rountine. She had a bfp and he is now 12weeks old

Also marking place

I had one of my ovaries removed due to a huge range of problems and was told my chances were low after 2 years of trying we went to get some more tests and my partners sperm count was low and was told we were not eligible for ivf cos my partner has a child from a previous relationship. And we were told it would be virtually impossible for us to have a child by natural means.

To our surprise about a year later we got pregnant. We were in total shock. About a year after DD was born we fell pregnant and but this time with twins. We had the doctors baffled they just said it was impossible and could explain it.

And now 3 years later I'm pregnant again with twins and my doctor thinks that my one Ovary is compensating for the loss of the other. But still can't explain the fact I'm getting pregnant

I hope that any of you TTC one day have success and it has truly changed my life

Not mine either, friend 4 lots of IVF male factor lots of issues ds from 4th attempt. Stopped breast feeding at 6 months to go back on the IVF bandwagon never got a period dd now 2.4.

Friends of my parents unable to have children adopted a son and a daughter, then conceived naturally. Oddly the adopted children look most like them.

My aunt and uncle were TTC for quite a few years and told they couldn't have children (sorry don't know exact details). They came to terms with not having children and then 10 years later she fell pregnant naturally at 44 and then a shock second at 46! We talk about it at every family get together still 7 years on!

After Trying for 5 years to conceive Found out i have multiple adhesions, blocked tubes, huge fibroids, endo. You name it. Insides total mess! Had a laparoscopy and was told they had partially cleared one tube, but i had about 5% chance of conceiving naturally and to have ivf. Got pregnant about 2 weeks later! DS is now 5. It can happen against the odds. Good luck to you all.

I got pregnant very easily with my then DP just a few months into our relationship but it was ectopic, ruptured and I lost a tube. I was already going through infertility investigations due to not being able to conceive in a previous long term relationship. We were told that IVF was our best hope but decided against it so we got married coming to terms with remaining childless.

We also started looking into adoption and had our first meeting with a Social Worker only to have to cancel our course because I conceived on our first wedding anniversary (we put it down to a bottle of wine and a Wallace and Gromit DVD )

Our DS was born the month I celebrated my 40th and over 3 years after the ectopic. Our second 'surprise' occurred over 3 years later. DD is now nearly 3 and at 46 I'm keeping my legs crossed instead of my fingers .

Sitting here with goosebumps... thank you so much ladies for sharing your stories, I struggle so hard sometimes to keep my hopes up, but hearing these stories help me believe that there is hope!

thanks for sharing the good stories.... there must be some more out there??? Please.......(hopeful emoticon!)

Dh and I tried for 2 years, no luck, referred for Clomid, got pg while waiting for first appointment it was ectopic and I nearly died - lost the pregnancy. Over the next 5 years we had four miscarriages before 12 weeks.
Then got and stayed pg (with help from anti-immune meds) and now have gorgeous, nearly 3 year old twin boys. 7 years in total!
ALl the best of luck to you xxx

WOW bombastic - you must have so much strength to go through it for 7 years. I have only been TTC#2 for one year and am finding it so hard (also had ectopic.... its tough isn't it.)

so happy it worked out for you and you have your lovely boys!