Success with IUI or natural conception after IVF?

[2mumlife]

Has anyone had a successful pregnancy with IUI (or natural conception) after IVF pregnancies?

Very fortunate to have 2 children resulting from FETs. We transferred our last embryo a few weeks ago and BFN. We're considering if we continue to try for 1 more.

Same sex couple using donor sperm, no diagnosed fertility issues (though I've responded badly to stims and had very few eggs collected, so maybe something actually going on). Normal AMH for age 5 years ago when I last did an egg collecion. We did 4 rounds of medicated IUI when I was 31/32 all BFN before moving to IVF.

I'll be 37 this year and we have 3 vials of donor sperm left. For personal reasons I don't want to go through an egg collection and create more embryos, as I don't want to be in the position of potentially having a third child and having embryos still frozen.

But is going back to IUI just throwing money down the drain? It didn't work in the past and I'm now older. Trying to decide if its worth a last shot.

Any success stories out there?

This is a really hard question, as i can completely understand not wanting left over embryos and the dilemma that alone brings if you end up having a full term baby and then embryos in storage. But honestly if iui didnt work for you in the past when you were younger, id be worried about wasting the money and the effort and time. If ivf worked for you in the past I would put my money towards that. I think you have to decide how much you want another baby and how far your willing to go to achieve that. I have kids already also. We had one embryo left from a 2021 cycle. We got 2 full term babies out of that cycle and one angel baby, it was a pure miracle round to even have embryos frozen at all and for them to work . We had a baby in 2022 and 2024 with our angel baby in between. There was just one lonely embryo left and we thought we would give it ago as we really wanted another baby but told ourselves we wouldnt do another egg collection if it didnt work. That transfer ended In a chemical pregnancy. We did go on and do 3 more egg collection but so far no luck and no embryos to freeze. On our second cycle we did get a positive pregnancy test but unfortunately mc at 7 weeks and then nothing since. Husband and I really wanted one more baby and we are throwing everything at it but also aware there has to be an end date if it doesnt work. If you have success for that last baby then its all worth it.. you just have to ask yourself how badly do you want another baby.

@Miraclemuma03 Definitely on a bit of a soul search at the moment to deicde that very issue of how much do we want it and what we're willing/not willing to do to get there. Wishing you all the best for achieving your third 💛