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Second round of IVF worked

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Scottishbump85 · 08/06/2021 15:20

Hi all

I'm new here. I have recently found out that our one surviving (out of only 2) embryos has implanted and I am 6 weeks pregnant (as of tomorrow). I have an early scan next Wednesday.

It's quite funny really as the first round I was super obsessive; did all the right things, ate all the right foods etc and it didn't work.

This time we had recently gotten a puppy and I was so distracted with him that I really didn't look after myself properly. In fact, I lost 10lbs in 2 weeks from the stress of the puppy! The only thing I DID do was get acupuncture.

Anyway, I am feeling super emotional and overwhelmed right now. I cry at the drop of a hat (not that I've ever been averse to a good bubble lol) and am just really worried about what life will be like with a newborn and a nearly 1 year old dog.

Does anyone have any stories/wisdom to share to save my anxious brain from exploding?

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Dahlia5 · 08/06/2021 15:29

Congratulations on your pregnancy Flowers
What dog have you got? The puppy stage will be over by the time baby's born do it will be easier. And you'll have a pram walking partner tooSmile
I don't have puppy, but I have a 15 year old dog needing a lot of attention due to her age and baby due in August. Looking forward to when they two meet.

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Scottishbump85 · 08/06/2021 15:50

Thank you :)

He's a yellow lab. He's mostly a good boy, but the sheer time he takes at the moment is giving me the fear, but I do have to remember he will be nearly an adult by the time bub comes!

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Ragoo · 08/06/2021 16:03

Congratulations OP, same thing happened with me. I got Accupuncture second time round and it worked Grin

Dahlia5 · 08/06/2021 16:05

Labs are lovely and family friendly, but like with all dogs the training is key. If you can, make sure you get him to socialise with children as much as you can so he can get used to them and also teach him to respect boundaries before your little one is due.

1ce1cebaby · 08/06/2021 16:22

Congratulations @Scottishbump85! That’s great news. The puppy stage will soon pass and be less work and it will be great for your baby and dog to get to know each other. My dog turned 1 a month after my baby was born. My now toddler loves the dog. When baby was born my husband brought the baby’s hat home for him to sniff and get used to the smell - when we brought the baby home it was like the dog just knew to be gentle around him. He would often sleep on the floor beside his cot during the day in the living room (supervised obv). Now they play together. I also think the dog sensed when I was pregnancy as it would lie with his head on my belly.

Rosieposy89 · 08/06/2021 16:40

Congratulations op. There's a lot to be said about being distracted/relaxed. I conceived naturally just before we were due to start ivf round 2. That month I wasn't bothered about supplements, was drinking and eating what I wanted and was planning a big holiday as I'd had enough of it all!

Lilgemz81 · 08/06/2021 16:41

My 2nd round worked too, am due October and I have an 8yr old bedlington whippet who has had my undivided attention all her life especially since lockdown, I have wfh since Jan due to treatment! I have no idea what she will be like sharing me!! 🤣

Juneisjoyful · 08/06/2021 16:43

Congratulations!!
We got 2 dpuppies at the end of 2013 Ds arrived premature in September 14!! They are absolutely best friends!
Not ivf but we moved and forgot about ttc and I got pregnant!!

Gemma020917 · 08/06/2021 16:51

Congratulations! The puppy stage doesn’t last forever and there is a light at the end of the tunnel. We have 3 labradors who are 5years, 3 years and 4 month old puppy we picked up 2 days after finding out our ivf had worked, being so convinced it wouldn’t! They are the best dogs, wishing you lots of luck!

SantoPalo · 08/06/2021 19:26

Congratulations OP, I have an ivf pregnancy and also did acupuncture. I was so anxious the first few months thinking something would go wrong. Acupuncture helped me to relax and i tried my hardest to maintain positive thinking.

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Scottishbump85 · 09/06/2021 20:14

Thank you all for the kind words. I’m sure all will be fine :)

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danni0509 · 09/06/2021 20:19

Bless you. Congratulations 🎉

My 7 year old was from our second round of ivf.

OM82 · 09/06/2021 20:59

Congratulations! I'm also pregnant just now after the second round of ivf, and am stressing somewhat about how, if everything goes okay, I'll cope with a dog and a baby! I just try to tell myself loads of folk do it so it must be possible. Not that helpful though 😆

Mine is used to 1.5-2 hours walk after work and that's the struggle at the moment as I'm too knackered and feeling rough to traipse around in the rain for ages. So maybe a puppy is ideal as it doesn't need quite such long walks!

User135792468 · 09/06/2021 21:02

Congratulations! Good luck and take care of yourself.

Fastforwardtospring · 09/06/2021 21:13

Congratulations, my successful 2nd round is 17 soon, sadly the black lab we had when DS was born is no longer with us but she was the gentlest dog with our DC, like you I didn’t really give my 2nd round much thought, I actually didn’t want to do it but my NHS round came up so went for it! Lots of happy days spent walking the dog with my little one.

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Scottishbump85 · 09/06/2021 22:02

Thanks again all. I guess it’s hard to see this excited bundle of energy as a calm dog right now, but I’m sure it’ll come with time and training 😊

@OM82 congratulations! Let’s keep in touch and see how we get on! X

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