I personally know of a couple 3 IVF cycle's, they had a DS, then had one naturally, she was 39
I concieved 2 naturally bofore ART, unfortunatly lost both, and am on my 4th IVF cycle with no luck, all within 3 years
There is a very interesting thread, that gave me hope, and took away that whole "is my mind affecting my pregnancy chances, thought pattern", here on BB
Good thread. Possibly an urban myth, but there seems to be some truth to it:
SIL and BIL were on IVf for 8 years with male and female infertility, conceived twins on a double FET, concieved naturally 9 months after the birth - blighted ovum though. The fact that they conceived naturally at all is a miracle.
I wonder whether I'll ever conceive naturally - what a novel concept!
Friends of ours conceived their DD through IVF (not sure how many cycles as they don't like talking about it). The mother has PCOS and would get AF maybe twice a year. They were just starting the ball rolling on their first FET to TTC#2 and found out they were pg naturally.
Their Dr said it was a miracle. The Dr also said it almost never happens, but that she was the third patient that week to have it happen. Go figure...
There are always examples that people use to help keep our hopes up. TBH it annoys me as no matter what may happen, this path is full of the unknown, and while it 'may' happen, the likelihood with most of our histories is we need ART to have a successful pg and birth. Natural pg is the miracle most of the time.
But I do know of people, afterall someone has to buck the statistics and create these urban myths, who have fallen pg naturally.
A colleague tried for 5 years, did 3xIVF never had a single fertilisation of her eggs so gave up and has had 2 girls naturally since.
Another needed an ED, after multiple m/cs, unsuccessful ED cycle, found a new ED and then fell pg natually in her mid 40s only to loose the baby late in the first tri.
BTW I am moving this into the pregnancy after LTTTC thread.
One of my mother's group friends conceived their DD through IVF as they had been trying for 3 years and had 'unexplained infertility'. They wanted to try for a second and were heading off to the fertility specialist so did the pregnancy test before going and it was positive. She was 3 months pregnant and didn't realise - she thought she was tired as she had just returned back to work after mat leave.
Her take on it was that maybe her hormones had been messed up and by having the first baby her body sort of clicked as to what it should be doing and her hormones balanced out enabling her to concieve naturally the second time.
Personally I know of a two couples. They did not concieve using IVF but went on to conceive naturally.
1. TTC for 8 years, IVF & everything, then after giving up it all up 3 natural pregnancies with three healthy babies. Age when first pregnant was 38.
2. TTC for 9 months but due to age (mother 36) went straight to IVF, then natural pregnancy 6 months in to IVF while waiting for second IVF cycle - had taken medication for the 'Colorado Protocol'.
Who knows! In the second case I think it could be one of two things, one they probably panicked (due to all the negative cr*p out there about being 'too old' when over 35) and 'rushed' into IVF when they possibly didn't really need to, or the medication used for the Colorodo protocol 'fixed' the problem they had.
In the first case it was a combo of issues that made them 'infertile' but nothing absolute. She ovulates, eggs appraently ok quality, he had some sperm issues. so nothing that couldn't change or right itself possibly.
It's possible that in some cases while undergoing AC couples have 'fixed' their particular issues and that is why they get pregnant naturally afterwards??
or maybe they really are miracles?
Wow! Some amazing stories here (sorry I posted in the wrong spot though).
I have to admit that, with so many people 'around' me who did the miracle baby thing, part of me expected that to happen to us. I know thats crazy, but because we didnt have a specific cause for our issues (age related mostly) and ESPECIALLY knowing the 45yo who conceived naturally there WAS a part of me that thought 'well, why not me?'.
Anyway, we are in our first FET cycle now, and I have everything crossed for a medically assisted miracle instead!
Interesting thread...since falling pg through IVF, and now telling more and more people that Tex is an IVF baby, I have heard several of stories of people who have had friends that concieved through IVF and then had a second or subsequent pg naturally...people generally they then go on to kind of suggest the same will happen for us and our second will be easy!
I think that it is wonderful that for some people that happens but I also know that for us, and I'm guessing for many others it is very highly unlikely that they will concieve without assistance. I guess I get concerned that some wonderful stories get alot of 'air' and almost become the 'norm' - maybe more amoung people who have not undertaken ART than those who have. Is this setting unrealistic expecations?
I hope that I dont sound negative - i dont want to be - but I guess I just feel for those who dont get their mircle bub naturally, esp if those around them expect them to. Having said that, I think that it must be the most amazing thing to happen when the unexpected does happen
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