Hi All,
Sorry to throw a spanner in the works but slightly similar experience just happened to me only without the IVF. I had my son at a very young age obviously without trying and awaiting AF to start on the 'pill' . About 6 months later, DP (at the time) and I wanted to try for a girl but with no luck. About 3 years later obviously beginning to worry there was something wrong, went to a fertility specialist. After reluctantly doing a few basic tests, told me I shouldn't be using my husband as a sperm doner and to come back in 10 years when it becomes a real problem. So I did that. Counting down the last few months, of my 'finally can get help date' 1 month prior, I made an appointment and went to see a very lovely man. I have never seen a fertility specialist so angry at other doctors before! He couldn't believe they didn't take me more derious BECAUSE of my age and the fact I shouldn't be having problems at that age (20) He said now that i'm 30, It may be even harder and after doing a few tests, and the fact we had now been trying for 13 years with no luck, there was NO chance of conceiving naturally. Once we saw the out of pocket costs, without private cover, we decided to wait until the 1st july for our 1 year waiting period to be up. (6 mths away) During this wait, I tried a few things to get as healthy as I could and a few more tests then after a 3000k motorcycle ride to jindabyne to see snow for the 1st time, got home and "OH MY GOD!!!" I'm pregnant!! I could not believe it!!! I said to my husband, "what did I do to change things? what was it that got me pregnant?? (so I can do it again next time) all he said was.." you finally gave me some sex!" haha very funny!
The only things I did different were: Bought one of those cardio tech vibration machines, old wives tale said to have 1 or 2 guinness a week which I did, Started this really lazy way to exercise with this electrical machine that contracts your muscles while laying down in a heat wrap so you sweat like a real workout, lazer therapy on the healing light over my ovary and lower stomach area (i had ovarian cysts but 3 too short to be poly cystic and I also had this test that I've never had before, that triggers the gland in the back of your head to realease their hormones, Massive Mirgraine after that 1.. Also ever since before I had my son, I didn't get the mucous at all. I also have hormonal acne and asked a new doctor to give me antibiotics cause I just couldn't take it any more. The antiboitics made me get the mucous back. That month with all this going on, I fell Pregnant for the 1st time in 13 1/2 years. So which one was it? I don't think I'll ever know and just do it all again next time???
Sorry for the long dribble but it was a 13yr long story!
I consider this baby to be my miricle baby.