When did your IVF baby arrive?

[Malyna]

About the only difference with IVF babies is that you know the exact date and almost time of conception!

[barney]

hey hun,
i have 5 girls but only the last one being ivf-icsi bubba.

bubba # 1= 40 weeks 6pd 70z

bubba # 2 =38 weeks 6pd 13 oz

bubba # 3 =36 weeks 5pd waters broke early then had to be induced baby then spent a week in nursery.

bubba# 4= 38 weeks 6pd 13 oz

bubba # 5= ivf 36+6 waters broke early then didnt go into labour and was also induced 24hrs later and bubs was just fine ,but if i didnt go into labour myself my ob was going to induce at 38 weeks as thats what he like to do.

[nicjay]

Sue, I have 2 DD's - 1st was naturally conceived, 2nd was IVF. My ob treated me the same for both of them, no induction or c/s. There is also 5 years difference between the 2 of them, I was 39 when DD2 was born so I must admit I think the age thing is a bit of poppy****

DD1 was born spontaneously at 37+5 so I was fully expecting DD2 to be the same if not earlier, being my second bub and knowing that there was a higher chance of an IVF bub being early. But DD2 was determined to stick around in there LOL and finally chose to grace us with her presence at 40+5 days

DD1 was 7lb10oz and DD2 was 7lb2oz.

I am diabetic so at higher risk of having a bub with problems needing Special Care, but DD2 only had one low blood sugar immediately after birth and then did fine, a perfectly healthy bub. DD1 however, spent 1 week in the SCN with problems breathing, janudice and low blood sugars for quite a few days. I'm pretty sure that this was because she was underdone, despite coming of her own accord. I'd say the longer that bub stays in there the better

Best of luck hun xx

[Loveinamist]

39 weeks and 2 days - natural spontaneous VB - 7lb exactly forget what that is in kilos!

[Janie71]

40 weeks + 3 days. Went into labour in the early hours of 40 weeks + 2 days and did not progress well. Went into hospital for check up about 5pm - mainly just to see that bubs was okay and to assess why everything was not progressing. Didn't expect to stay, but they discovered while I was there that I had a severe case of pre-eclampsia (no signs of it 2 days earlier at my OB check up). So it was decided at that time to induce to get things moving along faster. Gels and drip put in (as well as magnisium for PE and catheter to keep an eye on urine output) and I laboured overnight. Ended up having an epi at about 8am in the morning as was exhausted from over 24 hours of labour - most of it flat on my back because of the intervention required for the PE. Lucky as my OB came to check me a couple of hours later and I had only dilated 1cm!!!!!! Could not believe it. By this time also my waters had spontaneously broken and there was some merconium in them. So the decision was made to have an emergency CS as I was v sick and bubs was not doing so great either.

My beautiful girl was born at 11.18am and weighed a healthy 3.24kgs (7 pound 2). She was a little 'stunned' at birth and took some help and 2 minutes to start breathing on her own. But there were no ongoing problems.

Janie

[MummaSue]

Thought I'd pop in and answer my own question.

After discovering (well, I KNEW this was the case) that bubby was transverse at 39w3d, I had an elective c-section at 40w2d - after having spent the time between my antenatal appointment and the c-section in hospital - and little Evie weighed a very respectable 8lb 10oz (3910g).

Just goes to show that my "feeling" that she'd come early was totally wrong but there was no lack of drama to the whole event!

Sue xx

[jayejaye]

sooooon i hope!