IVF success - cycle no. 3
hi everyone,
I'm finally pregnant 4 years after starting on this journey!!!
I started my donor search in Dec 2006. I was fussy about a sperm donor because the child will have half the donors genes so it meant it took me 2 years to find a private sperm donor I trusted and felt was "good enough". Anyway I started donor insemination in Jan 2009 but after just over a year and no success I changed to IVF and a clinic donor in Feb 2010.
First fresh cycle - such high expectations as I had no known fertility issues apart from my cycles varying from 4 weeks 3 days to 6 weeks 5 days - but they always have and I fell pregnant with my 14 year old daughter by accident whilst using contraception so always figured I must be reasonably fertile. Even my IVF specialist thought I should have no problem falling pregnant.
First cycle - only 1 embryo and resulted in a chemical pregnancy and then work got extremely stressful with my boss trying to close down the area I manage. Second cycle 4 embryos and OHSS. Had 2 transfered fresh - BFN and then 2 transfered frozen - BFN.
My last cycle (having already borrowed and spent over $10,000 after medicare rebates) I knew I couldn't afford to try again after this so decided to throw everything I could into this attempt. I quit my job and started a new (lower stress) one. I did acupuncture, saw a naturopath and started on CoQ10 enzyme which is meant to improve egg quality. I also changed donors at my IVF specialists suggestion.
And I finally got my BFP in time for christmas. I feel fairly confident that it was quitting my stressful job which made the biggest difference as my blood pressure reduced greatly (in a good way) and the accupuncturist even noted that I was calmer and my colour showed I was less stressed.
Anyway I am now due 1st September (clinic date)/ 29th August (my date).
To start with it felt so unreal... I couldn't believe it had finally worked. I still don't "feel pregnant" and am very nervous about it but also starting to get excited.
I just hope after all this that it sticks around to become a healthy baby.
Lori - 37
DD - 14
