Has anyone had an oopsie baby after IVF?

As a bit of background... Alexzander was conceived after 26 months & we were booked in to organise IVF with our FS when we found out I was pregnant with him. We were given about a 10-15% chance of conceiving naturally & we somehow managed it. I went on the pill after he was born up until he was 9 months old. We TTC naturally for 18 months then conceived Juliette on our first ICSI cycle. Aaron's SA results have progressively gotten worse & we were given a 2% chance of falling pregnant naturally just before we started the IVF cycle.

Now here we are with Miss Juliette two months old & I've been thinking about contraception..... Is it worth it really? With a 10-15% chance 4 years ago to a 2% chance last year what are the odds really that we would have an oopsie pregnancy? I suspect our chances would be low still, I doubt his SA would be better now, a year later. I had said before if it happens it happens, it's a blessing after everything we've been through. Now though having had a second emergency c/s we really should wait until Juliette is 9-10 months old before going through another pregnancy.

So yeah what I am really getting at is, what are the chances of us ending up with a surprise baby??? Does it happen often?

Not me but I know of 2 couples this has happened to.

One had 2 IVF bubs as they had tried for years to have kids with no luck. They found out at 12 weeks they were having No 3 which was a HUGE surprise.

The other couple had 1 IVF bub and went on to have a surprise one about 3 years later.

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Oh lady - I wouldn't take the chance. Like Murphys Law you might fall as soon as you decide not to bother.

Especially if you have concerns about another c/sect so soon. Do not, repeat do NOT rely on breastfeeding!

That's what I was thinking LuLu, as soon as we leave it to chance Murphy's law will bite us in the bum! Had my VBAC been successful I would have left it to chance & had we ended up with #2 & #3 close together then so be it, but now I don't want to risk rupture or any of the other complications due to having a pregnancy before my wound has fully healed.

Looks like condoms might be on the shopping list this week LOL!

Well whilst there is sperm there is a chance in essence, slim as it may be.

My personal feeling is that there is a great chance of oopsie pg where the issue relates to endo or cycle issues. When the issue relates to sperm (especially the more severe cases) then I'd say the chances of oopsie pg are relatively low. But anything is a possibility....

Murphy's Law really is something you don't want to mess with, LOL. Put condoms on the shopping list....in CAPITAL letters.....and underline it!! LOL.:lol::p::D

DOnt know how relevent this is but thought i'd share :D

My DH's uncle and DW had been trying for 12yrs to concieve with no luck. They had several tries at IVF and everything else possible iykwim- they had no luck. In the end they went through surrogacy. When there new baby was 6wks old they found out they were 8 wks pg. Needless to say after been told of having virtually no chance at falling naturally they did. They now have 2 beautiful DD's only 8 months apart. :cryinglaugh: Talk about Murpheys Law.
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Sarah my parents previous neighbours ended up PG with a whoopsie baby when their IVF triplets were 6 months old.

They also had a 4yo daughter who was conceived with IVF after a 10 year journey also so they didn't think it was possible for them to conceive!

Yep 5 kidlets under 4! What a supermum!

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Put condoms on the shopping list....

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You need to put them somewhere else if you want them to work :p

lol good point (!) dachlostar!!

my DH's uncle and his wife tried for years naturally and through IVF to have their son. 3yrs later they had a surprise girl!! They were under the impresssion they couldn't conceive on their own either...

Gee Sarah... I say tempt fate!! LOL

LOL Tanya, you're the only one other than Aaron that's said that!!!

ahhh... what can I say... great minds ;)

my best GF rand me when her IVF bubba was 4 months old. The phonecall didn't start with hello, but "I only had sex once!!!!".
lol they had planned to have 3 years between their kids.
I reckon og for it too.
I thought you only had to give it 6 months to heal.

I say go for it too Sarah. The baby takes 9 months to cook anyway.....

Id say dont worry about it;)

Lol an Oopsie baby would be fantastic!

My cousin is pregnant with baby #4 her 3rd oopsie baby after conceiving through IVF after being told "you have more chance of winning lotto" with male factor.

Lol after having twins i think an oopsie baby is my only hope for more so why not go the oopsie baby so long as everything is good medically!

Shan

If it is only 12 months between deliveries (which some think is fine) you are a few short weeks away from a *safe* time so the oopsie isn't a problem. The amount of time some of us take to get pregnant you just have to tempt fate to see what happens ;)

Sarah, I wouldn't bother with it. We're not! We've been given about a 5% chance per cycle of a natural conception, so very unlikely.

That said, we'd be very happy if it happened so I don't see the point in trying to avoid it. I'm just not one of those lucky ones though I don't think!

And as Michelle said, you're heading into a safer time in relation to the c/s issue.

So I guess this means i'm having an 'oopsie' baby...cool...a very technical term!
Never say never is our new moto! After 10 years from tracking, chlomid, ivf, icsi...and then giving up...we're having an Oopsie Bub...buy the condoms!!!

My Aunty and Uncle were on IVF for 3 years and eventually gave up trying as it was just so stressful in the end. A few months later they were pregnant. Once bub was born they didn't worry about contraception for the same reason as you and they were pregnant 9 months later. Again, didn't worry about contraception after bub 2 was born and a few months later bub 3 was on its way!! My Uncle then had the snip. So they had 3 girls in 3 years naturally after being on IVF for 3 years with no success!!

My advice would be to go on contraception til Juliette is at least 10 months old

My friend had IVF twins and then fell naturally when the twins were 3 months old. Her DH was given a low chance of concieving naturally too.

I guess if you really want to give yourself time to recover then going on bc would be a good idea for the short term. After that you can play with fate

oh yeah my DD is 8 months old and we are currently temping fate!!!!!

I have a friend who conceived her first bub by IVF, and then fell pg accidentally when her DS was two months!

My friend conceived her first baby through IVF due to male factor infertility. She was all booked to see her FS for a second baby after weaning and found she was pregnant already naturally.

I am taking precautions anyway, cause you just never know... but maybe in a few years i wouldnt cause then it wouldnt matter SO much if we got such a surprise..

i say just go for it i would love an oopsie baby and whats one more bundle of joy to had to the bunch

Not me, but
1. one GF after 4 years fertility support, and IVF bub, then got UTD at 6months (the only time they DTD if she can be believed).
2. Another GF whose first IVF bub at 40years, had an oopsie at 45years, after trying IVF again multiple times in between.
3. Another couple who were on IVF for 7 years, had their DD via IVF, then got UTD naturally when she was 15mths
4. Another couple (mum group mum), second bub conceived naturally after first IVF bub, at 8mths.

Wish it would happen to me, but then I would feel guilty about the snowbubs...want to try with them first THEN get an oopsie! :)