Just to keep you girls up to date with the news and hopefully give hope to some of you ❤️
Diagnosis: unexplained infertility
4 years TTC
4 IVF Cycles that resulted in 2 x BFN, 1x miscarriage and my beautiful 12 months old daughter.
I am so blessed for having her and although I knew I wanted to try for more (3 frozen embryos in Czech Rep.) as soon as I stop breastfeeding and the COVID situation allows, my dreams came true on the day she was born so I would be happy either way.
Due to breastfeeding my cycles resumed in October 2020 and it was 40 days long.
My second cycle started on the 24th of November.
I know some people get pregnant naturally after IVF, my husband and I even joked about it but deep inside we didn’t believe it.
Usually I am a very organised person. I have an app where I record my cycles, make notes of the days we have sex, ovulation symptoms etc.
But this time I didn’t... I am still breastfeeding, my cycle was all over the place and I didn’t want to get into the anxiety snowball I was when we were trying to conceive naturally before IVF.
I though, well, if I don’t give my best then I won’t be disappointed when my period shows up. Our chances are low why even bother?
On the 2nd of January, after putting my daughter to bed I had a strange feeling on my right side. Is this my period? No, this is not period pain... the is the precise pain I had the 2 times I’ve been pregnant. No, it can’t be...
I had a 1 year expired FRER stored and for the sake of it I took it. I could not believe my eyes when the second line came up immediately.
I was in disbelief!!! Plus the test was1 year out of date so perhaps it was a false positive?
My husband rushed to Sainsbury’s to get a new test and BAM!! Positive again!
This Is taking us a while to process... but we are so so so incredibly happy 😊
we got pregnant on my second cycle postpartum without even trying that hard... after 4 years ttc and 4x IVF????
Miracles do exist ❤️
Now, being a seasoned IVF girl I am used to know exactly how many weeks and days pregnant I am. This time I have not a clue and not making notes of what happened and when doesn’t help, together with irregular periods. I guess I can be somewhere between 4 and 6 weeks.
I want to have an early scan, so to be on the safe side I’ll assume I am 4 weeks only and Hopefully have the scan in 2 weeks time. I don’t even know if scan places will be open during lock down but hopefully they will?
Well, this got a little longer than I expected. If you read it all, thank you!
I wish, from the bottom of my heart, the best of luck to all of you ❤️
And happy 2021 to everyone
Catxx
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Omg!! Huge congratulations hun. You tested positive on my bday (just thought I'd get that in there 😂). Scan places are open i believe for well being and reassurance scans. Hope you have a happy healthy pregnancy 💗😘
Congratulations !!!I had two failed ivf and fell pregnant naturally with my daughter shortly after the failed second cycle.
Like yourself I was always regular but when I was pregnant I could not for the life of me work out the dates but the doctor told me that I had ovulated twice that month and it was the unexpected second ovulation that we hit the jackpot!
Hey Cat such amazing news! Congratulations. So happy for you!
You can get private scans as long as it to check the health of the baby. I'm having one on Saturday (no real concerns just general infertility paranoia). What a lovely start to the new year. We need lots of good news in 2021!
I wish you a happy, healthy and uneventful pregnancy. xxxx
Ahhhh that's wonderful news. Massive congratulations 🎊 Similar situation here - unexplained, ICSI, still BF my 19 month old, periods a bit erratic, natural pregnancy after only having sex once!! I'm 25 weeks now! Good luck for thr rest of your pregnancy. Xx
Congratulations you've given me the biggest smile today I am so happy for you! Same thing has happened to me. I am currently 8 weeks and just praying everything works out xz
Congratulations x. Its stories like these that give me a glimmer of hope for a natural pregnancy. Given that I was told I only have a 5% chance of ever getting pregnant, I still hope and pray for a miracle of my own. X
Wow this is awesome congratulations 👏👏. Hoping this may happen for me anf my hubby too though def not ready yet as lil one only 8 months and still breastfeeding. Def great to hear it poss though. Best wishes cat from another cat 😁x
I am over the moon for you Cat, huge Congratulations xxx
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