Sensitive post - the end of the journey!

[Dogpark]

Hi everyone,

6 weeks ago, after 7 rounds of egg collection and 2 transfers (this was my second transfer), my son was born at 37 weeks via c-section due to placenta previa, gestational diabetes, risk of pre-eclempsia and 'my age'. I finally became a mother at 46 (with my 42 year old egg) !

The baby ended up being very small - 2th percentile in weight at birth instead of the 'huge' 97th percentile which my hospital spent a quarter telling me he would be 🤪

Thank you everyone on this forum for your emotional support and advice over the past 4 years, this is the most wonderful community, truly invaluable during my journey.

I look forward to keeping on hearing about your individual journeys and wish you all tons of luck and endurance!

[Football61]

Huge, huge congratulations. You sound like a warrior! I’m 44 and started my first IVF cycle yesterday. It’s so lovely to hear positive stories like this. Good luck with your very special little boy! ❤️

[Dogpark in reply to Football61]

Best of luck! You've got this!

[CharlieJ1988]

congratulations hun, hope you & baby are doing well!! xx

[Elmo13]

Thank you for sharing your story. This gives me hope that’s it’s still possible and not to give up!

Huge congratulations to you. Hope you are and your little one are doing well. Xx

[Eternalwarrior]

HUGE congratulations, lovely! Take care of yourself and enjoy every minute with your bundle of joy 😘💕❤️💕🥰🥰

[Orangeflowers]

Amazing 🤩 thank you for sharing x

[McQueeny]

congrats, amazing news 🥳🤗

[Wehavethis]

The hugest congratulations.

We started our journey around the same time And you have been incredibly inspirational for me, hearing about your journey and sheer determination which kept me going. This is the best news. Stay in contact. With best wishes to you and your wonderful son.

[Dogpark in reply to Wehavethis]

Very happy to read that you gave birth to a son, much faster than I did on top of that! Looking forward to hearing about your motherhood journey!

[hifer]

Whoop whoop 🙌. Amazing news. Sorry to hear the pregnancy was so challenging. Hope the birth wasn’t too traumatic for you. Our little one was teeny too - so common with IVF (they still don’t know why). Not sure how the hospital managed to get that so wrong 😆 but so happy for the amazing and safe arrival of your wonderful miraculous son. Well done for persevering warrior Mummy. Xx

[Dogpark in reply to hifer]

Interesting, I had no idea that this was common with IVF. So pleased to read that you're going for number 2, you're so strong!

[hifer in reply to Dogpark]

Completely crazy I think you mean 😆. Well done Mumma x

[CardiGrey]

Amazing news! Congratulations. Enjoy every moment ❤️

[Mogwai_2]

It’s wonderful to hear your news. Congratulations to you and your partner. You’ve been a great allay to me on this journey and I’m thrilled your son has arrived safe and well. It’s not an easy journey.

All the best for this next chapter. X

[MayTheForth]

Aww wow, what a journey! That’s amazing my to hear - congratulations. Hope you’re both doing well x

[Babybaby321]

congratulations- take care of you and baby, best wishes

[Hidden]

Congratulations, lovely news. So pleased for you & all the lovely ladies this brings hope to.x

[Systema23]

Many Congratulations Mummy! Enjoy every minute of your happiness, and thank you for posting your positive story.❤️

[Daughterofaking]

Congratulations. Enjoy every step of it. Thank God it ended in praise. xx

[Habibi87]

Amazing news! Huge congratulations 💕

[Blueberry211]

Congratulations ❤️❤️❤️ so so happy for you

[Orangeflowers]

Congratulations!! I'm getting on for 7 fresh rounds myself, and am so pleased to see the multiple round approach worked for you. Looking at your profile, you seem to have a few frozen blasts left though? Will you use them or did you carry on to ensure you had 1 good one? x

[Dogpark in reply to Orangeflowers]

That's a great question! I'm ambivalent about it because of my age - 46. But yes theoretically I could go for a sibling now. Originally, I accumulated embryos to make sure one would work. A friend of mine went through 3 failed transfers of normal PGT-A embryos before her last transfer worked, so I was trying to get at least 4 normal embryos. Retrospectively, I didn't need that many embryos and this likely delayed my journey by quite a few years.

[Kmcdon]

Wow! Congratulations! What fantastic news! I'm the same age so taking a lot of solace from your story. I'm about to have my 9th transfer so I'm hoping for the same ending! Xx

[Dogpark in reply to Kmcdon]

Hang in there, you're super strong!

[Kmcdon in reply to Dogpark]

Thank you. I'm teetering on the edge at the moment. Trying to be positive but sometimes it's just so hard. But your story really gives me hope. Xx

[Eggfreezer2015]

Congratulations, so nice to hear your positive story xxx

[Nes1005]

Hello

Congratulations on your precious miracle bubba, I have just read your story and it’s given some hope , you are so strong to have kept going. I started first ivf at 41, now 43 and have suffered two losses in that time, one was my little Angel born at almost 20 weeks. Having had one successful ivf ending in loss, 3 subsequent failed ivfs and two natural pregnancies in between that (both miscarriages ) , it’s been a horrendous 2 years all in all.

Reading your story has given me a little hope as currently finding the strength to endure any more treatment feels like a huge mountain to climb.

I hope you don’t mind me asking but I wondered how you tackled the financing, I saw your old post about having done some research and possibly having some thoughts on it?

Currently have no money left and have borrowed a fair bit to do the last two rounds. Contemplating selling my flat as it seems the only option now but it’s such a big deduction to make without time on my side to get on with it..

huge congratulations again.

Sending love to anyone else going through this especially at Christmas time, hang on in there, you are not alone, I feel you.xxxx