Success at 42? I need good stories xx

[Joeysjourney]

Hello support team. BIG NEWS....... I'm trying again. 5th stims cycle at 42 years old after taking a couple of months out after my era results showed im post receptive.

I'm on down reg now and then collection start of February for a freeze all given my post receptive results. I am praying for one embryo to freeze. I had lots of food and booze in December and kicking myself now for it - deciding to try again was last minute so I wasn't fully preparing. I have been on some vitamins like coq10 tho.

Not sure why I'm writing this, just completely fed up of how unlucky my husband and I have been to still be trying after all these years. Feels like I'm going into this negatively already. I don't blame myself for feeling like this after multiple failures, its natural, but i want to feel positive.

Someone cheer me up and tell me you had success in your 40s?????

Love yas

Joey xx

[Orangeflowers]

Success at 41 with own eggs, gave birth at 42. Wishing you all the best and good luck 🙏🤞 xx

[Joeysjourney in reply to Orangeflowers]

Thank you so much! I've a feeling I'm gonna need a lot of luck! X

[Fertilityjourney]

Success at 42 with own eggs here!

Did a freeze cycle and banked 2 embryos. 5 wk break then 2nd cycle - fresh transfer which resulted in my little girl who is 17 months. And another Frostie.

I’m now 44 and 21 weeks pregnant with little boy. All deets of what I did on my page inc. immune treatment and short stims. (I hated long protocol!)

Good luck 💪💕 xx

[Joeysjourney in reply to Fertilityjourney]

Oh thank you so much! I saw you said you had different progesterone? What was the switch? My Dr insists on crinone but I always bleed early so I'm not sure it's enough xx

[Fertilityjourney in reply to Joeysjourney]

I had Crinone, but I also demanded Lubion injections - even tho I hate injections! Think it was 25mg every other day and Crinone daily. Neither of my docs were worried about progesterone but I wanted to make sure… I also had my progesterone levels tested 2 days before transfer for extra peace of mind. Xx

[Coffeeone in reply to Fertilityjourney]

Congrats xx can you tell us what supplements you were on?

[Fertilityjourney in reply to Coffeeone]

CoQ10, vit D, Omega 3 plus a prenatal vitamin. I was also on a Gluten free, no alcohol and low dairy diet… xx

[Coffeeone in reply to Fertilityjourney]

Thanks!

[Rxyfxyldy in reply to Fertilityjourney]

Hiii! Tried to look on your page where to find the upemenys you’re taking as I need to increase egg quality etc..and can’t find it. Can you link to where I can find it pleaaasee? Thank you!! And huge congrats on your success!

[Fertilityjourney in reply to Rxyfxyldy]

Hiya. I worked with a natural fertility specialist for 6 months before I started IVF who advised me to go on a gluten free, alcohol and low dairy diet to reduce inflammation. They also ran tests to look at hormone levels etc. Also I started eating fish again… I took CoQ10, vit D, Omega 3 plus a prenatal vitamin.

I also read It Starts With The Egg… we also tried to eat organic where pos, swapped to natural soap, hair shampoo / conditioner and I stopped using perfumes and nail varnish just to detox really…and took up yoga and reduced my work to try and slow down abit… xx

[Rxyfxyldy in reply to Fertilityjourney]

Thank you so much! No idea what my spellcheck put, but I meant supplements not upemenys 😂. Really useful. I’m doing fertility acupuncture and my acupuncturist also suggested going gluten free. Been gluten free now for 1 week and I can’t tell you how so much better I already feel. My skin has cleared up, no more fatigue etc. crazy how it affects you. Thank you so much for the advice! I’m about to turn 39 and have 3 rounds of IVF and 3 transfers and no baby yet, so thinking it’s egg quality issue. Going for Emma, ERA and Alice testing. Have you had those?

Are you with a U.K. clinic? If you’re happy to pm me which clinic, I’d be interested. xx

[Fertilityjourney in reply to Rxyfxyldy]

Yep accupuncture is great too - I had that! I didn’t have those tests - I had two very early mcs from my first round so discovered my problem was getting AND staying pregnant! I did discover I had high NK cells which means my immune system is over reactive. I went to CRP clinic who specialise in reoccurrent miscarriages / failed implantation. And I did my IVF with Bourn clinic in Norfolk. (Neither clinic has paid me to advertise them!) I was told my problem was egg quality but my gut was saying there was something else going on and we’d had surprisingly good collections / conversions to embryos and then blastocysts. CRP clinic gave me the results and confidence to keep going… xx

[Gempuddleduck]

Good for you!! Sending you lots of love and luck xxx

[Joeysjourney in reply to Gempuddleduck]

Thank you Gemma babe, I'm taking all the luck I can get xx I must be mad

[Leii9]

I'm almost 20 weeks pregnant with my own eggs. Turned 42 in October. Good luck xxx

[Joeysjourney in reply to Leii9]

How wonderful, congratulations and thank you for the good wishes! I am trying to absorb them all xx

[Gerbear22]

Success at 40 with own eggs and gave birth at 41.Have endometriosis,underactive thyroid and low ovarian reserve.Wishing you the very best of luck.xx

[Joeysjourney in reply to Gerbear22]

Thanks so much for replying and congratulations xx

[Fifikoko]

Hi Joey

I had success at 40 and 43 with my own eggs (gave birth at 41 and 44) so I would say you’re still in with a good chance!

Sending prayers, love and baby dust your way! 💖✨🌈🙏🏽

[Joeysjourney in reply to Fifikoko]

Oh wow, that's amazing. This makes me have hope tho I still just feel like it will never be me x

[Twiglet2]

eeek good luck! About to be 42 soon and will be trying again shortly too! Hopefully it’s a lucky age for us 🤗 Xx

[Joeysjourney in reply to Twiglet2]

Oh good on you!we can be mad together lol.xx

[Doodlebug23]

I jumping on to tell you to start being positive. I’m going to be bossy! Get that positive mindset going and let’s harness the power of positive thinking, manifest from the universe, whatever it’s called! You deserve a baby, and this is your year. Me too. I deserve it and it will happen for me this time. I’m about to start meds for transfer 6 with embryos 7 and 8. We BOTH WILL be pregnant I. 2024. 💪🏻 👶🏼 ✨

[Joeysjourney in reply to Doodlebug23]

Aw love this. I really need a kick up the arse lol OK will try and be more positive xxxx

[Doodlebug23 in reply to Joeysjourney]

Consider yourself, in the nicest possible way, well and truly kicked!!!!! WE WILL HAVE OUR BABIES IN 2024!!!!!

[Muppetgirl]

Succes at 44 with own eggs. Gave birth at 45. Sending you sticky growing vibes.xxx

[Joeysjourney in reply to Muppetgirl]

That's amazing. You must be delighted. Thank you for sticky good luck x

[GeeGee21]

hi Joeysjourney, I became pregnant last year, age 41 after the 5th embryo transfer (2 rounds of egg collection). Wishing you the best of luck.

[Beacon78]

Found out I was pregnant the day before my 44th birthday. Now have an 11 month old baby boy. Best of luck and sending lots of positive vibes. X

[Joeysjourney in reply to Beacon78]

That's wonderful news. I just find it so hard ti stay positive after all we've been through. Negative after Negative xx

[AJKP]

HelloI can't bring positive news I'm afraid but I am in exactly the same boat. Im trying again in February too but did relax and indulge over Christmas. Im eating healthy now and have upped my water in take. Sending you lots of luck 🤞💕

[Joeysjourney in reply to AJKP]

Hard to be an angel all the time isn't it. I was so so strict during my 2nd round and it didn't result in a baby and I was so stressed. So I just had to live a little xx

[Joeysjourney in reply to AJKP]

Best of luck with your round, happy to PM if you want xx

[monkee641]

Got pregnant on our first cycle using my own eggs when I was 40, and gave birth at 41. Our little lady is now 6 months and the best thing that’s ever happened to us.

I wish you all the very best 🤞🏻 x x

[Joeysjourney in reply to monkee641]

I really hope I can experience that too someday. Maybe I'll get lucky xx

[monkee641 in reply to Joeysjourney]

Everything crossed for you 🤞🏻 x x

[Mrsjaytee]

We done 4 cycles of IVF. We started when I was 37. Got pregnant at 39, had my daughter 1 week before turning 40. We went on to do a few more cycles with no joy and are just about to embark down the Donor Egg route as I am desperate to be pregnant again, have another baby and have a sibling for my little girl.

Reading the answers above though is making me think should i give it one last bash at my own eggs. Although we get eggs during my collections, its the quality of my eggs. When we have tested our embryos, they come back with issues.

1st cycle - 4 blasts - 3 failed testing, 1 was untested.

2nd cycle - 4 blasts - 2 passed. Transferred 1st one (DD), transferred the other - BFP then MC)

3rd cycle - none fertilised - transferred the untested embie from 1st cycle - BFN

4th cycle - 3 blasts - 2 failed, 1 came back as mosaic. We transferred this one - BFP then MC

I would do it again in a heartbeat if i thought my chances where good to just get 1 good embie and a little sibling, but im not convinced. Im 42 (43 in May), i have a low AMH, endometreosis and not a good history of egg quality. I was only given about a 5% chance of getting a goodie. Everybody is very different.

We are in the process of selecting our frozen eggs from a donor, but i am having the EMMA/ALICE/ERA test before transfer to ensure no issues with my womb.

But i cant help but wish i could try again for my own eggs but i also know deep down its not likely to work and we then wont have the money for the DE route which we have been given a 70% chance of success.

I hope you all the success with your own eggs, and if that doesnt work, it doesnt mean its the end.

[Joeysjourney in reply to Mrsjaytee]

It's such a personal choice isn't it. I reckon it's donor for me after this round. I have to face reality at some stage. I know this isn't likely to work but it's a itch I just have to scratch!

Donor is an amazing option, I hear nothing but good things. If I go that way I'm gonna go for it really quickly so I can get off this merry go round xxx

[Beacon78 in reply to Mrsjaytee]

Hi there. Just read your post. I was given a less than one percent chance of conceiving either through IVF or naturally because of age and very poor AMH. No other issues except a thin lining. I had two missed miscarriages and two failed IVFs. Only got one egg which did manage to get to blastocyst. One didn’t implant and the other one we had tested and it was abnormal. We bought donor eggs, created embryos and then 3 days before the transfer I learnt I was pregnant. You will see from my earlier post this also happen to be the day before my 44th birthday. We didn’t expect it to go anywhere but I now have a healthy and lively 11 month old boy. I also had the ERA test to ensure there were no implantation issues. I had this in the April and I found out I was pregnant the following month - in the May. The doctor who did the ERA test said it also acts as an endometrial scratch. Not sure if that’s what helped me get pregnant. I know how tough this journey is. I wish you the very best of luck. X

[Kitkat10]

yes, i was 41 and my third treatment cycle worked with OE and donor sperm, had a baby boy 🩵 . Currently 43 years old and 15 weeks pregnant with DE baby. It can definitely still happen over 40, one way or another it can work. Good luck 🍀🍀 x

[Maybe1982]

Hi there, I had embryo transfer at 40 gave birth at 41 , my little baby boy is 5 weeks now 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

Fingers and toes crossed for you, wishing you all here and out there the best of luck xxx