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[Gold00]

I hope this post does not upset anyone and gives hope to all those currently going through IVF. In times of despair I found posts on this forum inspirational and full of advice.

In July, at the age of 44, I gave birth to a beautiful and healthy baby girl! 💞

My journey to motherhood was long, emotional and with its own challenges: it took 3 years, 7 IVF cycles with my own eggs and 7 transfers to get to this moment. That's on top of many tests, treatments, 2 attempts at myomectomy (the first one resulted in anaphylaxis and led to no longer being allowed to have egg collections under anaesthetic), hysteroscopy, cancelled cycles due to under/overstimulation...

What I've learned on this IVF journey, which at times has been mentally quite tough, is that:

- you should be your own advocate

- egg quality can be improved

- you should undergo all possible fertility tests and treatments prior to transfers even when you have no symptoms

Don't give up! Miracles do happen!

[K8dferXdder]

congratulations you are giving me hope! Thank you!

[Kitkat10]

congratulations 💖💖

[orangecatmum]

I love this! Congratulations. Wonderful news after such an agonising journey - and will give so many of us hope.

[Christianbaby]

Thank you so much for sharing your story. I'm truly touched by everything you've been through, and I’m so glad you got your miracle baby girl 💖. Your journey sounds incredibly tough, and it's admirable that you had the strength to keep going. Stories like yours give so much hope. Wishing you and your little one a lifetime of happiness together 💞.

[Crazycatlady007]

thank you so much for this post - I am so happy for you!! It is nice to read positive stories as it gives me hope for the future. Wishing you so much happiness xxx

[Legallyblonde39]

Love this 😍

[Batsford]

Many congratulations Gold00! What a journey 💜

[Twiglet2]

congratulations 💜🤗

[Endowarrior36]

Congratulations to you Gold00. Beautiful news ❤️

[Anita1216]

Huge congratulations, this is so inspirational 🙏

[Cep92]

I've just had my 3rd failed cycle, this has given me hope. This is lovely news to see, huge congratulations xx

[Belldandy]

Congratulations!

[Doodlebug23]

Massive congratulations! It’s lovely to read positive stories on here. It definitely helped keep me going in my journey. Just reminds everyone what they are battling for! 💖

[TopGuntastic]

Massive congratulations 😍👏🤗🩷

[Coffeeone]

please share how we can improve egg quality x

[Gold00 in reply to Coffeeone]

Hi there, regarding supplements, firstly, instead of taking COQ10 or Ubiquinol, I was taking MitoQ, as I read it is much more effective and helps with egg quality in older women:

monash.edu/discovery-instit...

mitoq.com/

I was also taking Acai Berries, TruNiagen, DHEA, PQQ, Vitamin D, Omega 3, NAC, Acetyl-L-Carnitine and Alpha Lipoic Acid.

Wishing you best of luck!

[Mnab]

Congratulations and very happy for you.😀 I am turning 41 in December and have 4 years nearly old girl with natural birth and tried for 2nd baby for 2.5 years and nothing, and decided to go for IVF and first cycle didn't work and planning for 2nd cycle now. After seeing your message, gives hope still chance in 40s. I really want to have a sibling for my girl and want to do everything I can do. You mentioned that the egg quality can be improved. Please could you give some tips? Many thanks

[Gold00 in reply to Mnab]

Hi Mnab, thanks! Regarding supplements, firstly, instead of taking COQ10 or Ubiquinol, I was taking MitoQ, as I read it is much more effective and helps with egg quality in older women:

monash.edu/discovery-instit...

mitoq.com/

I was also taking Acai Berries, TruNiagen, DHEA, PQQ, Vitamin D, Omega 3, NAC, Acetyl-L-Carnitine and Alpha Lipoic Acid.

Wishing you best of luck!

[Mnab in reply to Gold00]

Thank you for reply. I am already taking Impryl multvatmain and Omega 3 and Vitamin D. I will check with my consultant if I can add the above one. Thank you very much for reply.

[Islay14]

congratulations, it’s always nice to see positive stories ! Do you have any top tips for how you think you improved your egg quality? X

[Gold00 in reply to Islay14]

Hi Islay14, thanks! Regarding supplements, firstly, instead of taking COQ10 or Ubiquinol, I was taking MitoQ, as I read it is much more effective and helps with egg quality in older women:

monash.edu/discovery-instit...

mitoq.com/

I was also taking Acai Berries, TruNiagen, DHEA, PQQ, Vitamin D, Omega 3, NAC, Acetyl-L-Carnitine and Alpha Lipoic Acid.

Wishing you best of luck!

[Vassi]

Congratulations, what a lovely post. I'm a similar age and on cycle 6 and this gives me some hope. May I ask what fertility tests you are referring to before transfer? Thanks for sharing, enjoy every moment with your baby girl 🩷

[Gold00 in reply to Vassi]

Hi Vassi,

Thanks! The tests that I had were ERA/Emma/Alice and NK Cells, as well as a baseline scan, which, even though I had no symptoms, uncovered a few issues. I then underwent treatments prior to transferring the tested embryo and it worked!

[Vassi in reply to Gold00]

Thank you for replying. Did the Era/Emma/Alice show anything? What protocol did you do for the transfer? So happy it worked for you x

[Gold00 in reply to Vassi]

Yes, Emma test showed I had 0 % of lactobacillus, even though I had no symptoms. I did frozen transfer.

[Islay14 in reply to Vassi]

Sorry for slow reply, thank you so much for sharing 😀

[DancingQu33n]

Congratulations such fantastic news! Enjoy your beautiful girl 🩷

[dbrjmb]

Congratulations 🎊 to you, thanks for sharing the amazing news. Xx

[Lelo3479]

Amazing news 😍❤️💐 congratulations xxx

[Kate-92]

congratulations 💞