**Sensitive - Birth & Hope for Over 40’s**

[exhaustedbythesea]

Hi all,

For years I’ve been hoping to make this post.

After 5+ years of IVF and 6 pregnancy losses including the stillbirth of my first daughter, I am currently holding my sweet, 2 week old daughter.

She was my very last euploid embryo, which I got at the age of 40, and I’m now 44. She is everything I’ve ever wanted and was so worth the wait and the heartache along the way.

Just wanted to thank everyone on this forum for so much support and encouragement along the way. I know how much the success stories of others like me helped to keep me going, so I only share in hopes that I might pay it forward to anyone else needing some hope to hold onto.

Wishing you all the luck in the world and sending so much love! ♥️♥️♥️

[fidgetmcgee]

congratulations! Wishing you both health and happiness!

[Hopewhite]

huge congratulations! I hope you’re both doing well ! All the struggles were worth it, thanks for sharing the good news !

[CyclingAddict]

Congratulations! That's wonderful news! My little boy was born on the 15th. Lots of lovely IVF babies being born this October ❤️. Wishing you both health and happiness x

[Darcy1996 in reply to CyclingAddict]

Congratulations to you too!

[Tir-26]

congrats and enjoy it all, wonderful news and keeps my hopes alive 🥰

[Kitkat10]

Congratulations 🩷🩷🩷 what a tough journey you have been through xx

[Elmo13]

Huge congratulations. It’s lovely to hear stories like this. Xx

[Mercury363]

Congratulations 🎊 👏 💐 Enjoy every minute of her xx

[butterfliez]

Hi lovely. Such wonderful news sending huge congratulations ❤️ I am so pleased to hear you have your second daughter safely arrive. You have been through so much, your story is one of hope after such heartache, when suffer the trauma of your baby being stillborn it takes everything from you & changes you as a person & then having to continue on the battle trying to conceive via ivf with grief takes so much strength not to mention the anxiety & fear of going through pregnancy after losses ,

I am so pleased you had success & were able to bring this baby home. I hope you are both doing well.

We have spoke previously, very similar story to yours , years of Ivf then had our first ivf daughter who was stillborn in 2021. Further ivf & then I gave birth to my rainbow baby daughter in July.

Enjoy every moment sending love X

[exhaustedbythesea in reply to butterfliez]

Huge congrats to you on the safe arrival of your rainbow baby girl! You have summarised the experience so well. It takes so much courage to keep trying after such a devastating loss, and although our new babies can’t replace those that we lost, their love is so healing.

Wishing you and your beautiful family all the best!! ♥️♥️♥️

[butterfliez in reply to exhaustedbythesea]

Thank you so much . your right their love is healing & they bring much needed joy after so much sorrow. . But will never replace our babies we lost. They live within our hearts ♥️ Xx

[Beclp]

Awwww lovely story 🥰 enjoy being a mumma xx

[Citizenerased83]

Huge congratulations. I'm so sorry for all you went through though. I hope you enjoy every moment of being a mama. Xx

[minny_223]

Wonderful to hear, huge congratulations 💖🤗

I’m sorry to hear you had to endure so much heartache along the way.

Thank you for sharing your story. As a 41 yr old, this gives me hope that there can be light in the end. x x x

[Eternalwarrior]

Congratulations on the birth of your second daughter! I am so happy for you ❤️❤️❤️ Motherhood after losses and a stillbirth is a very different experience. Your second daughter will never replace the previous one or any of your babies but it will give you so much hope and love after such a long journey full of heartache. All babies are special but I do truly believe some babies are a bit more special than the rest, especially after a long infertility and IVF journey and when they are a rainbow baby 🌈 My second son (and only living son) is 2.5 years old now and I still cannot believe he is ours and is here in this world to stay with us! Enjoy every minute! Sending you all my love 😍 xxxx

[Lana89]

Hi lovely congratulations enjoy and take care of yourself xxx