**sensitive** Birth announcement (twins)

[Sams25]

Our infertility journey (unexplained infertility) of 5+years including multiple tests to identify root cause, multiple countless clomid rounds, 11 natural IVFs rounds, one surgery for ovarian cyst removal, 1 miss carriage, 6 failed transfers and 4 rounds of medicated IVF finally came to an end after the birth of our twins last week.

Age was not my friend through this journey as I am now 39 and my husband is 40 yrs old.

For those who are just at the starting line, or frustrated and still trying, know that there is hope and all you need is one egg and one sperm to stick.

All the best and I will continue to be active in the group to support others who need it.

[DianeArnold Partner Nurse Fertility Network UK]

Hi. Oh well done you. Congratulations and enjoy your new family life with your babies. xxxx for twins and a gentle hug for you. Diane

[Sams25 in reply to DianeArnold]

Thank you ❤️❤️

[Lana89]

Hi lovely congratulations xxx

[Sams25 in reply to Lana89]

Thank you !

[CardiGrey]

Congratulations ❤️

[Sams25 in reply to CardiGrey]

Thank you!

[Millbanks]

Aww that's wonderful news - what a journey.

Wishing you all the best with your twinnies! xx

[Sams25 in reply to Millbanks]

Thank you ❤️❤️

[fidgetmcgee]

so many congratulations to you and your family!

[Sams25 in reply to fidgetmcgee]

Thank you!!

[Twiglet2]

congratulations 🥳 enjoy your little miracles ✨💜

[Sams25 in reply to Twiglet2]

Thank you ☺️

[Crie1983]

Lovely news. Many congratulations. Xx

[Sams25 in reply to Crie1983]

Thank you ☺️

[Moshine13]

Congratulations 🎊 👏🏻

[Sams25 in reply to Moshine13]

Thank you !!

[Ford23]

Congratulations mama, we had our little miracle. Hes a week old today and i still keep looking thinking am i dreaming still. It sure can work and the end result is in incredible. Well done mama & all the best with your twins xxx

[Sams25 in reply to Ford23]

Thank you mama and congratulations to you too! ❤️❤️

[Vix12345]

Congratulations! Would you mind sharing what finally made the difference to make your final round work please? X

[Sams25 in reply to Vix12345]

Thank you!

The last round of my IVF, we included massages for stress relief. This helped me loads. And this time I lived life as if everything was normal. I played tennis every week (until my BFP); went for a holiday, partied a bit (had 2-3 drinks) and made time everyday for myself , even if it was to do nothing and just listen to a pod cast.

From the medicine front, this time we wanted to keep it simple and not over medicate. Before this round I stopped all medication for 1month, then restarted folic acid, vit D, magnesium and B12. The IVF medication protocol was also kept simple replaced Gonal with menopur and nothing else. We also kept the daily dose low but extended the number of days the stimulation went on. Eg: normally we would extract eggs on day 14, but this time we did it on day 21. Giving the eggs more time to grow and develop. We ended up with 16 eggs (15 mature) - we never had anything more than 7 before. All 15 fertilised through ICSI as we did not want to take a chance with just IVF and 3 blasts. First was a fresh transfer which did not stick and then the last 2 that we froze were BC and CC quality before freezing; that thawed beautifully and stuck. Kudos to my doctor who pushed to go ahead with these embies and not discard them as they were growing well.

The BC and CC embies are now sleeping soundly near me ❤️❤️❤️

hope it helps! Good luck on your journey ❤️

[Vix12345 in reply to Sams25]

This is amazing, thank you so much for sharing! It really does give hope for the rest of us. Congratulations again and I hope you have a wonderful first Christmas with your babies xx

[Sams25 in reply to Vix12345]

Thank you so much! I wish you the best and happy Christmas. Sending positive thoughts your way for your BFP soon!

[Catlover89]

This made my heart burst. Congratulations!! That really is amazing news ❤️ you’ve been through so much it’s so lovely you now have 2 beautiful babies. How special ☺️ enjoy and have a lovely Xmas together xx

[Sams25 in reply to Catlover89]

Thank you love ❤️

[minny_223]

wonderful 💖 huge congratulations xxx

[Sams25 in reply to minny_223]

Thank you very much!

[Citizenerased83]

Congratulations. What a journey you've been on. If you ever doubt that you can do something, remember this. Enjoy all your cuddles and precious time with your family x

[Sams25 in reply to Citizenerased83]

IKR It’s just surreal! Thank you ❤️❤️

[Tamaa]

Congratulations 🎉👏

[Sams25 in reply to Tamaa]

Thank you!

[Crazycatlady007]

congratulations this is wonderful news! Thank you so much for sharing. Have the most magical Christmas with your little ones! Xxx

[Sams25 in reply to Crazycatlady007]

Thank you !! Have a lovely Christmas too!

[Freeway24]

Huge congratulations 🎊 what lovely news! This definitely gives me hope to keep going. It sounds like you've been through so much. What a long journey. Enjoy your beautiful little twins. Have a great Christmas 🎄 xx

[Sams25 in reply to Freeway24]

Thank you ❤️ sending you guys lots of positive thoughts. I’m sure it will work out, and quoting what someone told me, keep your positive pants on!

[Freeway24 in reply to Sams25]

Aww thanks very much. Keeping my fingers crossed! 😀🤞🙏🙏

[Nabsal]

congratulations!

[Sams25 in reply to Nabsal]

Thank you!

[Babyluck95]

Congratulations! What amazing news 🙌

[Sams25 in reply to Babyluck95]

Thank you so much!

[butterfliez]

congratulations such lovely news two little miracles after a long journey. Hope you are all doing well Xx

[Sams25 in reply to butterfliez]

Thank you very much ❤️ we are very tired but thriving ❤️❤️

[Avocadolover1]

congratulations 😍😍😍

[Sams25 in reply to Avocadolover1]

Thank you ☺️☺️