Would you do it again?
I have had a rough ride when it comes to having children. But children is what i always wanted from a young age.
I found out I had fertility issues after struggling to get pregnant. I tried many things and many tests and could not get a straight answer as to why. I ended up going for IVF treatment and have 2 beautiful children. I have one embryo in storage.
I would LOVE to have a 3rd child. I always wanted 3. But I did not have the smoothest pregnancies and not sure if I should be happy with the two I have. But this would leave me feeling guilty about not using our embryo.
Pregnancy 1
Too much fluid
Baby measuring too big
Pregnancy related high heart rate
Couldn't progress from 9cm to 10cm.
Emergency c section
Very poorly after (loads of blood loss and a post operative ileus)
Pregnancy 2
Much smoother but started bleeding at 35 weeks. Doctors thought a possible placental abruption so I had to have the baby at 35 weeks.
Cord was around the babies neck so I had to have another c section.
Baby would not feed so had to stay in ICU for a week.
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You would love to have a 3rd baby, so I say go for it đź’ž
I'm also an IVF mama, and I would definitely love to go for baby number 3. What's one more, hey?!
You've overcome everything thrown in your path so far x
My answer for me would be not to go again. I'm an IVF mum as well, we're one and done and a contributing factor is how hard I took the knocks when round after round failed. I wouldn't want to do that when I have my daughter to think about as well, I don't want her to see me like that.
For you, if you want another child and you aren't going to be able to forget about the embryo(I think I would have found it hard if we had any left in storage, our daughter was our 4th and final embryo) then maybe you should go for it! But I'd think long and hard and talk about what the next steps will be if the embryo doesn't take. Because there's only about a 30-40% chance of success each cycle there is a very real possibility that the transfer would be unsuccessful, potentially leaving you heartbroken. At which point, do you stop and deal with your feelings, or do you start the whole process again? That way you know if it's just giving the embryo a chance or if you're committing to try for a 3rd no matter the outcome.
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Would you do it again?
I have had a rough ride when it comes to having children. But children is what i always wanted from a young age.
I found out I had fertility issues after struggling to get pregnant. I tried many things and many tests and could not get a straight answer as to why. I ended up going for IVF treatment and have 2 beautiful children. I have one embryo in storage.
I would LOVE to have a 3rd child. I always wanted 3. But I did not have the smoothest pregnancies and not sure if I should be happy with the two I have. But this would leave me feeling guilty about not using our embryo.
Pregnancy 1
Too much fluid
Baby measuring too big
Pregnancy related high heart rate
Couldn't progress from 9cm to 10cm.
Emergency c section
Very poorly after (loads of blood loss and a post operative ileus)
Pregnancy 2
Much smoother but started bleeding at 35 weeks. Doctors thought a possible placental abruption so I had to have the baby at 35 weeks.
Cord was around the babies neck so I had to have another c section.
Baby would not feed so had to stay in ICU for a week.
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