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Rosie May
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 Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 1:17 pm Post subject: Hope For Over 40's |
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I just wanted to tell my story to offer some hope to all those over 40's trying to conceive. I conceived my first child naturally at age 37. At 6 weeks old she was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis which was devastating. It took me several years to find the courage and strength to try for a second child. At age 42, after 3 months of trying naturally, I conceived again but it was ectopic. After trying to conceive for 6 more months naturally, my OBGYN did a blood test to check hormone levels and told me that even with IVF, my chances of having a baby were less than 1%. They suggested trying egg donors or "finding something else in my life to focus on". I was devastated and not willing to accept that advice. I never went back to that OBGYN but instead researched on the internet and discovered that the OBGYN who had looked after me during my first pregnancy offered IVF with PGD ( to test for CF). (My previous OBGYN had told me I needed to go to Sydney to do that!) Even though changing OBGYNs meant a three hour return trip each visit, that decision changed my life. This new OBGYN gave me the same statistics about my age, my hormone levels and the low success rate but she also offered support and a chance to try IVF. Not once did I feel any negativity or judgement from her. The plan was to use PGD to test day 5 blastocysts for CF. For months I had been on a healthy diet of organic food, had given up alcohol and caffeine, was having regular acupuncture and was doing yoga regularly. After surgery to remove a polyp from my uterus (detected by my new OBGYN) my first round of IVF resulted in 13 eggs, 9 of which fertilized, but by day four none of the embryos had survived. I decided to increase my acupuncture visits to weekly, had my husband treated as well, had him take Menevit, and started taking CoQ10 enzyme myself right up to egg collection. Round two resulted in 20 eggs, 15 fertilized. By day four there were only 4 left and by day five, only 1 blastocyst survived! We decided not to do PGD as the risk of that one blastocyst not surviving was too great. Then 12 days after embryo transfer we got the incredible news that I was pregnant! The risk of miscarriage given my age was high and then at 12 weeks I decided to have a CVS to test for CF, Downes and other chromosomal abnormalities. This itself posed a risk of miscarriage and the heartbreaking decision of what to do if the baby had CF or some other genetic problem. After a tense week of waiting we were overwhelmed to hear that the baby was clear! I am now 16 weeks pregnant and while I still have a long way to go, I feel absolutely blessed. I know everyone's situation is different but every positive story offers hope. The statistics were against me ever conceiving and the obstacles seemed impossible to overcome at times but I always had hope. Good luck with your own journeys and I hope this story gives someone else the hope they need to keep trying.
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Fuzzy
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| Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 4:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Thank you for sharing your story, Rosie. Good luck for the remainder of your pregnancy! |
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annaoz
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| Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 1:00 pm Post subject: Thank you! |
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| What a wonderful story and congratulations!!!1 |
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Valkyrie
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Thanks for posting. Marriage breakdown a few years ago put a bit of a spanner in the works baby-wise. 
Have remarried, and fell pregnant age 37 - sadly miscarried at 10 weeks.
Been trying ever since and with the prospect of turning 40 next week thought I really needed to get my act into gear!
After visiting QFG a few weeks ago, hubby and I on the whole IVF journey and had ET today with two nice embryos. Now on the 2 week wait! Staying positive - I guess at the same time not getting hopes up too much.... Fingers crossed.
So far so good - celebrating each step at a time! 
Thanks for the story - gives us oldies hope! |
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