Former LTTC'er ...no2 possible?

[Lawgirl]

I hope you don't mind me posting in here, but there is no way I am posting on the normal ttc board, and there doesn't seem a place for my situation.

Was ttcing for 4 years, two early mcs, unexplained infertility, fortunate enough to conceive after 2nd go at fertility treatment, using icsi.

Now she's bigger, we want to start trying for no2. We wouldn't do ivf again, so we are leaving it up to fate. I'm just wondering if we really have a chance or should we forget about properly trying. I would say that my cycle has changed, as I've gone from a 32 day cycle to a 27 days cycle. And, after my first mc, my breasts started to hurt between ov and AF, but now they don't hurt at all. Part of me thinks that gives me hope, as though pregnancy might have fixed what was wrong with me, but the other part thinks that it is pointless to try, given hardly any of my eggs fertilised when we did ivf/icsi.

Sorry if I'm rambling.

 

[heres_hoping]

I'm not in your situation, the opposite actually, managed to conceive my son naturally despite having PCOS, but lost him, now LTTTC no 2 with help. What I would say is, if you are certain you don't want to go down the IVF route again, maybe just try but try not to get too obsessed, maybe NTNP? Then that really is leaving it to fate. I don't really see any point in being on birth control, if you do want another child, so why not just Dtd when you feel like it, and see what happens?

Pregnancy can and does change our bodies, so you may find you can do it without help this time.

 

[longing]

I am not in your situation either (still waiting for no 1) but after seeing the agony my friend went through trying for number 2, I can see it is just the same. I agree, maybe take the ntnp route? If you can do that. I hope you get your wish of another. Just sending my support to you really xx

 

[tulip1975]

I always hear that the hormonal changes of pregnancy can cure all kinds of underlying fertility problems. I think trying naturally for #2 is a great idea. It's a lot cheaper, and a lot more fun!

Good luck to you!