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XP: Twins through IVF... want another

octbride1234octbride1234 member
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Hi, I know this is a personal decision to make but I wanted to see if anyone has gone through this and how you decided: If you had twins through IVF and want to try for another baby how many did you or will you transfer? Were you ok with the fact that you may have twins again? If you did, how did it work out?

Me: After many failed attempts I finally was blessed with twins through IVF. I am now 35 and my quality has not been the greated due to severe endometrosis/adhesions. We have been trying again for another baby and have had three failed attempts with in the last year or so. I am getting ready for a FET and I am not sure if I am going to transfer one or two. A chance of second set of twins makes me nervous but is also something we can make work. I just worry about bedrest and PTL. I also know that there is a chance I may never be able to have any more children. I am just so confused because we would love to have more children but we only have so many tries left. I have two frozen blasts right now, if neither take I am only able to do one more fresh cycle. Before having my girls I also did two but now for my FET and possible fresh cycle, do I continue with one or do two?

Anyone else in this situation or will be?

Thanks!

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  • jesselayne8jesselayne8 member
    I have no personal experience with IVF. That being said, if they are frozen together in the same vial then I would probably transfer both and give both a shot. On the other hand if they can be thawed separately then maybe SET is a good option. Obviously it's ultimately up to you and YH to make the best decision for your family.


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  • LnR70707LnR70707 member
    I agree with Jesse, if you can thaw individually I'd try for a single transfer.  FETs success rates are slightly higher than fresh rates.  I don't know how old your embryos are, but I've also heard that 34/35+ can increase the chance of an embryo splitting, so I'd factor the triplet potential in as well.   GL!


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  • amandaleigh1amandaleigh1 member
    I'm a 1 at a time kinda girl, so I went for an eSET with my IVF and got 1 baby out of it. My clinic froze my three frosties separately, so if and when I try to transfer for 2, I will do 1 at a time then as well. I can't imagine twins one time let alone twice, but if you are up to do it again, transfer them both, especially if they are frozen together.

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  • RoseHQ12RoseHQ12 member
    IVF #1 yielded us b/g twins whom we ADORE.....that being said when it came to IVF#2 we decided ahead of time that we were going to do a SET, when the day of transfer came our RE advised us to transfer two & we did, we ended up with an early miscarriage ( I hate the term Cp, even though I have used that term) we had three that made it to freeze (2 ok 1 not so good) & after the previous outcome we have decided to transfer all three if they make it to thaw.....if finances didn't come into play then we may think differently but they do & I also don't know how much more I can take.  I hope this helps?  Feel free to pm if you have any q's!
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  • neurogeekneurogeek member

    Your situation sounds very similar to ours. We tried for a child for 5 years, struggling with diminished ovarian reserve and endometriosis. Luckily, we got pregnant with twins through our first IVF. They're 15mos now and are such a joy. I'm 36 and we figured if we wanted another kid it was now or never, so we did a second IVF. I only got 4 eggs and only 3 fertilized. We decided to implant 2 even though we really didn't want twins again. I'm currently 10w pg with one. It was a difficult decision, how many to implant. In the end my husband said 'i'd rather have another set of twins than no more' so that pretty much made our decision. That said, it was such a relief to only see one sac on the u/s.

    I think it comes down to being a very personal decision. You have to decide how averse you are to another set of twins compared to how much you want another one. We also knew we couldn't afford a third round of IVF so we had to maximize our chances on the second. And it worked out! Good luck!!!

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  • thebabybakerthebabybaker
    Tough one. My twins are from IVF and I was really glad that we didn't have to decide how many embryos for our FET since we only have one frozen on ice. I think since I'm already lucky to have 2 babies, I wouldn't chance it with more than one embryo. We also did PGD so we know the embryo is perfect. Maybe you could consider that for your next IVF? Good luck!
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  • MrsLoosMrsLoos

    I'll be honest, I can't do twins again. I love my LO's to death but I can't go through another high risk pregnancy, likely NiCU time and everything that goes along with newborn twins. Especially with 2 toddlers at home. 

    We have decided we won't do treatments again when (if) we TTC again, but if we were to do IVF again we would be doing a SET.  

    It's such a personal decision and if you and your DH feel like its something you can handle both logistically and emotionally then I would transfer 2. But if there is any doubt or hesitation from either of you I would only transfer 1. Good luck with your decision & upcoming cycle!  

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  • octbride1234octbride1234 member
    Thank you so much for your replies, its such a tough decision to make and I just wish life came with instructions, but since it does not I have to really think about this and hope that what ever we decide is for the best. :)
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  • austenreader85austenreader85 member
    Ok, I have no experience with IVF or twins.  But since you already handled it once and said you could make it work a second time, I would transfer both unless you really think you can afford or would want another IVF cycle.  For me, IVF would be something I'd try as little as possible due to finances and the emotional and hormonal toll so I'd be more willing to transfer more than one(not more than a safe amount of course).
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  • krismott25krismott25 member
    I definetly want more kids if we are able to have them. Having said that, I will only transfer one at a time. My pregnancy was increadibly difficult and had I lost 1 or both the babies I don't know what would have happened. To me, at this point, it is not worth the risk. I would rather no more babies then loose a baby. BUT this is a super personal decision and totally depends on your previous experience. I'm sure you know this already but multiples is actually considered a complication of IVF. GL with your decision.
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