Success after IF
SmudgesMomma
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Dx: MFI, AMA, DOR, low AMH and homozygous c667t MTHFR
I'm new here: Has anyone cycled while breastfeeding?
SmudgesMomma
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Hi,
I'm sorry to just barge in without lurking. It's been a long time since I was on the bump boards, but I am at a loss. Literally and figuratively. I have two girls (4y and 2y) conceived via IVF. I have DOR, MTHFR and low AMH. My husband has MFI. I'm also 39.
We always wanted a third, but didn't want to cycle again and thought we had about as much chance to conceive naturally as jumping off the roof, flapping our arms and flying to the moon. Except we did. I just had a miscarriage and D&C the other day at what should have been 7w. My betas were stellar. We saw the baby's heartbeat at 6w3d and it was gone 2 days later. I did have a whopping SCH. When I went for an emergency u/s bc I was spotting (no cramps), my RE saw blood in the sac.
The one thing this pregnancy and loss did for us was solidify our feelings that we want to have a 3rd baby. Except my 2y old is still nursing a few times a day (she nurses to sleep for nap and bed and then 1 or 2 times overnight). I really don't want to wean her, but I"m scared that IVF might be my only way to successfully carry a baby. I know my RE would want me to wean first, but I'm going to ask him that if my prolactin is reasonable, if he will consider letting me cycle. The meds don't cross into milk, so that isn't a concern.
So, has anyone ever successfully cycled while breastfeeding? I'm really worried that I'm going to have to wean or hope that we defy the odds again and conceive naturally, which is just like getting struck with lightning twice.
I'm sorry to just barge in without lurking. It's been a long time since I was on the bump boards, but I am at a loss. Literally and figuratively. I have two girls (4y and 2y) conceived via IVF. I have DOR, MTHFR and low AMH. My husband has MFI. I'm also 39.
We always wanted a third, but didn't want to cycle again and thought we had about as much chance to conceive naturally as jumping off the roof, flapping our arms and flying to the moon. Except we did. I just had a miscarriage and D&C the other day at what should have been 7w. My betas were stellar. We saw the baby's heartbeat at 6w3d and it was gone 2 days later. I did have a whopping SCH. When I went for an emergency u/s bc I was spotting (no cramps), my RE saw blood in the sac.
The one thing this pregnancy and loss did for us was solidify our feelings that we want to have a 3rd baby. Except my 2y old is still nursing a few times a day (she nurses to sleep for nap and bed and then 1 or 2 times overnight). I really don't want to wean her, but I"m scared that IVF might be my only way to successfully carry a baby. I know my RE would want me to wean first, but I'm going to ask him that if my prolactin is reasonable, if he will consider letting me cycle. The meds don't cross into milk, so that isn't a concern.
So, has anyone ever successfully cycled while breastfeeding? I'm really worried that I'm going to have to wean or hope that we defy the odds again and conceive naturally, which is just like getting struck with lightning twice.
Dx: MFI, AMA, DOR, low AMH and homozygous c667t MTHFR
Re: I'm new here: Has anyone cycled while breastfeeding?
TTC #1 since 3/2011
DX: anovulatory and severe MFI
DH is a testicular cancer survivor
IVF#1 w/ICSI lupron, gonal f, ovidrel
ER 6/15/12 6R 6M 6F! ET 6/20/12
Beta #1: 154 Beta #2: 509 Beta #3: 7326
Baby Boy born 3/1/2013
TTC#2: 6/2014 all testing came back normal
IVF#2 (#1 for LO#2) 9/2014 - 17R 10M 10F 4 blasts frozen on day 6.
FET #1 10/15/14 - Beta #1: 216 Beta #2: 823
Baby Boy born 7/10/2015
Dx: MFI, AMA, DOR, low AMH and homozygous c667t MTHFR
A fresh cycle and BF... I don't know.
For FET - I weaned my DD two mos prior (I did "don't offer, don't refuse" - not even once did she ask to nurse - at 16mo); FET was successful. On the other hand my DS enthusiastically asks to nurse 4-6 times a day (17mo), so not sure what that means for FET in 4-5 mos.
I've lost too many pgs (1 is too many) and say with gentle care: Congrats on your recent pg; I am sorry for its loss.
FX for your future pg (FX conception, FX live birth).
Unexplained IF/RPL
TTC#1 2003 BFNs, 2004-2009
5 angels above
2010 IVF-PGS-FET#1, DD b. Aug-2011
TTC#2 2012 BFNs, 2013 FET#2, DS b. Nov-2013
TTC#3 2015 BFNs, FET#3
(my 6th and last angel above)
Journey Complete.
She did mention she only nursed to sleep at that point and would not do her injections until right after she put her son down for the night since he didn't nurse over night.
TTC #1 since 3/2011
DX: anovulatory and severe MFI
DH is a testicular cancer survivor
IVF#1 w/ICSI lupron, gonal f, ovidrel
ER 6/15/12 6R 6M 6F! ET 6/20/12
Beta #1: 154 Beta #2: 509 Beta #3: 7326
Baby Boy born 3/1/2013
TTC#2: 6/2014 all testing came back normal
IVF#2 (#1 for LO#2) 9/2014 - 17R 10M 10F 4 blasts frozen on day 6.
FET #1 10/15/14 - Beta #1: 216 Beta #2: 823
Baby Boy born 7/10/2015
Me-36, Unexplained Infertility, DH-35, all clear
Clomid 50mg 12/2011 = BFN
Clomid 100mg 1/2012 = BFN, with Cyst
IVF #1 Lupron/Menopur/Gonal-f/HCG Trigger
ER 4/19/12 = 11 retrieved, 6 fertilized,
ET 4/22/12 = 2 transfered (day 3), remaining 3 weren't good enough to freeze
Beta 5/3 = BFP, 87 Beta #2 5/7 560.9 Beta #3 5/9 1376.5 First u/s One Baby, 125bpm!
Second u/s, 176bmp! Kicked over to the OB by the RE at 8w. Team Green!!
Good luck with your cycle and I'm sorry about your loss.