I would like to share my story; when I was preparing for and going through treatment, I found it really helpful to see success stories and now I've come full circle, I'd like to pass it on 😁 In the photo are my 2nd and 3rd children, Arlo and Freddie. Both IVF babies. Arlo was the last embryo from his cycle so we had no frosties left, but dearly wanted a third child. So last September I did another fresh cycle of IVF. Arlo had just turned 3 years old at the time and I continued to breastfeed him throughout my treatment, mainly for naps and bedtime. I responded really well to the meds and produced 16 eggs! This is compared to 10 eggs in Arlo's cycle when I was 4 years younger and not breastfeeding! Of those 16, 9 developed into top grade blastocysts. I had one put back fresh at day 5 and the rest were frozen. To my delight I became pregnant! I was put on some drugs to prevent OHSS, having responded so well, and sadly they caused my milk to dry up very quickly. Arlo was undeterred though and continued to dry nurse throughout my pregnancy. This was painful for a little while but it passed. On the 5th June, 2 days before his due date, Freddie was born, completely naturally - which was a welcome change after my previous two highly medicalised labours! He took to breastfeeding immediately like a little pro. When my milk came in, poor Arlo was so surprised after months of dry nursing that he nearly choked on it 🙈🙈🙈 I have to be honest and say that tandem feeding is HARD at the moment. I find it difficult to get comfortable when feeding them both at the same time and Arlo's latch is suddenly very painful! He wants to feed every time Freddie does but I'm trying to limit him to morning and bedtime feeds at present. However, I hope this will get easier with time! I hope my story gives hope to those still trying. I know I'm incredibly lucky to have my three lovely children, and I wish everyone in this group as much happiness as I've had. ❤💛💚💙❤
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Lisa Nay
18/10/2018 01:12:50 pm
I'm so happy for you and your family. Thank you for sharing your story :)
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Shiru
6/12/2018 11:30:38 pm
Hi
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Ali (site admin)
6/12/2018 11:44:14 pm
Hi Shiru,
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