lizzyann
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Re: The Official TTC Thread!
Hi enbcfsobe, Lizzy here! If you have any questions, fire away! I am sorry for your losses and I know the feeling of not having an "answer" as to why it is happening. I have no problem getting pregnant, but would end up losing them around 5-6 weeks along. I had two losses before getting pregnant naturally (no fertility treatments) with my son in 2009. While TTC for #2, I had four losses, then finally went on to get pregnant via the first shot on IVF. I am 16 weeks today! Every test under the sun was run on me, with absolutely no answers. I know it is hard to accept that sometimes miscarriages are just unexplained. Doesn't seem right does it? I know the feeling. For me, I couldn't understand why IVF would work for me you know? I mean I get pregnant, why do I need IVF? But the RE explained it to me that the benefit is that they get to watch those embryos for up to 5 days, and choose the strongest and most viable embryo to implant back in me. She said that a lot of time, just that embryo selection process is enough to sustain a pregnancy. So many things could have been off in the previous pregnancies. My DH's SA came back fine and my Clomid Challenge egg reserve test came back fine, but there could be something wrong with the combination of the two thus leading to my egg to implant but stop growing. I think for me it came down to - how many more losses can I endure before moving onto IVF? after the fourth, it was time to move on for me. You just have to dig deep and see what your limits are. I never thought in a million years I would have to do IVF. But it wasn't that bad and here I am with a healthy pregnancy at 16 weeks! Good luck! Please don't hesitate to ask any questions.
Hi enbcfsobe, Lizzy here! If you have any questions, fire away! I am sorry for your losses and I know the feeling of not having an "answer" as to why it is happening. I have no problem getting pregnant, but would end up losing them around 5-6 weeks along. I had two losses before getting pregnant naturally (no fertility treatments) with my son in 2009. While TTC for #2, I had four losses, then finally went on to get pregnant via the first shot on IVF. I am 16 weeks today! Every test under the sun was run on me, with absolutely no answers. I know it is hard to accept that sometimes miscarriages are just unexplained. Doesn't seem right does it? I know the feeling. For me, I couldn't understand why IVF would work for me you know? I mean I get pregnant, why do I need IVF? But the RE explained it to me that the benefit is that they get to watch those embryos for up to 5 days, and choose the strongest and most viable embryo to implant back in me. She said that a lot of time, just that embryo selection process is enough to sustain a pregnancy. So many things could have been off in the previous pregnancies. My DH's SA came back fine and my Clomid Challenge egg reserve test came back fine, but there could be something wrong with the combination of the two thus leading to my egg to implant but stop growing. I think for me it came down to - how many more losses can I endure before moving onto IVF? after the fourth, it was time to move on for me. You just have to dig deep and see what your limits are. I never thought in a million years I would have to do IVF. But it wasn't that bad and here I am with a healthy pregnancy at 16 weeks! Good luck! Please don't hesitate to ask any questions.
See, I told you that one of us had to graduate that cycle! 
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