Weird to go straight to FET without TTC naturally?

[Anonymous]

Wow, this is almost my exact story! We were also diagnosed with unexplained infertility and did IVF for our cycle to get our DD (one retrieval & one transfer). Two years later, we decided to go straight to FET and not try naturally. Like you, I had three remaining embryos that were tested and created when I was younger. I was also 39 when I did my second FET. My husband liked that we could decided exactly how far apart we wanted our kids and I was also hesitant about wasting time trying naturally when I was getting older. I have a younger friend who tried on her own naturally after IVF (same unexplained infertility diagnosis) and it worked but took eight months. Our second transfer took and I am due later this year - very happy we took that approach.

Good luck with your transfer!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m not there yet, but that would be my plan mostly because I’d want the certainty of a tested embryo. So I don’t think it’s crazy at all.

This is also my thinking. I just had my first but when we’re ready for the next we will be going right to a FET and not trying unassisted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We did this (just very briefly tried TTC). I didn't want to go back to the OPKs and all that stress. FET frankly seemed more straightforward and the likelihood of success so much higher.

Omg this! I never want to think about ovulation dates again after years of infertility before success via IVF. Not looking to relive that even a little.

[Anonymous]

Wait, do you mean you are going to FET without having sex? What else could you mean besides TTC naturally - having sex without protection? Because if you and your husband aren't having sex, then that is a whole other problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wait, do you mean you are going to FET without having sex? What else could you mean besides TTC naturally - having sex without protection? Because if you and your husband aren't having sex, then that is a whole other problem.

Presumably, she means deciding she’s ready to get pregnant again, and calling her fertility clinic to schedule a transfer with a remaining embryo from a previous cycle, as opposed to having timed unprotected sex around ovulation and trying to get pregnant naturally that way first.