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[quote=Anonymous]Tried for a year in my early 30s (including temping, tracking, ovulation strips, etc) and then ended up needing fertility treatments.   During the pre-treatment workup when we first went to RE, nurse gave results of semen analysis and said "could you get pregnant with these numbers? Yes.  Is it likely? No."  After 3 failed IUIs and 1 failed IVF, the second IVF worked.  Asked about contraception at 6 week post partum checkup, was told "I mean...looking at your fertility history, do you really think you need anything?"  Still used condoms just to be safe.  Didn't want to be one of those people that got pregnant two months after having a baby.

Had sex ONE TIME at the age of 35 without a condom because of aforementioned naysayer doctors who didn't think we could get preggo on our own and that's how I got my second kid.  Like a BOGO deal.  Maybe my body just figured out what to do after all the hormonal intervention.  I didn't even know I was pregnant until 10 weeks because it wasn't even on my radar that it was a possibility.  Ignored all symptoms.  Lack of period was meaningless because I was breastfeeding.  But other symptoms like being starving all the time, hot flashes, a growing belly (that's actually why I finally tested...I was wearing a fitted shirt and was like "damn I'm getting fat...").

I do think there is still just so much that is unknown about the process and some just luck.  So many stories about people like me.  I have a friend who also had to do fertility treatments for both her kids.  My husband told her husband about how whoops baby and he was all "ha ha."  And then whoops.  There was their 3rd.  Unexpected and no treatment needed.  Another friend who tried for years and didn't want to do IVF so they adopted.  Finally got pregnant on their own.

My sister needed no help getting pregnant whatsoever but had miscarriages, a trisomy baby, and other complications including during delivery.

My sister in law needed no help either but also had miscarriages and some other issues with the pregnancy itself and complications during delivery.

Meanwhile, I couldn't get any pregnancy to happen at all but once I did get pregnant, had an easy time of it.  Easy pregnancy (with the exception of PUPPS...awful) and easy deliveries and recoveries.

We all have our challenges along the way.  Just know that if it doesn't happen, there are lots of next steps you can take to try to make it happen and tons of resources online where you can go for information and support.

Good luck to you![/quote]

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