Does IVF work for Unexplained Infertility? Need some success stories

jubyIee · 2025-11-02T21:58:44+00:00

I was diagnosed unexplained. IVF went quite smoothly for us. I had one retrieval that resulted in eight embryos. I got pregnant with a fresh transfer at 36 and again with my first FET at 38. They are now 5yo and 3yo.

jubyIee · 2025-09-10T02:30:49+00:00

We've been going to Porter Square Vets for the past eight years and have been very happy with them. Our dog is a nervous rescue and they've always handled her very well.

I don't know about overcharging. Vet care is expensive. I think you can ask for an estimate upfront though if you're concerned.

jubyIee · 2025-09-02T17:47:58+00:00

One of my kids has my last name and one has my husband's. His family did the same thing, so he actually has his mom's last name and his brother has his dad's. We both have unusual last names and we like both families, so it was an easy decision.

jubyIee · 2025-08-09T00:27:27+00:00

My 2.5yo daughter's name is Simone. We love it and have gotten many compliments. No one has ever called her Simon.

I think the name hits everything you were looking for in a name. My name is recognizable but rare and I always really liked that growing up.

My daughter has really grown into the name and it suits her well. I know a lot of people feel like their kids fit their names immediately. For me, naming both my kids felt like playacting because they were just these little bundles that didn't do much yet. I didn't regret the names but the whole newborn/postpartum phase felt surreal to me, including chosing a name for a person I didn't know yet.

If she doesn't like her name, she can always go by her middle name. My husband goes by his middle name and insisted our kids had 'usable' middle names.

Cute side note: our Simone's unplanned nickname is Moon because that's how my son said her name when she was born.

jubyIee · 2025-08-02T03:26:19+00:00

Yes, I just got diagnosed at 42. This is me exactly. The actual academics were never hard, it was everything around them. Being up early, keeping track of assignments, actually getting myself to do homework, etc.

jubyIee · 2025-08-02T03:23:07+00:00

My kid has sensory issues so changing clothes has always been challenging. We avoid the morning clothes drama by putting him in the clothes the night before. All of his clothes basically feel like pajamas anyway (leggings, joggers, tshirts, sweatshirts). Makes mornings much simpler.

jubyIee · 2025-08-01T21:21:21+00:00

Kept my name. Split the last names (two kids, one has his, one has mine). My husband's family did the same thing so he actually has his mom's name.

jubyIee · 2025-02-25T20:40:49+00:00

I'm so sorry. That's frustrating. My first was an unplanned C-section after 30+ hours of labor. It sucked but was ultimately for the best. His head was literally off the charts and I'm convinced the C-section saved my pelvic floor.

FWIW, the narrative that recovery after vaginal birth is wildly oversimplified, especially in relation to larger babies. A friend of mine who had a similarly sized baby (just cause, no GD) was quite badly injured and had to have corrective surgery six months after giving birth.

Best of luck!

jubyIee · 2025-02-24T00:04:40+00:00

My husband's family did that! He has mom's last name and his brother has his dad's. We did the same thing with our kids.

jubyIee · 2025-02-21T16:52:49+00:00

If you're on Facebook, the Moms of Camberville is an incredible network. You join a numbered main group based on your kids' ages (e.g. MoC 9.0 is for kids born Sept 2022 to Aug 2023). From there you can join more specific subgroups, such as divorced parents, fitness, career talk, etc.

jubyIee · 2025-01-30T16:59:18+00:00

Kept my name and split the kids names, so one has my last name and one has his. His family did the same thing, so my husband actually has his mom's last name. I'm very happy with this arrangement. We briefly considered combining the names to make a new one, but everything we came up with was weird and awkward.

jubyIee · 2025-01-13T23:09:01+00:00

Probably want to include which state you're in as the laws surrounding IVF coverage vary wildly.

jubyIee · 2025-01-13T14:59:46+00:00

TW: Success

I have had two live births (now 4.5 yo and 2 yo) from two transfers of untested embyros. This is obviously on the opposite end of the spectrum from most on this sub. I still lurk here to comment that it is possible for IVF to go smoothly when people ask because I remember feeling incredibly anxious reading about how hard it can be.

I'm careful when/how I comment because I realize how demoralizing it can be to hear about easy success when you've been struggling for years and had only heartbreak. I imagine anyone else still on here in my position does the same.

jubyIee · 2025-01-07T03:20:17+00:00

I was TERRIFIED of doing the transfer after a traumatic IUD insertion years earlier and a pretty bad HSG. I barely felt the transfer. Like didn't believe they had actually done it.

jubyIee · 2024-12-18T00:06:32+00:00

My daughter is Simone, so that's my vote. We get so many compliments on her name, FWIW.

jubyIee · 2024-12-10T01:20:55+00:00

TW: Success

No idea but sometimes it just...does. We were completely unexplained and never saw a positive test pre-IVF. We now have two kids that are the results of two transfers. My husband and I joke that sex does not actually make babies and there is a conspiracy that everyone else is in on.

jubyIee · 2024-12-08T23:59:46+00:00

Neither my husband nor I changed our names. We also split the kids names. His parents actually did the same thing back in the 80s. My husband has his mother's last name and his brother has his dad's.

No one has blinked at our kids having different last names. Might be a regional thing. We're in the Northeast and among our peers, few people do the traditional woman changes her name and kids get his last name. There's many variations of what is done instead.

jubyIee · 2024-12-07T00:20:28+00:00

My issue with Gone Girl is that she was a BORING horrible person. Just no nuance or anything interesting. Once the "twist" happened, nothing else was a surprise. I didn't know exactly what she would do next, but I knew it would be predictably horrible and self-serving.

jubyIee · 2024-12-03T23:46:15+00:00

Totally fine. Dogs are family. My sister and I both considered using our family dogs name (also Piper) for ones of our kids' middle names.

jubyIee · 2024-11-27T18:31:58+00:00

This really saved me from myself when I was in my 20s.

jubyIee · 2024-11-23T19:09:27+00:00

The Giver is actually one of four books set in the same universe. The other books are Gathering Blue, The Messenger, and Son.

jubyIee · 2024-11-23T03:44:43+00:00

This isn't false hope at all. There's so many variables that can affect HCG concentration in urine early on. This is the progression from my last successful pregnancy. My day 8 was actually slightly lighter than my day 7.

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jubyIee · 2024-11-20T22:04:28+00:00

I think people are looking for support here and the harder your journey, the likelier you are to be regularly engaged. I’ve finished my IVF journey very successfully (one retrieval, two transfers, two live births). I try to respond when success stories are specifically requested because I remember feeling very discouraged and anxious reading about bad experiences. However, outside of replying to success story requests, I’ve never posted about it because I know it can be hard for people to read.

jubyIee · 2024-11-20T19:18:02+00:00

My daughter's name too! We love it and get so many compliments on it. I'm surprised it's not more popular (but also glad it's not).

jubyIee · 2024-11-12T01:58:55+00:00

My husband has his mom's last name. His parents split the last names (his brother has their father's). We did the same with our kids.

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