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Mrs. Train has 4 kids after infertility!

I understand your concern. It does feel like I have no control over family size anymore. We have four embryos and plan to give them all a chance at life. I could have 4 kids, I could have 1.

One of my friends from high school has 5 children after infertility. She had one child, and then ended up with quads her next pregnancy! The quad pregnancy was very stressful of course, but they are now four years-old and all doing very well.

@pui: Yeah hers happened during IVF. They transferred 2 embryos and she ended up with 4 babies. I agree with you on having more than 3 babies, it really is stressful!

@pui: Yeah I know! They wanted her to reduce but she wouldn't. It was a very high risk pregnancy, and she was on bed rest for most of it.

My cousin has four after infertility. Three adopted and one surprise bio baby.

I know a few ppl that needed help with their first but then went on to have surprise pregnancies because they expected to need assistance again so they didn't bother preventing. Just because the first is a struggle doesn't always mean the rest will be

I have one friend who did IVF for her first pregnancy, ended up with twins, and then conceived her third child as an oops. I have another friend who used IVF for her first singleton, and then conceived her next two children without assistance. Both had PCOS. I don't know too much about infertility, but I've heard that sometimes a first pregnancy to term can some women with PCOS conceive in the future, sort of jump starting cycles etc?

@pui: Let me revise that Once that treatment gets you a baby!

ME! I have PCOS and three kids - also had my first at 27, and I'd be willing/able to go for one more (I'm quite a bit older now lol) ... I know a lot of women who have 3 or 4 kids who have all had treatments for infertility (for every pregnancy) and I have never met a single person who has been refused treatment because they have "too many kids"

Can't say I never think about this, but anything is possible! Taking it day by day and see what the future holds

I think it's not uncommon for fertility to be 'jump started' after the first pregnancy. And you have tons and tons of time, I don't see any reason why you couldn't have a large family!

@FaithFertility: well I keep having them and despite lots of testing we don't know why. But clomid worked for me before the fourth time I tried it so we're going that route again. My guess is something isn't quite right with my hormones on their own and taking meds helps. I have an iui tomorrow morning so hoping to get lucky this cycle!

Me... I had what sounds like a similar diagnosis as you. Long cycles/PCOS/ no ovulation. We did a year of trying unassisted then did about 6 unsuccessful cycles of meds and then I quit and moved to adoption. I got pregnant with my twins without any interventions after about 2.5 years of trying (I had just turned 28 when they were born) a ear later when we decided to stop protecting and are what happens I got pregnant right away. So we had four kids in three years. Kind of crazy but it's possible.

@bhbee: Best of luck this cycle! I had asked because I had 2 CPs back to back after our first two IUIs

I have PCOS and ended up getting pregnant after almost two years of trying. After I had our LO and was talking to my dr about birth control options, I half jokingly said if it took another two years and that would be about right spacing for us. And she said that often a successful pregnancy is somewhat of a "reset button" for PCOS.