mobile: Random questions Tuesday! Everyone can play.
a) Panda bear or Koala bear?
b) In my opinion, the royal baby is ____________.
c) I DO/ I DO NOT believe in ghost. I DO/ I DO NOT believe in aliens. I DO/ I DO NOT believe in things like bigfoot/yeti/loch ness monster. Why or why not?
d) Your company is forcing you to dress up as a Disney character* for a day and walk the streets of your community. Thank goodness you can choose which character that is. Who do you choose and why? (* you can be any fully costumed character, like a Mickey Mouse, or be any human-type character, a la Ariel, the mermaid)
e) My favorite kind of ice cream is _____________ but I'm really not into _________.
f) I know all the words to this television theme song:
Re: Random questions Tuesday! Everyone can play.
I'm in. I'm going to be completely useless at work for the remainder of this 2ww.
a) Panda bear or Koala bear? Koala
b) In my opinion, the royal baby is just another baby born to a lucky person who has one of those perfect little lives.
c) I DO believe in ghost. I DO NOT believe in aliens. I DO believe in things like bigfoot/yeti/loch ness monster. Why or why not?
d) Your company is forcing you to dress up as a Disney character* for a day and walk the streets of your community. Thank goodness you can choose which character that is. Who do you choose and why? (* you can be any fully costumed character, like a Mickey Mouse, or be any human-type character, a la Ariel, the mermaid) Snow white. She's pretty but fully covered.
e) My favorite kind of ice cream is cherry cheesecake but I'm really not into coffee.
f) I know all the words to this television theme song: I don't think any. How sad is that?!
me 33/DH 36
ttc since 10/2008; d/x: mild MFI, stageII endo
~~PAIF/SAIF Welcome~~
11 IUI’s = 1 m/c (7w4d)
IVF#1 January 2012 BFN, FET #1 April 2012 BFN
Surprise BFP October 2012 m/c (7w), Surprise BFP April 2013 m/c (6w4d)
IVF #2: July 2013, ET 1 embryo 7/18, beta 1 @ 14dp3dt - 757, beta 2 @ 16dp3dt - 1762
U/S 1 @ 6w4d = 1 little frogger with HB of 118, U/S 2 @ 7w3d measuring right on track with HB of 160
Stick Frogger Stick! Please!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's a Girl, EDD April 7, 2014
a) Panda bear or Koala bear? Panda
b) In my opinion, the royal baby is a blessing....LIKE every other baby on this planet
c) I DO/ I DO NOT believe in ghost. I DO/ I DO NOT believe in aliens. I DO/ I DO NOT believe in things like bigfoot/yeti/loch ness monster. Why or why not?
Do Not to all. Just never have.
d) Your company is forcing you to dress up as a Disney character* for a day and walk the streets of your community. Thank goodness you can choose which character that is. Who do you choose and why? (* you can be any fully costumed character, like a Mickey Mouse, or be any human-type character, a la Ariel, the mermaid)
Jesse from Toy Story
e) My favorite kind of ice cream is Cookie Dough but I'm really not into icecream that has nuts.
f) I know all the words to this television theme song: Fresh Prince
Me- 32, DH- 32- TTC for 4 Years
IUIs 1-6 BFN
IVF #1= BFP- M/C
FET- Beta#1: 69, #2: 482, #3: 1088, #4: 28,318, Ultrasound- 1 beautiful heartbeat
It's a boy!
b In my opinion, the royal baby is ____________.
A baby
c I DO/ I DO NOT believe in ghost. I DO/ I DO NOT believe in aliens. I DO/ I DO NOT believe in things like bigfoot/yeti/loch ness monster. Why or why not?
Ghosts yes because in some places I feel like there is another dimension happening and also I think if someone dies tragically there ghost sticks around.
Aliens no never seen them think they were made up however I do believe there is life on other planets.
Big foot no way
d Your company is forcing you to dress up as a Disney character for a day and walk the streets of your community. Thank goodness you can choose which character that is. Who do you choose and why? you can be any fully costumed character, like a Mickey Mouse, or be any humantype character, a la Ariel, the mermaid
Minnie Mouse I love her and think she had great spunk and who doesn't want to have a man but live apart
e My favorite kind of ice cream is _____________ but I'm really not into _________.
Peppermint not into Oreo
f I know all the words to this television theme song: gummy bears bouncing here and there and everywhere
Anovulatory cycles, increased Synthroid Diagnosed Sep 2010
1 Clomid/Ovidrel BFN May 2011
Natural cycle Aug 2011 BFP M/C 4 Weeks
1 IUI Sept 2011 BFP M/c 7 weeks
Provera Dec 2011 BFP M/C 3 Weeks
IVF March 2012 BFP m/c 4weeks 5 days (IL, Prednisone)
IVF#2w/DS July 2012 MEGA FAILURE BFN (IL, Dexamethasone)
Diagnosed No real HLA Match, DQ Beta Triad, High TNF, Low NK Cells
Oct 2012 Natural Cycle m/c 4wks (Lovenox, Prednisone)
Went to Beer Center- high tnf, low lad, implantation failure
Jan 2013 BFP
Humira,LIT,Prednisone, Lovenox, IVIG, Baby Aspirin
Miracle Born August 2013 Premature
Yours doesn't have to be a sad story
a) Panda bear or Koala bear? Panda
b) In my opinion, the royal baby is ____________. not any different than any other baby, just born into lucky circumstances.
c) I DO/ I DO NOT believe in ghost. I DO/ I DO NOT believe in aliens. I DO/ I DO NOT believe in things like bigfoot/yeti/loch ness monster. Why or why not?
I do not believe in ghosts. I don't believe in an afterlife, so ghosts don't really work either.
I believe there could be aliens out there, but I don't believe they come to earth and abduct or probe people. The universe is a pretty big place.
I do not believe in big foot/yeti/etc. If they existed, I think we would have seen proof by now.
d) Your company is forcing you to dress up as a Disney character* for a day and walk the streets of your community. Thank goodness you can choose which character that is. Who do you choose and why? (* you can be any fully costumed character, like a Mickey Mouse, or be any human-type character, a la Ariel, the mermaid)
Aurora from Sleeping Beauty, just because it was one of my favorites growing up.
e) My favorite kind of ice cream is mint chocolate chip but I'm really not into orange sherbert (DH LOVES it! Blah.).
f) I know all the words to this television theme song: I watch a lot of TV, but I can't think of any right now that have words in the theme song, so many now just have background music!
BFP on Cycle #8. Natural M/C at ~8 weeks
IUI #1 and #2 (8/12, 9/12)- 50 mg Clomid + Ovidrel = BFNs
IVF #1 (EPP) 13R/10M/9F, 5DT 1-4AA blast, beta #1-148, beta #2-322, 5 frosties!
a) Panda bear or Koala bear? Koala
b) In my opinion, the royal baby is _a very fortunate baby___________.
c) I DO/ I DO NOT believe in ghost. I DO/ I DO NOT believe in aliens. I DO/ I DO NOT believe in things like bigfoot/yeti/loch ness monster. Why or why not?
I do believe in Ghosts/spirits because I do believe my grandmother came to me in a dream and told me that everything was going to be ok. Call me crazy, but I do believe that. Aliens maybe, but not like martians who are going to attack the world. Big foot etc... no
d) Your company is forcing you to dress up as a Disney character* for a day and walk the streets of your community. Thank goodness you can choose which character that is. Who do you choose and why? (* you can be any fully costumed character, like a Mickey Mouse, or be any human-type character, a la Ariel, the mermaid)
Princess Jasmine... I'd love to fly around on a magic carpet... and she is just so pretty!
e) My favorite kind of ice cream is: Brownie nut fudge but I'm really not into Mint Chocolate Chip
f) I know all the words to this television theme song: Fresh Prince of Bellair!
a) Panda bear or Koala bear? Koala!
b) In my opinion, the royal baby is just another baby.
c) I DO/ I DO NOT believe in ghost. I DO/ I DO NOT believe in aliens. I DO/ I DO NOT believe in things like bigfoot/yeti/loch ness monster. Why or why not? I think there is a lot of evidence to ghosts and I cannot believe we are the only living beings in the entire universe. Bigfoot, etc. are just urban legends.
d) Your company is forcing you to dress up as a Disney character* for a day and walk the streets of your community. Thank goodness you can choose which character that is. Who do you choose and why? (* you can be any fully costumed character, like a Mickey Mouse, or be any human-type character, a la Ariel, the mermaid) Totally Aurora - aka Sleeping Beauty. I wanted to be her when I was little.
e) My favorite kind of ice cream is chocolate chip cookie dough but I'm really not into plain chocolate_.
f) I know all the words to this television theme song: Brady Bunch, That 70's show
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Married June 2011 Dx: anovulatory due to prolactinoma (1.5cmx 1.5cm in 2006)
April 2012: MRI- questionable cyst 8mg by 12mm in pituitary ; referred to RE by Ob-gyn after amenorrhea x 4+ months, provera ineffective, low estrogen level
cycle 1: May 2012, clomid 50mg; cycle cancelled, thin lining, no response
cycle 2: June 2012, femara 5mg; cycle cancelled, no response
cycle 3: July 2012, femara 7.5mg; cycle cancelled (largest folli on Cd12 & cd 16: 11, lining 4)
Repeat MRI July 25,2012- Cyst unchanged, likely old infarction.
Aug. 8: met with RE, move to injectables if HSG and SA normal
Aug. 23: HSG all clear; DH- perfect
Switched to a new RE in early Sept. IVF here we come
Genetic testing reveals: Fragile X- Intermediate risk/grey zone.
IVF#1: ER 11/30: 14 retrieved, 10 mature, 7 fertilized. E2 prior to trigger 5200. Decision made to freeze 6 embryos and transfer later due to OHSS.
IVF#1.2/FET #1: estrogen injects start 1/18, FET delayed to try to thicken lining. lining 5.4mm. FET- 2/18- transferred one 3AA expanded blast. BFP 5dp5dt. Beta #1- 2/27 9dp5dt- 102.27 beta #2 3/1: 147 , beta #3 3/4: 268 told to stop meds and let nature take its course. requested 4th beta (3/6); Beta hell for 2 months.
FET # 2: endometrial scratch 5/6, added estrace vaginally and ASA to delestrogen and PIO. June 10- transferred one 4AA hatched embryo, BFP 4dp6dt, Beta 1 (9dp6dt) 187, Beta 2 (11dp6dt): 412; Beta 3 (15dp6dt ): 4452. U/S #1- one beautiful embryo with a heartbeat of 133 at 7 weeks. 8 weeks: heartbeat 156. EDD 2/26/2014: born 2-3-14 induced due to Pre-E and HELLP at 36w5d.
12/1: met with RE to discuss trying for #2
Panda
b) In my opinion, the royal baby is ____________.
Just like any other baby
c) I DO/ I DO NOT believe in ghost. I DO/ I DO NOT believe in aliens. I DO/ I DO NOT believe in things like bigfoot/yeti/loch ness monster. Why or why not?
Ghosts: I would like to, but can't
Aliens: yes, definitely. The universe is too big for humans to be the only intelligent life out there.
Bigfoot, etc: Nope
d) Your company is forcing you to dress up as a Disney character* for a day and walk the streets of your community. Thank goodness you can choose which character that is. Who do you choose and why? (* you can be any fully costumed character, like a Mickey Mouse, or be any human-type character, a la Ariel, the mermaid)
Belle from Beauty and the Beast
e) My favorite kind of ice cream is _____________ but I'm really not into _________.
Love: Ben and Jerry's Bonaroo Buzz
Hate: Anything with brownie chunks
f) I know all the words to this television theme song:
The Scrubs theme song, aka "I'm no Superman"
3rd cycles clomid + Ovidrel = BFN
4th cycles letrozole/Ovidrel + IUI = BFN
IVF #1 = BFP! Twins due 2/5/2014
Me: 28; DH: 35
1/2008 -- Started TTC
3/2009 - FD discovered at 17 weeks1/2011 - Lap and HSG reveal Stage IV Endo and both tubes blocked.
4/2012 - Consult with RE for IVF#1 - Labs and SA are normal - Repeat HSG - SURPRISE! Both tubes are open.
May, June, August 2012 - IUI#1-3 - Letrozole + Bravelle + Ovidrel trigger = BFN
9/2012 - Lap#2 to remove endo and Hysteroscopy
IVF#1 (Long Lupron) - 12/6 ER - 20R 11F * 12/11 ET - Transferred 2 excellent blasts * 3 Frosties *
Beta #1 79.7 * Beta #2 240 * EDD - 8.29.13 * It's a GIRL!
When Not IF Blog
Everyone welcome!
a) Panda bear or Koala bear? Koala
b) In my opinion, the royal baby is: A very lucky(or maybe not)! little boy.
c) I DO/ I DO NOT believe in ghost. I DO/ I DO NOT believe in aliens. I DO/ I DO NOT believe in things like bigfoot/yeti/loch ness monster. Why or why not?
I'd like to believe in ghosts/spirits... but not sure that I do. I honestly don't think we are the only life form in the universe. But I don't think there are any a$$ kicking aliens out there.
d) Your company is forcing you to dress up as a Disney character* for a day and walk the streets of your community. Thank goodness you can choose which character that is. Who do you choose and why? (* you can be any fully costumed character, like a Mickey Mouse, or be any human-type character, a la Ariel, the mermaid) Ariel.... she is so pretty and I love to swim!
e) My favorite kind of ice cream is Khalua Chip but I'm really not into Butter Pecan
f) I know all the words to this television theme song: The Love Boat! My mom and grandmother used to watch it all the time and I still remember all the words. Also to the Fresh Prince of Bellair!
TTC summer 2008
Diagnose me. DOR, DH perfect
IUI # 1 6/2010, BFN
IUI # 2 8/2010, BFN
IVF # 1 10/2010 Canceled poor response
IVF 1.2 12/2010 BFP! mc 6 weeks 2 days
Mental health break for 10 months
IVF # 2 10/2011 BFN
IVF # 3 5/2012 BFP! 10 eggs retrieved (best ever)
7 fertilized transferred 3
Beta #1 14dpo - 72, Beta #2 17dpo 145 Beta 3 20dpo 521
First u/s June 15 saw HB 126 bpm missed m/c 7/5/12 10 weeks D&C 7/6/12
IVF#4 ER 9/30 ET 10/3 Beta 10/16 BFFN. IVF #5 final with o/e. ER 1/21 only 1 retrieved, hoping my lonestar is the one. Beta #1 2/6/13 = 209.... please let this be it! Keep growing lonestar! Beta #2 2/8/13 - 586! , Beta #3 2/10/13 = 1898. First u/s perfect little heart beat at 116 bpm. Measure 6 weeks 1 day. EDD 10/14/13
3/4/13 measuring right on track beautiful heartbeat 171 bpm, graduated from RE to OB... bittersweet.
PAIF/SAIF always welcome! Its a girl!
TTC#2 No birth control since DD was born. Getting ready to jump back in the saddle. Weaning this month. RE
appt scheduled 5/8. Here we go again!
11/13 beta #1 924!!! 2nd bet 11/15 1906, one more on 11/17 3rd & final beta 3430. First u/s 12/5, 7w4d, 2 heartbeats,