Hey there ladies! So I've lurked often and posted questions a few times but never really introduced myself. I'm Val, my husband Isaac and I have been ttc since we got married in July 2005. I was seeing my gynecologist who is an ob/gyn back in 2006 after ttc for a year with no luck. He is the one that dx me with pcos/ir. He put me on met and we did 2 unsuccessful rounds of clomid. After that DH and I continued trying, charting and all that good stuff but 6 years later we were still childless. Well last summer DH finally convinced me that we should see on RE and here we are almost a year later still working hard and keeping up hope. I've tried updating my siggy but for whatever reason it's not showing up (any suggestions?) so here's the low down...
I was put back on Metformin 1500mg a year ago. I had an HSG done in January and all is clear. DH is perfect, no problems there. We've done 4 unsuccessful clomid rounds. Only one of those cycles produced any follicles, we triggered but didn't catch the egg. Starting tomorrow we move onto Gonal F. It's our first cycle of injects so I am both nervous and excited!
Ok enough about ttc! I'm 29, a preschool teacher year round and a "retired" dancer. My husband is also 29, a trainer for Sallie Mae and a "retired" dancer. We just moved into our brand new home that we've spent the last two years building, waaaay out in the Pennsylvaia countryside (2 hours from our re's office!). And we live with our 4 dogs, (Macy, Ryder, Gene Kelly aka GK and Fosse) 1 turtle (Ruby) and 1 horse (Miss Ellie). We have a crazy life and can't wait to add at least four kiddos to the mix!
Me (Valine) - 29 PCOS/IR
DH (Isaac)- 28 All clear
Married 7/22/05
TTC since Sept '05
Metformin 1500mg
HSG 1/21/13 All clear!
3/13 - Clomid 50mg, days 5-9+ovidrel+TI = no response, induced AF
4/13 - Clomid 100mg, days 5-9+ovidrel+TI = 1 mature follicle - BFN
5/13 - Clomid 150mg, days 5-9+ovidrel+TI = no response, induced AF
7/13 - Clomid 200mg, days 5-9+ovidrel+TI = no response, induced AF
8/13 - Gonal F+Ganerelix+Ovidrel+TI+progesterone suppositories = BFN
RE break due to major health issues of my MIL
Began clean eating & TTC naturally for now

Re: Sorta new--Intro
TTC since July 2011
BFP #1: 2/15/12-Ectopic/Mtx at 6 wks
BFP #2: 10/12/12-m/c at 5 wks.
Me: MTHFR, Low AMH (1.1), High NK cells and Antiphospholipid Antibodies.
IVF with ICSI in August 2013 brought us our babies. ER-9R, 7M, 4F w/ICSI ET of 2-Grade 2 blasts.
Dx shortened cervix, PTL, and preeclampsia during pregnancy. Lots of medications and 13 weeks of bedrest, babies were born healthy at 34w4d!
| Married since 2008 | DH and I: Both 30 | Me: Endometriosis and Carrier of an X-Linked Dominant Genetic Disorder | DH: Low Morph | Planning IVF with PGD and PGS in 2013 | Freeze-All IVF #1: March 2013 ER 3/26. 29R, 12M, 11F. 4 5AA frozen blasts. Freeze-All IVF#2: May 2013 ER 5/15. 31R, 21M, 20F. 6 5AA frozen blasts. Our PGD probe was completed in late June (total of 20 weeks to develop). PGD and PGS Results came on 6/19: 3 healthy embryos (normal chromosomes and unaffected by my family's genetic disorder). FET #1: July 2013 Natural Cycle - Cancelled due to insufficient lining (only got to 7.5mm). FET #1.2: August 2013 - Medicated Cycle with Lupron & Estrogen Patches to build up lining. Single embryo transfer was 8/23. Beta #1: 240! Beta #2: 578! U/S on 9/19 at 6w4d: We saw the heart beating at 131bpm. Second U/S on 10/4 at 8w5d: We saw the heart beating at 178bpm. EDD 5/11/2014
Three ectopic preganacies in left tube in 1999, 2003 and 2004. HSG in 2010 concluded left tube blockage. IUI with femara in 2012 BFN. IVF #1 June 2013, 20 retreived, 14 mature, 12 fertilized via ICSI, one transferred, four frozen, BFN. FET in September 2013 - BFN:( FET #2 April 2014 - BFP!!!!
Whoever watches the wind will not plant; whoever looks at the clouds will not reap. As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God,the Maker of all things. <?xml:namespace prefix = o />
Ecclesiastes 11 4:5