***<><>AMA weekly check-in<><>***
If today is not your day to see a BFP, please skip the BFP section below.
This check-in is for Friday, August 30, 2013. Good morning! I’m looking forward to this weekend. Lots of packing left to do but I’m excited that next weekend we will be on the road! Makes me sad to leave our house but I’m looking forward to us getting to explore a new area and experience living in a region neither of us has ever lived in before. ♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~
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BFPs:
Congrats Junebug060609!!!!!! FX that you have great second betas and lots of T&Ps being sent your way.
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This is a check-in designed for us that are AMA (35+) and dealing with that added challenge in our TTCAL journeys. Please feel free to share your insights, vents, thoughts, and anything else. Mostly this check-in is to remind all of us that we are not alone and to offer support to each other. Check in every Friday. New members: Post an introduction and your current TTC status and I will add you to the list! Welcome :-) Current members: Post your updates, link to your chart, upcoming appointments, prayer requests, and if you get a BFP, please feel free to post here (along with your EDD)
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Current Members:
Anitaflora
Ashellypnut
ball.and.chain
buggirl72
clh4444
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MsAmandaPants
pintobean39
RN536
tuscanbride2007
VeganLady
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ashellypnut - Hey pretty lady! Your chart looks like you are trying to sneak in an early O based on that super low temp drop.
ball.and.chain - How is your foot doing and how long do you have to be on crutches? As a kid, I always thought it would be cool to have crutches. I now know how stupid of a kid I was.
Eliz77 - I saw on your IUI question post that you decided to do four natural cycles and then move on to IUI. I’m glad you have a plan moving forward that you are happy with.
gscoville - (((hugs))) how are you doing?
HoldingOutHope - How did your follow up appointment go?
katib77 - Hi love! You should be on BCPs now getting ready for your IVF cycle, yes? How are you doing?
Pintobean39 - (((Hugs))) I saw that your son had another panic attack but he was able to go back to class so that is a good thing. Is there any support groups in your area or someone you can go to to talk to?
MsAmandaPants - Big (((hugs))). How are you doing and what’s the plan going forward?
RN536 - (((hugs))) to you and your mom. Is she still recovering well from the surgery? And how are you doing?
VeganLady - Good luck on your monitoring appointment! I’m crossing everything that you body is playing nice and did not O early.
To any of our other ladies who missed the last check-in: how are you?
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Question of the Week: Tell me about the best weekend you ever had.
The day the Bump died - Jasper is wise
Re: ***<><>AMA weekly check-in<><>*** (BFP warning)
Yelp is fantastic. I've already started trying to find pizza places and other restaurants in the area we will be in.
The day the Bump died - Jasper is wise
I'm so glad to hear that all is well @Veganlady!! It sounds like you are responding well to Clomid. I was thinking about you this morning wondering what the results of your appt would be. Thanks for letting me know.
:::stepping back out of AMA::: carry on ladies, carry on...
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TTC #1 since June 2012
Current Status: IVF with ICSI and PGS
Genetic, RPL, SA and Fertility testing = Normal/Good HSG = All Clear
BFP #1 12.30.2012 || Blighted Ovum 02.05.2013 || D&C 02.11.2013
BFP #2 09.10.2013 || c/p 09.12.2013
BFP #3 12.1.2013 || mm/c 01.15.14 || D&C 01.21.14 chromosome abnormality
May 2014: Residual HCG and retained tissue found
05.13.2014: Hysteroscopy D&C to find and remove retained tissue
June 2014: Tissue sample results indicate a partial molar pregnancy
May - Aug 2014: TTA for monitoring and testing
08.21.2014: Hysteroscopy to remove minor scar tissue - the result of 3 D&Cs
Sept/Oct: IUI #1 Femara + Bravelle + Ovidrel = BFN
Oct/Nov: IUI #2 Femara + Ovidrel = BFN
Nov/Dec: IUI #3 Femara + Bravelle + Ovidrel = BFN
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@junebug060609.
Buggirl you really do pay attention. I post so much more on TTGP so much more than here.
I'm proud of my son that he was able to go back to class but when I picked him up from school he didn't want to talk about it and he just sat there shuffling cards over and over again. When I got home I cried my eyes out. I worry so much about him and its not his fault and I have to be strong for him but its really getting to me. I feel like I'm a prisoner in my home waiting for the phone to ring. I really don't know of any support groups. I've thought that maybe I need to go back to therapy and get back on my anti depressants because I'm struggling. Tonight I'm crossing my fingers that my son goes to the show with friends so my husband and I can go to dinner. I REALLY need to get away .... And wine would be awesome!
This year has really sucked for me. I had surgery the first of April, 5 weeks later I found out I was pregnant. I spent the next 6 weeks on and off bed rest because I was spotting. Then I had a MC, and my body went crazy with all my muscles and my meniers. Then my son has his problems which is still an on going thing. I also had athletes foot which I treated forever and it spread all over my body, finally the dermatologist put me on lotrimin pills. I'm almost done with the rx and my foot is better but my body is worse. My husband swears its psoriasis so I'm going back next week. She scraped my foot but no spots on my body so he thinks they are totally unrelated(welcome to my world). I tried to start running this week for stress relief but my muscles, feet, and ear HATES me. I'm in so much pain everyday and no one knows why yet. I'm still going to the gym anyway and pushing through it because I've got to get out of this funk I'm in. I just can't seem to catch a break!!!
I'm sorry its kinda long. I guess I needed to vent.
GTKY: don't have a weekend that sticks out but I have a night. On my 31st bday I took my boys to the circus for their first time. They loved it. My youngest feel asleep on the way home when I picked him up he told me "thank you so much, this was the best night ever"
Married August 2012. Me: 41 DH: 42
Daughter from previous marriage: 20
BFP 12/19/12: Ectopic discovered at 8 weeks, right tube removed 01/18/13
June 2013 Testing Results: Progesterone: 31.7, LH: 5, FSH: 5, Estradiol: 161
Clomid cycles Nov. 2013 and Jan, Feb, and March 2014
TTC journey over as of the end of October 2014
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All ALers welcome!
The day the Bump died - Jasper is wise
Congrats Junebug, everything is crossed for you!! ((hugs))
I'm doing ok, got through yesterday's EDD better than expected so that's good - thanks again to you Buggirl and all other ladies for the extra hugs yesterday, it was so very much appreciated!
My 40th birthday is in just over a week, and while I'm not upset about turning 40 per se, I never did think I'd be TTC at this age and I'm finding that a bit daunting. Hubby has apologized numerous times for not making the commitment to sell his house and move to my town and marry me much sooner (we met five years ago when I was almost 36, but it took us four years to live together in the same town and get married). We knew years ago we wanted to get married and have kids, but didn't want to TTC until we were together, and now he's feeling guilty that his waiting this long has screwed our chances. I keep telling him it is what it is and we can't go back, nor can we know if we would have had any better luck earlier, so there's no use placing blame on anyone or feeling guilty. But he still feels bad, and I feel bad for him.
At any rate, I'm clinging to the hope of the OB appointment we have scheduled in October despite being nervous about what might be our path going forward. I'm pretty sure nothing is going to happen for us without some sort of medical intervention; yes, several cycles we've had the crappiest timing due to travel during FW, but we've also had just as many months with perfect timing, plus my excessive spotting throughout most or all of my LP is a huge concern of mine. I guess I just want to see what options might be available to us, at this point I'm going through the motions of charting, temping, etc. but not feeling particularly hopeful anymore. Although low expectations lead to less spectacular emotional crashes when a cycle ends with AF, so that's something!
Wow, I'm sorry this turned into such a long ranty vent. Thanks for letting me get it all out! >:D<
Married August 2012. Me: 41 DH: 42
Daughter from previous marriage: 20
BFP 12/19/12: Ectopic discovered at 8 weeks, right tube removed 01/18/13
June 2013 Testing Results: Progesterone: 31.7, LH: 5, FSH: 5, Estradiol: 161
Clomid cycles Nov. 2013 and Jan, Feb, and March 2014
TTC journey over as of the end of October 2014
TTCAL BLOG
All ALers welcome!
I'm also feeling far less than hopeful at this point. I'm glad we get the opportunity to TTC but I can also tell that I'm starting to come to terms with the fact that this will probably not work out - and also starting to think about when the right time to stop will be - but I think my body will end up demanding that before I emotionally do.
And darn it! I want your docs to figure out why you are spotting!
The day the Bump died - Jasper is wise
Me: 38, DH: 40 | Married April 2012 | TTC since October 2012
DX: Hypothyroid, DOR, Right Tube Blocked, Uterine Fibroid (awaiting hysteroscopy) | DH: Beta Thal Minor, ED (Cialis)
OCT - DEC 2012 | TI | BFN
JAN 2013 | BFP ~ EDD 9/23/13
MAR 2013 | MMC due to Trisomy 10 ~ D&E MAR. 8
APR - JUN 2013 | TTA
JUL - NOV 2013 | TI | BFN
NOV 2013 | HSG & SHG ~ Right Tube Blocked & "Thickening" of Uterus
DEC 2013 - JAN 2014 | NTNP | BFN ~ Switched to new practice
JAN - FEB 2014 | 3-D u/s & SHG ~ Uterine Fibroid ~ Awaiting Hysteroscopy
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IUI#4 1/23/13 on 75iu x9 Follistim = BFP then chem preg m/c (Feb 2013)
IUI#5 BFN (April 2013)
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I do have a question. Should I be pushing for a HSG? I've had a saline ultrasound which was totally normal. I'm going to ask my doctor, but I'm guessing he is going to tell me that I don't need it given that I have gotten pregnant twice (the first time I got pregnant the first month we tried, but it took us 6 or 7 months to get our second). Should I push it? Honestly, the thought of radiation on my already fucked up ovaries and eggs doesn't sound so great. Thoughts?
Warning: pity party ahead (Seriously, folks, feel free to stop reading. What follows isn't pretty, but I just need to vent it out a bit).
I'm really tired of this. You would think having just come off the bench for 6 months that I would have more energy or excitement about TTCAL. I don't. Those 6 months were fraught with stress over possibly developing cancer and simultaneously obsessively worrying about my ovaries shriveling up.
If I could take a break, I would, but I can't if I want any shot of having a baby. @buggirl72 you have posted elsewhere about fearing that you only have a limited number of cycles left. Considering that my AMH dropped nearly in half over the last 6 months, I totally get it. Being AMA with DOR sucks balls.
Also, while I'm venting, I feel positively ancient. I'm turning 36 in September (this was my last chance to get KTFU before my birthday). Rationally, I know that is not *that* old, but, fuck, the AMA and the DOR and the fears about perimenopause make me feel so damn old. It is really messing with my head.
Ugh. Sorry guys, this got long and I'm just in a shitty head space. CD1 will eventually show up, I'll suck it up, and we will move on. Thanks for letting me vent a bit.
BFP #1, 3/12, EDD 11/9/12, MMC 3/27/12, D&C 4/10/12
BFP #2: 11/16/12, EDD 7/25/13, MMC 12/5/12, D&C 12/6/12, Complete molar pregnancy confirmed 2/9/13, benched for 6 months until August 2013
IUI #1, 8/16/13 Femara + Menopur, 3 mature follicles, BFN
IUI #3, 10/8/13 Femara + Menopur, six mature follicles, BFN
BFP #3, 12/9/2013, while on treatment break, EDD: 8/22/2014 Please stick and grow, LO!
Additional Dx: hypothyroidism, TgAb positive & anti-TPO positive, POR/DOR (2/2013), and suspected endometriosis
******All AL always welcome******
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BFP #1, 3/12, EDD 11/9/12, MMC 3/27/12, D&C 4/10/12
BFP #2: 11/16/12, EDD 7/25/13, MMC 12/5/12, D&C 12/6/12, Complete molar pregnancy confirmed 2/9/13, benched for 6 months until August 2013
IUI #1, 8/16/13 Femara + Menopur, 3 mature follicles, BFN
IUI #3, 10/8/13 Femara + Menopur, six mature follicles, BFN
BFP #3, 12/9/2013, while on treatment break, EDD: 8/22/2014 Please stick and grow, LO!
Additional Dx: hypothyroidism, TgAb positive & anti-TPO positive, POR/DOR (2/2013), and suspected endometriosis
******All AL always welcome******
My Ovulation Chart Fruit
BFP #1, 3/12, EDD 11/9/12, MMC 3/27/12, D&C 4/10/12
BFP #2: 11/16/12, EDD 7/25/13, MMC 12/5/12, D&C 12/6/12, Complete molar pregnancy confirmed 2/9/13, benched for 6 months until August 2013
IUI #1, 8/16/13 Femara + Menopur, 3 mature follicles, BFN
IUI #3, 10/8/13 Femara + Menopur, six mature follicles, BFN
BFP #3, 12/9/2013, while on treatment break, EDD: 8/22/2014 Please stick and grow, LO!
Additional Dx: hypothyroidism, TgAb positive & anti-TPO positive, POR/DOR (2/2013), and suspected endometriosis
******All AL always welcome******
My Ovulation Chart Fruit
Ha -- I thought crutches would be fun too when I was a kid! Turns out they are not. But I'm getting better at them and everything is getting easier as I adjust. I think I'll be on them 2-3 weeks, then I have an ortho appointment and he might take me off them. FX!
QOTW: After my wife and I got married, we moved to CA from MA. We used up all our vacation time with our honeymoon and the move, so it was months before we were able to take a day off. We were exhausted from the move, I was working FT and in school PT, and by the time we had earned a day off, we were totally depleted. We went up to Sonoma County for a long weekend. It poured most of the weekend but we had a fireplace and hot tub in our room, we spent the whole first day at the spa, ate some amazing food, and when the rain broke we went wine tasting and there were rainbows in the hills. Don't know if it was the best weekend ever but definitely a contender!
(((HUGS))) Pintobean! I'm sorry you're struggling.
Happy early birthday gscoville!
9 IUIs = 9 BFNs
IVF October 2012: 22 eggs retrieved, 17 fertilized, 5 frozen
ET #1: 1 blast = BFP; Blighted ovum discovered at 7w5d; D&E
FET #1: 1 blast = BFP; Missed m/c discovered at 9w5d; D&E
Karyotyping: normal ~ RPL Testing: normal ~ Hysteroscopy: normal
FET #2: 1 blast transferred 10/25; BFP 10/31!
EDD 7/13/14 ~ Induced at 37w4d due to pre-eclampsia ~ Born on 6/28/14
*Everyone welcome*
I know just how you're feeling about all of this age-related crap, and just want to offer you big squishy ((((hugs))))
Married August 2012. Me: 41 DH: 42
Daughter from previous marriage: 20
BFP 12/19/12: Ectopic discovered at 8 weeks, right tube removed 01/18/13
June 2013 Testing Results: Progesterone: 31.7, LH: 5, FSH: 5, Estradiol: 161
Clomid cycles Nov. 2013 and Jan, Feb, and March 2014
TTC journey over as of the end of October 2014
TTCAL BLOG
All ALers welcome!
I hear you about the birthdays. We started TTC when I was 33 and I thought I'd have my first kid before I was 35 so I could take a few years off before having #2. Well now I will be delivering at 36 at the absolute earliest, and taking a few years off before #2 -- if we can even make #2 happen -- seems insane given how hard #1 has been. Getting older doesn't bother me THAT much on its own, but these days it just underscores what a failure TTC has been. FU, birthdays! You are still on the young side of AMA, although I know as far as fertility goes the DOR piece is probably more important.
FX we'll soon be elderly mommies together.
9 IUIs = 9 BFNs
IVF October 2012: 22 eggs retrieved, 17 fertilized, 5 frozen
ET #1: 1 blast = BFP; Blighted ovum discovered at 7w5d; D&E
FET #1: 1 blast = BFP; Missed m/c discovered at 9w5d; D&E
Karyotyping: normal ~ RPL Testing: normal ~ Hysteroscopy: normal
FET #2: 1 blast transferred 10/25; BFP 10/31!
EDD 7/13/14 ~ Induced at 37w4d due to pre-eclampsia ~ Born on 6/28/14
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TTC since July 2012 Me(42): normal HSG low progesterone 2.5 and TSH 13.9 DH(41): normal SA
BFP #1, 3/12, EDD 11/9/12, MMC 3/27/12, D&C 4/10/12
BFP #2: 11/16/12, EDD 7/25/13, MMC 12/5/12, D&C 12/6/12, Complete molar pregnancy confirmed 2/9/13, benched for 6 months until August 2013
IUI #1, 8/16/13 Femara + Menopur, 3 mature follicles, BFN
IUI #3, 10/8/13 Femara + Menopur, six mature follicles, BFN
BFP #3, 12/9/2013, while on treatment break, EDD: 8/22/2014 Please stick and grow, LO!
Additional Dx: hypothyroidism, TgAb positive & anti-TPO positive, POR/DOR (2/2013), and suspected endometriosis
******All AL always welcome******
My Ovulation Chart Fruit
BFP #1, 3/12, EDD 11/9/12, MMC 3/27/12, D&C 4/10/12
BFP #2: 11/16/12, EDD 7/25/13, MMC 12/5/12, D&C 12/6/12, Complete molar pregnancy confirmed 2/9/13, benched for 6 months until August 2013
IUI #1, 8/16/13 Femara + Menopur, 3 mature follicles, BFN
IUI #3, 10/8/13 Femara + Menopur, six mature follicles, BFN
BFP #3, 12/9/2013, while on treatment break, EDD: 8/22/2014 Please stick and grow, LO!
Additional Dx: hypothyroidism, TgAb positive & anti-TPO positive, POR/DOR (2/2013), and suspected endometriosis
******All AL always welcome******
My Ovulation Chart Fruit
Also? Your weekend sounds like absolute perfection!
BFP #1, 3/12, EDD 11/9/12, MMC 3/27/12, D&C 4/10/12
BFP #2: 11/16/12, EDD 7/25/13, MMC 12/5/12, D&C 12/6/12, Complete molar pregnancy confirmed 2/9/13, benched for 6 months until August 2013
IUI #1, 8/16/13 Femara + Menopur, 3 mature follicles, BFN
IUI #3, 10/8/13 Femara + Menopur, six mature follicles, BFN
BFP #3, 12/9/2013, while on treatment break, EDD: 8/22/2014 Please stick and grow, LO!
Additional Dx: hypothyroidism, TgAb positive & anti-TPO positive, POR/DOR (2/2013), and suspected endometriosis
******All AL always welcome******
My Ovulation Chart Fruit
BFP #2 5/7/13 EDD 1/14/2014 Ectopic discovered 5/21/13, lost left tube
Referred to RE, blood work done August 2013, AMH 0.27, all else normal, HSG clear
BFP #1, 3/12, EDD 11/9/12, MMC 3/27/12, D&C 4/10/12
BFP #2: 11/16/12, EDD 7/25/13, MMC 12/5/12, D&C 12/6/12, Complete molar pregnancy confirmed 2/9/13, benched for 6 months until August 2013
IUI #1, 8/16/13 Femara + Menopur, 3 mature follicles, BFN
IUI #3, 10/8/13 Femara + Menopur, six mature follicles, BFN
BFP #3, 12/9/2013, while on treatment break, EDD: 8/22/2014 Please stick and grow, LO!
Additional Dx: hypothyroidism, TgAb positive & anti-TPO positive, POR/DOR (2/2013), and suspected endometriosis
******All AL always welcome******
My Ovulation Chart Fruit
BFP #1, 3/12, EDD 11/9/12, MMC 3/27/12, D&C 4/10/12
BFP #2: 11/16/12, EDD 7/25/13, MMC 12/5/12, D&C 12/6/12, Complete molar pregnancy confirmed 2/9/13, benched for 6 months until August 2013
IUI #1, 8/16/13 Femara + Menopur, 3 mature follicles, BFN
IUI #3, 10/8/13 Femara + Menopur, six mature follicles, BFN
BFP #3, 12/9/2013, while on treatment break, EDD: 8/22/2014 Please stick and grow, LO!
Additional Dx: hypothyroidism, TgAb positive & anti-TPO positive, POR/DOR (2/2013), and suspected endometriosis
******All AL always welcome******
My Ovulation Chart Fruit
BFP #2 5/7/13 EDD 1/14/2014 Ectopic discovered 5/21/13, lost left tube
Referred to RE, blood work done August 2013, AMH 0.27, all else normal, HSG clear
My FSH is still "normal" at 7.5. However, my doc said that it was the ratio of my FSH to LH that, combined with low AMH, leads to a DOR diagnosis. FSH to LH should be 1:1 (mine isn;t). Moreover, heightened estradiol can suppress FSH masking DOR, so really it is the whole picture.
This is a useful chart that talks about various hormone values throughout your cycle:
https://www.fertilityplus.com/faq/hormonelevels.html#female
BFP #1, 3/12, EDD 11/9/12, MMC 3/27/12, D&C 4/10/12
BFP #2: 11/16/12, EDD 7/25/13, MMC 12/5/12, D&C 12/6/12, Complete molar pregnancy confirmed 2/9/13, benched for 6 months until August 2013
IUI #1, 8/16/13 Femara + Menopur, 3 mature follicles, BFN
IUI #3, 10/8/13 Femara + Menopur, six mature follicles, BFN
BFP #3, 12/9/2013, while on treatment break, EDD: 8/22/2014 Please stick and grow, LO!
Additional Dx: hypothyroidism, TgAb positive & anti-TPO positive, POR/DOR (2/2013), and suspected endometriosis
******All AL always welcome******
My Ovulation Chart Fruit
This is why I'm so anxious for the OB appointment, I'm assuming he'll be able to interpret my testing results much better than my GP did. My GP said mine were all fine, and on the surface my LH and FSH numbers and ratio look good, they're both 5, but my estradiol at 161 is way high for what I've researched and everything I've seen points to a likelihood of falsely suppressed FSH at those estradiol levels. I just really wish they could have done my AMH as ordered, but apparently it's not easily available up here, something about having to freeze the blood with dry ice and send it to California as it's not a test done at all in Canada, or at least in western Canada. Ugh!
Married August 2012. Me: 41 DH: 42
Daughter from previous marriage: 20
BFP 12/19/12: Ectopic discovered at 8 weeks, right tube removed 01/18/13
June 2013 Testing Results: Progesterone: 31.7, LH: 5, FSH: 5, Estradiol: 161
Clomid cycles Nov. 2013 and Jan, Feb, and March 2014
TTC journey over as of the end of October 2014
TTCAL BLOG
All ALers welcome!
The day the Bump died - Jasper is wise
BFP #1, 3/12, EDD 11/9/12, MMC 3/27/12, D&C 4/10/12
BFP #2: 11/16/12, EDD 7/25/13, MMC 12/5/12, D&C 12/6/12, Complete molar pregnancy confirmed 2/9/13, benched for 6 months until August 2013
IUI #1, 8/16/13 Femara + Menopur, 3 mature follicles, BFN
IUI #3, 10/8/13 Femara + Menopur, six mature follicles, BFN
BFP #3, 12/9/2013, while on treatment break, EDD: 8/22/2014 Please stick and grow, LO!
Additional Dx: hypothyroidism, TgAb positive & anti-TPO positive, POR/DOR (2/2013), and suspected endometriosis
******All AL always welcome******
My Ovulation Chart Fruit
The day the Bump died - Jasper is wise
BFP #2 5/7/13 EDD 1/14/2014 Ectopic discovered 5/21/13, lost left tube
Referred to RE, blood work done August 2013, AMH 0.27, all else normal, HSG clear
BFP #1, 3/12, EDD 11/9/12, MMC 3/27/12, D&C 4/10/12
BFP #2: 11/16/12, EDD 7/25/13, MMC 12/5/12, D&C 12/6/12, Complete molar pregnancy confirmed 2/9/13, benched for 6 months until August 2013
IUI #1, 8/16/13 Femara + Menopur, 3 mature follicles, BFN
IUI #3, 10/8/13 Femara + Menopur, six mature follicles, BFN
BFP #3, 12/9/2013, while on treatment break, EDD: 8/22/2014 Please stick and grow, LO!
Additional Dx: hypothyroidism, TgAb positive & anti-TPO positive, POR/DOR (2/2013), and suspected endometriosis
******All AL always welcome******
My Ovulation Chart Fruit
My RE did an HSG first, was initially fine with it and then started second guessing his results so wanted to do a saline sono. Maybe talk with your RE to see what an HSG would tell you in addition to what you have already have done.
And big (((hugs))). DOR sucks. AMA sucks. I hate that we have to fight so hard for all of this an how hopeless it makes you feel. And I absolutely hate that we feel like we do not have enough time.
Don't beat yourself up for not getting testing down while you were on the forced bench. You had other things that were much more important for them to watch and you did a hell of a lot in taking care of yourself and setting and meeting goals.
The day the Bump died - Jasper is wise
The day the Bump died - Jasper is wise
The day the Bump died - Jasper is wise
Mine are ng/ml, but the two scales do make it confusing!
BFP #1, 3/12, EDD 11/9/12, MMC 3/27/12, D&C 4/10/12
BFP #2: 11/16/12, EDD 7/25/13, MMC 12/5/12, D&C 12/6/12, Complete molar pregnancy confirmed 2/9/13, benched for 6 months until August 2013
IUI #1, 8/16/13 Femara + Menopur, 3 mature follicles, BFN
IUI #3, 10/8/13 Femara + Menopur, six mature follicles, BFN
BFP #3, 12/9/2013, while on treatment break, EDD: 8/22/2014 Please stick and grow, LO!
Additional Dx: hypothyroidism, TgAb positive & anti-TPO positive, POR/DOR (2/2013), and suspected endometriosis
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My Ovulation Chart Fruit
The day the Bump died - Jasper is wise
I had an antral follicle u/s done but, unfortunately, it was done at my local small town hospital's radiology department and apparently the itinerant u/s tech we get in once or twice a week seems to have never done fertility-oriented u/s before. Her report was next to useless, she referred to what she saw as 'cysts' not even follicles, which made my old OB laugh in exasperation, and she ultimately just didn't really do what was asked by the order, no real count was done. Just all part and parcel of living in a small northern town far from any major centre. The OB I'll be seeing is in the city an hour away, and if I wanted to see an actual RE that would mean an 11 hour drive down to Vancouver for the nearest one.
Married August 2012. Me: 41 DH: 42
Daughter from previous marriage: 20
BFP 12/19/12: Ectopic discovered at 8 weeks, right tube removed 01/18/13
June 2013 Testing Results: Progesterone: 31.7, LH: 5, FSH: 5, Estradiol: 161
Clomid cycles Nov. 2013 and Jan, Feb, and March 2014
TTC journey over as of the end of October 2014
TTCAL BLOG
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