Me - 30, My wife - 31 , Together for 10 yrs - Married August 2012
5 medicated IUIs w/ RE (March - July 2013) = BFN
Fresh IVF Cycle in September 2013 resulted in 18 mature eggs, 16 fertilized, 12 made it to day 5. Transfer of 2 Grade A blastocysts on 9/15/13, and 10 embryos in the freezer! *****BFP on 9/25/13 - betas: @10dp5dt = 232; @12dp5dt = 465; @15dp5dt = 1,581 *********William George born June 4, 2014*********
Re: Ten Things Tuesday!
2. I just dropped a powdered sugar doughnut hole down my charcoal gray pants. Ugh. stupid powdered sugar gets everywhere! But they are so delicious!
3. B's family organizes the local Adopt a Family for Christmas program and B and I decided we wanted to actually adopt a family this year. Typically, her family just helps by packaging the items and delivering. I'm really excited! We chose a smaller family with just two kids, but they seem very much in need. Many of the "gifts" they asked for are necessities. And one of their kids is the same age as N, so that will be nice to shop for!
4. We have our final crafting day during lunch to make our work Halloween costumes. My department (about 8 people are participating) is going to be Little Bo Peep and her sheep. Then every year there's a big judging contest on Thursday.
5. Tomorrow night I will need to make costumes for our family. What started as just N being a garden gnome turned into a family of 4 gnomes. B, R (N's father), N and I are all going trick or treating together so no one misses her first Halloween and we will all be gnomes!
6. I feel incredibly blessed that everything with R is turning out as well as it is. It's not how I pictured raising N, but I don't think I could ask for a better father for N. It makes me cry every time I think about it.
7. And now I'm a blubbering fool at my desk.
8. B and I are in another disagreement about her family. (as just a refresher I think that we spend too much time with her family since they all live within 5 minutes of us.) We are trying to plan out the Holidays and I just don't want to be around her family for days on end. They have an insane amount of traditions - all of which B doesn't want to change. I hate fighting with B about this, but it's never getting resolved. I just want to fight about it once and get it resolved for good.
9. When I bought my house, about a month ago, the seller paid for a new window to be installed, but the window wasn't in stock and didn't get in before closing. So now I'm trying to work with the contractor they already paid to get it installed and it's becoming a huge pain in the butt.
10. I'm ready for the weekend already and it's only Tuesday!
2. I also am eager for M's period to come so that we can book her sono and do that. I'm really, really hoping for good results there.
3. My brother emailed me yesterday and that he and my other brother want to come visit this fall. I hope that they actually decide to do that.
4. I got chilled when I took the dog out this morning and I haven't actually fully warmed up yet even though I'm sitting under a blanket. Oh winter.
5. M and I are doing the sperm donor search again. We picked our original donor based on wanting to find someone who could represent both of us because we were originally planning to each be genetically related to one of our children. Since it now seems most likely that I will be the egg provider for our children, we are looking for a donor who is a better fit in terms of skin tone, eyes, hair, etc. for M. We have a couple of options. One who I really like only has a picture as a young kid, and we would both like to see adult photos.
6. I should mark some papers today. I don't really want to.
7. Our friends test today from their second IVF cycle (they got a BFN on their fresh transfer and both FETs with their last cycle). This time they did genetic testing on the embryos and found out that only two of the embryos were genetically "normal." They transferred one fresh and froze one. I'm hoping for good news from them.
8. I am hopeful also for @ball.and.chain's testing.
9. I can't think of anything else to say other than to talk about food and wanting to nap.
10. Ok, I need to get off the internet and get working!
We're queer. I'm 33, have severe stage 4 endo, and had both fallopian tubes removed. My love ("Manada" on the boards, 32) was diagnosed with diminished ovarian reserve. We did Partner IVF (my eggs, her uterus). We lost our twins Tavin and Casey at 21 weeks gestation.
Our IUIs
with @Manada: IUI# 1-7 (December 2012- September 2013) all BFN. Tried natural, femara, clomid, puregon/follistim, clomid and menopur combo, both the ovidrel and HCG triggers.
Our IVFs:
IVF #1 my eggs November/December 2013: Cancelled IVF due to poor response
IVF #2 my eggs/Manada's uterus January/February 2014
BCPs and lupron overlap Stimmed: 1/22-2/2: Bravelle and Menopur (dosage ranged from B300 and M150 to B375 and M150 to B300 and M225)
2/4 retrieved 10 eggs. Endo was much worse than expected. Only 3 eggs fertilized; February 7 transferred two day 3 embryos, froze one. All great condition.
BFP eve of 6dp3dt; Beta 1 (11dp3dt): 110; Beta 2 (13dp3dt): 175; Beta 3 (15dp3dt): 348; Beta 4 (19dp3dt): 2222; Beta 5 (21dp3dt): 4255
1st ultrasound (3/6 6w 1d): TWINS!!!! Twin A measuring 6w1d with a heartbeat of 118bpm. Twin B measuring 6w0d with a heartbeat of 113bpm.
***July 18, 2014 we lost our beautiful babies at 21 weeks gestation. They were born too early. Tavin Sara T. and Casey Elizabeth T. are beautiful and precious and we will love them and miss them forever.***
FET #1 December 2014
1) I've been posting on many boards recently but LGBT is still my favorite
You all are so positive and supportive. Much appreciated!
2) I feel like poooooooop. I think it's the Prometrium. I'm nauseous, tired, and really sad. Which is super fun because guess what these symptoms mimick? That's right! Pregnancy! Blargh.
3) DP and I have worked out the holidays so both our families will be happy. I am thankful and relieved. Last year DP was by herself on Christmas Eve eating takeout in our friend's basement. We've been together for more than 8 years FFS, there's NO reason would should be spending the holidays apart. And I made that very clear to my parents this year.
4) Still peeing on sticks to test out my trigger. Today's was suuuuuuuuper faint, enough so that I think I can safely call it a BFN. So that's good
From here on out, anything else should be legit!
5) My mom disappointed me this weekend. We had what I thought was a really nice time in Chicago this weekend but when we got home all she told my dad was that my aunt (her sister) made her really angry and that the drive home was awful. What was the point of spending all that time and money going out of town if her experiences are painted negative in her memory? She didn't bother telling the funny story of how I almost got in the wrong car, she didn't talk about how fun it was to see my brother, she didn't talk about how beautiful the hotel was or how nice the free buffet was (thanks to my glamorous younger cousin who worked for the Hyatt), didn't say anything about our VIP service... just complained about the bad. Then she got drunk and fell asleep. It made me really sad. I wish I could give my mom a "happy shot" and change her perception. It's really getting me down.
6) DP and her mom won a costume contest so we get to go on vacation to San Francisco!!!! So excited
They got two free American Airlines tickets and we'll share the cost of the 3rd. We're going to drive down the highway that's along the cost and go to LA, too. So much fun!
7) I missed a lot yesterday due to jury duty - but it was still fascinating and I'm glad I got to go. Once in a lifetime, I heard, for federal cases. Still relieved I didn't get called to do the full week. Ugh, I'd have had to work at night to make up for being gone...
8) Our health insurance is changing next year which is pretty neat. Since I started my job, our vision has been pretty miserly. We're allowed one free exam a year but no eyewear is included. Now we get a $150 allowance for contacts, and a $200 allowance for glasses, and the contact lens exam is free, too. Which is fabulous because I'm down to my last two pairs of contacts. Trying hard to take good care of them so I can wait until January to get more!
9) I have a peanut butter cookie on my desk that I *want* to eat but I'm queasy and I don't know if it's going to set me off. Maybe just a bite and see how I do.
10) Hope everyone has a nice week! Time is moving slowly for me since this is the second week of my 2WW. Sigh.
1. Thinking of lots of you folks today... @ball.and.chain - soooooo excited for you to POAS any day now?!?! Sending you so many positive baby vibes! @goalieswife - so glad to hear that your mom is doing so much better. She sounds like quite the trouper! @2mamazinSeattle - I am so glad that your appointment last week went well and that you have a great big green light for your FET on 12/5. Good luck starting your lupron next week!
@trisholio - I am so sorry to hear about your BFN, but so glad to hear that you and your wife had such a nice weekend together. Here's hoping this next cycle will be the one! @firstcomeslove & @doodah - Happy Legal Wedding Day to you lovebirds!!! 
2. I feel like I am not spending enough time commenting on other people's posts. I am going to try to be better at that. I think of you all often, I promise. Speaking of which... last weekend we were at my in-laws' house, and my FIL was watching college football and Alabama was playing and he say something about "Bama" - I was just sitting there doing work on my iPad, but I looked up quickly totally expecting to see a photo of @ATXMommas' Bama on the screen. I was disappointed! HAHA
3. Tonight is my LAST projesterone injection. I am soooooo happy. I hate those darn shots.
4. So, both my mom and my MIL (both of which never had morning sickness with any of their pregnancies) are convinced that I am only feeling sick/nauseous because of the PIO injections, and once I stop them, morning sickness will stop. I feel like this is probably not the case. While the shots might be making my nausea a bit more pronounced, I don't think the shots are the only thing causing me to feel/be sick. I hope I am wrong and they are right, but I am trying to manage my expectations accordingly.
5. We are going to a wedding in 2 weeks and I need to buy a new dress... actually 2... my wife is a bridesmaid in the wedding (she is NOT happy to wear the bridesmaid's dress, but it is her closest friend from college getting married, so she would do anything to make her happy) - so I really need a dress for the rehearsal dinner and a dress for the wedding. I am going to have to go shopping this weekend. I have no idea what size to try on... I feel like I am going to have a difficult time... I am at that awkward stage now where I am super bloated, have gained some weight from the meds, from OHSS and from having to modify my eating habits due to constant nausea... I am not showing yet obviously, but I am feeling exceptionally "fluffy"... I feel like nothing is going to look flattering. I might be in for a long day of shopping over the weekend to try to find something... blahhhh...
6. I am excited and nervous about my OB appointment tomorrow. I really hope that I like the OB and that she likes us. We really clicked with our RE, and I hope we have the same feeling about the OB.
7. I felt like a normal human this morning and even ate breakfast without feeling sick, which is noteworthy. I am feeling a little nauseous this afternoon, but I think I ate my salad at lunch too quickly and that is what set me off. I am hoping the feeling passes soon. Yesterday was such a rough day. From the moment I woke up to the moment I went to sleep yesterday I felt sick. So glad today so far is a bit better.
8. I am really hoping that many of you post PIPs on Thursday of your/your LO's costumes. I have heard many of you mention costumes, and I really hope that we get to see them!
9. I feel like I could use an afternoon nap right about now.
10. As long as our OB appointment goes well tomorrow, I think I will look into putting a ticker in my signature. I haven't wanted to do it yet b/c it just felt early and I wasn't ready. Today is 9 weeks, we have now seen the HB twice, and tomorrow will hopefully be time #3 (hopefully we will actually hear it this time!), so I feel like if everything looks good tomorrow, I will be ready to try to add a ticker. I know I am over thinking this, but I have decided in my mind that the ticker is a milestone, so I am trying to be thoughtful about it.
Me - 30, My wife - 31 , Together for 10 yrs - Married August 2012
5 medicated IUIs w/ RE (March - July 2013) = BFN
Fresh IVF Cycle in September 2013 resulted in 18 mature eggs, 16 fertilized, 12 made it to day 5. Transfer of 2 Grade A blastocysts on 9/15/13, and 10 embryos in the freezer! *****BFP on 9/25/13 - betas: @10dp5dt = 232; @12dp5dt = 465; @15dp5dt = 1,581 *********William George born June 4, 2014*********2. Bright side -- thumbs up for my teeth! Apparently my increased flossing efforts have not gone unnoticed.
3. My hip is starting to hurt more again. Trying to figure out whether to keep my PT appointment this week to work on it or take an extra week to trouble-shoot exactly what is and is not causing pain. I'm starting to worry that I have a labral tear. My PT told me that he doesn't THINK I have one, but it is a possibility. Blargh.
4. I just had two of the most annoying transactions ever at CVS and the post office.
5. BUT I was buying HPTs!!! (And stamps -- no HPTs at the PO).
6. I thought today was going to be really crappy at work, but I have been pleasantly surprised.
7. I'm pretty sure this is the second day in a row I have gotten something green stuck in my teeth during lunch.
8. Sometimes I have trouble sleeping but for the last four days I have been sleeping like a rock. I love it. Apparently I have also been snoring so my wife is not loving it. Whoops.
9. We're going on vacation soon! Just visiting my wife's family in NJ but it's still a week off.
10. We're going to spend 2 days in NYC while we're there. AND I found out my BFF (who moved to Chicago a year ago) will be in NYC at the same time. Yay!!!
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*
1. Thinking of @wallace and hoping that everything went well with L's surgery yesterday.
2. Also thinking of @ball.and.chain! It would be great to see another of us graduate from TTC to the pregnancy check in. I hope you see a BFP whenever you decide to test.
3. I am incredibly exhausted today. I couldn't wait until 5 pm rolled around! Now I'm home on the couch in comfy clothes. So much needs done, but not tonight.
4. I took a frer this morning and it was negative. I know it is still early. I can't decide if I want to test again tomorrow morning or wait a day. Knowing me, I will test.
5. I wish PMS symptoms and pregnancy symptoms weren't the same. My boobs are aching so much, but I typically have this with PMS so I can't attribute it to being pregnant.
6. We were out super late last night for pool league, so I also can't contribute my exhaustion to possible pregnancy either.
7. C is working late tonight. I miss her.
8. Acquaintances of ours announced their pregnancy on FB yesterday. I'm so excited for them! I'm not sure how long they have been trying for.
9. I really wanted to take a nap when I got home. Now I'm afraid that if I do, I won't sleep well tonight. As it is, I haven't slept well the past two nights.
10. Eh...think I might risk it and take a nap.
Me: 30 DW (aka C): 29
Together since 2/15/11 ~ Legally married in NY on 9/29/12
***CP mentioned***
We've been working on baby #1 since July 2013 using Open ID donor sperm. 8 IUI attempts with 5 actual IUIs and one chemical pregnancy. We have one fresh IVF cycle under our belts as well as a FET. I have endometriosis and a uterine septum that was corrected via surgery in November 2013.
11/14/14 - Second HSG shows that tubes are still clear and ute is looking good.
12/6/14 - Started BCPs in prep for IVF #2
12/22/14 - Saline u/s and endometrial scratch (All was clear and OUCH!)
1/2/15 - Began stimming for IVF #2
****All Welcome!****
We are Mommas to four fur babies - 3 dogs and 1 cat.
1. Today, the car service Uber had a 'special' for $20, they come to your house with a handful of kittens to cuddle and cupcakes to eat as part of a fundraiser. J was *devastated* she could not get a visit scheduled. It was not for lack of trying.
2. I am making chicken noodle soup for dinner, but no one is sick. Just sounded yummy and we had leftover chicken from our rotisserie chicken we picked up last night at the co-op.
3. I have been working A LOT. I love being a global lead, but it is a lot of work to coordinate with everyone around the world and not always easy when dealing with English as a Second language - I have to slow way down, be mindful of using slang words, etc. But - again - I love that today I talked to people in 5 different countries as part of my day.
4. It's been sunny, blue skies and chilly in Seattle. Very fall!
5. I feel like tomorrow may be xmas morning of ball.and.chain gets herself two big'ole lines. Can't wait!
6. I'm headed to Toronto for a work trip in a couple weeks and am excited to meet a few of our favorite bumpies on the board!
7. Sadly, it'll be my last trip there for work, I'm passing off that account
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8. J and I realized we each have a huge credit Delta airlines that has to be booked by Jan 22. Lots depends on if I get pregnant - if I do get so it'll either be a 1st class short trip to use up the dough (if pregnant) or a coach class long-haul if I'm not pregnant.
9. J got me a big pink wig and anime glasses to wear for Halloween. One of her coffeeshops is in a neighborhood that has a mile-long main drag of businesses that do a 3-hour trick or treat with like *a thousand* kids.
10. I'm really excited some babies are gonna be born 'round here soon!!
Me (43) and J (45) - same sex couple. And we don't feel 40+!
June'12 - First RE Visit
Sept. '12 - Tubes removed
Dec. '12 - Donor Egg/Donor Sperm IVF Cycle - 4 good embies!
Dec. '12 - Fresh transfer, BFP! EDD 8/29/13
Mar. '13 - Missed m/c at 16w1d, baby boy stopped growing at 15w4d
Loss due to umbilical cord clot...baby was perfect.
Jul '13 - FET#1 - c/p
Sept. '13 - FET#2 - BFN
Dec.' 2, 2013 - FET#3 with our last chance embie - BFP!!!
Dec' 26, 2013 - hb!!
EDD 8/20/14 with a baby girl!
Little S was born on 8/21/14 - 8lb, 14 oz and 20 inches long.
We live in Seattle and used SRM for our donor egg IVF cycle
2. We had a great trip to New York with A's parents, my Uncle and A's sister.
3. We went to the casino at the falls and as we walked in the security guard said to me, "Sir, you need to check your bag, you can't have it in the casino." Then I went to check it and the lady at the coat check said I couldn't check it because she couldn't hold purses.... What? So if you are a boy, with a bag, you have to check it, but if you are a girl with a purse you have to carry it. If you are gender queer then they can't decide what to do with you... Or your bag.
4. I am excited our busy season at work has come to a close.
5. I am trying to decide what is next for me training wise post half marathon. My legs need a break and is would like to get into more weight training.
6. I am excited about passing out candy for Halloween. We weren't home last year, and before that we never lived in a place where we could hand out candy.
7. My boss is out of town this week and because it is just the two of us who work at camp, it is going to be really hard to be motivated to keep working this week.
8. I am loving the fall color!
9. I am thinking of those of you who continue to work through the TTC process. We know how hard it can get.
10. We are excited/nervous to be back in the TTC game this month...
Baby Hayden Frances born 12/20/14 at 11:11 a.m... Our perfect little miracle. Here's how we got here:
My lovely wife:
5 IUI's January 2013-June 2013- 3 Cycles with Clomid- BFN
Myself: Genderqueer guy who hopped in the driver's seat of the baby making train
IUI #6- 7/23- Monitored and Trigger on Day 12, with one 16mm follicle and one 18mm follicle- BFN
IUI #7- 8/21- Not monitored, 50mg Clomid- BFN
September and October: Missed Cycles due to vacation and a Half Marathon
IUI #8- Monitored and triggered on day 15, with one 23x18mm follicle- BFN on 11/19/2013
December: Moved onto to see an RE to make a good plan.
IUI #9- 1/1/2014 Natural Cycle, BFP on 1/15/2014, 6W Ultra-Sound Reveals nothing in Gestation Sack... Natural M/C at 7W, 2/3/2014
IUI #10 3/21/2014- Natural Cycle- BFP on 4/1/2014 (please don't be an April Fools. Beta #1 13dpiui- 48, Beta #2 16dpiui- 416, Beta #3 1018...
1st Ultrasound- 4/22/2014- 6w4d HB- 134!
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OMG I would definitely drop $20 right now to cuddle kittens and eat cupcakes! What a wonderful idea
@doodah1013 - Love the wedding photos! Y'all make an adorable couple!
1. As C has posted, we were LEGALLY married yesterday in New York. It was awesome! We had a big wedding a year ago but our legal wedding was just as special but in a different way! I'll be blogging about it so I'll get you all a link if you want to take a look!
2. I am so tired and so wired all at the same time!!! It's making me frustrated!
3. Since we just got back from our trip and it's already Wednesday my week and schedule seems all jumbled.
4. Tomorrow night is trick or treat in our neighborhood! I am excited!
5. C and I joined a new gym...we start working out there tomorrow!
6. I just found out one of my closest friends is moving back home...I'm so excited!!! I miss her so much!
7. Our next IUI is in a few days and I am excited/nervous...here we go again!
8. I feel like fall is going SO fast...I feel like I have missed most of it! We have been so busy!
9. I took my neice to a Halloween party today...she went as a penguin...SO CUTE!!!!
10. I don't feel like I've had sufficient opportunity to watch scary movies this fall...I need to fix that!!!
Queer coupled and having a BABY with the love of my life! Love my life and wouldn't have it any other way!
First IUI 1/22/2013 BFN: 2/7/2013, Second IUI 2/21/2013 BFN: 3/9/2013, Third IUI 4/23/2013 BFN: 5/8/2013, Fourth IUI 5/24/2013 BFN: 6/7/2013, Fifth IUI 6/24/2013 BFN: 7/8/2013
C began IUI's
7/23/2013 C's first IUI BFN, 8/21/2013 C's second IUI BFN , Took a break in September and October, 11/05/2013 C's 3rd IUI (TWW...we meet again...) BFN, Took off the month to switch to an RE. 01/01/2014 C's 4th IUI...BFP!!!!!!!! Beta #1- 17, Beta #2- 34, Beta #3-140.... 6W Ultra-Sound Reveals nothing in Gestation Sack... Natural M/C at 7W, 2/3/2014
03/21/2014 IUI #10...BFP!!! Beta #1- 48, Beta #2- 416, Beta #3- 1018. GROW BABY GROW!!!
1st Ultrasound 4/22/2014 Baby Squints is PERFECT! Measuring at 6w2d with a heartbeat of 129. EDD: 12/12/14.
Ultrasound at 18 weeks on 7/14/2014. Baby is healthy and growing just as she should!
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