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!
Check out my blog at: http://journeytoparenthoodandmakingmilk.blogspot.com/
Re: TTT
1. Some shout outs to start to a few peeps who are on my mind this AM: @ball.and.chain - I know I already said this, but I am soooooooo happy for you! When is your next beta? @2mamazinseattle - Happy belated anniversary to you and J, and happy cycle starting! Enjoy that Lupron! @healz413& @Manada - good luck with the saline sonogram on Thursday. I will be thinking of you and keeping fingers crossed that all goes well ... To everyone who is in the TWW, fingers crossed for you! To those of you who recently got a BFN, I am sorry, and I hope that you are looking ahead to the next cycle with a plan and hopefulness!
2. I ordered a new winter coat online yesterday, and I made the decision to order a maternity coat. I didn't want to spend the money on something that wouldn't fit me all season, and I found a good deal on Motherhood Maternity's website, so I took the plunge. It should arrive tomorrow, and I am excited. It will be great for the holidays if/when I have a true little bump going on. It is burgundy with a black belt.
3. So, I found what I think is a pretty cute dress to wear to the wedding we are going to this weekend. I wanted to be comfy and warm (the ceremony is outside and the reception is in a converted barn). The wedding is for very close friends of ours, and my wife is a bridesmaid. I wanted to look nice, and I am in that in-between stage right now where I am not showing per se yet, but I am mega bloated and my body seems to be suddenly shaped differently, and I am not comfy in anything and feel pretty much constantly fat (Yay LOL).... but this dress is cute. It is 3-quarter sleeves with like a boatneck, and it comes a little above the knee and is fitted kind of like a vintage party dress, It is black with dark black satin polka dots, and it is lined underneath for warmth. I am going to wear it with these burgundy colored heels, and I am on the hunt now for burgundy colored earrings and a bracelet. I obsessed a little over finding something that fit to wear to this wedding, so I am relieved that I found something that I will hopefully feel at least semi-confident in. Hurray!
4. I have a ton of random little personal things that I would like to get done today, but I don't know when I am going to have time to do any of them. I want to schedule a grooming appointment for our dog, call our homeowners insurance company with a question, schedule the genetic testing scan (I don't recall the official name) that my OB recommended, and a few other odds and ends ... maybe if I have a productive morning at work I will reward myself with a little break in the day to do those things... or maybe I will just put off doing work a little longer and start by doing the personal things! HAHA
5. I tried Greek yogurt this morning for the first time in 4-5 weeks, and it was not a good experience. I used to eat it every morning, but it made me sick pretty early on, so I stopped eating it. I started eating regular yogurt again about a week ago and had been doing OK with it, so I decided to try a Greek yogurt this morning. Something about the consistency makes me gag. It was bad news bears.
6. It has been sooooo cold here the last two mornings. I am not liking it. I am looking forward to the holiday season this year, but I am not prepared for the cold weather that comes with it. I don't know how I became such a whimp about cold weather. I am supposed to be a New England girl at heart still....
7. I have Friday off from work this week, since my wife and I are heading to the wedding we are going to early for the rehearsal on Friday evening. The wedding is about 2 hours away from us, and we volunteered to help the bride with some last minute things before the rehearsal on Friday, so we are going to head up there early. I am looking forward to having a short week.
8. So, I am wondering how long of a maternity leave other folks have taken or plan to take. I have figured it out, and it looks like I can take 7 weeks at full pay, and then beyond that I would only be at 60% pay. My wife plans to stop working and become a SAHM after the baby is born, so I don't think I can afford to not receive full pay. So I am looking at a maternity leave of about 7 weeks. I know that isn't awful, but it is also not long. Anyone with experience with this have any thoughts? I know this is way early to be thinking about such things, but I am a big planner...
9. Funny story, I am hungry again already. I just finished breakfast about an hour ago, and lunch is a good 2.5 hours away... oh boy....
10. Now that I am talking about food - I am proud of myself for cooking dinner last night. I really didn't want to, but I forced myself. I made roasted green beans, spinach couscous and baked salmon. Now I am thinking what I might be able to make tonight that will be quick but healthy... hmmmm....
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*********1. We have our 8th IUI scheduled for this afternoon.
2. I am having more feelings about this one than any other one we have had. I am really trying not to be a downer, BUT, I have been feeling pretty hopeless about this month... which is weird, because it isn't in a depressed way, it just in a "this is going to be how the rest of our life is, and it is probably never going to work" way. I have kind of made my peace with it... but its just a lot of thoughts and feelings.
3. Sometimes I think we should just move onto IVF to save ourselves from the heartache of failure after failure, and then I remember, we have almost exhausted our entire life savings as it is, and we have very little disposable income... which is ironic, because I have given up making lots of money to devote my life to educating kids in Outdoor Education. Cruel joke? Perhaps.
4. Enough sadness from this guys for the day....
5. I have decided to take part in "No Shave November"... When I was about 12 I started sneaking into my Dad's bathroom at home and using his razor and shaving cream to shave. Then I started actually growing hair on my face... and now I grow a nice little peach fuzz if I let it go. On top of having really dark hair, this makes for a nice goatee. I rarely let it go, because it is sometimes uncomfortable to have people stare atcha (more than they regularly do). But I decided I was going to be brave this month and see how thick this beard can get!
6. My Mom and I had an argument last week about me legally changing my name. Right now my legal name is "Christina Marie".... makes me shudder just thinking about it. Marie is also my Mom's middle name and she feels if I change it, it is like I am getting rid of a part of her. I have LITERALLY never gone by Christina... and I have been going by Chris for a long time. I really want to get it changed, but I am also worried about hurting her feelings. However, it is uncomfortable when I go to the Dr's office (where I am already feeling out of my gender comfort zone) and I get addressed as Christina. My heart race is increasing just thinking of this conflict. Boo.
7. A and I didn't get around to carving pumpkins this year because we were so busy... So although Halloween is past, we did it last night, while we finished watching the second season of "American Horror Story" and eating grilled cheese. It was a really fun little party!
8. Yesterday was the first full day I have had off since October 3rd... when I wasn't running a half marathon, or getting married. It was glorious!
9. The leaf change this year has been magnificent. Although I have been working a lot through the leaf change season, I am very lucky to have a job where I spend lots of time outside.
10. A and I have gotten back into a healthier routine and that has been feeling great. We have started cooking more at home, and my body is already starting to feel better.
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!
Check out my Blog at: http://pregnantboithinksoutloud.blogspot.com/
1. I have been thinking about a lot of you lately and your journey to grow your families. It makes me happy to know we have such a close community on here that knows what we are going through. I appreciate you all so much.
2. We have decided this time to not really tell very many people about our IUI...it is too hard to tell people it didn't work and since this is combined our eight IUI we want to keep it low key.
3. Like I mentined in #2 we are going in for IUI number eight today at 5:15. I am not nervous about the process (we are old pros) but I am nervous about being in a TWW again. Its been a while for us.
4. C has had such a crazy wrk schedule lately. I really struggle with it sometimes but she loves her job so much. I know its hard for her to work weird hours but since I work from home we get to spend time together during the week which I love.
5. Last night we rented the Heat and I forgot how funny it is! We watched the movie and carved our pumpkins (finally)...we'll put a PIP up of the pumpkin we carved as we decided to make it TTC related. :-)
6. I decided last friday to chop all my hair off! It was really long (down the middle of my back) and I cut it to like my chin/jaw line. It is weird not having hair and I go back and forth from liking it to regretting my decision but its just hair and it will grow back.
7. We joined a different gym last week and we really love it. Its an all female gym which oddly makes a difference to me (and I didn't think that it would). We had joined a gym when we moved to columbus that was like a mega gym with bright lights and shiny machines. They were bought out by another gym recently and since then it has really gone downhill so we decided to switch. C gets a free membership to our new gym because she got some new insurance for work so we really couldn't pass up free.
8. My niece is currently walking around with a trick-or-treat pumpkin collecting different things around the house. She has added a remote, empty prescription bottle, and a measuring cup. She is so silly.
9. I spent about 30 minutes this morning getting a quick clean done in our house. Its been so cluttered lately and I really needed to just bite the bullet and do it. I am glad I did because even though its not 100% clean it feels so much better.
10. I just started my last class of my master's degree program. I am so pumped to be done!!!
Everyone enjoy their day!
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!
Check out my blog at: http://journeytoparenthoodandmakingmilk.blogspot.com/
CageyMack
37, married to my favorite person in the world, DW! One darling surfer-girl (12) and one darling, sweet boy born 3/16/13.
5/2013 Started TTC #3, DW's turn: 5/2013: Diagnostics (shg) and surgery (polyp rem.) for best chances. July-Oct: IUI # 1-4, medicated, monitored, triggered. All BFN. IVF in Jan May. Sheesh. Whoop! IVF#1 cycle started 4/2/14. 5/1: 19 eggs retrieved, 8 matured, ICSI'd. 4 fertilized. Only 2 to transfer/freeze stage. 5/6: Two embryos transferred. 5/15: Beta #1 9dp5dt is 134! BFP! 5/19: Beta #2 13dp5dt is 672! B'erFP! 5/21: Beta #3 15dp5dt is 1853. Yay!
"Things separate from their stories have no meaning. They are only shapes. Of a certain size and color. A certain weight. When their meaning has become lost to us they no longer have even a name. The story on the other hand can never be lost from its place in the world for it is that place.” ― Cormac McCarthy, The Crossing
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*********1. First CONGRATULATIONS to ball and chain!!!! I'm so so so happy for this positive first step!
2. Also, to mwagner HBM, and ATX, hang in there! In some ways I'm jealous that you have such an exciting moment ahead of you so quickly, like meeting your LOs but I'm still close enough to remember some of those discomforts in the last days of pregnancy! I'm thinking about each of you!
3. I have decided to run the half marathon in April in Nashville. L will be 7 months that day and I think that would be special. I also need a new goal. It's been so baby centric for a really really long time and there's a bit of a personal goal "lag" I'm feeling
4. I admit that I'm struggling a little. With having to go back to work, with handling some of the emotional hormonal highs and lows. I don't think I have ppd but I think I need to continue to watch things. S is amazing and L is actually an amazing and good baby.
5. I need to get out today. This is partially related to numbers 3 and 4.
6. L fell asleep while I was feeding her today and she actually hearty laughed in her sleep. It was AWESOME. I can't wait until she laughs at me. We're already getting some smiles and it's so awesome
7. This is my last week off from work and I really don't want to go back but it's just not an option for us right now. Hopefully when number 2 comes along
8. Don't let anyone tell you any different.... Day time tv is the worst.
9. I thought I would watch a bunch of stuff on Netflix while out..... I didn't watch any of it. Lol! Guess I'll need I make time to watch orange is the new black during the daytime.
10. I have taken off and reinstalled the bump app several times trying to get it to work, but it's not working. Is anyone else experiencing this?
2. Got a BFN this past cycle so now I'm scheduled for a laproscopy and hysteroscopy on the 19th. I haven't had surgery in 13 years, so I'm a bit nervous. My RE said to plan on taking off two weeks from work. I'm hoping to only need that first week and to return on the 25th.
3. I am the 'housewife' per say and need to do so much before the surgery. I need to thoroughly clean and am thinking about making a few meals to freeze. C can be pretty helpless sometimes, so this should be interesting.
4. One of the nurses just called. My pre op appointment will be next Wednesday.
5. To be honest, I'm feeling like this month off from TTC is helpful. I feel so much more relaxed. I didn't think I was really stressed, but it seems like I might have been. I feel like I can just enjoy life and not be worried about making a baby.
6. If all goes well, our plan is to pick a new donor and start back up in December. I am hoping to switch to injectable meds.
7. I have a ton of stuff to wrap up for work in the next two weeks. Monday is a holiday for us, so this is my last full week at work.
8. I have been feeling like I need a break lately, so part of me is looking forward to the time off.
9. I had to dip into my vacation time for the surgery/recovery and I was saving that for an eventual maternity leave. I'm semi freaking out over it, but we always find a way to make everything work. I'm really going to push myself to get back on the 25th.
10. Since there are four of us caseworkers and we share some workload, I felt a responsibility to explain to the other three why I will potentially be off for two weeks. So now there are three more people who know. I'm not good at making things up and we all know a lot about each other, so I felt like the truth was the easiest and best way to go. Continually keeping people updated is tiring. When we start back up in December, I'm going to limit who we tell as much as possible.
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.
Lesbian couple from SW Ontario, Canada | Me: 29 + 1 DF: 44 | Together 3.5 yrs, getting married in 2015 | TTC since Jun 2013
My Dx: PCOS, blocked fallopian tube(s), mild endometriosis & uterine septum (both removed during surgery Oct 11/13)
Jun 24/13: referral to Fertility Clinic ordered by gyne
Aug 15/13: initial consult with FS at Victoria Hospital Fertility Clinic, BW & HSG ordered
Aug 20/13: HSG shows one tube completely blocked, other tube slow to fill
Sep 18/13: FU w/FS re: HSG & BW. BW normal, laser laparoscopy & hysteroscopy ordered
Oct 11/13: Hysteroscopy, laser laparoscopy, & HSG determined I actually have a uterine septum and mild endometriosis, and that my tubes were never blocked! Septum and endo removed with laser during surgery. Post-op in 6 wks.
Nov 26/13: Post-op - fully healed with no complications; confirmed tubes are clear and septum and endo removed. Referred to Donor Insemination program.
2. I feel like I need to take advantage of getting exercise for as long as I can, since there may be times ahead (morning sickness, potential complications, exhaustion) when I can't manage it.
3. Ditto on eating. I am still using WW online to track, and trying to be mindful of getting lots of healthy stuff in my body, since I know if I get full-blown ms, I might not have much control over what I can eat. Hoping I am on track when I weigh myself tomorrow. I'm about 35 lbs overweight right now, so I'm trying to minimize what I gain.
4. Right now I pretty much feel normal, but I've been a little bit gaggy in the mornings. It's a little early, but I'm pretty sure I'm not imagining it since I haven't imagined ms in past pregnancies. I had none at all the first time and only a little bit with the second one (and not until 7-9w). As miserable as I know it can be, I would also find it somewhat comforting on an emotional level.
5. I know morning sickness does not necessarily equal a healthy pregnancy (and lack thereof does not equal an unhealthy one), but since I've had two failed pregnancies with no or minimal ms, I tend to associate that with miscarriage. Really, anything about this pregnancy that is different than the other two will make me happy.
6. My next beta isn't until Friday. My clinic likes to wait more than the traditional 2 days, so they proposed Thursday, but when I told them I'd be out of town next week, they moved it to Friday so we could check on things the last possible day before vacation. Betas don't worry me that much, since mine have always increased appropriately before, but it will be nice if we get a good solid number before we leave.
7. I'm having trouble thinking of anything to say that isn't pregnancy-related.
8. Congrats, @2MamazinSeattle and J! We have also been together 7 years (8 in January), which is crazy to me. Hope you had a great dinner out.
9. @KH826, I hate that fluffy in-between stage. You have my sympathies. I got there right away with the first pregnancy because of fresh IVF stuff (swollen ovaries, weight gain from crazy OHSS-prevention diet, exercise restrictions, bloating). Took longer in the second one but definitely had arrived by week 8 or so. I am glad you are taking the time to find clothes that make you feel good -- I think it's easy to give up on looking nice at that stage. You should PIP the full ensemble for us when you are dressed up for the wedding!
10. @CageyMack, I appreciate the maternity leave thread as well! I will have to weigh in later on my plans, though of course they are not firm right now.
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. @trisholio - good rant! I work for Child Care Licensing in TX. Although I now work in the policy division, I was previously an investigator on the residential side of the program, so I have a great deal of experience interacting with foster parents (plus, my sister was a foster parent for a while). The vast majority of individuals who choose to foster have only the best intentions. It is such a difficult task - no amount of reimbursement would make it worth it to me if money was someone's primary goal. The bad nuggets give everyone a bad name. That's true for the foster care system as it is for other things in life. Kudos to you both for being willing to open your home to children who need it.
2. Thankful my boss is okay with me wearing jeans to work on non-Fridays. Jeans are the only type of maternity pants I have and it is finally cooling off enough to stop wearing dresses to work.
3. Since last week's TTT, Z and I watched the entire season of Orange is the New Black. Loved it! Z doesn't get into too many tv shows and even she was addicted.
4. Our over-the-range microwave and backsplash are installed. So relieved to get that done before baby comes. And it looks so good!
5. Work has been crazy. Just focusing on getting certain things done before I'm outta here for 12 weeks. So ready to be done.
6. We have an opening in my division and I really hope I'm here to conduct interviews with my boss. I'm "second in command," and I really want to have some input. We have a couple of duds right now, and I hope we have a really motivated applicant pool to choose from.
7. This board has been hopping lately! I love it!
8. I've gone down to 4-day work weeks and excited to have a 4-day weekend coming up. Taking Friday off and have Monday off for Veterans Day. Plan on checking more things off my list.
9. When I took my car in for oil change and car wash over the weekend, the driver seat window went off the track and some piece broke. Been dealing with getting it fixed. If it's not one thing, it's another!
10. Sleepy Bama - rough life
1) I just had my blood drawn to check blood serum HCG and progesterone. I have a feeling the progesterone will be high (Prometrium) and the HCG will be negative. I just can't imagine this being a positive cycle with my ultra-light-can't-even-see-it-on-camera pregnancy tests.
2) I think my period is starting. Just checked and I've got some icky brown discharge. If I stop the Prometrium tonight full flow will probably start in the next day or two. Sigh.
3) Talked to DP and I think we probably will try one more cycle this calender year. We have one vial left and then we'll have to pick a new donor.
4) Good news is I've been jonesing for a beer so this weekend will be a good opportunity to kick back with a brew, and maybe have some sushi
5) I'm going to have to break it to my parents. They were very hopeful about this cycle, as was I. Everything seemed lined up perfectly... 3 big follies, thick ute lining, great timing... Oh, well. Maybe next time.
6) I need to go to a meeting so I gotta wrap this up!
7) My dad had his 60th birthday this weekend. I compiled a bunch of memories from friends and family for him. He loved it.
8) November has had a warm start. Thankful for that, but heavy rain tomorrow. Bleh!
9) Lunch today was yummy
10) I'll try to get my apples in before the end of the day. Not my favorite but I need the fiber!
1. Ok, so I am old. This is evidenced by how utterly hung over I feel after our stupendous dinner last night with which we got the wine pairings. Though they appeared to be small pours, they added up! Esp. since J and I have both been off the sauce for a few weeks in an effort to be healthier.
2. So we went to Canlis for dinner last night - it is a restaurant that was featured on the Top Chef Seattle and has been around for 30+ years...yet I'd never been! It was amazing and we had a really nice time together. Yay, us! @ball.and.chain, love that you and S are on a similar timeline!
3. This is my longest relationship ever. Yay, me.
4. I started Lupron last night, wonder how well it works when mixed with wine?
I'm sure it's fine - and back on the wagon now until ...oh, this weekend when I go to Toronto (yes, I'm going there too!).
5. We got the chef's tasting menu - one meat, and one veg - and we traded plates 1/2 way though all but 1 course. I'm including one picture for the veggies, and one for the meat-eaters!
6. After the said meal, I had to wake up at 1:30 a.m. to do a presentation for our Europe team from 2-3 a.m. - oy vey - that was rough. And, today I re-delivered the same 1-hour training for North America, Latin America, Japan and Australia. I.Am.So.Done.!!
7. J is at her gym and I am in a quiet house with cats. It is lovely.
8. I'm so overjoyed for ball.and.chain. I want this baby to be born, full-term and healthy!!!
9. I'm so excited for the ornament exchange!! I was too new to the board last year to feel comfy diving in. Wheeee!
10. PIP's!
Sous vide venison wrapped in napa cabbage, and roasted beets on top of something that was good. Too much wine at this point to remember!
Beets with goat cheese and olive oil - these were so incredibly good!
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
My hysteroscopies (I had two) were completely separate procedures. These only took me about a day to recover from and that was mainly sleeping off the conscious sedation.
Good luck!
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
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
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.
Listen to your body. It will tell you what you can do. For me it was pretty easy to tell when I was pushing myself.
I went to sleep after I got back from surgery to sleep off the anesthesia. The next day I basically didn't move from my couch except to go to the bathroom. The following day I moved around a bit more but also spent most of the day on the couch.
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
2. I like eating protein.
3. I'm sleepy and wanted to go to sleep about half an hour ago, but I've been trying to catch up on the bump.
4. I'm very happy for @ball.and.chain.
5. I hope that @2MamazinSeattle gets a BFP on Dec. 5 and that we get one from our December cycle and that @firstcomeslove2013 and @doodah1013 get a surprising BFP and that lots of other people get their BFPs. Then we can have plenty of people to replace @mwagner25, @herbabymama, and @ATXMommas as they prepare to graduate from Pregnancy to Parenting.
6. I love my sweet love @Manada. She already went to bed some I'm gonna finish up quickly so that I can go cuddle with her.
7. In 8 days I got to Florida with my baseball team to play in a women's baseball tournament. I'm excited.
8. I'm anxious about @Manada's sono on Thursday and I know she's even more anxious than I am.
9. I really like our new apartment (as of Oct. 1), but we have a bunch of work to do to do the rest of the unpacking and hanging things on the walls. I wonder when, if ever, we will finish. :0
10. American Hoggers came on TV after Storage Wars (I do enjoy storage wars). I just have the TV on in the background while I bump, so I didn't notice American Hoggers was on. I've never watched it. I find it interesting, though, because we think our dog is at least part Catahoula Leopard dog and catahoula's were bred to hunt wild boars, just like the dogs on this show! (Also, because Ft. Myer's Florida where our ball tournament is apparently is in hog country.)
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