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Pregnant after IF
MMSchu
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My Birth Story!!!!
MMSchu
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Hi everyone! Sorry about my formatting, I'm on my phone!
I am posting to let you know that I have given birth to my miracle babies on Friday, July 18th at 2:00 & 2:13am!!
I was scheduled for induction on Thursday morning (37w5d) using pitocin. Things moved along very slowly. In the afternoon I started feeling more consistent contractions and my PUPPPS was horrible. I was more aggrevated with the rash than the contractions. The nurse said I should probably get my epidural soon and I followed her advice. I got my epidural and felt great after it. It even made the rash go away.
Time passed and my OB broke baby As water bag, which was such an odd feeling and soon after that my lower body was completely numb. I hated that I could not move my toes but loved that I was no longer itchy.
Fast forward to 11pm and I was ready to push. My baby girl was thinking about coming out. I pushed and pushed and before I knew it I could feel my toes wiggle. I told the nurses all the feeling in my lower body was coming back and I was all out of my epidural. The only person to be able to give more was in surgery so I was on my own until either I gave birth or he was done with surgery.
At 1:30am, I was brought into the OR, standard with twins, and still trying to push out my baby girl. At this point my epidural was gone, I was shaking and couldn't slow my breathing down I was in pain. However, this gave me what I needed to push my baby out. By the way, my doctor is very natural delivery and didn't want to c section unless it was an absolute need and I was on board with him.
At 2:00am I felt my baby girl come out and it was the best feeling I could ever describe. I heard her cry, DH cut the cord and she was placed on my chest. My doctor told me I had a few minutes until the contractions came back.
He was right. Now my baby boy was ready to come out. My doctor broke his bag and I began to push. My doctor decided to use a vaccum to help get him out because his heart rate was dropping. At 2:13 my baby boy was born with the cord around his neck so I couldn't hold him until a few minutes later.
Five minutes later the nurse was taking out first family photo. It was absolutely incredible. Now that I look back at it I loved that my epidural wore off and I could feel both my babies come out.
Luckily, they are both very healthy and didn't need to be evaluated for the nicu. It was such a blessing.
We were in the hospital until Sunday and the nurses kept coming in telling us we were the talk on the floor with our birth story.
I absolutely love being a mommy and DH is being a great daddy.
Thank you for all your support and encouragement throughout my pregnancy. I couldn't have done it without you all. Good luck to you all with your babies!!
I am posting to let you know that I have given birth to my miracle babies on Friday, July 18th at 2:00 & 2:13am!!
I was scheduled for induction on Thursday morning (37w5d) using pitocin. Things moved along very slowly. In the afternoon I started feeling more consistent contractions and my PUPPPS was horrible. I was more aggrevated with the rash than the contractions. The nurse said I should probably get my epidural soon and I followed her advice. I got my epidural and felt great after it. It even made the rash go away.
Time passed and my OB broke baby As water bag, which was such an odd feeling and soon after that my lower body was completely numb. I hated that I could not move my toes but loved that I was no longer itchy.
Fast forward to 11pm and I was ready to push. My baby girl was thinking about coming out. I pushed and pushed and before I knew it I could feel my toes wiggle. I told the nurses all the feeling in my lower body was coming back and I was all out of my epidural. The only person to be able to give more was in surgery so I was on my own until either I gave birth or he was done with surgery.
At 1:30am, I was brought into the OR, standard with twins, and still trying to push out my baby girl. At this point my epidural was gone, I was shaking and couldn't slow my breathing down I was in pain. However, this gave me what I needed to push my baby out. By the way, my doctor is very natural delivery and didn't want to c section unless it was an absolute need and I was on board with him.
At 2:00am I felt my baby girl come out and it was the best feeling I could ever describe. I heard her cry, DH cut the cord and she was placed on my chest. My doctor told me I had a few minutes until the contractions came back.
He was right. Now my baby boy was ready to come out. My doctor broke his bag and I began to push. My doctor decided to use a vaccum to help get him out because his heart rate was dropping. At 2:13 my baby boy was born with the cord around his neck so I couldn't hold him until a few minutes later.
Five minutes later the nurse was taking out first family photo. It was absolutely incredible. Now that I look back at it I loved that my epidural wore off and I could feel both my babies come out.
Luckily, they are both very healthy and didn't need to be evaluated for the nicu. It was such a blessing.
We were in the hospital until Sunday and the nurses kept coming in telling us we were the talk on the floor with our birth story.
I absolutely love being a mommy and DH is being a great daddy.
Thank you for all your support and encouragement throughout my pregnancy. I couldn't have done it without you all. Good luck to you all with your babies!!
Siggy warning... 
Me:23 (PCOS) DH:29 (everything looks good)
9/2012: Lost my baby 6w2d
12/2012: 50mg Clomid= no response
02/2013: 100mg Clomid and Metformin=no response
05/2013:150mg Clomid and Metformin=no response
05/2013:Consult with RE
07/2013: Bravelle=Follicles started growing, BFN
08/2013: Time off
11/2013: IVF #1, POAS: BFP!! Beta 11/25
Twins!!! Due August 2014!!!
Matthew&Mary MMSchu 07.21.12
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Re: My Birth Story!!!!
IVF #1: ER 1/23/13- 4 eggs retrieved, 3 eggs fertilized; ET with 1 embryo 1/28/13 2 frosties beta #1 2/5 was 4.8- beta #2 2/7 3.5; BFN
FET #1- transferred one beautiful 4AA embie. Praying this is my take home baby. Beta 5/7/13- BFFN!!!
IVF #2: ER 7/17/13: 6R/3F- transferred 1 blast and 1 10 cell embryo 5dt. Beta hell. #1 2.5, #2 2.2- BFFFN! REALLY?
IVF #3: ER 12/1 and only 2 retrieved. 1 fertilized with ICSI. Was planning on transferring one fresh and one frozen....fresh was only 14 cells at day 5...CANCELLED and devastated due to 5cm blood filled cyst in ovary and blood in uterus.
IVF #4: Antagonist protocol with endometrial scratch day one of stims. ER 4/21: 6R/4M/3F- transferred 2 beautiful blasts (5dt) and one was hatching! No frosties but hoping we won't need it! Beta 5/4/14- 444(8dp5dt), Beta #2 10dp5dt 1002! THIS HAS GOT TO BE IT!!!!!!!!!! First US 5/15 we saw two of the most beautiful gestational and yolk sacs I have ever seen!
****FINALLY PREGNANT WITH DI/DI TWINS!!!!!!!
TTC Since 12/2008; DH: 32, Azoospermia me: 33, DX during IVF #4: Low AMH (Normal FSH) / SER due
to IVF Meds (causing failure to fertilize) Recent DX: Hashimoto's, Lupus Anticoagulant, White Blood Cell Disorder
High ANA, ATA, & APA, PAI-1 Heterozygous= blood clotting disorder; connective tissue disorder
IVF w/ ICSI #1 2/2011 IVF w/ ICSI #2 5/2011 IVF w/ ICSI #3 12/2012 *New RE* IVF w/ ICSI #4 5/2013
IVF w/ ICSI #5 8/2013 (Natural Cycle- No drugs)- One follicle->one blast. CCS normal. FET 9/10- 6BB blast. m/c @ 5w
IUI #1 12/23- BFN IUI #2 Cancelled (ovulated during AF) Prep:CoQ10 (300 mg); DHEA (25 mg); Melatonin (3 mg), Folgard 2.2, Metformin 500 2x, Levothyroxine 50mcg, Aspirin 81mg w/ calcium, B12, Vit. D 4000 & Prenate Elite Daily; Cabergoline 1/2 pill 2x week- Cycling: Estrace Priming; Prednisone 10mg, Lovenox 40mg 2x, Femera & Menopur
IUI #2.1 6/30 & 7/1. 1st Beta: 90 (7/15); 2nd Beta: 226 (7/17); 3rd Beta: 766 EDD: 3/23/2015
ET 9/10 - transferred 1 perfect 5AA blast
7dp5dt BFP ~~ Beta on 9/19 - 77.4 Beta #2 on 9/21 - 357
Low heartbeat on 10/7 86, lower heartbeat on 10/11 76, no heartbeat 10/14/13. D&C 10/15/13
Tests revealed MTHFR c677t mutation, put on Folgard.
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FET #1 1/6/14 - 4BB blast - BFN
N14 Nov. Siggy: CELEBRATION!
************** Siggy Warning************
Married August 2012 -- Me (40 yrs old) My husband (45 yrs. old)
RE referral from ObGYN in late Jan. 2013 -- Testing Confirms Unexplained IF
IUI #"s1 - 3 (Femara + IUI) April - June 2013 - all BFN
Decided to do IVF... Began stimming on September 10th! Egg Retrieval 9/20/13. 19 eggs: 6 to mature to freeze after 6 fertilized with ICSI
3 morula stage embryos transferred on 9/25/13.....Beta #1 on 10/4/13/ = 7.5 Beta #2 on 10/6/13 = negative
IVF#2 - Lupron plan (set to begin on 10/28/13) (Planning on thawing and fertilizing our 6 eggs with ICSI as well as all of the mature eggs they retrieve with this fresh cycle.)
Late October 2013 - ectopic pregnancy - methotrexate injection....benched 3 months
CD1 - 12/5/13...Lupron set to start on 12/26/13; CD1 - 1/2/14....Baseline 1/3/14....begin follistim tonight and continue with lupron. (Got my calendar today! IVF#2 is a go!)
ER = 1/14/14 (11 eggs....9 were mature. 9 fertilized. Of the 6 mature eggs we thawed, only 4 fertilized. At this time, we have 13 eggs fertilized and growing. Waiting for news about a 3-day or 5-day transfer.)
ET = 1/19/14 (5dt).....3 blastocysts transferred! (All nine embryos didn't make it to freeze. =( )
Beta #1 = 1/28/14 (2 weeks after ER) BFP! 209 (9dp5dt) EDD 10/7/14
Beta #2 - 1/30/14 (11 dp5dt) 302
Beta #3 - 2/3/14 (15 dp5dt) 1222
Ultrasound set for 2/17/14......TWINS! Twin A - HR 124 bpm; Twin B - HR 126 bpm
Final Ultrasound with RE 3/10/14 - Twin A - HR 176 bpm; Twin B - HR 177 bpm.
PAIF/SAIF Welcome!
TTC #2
It's twin girls!! Born on 11-2-14!
IVF cycle 1 (Nov 2013)- freeze all d/t OHSS
FET #1-BFN
FET #2-BFP baby girl born Dec 2014
FET #3-Sept 2017 BFP but miscarried at 6 weeks
IVF cycle 2 (Oct 2017)- freeze all again d/t OHSS
FET #1 BPF, pregnant with a singleton due Sept 2018