3T FAMILY REUNION!!!
***All the Warnings***
Pile on in and tell us how you’re doing! Please tag @RunCC37 if you’d like to be added or edited. Many thanks to @NariaDreaming & @Rumbera28 for your leadership and starting this check-in. And a special shout out to @packerfan4life for your assistance in sorting through the last check-in! Please PM @RunCC37 if you’d like to volunteer to help with next month’s check-in.
QOTM: What was/is the most effective way you have found to cope with the craziness of IF?
Still TTC #1
@BlueJoan – IVF #1 in progress! GL!
@DharmaChick – moving onto IVF pending results from IUI #5
@LO95 – was in the midst of IVF #1 in August. FX for positive results!
@MeatandBandP – prepping for FET #3. GL!
@Purpledaisy923 – Preparing for IVF #1 in September
@ronniesgirl1981 – IVF #2.1 should be starting soon!
@Rumbera28 – on the bench until finances are in order for EA or DE cycle
@RunCC37 – immune testing before DE IVF #1 this fall
@shelbeans82 – planning for IVF #3 in November
@TLooney17 - TTC #2 and moving on to IVF in November
@tumbleweed123 – moving onto IVF with PGD
@Twinkie0612 – prepping for IVF #4 with Dr. KK and new RE
((Hugs))
@Sha259 – BIG HUGS! So sorry about your loss.
On the Adoption Path!
@TheatrePal – in the home study phase & hoping to have an active profile soon
@AlaskaDee23 – where are you in your journey? Update us!!
@packerfan4life – pursuing domestic infant adoption. FX for a match soon!
Currently Living CFNBC
@Lightdrwr – working on a traveling art exhibit (The ART of IF) & considering foster adoption
@btaylor19 – working on H’s health and marriage; may do FET in the future
@katib77 – currently living CFNBC. How’ve you been?
Pregnant!
@herecomesthesun – BFP from IVF #1! One bean! EDD 8/2014 (Is baby here?!)
@1983lindsey – BFP from IUI #4! Bentley Robert’s c-section scheduled for 9/4/14
@tigger99 – BFP from IVF/FET #1! One little penguin! EDD is 9/7/14
@jenschultz85 – BFP from IUI #3! One sweet little bean! EDD 9/22/14
@williamina28 – BFP miracle before IVF #1! It’s a Boy!! EDD is 10/19/14
@rox825 – BFP from IUI #5! Team Green!! EDD 11/4/14
@tippytoes06 – BFP from IUI #4! Team Green!! EDD 11/2014
@Andrea2380 – BFP from IVF #1! It’s a Boy!! EDD 11/19/14
@ttuprincess – BFP from Injects+TI! Team Pink!! EDD 11/29/14
@CandaceC1020 – BFP from IUI #1! One little minion! EDD is 12/13/14
@Wolfette139 – BFP from IVF #1! One little butterfly on board! EDD is 1/13/15
@Milagros315 – BFP from IVF #2! Singleton Baby Boy EDD is 1/18/15
@jaztastic – BFP from FET #4! One little Dolce! EDD 2/7/15
@jaytee16 – BFP from IVF #1! TWINS!! EDD 2/19/15
@runawaylaurel – BFP from IVF #1! Singleton on board! EDD is 2/22/15
@chickinNH – BFP miracle before FET #1! One little Rainbow! EDD is 4/2015
@GrailSeeker14 – BFP from IVF #1! One little Squishy! EDD 4/21/15
@gsancho – BFP from FET #1! FX for a strong heartbeat soon!
@sugar4bri – BFP from IUI #3! FX for a strong heart beat soon!
@Lillovebug79 – BFP from IVF #1! EDD is ??
@Shay062 – BFP from IUI #1! When’s your EDD?
@Intuitiveblue – BFP from IUI #2.3! Team Purple!! EDD ??
@ksgmsu – BFP from DE IVF! Twin boys!! EDD ??
@mmhopeful – BFP from IVF #2! Twin boys!! EDD is ??
@IntuitiveBlue – BFP from IUI #2! Twins! Team Purple! EDD is ??
Parenting!!
@Cara1024 – BFP from IUI #3! Holland Sophia was born 1/24/14
@DebateThis – BFP from IVF #1! Healthy Baby Boy was born ??
@Kathy4678 - SAIF! Give us an update!
@Katyj1125 – BFP cycle?? Eleanore (Nora) Jeane was born 11/25/13
@knottie54328959 (jAnna123) – BFP from IUI #2! Twin Girls are 1 year old!
@letsgobowlingx – BFP from IVF #1! Gemma is ~3 months old!
@maggie2324 - TTC #2, LO #1 born on first FET after 2 IVFs with BFNs, now gearing up for FET #2
@MaiTaiBeth – BFP cycle?? Isla and Fiona were born on 1/11/14 at 25w. Isla passed away 5 days later and will be missed and loved forever. Fiona is growing strong!
@Mommymincberg – BFP from IVF #1! Loss of Twin B, Twin A born 2/2014
@MrsGMChick - Welcomed their DD through adoption in May!
@Mrs.Slick – International Adoption Success! Little Slick’s arrival day was 12/12
@Smilormarie – BFP from IUI #5! Welcomed baby boy in 9/2013
@Suz+Mo - TTC #2, LO #1 born at 30 weeks after 3 rounds of clomid, now back to the RE pursuing treatment
@SweetC80 – SAIF! LO born 9/2013
Re: 3T FAMILY REUNION!!! September
Currently 21w along, and I feel just so incredibly lucky and grateful each day. It has been a really easy pregnancy so far. We found out in the last month that LO is a boy, so we are very excited to start nailing down specifics now that we know we are having a son!
QOTW: I don't think I ever really handled IF well. I just tried to survive it. I couldn't have done my treatment cycles without weekly therapy appointments, though. That was the best thing i did for myself. And coming out during NIAW was incredibly therapeutic for me. Being open about IF has kept me from feeling like I am hiding what we've been through, and it allows me to educate in the hopes of more sensitivity towards those affected by infertility.
Off birth control March 2012 - Actively trying Sept 2012-April 2014
BFP on May 5th after Follistim & IUI #3
Me 33, DH 37 -- TTC since Jan'12 -- Low AMH (0.78) & endo, SA w/ low motility
IUI's 1-3 = BFN, IVF converted to IUI 4/13 = BFN
IVF 1.2: 8R 6M 4F -- 2 blastocysts frozen, FET 8/15 = BFP!!
Beta #s = 445;1,098; 9,545 -- EDD 5/2 -- Team Pink!
TTC since Sept 2011, Unexplained IF
Oct 12 - Jan 14: 3 clomid/TI cycles, 2 hysteroscopies, 2 IUIs, 1 BFP (MMC @ 12w), 2 more IUIs
Feb 14: Gonal-f + IUI #5 = BFP! (EDD 11/4/14)
Baby boy arrived 11/13/14!
I love this thread. Thanks to @runcc37 @packerfan4life @rumbera28 and @nariadreaming for making this happen.
I am almost 29 weeks along with one little girl. She is quite the squirmy worm so I can feel her all the time. Feeling her move helps me know she is okay since it has been almost 9 weeks since we have seen her. We FINALLY go back to the MFM tomorrow for our first growth scan!
I am starting to feel the effects of third tri. The bigger she gets, the less I want to do physically. I have been good about staying active so far during this pregnancy but it is becoming more and more of a challenge.
QOTW: Zumba. I think the best thing I did during my time TTC was take a break for a few months to focus on me. I lost a bunch of weight, started feeling good about myself again and really got into zumba. Even when I started back TTC after the break, the workouts and confidence helped me get through a lot.
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Me 32 :: DH 41
TTC since November, 2011
DH's SA : Excellent
Lap and Hysteroscopy June 2012
DX: PCOS, Stage III Endo, slight Adenomyosis, blocked tube, and probable LPD
Treatments: 6 Months Lupron Depot injections; 1500 mg metformin; 3 cycles of Clomid + TI = BFN
3 endometrial biopsies all were "out of phase"
September - December, 2013: Break to lose weight and get healthy
40 lb weight loss but still not ovulating "in phase"
February - March 2014: bcps + follistim + trigger + TI = BFP
Beta #1 (12dpo): 30; Beta #2 (18dpo): 500; Beta #3 (25dpo): 7,000!!!
1st u/s 4/16: One beautiful hb at 144 bmp
2nd u/s 4/29: hb at 166 bmp. Graduated from RE!!
TEAM PINK!
Baby girl arrived on Thanksgiving day weighing 7lbs 6oz and measuring 20 inches
****Pregnancy/Loss mentioned in my QOTD****
Update: We had our follow up with Dr. KK and she found a few issues that could explain our implantation failures from our last few cycles. So she added the following to my ever changing IF diagnosis:
So the plan is to add 10mg Prednisone, baby aspirin, and lovenox to IVF #4. She will also be monitoring my blood work and will recommend adding IVIG if the pred doesn't keep the NKC and TNFa down. I also have to make a trip back to Chicago mid cycle (not sure how this will work with regular IVF monitoring) to check on my blood flow issues.
On the RE front we did some more testing with my RE along with the precycle testing that had to be redone (Sometimes I can't believe that I have been doing IF treatments for 2 years and did my 1st IVF cycle over a year ago). DH and I both had Karyotypes drawn and both came back normal. DH aslo had SCSA testing done, which we haven't gotten the results from yet. I had my precycle saline sonogrom done last week and my new RE saw a spot that looked like it could be a polyp right in the implantation zone. I am going in for a hysteroscopy today to get it checked out and remove it if it is a polyp.
QOTD: Therapy and "support" groups. Along with these boards, I am a part of a few IF related FB groups (general infertility, reproductive immunology, and a donor embryo group I joined back when we did our donor embryo cycle). I haven't tried an in person support group yet, but there are a few in my area. It helps so much to be able to talk to women that understand what you are going through, because no one that I know of IRL has gone through IF treatments. My family and friends are supportive, but infertility is just one of those things you can't understand unless you go through it. I also started to see a therapist that specializes in infertility and pregnancy loss (she had her first son through IUI and her daughter through IVF. She was pregnant with twins with her daughter, but her son was still born). Talking to her has really helped my deal with some of the emotions surrounding infertility. I actually have an appointment with her tomorrow.
TTC #1 since August 2011
My Blog
September 2012: Start IF testing
DH (32): SA is ok, slightly low morph, normal SCSA Me (32): Slightly low progesterone, hostile CM, carrier for CF, Moderately high NKC, High TNFa, heterozyogous mutated Factor XIII, and +APA
October 2012-May 2014: 4 failed IUIs, 3 failed IVFs, and 1 failed FETw/donor embryos
November 2014: IVF w/ICSI #4 Agonist/Antagonist with EPP and Prednisone, Baby Aspirin, Lovenox, and IVIG for immune issues. Converted to freeze all due to lining issues. 2 blasts frozen on day 6!
January 2015: FET #2 Cancelled due to lining issues
April 2015: FET #2.1
PAIF/SAIF Welcome!
DH has four more weeks left of his treatments and then we have 6 mos of not being able to TFAS due to the potential for birth defects from his treatment regimen. We'll get serious about a FET (or at least discussing one) next summer/fall.
ETA: QOTW: I took up new hobbies to distract me. I learned the old school art of food preservation and spent a ton of time canning (pressure and steam bath) plus I started sewing. Both things took time and focus and a good deal of skill to get right, which was exactly what I needed to get me through.
So great to hear of everyone pregnant or with their babies!
We are getting closer to ivf #1 everyday. I start bcp's around October 16th, and my ivf nurse is mailing up my treatment calendar and prescriptions any day. I have been trying to stay calm and relaxed the past few weeks while waiting. I have been feeling so much better than I did during my treatment cycles in June and July, and I am feeling hopeful about ivf. The next few weeks at work are going to be kind of busy and stressful, so I know the time is going to fly by.
QOTM: I pray a lot! I also try to enjoy the other good things in my life and not focus on the negative. Also being able to vent and talk about my feelings on this board helps so much! I love following everyone else's stories, because it makes me feel like I'm not alone.
TTC #1 January 2009
January 2010 SA results: Count 16 million, Motility 40%, Morphology 2%
January 2010- Surprise BFP! DS born 10/1/2010
January 2013 TTC #2
September 2013 Repeat SA: Count= 1.7 million, Motility= 24%, Morphology= 2%
November 6th 1st Appointment with RE: diagnosed with severe MFI
Testing to try to determine a cause & possible treatment for MFI
CD 3 blood work for me. RE does not want to repeat my HSG/lap at this point,
but may want to before moving forward with any fertility treatments.
After seeing the uro, DH is currently taking lots of supplements and clomid to try to boost his count. We will have a repeat SA in February to see if it works.
Follow up SA numbers are: Count= 4 million, Motility= 40%, Morphology= 1%
Uro wants us to have another follow up SA 5/9 to see if we see further improvement than we are back to the RE to make a game plan.
SA 5/9/2014 Count: 12 Million, Motility: 60%, and Morphology 2%. We will be doing iui #1 in late June
IUI #1 6/28 clomid + ovidrel, post wash count 3 million total sperm= BFN
IUI # 2 7/21 clomid+ ovidrel. post wash count 900,000 total sperm= BFN
IVF planned for early November- cancelled due to cyst
December IVF #1- 22 eggs, 20 mature,16 fertilized
12/9 Transferred 1 4AA Blast, 6 frosties
*****Everyone is welcome******
Team Purple!!!!
@RunCC37 - I'd like to join
I saw this last time around but by the time I read the thread I felt like I was too late to contribute!
I'm 14 weeks along now. I really don't feel any different yet. Pop culture had me believing pregnancy would be a bunch of vomiting, tears, pickles-dipped-in-ice-cream-eating, and violent tantrums. So far... Eh. Kinda feels like bad PMS. I'm hungry and tired, kind of grumpy, and I feel fat. I perpetually feel like I'm 3 days away from my period. I forget I'm even pregnant sometimes.
Maybe I'm a SS but so far this has been my experience! Cheese is the glue that holds my life together. I do miss wine and beer, unexpectedly so. I think it's one of those things where I want it more because I can't have it. A couple days before my due date I'm having C get two growlers of beer for me to store in the fridge. I'm slowly collecting really good wine so I can look forward to it.
QOTM: At the risk of sounding corny, these boards really were my sanity. I had no one else to talk to about it
My IRL friends just didn't understand. They tried to empathize but their eyes glazed over when I talked about my meds, doctor visits, and obsession with Walmart 88 cent tests. Plus I got tons of advice and information from everyone here! The internet is full of misinformation but you all knew what was up. I lurk here all the time to cheer you guys on.
Also, alcohol. But I think that goes without saying
I love this tread!! I am 11 weeks 2 days today!! I am still in a little bit of shock that I am actually at this point. You would think the absolute exhaustion and all day sickness would be a constant reminder but every once in a while I have to ask myself is this really real?? I had my last US at 10 weeks and all looked good. I had my Harmony screen (for the major trisomies because I am over 35) on Tuesday so I am anxiously awaiting those results before spilling the beans to friends, our family already knows. We can also find out the sex of the baby but I want to wait until at least the anatomy scan if not the whole pregnancy. DH is dying to know so waiting is torture for him!!
This board was my strength in dealing with IF. I could not have made it through with my sanity without you ladies. I am forever thankful for that!!
********Siggy/Ticker Warning***********
Me (35) no known issues DH (37) MFI. TTC 21 months (24 cycles)
Dx MFI with low to normal count, low motility, morphology 3%
HSG normal, ultrasound and labs on me all normal.
1 cycle of Clomid 50mg and TI, unmonitored by OBGYN= BFN
1 cycle of Clomid 50mg and IUI, unmonitored by OBGYN= BFN
Started seeing an RE!!
2 more cycles of clomid 50mg (great response), with IUI and Pregnyl trigger (4.8-8 mil good ones after wash) = all BFN
1 cycle of clomid 50mg (3-7) followed by Follistim 75iu (7-11) + IUI = BFN
December 2013 DH saw urologist and is taking Anastrozole, CoQ10, and L-Carnitine
IUI #5 natural cycle (needed a med break) = BFN
IUI #6 Follistim 75iu (CD3-10) + Pregnyl (CD11) + IUI (final count after wash 300K) = BFN
IUI #7 Follistim 75iu (CD3-9) + Pregnyl (CD11) + IUI on 2/20 (post wash count 12.5 million)= BFN
IUI cancelled (DH OOT) Clomid 50mg (CD3-7) 1 follicle +(not well timed) TI = BFN
IUI #8 and last one!! Clomid 100mg (CD3-7) +OPK before US + IUI 4/17 (post wash 8.5 mil)= BFN
Pre-IVF testing complete! SHG great and measurements taken! Labs for infectious diseases completed, FSH (5.4), TSH (1.6), Prolactin (11), AMH (2.6), Estradiol (40).
Started BCP 5/29 and Lupron 6/11 prep for IVF #1! Started follistim 225u/day on 6/28. Monitoring on 7/2 >15 follicles measuring 11-14, E2 758. Monitoring on 7/5 all ready to go!! Great follicle sizes and lining is at 9. Tigger 7/5, ER 7/7 16R 9M 3F. Stimmed too fast in just 7 days. 7/10 3dt of 2 8-cell grade 2 & 4. 7/14 P4 >60.
Holy crap BFP!!!
Beta #1 (14dpo) 7/21 112 Beta #2 (16dpo) 7/23 286 a Beta #3 (18dpo) 7/25 761 Beta #4 (21dpo) 2631!!! Hold on tight little embies!! First Ultrasound 8/7- 1 perfect little bean with a beating heart 117bpm!! EDD 3/30.
Second ultrasound 9/2 Little bean measuring a few days ahead with a heart rate of 161!
PAIF/SAIF/All Welcome!
March 15 Siggy Challenge: You had one job
I wanted to let others know that my due date twin, @Wolfette139, is having a cerclage placed today due to premature ovarian failure (err... ETA that I am an idiot and it is actually cervical failure. Thanks Naria!). So keep her in your thoughts and send closed-cervix wishes her way!!!
Also, @AlaskaDee23, you have a PM! :-)
Off birth control March 2012 - Actively trying Sept 2012-April 2014
BFP on May 5th after Follistim & IUI #3
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Me: 31| DH: 36
TTC #1 Since 07/2010
DX: Unexplained Infertility
TX:
IUI #1 on 7/3/14 100 mg Clomid + Ovidrel + IUI (44 million sperm, 1 dominant follie) = BFN
IUI #2: on 7/28/14 100 mg Clomid + Ovidrel + IUI (23 million sperm, 2 dominant follies) = BFN
IUI #3 on 8/22/2014 100 mg Clomid + Ovidrel + IUI (53 million sperm, 2 dominant follies)= BFP MMC @ 7weeks
Damned IF brain. Thanks :-)
Off birth control March 2012 - Actively trying Sept 2012-April 2014
BFP on May 5th after Follistim & IUI #3
Dx : DOR
IUI #1 (Follistim switched over to Menopur injections) - BFN
Attempted IUI #2 (Menopur injections only cycle) better response on the Menopur then the Follistim combination treatment cycle however my cycle was still canceled due to my eggs not maturing and follicles not growing enough on a high dose of Menopur (Re said I could try a cycle of comid + ovidrel for an IUI) for my second IUI( praying this works for us)
Clomid + Ovidrel protocol worked still a BFN as a result
Attempted cycle Clomid + Ovidrel protocol for IUI # 3 (Unable to do this cycle due to a cyst)
IUI # 3 Clomid+ Ovidrel protocol - BFP Beta #1 752 Beta #2 1536 Beta #3 3797
EDD 10/27/14
Our sweet baby boy arrived on 9/2/14 TTC # 2 Conceived without help- June 2015 July 2015- Miscarriage ( blighted ovum)March 2016 (ectopic pregnancy)
I second the Thank you for all of the work you ladies put in - @RunCC37, @packerfan4life, @rumber28 and @NariaDreaming! I am so glad to see everyone's updates. I miss you 3T ladies!
I am currently 38w2d. LO is still cooking though I have had some either inconsistent contractions or really strong braxton hicks. I have another appointment Friday but its crazy to think I will have a baby in less than 3 weeks (my doctor won't let me go more than a week past my due date).
QOTM: What was/is the most effective way you have found to cope with the craziness of IF? Finding 3T was my most effective way. You ladies helped me through some real lows. I had two people IRL that went through IF and they helped me as well. One got her BFP from IUI #2, the other had one child from IUI #1 and twins from IVF afterwards. I still say 3T was what got me through everything. You ladies have done more for me in terms of support and I will be forever grateful.
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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!
Hi ladies! Thank you so much for putting this together! I love seeing all these updates!
AFM I'll be 32 weeks on Friday (due 11/7 @RunCC37)
I've been to L&D a couple of times now due to pregnancy induced hypertension (fancy way of saying high blood pressure). So far, no signs of preeclampsia or any other serious problems. Hoping it stays that way!
We had our baby shower this weekend and I'm slowly working on putting things away and organizing the nursery! Hopefully by this time next week it'll be ready to go (I want to be prepared just in case my high blood pressure turns into a more serious problem). We're in the middle of a HUGE kitchen remodel (talking about knocking out walls, installing new and additional cabinets, new flooring, etc etc) though, so that has been our main focus lately. Now that I'm on modified bed rest because of the high blood pressure, I can't do much in the kitchen so I shifted my focus to the nursery
QOTM: My next door neighbor and friend, who also is a fellow bumpie. She then told me about this board and from there I joined an IF FB group also. If it wasn't for the endless advice and support from all of you, I don't think I would have survived. It's so overwhelming and sometimes just knowing that there is someone else out there somewhere that is going through something similar or has gone through something similar and was successful can make the bad days just a little bit easier to get through.
I also drank a lot of wine and ate a lot of chocolate.
DH (29) & Me (26) - Married 9/22/2012
TTC since 9/2012
Dx - Annovulatory; PCOS-IR
8/2013 - First consult with RE
9/2013 - HSG, SHG both clear; SA normal
Oct 2013 - Jan 2014 - Clomid + Trigger + IUI #1-3 = BFN's
Feb 2014 - Femara + Trigger + IUI #4 = BFP!!!!!
Beta #1 - 3/2/14 (15dpo) - 123
Beta #2 - 3/4/14 (17dpo) - 378
1st ultrasound - 3/21/14 - 1 little ninja, heartbeat - 120bpm
Due November 7, 2014
**ALL** Welcome
QOTM: My faith and support from this board kept me going. Also a few family members were there for me although many of them didn't get and said all the wrong things. I guess my best advice is to find the supportive people (even if its just here!) Cling to them when you need it and do your best to steer clear of the ones that will never understand the struggle. Hugs to all!
Married October 2009. Me 29 H 28.
After 1 year of infertility, our little miracle was conceived via our 3rd IUI on May 5, 2013.
Holland Sophia was born Jan 24, 2014.
I will be 27 weeks on Saturday. I can't believe that I'm already this far along and that I'll be entering the 3rd trimester soon. I'm nesting already and I've become obsessed with getting things taken care of. My little girl isn't due until 12.13.14 but we've already painted her nursery and washed/sorted/folded all of the hand me down clothes we've received. I'm harassing the furniture store asking ab out my crib and dresser every week (it's already been 6 weeks since we ordered).
My little one is a very active little bean. She LOVES when I eat - especially spicy food. Each time I eat mexican food there is a fiesta in my belly. I love the kicks and punches and sit and watch my belly bounce in amazement. This little girl is probably going to have a head full of hair with all of the heartburn that I've had. Overall, so thankful and so blessed.
QOTM - The 3T board was a huge help. My husband doesn't always understand the feelings of IF which made it some what difficult to talk to him at times. The ladies of 3T were always supportive. I also firmly believe that crying when I needed to cry, bitching when I needed to bitch, and having a small pity party from time to time helped.
RE appointment & testing December 2013 - February 2014= Unexplained IF, possible endometriosis
IUI#1- March 22 (100mg clomid, 75 mg of Bravelle, Ovidrel trigger) = BFP!!!
My update hasn't really changed. I feel like I'm watching my life from the outside, it's quite surreal. But I also think it helps to keep me sane.
Can I just say that seeing those of you with successes and ongoing thriving pregnancy makes my heart beat with excitement for you!! We ALL deserve to have awesome pregnancies and healthy happy babies. I'm praying that those of us who have chosen to seek pregnancy will eventually get that.
Until then, I shall enjoy all the wine, and sushi, and soft cheeses.
QOTM: 3T and IF boards, as well as those very close friends I have shared my IF experience and truly exhibit their honest love fore keep me strong, and sane.
Eleanore (Nora) Jeane - born 11-25-13
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Me 32 :: DH 41
TTC since November, 2011
DH's SA : Excellent
Lap and Hysteroscopy June 2012
DX: PCOS, Stage III Endo, slight Adenomyosis, blocked tube, and probable LPD
Treatments: 6 Months Lupron Depot injections; 1500 mg metformin; 3 cycles of Clomid + TI = BFN
3 endometrial biopsies all were "out of phase"
September - December, 2013: Break to lose weight and get healthy
40 lb weight loss but still not ovulating "in phase"
February - March 2014: bcps + follistim + trigger + TI = BFP
Beta #1 (12dpo): 30; Beta #2 (18dpo): 500; Beta #3 (25dpo): 7,000!!!
1st u/s 4/16: One beautiful hb at 144 bmp
2nd u/s 4/29: hb at 166 bmp. Graduated from RE!!
TEAM PINK!
Baby girl arrived on Thanksgiving day weighing 7lbs 6oz and measuring 20 inches
My insurance actually declined IVF until I do one more IUI. So, I'm prepping for IUI #6.
ME: 34, Atypical PCOS (lean, no O without meds) + unexplained; DH: 33, mildly low motility
09/2012: Start TTC after stopping NuvaRing. No cycles seemed to occur.
01/2013 - 05/2013: Tried Provera to "jumpstart" cycles. No luck.
12/2013- 01/2014: Clomid 50mg - no big follies, stepped to 100mg; One mature follie, Ovidrel (HCG trigger), IUI #1 completed - BFN
02/2014: Clomid 100mg; One mature follie, Ovidrel trigger, IUI #2 completed, Crinone - BFN
03/2014: Clomid 100mg - no big follies on 1st round, 2nd round prescribed; One mature follie, Ovidrel, IUI #3 completed, Crinone - BFN
04/2014-05/2014: Letrozole 5mg + Ovidrel HG to prep for IUI #4 switched to TI, Crinone - BFN
05/2014-06/2014: Letrozole 5mg; one mature follie, Ovidrel, IUI #4.1 completed, Crinone - BFN
07/2014-08/2014: Letrozole 5mg; one mature follie, Ovidrel, IUI #5 completed, Crinone - BFN
09/2014-10/2014: IVF Prep - Insurance requires IUI #6; Letrozole 5mg - no big follies 1st round, 2nd round prescribed; IUI #6, Crinone - BFN
11/2014: "Break" - Letrozole 5mg to cycle before prepping for IVF - successfully O'ed, but BFN
12/2014: Extending 'break' one more Letrozole-only TI cycle for mental health break - BFN
01/2015-02/2015: Prep for IVF - BCP then Gonal-F, Ganirelex, Novarel trigger; ER scheduled 2/11!
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PAIF/SAIF Welcome.
Me: 25 DH: 29
Beta#1: 8dp5dt: 188, Beta#2: 12dp5dt: 822
All Welcome!
As someone that has been on bump hiatus for at least the last 6 months.... I absolutely LOVE this thread!!
Congrats to all!!