*Third-Party Reproduction Check-in* Sept 22
RunCC37
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This weekly check-in is for anyone using/considering or who has used a 3rd party method of reproduction, including: Donor egg, donor sperm, embryo adoption, gestation carrier, or surrogate - also Donors, GC's and surrogates as well! If you don't check-in for 3 weeks you'll be removed from the list but we'll happily add you back next time you check in! NOTE: Board etiquette - please post BFPs separately from the check-in, with a warning in message title. |
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Check-In: How is it going? What are your next steps? How are you feeling? |
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QOTW: Are you more a morning person or a night owl? |
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((Hugs)) |
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@Thespis7 - DS - IUI #2 canceled due to overstimulation. |
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@refeek1 - D-EG - Sorry that FET #2 was a bust. Big hugs!! FET #3 will be scheduled soon. |
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@doodiebug18 - DS - Sorry about IUI #1 being a bust |
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New BFPs & Other Good News! |
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@ceemonkey - DE/DS - BFP!! Two outstanding betas on Sept 13th & 15th!! |
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In the TWW! |
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@1220winterbride - DE - When is beta? FX!! |
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Currently Cycling/Scheduled |
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@JimBobCooter - D-EG - Estrogen/Lupron phase of donor egg cycle. Transfer at the end of Sept. |
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@mm29 - DS - Testosterone Priming Phase in progress! |
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Waiting to Cycle |
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@chicagobride07 - D-EG - Waiting for Dr. KK appt in December. |
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@doodiebug18 - DS - Sorry about IUI #1 being a bust |
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@Km672 - D-EG/DS - Getting everything done for a transfer in October. |
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@Lacyj67 - D-EG - Parenting foster son! BCPs start Sept 23rd for FET in October or November. |
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@Love4Labs826 - D-EM - Working on some lining issues before next transfer. |
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@marshmallowevening - D-Em - FET #3 possibly in November. |
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@refeek1 - D-EG - Sorry that FET #2 was a bust. Big hugs!! FET #3 will be scheduled soon. |
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@RunCC37 - D-EG - Confirming the schedule for a mid-November ER/ET with the donor. Dr. KK next Monday! |
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@Rumbera28 - D-EG - researching affordable donor egg programs |
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@sorrellam30 - E-EG - Waiting for everyone to sync up for the 1:3 shared program at SG. |
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@Thespis7 - DS - IUI #2 canceled due to overstimulation. |
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Pregnant! |
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@lincoln79 - IP-GC - EDD 11/7/14! 7 frosties on ice for future siblings
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@Sammer 818 – IP-GC - EDD 11/23/14! Turkey-day baby BOY! |
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@Mrs.McIrish - D-EG - Twin girls! EDD 12/2/14! |
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@ksgsmu - D-EG - EDD 1/12/15 - TWINS! Half Baked! Woohoo!! |
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@BeckyP005 – D-EG - EDD 2/22/15 |
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@ceemonkey - DE/DS - BFP!! Two outstanding betas on Sept 13th & 15th!! |
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Parenting |
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@DoublePortion - D-EM - Boy/Girl twins born on 6/30/14! |
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@e74 - D-EM - Twin boys born in 2013 and are on the move! Hello crawling and cruising! |
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@2MamazinSeattle - D-EG/DS - Baby Simone Louise was born happy & healthy on 8/21/14!! |
Hopefully
#2 is your lucky number!
Re: *Third-Party Reproduction Check-in* Sept 22
QOTW: I am a morning person. I'm up and get most things accomplished by 9:00! Wish I could sleep in sometimes but nope I'm up! Ha
Praying unceasingly for a miracle. ALL welcome!
Good evening, ladies,
Nothing going on here, just waiting for my follow up call on October 6th.
QOTW: I am definitely a morning person.
Have a great week.
TTC #1 since May 2010
OE IVF #1 9/2/13 Cancelled- poor response
DE IVF #1 3/12/14- BFP 3/17/14- ectopic, right tube removed 4/11/14 @ 7 weeks
DE FET #1 7/3/14-Transferred 2 5AA 6 day embryos Beta 7/13/14 BFN
DE FET #2 9/5/14-Transferred 2 4BB 5 day embryos Beta 9/15/14 BFN
DE FET #3 in December- Cancelled, didn't respond to meds
DE FET #3 (2nd try) 2/13/15- Transferred 1 4BB and 1 4BA 5 day embryos Beta 2/23/15 BFN again (CP)
DE FET #4 - last 2 frosties....5/22/15- Transferred 1 4BA embryo...only one frostie thawed properly. Beta scheduled for 6/1- BFN (beta 2, 2.81, 6, 23, 49.4) 6/15/15 Discovered ectopic in left tube. Methotrexate given. Moving on to a new donor. Hoping to transfer by the end of the year.
Cant find a donor that is healthy and available. Looking at being happy with just the two of us.
We are within a week of our Dr. KK follow-up and I just can't wait to find out what the plan is! I feel like everything is held up until then. Our donor was contacted to confirm a mid-November ER/ET, so I'm waiting to hear back on that.
QOTD: I am definitely not a night owl, that's for sure! So I guess that makes me a morning person by default
@ceemonkey - congrats on your BFP!! Fingers crossed for all green lights from here until there's a happy, healthy baby(ies) in your arms.
@JimBobCooter FX for a great fert report!!
AFM, all is well in newborn land, for the most part. Still working on increasing milk supply, which I'm guessing is low due to my age. However I'm supplying 2/3 of her needs which is pretty good, all things considered!
I'm working on a medical "cheat sheet" for now and in the future using her donor profiles. Obviously both sides were pretty healthy, but there's always something and I want to capture it all in one easy place.
One big thing is that I bought our sperm donors last vial of goods...and we already have our egg donors last batch of frozen eggs on hold. J is pretty much of the "one and done" mindset, but I get super sad at the idea of S being an only child, particularly because she'll likely be orphaned in her 40s since we are old. However, we both agreed that now is not a decision making time, but that having the goods and the option is wise. And it makes me feel so much better that we have the option.
I am still shocked how many people tell me S looks like me. From strangers to people who know I used DE. Maybe there is something to epigenetics?
QOTW: I used to love nighttime and staying up late, but I'd say in the last 10 years I've become much more of a morning person, likely because I go to bed early and wake up rested and feeling good! Or at least I did before bring on the newborn 24-hour clock (though I am getting enough sleep, S is pretty good in that regard).
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
*******siggy/ticker warning*****
Me(31). DH (31)
DH SA normal count and motility, 1% morphology
Me .72 AMH, Fragile X premutation carrier
IVF #1 (6/12/13) BFN
IVF #2 (8/16/13) BFN
FET 10/4/13 Chemical
IVF #3 MC 5 weeks 5 days
IVF #4 DE 11/7 BFP, edd 7/28/15
All Welcome
AFM: IF anxiety is setting in again. I'm 30 weeks tomorrow and feeling very sore/super tight belly. Slowing down. My last doc appt was 3 weeks ago and this is why I'm anxious: I've only gained 2 lbs in 3 weeks, only feel Twin A kick and haven't seen them on an u/s since mid-July!!! In my crazy mind, Twin B isn't growing and that's why I can't feel her... My u/s for growth isn't until 10/6-- another 2 weeks. Ugh...
QOTW: I am a night owl. Getting up in the morning makes me cry.. Should be an interesting life change with twins!! DH is worried about me surviving since I hate morning so much!!
TTC #1 since 8/1/10; Me:41 and BRCA1+, DH:46
DOR (FSH 24.3)/ terrible egg quality ; homozygous MTHFR c677t
5 IUI's: 2/11 to 6/11 and 1/12= BFN
OE IVF#1-4 8/11-6/12= all BFN
DE IVF#1 11/12 bad embryos= BFN
DE IVF #2 2/13 BFP/Beta hell: m/c 5w6d
CFNBC 7 months, not doing well; decided on guarantee program at RBA w/frozen DE
DE IVF #3 1/14 ET 4BB; BFP;M/C 5w1d, incomplete m/c; MVA extraction in ER 7w1d
DE FET#1 ET 3/1714; BFP, beta 1 3/27= 197, beta 2 3/31= 1586, beta 3 4/7= 13879!!
First u/s= Twins with HBs at 6w2d! We are Team Pink x 2!!
K & K born 11/21/14 at 38wks 4 days
SAIF/PAIF Welcome
http://waitingforraintostop.wordpress.com
SAIF Always Welcome
TTC #1 since Fall 2008
High FSH, Sertoli Cell Only Syndrome
Unsuccessful with my OE, moving to DE + DS
DE + DS IVF #1: Dec 2012 - BFP, nothing at first u/s
DE + DS IVF #3: 7/12/13 - BFP! Finally! No heartbeat at 7w1d.
I am 21 weeks today and doing ok. Lot's of growing and stretching going on which is uncomfortable for sure. We had our anatomy scan last week and the babies are growing perfectly and doing well. We knew they were boys from pgd testing but they sure loved showing off their little bits for us. I see my MFM every 3 weeks so it helps putting my mind at ease. My next OB appointment is in 3 weeks and I have to do my glucose screening. I would be shocked if I passed the one hour to be honest.
QOTW:
I use to be a night owl but now I am in bed by 8pm and asleep by 9:30pm.... growing these babies is exhausting
Me:36 DH:38 TTC#1 since 4/2012
Me DX: Hashimotos,Hypothyroid, DOR, MTHFR, DH: normal
IUI #1-#4 BFNs and a few cancelled cycles in the mix.
- poor responder
***Suprise BFP on 6/13/13. Natural MC @6wks 3days
IVF#1 and 2- Cancelled due to no response on max stimms
FET 5/20- BFP
1st Beta- 641
2nd beta- 2166
Sono- TWINS!!!!
Two Boys! Born January 2015 @36 weeks. Healthy and no NICU! So blessed!
@Thespis7 ((Hugs))
@JimBobCooter Congrats!! 10 eggs is amazing. FX for a great fert report.
@RunCC37, I’m will be stalking you for your Dr. KK update. So exciting you are very close to having a plan in place.
@sorellam30 Sending lots of AF vibes your way!
@MrsMcIrish FX you are able to talk you are able to talk your MFM into doing an U/S.
@ceemonkey Congrats on your BFP!! Please update with your U/S. Sorry you have to wait so long.
QOTW: I’m not really a morning or a night person. I’m more of a 10 AM to 2 AM kind of girl. So I’m whatever that is called.
AFM: I have 26 more days of Testosterone/estrogen Priming, but who’s counting? Stims start 10/20. I’m a little concerned I started bleeding on Sunday. I sent an email to my NP, and she has yet to get back to me. I will try not to be concerned and hope it doesn’t delay things. I will continue to take my Testosterone and Estrogen as prescribed unless I hear otherwise. If anyone has any experience with something similar, I’d love to hear if it affected your cycle at all.
::: Married June 2003:::
TTC #1 since: Aug. 2008
Me: 34, DOR, MTHFR-A1298C (heterozygous), decreased blood flow to uterus, Mild Endo
DH: 38, Balanced translocation 5&10, unexplained MFI, normal SA and SCSA
Tx History: IUI 1&2= BFN
IVF# 1 W/ICSI= BFN
IVF# 2: cancelled d/t no response
IVF# 3= 1 egg retrieved=immature/not viable
IVF# 4= c/p
***CCRM ODWU***
Found DHs BT and Me-decreased blood flow to uterus
Recommended DE IVF w/PGD, incorporate electro-acupuncture. Decided to cycle locally
***New RE***
DE IVF# 1(cycle #6) w/pgd, (freeze all): 30R, 23M, 15F, slow/poor embryo development, 4 biopsied, 1 Normal "Norm"; DE IVF w/PGD, incorporate electro-acupuncture.
IVF# 6: (OE/DS) cancelled
IVF# 7: (OE/DS) 1R, 1M, 1F, arrested day 5
Plan-DE IVF# 2 (cycle #8): DE/DS in May 2015
http://icanhazbabyz.blogspot.com/
@marshmallowevening - fx you get a great profile and are able to cycke in nov!
@refeek1 - hang in there, so sorry about you'd cycle-
@RunCC37 - I hope your plan is worth the wait and your donor agrees to nov!
@2MamazInSeattle - glad all is well with you, J and Baby S. Glad you are keeping your options open for the future
@sorrellam30 - so sorry you're still waiting and having to deal with your nurse.
@Mrs.McIrish - so sorry you're worrying. I hope 10/6 comes quick for you and you get reassuring news-
@ceemonkey- sounds like everything is on track!! I am excited for 10/3 for you-
Update: Our embryos ship to NJ this week!
Fx they get there safely. Transfer is still set for October-
Qotw: Definitely a night owl; but I hate working the overnight shift!!
Me (32) DOR, elevated NK Cells/ 2 copies of MTHFR mutation/ MH (35) azoo/high DFI (TTC#1 since 2009)
IVFs#1-4: (4/10-2/12) all BFN
Surprise Bfp (9/11) - c/p
DS IUI#1-2 (9/12, 10/12) - BFN
DS IVF: (11/12) - BFN
DE/DS IVF#1: (10/13) - 2 day 3 embies transferred-BFFN
FET of 2 day 6 blasts: (12/13) - c/p
DE/DS IVF #2: (4/14) - 1 day 5 blast transferred...BFFN...again.
FET 5/14: 1 day 5 hatching blast transferred...another BFFN
Repeat SHG 6/14-normal / Endometrial Receptivity Array biopsy 7/14-Receptive Uterus
New RE, additional testing reveals elevated NK Cells
FET of 1 day 5 blast (RE recommends transferring 1 due to elevated NK cells) with lovenox, steroids & intralipids in October
My heart is as open as the sky.
Read about it on the blog
2 Corinthians 12:9 But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.
*******siggy/ticker warning*****
Me(31). DH (31)
DH SA normal count and motility, 1% morphology
Me .72 AMH, Fragile X premutation carrier
IVF #1 (6/12/13) BFN
IVF #2 (8/16/13) BFN
FET 10/4/13 Chemical
IVF #3 MC 5 weeks 5 days
IVF #4 DE 11/7 BFP, edd 7/28/15
All Welcome
DOR and AMA
2/12-5/12: 4 IUI cycles = all BFN;
7/12: DE IVF # 1 (with ICSI)- 20R, 16M, 14F, 5DT of 2 blasts; 6 frosties = BFN;
Lupus anticoagulant initially high, then found to be normal on hematology consult;
Follow up testing in September all clear;
Started synthroid for "high normal" TSH;
FET # 1- late October 2012- BFP on FRER; beta # 1- 21(low), beta # 2- 48 (still low), beta # 3- 132, beta # 4- 1,293; beta # 5- 5,606; last beta- over 100,000. First u/s 11/21- heard heartbeat
12/12- Officially an OB patient!
Level 2 ultrasound at 20 weeks shows vasa previa and VCI
Referral to MFM and mandatory c section for delivery
Beautiful baby girl born at 34 weeks
Finally home after 15 day NICU stay!
Trying for sibling: FET # 2- May 2014; beta 5/31, BFN
FET #3, early July 2014; beta 7/14, BFN
DE IVF # 2- August 2014; 14R, 13M, 11F, 5dt of 2 blasts (3 AA), 5 frosties = BFN
FET #4- December 2014, yet another BFN
Dr. KK work up shows borderline uterine blood flow, elevated NK cells, and MTHFR mutation (homozygous for c677t)
Added baby aspirin, prednisone, supplements, Metanx, and intralipids
Switched to large clinic for final attempt; had endometrial receptivity testing in January; FET March 2015 = yet another BFN
Likely OAD- NBC
Praying unceasingly for a miracle. ALL welcome!
I ended up going to L&D today. Some other friends convinced me to call my doc's office and they sent me to L&D for monitoring. The girls are both good. I have "irritable uterus" but my cervix is closed. Bsby A is vertex but B is breech and an acrobat. Her feet are up near her head so I basically have 4 feet kicking me in the same place which is why I can differentiate who is who and thought I couldn't feel B. The nurses were nice and said it's better to come over versus being anxious at home. I'm home resting now.
TTC #1 since 8/1/10; Me:41 and BRCA1+, DH:46
DOR (FSH 24.3)/ terrible egg quality ; homozygous MTHFR c677t
5 IUI's: 2/11 to 6/11 and 1/12= BFN
OE IVF#1-4 8/11-6/12= all BFN
DE IVF#1 11/12 bad embryos= BFN
DE IVF #2 2/13 BFP/Beta hell: m/c 5w6d
CFNBC 7 months, not doing well; decided on guarantee program at RBA w/frozen DE
DE IVF #3 1/14 ET 4BB; BFP;M/C 5w1d, incomplete m/c; MVA extraction in ER 7w1d
DE FET#1 ET 3/1714; BFP, beta 1 3/27= 197, beta 2 3/31= 1586, beta 3 4/7= 13879!!
First u/s= Twins with HBs at 6w2d! We are Team Pink x 2!!
K & K born 11/21/14 at 38wks 4 days
SAIF/PAIF Welcome
http://waitingforraintostop.wordpress.com
TTC #1 since 8/1/10; Me:41 and BRCA1+, DH:46
DOR (FSH 24.3)/ terrible egg quality ; homozygous MTHFR c677t
5 IUI's: 2/11 to 6/11 and 1/12= BFN
OE IVF#1-4 8/11-6/12= all BFN
DE IVF#1 11/12 bad embryos= BFN
DE IVF #2 2/13 BFP/Beta hell: m/c 5w6d
CFNBC 7 months, not doing well; decided on guarantee program at RBA w/frozen DE
DE IVF #3 1/14 ET 4BB; BFP;M/C 5w1d, incomplete m/c; MVA extraction in ER 7w1d
DE FET#1 ET 3/1714; BFP, beta 1 3/27= 197, beta 2 3/31= 1586, beta 3 4/7= 13879!!
First u/s= Twins with HBs at 6w2d! We are Team Pink x 2!!
K & K born 11/21/14 at 38wks 4 days
SAIF/PAIF Welcome
http://waitingforraintostop.wordpress.com
I work 3rd shift so I love my sleep in the mornings so I guess I'm at night owl
Afm: started bcp again today. So far so good .... Only have to be on it till like the 8th of Oct so that's good. Lupron shot is oct 1st. Transfer is set for Oct. 29th.
I was suppose to have a week vacay with dh in Arizona third week of oct but now I can't go because I have monitoring and blood work to do that week. So he's going without us. (Playing in a baseball tourney) That's ok ... I'll have some time off for fet the following week. What I do worry about is who's giving me my shots while he's away!! No one but dh has ever done it!!! Eek. Im sure ill figure it out!
Qotw: used to be a total night owl but having a little one I'm in bed by 10 and awake at 6:30-7... I don't mind it so much anymore... I've gotten used to it now!
No luck last month- my wife and I are excited to try again this month! Maybe this will be our month