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 are welcome 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!
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Check-In: How is it going? What are your next steps?
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::: 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
Currently Cycling/Scheduled @ophelia nightly – DS – Welcome!! GL with your DS IUI!! @allisonelizabethRN- DS – Welcome!! GL during the dreaded 2WW!! @refeek1 – DEg – FET #4 underway tentative transfer May 22nd. GL at your baseline Tuesday!! @2MamazInSeattle – DEg/DS – TTC # 2 – FET on 5/12. Wishing you so much luck!!!
Waiting to Cycle
@Lacyj67 – DEg – Has AF has shown her ugly face. I'm so happy to hear the adoption is going well. FX for everything!!
@Km672 – DEg/DS – on break, consulted Dr. KK. I've always enjoyed living life outside of IF. I hope it's been therapeutic for you!! @Jzyla - GL on your donor search!! @Love4Labs326 – DEm/IP-GS – Welcome back!! Good luck with your new path! @smedina8 - IP-GS – Welcome!!! @Thespis7 – DS – IUI #7-BFN (((Huge hugs))) @chicagobride07 – DEg – Decisions are so hard. GL with your next steps @ceemonkey – DEg/DS – (((Huge hugs))) Thinking of you and your DH during this difficult time! @Klang14 – DEg – Welcome!!! I hope AF showed her ugly face.
Donors/GC’s/Surrogates @CinciSurro – GC – BFP!! EDD 8/4/15. Twin Girls!! Pregnant! @mm29 – DEg/DS – Transferred 2 embies 4/24. Beta #1 (10dp5dt): 1360, Beta #2 (12dp5dt): 2870, Beta #3 (17dp5dt): 19,576 @1220winterbride – DEg – EDD 5/25/15 - It’s a GIRL!!! You are getting so close!!! @IRR - IP-GC -EDD 7/23/15 - It’s a GIRL!!! @CinciSurro – GC – BFP!! EDD 8/4/15. Twin Girls!! So sweet to hear the IP are visiting. I love that you play audio files to my belly of them reading books to the girls. @KevinandJesse – IP-GC -EDD 7/19/15. It's a boy!! I'm happy to hear your u/s was amazing! ((Hugs)) I'm sorry to hear about your dad. I hope he is doing better!! @itzkoa01– IP-GC Good luck!!
Parenting @DoublePortion – DEm – Boy/Girl twins born on 6/30/14! We haven't heard from you in a while, any updates? @e74 – DEm – Twin boys born in 2013! @Lacyj67 – DEg – Parenting foster son! Baby G @2MamazinSeattle – DEg/DS – Baby Simone Louise born on 8/21/14!!
::: 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
Hi!! Been awhile since I've been around! All is good! We just had our year anniversary with our foster son and all is looking great like a adoption will take place before Christmas it will be official!! And may 20th I go visit my RE and have a little chat. We have our two last embryos on ice and I need to get this last cycle done so I can move forward with fostering a second child! So we will see I may have a transfer date set sooner than later!
Me 34 and DH 39 married in aug. 2002
Did 5 round of clomid 2010 =BFN
High levels of NK CELLS DX sept.2012 DOR:# 0.02
IVF #1 May 2012 ER 4, EF 2, ET 2 =BFN
MINI IVF Oct.2012 Cancelled 10-27-12
Ivf #3 Antagonist Protocol April 2013
Shared cycle..Donor cycled in July Got 12 eggs 9 fertilized and 8 frozen!!
DE FET #1 Sept. 3rd 2013 FIRST BFP EVER 5dp5dt
miscarried Sept 24th at 5 weeks 5 days
Etopic D&C and hysterscopy Nov 5 2013
dx with pre genetic blood clotting dec 2013
FET #2 Jan 31st 2014
Miscarried for a second time again at 5 weeks 5 days
Currently fostering to adopt an amazing little 1 year old boy..P.J!
@lacyj67 - I'm so happy to hear that you are doing well. Keeping everything crossed for a smooth adoption of baby G. I am hopeful you will have a good conversation with your RE to get your FET show on the road. Wishing you so much luck!!
::: 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
@mm29 can't wait for your u/s!! Good luck @Lacyj67!! Just checking in on some of you
ME:46 MH:44 DE IVF 2014
Met with RE 4/11.
2 IUI's BFN. DE best option. Switched clinics to do
"shared" program.
Had to retake all tests and a mamm that put me behind and then on a DE waiting list for 12 months.
Picked a donor!! (10/13/13) Got matched. Estimated transfer in December. After 2.5 years of patiently waiting I will finally cycle....can hardly believe it. DE cycle got cancelled. One of her tests came back positive. Waiting for another donor. Donor picked!! (1/18/14)
DE IVF #1 (4/26) BFN DE FET #1 (6/4) BFP! Beta 1=339 Beta 2=852 Beta 3=9957 EDD 2/22/15!!
Re: *third-party reproduction check-in* may 11th
Currently Cycling/Scheduled
@ophelia nightly – DS – Welcome!! GL with your DS IUI!!
@allisonelizabethRN- DS – Welcome!! GL during the dreaded 2WW!!
@refeek1 – DEg – FET #4 underway tentative transfer May 22nd. GL at your baseline Tuesday!!
@2MamazInSeattle – DEg/DS – TTC # 2 – FET on 5/12. Wishing you so much luck!!!
Waiting to Cycle
@Lacyj67 – DEg – Has AF has shown her ugly face. I'm so happy to hear the adoption is going well. FX for everything!!
@Km672 – DEg/DS – on break, consulted Dr. KK. I've always enjoyed living life outside of IF. I hope it's been therapeutic for you!!
@Jzyla - GL on your donor search!!
@Love4Labs326 – DEm/IP-GS – Welcome back!! Good luck with your new path!
@smedina8 - IP-GS – Welcome!!!
@Thespis7 – DS – IUI #7-BFN (((Huge hugs)))
@chicagobride07 – DEg – Decisions are so hard. GL with your next steps
@ceemonkey – DEg/DS – (((Huge hugs))) Thinking of you and your DH during this difficult time!
@Klang14 – DEg – Welcome!!! I hope AF showed her ugly face.
Donors/GC’s/Surrogates
@CinciSurro – GC – BFP!! EDD 8/4/15. Twin Girls!!
Pregnant!
@mm29 – DEg/DS – Transferred 2 embies 4/24. Beta #1 (10dp5dt): 1360, Beta #2 (12dp5dt): 2870, Beta #3 (17dp5dt): 19,576
@1220winterbride – DEg – EDD 5/25/15 - It’s a GIRL!!! You are getting so close!!!
@IRR - IP-GC -EDD 7/23/15 - It’s a GIRL!!!
@CinciSurro – GC – BFP!! EDD 8/4/15. Twin Girls!! So sweet to hear the IP are visiting. I love that you play audio files to my belly of them reading books to the girls.
@KevinandJesse – IP-GC -EDD 7/19/15. It's a boy!! I'm happy to hear your u/s was amazing! ((Hugs)) I'm sorry to hear about your dad. I hope he is doing better!!
@itzkoa01– IP-GC Good luck!!
Parenting
@DoublePortion – DEm – Boy/Girl twins born on 6/30/14! We haven't heard from you in a while, any updates?
@e74 – DEm – Twin boys born in 2013!
@Lacyj67 – DEg – Parenting foster son! Baby G
@2MamazinSeattle – DEg/DS – Baby Simone Louise born on 8/21/14!!
::: 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/
::: 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/
And may 20th I go visit my RE and have a little chat. We have our two last embryos on ice and I need to get this last cycle done so I can move forward with fostering a second child! So we will see I may have a transfer date set sooner than later!
::: 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/
ME:46 MH:44 DE IVF 2014
Met with RE 4/11. 2 IUI's BFN. DE best option. Switched clinics to do "shared" program. Had to retake all tests and a mamm that put me behind and then on a DE waiting list for 12 months. Picked a donor!! (10/13/13) Got matched. Estimated transfer in December. After 2.5 years of patiently waiting I will finally cycle....can hardly believe it. DE cycle got cancelled. One of her tests came back positive. Waiting for another donor. Donor picked!! (1/18/14)
DE IVF #1 (4/26) BFN DE FET #1 (6/4) BFP! Beta 1=339 Beta 2=852 Beta 3=9957 EDD 2/22/15!!