Trouble TTC
mrs_tacos
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Hi, new here. (Loss mentioned)
mrs_tacos
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Hello, everyone! I'm Amanda, 29, and my husband, 31, and I have been TTC for 38 months, 39 cycles.
I was pretty active on the TTC board back in 2013, but when we hit our year mark I just ghosted. It was too hard to keep reading all the "I had a twinge, I think I might be pregnant!" posts, but I wasn't emotionally ready to move over here yet. A little about us-
Our insurance covers zero REs, and the OBGYN they sent us to gave me a prescription for clomid within 15 minutes, and wouldn't refer DH to another doctor to get an SA because, and I quote, "he's such a strapping young man, he's certainly not the problem. "
Thanks, Doc.(It's a certifiable miracle I managed to be even remotely polite to that man. I'm expecting a call from the Vatican any day now.) Long story short, our insurance is not set up to be helpful with infertility (or apparently, in some cases, even admit that it's a real medical problem), so we've spent the last 17 months saving up to go to an RE out-of-pocket...and now our insurance will be changing to a PPO in July, and it will finally cover several of them, no referral needed. Isn't that timing just fantastic? (<<That statement is equal parts sarcasm and genuine excitement. 
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Anyway. I decided it was finally time to join here. I haven't been temping/charting at all for a year, because it just got draining, but I started again this morning when AF showed up. We'll have to wait until July to make an appointment with an RE, but hopefully by the fall we will finally be getting the answers we need. I have one loss, during my early second trimester, but it was from an accidental pregnancy seven years ago. It has been a long journey already, but I'm glad to finally have some place to talk about it with people who understand what it's like.
Thanks for reading my rather long intro! I look forward to getting to know you all better.
I was pretty active on the TTC board back in 2013, but when we hit our year mark I just ghosted. It was too hard to keep reading all the "I had a twinge, I think I might be pregnant!" posts, but I wasn't emotionally ready to move over here yet. A little about us-
Our insurance covers zero REs, and the OBGYN they sent us to gave me a prescription for clomid within 15 minutes, and wouldn't refer DH to another doctor to get an SA because, and I quote, "he's such a strapping young man, he's certainly not the problem. "
Thanks, Doc.(It's a certifiable miracle I managed to be even remotely polite to that man. I'm expecting a call from the Vatican any day now.) Long story short, our insurance is not set up to be helpful with infertility (or apparently, in some cases, even admit that it's a real medical problem), so we've spent the last 17 months saving up to go to an RE out-of-pocket...and now our insurance will be changing to a PPO in July, and it will finally cover several of them, no referral needed. Isn't that timing just fantastic? (<<That statement is equal parts sarcasm and genuine excitement. )Anyway. I decided it was finally time to join here. I haven't been temping/charting at all for a year, because it just got draining, but I started again this morning when AF showed up. We'll have to wait until July to make an appointment with an RE, but hopefully by the fall we will finally be getting the answers we need. I have one loss, during my early second trimester, but it was from an accidental pregnancy seven years ago. It has been a long journey already, but I'm glad to finally have some place to talk about it with people who understand what it's like.
Thanks for reading my rather long intro! I look forward to getting to know you all better.
Re: Hi, new here. (Loss mentioned)
Third cycle Clomid 6/29/16 O'd CD 16 BFP @11dpo!
EDD April 3 and praying things work out!
this is the only board I come to and I really love coming here...even if it's just to read
TW:
HSG/FSH/AMH/E2/SA all normal DX: unexplained IF
spontaneous BFP 01/01/2017- Alexander was born sleeping 04/13/2017 at 19w1d ic/chorio
September 2017 HSG #2 & Gonal-F/Femara/Ovidrel/IUI #1 = ep (Salpingectomy of left fallopian tube)
spontaneous BFP 01/02/2018 EDD Aug 30th It's a GIRL!
Cerclage placed on 03/02
I hope you have a productive meeting with your RE this summer
MFI (High DNA Fragmentation) & Mild endometriosis
Aug 2016 - May 2017 6 IUI's with letrozole - BFN
April 2017 - laparoscopy to remove mild endo
June 2017 - Mini IVF letrozole 12.5mg, Gonal-F 75IU - Cancelled early ovulation, no eggs retrieved.
Aug/Sept 2017 - Mini IVF letrozole 12.5mg, Gonal-F 75IU, cetrotide - 13 eggs retrieved, 11 mature
5 eggs ICSI'd 6 eggs frozen - 1 day 5 blast transfered, 2 expanded blast frozen - BFP!
May 2018 - Baby girl born - Our Joy
TTC #2 since July 2019
July 2019 - FET - BFN
Jan 2020 - FET - canceled due to family health issues
Mar 2020 - FET - low beta - chemical pregnancy
July 2020 - ICSI'd remaining 6 eggs - 3 fertilized - 2 survived to early blast stage, transfered both - Chemical Pregnancy
No Folic acid/pharmaceuticals/supplements (too many to list- private message me if interested), IVIL infusion
My insurance also does not cover any fertility testing or treatment at all...and we can't switch until November. I shudder to think of the costs we are headed towards after our first visit with the new obgyn I am seeing at the end of the month.
TTC #1 Since: April 2015
Unexplained Infertility
Cycle 1&2 : Clomid 50mg- BFN
Cycle 3: Letrozole 2.5mg- BFN
Cycle 4: Letrozole 5mg- BFN
Cycle 5: HSG-normal
Clomid 100mg+ Estrace- BFN
Cycle 6: Letrozole 5mg+Trigger shot+IUI+Progestrone- BFN
Cycle 7: Letrozole 5mg, Cyst found during follicle check
Cycle 8: Birth control to treat left ovary cyst
Cycle 9: Letrozole 7.5mg+Trigger shot+IUI+Progesterone- BFN
Cycle 10: Letrozole 7.5mg, 2 Cysts found during follicle check
Cycle 11: Clomid 100mg+Estradiol+Trigger shot+IUI+Progesterone- BFN
Cycle 12: Clomid 100mg- BFN
Cycle 13-16: Natural attempts while awaiting IVF
Cycle 14: IVF-BFN
Third cycle Clomid 6/29/16 O'd CD 16 BFP @11dpo!
EDD April 3 and praying things work out!
Met 2008 | Dated 2010 | Married 2012
TTC#1 since June 2015
June 2016- 50mg generic clomid CDs 5-9 w/TI | 2 follies (14 & 12), thin (2.45) lining | BFN
July 2016- 1mg estradiol CDs 1-7, 50mg generic clomid CDs 5-9 w/TI | 2 follies (14 & 10), thin (~4) lining | BFN
August 2016- 1mg estradiol CDs 1-7, 50mg generic clomid CDs 5-9 w/TI | BFN | Referred to specialist, visited once, was told we have less than a 3% chance even on medication, recommended to IUI for up to a 50% chance, decided not to pursue at this time | Stopped "trying"
October 2016- We became licensed foster parents
November 9, 2016- Arrival of DD#1, 4yo
March 1, 2017- 1 day late, feel like crap (low fever & exhausted) | Mom suggested test before taking meds, I laughed but did it anyway | BFP! *shock*