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TTC after 35
kris031409
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Intro - *TW* children and loss
kris031409
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in TTC after 35
Hi Ladies!
I've been lurking for months, I've already learned so much from all of you, thank you!
I'm Kristin, 35 years old. I have a 7 year old son from a previous marriage and 2 step-children. My husband and I have been TTC since August 2015. In April this year I had a D&E at 6 weeks, and just had a chemical in August. I have my first RE appointment scheduled for next week (I actually had one scheduled for April, but cancelled when I got my BFP... I'm 5DPO today so crossing my fingers that I can do the same this time, although timing wasn't great due to a camping trip so I'm not getting too excited this cycle). Glad to finally join in on the board and wishing everyone here good luck!
I've been lurking for months, I've already learned so much from all of you, thank you!
I'm Kristin, 35 years old. I have a 7 year old son from a previous marriage and 2 step-children. My husband and I have been TTC since August 2015. In April this year I had a D&E at 6 weeks, and just had a chemical in August. I have my first RE appointment scheduled for next week (I actually had one scheduled for April, but cancelled when I got my BFP... I'm 5DPO today so crossing my fingers that I can do the same this time, although timing wasn't great due to a camping trip so I'm not getting too excited this cycle). Glad to finally join in on the board and wishing everyone here good luck!
Me: 36 DH: 34
TTC our first together since Aug 2015
MC 4/2016 and 8/2016
IUI #1-3 with Clomid - BFNs
IUI #4-6 with Follistim - BFNs
IVF March, (6R, 5M, 4F, 2 sent for PGS, 1 normal girl)
FET May 1st, Beta #1-73, Beta #2-150, Beta #3-708
TTC our first together since Aug 2015
MC 4/2016 and 8/2016
IUI #1-3 with Clomid - BFNs
IUI #4-6 with Follistim - BFNs
IVF March, (6R, 5M, 4F, 2 sent for PGS, 1 normal girl)
FET May 1st, Beta #1-73, Beta #2-150, Beta #3-708
Re: Intro - *TW* children and loss
2017 - egg retrieval #1 - 3 eggs, 0 embryos appropriate for transfer; ER #2 2 eggs, 0 embryos on day 3; ER #3 1 egg 0 embryos
moved to donor egg in summer 2017; 35 eggs retrieved; 19 fertilized; 9 total embryos
Fresh transfer Dec 2017= BFP! baby boy born 8/22/18
May 2019 - surprise natural pregnancy ended in MC
Nov 2019 FET; MC at 9 weeks
May 2020 FET; BFN
July 2020 FET; CP treated with methotrexate
Oct 2020 BFP!
Take a look at my blog
DD conceived naturally, born 1/9/14
Consulted RE after trying for #2 for 1 year, 9/16
RE diagnosis: DOR, poor egg quality
1/2017: IUI #1, Femara, failed
2/2017: IUI #2, Femara, failed
3/13/17: started IVF + ICSI + PGS cycle #1, antagonist protocol (menopur/follistim/ovidrel)
4/19/17: ER, no embryos survived past morula stage, poor egg quality given as reason
5/3/17: started IVF + ICSI + PGS cycle #2, antagonist protocol (menopur/follistim/ovidrel)
6/7/17: ER, 1 egg retrieved, mature but did not fertilize, poor egg quality given as reason
7/21/17: started IVF + ICSI + PGS cycle #3, antagonist protocol (menopur/follistim/ovidrel)
8/24/17: ER, 11 eggs retrieved, 10 mature, 7 fertilized, no embryos survived past morula stage, poor egg quality given as reason
9/17: started IVF + ICSI + PGS cycle #4, antagonist protocol (menopur/follistim/ovidrel), started organic, non-processed, no white sugar/flour, diet with unscented/nontoxic personal care products 4 weeks before ER (books suggested it takes 2-3 months)
10/11/17: ER, 5 eggs retrieved, 2 fertilized, 1 arrested at 3 cells and the other arrested at 5 cells, poor egg quality given as reason, doctor suggested it was time to move on to donor eggs but I asked to give it one last chance and kept on my diet/unprocessed/unscented/nontoxic products
12/28/17: started IVF + ICSI + PGS cycle #5, microdose lupron protocol
2/1/18: ER, 9 eggs retrieved, 6 mature and 6 fertilized, 3 survived to day 5 blastocyst, 2 PGS normal
7/12/18: FET #1, negative
9/21/18: FET #2 scheduled
Beloved SS: born 12/2011
TTC my bio #1/our #2 since January 2016
**TW** June 2016 had CP **end TW**
August 2016 - dx with DOR
Somewhere in here received recommendation to do IVF with donor eggs, elected not to; OH dx with Low T
May 2017 - began freezing sperm
June 2017 - OH began treatment for Low T
July 2017 - began doing 1 IUI via a midwife and 1 at home insemination each cycle
http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/6259ba
July 2018 - exhausted frozen sperm, officially NTNP since OH is probably shooting blanks
TTC#1 since November 2015
9/16/2016 IUI#1 - BFN
10/12/2016 IUI#2 - BFN
1/21/2017 Clomid/IUI#3 - BFN
March 2017 IVF: BFP! (beta#1 191, beta#2 378!) - it's a boy! DS born 12/6/2017
TTC #2 since July 2018
May 2019 IVF #2: BFP! (beta#1 346, beta#2 646) - vanishing twin at 8 weeks. Baby B still going strong - due 2/8/20!
Below is an update from my RE appointment. I'm also posting an intro on T-TTC with the same info. What's the norm if you're active on more than one board? I don't want to plaster the bump with the same updates on multiple boards each week... do you just have one board that's "home" and just comment on others?
I had my first RE appointment today and my head is spinning, they really don't mess around! I'm on CD2, good timing they said, so they were able to do the blood test and an ultrasound today. I had 7 follicles on one side, and 5 on the other. Here's my plan:
Clomid 100mg cycle days 5-9
CD 9: blood test for FSH and an HSG
CD 10: Hysteroscopy
CD 11: ultrasound and blood work to monitor response to Clomid and trigger with Ovidrel
Daily: PNV, baby asprin, 600mg CoQ10, and vitamin D
They also ordered a SA for DH, but with his work schedule it won't happen before the trigger, so he'll have to wait (we have an HMO so he will have to go in to the primary doc for a physical first to get the referral). And I have a massive list of blood work to go get done.
TTC our first together since Aug 2015
MC 4/2016 and 8/2016
IUI #1-3 with Clomid - BFNs
IUI #4-6 with Follistim - BFNs
IVF March, (6R, 5M, 4F, 2 sent for PGS, 1 normal girl)
FET May 1st, Beta #1-73, Beta #2-150, Beta #3-708
I think quite a few of us are on multiple boards (I'm also on the TTTC board), I've never seen anyone get upset about people participating in more than one.
TTC#1 since November 2015
9/16/2016 IUI#1 - BFN
10/12/2016 IUI#2 - BFN
1/21/2017 Clomid/IUI#3 - BFN
March 2017 IVF: BFP! (beta#1 191, beta#2 378!) - it's a boy! DS born 12/6/2017
TTC #2 since July 2018
May 2019 IVF #2: BFP! (beta#1 346, beta#2 646) - vanishing twin at 8 weeks. Baby B still going strong - due 2/8/20!