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November 2022
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@acleverusername @iiirene
TTGP Grad Check in September 2022
bearmomma1
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***THIS POST WILL MENTION PREGNANCY, BIRTH OR BABIES. If you are having a hard TTC or TTCAL day, please read at your own discretion***
Hello old friends, good to see you!
***As a courtesy to those still TTC on this board, please do not post bump pictures here.***
If you were a regular poster on TTGP we'd love to get an update on you this month! Please tell us how you are doing!
*How long were you active on TTGP and when (minimum of 3 months)?
*How far along are you?
*Which birth month board/due date?
*Team Pink/Blue/Green?
*How are you doing picking out a name? Feel free to share it.
*Questions, concerns or other? Anything else exciting to share?
August 2022
October 2022
@bows22 @shortstack930November 2022
February 2023
@tessiesmom26 @Paturkey April 2023
@acleverusername @iiirene
May 2023
@hestia-is-wearie TTC History:
Me: 36 H: 40 Married 2015. Together since 2010.
TTC: Sept 2016-Oct 2017
BFP Oct 2017. DD born July 2018.
TTC: March 2020. BFP March 2020
Due date was Nov 2020
DS born Sept 2020. DS passed away Nov 2020 due to prematurity and birth trauma.
TTC: March 2021
IUI #1 Nov 2021, BFN
IUI #2 Dec 2021 BFP. MC Jan 2022
IUI #3 Aug 2022 BFN
IUI #4 Sept 2022 BFN
AMH test came back at .081. Was going to move on to IVF with DE, but have decided not to. Will be leaving it up to the universe now.
TTC: Sept 2016-Oct 2017
BFP Oct 2017. DD born July 2018.
TTC: March 2020. BFP March 2020
Due date was Nov 2020
DS born Sept 2020. DS passed away Nov 2020 due to prematurity and birth trauma.
TTC: March 2021
IUI #1 Nov 2021, BFN
IUI #2 Dec 2021 BFP. MC Jan 2022
IUI #3 Aug 2022 BFN
IUI #4 Sept 2022 BFN
AMH test came back at .081. Was going to move on to IVF with DE, but have decided not to. Will be leaving it up to the universe now.
Re: TTGP Grad Check in September 2022
*How long were you active on TTGP and when (minimum of 3 months)? July 2021-February 2022
*How far along are you? 32 weeks.
*Which birth month board/due date? October,10/29
*Team Pink/Blue/Green? Green
*How are you doing picking out a name? Feel free to share it. Got one for each but not sharing until birth
*Questions, concerns or other? Anything else exciting to share? It feels crazy to say that I'm due next month! I feel like this pregnancy has both flown by and seemed like forever. I'm getting super uncomfortable but I'm just still so grateful for this little rainbow. I scheduled my repeat c-section for 10/28 so having a definitive end date in mind is nice. I'm still lurking and rooting for all my IF girls!
Married 07/2012
DD born 07/2014
DD2 born 10/2018
DS born 10/2022
IF history:
TTC #2 since January 2016
June-Aug 2017: 3 IUIs w/Clomid = BFN
Sept 2017: Dx w/Endometriosis
Oct 2017: IUI w/Letrozole = BFN
Nov 2017: IUI w/Letrozole = BFN
Dec 2017: pre-IVF testing
Jan-Feb 2018: IVF--17 eggs retrieved, 13 fertilized, 9 frozen and 1 transferred on 2/10 = BFP on 2/19!!! EDD 10/29/2018
FET Oct 2021: BFP on 10/31! MC at 5 weeks
FET Feb 2022: BFP on 2/15! EDD 10/29/22
*How long were you active on TTGP and when (minimum of 3 months)? June 2022-August 2022
*How far along are you? 5W2D
*Which birth month board/due date? May 2023 (EDD: May 5. But I think this will change.)
*Team Pink/Blue/Green? Finding out. But instincts and old wives tales are making me think blue...
*How are you doing picking out a name? Feel free to share it. I think we're somewhat set on a boy name and a girl name, but we'll see.
*Questions, concerns or other? Anything else exciting to share? Waiting for the nausea and fatigue to knock me on my back! Should be any day now...
*How long were you active on TTGP and when (minimum of 3 months)? July '21- May '22
*How far along are you? 19w tomorrow!
*Which birth month board/due date? February 1st
*Team Pink/Blue/Green? We did our reveal this past weekend.. team blue! #boymom
*How are you doing picking out a name? Feel free to share it. We had a few tossed around, but now have to start really deciding. We know the middle name is going to be my grandfathers name, so just trying to pick something that we like that also "flows". We won't be sharing the name until birth, same as we did with DS.
*Questions, concerns or other? Anything else exciting to share? I completely forgot to update in August..oops! Things are going well. I am out of the sleepy fog and feeling more energy. With DS I had terrible pelvic/pubic bone pain towards the end of my pregnancy, and it is back now. I can't sit or stand for too long, or else it gets worse. I did PT with DS, but my midwife suggested a chiropractor this time around, so I have been a few times and it helps right after the appt, but isn't really long lasting, so I will be discussing it with my midwife at my appt next week. I also have the anatomy scan next week, so I can't wait to get a peak at baby boy!
As always, I am lurking daily and hoping that you all graduate to a BMB soon! Miss you amazing women!
Married 10/28/17
Our TTC Journey
Team Green turned Team Blue 10/15/18
TTC #2 January '21
BFP June '21
MMC/Blighted Ovum that led to D&C July '21
Jan '22 - started IF testing
BFP Jan '22
MMC/Blighted Ovum that led to D&C Feb '22
BFP May '22
I'm very excited to be posting for a 2nd month in a row. I hope this keeps up! 🤞🏻🙏🏻
*How long were you active on TTGP and when (minimum of 3 months)? 2 years 2 months, Jun 2020-Jul 2022
*How far along are you? 10w2d
*Which birth month board/due date? April 2023, April 2, 2023
*Team Pink/Blue/Green? Will know soon; we will be keeping it quiet though, mostly to torture my friends and family.
*How are you doing picking out a name? Feel free to share it. Girl name is all picked out. Boy name will need more consideration. Just waiting for NIPT now.
*Questions, concerns or other? Anything else exciting to share? PGAL/PAL is insanely hard, and this is even with my weekly ultrasounds and blood tests for my RI. I'm anxiously waiting for my NIPT results now as my biggest fear remains genetic issues which has been the cause of our losses to date. Anyways, as I wait, I have to keep repeating to myself of all the things that are going well this time (i.e. no red flags), and hope that repeating those facts out loud (to my husband, to friends in the IF community) calms my anxiety. Sometimes it helps.
I seem to have turned the corner on nausea which was bad from 7w until 9w6d (I puked exactly once at 7w, but otherwise it's just been bad nausea in afternoons into the evenings).
Next up for us: NIPT results sometime in the next 7-10 days; genetic counseling appointment this Friday to find out about our testing options (this is separate from NIPT since my OB didn't want to do the NIPT so I got it done through TEW); and NT scan on Sep 19. I'm also switching OBs.
Otherwise, as you might have noticed, I continue to stay abreast with my IF peeps and impart my wisdom wherever I can. I will continue to do so until I no longer recognize the usernames.
Oh, and the April 2023 BMB is actually pretty great. It's not very big (only about 10-20 active contributors) and @iiirene is keeping me good company. Also, a former IFer (@shoogapoff) has recently joined and I'm just delighted with that.
TTC #1 since 02/2020
2009 | Dx PCOS; likely a misdiagnosis
07/14/20 | Dx Hashimoto's Thyroditis
07/21/20 | 1st RE appointment
07/2120 - 08/20/20 | so much testing; no signs of PCOS
08/20/20 | Dx Unexplained; AMA
09/08/20 | IUI #1 Clomid + Trigger + Prometrium | BFN
09/30/20 | Urology consult; more testing required
10/2020 | Clomid + OPK + TI + Prometrium | BFN
10/26/2020 | Starting 2nd IUI cycle, with Letrazole and with a new RE / different clinic
11/03/2020 | New Dx "poor egg quality"; IUI cancelled in favor of Trigger + TI + Prometrium | BFN
11/26/2020 | Combo IUI (Clomid + Menopur) + Trigger + Prometrium | BFN
12/20/2020 | Combo IUI (Clomid + Gonal-F) + Trigger | IUI Cancelled due to thin lining; TI only | BFN
01/14/2021 | Combo IUI (Letrazole + Menopur) + Trigger | BFN
02/06/2021 | Switched to a new RE (TEW) ; trying naturally until we complete additional testing
03/14/2021 | Hybrid Double IUI, with Zymot (Letrazole, Gonal-F) + Trigger + Endometrin | Ovulated 4 mature eggs but still a BFN ☹️
04/07/2021 | Natural cycle while we regroup | BFN
04/09/2021 | Employer announces fertility benefits starting 05/01/2021! | Search for a new doctor who accepts insurance
05/10/2021 | New RE consult & plan for IVF
05/13/2021 | Mid-luteal IVF cycle #1 interrupted; had to get cancer genetic screening done to make sure I didn't have the same SDHA gene mutation as MH.
06/10/2021 | Aygestin priming IVF cycle #1; opted to Cx after 9 days of stims since only 5-6/12 follicles responded
07/26/2021 | Attempt #2 at IVF cycle #1 (mid-luteal start): 8 retrieved, 8 MII, 6 fert (1 PN3), 3 Day 5 & 6 blasts: 3AA, 3AA, 6AB; 3 euploid
08/09/2021 | Rest cycle / unmedicated TTC | Shockingly, a BFP! EDD: 5/25/202 | CP at 4w4d
09/23/2021 | IVF cycle #2 (mid-luteal start): 14 retrieved, 13 MII, 11 fert, 5 Day 5 & 6 blasts: 2 x 3AA, 2 x 3AB, 3BB; 2 euploid
11/12/2021 | IVF cycle #3 (mid-luteal start): cancelled due to ovaries being on vacation
12/20/2021 | Rest cycle / unmedicated TTC + Pregmune Immunology Testing; BFN
01/22/2022 | Rest cycle / unmedicated TTC + understanding uncovered immunological issues; BFN
02/18/2022 | Mock transfer cycle! ERA, ReceptivaDx, EMMA/ALICE; start Prednisone to address NK activity
03/16/2022 | Final, "Hail Mary" super-ovulation + TI cycle before FET; BFP! EDD: 12/21/2022 | MMC 05/08/2022
05/20/2022 | D&C; recovering...
06/21/2022 | Trying naturally until October 2022
07/21/2022 | BFP! EDD 04/02/2023
Hold up.... @shoogapoff???? I thought she only had the one embryo! What fantastic news!
TTC #1 since 7.2017
Dx: low morph (1%), ANA positive, low decidualization score, high TSH and testosterone, histone antibodies
IUI #1-3 | all BFN
IVF #1 | 6.11.19 | 24R, 17M, 15F, 6B, PGT-A tested - 5 normal, 3 girls & 2 boys
FET #1 | 9.10.19 | BFN "I know you, but we've never met. I'm with you, but I don't know your name"
RPL, Receptiva, & ERA testing | all normal/negative, recommended going on gluten and dairy free diet for next FET
FET #2 | 3.31.20 | Opted to cancelled due to pandemic, continued diet and tried naturally over the summer
2nd Opinion with another RE | 8.20.20 | Not immune to measles (received 1 dose); SA results similar to 2 years ago; decided to move forward with FET #2 redo at start of next cycle
Surprise natural BFP! | 9.22.20 | MC 10.23.20 at 8 weeks
TTCAL naturally | starting 11.22.20
Initial consultation with Reproductive Immunologist | 9.14.21
Decidualization score biopsy | 10.1.21 | abnormal - low score of 1; endometrial scratch recommended and progesterone supplementation
Saline sono | 10.15.21 | normal
Bloodwork | 10.21.21 | high TSH, high testosterone, positive for anti-nuclear antibodies and histone antibodies, high protein S, multiple genetic mutations
BFP! | 11.3.21 | EDD 7.14.22
DS born 7.19.22 after induction
TTC #2 begins 6.2023
Consultation with RI | 6.6.23
Saline sono, endometritis biopsy, skin & eye check | all normal
Labs | high TSH, Factor XIII mutation, high %CD56
Follow up | 8.8.23 | prescribed metformin, prednisone, plaquenil, and levothyroxine
Repeat labs after 3 weeks on meds
Follow up | 11.9.23 | Green light!, increase in prednisone, added lovenox
Repeat labs in 8 weeks
TTC #1 since 02/2020
2009 | Dx PCOS; likely a misdiagnosis
07/14/20 | Dx Hashimoto's Thyroditis
07/21/20 | 1st RE appointment
07/2120 - 08/20/20 | so much testing; no signs of PCOS
08/20/20 | Dx Unexplained; AMA
09/08/20 | IUI #1 Clomid + Trigger + Prometrium | BFN
09/30/20 | Urology consult; more testing required
10/2020 | Clomid + OPK + TI + Prometrium | BFN
10/26/2020 | Starting 2nd IUI cycle, with Letrazole and with a new RE / different clinic
11/03/2020 | New Dx "poor egg quality"; IUI cancelled in favor of Trigger + TI + Prometrium | BFN
11/26/2020 | Combo IUI (Clomid + Menopur) + Trigger + Prometrium | BFN
12/20/2020 | Combo IUI (Clomid + Gonal-F) + Trigger | IUI Cancelled due to thin lining; TI only | BFN
01/14/2021 | Combo IUI (Letrazole + Menopur) + Trigger | BFN
02/06/2021 | Switched to a new RE (TEW) ; trying naturally until we complete additional testing
03/14/2021 | Hybrid Double IUI, with Zymot (Letrazole, Gonal-F) + Trigger + Endometrin | Ovulated 4 mature eggs but still a BFN ☹️
04/07/2021 | Natural cycle while we regroup | BFN
04/09/2021 | Employer announces fertility benefits starting 05/01/2021! | Search for a new doctor who accepts insurance
05/10/2021 | New RE consult & plan for IVF
05/13/2021 | Mid-luteal IVF cycle #1 interrupted; had to get cancer genetic screening done to make sure I didn't have the same SDHA gene mutation as MH.
06/10/2021 | Aygestin priming IVF cycle #1; opted to Cx after 9 days of stims since only 5-6/12 follicles responded
07/26/2021 | Attempt #2 at IVF cycle #1 (mid-luteal start): 8 retrieved, 8 MII, 6 fert (1 PN3), 3 Day 5 & 6 blasts: 3AA, 3AA, 6AB; 3 euploid
08/09/2021 | Rest cycle / unmedicated TTC | Shockingly, a BFP! EDD: 5/25/202 | CP at 4w4d
09/23/2021 | IVF cycle #2 (mid-luteal start): 14 retrieved, 13 MII, 11 fert, 5 Day 5 & 6 blasts: 2 x 3AA, 2 x 3AB, 3BB; 2 euploid
11/12/2021 | IVF cycle #3 (mid-luteal start): cancelled due to ovaries being on vacation
12/20/2021 | Rest cycle / unmedicated TTC + Pregmune Immunology Testing; BFN
01/22/2022 | Rest cycle / unmedicated TTC + understanding uncovered immunological issues; BFN
02/18/2022 | Mock transfer cycle! ERA, ReceptivaDx, EMMA/ALICE; start Prednisone to address NK activity
03/16/2022 | Final, "Hail Mary" super-ovulation + TI cycle before FET; BFP! EDD: 12/21/2022 | MMC 05/08/2022
05/20/2022 | D&C; recovering...
06/21/2022 | Trying naturally until October 2022
07/21/2022 | BFP! EDD 04/02/2023
How long were you active on TTGP and when (minimum of 3 months)? March 2019 - February 2022
*How far along are you? 34 weeks
*Which birth month board/due date? October BMB - October 18
*Team Pink/Blue/Green? Boy 💙
*How are you doing picking out a name? We still have 2 but we threw one out and added a different one. One is just a name we like and one has some meaning, so it will really come down to whether we want a meaningful name which is complicated.
*Questions, concerns or other? I had to have an ultrasound this week to check how things looked post-covid infection. All is well on that front, but his belly is measuring really big (and she did it about 7 different times to make sure). I guess that goes into the calculation they do for projected weight so I have to have another scan in 3-4 weeks to keep an eye on that. I know the u/s measurements aren’t totally accurate but that’s only so comforting when it’s your own body that may possibly have to birth a giant baby 😬. I’m not too worried, but need time to slow down a little bit so I can be ready if he does need to come early. Thinking of you all and lurking always!
*How long were you active on TTGP and when (minimum of 3 months)? April -August 2022
*How far along are you? 10+3
*Which birth month board/due date? April 2023
*Team Pink/Blue/Green? We will find out
*How are you doing picking out a name? Feel free to share it. We threw out some potential names over dinner the other night. There are still not many boy names we agree on
*Questions, concerns or other? Anything else exciting to share? Nothing too exciting over here. I don’t have another appointment until October so just impatiently waiting for that.
*How long were you active on TTGP and when (minimum of 3 months)? Sep '21 - Jun '22
*How far along are you? 18w1d
*Which birth month board/due date? February
*Team Pink/Blue/Green? Blue
*How are you doing picking out a name? Feel free to share it. We are doing okay with picking out a name. In fact, I think I'm decided and I keep hinting to my partner that if he's not sure he needs to keep throwing names at me because otherwise I'm done. There are a lot of Italian names that I like but I don't want it to be toooo Italian, just like, quietly Italian if that makes sense 😂 So I vetoed Giuseppe the other day bc it's too much. Anyway, we're getting there.
*Questions, concerns or other? Anything else exciting to share? After my last update things got a little stressful. I had the NT scan and everything looked perfectly fine but then the combined results gave me a 1 in 122 risk for Down's (which is classed as 'higher chance'; I am 100% sure that the result was just because I'm 42 since the average risk at my age is 1 in 67). I was on my way to the airport when I got the call so ended up getting the NIPT done in Italy while I was supposed to be on holiday and it all came back clear and we found out it's a boy. So, everything is fine but I had a few unexpectedly stressful weeks in there. I'm really grateful that we have the technology to analyze so much in a non-invasive way. I'm now trying to reconnect with the pregnancy since that episode threw me for a loop. I started prenatal yoga a few days ago which is already helping. I can't believe I've already got my anatomy scan in two weeks - the first trimester really dragged. I remain a lurker, miss you all and remain hopeful that everyone can graduate soon
*How long were you active on TTGP and when (minimum of 3 months)? November 2020-March 2022
*How far along are you? 32 weeks!
*Which birth month board/due date? November 18
*Team Pink/Blue/Green? Pink!
*How are you doing picking out a name? Feel free to share it. We have a name, we're naming her Abigail
*Questions, concerns or other? Anything else exciting to share? It's been a busy month! I got diagnosed with mild gestational diabetes, finally got insulin after dealing with pharmacy and insurance issues, and got my fasting sugar under control. Because of the GD, and because the baby is measuring very large, we've officially scheduled an induction for 39 weeks! It's mind boggling how much having a concrete date makes it so much more real.
As always I'm still lurking and keeping my fingers crossed for everyone in TTGP!