FTM/STM/TTM+: STM EDD / Weeks + Days: 4/5, 10w5d Baby is the size of a: who knows.
Team blue/pink/green: finding out.
Upcoming Appointments: next regular checkup isn’t until October 19th, MFM is supposed to call me today to set up a consult and hopefully NIPT.
How are you feeling?: bleh. Better than the past couple days. I think the wildfire smoke made my symptoms worse, I puked all weekend long. The smoke is almost gone and I’m feeling a lot better today, but still not 100%.
Rants/Raves: I wish MFM would just call me already! I called last week and was told I can’t schedule an appt until their genetic specialist has looked over my referral. They told me they’d call back by the end of the day last Friday, or today. Obviously they didn’t call last Friday so.
Questions: not right now.
GTKY: What is your favorite childhood memory? Many! I don’t have a memory that specifically stands out, but I had a good childhood. It probably involves me doing something stupid with my brother (we were never up to any good).
DS born 2/18/2019 DD born 4/1/2023 Baby #3 EDD 11/21/2024
@etnyah I have a colleague in Monroe, WA and she's been telling me all about the forest fires that are breaking out near her house and the headache / puking because of that. So, I think your puking is probably due to that for sure.
FTM/STM/TTM+: FTM
EDD / Weeks + Days: April 1! 11w3d?
Baby is the size of a: I refuse
Team blue/pink/green: Pseudo-green!
Upcoming Appointments: weekly ultrasound & blood test tomorrow (9/14); weekly RI appointment on Friday (9/16); NT scan on Monday 9/19! 😱
How are you feeling?: I feel pretty good most days. I'm actually doing a fun experiment. I got myself a Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) device, and started using it on Sunday (a friend is doing it for fitness/nutrition reasons so she twisted my rubber arm). Well, I've learned that I'm still having nausea (but it's WAY better than <10 weeks, and the way I can tell is when I'm feeling "icky" but my blood sugar level is in range. It's REALLY awesome. It's expensive, but I've basically been a walking science experiment for the entire infertility journey so why not more data?
Rants/Raves: I usually work remotely (something I transitioned to in Jan 2022), but part of my agreement with work is to come onsite every 6-8 weeks, so this is my "on-site" week. I love seeing my colleagues and meeting all the new ones we've hired whom I've only seen on Zoom calls. But at the same time, I get SO exhausted at the end of the day. Traveling for work is really like working 1.5 jobs since you spend so much of the day catching up, you still have to get some work done at the end of the day at the hotel.
Oh, and since we have the NIPT results, I've started telling my friends IRL about the pregnancy and I've been video'ing their responses and it's been GREAT!
Questions: Nah.
GTKY: What is your favorite childhood memory? OOPH! Such a deep question. There was one year when my maternal grandparents, took me to my paternal grandparents for Christmas holidays (they lived in the country), and we all had so much fun building snowmen, sledding, celebrating. I specifically have this one memory of both of my granddads taking us to a frozen lake in a forest, shoveling away snow and letting us ice skate.
TTC History TTC#2
Spoiler
Me: 41; MH: 40 | Met 02/2009 | Started Dating 08/2017 | Married 02/02/2020 Mar 2024 | consult to get established with a new reproductive immunologist (Alan Beer Center) Apr/May 2024 | required testing & waiting for a protocol May 2024 | protocol given / decided to go back to my old reproductive immunologist, Dr. Jubiz Jun / Jul 2024 | more testing, incl. SIS, ultrasound, and endometrial biopsy Jul 2024 | Dx chronic endometritis; 14 days of 100mg of doxy given Sep 2024 | Repeat endometrial biopsy; still + for chronic endometritis. 2 more antibiotics + an antiviral Oct 2024... currently awaiting a hysteroscopy (10/28) to check uterine cavity + check for endometritis
TTC #1
Spoiler
Me: 36, MH: 34 | Met 02/2009 | Started Dating 08/2017 | Married 02/02/2020 TTC #1 02/2020 - 07/2022 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; 👦🏼 born on 4/5/2023
@acleverusername Monroe had it pretty bad! They’re slightly closer to the closest fire than I am, I know one of the affected towns were evacuating livestock and horses to the fairgrounds in Monroe so they felt the effects that way too.
But yeah, I have a feeling my extreme nausea was a result of the fires. I’ve only been regular nauseous for the past couple days and the smoke isn’t nearly as bad as it was over the weekend.
DS born 2/18/2019 DD born 4/1/2023 Baby #3 EDD 11/21/2024
Re: Group 1 Check In w/o 9/12
EDD / Weeks + Days: 4/5, 10w5d
Baby is the size of a: who knows.
DD born 4/1/2023
Baby #3 EDD 11/21/2024
FTM/STM/TTM+: FTM
EDD / Weeks + Days: April 1! 11w3d?
Baby is the size of a: I refuse
Oh, and since we have the NIPT results, I've started telling my friends IRL about the pregnancy and I've been video'ing their responses and it's been GREAT!
TTC History
TTC#2
Mar 2024 | consult to get established with a new reproductive immunologist (Alan Beer Center)
Apr/May 2024 | required testing & waiting for a protocol
May 2024 | protocol given / decided to go back to my old reproductive immunologist, Dr. Jubiz
Jun / Jul 2024 | more testing, incl. SIS, ultrasound, and endometrial biopsy
Jul 2024 | Dx chronic endometritis; 14 days of 100mg of doxy given
Sep 2024 | Repeat endometrial biopsy; still + for chronic endometritis. 2 more antibiotics + an antiviral
Oct 2024... currently awaiting a hysteroscopy (10/28) to check uterine cavity + check for endometritis
TTC #1
TTC #1 02/2020 - 07/2022
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; 👦🏼 born on 4/5/2023
But yeah, I have a feeling my extreme nausea was a result of the fires. I’ve only been regular nauseous for the past couple days and the smoke isn’t nearly as bad as it was over the weekend.
DD born 4/1/2023
Baby #3 EDD 11/21/2024