TTC #1 since June 2010
Me: 36, DH: 42
Dx: DOR and MFI
DH: low count + very low motility; hormones all normal; Sperm DNA Frag. test = poor to fair; male karyotyping normal
Me: FSH 13.4 + AMH 0.26 + hypothyroidism; Scratch the hypothyrodism (?); Blood clotting and immune panel all negative; endometrial biopsy normal
IVF #1 (MDLF - Jul/Aug 2011): BFN (9R, 5M, 3F with ICSI, 3dt of 1 10-cell grade 2, no frosties)
IVF #2 (EP-antagonist - Sep/Oct 2011): BFN (6R, 4M, 3F w/ ICSI, 3dt of 1 6-cell, 1 7-cell, grade 4s, no frosties)
DE IVF #1 (shared cycle - June 2012): c/p (6R, 6F w/ICSI, 3dt 1 8-cell grade A- and 1 7-cell grade A-; no frosties)
DE IVF #2 (shared cycle with new donor - Nov/Dec/ 2012): - BFP!!!!! 12/14/12. U/S on 12/27 shows twins!!!!!
Frogs were considered, in ancient times, to be fertility symbols!
"The Ancient Egyptians also regarded frogs as fertility symbols. As in India, Egyptian civilization was heavily dependent on seasonal inundations, and frogs were associated with water and fertility. Every year when the Nile flooded, frogs appeared in large numbers, and lived on after the waters went down, enjoying the boggy conditions left by the receding river. Frogs usually appeared on representations of the Water Goddess and the Midwife Goddess.
Frogs were also worshipped in the Americas. In many areas in ancient times the patron goddess of fertility and childbirth was a frog or a toad. Again they were associated with the rains. One Peruvian tribe placed statuettes of frogs on hilltops to call down the rain. To the early Aztecs the great mother goddess was a toad. In representations she often appears in a squatting position, giving birth to the world."
Me 35, Him 31, TTC#2 since March 2011
High FSH, Low AMH, Poor Responder
Apr'06 Blighted Ovum at 10W
TTC 6 more mo. before BFP (acupuncture, chinese herbs,
clomid, mayan abdominal massage, yoga, meditation)
Jul'07 DS born healthy
Mar'11 Miscarrage at 9W
Sept'11 FSH=15.7, referred to RE by my OB/GYN
Oct '11 started with RE (IVF-NJ, Dr. Darder)
3 Clomid/IUI Cycles = BFN
2 Max Dose Injectible IUIs = BFN
May '12 Donor Egg Speech
June '12 2nd Opinion RE (Cooper Center, Dr. Check)
High Hopes for BFP soon!!
Frogs were considered, in ancient times, to be fertility symbols!
"The Ancient Egyptians also regarded frogs as fertility symbols. As in India, Egyptian civilization was heavily dependent on seasonal inundations, and frogs were associated with water and fertility. Every year when the Nile flooded, frogs appeared in large numbers, and lived on after the waters went down, enjoying the boggy conditions left by the receding river. Frogs usually appeared on representations of the Water Goddess and the Midwife Goddess.
Frogs were also worshipped in the Americas. In many areas in ancient times the patron goddess of fertility and childbirth was a frog or a toad. Again they were associated with the rains. One Peruvian tribe placed statuettes of frogs on hilltops to call down the rain. To the early Aztecs the great mother goddess was a toad. In representations she often appears in a squatting position, giving birth to the world."
So, you all raise frogs, and not llamas? Good to know!
Ha Ha.. yes he has 4 aquariums of frogs.. one has a little pond in it with quite a few tadpoles..which have been thriving but this is the 1st ACTUAL frog to survive. So no Llamas here.. but that's only because they won't fit in the aquariums.
Me: 40 Dh: 41, TTC since August 2009, began Acupuncture and Herbs Sept 2011, began Temping and Charting Nov 2011.
Tee Hee......well lets hope when it rains it pours and it is a "sign" of babies ahead.
TTC since 2009
very frustrated 42yr and DH 40
5 cycles of Clomid with satisfactory response=BFN's
Fibroid removal Nov2010
IUI Clomid #1 Feb 2011...BFN..damn it!
IUI Inject's #2 Apr 2011...CANCELLED...low estradiol
IUI Inject's #3 June 2011...BFN
IUI Inject's #4 Sept2011...BFFN
Lap Dec 2011...severe endo..cyst removed..some remains...
IVF#1 Apr 2012 ....cancelled due to over suppression
IVF#2 July 2012....6 follies...only 1 retrieved....BFFN
surgery suggested to move ovary to an better placement but....we moved two time zones away and are financially and emotionally empty
Re: I have a new baby...lol
Me: 36, DH: 42
Dx: DOR and MFI
DH: low count + very low motility; hormones all normal; Sperm DNA Frag. test = poor to fair; male karyotyping normal
Me: FSH 13.4 + AMH 0.26 + hypothyroidism; Scratch the hypothyrodism (?); Blood clotting and immune panel all negative; endometrial biopsy normal
IVF #1 (MDLF - Jul/Aug 2011): BFN (9R, 5M, 3F with ICSI, 3dt of 1 10-cell grade 2, no frosties)
IVF #2 (EP-antagonist - Sep/Oct 2011): BFN (6R, 4M, 3F w/ ICSI, 3dt of 1 6-cell, 1 7-cell, grade 4s, no frosties)
DE IVF #1 (shared cycle - June 2012): c/p (6R, 6F w/ICSI, 3dt 1 8-cell grade A- and 1 7-cell grade A-; no frosties)
DE IVF #2 (shared cycle with new donor - Nov/Dec/ 2012): - BFP!!!!! 12/14/12. U/S on 12/27 shows twins!!!!!
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Frogs were considered, in ancient times, to be fertility symbols!
"The Ancient Egyptians also regarded frogs as fertility symbols. As in India, Egyptian civilization was heavily dependent on seasonal inundations, and frogs were associated with water and fertility. Every year when the Nile flooded, frogs appeared in large numbers, and lived on after the waters went down, enjoying the boggy conditions left by the receding river. Frogs usually appeared on representations of the Water Goddess and the Midwife Goddess.
Frogs were also worshipped in the Americas. In many areas in ancient times the patron goddess of fertility and childbirth was a frog or a toad. Again they were associated with the rains. One Peruvian tribe placed statuettes of frogs on hilltops to call down the rain. To the early Aztecs the great mother goddess was a toad. In representations she often appears in a squatting position, giving birth to the world."
https://www.essortment.com/fertility-symbols-54533.html
High FSH, Low AMH, Poor Responder
Apr'06 Blighted Ovum at 10W
TTC 6 more mo. before BFP (acupuncture, chinese herbs,
clomid, mayan abdominal massage, yoga, meditation)
Jul'07 DS born healthy
Mar'11 Miscarrage at 9W
Sept'11 FSH=15.7, referred to RE by my OB/GYN
Oct '11 started with RE (IVF-NJ, Dr. Darder)
3 Clomid/IUI Cycles = BFN
2 Max Dose Injectible IUIs = BFN
May '12 Donor Egg Speech
June '12 2nd Opinion RE (Cooper Center, Dr. Check)
High Hopes for BFP soon!!
I had NO idea! I sure hope this little hopping bit of symbolism helps me out soon!
Ha Ha.. yes he has 4 aquariums of frogs.. one has a little pond in it with quite a few tadpoles..which have been thriving but this is the 1st ACTUAL frog to survive. So no Llamas here.. but that's only because they won't fit in the aquariums.
5 cycles of Clomid with satisfactory response=BFN's
Fibroid removal Nov2010
IUI Clomid #1 Feb 2011...BFN..damn it!
IUI Inject's #2 Apr 2011...CANCELLED...low estradiol
IUI Inject's #3 June 2011...BFN
IUI Inject's #4 Sept2011...BFFN
Lap Dec 2011...severe endo..cyst removed..some remains...
IVF#1 Apr 2012 ....cancelled due to over suppression
IVF#2 July 2012....6 follies...only 1 retrieved....BFFN
surgery suggested to move ovary to an better placement but....we moved two time zones away and are financially and emotionally empty
DH 45 ME 44
TTC #3 since 7/11 using OPK's and trying to figure out Fertility Friend! LOL
DS #1 born on 7/20/87 DS#2 born on 1/19/96
PAIF/SAIF welcome