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1. Do you go apple picking? Link to your fave place if you want.
2. Fave football team?
3. Fave warm beverage?
4. Do you carve pumpkins?
5. What was your fave Halloween costume as a kid?
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Re: Fall poll
1. Do you go apple picking? Link to your fave place if you want. Nope, I've never been apple picking.
2. Fave football team? Patriots
3. Fave warm beverage? I love Starbucks' Caramel Apple Cider
4. Do you carve pumpkins? Yes! I love toasting the seeds too, they're so good.
5. What was your fave Halloween costume as a kid? I always wanted to be a witch...I think it was the pointy hat...I loved the pointy hat!
Me: 32 - Stage II Endo / DH: 36 - Low count and morphology (1%)
IUIs 1-3 BFN, lap Dec. 2010, IUIs 4-6 BFN
IVF w/ICSI #1 - ER 2/8: 24R 19M 9F ET 2/13 2-5 day blasts (no frosties) = BFP - b/g twins!
E & C Born 10/19/2012
1. Do you go apple picking? Link to your fave place if you want.
Yup. Hopefully this weekend. Sweet Berry Farm. My mom's parents' house was near there & my aunt still lives nearby. Susanna's ice cream is AWESOME! Homemade from scratch in lots of yummy flavors.
https://www.sweetberryfarmri.com/
https://www.sweetberryfarmri.com/susannasicecream.html
2. Fave football team?
Patriots! I'm a born & bred New Englander. Even if they sucked it big time this past weekend.
3. Fave warm beverage?
Chai. The real brew @ home stuff I get @ the Indian grocery.
4. Do you carve pumpkins?
I used to but haven't in several years.
5. What was your fave Halloween costume as a kid?
Nun!
1. Do you go apple picking? Link to your fave place if you want. Yep! Already went this year, might go again before apple season ends! https://www.bowmanorchards.com/
2. Fave football team? I have to say NY Giants because if I didn't my DH and dad would kill me. LOL, but I have to say, I am secretly rooting for the Bills. They have sucked for so long and are finally doing well! I love the underdogs!
3. Fave warm beverage? Hot apple cider OR starbucks coffee with pumpkin spice syrup in it!
4. Do you carve pumpkins? Every year! I like to make one funny/cute one, and one really scary one!
5. What was your fave Halloween costume as a kid? Probably when my mom made my dalmation costume from scratch. It was cute!
TTC since March/April 2010
DX: MFI - less than 1 million sperm, 26% motility
DH put on anastrozole to increase counts
June/July 2011 100 mg Clomid + TS IUI#1 & IUI 2 - BFN :-(
Forced break due to DH getting spinal surgery in August 2011
IVF - January 2012: BFN
FET in April 2012 - BFP at 6dp5dt! Beta #1 at 9dp5dt: 82.5, Beta #2 at 12dp5dt: 352 Beta #3 at 19dp5dt: 6000, saw heartbeat and one little bean at 5W6D!
After nearly 3 years of waiting our LO was born December 18th 2012!
1. Do you go apple picking? Link to your fave place if you want.
no
2. Fave football team?
AUBURN TIGERS! WDE!
3. Fave warm beverage?
non-fat caramel macchiato
4. Do you carve pumpkins?
no
5. What was your fave Halloween costume as a kid?
a princess
TI, IUIs, IVF = c/ps and BFNs
1. Do you go apple picking? Link to your fave place if you want.
no
2. Fave football team?
Indianapolis, and no, I don't have a thing for Peyton. My football crush is on that useless boob Ochocinco
3. Fave warm beverage?
1/2 cafe, 1/2 sweet, grande, soy, no-whip, no-foam, mocha from sb.
4. Do you carve pumpkins?
no
5. What was your fave Halloween costume as a kid?
I was many variations of a bride...dead, princess, dirty (when my dress was finally dirty after wearing it for so many years)
me 33/DH 36
ttc since 10/2008; d/x: mild MFI, stageII endo
~~PAIF/SAIF Welcome~~
11 IUI’s = 1 m/c (7w4d)
IVF#1 January 2012 BFN, FET #1 April 2012 BFN
Surprise BFP October 2012 m/c (7w), Surprise BFP April 2013 m/c (6w4d)
IVF #2: July 2013, ET 1 embryo 7/18, beta 1 @ 14dp3dt - 757, beta 2 @ 16dp3dt - 1762
U/S 1 @ 6w4d = 1 little frogger with HB of 118, U/S 2 @ 7w3d measuring right on track with HB of 160
Stick Frogger Stick! Please!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's a Girl, EDD April 7, 2014
1. Do you go apple picking? Link to your fave place if you want. I have never personally gone apple picking but my neighbors do and they always bring back a peck. I cook often with apples so it is really a shame that I don't go myself.
2. Fave football team? Colts, baby - with or without Peyton. I am a true blue fan though I have not been to anything more than a pre-season game in the new stadium.
3. Fave warm beverage? Hot tottie! LOL! But I don't mind warm apple cider either especially this time of year!
4. Do you carve pumpkins? I have not since I was a kid.
5. What was your fave Halloween costume as a kid? I was Wonder Woman - bracelets and all!
Moving forward with Adoption 2017!
LOL!! Not the Ocho...!!
Moving forward with Adoption 2017!
TTC #2 since June '08
~*DD 10.21.07*~
dx unexplained
IUI #1-4 BFN
IVF#1 June 2011 BFN
IVF#2 Dec 2011
Beta#1 12/21 : 812 Beta#2 12/23 : 1634
EDD 8/25
*PAIFW/SAIFW*
1. Do you go apple picking? Link to your fave place if you want. I have never been apple picking
2. Fave football team? Alabama
3. Fave warm beverage? White chocolate mocha, skim milk, no cream
4. Do you carve pumpkins? Yes!
5. What was your fave Halloween costume as a kid? I was Raggedy Ann and my friend was Andy
Forever our's October 17th 2012
1. Do you go apple picking? Link to your fave place if you want. I grew up and still live in one of most well known areas of the country for apples and I have never picked an apple. I've thrown a few (apple fights) and have access to free droppings from a relative's orchard, but I have never actually picked an apple.
2. Fave football team? Penn State and the Chicago Bears.
3. Fave warm beverage? tea
4. Do you carve pumpkins? Occasionally when I was a kid, but last year was the first time as an adult. We enjoyed it so much we planted our own pumpkins this year.
5. What was your fave Halloween costume as a kid? I didn't have a favorite. We used to have this ugly wig thing made with binder twine for hair. I remember dressing up with that. Guess it was just an ugly old lady theme.
Dx MFI, AMA, Endo, AMH .16
Lap 10/09 Removed endometrioma, stage IV endo and adhesions
Lap 2/10 Endometrioma cysts & adhesions returned.
Ivf #1 4/10 Antagonist, ET Cancelled.
IVF #2 2/11 A/ACP+E2V C/P
IVF #3 6/11 Letrozole/Antagonist BFN
IVF #4 11/11 Low stim Antagonist BFN
Lap 3/12 Lap & Selective HSG
Many cycles of Letrozole and LP HCG w/TI and LDN
IVF #5 8/12 Low stim BFN
IUI #1 10/12 BFN br> S&PAIFW
1. Do you go apple picking? Link to your fave place if you want. I wish. I do not know of any places near me
2. Fave football team? 49ers!!! I will also add hockey to the mix as that also starts in the Fall (well October 8th)
3. Fave warm beverage? PSL or apple cider
4. Do you carve pumpkins? YES!
5. What was your fave Halloween costume as a kid? I loved being Ernie from Sesame Street
1. Do you go apple picking? Link to your fave place if you want.
Never have, but it sounds like fun!
2. Fave football team?
Oakland Raiders!
3. Fave warm beverage?
Large nonfat 2 pump gingerbread lattee from Peets! Yum!
4. Do you carve pumpkins?
Yes!! I think it's so much fun!
5. What was your fave Halloween costume as a kid?
I loved dressing up as a witch! painting my face green and being scary! I still love dressing up as a witch or a scary costume!
2/06 - surprise pregnancy - twins
3/06 - m/c 1st baby at 6 weeks
5/06 -2nd baby had no heartbeat at 14 wks.
D&E - Bled out. Blood transfusions. Week in ICU - Cheated Death!
Diagnosis: Blood clotting and bleeding disorder, immune issues, & cervical stenosis
5/10 - 1st IVF cycle - BFN
FET - 10/12/10 - BFN
1/11 - IVF with PGD - BFN
IVF - May - BFN
6/11 New RE - fingers crossed!
9/11 - IVF - 4 transferred
10/13 - BFP!!
It's a boy! Clint Michael, Due in June!!!
Happily Wed DH in May 2010
June 2012: DD#1 born after countless fertility cycles, our 4 year old miracle
TTC #2: current cycle: 225iu Menopur for 4 weeks, Ovidrel Trigger= BFP! Beta #1; 333, Beta #2 713! 1st u/s showed TWINS (7/18)
1. Do you go apple picking? Link to your fave place if you want. I've never been apple picking, but it sounds fun.
2. Fave football team? The Pittsburgh Steelers!!!
3. Fave warm beverage? I like the Pumpkin Spiced latte at Star Bucks and their hot caramel apple cider. In general I drink a lot of hot tea in the colder weather.
4. Do you carve pumpkins? Yes, several of them. DH and I ususally have a Halloween party every year.
5. What was your fave Halloween costume as a kid? I don't know that I have a favorite from when I was a kid. But, we still dress up now.