Hey Ladies,
I finished my last BCP last night and I believe the evil devil has arrived today. I am supposed to start a new pack immediately. Anyone else starting?
Here are some fun q's cause I'm bored and shopping for new products.
Favorite ice cream or sorbet?
Favorite vacation spot?
Fav brand of pads/tampons?
Fav brand shampoo?
Sexiest TV Actor/Actress?
6 m/c
Anovulatory cycles, increased Synthroid Diagnosed Sep 2010Natural cycle Dec 2010 BFP M/C 6 1/2 Weeks, D&E Jan 2011
1 Clomid/Ovidrel BFN May 2011
Natural cycle Aug 2011 BFP M/C 4 Weeks
1 IUI Sept 2011 BFP M/c 7 weeks
Provera Dec 2011 BFP M/C 3 WeeksDQ ALPHA HLA MATCH, High NK Cells Diagnosed Dec 2011
IVF March 2012 BFP m/c 4weeks 5 days (IL, Prednisone)
IVF#2w/DS July 2012 MEGA FAILURE BFN (IL, Dexamethasone)
Diagnosed No real HLA Match, DQ Beta Triad, High TNF, Low NK Cells
Oct 2012 Natural Cycle m/c 4wks (Lovenox, Prednisone)
Went to Beer Center- high tnf, low lad, implantation failure
Nov/Dec 2012 LIT Treatment
Dec 12 Humira
Jan 2013 BFP
Humira,LIT,Prednisone, Lovenox, IVIG, Baby Aspirin
Miracle Born August 2013 Premature
Yours doesn't have to be a sad story
Re: July Ladies Roll Call
I am now a July sparkler due to my May cancellation. July is my birthday month so maybe that will bring us luck!
Favorite ice cream or sorbet? ice cream
Favorite vacation spot? Jamaica
Fav brand of pads/tampons? Tampax pearl
Fav brand shampoo? Doesn't matter, my hair is so short I can wash with anything
Sexiest TV Actor/Actress? Michael Ealy and his beautiful blue eyes!
Make a pregnancy ticker
Got my calendar today after my SIS, where the RE found something worth taking a closer look at. I have a hysteroscopy on Monday next week to check it out. So long as it's nothing major, I will be a sparkler, otherwise I'll get pushed back to August.
I love me some Daquiri Ice from Baskin Robbins
San Juan Islands where DH and I honeymooned is super high on the list
Playtex all the way! Tampax and I do not get along
Haven't found a shampoo I really love... almost 31 and still figuring out my hair
Ewin McGregor and Orlando Bloom
Positive for HLA-B27, I'm a mutant
Testing - Me ok, gluten issue? DH - borderline count, low motility
4/28/11 IUI#1 = BFP!(5/25), EDD 2/2/12 - m/c 5w3d
7/3, 7/31, 9/25 - IUI#2-4=BFN
IVF#1 - 1 blast = BFP!! (12/30), EDD 9/9/12, confirmed c/p 4w2d
FET#1 3/2/12 - 2 blasts =BFP!! EDD 11/18/12, us#1 = twins! Confirmed m/c 5w6d
4/20-surprise BFP and another c/p 4w2d
FET#2 7/16/12 - 2 blasts = BFN
FET#3 8/20/12 - 1 blast - BFP!! Beta #1-2=177, 354
1st u/s 5w6d, one beautiful little HB , 2nd u/s 146bpm
baby girl born 5/10/13
TTC#2 since 12/17/2014, Cycle 8
Repeat Testing...FSH=12, AMH=3.8, AFC=28.
IUI#5 5/10/15- c/p?
IVF#2 8/19/15 - cancelled due to cysts
IVF#2 take two 10/2015 - 5 blasts frozen
FET#4 12/11/2015 - BFN - 4 blasts remaining
FET#5 2/18/16 - BFP!!! Beta1-3, 126, 250, 745!!
Tons of love and ((hugs)) to my IF sister NMscubagirl
Favorite ice cream or sorbet? Benand Jerry's S'mores ice cream- I can't get enough!
Favorite vacation spot? Atlantis in the Bahamas - there's something for everyone!
Fav brand of pads/tampons?playtex
Fav brand shampoo? I love Biolage, but when I'm pinching pennies I just get Garnier
Sexiest TV Actor/Actress? I'm weird, but I love Mark Ruffalo! I like quiet and quirky
I should be starting Lupron around June 11th.
Favorite ice cream or sorbet? I'm not a big ice cream person, so my favorite flavor is vanilla. I only eat ice cream if I'm getting a sundae, and the vanilla doesn't interfere too much with the hot fudge, whipped cream, and nuts
Favorite vacation spot? The cloud forest in Costa Rica
Fav brand of pads/tampons? Tampax
Fav brand shampoo? Aussie Mega Moist Shampoo
Sexiest TV Actor/Actress? Hmmm...I don't watch a lot of tv, and all the tv I do watch is all reality shows. So I can't think of anyone right now.
Me: 35 DH: 30 TTC since 1/2010 DX: 6/15/2011: MFI IVF with ICSI
IVF #1: Sept 2011: Beta 10/10- BFP!! 1st u/s 10/31/11 1 blighted ovum, 1 embryo 2nd u/s 11/14/11 stopped growing, no h/b D/C 11/17/11
IVF #2: FET 5/4/12 : Beta 5/16/12 BFN
IVF #3: ET 7/6/12 : 7/18 Beta #1 BFP at 246, 7/20 Beta #2 at 713, 7/27 Beta #3 at 9068. 1st u/s 8/7 with one lovely hb.
Mabel is here! 2/17/13!
Good morning!
I am not supposed to get my period until around 6/9, so no BCPs for me quite yet. I also won't know my calendar until I meet with my RE on 6/4.
Favorite ice cream or sorbet? Blue Bell Southern Blackberry Cobbler (It's a Texas Thing)
Favorite vacation spot?
Turks and Caicos
Fav brand of pads/tampons?
Tampax Pearl
Fav brand shampoo?
Dove Nourishing Oil Care. I tried it after reading reviews on makeupalley.com and now I'm hooked.
Sexiest TV Actor/Actress?
Ryan Reynolds - My husband gets told he looks/sounds just like him all the time and I think both are super hot.
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Me (32) DH (36) - Finding our way to baby #1
Me: POF/DOR - AMH <0.16, heterozygous c677t MTHFR, insulin resistant and gluten intolerant
DH: Severe MFI
12/2/11 - IUI #1- BFN
8/1/12 - IVF #1 - Zero response from max stims (600iu intramuscularly)
My ovaries are just for decoration
12/6/12 - Adopted five embryos that had been frozen for over ten years!
2/11/13 - DEmbryo FET #1 Thawed four, sadly two didn't survive. Transferred two beautiful blasts.
2/16/13 - First BFP of my life @ 6dp5dt! EDD 10/30/13
3/27/13 - After beta and u/s hell, no heartbeat ever detected. D&C at 9w1d.
6/5/13 - Adopted four new embryos that had been frozen for seven years!
9/12/13 - DEmbryo FET #2. Thawed and transferred two beautiful blasts
9/17/13 - BFP @ 5dp6dt! EDD 05/31/14
9/29/13 - m/c @ 5w1d.
11/19/13 - DEmbryo FET #3. Thawed and transferred one blast from each batch. Wow!
11/23/13 - BFP @ 4dp6dt! EDD 8/7/13
Beta #1 @ 13dp6dt - 522 Beta #2 @ 16dp6dt - 1373
6w5d ultrasound showed one perfect baby with a beautiful heartbeat of 134bpm!
Snowflake baby is a girl!
Our beautiful Snowflake girl arrived on July 22, 2014!
My embryo adoption blog: Wishing on a Snowflake
PAIFW/SAIFW
DS1 born July 2002 (previous marriage).
TTC since Oct 08. DH Dx w/testicular cancer March 09.
MFI due to retrograde ejaculation/azoospermia.
5/2 IVF #1 cancelled due to large follie.
6/14 start Lupron for IVF #1.2. 6/22 start stims.
7/4 ER and Biopsy.
7/9 Transferred 2 (1-4BB and 1-3BB) embryos. 4 frosties.
7/15 +HPT 6dp5dt. 7/18 Beta #1: 193. 7/20 Beta #2: 415.
8/10 1st u/s - It's triplets!
I received my calendar and while I was told I'd be a part of the June cycle, I start stims on June 30, but don't have my ER/ET until July...so I guess I'm officially July instead of June now!
Lap #1 12/2011
6 Rounds of IVF w/ ICSI: July 2012-July 2013: BFN {Bravelle, Menopur, Ganirelix, Endometrin, Dexemethasone}
Lap # 2: 12/2013
I'm planning on being a Sparkler as long as we can get our money right first AF has reared her ugly head for me today too (no wonder I was putting away some chocolate last night!)
Ice Cream: Cold Stone's cheesecake, any mint chocolate chip, and Ben and Jerry's Pumpkin Cheesecake, which makes me stalk the freezer section every Fall.
Vacation Spot: I'll have to say NYC for now; although I have never been to Paris and have always wanted to go. I love beachy locations too, but haven't found "the one" yet
Pads: Always Infinity... never been a fan of tampons
Shampoo: I just use cheap ol' Suave; right now I'm using the Keratin Infusion products
Actor: Michael C. Hall... LOVE me some Dexter!
~*~Married 8/31/08~*~
DX: MFI due to Chemo/Stem Cell Transplant for Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. RE said IVF is best option with DH's frozen boys.
IVF #1 April 2012: Menopur and Bravelle; 1 egg retrieved, 0 fertilized. Boo.
IVF #2 August 2012: Gonal-F 300, Menopur 300. Beta #1 9/6: 382... BFPx2!
Our boys couldn't wait to meet us! Colin and Kieran arrived March 26, 2013 at 33w1d.
I'm on BCP now and will take them straight through until 6/28. Stims start 7/2. Hard to believe it's still more than a month away!
Favorite ice cream or sorbet? Mint chocolate chip.
Favorite vacation spot? London or Rome.
Fav brand of pads/tampons? Tampax regular.
Fav brand shampoo? Bumble & Bumble when I splurge, which happens a bit too frequently ...
Sexiest TV Actor/Actress? Jon Hamm! I also second the Mark Ruffalo nomination.
IUI #1 (Clomid), 3/11 = BFN
IUI #2 (Femara), 7/11 = BFN
IUI #2 (Femara), 8/11 = BFN
IVF (w/ISCI) #1 in April 2012. 9R, 6F. 3-day transfer of one 8 and one 6 cell. None to freeze. BFN
Planning for IVF #2 in January 2013.
Everybody welcome.
IUI #1 (Clomid), 3/11 = BFN
IUI #2 (Femara), 7/11 = BFN
IUI #2 (Femara), 8/11 = BFN
IVF (w/ISCI) #1 in April 2012. 9R, 6F. 3-day transfer of one 8 and one 6 cell. None to freeze. BFN
Planning for IVF #2 in January 2013.
Everybody welcome.
Favorite ice cream or sorbet? ice cream
Favorite vacation spot? Yellowstone
Fav brand of pads/tampons? Playtex
Fav brand shampoo? Matrix
Sexiest TV Actor/Actress? So many to choose from!!! Ryan Gosling, Taylor Lautner, Joseph Levitt Gordon...