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GTKY, Spring!

After a beautiful weekend here in MD, I'm ready for spring! I love this time of year, it's so hopeful.

Favorite spring flower?
Favorite spring activity?
Favorite season?
Any important dates or events coming up like birthdays, anniversaries, etc?
What are you most looking forward to this spring?

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TTC since Sept 2011, Unexplained IF
Oct 12 - Jan 14: 3 clomid/TI cycles, 2 hysteroscopies, 2 IUIs, 1 BFP (MMC @ 12w), 2 more IUIs
Feb 14: Gonal-f + IUI #5 = BFP! (EDD 11/4/14)
Baby boy arrived 11/13/14!

Re: GTKY, Spring!

  • Favorite spring flower? Tulips

    Favorite spring activity? Taking the dog to the park to walk on warm, sunny days.

    Favorite season? Summer

    Any important dates or events coming up like birthdays, anniversaries, etc? H's birthday is in April and he gets the day off so we usually do something fun.

    What are you most looking forward to this spring? Vacation in May, we're going to the outer banks for a week. Also our break finally ending and starting IF treatment again!

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    TTC since Sept 2011, Unexplained IF
    Oct 12 - Jan 14: 3 clomid/TI cycles, 2 hysteroscopies, 2 IUIs, 1 BFP (MMC @ 12w), 2 more IUIs
    Feb 14: Gonal-f + IUI #5 = BFP! (EDD 11/4/14)
    Baby boy arrived 11/13/14!

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  • Favorite spring flower? All of them! But I really love tulips.
    Favorite spring activity? Easter meals/gatherings with family.
    Favorite season? Summer.
    Any important dates or events coming up like birthdays, anniversaries, etc? Lots of family birthdays and get togethers.
    What are you most looking forward to this spring? My niece is getting first communion, so I'm helping plan that event, plus my cousin is getting married. So we have lots of exciting family events in the next few weeks!
    Me- 35 Dx endo; DH- 33 no probs.
    BFP#1 (totally a wonderful surprise)- 3/10/11. IUFD 6/25/11. 
    TTC since 8/2011.
    BFP#2- 11/1/11. EDD 7/6/12. Blighted ovum 12/1/11.

    New OBGYN 12/2012- CD3 labs, SA, HSG normal. 
    First RE appt 1/16/2013. Unexplained infertility. Lap planned. 

    12/2012- Clomid 50mg + TI= BFN 
    1/2013- Clomid 50mg + TI= BFN.

     Lap 2/11/2013- Removed endo. 

    3/2013- Clomid + IUI= BFN
    4/2013- Clomid + IUI= BFN
    5/2013- Clomid + IUI= BFN

    June 2013- Time for a new RE!

    July 2013- We're in Shared Risk! Love my new RE!
    August 2013- IVF#1- 14 R, 11F, transferred 1 perfect blast, 5 day 5 frosties= BFN.
    Sept 2013- Let's get ready for FET October 7th ish!< transfer 2 embies 10/11/13.......BFP 10/18/13!!!!/div>

    PAIF/SAIF and everyone is welcome. If I can make even one person's journey less painful, I will consider my experience here successful. Thank you to all for sharing their stories, the intimate details of their lives, their knowledge, and their hearts. I hope this experience changes me, always for the better.
  • Favorite spring flower?  Tulips
    Favorite spring activity? Biking!
    Favorite season? Spring because it isn't super hot yet, but summer too because we hang in the pool.
    Any important dates or events coming up like birthdays, anniversaries, etc? None until summer.
    What are you most looking forward to this spring? Hopefully getting pregnant! LOL!   But getting my backyard back into shape!
    Me:37 DH:40 Married 7/2009 TTC since 5/2012 
    BFP 4/2013, Our Christmas Miracle Due 12/18/2013
  • Favorite spring flower? Lilacs


    Favorite spring activity? Hiking


    Favorite season? Summer, it's pretty mild in upstate NY and we have a lake house to enjoy!


    Any important dates or events coming up like birthdays, anniversaries, etc?My birthday and a few weddings coming up.


    What are you most looking forward to this spring? Planting flowers and sitting on our back deck to read and have coffee in the morning.

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  • Favorite spring flower? Daffodils.

    Favorite spring activity? Kayaking.

    Favorite season? Summer.

    Any important dates or events coming up like birthdays, anniversaries, etc? 10-year anniversary (summer).

    What are you most looking forward to this spring? Longer daylight hours and ditching my coat.

    AMA & SAIF. TTC #1 since Oct. 2010. DX: Unexplained. BFP on break after 32 months trying and 2 med cycles. Baby girl born at 40w0d!

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  • I agree!! I am so over this Chicago winter, boo!!

    Favorite spring flower?  Tulips
    Favorite spring activity? Outdoor festivals/parades, etc
    Favorite season? Summer
    Any important dates or events coming up like birthdays, anniversaries, etc? Wedding anniversary - April 16th;
    What are you most looking forward to this spring? Consistent warmer weather!!


    ~TTC#1 Since July 2011~ 
    Dx: Fibroids & Tubal Infertility
                                                        9/12 -IVF#1 =BFN; 5/14 -IVF#2=BFP:-) EDD 2.19.2015                                                

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  • imagerox825:

    Favorite spring flower?

    Tulip

    Favorite spring activity?

    I'm looking forward to watching my younger sister play softball. She's a senior in high school, which means that it's my last year to watch her participate in sports! :(

    Favorite season?

    Autumn

    Any important dates or events coming up like birthdays, anniversaries, etc?

    My birthday is in April. Woo hoo!

    What are you most looking forward to this spring?

    I'm excited to bring our new puppy on his first walk in a week or two. I'm looking forward to our daily walks. :)

    Mr. & Mrs. - Est. 10.03.2009

    TTC #1 since 06.2011 Me-24 DH-24

    12.2011 SA = Normal

    06.2012 First visit with OB/GYN

    10.2012 Clomid 50mg + TI = BFN

    11.2012 Clomid 50mg + TI = BFN

    12.2012 Clomid 100mg + TI = BFN

    01.2013 First visit with RE

    02.2013 Clomid 150mg + TI = BFN

    03.2013 Femara 5mg + TI = BFN

    05.2013 Femara 5mg + TI = BFN

    06.2013 Femara 7.5mg + TI = BFN

    *Taking a break*  

  • Favorite spring flower? Any of the bulb plants- crynum, amaryllis, tulips, etc. Most of our other plants never stopped blooming this winter.

    Favorite spring activity? Anything outside.

    Favorite season? Fall- fewer allergies than Spring.

    Any important dates or events coming up like birthdays, anniversaries, etc? We just celebrated our anniversary.

    What are you most looking forward to this spring? Actually celebrating our anniversary- we have a busy schedule so we haven't yet!

  • Favorite spring flower? Lilac and Iris
    Favorite spring activity? Walking outside enjoying the sun!
    Favorite season? Fall (cooler temperatures, changing leaves, pumpkin everything, I could go on and on :)
    Any important dates or events coming up like birthdays, anniversaries, etc? Lots, 2 bachelorette parties, 3 wedding showers (hosting 1), 3 weddings (in 2) this takes me through the beginning of August
    What are you most looking forward to this spring?  Going on vacation this week to New Orleans!
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    TTC #1 since November 2011
    Dx: Unexplained Infertility, probable endometriosis
    Feb-April 2013: Femara + TI: BFN
    May - September 2013:  Follistim + Ovidrel + IUI#1-4 = BFN
    IVF # 1 November 2013: transferred 1 perfect blast = BFN
    IVF # 2 April 2014: Endo scrape, transferred 2 blasts = BFP!! (first ever!), CP
    FET #1 June 2014: transferred 2 blasts = BFFN
    New Dx: Repeat Implantation Failure
     IVF # 3 November 2014 = BFP!!  Beta #1 9dp5t 272  Beta # 2 11dp5dt 626
    It's Twins! 
    *everyone welcome*
  • Favorite spring flower? Peonies
    Favorite spring activity? Working in my garden (I have SO many flowers!!)
    Favorite season? Spring/Summer
    Any important dates or events coming up like birthdays, anniversaries, etc? My sister's Bday is 04/07
    What are you most looking forward to this spring? Bringing home our puppy at the end of April/beginning of May.

    lots of <3 to my TBBFF Sothernpeach80 - BABY ETHAN IS HERE! 02.04.13 <3

    TTC #1 since Jan 2012

    BFP #1 07/27/12 - EDD 04/07/13; C/P on 07/31/12

    BFP #2 10/11/12 - EDD 06/24/13; Blighted Ovum; D&C 11/30/12

    BFP #3 03/10/13 - EDD 11/17/13 - PLEASE BE OUR TAKE HOME BABY!

    Beta #1 - 95.8 (12DPO); Beta #2 - 502 (15DPO); Beta #3 - 2003 (18DPO)

    First U/S showed one beautiful baby measuring 7w1d with a HR of 148!!! Second U/S showed baby measuring 9w0d with a HR of 173!!!

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    “I know God won't give me anything I can't handle. I just wish he didn't trust me so much." -Mother Teresa

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  • imagerox825:
    After a beautiful weekend here in MD, I'm ready for spring! I love this time of year, it's so hopeful. Favorite spring flower? I'm really not a flower person Favorite spring activity? Riding 4 wheelers Favorite season? Summer I miss my boat! Any important dates or events coming up like birthdays, anniversaries, etc? Going to New Orleans for Easter weekend, DH bday April 16th What are you most looking forward to this spring? The end of it so it will be summer!

    TTC since March 2012

    DX PCOS, HSG Clear, SA Low Morphology

    4/13 - 7/13: Clomid 50mg twice, Clomid 100mg once

    8/13 - 11/13: New RE & Redoing all tests

    12/13: Hopefully start Femera 2.5mg

     

  • Favorite spring flower?  hyacinth - specifically purple ones!
    Favorite spring activity? Taking my dog for walks in the forest, being able to eat meals on our front porch
    Favorite season? fall
    Any important dates or events coming up like birthdays, anniversaries, etc? my mom's 65th birthday in may!
    What are you most looking forward to this spring?sounds weird, but possibly doing IVF
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    TTC #1** Went off BCP July 2011

    Me: 31 DH:31


    Jan 2012 Dx PCOS by OB/Gyn


    July 2012 - Tests with RE confirmed PCOS and annovulation

    2 rounds of clomid, 5 IUI's using clomid + injectibles. 

    Surprise BFP while on break cycle due to cysts.  It's a girl! Baby "E" born on Thanksgiving Day 11/28/13


  • Favorite spring flower? Lilacs! But they only bloom for about 2 weeks.


    Favorite spring activity? Going for walks and grilling out on the deck.


    Favorite season? Spring/Summer/Fall... I love everything except for Winter. (But Summer is really #1)


    Any important dates or events coming up like birthdays, anniversaries, etc? May 12th is our 7 year wedding anniversary. Nothing before then. (Unless you count our trip to Cancun on the 25th of this month. Woo!)


    What are you most looking forward to this spring? Specifically, our trip. In general... having the windows open, grilling, hanging out in the yard, going for walks - just enjoying the weather!

    TTC#2 Since July 2011
    Me: 29, had two blocked tubes - left was cleared during lap, right was unable to be cleared. PCOS & Stage 2 Endo. DH: 32, SA = perfect
    CLOMID: 4 rounds, 50mg + TI = BFN's. FEMARA: 1 round = no response
    12-24-2012 : Laparoscopy, Softball sized cyst/endo/scar tissue removed.
    Cycle #14 - Feb 2013 : 50mg clomid. Ovidrel Trigger. IUI on 2/14/13 = thin lining, multiple cysts.
    Cycle #15 - no meds, still have cysts, no follicles. Boo!
    Forced break. Continuous BCP for 6 weeks to give my jacked up ovaries a break.
    Cycle #16 actively trying (May/June): Femara, TI = BFN
    Cycle #17- #20 - Med/Treatment break, trying on our own = BFN's all around.
    Cycle #21 - Femara, MORE Femara, Ovidrel and a Christmas IUI = BFN
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  • Favorite spring flower?  Hmm I like so many! tulips for spring
    Favorite spring activity?  swimming!
    Favorite season?  Fall
    Any important dates or events coming up like birthdays, anniversaries, etc?  Not really.
    What are you most looking forward to this spring? I'm going to visit my sister and mom in May, and I'm counting down the days! Can't wait!!!
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    After 1 year of infertility, our little miracle was conceived via our 3rd IUI on May 5, 2013.
    Holland Sophia was born Jan 24, 2014.
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  • imagerox825:
    After a beautiful weekend here in MD, I'm ready for spring! I love this time of year, it's so hopeful. Favorite spring flower? Favorite spring activity? Favorite season? Any important dates or events coming up like birthdays, anniversaries, etc? What are you most looking forward to this spring?

    Favorite spring flower? Gerbera Daisy (my wedding flower)
    Favorite spring activity? The beach! before it gets too hot.
    Favorite season? Summer, even though it's hot where I am. I love the longer days and more sunlight.
    Any important dates or events coming up like birthdays, anniversaries, etc? Our 4th anniversary and DH birthday
    What are you most looking forward to this spring? I am excited for my vegetable garden taking off, and planting new flower beds in the yard!

    **Married 6/2009** **DH: 26 Me: 27** **TTC since 11/2010** **Short TTC break in 2011 due to spinal tap** **2012-OPKs and b/w with OB/GYN confirm ovulation** **SA done 10/2012, all normal** **Initial RE appt for me 3/2013**
  • Favorite spring flower? Daffodils
    Favorite spring activity? Anything outdoors... Picnics, hiking
    Favorite season? It's close between spring and summer.
    Any important dates or events coming up like birthdays, anniversaries, etc? MH and grandpa share a birthday on the 15th. Grandpa will be 93 and MH is turning 30!
    What are you most looking forward to this spring? I love watching all the flowers bloom and the trees get their leaves back.
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     TTC #1 since March 2011 
    BFP #1: EDD 4/16/13~~blighted ovum w/ 2 gestational sacs~~Loss on 9/18/12
    BFP #2: EDD 9/3/13~~Slow HB at 1st U/S~~MMC -Loss on 2/13/13
    9/13, 10/13, 1/14: letrozole + trigger + TI = All BFNs
    3/14: IUI#1 letrozole/Bravelle/Menopur + trigger = BFN
    BFP #3: EDD 1/27/15 Please be our rainbow! ...Team Green


  • Favorite spring flower? I love peonies, but then again I'm not too knowledgeable about flowers :)
    Favorite spring activity? Being able to run outside again
    Favorite season? Summer
    Any important dates or events coming up like birthdays, anniversaries, etc? DH's birthday is in May
    What are you most looking forward to this spring? Not wearing tights with skirts, I hate those! I also love Easter and going to baseball games.
    Me: 28 DH: 33 TTC since February 2012, married September 2012 DX with Hypothalamic Amenorrhea 2/2013, HSG clear, Bloodwork good, SA great! Started seeing RE February 2013
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  • Favorite spring flower? Peonies

    Favorite spring activity? Walking the dogs without a coat and scarf.

    Favorite season?  Fall

    Any important dates or events coming up like birthdays, anniversaries, etc?  Nothing to important here.  We are going to Vegas together for a convention in a few weeks so that should be fun.

    What are you most looking forward to this spring?  Getting a BFP from IUI....what number and I on now?

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    TTC since 3/2011 Adenomyosis, LPD, hypothyroidism. 
    BFP on 7/20/12 after 4 cycles Clomid + IUI 
    2 large subchorionic hematomas & no heartbeat at 7w6d   
    D&E 8/18/12 Sonohysterography found septum and necrotic tissue.   
    Hysteroscopy to remove both 10/5
    IUI #5-7 50mg Clomid + trigger = BFN  
    IUI #8 Femara + Bravelle + HCG + Progesterone = BFP 3/27/13
    Beta 1 (13dpo) = 169  Beta 2 (17dpo) = 1073  No heartbeat at 9w3d. 
    D & C 5/10/13  Triploidy 69 (paternal inherited)
    IVF #1 with ICSI and PGS 11R 8M 5F 2 biopsied/frozen
    PGS results = 1 with trisomy 13 & 1 good embryo for FET 
    FET #1 EV, estrace, nitro patches.  Cancelled due to thin lining
    FET #1.2 oral estrace, f'ing nitro patches and no delestrogen.  Transfer 12/31. BFN
    PAIF/SAIF welcome
    Surprise BFP on 6/13/14  Our only unmedicated bfp ever.
    Beta #1 339  Beta #2 649 44 hour doubling time
  • Favorite spring flower? Tulips

    Favorite spring activity? Starting to do outdoor stuff again like riding bikes to the beach, going out to brunch/lunch by the water, gardening, etc.

    Favorite season? Summer

    Any important dates or events coming up like birthdays, anniversaries, etc? Nothing really big in Spring for us.  Looking forward to Easter. 

    What are you most looking forward to this spring? My dad is moving back after working in South Carolina for over a year in April, so that's exciting! And I'm looking forward to using our newly redone backyard.  We did the project last year, but it was pretty much done right when it started to get cold. =

    TTC #1 since Sept 2011
    Me: 33, DH: 35, DX: PCOS & MFI (low everything)
    IUI #1-3 - Low Post-Wash Counts - All BFNs
    IVF #1 w/ ICSI: Long Lupron Protocol - Freeze-All Cycle due to Severe OHSS
    ER 4/27, 33 Eggs Retrieved, 13 Frosties
    FET #1 6/5, Transferred One Perfect 4AA Blast, HPT BFP @ 6dp5dt
    Beta #1 - 209, Beta #2 - 508, Beta #3 - 1,059
    EDD 2/20/14
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  • Favorite spring flower: Tulips! My all time favorite!

    Favorite spring activity: Going for evening walks/bike rides with DH, eating lunch/dinner on the deck and sitting in the swing reading. Also baseball season starts!

    Favorite season: Spring because it's not too hot and not too cold.

    Any important dates coming up: Nope.

    What are you most looking forward to this spring: Going to DC to see the cherry blossom trees bloom. So pretty! Hopefully I will be starting a new position at work. Also I hope to schedule a trip to FL to see my family.

    TTC #1 since May 2006 - We thought we were done in 2010, but we are back again!
    PCOS (anovulatory and amenorrhea) and hypothyroid.
    Currently taking Metformin 1500 MG and Synthroid.
    Prior HSG and DH SAs were clear.
    Feb 2013 - Switched clinics/RE and starting from the beginning again with some modifications.
    Current status: CD 3 appointment showed lining was too thick (11.5 mm). Endometrial biopsy scheduled for CD 11. Next steps will be based on results.
    All welcome to respond.
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