TTC after 35

Newbie Intro

Hi everyone. My name is Michelle, 37 yrs old. I'm a holistic health & nutrition coach/ whole foods chef. I live (and eat) very healthily so infertility was not something I ever expected to deal with.

My husband & I have been TTC since we got married 2 years ago and im starting to feel like im a freak for not getting pregnant by now. Saw a specialist a few months ago.they can't figure out why were not pregnant yet so hopefully this is a short process.

 Just had my first IUI after clomid last week. The waiting is driving me nuts. I'm afraid to get my hopes up but feel like maybe now our odds are better. I never realized that this journey would be so upsetting. My husband is finding the process really awkward too. Anyway, looking forward to getting to know you guys and am happy that we all have a support system. That's me in a nutshell......

  

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  • Welcome! I'm a relative newcomer as well. I hope your stay is short & sweet. Best of luck this cycle! 
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  • Welcome to the board! Having 4 children (mostly unplanned) before my tubal ligation, I never thought getting pregnant after my successful TR would be this difficult either! You have come to the right place! Here's hoping your stay is short though!
                                     *******SIGGY WARNING/Chlidren mentioned***********

                                                         ME: 41 ----- DH: 43
                                                       MARRIED: 5/3/14
                                                   DS,17   DD,16   DD,12   DS,10
                                                               TR: 4-2-12
                                             TTC our 1st love child! No luck so far! 
                                    
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  • Hi and welcome! Its a great place to be, the ladies are very supportive. Good Luck!

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    Me: 41 DH: 46. We are TTC our 1st, started July '11,
    3 cycles clomid with Ob,
    1 cycle Tamoxifen with Ob,
    Diagnosed PCOS 11/5/12
    clomid, trigger & timed bd 12/12 BFN
    1st clomid IUI 1/4/13 BFN.
    2nd clomid IUI 2/13 cancelled didn't respond to clomid.
    3/15/13 scheduled laparoscopy & on bcp.

    May 10 IUI from injectibles - BFN 

    May 22 done with interventions it will either happen or it won't. 

    February 2014 No longer actively trying, but not preventing. 

    SURPISE BFP 4/2/2015!!!!!!!!!!

    Miscarriage 4/23/15

     

  • Welcome to the group.....I hope that your recent IUI is successful.  Best of luck!  :)
    Lilypie Trying to Conceive 15 to 80 day cycle tickers
  • Hello and welcome! GL to you on this cycle!

    ME:46 MH:44 DE IVF 2014
    Met with RE 4/11. 2 IUI's BFN. DE best option. Switched clinics to do "shared" program. Had to retake all tests and a mamm that put me behind and then on a DE waiting list for 12 months. Picked a donor!! (10/13/13) Got matched. Estimated transfer in December. After 2.5 years of patiently waiting I will finally cycle....can hardly believe it. DE cycle got cancelled. One of her tests came back positive.  Waiting for another donor. Donor picked!! (1/18/14)

    DE IVF #1 (4/26) BFN  DE FET #1 (6/4) BFP! Beta 1=339 Beta 2=852 Beta 3=9957 EDD 2/22/15!!


     

     

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  • MCH77MCH77 member
    Welcome! :)

    BFP #1 March 24, 2010; missed m/c May 26, 2010 @ 12w 4d; D&E May 28, 2010

    BFP #2 Oct 20, 2010; My little boy was born on July 5, 2011

    BFP #3 April 30, 2013; Chemical Pg May 5, 2013

    BFP #4 Aug 22, 2013; It's a boy.  Loss discovered at 24 weeks on Jan 15, 2014 (cause CMV virus)    

                                  <3 We love and miss you Timothy <3

    BFP #5 April 6, 2014; missed m/c May 15, 2014 @ 9 weeks; Misoprostol May 15, 2014; D&C May June 3, 2014

  • QOTRQOTR member
    welcome & good luck
    Me-41, Hubby-40.
    1st BFP-8/17/12!  Missed Miscarriage discovered @ 8 week US.  D&C.
    2nd BFP-2/13/13!  Blighted Ovum discovered @ 8 week US. Natural miscarriage.
    3rd BFP-5/22/13!  By early June, progesterone plummeting.  Another loss.
    August 2013 - started Donor Egg process, but surprise BFP with my own eggs.
    Dear Son born 5/28/14
  • Welcome.....sorry you are there though.  A very supportive board for sure!  Smile

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    Married August 2012 -- Me (40 yrs old) My husband (45 yrs. old) 

    RE referral from ObGYN in late Jan. 2013 -- Testing Confirms Unexplained IF 

    IUI #"s1 - 3 (Femara + IUI) April - June 2013 - all BFN

      Decided to do IVF... Began stimming on September 10th!  Egg Retrieval 9/20/13.  19 eggs: 6 to mature to freeze after 6 fertilized with ICSI

     3 morula stage embryos transferred on 9/25/13.....Beta #1 on 10/4/13/ = 7.5  Beta #2 on 10/6/13 =  negative

      IVF#2 - Lupron plan  (set to begin on 10/28/13)  (Planning on thawing and fertilizing our 6 eggs with ICSI as well as all of the mature eggs they retrieve with this fresh cycle.)

     Late October 2013 - ectopic pregnancy - methotrexate injection....benched 3 months

    CD1 - 12/5/13...Lupron set to start on 12/26/13; CD1 - 1/2/14....Baseline 1/3/14....begin follistim tonight and continue with lupron.  (Got my calendar today!  IVF#2 is a go!)

    ER = 1/14/14  (11 eggs....9 were mature. 9 fertilized.  Of the 6 mature eggs we thawed, only 4 fertilized.  At this time, we have 13 eggs fertilized and growing.  Waiting for news about a 3-day or 5-day transfer.)

    ET = 1/19/14  (5dt).....3 blastocysts transferred!   (All nine embryos didn't make it to freeze.  =(  )

    Beta #1 = 1/28/14   (2 weeks after ER)  BFP! 209 (9dp5dt)   EDD 10/7/14

    Beta #2 - 1/30/14  (11 dp5dt) 302

    Beta #3 - 2/3/14  (15 dp5dt)  1222 

    Ultrasound set for 2/17/14......TWINS!        Twin A - HR 124 bpm; Twin B - HR 126 bpm

    Final Ultrasound with RE 3/10/14 - Twin A - HR 176 bpm; Twin B - HR 177 bpm.

     PAIF/SAIF Welcome! 

     

     

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  • Thank you so much to all of you for your kind words and support.  I'm thrilled to say I just got the phone call today that we're finally preganant after over two years of trying. This was IUI number two. I had just begun to feel overly frustrated and slightly hopeless. My husband was frustrated with all my mood swings and crazy symptoms. (Me and clomid did not get along so well & I  am too nervous around needles to give myself injections so he had to do it).   The best part for me of this experience is that the day the procedure was done was our anniversary, and Mother's day. Super Ironic.

     

    Anyway, I just wanted to thank all of you and just put it out there not to lose hope, miracles do happen.   I hope all of you will be blessed with your own good fortunes very soon.


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