Hello ladies!! I know we have done this GTKY before, but we have so many new members I think it's time to do it again!
1. What do you do for a living?
2. When you were younger, what did you want to be?
3. What does your DH or SO do?



3TC March Siggy Challenge: Funny Internet Meme
Age: Me 26, DH 27, Married Oct. 10, 2009
,TTC since March 2012
Problem: Irregular menstruation, unexplained
Nov&Dec-Provera because of no period after 35+ days
First RE appt 1/10/2013
Tests: TSH (normal), Prolactin (normal), SA (abnormal)
Hysteroscopy (normal) and PCOS labs (negative/normal) 1/15/2013
2/1/13- HPT BFP but Beta Hcg was negative
Plan: Femara + Trigger + IUI in April if no real BFP before then
Bloggy Blog!
Re: Job GTKY
2. I have always wanted to be a nurse
3. DH is a medical laboratory scientist at a blood bank. He tests blood and matches it with people who need blood.
3TC March Siggy Challenge: Funny Internet Meme
Age: Me 26, DH 27, Married Oct. 10, 2009 ,TTC since March 2012
Problem: Irregular menstruation, unexplained
Nov&Dec-Provera because of no period after 35+ days
First RE appt 1/10/2013
Tests: TSH (normal), Prolactin (normal), SA (abnormal)
Hysteroscopy (normal) and PCOS labs (negative/normal) 1/15/2013
2/1/13- HPT BFP but Beta Hcg was negative
Plan: Femara + Trigger + IUI in April if no real BFP before then Bloggy Blog!
1. I'm a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner.
2. Originally I thought I would be a doctor, but decided it wasn't for me.
3. He's a geologist and does environmental consulting.
TTC since July 2011
BFP #1: 2/15/12-Ectopic/Mtx at 6 wks
BFP #2: 10/12/12-m/c at 5 wks.
Me: MTHFR, Low AMH (1.1), High NK cells and Antiphospholipid Antibodies.
IVF with ICSI in August 2013 brought us our babies. ER-9R, 7M, 4F w/ICSI ET of 2-Grade 2 blasts.
Dx shortened cervix, PTL, and preeclampsia during pregnancy. Lots of medications and 13 weeks of bedrest, babies were born healthy at 34w4d!
1. What do you do for a living?
I'm currently a stay at home wife (recently quit providing childcare).
2. When you were younger, what did you want to be?
I have no idea.
3. What does your DH or SO do?
Road construction
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*
2. International tax attorney. Yes, at 10 years old that was really my dream.
3. Instrumentation and electrical engineering. He works on meters everywhere from coke to nuke plants.
April 2013: Femara + Trigger + IUI = ???
1. Nonprofit program coordinator
2. Teacher
3. Law enforcement
** After 2 1/2 years of Unexplained IF, 2 failed medicated cycles, and 4 failed IUI's - our baby girl came to us through the miracle of Mini IVF! **
1. Therapist (licensed social worker)
2. Veterinarian
3. Systems Analyst
2. I always wanted to work with horses, specifically Hunter/Jumpers or breeding them. I actually did work in the feild for a few years before it moved back home and waiting tables became my career. It still is a possibility in the future, so time will tell if it pans out.
3. DH is a general manager of a Sports Bar.
June- Femara 7.5mg + Trigger + IUI = BFN August- Lap & Hysteroscopy = Blocked & Partially Blocked Tubes
September- Femara 5mg = CX - No Response on Left = BFN October- 100mg Clomid + Trigger + TI = BFN
IVF # 1: Stims 11/30 ER 12/12/12! (10R, 10M, 8F, 2T, 6 F) :: Beta #1- 176 c/p @ 4w4d
FET #1 February 26th :: Lost 4 to Thaw, Transferred 2 = BFFN
IVF # 2 Stims 5/10 ER 5/21 (15R, 13M, 13F, 2T, 7F- 6d3 & 1d5) :: Beta # 1- 15 c/p @ 4w
FET #2.2 Scheduled for September 20th
2 Thawed, 2 Transferred! Beta #1- 96, Beta #2 906! :: EDD June 10th
2015- 2 failed FET. We are done
SURPRISE! BFP 8/8/16 EDD 4/1/17
2. A lawyer or I wanted to write speeches for the president
3. An construction engineer
Little Man arrived 3/28/14 at 10:32pm
9 lb 1 oz & 21 3/4 inches
1. maternal/newborn RN
2. an artist, veterinarian, or a doctor
3. works for small investment company
Mama to Three Girls:
Twins born March 2014 at 26 weeks due to preterm labor
and our 37weeker born May 9th, 2016!
2. a movie producer or news editor
3. A lawyer that works with vendor contracts for a workers comp insurance company
IUI#4 1/23/13 on 75iu x9 Follistim = BFP then chem preg m/c (Feb 2013)
IUI#5 BFN (April 2013)
S/PAIFW , S/PALW
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2. A teacher
3. DH is a manager for an ATT store
1/7/2015 Twins born @ 34 weeks
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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!
HSG = blocked tubes in March 2011
(Would have started work up sooner but husband deployed in 2010)
Tubes unblocked successfully in June 2011
TTC naturally no success (Husband deployed again in2011
Clomid IUI 3 rounds- Dec 2012, Jan. 2013, Feb. 2013 Failed
IUI # 4 Follistim/Ganirelix/Ovidrel/Progesterone Supp.- April 2013-Failed
IUI # 5 Follistim/Ganirelix/Ovidrel/Progesterone Supp - June 2013-Failed
1. Wedding Photographer
2. Concert photographer. I thought it would be cool (still do actually...) to go to concerts every weekend and hang out with the bands. I've done a few, but I don't get paid for them.
3. Manager at Wal. Mart. He absolutely hates it and is currently looking for something else.
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!
1. My job title is Secondary Marketing Coordinator. I work for a mortgage company & I set the interest rates + I'm the president's assistant.
2. I wanted to be a teacher.
3. He's a plumber.
TTC since March 2012
DX: MFI (4% motility)
Cycle 13: Natural cycle w/ HSG test = BFP
Identical twins!
Lost my angel boys at 10.5 weeks
Cycle 14-16: Natural Cycles = BFN
Cycle 17: Follistim + Trigger + IUI = BFN
Cycle 18: Natural Cycle = BFN
Cycle 19: Follistim + Trigger +IUI#2
Polyp found: SIS 11/11 - hysteroscopy 11/14
Cycle 20: Follistim + IUI#2 = BFFN
Cycle 21: Follistim (adj. dosage) + IUI#3 TI = BFN
IUI cancelled due to weather
Cycle 22: Follistim + IUI#3.1 = BFN
Cycle 23: treatment break, IVF consult
Cycle 24 - 26: natural cycle w/ acupuncture + Chinese herbs = BFN
Cycle 27: Follistim + IUI#4 = BFFN
Natural Cycles until IVF
Cycle 30: IVF#1 - Starting with Menopur + Follistim + Ganirelix
17 retrieved, 12 fertilized, 5dt w/ 2 blasts, 5 frosties
Betas: #1-156(9dp5dt), #2-1200(13dp5) #3-6112(17dp5)
Ultrasound #1 10/6: 1 bean!
TEAM BLUE!
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~~ALL WELCOME~~
Hello, ladies! I have returned from my business trip! Glad to be back.
1. What do you do for a living? I'm a lawyer
2. When you were younger, what did you want to be? I wanted to be a broadcast journalist for a long time.
3. What does your DH or SO do? He is a lawyer too. We met in law school.
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Me 32 :: DH 41
TTC since November, 2011
DH's SA : Excellent
Lap and Hysteroscopy June 2012
DX: PCOS, Stage III Endo, slight Adenomyosis, blocked tube, and probable LPD
Treatments: 6 Months Lupron Depot injections; 1500 mg metformin; 3 cycles of Clomid + TI = BFN
3 endometrial biopsies all were "out of phase"
September - December, 2013: Break to lose weight and get healthy
40 lb weight loss but still not ovulating "in phase"
February - March 2014: bcps + follistim + trigger + TI = BFP
Beta #1 (12dpo): 30; Beta #2 (18dpo): 500; Beta #3 (25dpo): 7,000!!!
1st u/s 4/16: One beautiful hb at 144 bmp
2nd u/s 4/29: hb at 166 bmp. Graduated from RE!!
TEAM PINK!
Baby girl arrived on Thanksgiving day weighing 7lbs 6oz and measuring 20 inches
2. I wanted to be a pediatric surgeon but wanted a family more
3. My DH is an electrical engineer for golden peanut company.
2. Doctor, archaeologist this is a result of watching Indiana Jones. He was so cool! zoologist, veterinarian
3. DH is an international sales manager for wheelchair mobility company
2. Interior designer
3. Firefighter
1. I work office and technical at Walt Disney World.
2. I thought I'd be a nurse or a teacher.
3. DH works as an Engineer at Disney!
Um. Jealous. Seriously. haha
1. What do you do for a living?
I am a veterinarian
2. When you were younger, what did you want to be?
A veterinarian!
3. What does your DH or SO do?
He is a carpenter
1. I work in insurance
2. My dream has always been to be a SAHM
3. My husband is an attorney
1. Cardiac step-down RN.
2. I had no idea what I wanted to be growing up. There was never that one job I wanted do.
3. Systems Analyst/IT
1. What do you do for a living? I work in marketing research, particularly agricultural marketing research.
2. When you were younger, what did you want to be? I never knew what I wanted to be.
3. What does your DH or SO do? He works for a company that makes cultured marble bath tubs, showers, and sink basins.
TTC #1 since August 2011
My Blog
September 2012: Start IF testing
DH (32): SA is ok, slightly low morph, normal SCSA Me (32): Slightly low progesterone, hostile CM, carrier for CF, Moderately high NKC, High TNFa, heterozyogous mutated Factor XIII, and +APA
October 2012-May 2014: 4 failed IUIs, 3 failed IVFs, and 1 failed FETw/donor embryos
November 2014: IVF w/ICSI #4 Agonist/Antagonist with EPP and Prednisone, Baby Aspirin, Lovenox, and IVIG for immune issues. Converted to freeze all due to lining issues. 2 blasts frozen on day 6!
January 2015: FET #2 Cancelled due to lining issues
April 2015: FET #2.1
PAIF/SAIF Welcome!
1. What do you do for a living? I'm currently a photographer. I also write fantasy novels but it in no way qualifies as for a living, lol. Well neither of them really do I guess...
2. When you were younger, what did you want to be? I wanted to be an author who worked days as a vet for an animal rescue
3. What does your DH or SO do? DH works at a Nissan plant but one day hopefully he'll get a chance to use that degree in audio engineering he has.
Me: 27 Dh: 35 Testing Begins 3/5/13
Six SA's show DH has low numbers across the board = severe MFI
Genetic testing for me = MTHFR+, also carrier for blood clotting disorder Otherwise all else normal
Dh's karotype= Normal!!
2. When you were younger, what did you want to be? A musician or teacher!
3. What does your DH or SO do? Instrumental music teacher, high school band director.
1. Operations manager at a regional bank
2. I want to be an elementary school librarian or a coroner. Odd I know.
3. Pricing analyst
1. What do you do for a living? I work at a genetics lab in a children's hospital.
2. When you were younger, what did you want to be? Always wanted to be a scientist, and that's what I am today!
3. What does your DH or SO do? He does sleep studies.
Me, 26- Normal. DH, 28- Low morphology (2-4%)
August 2013 100mg Clomid+TI=BFP!
Beta #1,2,3=136, 1351, 5328
1. I'm an elementary school teacher.
2. Always wanted to be a teacher.
3. Hubby is in sales.
1. What do you do for a living? Teacher
2. When you were younger, what did you want to be? Teacher
3. What does your DH or SO do? Project Manager
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
1. I am a systems analyst for the Dept of Defense
2. I thought I would be a teacher... kinda still wish I was!
3. DH is an electrician
1. I work in IT (mainly tech support) and tutor students of all ages (elementary school through college).
2. I wanted to be an astronaut (but I'm too short) or a teacher. I've worked in both of those fields in my adult life too.
3. Data Analyst, also in IT
BFP #1: EDD 12.28.12 - MC @ 6w3d | BFP #2: EDD 11.15.13 - D&C @ 12w4d

BFP #3: Superbaby born 4.5.14 | Just When You Least Expect It...
2. When you were younger, what did you want to be? Always wanted to be a nurse!
3. What does your DH or SO do? DH is a corrections officer at our county jail!
2. When you were younger, what did you want to be? Palentologist...seriously
3. What does your DH or SO do? Pre-school Teacher
1. What do you do for a living? I work in a service center for inforce Individual Life Insurance Policies. Most days I actually don't mind my work, but it was supposed to just be temporary until I was a stay-at-home mom.
2. When you were younger, what did you want to be? A lawyer or a psychiatrist. *If we aren't pregnant or at least knee deep in fertility treatments in a year I'm going to go back to school to get my psychology degree and become a counselor. The goal was always to be a stay-at-home mom, but if that isn't an option I'm going to get started on my career!
3. What does your DH or SO do? He works at a Waterworks branch (industrial pipe type stuff). He's also a part time server (this job is pretty new so hanging on to the serving until we are a bit caught up.
Formerly buttercupaug 06 - and I was almost silver
PAIF/SAIF/PGAL/PAL ALL WELCOME!
Aug 16, 2013 - SA done - All good strong numbers
Apr 3, 2014 - Consult with OBGYN to get my testing started.
Mar 6, 2014 - Surprise BFP!!!! EDD Nov 9th. Consult with OBGYN changed to prenatal meet and greet!
May 2, 2014 - NT scan perfect! Can't wait to find out what team we're on.
June 11, 2014 - it's official, we're TEAM PINK!!!
Welcome Piper Laine!! November 10, 2014
2. I have always wanted to be a nurse.
3. Copy number one. He just works at a different hospital. Hah
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Married 8/21/2010, Off BCP April 2011, Started TTC 10/2011
2. When you were younger, what did you want to be? A lawyer and then judge.
3. What does your DH or SO do? Same company, engineering manager. Also works with IT for engineering, so we work together often.
TTC #1 since June 2012
Me (28) - DOR (AFC <10, undetectable AMH, >10 FSH), homozygous E429A MTHFR
DH (29) - MFI low count and morphology
September 2013 IUI#1 - Clomid + Trigger + IUI = BFN
October 2013 IUI#2 - Letrozole + Menopur + Trigger + IUI = BFN
Nov 2013 IVF/ICSI #1 - Protocol: BCP prep, high doses Menopur and Bravelle (12 days), ganirelex
Results: 5 retrieved / mature, 4 fertilized, 1 arrested and 3 complex abnormal after day 3 PGS = Cancelled after ER
Jan/Feb 2014 IVF/ICSI #2 - Protocol: Estrogen priming, high doses Menopur and Bravelle (11 days), microdose lupron
Results: Cancelled after 11 days of stims due to low response and E2 levels
Feb 2014 IVF/ICSI #3 - Protocol: No prep, low dose Menopur (6 days), ganirelex, Bravelle booster with trigger
Results: 1 retrieved / 0 mature = Cancelled after ER
Officially moving on to embryo adoption! We used and love Embryo Adoption Services of Cedar Park
October 2014 FET #1 - BCP/Lupron/Estrace/Prometrium, transferred 2 of 4 from match #1, BFN
December 2014 FET #2 - BCP/Lupron/Estrace/Prometrium, transferred 2 of 4 from match #1, BFN
March 2015 FET #3 - BCP/Lupron/Estrace/Prometrium, transferred 2 of 6 from match #2, BFN
May 2015 FET #4 - BCP/Lupron/Estrace/Prometrium, lost 2 to thaw, transferred 2 of 6 from match #2, BFN
October 2015 FET #5 - Natural cycle, lost 1 from match #3 and 1 from clinic backup to thaw, transferred 1 backup, BFN
February 2016 FET #6 - Natural cycle, transferred 1 from match #4, B FREAKING P!
Beta 1 = 162, Beta 2 = 316, doubling just over 48 hours
P/SAIF Welcome
Invisible Finish Line
3T's Traveling Ovary Blog
7DPO Progesterone: low. CD3 BW: normal, HSG: clear
DX: severe MFI (low all 3) and low T. Undergoing replacement therapy.