1) Where did you and DH/SO meet? At a poker game at a mutual friend's house.
2) Where was your last vaction to? Varadero, Cuba
3) Where do you bump from the most? I don't Bump at work anymore, so home (in the evening).
and the ever popular...
4) Do you have names picked out for phantom LOs? Sometimes when I hear a name I love i make a mental note of it, but DH won't even discuss the topic until we know we can have children... (I really like Grayson and Aubrey right now (but I can't use Aubrey because my sister has always wanted to use the name Audrey.)
TTC since August 2009
June/July 2011 - IVF #1 - Transfer cancelled due to OHSS
23 perfect embryos. All 23 made it to freezing!
September/October - FET #1 - October 12th - 2 Grade A embies
October 20th - BFP??! EDD - July 1, 2012
Beta #1 = 154, Beta #2 = 352 Beta #3 = 3,800
U/S #2 - November 14th = 133 bpm! U/S #3 & 4 - November 30th and December 7th = 163 bpm! U/S#5 - January 30th - TEAM PINK!!!
Baby Sweets born on her due date!
1) Where did you and DH/SO meet? We met in college. Went to neighboring colleges and we went to a party at their fraternity. Their frat was kind of like the 'nice/smart guy' fraternity. Ha ha!
2) Where was your last vaction to? Our last vacation was the summer of 2008 to La Jolla, CA. We conceived DS #1 on that trip!!
3) Where do you bump from the most? I usually bump on the laptop, watching TV in the living room.
and the ever popular...
4) Do you have names picked out for phantom LOs?
Nope, not yet.
TTC #2 since March 2010.
2 LOSSES ... c/p - Dec 2010. Ectopic - March 2011.
Me: 35; DH: 34
DX: DOR, egg quality issues ; DH - all normal
FSH 10.1, Estradiol 21.8, AMH 0.49
IVF #1 (Oct/Nov 2011) (Antagonist with BCP's)- 5R, 0 eggs to transfer
CD3 b/w by same RE 1/2012: FSH 6, AMH 1.4...wtf??
IVF #2 (Apr 2012) EPP/Antagonist with ICSI - 10R, 7M, 6 ICSI'd, 2F. 3DT = BFN
AMH tested by new RE 6/2012 - 2!
Saving money for IVF #3. Started a ton of supplements in May 2012 and hoping for a miracle!
SURPRISE BFP!! (October 2012)
1) Where did you and DH/SO meet? High School, he cut me off in the parking lot at school and I yelled at him but he never noticed me. Next day my good friend introduced us and I was totally embarrassed because I thought he had seen me. Luckily, he didn't and asked me Homecoming. 2) Where was your last vaction to? Our Honeymoon to WDW but we're heading to Kona, Hawaii next Thursday3) Where do you bump from the most? My Laptop from work and home, Iphone when I'm traveling 4) Do you have names picked out for phantom LOs? Yep. So far (for now) BOY: Hunter Nolan or Aidan Robert GIRL: Adalyn Faith or Alexia Fae
2) Where was your last vaction to? Honeymoon in WI Dells... planning a trip to Mall of America for Labor Day weekend!
3) Where do you bump from the most? Mostly from work when I can.
and the ever popular...
4) Do you have names picked out for phantom LOs? Yep... Noah James and Ashlyn Marie
Noah's BlogTFAS Chart
BFP 12-16-08...blighted ovum at 8 wks
BFP 4-26-10....ectopic at 6 wks
BFP 4-4-11... Our little Noah arrived 11-15-11!
TFAS Sept 2012
Made so many amazing bump friends along the way... Congrats to my bump besties and IRL friends..sbuxsweetie (Colin is here, and is going to be a big brother!),kellbranc (Luca is growing so fast) and lots of prayers and baby dust to willamina (HUGS) So blessed to have met these ladies!!!
Fraternity party freshmen year in college...we were such babies!
2) Where was your last vaction to?
Goodness...our last real vacay was April last year to Disney with my family. We did go to the beach this weekend, but only for a couple days...but it was awesome!
2- Last real vacation was our honeymoon in September to Disneyland.
3- I bump most from my kitchen table with my cats trying to lay across the keyboard.
4- We have a few names picked out but nothing is set in stone. Annabell Lynn and Lucian Francisco are the front runners. Annie is DH grma name, she pasted away 8 years ago. Lynn is my middle name and Francisco is DHs middle name.
2) Where was your last vaction to? We never go on vacation
3) Where do you bump from the most? From home most of the time.
and the ever popular...
4) Do you have names picked out for phantom LOs? I thought we had a girl name picked out but DH shot it down. I have two boy names that I just love - one he hates and the other I'm iffy about since I hate the possible nickname that would go along with it.
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1) Where did you and DH/SO meet? His mom intoduced us at Church
2) Where was your last vaction to? The Oregon Coast
3) Where do you bump from the most? work...lol
and the ever popular...
4) Do you have names picked out for phantom LOs? We have a name for our little girl, DH picked it out and that fact melts my heart. I have a name I love for a boy but haven't settled on it yet.
1) Where did you and DH/SO meet? Myspace! There is a much more detailed story behind that (and it is a lot less creepy than it sounds)... but i'll spare you guys the details!
2) Where was your last vaction to? South America (a cruise)- we went to Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil
3) Where do you bump from the most? From Work
and the ever popular...
4) Do you have names picked out for phantom LOs? I have a DD name picked out... but I don't like saying it out loud yet (just feel funny talking about it before i'm even KU).
9/2010: First visit to RE = CD3 b/w (normal); CD7 ultrasound (normal); DH's SA (normal but morph wasn't analyzed, so doc ordered a 2nd SA); Prog. supplements starting 3dpo for all future cycles
10/2010: SHG to check tubes (normal!) & DH's 2nd SA (normal)
2/2011: Start first Clomid + Ovidrel + IUI cycle = BFN
3/2011: IUI # 2 (Clomid + 50iu Follistim + Estradiol + IUI) = BFP!!!
Beta #1 (14 dpo)= 161
Beta #2 (17 dpo)= 518
Beta #3 (24 dpo)= 7,728 BFP Chart
Ryder arrived a month early on November 28, 2011!
BFP Chart 2.0 - First cycle trying without RE intervention!
1) Where did you and DH/SO meet? We were in high school together, but met years later at a party and things just went from there!
2) Where was your last vaction to? OBX with my family last September
3) Where do you bump from the most? Work
and the ever popular...
4) Do you have names picked out for phantom LOs? We have names that we love, but nothing set in stone and no middle names.
Boy -- we love, Cade, Teague, Colt, I really want to use the name Brandon somehow (in honor and memory of my cousin that passed a few years ago), but not sure how well that will go over.
1) Where did you and DH/SO meet? We met at a business dinner he was friend with my boss, we flirted a bit, but we really hit it off when he joined us on a company trip to Wisconsin dells.
2) Where was your last vaction to? Vero Beach, FL
3) Where do you bump from the most? Every where work, iPhone, home...
and the ever popular...
4) Do you have names picked out for phantom LOs? No, to me the names aren't important. MH will name our child a Chinese name. I just asked that he choose a name I can pronounce.
1) Where did you and DH/SO meet? Back in 2001, I was looking for a room to rent and he had one listed. We met so I could see the room and we hit it off. I didn't end up renting the room, but he called me up and asked me out. The rest is history. :-)
2) Where was your last vaction to? Arizona. We visited Scottsdale and Sedona in March.
3) Where do you bump from the most? I work from home, so home.
and the ever popular...
4) Do you have names picked out for phantom LOs? Yes, as of now, we both like Alexander and Annabelle, but that could change.
m/c 6/10
missed miscarriage discovered at 11 weeks, natural miscarriage at home one week later 9/13
1) Where did you and DH/SO meet? Myspace! There is a much more detailed story behind that (and it is a lot less creepy than it sounds)... but i'll spare you guys the details!
2) Where was your last vaction to? South America (a cruise)- we went to Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil
3) Where do you bump from the most? From Work
and the ever popular...
4) Do you have names picked out for phantom LOs? I have a DD name picked out... but I don't like saying it out loud yet (just feel funny talking about it before i'm even KU).
What line did you book your cruise on? I would love to see South America and it would be nice to see more than one country if we go.
1) We meet during a summer job at Barnes and Noble...he went to the CIA and I was home for college and he would throw rubber bands at me like a5th grader.
2)Hooneymoon to San Francisco
3)Work...middle school teacher with a random free period in the middle of the day
1) Where did you and DH/SO meet? Through mutual friends at a party.
2) Where was your last vaction to? Breckinridge, Co for Christmas
3) Where do you bump from the most? Work! It makes the time go by faster.
4) Do you have names picked out for phantom LOs? We have picked Corben for a boy, but we can't decide on a girl name..I do know my girl's middle name will be Diann after my mom though.
TTC since 04/2010
Ovarian cancer survivor
DH= low motility
2/9/11 lap & hysteroscopy- uterine polyp & scar tissue removed
3/25/11 IUI#1= BFP m/c; D&C at 7w3d (Trisomy 16)
IUIs #2, #3, #4 and #5= BFNs
Onto IVF #1= BFN
FET 4/6/12= 2 extended blasts transferred, with one hatching
Beta 1= 607; Beta 2= 1,564; Beta 3= 24,439; Beta 4= over 64,000
First u/s on 5/10= TWINS! Heartbeats 158 and 160!
It's a boy and a girl! My Blog
Huge congrats to my beautiful BFPB lmj8284, due June 2012!
"When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on." -FDR
Re: Kind of slow, so time to get to know you!
1) Where did you and DH/SO meet? College
2) Where was your last vaction to? Cancun for our honeymoon (time for another)
3) Where do you bump from the most? Work
4) Do you have names picked out for phantom LOs? Kind of. We both like Max for a boy and Audrey for a girl, but I really like Mya too.
June/July 2011 - IVF #1 - Transfer cancelled due to OHSS
23 perfect embryos. All 23 made it to freezing!
September/October - FET #1 - October 12th - 2 Grade A embies
October 20th - BFP??! EDD - July 1, 2012
Beta #1 = 154, Beta #2 = 352 Beta #3 = 3,800
U/S #2 - November 14th = 133 bpm! U/S #3 & 4 - November 30th and December 7th = 163 bpm! U/S#5 - January 30th - TEAM PINK!!!
Baby Sweets born on her due date!
Share if you will...
1) Where did you and DH/SO meet? I was dating his friend! When it didn't work out with him, we started seeing eachother. The rest is history!
2) Where was your last vaction to? To Duluth, Minnesota
3) Where do you bump from the most? Work!
and the ever popular...
4) Do you have names picked out for phantom LOs? For a girl I like Elena Joy, for a boy he likes Maximus ( but I like Jenson! )
1) Where did you and DH/SO meet? - At DodgeBall game.
2) Where was your last vaction to? - Washington in the plans.
3) Where do you bump from the most? Work.
and the ever popular...
4) Do you have names picked out for phantom LOs? We talk about ... Edward, Kathryn, Emily, Henry. We're a fan of the older names.
Noah's Blog TFAS Chart
BFP 12-16-08...blighted ovum at 8 wks
BFP 4-26-10....ectopic at 6 wks
BFP 4-4-11... Our little Noah arrived 11-15-11!
TFAS Sept 2012
Made so many amazing bump friends along the way... Congrats to my bump besties and IRL friends..sbuxsweetie (Colin is here, and is going to be a big brother!),kellbranc (Luca is growing so fast) and lots of prayers and baby dust to willamina (HUGS) So blessed to have met these ladies!!!
1) Where did you and DH/SO meet? At work. I have since moved on to another company, but he is still there!
2) Where was your last vaction to? We went to Costa Rica in January. Loved every second of it.
3) Where do you bump from the most? Work
but also from home if DH is watching a sporting event I'm not into
and the ever popular...
4) Do you have names picked out for phantom LOs? Yep, they're family names. Grace Rhiannon and John "Jack" Robert.
1) Where did you and DH/SO meet?
Fraternity party freshmen year in college...we were such babies!
2) Where was your last vaction to?
Goodness...our last real vacay was April last year to Disney with my family. We did go to the beach this weekend, but only for a couple days...but it was awesome!
3) Where do you bump from the most?
Home
and the ever popular...
4) Do you have names picked out for phantom LOs?
Noa for a girl, Asher for a boy
My Israel Blog!
1- We meet while we were both working as Sears.
2- Last real vacation was our honeymoon in September to Disneyland.
3- I bump most from my kitchen table with my cats trying to lay across the keyboard.
4- We have a few names picked out but nothing is set in stone. Annabell Lynn and Lucian Francisco are the front runners. Annie is DH grma name, she pasted away 8 years ago. Lynn is my middle name and Francisco is DHs middle name.
ETA: Names
1) Where did you and DH/SO meet? 10th grade bio class
2) Where was your last vacation to? Caribbean cruise
3) Where do you bump from the most? work
and the ever popular...
4) Do you have names picked out for phantom LOs? we've discussed. nothing set
growing a foosa
1) Where did you and DH/SO meet? His mom intoduced us at Church
2) Where was your last vaction to? The Oregon Coast
3) Where do you bump from the most? work...lol
and the ever popular...
4) Do you have names picked out for phantom LOs? We have a name for our little girl, DH picked it out and that fact melts my heart. I have a name I love for a boy but haven't settled on it yet.
My Everything Blog
My Health & Fitness Blog
1) Where did you and DH/SO meet? we had mutual friends we met through.
2) Where was your last vaction to? Florida
3) Where do you bump from the most? Work
4) Do you have names picked out for phantom LOs? Kind of. we talk about it alot...right now we love Gianna (Gia) and Treyton (Trey).
1) Where did you and DH/SO meet? At his resturant in the bar.
2) Where was your last vaction to? The last trip we took was to VA for a wedding it was kind of a vacation, we take mini-trips a lot
3) Where do you bump from the most? Home right now
and the ever popular...
4) Do you have names picked out for phantom LOs?
Ren for a boy and Renlee or Karlee or Karen for a girl (variations of his Mom's name who passed away)
BFP 3/17/10 Missed M/C Confirmed 4/12/10
MIF+Unexplained DX Feb 2012: Femara+Trigger+IUI=BFP
9/2010: First visit to RE = CD3 b/w (normal); CD7 ultrasound (normal); DH's SA (normal but morph wasn't analyzed, so doc ordered a 2nd SA); Prog. supplements starting 3dpo for all future cycles
10/2010: SHG to check tubes (normal!) & DH's 2nd SA (normal)
2/2011: Start first Clomid + Ovidrel + IUI cycle = BFN
3/2011: IUI # 2 (Clomid + 50iu Follistim + Estradiol + IUI) = BFP!!!
Beta #1 (14 dpo)= 161
Beta #2 (17 dpo)= 518
Beta #3 (24 dpo)= 7,728
BFP Chart
Ryder arrived a month early on November 28, 2011!
BFP Chart 2.0 - First cycle trying without RE intervention!
1) Where did you and DH/SO meet? We were in high school together, but met years later at a party and things just went from there!
2) Where was your last vaction to? OBX with my family last September
3) Where do you bump from the most? Work
and the ever popular...
4) Do you have names picked out for phantom LOs? We have names that we love, but nothing set in stone and no middle names.
Boy -- we love, Cade, Teague, Colt, I really want to use the name Brandon somehow (in honor and memory of my cousin that passed a few years ago), but not sure how well that will go over.
Girl -- Peyton, Addison, Anniston, Ada
1) Where did you and DH/SO meet? At my niece's baptism in Colorado Springs, CO
2) Where was your last vaction to? Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
3) Where do you bump from the most? Work
and the ever popular...
4) Do you have names picked out for phantom LOs? James for a boy (after his dad), but we still don't know for a girl
1) Where did you and DH/SO meet? Blind Date
2) Where was your last vaction to? California
3) Where do you bump from the most? Work
and the ever popular...
4) Do you have names picked out for phantom LOs? We have some ideas, nothing set in stone.
1) Where did you and DH/SO meet? High School.
2) Where was your last vaction to? Costa Rica
3) Where do you bump from the most? Pretty much exclusively work
4) Do you have names picked out for phantom LOs? We have one boy and one girl name pretty much solidified. Connor for a boy and Lily for a girl.
2) Where was your last vaction to? Vero Beach, FL
3) Where do you bump from the most? Every where work, iPhone, home...
and the ever popular...
4) Do you have names picked out for phantom LOs? No, to me the names aren't important. MH will name our child a Chinese name. I just asked that he choose a name I can pronounce.
1) Where did you and DH/SO meet? - School (1st Grade to be exact)
2) Where was your last vaction to? - Jamaica for our Honeymoon
3) Where do you bump from the most? - A mix of work & home
and the ever popular...
4) Do you have names picked out for phantom LOs? - Boy: Mason William and a Girl: Alexa Nicole
1) Where did you and DH/SO meet? At work
2) Where was your last vaction to? Tahoe
3) Where do you bump from the most? Work
and the ever popular...
4) Do you have names picked out for phantom LOs? Girl, Isabelle. Boy, Jordan
1) Where did you and DH/SO meet? College
2) Where was your last vaction to? NYC, same weekend as the bomb scare
3) Where do you bump from the most? Depends on the day - sometimes work, sometimes home
4) Do you have names picked out for phantom LOs? Nora Margaret for a girl, Mason Francis for a boy
1) Where did you and DH/SO meet? DH and I met at church.
2) Where was your last vaction to? Our last vaca was to Hawaii!! I loved it!
3) Where do you bump from the most? Home.
and the ever popular...
4) Do you have names picked out for phantom LOs? Yes, You can see the baby names link in my siggy, lol.
Where did you stay? This is on our list of maybes for vacation this year.
1) Where did you and DH/SO meet? Back in 2001, I was looking for a room to rent and he had one listed. We met so I could see the room and we hit it off. I didn't end up renting the room, but he called me up and asked me out. The rest is history. :-)
2) Where was your last vaction to? Arizona. We visited Scottsdale and Sedona in March.
3) Where do you bump from the most? I work from home, so home.
and the ever popular...
4) Do you have names picked out for phantom LOs? Yes, as of now, we both like Alexander and Annabelle, but that could change.
m/c 6/10
What line did you book your cruise on? I would love to see South America and it would be nice to see more than one country if we go.
BFP #1 - BFP #2 - Blog
and Luck to my BFPB StephK!!- Emma is here!!
1) We meet during a summer job at Barnes and Noble...he went to the CIA and I was home for college and he would throw rubber bands at me like a5th grader.
2)Hooneymoon to San Francisco
3)Work...middle school teacher with a random free period in the middle of the day
4) Sean for a boy and Elizabeth for a girl
1) Where did you and DH/SO meet? Through mutual friends at a party.
2) Where was your last vaction to? Breckinridge, Co for Christmas
3) Where do you bump from the most? Work! It makes the time go by faster.
4) Do you have names picked out for phantom LOs? We have picked Corben for a boy, but we can't decide on a girl name..I do know my girl's middle name will be Diann after my mom though.
Ovarian cancer survivor
DH= low motility
2/9/11 lap & hysteroscopy- uterine polyp & scar tissue removed
3/25/11 IUI#1= BFP m/c; D&C at 7w3d (Trisomy 16)
IUIs #2, #3, #4 and #5= BFNs
Onto IVF #1= BFN
FET 4/6/12= 2 extended blasts transferred, with one hatching
Beta 1= 607; Beta 2= 1,564; Beta 3= 24,439; Beta 4= over 64,000
First u/s on 5/10= TWINS! Heartbeats 158 and 160!
It's a boy and a girl!
My Blog
Huge congrats to my beautiful BFPB lmj8284, due June 2012!
"When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on." -FDR