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For the Regulars - GTKY Poll :)
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Have any pets? Three dogs: a Chocolate Lab, Poodle, and Papillon (in siggy) and two cats. We love our animals
What do you do for a living? Teacher
Where is your favorite place to travel to? Though we've only been once, our road trip to Vancouver was great!
How long have you been TTC? Two and a half years
What is your Dx? MFI
How long have you been seeing an RE? One year
Where you are in treatments? About to get started with IVF #3
How long have you been on the IF board? One year
What is your name, if you would like to share? Jackie
How old are you & your Dh? Me - 29 Dh - turning 35 on Friday
Have any pets? What kind? Yes a cat
What do you do for a living? Paralegal
Where is your favorite place to travel to? The Jersey Shore
How long have you been TTC? Almost 5 years
What is your Dx? MFI and Blood Clotting Disorder
How long have you been seeing an RE? Almost 4 years
Where you are in treatments? Not right now
How long have you been on the IF board? 3 years I think
I am a semi-regular poster so hope it's ok for me to participate...
What is your name, if you would like to share?- Julie How old are you & your Dh?- I'm 30 and DH is 33Have any pets? What kind?- 2 tabby kittens What do you do for a living?- Manager at a large company Where is your favorite place to travel to? - Hmmm this is a tough one. So many great places to travel. I guess it's a tie between Italy and Jamaica. How long have you been TTC?- 2 years What is your Dx?- Unexplained IF How long have you been seeing an RE?- Since October 2010 (4 months) Where you are in treatments?- Taking BCP for my first IVF cycleHow long have you been on the IF board?
- Since I started seeing an RE
What is your name, if you would like to share? Allison
How old are you & your Dh? DH - 32, Me - 29 (30 in a few wks)
Have any pets? What kind? One cat named Lenny
What do you do for a living? Accountant
Where is your favorite place to travel to? Any beach, as long as the sun is out and it is warm
How long have you been TTC? Since June 2009.
What is your Dx? Unexplained, but I do have lower than normal AMH level.
How long have you been seeing an RE? Since June 2010.
Where you are in treatments? Yes, 3 iui's and now starting IVF.
How long have you been on the IF board? less than year.
How old are you & your Dh? I will be 31 in april, dh is 33
Have any pets? What kind? spoiled terrier mix dog named princess
What do you do for a living? retail manager
Where is your favorite place to travel to? the caribbean
How long have you been TTC? 8 years
What is your Dx? unexplained if
How long have you been seeing an RE? about 4 yrs
Where you are in treatments? currently doing fet #2
How long have you been on the IF board? about a year
Jenn
IVF#1 BFN IVF#2 BFP, loss at 19 weeks FET#1 BFN IVF#3 BFP, m/c FET#2 BFN
Missing our twins Zachary and Madison, lost at 19 weeks on 11/13/09, edd 4/9/10
BFP 7/17/10, m/c 7/25/10, edd 3/25/11
Ectopic, lost left tube 4/20/11, edd 12/6/11
my blog
How old are you & your Dh? 35 and 39
Have any pets? Yes What kind? Dogs and Cats
What do you do for a living? Trainer
Where is your favorite place to travel to? Vancouver, BC
How long have you been TTC? 3 years
What is your Dx? One ovary, DOR, Tube unblocked but still causes problems, High FSH and Low AMH
How long have you been seeing an RE? Close to two years
Where you are in treatments? Waiting for AF.. day 49 and counting!
How long have you been on the IF board? A little over two years
What is your name, if you would like to share? Kristen
How old are you & your Dh? We'll both be 35. I'm older by 45 days
Have any pets? What kind? Three...one dog and two cats
What do you do for a living? High school teacher
Where is your favorite place to travel to? Australia
How long have you been TTC? Since 2005
What is your Dx? MFI and apparently, since we've never had success, craptastic embryo's (using my craptastic eggs)
How long have you been seeing an RE? Since 2006
Where you are in treatments? Doing FET w/ adopted embryo's. Been there, done that, as far as IUI, IVF, FET, and Surrogacy goes. Still waiting for the d*mn t-shirt though.....
How long have you been on the IF board? Since I found it shortly after it's inception. Honestly, I couldn't tell you when that was. I've lost track.
3 IUI's, 2 IVF's , 1 FET , 1 IVF w/ Gestational Carrier, and 1 FET using adopted embryo's = ALL BFNs
We are adopting!
SAIF/PAIF IS ALWAYS WELCOMED TO POST IN MY POSTS!!!
How old are you & your Dh? I'm 28 and he's 27
Have any pets? What kind? 2 dogs
What do you do for a living? I'm Superwoman
Where is your favorite place to travel to? New Orleans
How long have you been TTC? it'll be 3 years in April
What is your Dx? PCOS and Azoospermia
How long have you been seeing an RE? too damn long
Where you are in treatments? awaiting our first IVF, almost ready to cycle, finally
How long have you been on the IF board? not sure, I think going on 3 years this Summer
Me: PCOS/Amenorrhea DH: Azoospermia due to Y Chromosome Micro Deletion IVF w/ ICSI on hold until further notice
Hope
How old are you & your Dh? I'm 32 and DH is 38
Have any pets? What kind? No
What do you do for a living? Radio
Where is your favorite place to travel to? Disney World
How long have you been TTC? 3.5 years.
What is your Dx? PCOS and Blood Clotting disorder, MFI
How long have you been seeing an RE? 3 years
Where you are in treatments? Waiting for the plan for IVF #2
How long have you been on the IF board? 3 years
TTC since 2007
6 IUIs, 3 IVFs, and 2 m/c :< PCOS, Blood Clotting Disorder & MFI
IVF #2 Aug 2011 is a BFN:<
IVF #3 March 2012 is a BFN
Not sure what to do now. Sad and lost.
What do you do for a living? OB/Gyn Ultrasound instructor and SonographerWhere is your favorite place to travel to? The beach or Seattle
How long have you been TTC? Since June 2009What is your Dx? PCOS and mild MFI-- will be getting another SA soon.How long have you been seeing an RE? Since Feb 2010
Where you are in treatments? On a weight loss break and in between RE's.....How long have you been on the IF board? March 2010
What is your name - Kim (guess what DH's name is - LOL)
How old are you & your Dh? I'm 35, DH is almost 39
Have any pets? What kind? We have a cat - Fonzie
What do you do for a living? Director of IT
Where is your favorite place to travel to? Toss up - we loved Hawaii, but also like Europe.
How long have you been TTC? 2.5 years
What is your Dx? technically PCOS, but now with our implantation issues, RE is moving towards "unexplained"
How long have you been seeing an RE? 2 years in April
Where you are in treatments? about to start FET#2 (we have five frozen), almost at the end of the road b/c DH isn't sure he wants to do another fresh unless we have a more concrete answer for our failures.
How long have you been on the IF board? About a year...I took a break and cleared my head for a bit this past summer/fall, but I always lurked and cheered everyone on!
How old are you & your Dh? I recently turned 34 and DH just turned 31.
Have any pets? What kind? Nope, although we've thought about getting a cat. Sometimes we claim to have an invisible cat named El gato, which means the cat in Spanish.
What do you do for a living? I'm an auditor/accountant. I currently work for a public accounting firm... lately preparing taxes since it is busy season through 4/15. As of a few weeks ago, I'm working from home. Because DH got a new job and we moved from IL to Indy, my job ends on 4/15. So, I'll be looking for a new one over here unless I get pregnant and get to be a SAHM.
Where is your favorite place to travel to? Hawaii or the Caribbean, or anywhere with nice beaches and palm trees.
How long have you been TTC? Since Oct 2008.
What is your Dx? MFI
How long have you been seeing an RE? RE in old city in IL from March 2010-Dec 2010. Started seeing a new RE in Indy in Jan 2011.
Where you are in treatments? IVF #1- BFN. IVF #2.1 converted to IUI- BFN. IVF #2.2- BFN. Planning IVF #3 with new RE in late April since I can't take time off until after 4/15 (and then I'll have tons of time.)
How long have you been on the IF board? Don't remember exactly. Was on TTGP (back when it was just GP), then moved to Trouble TTC, and then came to IF board probably when we started seeing the RE last spring.
IVF #1 w ICSI in July 2010 = BFN
IVF #2.1 in Oct 2010 converted to IUI = BFN
IVF #2.2 w ICSI in Dec 2010 = BFN
Met with new RE in new city on 1/31/11.
IVF #3 w ICSI in April 2011. HPT on 5/9 = BFP!
Beta #1 on 5/10 (10dp5dt) = 99.4. Beta #2 on 5/12 = 284. First u/s on 5/26. = Fraternal TWINS!
Twin boys born & lost on 8/16/11 at 18w1d due to PPROM & preterm labor.
IVF #4.1 in Jan 2012 converted to IUI on 1/7/12 = BFN
IVF #4.2 w ICSI in Feb 2012. Lupron on 2/10. Stims on 2/18. ER on 2/29- 7R,6F
ET scheduled for 3/5/12- nothing to transfer
Dh seeing new MFI uro & Dh starting meds- June 2012.
IVF #5 in Dec 2012 = BFFN.
IVF #6 planned for Spring 2013. Praying for our take home baby/ies.
**P/SAIF and P/SAL always welcome!**
What is your name, if you would like to share? Amanda
How old are you & your Dh? I'm 27 DH is 30
Have any pets? What kind? Yes, one cat and one dog
What do you do for a living? Claims analyst for health insurance
Where is your favorite place to travel to? The beach!
How long have you been TTC? Two years in May
What is your Dx? MFI & probably poor egg quality
How long have you been seeing an RE? One year in March
Where you are in treatments? Just complete our first IVF which was BFN. We will be taking a 3 month break and then doing IVF #2
How long have you been on the IF board? Close to a year
Forever our's October 17th 2012
What is your name, if you would like to share? Sunny
How old are you & your Dh? I'll be 28 in March, DH will be 30 in May
Have any pets? What kind? yes, two calico cats, Lily & Lucy
What do you do for a living? Parkinson's Disease Research
Where is your favorite place to travel to? the Gulf of Mexico beaches
How long have you been TTC? Will hit 6 years in June
What is your Dx? PCOS/annovulation, Stage 2 endo, hypothyroidism
How long have you been seeing an RE? Been seeing an RE for 3 1/2 years, but only started ART treatments in November. Before that was just trying Metformin, having a lap, etc.
Where you are in treatments? Early stages, on 3rd Femara cycle. Moving onto injects this spring. If nothing happens with injects, then IVF this summer/fall.
How long have you been on the IF board? Since its inception when it was still a secret board.
What is your name, if you would like to share? K
How old are you & your Dh? I'm 30 and he is 33
Have any pets? What kind? 2 dogs, shepard/rott mix and lab/pitbull mix
What do you do for a living? Assistant Controller
Where is your favorite place to travel to? beach and buffalo
How long have you been TTC? 31 months
What is your Dx? unexplained
How long have you been seeing an RE? it has been one year on the 4th
Where you are in treatments? on a voluntary break - waiting for AF to show and then starting our 4th and final IUI
How long have you been on the IF board? I joined the bump in Feb 2010 and started posting on here right away
TTC #2 since June '08
~*DD 10.21.07*~
dx unexplained
IUI #1-4 BFN
IVF#1 June 2011 BFN
IVF#2 Dec 2011
Beta#1 12/21 : 812 Beta#2 12/23 : 1634
EDD 8/25
*PAIFW/SAIFW*
Since I am back but it has been a while I am going to do both polls
What is your name, if you would like to share? Emily (Em)
How old are you & your Dh? I am 28 Husband is 32
Have any pets? What kind? One handsome furbaby - Pomeranian "Austin"
What do you do for a living? I am department supervisor for a Construction Lien company
Where is your favorite place to travel to? Anywhere... seriously snow or tropical I love to travel!
How long have you been TTC? Since 2007
What is your Dx? Unexplained IF
How long have you been seeing an RE? Since 2008
Where you are in treatments? Between - after 5 failed IUI's we are saving for IVF
How long have you been on the IF board? I was on for a couple of years (2008-2009)... took a year off (2010) but now I am back
My Blog
TTC #1 Since June 2007
April 2008 Diagnosed with Unexplained Infertility
5 failed IUI cycles
2009-2011 IF Treatment Break - saving for IVF and TTC on our Own... Praying for a miracle
IVF (Long Lupron) Bravelle & Menopur, ER on 11/4 (Retrieved 17 eggs - 16 mature & 16 fertilized!)3dt on 11/7 (Transfered Two "perfect" 8 Cell 0% Frag Embryos) = BFFN
Nov 2011 - July 2012 Taking time off to heal before FET
(We have three beautiful frosties waiting for us)
FET August/September 2012 = BFP!!!
ET (8/31) 2 Expanded Blastocysts & 1 Collapsed Blastocyst
Beta#1 (9/14) 14dp5dt = 1309 Beta#2 (9/19) 19dp5dt = 7557!! 1st U/S (9/28) 1 Beautiful Heartbeat! 8 Weeks 2 Days 2nd U/S (10/9) Heartrate=184!!! EDD: 5/19/13
What is your name, if you would like to share? Jenny
How old are you & your Dh? I'm 30 and DH is 43
Have any pets? What kind? 2 dachshunds, Abby & Frankie
What do you do for a living? Property Manager
Where is your favorite place to travel to? Bahamas & Mexico
How long have you been TTC? 1.5 years
What is your Dx? I have PCOS and there is nothing wrong with DH
How long have you been seeing an RE? About 1 year
Where you are in treatments? In the 2ww of IUI #6. Will probably move onto injectables for our next cycle.
How long have you been on the IF board? Since July
LOL!! I thought you meant where are you going for treatments. I am moving on to IUI this upcoming cycle, which will start any day now. hee hee