Can I brag about DH for a second?
CheezeFace
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We get so much disappointing news through this IF thing that I wanted to share a bit of good news for me and DH.
His first SA came back very good but there was a problem with volume - it was a little less than they expected. He has been researching relentlessley about how he can "make more" since these results came back last year. Really, though, no one was that concerned about it. Except for him. It was such a blow to his ego.
During my first IUI after the sperm had been washed they let me look at it. Those little guys were all over the place! And so fast!! The tech said it was the best she had ever seen. Wow! But I figured she said that all the time to calm down really anxious women like me. Then the RE came in. She took one look and said she has never seen a sample this good. She got her interns to come in and take a look.
After the procedure and laying around for 30 minutes, the RE stopped me as I was heading out the door and had me look through the microscope one more time. Those little guys hadn't stopped. They were just as active 45+ minutes later as they were the 1st minute. When I left the RE, nurses and students were all surrounding the microscope taking turns and ooohing and aaaahing. I can only imagine DH would have been dying if he had been there.
I got home and told DH and he has been so puffed up and proud of himself in the funniest way. It was like his manhood had been restored. Cute.
~TTC since 01/09~
~SA & B/W - 06/09 - Normal~
~Encouraged by OB to "just keep trying" 06/09 - 06/10 (oh, the wasted time)~
~HSG - 08/10 - Clear/Normal~
~Lapo - 01/11 - Normal~
~Clomid 50mg, Trigger shot, Prometrium - 01/11, 02/11, 03/11~
~BFN - 02/11~
~IUI #1 03/15/11~
BFP 3/28/2011
Diagnosed with GD at 28 weeks. Controlled through diet and exercise. No insulin.
Diagnosed with Cholestasis of pregnancy @ 36 weeks.
Delivered via C-section @ 36 weeks on 11/9/11.
Re: Can I brag about DH for a second?
those swimmers are in for the long haul!
let's hope right now that they are on their way to your shiny, fat, egg!
DS born via unplanned C-section at 40w6d
me (36): Hypothyroid (on Levothroid), low vit. d, borderline/high fsh (day 3: between 7-10) (day 10: 13 during CCCT), AFC: 14
dh (31): awesome (minus one sample with agglutination)
Diagnosis:possible DOR and/or unexplained + elevated NK cells + MTHFR (C677T - one copy)
MAY 2011 - FEB 2012 - 3 injectable IUI's with numerous cancellations due to high TSH levels
MAY 2012 - onto IVF/ICSI (Antagonist Protocol) on BCP and Folgard (3 week delay - cyst - boooo) 5/21 start stims 5/30 ER 11R 8M 3F 6/2 3DT of 3 6/12 Beta #1 83 | 6/14 Beta #2 196 | 6/21 Beta #3 3818 | 6/28 Beta #4 22,213 | 7/2 1st U/S - 2 on board! 8/24 CVS reveals that we have a boy AND a girl on board!
Healthy baby boy and girl born in February, 2013 at 38 weeks and 2 days!
Me: 36, DH: 42
Dx: DOR and MFI
DH: low count + very low motility; hormones all normal; Sperm DNA Frag. test = poor to fair; male karyotyping normal
Me: FSH 13.4 + AMH 0.26 + hypothyroidism; Scratch the hypothyrodism (?); Blood clotting and immune panel all negative; endometrial biopsy normal
IVF #1 (MDLF - Jul/Aug 2011): BFN (9R, 5M, 3F with ICSI, 3dt of 1 10-cell grade 2, no frosties)
IVF #2 (EP-antagonist - Sep/Oct 2011): BFN (6R, 4M, 3F w/ ICSI, 3dt of 1 6-cell, 1 7-cell, grade 4s, no frosties)
DE IVF #1 (shared cycle - June 2012): c/p (6R, 6F w/ICSI, 3dt 1 8-cell grade A- and 1 7-cell grade A-; no frosties)
DE IVF #2 (shared cycle with new donor - Nov/Dec/ 2012): - BFP!!!!! 12/14/12. U/S on 12/27 shows twins!!!!!
SAIFW/PAIFW
His count, motility and morphology were all really good - it was just low volume but he did quit chewing tobacco (eeewww. I know. I hate it.) but what seemed to help was hydration.
He always said he was drinking enough fluids but when we broke it down he really wasn't even close to where he should have been. The tech told me that is the case with a lot of volume issues.
Seriously, he was drinking coffee in the morning (diaretic), a soda (again, diaretic) at lunch and a bottle of Vitamin water/gatorade at the gym. Then usually 1-2 glasses of wine or beer at night (diaretic) I had no idea this is what he was consuming and he had no idea that wasn't enough.
~TTC since 01/09~
~SA & B/W - 06/09 - Normal~
~Encouraged by OB to "just keep trying" 06/09 - 06/10 (oh, the wasted time)~
~HSG - 08/10 - Clear/Normal~
~Lapo - 01/11 - Normal~
~Clomid 50mg, Trigger shot, Prometrium - 01/11, 02/11, 03/11~
~BFN - 02/11~
~IUI #1 03/15/11~
BFP 3/28/2011
Diagnosed with GD at 28 weeks. Controlled through diet and exercise. No insulin.
Diagnosed with Cholestasis of pregnancy @ 36 weeks.
Delivered via C-section @ 36 weeks on 11/9/11.
Edit - duplicate response.
~TTC since 01/09~
~SA & B/W - 06/09 - Normal~
~Encouraged by OB to "just keep trying" 06/09 - 06/10 (oh, the wasted time)~
~HSG - 08/10 - Clear/Normal~
~Lapo - 01/11 - Normal~
~Clomid 50mg, Trigger shot, Prometrium - 01/11, 02/11, 03/11~
~BFN - 02/11~
~IUI #1 03/15/11~
BFP 3/28/2011
Diagnosed with GD at 28 weeks. Controlled through diet and exercise. No insulin.
Diagnosed with Cholestasis of pregnancy @ 36 weeks.
Delivered via C-section @ 36 weeks on 11/9/11.
Hey, never underestimate how much good a bit of bragging can do for a man's ego -- especially during fertility treatments!
I'm super happy that things improved in his SA... speaking from experience, it can really be a drag when your swimmers end up looking more like, well, drowners.
Best of luck!
Greg Wolfe
author, "How to make Love to a Plastic Cup: a Guy's Guide to the World of Infertility"