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GermanGirl2007
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** 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! **
s/o -Parents and the birds and bees
GermanGirl2007
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This post got me thinking......
Did your parents have difficulties getting pregnant? Did it happen easily?
I realize that it has no bearing on our fertility, but it certainly has a bearing on their mindset. Do they expect things to work out for you the way that it did for them?
** 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! **
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Re: s/o -Parents and the birds and bees
My mom was using a condom and a diaphragm when she conceived my sister. With me, I am not so sure. I think she knows that things are not that "easy" for everyone else. She is pretty amazing with that kind of stuff..that?s part of why I love her so very much.
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With both my sister and I, my mom was neither trying nor preventing. So I guess she didn't "have trouble", because she never had to try. If that makes sense. My grandmother had 5 kids, so I know she didn't have any trouble!
Good question, OP!
I have done some research ("Asking my mom a 1,000 questions") and found out that she had a difficult time conceiving. She got pregnant with twins before she had me and lost both of them due to unknown factors. She then conceived me and from what I know had an easy pregnancy. Then she also conceived another set of twins when I was about 8 but, sadly lost them as well at around 12 weeks due to them not growing.
My maternal grandmother got pregnant and had my uncle when she was around 19. From what my mother says, they didn't try very long. After my uncle was a few years old they wanted another child and tried for about 7 years before they conceived my mom. Apparantly they went on a mini vacation and got KU with my mom!
My Ovulation Chart
TTC #1 since March 2010
DH - SA = Low Morphology. Great overall count.
August 2012: HSG - All Clear
September 2012: Timed Intercourse 100 mg Clomid CD 4-8 w/ Repronex & HCG Injections = BFN
October 2012: Timed Intercourse 100 mg Clomid CD 4-8 = BFN
September 2013: New Doctor: 50 mg Clomid CD 5-9 & IUI #1 = BFN
October 2013: 50 mg Clomid CD 3-7 & IUI #2 = BFN
November 2013 to ??? = On a mental break for now.
I was a surprise. My parents adopted my older sister, and had been going through the adoption process for awhile. Shortly after they found out they had a baby coming, they found out that they actually had two babies coming. My mom was 12 wks. pregnant with me when my sister was born, and by the time my sister arrived in the US, my mom was 5 months pregnant with me.
Then after me, she had 2 losses, and then got pg. with my younger sister 4 years later, and my baby sister 2 years after that.
That said, two of my sisters got pg. "on accident" and my other sister has been trying off and on for a year and a half, so we have all had very different experiences.
** 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! **
I was conceived while my mom was on the birth control pill. The next in my family is adopted (not because of fertility issues), and the third is conceived on purpose. Three more were conceived while using various forms of birth control. As a result, my dad had a vasectomy...it reversed itself and my parents had #7. Needless to say, I know that my parents didn't have trouble conceiving. My maternal grandmother had 8 children, so she obviously didn't have any problems either.
That said, my dad's mom lost several babies at various stages of pregnancy, and my step-mom did as well. If the ttc conceive journey takes a while, I suspect that my step-mom is going to be the best source of understanding even though I'm a lot closer to my mom.
After almost 2 years of TTC and fertility treatments we got a surprise BFP in May 2013
I haven't really had this conversation with my mom (mostly because we're keeping mum about TTC). However, I do know that my mom and my biological father weren't trying. Apparently when my mom learned she was pregnant with me, originally my biological father tried to convince her to abort me. Fortunately she didn't, and here I am.
With my brothers, my mom and step-dad got pregnant with brother #1 a little over a year after they got married. I don't know whether they were trying, but I do know that my mom got pregnant with brother #1 while my dad was serving on the jury for a murder trial. Brother #2 was conceived about 9 months after brother #1 was born. But I don't know anything about the circumstances regarding him.
Mama's Clone - 07/18/12
My mom got pregnant with me as soon as she threw out her BCP. She got pregnant so quickly, in fact, that she thinks she must have had a spontaneous ovulation.
With my brother, she got pregnant immediately after she quit BFing me.
Since I'm in cycle 5, and my mom knows it, she definitely doesn't expect things to go the same way they did for her.
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TTC Baby Rob #1 05/07, BFP 06/07, EDD 02/22/08, Baby Jackaroo born via c-section after 22 hours of labor on 02/27/08
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TTC Baby Rob #2 06/11 BFP 11/06/11 EDD 07/16/12 Natural M/C 11/25/11 @ 6w3d
Baby Rob #2 (Sloane), in our hearts always.
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Here comes Baby Rob #3
BFP on Cycle 17 09/27/12. EDD 06/04/12! Please Stick Baby! A/S 01/22/13 Baby looking great. Officially TEAM BLUE! Jack is getting a Baby Brother! RCS scheduled for 05/29/13. William Daryll born at 9:59am on 05/29/13. Left ovary and tube removed due to peach sized tumor found during RCS. Pathology came back benign!
My parents had trouble with all 3 of us. They tried for 4 years before they got my older sister. The doctor's couldn't find any reasons why they were unable to conceive. They were only able to have all 3 of us thanks to the help of Clomid.
I'm rounding out my 14th month so I kind of have a feeling this "runs in our family" ...
TTC #1 since Aug. 2010
OB/GYN: DH SA (Sept. 2011): Normal -- Round 1 (11/27/11): 50mg Clomid = BFN -- Round 2 (12/27/11): 50mg Clomid = BFN
Hormone specialist: CD 21 b/w (May 2012): Normal -- Thyroid: slightly low
RE: CD 2 b/w (Oct 2012): Normal -- HSG (Oct 2012) - normal (for the most part), Retroverted/Retroflexed Uterus. Otherwise normal shape and no tubal blockages.
**Unexplained Infertility**
Second opinion (12/16/13):
DH: Excellent SA
Me: Slightly elevated AMH, slightly low FSH, low thyroid, extremely low DHEA,
Jan 2, 2014: Clomid cycle (100mg), 2 great follies at 28mm and 31mm (no cysts so far), great lining and fantastic timing = BFN
Jan 30, 2014: Clomid cycle (100mg) + .5mg Dexamethason + 81mg Aspirin = BFN
2015
Testosterone level was 20. Estradiol & Progesterone also low. Hormone pellets for 1 year + Progesterone. Numbers looked great while on pellets. After pellets, Testosterone down to 5! Taking a break from all the bloodwork & hormones.
2016
Looking at possible Th1 & Th2 elevations. Requesting laparoscopy.
Currently taking Pregnitude, "Female Balance" herbs, DHEA.
My mom & dad planned it all out and had no trouble conceiving. Me, then 3 years later, sister. Easy pregnancies, easy deliveries. (Oh please let this be me!)
I don't think the thought even crosses their minds that a person could have difficulty conceiving.
7/30/12 - B/G twins born at 33w4d due to PPROM
No one on either of my parents' sides of the family have ever had problems getting pregnant except for my Aunt and Uncle (but they were in their mid-40's, so I'm not surprised with that).
My mom got pregnant with both me and my sister on accident.
My Grandma cannot fathom why I haven't gotten pregnant yet. She literally asked me if we knew we were having sex right, and she was completely serious.
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.
Your grandma and mine would get along.
Your grandma and mine would get along.
It took my parents a year to get pregnant with me, and a year for my brother.
With DD I got pregnant immediately.
Dealing with MFI, good count, good motility, 3% morph-HSG all clear, all other test results came back normal, IUI is our next step
May 2012- Clomid 50mg + IUI = BFN
June- Cycle Break
July- Forced cycle break due to cysts
August- Femara, Trigger, IUI#2= ?
My parents did not have any issues getting pregnant with me. However, they tried for 10+ years after my birth to have another- with the help of fertility drugs and treatments. After many miscarriages and a final tubal pregnancy they gave up. When I was 16, they found out they were expecting again- totally unexpected and unplanned.