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Trouble TTC
TTC #1 since 2009 with unexplained infertility
IUI#1-4 Jan.-Apr. 2011 = BFNs
IVF#1 Aug. 2011 = c/p, FET #1 Nov. 2011 = c/p, FET #2 April 2012 = BFP!
Beta #1 = 153, Beta #2 = 269, Beta #3 = 675
1st U/S = TWINS!! EDD 12/29/12
my blog: Journey to Somewhere
~~PAIFW/SAIFW~~
April IVF Spring Chicks
~*~*3TC IVF Check-In~*~
Sorry ladies. Work is kicking my a$$ this week. Please post your updates below, and I will update the master list over the weekend. Hope everyone is well!
QOTW: Do you actually like your job? If you could have any job, what would it be?
TTC #1 since 2009 with unexplained infertility
IUI#1-4 Jan.-Apr. 2011 = BFNs
IVF#1 Aug. 2011 = c/p, FET #1 Nov. 2011 = c/p, FET #2 April 2012 = BFP!
Beta #1 = 153, Beta #2 = 269, Beta #3 = 675
1st U/S = TWINS!! EDD 12/29/12
my blog: Journey to Somewhere
~~PAIFW/SAIFW~~
April IVF Spring Chicks
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Re: ~*~*3TC IVF Check-In~*~
Update: Got my "menstral bleed" (as my calendar says) after stopping the BCP, so right on track. My baseline u/s and b/w and stim inject training is tomorrow and I'm nervous! I hope my AFC is good since it hasn't been checked since January. Eep!
QOTW: Meh, it's just ok. I work for a fabulous top 5 university's endowment managment, so it's noble work, especially given the lack of education funding. But the day-to-day can be seriously dull. Ideally, I want to get back into real estate so I can work for myself and make my own hours.
Update: I just met with my second opinion RE, who is now my new RE. I'm moving forward with IVF/ICSI with her on an antagonist protocol -- probably starting in January (depending on how my cycles line up). We already got the mock transfer out of the way and it was painless, which surprised me!
QOTW: I actually love my job, most of the time anyway. I'm a farmer and reporter, and I get to do so many amazing things at both jobs -- help baby goats being born, milk goats by hand and make fresh raw cheese, go up in hot air balloons to take photographs, interview politicians, and meet all kinds of people and learn the stories of their lives.
The downside is, the pay (for both jobs) is terrible. And deadlines (both on the farm and at the newspaper) can be stressful. I love my jobs but in an ideal world they'd pay more! Or, like J K Rowling, I'd make billions of dollars writing young adult fiction. That would be my other dream job -- making money writing books.
Severe MFI. Me: supposedly all clear but eggs showed vacuoles.
IVF #1 January 2012, ER Jan 14th: 34R, 27M, 23F. Day 3: 18 embies still strong. Day 5: zero "good," one "fair," the rest "poor." Transferred 3. None made it to blast or to freeze. Jan 28: BFN.
Lucky IVF #2: Transferred two beautiful day three embies on St. Patrick's Day. BFP on HPT 7dp3dt. Beta 1 (14dpER)=106; Beta 2 (16dpER)=140; Beta 3 (19dpER)=264! First u/s 4.17.
Hope is the thing with feathers - that perches in the soul - and sings the tune without the words - and never stops - at all - (Emily Dickinson)
Update: I do not have any updates.
QOTW: I love my job, I get to set my own hours but the down side is being 100% commission. I tried to get a real job last year but I decided it was way to many hours for not enough pay. While I am always stressed about money, at least I do not have to be in an office 40 hours a week!
DX: Severe MFI 9/1/11
Because of Undescended testicle at birth
IVF #1 October BFN; 5 snowbabies
FET: November/December 2011
ET: 12/7/11; Beta 1: 12/16/11: 66 Beta 2: 12/19/11: 212! 1st ultrasound 1/3/12! Graduated 1/10/12: heartbeat 160
SAIF Always Welcome
Update: I am 6dp5dt of two lovely blasts. I have no HPTs in the house, so I'm currently driving myself insane by peeing on OPKs. Yes, OPKs because I have about 20 of the Wondfos and I don't know what else to do with them. My theory is that if I get a +OPK, then my beta is definitely over 25 and then I can go buy a HPT and it will be positive. If I never get a +OPK, I'm not going to test before beta. Yes, I am actually insane. I mean the OPKs are nice in that there is always a faint second line, but seriously, I just need to buy a HPT.
QOTW: not right now. I like parts of my job, but what I'm doing now is not what I want to do for the rest of my life. Luckily, since it is just a fellowship, I won't be doing it for the rest of my life. Just until July when I have to find a real job. I would love to be a private chef. I love cooking and could spend all day planning menus. But I will probably stick with my current career path... I have too many loans to pay off.
TTC #1 since 2009 with unexplained infertility
IUI#1-4 Jan.-Apr. 2011 = BFNs
IVF#1 Aug. 2011 = c/p, FET #1 Nov. 2011 = c/p, FET #2 April 2012 = BFP!
Beta #1 = 153, Beta #2 = 269, Beta #3 = 675
1st U/S = TWINS!! EDD 12/29/12
my blog: Journey to Somewhere
~~PAIFW/SAIFW~~
April IVF Spring Chicks
Update: My FET might end up being pushed back into December or cancelled
My lining hasn't thickened since my baseline (still barely a 5). They changed up my meds a little and I go back in on the 22nd to see if there was any progress.
QOTW: I like teaching and my students but hate my job. Mainly b/c I don't like some of the people I work with and hate the political bullsh!t.
Tst - rooting hard for you girl!
Mrs. Slick - Thinking of you! I hope the new meds do the trick!
Update: Started my Lupron... 4 days in now, and I feel like I have forever to go!
QOTW: I like my a lot. I'm a problem solver, and I solve problems at work... of all kinds, big and small. I think my dream job would be a SAHM, but highly doubt that is going to happen now, espically with having to pay so much just to get a child
Positive for HLA-B27, I'm a mutant
Testing - Me ok, gluten issue? DH - borderline count, low motility
4/28/11 IUI#1 = BFP!(5/25), EDD 2/2/12 - m/c 5w3d
7/3, 7/31, 9/25 - IUI#2-4=BFN
IVF#1 - 1 blast = BFP!! (12/30), EDD 9/9/12, confirmed c/p 4w2d
FET#1 3/2/12 - 2 blasts =BFP!! EDD 11/18/12, us#1 = twins! Confirmed m/c 5w6d
4/20-surprise BFP and another c/p 4w2d
FET#2 7/16/12 - 2 blasts = BFN
FET#3 8/20/12 - 1 blast - BFP!! Beta #1-2=177, 354
1st u/s 5w6d, one beautiful little HB
baby girl born 5/10/13
TTC#2 since 12/17/2014, Cycle 8
Repeat Testing...FSH=12, AMH=3.8, AFC=28.
IUI#5 5/10/15- c/p?
IVF#2 8/19/15 - cancelled due to cysts
IVF#2 take two 10/2015 - 5 blasts frozen
FET#4 12/11/2015 - BFN - 4 blasts remaining
FET#5 2/18/16 - BFP!!! Beta1-3, 126, 250, 745!!
Tons of love and ((hugs)) to my IF sister NMscubagirl
Update: We are in beta limbo with another one Friday, although things appear to be slowly doubling, it's super slow going and my estrogen is plummeting, so I hope that got caught early enough.
6dp5dt - 6.1 (should be 10+)
9dp5dt - 15 (should be ~50+)
Friday - ?
We're not expecting a lot due to the statistics of it and being on the crap side of the bell curve.
This appears to be the same thing that happened last time, so I am really angry with my RE that something as simple as giving me estrogen may have prevented the last one that wanted to stick, but couldn't... and now this.
We're not going to do another fresh cycle for 4-6 months, but I am interested in looking for another doctor.
QOTW: I love my job, but I wish I had more time to do it. Since I've largely scaled back due to IVF stuff it's been difficult. I wish I had the outlet and distractions I did before, but I need to concentrate as much energy on this as I can.
Not too much to update here. waiting for AF to show, which should be soon.
QOTW: I love my job. I love the docs I work with and my co-workers. I'm constantly busy and never bored. If I could have any job, I would either be a PA or a photographer....or Samantha Brown from the travel channel.
TTC #1 Since 2/2008
Dx: Hyperprolactinemia and Unexplained
Parlodel 2.5 mg (1 Tab M,W,F; 1/2 tab the other days); Folic Acid; Prenatals
All 5 Clomid cylces resulted in BFN; no more Clomid.
Laparoscopy Scheduled 1/11/11: Path report showed minor inflammation and infection.
3/30/11 Biopsy results: cervial and endometrial pathologies normal; one pathology came back abnormal with 5 rare cells from the endometritis
Cycles 1-5 of Follistim, Novarel, Progesterone = BFN
Surprise BFP 11/18/11
Beta #1 208, p4 7.4; Beta #2 1846.20, p4 16.1
u/s #1 12/2/11 Heart rate 126 bpm measuring at 3mm
Update: We're getting lots of little things done, but still feels like we're moving as slow as molasses. I gave a ton of blood on Saturday, and am hoping everything comes back OK. I also started BCP for long lupron Saturday. DH goes today to give another sample to the uro which will help us decide on ICSI vs. natural fert. (I'm guessing ICSI, but who knows). Then we go Monday to discuss protocol, do the mock transfer and HSG.
QOTW: I love teaching first grade. I really want to stay home for while when I finally have LO's though.
"I prayed for this child and the Lord has granted what I asked of him." ~1 Samuel 1:27
"Whatever it takes, we walk together." ~Pittsburgh Penguins
My IF-turned-baby blog
Update: Met with the RE today and since we are going on vacation Dec. 7th, we pushed back the IVF until next cycle. ER will probably be taking place the first or second week of January. Started BC today and go back on 12/20 to get all my meds.
QOTW: I don't work right now as we're living in India. Not as much fun as it sounds... but I do volunteer at an orphanage during the week.
Me: PCOS, 1500mg Metformin
DH: Low motility/morphology
12/21/10: Moved to India (for 3 years) and testing with OPK's
10/21/11: Dx with PCOS
11/1/11: S/A = Asthenospermia & Teratospermia
11/3/11: Referred for IVF
**Starting the IVF process in the end of December**
Not really an update but IVF#2=BFN. WTF appt. is in a few hours. I got an appt with my new RE that I'm going to in January - and the first available was on my 32nd birthday - I hope that means next year will be better than this one.
QOTW: Sometimes I like it sometimes I hate it. But the pay and benefits are good - so I can't complain. I would love to be a SAHM and do baking projects on the side.
Dx: PCOS and MFI
3 IUIs, 4 IVFs = BFFN
3rd RE: IVF #5/FET = BFP
14dp5dt=1170 16dp5dt=2573
1st u/s=TWINS!
It's a Boy and a Girl!
Born at 34w3d!
I have no update. Still waiting for my first natural "O" post-IVF, and I wish it would hurry the heck up at this point so I'd have a better idea about when we'll be able to cycle come 2012.
QOTW: Some days I like my job, because I get to play with DNA and use robots. Other days... not so much. Even on those days, though, I'm not complaining. At least a have a good job! If life were different, my ideal job would probably be to stay at home, be a "Martha Stewart" mom, and knit/bake things I can sell.
Me = lean PCOS;DH = poor morphology (3%)
3 IUI/TI cycles = BFN
IVF #1 with ICSI: antagonist protocol = BFFN
IVF #2 with ICSI : Lupron downregulation = BFFN...FML
IVF #3 with ICSI and AH (Antagonist) = IT'S A BOY!!!!
Update: I triggered last night and will be going for my ER tomorrow at 10am.
QOTW: I like the environment/people I work with and I have great pay and benefits, but I don't like the actual work I do. It's super boring! If I could have any job, it would be a very flexible one when I have kids. I would love to own my own bakery.
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Trying for #1 since May 2010 l DX ~ Unexplained Infertility June 2011
IUI #1&2 = BFN; IUI #3 = BFP, m/c @ 6 weeks
November '11 ~ IVF#1 ~ ER 11/18 (29R, 17F) ~ 5dt of one beautiful blast on 11/23 = BFP!!
Beta #1 9dp5dt = 116, P4 = 28 ~ Beta #2 13dp5dt = 700 ~ Beta #3 20dp5dt = 9500, P4 = 26
1st u/s 12/27 - hb of 156!! EDD 8.10.12
**TEAM GREEN!**
Sweet baby boy born 8.18.12
Trying for #2
FET #1 - October '13 - c/p l FET #2 - December '13 - cancelled
l FET #2.2 - 1.30.14 - BFN
~ More testing - hysteroscopy, endometrial biopsy & more b/w - all normal / negative~
Surprise BFP while waiting on FET #3 ~ beta #1 500; beta #2 1600; first u/s 4/3 - measuring 5w5d, no hb yet!; 2nd u/s 4/10 - hb 132, measuring 6w6d - EDD 11.29.14
**TEAM GREEN!**
Beautiful baby girl born 11.24.14
No updates here.
QOTW: Some days I do and some days I don't. I work in a small office w/ alot of women and it can get pretty catty.
First RE appt 5/11
Dx w/ Stage IV Endo
IVF #1 July/Aug 2011. Long lupron protocol ER 8/8 ET 8/11 = BFN
IVF #2 - Postponed due to cyst/endo. Lap scheduled for 9/11
**P/SAIF welcome**
~~~September Siggy Challenge~~~
Good Luck TST! I have everything crossed for you!!!
GL to everyone cycling or starting a cycle and hugs to those who need it!
Update: Ive been MIA for a while regrouping. We are meeting with a new RE either next wed if they can squeeze me in or Dec 27th. I also found out i have to mutations of MTHFR which i believe have caused my miscarriages. So i am eager to get the ball rolling and hear what the new dr's have to say about it! I want a plan and want to move forward!
QOTW: I absolutely love my job, the fact that i work with children and help children with special needs. I do not like the political aspect of it or how everyone has their own opinion about teachers. That part has really been bothering me and has caused arguments with friends. I wish people would walk in my shoes for a day before swearing i have the easiest job in the world. Some days i wish i had a 9-5 that i just sat a desk for! lol
update - I am expecting AF right around Thanksgiving and will most likely start bcps then. I'll just hang out on bcps until Januaryish when we can order meds and get this show started.
QOTW - I hate my job. I am going to be a SAHM mom if my body ever cooperates with me, so I'm just killing time until then.
TTC since 2010
lots of IUIs and 1 IVF all BFNs
FET currently on hold
QOTW: Do you actually like your job? Yes, I do like my job. It keeps me busy and I am doing something new everyday and it is a low stress job. Hopefully, one day I will be a full time mom!
Update: I am on my 6th day of stims. I am hoping for ET sometime next week. YEY!
I had my retrieval yesterday and have been anxiously waiting for the phone to ring with the fert. report all day. They retrieved 12 eggs and we're hoping for a transfer on Monday.
In the meantime I started the progesterone suppositories. OMG they are nasty. Last night I thought they looked so easy (I was expecting them to be slimy or something), but today is a different story. It's so gross!
I love my job. It's what I've always wanted to do. Don't get me wrong there are days that I would love to do something else, but this is definitely the perfect job for me,
Me: 32 DH: 34
5/17/11 SA- count 38 mil, low motility, traces of white blood cells (2 weeks antibiotics)
6/16/11 SA- count 23 mil, low motility, referred to urologist
dx varicocele
DH ultrasound
6/27/11 SA- count 101 mil, 36% motility, 5% morphology
IUI #1 50 mg Clomid: Back -2- back: 7/27/11 & 7/28/11 = BFN
IUI #2 100 mg Clomid: Back -2- back: 8/25/11 & 8/26/11= BFN
IVF #1(Ganirelix, Follistim, Menopur) ER 11/16/11,ET 11/21/11= BFP 11/29
P/SAIF Welcome
I'm on BCPs for my first IVF cycle. My protocol is Antagonist, and I start injections on 11/26. I had my mock embryo transfer this morning and all looks well so far. My estimated ER is 12/07 with a transfer of 12/10 or 12/12. We'd learn our results right around Christmas.
QOTW: I like my job most days. I appreciate my salary, flexibility, projects and the people I work with. Right now, however, I could use a 2-week vacation.
Me: 34 Him: 40
Dx: Severe MFI (low count)
IVF #1 : BFN
IVF #2 : BFP
2 Snowbabies
It's a GIRL!
It's getting close! I'm so excited for you and am sending lots of t&p for your beta!
I don't have any updates, still waiting to have the $$ for a FET.
QOTW-ehhh, it's okay. I work in a school but my actual job is "anything related to testing and/or curriculum" that no one else knows how/wants to do.
Sorry I am posting late! No real update other then we got the actual go ahead to do IVF in January from DH's urologist and my RE!
QOTW: Do you actually like your job? If you could have any job, what would it be?
I really don't like my job at all. If we could afford it I would like to be a SAHM, but I am realizing that may never happen. My dream job is to do that and open up a kennel from home. My realistic job that I could get and would love having is working in a student affairs division on a University for GLBT, diversity, disability or programming services.
TTC since March/April 2010
DX: MFI - less than 1 million sperm, 26% motility
DH put on anastrozole to increase counts
June/July 2011 100 mg Clomid + TS IUI#1 & IUI 2 - BFN :-(
Forced break due to DH getting spinal surgery in August 2011
IVF - January 2012: BFN
FET in April 2012 - BFP at 6dp5dt! Beta #1 at 9dp5dt: 82.5, Beta #2 at 12dp5dt: 352 Beta #3 at 19dp5dt: 6000, saw heartbeat and one little bean at 5W6D!
After nearly 3 years of waiting our LO was born December 18th 2012!