Infertility

(NIFR) Pics of you in your siggy?

Why do you or why don't you have a pic of you as your profile pic or in your siggy?

Just curious.

BzeetyD = 38, Mr. BzeetyD = 44 together 12/02 married 9/08
TTC #1 since 1/10
DX: Unexplained/??? MFI issues

Our lil' lost sparks:
5w3d loss 7/30/10 - EDD March 2011
8w loss 4/15/11 - EDD November 2011
8w3d loss 8/2/12 - EDD March 2013
4w c/p loss 10/29/12 - EDD July 2013

Long story: trying on our own + testing testing testing with 6 rounds of Clomid, more testing, injectables + TI, laparoscopy - one tube blocked, 2 IUIs with Follistim...BFNs.
RPL testing all normal, Karyotyping normal

Moving on to IVF.

IVF #1 April 2012 = BFN, IVF #2 June 2012 = BFP. U/S 7/23 = saw heartbeat but measuring behind. Follow up U/S on 7/30 - no heartbeat. D&C 8/2. Trisomy 12. IVF #3 Oct 2012 = Chemical Pregnancy

Phone consult with CCRM on 12/12/12 - ODWU 1/4/13 - both tubes clear(!) - AFC 24, AMH 3.2, FSH 9.6, LH 5.4, E2 25. DH has high frag rate but improved!
IVF #4 March 2013 CCRM. EP protocol w/ Menopur, Gonal-F & Dexamethasone. ER 3/29 & IMSI, PICSI. 43R 13M 10F 6blasts bio'd. CCS testing reveals 3 normals!!!
FET 5/31/13 of 1 4AA blast - thawed and expanded. 4dp5dt BFP.
Beta 9dp5dt = 181, 11dp5dt = 427. 1st u/s showed a healthy heartbeat! EDD 2/16/14

After 4 years of hoping and heartbreak, our sweet little bean was born on 2/19/14
We are so in love with her.

"I'm not telling you it's going to be easy, I'm telling you it's going to be worth it."

Everybody is welcome!!!

Re: (NIFR) Pics of you in your siggy?

  • My avatar is me... because i like the pic? lol i dont really know

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  • EmijasEmijas member
    I have always liked to see the face behind the words. Like Ducky -  I feel it's more personal. But I understand those that don't put a pic up, for one reason or another.
    Me (35) DH (38)
    Married 2008, TTC for #1 since June 2010
    Unexplained IF
    AMH = .97, AFC = 9, FSH = 7.9, E2 = 41
    3/29/12 Clomid 50 & IUI - BFN
    4/27/12 Clomid 100 & IUI - BFN
    6/28/12 tiny polyp and fibroid removed via Hysteroscopy
    IVF #1: Long Lupron Protocol, 8/4/12 BCP, 8/19/12 Lupron, 8/30/12 start stims (Gonal F, Menopur), 9/13/12 ER, 9/18/12 ET
  • I don't have a siggy pic of my and DH, but it's my avatar pic. My sig is my fur baby, who I love to pieces. I think she's cuter than me anyways.. So everyone should be thankful she's there not me. haha

    I guess I just feel like I don't want to be in your face with who I am, but, I'm ok with having a small picture if that makes any sense at all?

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  • rjade9rjade9 member

    Because my legs look good in my picture...I kid I kid :-)

    But I think it helps to remember people and their posts.

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  • I don't have a pic of me because I'm trying to be incognito. Cool Honestly, though I'm not very open about IF IRL and don't want someone to accidentally find me. Also, I don't want those who do know IRL to stalk boards until they find me because there are things I can discuss here that you guys understand, but someone who's not dealing with IF wouldn't get. I put the fried pickle fetus as my avatar and the pic of my dog in the siggy so that it would be easier for you guys to recognize me & make it somewhat more personal. I think the only one who could look at my dog and say that it's my dog for sure is my hubby.

    ***signature & ticker warning***


    Me: 30 ~ Stage IV Endo ~ AMH .38 ~ AFC 8
    AMH .97 as of 4/2012! ~ AMH 1.63 as of 4/2013!?!

    Him: 29 ~ perfect swimmers

    Laparotomy w/partial oophorectomy 8/2009 to remove cysts/endo.
    Stopped BCP 4/2010.
    Multiple clomid rounds from 11/2010 to 6/2011. ~ All BFN
    IUI w/clomid 7/2011. IUI w/clomid & injectables 11/2011 & 1/2012. ~ All BFN

    IVF:EPP 5/2012 ~ (4R, 3M, 2F w/ICSI). Both embryos txfrd. ~ BFN
    BCP to manage endo from 10/2012 to 12/2012.
    FET w/donor embryos #1: 10/2013 Cancelled
    FET w/donor embryos #1.2: 11/2013
    ~ ET of 2 beautiful blasts on 11/27.
    Beta 1: 503(12dp5dt) Beta 2: 1035(14dpt) Beta 3: 3001(16dpt)
    Beta 4: 8503(19dpt)
    Twins with an EDD of 8/15/14! Team Purple
    G&B born 6/30/14 at 33w3d via emergency c/s.


    If you're wondering about my avatar...it's a fried pickle chip shaped like a fetus!


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  • Good question!  I changed my avatar to be something that personalizes it a little bit, as I usually recognize posters by their pics.  I bump mainly from work, so I don't have any personal pics to add from this computer.  And I didn't add a siggy pic because I don't remember the code Embarrassed

                          

    PAIFW/SAIFW

    DS1 born July 2002 (previous marriage).

    TTC since Oct 08. DH Dx w/testicular cancer March 09.
    MFI due to retrograde ejaculation/azoospermia.
    5/2 IVF #1 cancelled due to large follie.
    6/14 start Lupron for IVF #1.2. 6/22 start stims.
    7/4 ER and Biopsy.
    7/9 Transferred 2 (1-4BB and 1-3BB) embryos.  4 frosties.
    7/15 +HPT 6dp5dt. 7/18 Beta #1: 193. 7/20 Beta #2: 415.
    8/10 1st u/s - It's triplets!

    Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker


  • No picture for me - I'd rather keep my identity and IF somewhat private as I consider this board to be a safe place to share. There's so much out there for people to find that unless they know my kitty, there's no way any of this can be linked to me. 

     imageDouble Portion:I put the fried pickle fetus as my avatar ....

    DP - I've been wondering what that was in your avatar. I was thinking manatee silhouette but I didn't want to ask. ;) But fried pickle fetus - bwahaha - thats awesome!!

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  • imageSnarling Fox:
     

    imageDouble Portion:

    I put the fried pickle fetus as my avatar ....

    DP - I've been wondering what that was in your avatar. I was thinking manatee silhouette but I didn't want to ask. ;) But fried pickle fetus - bwahaha - thats awesome!!

    I put it on my bump with an explanation, but can't figure out how to get my profile to stop redirecting to "This user is not recognized." Sad I wish I could have kept it, but since it would have spoiled I just ate it. lol


    ***signature & ticker warning***


    Me: 30 ~ Stage IV Endo ~ AMH .38 ~ AFC 8
    AMH .97 as of 4/2012! ~ AMH 1.63 as of 4/2013!?!

    Him: 29 ~ perfect swimmers

    Laparotomy w/partial oophorectomy 8/2009 to remove cysts/endo.
    Stopped BCP 4/2010.
    Multiple clomid rounds from 11/2010 to 6/2011. ~ All BFN
    IUI w/clomid 7/2011. IUI w/clomid & injectables 11/2011 & 1/2012. ~ All BFN

    IVF:EPP 5/2012 ~ (4R, 3M, 2F w/ICSI). Both embryos txfrd. ~ BFN
    BCP to manage endo from 10/2012 to 12/2012.
    FET w/donor embryos #1: 10/2013 Cancelled
    FET w/donor embryos #1.2: 11/2013
    ~ ET of 2 beautiful blasts on 11/27.
    Beta 1: 503(12dp5dt) Beta 2: 1035(14dpt) Beta 3: 3001(16dpt)
    Beta 4: 8503(19dpt)
    Twins with an EDD of 8/15/14! Team Purple
    G&B born 6/30/14 at 33w3d via emergency c/s.


    If you're wondering about my avatar...it's a fried pickle chip shaped like a fetus!


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  • imageDouble Portion:

    imageSnarling Fox:
     

    imageDouble Portion:

    I put the fried pickle fetus as my avatar ....

    DP - I've been wondering what that was in your avatar. I was thinking manatee silhouette but I didn't want to ask. ;) But fried pickle fetus - bwahaha - thats awesome!!

    I put it on my bump with an explanation, but can't figure out how to get my profile to stop redirecting to "This user is not recognized." Sad I wish I could have kept it, but since it would have spoiled I just ate it. lol

    apparently its because you have a space in between Double and Portion... thats what causes that error message... lol

  • imageAngnShaun:
    imageDouble Portion:

    apparently its because you have a space in between Double and Portion... thats what causes that error message... lol

    Seriously! So there's nothing I can do other than create a new account?


    ***signature & ticker warning***


    Me: 30 ~ Stage IV Endo ~ AMH .38 ~ AFC 8
    AMH .97 as of 4/2012! ~ AMH 1.63 as of 4/2013!?!

    Him: 29 ~ perfect swimmers

    Laparotomy w/partial oophorectomy 8/2009 to remove cysts/endo.
    Stopped BCP 4/2010.
    Multiple clomid rounds from 11/2010 to 6/2011. ~ All BFN
    IUI w/clomid 7/2011. IUI w/clomid & injectables 11/2011 & 1/2012. ~ All BFN

    IVF:EPP 5/2012 ~ (4R, 3M, 2F w/ICSI). Both embryos txfrd. ~ BFN
    BCP to manage endo from 10/2012 to 12/2012.
    FET w/donor embryos #1: 10/2013 Cancelled
    FET w/donor embryos #1.2: 11/2013
    ~ ET of 2 beautiful blasts on 11/27.
    Beta 1: 503(12dp5dt) Beta 2: 1035(14dpt) Beta 3: 3001(16dpt)
    Beta 4: 8503(19dpt)
    Twins with an EDD of 8/15/14! Team Purple
    G&B born 6/30/14 at 33w3d via emergency c/s.


    If you're wondering about my avatar...it's a fried pickle chip shaped like a fetus!


    image

    image
  • imageDouble Portion:
    imageAngnShaun:
    imageDouble Portion:

    apparently its because you have a space in between Double and Portion... thats what causes that error message... lol

    Seriously! So there's nothing I can do other than create a new account?

    No you can ask the bump to change it for you.

  • imageAngnShaun:

    No you can ask the bump to change it for you.

    Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!


    ***signature & ticker warning***


    Me: 30 ~ Stage IV Endo ~ AMH .38 ~ AFC 8
    AMH .97 as of 4/2012! ~ AMH 1.63 as of 4/2013!?!

    Him: 29 ~ perfect swimmers

    Laparotomy w/partial oophorectomy 8/2009 to remove cysts/endo.
    Stopped BCP 4/2010.
    Multiple clomid rounds from 11/2010 to 6/2011. ~ All BFN
    IUI w/clomid 7/2011. IUI w/clomid & injectables 11/2011 & 1/2012. ~ All BFN

    IVF:EPP 5/2012 ~ (4R, 3M, 2F w/ICSI). Both embryos txfrd. ~ BFN
    BCP to manage endo from 10/2012 to 12/2012.
    FET w/donor embryos #1: 10/2013 Cancelled
    FET w/donor embryos #1.2: 11/2013
    ~ ET of 2 beautiful blasts on 11/27.
    Beta 1: 503(12dp5dt) Beta 2: 1035(14dpt) Beta 3: 3001(16dpt)
    Beta 4: 8503(19dpt)
    Twins with an EDD of 8/15/14! Team Purple
    G&B born 6/30/14 at 33w3d via emergency c/s.


    If you're wondering about my avatar...it's a fried pickle chip shaped like a fetus!


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  • imageDouble Portion:

    imageAngnShaun:

    No you can ask the bump to change it for you.

    Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

    No problem.

  • 'Cause my avatar is me.  Smile

    Married 07.30.2011 TTC 07.2011 DX DOR 02.12 1st NC-IVF 03.12: RE could not retrieve egg 2nd NC-IVF 04.12: converted to IUI
  • I would put a picture of my face but DH would feel comfortable if I put a picture of him. He can be anti social (like he can't stand FB even thought Im obsesses).

    I would actually like to put a pic in my siggy but now sure how... can someone tell me? 

    First U/S 06/27/12 TWINS!!
    Lilypie First Birthday tickers
  • ARS0805ARS0805 member
    imagerjade9:

    Because my legs look good in my picture...I kid I kid :-)

    But I think it helps to remember people and their posts.

     

    I'd kill for your legs!!

     

     

    OP -- I have neither bc I don't know how :-/. My iPad won't let me use the smileys either?! 




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    Me: 28; DH: 35 
    1/2008 -- Started TTC
    3/2009 - FD discovered at 17 weeks1/2011 - Lap and HSG reveal Stage IV Endo and both tubes blocked. 
    4/2012 - Consult with RE for IVF#1 - Labs and SA are normal - Repeat HSG - SURPRISE! Both tubes are open.
    May, June, August 2012 - IUI#1-3 - Letrozole + Bravelle + Ovidrel trigger = BFN
    9/2012 - Lap#2 to remove endo and Hysteroscopy 
    IVF#1 (Long Lupron) - 12/6 ER - 20R 11F * 12/11 ET - Transferred 2 excellent blasts * 3 Frosties * 
    Beta #1 79.7 * Beta #2 240 * EDD - 8.29.13 * It's a GIRL!

    BabyFruit Ticker

    When Not IF Blog

    Everyone welcome!
  • kaf7kaf7 member
    imagerjade9:

    Because my legs look good in my picture...I kid I kid :-)

    But I think it helps to remember people and their posts.

    hahaha.
    I agree that it helps me identify other posters. But I'm just not comfortable having personal info out there I guess. And DH is adamant about no pictures of him online. Neither of us are on facebook - he never was. I quit because my self-esteem kept being overwhelmed in a bad way. It's one thing to hear the good news of a friend or two, but to be hit by everyone's good news at once when I'm struggling I found to be too tough.

  • I'm a really visual person so the main way I remember posters is if they have an image in their siggy (especially if your name is some random string of initials and numbers) . . . . however because of the sensitive (and secret) nature of my husband's diagnosis, there is no way that I want to be identified with my photo.  So random visual image it is.
    Married 8/2008. IVF with PGD March 2013.
    3/22 ER: 25R, 20M, 15F. 9 genetically normal, and 3 survived to Day 5
    3/27 ET: transferred 1 embryo, beta 9dp5dt=163, 12dp5dt=639
    4/25 1st ultrasound at 7 weeks = identical twins with heartbeats?!!!
    PPROM at 31w, delivery at 32 weeks of two beautiful girls
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