So, once my beta came back negative, I switched my FB profile photo to Dory from "Finding Nemo" because I had to remind myself to just keep swimming...
But now I say EFF THAT. I'm not going to just tread water. I'm going to actually kick IF ass this month. I'm doing the marathon BD again. I'm using the PreSeed. I'm using all the tricks I have up my sleeve.
So my new profile photo is a phoenix rising from the flames. Booyah!
What do you ladies do to psych yourself up every month?
Re: My new Facebook profile photo
Nothing. Bad eggs can't be fixed. I just drink wine now.
TTC #1 since 8/1/10; Me:41 and BRCA1+, DH:46
DOR (FSH 24.3)/ terrible egg quality ; homozygous MTHFR c677t
5 IUI's: 2/11 to 6/11 and 1/12= BFN
OE IVF#1-4 8/11-6/12= all BFN
DE IVF#1 11/12 bad embryos= BFN
DE IVF #2 2/13 BFP/Beta hell: m/c 5w6d
CFNBC 7 months, not doing well; decided on guarantee program at RBA w/frozen DE
DE IVF #3 1/14 ET 4BB; BFP;M/C 5w1d, incomplete m/c; MVA extraction in ER 7w1d
DE FET#1 ET 3/1714; BFP, beta 1 3/27= 197, beta 2 3/31= 1586, beta 3 4/7= 13879!!
First u/s= Twins with HBs at 6w2d! We are Team Pink x 2!!
K & K born 11/21/14 at 38wks 4 days
SAIF/PAIF Welcome
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(Lurking) ... Just had to say, love this. Pretty well articulates where my mind is right now
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TTC #1
Me 42, DH 47
Dx = AMA/DOR, MFI
IVF/ICSI #1 = BFN
IVF/ICSI #2 = BFP; early loss
IVF/ICSI #3 (DE) = BFP; early loss
FET = BFN
IVF/ICSI #4 (DE w/ CCS) = BFP
Beta #1 @ 10dp6dt = 265; Beta #2 @ 14dp6dt = 1251.
1st U/S @ 6w2d showed one perfect little heartbeat!
2nd U/S @ 7w2d. HB 132 & everything measuring on track.
Our beautiful little girl arrived January 2015!
I love your attitude! I tell myself this is a brand new month, and a new cycle, and anything can happen. Similarly to you, I also get psyched up by doing everything I possibly can to make this THE month. As soon as Dh gets better (he got sick - ARGH - but we think it's food poisoning so he should be over it soon), we will start BDing at least every other day through O time. I will also be using preseed, my CBEFM, and temping. Go us!
Melissa
I hope your plan works this cycle!
I have to say that I am decidedly unpsyched. I am trying to convince my husband that we should go out to the bars tonight. Perhaps some beer will help my outlook! Then, back to the RE on Tuesday for ultrasound & trigger shot. Then on to my gyn on Wednesday for my annual exam. Hooray.
Beer can only help one's outlook-- or at least get you to not give a damn anymore!
My friend gave me a blessed cross that she used for her 2nd daughter when she was having issues conceiving her (my friend is 10 years younger than me, so suck it doctors who think only old women have IF). I'm not religious, but I will take whatever I can get for help these days! It's under my pillow, next to my BBT thermometer...
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This sums up my attitude perfectly!! It's all out of my control anyway...
Me 38 MH 41 - TTC since June 2010 - dx with Severe MFI. Straight to IVF with ICSI. IVF #1 - ER 06/13/12 - 9 Eggs Retrieved - 4 ICSI'd - only 2 fert. 06/15/12 - 2DT - 3 cell & 6 cell with fragmentation. Beta 06/29/12 - IVF #1 = BFN. 07/20/12 - WTF Appt -Told by our RE to quit IVF. Second Opinion from RE is good. IVF#2 - November 2012. Estradiol Pills Started 11/6. Stims start 11/16. ER 11/26 - 7 eggs retrieved - all mature. 4 fertilized with ICSI. ET 11/29 Transferred 3 embryos. Beta is 12/10. 1st Beta 81 2nd Beta 160 and 3rd beta 360!!! First U/S 12/21/12 - We saw one beautiful gest. sac. 2nd U/S is 01/04/2013 - H/B 183 02/05/13 - NT Scan - everything looks good and IT'S A BOY! Aiden was born 08/20/2013.
IVF #2 is in progress. ER was 05/12/14 - 11 eggs retrieved, 8 fertilized with ICSI. ET was 05/15/14 - we transferred 3 embryos as we did on the cycle my son was conceived. We were able to freeze 3 embryos. Beta is scheduled for 05/26/14. 1st beta - 111. 2nd beta - 159 didn't double
3rd beta Friday 5/30) - not a lot of hope left. Beta # 3 is 247 - probably ectopic. Beta # 4 is 813 - possibly vanishing multiple sydrome? 06/05/14 - 5w4days - first U/S - we see a gestational sac and yolk - still have hope! 06/17/14 - 7w1day - U/S and saw and heard the heartbeat - Finally! 06/27/14 - 8w4days - Baby and heartbeat look and sound great
EDD 02/01/14 and It's a boy!
"Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end."
Good photo choice.
Honestly, it's my husband who psyches me up.
Great attitude! You can't let all of this bring you down.
We will be hitting it hard this month. Still in denial about any issues, so we are just gonna keep pretending we don't have any, though DH really should make his damn appointment already for his SA test.