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mypalbabs
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POAS in a tent (our BFP story)
mypalbabs
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My partner is pregnant!
This is our fifth cycle TTC and we decided to test "late" to mitigate disappointment, so we waited until her period was two days late and temps remained high, which happened to occur during our camping vacation. I sent her out into the woods with a cup to collect FMU and she brought it back to the tent for testing. Testing in the pre-dawn hours by flashlight while camping among a huge group of your best friends was pretty amazing. When we got a positive Wondfo, I also dipped a CBE digital, because, let's face it, if you're going to run around waving a pee stick in the air, it's just good manners to use one where you can put a cap back on the pee end!
The happy news spread like wildfire and it was an incredible and beautiful experience to share the news with (literally) hundreds of lesbians (we were at a lesbian music festival).
We're almost at six weeks, which is especially poignant b/c we've had two chemical pregnancies (cycles 1 and 2) and we've never made it this far. My partner feels great, if a bit exhausted, and we're looking at an April 15 due date.
How we did it: at home ICI with unknown donor sperm
What we did differently this cycle: my partner gave up wheat gluten (on suspicion of Celiac Disease) and followed "The Fertility Diet" (from a book with a scientific basis). At the time of insemination, I had her do specific exercises to open her cervix and relax it (techniques from Ina May Gaskin's book).
The word you're looking for is SEX. I promise. No, it's not gender. It's sex. You're welcome.
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Re: POAS in a tent (our BFP story)
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!
Love the story!
Congrats and Yay Yay YAY!!!
What an awesome experience for you guys. I've been waiting (not so patiently) for your news. SOO glad to see this, this morning.
Married to my amazing wife 6/12/10
TTC since 6/11
Unmedicated IUI #1 - 6/28/11 - BFN
Unmedicated IUI #2 - 7/25/11 - BFN
Robotic Myomectomy (Fibroid Surgery) - 11/15/11
Unmedicated IUI #3 - 4/24/12 - BFN
Progesterone Supported Leuteal Phase IUI #4 - 6/21/12 - BFP!!
Baby Boy G Born 3/24/13
On to #2, are we crazy?
IUI #1 - 11/28/14 - BFP! Beta #1 (11DPO) 34, Beta #2 (13DPO) 101, Beta #3 (20DPO) 3043
Ultrasound at 6w4d shows a single, fluttering heartbeat. Say hello to Sticky Ricki!
06/12 - BFP!!!!
Beta #1 15dpo - 256
Beta #2 18dpo - 1097
6wk U/S on 07/02 ~ TWINS!!!
EDD 02/21/13
09/10/12 Found out it's two Boys!!!! Sam and Jake
Jacob and Samuel born 1/29/13 at 36 weeks.
Blogs: Our Growing Family - CT Working Moms
IUI #2 (100 mg clomid and HCG trigger) - BFN
IUI #3 (Gonal-f and HCG trigger) - BFN
IVF #1 - 21 retrieved, 20 mature, 15 fertilized (ICSI), 2 d5 blasts transferred, 8 frozen - c/p
FET #1 - BFFN
FET #2 - BFN? c/p? Either way no baby
FET #3 - No shock...BFN
FET #4 - BFN :-(
Surgery and TTC cancelled - pursuing surrogacy
7/31/12 Surrogate got a +HPT!!!!
9 IUIs = 9 BFNs
IVF October 2012: 22 eggs retrieved, 17 fertilized, 5 frozen
ET #1: 1 blast = BFP; Blighted ovum discovered at 7w5d; D&E
FET #1: 1 blast = BFP; Missed m/c discovered at 9w5d; D&E
Karyotyping: normal ~ RPL Testing: normal ~ Hysteroscopy: normal
FET #2: 1 blast transferred 10/25; BFP 10/31!
EDD 7/13/14 ~ Induced at 37w4d due to pre-eclampsia ~ Born on 6/28/14
*Everyone welcome*
AMH 0.5, AFC 5-8, FSH 7ish
IVF #1 - antagonist. Empty follicle syndrome. 1 retrieved, 0 fertilized.
IVF #2 - antagonist. Ovulated early. 3 retrieved, 2 fertilized, 0 blasts
What a great story!!
Congratulations!!!