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coastalchristina
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Me 33 DH 36 Together 10 years, Married 5 years
TTC #1 since 8/2007 with MFI
November 2012 - IVF w/ ICSI #1; 11/28/12 - ER 12 eggs! 11 fertilized! 12/3/12 - ET - transferred 1 AA Blastocyst
Charlotte Hannah -born 8/13/13.
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GTKY Fall Poll
coastalchristina
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What is your favorite fall beverage (alcoholic and non)?
Plans for Halloween?
What fall tradition(s) are you looking forward to?
Favorite fall recipe or fall food?
What football team are you cheering on?
Halloween costume ideas?
Apple or pumpkin?
Me 33 DH 36 Together 10 years, Married 5 years
TTC #1 since 8/2007 with MFI
November 2012 - IVF w/ ICSI #1; 11/28/12 - ER 12 eggs! 11 fertilized! 12/3/12 - ET - transferred 1 AA Blastocyst
Charlotte Hannah -born 8/13/13.
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Re: GTKY Fall Poll
Alcoholic Sam Adams octoberfest
Plans for Halloween: either Jessie from Toy Story or Minnie Mouse I work in pediatrics and I like to dress up for trick or treaters
Fall tradition: LEAVES!!! Apple Picking!
Favorite recipe: taco soup in crock pot and Frank's hot sauce chicken dip
Football: Go Clemson Tigers!
Pumpkin!
Plans for Halloween? nothing yet
What football team are you cheering on? OSU, the browns and carolina panthers (not much of a football fan)
Halloween costume ideas? not dressing up this year
Apple or pumpkin? apple
Me 33 DH 36 Together 10 years, Married 5 years
TTC #1 since 8/2007 with MFI
November 2012 - IVF w/ ICSI #1; 11/28/12 - ER 12 eggs! 11 fertilized! 12/3/12 - ET - transferred 1 AA Blastocyst
Charlotte Hannah -born 8/13/13.
What is your favorite fall beverage (alcoholic and non)? Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte
Plans for Halloween? Fighting with DH over who's turn it is to answer the door for the trick-or-treaters! Otherwise, nothing special.
What fall tradition(s) are you looking forward to? Looking foward to the weather being chilly enough to justify using the fireplace! Love a cozy fire in the fall!!
Favorite fall recipe or fall food? Hmmm, I made a Moroccan lamb stew in the slow cooker last week that had lots of yummy fall flavors. Served it over couscous and it was delish!
What football team are you cheering on? NFL=Da Bears! College=Baylor! Sic 'em, Bears!
Halloween costume ideas? I'm terribly uncreative, so coming up with Halloween costumes practically gives me a nervous break-down! I sometimes put on a witch hat when I hand out candy, though!
Apple or pumpkin? Pumpkin all the way!!
What is your favorite fall beverage (alcoholic and non)? dark beer
Plans for Halloween? Hopefully we will be in Las Vegas for a planned vacation, but RE may not approve our trip secondary to probably needing an u/s after stims that week:-(
What fall tradition(s) are you looking forward to? Sunday lazy football days and fly fishing
Favorite fall recipe or fall food? Crock pot soup, any kind
What football team are you cheering on? Lions
Halloween costume ideas? Hmmm.. I kinda want to be Flo from the progressive commercials
Apple or pumpkin? Pie? Pumpkin. Drink? Apple.
10/11: after 2 years, saw a RE, FSH 5.4
11/11: BFP! (surprise after thyroid & normal hsg),
12/11: missed m/c after 7 week u/s, 1/12: D&C
6/12 IUI#1-IUI #3: clomid = BFP!, C/P
IVF #1(10/12) FSH 5.4, AFC: 16 long Lupron, 5R/5M/4F, all 4 made it to 5dt, 1 blast/1-8 cell transferred=BFN
IVF #2(12/12)AFC 21, MD lupron, 4R/4M/3F, 5dt of 1 blast and 2-8cell. BFN.
IVF#3(4/13) Natural start antagon protocol, 12R,11F. one PGS normal at day 6 transfer. BFN.
IVF#4 (11/13) C.CRM (ODW.U normal 8/13 Still no Diagnosis) EPP/antagonist. ER 13R/7M/6F. Only 1 made it to freeze. Abnormal. Looking into options of DE, Fresh vs frozen.
10/14 new local RE to look into what's next. CD3 FSH 4.7, AMH 0.9. Met with DE agencies and exploring options for feb/march 2015.
Surprise natural bfp (4 days before donor is signed). Beta #1 at 9dpo: 51.8, 2nd beta: 195 (25 hours doubling) @11dpo. 3rd beta (12/15): 516 (35 hrs doubling) 4th beta(12/17): 895 (58 hours doubling) 5th beta(12/19): 2120. U/S at 5w0d(12/22): one gestational sac with yolk sac. U/S #2 (6w0d)12/29. One little bean measuring 6w0d with HR 124. 3rd u/s(1/4)7w0d: baby measuring 7w2d. HR 134. 3/30: A/S at MFM went great except for low lying placenta. Verifi results are normal! Team Blue! Please send any positive thoughts our way! EDD:8/24/2015
Baby Will born 8/18. He's perfect.
Sept '11-April '13 ~ Testing, failed multiple MFI treatments, saving & TONS of praying
January 2014 ~ IVF/ICSI & PGS ~ no response to stims ~ converted to IUI ~ BFN
February 2014 ~ On to donor embyros ~ 5 blasts!!!
March 2014 ~ FET #1 ~ Transferred 2 blasts ~ BFN
July 2014 ~ Kliman's mock cycle with endometrial function test
Sample too small for EFT, HE slide showed immature cells
New protocol planned, saving for another biopsy for EFT
January 2015 ~ Considering adoption options
April 2015 ~ Privately arranged adoption of planned pregnancy
DD#1 ~ Lillyana Violet Marie born 6/15/16, Finalized adoption 12/20/16
July 13, 2018 ~ BFP....WTF?!?!
7/16 Beta #1 ~ 466...7/18 Beta #2 ~ 1,077...7/23 Beta #3 ~ 5,291
7/23 US #1 ~ 1 gestational sac seen and yolk sac
7/30 US #2 and 1st OB appt ~ 1 perfectly round gestational sac, 1 perfect yolk sac and 1 teeny tiny heart beat seen!!!
What is your favorite fall beverage (alcoholic and non)? alcoholic: Shipyard Pumpkin Ale, non: DD Pumpkin spice coffee
Plans for Halloween? none.. just sitting home handing out candy to the neighborhood children and hopefully be K/U!
What fall tradition(s) are you looking forward to? I always look forward to apple picking and Thanksgiving with my whole family
Favorite fall recipe or fall food? Anything in the crock pot!
What football team are you cheering on? N.E. Patriots!
Halloween costume ideas? havent even thought about it!
Apple or pumpkin? ahhh tough one...make a mean apple pie, but love pumpkin too..
TTC summer 2008
Diagnose me. DOR, DH perfect
IUI # 1 6/2010, BFN
IUI # 2 8/2010, BFN
IVF # 1 10/2010 Canceled poor response
IVF 1.2 12/2010 BFP! mc 6 weeks 2 days
Mental health break for 10 months
IVF # 2 10/2011 BFN
IVF # 3 5/2012 BFP! 10 eggs retrieved (best ever)
7 fertilized transferred 3
Beta #1 14dpo - 72, Beta #2 17dpo 145 Beta 3 20dpo 521
First u/s June 15 saw HB 126 bpm missed m/c 7/5/12 10 weeks D&C 7/6/12
IVF#4 ER 9/30 ET 10/3 Beta 10/16 BFFN. IVF #5 final with o/e. ER 1/21 only 1 retrieved, hoping my lonestar is the one. Beta #1 2/6/13 = 209.... please let this be it! Keep growing lonestar! Beta #2 2/8/13 - 586! , Beta #3 2/10/13 = 1898. First u/s perfect little heart beat at 116 bpm. Measure 6 weeks 1 day. EDD 10/14/13
3/4/13 measuring right on track beautiful heartbeat 171 bpm, graduated from RE to OB... bittersweet.
PAIF/SAIF always welcome! Its a girl!
TTC#2 No birth control since DD was born. Getting ready to jump back in the saddle. Weaning this month. RE
appt scheduled 5/8. Here we go again!
11/13 beta #1 924!!! 2nd bet 11/15 1906, one more on 11/17 3rd & final beta 3430. First u/s 12/5, 7w4d, 2 heartbeats,
What is your favorite fall beverage (alcoholic and non)? Pumpkin Spice Latte. Yum!!
Plans for Halloween? I'm going to the Madonna concert, so no plans other than that.
What fall tradition(s) are you looking forward to? I love Sunday's spent watching football with something yummy in the crockpot.
Favorite fall recipe or fall food? See above--crockpot chili or stuffed acorn squash--soooo good!
What football team are you cheering on? The Chiefs. It's miserable. They suck. My secondary team, The Vikings, is at least doing well.
Halloween costume ideas? N/A
Apple or pumpkin? Pumpkin!
IUI #1 March: BFN, IUI #2 April: BFN.
IVF #1: Started stims 7/30--CANCELLED.
IVF #1.2: Stims start 10/8/12, ER: 10/20/12; 11R/8M/4F, 5DT: 10/25/12, transfer of a 4AA and 3AB Blast. BFP on HPT 10/31/12; Beta #1: (16 DPO) 954! Beta #2: (18 DPO) 1968! First U/S: TWINS!! A/S: TWO BOYS! EDD: 7/13/13
PAIF/SAIF Always Welcome.