Thankful Thursday

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• GoaliesWife123 member

  April 2013

  I am thankful for the incredible ability to hike and backpack. Seems silly, but this ability gives me many gifts:

  1. Time with DW in an environment made for communication, relationship building and love;

  2. Exercise that can burn up to 6,00

  TTC our first. Married to, and madly in love with, my beautiful wife. Living with our fur baby and enjoying 19 nieces and nephews. 

  • DW and I have been tracking, preparing, getting medical testing since January 2013.
  • First Cycle: Unmedicated ICI w/ Donor Sperm 08/02/13: BFN
    
  • Second Cycle: Unmedicated ICI w/ Donor Sperm 09/11/13, 09/13/13, 09/15/13: BFN
    
  • Third Cycle: Unmedicated ICI w/ Donor Sperm: 10/13/13, 10/15/13, 10/17/13, 10/21/13: BFN
    
  • January 2014: Sonohysterogram shows excellent lining & tubes have no blockages
    
  • Fourth Cycle:  Monitored clomid cycle  w/ ICI's at home: 1/24/14 and 1/25/14. Ovulation verified:  BFN
    
  • Fifth Cycle: 02/2014 Femara 5mg with ovidrel trigger CD14: BFN
    
  • Taking a few months off to evaluate if we want to keep trying

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Twinkler2011

  April 2013

  I have a job. period. 

  I've been down all morning about returning to work today after 2 weeks off to bond with my DP and new son.

  Then I thought, how lucky am I to hav

  

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• songbird31 member

  April 2013

  Today I'm thankful for the courage to take chances. Part of that includes trying for a baby and all the elements of that process for a lesbian couple in a state that doesn't recognize us. It includes finding a job that long term makes a significant positi

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• 2MamazInSeattle member

  April 2013

  I'm thankful to live in a state where we can get married! Our wedding is in 9 days, and I'm grateful for all the awesome people in our lives who are helping us with last-minute tasks (though we are keeping it low key, feeding 100+ people, etc. requires

  Lil'mamaz was born on Aug 21, 2014! She's PERFECT!
  
  

  It's been a long road to here...
  Me (43) and J (45) - same sex couple. And we don't feel 40+!
  June'12 - First RE Visit
  Sept. '12 - Tubes removed
  Dec. '12 - Donor Egg/Donor Sperm IVF Cycle - 4 good embies!
  Dec. '12 - Fresh transfer, BFP! EDD 8/29/13
  Mar. '13 - Missed m/c at 16w1d, baby boy stopped growing at 15w4d
  Loss due to umbilical cord clot...baby was perfect.
  Jul '13 - FET#1 - c/p
  Sept. '13 - FET#2 - BFN
  Dec.' 2, 2013 - FET#3 with our last chance embie - BFP!!!
  Dec' 26, 2013 - hb!!
  EDD 8/20/14 with a baby girl!
  Little S was born on 8/21/14 - 8lb, 14 oz and 20 inches long.
  We live in Seattle and used SRM for our donor egg IVF cycle
  
  
  

  

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• ball.and.chain member

  April 2013

  For Robert Edwards, who developed IVF technology. He died yesterday at 87. Without him, it is somewhat doubful I would be having children at all.

  Married my wife 8/2007 ~ TTC #1 since 7/2011
  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*
  
  

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• Manada member

  April 2013

  I'm thankful for H. and for Pokey-Pokey (who is mostly just *hope* right now, but I'm glad we can still have enough hope left to name it Pokey-Pokey).

   

  I'm also thankful for the support I have had from my co-workers.  I came out

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  queer couple - 32 (me) & 33 (my love) years old - donor sperm,
  
  Our IF/TTC journey since Nov 2012.
  
  Me: dx of DOR in Nov. 2012. Low AMH, AFC - 6, Normal FSH, SS-A (RO) Antibodies (Autoimmune issues), tubes clear, Sono (November 2013) NORMAL! <p>
  
  7 IUI's - December 2012-September 2013.  Medicated, Injected, Triggered.... all BFN.
  
  My Love:  (the amazing @Healz413)
  Normal AMH & FSH, AFC ~27, blocked tube dx'd via HSG in 2012.   Hydrosalpinx & ovarian cyst dx'd in May 2013.
  dx of Stage IV Endo & bilateral salpinectomy in June 2013.  
  
  
  
  Partner IVF#1a- December 2013 - H's eggs, my Ute - CANCELLED due to low response
  Partner IVF #1b - February 2014 - H's eggs, my Ute - ER February 4 (10 retrieved, 3 fertilized), Transfer Feb 7 of one Grade 1 and one Grade 2 day 3 embryos.  1 - Day 3, Grade 1 frosty saved.   BFP - 6dp3dt via FRER, Beta #1 - 110, Beta #2 175, Beta #3 - 348, Beta #4 - 2222!, Beta #5 - 4255.  Ultrasound (6w1d) - 2 heartbearts!  
  
  We lost our beautiful Twin baby girls on June 18, 2014.  Tavin Sara and Casey Elizabeth were born at 21 weeks gestation and were absolutely beautiful, precious, amazing babies.  We miss our daughters every day and love them with all our hearts.
  
  
  
  

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• mollykelley member

  April 2013

  ball.and.chain:

  For Robert Edwards, who developed IVF technology. He died yesterday at 87. Without him, it is somewhat doubful

  M&K met 8/2002 married 6/2012
  TTC with RE since March 2012
  3 missed O's, 6 IUIs = 1 BFP then 8 w M/C, 5 BFNs
  (2 unmedicated IUIs, 2 clomid IUI, 2 femara IUI)
  Shared maternity/partner IVF, transfer #1 BFP!
  EDD 11/28/13
  

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• mollykelley member

  April 2013

  Manada:

  I'm also thankful for the support I have had from my co-workers.  I came out about our IF struggles yesterday for

  M&K met 8/2002 married 6/2012
  TTC with RE since March 2012
  3 missed O's, 6 IUIs = 1 BFP then 8 w M/C, 5 BFNs
  (2 unmedicated IUIs, 2 clomid IUI, 2 femara IUI)
  Shared maternity/partner IVF, transfer #1 BFP!
  EDD 11/28/13
  

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• healz413 member

  April 2013

  Especially after reading the posts about legal advice, I'm thankful to live in a country (Canada) where both my partner and I can be on the birth certificate for our (future) children. And where our relationship is recognized by the government and inst

  ****loss discussed*****
  
  We're queer. I'm 33, have severe stage 4 endo, and had both fallopian tubes removed. My love ("Manada" on the boards, 32) was diagnosed with diminished ovarian reserve. We did Partner IVF (my eggs, her uterus). We lost our twins Tavin and Casey at 21 weeks gestation.
  
  Our IUIs
  with @Manada: IUI# 1-7 (December 2012- September 2013) all BFN. Tried natural, femara, clomid, puregon/follistim, clomid and menopur combo, both the ovidrel and HCG triggers.
  
  Our IVFs:
  IVF #1 my eggs November/December 2013: Cancelled IVF due to poor response
  
  IVF #2 my eggs/Manada's uterus January/February 2014
  BCPs and lupron overlap Stimmed: 1/22-2/2: Bravelle and Menopur (dosage ranged from B300 and M150 to B375 and M150 to B300 and M225)
  2/4 retrieved 10 eggs. Endo was much worse than expected. Only 3 eggs fertilized; February 7 transferred two day 3 embryos, froze one. All great condition.
  BFP eve of 6dp3dt; Beta 1 (11dp3dt): 110; Beta 2 (13dp3dt): 175; Beta 3 (15dp3dt): 348; Beta 4 (19dp3dt): 2222; Beta 5 (21dp3dt): 4255
  1st ultrasound (3/6  6w 1d): TWINS!!!! Twin A measuring 6w1d with a heartbeat of 118bpm. Twin B measuring 6w0d with a heartbeat of 113bpm. 

  
  ***July 18, 2014 we lost our beautiful babies at 21 weeks gestation. They were born too early. Tavin Sara T. and Casey Elizabeth T. are beautiful and precious and we will love them and miss them forever.***
  
  FET #1 December 2014

  Intralipid infusion on Dec 10. Transfer of 1 day 3 nine-cell embryo into my uterus on Dec. 19. (acupuncture immediately before and after)

  BFP on Dec. 27; Beta 1 Jan 2 (14dp3dt): 665, Beta 2 Jan 4 (16dp3dt): 1859, Beta 3 Jan 6 (18dp3dt): 4449, Beta 4 Jan 10 (22dp3dt): 12,251.
  

  
  

  
  

  
    

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