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Back on the horse

carolinenyccarolinenyc member
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I wanted thank many of you for your kinds words after my IUI procedure didn't take earlier this week. It sucked. But what I found so strange - was less than 24 hours later, there I was walking right back in to the RE's office and saying, "Let's go again". As if the nightly injections, multiple US, crazy mood swings, the bloating, the aches, the bruises, feeling so tired you just want to sleep for days were nothing. 

It was at this point that I decided, I'm sort of a badass :)

We all are - we push through month after month, year after year - suffering losses, missed ovulations, basically trying to do what seems so easy for others - but nope. Not for me. Not for us. Not for badasses.

I have a strange renewed strength. And last night, I got back on the horse and started again. 

Thanks again and happy weekend,

caroline

 


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Me 42, DH 38 ; Married Oct 2004 ; TTC since 2008

MC#1 8/09 @ 10 wks. MC#2 11/10 @ 8 wks. MC#3 7/11 @ 7 wks.

IUI #1 3/31/13 (R: 21, 18, 16 / L: 0) -- 2WW ends 4/14/13  / Early AF 4/10/13

Start IUI#2 Cycle 4/11/13 

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Re: Back on the horse

  • Jacque SillsJacque Sills member
    Amen, sister!   Lol.....  Wishing you the best, as you move forward.  Keep clicking your heels and struting your stuff!  Your bound to get that BFP real soon!  ;)
    Lilypie Trying to Conceive 15 to 80 day cycle tickers
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  • mmhopefulmmhopeful member
    Awesome attitude! =)

    ************** Siggy Warning************


    Married August 2012 -- Me (40 yrs old) My husband (45 yrs. old) 

    RE referral from ObGYN in late Jan. 2013 -- Testing Confirms Unexplained IF 

    IUI #"s1 - 3 (Femara + IUI) April - June 2013 - all BFN

      Decided to do IVF... Began stimming on September 10th!  Egg Retrieval 9/20/13.  19 eggs: 6 to mature to freeze after 6 fertilized with ICSI

     3 morula stage embryos transferred on 9/25/13.....Beta #1 on 10/4/13/ = 7.5  Beta #2 on 10/6/13 =  negative

      IVF#2 - Lupron plan  (set to begin on 10/28/13)  (Planning on thawing and fertilizing our 6 eggs with ICSI as well as all of the mature eggs they retrieve with this fresh cycle.)

     Late October 2013 - ectopic pregnancy - methotrexate injection....benched 3 months

    CD1 - 12/5/13...Lupron set to start on 12/26/13; CD1 - 1/2/14....Baseline 1/3/14....begin follistim tonight and continue with lupron.  (Got my calendar today!  IVF#2 is a go!)

    ER = 1/14/14  (11 eggs....9 were mature. 9 fertilized.  Of the 6 mature eggs we thawed, only 4 fertilized.  At this time, we have 13 eggs fertilized and growing.  Waiting for news about a 3-day or 5-day transfer.)

    ET = 1/19/14  (5dt).....3 blastocysts transferred!   (All nine embryos didn't make it to freeze.  =(  )

    Beta #1 = 1/28/14   (2 weeks after ER)  BFP! 209 (9dp5dt)   EDD 10/7/14

    Beta #2 - 1/30/14  (11 dp5dt) 302

    Beta #3 - 2/3/14  (15 dp5dt)  1222 

    Ultrasound set for 2/17/14......TWINS!        Twin A - HR 124 bpm; Twin B - HR 126 bpm

    Final Ultrasound with RE 3/10/14 - Twin A - HR 176 bpm; Twin B - HR 177 bpm.

     PAIF/SAIF Welcome! 

     

     

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  • BabyDustWishBabyDustWish member
    Appreciating your inner wolve strength! Lord knows we woman need it dealing with fertility issues! Best of luck!!
    My Fur Baby
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    ***3T July Siggy Challenge: Favorite Summer Drink Peach Bellini***
    Peach Bellini
    Me: 36, DH: 41 TTC: Feb 2011
    Dx uterine fibroids & MFI = Varicocele causing decreased SA
    *** 12/2011: IUI #1 50mg Clomid = BFN ***
    *** 8/2012: IUI #2 100mg Clomid = BFN ***
    *** 11/2012: IUI #3 150mg Clomid & Metmorphin 150mg = BFN ***
    *** 1/2013: Changed RE's & Urologists for more focus on MFI ***
    *** 4/2013: IUI#4 Femara & Follistim = BFFN ***
    *** 5/2013: IUI#5 Femara, Follistim & Bravella = BFFN ***
    ***6/2013: Taking a much needed break***
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  • Reilly626Reilly626 member
    IUIs don't have the success percentages that IVF has, I did 2 IUIs (complete waste of time) then the IVF that worked. Best of luck to you and a positive attitude goes a long way!
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  • BeckyP005BeckyP005 member
    Good luck to you!

    ME:46 MH:44 DE IVF 2014
    Met with RE 4/11. 2 IUI's BFN. DE best option. Switched clinics to do "shared" program. Had to retake all tests and a mamm that put me behind and then on a DE waiting list for 12 months. Picked a donor!! (10/13/13) Got matched. Estimated transfer in December. After 2.5 years of patiently waiting I will finally cycle....can hardly believe it. DE cycle got cancelled. One of her tests came back positive.  Waiting for another donor. Donor picked!! (1/18/14)

    DE IVF #1 (4/26) BFN  DE FET #1 (6/4) BFP! Beta 1=339 Beta 2=852 Beta 3=9957 EDD 2/22/15!!


     

     

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  • QOTRQOTR member
    that's the spirit!   Good luck on your next round.
    Me-41, Hubby-40.
    1st BFP-8/17/12!  Missed Miscarriage discovered @ 8 week US.  D&C.
    2nd BFP-2/13/13!  Blighted Ovum discovered @ 8 week US. Natural miscarriage.
    3rd BFP-5/22/13!  By early June, progesterone plummeting.  Another loss.
    August 2013 - started Donor Egg process, but surprise BFP with my own eggs.
    Dear Son born 5/28/14
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  • MsJazzy73MsJazzy73 member

    What an awesome attitude!!! Keep it up, and know that your words encouraged me too! Probably most of us in here!!  

                                     *******SIGGY WARNING/Chlidren mentioned***********

                                                         ME: 41 ----- DH: 43
                                                       MARRIED: 5/3/14
                                                   DS,17   DD,16   DD,12   DS,10
                                                               TR: 4-2-12
                                             TTC our 1st love child! No luck so far! 
                                    
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  • HeathernStevenHeathernSteven member

    AWESOME you badass sister! I felt a great surge of inspiration reading your post :)

    I wish you all the luck that you get you BFP!!

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    Me: 41 DH: 46. We are TTC our 1st, started July '11,
    3 cycles clomid with Ob,
    1 cycle Tamoxifen with Ob,
    Diagnosed PCOS 11/5/12
    clomid, trigger & timed bd 12/12 BFN
    1st clomid IUI 1/4/13 BFN.
    2nd clomid IUI 2/13 cancelled didn't respond to clomid.
    3/15/13 scheduled laparoscopy & on bcp.

    May 10 IUI from injectibles - BFN 

    May 22 done with interventions it will either happen or it won't. 

    February 2014 No longer actively trying, but not preventing. 

    SURPISE BFP 4/2/2015!!!!!!!!!!

    Miscarriage 4/23/15

     

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