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Success after IF
PennyLane26
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Intro!
PennyLane26
member
It's amazing to be able to intro over here with you ladies! I remember introing on PAIF and while it was exciting, my first post was also hesitant and anxiety ridden. Not so today!
After 3 years of TTC, DH and I welcomed our baby girl Grace on April 10th after 2 rounds of IVF. She is truly a miracle and I can't stop staring at her! I posted my birth story on PAIF:
https://community.thebump.com/cs/ks/forums/73344199/ShowThread.aspx#73344199
(Sorry can't make it clicky!)
We are home now and she is loving breastfeeding. So far so good! Unfortunately she is continuing to lose weight, so we have daily pedi visits for now. Hopefully that will resolve soon. Pedi says I am producing enough milk and baby loves to eat, so to hold off on introducing formula for now.
Now for the questions!
How early did you begin pumping? I will mostly EBF, but would love for DH to feed her too.
When/how did you start to establish a night time routine? I'm totally lost on this.
dx: MFI 0% morph & low count. Occasional Anovulatory cycles.
TTC #1
- IVF #1 4/21/12 - c/p
- IVF#2 8/1/12 - BFP! DD arrived 4/10/2013.
TTC #2
- FET #1 3/18/14 - BFP! DS arrived 11/19/2014.
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Re: Intro!
Congratulations!
I was never able to successfully bf, but I don't think it's ever too early to start pumping too. Just do it after you've already fed Grace. I always produced more in the morning, and have heard other women say that
PAIFW/SAIFW
DS1 born July 2002 (previous marriage).
TTC since Oct 08. DH Dx w/testicular cancer March 09.
MFI due to retrograde ejaculation/azoospermia.
5/2 IVF #1 cancelled due to large follie.
6/14 start Lupron for IVF #1.2. 6/22 start stims.
7/4 ER and Biopsy.
7/9 Transferred 2 (1-4BB and 1-3BB) embryos. 4 frosties.
7/15 +HPT 6dp5dt. 7/18 Beta #1: 193. 7/20 Beta #2: 415.
8/10 1st u/s - It's triplets!
Nice seeing you over here lady
I am of no help with your questions since I'm less than 2 weeks ahead of you.
I will tell you - I have not actively started pumping yet but am planning on starting this week as long as everything goes ok at
"I won't give up on us, even if the skies get rough, I'm giving you all my love, I"m still looking up."
TTC #1 since August 2011 MFI Diagnosis - April 2012
IVF #1 - July 2012 - Stims start 7/2, ER 7/12, 20 retrieved, 16 mature, 13 fertilized!
ET - 7/17 - 1 blast transferred. Beta - 7/26 273, Beta 2 7/30 - 1143. Beta 3 8/6 - 11,597
12/25 - Santa tells us "IT'S A GIRL!" EDD - April 4th
Our Little Easter Bunny has arrived!
Molly Mildred born 03/31/13
TTC A Sibling....... FET #1 11/14/14, Transferred one beautiful blast
Remaining four frosties arrested due to "embryologist error"
Plllllleasssee stick little icicle.....Beta 11/23...BFN
Starting ALL over with a fresh IVF cycle
Stims start 11/28/14, ER December 10th, 13 eggs retrieved, 11 mature, only 4 fertilized
1 Blast Transferred on December 15th..... Beta Christmas Eve... Please Santa, bring me a baby!
Beta #1 345.....Beta #2....750/ First U/S 1/13/15/HB 131....EDD 9/2/2015
I had to start pumping when she was 3 days old. I had so many problems getting breastfeeding started. Be encouraged, it will get better!
We don't really have much of a bedtime routine. She usually goes
Oct 2011~Second round clomid 50 mg; BFN
Nov 2011~Third round clomid 50 mg: BFP
Dec 11- Beta #1 91;Dec 13- Beta #2 186.2
Dec 27- third miscarriage
May 25th- Beta #1 369;May 27th- Beta #2 798
Baby girl born Jan 23, 9lbs 3oz, 21 1/2" long
May 27th-Beta #1 80; May 29th- Beta #2 304; May 31st- Beta #3 860
Hi PennyLane,
Welcome & congrats on the birth of Grace!
To answer your questions, my LC said not to pump until at least 4 weeks pp.
We started a bedtime "routine" at 4wks, but that was more for us than for M! We just wanted
Failed multiple cycles of Clomid+TI and Clomid+IUI
3/2011 inj+IUI #1 BFP. 4/2011 missed m/c.
Fall 2011 inj+IUI #2&3 BFN
Jan/Feb 2012 IVF#1 BFP 2/23 EDD 10/31/2012 ~~~ Halloween ~~~
Our IVF miracle, Baby Boy M, arrived on 11/8/2012!
I'm not BFing anymore but I started pumping at about a week to try to up my supply.
H pretty much set his own routine for a while and it's stuck for the most part. He eats between 9 and 9:30 then goe
TTC #1 since 3/2011
DX: anovulatory and severe MFI
DH is a testicular cancer survivor
IVF#1 w/ICSI lupron, gonal f, ovidrel
ER 6/15/12 6R 6M 6F! ET 6/20/12
Beta #1: 154 Beta #2: 509 Beta #3: 7326
Baby Boy born 3/1/2013
TTC#2: 6/2014 all testing came back normal
IVF#2 (#1 for LO#2) 9/2014 - 17R 10M 10F 4 blasts frozen on day 6.
FET #1 10/15/14 - Beta #1: 216 Beta #2: 823
Baby Boy born 7/10/2015
If your milk supply is good, wait until after the 3 week growth spurt to start pumping. Then start with one pump a day after your first morning feed. If your supply were low you would want to start pumping sooner and mo
IUI#2 Femara/Ovidrel (cd 5-9) = BFN
IUI#3 Femara/Ovidrel (cd 3-7) = BFP!
beta #1 11/23 = 270, P4 = 75
beta #2 11/28 = 2055
Our daughter E was born 7/29/2012!
Surprise, our 2nd daughter P was born 5/22/14!
Congrats, Penny! Welcome!
I started pumping right away because J had a tongue tie and couldn't latch.
We started a nighttime routine with night diaper, nightgown, nursing, then snuggling with sleep sheep whale noise until she fa
Me-36, Unexplained Infertility, DH-35, all clear
Clomid 50mg 12/2011 = BFN
Clomid 100mg 1/2012 = BFN, with Cyst
IVF #1 Lupron/Menopur/Gonal-f/HCG Trigger
ER 4/19/12 = 11 retrieved, 6 fertilized,
ET 4/22/12 = 2 transfered (day 3), remaining 3 weren't good enough to freeze
Beta 5/3 = BFP, 87 Beta #2 5/7 560.9 Beta #3 5/9 1376.5 First u/s One Baby, 125bpm!
Second u/s, 176bmp! Kicked over to the OB by the RE at 8w. Team Green!!
Congratulations!
I am so sorry to hear your LO is having a hard time gaining weight. I hope things change quickly for you!
As far as pumping goes, I started just before 2 weeks because I was having surgery at 3 weeks and wanted to avo
Congratulations!!
I ended up EPing for my girls but for the first month, I pumped after each nursing session. Pain in the butt, but worth it.
We didnt have a real routine for a few months since there was no real bedtime. Babies were just on
Unexplained Infertility
After two Clomid cycles, three injectable IUI cycles, two IVFs, two miscarriages, and one lap surgery, IVF #2 has brought us our little boy!
TTC #2
After months of being postponed or cancelled, FET #1.3 (Natural FET) brought us twin girls!
Unexplained Infertility
After two Clomid cycles, three injectable IUI cycles, two IVFs, two miscarriages, and one lap surgery, IVF #2 has brought us our little boy!
TTC #2
After months of being postponed or cancelled, FET #1.3 (Natural FET) brought us twin girls!
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Just because something isn't happening for you right now doesn't mean it will never happen.
IUI #1 - BFN IUI #2 - BFN
IVF - Starting injects May 25 IVF #1 - BFP!