3rd Party Reproduction Check-In!
2MamazInSeattle
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This weekly check-in is for anyone using/considering or who has used a 3rd party method of reproduction, including: Donor egg, donor sperm, embryo adoption, gestation carrier, or surrogate.
Check In:
How are things going this week? What's new?
QOTW:
What is your favorite hobby or two? And tell us a detail about it - like "I love to cook and the best thing I made lately was..." etc. Go!
As always, if there are any inaccuracies please let me know! 
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Welcome!
Katie_71208 ? DE ? On waiting list for donor.
jms1274 ? 8 weeks along with a donated embryo!
KateBee ? Gest. Surrogate ? Waiting on a match.
APutter05 ? DS ? IUI on 6/2. TWW!
((Hugs))
None this week 
New BFPs!
None this week?but lots coming soon we hope!
Currently Cycling/Scheduled
*Aputter05 ? DS IUI on 5/30/13 ? in TWW!
*BabyVDM ? DE FET#1 ? scheduled ~July 8th
*Ceemonkey - DE/DS IVF#3 scheduled for ~July 12th
*2MamazInSeattle ? DE/DS FET#1 scheduled for July 18th
*Brooklynesque ? DE IVF#1 scheduled for mid-July
*Lacyj67 ? DE IVF#1 scheduled for mid/late July
Waiting to Cycle
*MrsT4 ? DE FET#1 hoping for July date.
* Katie_71208 ? DE ? On waiting list for donor.
*LittleLady77 ? Fresh DE; donor almost done with testing!
*DoublePortion ? Embryo Adoption; waiting for availability.
BeckyP005 ? Fresh DE; waiting for donor availability.
*Liz4Paws ? Embryo Adoption; 5 Embryos Officially Adopted!! FET ~Aug.
*Sammer 818 ? Gestational Carrier; application in!
*Km672 ? Fresh DE/DS; waiting for donor availability.
*Ladyrader0227 ? DE FET after reduction of BMI ~Aug/Sept.
*Stinkerbell6879 ? DE ? saving up $ to start a second cycle.
Meljam13 ? Using traditional surrogate (using OS) after Oct.
Jen12573 ? BFN ((hugs)) in May. Next steps TBD.
*Firesiren ? DS ? FET planned for fall timeframe.
*KateBee ? Gest. Surrogate ? Waiting on a match.
Pregnant!
AmCheri ? DE ? EDD 6/16/13 ? Girl!
*JM1977 ? DE/DS ? EDD 10/9/13 ? Boy!
Firefly062 ? DS - EDD 10/10/13 ? Boy!
IndianaSunshine ? DE ? EDD 11/20/13 ? Boy!
*Melkel559 ? DS ? EDD 12/10/13 ? Gender ?
*Happywifemomofone ? DE ? EDD 12/23/13 ? Gender ?
*Kaf8278 ? DE ? EDD 12/31/13 ? Gender ?
*Moonaggie ? DE ? EDD 1/2/14 ? Gender ?
Jms1274 ? Embryo Adoption ? EDD TBD (8 weeks as of 6/3/13)
*Strunella ? DE ? EDD TBD (5 weeks as of 5/28/13)
Udc22 ? DE ? EDD TBD ? Twins!!
Parenting
*WeBelieveInMagic ? 10-month-old son from DS + a 3-yr-old bio son
Jcath ? 20-month-old identical twin girls from DE + 2 bio sons
*JM1977 ? 21-month-old DD from DE/DS (also currently pregnant)
Hooliface ? 1 year-old DD from DE
*Strudel82 ? 1 year-old DD twins from DE (also currently GC)
Donors/GC?s/Surrogates
*Strudel82 ? GC - 7 weeks along as of 6/10. EDD?
*ArgleBride ? Egg Donor ? Finished initial orientation 6/13!
Considering Third Party
Kflynn81 ? Final OE cycle June/July 2013. DE possible if BFN.
GetwickMom ? Hoping to cycle with DH?s OS; DS being considered.
*= Checked in week of 6/3
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
Re: 3rd Party Reproduction Check-In!
Hi Everyone!
I'm kinda new here. After 4 failed IVFs and the recent dx that IVF and my eggs don't get along, I've come to the conclusion that we need to use donor something. I have a doctor appt. in 2 weeks to discuss IUI with donor sperm or donor eggs with IVF. Not sure if both are on the table. It's been a rollercoaster of emotions and for the most part, dh and I seem ok with it. Today was not one of those days- just overwhelmed with sadness and crying, but I had to go to work and pull it together. Today I was almost grateful for the long commute to work to help me get in the right mindset. But of all things, I'm listening to Pandora and my doctor's voice comes on with a commercial for my RE clinic. I probably could have tuned it out, but it was his voice- ugh! total cry fest on the way to work. Just need some time to not think about it and get through the rest of the schoolyear.
QOTW: I'm a complete Pinterest addict- and yes, I actually make 20% of the stuff I pin and they usually come out a little better than the original. Hair and make up tricks, on the other hand, 0% success rate.
TTC Since 12/2008; DH: 32, Azoospermia me: 33, DX during IVF #4: Low AMH (Normal FSH) / SER due
to IVF Meds (causing failure to fertilize) Recent DX: Hashimoto's, Lupus Anticoagulant, White Blood Cell Disorder
High ANA, ATA, & APA, PAI-1 Heterozygous= blood clotting disorder; connective tissue disorder
IVF w/ ICSI #1 2/2011 IVF w/ ICSI #2 5/2011 IVF w/ ICSI #3 12/2012 *New RE* IVF w/ ICSI #4 5/2013
IVF w/ ICSI #5 8/2013 (Natural Cycle- No drugs)- One follicle->one blast. CCS normal. FET 9/10- 6BB blast. m/c @ 5w
IUI #1 12/23- BFN IUI #2 Cancelled (ovulated during AF) Prep:CoQ10 (300 mg); DHEA (25 mg); Melatonin (3 mg), Folgard 2.2, Metformin 500 2x, Levothyroxine 50mcg, Aspirin 81mg w/ calcium, B12, Vit. D 4000 & Prenate Elite Daily; Cabergoline 1/2 pill 2x week- Cycling: Estrace Priming; Prednisone 10mg, Lovenox 40mg 2x, Femera & Menopur
IUI #2.1 6/30 & 7/1. 1st Beta: 90 (7/15); 2nd Beta: 226 (7/17); 3rd Beta: 766 EDD: 3/23/2015
Hope all is going well for everyone!
Last week our donor contract was signed by all parties, so I feel like we are getting close.
I'm addicted to Pinterest! I recently made a skillet chicken parm, which was really good!
Me (32) DOR, elevated NK Cells/ 2 copies of MTHFR mutation/ MH (35) azoo/high DFI (TTC#1 since 2009)
IVFs#1-4: (4/10-2/12) all BFN
Surprise Bfp (9/11) - c/p
DS IUI#1-2 (9/12, 10/12) - BFN
DS IVF: (11/12) - BFN
DE/DS IVF#1: (10/13) - 2 day 3 embies transferred-BFFN
FET of 2 day 6 blasts: (12/13) - c/p
DE/DS IVF #2: (4/14) - 1 day 5 blast transferred...BFFN...again.
FET 5/14: 1 day 5 hatching blast transferred...another BFFN
Repeat SHG 6/14-normal / Endometrial Receptivity Array biopsy 7/14-Receptive Uterus
New RE, additional testing reveals elevated NK Cells
FET of 1 day 5 blast (RE recommends transferring 1 due to elevated NK cells) with lovenox, steroids & intralipids in October
Poohniki-Welcome to the group! It is normal to have mixed emotions with a big decision like choosing to use DE and/or DS.
KM672-You are getting close. Sounds like you will probably be doing a summer cycle....excited for you.
Update-Nothing new here. Saw OB late last week. Couldn't find HB on Doppler, that was nervewracking......but on the flip side we got a chance to see our LO on u/s. We announced to coworkers this past week, nice to have everyone knowing. I'm a nurse and it's real hard to break bad habits of moving patient's myself, everyone's been great about pitching in to help out.
QOTW-Travel, I love to go anywhere. Weekends away. Love to see the city of Chicago in a new light and in different ways.....in essence playing tourist in my own backyard. We got our passports this year and got to go to Jamaica right after we found out we are expecting. I spend a lot of time dreaming about where I would like to go next, and even pricing things to try to figure out family friendly destinations we might be able to afford.
Hi ladies!
I'm still on track to cycle with a projected transfer around July 17. We're finalizing the donor contract so hopefully that will go smoothly. The only sticking point (though we're not sure it will actually be a sticking point) is that we don't want to give the donor veto power over donating leftover embies. Not because her preferences don't matter, but because I don't want to be forced to destroy viable embies. So we'll see if she objects.
I started Lupron today. Fortunately when I was on Lupron in the past it wasn't too bad -- only after ten days or so did I start getting headaches. Hopefully I'll start taking estrogen before things get too bad.
Hobbies -- I like to garden, and just got a garden again after years without one. I love seeing what's blooming and figuring out what to plant. I plant mostly perennials, in hopes of creating a garden that will fill in and grow better with each year. We'll see!
Got released from re last Monday. We saw the baby, and the heartbeat at a strong 156 bpm. I have my first ob appointment on the 19th. I found out this weekend that my sister is using the same ob which I didn't expect since she lives in a different town! Apparently, I didn't put my due date last time--it is Jan 14, 2014.
We also got our paperwork for our yearly storage fee for our remaining embryos and are a bit freaked about the additional paperwork with it. We have to sign over what we would choose to have happen with the embryos in the event of our death. We can either destroy, give for research, or donate to another couple. The issue is, this clinic only does anonymous donations and that violates our contract with previous donors as well as contract with Reprotech. So we need to see if we can have this changed. Hopefully, there is never a need for this!!!
QOTD: I am an obsessive reader. I can't handle not having a book or something to read with me at all times. It drive DH nuts how I can so consumed with reading and he has to repeat things 100 times because I am not paying attention to him!
I started birth control today. I'm still waiting for my official calendar but everything looks like mid-late July!!!! Eeeekkkkkk!!!! It still doesn't feel real yet but it's getting there.
I have a lot of weird hobbies (knitting, painting, running, hiking, scrap booking etc.) but mostly I love to garden. I live in a suburban area in a lage city. We have a decent lot with a pool and I grow enough fruits, veggies and herbs to be considered a dooms day prepper, lol. I have the huge, wild beautiful yard and I'm in it all the time.
Heeeeey everybody! ((HUGS)) to all that need them ?
I'm still just chilling out and waiting. Not really, I'm so impatient. I am getting a copy of my medical records to take to my OB/GYN so he can see the errors made. But this means I have to go through and highlight what I'm trying to show. This will be tough....Lots of tears.
QOTW: I'm always trying some new crafty thing. I painted an old bird house like "Starry Night" and tomorrow I'm making a door wreath. It keeps my mind off things.
First mini-IVF Sept 2011... Only 1 egg! ... BFN
Switching RE
IVF#2 May 2012 9 eggs and only 2 sperm, WTH!
BFN
Switching RE's within practice
*~God gives his hardest battles to his toughest solders. Unknown.
I get my stuff from Pinterest too!!!
First mini-IVF Sept 2011... Only 1 egg! ... BFN
Switching RE
IVF#2 May 2012 9 eggs and only 2 sperm, WTH!
BFN
Switching RE's within practice
*~God gives his hardest battles to his toughest solders. Unknown.
Not much new here. I should know more by beginning of next week. They are working in getting me a calendar this week. I guess my RE was having some major heart problems the last few weeks and the nurse informed me she had to take him to UCLA for some testing but he's back to work and doing surgeries all this week. That's scary! Hopefully all is ok with him now.
Today I dropped off a big box of my left over meds for my donor to use at the RE office . I had the gonal f pen, Hcg shot, some ganerilix, lupron and lots of follostim. So glad she's gonna be able to use it. And last week I paid for her omnitrope. The other couple were are doing the shared cycle with paid for the rest so that was a huge money saver!!! So in a few days she begins the lupron. July 2nd ish she should begin stimming.
Had a rough night. A very close friend was diagnosed with breast cancer today. So I was at her house till late tonight talking with her. They seemed to have caught it very early. She's only 40 and had two kids 10 an 11. It really puts life into perspective and im so grateful for her because she has helped me so many IF struggles and I hope I can be there for her as well!
Qotd: I'm super crafty and have really been into Annie Sloan chalk paint and distressing furniture. I currently have three antique chairs I'm in the process of painting white and distressing and re upholstering them as well. It's a work in progress. Next I am doing a huge hutch for my dining room that I got at a steal on Craig's list for 140!!!
Hi everyone!
Not much new here. I hit 14 weeks today and am now officially in the 2nd trimester which is great. Still fighting the m/s but hoping it eases up soon. We have our next OB appt a week from Fri which seems like forever. These once a month appts are killer!
Q: I don't know if you could call it a hobby really, but I love running and biking. Haven't done either since the BFP and really miss being outside. When the m/s eases up I will definitely be out there power-walking at least.
DX: DH (30) severe MFI, severely low count & low motility
Me (32): all clear
Appt with Urologist 5/21/12: exam, ultrasound, bloodwork all normal.
Testicular Biopsy with TESE on 6/8/12. good sperm found! (left side only) froze sperm, failed thaw test
Orientation for IVF/ICSI on 6/13/12. Waiting for the green light following biopsy results...results show adequate sperm production both sides.
2nd SA 6/18/12: sample is "adequate for ICSI"
Plan: IVF/ICSI July 2012!
ER: 7/26/12. 15 eggs retrieved, all mature.
TESE/TESA/aspiration from epididymis, no motile sperm found
froze all eggs, the saga of praying for good sperm continues.
8/3/12: 2nd opinion from MFI uro on biopsy slides. Suspects "partial late maturation arrest."
Plan: more SAs, third biopsy/TESE with frozen back-up either from DH or DS.
SA 8/17/12: Zero sperm
SA 8/23/12: Zero sperm
9/26/12: SPERM FOUND! 15 eggs thawed, 12 survived and were ICSI'd, only 3 fertilized normally. Refrozen as embies and will thaw in Nov. Please survive and grow!
All 3 survived the thaw on 11/15/12!
FET 11/17/12: transferred 2, one 4B, one 4C. Beta 11/30:BFFN
moving on to DS
DIUI#1 2/18/13,50mg Clomid cd 3-7, Ovidrel trigger, Beta 3/4/13: BFN.
DIUI#2 3/19/13, 50 mg Clomid cd 3-7, Ovidrel trigger, Beta #1 (14dpiui) 4/2/13: BFP!!!! 150. Beta #2 4/4/13: 420 Beta #3 4/8/13: 2691. Beta #4 4/15/13: 15,086
1st u/s 4/8/13 shows one gestational sac
2nd u/s 4/15/13 shows yolk sac, fetal pole and early heartbeat
3rd u/s 4/25/13: measuring right on track. Heart rate 148 bpm
A/S 7/22/13: IT'S A BOY!!
PAIF/SAIF Always Welcome
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Hi!!!! I've been thinking about you!!! So you are in a waiting pattern, when are you cycling? Always keeping my FX for you!!
DX: DH (30) severe MFI, severely low count & low motility
Me (32): all clear
Appt with Urologist 5/21/12: exam, ultrasound, bloodwork all normal.
Testicular Biopsy with TESE on 6/8/12. good sperm found! (left side only) froze sperm, failed thaw test
Orientation for IVF/ICSI on 6/13/12. Waiting for the green light following biopsy results...results show adequate sperm production both sides.
2nd SA 6/18/12: sample is "adequate for ICSI"
Plan: IVF/ICSI July 2012!
ER: 7/26/12. 15 eggs retrieved, all mature.
TESE/TESA/aspiration from epididymis, no motile sperm found
froze all eggs, the saga of praying for good sperm continues.
8/3/12: 2nd opinion from MFI uro on biopsy slides. Suspects "partial late maturation arrest."
Plan: more SAs, third biopsy/TESE with frozen back-up either from DH or DS.
SA 8/17/12: Zero sperm
SA 8/23/12: Zero sperm
9/26/12: SPERM FOUND! 15 eggs thawed, 12 survived and were ICSI'd, only 3 fertilized normally. Refrozen as embies and will thaw in Nov. Please survive and grow!
All 3 survived the thaw on 11/15/12!
FET 11/17/12: transferred 2, one 4B, one 4C. Beta 11/30:BFFN
moving on to DS
DIUI#1 2/18/13,50mg Clomid cd 3-7, Ovidrel trigger, Beta 3/4/13: BFN.
DIUI#2 3/19/13, 50 mg Clomid cd 3-7, Ovidrel trigger, Beta #1 (14dpiui) 4/2/13: BFP!!!! 150. Beta #2 4/4/13: 420 Beta #3 4/8/13: 2691. Beta #4 4/15/13: 15,086
1st u/s 4/8/13 shows one gestational sac
2nd u/s 4/15/13 shows yolk sac, fetal pole and early heartbeat
3rd u/s 4/25/13: measuring right on track. Heart rate 148 bpm
A/S 7/22/13: IT'S A BOY!!
PAIF/SAIF Always Welcome
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Hey everyone! I hope you all are having a good week. GL to anyone cycling and (((hugs))) if you need them!
Update: I started Lupron on Friday and stopped my BCPs on Sunday. This Friday I'll start with Vivelle.
QOTW: I guess I would have to say my hobby is remodeling our house, for the last 3 years we have constantly been working on our fixer-upper that we bought. Right now we are in the finishing stage of a kitchen remodel. I CANNOT wait until it's done!
SAIF Always Welcome
TTC #1 since Fall 2008
High FSH, Sertoli Cell Only Syndrome
Unsuccessful with my OE, moving to DE + DS
DE + DS IVF #1: Dec 2012 - BFP, nothing at first u/s
DE + DS IVF #3: 7/12/13 - BFP! Finally! No heartbeat at 7w1d.
Hello everyone! Hugs to anyone who needs them
How are things going this week? What's new?
Not much going on, I did talk to the DE coordinator and there are 2 donors who should be cycling within the next few months, who I actually like. So now it is kinda a wait and see process, because we want to be part of the shared cycle, so waiting to see what happens.
What is your favorite hobby or two? And tell us a detail about it - like "I love to cook and the best thing I made lately was..." etc. Go!
Reading, running, cooking depending on how long of a workday I have had! lol. That and I am working on putting together photo albums that we never have had time to do :-)
April 2013 DE IVF= BFN
September 2013 DE IVF (Fingers Crossed) = BFFFN! again...
October 2013 FET of our last 2 = Beta Hellzz for 6-7 Weeks. M/C
Hi Ladies!
Nothing really new here. The donors returned the signed contract and I have it in my hot little hands now, which makes these embryos 10000000% ours. YAY! Now I'm trying to get my embryologist to initiate shipping with the donor's clinic where they are currently housed. I have no idea what hurdles this will present since the donor's clinic is being a pain in the butt and is not that supportive of the donor donating to us. They can kiss it, they have to cooperate but I have a feeling there may be some hiccups due to this.
Hobbies? I'm starting to really get into photography. I treated myself to a nice DSLR right after my miscarriage as a way to find distraction from the pain of IF/loss. It's been really fun to read books about it and learn how it all works. I've been able to capture some shots I'm actually proud of. I added a few from our weekend getaway to my blog post yesterday: www.wishingonasnowflake.com
Other than that, I like to cook and I'm also into pinterest. However, I've probably made about 2% of the crafts I pin lol. I just got all the materials to make a tufted headboard by hand so I hope to take that project on this weekend. I'm sure I'll be taking photos of the completed project once it's done.
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Me (32) DH (36) - Finding our way to baby #1
Me: POF/DOR - AMH <0.16, heterozygous c677t MTHFR, insulin resistant and gluten intolerant
DH: Severe MFI
12/2/11 - IUI #1- BFN
8/1/12 - IVF #1 - Zero response from max stims (600iu intramuscularly)
My ovaries are just for decoration
12/6/12 - Adopted five embryos that had been frozen for over ten years!
2/11/13 - DEmbryo FET #1 Thawed four, sadly two didn't survive. Transferred two beautiful blasts.
2/16/13 - First BFP of my life @ 6dp5dt! EDD 10/30/13
3/27/13 - After beta and u/s hell, no heartbeat ever detected. D&C at 9w1d.
6/5/13 - Adopted four new embryos that had been frozen for seven years!
9/12/13 - DEmbryo FET #2. Thawed and transferred two beautiful blasts
9/17/13 - BFP @ 5dp6dt! EDD 05/31/14
9/29/13 - m/c @ 5w1d.
11/19/13 - DEmbryo FET #3. Thawed and transferred one blast from each batch. Wow!
11/23/13 - BFP @ 4dp6dt! EDD 8/7/13
Beta #1 @ 13dp6dt - 522 Beta #2 @ 16dp6dt - 1373
6w5d ultrasound showed one perfect baby with a beautiful heartbeat of 134bpm!
Snowflake baby is a girl!
Our beautiful Snowflake girl arrived on July 22, 2014!
My embryo adoption blog: Wishing on a Snowflake
Update: Nothing new this week....just waiting for our meeting with the donor nurse in a couple of weeks. I've been trying to make a list of all of the questions I have (which is a lot!!) about donor eggs. I am worried that the clinic is going to be TOO anonymous so I am not sure what we will do if that is the case. Agencies are so expensive =/
QOTW: Lately I feel like I haven't been keeping up with any hobbies but if I had to pick one I would say reading. I just finished reading Fly Away by Kristin Hannah. It is the sequal to Firefly Lane.
IUI#1 w/ Clomid, Trigger, and Crinone: BFP 9/12/12, EDD 5/24/13, mm/c 10/13/12, Testing done = Trisomy 16
IUI#2-8 (injectables): BFN
IVF #1- April 2013: Only 1 follicle on max stims- Converted to IUI: BFN
DE IVF#1: BFP!! EDD 11/20/14