LGBT Parenting

PIP Thursday!

Okay, so I do know how to do this, but my photographer's photos are protected from changing the size. So I'd love to see all your pics from this week!

PIP is Picture in Post. For folks who haven't posted pictures before, if your photo is on Facebook, click on the image, then right click and choose "copy image location". Then start your post here and click on the tree image on the tool bar. Paste your image URL into the URL box that pops up and adjust the dimensions (recommended to cut them at least in half, if not in thirds or quarters). You can also do similar things from other photo-hosting sites (like tinypic.com), if your pictures aren't on Facebook.

 

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

Re: PIP Thursday!

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    I am a nanny and I babysit on the side, these are all of my kiddos past and present on our wedding day!

     

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    My little sister did my hair for me over the weekend...I was SO excited my dreads are long enough to do something different to!

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    Me and my new niece Tinleigh Blessing.

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  • MK--Love the one (huge) pic you were able to post. Am looking forward to the whole set (although I've also seen some more).

    M and I each posted a little 3-picture set earlier this week. Here are a few more to give you a taste of our rainbow Love Party. Our photographer is also one of our dearest friends and she joined us for Sunday brunch and Monday at city hall, so she hasn't gotten a chance to post hers yet. These are from some family and friends.

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    Our colorful dining room where we ate and had our variety show (there's a stage in the right hand corner of the pic)

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    At the end of the ceremony, we played the theme song from Laverne and Shirley ("Making Our Dreams Come True") and skipped/danced through the crowd and then ran over the hill and shared this moment that we didn't know my uncle caught on film.

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    My parents, brothers, and me. We were waiting for the cue from the official photographer, so folks aren't all smiling yet, but I love that it captures the colors of the day!

    Manada may want to post some of her faves later. And when the official photos go up, we'll share a link.

    ****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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  • Healz, such awesome photos! Congrats :) Looks like you had a beautiful day!
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    This is our mama chicken Alice (don't mess with me!) and her foster baby. I'm not sure we are going to get to keep the baby though, there were 4 eggs loaned to us by the neighbor but only one hatched. Anyhow, that baby is CUTE!

     

     

    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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  • Beautiful photos ladies! Love the wedding photos - so bright, colorful and HAPPY! 

    This is my V's 40 week bump shot (she carried a watermelon haha)  

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     ETA! She isn't really pregnant! She just put a watermelon under her top to make fun :)

    IUI #1 - 10 April 2012 unmonitored and unmedicated with RE 
    IUI #2 - 05 May 2012 unmonitored and unmedicated with RE 
    IUI #3 - 05 July 2012 unmonitored and unmedicated with RE 
    IUI #4 - 30 August 2012 medicated and monitoredLetrozole and Ovidrel Trigger 
    IUI #5 - 27 September 2012 Letrozole 
    BFP! 9 October 2012 Betas:- 12DPO 16; 16DPO 96; 18DPO 315

    Baby Alarico born on 28 June 2013!!


  • I totally stole this off of our photographer's site... We get all of our photos (and rights to them tomorrow!) This is K & I after our first look before our 5/31/13 wedding. I'm in the dress :) 

    M: 25  DW: 26
    Married 5/31/13
    TTC #1
    Lesbian mamas to our fur babies
    11/13 - Waiting for test results to get the party started!

  • Beautiful! And I ADORE the touch of the pink shoes with the dress! What a great idea!
    IUI #1 - 10 April 2012 unmonitored and unmedicated with RE 
    IUI #2 - 05 May 2012 unmonitored and unmedicated with RE 
    IUI #3 - 05 July 2012 unmonitored and unmedicated with RE 
    IUI #4 - 30 August 2012 medicated and monitoredLetrozole and Ovidrel Trigger 
    IUI #5 - 27 September 2012 Letrozole 
    BFP! 9 October 2012 Betas:- 12DPO 16; 16DPO 96; 18DPO 315

    Baby Alarico born on 28 June 2013!!


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    Beautiful! And I ADORE the touch of the pink shoes with the dress! What a great idea!

    Thanks :):) They were pretty darn comfortable too! 

    M: 25  DW: 26
    Married 5/31/13
    TTC #1
    Lesbian mamas to our fur babies
    11/13 - Waiting for test results to get the party started!

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    I totally stole this off of our photographer's site... We get all of our photos (and rights to them tomorrow!) This is K & I after our first look before our 5/31/13 wedding. I'm in the dress :) 

    I wore the exact same shoes for my wedding :D 

    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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  • All this love party talk makes me want to get married again :) 

    Here's a pic of where DW and I had our union. It's actually at our house and it was beautiful!

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    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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  • imageGoaliesWife123:

    All this love party talk makes me want to get married again :) 

    Here's a pic of where DW and I had our union. It's actually at our house and it was beautiful!

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    This is absolutely breathtaking! DW would love to live somewhere like this!!! 

    M: 25  DW: 26
    Married 5/31/13
    TTC #1
    Lesbian mamas to our fur babies
    11/13 - Waiting for test results to get the party started!

  • Trying again... wedding photo from this weekend!

     

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    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
  • You can see bump in this one!

     

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    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
  • I love all of the wedding a baby bump pictures!!  I am going to try and share a picture this week.  I have only been successful once at PIP
    T & G My wife and I married 9/10/11 in Niagara Falls, NY
    HSG 12/12/12        
    #1 ICI 12/15/12              BFN on 12/29/12
    #2 ICI  1/11/13                BFN 1/28/13                       
    #3 ICI 2/11/13                 BFN
                   
    #4 ICI August 2013,  Clomid 100mg    BFN on 8/30/13 
    #5 ICI September-Clomid 100,  mg ICI 8/15 and 8/16,  BFN on 9/3
    #6 ICI October-Clomid 150 mg for 5 days   BFN 10/27
    uterine laparoscopy on 11/14-no endo or cysts
    #7 IUI December-Clomid 150mg    BFP 12/21
    12/23 Beta 51     12/26 Beta 209!
    First ultrasound on January 8th 2014-great healthy heartbeat
    Second Ultrasound January 23 (8 weeks) we got to see and hear the heartbeat
    Third Ultrasound Feb 4th(10 weeks), then will  released to OBGYN'
    It's a GIRL!
    We welcomed Adalyn Cooper Elizabeth on 8/29/14
    She was 7lbs 11oz and 19.6 inches long

    Proud foster parents to two little girls ages 2.5 yrs old, M,  and 1 year old, K



  • This is my mom, wife and I at PRIDE last year.  My mom has our shirts made and hers said "Rainbow Mom"  She is a little crazy, but I am lucky to have her support me and my wife. 

    T & G My wife and I married 9/10/11 in Niagara Falls, NY
    HSG 12/12/12        
    #1 ICI 12/15/12              BFN on 12/29/12
    #2 ICI  1/11/13                BFN 1/28/13                       
    #3 ICI 2/11/13                 BFN
                   
    #4 ICI August 2013,  Clomid 100mg    BFN on 8/30/13 
    #5 ICI September-Clomid 100,  mg ICI 8/15 and 8/16,  BFN on 9/3
    #6 ICI October-Clomid 150 mg for 5 days   BFN 10/27
    uterine laparoscopy on 11/14-no endo or cysts
    #7 IUI December-Clomid 150mg    BFP 12/21
    12/23 Beta 51     12/26 Beta 209!
    First ultrasound on January 8th 2014-great healthy heartbeat
    Second Ultrasound January 23 (8 weeks) we got to see and hear the heartbeat
    Third Ultrasound Feb 4th(10 weeks), then will  released to OBGYN'
    It's a GIRL!
    We welcomed Adalyn Cooper Elizabeth on 8/29/14
    She was 7lbs 11oz and 19.6 inches long

    Proud foster parents to two little girls ages 2.5 yrs old, M,  and 1 year old, K



  • imagetrisholio:

    This is my mom, wife and I at PRIDE last year.  My mom has our shirts made and hers said "Rainbow Mom"  She is a little crazy, but I am lucky to have her support me and my wife. 

     

    This is awesome! We will have to take our Moms next year! Having such an amazing support system is such a gift :)

    M: 25  DW: 26
    Married 5/31/13
    TTC #1
    Lesbian mamas to our fur babies
    11/13 - Waiting for test results to get the party started!

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    You can see bump in this one!

     

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    Gorgeous Pics Ladies!

    MK where did the suit come from? We have been looking for one for A, for our own wedding. Just can never find the right combination of feminine and masculine!

     

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    MK - LOVE the wedding photos! You both look beautiful and so very happy! :)

    Healz & Manada - So excited to see more LP pics from you ladies. It looks like you had such an amazing day. Congrats again!

    I love all of the pics! Thanks everyone for sharing!

    So, as for me, today was IUI#4, and it went really well! We switched donors before this IUI, and our sperm count was really, really awesome for frozen sperm, so we are really happy with that decision. The count was 77 million post-wash, with 43 percent motility. Those are our best numbers yet! Also, they had trouble inserting the catheter again (same as last time), but the Dr who did the insemination today used an ultrasound to help guide the catheter in, which was really cool b/c we actually got to watch the sperm going in on the ultrasound monitor. It was very neat! I felt really crampy right after -- which is normal for me -- but now I am feeling A-OK. Feeling very positive!

    Anyway, I didn't mean to hijack PIP Thursday, but I wanted to explain about my pic for today with the background about my IUI. My wife and I have a little tradition where we take pics at home before every IUI. Our plan is that eventually, when we actually get pregnant, the pic we took right before the insemination will be the first pic in the belly growth series (day 0) and will be part of a baby book some day. Sooo... here is me this morning, pre-sperm LOL:

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    Me - 30, My wife - 31 , Together for 10 yrs - Married August 2012

    5 medicated IUIs w/ RE (March - July 2013) = BFN

    Fresh IVF Cycle in September 2013 resulted in 18 mature eggs, 16 fertilized, 12 made it to day 5. Transfer of 2 Grade A blastocysts on 9/15/13, and 10 embryos in the freezer!      *****BFP on 9/25/13 - betas: @10dp5dt = 232; @12dp5dt = 465; @15dp5dt = 1,581   *********William George born June 4, 2014*********
  • I'm on the left (L) and my wife (Z) is on the right


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  •  Our announcement pic - we're both runners. :-)

     (couldn't get both pics to post in one post) 

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  • So many awesome pics on here for today. I couldn't help it but to pick one from our wedding as well. Some may remember mine was the "flash mob" wedding.

    UGH! This never works when I try it!!! I'll have to try again in the morning from my computer instead of my phone.

    Everyone's pics look amazing! MK and H and M, great wedding pics! So happy for all of you. And everyone else too! We all apparently put on great weddings!
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    MK LOVE the wedding photos! You both look beautiful and so very happy! : Healz amp; Manada So excited to see more LP pics from you ladies. It looks like you had such an amazing day. Congrats again! I love all of the pics! Thanks everyone for sharing! So, as for me, today was IUI4, and it went really well! We switched donors before this IUI, and our sperm count was really, really awesome for frozen sperm, so we are really happy with that decision. The count was 77 million postwash, with 43 percent motility. Those are our best numbers yet! Also, they had trouble inserting the catheter again same as last time, but the Dr who did the insemination today used an ultrasound to help guide the catheter in, which was really cool b/c we actually got to watch the sperm going in on the ultrasound monitor. It was very neat! I felt really crampy right after which is normal for me but now I am feeling AOK. Feeling very positive! Anyway, I didn't mean to hijack PIP Thursday, but I wanted to explain about my pic for today with the background about my IUI. My wife and I have a little tradition where we take pics at home before every IUI. Our plan is that eventually, when we actually get pregnant, the pic we took right before the insemination will be the first pic in the belly growth series day 0 and will be part of a baby book some day. Sooo... here is me this morning, presperm LOL:


    This is such a good idea!!! Good luck with this IUI! We will hopefully go again on Monday!

    Queer coupled and having a BABY with the love of my life! Love my life and wouldn't have it any other way!
    First IUI 1/22/2013 BFN: 2/7/2013, Second IUI 2/21/2013 BFN: 3/9/2013, Third IUI 4/23/2013 BFN: 5/8/2013, Fourth IUI 5/24/2013 BFN: 6/7/2013, Fifth IUI 6/24/2013 BFN: 7/8/2013

    C began IUI's
    7/23/2013 C's first IUI BFN, 8/21/2013 C's second IUI BFN , Took a break in September and October, 11/05/2013 C's 3rd IUI (TWW...we meet again...) BFN, Took off the month to switch to an RE. 01/01/2014 C's 4th IUI...BFP!!!!!!!! Beta #1- 17, Beta #2- 34, Beta #3-140....  6W Ultra-Sound Reveals nothing in Gestation Sack... Natural M/C at 7W, 2/3/2014

    03/21/2014 IUI #10...BFP!!! Beta #1- 48, Beta #2- 416, Beta #3- 1018. GROW BABY GROW!!!

    1st Ultrasound 4/22/2014 Baby Squints is PERFECT! Measuring at 6w2d with a heartbeat of 129. EDD: 12/12/14.

    Ultrasound at 18 weeks on 7/14/2014. Baby is healthy and growing just as she should!

     

    Check out my blog at: http://journeytoparenthoodandmakingmilk.blogspot.com/

     

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