Success after IF

How do you feel about IF?

Just for fun, describe what IF means to you using only 5 words.

"IF is a roller coaster."
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Re: How do you feel about IF?

  • "Can never plan my babies"
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  • imageCwhitaker27:
    "Can never plan my babies"


    So true!
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  • TJ1979TJ1979 member
    IF has changed me forever.
    TTC with PCOS since November 2009
    IUI#1 Femara/Ovidrel (cd 3-7) = BFP, m/c
    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!
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  • Hardest struggle of my life.
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    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!

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    TTC #2
    After months of being postponed or cancelled, FET #1.3 (Natural FET) brought us twin girls!

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    Surprise! Baby #4 is due in March!
  • Hurt, but made great friends.
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  • Giant black hole of anguish. 

    Sorry, don't feel very friendly or chipper towards IF.  

    TTC Since 3/2010
    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!! 
    Baby girl J arrived two weeks early! Born into water, med-free. Hooray for Team Pink!

    TTC #2 - back to the RE, treatment started 12/2014. 

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  • TJ1979TJ1979 member
    imageMrs.AmyDylan:
    Giant black hole of anguish.nbsp;Sorry, don't feel very friendly or chipper towards IF. nbsp;


    Really? Because your answer was kind of vague.

    :: insert mobile smiley :: big hugs.
    TTC with PCOS since November 2009
    IUI#1 Femara/Ovidrel (cd 3-7) = BFP, m/c
    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!
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  • Total, complete loss of control.
    DX: Severe MFI 
    IVF # 1 ~ Antagonist ~ ER 1/27/11~ ET 1/30/11 ~ + HPT 7dp3dt 
    DD born med-free on 10/24/11 
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    IVF # 2 ~Antagonist ~ ER 6/5/13 ~ ET 6/10/13 ~ + HPT 4dp5dt 
    Lilypie - (OUlo)

  • imageMrs.AmyDylan:
    Giant black hole of anguish.nbsp;Sorry, don't feel very friendly or chipper towards IF. nbsp;


    Totally hear ya. IF sucks big time.
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    Hardest journey with greatest result.

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    Trying for #1 since May 2010   l   DX ~ Unexplained Infertility June 2011

    IUI #1&2 = BFN; IUI #3 = BFP, m/c @ 6 weeks

    November '11 ~ IVF#1 ~ ER 11/18 (29R, 17F) ~ 5dt of one beautiful blast on 11/23 = BFP!!

    Beta #1 9dp5dt = 116, P4 = 28 ~ Beta #2 13dp5dt = 700 ~ Beta #3 20dp5dt = 9500, P4 = 26

    1st u/s 12/27 - hb of 156!! EDD 8.10.12 :)   **TEAM GREEN!**

    Sweet baby boy born 8.18.12

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    Trying for #2

    FET #1 - October '13 - c/p   l   FET #2 - December '13 - cancelled :(   l   FET #2.2 - 1.30.14 - BFN

    ~ More testing - hysteroscopy, endometrial biopsy & more b/w - all normal / negative~

    Surprise BFP while waiting on FET #3 ~ beta #1 500; beta #2 1600; first u/s 4/3 - measuring 5w5d, no hb yet!; 2nd u/s 4/10 - hb 132, measuring 6w6d - EDD 11.29.14 :)    **TEAM GREEN!**

    Beautiful baby girl born 11.24.14

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  • imageTJ1979:
    imageMrs.AmyDylan:
    Giant black hole of anguish.nbsp;Sorry, don't feel very friendly or chipper towards IF. nbsp;
    Really? Because your answer was kind of vague. :: insert mobile smiley :: big hugs.

    I think a lot of my struggle was how much I was around kids and how seemingly everyone else I knew was pregnant while we were battling.  Thanks for the hugs!

    TTC Since 3/2010
    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!! 
    Baby girl J arrived two weeks early! Born into water, med-free. Hooray for Team Pink!

    TTC #2 - back to the RE, treatment started 12/2014. 

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  • TJ1979TJ1979 member
    imageMrs.AmyDylan:

    imageTJ1979:
    imageMrs.AmyDylan:
    Giant black hole of anguish.nbsp;Sorry, don't feel very friendly or chipper towards IF. nbsp;


    Really? Because your answer was kind of vague.

    :: insert mobile smiley :: big hugs.

    I think a lot of my struggle was how much I was around kids and how seemingly everyone else I knew was pregnant while we were battling.  Thanks for the hugs!



    Same here. I had 3 friends get "accidentally" pregnant within months of my loss. All of my cousins got pg during our struggle. And I got lapped by the girl who sat at the desk next to me. She got two before I even got one and complained all day every day about her pregnancies. I remember feeling very black hole anguishy at the time. But now I try to focus on how it has made me a better, more compassionate person and a more appreciative mom. It's not always easy, but I try.
    TTC with PCOS since November 2009
    IUI#1 Femara/Ovidrel (cd 3-7) = BFP, m/c
    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!
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  • Totally took over my life.
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    Me: 35 DH: 30 TTC since 1/2010 DX: 6/15/2011: MFI IVF with ICSI

    IVF #1: Sept 2011: Beta 10/10- BFP!! 1st u/s 10/31/11 1 blighted ovum, 1 embryo 2nd u/s 11/14/11 stopped growing, no h/b D/C 11/17/11

    IVF #2: FET 5/4/12 : Beta 5/16/12 BFN

    IVF #3: ET 7/6/12 : 7/18 Beta #1 BFP at 246, 7/20 Beta #2 at 713, 7/27 Beta #3 at 9068. 1st u/s 8/7 with one lovely hb.
    Mabel is here! 2/17/13!
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  • Made me believe in miracles.  I thank God everyday for blessing me with my little boy.  

    DS 1-31-13 DD 9-3-14
  • Made me believe in miracles.  I thank God everyday for blessing me with my little boy.  

    DS 1-31-13 DD 9-3-14
  • IF, my cross to bear.

    Sorry, I should feel better about it since I'm just 2 wks until my RCS date, but I'm bitter. Today was the day of our friends' wedding in Spain, a wedding we wanted to go to and due to so many failed rounds of treatments TTC#3 we ultimately missed it. Don't get me wrong, I'm very grateful we were finally successful, but a ton of our friends have been posting pics on FB from Spain all week and today and we missed a totally awesome wedding.  

    Married 9-4-04

    ***PM me for my IF history***

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  • Ms H13Ms H13 member

    God and in-laws hate me.

     

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  • The path to my babies

    If it weren't for IF, I wouldn't be a mommy to V, S, or B. I'm sure, being none the wiser, I would love any babies just as much as the 3 IVF has brought me. But I can't help but be immeasurably grateful for MY babies, the babies I feel I was meant to have.

    DX: DOR and MFI 

     

    IVF w/ICSI brought us our 1st precious miracle

    V born via induction 4.29.11

    TTC #2: IVF (MDLF) August/September 2012

    ER 9/7: 6R, 5M, 4F ET 9/12: 5dt of 2 blasts 

    +HPT 9/17! Beta #1 (9/25) = 1,000 Beta #2 (9/27) = 1,860 U/S #1 (10/11)...TWINS!

    1/8/13 - It's a..boy and a girl!!   

     

    S&B born via induction 5.8.13

     

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