** JULY FIREFLIES CHECK-IN ***** PLEASE NOTE*** This will be our LAST WEEK of check-ins for our group... so today and Thursday!! Just a reminder, this check-in is for those that did an IVF or FET cycle with an ER/ET in JULY. If you are part of our group we'd love to hear an update from you on our last two check-ins!
Your check-in leaders are:
Monday - TheBrewers05
Thursday - WindyCity33
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QOTD: Tell us what is next for you! If you received a BFP, what's the next thing on your checklist? If you were delayed, cancelled, or received a BFN, what's next for you in this adventure??BFPs:BabyVDM - FET # 2
AustinAg03 - FET # 2
dogparkdiva - IVF # ?
mfarmer0811 - IVF # 1
kz's_girlygirl - IVF # 1
htn1763 - FET # 1 - U/S 8/7
Pr@yinforbe@n - IVF # 1
KaraBear4409 - FET # 1 - U/S 8/14
lin681 - IVF # 1
rrdiva1 - IVF # 4 - U/S 8/13
megs3084 - IVF # 3 - U/S 8/14
sweett1998 - IVF # 1 - U/S 8/13
lisabugg44 - IVF # 1
NBA0703 - IVF # 1
A+B2007 - IVF # 1
MaiTaiBeth - IVF # 1
BFNs:Ifatfirstyoudontsucceed - FET # 1 ((hugs))
thebrewers05 - IVF # 2 (can I ((hug)) myself?)
katmarso - IVF # 2 Converted to IUI ((hugs))
CarolinaBlueSkies - FET # 5 ((hugs friend))
shell3879 - IVF # 2.1 ((hugs))
vegasbound0606 - FET # 1.5 ((hugs))
jenn0620 - IVF # 3 ((hugs))
APRILMW - IVF # 1 ((hugs))
whoberry - FET # 1 ((hugs))
emtbd26 - IVF # 1 ((hugs))
rlk2 - IVF # 2 ((hugs))
WindyCity33 - FET # 1 ((hugs))
KR250222 - FET # 2 ((hugs))
leggs1276 - IVF # 1 ((hugs))
weeklyplanner - IVF # 1 ((hugs))
In the 2WW:kyoun009 - FET # 1 - ?
GKY09 - IVF # 1 - Beta 7/31
LittleLady77 - DE IVF # 1 - HPT BFP - Beta 8/2
Josiecat - FET # 1 - Beta 8/5
LoveDrewb - FET # 1 7/24 - Beta ?
amg51077 - IVF # 1.2 - Beta 8/6
frenchy6 - FET # 1 - Beta 8/12
ekc0630 - IVF # 1 - Beta 8/15
PhillyJ33 - IVF # 1.2 - Beta 8/19
Peanutz21 - IVF # 1.3
Between ER / ET:BeeBee08 - IVF # 2
Lovemuffin1125 - IVF # 2
lach1137 - IVF # 1 - ER 7/26
darby17 - IVF # 3 - ER #1 Done!
FET:RosyGlow - FET # 1
KariAnnM23 - FET # 1
amienryan - FET # 1 scheduled 7/22
Lacyj67 - DE IVF # 1 - ET September!
Cancelled / Delayed:iloveflipflops - converted to IUI
krdesi - IVF # 1 delayed to August
MrsSJE2011 - FET # 1 delayed to August
Nickichick - IVF # 1 delayed to Aug or Sept
twistsandturnsto2 - FET # 2 delayed to August
geordie314 - FET # 1 delayed to September
brooklynesque - DE IVF # 1
kjf114 - FET # 1 delayed to August
KRoseToes - IVF # 2.3 delayed to August
BrazilianPeach - IVF # 2
LeggyJeggy - IVF # 2 - None Fertilized; Hugs friend!!
curlylocks3 - IVF # 1 - ET 10/1
Married 2005 | DH & I are 33 | DH diagnosed with CAVD & I have PCOS
IVF #1: February 2013
ER 02/13: 15R, 12M, 10F
ET 02/18: 5DT of 2 beautiful AA Blasts!
(none to freeze)
Beta Hell resulted in Chemical Pregnancy
Taking a Mental/Physical Break (vitamins & weight loss!)
IVF #2: July 2013
ER 07/03: 12R, 8M, 6F
ET 07/08: 5DT of 1 Early Blast & 1 BB Blast
(none to freeze, again)
HPT & Beta 07/17: BFN
IVF #3: April 2014
New RE (yay!)
ER 04/07 37R, 35M, 26F
Froze 5 Beautiful Blasts
PGS shows 3 are "Normal"
FET One 5AA Blast on 05/07
HPT & Beta 05/20 - BFN
FET: August 2014
Planned to transfer 2 embryos but only one made it.
Transferred one beautiful blast that had started to hatch!
BFP on FRER at 9dp5dt on 08/21
Beta #1 08/22 - 185
Beta #2 08/26 - 1123
Beta #3 08/28 - 2697
Ultrasound 09/05 - One beautiful bean with a heartbeat!
Re: ☼☼ JULY FIREFLIES CHECK-IN ☼☼ (Last Week of Check-Ins!!!)
I'll sure miss this group!! I'll probably take a month off from The Bump just to clear my mind and not stress over IF as much. We've put in our application for a grant and will find out by the end of October if we are blessed enough to receive it... if so, we'll try IVF # 3 as soon as we can!! If not, we'll be exploring any other ideas we can think of to give it another shot.
I continue to think about you all lots and will try to check in on you every so often!
Love to you all!!
Hey Fireflies -
I love reading all the BFPs - and equally hate seeing all the BFNs b/c I know the heartbreak that comes with those.
Since I am doing a 3 cycle, freeze all for genetic testing, I don't have much to report. I think I can call July a success... I had one embryo that made it to blast. My Dr. did a biopsy, sent the cells off to Genesis for testing, and now it is frozen. They won't actually test it until I have completed all 3 retrievals, so I hope that I'll have a few more to add to the bunch. I am already in the middle of stimming for my 2nd retrieval. (that should be on Friday). As of now, it looks like I'll get 3 eggs again. The weird thing is that my last retrieval I was on Micro Flare protocol w/very high doses of meds. Now I am on an antagonist protocol with very low doses- and so far it looks like I'll have similar results. I guess more is not always better when it comes to drugs! And the lower doses = lower costs!
Good luck to everyone!
Me:38 - TTC for 3+years - Multiple failed IUIs (w/clomid, femara,injectibles - all BFNs) IVF #1 - Jan 2012, CP -IVF#2 March 2012, CP - Went back to IUIs all summer. Multi-Cycle Egg banking for FET. Egg retrieval #1 October, 2 frosties. Retrieval#2 January 2013. 6 eggs banked - waiting to be fertilized in March, FET March! Zero eggs survived thaw process - FET Cancelled. New RE - Now banking Embryos for PGS - July ER- 3 eggs retrieved, 3 fertilized, 1 genetically normal embryo! FET - Feb. 2014, BFP - Mar. 2014, EDD 11/6/14 It's a GIRL!
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QOTD: My 2nd u/s is this Thursday, when I'll be almost 7 weeks. Hopefully we will see a healthy heartbeat. Other than that, I will be moving on to PAIF and just taking it one day at a time, being cautiously happy!
TTC #1 since 2011
Me: 36, anovulatory PCOS; DH: 34, fine
I had my first beta today and it came back as a BFP! I am 11dp5dt and it was 512. I know this is just the beginning of a long road so I am cautiously excited!
I have blood tests in Wednesday and Friday so I hope I keep hearing great news. My IF brain is going a little nuts though.
Thank you Ladies for all of your support. I couldn't have made it through all this without all of you!
Jan-March '13 3 IUIs Clomid + Trigger = BFN
He's Here! Arrived 4/15/14!!!!
September 2015 - FET with remaining embryos
Twins! EDD: 6/14/15
PAIF/SAIF Everyone welcome!
Best of luck to everyone in this group!! It was so nice to have it!!!
I have my 2nd ultrasound tomorrow and hopefully I will get to see the flicker of the heart! My DH won't be able to make the appt because of work so I'm going to video it with my phone for him. He felt horrible for not being able to make it, but I completely understand.
I'm just taking things one day at a time and being cautiously optimistic about everything. THis is my first BFP so I think I'm still in shock!!
Good luck to everyone!!
Me:34 DH: 29
Married: 7/10/10
TTC since April 2011
Many failed IUIs with clomid, femara, and ovidrel
IVF #1 July 2013 with Menopur, Bravelle, Ganirelix, HCG trigger, Progesterone
Beta 1(8/1): 401, Beta 2(8/5): 1822 1st U/S: 8/13: 2 sacs!!! 2nd U/S: 8/20: 2 healthy heartbeats!!
Hang in there! Just reading your post reminded me of how I felt 3 years ago. There was no way DH and I could afford even one IVF cycle, and I wanted children in my life no matter how we got them. It was then that I had given up hope of a natural child with DH and we started the path toward becoming foster parents. Then 6 months ago DH randomly landed a job which completely covered our first IVF cycle. The Lord works in mysterious ways.
Married 2007; TTC since 2008
Me: 29 DH: 31; DX: Unexplained Infertility
Aug 2009 IUI #1 Failed
Oct 2009 IUI #2 Failed
Dec 2009 IUI #3 Failed
May 2010 IUI #4 Failed
Aug 2011 Began Foster Care Process
May 2012 Added 2 month old boy to family
June 2012 Added 15 month old boy to family
July 2013 IVF #1
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
I want to thank everyone for all the support this past month. It has been great having a group of ladies that can relate to everything we go through with IF.
I am anxiously awaiting my first U/S that will be next Monday at 6w6d. It seems like my RE has me waiting a long time for this first one:( Hopefully with it being later we may be able to see the heartbeat though.
Married 2007; TTC since 2008
Me: 29 DH: 31; DX: Unexplained Infertility
Aug 2009 IUI #1 Failed
Oct 2009 IUI #2 Failed
Dec 2009 IUI #3 Failed
May 2010 IUI #4 Failed
Aug 2011 Began Foster Care Process
May 2012 Added 2 month old boy to family
June 2012 Added 15 month old boy to family
July 2013 IVF #1
TTC Since Aug 2011/
ME:34 all clear/DH:41 DX Severe MFI/
IVF w/ICSI OCT 2012 Stims started 10/8/ER 10/19/12/ET 10/24/Beta#1 11/2=BFN (beta was 1.2)
IVF 2.0-Baseline 11/7/12 beta 0/All Clear
Stim start 11/7/12//ER 11/19 11M//10F
ET 2 embies 11/24//Beta#1 28 Beta #2 23 Beta#3 29
stop meds Beta#4 37/C/P 5W5D EDD:8/12/13/IVF#3 in Jan
Ivf 3-frozen 3 poor 3day/fet=bfn
My Chart//>
@rrdiva1 I am SO excited for you and your H!! As a twin myself I can say that you are in for quite a journey.
June- Femara 7.5mg + Trigger + IUI = BFN August- Lap & Hysteroscopy = Blocked & Partially Blocked Tubes
September- Femara 5mg = CX - No Response on Left = BFN October- 100mg Clomid + Trigger + TI = BFN
IVF # 1: Stims 11/30 ER 12/12/12! (10R, 10M, 8F, 2T, 6 F) :: Beta #1- 176 c/p @ 4w4d
FET #1 February 26th :: Lost 4 to Thaw, Transferred 2 = BFFN
IVF # 2 Stims 5/10 ER 5/21 (15R, 13M, 13F, 2T, 7F- 6d3 & 1d5) :: Beta # 1- 15 c/p @ 4w
FET #2.2 Scheduled for September 20th
2 Thawed, 2 Transferred! Beta #1- 96, Beta #2 906! :: EDD June 10th
2015- 2 failed FET. We are done
SURPRISE! BFP 8/8/16 EDD 4/1/17
TTC Since Aug 2011/
ME:34 all clear/DH:41 DX Severe MFI/
IVF w/ICSI OCT 2012 Stims started 10/8/ER 10/19/12/ET 10/24/Beta#1 11/2=BFN (beta was 1.2)
IVF 2.0-Baseline 11/7/12 beta 0/All Clear
Stim start 11/7/12//ER 11/19 11M//10F
ET 2 embies 11/24//Beta#1 28 Beta #2 23 Beta#3 29
stop meds Beta#4 37/C/P 5W5D EDD:8/12/13/IVF#3 in Jan
Ivf 3-frozen 3 poor 3day/fet=bfn
My Chart//>
IVF #1: ER 1/23/13- 4 eggs retrieved, 3 eggs fertilized; ET with 1 embryo 1/28/13 2 frosties beta #1 2/5 was 4.8- beta #2 2/7 3.5; BFN
FET #1- transferred one beautiful 4AA embie. Praying this is my take home baby. Beta 5/7/13- BFFN!!!
IVF #2: ER 7/17/13: 6R/3F- transferred 1 blast and 1 10 cell embryo 5dt. Beta hell. #1 2.5, #2 2.2- BFFFN! REALLY?
IVF #3: ER 12/1 and only 2 retrieved. 1 fertilized with ICSI. Was planning on transferring one fresh and one frozen....fresh was only 14 cells at day 5...CANCELLED and devastated due to 5cm blood filled cyst in ovary and blood in uterus.
IVF #4: Antagonist protocol with endometrial scratch day one of stims. ER 4/21: 6R/4M/3F- transferred 2 beautiful blasts (5dt) and one was hatching! No frosties but hoping we won't need it! Beta 5/4/14- 444(8dp5dt), Beta #2 10dp5dt 1002! THIS HAS GOT TO BE IT!!!!!!!!!! First US 5/15 we saw two of the most beautiful gestational and yolk sacs I have ever seen!
****FINALLY PREGNANT WITH DI/DI TWINS!!!!!!!
As for what's next, I'm w the ri weekly through first tri, then we can think about weaning the progesterone & estrogen. I'll see the re for a few more weeks too then get released to the ob.
I'm praying so hard for everyone still here!! I'm around if you need anything.
Me:29 DH:29 TTC since 1/11 Dx: unexplained IF/early DOR/immune issues
8/30IVF#1 Antagonist protocol- ER 9/11-8R, 7M, 5F.
IVF#2 Antagonist protocol plus baby aspirin- ER 12/5-16R, 12M, 8F!
ET 12/10 5dt! 1 fully expanded blast & 1 early blast. No frosties. BFN
3/13 hysteroscopy & polypectomy, Consulted w Dr. Kwak-Kim.
ER 7/19 14R, 11M, 9F(4 natural fert, 5 with ICSI)
ET 5dt 7/24 2 fully expanded blasts. SURPRISE 3 FROSTIES!!!
Beta #1 8/2 335!!!! Beta #2 829!!! 1st u/s 8/14 showed TWINS!!!!!
3/21/14-L&W born at 37w via csection
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PAIF/SAIF welcome!
As for me I'm beginning to plump up my lining for our sept 3rd FET and get my first ultrasound tomorrow. And shot.
I hope to see some of you over in PAIF very soon!! Xoxo
Lacy