Whoa, what a rough week for our group Thanks all for being engaged and supportive to everyone, it makes a difference for us all! Please check-in!
Check-In: |
How is it going? If you are TTC, what are your next steps? |
QOTW: Keeping it light this week…what was your favorite Halloween costume as a kid? |
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 - also Donors, GC's and surrogates as well! |
Welcome |
Sunni01 - DS - Welcome |
((Hugs)) |
What a sad week for so many in our group. Giant hugs to all of the BFNs this week… |
Scorpgirl1120 - IUI#3 on 9/6 - BFN |
orangemell2012 - IUI#2 8/29 - BFN |
poohniki – DS; natural IVF. 9/10 - BFN |
Stinkerbell6879 – Fresh DE IVF Sept. 11th BFN:( |
Liz4Paws – Embryo Adoption; 2 Embie-FET Sept 12. BFFN |
New BFPs & Other Good News! |
KateBee - Congrats on your GS's strong 2nd beta! FX for a big number on Monday! |
BeckyP005 - SO glad to hear things are finally moving along!! |
Melkel559 - Excellent your little guy is measuring all good!! |
Lacyj67 - Good luck on your u/s on Wednesday! |
In the TWW! |
Meck716 - DS - IUI #1 will be between Aug 28-31. Any news? |
Goalieswife123 - ICI#2 on 9/11, 9/13 - in TWW! FX! |
CageyMack - DS for baby #2 (partner is carrying) - in TWW, POAS on 9/25! |
amcastord - DS - IUI#1 on 9/16; POAS 9/30. |
Currently Cycling/Scheduled |
2MamazinSeattle - DE/DS - FET #2 on September 23rd!! |
Km672 – Fresh DE/DS; Fresh transfer expected btw 9/28-10/1! |
Firesiren – DS – Cycle to start around 10/1! |
ArgyleBridge - Egg donor - Stims mid-Oct and ER early Nov! |
Waiting to Cycle |
BeckyP005 – Fresh DE; waiting for donor availability. |
Brooklynesque – DE IVF #1 - New donor likely to start mid-October cycle, ET in Nov. |
DoublePortion – Embryo Adoption; selected by a donor family with 5 embryos to give! |
Faithita – DE - On the RE waiting list. |
GetwickMom – Searching for GC - banking frosties due to MFI, hoping for ET ~Sept. 2014! |
janapettus - Embryo Adoption - Welcome to you! |
Jen12573 – Embryo Donation - Receiving 2 donor embies! Mid-October transfer! |
Katie_71208 – DE – Reviewing donors! Appt. Sept. 25th. |
katmarso - DE with known donor planned. Welcome to you! |
klaganza – DE - In process of choosing egg donor. |
Ladyrader0227 – DE FET after reduction of BMI ~Aug/Sept. |
laurag1986 - DS - IUI#5 coming up! |
lmieloci1 - Consult with CA Conceptions in August, pre-cycle testing now. |
Meljam13 – Using traditional surrogate (using OS) after Oct. |
mm29 - DE; Started process at SDFC in July 2013. |
orangemell2012 - DS - Next steps after DS IUI 8/13 TBD. |
QOTR - DE - Pre-cycle activities; surprise BFP so may not move forward with DE. |
Sammer 818 – Gestational Carrier; New agency said GC match should be mid-Oct! |
sam18iamiam - DS - IUI#2 on 8/14 was BFN. Next steps tbd. |
Donors/GC’s/Surrogates |
Strudel82 – GC - EDD 1/15/14 - Gender ? |
ArgleBride – Egg Donor – ET set for mid-Sept! |
BabyEdgar - DS single mom - Interested in donating remaining embryos. |
Pregnant! |
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 – Boy! |
Happywifemomofone – DE – EDD 12/23/13 – Boy! |
Kaf8278 – DE – EDD 12/31/13 – Gender ? |
Moonaggie – DE – EDD 1/2/14 – Boy! |
Jms1374 – Embryo Donation – EDD 1/14/14 - Boy! |
Strunella – DE – 1/28? - Gender ? |
Udc22 – DE – EDD TBD – Twins!! |
Aputter05 – DS IUI on 5/30/13 – EDD TBD. |
BabyVDM – DE FET#1 – Twins! - EDD 3/20/2014 |
LittleLady77 – DE IVF - Twins! - EDD 4/10/2014 |
Lacyj67 - DE IVF - u/s on 9/25 - EDD TBD! |
KateBee - GS carrying for her - EDD?? |
Parenting |
AmCheri – DE – Baby born June 5, 2013 – Girl! |
Hooliface – 1 year-old DD from DE |
Jcath – 20-month-old identical twin girls from DE + 2 bio sons |
JM1977 – 21-month-old DD from DE/DS (also currently pregnant) |
Strudel82 – 1 year-old DD twins from DE (also currently GC) |
WeBelieveInMagic – 10-month-old son from DS + a 3-yr-old bio son |
Considering Third Party |
sharon216 - Considering DE |
Re: **Third-Party Reproduction Check-In** (Week of 9/23)
2Mamaz: Will you change my info for the check-in, please? The donor family with the 5 embryos fell out of contact. Now I am moving on with donor embryos from a clinic.
The week before last I paid the fee to hold the embryos MH & I selected so now I'm just waiting on AF. I was afraid she would show during vacation but thankfully didn't. Now I'm ready for her to show and she's MIA! lol
QOTW: My favorite costume was so simple! My mom took a white sheet and cut out eye and mouth holes, draped it over my head and put red lipstick on me. lol I guess I was a bloody-mouthed ghost!
***signature & ticker warning***
Me: 30 ~ Stage IV Endo ~ AMH .38 ~ AFC 8
AMH .97 as of 4/2012! ~ AMH 1.63 as of 4/2013!?!
Him: 29 ~ perfect swimmers
Laparotomy w/partial oophorectomy 8/2009 to remove cysts/endo.
Stopped BCP 4/2010.
Multiple clomid rounds from 11/2010 to 6/2011. ~ All BFN
IUI w/clomid 7/2011. IUI w/clomid & injectables 11/2011 & 1/2012. ~ All BFN
IVF:EPP 5/2012 ~ (4R, 3M, 2F w/ICSI). Both embryos txfrd. ~ BFN
BCP to manage endo from 10/2012 to 12/2012.
FET w/donor embryos #1: 10/2013 Cancelled
FET w/donor embryos #1.2: 11/2013 ~ ET of 2 beautiful blasts on 11/27.
Beta 1: 503(12dp5dt) Beta 2: 1035(14dpt) Beta 3: 3001(16dpt) Beta 4: 8503(19dpt)
Twins with an EDD of 8/15/14! Team Purple
G&B born 6/30/14 at 33w3d via emergency c/s.
If you're wondering about my avatar...it's a fried pickle chip shaped like a fetus!
Congratulations to those with good news this past week, and good luck thoughts and prayers for @2mamaz and anyone else who is in the 2ww as well.
How is it going? If you are TTC, what are your next steps?
I'm currently 8dpo and waiting patiently to test. We did 3 ICI's this cycle and according to my temp and opks/fertility monitor, our timing was good. Of course we know means nothing until we see a BFP, but we can at least rest knowing we didn't miss O like we apparently did last month.
I have symptoms that are unusual for me, but who doesn't during the 2ww? My biggest symptom would my the painful boobs that feel as though someone used them as a punching bag. This is highly unusual for me as I have had sore boobs one time and that was before O. This is now going on for a week, so who knows. My temps are good and had a spike today, but again, trying my best to be realistic. I have an acupuncture appointment today, so we will see what she thinks.
We didn't have a ton of money when I was growing up, so my brother and I were almost always hobos or clowns. I think my favorite was the year I borrowed a pink gown and went as Glinda the good witch. I'm a girly girl, so dressing up is definitely my thing.
DH- Azoospermia diagnosis
DIUI #1 7/13 BFN
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Not much going on over here. Still analyzing every symptom and just ready for wed to be here for my first ultrasound and I'm still so nervous. Ready to now what direction we are headed in ya know!
Qotw:
I remember being quite little and my costume just went like a poncho over my head with a plastic mask. I was a cabbage patch kid. Anyone remember those like plastic tarp costumes! Lol
TTC since April 2010
BFP #1 – March 2011, missed m/c April 2011
BFP #2 – October 2011, m/c November 2011
Surprise BFP #3 – December 2011, diagnosed as cornual, terminated January 2012
BFP #4 – June 2012, m/c July 2012
Diagnosed with bicornuate ute and MTHR gene mutation
BFP #5 – October 2012, missed m/c November 2012
BFP #6 – January 2013, m/c March 2013
No longer TTC. Diagnosis: Hostile ute. Heartbroken and bitter. Pursuing surrogacy.
June 2013 - Carrier found! Could this really happen?!
~All AL always welcome~
I loved dressing as a witch! and also we would just make random zombie like costumes, which was always fun because of how silly we would get with painting our faces etc...
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
DE coordinator sent out a profile to the 2 girls in front of me last week so I'm secretly hoping one of them does not want blonde hair! I know...shame on me.
I was a "bunch" of grapes one year. Had purple balloons all over me...loved the idea but hated the fact that I had a hard time sitting down and got tired of friends popping the balloons! Lol
ME:46 MH:44 DE IVF 2014
Met with RE 4/11. 2 IUI's BFN. DE best option. Switched clinics to do "shared" program. Had to retake all tests and a mamm that put me behind and then on a DE waiting list for 12 months. Picked a donor!! (10/13/13) Got matched. Estimated transfer in December. After 2.5 years of patiently waiting I will finally cycle....can hardly believe it. DE cycle got cancelled. One of her tests came back positive. Waiting for another donor. Donor picked!! (1/18/14)
DE IVF #1 (4/26) BFN DE FET #1 (6/4) BFP! Beta 1=339 Beta 2=852 Beta 3=9957 EDD 2/22/15!!
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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
Not much new here since last week. Getting excited to hit 30 weeks next week!
Q: my favorite costume was a Care Bear. I loved Care Bears and it was a pretty awesome costume with a giant stuffed head, furry suit and everything. I remember we borrowed it from my rich cousins. I felt like the belle of the ball that night haha
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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@doubleportion GL with your upcoming cycle!!
@goalieswife123, and amcastord FX for a BFP's
@stinkerbell6879, and Liz4paws (((Huge ginormous hugs))). IF sucks huge, sweaty, yeasty balls!!
Update: DH and I were weighing an anonymous DE cycle in SD vs. a known donor (my cousin) locally. We have decided to pursue DE using my cousin's eggs. I have given her a few things to read; just to be sure this is something she really wants to do. If she has second thoughts we will be cycling with the anonymous donor in SD. Either way I hope to have a consult set up at either clinic by the end of next month to get this party started!!!
If anyone knows of any good resources for those donating eggs can you please pass it onto me, so I can provide it to her. I want her to be as informed as possible before we start this process.
QOTW: My Favorite costume was the queen of hearts from Alice in Wonderland.
::: Married June 2003:::
TTC #1 since: Aug. 2008
Me: 34, DOR, MTHFR-A1298C (heterozygous), decreased blood flow to uterus, Mild Endo
DH: 38, Balanced translocation 5&10, unexplained MFI, normal SA and SCSA
Tx History: IUI 1&2= BFN
IVF# 1 W/ICSI= BFN
IVF# 2: cancelled d/t no response
IVF# 3= 1 egg retrieved=immature/not viable
IVF# 4= c/p
***CCRM ODWU***
Found DHs BT and Me-decreased blood flow to uterus
Recommended DE IVF w/PGD, incorporate electro-acupuncture. Decided to cycle locally
***New RE***
DE IVF# 1(cycle #6) w/pgd, (freeze all): 30R, 23M, 15F, slow/poor embryo development, 4 biopsied, 1 Normal "Norm"; DE IVF w/PGD, incorporate electro-acupuncture.
IVF# 6: (OE/DS) cancelled
IVF# 7: (OE/DS) 1R, 1M, 1F, arrested day 5
Plan-DE IVF# 2 (cycle #8): DE/DS in May 2015
http://icanhazbabyz.blogspot.com/
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
Omg last week was terrible...
My heart is breaking for all of you ladies who are having a tough time.
I can't express how sad I am for you all-
2Mamaz- hoping your FET went perfectly today!!
Becky- you are so close!! I hope you get bumped up the list too!
DP- I hope AF shows up ASAP so you can get this show on the road!
Lacy- can't wait to hear about your u/s this week!!
Stinkerbell- I hope you are able to move forward ASAP. I really hope this is it!!!
Liz- hoping you can move forward soon too. I hope it works!
Mm29- so glad you are moving forward!
Sammer- have an amazing vaca! It's already beautiful here in Mass and the leaves are just starting to change. I'm sure Maine will be gorgeous!
Update: All is well here. My donor has 'a lot' of follicles. My lining measured at 8.8 with triple stripe. She has monitoring in the morning and I'll get an update in the afternoon about when her ER will be.
Qotw: most definitely a princess!! Some things never change!! ;;)
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
First, big (((HUGS))) to all of those needing them this week....I know this has been a crappy week for many....
Best of luck to 2Mamaz - enjoy being PUPO and hope your 2ww flies by and ends with great news!
AFM, my WTF appointment is this Friday....so not sure of next steps. I'm open to the possibility of cycling again in November, but will see what the RE says.
QOTW: Can't think of any that stood out. Most of the costumes were those cheapy, plastic ones....LOL.
Me: AMA, DOR, undetectable AMH, carrier of SMA, MTHFR homozygous C677T, high cytokines, low IGg B cells, Factor XIII V34l mutation, High Anti-Phosphatidylethanolmine, borderline hypothyroid and mildly insulin resistant.
MH: No known issues, aside from MTHFR.
Recommendations from RI: LIT, Humira, IVIG, Lovenox, Baby Aspirin, Folic Acid, Low-dose synthroid and Metformin.
Currently taking: Pre-Natal vitamins, Foltanx, Low-dose synthroid and Metformin.
When cycling also taking: Baby Aspirin, Lovenox, Humira and IVIG.
TTC since 7/11/09..with medical intervention starting in 2010, including 4 failed IVF's and 6 failed IUI's...only "success" was a chemical pregnancy in 11/2012 (credited to use of DE).
FET #1 (11th cycle) on 8/23/13 = BFN.
FET #2 (12th cycle) Transfer of last two (day 6) donor egg blasts on 1/22/14 = BFP, EDD = 10/10/14 (please stick little BOY!)
My favorite breed:
***PAIF/SAIF always welcome***
@MrsT4 - I'm so glad to hear you are willing to jump right back in!
@Lacyj67 - Loads of luck for your u/s tomorrow!
AFM, late checking in b/c I was going to wait until after the FET but ended up doing a separate post. So, we are 26 hours PUPO. Here's hoping this one sticks! Totally sporting my "progesterone rack" as my chest is big and ouchy. Just hoping the week flies by. I will POAS but may not report in until after beta - last time the c/p was rough and I'd rather just wait. However, POAS is really just to tell me if I'm 'out' - not so much that I'm 100% 'in.' As many of us here sadly know.
QOTW: @BeckyP005 - ok so the most awesome costume I ever saw and wanted so bad was a kid who was a bubblegum machine! Same concept - had a red baseball hat and a bunch of balloons wrapped in cellophane, with white tights and red shoes. I was so jealous! AFM, my mom wasn't uber creative, but I was a pretty good witch a few of the years I remember. I wasn't into the store bought costumes so I tried to DIY as best as I could.
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
Our GS's beta at 18dp5dt was 4,327, so we're cautiously optimistic! We're trying to book a flight for the ultrasound which will be the week of October 7. I still feel like I'm holding my breath getting over all of these hurdles.
My favorite costume was the year I dressed up as the Phantom of the Opera. Definitely not the girliest costume in the world. I had my mom glue this scary half-face under my mask. I wanted to wear that every year.
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.
(((Hugs))) @ceemonkey! I've been thinking about you and wondering how you were doing.
I hope the high risk OB is able to provide you with some solutions.
Me: AMA, DOR, undetectable AMH, carrier of SMA, MTHFR homozygous C677T, high cytokines, low IGg B cells, Factor XIII V34l mutation, High Anti-Phosphatidylethanolmine, borderline hypothyroid and mildly insulin resistant.
MH: No known issues, aside from MTHFR.
Recommendations from RI: LIT, Humira, IVIG, Lovenox, Baby Aspirin, Folic Acid, Low-dose synthroid and Metformin.
Currently taking: Pre-Natal vitamins, Foltanx, Low-dose synthroid and Metformin.
When cycling also taking: Baby Aspirin, Lovenox, Humira and IVIG.
TTC since 7/11/09..with medical intervention starting in 2010, including 4 failed IVF's and 6 failed IUI's...only "success" was a chemical pregnancy in 11/2012 (credited to use of DE).
FET #1 (11th cycle) on 8/23/13 = BFN.
FET #2 (12th cycle) Transfer of last two (day 6) donor egg blasts on 1/22/14 = BFP, EDD = 10/10/14 (please stick little BOY!)
My favorite breed:
***PAIF/SAIF always welcome***