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Our adoption story...
So, I have never posted before on this board and thought I would introduce myself and tell you a little bit of our story. First off, I am a 29 y/o 3rd shift baker in the lovely Mid-west, married to a 31 y/o computer programmer. We have been married for 2 years, TTC for 3 years. I have severe endometriosis and have had a couple surgeries to try and clear out my lady parts. In the last month, I had another surgery removing my left ovary and flushing my right tube. I was then put on Lupron while I heal(to prevent cysts from returning) and the plan is to go on Clomid after a few months and TTC yet again.
But, this is supposed to be an adoption story, right? Yep! We have always considered adoption and after looking into several options, decided that if we did not get pregnant within a year, we would begin fostering in hopes of adopting an infant. Well, this past Monday a friend called me up and asked if we were still considering it. I told her, we kind of put it on the back burner, etc. She informed me that she had a friend who is pregnant and had an adoption lined up but the adoptive mother found out she had a brain tumor and was unable to go through as planned. I was saddened by that news, but knew what they called to ask us about. They wanted us to adopt this baby! Oh boy...and the baby is due in a little over a month! So, after some consideration, we gladly agreed to take on this task. We contacted our lawyer and are now in the process of putting all the proper papers in to adopt this "Lil Bun", as we have come to call it. There are a few things that may get in our way, but we are willing to go through as much as we can to take this gift! My oh-so-rational husband reminds me that we shouldn't get too attached...things can happen. I realize that, but he can't take this high away. I have such hope for this, such love I want to share!
But, this is supposed to be an adoption story, right? Yep! We have always considered adoption and after looking into several options, decided that if we did not get pregnant within a year, we would begin fostering in hopes of adopting an infant. Well, this past Monday a friend called me up and asked if we were still considering it. I told her, we kind of put it on the back burner, etc. She informed me that she had a friend who is pregnant and had an adoption lined up but the adoptive mother found out she had a brain tumor and was unable to go through as planned. I was saddened by that news, but knew what they called to ask us about. They wanted us to adopt this baby! Oh boy...and the baby is due in a little over a month! So, after some consideration, we gladly agreed to take on this task. We contacted our lawyer and are now in the process of putting all the proper papers in to adopt this "Lil Bun", as we have come to call it. There are a few things that may get in our way, but we are willing to go through as much as we can to take this gift! My oh-so-rational husband reminds me that we shouldn't get too attached...things can happen. I realize that, but he can't take this high away. I have such hope for this, such love I want to share!
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Re: Our adoption story...
Mother of two wonderful boys! Blessed through adoption.
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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
Me: 27 DH: 27
October 2013: Endo erosion/ Clear HSG
March 2014: SA #1/ 2%morph, borderline sperm count, decent motility
June 2014: SA#2/ 2% morph, low sperm count, worse motility
Plan: "Quick Start IVF"/antagonist protocol with Follistim, Ganirelix, Ovidrel and progesterone suppositories (yay)
High AMH (11) and Low BMI= low doses of everything to prevent OHSS
July 27, 2014: Started Follistim injections for ten days
July 31, 2014: U/S= 20 follicles, 8.5 lining, E2 is good, Ganirelix for 4 days starting 8/2
August 4, 2014: 14 follicles on-track, good lining, Trigger 8/6
August 9, 2014: 9 ICSIed/ 5 embryos; aiming for a 5dt on 8/13
August 13, 2014: 5DT of 1 4BA almost-hatching blastocyst (Please hang in, Little Bug!)
August 14, 2014: We have 3 frosties! Hope they're having fun hanging out together.
August 23, 2014: Beta #1: 144 8/23/14: Beta #2: 374 Beta 8/25/14 Beta #3: 6,600 9/3/14
September 9, 2014: Ultrasound #1 115 heartbeats per minute
September 23, 2014: Ultrasound #2 182 heartbeats per minute
September 26, 2014: Love my OB's office
October 10, 2014: Our baby looks like a baby and is moving all over!
December 8, 2014: Anatomy scan- It's a girl!
"Hope strengthens. Fear kills."- Karen Marie Moning
"Heaviness is only temporary; the daylight will soon break in."- needtobreathe
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