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• katib77 member

  November 2013

  Whoops forgot a QOTW!  

  
  

  Did you have a nickname as a child or now as an adult?  

  
  

  TTC since July 2009. Dx MFI & LPD. 

  IUI#1&2&3 (2011 & 2012) BFN
  IUI#4 1/23/13 on 75iu x9 Follistim = BFP then chem preg m/c (Feb 2013)
  IUI#5 BFN (April 2013)

  IVF w/ICSI Oct. 2, 2012 - 13R, 11M, 7F, 1 frozen blast 4BB grade - - - FET Nov 15, 2013

  BFP! Beta 1:104 @ 10dp6dt, Beta 2:178 @ 12dp6dt,  beta 3:366 @ 14dp6dt

  Saw heartbeat twice before missed M/C at 8w3d on 12/27/13, missing my little angel boy

  JUNE 2014 IVF#2;  5R, 2M, 1F Three day transfer 6/7.  Beta 6/18 - BFN

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• Neesey member

  November 2013

  Still no AF after our failed FET attempt so I'm going in tomorrow morning for an ultrasound to see what's going on.
  QOTD: Neesey has always been my nickname. My sister calls me Bubbie since she thought I was a baby when she was learning to talk. DH calls me Sweet Pea.

   

     

  TTC since 3/2011 Adenomyosis, LPD, hypothyroidism. 
  

  BFP on 7/20/12 after 4 cycles Clomid + IUI 

  2 large subchorionic hematomas & no heartbeat at 7w6d   

  D&E 8/18/12 Sonohysterography found septum and necrotic tissue.   

  Hysteroscopy to remove both 10/5

  IUI #5-7 50mg Clomid + trigger = BFN  

  IUI #8 Femara + Bravelle + HCG + Progesterone = BFP 3/27/13

  Beta 1 (13dpo) = 169  Beta 2 (17dpo) = 1073  No heartbeat at 9w3d. 

  D & C 5/10/13  Triploidy 69 (paternal inherited)

  IVF #1 with ICSI and PGS 11R 8M 5F 2 biopsied/frozen

  PGS results = 1 with trisomy 13 & 1 good embryo for FET 

  FET #1 EV, estrace, nitro patches.  Cancelled due to thin lining

  FET #1.2 oral estrace, f'ing nitro patches and no delestrogen.  Transfer 12/31. BFN

  PAIF/SAIF welcome

  Surprise BFP on 6/13/14  Our only unmedicated bfp ever.

  Beta #1 339  Beta #2 649 44 hour doubling time

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• missusw218 member

  November 2013

  Hi Pumpkins!
  
  Yes, @katib77, beta is Monday. I have resisted the urge to pee on anything, trying to go beta or bust. I've been checking in daily with the nurse on staff at work (it's a much needed break during the work day!) so between the nurse, DH and I, we're all excited to find out what's going on! My SIL knows we've done IVF but no one else knows!
  
  QOTW- my mom and grandma always called me some derivative of "Boop" : Booper, Boopie, etc. I don't know where it came from, but my grandma used it while she could (she passed a few years back) and my mom still uses it!

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• katib77 member

  November 2013

  Hi ladies - hugs to all our recent angels and BFNs.  My time for transfer after my ER on Oct 3rd is finally here.  Tomorrow is my FET with our one 4ab blast that made it.  I'm so excited and not that nervous (surprisingly).  I don't know what time yet, as they'll call later today to let me know but I do wish it was tomorrow already!  

  
  

  QOTD:  My nickname when I was younger was Klutz because, well I was in tons of casts and such as a youngster.  Some of my friends also called me Kit-Kat (I love them and it works well with Kati) my BFF turned that into calling me Kat-Face (huh?).  And on rare occasions DH calls me "Kati-Tomati, the Pirate from Haiti" and creates limericks that start with that.  So I often sign his cards "Your Tomati"    Aaarrr me matey!

  
  

  TTC since July 2009. Dx MFI & LPD. 

  IUI#1&2&3 (2011 & 2012) BFN
  IUI#4 1/23/13 on 75iu x9 Follistim = BFP then chem preg m/c (Feb 2013)
  IUI#5 BFN (April 2013)

  IVF w/ICSI Oct. 2, 2012 - 13R, 11M, 7F, 1 frozen blast 4BB grade - - - FET Nov 15, 2013

  BFP! Beta 1:104 @ 10dp6dt, Beta 2:178 @ 12dp6dt,  beta 3:366 @ 14dp6dt

  Saw heartbeat twice before missed M/C at 8w3d on 12/27/13, missing my little angel boy

  JUNE 2014 IVF#2;  5R, 2M, 1F Three day transfer 6/7.  Beta 6/18 - BFN

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• hopefulsprout member

  November 2013 edited November 2013

  Thinking of you ladies this afternoon! Our doctor called me yesterday, which was nice, and he helped me understand that I did "everything I was supposed to do" it just didn't work this time. We did get the great news that 4 embies made it to freeze! We will find out when our first FET is during our appointment next Tuesday. It sounds like my doc likes to wait a few months in between tries, so I'll try and remember to be patient while focusing on losing the 7 lbs that crept up on me during this cycle. It's truly wonderful to see BFPs from people who've done FETs---it keeps me hopeful. Thank you all again for sharing your stories and the support you've given me through this process. 

  
  

  Oops, forgot QOTD: Many people call me Ray, or by my maiden last name. DH calls me Sweet Potato Face. I promise, he means it to be endearing!

   
  

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  TTC June 2011 ///  RE Jan 2013  /// DX: DH (30) - low morph, Me (30) - irregular ovulation 

  Clomid cycle March 2013 - BFN /// IUI #1 April 2013 - BFN /// IUI #2 June 2013 - BFN 

  IVF w/ICSI- Oct 2013 - ER Oct. 15 (10 mature, 6 fertilized)

  ET  Oct. 27 2013 - BFN

  FET #1 Feb. 21 2014 - BFN 
  

  FET #2 Jun. 5 2014 - BFP! Beta #1: 253, Beta #2: 628, u/s revealed singleton w/116 bpm! EDD 2/23/15

  
  

   

  
  

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• kjf114 member

  November 2013

  update me to October angels

         
  
  Me: 28, DH: 30 TTC since March 2012
  PCO & MTHFR Homozygous/Severe MFI (undescended teste & double hernia as baby)

  12/12: 50mg clomid= bfn
  1/13: 100mg clomid= bfn
  2/13: 100mg clomid= bfn 
  6/13: IVF/ICSI (x1 4AA)=BFFN ~49R, 44M, 33F, 14 frosties  OHSS
  8/13: FET #1 (x1 4AA)=First EVER BFP 4dp5dt!! d&c @ 6.5 wks, blighted ovum
  10/13: FET #2 (x2 4AA)= BFP 4dp5dt! Twins!!, perfect u/s then spontaneous m/c @ 5 wks
  11/13= RPL/Karotyping= MTHFR Homozygous c667t
  1/14= FET #3 our 2 year anniversary & hopefully our miracle

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• princessisadora member

  November 2013

  Hi Pumpkins.Congrats to BFP and big big hugs to all who need them, its been a rough week for some of us pumpkins. Ths is my first day back at work after the news that I am no longer pregnant. Amazingly I have held it together, possibly since I had no euthanasias today (Thank God) and I had my two furballs with me since they were due their baths and vaccines. 

  I am just awaiting for my 4th Beta on the 19 and then my WTF appt on the 21st, really don't know what to expect from that. I am hoping that maybe just maybe he says lets give IUI a try since we really never got to do that but part of me feels he will say IVF (conventional none of this egg freezing trial crap) might be our best bet. I also really just wish my period would come and all these progesterone and HCG symptoms would go away. Way to add insult to injury.

  
  

  QOTW: I never had a proper nickname growing up. My mom calls me Lila at times, my friends call me Shay or shay shay. And DH calls me a million things, my fave are pet, petal and button moon.

  
  

  *Losses mentioned*

  Me: 34 DH:32

  TTC #1 since Dec 2011

  HSG = tubes clear, bicornuate or septate ute; MRI= severe arcuate uterus no septum seen 

  SA #1 low count, low morph;  SA#2 4% Morph, count OK  SA#3 july 2014= NORMAL!!!

  9/2013  IUI#1 w/Clomid 100mg = over response; cycle converted to cryoocyte IVF

  IVF #1: 9/15 ER= 9 mature eggs, all eggs made it thru vitrification

  10/23 ICSI 6 fertilized; 10/28 5dt of two morulas. Hold on to me babies, stick, stick, stick!!

  11/6 BFP EDD 7/14/14 Beta #1= 18; 11/9 Beta #2= 44.8; 11/12 Beta #3= 7 = Early loss @4w6d. No frosties

  Feb 2014 Hysterscopy = no septum seen ute all clear in the inside

   IUI #1.1 4/2/14 Beta on 4/16 BFN

  Thinking about IUI #2  RE advised to try 3?????

  Natural cycle surprise BFP 8/3/14 EDD 4/11/15  beta#1(8/5/14)=35 Beta#2(8/8/14)=22  CP/Early loss@5w

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• princessisadora member

  November 2013

  katib77 said:

  Hi ladies - hugs to all our recent angels and BFNs.  My time for transfer after my ER on Oct 3rd is finally here.  Tomorrow is my FET with our one 4ab blast that made it.  I'm so excited and not that nervous (surprisingly).  I don't know what time yet, as they'll call later today to let me know but I do wish it was tomorrow already!  

  
  

  QOTD:  My nickname when I was younger was Klutz because, well I was in tons of casts and such as a youngster.  Some of my friends also called me Kit-Kat (I love them and it works well with Kati) my BFF turned that into calling me Kat-Face (huh?).  And on rare occasions DH calls me "Kati-Tomati, the Pirate from Haiti" and creates limericks that start with that.  So I often sign his cards "Your Tomati"    Aaarrr me matey!

  @katib77 Good Luck on your FET tomorrow. So exciting!

  *Losses mentioned*

  Me: 34 DH:32

  TTC #1 since Dec 2011

  HSG = tubes clear, bicornuate or septate ute; MRI= severe arcuate uterus no septum seen 

  SA #1 low count, low morph;  SA#2 4% Morph, count OK  SA#3 july 2014= NORMAL!!!

  9/2013  IUI#1 w/Clomid 100mg = over response; cycle converted to cryoocyte IVF

  IVF #1: 9/15 ER= 9 mature eggs, all eggs made it thru vitrification

  10/23 ICSI 6 fertilized; 10/28 5dt of two morulas. Hold on to me babies, stick, stick, stick!!

  11/6 BFP EDD 7/14/14 Beta #1= 18; 11/9 Beta #2= 44.8; 11/12 Beta #3= 7 = Early loss @4w6d. No frosties

  Feb 2014 Hysterscopy = no septum seen ute all clear in the inside

   IUI #1.1 4/2/14 Beta on 4/16 BFN

  Thinking about IUI #2  RE advised to try 3?????

  Natural cycle surprise BFP 8/3/14 EDD 4/11/15  beta#1(8/5/14)=35 Beta#2(8/8/14)=22  CP/Early loss@5w

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• walker14 member

  November 2013

  Hi guys,

  
  

  @princessisadora- Thinking of you.  I'm sure that's hard to be back at work.  

  
  

  This has been a rough week for many!  

  
  

  We meet w/ the RE on the 19th for the WTF appt. and I'm sort of dreading it.  I've come to dread going to the fertility clinic.  I cry every time I leave.  I feel pretty hopeless about things working out for us at this point.  I know I'm early on in my journey compared to many, and I need to get to a more hopeful place before we do our next FET, probably early in the new year.  But right now, I'm still feeling defeated from the BFN last week.

  
  

  I am enjoying taking a small hiatus from thinking of all this stuff.  Went out w/ some single and newly married girlfriends last night and it was really nice to be around some friends that aren't on this baby train.  

  
  

  Hang in there all you pumpkins!

  Me 32/DH 36

  Diagnosed w/ endometriosis 6/12

  TTC since 8/12

  HSG/MRI in 2/13 showed unicornuate uterus

  Depot Lupron 3/13-7/13

  IVF#1 8/13; 3 embryos frozen

  FET #1 10/13 BFN

  Moving on to GC w/ transfer hopefully Summer '14

  IVF #2 3/14

  
  

  
  

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• Kristinwhit member

  November 2013

  My beta was 910. RE was so pleased that ultrasound isn't until next week. I would love to be blissfully happy but I am sticking with cautiously optimistic until I see/hear heartbeat. Then I will still be cautious. Thats what IF does to you. I want to go baby crazy like last time but I am scared but hopeful.

  TTC since 5/11 both uf us are >35
  Clomid 4cycles pregnancy ended in MC 6/12
  IUI #1,2, 3 and 4 ALL BFN.
  Moved on to IVF in Jan. 2013 Beta #1 288, Beta #2 529 Heartbeat on 2/8! Miscarriage at 15 weeks. 4 months to be complete. Every test known to science. No known reason for MC. FET Oct 2013 BFP on 11/2. Beta# 1 910. Successful pregnancy! {\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252 {\fonttbl\f0\fswiss\fcharset0 Helvetica;} {\colortbl;\red255\green255\blue255;\red51\green51\blue51;\red255\green255\blue255;} \deftab720 \pard\pardeftab720\sl280\partightenfactor0 \f0\fs22 \cf2 \cb3 \expnd0\expndtw0\kerning0 \outl0\strokewidth0 \strokec2 }

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• Alexandra1513 member

  November 2013

  We met with the doctor yesterday for an ultrasound and to go over why out of 12 eggs retrived the only one that made it was the one of the ones they put back in me(not that I'm complianing). We were assuming we would have frozen eggs for later but no go.  The doctor said that since we had 7 fertilize 2 making it to blast is still good and there was nothing we could do to have made it any better.  He did say he wants my husband to keep going in to try and stock up on some frozen sperm since his count is so low. He is just afraid that in 4 to 5 years when we want to try for another his count could be non existant.

  Good Luck To All!!!

  
  

  
  

  TTC #1 since June 2013

  
  

  Me: 24

  DH: 26 Very Low Count (only 15 active), Low Testosterone

  
  

  IVF with ICSI in October

  ER - 10-6-13  12 eggs retrieved, 7 fertilized

  ET  - 10-11-13

  BFP - 10-23-2013

  Beta #1 (14dp5dt)- 1122

  Beta #2 (17dp5dt) - 3266

  
  

  

  
  

  
  

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• amwenz member

  November 2013

  I am scared to post or update out of bad luck. I have been trying to remain quiet and reserved. My husband & I made it to beta or bust. Beta is tomorrow and it will be 13dp5dt. This journey is just scary...I almost don't want to know.

  
  

  
  

  Started ttc may 2012 Me:32. Dh:31 SA- 4% morphology Fsh:9.1 possibly not always ovulating Hysteroscopy/lLap 7/13 resulted in polyp removal, uterine septum, and mild endo stage 1 removed 10/13 IVF #1 successful 

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• Twinkie0612 member

  November 2013

  Hi pumpkins!

  It's been rough since our crappy WTF appointment last week.  I've had some good days and some bad days.  I am considering seeing a counselor, but right now am having a hard time deciding to call and make the appointment.  Maybe tomorrow.

  DH and I have talked a lot about what to do and came up with a plan.  Right now we are leaning towards starting with karyotyping and any other test my RE recommends.  Maybe we'll get some answers as to why all of our embryos stop growing.  If we get abnormal results, at least we can be confident in moving on to donors.  If the results are normal, we (ok, really I) want to try one more cycle with OE.  It might be a waste of money and have no chance at success, but I just need to feel like we tried everything before I give up on OE.  This might mean 2nd opinions and switching clinics.  If our last OE cycle is a bust (or if our karyotyping is abnormal) we will probably look into donor eggs.  My sister (fraternal twin sister, but we look a lot alike) has offered to donate and this might be a good solution, since it is significantly cheaper and I can still have a child biologically related to me.  My only worry is that it will be hard watching her go through IVF, when I want it to be me and my eggs.  We have also discussed anonymous donor egg and embryo adoption. 

  My WTF appointment part 2 is next Thursday, I hope that my RE will be on board with my plan.

  QOTD:  Twinkie is a childhood nickname.  My uncle called my sister and I "the twinkies."

  

   

  

  TTC #1 since August 2011

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  September 2012: Start IF testing

  DH (32): SA is ok, slightly low morph, normal SCSA  Me (32): Slightly low progesterone, hostile CM, carrier for CF, Moderately high NKC, High TNFa, heterozyogous mutated Factor XIII, and +APA

  October 2012-May 2014: 4 failed IUIs, 3 failed IVFs, and 1 failed FETw/donor embryos

  November 2014: IVF w/ICSI #4 Agonist/Antagonist with EPP and Prednisone, Baby Aspirin, Lovenox, and IVIG for immune issues.  Converted to freeze all due to lining issues.  2 blasts frozen on day 6!

  January 2015: FET #2 Cancelled due to lining issues

  April 2015: FET #2.1

  
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• missusw218 member

  November 2013 edited November 2013

  @amwenz, I can totally relate... I'm very nervous about beta also.. almost dont want to know hang in there!

  
  

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• christia10 member

  November 2013

  Ivf was a bust! No embryos on ice. Onto fresh cycle #2! We are doing back to back congrats to all the bfp's may you have a happy and healthy 9 months. Huge hugs to the angels of October. Thank you for the great board. Thanks for the support. May move onto donor eggs if #2 is a bust...ugh hurts to think of it.

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• christia10 member

  November 2013

  @kjf114 so sorry for your loss. That totally sucks. Huge hugs and many prayers for you and DH.

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• katekat8721 member

  November 2013

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  This week has been so hard on our Pumpkins I have been lurking and praying from the sidelines. Congrats the the new BFPs and big, big hugs to those that are having a hard time right now.
  
  I am 8 weeks today and the twins seem to be doing good. I am going back Monday to check on my SCH (boo!) and hopefully will find that it's shrunk a bit. Still no bleeding or spotting though. Morning sickness has been really bad but today I was able to actually eat and drink, so what do I do, eat a slice of pizza of course. Now I'm pounding the Tums
  
  Praying for our Pumpkins - if not for this month, then very, very soon.
  
  QOTD:  My nickname is Sissy or Sis, I'm the oldest sister
  

  
  

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