Holiday gift exchange?

Re: Holiday gift exchange?

• PrettyAccountant member

  November 2013 edited November 2013

  I should add that you would have to be a member of IFV to join.
  
  Just setting the record straight early ... Lol

  TTC 1/2010 DH Dx - Azoospermia 2/2011
  Hysteroscopy 3/2011 2 Polyps removed 4/2011
  DH on Clomid / Arimidex to address hormonal issues - Sperm found July 2011!
  IVF #1 September 2011 - ER 9/8/2011- 8R, 5M - icsi - 1 made it to transfer - BFFN :-(
  IVF #2 Lucky November 2011 - ER 11/25/2011 - 15 eggs!, 13 mature, 10 fertilized with isci - 7 made it to transfer! Transferred 1 - 8 cell and 2 - 7 cell. BFP!!!!
  1st U/S - Twins! 2nd U/S - 3 heartbeats!!! - HOLY COW!!!
  Prayers for our take home babies!
  2 babies born on 3/27/12 and lost. Last baby born on 3/29/12 and lost at 20 weeks.
  My angels grew wings shortly after birth.
  Ahava Raisel, Matisyahu Nissim & Zev Chaim - Mommy and Daddy will always love you.
  IVF #3 July 2012 - ER 7/17/2012 - 10 R. 5 F. 4 made it to ET
  Transferred 2 on 7/20/2012 no snow babies :-(
  Beta on 7/31/2012 = BFMFN
  A miracle gift expected to come to us through adoption around 9/2012
  Baby girl adopted - Birth Mother changed her mind and took the baby back
  IVF #4 October 2012 - New RE. Doing PGD Testing. 8 R, 7F, 2 made it to 5 day blast for PDG testing. Both Normal (Thank you G-d!!!) 1 boy and 1 girl
  transferred one beautiful 5day blast (girl)
  Please G-d the almighty one - let this be our take home baby!
  Beta #1 158, Beta #2 318, 1 Absolutely magnificent HB at 175! Thank you G-d!!!
  Baby Girl born August 5th. Thank you G-d for our precious miracle.
  AMA. PAIF & SAIF always welcome - I need all the prayers I can get!
  
  

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• liz4paws member

  November 2013

  I'm in! Sounds fun.

  ************ Signature/Ticker Warning ************
  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
   
             

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• PrettyAccountant member

  November 2013

  geordie314 said:

  I'm in if that's ok, not sure I've been here long enough.

  Absolutely! I just didn't want a lurker joining in.... Lol
  

  TTC 1/2010 DH Dx - Azoospermia 2/2011
  Hysteroscopy 3/2011 2 Polyps removed 4/2011
  DH on Clomid / Arimidex to address hormonal issues - Sperm found July 2011!
  IVF #1 September 2011 - ER 9/8/2011- 8R, 5M - icsi - 1 made it to transfer - BFFN :-(
  IVF #2 Lucky November 2011 - ER 11/25/2011 - 15 eggs!, 13 mature, 10 fertilized with isci - 7 made it to transfer! Transferred 1 - 8 cell and 2 - 7 cell. BFP!!!!
  1st U/S - Twins! 2nd U/S - 3 heartbeats!!! - HOLY COW!!!
  Prayers for our take home babies!
  2 babies born on 3/27/12 and lost. Last baby born on 3/29/12 and lost at 20 weeks.
  My angels grew wings shortly after birth.
  Ahava Raisel, Matisyahu Nissim & Zev Chaim - Mommy and Daddy will always love you.
  IVF #3 July 2012 - ER 7/17/2012 - 10 R. 5 F. 4 made it to ET
  Transferred 2 on 7/20/2012 no snow babies :-(
  Beta on 7/31/2012 = BFMFN
  A miracle gift expected to come to us through adoption around 9/2012
  Baby girl adopted - Birth Mother changed her mind and took the baby back
  IVF #4 October 2012 - New RE. Doing PGD Testing. 8 R, 7F, 2 made it to 5 day blast for PDG testing. Both Normal (Thank you G-d!!!) 1 boy and 1 girl
  transferred one beautiful 5day blast (girl)
  Please G-d the almighty one - let this be our take home baby!
  Beta #1 158, Beta #2 318, 1 Absolutely magnificent HB at 175! Thank you G-d!!!
  Baby Girl born August 5th. Thank you G-d for our precious miracle.
  AMA. PAIF & SAIF always welcome - I need all the prayers I can get!
  
  

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• rlk2 member

  November 2013

  I'm in too if thats okay....I haven't been here long either but would love to participate!
  

  TTC 2 years- Me and DH (28) with (severely) low sperm count- less than 40 total (last 2 SA showed only 5 and 6 sperm each)
  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!!!!!!!  

  
  

  BRINLEY AND RILEY LONG.  Born November 20, 2014 at 32 wks 3 days.  4lbs7oz and 4lbs5oz.  1 month NICU time for "B's" and growing and feeding.  Now healthy, thriving, beautiful little girls!
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• Km672 member

  November 2013

  Absolutely!! It would be so much fun to put a little gift package together!!! :-bd

  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

   

   

   

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• Lacyj67 member

  November 2013

  Ok sounds fun I'm in

  Me 34 and DH 39 married in aug. 2002

  Did 5 round of clomid 2010 =BFN

   High levels of NK CELLS DX sept.2012 DOR:# 0.02 

  IVF #1 May 2012  ER 4, EF 2, ET 2 =BFN

  MINI IVF Oct.2012  Cancelled 10-27-12

  Ivf #3 Antagonist Protocol April 2013

  Shared cycle..Donor cycled in July Got 12 eggs 9 fertilized and 8 frozen!!

  DE FET #1 Sept. 3rd 2013 FIRST BFP EVER 5dp5dt

  miscarried Sept 24th at 5 weeks 5 days

  Etopic  D&C and hysterscopy Nov 5 2013

  dx with pre genetic blood clotting dec 2013

  FET #2 Jan 31st  2014 

  Miscarried for a second time again at 5 weeks 5 days

  Currently fostering to adopt an amazing little 1 year old boy..P.J!

  FET#3  is Oct 29th 2014

  BFN on fet #3

  Last and FINAL FET coming JAN 28th 2015

  Everyone Welcome

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• MrsC430 member

  November 2013

  I'm also relatively new but would love to join in!

  
  It's twin girls!! Born on 11-2-14!
  

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• DoublePortion member

  November 2013

  Count me in!!
  

  
  ***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!
  
  
  
  

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• chucktgirl member

  November 2013

  I would like in, too!

  
  

  
  My BLOG: www.ivfbabyquest.wordpress.com -Update - old blog.

  PAIF/SAIF Welcome!
  Me: 42, Hubby: 35, TTC since Jan 2010. Dx: DOR due to advanced maternal age. Also: Hypothyroidism (100mcg Levothyroxin). Positive for MTHFR (hetero-C677T), Factor V Leiden, and Fragile X (on DH side). Taking pre-natal vitamins.
  First natural PG 9/27/11; mc: 1/20/12
  First RE visit: 8/8/12, Saline Sonogram: 8/28/12, IVF injection class: 10/11/12, add FaBB Tab for FVL, +Vitamin D.
  IVF #1: 10/17/12 Baseline: FSH- 9.4, E2- 24, LH- 3.7, Prog- 0.3 The u/s showed 6 follicles in my right  & 9 in my left. Rx: 150 Bravelle & 150 Menopur SQ nightly. 10/21/12: Add Ganirelix SQ every morning.
  ER 10/28/12: 13 Retreived. 7 Mature. 6 Fertilized. 5 Made it to PGS. ET 11/2/12: CANCELED. All 5 came back from PGS as having "severe abnormalities."
  IVF #2: 1/7/13 Baseline: FSH- 8.8, 4 follicles in my right & 6 in my left. Rx: 150 Bravelle & 150 Menopur SQ nightly. 1/11/13: Add Ganirelix SQ every morning. hCG Trigger 1/16/13
  ER 1/18/13: 9 Retrieved. 5 Mature. 5 Fertilized. 2 Made it to PGS. ET 1/23/13: CANCELED. All embryos (he even sent the ones not growing) came back from PGS as having "multiple severe abnormalities."
  IVF #3: NEW RE! 3/1/13 Baseline: FSH- 9.6, E2- 61, Prog- 0.94, 3 follicles in my right & 4 in my left. Rx: 150 Bravelle& 150 Menopur SQ in PM. 3/7/13: Add Ganirelix SQ in AM. hCG Trigger 3/9/13 SQ.
  ER 3/11/13: 6R, 2M, 2F. Day 3: one 8 cell, grade 0.  Five day ET 3/16/13: one early blast, grade Fair. 3/24/13 AF came a day before beta. BFN
  IVF #4: (Added acupuncture to this cycle.) 3/25/13 WTF & Baseline: FSH-11.8, E2- 56, Prog- 0.84 3/26/13 Start stims. 3/30/13 u/s: 5 follicles in my right & 4 in my left. Rx: 225 Bravelle& 225 Menopur SQ in PM. 3/31/13 Add Ganirelix SQ in AM.hCG Trigger 4/3/13 SQ.
  ER 4/5/13: 5R, 3M, 3F naturally. Day 3: two 8 cell, grade 0, one 8 cell, grade 2 (Scale 0-best to 3-worst). Five day ET 4/10/13: two blastocysts (the 3^rd stopped growing.) Beta 4/18/13: 2.5 BFFN. RE recommends we stop trying and focus on living childless, due to the extremely poor quality of my eggs.
  ***Decided to stop trying and live CFNBC. I couldn't adjust. So, six months later...
  IVF #5: Changed RE. Going to one of the big name clinics now. OWDU: 10/29/13. Update: HORRIBLE experience. Disgusted and distraught at their complete unprofessionalism and how much money and precious time they cost us. Sickening. Have now changed RE again. New Patient appt. 1/30/14.
  BFP! Out of nowhere, I got KU the old fashioned way! POAS 1/26/14 - Positive! FDLM 12/30/13. Beta #1 16dpo= 373. Beta #2 18dpo= 801. EDD 10/6/14
  2/4/14 1st U/S revealed a 5wk2day sac but no fetal pole. Started 200mgs of progesterone suppositories daily
  2/11/14 2nd U/S revealed a perfect 6wk1day "diamond ring" embryo with a beating heart! 138bpm! Add 1mg folic acid and 40mg Lovenox
  2/25/14 3rd U/S: perfect 8w1d embryo, 178bpm. 3/6 start spotting. 3/11 10w1d U/S shows no heartbeat. Scheduling D&C. The Stork has forsaken me again.
  IVF #5.2: New in-state RE. Supplement priming for 1.5 cycles prior to start of cycle, including DHEA 50mg (stopped 5/15), CoQ10 200mg 2x/day, L-Arginine- 1000mg 2x/day (stopped 6/5 due to cold sore!), myo-inositol- 2g 2x/day, melatonin- 3mg, and Neevo (prenatal for MTHFR).
  5/16/14 Day 2 bw cycle prior: FSH- 12.22, E2- 38.37, Prog- 1.35, LH- 9.46. 6/2/14 Day 19 bw: Prog- 23
  6/12/14 Baseline: E2- 122.7, Prog- 0.4. 5 follicles in left, 4 follicles in right. Start stims: 375IU Follistim & 150IU Menopur. 6/19 Increase Follistim to 425IU, Menopur still 150IU. 6/18 add Ganirelix. 6/23 Ovidrel trigger SQ. 6/25 ER: 8R, 8M, 5F naturally. Start Medrol & Doxy. 6/26 Start Endometrin. 7/2 Start Lovenox.
  7/8/14 Beta= 137.4 BFP!!! (My first from IVF!) E2- 1109, Prog- >60. Stop CoQ10, myo-inositol, and melatonin. 7/9 2nd Beta= 281.4. TSH- 2.70. Increasing Synthroid to 100mcg daily. 7/24 6w3d u/s measured 6w3d, hb: 121bmp! 8/5 8w1d u/s measured 8w3d, hb: 164bpm! Graduated from RE to OB. Now I just need to find an OB!
  EDD 3/18/15!
  

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• J&D2007 member

  November 2013

  Sure, I would like in!

  Me: 37, DH: 38: ttc 7 years, dx: unknown
  10/11: after 2 years, saw a RE, FSH 5.4
  11/11: BFP! (surprise after thyroid & normal hsg),
  12/11: missed m/c after 7 week u/s, 1/12: D&C
  6/12 IUI#1-IUI #3: clomid = BFP!, C/P
  IVF #1(10/12) FSH 5.4, AFC: 16 long Lupron, 5R/5M/4F, all 4 made it to 5dt, 1 blast/1-8 cell transferred=BFN
  IVF #2(12/12)AFC 21, MD lupron, 4R/4M/3F, 5dt of 1 blast and 2-8cell. BFN.
  IVF#3(4/13) Natural start antagon protocol, 12R,11F. one PGS normal at day 6 transfer. BFN.
  IVF#4 (11/13) C.CRM (ODW.U normal 8/13 Still no Diagnosis) EPP/antagonist. ER 13R/7M/6F. Only 1 made it to freeze. Abnormal. Looking into options of DE, Fresh vs frozen.
  10/14 new local RE to look into what's next. CD3 FSH 4.7, AMH 0.9. Met with DE agencies and exploring options for feb/march 2015.
  Surprise natural bfp (4 days before donor is signed). Beta #1 at 9dpo: 51.8, 2nd beta: 195 (25 hours doubling) @11dpo. 3rd beta (12/15): 516 (35 hrs doubling) 4th beta(12/17): 895 (58 hours doubling) 5th beta(12/19): 2120. U/S at 5w0d(12/22): one gestational sac with yolk sac. U/S #2 (6w0d)12/29. One little bean measuring 6w0d with HR 124. 3rd u/s(1/4)7w0d: baby measuring 7w2d. HR 134. 3/30: A/S at MFM went great except for low lying placenta. Verifi results are normal! Team Blue! Please send any positive thoughts our way! EDD:8/24/2015
  Baby Will born 8/18. He's perfect.

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• beachy6 member

  November 2013

  Oh, I love it! I'm in! I so love putting gifts together Getting them isn't half bad either!

  

   ttc #2 since 2004 Me (35): Stage 3 Endo, DH (34): High DNA Frag

  IVF/ICSI #2: April 2014: BFP!!!!!!

  ET of 2 great quality embryos. + BFP on 9dp5dt. Beta #1 (10dp5dt): 257, Beta #2 (14dp5dt): 1561,

  Beta #3 (21dp5d5): 8,172. Wow. It seems this is actually working. Shocked beyond belief.

  1st u/s @6w5d: Baby A hb 124, Baby B hb 127 (Both measuring perfectly!)

  Lost baby A. Praying that baby B stays healthy. Baby B hb 175 at 11 weeks

  It's a GIRL!!!

  

   

   

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• firesiren member

  November 2013

  Count me in
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   36 DH 33 TTC for over 3 years
  First mini-IVF Sept 2011... Only 1 egg! ... BFN
  Switching RE
  IVF#2 May 2012 9 eggs and only 2 sperm, WTH!
  BFN

  IVF #3 March 2013~Tesa with back-up Donor Sperm,Tesa, unsuccessful used DS~ Chemical   

  Switching RE's within practice

  2 frosties waiting for us, November 2013!!!!!   Transferred 2 "average" blasts 11/20/2013

  BFP!!!!!!!  Boy/Girl Twins!!!!!! Due 08/08/2014

  
  

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  *~God gives his hardest battles to his toughest solders. Unknown.
  
  

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• mm29 member

  November 2013

  I love to join!!

  
  

  ::: 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/
    
  

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