Happy Tuesday, friends!
Please share with us 10 things, any 10 things, that are on your mind today
Me - 30, My wife - 31 , Together for 10 yrs - Married August 2012
5 medicated IUIs w/ RE (March - July 2013) = BFN
Fresh IVF Cycle in September 2013 resulted in 18 mature eggs, 16 fertilized, 12 made it to day 5. Transfer of 2 Grade A blastocysts on 9/15/13, and 10 embryos in the freezer! *****BFP on 9/25/13 - betas: @10dp5dt = 232; @12dp5dt = 465; @15dp5dt = 1,581 *********William George born June 4, 2014*********
Re: Ten Things Tuesday!
1. I am 20 weeks today! 1/2 way there!
2. I am feeling happy this morning and not anxious. I am going to try my best to hold onto this feeling all day.
3. So, I posted about this in my pregnancy check-in yesterday, but I had some swelling in my left ankle and foot at the end of last week. It resolved over the weekend, but ended up coming back yesterday when I was at work. I called my OB's office and spoke with a nurse who reviewed my chart and spoke with me for about 10 minutes and was super reassuring and gave me some great tips for relieving the swelling. She also told me that what I was describing to her sounded very much "normal" for my stage of pregnancy and the amount of time I had been on my feet (in heels - I know, stupid move). Anyway, long story short, my OB called me herself this morning to check on me and reassure me and tell me that I can call her anytime. She also feels that the swelling is not anything to be super alarmed about at this point, but told me what to watch for that would warrant an office visit. I feel loads better!
4. My mother-in-law is going to come stay with us this weekend and we are going to go shopping for baby things. I am very excited, especially b/c we should *hopefully* know the sex of this little one by then!
5. My wife is making dinner tonight. She has been trying to cook more, and it is much appreciated. Last week she made dinner twice, I made dinner three times, and we did easy, ready made stuff two nights. Not a horrible split in my opinion. Last night I made salmon that was super yummy -- tonight she is making this vegetable bake with panko bread crumbs that is also usually yummy. Looking forward to it!
6. It has been a busy several days at work recently, but tomorrow and Thursday are going to be super quiet since almost 1/2 of my coworkers are going to a conference in Miami. I will be happily holding down the fort here. I am looking forward to some quiet productivity and maybe rewarding myself with an early-ish dismissal.
7. It is currently 9am, and I am already looking forward to lunch. This seems to be a new trend for me. I am just always totally starving in the morning no matter what I do.
8. I am oddly energized this morning considering that I slept like crap again last night for the 4th night in a row. I can't seem to get comfortable, and I toss and turn all night. I was feeling exhausted in the shower earlier, but now I am feeling perked up. Don't know why, but I am not complaining obviously!
9. I think after much (too much!) thought, my wife and I have decided not to do a "gender reveal" and just tell people the sex of the baby once we know and feel ready to share. My wife really liked the idea of doing "something special," but then every idea we came up with seemed corny, over-done, just not us, or too hard to pull off. I think our baby is special enough as it is, and we don't have to make an event out of it. We are just very excited to know! Hopefully tomorrow we will!
10. We took a 20 week bump pic this AM (attached). I am trying very hard to embrace my pregnancy (and just larger in general!) body. I shall not criticize this photo or myself. I shall not!
Me - 30, My wife - 31 , Together for 10 yrs - Married August 2012
5 medicated IUIs w/ RE (March - July 2013) = BFN
Fresh IVF Cycle in September 2013 resulted in 18 mature eggs, 16 fertilized, 12 made it to day 5. Transfer of 2 Grade A blastocysts on 9/15/13, and 10 embryos in the freezer! *****BFP on 9/25/13 - betas: @10dp5dt = 232; @12dp5dt = 465; @15dp5dt = 1,581 *********William George born June 4, 2014*********2. Day 2 of lupron. 6 more Birth control pills and then I get to wait for my period. Then we get to start stimming!
3. Yesterday I swam laps at our pool for 30 minutes. Well it was a combo of swimming, and using the kickboarding, and floating on my back and kicking myself across the pool, because I'm not yet a good enough swimmer or in good enough shape to just front stroke the whole 30 minutes. But it felt really good.
4. I also did 15 minutes of weight lifting on the combo weightlifting machine thing in our building's small gym. I'm a bit sore today.
5. My college's alumni magazine is doing a story about the 40th anniversary of the school as a Division 3 school. They're going to talk about 40 athletes over those 40 years and I'm one of them. I feel honored. I am talking to the guy doing the story in 6 minutes.
6. I really love avocados.
7. I have to finish marking my students' midterm exams (it's a full-year course, so they took the midterms right before winter break).
8. Last night @Manada and I went to see "Saving Mr Banks." I really enjoyed it, although it was much more dramatic and less whimsical than I was expecting, when I found out that it was about Mary Poppins. I thought it was quite fabulous, though. M liked it but not as much as I did.
9. I brought my own popcorn to the movies last night. This was less about saving money and more about controlling my portions and being able to have air-popped popcorn instead of oil popped (although I do love movie theater popcorn).
10. I'm very much a rules-follower, but I will bring my own snacks to the movies. I'm just always afraid of being caught, so I usually make M carry the bag since I'm a bad liar. Also, I don't feel bad about it because M and I still manage to spend a large amount of money of movie concessions.
We're queer. I'm 33, have severe stage 4 endo, and had both fallopian tubes removed. My love ("Manada" on the boards, 32) was diagnosed with diminished ovarian reserve. We did Partner IVF (my eggs, her uterus). We lost our twins Tavin and Casey at 21 weeks gestation.
Our IUIs
with @Manada: IUI# 1-7 (December 2012- September 2013) all BFN. Tried natural, femara, clomid, puregon/follistim, clomid and menopur combo, both the ovidrel and HCG triggers.
Our IVFs:
IVF #1 my eggs November/December 2013: Cancelled IVF due to poor response
IVF #2 my eggs/Manada's uterus January/February 2014
BCPs and lupron overlap Stimmed: 1/22-2/2: Bravelle and Menopur (dosage ranged from B300 and M150 to B375 and M150 to B300 and M225)
2/4 retrieved 10 eggs. Endo was much worse than expected. Only 3 eggs fertilized; February 7 transferred two day 3 embryos, froze one. All great condition.
BFP eve of 6dp3dt; Beta 1 (11dp3dt): 110; Beta 2 (13dp3dt): 175; Beta 3 (15dp3dt): 348; Beta 4 (19dp3dt): 2222; Beta 5 (21dp3dt): 4255
1st ultrasound (3/6 6w 1d): TWINS!!!! Twin A measuring 6w1d with a heartbeat of 118bpm. Twin B measuring 6w0d with a heartbeat of 113bpm.
***July 18, 2014 we lost our beautiful babies at 21 weeks gestation. They were born too early. Tavin Sara T. and Casey Elizabeth T. are beautiful and precious and we will love them and miss them forever.***
FET #1 December 2014
2. I have this fantasy that my Mat21 results will come back EARLY and they will call me today with them. Ha ha. Tomorrow is probably the earliest I can hope for.
3. My wife and I have a date tomorrow night --dinner and a show! I'm excited. I hope we don't fall asleep during the show.
4. We also took Thursday off because she had to use up a floating holiday and I wanted to get some extra time with her (and sleep in after our night out). I had planned to visit daycare facilities but I didn't really get on top of that in time. I will be going to the orthopedist, which is not really how I'd planned to use my time off. At least it should be a short appointment.
5. @KH826, I agree about gender reveals -- it's not us, either. (It also kind of drives me crazy that the term for them is "gender reveal" when you are revealing the sex, not the gender. But I can also understand how people might get nervous if you told them about your "sex reveal"!) We will know our baby's sex when we announce the pregnancy, since we're waiting for Mat21 results, so it will be part of our announcement but not the focus.
6. Not that I know exactly how we'll be announcing. I've had some ideas but nothing has really stuck. I don't want to be too cutesy (also not us) but I also want to do something a little bit memorable. We've waited a long time to be able to do this and I want it to be kind of special!
7. This weekend I took all the clothes out of my dresser, closet and "fat clothes" stash (from before and during my weight loss), tried on everything that was questionable, packed up all the too-small or too-big clothes in bins organized by size, and put them in the attic. I did end up finding a few pairs of work pants that I can use until I cave and buy maternity pants and a stash of bigger bras that I had forgotten about (that was a goldmine). My closet is virtually empty and my dresser is about half empty, but at least I can see what I really have and what I need to buy when I start buying. It feels good to be organized!
8. Alright, I think I've run out of things to say and I need to get back to work. This will have to be Eight Things Tuesday for me!
9 IUIs = 9 BFNs
IVF October 2012: 22 eggs retrieved, 17 fertilized, 5 frozen
ET #1: 1 blast = BFP; Blighted ovum discovered at 7w5d; D&E
FET #1: 1 blast = BFP; Missed m/c discovered at 9w5d; D&E
Karyotyping: normal ~ RPL Testing: normal ~ Hysteroscopy: normal
FET #2: 1 blast transferred 10/25; BFP 10/31!
EDD 7/13/14 ~ Induced at 37w4d due to pre-eclampsia ~ Born on 6/28/14
*Everyone welcome*
@stringy813 - Get out of my head. 2-4 is pretty much exactly what I would have written had I gotten to TTT before you.
1. There is a lot on this thread that I would like to respond to or ask questions about. I'll see how long it takes me to get through my 10 before I begin that process.
2. We had another hard night last night. But S took Gabe to the Dr. yesterday afternoon to confirm what we already knew (another double ear infection) so at least we have some meds and there's light at the end of this particular sleepless tunnel. I'm hoping tonight is a good one.
3. Last night S heard the commotion of Gabe being up for a while around 3, and came upstairs and took him from me (this is only unusual because overnights are usually my deal - S gets such little sleep as it is and has crazy work hours, and also I tend to nurse him as much as I can when he's up in the hope that it will put him back down). I SO appreciated the break but still wasn't able to utilize the time as well as I would have liked for sleep. I was a bit on edge, mostly because of a feeling of responsibility.
4. I'm behind on literally EVERYTHING. I haven't even been able to get to the very few thank you notes that I need to complete from X-mas. 1 in particular is to an employee of my parents, who was incredibly generous to Gabe. I feel awful about it. If Gabe goes down at a normal time tonight, that is the FIRST thing I am doing!
5. We have Supper Club on Saturday. While I love it, and we take Gabe with us and just put him down there when he's ready for sleep, I'm still wondering if we're going to be able to get our dishes made. Here's hoping for a good nap on Saturday morning after swimming lessons.
6. How is it humanly possible that with how incredibly overwhelmed I feel these days, and also with the firm knowledge that we have agreed we are one and done, that I still read everyone's posts and see their pictures of their littles and think "Man, I really kind of want another one"??? @themommymonster, I think you mentioned something like this too.
7. I am normally a very healthy eater. I have eaten more CRAP since coming back to work, than I have in my entire life. What gives?
8. My choir does 1 concert series per year. We rehearse for 5 weeks, 1 rehearsal per week. That's only 5 rehearsals. This year we are singing in 11 different languages. We memorize our music. Is our director insane??? (She's a good friend of mine) This sleep-deprived Mommy brain is just not capable of that. Or am I? I guess we'll find out.
9. Is it Friday yet??
10. Zzzzzzzz.....
Married to my amazing wife 6/12/10
TTC since 6/11
Unmedicated IUI #1 - 6/28/11 - BFN
Unmedicated IUI #2 - 7/25/11 - BFN
Robotic Myomectomy (Fibroid Surgery) - 11/15/11
Unmedicated IUI #3 - 4/24/12 - BFN
Progesterone Supported Leuteal Phase IUI #4 - 6/21/12 - BFP!!
Baby Boy G Born 3/24/13
On to #2, are we crazy?
IUI #1 - 11/28/14 - BFP! Beta #1 (11DPO) 34, Beta #2 (13DPO) 101, Beta #3 (20DPO) 3043
Ultrasound at 6w4d shows a single, fluttering heartbeat. Say hello to Sticky Ricki!
2. I finally cleared a pile of papers and odds and ends of my desk this afternoon. There were papers in there from 2012...yikes!
3. Now I need to go home and organize. Somehow I have a feeling that won't happen.
4. I counted myself in for CD 1 mistakenly on Friday. I have spotted on and off since then, but no full blown period. I know that is a good thing, but I really want to get this party started again.
5. I wore one pair of my new pants yesterday. It was so nice to be comfortable again!
6. I wish I was pregnant so I could more easily justify the weight gain. I have gained 10 pounds since we started TTC in August.
7. I cleared off the treadmill last week and still have yet to use it.
8. My Mom suggested doing some yoga. I have in the past and enjoyed it. Just need to get started.
9. Hello 5 pm!
10. Now if only it was 5 pm on Friday
Me: 30 DW (aka C): 29
Together since 2/15/11 ~ Legally married in NY on 9/29/12
***CP mentioned***
We've been working on baby #1 since July 2013 using Open ID donor sperm. 8 IUI attempts with 5 actual IUIs and one chemical pregnancy. We have one fresh IVF cycle under our belts as well as a FET. I have endometriosis and a uterine septum that was corrected via surgery in November 2013.
11/14/14 - Second HSG shows that tubes are still clear and ute is looking good.
12/6/14 - Started BCPs in prep for IVF #2
12/22/14 - Saline u/s and endometrial scratch (All was clear and OUCH!)
1/2/15 - Began stimming for IVF #2
****All Welcome!****
We are Mommas to four fur babies - 3 dogs and 1 cat.
2. It feels like nap time. Oh wait, it always feels like nap time!
3. There is a vicious seagull that sits in our backyard and our poor hens are afraid of it and hide in the bushes. I think it is a sadistic bird! It will go away when put the cat out (and he oversees the hens a lot, so they come out b/c Manny makes them feel safe).
4. Yesterday my smell aversion hit a max, J made bacon and collards and I could not be in the house. I ended up going in the to-be-baby's room, opened all the windows and worked in there freezing all afternoon. Now all meat has to be cooked outside on the grill - I think a reasonable solution even if it is winter.
5. Tomorrow is our next u/s! Hoping all is well but the m/s has been reassuring.
6. We announced the sex as part of our FB announcement last pregnancy. But, we had our own little gender reveal together at home. I had the nurse call the sneaker shop after arranging with them to wrap up little black or little pink converse sneakers. I picked them up, waited for J to get home and we "revealed" together in our living room. It was perfect! I think this time we should be able to get results in the same way (or at least a sealed envelope) - so as much as we want this one to be different, J loved our little private reveal so I might do it again. We had a super cranky u/s tech once and we said we did not ever want to risk her being the one to share the exciting news! @KH826 - Facebook has a "life event" section where you can update to say you are expecting a baby boy or girl. And it makes a big deal of it I think too (in terms of putting it in people's feeds). I'm jealous of @trisholio and @ball.and.chain to be announcing! I just can't do it until...well, a good while after our loss milestone. But enough of our close friends know that it's ok. And, I have y'all!
7. I haven't felt sick all day and I'm choosing to enjoy the break from it vs. worrying.
8. A friend of mine just shared that she had a 6w miscarriage about two weeks ago and she is really having a hard time. I shared the miscarriage and ttcal bump forums with her. She got pregnant easily, so hopefully she's checked that box and the next one will stick. I hate seeing that suffering though.
9. Speaking of, I'm off to my counselor today who deals with reproductive issues. I'm kind of excited. I want to feel happier about my lil bun in the oven.
10. My powerpoint is calling. Sigh.
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
2. Our playroom has been ransacked by my 1.5 year old!! I'd pip if I could capture all the chaos.
3. We've decided that I should launch my business again (childcare, events and other birth services (placenta encapsulation & birth tub rentals)). We are living paycheck to paycheck and relying on savings and it's just too stressful and not working. I spent the majority of the morning getting organized and activating the website.
4. Part if me is very excited and part of me is overwhelmed. Seriously nothing is harder than watching multiple kids everyday (to me). It's so fun but I know what I'm getting myself into ;-)
5. Kaden just took off downstairs to grab the mop & push it around... Hmmmm maybe he's ready for chores?? JK...
6. I'm scouting CL too for free or cheap kids stuff both for #2 and any future charges. I love Craigslist so this is kind of fun.
7. I'm daunted by being prego & watching kids (and how short a break I'll have to take once Owen is born as not to disrupt my clients too much).
8. I'm meeting with our former midwife & friend tomorrow evening. I can't wait to see her and get some advice on how we can proceed with our birth plans.
9. It's a beautiful sunny day - hopefully there's time for the park after we go shopping.
10. I paid a bunch of bills this morning which always feels good - to check things off the list. Maybe there's even enough left over for take out later... ;-)
Baby Oliver born 11/27/13
TTC stats with donor sperm...
IUI #1 with trigger, 1/4/13 - BFN
IUI #2 with trigger, 2/1/13 BFN
IUI #3 with tigger, 2/28/12 BFP EDD 11/21/13
Baby Oliver born 11/27/13
TTC stats with donor sperm...
IUI #1 with trigger, 1/4/13 - BFN
IUI #2 with trigger, 2/1/13 BFN
IUI #3 with tigger, 2/28/12 BFP EDD 11/21/13
1. God. Had an anxiety attack as we were out walking the dogs. Not sure why, just did. This sucks b/c I can't even take any of my anxiety medication b/c we are in the TWW. So over this
2. At work we are interviewing to replace a legend of a football coach (he has been at our school for 40 years), won 2 state championships, with 5 other visits to the state championship. He is an amazing man, a great leader. It is a rough position to be in
3. Our dogs have been wired lately. Hot weather to cool weather to cold weather (by FL standardsLOL) back to hot weather and now we are back to cool and cold for us. It's not wonder so many ppl are getting sick and my dogs are just going insane with all the pressure/climate changes.
4. While I know we won't be perfect parents, being at a school where many students are not so fortunate just reinforces my ideas on discipline
5. Can anyone please give me the winning lotto numbers? Not asking much LOL
6. I cut up the veggies for the chicken kabobs my wife is making. I LOVE them. They are delicious. Cannot wait nom,nom,nom
7. My parents had to put our cat. He was 15 yrs old, but it is still hard. He was actually the first animal I got to pick out and was my cat, but when I left they didn't want to separate him and my little sister's cat so I lost out. It is interesting. My sister brought home her kitten, Mergatroid (don't ask), then about 3 weeks later I brought home boots. We had to let Mergatroid go about 3-4 weeks ago and it was hard. Now...3-4 weeks later we had to let Boots go. It's kinda sweet that the time frames are almost identical.
8. I actually just got my parents two other kittens about 2 weeks ago that they love so that eases things. They are adorable. One is about 10 weeks old and all white with brilliant blue eyes (and 3 black smudges on his head)that my dad named Sox and the other is a 1 year old tabby/calico mix named Gretchen. They are sweet
9.Today is M and I's 3 year anniversary (from when we were officially dating). I cannot believe how lucky I am to have her. She is amazing. We will have been married 2 years in June!
10 We are looking at going on a cruise during my spring break in March! I am so excited! I love going on cruises. Fingers crossed that we can swing this financially!
whew! Made it
Married to M and proud mothers to Olivia and Elise (8/19/2014) and to our fur-babies: Capone (pitbull), Jax and Atticus (cats)
Lesbian couple from SW Ontario, Canada | Me: 29 + 1 DF: 44 | Together 3.5 yrs, getting married in 2015 | TTC since Jun 2013
My Dx: PCOS, blocked fallopian tube(s), mild endometriosis & uterine septum (both removed during surgery Oct 11/13)
Jun 24/13: referral to Fertility Clinic ordered by gyne
Aug 15/13: initial consult with FS at Victoria Hospital Fertility Clinic, BW & HSG ordered
Aug 20/13: HSG shows one tube completely blocked, other tube slow to fill
Sep 18/13: FU w/FS re: HSG & BW. BW normal, laser laparoscopy & hysteroscopy ordered
Oct 11/13: Hysteroscopy, laser laparoscopy, & HSG determined I actually have a uterine septum and mild endometriosis, and that my tubes were never blocked! Septum and endo removed with laser during surgery. Post-op in 6 wks.
Nov 26/13: Post-op - fully healed with no complications; confirmed tubes are clear and septum and endo removed. Referred to Donor Insemination program.