PIP Thursday!

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• healz413 member

  January 2014

  I'm sorry it's sideways. I still can't actually figure out how to use tinypic correctly and I didn't want to upload this on facebook.
  
  This is a shot of my chart from today's clinic visit. As you can see, things are starting to work with our follicle stimming. (The large follicles in parentheses are actually my endometriomas/endo cysts so ignore them). Our RE was much happier and is now predicting a 10+ egg retrieval! We go in again Saturday morning and will most likely either trigger that night or the next for a Monday or Tuesday egg retrieval!!
  
  (Of note in this picture is the note in red noting that I spilled my meds yesterday and had to get replacement ones! Thank goodness we have drug coverage! Also, my lining is 16 today! No wonder I get mega periods.)
  
  Also @Manada did another ultrasound and her lining is beautiful according to the tech.
  
  
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  ****loss discussed*****
  
  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

  Intralipid infusion on Dec 10. Transfer of 1 day 3 nine-cell embryo into my uterus on Dec. 19. (acupuncture immediately before and after)

  BFP on Dec. 27; Beta 1 Jan 2 (14dp3dt): 665, Beta 2 Jan 4 (16dp3dt): 1859, Beta 3 Jan 6 (18dp3dt): 4449, Beta 4 Jan 10 (22dp3dt): 12,251.
  

  
  

  
  

  
    

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• Jazibel member

  January 2014

  @healz413 & @manada - great news, I'm super excited for you both. How long does it take between egg retrieval and the transfer?
  
  @flygirl1228 - love the announcement it's adorable!!

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• Manada member

  January 2014

  @Jazibel - We're hoping for a 5 day transfer --- so it will probably be Saturday or Sunday next weekend. 
  

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  queer couple - 32 (me) & 33 (my love) years old - donor sperm,
  
  Our IF/TTC journey since Nov 2012.
  
  Me: dx of DOR in Nov. 2012. Low AMH, AFC - 6, Normal FSH, SS-A (RO) Antibodies (Autoimmune issues), tubes clear, Sono (November 2013) NORMAL! <p>
  
  7 IUI's - December 2012-September 2013.  Medicated, Injected, Triggered.... all BFN.
  
  My Love:  (the amazing @Healz413)
  Normal AMH & FSH, AFC ~27, blocked tube dx'd via HSG in 2012.   Hydrosalpinx & ovarian cyst dx'd in May 2013.
  dx of Stage IV Endo & bilateral salpinectomy in June 2013.  
  
  
  
  Partner IVF#1a- December 2013 - H's eggs, my Ute - CANCELLED due to low response
  Partner IVF #1b - February 2014 - H's eggs, my Ute - ER February 4 (10 retrieved, 3 fertilized), Transfer Feb 7 of one Grade 1 and one Grade 2 day 3 embryos.  1 - Day 3, Grade 1 frosty saved.   BFP - 6dp3dt via FRER, Beta #1 - 110, Beta #2 175, Beta #3 - 348, Beta #4 - 2222!, Beta #5 - 4255.  Ultrasound (6w1d) - 2 heartbearts!  
  
  We lost our beautiful Twin baby girls on June 18, 2014.  Tavin Sara and Casey Elizabeth were born at 21 weeks gestation and were absolutely beautiful, precious, amazing babies.  We miss our daughters every day and love them with all our hearts.
  
  
  
  

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• StacyLH24 member

  January 2014

  This is our motorcycle. I'm sharing this because we both are itching to ride lately. Temps in the negatives and all the snow doesn't lend to riding though. I am hoping I will be able to get some riding in this year. I want a baby more though, so if riding doesn't happen, it doesn't happen.

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  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.

     
  

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• ATXmommas member

  January 2014

  My lil fellow in yellow (w/ Bama!)
  

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• GoaliesWife123 member

  January 2014

  Here is a shot of my kitchen re-do. I absolutely love the colors and am thrilled at this "gift" from my wife. 

  
  

  
  

  

  TTC our first. Married to, and madly in love with, my beautiful wife. Living with our fur baby and enjoying 19 nieces and nephews. 

  • DW and I have been tracking, preparing, getting medical testing since January 2013.
  • First Cycle: Unmedicated ICI w/ Donor Sperm 08/02/13: BFN
    
  • Second Cycle: Unmedicated ICI w/ Donor Sperm 09/11/13, 09/13/13, 09/15/13: BFN
    
  • Third Cycle: Unmedicated ICI w/ Donor Sperm: 10/13/13, 10/15/13, 10/17/13, 10/21/13: BFN
    
  • January 2014: Sonohysterogram shows excellent lining & tubes have no blockages
    
  • Fourth Cycle:  Monitored clomid cycle  w/ ICI's at home: 1/24/14 and 1/25/14. Ovulation verified:  BFN
    
  • Fifth Cycle: 02/2014 Femara 5mg with ovidrel trigger CD14: BFN
    
  • Taking a few months off to evaluate if we want to keep trying

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Jazibel member

  January 2014

  Belly shot from Monday just shy of 27 weeks. Our friend K is 22ish weeks.
  
  I cropped our faces (for K's privacy). I was super sick with the flu but we wanted to grab a quick pic before we left.
  
  Second photo is Kaden & and his buddy A playing. Our friend K was a Waldorf kindergarten teacher and has lots of great waldorfy toys for their daughter A. The kids are on a boat :-)

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• trisholio member

  January 2014

  I am going to try and share our announcement video.

  
  

  https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151989166643382&l=3137325496397865627
  

  
  

  T & G My wife and I married 9/10/11 in Niagara Falls, NY

  HSG 12/12/12        

  #1 ICI 12/15/12              BFN on 12/29/12

  #2 ICI  1/11/13                BFN 1/28/13                       

  #3 ICI 2/11/13                 BFN

                 

  #4 ICI August 2013,  Clomid 100mg    BFN on 8/30/13 

  #5 ICI September-Clomid 100,  mg ICI 8/15 and 8/16,  BFN on 9/3
  

  #6 ICI October-Clomid 150 mg for 5 days   BFN 10/27
  

  uterine laparoscopy on 11/14-no endo or cysts
  

  #7 IUI December-Clomid 150mg    BFP 12/21

  12/23 Beta 51     12/26 Beta 209!

  First ultrasound on January 8th 2014-great healthy heartbeat

  Second Ultrasound January 23 (8 weeks) we got to see and hear the heartbeat

  Third Ultrasound Feb 4th(10 weeks), then will  released to OBGYN'

  It's a GIRL!

  We welcomed Adalyn Cooper Elizabeth on 8/29/14

  She was 7lbs 11oz and 19.6 inches long

  
  

  Proud foster parents to two little girls ages 2.5 yrs old, M,  and 1 year old, K

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Jazibel member

  January 2014

  @trisholio - love the announcement video thanks for sharing!! :-)
  

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• ball.and.chain member

  January 2014

  @Jazibel - we had a boat like that in my nursery school or kdg classroom, can't remember which! It was great.

  Married my wife 8/2007 ~ TTC #1 since 7/2011
  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*
  
  

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• Jazibel member

  January 2014

  ball.and.chain said:

  @Jazibel - we had a boat like that in my nursery school or kdg classroom, can't remember which! It was great.

  They loved it, too. I think it turns over to become stairs. Sometimes I wish these things came in grown up sizes - lol.  Oh well...
  

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• karah0011 member

  January 2014

  Kenley loves bath time! And we enjoy giving her a Mohawk! \:D/

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• mwagner25 member

  January 2014

  Thanks @ATXmommas for the wubbanub suggestion. We got 2 that I ordered in the mail today and Oliver loves them!

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  Same sex couple, Married 8/6/11
  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
  

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• karah0011 member

  January 2014

  We have the same wub a nub! LO loves loves loves it! It's actually the only paci she will take. Time to break that! LOL!

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• ATXmommas member

  January 2014

  @mwagner25 - Glad Oliver likes it!  I think Wubbanubs are awesome.  Just bought one for a friend who is pregnant.

  

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• ATXmommas member

  January 2014 edited January 2014

  @herbabymama - We gave Ash a paci first.  He rolled it around in his mouth a few times before he got the hang of it.  A week later we introduced the bottle and he took it like a champ.  That was around 3 weeks, though, which I hear is a little easier time to introduce a bottle (while still not disrupting BF).  Anyhow, I would just keep trying with a bottle every couple days.  She'll get it eventually.

  

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• SweetPea0307 member

  January 2014

  I love all the cute bump and baby pics! I don't have anything nearly as cute. Here's the most recent picture of me. I'm the blue speck

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  Me: 28 DW: 28

  Together since 5/30/02. Married since 8/31/08

  IUI#1 - 12/13/13 = BFN

  IUI#2 - 1/22/14 = BFN

  IUI#3 - 2/21/14 = BFN

  IUI#4 - 3/23/14

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• GoaliesWife123 member

  January 2014

  I already posted, but just snapped this pic of my furbaby and had to share...

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  TTC our first. Married to, and madly in love with, my beautiful wife. Living with our fur baby and enjoying 19 nieces and nephews. 

  • DW and I have been tracking, preparing, getting medical testing since January 2013.
  • First Cycle: Unmedicated ICI w/ Donor Sperm 08/02/13: BFN
    
  • Second Cycle: Unmedicated ICI w/ Donor Sperm 09/11/13, 09/13/13, 09/15/13: BFN
    
  • Third Cycle: Unmedicated ICI w/ Donor Sperm: 10/13/13, 10/15/13, 10/17/13, 10/21/13: BFN
    
  • January 2014: Sonohysterogram shows excellent lining & tubes have no blockages
    
  • Fourth Cycle:  Monitored clomid cycle  w/ ICI's at home: 1/24/14 and 1/25/14. Ovulation verified:  BFN
    
  • Fifth Cycle: 02/2014 Femara 5mg with ovidrel trigger CD14: BFN
    
  • Taking a few months off to evaluate if we want to keep trying

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• ball.and.chain member

  January 2014 edited January 2014

  In honor of the feeling fat thread, here is my 16w4d lumpy bump.  I'm wearing kind of a shapeless sweater, so it's hard to really tell, but I feel like we're getting somewhere.
  
  ETA: Ignore gross wall!  We are in the process of ripping down a wallpaper border so we can repaint before baby...this is his bathroom.  Masculine, ain't it?
  
  

  Married my wife 8/2007 ~ TTC #1 since 7/2011
  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*
  
  

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• 2MamazInSeattle member

  January 2014 edited January 2014

  Ok this is ridiculous, because last time I was 16w and could not tell one bit that I was pregnant. Here is 11w this time. I asked my doc and she said "this is your second pregnancy, they do pop out faster." But I didn't think the first one really counted in that regard. Fortunately I haven't gained any weight at all yet - so it's just moving around.
  
  I sent this to my sister and she said "that bathroom is dirty" .... haha! Sorry for the scummy airport bathroom, but we don't have a full length mirror at home!
  
  @ball.and.chain you look preggers!!!
  
  
  

  Lil'mamaz was born on Aug 21, 2014! She's PERFECT!
  
  

  It's been a long road to here...
  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
  
  
  

  

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• ball.and.chain member

  January 2014

  @healz413 - I can't read the chart at all but I am so glad things are looking up in your ovaries (and @Manada's ute)!  Can't wait to hear how your ER goes!
  
  @ATXMommas, @mwagner25 and @karah0011 -- thanks to your glowing reviews I just added a froggie wubbanub to our registry! 
  
  

  Married my wife 8/2007 ~ TTC #1 since 7/2011
  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*
  
  

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• GoaliesWife123 member

  January 2014

  @ball.and.chain and @2mamazinseattle you both look wonderfully adorable!!!

  TTC our first. Married to, and madly in love with, my beautiful wife. Living with our fur baby and enjoying 19 nieces and nephews. 

  • DW and I have been tracking, preparing, getting medical testing since January 2013.
  • First Cycle: Unmedicated ICI w/ Donor Sperm 08/02/13: BFN
    
  • Second Cycle: Unmedicated ICI w/ Donor Sperm 09/11/13, 09/13/13, 09/15/13: BFN
    
  • Third Cycle: Unmedicated ICI w/ Donor Sperm: 10/13/13, 10/15/13, 10/17/13, 10/21/13: BFN
    
  • January 2014: Sonohysterogram shows excellent lining & tubes have no blockages
    
  • Fourth Cycle:  Monitored clomid cycle  w/ ICI's at home: 1/24/14 and 1/25/14. Ovulation verified:  BFN
    
  • Fifth Cycle: 02/2014 Femara 5mg with ovidrel trigger CD14: BFN
    
  • Taking a few months off to evaluate if we want to keep trying

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• 2MamazInSeattle member

  January 2014

  Flygirl1228 said:

  @2mamazinseattle!!!!! Holy cow you poped! Ally is still flat as a washboard!! You can't tell she is pregnat w twins at all!!! She doesn't even look like there is bloat!

  Last time it was that way for me! Watch out next time!

  Lil'mamaz was born on Aug 21, 2014! She's PERFECT!
  
  

  It's been a long road to here...
  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
  
  
  

  

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• ATXmommas member

  January 2014 edited January 2014

  @2MamazinSeattle - I only made it to 13 weeks with first pregnancy, but experienced the same thing - had a teeny bump and could feel my uterus pretty early with second pregnancy. Like 8 weeks or so. Nobody else could tell, but I certainly could. You and @ball.and.chain have lovely bumps!
  
  B&C - we have the froggie too.

  

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• KH826 member

  January 2014

  So I am a day late... yesterday was super busy! Anywho, I thought I would jump on the bump selfie bandwagon (I took this earlier this morning in the bathroom at work HAHA)!

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  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*********

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• 2MamazInSeattle member

  January 2014

  KH826 said:

  So I am a day late... yesterday was super busy! Anywho, I thought I would jump on the bump selfie bandwagon (I took this earlier this morning in the bathroom at work HAHA)!

  @KH826 you don't look fat to me, you look flippin adorable and pregnant!!!!

  Lil'mamaz was born on Aug 21, 2014! She's PERFECT!
  
  

  It's been a long road to here...
  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
  
  
  

  

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• KH826 member

  January 2014

  2MamazInSeattle said:

  So I am a day late... yesterday was super busy! Anywho, I thought I would jump on the bump selfie bandwagon (I took this earlier this morning in the bathroom at work HAHA)!

  @KH826 you don't look fat to me, you look flippin adorable and pregnant!!!!

  Thanks! You just made my day! Every pregnant woman needs to hear that sometimes!

  BTW, you and your little bump are super cute too! And @ball.and.chain too! Yay bumps!
  

  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*********

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• 2MamazInSeattle member

  January 2014

  KLeigh1 said:

  Our sons player of the week pic. Such a handsome man!

  Sorry this is a day late.   

  @Kleigh1 he looks badass!! Congrats!

  Lil'mamaz was born on Aug 21, 2014! She's PERFECT!
  
  

  It's been a long road to here...
  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
  
  
  

  

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