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Looking for Lovenox buddies!
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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 3rd 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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I haven't been on for a bit because we were busy getting this little guy in to the world. Meet Benjamin Elling DeMoss! He was born on Sunday and is doing great. I was able to have the epidural and was switched back to lovenox for 6 weeks post as the MFM said there was no problem with breast feeding.
I got pregnant last summer and it ended at 21 weeks due to a blood clot in the placenta. I have no history of clotting or family history so it was a complete shocker.
About 6-7 weeks after we lost the baby the parental doctor had me come in to do testing for antiphospholipid syndrome, the test came back positive but she said the results could be reading from the last pregnancy still and to properly diagnose me she needs 2 positive tests. So 12 weeks later she scheduled me to come back and test again. I did the test and then 3 days later found out I was 4 weeks pregnant!
Doctor said my results came back normal, but seeing I was 4 weeks pregnant it means she can't use the findings to give me an accurate dosage. They started me on low dose of baby asprin as soon as I told them I was pregnant.
Yesterday we had our first ultrasound at 6weeks 5 days and everything looked normal and measured great, she told me afterwards given my history with my last pregnancy she doesn't want to chance it so she put me on 40mg of lovenox 2x a day. The nurse showed me how to inject myself and told me to do the sides of my belly and to avoid the middle. I asked her "how in the heck am I suppose to do this when I get a huge belly?" And laughed and told me "better get creative" - so needless to say I am not looking forward to that ;-)
Doctor did say she wants me to take an extra 600mg of calcium on top of my prenatal and baby asprin, anyone else having to do this? She also said something about possibly omega/fish oil but never told me to do anything with that.
I go back on march 28th to do a follow up ultrasound to make sure baby is on track. She also did tell me she will induce me at 38 weeks or 39 if I ask her to wait. My EDD is 10/29.
I will be kept on lovenox for 6 weeks after baby is here and then she wants me to do screening to confirm antiphospholipid syndrome.
Maybe this is just me being biased but if my results came back normal + at 4 weeks preggo that's a good sign right!? I really hope I don't have this and that my last pregnancy it was just a rare blood clot, but who knows! I gotta stay optimistic
I am so glad I have some women to talk to and ask questions! Makes me feel so much better!!
Diagnosed with PCOS (anovulatory) - May, 2011
Clomid resistant after 4 failed cycles (50,100,150,150mg)
September, 2011 HSG exam - All Clear
Femera + Pregnyl Trigger (12/30) - Fingers Crossed!
I find the back of my arms as well as my hips to work as alternate injection spots. I learned quickly to stay away from the middle after a painful u/s when the tech kept rolling over one of my bruises
Hey all! This is my second pregnancy, so second round with Lovenox. It's been a bit of a bumpy road so far...wasn't planning this one, so freaked out quite a bit at first as I wasn't on my prenatals, or folic acid to start. And because of that didn't start lovenox right away. Haven't been given an actual due date yet, because growth hasn't been super consistent yet, but I think I'm about 7 weeks. Have seen a fetal pole and a small heartbeat so hopeful!
Not really enjoying being back on the daily injections, but know it will be worth it in the end!
@alohamel-my first delivery was without an epidural. I was switched to herapin because I did not have an active clot. I was in your same boat where I would have had to go under if I needed a c-section. Just that thought and the conversations I had with my doctor made me determined to have a natural vaginal delivery! You can do it! Positive vibes your way!