Good morning ladies! Welcome to the April Snuggle Bunnies Check-in!Check-ins will be every Monday & Thursday. Your check-in leaders are Milagros315 (Monday) and gsancho (Thursday).
This is a check-in for those who are doing IVF/IVM or FET with an ER/ET scheduled for April. If you are interested in joining, please fill us in on your cycle below (IVF/FET cycle #, where you are in the process, relevant dates, etc). Be sure to update us along the way!
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QOTD: Where did you and DH get married? Did you stay local, go back to your hometown, destination?
Good luck to everyone!!!
BFPS:
BFNS:
April Angels:
FET:
Areej76 - FET #1 on 4/17
elinef - FET #1 on 4/8
geordie314 - FET #3
Irishlove16 - FET #3 on 4/8
KathrynShustek - FET #1 on 4/11
Lady2010 - FET #1
LooneyLife - FET #1
mamakofoshi - FET #1
MKateG - FET #3
Musicianlala26 - FET #1 on 4/12
RunCC37 - FET #1 on 4/13
SuperPsi - FET #1 on 4/10
Wolfette139 - FET #1
In the 2ww:
DisneyG2
Canceled/Delayed:
KLAlax - IVF #1
Between ER/ET:
beachy6 - IVF/ICSI #2
Stimming/Priming:
angiemj2012 - IVF #1
babydreams13 - IVF #3
dreambig1021 - IVF #1
gsancho - IVF #1
Ham113 - IVF #2
Mozarella13 - IVF #1
PrivateOne - IVF #2
Saintelizabeth - IVF #1
shelbeans82 - IVF #2
sparkles2040 - IVF #1
thebrewers2005 - IVF #3
treeb1206 - IVF #1
Prep (BCP/Lupron/EPP)/Waiting for CD1:
BeckyP005 - IVF #1 w/DE
cls78 - IVF #1
diamante1181 - IVF #2
ejrobbi - IVF #2
heavenseyes55 - IVF #1
ltlavac - IVF #1
MeatandBandP - IVF #1
Milagros315 - IVF #2
rlk2 - IVF #4
scooteriste - IVF #2
Re: **April Snuggle Bunnies Check-In ~ 4/3**
QOTD: We got married in my hometown in VA by a marriage commissioner in her living room. I wish we would of done the big wedding thing, but 15 years ago weddings were not like they are now. Oh well guess we saved a lot of money!
QOTD: We got married where DH grew up. It's about 2 hours from where we live now. We got married in the same church as the rest of his siblings and had our reception at the same place as the rest of his siblings as well.
dx: Unexplained IF
TTC since May 2011, 1 year trying, and then 3 TI, 2 IUI = BFN
IVF #1 (May 2013): Antagonist Protocol:
24R, 18M, 15F w/ICSI; 5dt of 2 early blasts, no frosties = BFN
IVF #2 (August 2013): Lupron Stop Protocol:
28R, 23M, 15F w/ICSI; 5dt of 1 partially hatched blast, 7 frosties = BFP
EDD 5/23/14, blighted ovum (6w6d), D&C (8w6d)
FET #1 (April 2014): transferred 2 5d blasts = BFP
C.J. born 01/09/15
I had ER yesterday, so you can move to between ER/ET!! ER was a piece of cake because I was knocked out but, it wasn't a great experience afterwards. Couldn't get my pain under control so I was admitted to the PICU for a few hours before they'd let me go. I was not expecting that at all! But, they did get 21 eggs and 16 were mature and fertilized with ICSI. 14 of those made it to today! I was in a ton of pain because of my endo after ER yesterday, so I wasn't listening very well and thought they told me that they got 13 eggs. I have no clue where that number came from!
QOTD: We were married in my hometown, which is two hours away from where we were living at the time. I wanted to get married in the church where I grew up and luckily, my husband didn't care!
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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dx: Unexplained IF
TTC since May 2011, 1 year trying, and then 3 TI, 2 IUI = BFN
IVF #1 (May 2013): Antagonist Protocol:
24R, 18M, 15F w/ICSI; 5dt of 2 early blasts, no frosties = BFN
IVF #2 (August 2013): Lupron Stop Protocol:
28R, 23M, 15F w/ICSI; 5dt of 1 partially hatched blast, 7 frosties = BFP
EDD 5/23/14, blighted ovum (6w6d), D&C (8w6d)
FET #1 (April 2014): transferred 2 5d blasts = BFP
C.J. born 01/09/15
Me 33, DH 37 -- TTC since Jan'12 -- Low AMH (0.78) & endo, SA w/ low motility
IUI's 1-3 = BFN, IVF converted to IUI 4/13 = BFN
IVF 1.2: 8R 6M 4F -- 2 blastocysts frozen, FET 8/15 = BFP!!
Beta #s = 445;1,098; 9,545 -- EDD 5/2 -- Team Pink!
@beachy6, great fertility report!!
AFM: I think I might have missed 1 or 2 checkins! Woops! I've been taking my estrace and going to my monitoring apts. Today I went in for bw and us and looks like I'll be starting the good old PIO tonight. I'll go back in on Monday for last check and Tuesday will be my FET!! Since I did PGD, I will be transferring 2 of my best quality embryos which is 1 boy and 1 girl! So crazy that I know that before the transfer!! I'm very nervous and hopeful about this time around. Hopeful bc we have two confirmed beautiful 6BA embryos but nervous bc if this doesn't work then I can't blame it on the embryos anymore and it means it's me with carrying. But I'm going to remain hopeful that this may be our time for us!
QOTD: We got married in the church that all my siblings and cousins all got married in and the reception was in a location that was between both of our hometowns. The church isn't even in either our hometowns but it was the church my mother and aunts all grow up with.
I'm still on BCPs. 10 down, 10 to go! 13 days until baseline and I feel like time is crawling.
QOTD: We got married in Guatemala. It was a local wedding for my H but an OOT/destination wedding for me I guess
NEXGEN IVF Study at RMA March 2014
Resulted in 8 embryos
FET #1: April 2014, loss at 11 weeks
FET #2: July 2015. Walker born 2/26/16!
4 more frozen embryos!
Married 2010
TTC Sept 2012
Clomid with TI Jan, Feb Mar 2013 - All BFN
IUI #1-3, Aug, Sept, Oct 2014 - All BFN
IVF #1 ER 2/19/14, 34R, 33F, 21 on ice, Freeze All
FET #1 4/11/14, Beta on 4/22
Beta #1 1238, Beta #2 - 4000 - BFP
Twin Girls Born 11/25/14
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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We has 2 justice of the peace ceremonies~ one where his parents live and another where mine live....6000 miles apart and different continents
Hope they grow some more!
We've had 2 nights of stimming. I've used Follistim before and it kind of stings but man, Menopur- that pain is fierce. Haha. Not use if I am a weeny or its stronger. Have the first monitoring sonogram Saturday morning. Hoping for good news.
QOTD: We got married locally- a few towns over. This gorgeous church had an outdoor amphitheater and after counseling they allowed us to marry there. Loved it!
Me: 32 DH: 34
TTC #1 since June 2011, RE December 2012
HSG: tubes clear SA: Perfect AMH: 0.9 in Jan 2013 0.7 in March 2013
Femara June 2013: No repsonse. Serophene July 2013: No repsonse
Follistim August 2013: 12 follicles, 4 mature, IUI, and a BFN.
April 2014: Lost 30lbs, got my thyroid under control. Started IVF
May: BFP! EDD 1/6/2015 Heatbeat 167!
Now: Canyon James born 12/30/14 at 6:21pm via emergency c section. 9 lbs 19 1/2 inches
QOTD: we got married in my hometown at the church I grew up going to.
Started seeing RE Aug 2013
Cycle #1 – IUI #1 10.31.13 - BFN
Cycle #2 - IUI #2 cancelled – FAIL
Cycle #3 - IUI #2 12.27.13 BFN
Cycle #4 - IUI #3 1.24.14 BFN
Cycle #5 - IVF #1 with ICSI(2 3bb blasts) 3.19.14, no frosties.. BFN
Surprise BFP on 6.10.14 ... Miscarried 7.7.14
Walked away from Fertility Treatments and began to look into our Foster/Adopt License in April 2014.
Our Journey Blog... http://salatafamilyest2008.blogspot.com/
DX: Unexplained
BETA #1 59 BETA #2 148 BETA #3 283 BETA #4 2,783! US at 6w2d shows 1 bean measuring right on track! HR 121. US at 8w3d measuring on track HR 177. Released form my RE. EDD 12/28
AFM, I haven't taken a birth control pill since 3/31 and I'm still waiting on Day 1. Grr. Last time it took 4 full days, so I'm not worried, just aggravated. I want to get this show on the road already.
QOTD: We got married near our hometowns. I loved our wedding, I remember it as a perfect moment in time. The people around us in our lives have changed over the years but we are still just as happy together as we were that day. Ahh love...
2013: BFP #1 - M/C 3/13
2015: Dance break = got healthy
7/2016: IVF #5 = BFP!!!
QOTD: DH and I got married in a local city in between both families.
31R, 28M, 21 fertilized!
Beta 7/10/14 14dp5dt = BFFN
4/27/16 - Mock transfer protocol- Vit C, Vit D, DHEA, Prenatal, Lovenox, Estradiol, PIO
FET #3 - 5/18/16 -
QOTD: We got married in my home church, in my hometown. DH grew up not far away so it was all local.
Dx: Unexplained Infertility, probable endometriosis
Feb-April 2013: Femara + TI: BFN
May - September 2013: Follistim + Ovidrel + IUI#1-4 = BFN
IVF # 1 November 2013: transferred 1 perfect blast = BFN
IVF # 2 April 2014: Endo scrape, transferred 2 blasts = BFP!! (first ever!), CP
FET #1 June 2014: transferred 2 blasts = BFFN
New Dx: Repeat Implantation Failure
IVF # 3 November 2014 = BFP!! Beta #1 9dp5t 272 Beta # 2 11dp5dt 626
It's Twins!
*everyone welcome*
QOTD: We got married in Chicago, and one of our best friends from college was our officiant. It was perfect.
12/12: c/p
4/13: c/p
8/13: Started seeing RE; DX: Unexplained IF, RPL testing normal, SA perfect.
Oct - Dec '13: Clomid 25 mg + Ovidrel + IUI = BFN
2/14: IVF #1 Gonal F + Menopur + Ganirilex + Lupron trigger w/ HCG boost= 28R, 11M, 5F. 5dt 4BB, 1 frozen 4BB. BFN
4/14: IVF #2 Saizen, Gonal F, Menopur, Ganirilex = 20R, 10M, 10F. 5dt of 2 4AB, 2 frozen 4BB. +HPT 4dp5dt, Beta 4/26
Me 33, DH 37 -- TTC since Jan'12 -- Low AMH (0.78) & endo, SA w/ low motility
IUI's 1-3 = BFN, IVF converted to IUI 4/13 = BFN
IVF 1.2: 8R 6M 4F -- 2 blastocysts frozen, FET 8/15 = BFP!!
Beta #s = 445;1,098; 9,545 -- EDD 5/2 -- Team Pink!
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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FET is still scheduled for Tuesday! Eeekk! Started my PIO last night. DH did it for me...luckily... I dont think I could do it myself...those are big suckers!
Anybody have any advice about dietary restrictions I should be following?
Also can anybody advise if I should take the day after the transfer off from work? My job is kind of high stress and I'm on my feet all day, but not sure if its necessary at that point...
Qotw: we got married at whatever church and whatever reception hall would take us bc we wanted to get married right away and it was all beautiful...we got married 4 months after he proposed! People thought it was a shotgun wedding...we certainly proved them wrong
We got married close to our old apartment. It was a huge deal finding a church...the church I grew up in and the one my mom goes to every week wouldn't marry us because I never joined the church (aka didn't give them money). Then we found another church we loved and really liked the priest but we couldn't go there because it was not in our diocese. When we finally settled on the church, 3 months before the wedding the priest was arrested for embezzlement of a half million dollars!!! Quite the story to tell!
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!!!!!!!
TTC since 12/2012 Me: hypothyroid & egg issues
DH: MFI
IUI #1 BFN
2nd treatment cycle: Clomid & TI BFN
IUI #2 (injects) IUI BFN
2/14 through 3/14 benched with a cyst
IVF#1 CD1 came before beta. BFN. No frosties.
Benched with cysts...
IVF#2 beta moved up due to heavy bleeding 6dp5dt...beta was 11. beta#2 20.4! Beta#3 28 Chemical pregnancy
Currently on BCPs with cysts, planning IVF#3 Everyone welcome!
Me 33, DH 37 -- TTC since Jan'12 -- Low AMH (0.78) & endo, SA w/ low motility
IUI's 1-3 = BFN, IVF converted to IUI 4/13 = BFN
IVF 1.2: 8R 6M 4F -- 2 blastocysts frozen, FET 8/15 = BFP!!
Beta #s = 445;1,098; 9,545 -- EDD 5/2 -- Team Pink!
TTC since 12/2012 Me: hypothyroid & egg issues
DH: MFI
IUI #1 BFN
2nd treatment cycle: Clomid & TI BFN
IUI #2 (injects) IUI BFN
2/14 through 3/14 benched with a cyst
IVF#1 CD1 came before beta. BFN. No frosties.
Benched with cysts...
IVF#2 beta moved up due to heavy bleeding 6dp5dt...beta was 11. beta#2 20.4! Beta#3 28 Chemical pregnancy
Currently on BCPs with cysts, planning IVF#3 Everyone welcome!
We are all systems go for a FET next Thursday. I'm starting to get nervous now! PIO starts tomorrow night and I am scared spitless. Any advice for a needle-phobic newbie? The Viagra has ended, thankfully, but my lining is only 7.5. I know it will go down once PIO starts, so I'm a little concerned about that. I had my first of three Neupogen infusions yesterday, so hopefully that makes a difference. It better! I paid enough for it!
DH and I were married on a lake about a half hour north of where we live. Not hometown for either of us, we're both transplants, but a beautiful location. And our pastor was the Navy chaplain that was on base where he was born, so that was kind of nice.
All welcome
Me (35), DH (32) married in May 2013
Dx PCOS 2006 DX hypothyroid 2013
11/2013-Hysteroscopy to remove mystery scar tissue
11/2013 IUI #1 using Femara and Repronex- switched to IVF for too many follies and then cancelled due to lack of growth after more than three weeks of playing with the meds
1/2/14 New doc, new office: Add Metformin 1500mg, Synthroid increased to 75mcg, bunch of OTC supplements
1/28/14 ER # 1 and 2 (yes, that's two ERs in one cycle...long story) 14R, 14M, 12F, 5 made it to blast for CCS biopsy
2/25/14 CCS results in: three healthy frosties!!
4/10/14 FET cancelled due to mucus and lining. Different med protocol for FET 1.2
5/2/14 Transfer of one CCS'd and completely hatched 6 day blast
5/11/14 BFP!!! First Beta 99 5/13/14 Second Beta 170
@SuperPsi You'll get tons of advice for the PIO shots. The way I do them is to numb the area with an ice pack for 15 minutes before DH gives me my shot. I don't even feel it. Then after the shot DH rubs the area pretty firmly so I don't get lumps. It's always worked great for me. I also lay on my side when he does it and watch TV. Then, my mind is distracted. That helps a lot, too. Lots of women say not to use the ice pack because the oil won't go into the muscle correctly, but this has never been an issue for me. My RE was the one who suggested it, so I'm assuming that he knows something! My progesterone checks have always come back perfect (in the 50's) so my PIO is finding it's way to where it needs to be just fine. And, I much prefer it pain free!!
@Mozzarella13 My Lupron needles seemed MUCH duller this time, too. Wonder what that's all about. My Follistim ones were fine though, so hopefully your's will be, too. When giving the Lupron shots, on three separate occasions, the needle bounced off my skin and wouldn't go in. WTH was that about?! They bruised me much more this time, too. Hang in there and this part will all be over soon enough!!
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!!!
My Blog
I had my baseline on Wed this week and everything was good so I've started the injection process. Two days of micro dose Lupron and then I add in the stimms starting on Friday evening (tonight, ugh). Starting to feel tired and restless already. I'm hoping the next 10 days flies by.
My DH and I got married in Newport, RI. It's about 2 hours from where we live. We had a gorgeous sunset wedding on the water. The weather was just perfect and it was beautiful!
**** siggy warning - bfp & loss **** ---- All Welcome ---
Me: 44 - Hashimoto's (under control), DH: 38 - (minor issues)
IUIs: 2 in 2012 ... Both BFN
IVF #1: 10/16/13 ... BFP, however it was not viable and ended in an early loss at 7weeks.
IVF #2: Feb '14 ... Cancelled. Positive beta at baseline appt, became very early loss.
IVF #2: Apr '14 ... Retrieval Only. 2 embryos made it to day 3 freeze & will be batched with IVF #3 for PGD testing.
IVF #3: June '14 ... Retrieval Only. 4 embryos growing, all arrested before day 5. Two from April thawed, but also arrested.
Currently benched while determining how to proceed.
"Keep going until you can't fail"
Started seeing RE Aug 2013
Cycle #1 – IUI #1 10.31.13 - BFN
Cycle #2 - IUI #2 cancelled – FAIL
Cycle #3 - IUI #2 12.27.13 BFN
Cycle #4 - IUI #3 1.24.14 BFN
Cycle #5 - IVF #1 with ICSI(2 3bb blasts) 3.19.14, no frosties.. BFN
Surprise BFP on 6.10.14 ... Miscarried 7.7.14
Walked away from Fertility Treatments and began to look into our Foster/Adopt License in April 2014.
Our Journey Blog... http://salatafamilyest2008.blogspot.com/
Me 33, DH 37 -- TTC since Jan'12 -- Low AMH (0.78) & endo, SA w/ low motility
IUI's 1-3 = BFN, IVF converted to IUI 4/13 = BFN
IVF 1.2: 8R 6M 4F -- 2 blastocysts frozen, FET 8/15 = BFP!!
Beta #s = 445;1,098; 9,545 -- EDD 5/2 -- Team Pink!