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StacyLH24
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TTC Check-In
StacyLH24
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Good Morning Folks!
How is your TTC journey progressing? Let us know where you're at in the process and how you're feeling.
**Reminder - If you have a BFP to post, please do so by creating a new thread. We want everyone to be able to see it! Thank you!**
QOTW: What is your favorite summer activity?
How is your TTC journey progressing? Let us know where you're at in the process and how you're feeling.
**Reminder - If you have a BFP to post, please do so by creating a new thread. We want everyone to be able to see it! Thank you!**
QOTW: What is your favorite summer activity?
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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Re: TTC Check-In
QOTW: I have two favorite summer activities. C and I love to geocache. More than anything though, we love to be on the motorcycle. We went for our first ride of the season last night. It was cold but definitely worth it. I want to ride as much as I can before I have to be done for the season...assuming there is a LO growing in my ute in the near future.
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.
I'm just hanging out and waiting for AF - won't see her for a few more weeks, given my cycles are about 5 weeks long. So... just waiting
I've lost some weight (thanks bronchitis!) which is a good thing. Looking forward to exercising again - though I'm waiting until I can finally sleep through the night without having a major coughing fit. Even though my lungs are relatively clear of gunk, the tubes are still swollen and any exertion of my lungs makes me cough so hard I pee myself. Lovely, yes? I have to wear maxi pads until this goes away. Oy.
I ordered my medicines! One 300 iu pen of Follistim and a shot of Ovidrel. I'm going to start acupuncture next week so that's an exciting development. Continuing on my low-carb, high-protein regime.
Gotta love the game of hurry-up-and-wait, huh? I'm hopeful for this next cycle. I'm glad I took this month off with all the stuff going on at work. There's also a spectacular beer festival happening next weekend - if I do get KTFU then I won't be able to enjoy a beer festival again for a long time. I gotta live it up while I can
So, I've been benched since January due to surgery, so I haven't posted much of anything since then. But now we are off the bench and back to actively trying for this cycle. I had my CD3 bloodwork done last week, and will have a CD10 ultrasound on Wednesday.
We are hopeful that we get to do an insem this month. As a refresher, I have one tube that is blocked, and a clotting disorder that means I'm on blood thinners for life, so my RE does not want to do any of the procedures to try to open the blocked tube due to the risk of bleeding/clotting. Additionally, she does not want to use any fertility drugs because of the increased risk of clotting. So, our cycles are limited to ultrasound/OPK monitoring and bloodwork only for timing our insems. No drugs, no trigger shot.
Our plan for this month, assuming we get to try, is to do one home ICI and one in office IUI to hopefully maximize our chances while taking a little bit of the sterility out of the process.
I'm glad to be back on the rollercoaster, and actively TTC again.
QOTW - My favorite summertime activity is going to the beach. I could just sit and stare at the ocean and listen to the sounds of the waves for HOURS. It is so incredibly relaxing to me.
IUI #1 - November 2013 - BFN
ICI #1 (home) - May 2014 - BFP!! Beta #1 - 5/30 - 164; Beta #2 - 6/6 - 4794!!!
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.
In that whole process we found out today that Sarah's dad isn't doing well and is going for a stress test and heart cath. Last time this took us to immediate open heart surgery with him just 2 years ago.
Hoping we get preg. And this will give him extra incentive to stick to the diet and stay around for his 1st grand baby or 2 for awhile with us!
Summer activity: beach trips, grilling out and deck parties with friends!
Summer activity- gatherings with friends, family and food out here at the farm.
CageyMack
37, married to my favorite person in the world, DW! One darling surfer-girl (12) and one darling, sweet boy born 3/16/13.
5/2013 Started TTC #3, DW's turn: 5/2013: Diagnostics (shg) and surgery (polyp rem.) for best chances. July-Oct: IUI # 1-4, medicated, monitored, triggered. All BFN. IVF in Jan May. Sheesh. Whoop! IVF#1 cycle started 4/2/14. 5/1: 19 eggs retrieved, 8 matured, ICSI'd. 4 fertilized. Only 2 to transfer/freeze stage. 5/6: Two embryos transferred. 5/15: Beta #1 9dp5dt is 134! BFP! 5/19: Beta #2 13dp5dt is 672! B'erFP! 5/21: Beta #3 15dp5dt is 1853. Yay!
"Things separate from their stories have no meaning. They are only shapes. Of a certain size and color. A certain weight. When their meaning has become lost to us they no longer have even a name. The story on the other hand can never be lost from its place in the world for it is that place.” ― Cormac McCarthy, The Crossing
Traveling!!! Every chance we get. Going to make a trip to TN this summer to check out grad schools for K.
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.
Me: 30 DP: 30
TTC#1
IUI#1 9/26/13 BFN
IUI#2 10/26/13 BFP beta #1 99 #2 456
2/20/2014 Brynlee Madeline is taken too soon at 19weeks she was perfect
IUI#3 6/10/14 BFP beta #1 276 beta #2 722 20w A/S shows we are having a girl
Queer coupled and having a BABY with the love of my life! Love my life and wouldn't have it any other way!
First IUI 1/22/2013 BFN: 2/7/2013, Second IUI 2/21/2013 BFN: 3/9/2013, Third IUI 4/23/2013 BFN: 5/8/2013, Fourth IUI 5/24/2013 BFN: 6/7/2013, Fifth IUI 6/24/2013 BFN: 7/8/2013
C began IUI's
7/23/2013 C's first IUI BFN, 8/21/2013 C's second IUI BFN , Took a break in September and October, 11/05/2013 C's 3rd IUI (TWW...we meet again...) BFN, Took off the month to switch to an RE. 01/01/2014 C's 4th IUI...BFP!!!!!!!! Beta #1- 17, Beta #2- 34, Beta #3-140.... 6W Ultra-Sound Reveals nothing in Gestation Sack... Natural M/C at 7W, 2/3/2014
03/21/2014 IUI #10...BFP!!! Beta #1- 48, Beta #2- 416, Beta #3- 1018. GROW BABY GROW!!!
1st Ultrasound 4/22/2014 Baby Squints is PERFECT! Measuring at 6w2d with a heartbeat of 129. EDD: 12/12/14.
Ultrasound at 18 weeks on 7/14/2014. Baby is healthy and growing just as she should!
Check out my blog at: http://journeytoparenthoodandmakingmilk.blogspot.com/
My SO is officially 10DPIUI, we just got back from vacation and enjoyed every bit of it
Married in September 2010, started TTC journey November 2012
Me-
7 IUI- 2 CP- 2 BFN
RPL blood work 12/27, showed a balance translocation in chromosome 11;22
Spouse-
PCOS 4 IUI-4 BFN
New Plan: Reciprocal IVF, me as carrier wife's eggs. Just went through insurance and received partial approval, so my part will go through my IVF benefits and wife's part will be out of pocket. Now just finalizing finance plans to cover the oop costs. Doctors office is in process of moving to a new building so there are no IVF start ups until March/April 2015.
My final monitoring before IUI was this morning. It looks like we are only going to have one good follie after all. I'm not gonna lie.... I wanna scream WTF???? to my body. The other three follies barely grew at all since Wednesday. I told a friend that I feel like this is our Hail Mary and the odds don't seem to be in our favor. I'm trying to be on the positive side, but it honesty is hard right this second. C and I are exhausted from our early morning trips, so that doesn't help. As long as my blood work comes back looking good, I will trigger tonight and then our IUI is Sunday at 9:30.
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.