Thankful Thursday

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• TJ1979 member

  May 2014

  I am thankful for my adorable daughter.  I am so thankful for my second daughter that we will meet any day now.  I am immensely thankful that we were able to get pregnant on our own, especially as I watch my IF sisters struggle again. 
  I'm thankful for a husband who pulls at least 50% around the house, and more than that lately.  And I'm thankful for a mom who is helpful and caring.
  And I'm thankful for my SAIF ladies who have become my friends and family over the last few years.
  

  TTC with PCOS since November 2009
  

  IUI#1 Femara/Ovidrel (cd 3-7) = BFP, m/c
  IUI#2 Femara/Ovidrel (cd 5-9) = BFN
  IUI#3 Femara/Ovidrel (cd 3-7) = BFP!
  beta #1 11/23 = 270, P4 = 75
  beta #2 11/28 = 2055
  Our daughter E was born 7/29/2012!
  Surprise, our 2nd daughter P was born 5/22/14!
   
  

  
  

  

  

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• Mayzie15 member

  May 2014

  @Robeano thank you for posting this I needed it today. It's a good way to count my blessings . I'm incredibly thankful for my DS and no matter how bad this cycle is going for us - I will always have him! MH is very supportive and really is my rock during tough times. I'm grateful that my mom is here to watch my DS while I'm not feeling well and really happy that before the end of May she will be here permanently to watch DS and we will finally be in the same state after almost 20 years!

  Me 38 MH 41 - TTC since June 2010 - dx with Severe MFI. Straight to IVF with ICSI. IVF #1 - ER 06/13/12 - 9 Eggs Retrieved - 4 ICSI'd - only 2 fert. 06/15/12 - 2DT - 3 cell & 6 cell with fragmentation. Beta 06/29/12 - IVF #1 = BFN. 07/20/12 - WTF Appt -Told by our RE to quit IVF. Second Opinion from RE is good. IVF#2 - November 2012. Estradiol Pills Started 11/6. Stims start 11/16. ER 11/26 - 7 eggs retrieved - all mature. 4 fertilized with ICSI. ET 11/29 Transferred 3 embryos. Beta is 12/10. 1st Beta 81 2nd Beta 160 and 3rd beta 360!!! First U/S 12/21/12 - We saw one beautiful gest. sac. 2nd U/S is 01/04/2013 - H/B 183 02/05/13 - NT Scan - everything looks good and IT'S A BOY!  Aiden was born 08/20/2013.
  

  IVF #2 is in progress.  ER was 05/12/14 - 11 eggs retrieved, 8 fertilized with ICSI.  ET was 05/15/14 - we transferred 3 embryos as we did on the cycle my son was conceived.  We were able to freeze 3 embryos. Beta is scheduled for 05/26/14.  1st beta - 111.  2nd beta - 159 didn't double 3rd beta Friday 5/30) - not a lot of hope left. Beta # 3 is 247 - probably ectopic.  Beta # 4 is 813 - possibly vanishing multiple sydrome?  06/05/14 - 5w4days - first U/S - we see a gestational sac and yolk - still have hope!  06/17/14 - 7w1day - U/S and saw and heard the heartbeat - Finally!  06/27/14 - 8w4days - Baby and heartbeat look and sound great   EDD 02/01/14 and It's a boy!
  

  
   "Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end."
  
  
  

  
  

  

  
  

   
  
  
  

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• trigirl79 member

  May 2014

  Great post! 

  I am thankful for my sweet, high energy, crazy little girl. Even on days when she doesn't nap . 

  I am thankful that this Mother's Day, I get to celebrate me

  I am thankful for all of the amazing friends and family I have in my life and that help me out when I need it

  I am thankful for each and every one of you wonderful ladies - I wish none of us had to deal with this pain, but your support and kind words have made this journey so much more bearable

  I am thankful for my health 

  I am unbelievably thankful for my husband. He is kind, caring, generous, supports our family and loves me more than I knew was possible. He is an amazing friend, father, son, and person. 

  Me: 34 Unexplained IF, DH: 31, no issues

  
  

  3 cycles of Clomid Jan-March 2012

  3x BFN

  IUI #1 Sept 2012 BFN

  IUI #1 Oct 2012 (10/11/12) BFP!

  Beta #1 10/26 313

  Beta #2 10/29 1450

  Beta #3 11/1 4202

  U/S #1 11/13

  Baby Girl born 7/3/13!!!
  

  
  

  And now we begin again...

  RE Consult 2/25
  

  Baseline Bloodwork and U/S 3/4

  Had a 22mm follicle on the R, getting ready to O on my own...BFN

  AF 4/6, CD11 testing done 4/16

  3 follies right (largest 18), 1 left (11.8). Lining 7.16

  starting Estrace 4/16, trigger 4/16 with IUI likely 4/18

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• mnj05 member

  May 2014

  - I am thankful for the cuddle bug sleeping in the next room that just has to be attached to me all the time.
  
  - I am thankful for new friends in my new job (well new since last August) that support and defend me
  
  - I am thankful for a husband that gives me alone time every night and loves to be devoted to our little family of three
  
  - I am thankful for all of the wonderful ladies (here and IRL) I have met through this cruel thing called IF. Without y'all and others, I would never have made it through the first round and it gives me strength to go another round.
  

   
  
  TTC #1 since 3/2011
  DX: anovulatory and severe MFI
  DH is a testicular cancer survivor
  IVF#1 w/ICSI lupron, gonal f, ovidrel
  ER 6/15/12 6R 6M 6F! ET 6/20/12
  Beta #1: 154 Beta #2: 509 Beta #3: 7326
  Baby Boy born 3/1/2013
  

  TTC#2: 6/2014 all testing came back normal

  IVF#2 (#1 for LO#2) 9/2014 - 17R 10M 10F 4 blasts frozen on day 6.

  FET #1 10/15/14 - Beta #1: 216  Beta #2: 823

  
  Baby Boy born 7/10/2015

  
  

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• kmc84 member

  May 2014 edited May 2014

  Good post!
  
  I am thankful for:
  
  My unbelievably sweet little Amelia, who melts my heart everyday!
  
  My wonderful husband who loves me unconditionally!
  
  That we are able to let me be a SAHM.
  
  And for this board! I don't 'know' any you, but you ladies are the best bunch of interwebz strangers that I am pound to call friends! The amount of support and understanding here was/is/will be more than I could ever dream of having from people IRL.

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  TTC# 1 since 5/10
  Me:34 Type 1 Diabetes, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Hypothyroid DH:35 Perfect
  DX: Unexplained IF
  Many IUI's with various meds all BFFN
  IVF #1 11/11 canceled due to OHSS
  IVF #2 Feb/March 2012 ET of 2 on day 3 4/7 BFP! 5/1 u/s blighted ovum
  IVF #3 July 2012 ET of 3 on day 3 7/24 BFP!
  Healthy baby girl born at 36w4d on 3/9/13
  

  TTC #2

  IVF #4 May/June 2014 ER 6/4 18R 8M 8F ET 6/9 1 blast, 2 frosties

  Beta 6/18 BFFN

  
  

  FET of 2 blasts 7/24...BFP!

  Healthy baby girl born at 36w3d on 3/17/15
  
  TTC#3
  IVF #5 June 2018- PGS planned, no surviving embryos
  IVF #6 August 2018- ET of 2 on day 3 - Chemical pregnancy
  IVF #7 August 2019-....?

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• imoverit member

  May 2014

  We need to do this every Thurs!!
  Im thankful for my DH, precious children, my family, friends, and SAIF. All of which help me be a better me.

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• MoFree member

  May 2014

  I am thankful for
  My healthy, happy spunky adorable, lovable daughter who has overcome every obstacle of her premature birth
  
  My wonderful husband. He has worked so hard to make himself whole after a nearly fatal car accident (thank you texting teenager in a huge SUV). We went through some very rough times but have a very healthy mutually respectful egalitarian marriage and are each other's best friend and rock in tough times. I could not imagine spending my life with anyone else.
  
  I am very thankful that I have all the material comforts I could have ever imagined, a job that is challenging, well paying and allows me the flexibility to spend one weekday with my daughter.
  
  I have so many things in my life to be thankful for. I would be better able to appreciate all that I have when I come to some resolution about family size.
  

  TTC since 3-08 IVF # 1 Dec 2011 BFP DD born at 31 weeks 6-24-12
  
  FET #1 Dec 2013 BFN
  
  FET # 2 Feb 2014 BFN
  
  No more frosties
  
  IVF #2. September 2014
  
  PGD yielded 2 perfect 5d blasts
  
  SET November 9, 2014
  Nov 23, 2014. Another BFN
  
  Not sure where to go from here.
  
  
  
  
  

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• fullfhope member

  May 2014

  Thank you for this post, I do need to remind myself.

  I'm thankful for my DD. She is such a blessing.

  I'm thankful for my DH. He is so patient with me and a loving, fun father.

  Our supportive families.

  The wisdom and support of this board.

  Me 37 DH 40 TTC since 1/11 DOR AMH .34 DH S/A Great BFP 12/11! MC 1/12 IUI #1 2/12 BFN. IUI #2 3/12 BFN. IUI #3 4/12 BFN IVF #1 5/12 BFP! DD 2/13/12

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