Off bench

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• Mommalawyer member

  May 2014

  I hate bitching about weight gain, but honestly it sucks. I don't care how small or big a person is, weight gain sucks. Especially when you don't get pregnant! But seriously, it's all been in the arse & abdomen. And it's bad enough that underwear don't fit & hurt. Don't get me started on trying to get into jeans. It's such a shitty feeling, especially since it's summer. Ok. Pitty party of 1 over, for now. Just gimme a damn baby IF!!!

  Me: 38     DH: 36

  Married: July 21, 2013

  TTC#1 (between us): June/July 2013

  
  

  DX: MFI (low count and motility)

  Charting/OPK/CBFM July 2013-present

  1st RE Visit: January 2014

  Cycling: 

  March 2014- 75iu follistim + trigger + progesterone + IUI = BFN and OHSS

  (8 million post wash 47% motility, 18mm/17mm/16mm/16mm/14mm follies)

  April/May 2014- Benched due to cysts/enlarged ovaries

  June 2014- 50iu follistim + trigger + progesterone + IUI = BFP!!

  (10 million post wash 60% motility, 20mm/19mm follies)

  Beta 1- 85 Beta 2- 2,752 - EDD 2/27/2015

  
  

  
  

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• lebradford member

  May 2014

  Yay!! I'm so glad you're off the bench. I don't think you should feel bad for complaining about the weight gain. You're right, it's frustrating no matter how much you weigh. It sucks to have uncomfortable clothes too. I hope you have a smooth successful cycle!

  **siggy warning**  **everyone welcome**

  
  

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  DS- 11.07.02

  DSS- 6.26.04

  Married- 6.29.13

  TTC Again- Sept. 2013

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  Test Results/Diagnosis- HSG & SA totally normal

  DX: 3/2014 Prolactinoma/Hyperprolactinemia- Started cabergoline 2/2014

  5/2014 Possible mild PCOS in addition to hyperprolactinemia??

  7/2014 Adding probable tubal factor to the diagnosis list

  9/2014 And now adding hypothyroid to the list- Started synthroid 9/2014

  Cycles 1-4 - Sept.-March- All Anovulatory 
  

  IUI #1 March/April-  Clomid 50mg + Clomid 100mg +Trigger + IUI #1 = BFN
  

   IUI #2 April/May-Clomid 100mg + Clomid 150mg + Trigger + IUI #2 + Endometrin=BFN

  IUI #3- June- Follistim 75iu + Trigger + IUI #3  Benched due to a 40 mm cyst. :-(

  IUI #3- July- Follistim 75iu + Trigger + IUI #3 + Endometrin = BFP! on 7/25/14
  

  Slowly rising betas - Ectopic suspected on 8/8/14 & confirmed on 8/11/14

  Methotrexate on 8/12/14 -HCG negative on 9/2/14

  IVF #1- November- Antagonist protocol: 11/1: start stims, 200iu of Follistim; 11/12 ER 17R/14M/14F; 11/17 5 day transfer of two blasts, 2 blasts and 2 expanding morulas frozen; 11/22 BFP!! (On FRER at 5dp5dt)

  Betas: 9dp5dt 205, 11dp5dt 497, 14dp5dt 1,709

  u/s at 5w0d- 1 sac; u/s at 6w0d 1 baby with heartbeat, another sac without a heartbeat

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• DharmaChick member

  May 2014 edited May 2014

  Yay for being off of the bench!!  I was thinking of you, and hoping that you would get the all clear soon.
  
  I know how you feel about the weight gain.  Before TTC, I was in great shape, now I feel like I have a baby bump, without the baby, and my clothes don't fit.  Boo.
  
  Good luck with this cycle!  FX for you!!
  

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  ME: 34, Atypical PCOS (lean, no O without meds) + unexplained; DH: 33, mildly low motility
  09/2012: Start TTC after stopping NuvaRing.  No cycles seemed to occur.
  01/2013 - 05/2013: Tried Provera to "jumpstart" cycles. No luck.
  12/2013- 01/2014: Clomid 50mg - no big follies, stepped to 100mg; One mature follie, Ovidrel (HCG trigger), IUI #1 completed - BFN
  02/2014: Clomid 100mg; One mature follie, Ovidrel trigger, IUI #2 completed, Crinone - BFN
  03/2014: Clomid 100mg - no big follies on 1st round, 2nd round prescribed; One mature follie, Ovidrel, IUI #3 completed, Crinone - BFN
  04/2014-05/2014: Letrozole 5mg + Ovidrel HG to prep for IUI #4 switched to TI, Crinone - BFN
  05/2014-06/2014: Letrozole 5mg; one mature follie, Ovidrel, IUI #4.1 completed, Crinone - BFN
  07/2014-08/2014: Letrozole 5mg; one mature follie, Ovidrel, IUI #5 completed, Crinone - BFN
  09/2014-10/2014: IVF Prep - Insurance requires IUI #6; Letrozole 5mg - no big follies 1st round, 2nd round prescribed; IUI #6, Crinone - BFN
  11/2014: "Break" - Letrozole 5mg to cycle before prepping for IVF - successfully O'ed, but BFN
  12/2014: Extending 'break' one more Letrozole-only TI cycle for mental health break - BFN
  01/2015-02/2015: Prep for IVF - BCP then Gonal-F, Ganirelex, Novarel trigger;  ER scheduled 2/11!
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  PAIF/SAIF Welcome.
  

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• Autumray member

  May 2014

  Glad you are able to join the land of the attempting again! Glad you are all cleared up, I know about weight gain every point is so frusterating. I have been doing so good and working so each lb gained is a pain in the ass!

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  Me:30 DH:33

  TTC since 10/12 

  HSG- Tubes Clear slight scarring on UTE (unexplained)

  DH SA- Normal

  10/12-6/13 Natural 

  Pcos Dx 7/13 Metformin 500mg x2 daily
  

  4/14 Provera  10days  then Clomid 50mg CD5-9 (BFN)

  5/14 Provera 10days then Clomid 50mg CD5-9  (BFN)

  6/14 (no provera yay!) Clomid 50mg CD5-9  (BFN)

  7/14 Natural Cycle Moving on to RE appt not til 7/31 (BFN)  

  8/14 Plan of action! Moved up to 1500mg Metformin, Femara 3-7 (Trigger canceled due to not big enough follies and holiday weekend) (BFN)

  9/14 7.5mg Femara CD3-7 +ovidrel  (BFN)
  

  10/14 5mg Femara(3-7) Follistim 75 (7-9) +Ovidrel +TI (last treatment cycle this year Breaking til after Holidays) (BFP! Beta #1 114, Beta #2 364)

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• BunnyBerry member

  May 2014

  Congratulations on abandoning the bench!!

  LOL on the underwear thing. I've been doing laundry more than ever because a segment of my underwear "collection" now slices, ouch.

  Last night I was whining about not having enough work clothes to wear because they are in all different sizes, and DH says, "Yes, sometimes you look like your clothes are tight." !!! I started grilling him, which clothes, this dress, those pants?? Paranoid to wear them. Finally all he could think of was, "No, I guess it's just your underwear, they all squeeze you now." Sigh.

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  Me (29), DH (30) TTC actively 54 55+ cycles | All BFNs

  MFI (low everything) | Endo Stage 1 & Stenotic Cervix (treated) | PCO

  Married - July 2008 | Started TTC - Jan 2009 | RE Visit #1 - Mar 2014 

  IUI #1 ICI #1 - June | IUI #1.1 Laparoscopy - Aug

  IUIs #1.2, 2, 3 - Sept, Oct, Nov (Letrozole) - BFNs 

  IUI #4 - Dec (Bravelle) | IUI #5 - Dec/Jan (Bravelle) - 5 follies + TI - BFNs

  IUI #5.1 - Jan (Bravelle) Cancelled 

  Planning to start IVF in March!

  ***All Welcome***

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• Rachaeleigh member

  May 2014

  Congrats on being off of the bench!!

  4 Losses (2003, 2008, Apr 2012, & Oct 2012)
  All RPL and IF testing with multiple REs = normal

  5 IUIs = BFN

  All AL are welcome
  

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• ky29 member

  May 2014

  Yay for being off the bench!  Good luck!
  

  
  TTC since March 2012
  DX: MFI (4% motility)
  Cycle 13: Natural cycle w/ HSG test = BFP
  Identical twins! 
  Lost my angel boys at 10.5 weeks
  Cycle 14-16: Natural Cycles = BFN
  Cycle 17: Follistim + Trigger + IUI = BFN
  Cycle 18: Natural Cycle = BFN
  Cycle 19: Follistim + Trigger +IUI#2
  Polyp found: SIS 11/11 - hysteroscopy 11/14
  Cycle 20: Follistim + IUI#2 = BFFN
  Cycle 21: Follistim (adj. dosage) + IUI#3 TI  = BFN
  IUI cancelled due to weather
  Cycle 22: Follistim + IUI#3.1 = BFN
  Cycle 23: treatment break, IVF consult
  Cycle 24 - 26: natural cycle w/ acupuncture + Chinese herbs = BFN
  Cycle 27: Follistim + IUI#4 = BFFN
  Natural Cycles until IVF
  Cycle 30: IVF#1 - Starting with Menopur + Follistim + Ganirelix
  17 retrieved, 12 fertilized, 5dt w/ 2 blasts, 5 frosties
  Betas:  #1-156(9dp5dt), #2-1200(13dp5) #3-6112(17dp5)
  Ultrasound #1 10/6: 1 bean!
  TEAM BLUE!
  My Chart
  ~~ALL WELCOME~~

  

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• KT416 member

  May 2014

  Woohoo!! Congrats!!

  Me: 29, DH: 30

  Married: April, 2011; TTC: July, 2012

  Dx: MFI; June '14 IVF w/ ICSI: 11R, 8M, 5F... 1 5dt, beta #1: 213, beta #2: 621, beta #3: 8545!

  
  
  

  

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• athlete010688 member

  May 2014

  Awesome!

  

  
  

  DH: 34  

  Aug 2013 - SA: Counts & Motility = great, Morph = 1%; RE didn't seem too concerned

  
  

  Me: 26

  Jan. 2014 - Blood work ordered by obgyn:  Prolactin = high & AMH = low (0.73)
  

  Feb. 6, 2014 - Repeat blood work ordered by obgyn:  Prolactin = normal & AMH = low (0.9)

  Feb.  20, 2014 - First appointment with RE

  Feb. 24, 2014 - HSG scheduled;  DX:  one tube definitely open & one tube could be blocked

  Mar. 7, 2014 - CD 21 Blood work for Progesterone; DX:  Progesterone level at 5.2; shows I ovulated but was low

  Mar. 28, 2014 - Laparoscopy; DX:  Tubes open.  Found some endometriosis and had that removed.

   

  History:

  Started TTC:  June 2012

  June 2012 - March 2013:  When it Happens/it happens method = BFN
  

  March 2013:  Started using Fertility Friend

  Cycles 1 - 15 with Fertility Friend = BFN

  Cycle 16 - Benched due to Laparoscopy

  Cycle 17 - Natural Cycle = BFN

  Cycle 18 - Natural Cycle = BFN

  Cycle 19 - Natural Cycle = BFN

   

  
  

  Current Cycle:

  Cycle 20 = Natural Cycle

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• theholmanherd member

  May 2014

  Yay for being off the bench!

  Love 2010 | Marriage 2011 | TTC #1 since 2012
  PCOS | Anovulatory | Metformin + Letrozole

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• jaztastic member

  May 2014

  whoohoo!!! looks whos back!! 

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  Waited a long time, tried a lot of stuff, science made me a mom.

   Loss and IF veteran. Current mom of DS 5.5, DD 2, and sometimes DH 40. Due June 2021 with TWINS

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• masterofallcheese member

  May 2014

  Happy you are off the bench!

  Missed M/C natural cycle 10/2013

  DX PCOS 3/2014

  2 cycles Clomid 50 mg + Ovidrel + TI

  1 cycle Clomid 50 mg + TI - no response stair-stepped to Clomid 75 mg + Ovidrel + TI

  1 cycle Clomid 50 mg + Ovidrel + IUI

  1 cycle Letrozole 7.5 mg + 150 mg Follistim + Ovidrel + TI

  1 cycle Letrozole 7.5 mg + 150 mg Folistim + Ovidrel + IUI

  1 cycle Letrozole 7.5 mg + 150 mg Follistim  - no response, repeated Letrozole 7.5 mg + 150 mg Follistim + Ovidrel + IUI = success! 12/2014

  Beta 1 - 15 dpiui, 324, Beta 2 - 17 dpiui 750. Twins!!

  My Blog: pcosandpizza.blogspot.com

  
  

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• gsancho member

  May 2014

  Yay for off the bench!

  
  
  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!

  Camila Josephine arrived 4/30

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• Lillovebug79 member

  May 2014

  Woohoo!! Good luck with this cycle!
  

  
  
  
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  Me (35) no known issues DH (37) MFI. TTC 21 months (24 cycles)
  Dx MFI with low to normal count, low motility, morphology 3%
  HSG normal, ultrasound and labs on me all normal. 

  1 cycle of Clomid 50mg and TI, unmonitored by OBGYN= BFN
  1 cycle of Clomid 50mg and IUI, unmonitored by OBGYN= BFN
  Started seeing an RE!!
  2 more cycles of clomid 50mg (great response), with IUI and Pregnyl trigger (4.8-8 mil good ones after wash) = all BFN
  1 cycle of clomid 50mg (3-7) followed by Follistim 75iu (7-11) + IUI = BFN
  December 2013 DH saw urologist and is taking Anastrozole, CoQ10, and L-Carnitine
  IUI #5 natural cycle (needed a med break) = BFN
  IUI #6 Follistim 75iu (CD3-10) + Pregnyl (CD11) + IUI (final count after wash 300K) = BFN
  IUI #7 Follistim 75iu (CD3-9) + Pregnyl (CD11) + IUI on 2/20 (post wash count 12.5 million)= BFN
  IUI cancelled (DH OOT) Clomid 50mg (CD3-7) 1 follicle +(not well timed) TI = BFN
  IUI #8 and last one!! Clomid 100mg (CD3-7) +OPK before US + IUI 4/17 (post wash 8.5 mil)= BFN

  Pre-IVF testing complete! SHG great and measurements taken! Labs for infectious diseases completed, FSH (5.4), TSH (1.6), Prolactin (11), AMH (2.6), Estradiol (40).
  

  Started BCP 5/29 and Lupron 6/11 prep for IVF #1! Started follistim 225u/day on 6/28. Monitoring on 7/2 >15 follicles measuring 11-14, E2 758. Monitoring on 7/5 all ready to go!! Great follicle sizes and lining is at 9. Tigger 7/5, ER 7/7 16R 9M 3F. Stimmed too fast in just 7 days. 7/10 3dt of 2 8-cell grade 2 & 4. 7/14 P4 >60.
  Holy crap BFP!!!
  Beta #1 (14dpo) 7/21 112 Beta #2 (16dpo) 7/23 286 a Beta #3 (18dpo) 7/25 761 Beta #4 (21dpo) 2631!!! Hold on tight little embies!!  First Ultrasound 8/7- 1 perfect little bean with a beating heart 117bpm!! EDD 3/30.
  Second ultrasound 9/2 Little bean measuring a few days ahead with a heart rate of 161!
  
  
  

  PAIF/SAIF/All Welcome!

  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
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• Kam10 member

  May 2014

  Yay! Good luck!

  *****Siggy Warning*****

  
  

         

  Me:28 DH:28

  TTC #1 since Nov '12

  DX: Non-IR PCOS & Hypothyroidism 

  BFP: 11/7/13 EDD: 7/18/14 Ectopic Tubal Surgery 12/18 

  2/5 HSG all clear!

  Femara 5mg + Trigger + IUI #1- 5 = BFN

  IVF #1 - 17R 15M 11F - Transferred 1 beautiful hatching blast on 9/26    4 Frosties

  Beta (10dp5dt) = 166  Beta #2 (12dp5dt) = 284  Beta #3 (14dp5dt) = 471  Beta #4 (18dp5dt) = 2032

  EDD: 6/14/15

  ~All are welcome~

  
  

  

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• erollis member

  May 2014

  Gaining (and loosing) weight unintentionally blows. Hooray for getting off the bench! Best of luck.

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• Waterlily234 member

  May 2014

  Good luck yay!

  ME:      36, on BC since 1996,  irregular periods.   HUBS:      37, healthy
  

  2001—meet.  2005—marry.  2006—Furbaby is born. 

  On BC till end of 2009.  2010 NTNP.   

  New Year’s Eve 2010—BFP?! January 13, 2011—early loss, HCG peaked at 324, no D&C needed.

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  Feb 2011-Nov 2012—NTNP 

  Dec 2012 --present (TTC 20 months) Not even a hint of a BFP

  Me:  BW, U/S, HSG, HSN normal.  AMH 2.33.  Hubs: SA normal 
  

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  April 2014--IUI #1 Clomid 100 4-8 Follistim 150 9-14, 5 mature follies at trigger, Peak E2 5/5 1100, BFN 

  May 2014 ---IUI#2 Clomid 100 3-7 Follistim 150 8-13, 3 mature follies at trigger, Peak E2 6/6 547, BFN

  June 2014--IUI#3 Follistim 150/225 3-15, 3-5 mature follies at trigger, Peak E2 7/11 1450, BFN

  July 2014--IUI#4 Follistim 225 2-12, 3 mature follies at trigger, Peak E2 8/12 841, BFN

  Breaking till after Christmas, then IVF...taking 4000 mgs daily Inositol and Melatonin 3mg

  
  

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• Mommalawyer member

  May 2014

  You guys are all awesome! I complained to DH, who responded with something to the effect that I could have used some weight gain to begin with. Um. Not helpful. My mother said the same thing. Im so glad to have others who can completely understand. I know it will all be worth it in the end, but man, it sucks what we have to go through to get to the end!. Maxi dresses here I come. Underwear, optional.

  Me: 38     DH: 36

  Married: July 21, 2013

  TTC#1 (between us): June/July 2013

  
  

  DX: MFI (low count and motility)

  Charting/OPK/CBFM July 2013-present

  1st RE Visit: January 2014

  Cycling: 

  March 2014- 75iu follistim + trigger + progesterone + IUI = BFN and OHSS

  (8 million post wash 47% motility, 18mm/17mm/16mm/16mm/14mm follies)

  April/May 2014- Benched due to cysts/enlarged ovaries

  June 2014- 50iu follistim + trigger + progesterone + IUI = BFP!!

  (10 million post wash 60% motility, 20mm/19mm follies)

  Beta 1- 85 Beta 2- 2,752 - EDD 2/27/2015

  
  

  
  

  Everyone welcome. Strength in numbers!

  
  

  
  

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• Mozzarella13 member

  May 2014

  Yay for getting off the bench!!! I totally feel your pain on the uncomfortable undies and weight gain! I went and got a few looser fitting pairs of shorts and tops to manage dressing while stimming, but maxi dresses are a much better idea! Let us know if you find some cute ones someplace! I haven't had any luck yet.

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  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!
  

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• Sigh202 member

  May 2014

  Yay!

  Ready to take the road less traveled. 

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• rella22 member

  May 2014

  Mommalawyer said:

  I hate bitching about weight gain, but honestly it sucks. I don't care how small or big a person is, weight gain sucks. Especially when you don't get pregnant! But seriously, it's all been in the arse & abdomen. And it's bad enough that underwear don't fit & hurt. Don't get me started on trying to get into jeans. It's such a shitty feeling, especially since it's summer. Ok. Pitty party of 1 over, for now. Just gimme a damn baby IF!!!

  Omg I totally understand! I wish my boobs would grow instead of my belly....the only time my belly should be growing is if there is a babe in there.....and obviously there's not!!!! Maxi dresses and leggings are my saving grace!
  

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  me: 28 - all test normal
  DH: 33 - SA normal
  *unexplained*

  TTC since September 2011
  2011-Oct.2013 - trying off and on, ob/gyn, no meds
  November 2013-December-EOD, ob/gyn, no meds
  January 2014- ob/gyn ordered Clomid (50 mg) unmonitored, EOD-BFN
  February-Clomid 50 mg. unmontiored, EOD - BFN
  March-Switched to RE
  April- 100 mg Clomid/Ovidrel-BFN
  May - 100 mg Clomid/Ovidrel-BFN
  June-*BREAK/Switch RE*
  July- 5 mg Femara/Ovidrel + IUI #1- BFN
  August- 5 mg Femara/Ovidrel + IUI #2 - BFP!!!!

  EDD: May 7th, 2015: Team PINK

  
  

  
  

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• emmuffy member

  June 2014

  Good luck! I totally relate to the weight gain. I've been eating way too much during the 2ww on the basis that if I can't have a drink I should be allowed some other treat. I'm wearing my "fat" jeans that I put away like 4 years ago and I can't be bothered to go on a diet since I'm hoping to be pregnant soon lol. Glad to hear there are others in the same boat.

  Official diagnosis: Unexplained IF. I am 32. I have low ovarian reserve (low AMH), and poor egg quality. I've also been diagnosed with mild glandular developmental arrest (lining problems, detected with EFT).

  We are using open ID donor sperm. IUIs #1-7=BFN. IVF September 2014 antagonist protocol, 8R,5M,3F, 5 day transfer of 1 morula = BFN. IVF#2 planned for January 2015 (antagonist protocol + HGH).

   

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