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Trouble TTC
chicory
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Some real gems from the family today (IF ignorance)
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Sorry for lack of paragraphs, the ipad can't handle that I guess. As DH and I approach IFV possibly later this year (we have a first consult with a new RE with better rates July 15) we've been slowly sharing our IF with more people that are close to us and that we feel deserve to know. I'm so glad I'm in a place emotionally now where the stupid stuff that people say entertains me more than it bothers me. I thought you ladies could appreciate the comments we got just today: 1.) DH stopped by his parents' place for something (we recently told them but haven't discussed much) and she brought it up, wanting to be sure we had tried having sex every day LOL. I wish I could have been a fly on the wall, but it sounds like DH did a good job clarifying that since we've spent 2.5 years and are about to invest 15K+ into IVF, that yeah, we probably already tried that and a few other things! 2.) I called my dad for Father's Day today and decided to tell him (my mom already knows but I'm not as close with my dad.) I didn't share much, just said that we've been trying for a couple years, and that we were probably going to need IVF. He replies, "so that must mean you're off birth control, right?" Wow...really dad?!? 3.) And since I know my dad might not be able to keep his mouth shut, I told my brother so he wouldn't be out of the loop. My brother is 24 and a bit of a wild child, dates/hooks up with plenty of girls but never attached. He says to me, "I'm starting to wonder if I might be having problems too" WTF??? I asked what the hell he meant and he said "well, there's probably been many times I should have gotten someone pregnant but it's never happened, so maybe I'm infertile." I just laughed, told him he probably wasn't, and that I hoped for his sake if he ever tries to have a child ON PURPOSE that he doesn't have to struggle. I think the average person really has no freaking clue as to how conception actually happens! Anyhow, I figured you ladies would appreciate these doozies!
2.5 years TTC with MFI, 3 failed IUIs
IVF w/ICSI October 2014: 17R, 13M, 12F 4 Frosties
ET of two blasts 11/2/14 BFP!!! It's TWINS! EDD 7/21/15
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Re: Some real gems from the family today (IF ignorance)
Whoa there. Those are some doozies! Sorry you had to deal with that. I'm quickly starting to find out that people who have very nice manners and think before speaking in every other aspect of life, tend to be the opposite in this world. *hugs*
PCOS | Anovulatory | Metformin + Letrozole
NTNP for 3 years 2008-2011
TTC since Nov. 2011 (BBT, Charting, OPK's)
"Actively" TTC since Feb. 2014
HSG Feb. 2014 - all clear
SA - all good
Mar. 2014 Clomid 50 mg days 3-7 - BFN
Apr. 2014 Clomid 50 mg days 3-7 - BFN
May 2014 Clomid 50 mg days 3-7 - BFN
Learned Clomid unmonitored is a NO-NO
July RE appointment - finally!
Enjoy your bottle of wine & have a good couple of laughs tonight and just keep moving forward!
**June Celebrity Crush**
~*~*~ ALL ARE WELCOME & GREATLY APPRECIATED~*~*~
TTC since October 2012
Went to OBGYN in August 2013-Referred us to UCONN RE in September 2013
Me (31): Blood / Ultrasound / HSG / SIS- All Great - DH (32): SA is very low
DH met with Urologist nothing is "wrong" just very low count and low mobility
RE 1st Consult October 31, 2013 - Male Infertility Dx.
RE Appointment on 1/15/14-Decided on 1st IUI
IUI Cycle #1-Clomid 50mg 2/14-BFN
We decided to take a break for 3/14-4/14
IUI Cycle #2-Clomid 50 mg 5/9-BFN
IUI Cycle #3-(RE Office called us in for a back to back IUI for another SA) 5/12-BFN
*Husband's count is still very low post wash however after 4+ months on supplements, vitamins, and a healthy lifestyle (aka no beer) his mobility has doubled! I am very happy for him, small victories!
May 2014-RE wants us to progress to IVF as 3 failed IUI's.
IVF Seminar meeting on 6/12 & then meeting with RE on 7/9 to come up with our plan for our miracle baby!
Me: 26 (IC/PCOS-2000mg of Metformin daily)
June 2014- HSG=clear
DH: 27 (SA results were great minus the slightly low morphology)
Started dating DH in 2002 at 14 years old
Married on 03.01.2014
Officially TTC since April 2014
January 2013- Surprise BFP, m/c at 6 weeks, D&C 2 Weeks later
April 2014- First RE appointment
July 2014- IUI#1-Canx due to scar tissue and polyps. TI with the help of Ovidrel. BFN
August 2014- Hysteroscopy to remove scar tissue and polyp
September 2014- IUI #1.1-100mg Clomid, Ovideral, 11.5 million swimmers=BFP
EDD-6/3/15- Our sweet baby Ryan was born on 1/6/15 and is in the arms of an Angel
Dx with IC on 1/6/15
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!
Gotta love the uneducation of the general public about IF.
My sister who I love but has always been about herself says to me, oh that is weird I don't know anyone who has been through that, it's just weird and then proceeds to talk about herself. A short time later she then asks what type of baby shower I want.. REALLY
:-qMe: 32 DH:34
Married: 7.6.13
TTC: 1 year
DX- Me: Endometriosis diagnosed in 2002
BBT: 12/2012
7/2013 to 12/2013-TTC
1/2014-Laparoscopy, dx Stage 3 Endometriosis
1/2014 to 5/2014- Natural TTC
5/2014- First appointment with RE
6/2104- Femera + Ovidrel+ 1 follice 18mm +TI= BFN
7/2014 - Femera + Follistim + Ovidrel + IUI = ???
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.
+++++
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
+++++
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
She knows we have been trying....
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.
+++++
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
+++++
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
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.
+++++
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
+++++
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
My MIL is like that...telling my DH it is because I'm not eating enough yams and oysters....YEAH that will do the trick on my IF problems!
Oh...and my DH's boss who is aware of what we are going through told him just a few days ago after my DH shared with him it is very expensive to go through IF.....that he could do the IF procedure in his back yard for free...I was so disgusted when I heard that!
I've realized through all of this....PEOPLE ARE INSENSITIVE AND CRAZY! 8-}