Welcome to the June Bugs Check-in!
Check-ins will be every Tuesday & Friday.
Your check-in leaders are pblge (Tuesday) and dreambig1021 (Friday). This is a check-in
for those who are doing IVF/IVM or FET with an ER/ET scheduled for June. 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!
Here is a link to the June Bugs badge: https://i60.tinypic.com/2e2jwo9.jpg
QOTD: Tell us your first date story with your OH!! Did you "know"?
BFPS:
BeckyP005 - DE FET #1
Hopefulsprout - FET #2
Runawaylaurel - IVF #1
BFNS:
June Angels:
In the 2WW-
Congratulations on being PUPO!!!
anitaflora - IVF
#2, antagonist w/ ICSI
Carol77B - IVF #3, EP/Antagonist protocol w/ PICSI
Katib77 - IVF
#2, Antagonist protocol w/ HGH and NK cell intralipids
Mozarella13 - IVF #2 with ICSI
Pjpahel - IVF #4, Microdose Lupron Protocol
Pblge - IVF #2.1, Antagonist Protocol
Scooteriste - IVF #3
Sigh202- IVF #3
Vpine- FET #1
FET:
clguerra88 - FET #1
from IVF #1
Dreambig1021 - FET
#1
gnl42 - FET
#1
geordie314 - FET #4
from IVF #1
Ikrystal - FET #1
Margritli- FET #3
Mrs.Willie - FET #1
Shelbeans82 - FET
#1 from IVF #2
Cycles completed:
HollowBerry - IVF #2 (freeze all FET in Sept)
Sweetpotato123 - IVF #1 ((hugs)) (OHSS/freeze all)
Between ER / ET:
BornThisWay- IVF #2
gsancho - IVF #1 Take Two
PrivateOne - IVF #3 (retrieval only)
Stimming:
Chucktgirl – IVF #5.2
ExoticAntibiotic
- IVF #2 (freeze all)
Hoping4LO - IVF #1
Justone14- IVF #3
MJ14323 - Welcome aboard!
Sha259 - IVF #1
Prepping/BCP/Priming:
ChristieH917 - IVF #1
Kinderteach78 – IVF #1
KT416 - IVF # 1 w/ ICSI
Lillovebug79 - IVF
# 1
MJ14323 - IVF
#3
Tabbytown - IVF #3
Cancelled / Delayed:
Re: June Bugs check-in June 17th!!
***Losses mentioned.*** TTC #1 since May 2012. Me: 37, OH: 41. Ectopic August 2012 => tubal damage.
QOTD: We went to a Boston Celtics game. I was pretty sure it was going somewhere and knew within a few months.
MC Sept '10, MC Dec '10, DS born 2012
Clomid + TI = BFP #1 March '13, MC April '13
Gonal F + trigger + IUI #1 = BFP #2 10/21/13, MC 10/31/13
Gonal F + trigger + IUI #2 = BFP #3 1/16/14, ectopic w/ heartbeat & rt salpingectomy 1/29/14
IVF #1 - ER 5/9/14 transfer cx'd due to high P4
FET #1 - 6/26/14 transferred 1 AA blast BFP!! Beta #1 13dp5dt - 1548 Beta #2 15dp5dt - 2748 Beta #3 18dp5dt - 7586
IUI#4 1/23/13 on 75iu x9 Follistim = BFP then chem preg m/c (Feb 2013)
IUI#5 BFN (April 2013)
S/PAIFW , S/PALW
My Blog
QOTD: We never really went out on a first date. He was only supposed to be my rebound. Lol. Two weeks in he told me he loved me. I just stared at him. Guess something worked because I couldn't imagine life without him.
QOTD: he took me to the classic dinner and a movie. I think we both had too much to drink but it was a lot of fun!
***Losses mentioned.*** TTC #1 since May 2012. Me: 37, OH: 41. Ectopic August 2012 => tubal damage.
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!
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 -
Wishing you all in the 2ww so much luck!
AFM- I'm almost feeling normal again. Labs came back fine yesterday. All is good except my liver is still wonky. I'm assuming it's from all the extra fluid it's working overtime. The doc said not to worry. I've peed out 12lbs so far. 13 more to go. We are looking at starting the FET process in 2 months and I can't wait!!
@Katib77 Sending you positive thoughts and vibes-- hopefully your beta will be a nice surprise.
I can be moved to stimming finally! Day 3 of stims, and going in tomorrow for some monitoring.
QOTD: We went out for Ice Cream at Dairy Queen and then went to the movies to see Employee of the Month on a Wednesday night in October at like 9:30pm (so romantic, haha). I was trying so hard not to tell any of my friends about my date because I didn't want to jinx it, but two of our good friends ended up walking into the empty theatre! I knew he was the one pretty quickly. By Thanksgiving he was meeting my family and my mom told me later she started a wedding fund after meeting him
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!
And congratulations @BeckyP005, @Hopefulsprout and @Runawaylaurel on your BFP! Great way to start off June Bugs
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!
@justone13 - Ugh! Sorry to hear you're struggling. That's a CRAZY amount of Menopur! Hope it brings you good results! Deep breaths--you're almost there!
@tabbytown - Good luck stimming! I don't think the attitude makes a lick of difference, so if you need to snark your way through this go for it!!!
@hoping4lo - Good luck in your last few days of stims!
@gsancho - Hope you get good news!
@sweetpotato123 - Glad you're feeling better! 12/13 pounds?!?!?! Yikes! I moved you from "cancelled" to "complete." Does that suit you okay?
My big news is that I'M FINALLY BACK HOME!!!!!!!!!! That was the longest two weeks ever. Only reason I'll have to go back is if this cycle fails and I need to do a FET (or for future FETs IYKWIM). Otherwise I'm 2dp6dt and I've decided that the cramping I'm having is the little embie snuggling in. Will start testing in a few days, as soon as it doesn't make me want to smack myself.
QOTD: We have different answers. Mine: when we had lunch and took a long walk on a beautiful day. We sat under a tree and he read me a Mary Oliver poem he said me him think of me. He denies that he viewed this as a date. (?!?!?!) His: A two-night backpacking trip, just the two of us. Long date! We realized when we were half an hour away that neither of us brought food (miscommunication), so we went to a gas station and improvised. Not sure what that says about our relationship.
ETA: Forgot the second part of my own question! I didn't know right away. I was coming off a really bad break up and thought I was pretty well broken. Glad I was wrong!
***Losses mentioned.*** TTC #1 since May 2012. Me: 37, OH: 41. Ectopic August 2012 => tubal damage.
***Losses mentioned.*** TTC #1 since May 2012. Me: 37, OH: 41. Ectopic August 2012 => tubal damage.
@Katib77 big huge hugs. Praying you find some peace but also hoping tomorrow surprises you. @ikrystal GL tomorrow!! I am sure your sweet boys are keeping an eye on you. Hugs. @pblge yay for being back home! Fx for you. Snuggle in little embie
Beta came back at 339. Second beta on Thursday.
QOTD: My first date was a blind date and my last blind date...lol. I cancelled on him 3 times because I was throwing up and sick but finally decided to still meet him because I just wanted this to be over with! It actually went well despite the fact I couldn't drink to calm my nerves. That was a first!! No I didn't think I would marry him at that moment. That came after a few more dates.
ME:46 MH:44 DE IVF 2014
Met with RE 4/11. 2 IUI's BFN. DE best option. Switched clinics to do "shared" program. Had to retake all tests and a mamm that put me behind and then on a DE waiting list for 12 months. Picked a donor!! (10/13/13) Got matched. Estimated transfer in December. After 2.5 years of patiently waiting I will finally cycle....can hardly believe it. DE cycle got cancelled. One of her tests came back positive. Waiting for another donor. Donor picked!! (1/18/14)
DE IVF #1 (4/26) BFN DE FET #1 (6/4) BFP! Beta 1=339 Beta 2=852 Beta 3=9957 EDD 2/22/15!!
I'm 6dp5dt today, tested and got a BFN. The only positive HPT I've seen was at 12/13 DPO so I'm not going to count myself out just yet. I've been much happier testing this time. Beta or bust was good for my first cycle but I'd rather have the time to process negative results on my own vs on the phone with my RE. Plus my beta is Saturday and we have active plans that I'd like to keep! I don't really feel any symptoms other than being tired in the afternoons from the progesterone.
Not sure what the plan is if this doesn't work. It's technically our second cycle (IVF #2 we never made it to transfer, just ER) but I'm worried about the effect these drugs/hormones may have on me over time. It's also so frustrating to get 12 eggs retrieved and only one blast (we had none our first cycle). I guess the only answer we have is that we are really super duper infertile! (Can we get a cape or special logo for that?)
2013: BFP #1 - M/C 3/13
2015: Dance break = got healthy
7/2016: IVF #5 = BFP!!!
I am suddenly miserable and have a constant headache. Happy day 9 of stims. 11 follicles over 15 as of this morning, and I really hope tomorrow is trigger day because these eggs have GOT to get out of me.
2012-2013: 3 Clomid cycles, 3 IUIs, all BFNs
IVF #1 January 2014: 14R/12M/9F 1 transferred, 3 frozen = BFN
FET #1 March 2014: 1 transferred = BFFN · FET #2 May 2014: 2 transferred = BFFN
IVF #2 June 2014: 24R/11M/10F 6 PGS tested: 1 normal embryo, 1 with no result
FET #3 in March 2015: 2 transferred = BFFN
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!
Good luck today @katib77. FX for you!
@justone13 I hope you trigger soon. I feel your pain. I had a cycle where I stimmed for 18 days.
Yay for a cycle buddy @dreambig1021! You'll have to keep me sane!
Congrats to the BFPs and good luck to all those in the 2ww! @gsancho love the GIF! LOL
MC Sept '10, MC Dec '10, DS born 2012
Clomid + TI = BFP #1 March '13, MC April '13
Gonal F + trigger + IUI #1 = BFP #2 10/21/13, MC 10/31/13
Gonal F + trigger + IUI #2 = BFP #3 1/16/14, ectopic w/ heartbeat & rt salpingectomy 1/29/14
IVF #1 - ER 5/9/14 transfer cx'd due to high P4
FET #1 - 6/26/14 transferred 1 AA blast BFP!! Beta #1 13dp5dt - 1548 Beta #2 15dp5dt - 2748 Beta #3 18dp5dt - 7586
Nooooooooo, I have to stim for one more day.
2012-2013: 3 Clomid cycles, 3 IUIs, all BFNs
IVF #1 January 2014: 14R/12M/9F 1 transferred, 3 frozen = BFN
FET #1 March 2014: 1 transferred = BFFN · FET #2 May 2014: 2 transferred = BFFN
IVF #2 June 2014: 24R/11M/10F 6 PGS tested: 1 normal embryo, 1 with no result
FET #3 in March 2015: 2 transferred = BFFN
@Katib77, I am so sorry. It is so unfair.
@pblge, congrats on being PUPO!
I'm loving all the positive action, BFPs and PUPOs. My heart breaks for those who are not as fortunate. AFM, my anxiety is up today, as tonight, Stim day 7, I increase my Follistim to 425 (that's a lot!) and add in my first dose of Ganirelix. Ganirelix to me signals the countdown to ER, which is always the worst part for me. (I hate being put under.)
On the up side, I have been off the Estrace for a couple days now, and my morning nausea, weepiness, and general crappy feelings have disappeared. I hope that was the cause so I never have to do that again!
QOTD: Tell us your first date story with your OH!! Did you "know"?
I can't recall a "real" first date. We've been together since college days, so we just kinda started hanging out and then hooking up and then we moved in together! When we first met, I don't think there was much of an initial attraction for either of us. But once we fell, we were all in!
My BLOG: www.ivfbabyquest.wordpress.com -Update - old blog.
PAIF/SAIF Welcome!
Me: 42, Hubby: 35, TTC since Jan 2010. Dx: DOR due to advanced maternal age. Also: Hypothyroidism (100mcg Levothyroxin). Positive for MTHFR (hetero-C677T), Factor V Leiden, and Fragile X (on DH side). Taking pre-natal vitamins.
First natural PG 9/27/11; mc: 1/20/12
First RE visit: 8/8/12, Saline Sonogram: 8/28/12, IVF injection class: 10/11/12, add FaBB Tab for FVL, +Vitamin D.
IVF #1: 10/17/12 Baseline: FSH- 9.4, E2- 24, LH- 3.7, Prog- 0.3 The u/s showed 6 follicles in my right & 9 in my left. Rx: 150 Bravelle & 150 Menopur SQ nightly. 10/21/12: Add Ganirelix SQ every morning.
ER 10/28/12: 13 Retreived. 7 Mature. 6 Fertilized. 5 Made it to PGS. ET 11/2/12: CANCELED. All 5 came back from PGS as having "severe abnormalities."
IVF #2: 1/7/13 Baseline: FSH- 8.8, 4 follicles in my right & 6 in my left. Rx: 150 Bravelle & 150 Menopur SQ nightly. 1/11/13: Add Ganirelix SQ every morning. hCG Trigger 1/16/13
ER 1/18/13: 9 Retrieved. 5 Mature. 5 Fertilized. 2 Made it to PGS. ET 1/23/13: CANCELED. All embryos (he even sent the ones not growing) came back from PGS as having "multiple severe abnormalities."
IVF #3: NEW RE! 3/1/13 Baseline: FSH- 9.6, E2- 61, Prog- 0.94, 3 follicles in my right & 4 in my left. Rx: 150 Bravelle& 150 Menopur SQ in PM. 3/7/13: Add Ganirelix SQ in AM. hCG Trigger 3/9/13 SQ.
ER 3/11/13: 6R, 2M, 2F. Day 3: one 8 cell, grade 0. Five day ET 3/16/13: one early blast, grade Fair. 3/24/13 AF came a day before beta. BFN
IVF #4: (Added acupuncture to this cycle.) 3/25/13 WTF & Baseline: FSH-11.8, E2- 56, Prog- 0.84 3/26/13 Start stims. 3/30/13 u/s: 5 follicles in my right & 4 in my left. Rx: 225 Bravelle& 225 Menopur SQ in PM. 3/31/13 Add Ganirelix SQ in AM.hCG Trigger 4/3/13 SQ.
ER 4/5/13: 5R, 3M, 3F naturally. Day 3: two 8 cell, grade 0, one 8 cell, grade 2 (Scale 0-best to 3-worst). Five day ET 4/10/13: two blastocysts (the 3rd stopped growing.) Beta 4/18/13: 2.5 BFFN. RE recommends we stop trying and focus on living childless, due to the extremely poor quality of my eggs.
***Decided to stop trying and live CFNBC. I couldn't adjust. So, six months later...
IVF #5: Changed RE. Going to one of the big name clinics now. OWDU: 10/29/13. Update: HORRIBLE experience. Disgusted and distraught at their complete unprofessionalism and how much money and precious time they cost us. Sickening. Have now changed RE again. New Patient appt. 1/30/14.
BFP! Out of nowhere, I got KU the old fashioned way! POAS 1/26/14 - Positive! FDLM 12/30/13. Beta #1 16dpo= 373. Beta #2 18dpo= 801. EDD 10/6/14
2/4/14 1st U/S revealed a 5wk2day sac but no fetal pole. Started 200mgs of progesterone suppositories daily
2/11/14 2nd U/S revealed a perfect 6wk1day "diamond ring" embryo with a beating heart! 138bpm! Add 1mg folic acid and 40mg Lovenox
2/25/14 3rd U/S: perfect 8w1d embryo, 178bpm. 3/6 start spotting. 3/11 10w1d U/S shows no heartbeat. Scheduling D&C. The Stork has forsaken me again.
IVF #5.2: New in-state RE. Supplement priming for 1.5 cycles prior to start of cycle, including DHEA 50mg (stopped 5/15), CoQ10 200mg 2x/day, L-Arginine- 1000mg 2x/day (stopped 6/5 due to cold sore!), myo-inositol- 2g 2x/day, melatonin- 3mg, and Neevo (prenatal for MTHFR).
5/16/14 Day 2 bw cycle prior: FSH- 12.22, E2- 38.37, Prog- 1.35, LH- 9.46. 6/2/14 Day 19 bw: Prog- 23
6/12/14 Baseline: E2- 122.7, Prog- 0.4. 5 follicles in left, 4 follicles in right. Start stims: 375IU Follistim & 150IU Menopur. 6/19 Increase Follistim to 425IU, Menopur still 150IU. 6/18 add Ganirelix. 6/23 Ovidrel trigger SQ. 6/25 ER: 8R, 8M, 5F naturally. Start Medrol & Doxy. 6/26 Start Endometrin. 7/2 Start Lovenox.
7/8/14 Beta= 137.4 BFP!!! (My first from IVF!) E2- 1109, Prog- >60. Stop CoQ10, myo-inositol, and melatonin. 7/9 2nd Beta= 281.4. TSH- 2.70. Increasing Synthroid to 100mcg daily. 7/24 6w3d u/s measured 6w3d, hb: 121bmp! 8/5 8w1d u/s measured 8w3d, hb: 164bpm! Graduated from RE to OB. Now I just need to find an OB!
EDD 3/18/15!
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 -
Big ((Hugs)) @katib77
Today I am PUPO! Our 2 blasts thawed beautifully and the transfer went smoothly! I did my meditation and acupuncture today and am happy to have a day off to relax and enjoy the possibilities
QOTD: DH and I met via a mutual friend, but were long distance and starting talking over AIM in college. When we first met in person we had been chatting for several weeks online and we went bowling and out for ice cream. I am a fairly introverted person, especially around men, and I felt completely at ease with DH. That was pretty huge in my book so I knew it was something special right away.
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*
Unfortunately this cycle ended in a BFN. Although my husband and I still have to talk a little more, unless he has a change of mind, we are at the end of our journey.
I am heartbroken beyond words and have been crying off and on all day.
Every other time I've had a loss or a negative result, we were planning to try again. Now knowing this is more than likely the end... All the weight and sadness of the losses I've had and the journey this has been just comes back to me ten fold it feels like.
I'm sorry I wasn't much of a support here - and I thank you so much for all the support you all have shown me.
I wish you all all the very best.
dream 1 CAME TRUE 2.13.2010
<dream 2> 12.2011
2.10.12 : 4 weeks
6.17.12 : 10 weeks
10.10.12 : 4 weeks, 6 days
12.13.12 : 9 weeks, 1 day
4.6.13 : 4 weeks, 4 days
10.27.13 : 5 weeks, 6 days
4.2.14 (IVF #1) : 4 weeks, 1 day
6.19.14 : IVF #2 Negative
</dream 2>
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***All always welcome!!***
***Losses mentioned.*** TTC #1 since May 2012. Me: 37, OH: 41. Ectopic August 2012 => tubal damage.
ME:46 MH:44 DE IVF 2014
Met with RE 4/11. 2 IUI's BFN. DE best option. Switched clinics to do "shared" program. Had to retake all tests and a mamm that put me behind and then on a DE waiting list for 12 months. Picked a donor!! (10/13/13) Got matched. Estimated transfer in December. After 2.5 years of patiently waiting I will finally cycle....can hardly believe it. DE cycle got cancelled. One of her tests came back positive. Waiting for another donor. Donor picked!! (1/18/14)
DE IVF #1 (4/26) BFN DE FET #1 (6/4) BFP! Beta 1=339 Beta 2=852 Beta 3=9957 EDD 2/22/15!!
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*