This is the weekly check-in for TTCALers who are also dealing with infertility. If you'd like to join us please feel free to intro with your diagnosis and history. We've had a few extra challenges thrown at us, ladies. Come here for snuggles from people who get what you're dealing with.
Fill us in, along with any other updates or vents you need to get out, TTCAL or NonTTCAL related.
Make sure to message me as soon as you get your BFP so we can congratulate you here, I don't go over to PGAL often so I will probably miss it.
If you’ve been removed and want to join back in, or are new and want to come in, just post here and I’ll add you to next week’s check in!
@alicia_r1 What’s new?
@beckynsean11 How was your week?
@Frenchteachermama How are you feeling this week? Will you/have you POAS? Any updates on your interviews/PT job?
@HeyMrsPotter Anything new?
@katydid2014 How’s it going? Any updates?
@kaynix21 Are you prepping for the IUI now? Any idea when it will be?
@ky29 Were you able to hold out with the pee sticks? Any updates?
@LizBlue How are you feeling? When is beta? You planning on POAS?
@Lundlebean Was your appt. ok despite AF being a day early? Do they have an estimate on your FET?
@MBJune AF show yet???? I sure hope so!!!
@megrae12 Welcome to the check in!!! Good luck at your appt. this week!
@natsfans84 So sorry about the BFN ((hugs)))
@O2girl How did your beta go? Is it negative yet?
@rachaeleigh Hope vaca is treating you well!
@Rocks526 How’s it going this week?
@tvLily How are those follies doing this week? Hopefully they’ve decided to get with the program!
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QOTW: I just went to my first freezer meal workshop and had a blast….. what is your favorite time saving thing to do??
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Jack has handpicked his sibling up there
My blog about IF and loss ...
Kate's IF Blog
Re: *~*~ IF Check In*~*~ June 28th
I can't think of anything I do to save time. I should probably figure something out though.
Dx: PCOS/Unexplained
July '13 - Mar '14 - Letrozole and TI - BFN
April '14 - HSG - All clear - Letrozole, Trigger and IUI - BFP
May '14 - Miscarriage 5w 3d
July '14 - Letrozole, Trigger and IUI - BFN
Aug '14 - Letrozole, Trigger and IUI - BFN
Sept '14 - Letrozole, Trigger and IUI - BFP
Beta 1 - 87 Beta 2 - 193 Beta 3 - 441
SA - All good
ALL Welcome
@MBJune FX that your AF shows up soon :!!
AFM: beta dropped a whole 3 points..... So no AF yet! :-q :-w
QOTD: since I work A LOT and don't have much time for working out and since I'm on my feet A LOT at work I have taken to doing lunges while walking down the halls and using heavy objects as weights while I carry them.....
DX: Adenomyosis, Compounded MTHFR, PAI-1 4G variant
DH: 34
MFI due to Testicular Cancer
Married March 2012
IVF w/ICSI #1
10 little polar bears
FET #1 with 2 polar bears ~Nov 6, 2013 BFN
FET # 2 with 2 more polar bears ~March 19, 2014 BFP!!!
Beta 1= 276
Beta 2= 662
4/19/14 ~ baby A became an angel
5/02/14 ~ baby B became an angel
5/3/14 ~ D&C
FET #3 with 1 male polar bear ~October 3, 2014
October 13, 2014 ~ BFN
Fur Children: Memphis 3y, Dutch 3y, Marcel 2y, Meadow 1y
January 2015 Siggy Challenge TTCAL
Animals Interacting with Snow
@O2girl I'm so sorry about your slowly dropping betas. I'm sending your ute some encouraging vibes! (Hugs)!!!!
@kflynn81 thanks for the check in!!
AFM:
We're leaving in a few hours for our vacation. I am really looking forward to a week of relaxation by the lake!!
I'm 9dpo/dpiui and plan on testing on Friday at 14dpo. I've been feeling so positive about this cycle but now that I'm so close to testing I'm getting sad for no reason. All of the work that goes into these medicated cycles is exhausting. The first half is exciting waiting to see how your body responds and planning the IUI, but for me the 2WW is just sad. I'm trying not to be too negative just yet but I know I'm going to be really upset if I see another BFN. I would wait to test until my betas (7/7), but I want to stop my progesterone so AF can come. We'll do one more IUI before moving to IVF.
No news yet on my doctorate program but I am assuming I'll hear in the next week or two.
((Hugs)) to everyone who needs them this week!!!
TTC #3 since June 2013
BFP #1 7/21/2013--EDD 3/30/14--D&C 9/24/13
BFP #2 1/28/14--MC 2/7/14
IUI #1 5mg Femara + trigger = BFN
IUI #2 5mg Femara + trigger = BFN
IUI #3 5mg Femara + trigger = BFN
This is just a quick post and run for me. We leave for vacation this Wednesday. I haven't been around much because I just really need a break from this place, but I did want to let you all know that I'm thinking of you
AF is most likely right around the corner and we'll be taking off next month as well, considering that we'd be gone for 10 days and that's too big of a gap to miss for monitoring
Take care, ladies!
4 Losses (2003, 2008, Apr 2012, & Oct 2012)
All RPL and IF testing with multiple REs = normal
5 IUIs = BFN
All AL are welcome
QOTW: I've done the freezer meal thing & I love it!
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~~
I broke down and POAS this morning only 5dpt so I know it's too early - stark negative. I'm going to try to hold our until beta (Thursday). Seeing the bfn really hurts. I'm going back to beta or bust mode.
Sorry for the post and run - I'll be back. ((Hugs)) to those that need them. Xo
DX: Adenomyosis, Compounded MTHFR, PAI-1 4G variant
DH: 34
MFI due to Testicular Cancer
Married March 2012
IVF w/ICSI #1
10 little polar bears
FET #1 with 2 polar bears ~Nov 6, 2013 BFN
FET # 2 with 2 more polar bears ~March 19, 2014 BFP!!!
Beta 1= 276
Beta 2= 662
4/19/14 ~ baby A became an angel
5/02/14 ~ baby B became an angel
5/3/14 ~ D&C
FET #3 with 1 male polar bear ~October 3, 2014
October 13, 2014 ~ BFN
Fur Children: Memphis 3y, Dutch 3y, Marcel 2y, Meadow 1y
January 2015 Siggy Challenge TTCAL
Animals Interacting with Snow
DX: Adenomyosis, Compounded MTHFR, PAI-1 4G variant
DH: 34
MFI due to Testicular Cancer
Married March 2012
IVF w/ICSI #1
10 little polar bears
FET #1 with 2 polar bears ~Nov 6, 2013 BFN
FET # 2 with 2 more polar bears ~March 19, 2014 BFP!!!
Beta 1= 276
Beta 2= 662
4/19/14 ~ baby A became an angel
5/02/14 ~ baby B became an angel
5/3/14 ~ D&C
FET #3 with 1 male polar bear ~October 3, 2014
October 13, 2014 ~ BFN
Fur Children: Memphis 3y, Dutch 3y, Marcel 2y, Meadow 1y
January 2015 Siggy Challenge TTCAL
Animals Interacting with Snow
DX: Adenomyosis, Compounded MTHFR, PAI-1 4G variant
DH: 34
MFI due to Testicular Cancer
Married March 2012
IVF w/ICSI #1
10 little polar bears
FET #1 with 2 polar bears ~Nov 6, 2013 BFN
FET # 2 with 2 more polar bears ~March 19, 2014 BFP!!!
Beta 1= 276
Beta 2= 662
4/19/14 ~ baby A became an angel
5/02/14 ~ baby B became an angel
5/3/14 ~ D&C
FET #3 with 1 male polar bear ~October 3, 2014
October 13, 2014 ~ BFN
Fur Children: Memphis 3y, Dutch 3y, Marcel 2y, Meadow 1y
January 2015 Siggy Challenge TTCAL
Animals Interacting with Snow
DX: Adenomyosis, Compounded MTHFR, PAI-1 4G variant
DH: 34
MFI due to Testicular Cancer
Married March 2012
IVF w/ICSI #1
10 little polar bears
FET #1 with 2 polar bears ~Nov 6, 2013 BFN
FET # 2 with 2 more polar bears ~March 19, 2014 BFP!!!
Beta 1= 276
Beta 2= 662
4/19/14 ~ baby A became an angel
5/02/14 ~ baby B became an angel
5/3/14 ~ D&C
FET #3 with 1 male polar bear ~October 3, 2014
October 13, 2014 ~ BFN
Fur Children: Memphis 3y, Dutch 3y, Marcel 2y, Meadow 1y
January 2015 Siggy Challenge TTCAL
Animals Interacting with Snow
9/2010 SA=Normal 9/10 HSG Dx Both tubes dilated; Rx bilateral salpingectomy & IVF; 9/2010-12/2012 Financial break
1/2013 Bilateral Salpingectomy 5/2013 Recent SA shows borderline morphology
5/2013 IVF w/ ICSI #1 6/25/13 ER=11R 9M 9F 6/28/13 3dt of 2 embies (8B & 6A-); no frosties: BFN
NTNP 2009-2012 TTC since 2012:
Jack has handpicked his sibling up there
My blog about IF and loss ... Kate's IF Blog
My oh my oh my.... me and the Lupron are not meshing well together these days. Its making me insane, and I say that with all seriousness. I was on Lupron last year and don't remember it being this bad, maybe I blocked it out, LOL. A brief synopsis of my cray cray... I bawled because I killed a moth and then yesterday after my freezer meal workshop I somehow "forgot" I was still unloading the cooler and left three bags in the hot garage to rot. AAAAAND.... I left the door to the house open so the basement smelled like rancid meat when DH got home from work at 3am, LOL
Other than that, things are going well!!! AF actually showed, I'm on the Estrace and they think FET will be July 18th
NTNP 2009-2012 TTC since 2012:
Jack has handpicked his sibling up there
My blog about IF and loss ... Kate's IF Blog
DX: Adenomyosis, Compounded MTHFR, PAI-1 4G variant
DH: 34
MFI due to Testicular Cancer
Married March 2012
IVF w/ICSI #1
10 little polar bears
FET #1 with 2 polar bears ~Nov 6, 2013 BFN
FET # 2 with 2 more polar bears ~March 19, 2014 BFP!!!
Beta 1= 276
Beta 2= 662
4/19/14 ~ baby A became an angel
5/02/14 ~ baby B became an angel
5/3/14 ~ D&C
FET #3 with 1 male polar bear ~October 3, 2014
October 13, 2014 ~ BFN
Fur Children: Memphis 3y, Dutch 3y, Marcel 2y, Meadow 1y
January 2015 Siggy Challenge TTCAL
Animals Interacting with Snow
AFM, I'm 9dpiui. I started Crinone on Friday. My trigger seems like it's officially gone. I'll hold off til Tuesday to test again, but I'm not feeling overly optimistic. I'll be interested in talking to my doc after this cycle to see what his thoughts are after observing my natural cycle.
@MBJune come on AF!!! Hope she shows soon!
@o2girl awww man, that stinks I'm sorry but at least its going down. What was the number? Is it getting close to negative?
@frenchteachermama have fun on vacation!!! FX for you on Friday, hope you get a nice surprise!
@rachaeleigh oh I thought for some reason you were already on vaca, well...have fun!!!
@rocks526 uggg, stupid AF and her awful timing....well , I hope this time she doesn't show!
@ky29 so sorry about the BFN and having to move to IVF
@lundlebean good luck at your appt. tomorrow!
@beckynsean11 FX for you on Tuesday, hope your FIL is doing ok!!
@megrae12 oooh the beach sounds fun! Hope your appt. goes great on Wednesday and the RE can give you a great plan to move forward with!
NTNP 2009-2012 TTC since 2012:
Jack has handpicked his sibling up there
My blog about IF and loss ... Kate's IF Blog
Thanks for the check-in @kflynn81 I hope the Lipton eases up on you.
Sorry for the P&R ladies I've been away all weekend and leaving shortly to head to my first iui! I have one good follie so here we go....
Big ((hugs)) to anyone needing them and lots of +++ vibes to those cycling.
EDD 5/2/14, NMC 9/11/13
EDD 10/15/14, CP 2/8/14
IF Diagnosis: PCOS, MFI
Current Cycle: 5 mg Femara/1000mg Metformin + TI = BFP, EDD 4/23/15 Please be our RAINBOW
**ALL AL/IF Welcome**
My Chart
@ky29 so sorry about the BFN and having to move to IVF
@lundlebean good luck at your appt.
@beckynsean11 FX for you and I hope that your FIL is doing ok!!
ASM: We got our IVF approval friday, I got my meds ordered, well except the PIO, somehow there is some confusion with our specialty pharmacy, so I have to call them back today since our insurance says that we should be getting it from them, but they gave me another one to try as well. We should be starting injects on the 5th.
QOTW: fav time saving thing to do....order pizza so I don't have to cook and do dishes. I can't really think of anything else.
Me: 34, DH: 32
TTC Since September 2012
Dx-PCOS, Anovulation, highly irregular cycles
March 2013 Comid 50 mg+ TI #1: BFN
April 2013 Clomid mg + TI #2: BFN
IVM#1 Aug 2012: BFN
20 FEB 2014: CP
IUI #1 Clomid 100mg 24 FEB 2014: BFN
IUI #2 Clomid 100mg 21 MAR 2014: BFN
IUI#3 Follistim & trigger 21 May 2014: BFN
IVF #1 Follistim & Menopur: 14R, 9M, 7F, transfered 2 day 3 8 cell embies
Beta #1: 7/30: 41 Beta #2 8/1: 96 Beta #3 8/4: 796 EDD:4/9/15
All Welcome
DX: Adenomyosis, Compounded MTHFR, PAI-1 4G variant
DH: 34
MFI due to Testicular Cancer
Married March 2012
IVF w/ICSI #1
10 little polar bears
FET #1 with 2 polar bears ~Nov 6, 2013 BFN
FET # 2 with 2 more polar bears ~March 19, 2014 BFP!!!
Beta 1= 276
Beta 2= 662
4/19/14 ~ baby A became an angel
5/02/14 ~ baby B became an angel
5/3/14 ~ D&C
FET #3 with 1 male polar bear ~October 3, 2014
October 13, 2014 ~ BFN
Fur Children: Memphis 3y, Dutch 3y, Marcel 2y, Meadow 1y
January 2015 Siggy Challenge TTCAL
Animals Interacting with Snow
I'm hoping I can join your check-in. I'm a regular on December Angels and the AMA check-ins, but would like the additional support and knowledge from all of you. I have been TTC#1 for 2 years with RE assistance. I've finally decided to can my current RE and have met with a new doctor to pursue IVF with PGD. My consult was on Friday. I feel good knowing that I have a plan. I feel badly b/c the odds are against me at my age (41). This cycle we'll try on our own; next cycle I'll do b/w and start Estrace on CD19.
I look forward to getting to know all of you. Happy 4th of July week!
TTC#1 since June 2012
Dx: Unexplained Infertility / AMA
BFP after 4th IUI cycle with Gonal F + Ovidrel on March 2014 | EDD 12/7/14 | MMC on 4/14/14
IUI#5 with Gonal F and Ovidrel trigger on 6/6 - BFN
On to IVF #1 with a new RE. Started Gonal F and Menopur on 8/15. Added Ganirelix on 8/24. Trigger on 8/26 for ER on 8/28. 8R 7M 3F. Transferred all 3 on 8/31. BFP on 9/11 | EDD 5/20/15 - Beta #1: 56.7. Beta #2: 97. Beta #3: 1148. Beta #4: 3559. Beta #4: 7678. MMC confirmed on 10/13. D&C on 10/14 at 9w. Confirmed male with Trisomy 14.
On to IVF #2 in March. CCS Testing on 2 embies. No go. Waiting to start IVF #3 in July. Surprise BFP on 6/14! EDD - 2/20/16 - Beta #1: 121.4. Beta #2: 236.4. Beta #3: 2014.
Dx: PCOS/Unexplained
July '13 - Mar '14 - Letrozole and TI - BFN
April '14 - HSG - All clear - Letrozole, Trigger and IUI - BFP
May '14 - Miscarriage 5w 3d
July '14 - Letrozole, Trigger and IUI - BFN
Aug '14 - Letrozole, Trigger and IUI - BFN
Sept '14 - Letrozole, Trigger and IUI - BFP
Beta 1 - 87 Beta 2 - 193 Beta 3 - 441
SA - All good
ALL Welcome
@kflynn81 Oh yeah - I forgot about the forgetfulness too. I hate lupron. Hands down the worst meds of the bunch (cover your eyes @ky29) My symptoms always got better when I started taking estrace, so hopefully yours will too as your estrogen builds back up. July 18th sounds like a lovely day for a transfer. Absolutely everything crossed for you friend. xo
TTC #3 since June 2013
BFP #1 7/21/2013--EDD 3/30/14--D&C 9/24/13
BFP #2 1/28/14--MC 2/7/14
IUI #1 5mg Femara + trigger = BFN
IUI #2 5mg Femara + trigger = BFN
IUI #3 5mg Femara + trigger = BFN
@mbjune fx af shows soon.
@o2girl sorry your Betas are dropping so slow! When is your next draw?
@Frenchteachermama I hope you are having a very relaxing week at the lake! fx for Friday!
@Rachaeleigh thanks for popping in Hun, you've been in my thoughts. Sending ((hugs)) your way.
@Rocks526 fx for you!
@ky29 I'm so sorry for the bfn, sending lots of ((hugs)) your way. You'll be in my T&P as you and yh work out the details of moving forward with IVF.
@LizBlue sending you so many +++ vibes and keeping everything crossed for you.
@beckynsean11 fx your fil makes a fast recovery
@megrae12 so many gl vibes for tom, update us how it goes. Fx for you this cycle even though your doctor isn't inspiring hope!
@natsfans84 sending lots of ((hugs)) your way.
@Alicia_R1 sending you gl vibes as you start your med protocol on Saturday
@Lesliem0901 fx for you this cycle as you try on your own. I'm glad you have a plan moving forward.
@kaynix21 sorry you had only one folly but I am keeping everything crossed for you.
So the ASA for our IUI yesterday only had a 3 million count, we did bd before my monitoring appt since I was thinking IUI would've been today and not yesterday do maybe that factors in the count a bit. But the RE said if this doesn't work we will have to discuss our future options which I'm not sure means one more IUI or moving to IVF so that was a bummer. I have been having a lot of cramping since last night, which I also had with my SHG so hopefully it goes away soon!
((hugs)) ladies
EDD 5/2/14, NMC 9/11/13
EDD 10/15/14, CP 2/8/14
IF Diagnosis: PCOS, MFI
Current Cycle: 5 mg Femara/1000mg Metformin + TI = BFP, EDD 4/23/15 Please be our RAINBOW
**ALL AL/IF Welcome**
My Chart