March 2015 Moms
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~~~PgAL Check-in~~~
jap618
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Good Morning Ladies!! I hope everyone had a great week!! Sorry for the delay, I honestly forgot it was Tuesday!!
This is a weekly check-in on Tuesdays for March moms who have experienced a pregnancy loss prior to this one. I'm sorry if you have to be here but feel free to jump right in & post an intro.
-----Special ((((Hugs))))) to the ladies that have lost their little one this past week-----
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Please share the following in your post
Pregnancy Loss Background (if this is your first time on the check-in):
EDD (if this is your first time on the check in):
Gestation in weeks/fruit:
How are you feeling physically? Emotionally?
Upcoming Appointments or Milestones:
GTKY -- Today is National Soft Ice Cream Day! (Ugh, now I want ice cream!). What is your favorite soft ice cream treat?!?!Married the love of my life June 18, 2011 -- Me (28) DH (29)
TTC #1 since June 2012
BFP #1 6.29.12 EDD 3.12.13 MMC discovered 8.11.12 9w5d D&C 8.15.12
BFP #2 11.2.12 EDD 7.14.13 MMC 6w5d discovered 8w6d 2 failed rounds miso D&C 12.27.12
BFP #3 8.5.13 EDD 4.18.14 MMC 7w4d discovered 9.25.13 at 10w6d -Trisomy 13- 1 round miso & emergency D&C 10.2.13
RPL Testing. DX Asherman's November 2013. Low AMH (0.44) January 2014.
Operative Hysteroscopy January 2014 to remove scar tissue.
BFP#4 6.18.14 EDD 3.3.15 Team Pink
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Gestation in weeks/fruit: 12w Plum!!!!
How are you feeling physically? Emotionally? Physically I'm fine as long as I don't skip meals. Which is harder than it sounds at work. And I've been losing weight so I feel like I need to be eating more. I'm still throwing up though. It's not daily but a couple of times a week. Emotionally, this is such a mind fuck. I have no reason to think anything is wrong accept for my history. I'm still so disconnected and terrified to tell people. I love/hate being pgal
Upcoming Appointments or Milestones: I just put a call into the OB's office to come in for a doppler check this week & my next OB appointment is 9/3!
GTKY -- Today is National Soft Ice Cream Day! (Ugh, now I want ice cream!). What is your favorite soft ice cream treat?!?! I love blizzards and all things blizzard like!! I love oreo blizzards but nerds blizzards are such a bizarre twist I kind of love them too :-D@wendyld sorry for not answering you last week. This was my first time in Omaha!! I loved it there, such a cute city. We have a couple of sites in Iowa so it was an easy commute for us
And I know this isn't part of the check in but I might add it next week. This is my random venting. I'm so flipping busy I can't wait for summer to be over. I'm only home to sleep and barely eat. I'm sleeping all of the time. I'm so sick of it. Blah. Ok vent over.
Gestation in weeks/fruit: 12 weeks; *checking the app for my fruit*...Plum!
How are you feeling physically? Emotionally? I'm feeling less nauseous which is good--still taking Unisom/B6 but maybe I'll wean myself off soon. I'm trying not to worry about the lack of pukiness--I'm chalking it up to being a couple weeks until 2nd tri (!!!). My boobs are killing me now and my bump is getting bigger. I really need to buy some more maternity clothes. It's becoming a challenge to find something to wear to work every day. Emotionally I'm ok. I'm so heartbroken for the ladies who had losses recently.
Upcoming Appointments or Milestones: NT scan is 2ma! I hope hope hope everything with the little bugger is ok.
GTKY -- Today is National Soft Ice Cream Day! (Ugh, now I want ice cream!). What is your favorite soft ice cream treat?!?! A Heath Bar Blizzard from DQ.Gestation in weeks/fruit: 10w1d
How are you feeling physically? Emotionally? Physically I'm okay. Tired. Low appetite. Still not on top of the world, but nothing big to complain about either.
Upcoming Appointments or Milestones: If I can ever get in for an u/s, hopefully it will show that I made it to 10w, which would be my longest.
GTKY -- Today is National Soft Ice Cream Day! (Ugh, now I want ice cream!). What is your favorite soft ice cream treat?!?! I LOVE ice cream. I will eat it anywhere, and I get it at least twice a week. Right now I'm loving McDonald's vanilla cone. It's the perfect size and price. I almost had a meltdown yesterday when I stopped to get one on my way home and they told me that their ice cream machine was broken. I wanted to throw a big rock through their window. Instead I got one from Burger King. It was twice the price and half the size, but it kept me out of jail.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!
Gestation in weeks/fruit: 10w3d / prune or kumkwat
How are you feeling physically? Emotionally? Physically ok, just fatigued. Emotionally I've been a mess; just convinced that something is terribly wrong
Upcoming Appointments or Milestones: OB appt tomorrow for a quick u/s due to my fears. Talked with the nurse yesterday and she asked me to come in just to help me not stress and see that baby is fine.
GTKY -- Today is National Soft Ice Cream Day! (Ugh, now I want ice cream!). What is your favorite soft ice cream treat?!?! Frozen Yogurt from Orange Leaf.@jap618 Thanks for continuing the check in.
Gestation in weeks/fruit: 12 weeks 1 day.
How are you feeling physically? Emotionally? Physically, still nauseous and with m/s, but it seems to be getting better. I've had some back pain that's making it hard to sleep. Emotionally I am okay most days. Some days PGAL brain starts to mess with my head but I'm doing better with pushing the negative thoughts away.
Upcoming Appointments or Milestones: NT scan is this Thursday. I am terrified to get news of of another missed m/c, but I am constantly reminding myself that my symptoms are still there and that has to count for something.
GTKY -- Today is National Soft Ice Cream Day! What is your favorite soft ice cream treat?! My favorite flavor is Rocky Road, either store brands or Dreyer's, I'm not picky. This reminds me I have an uneaten container at home. This must be remedied immediately.MC: 2/19/14
Gestation in weeks/fruit: 11 weeks/lime
How are you feeling physically? I am constantly tired. I could sleep 12 hours straight if I didn't have an alarm set. And then nap later in the day. Hopefully this aspect wears off soon because I start back to school next week. I'm only working part-time now so I'm managing, but going back I'll be F/T student and then some since I'll be working two assistantships!
Emotionally? As PPs have mentioned, I am also having a really hard time with the recent losses on the board. It is making my PgAL brain go crazy with worry when I really have no indication that anything is wrong. It is just so unfair that such amazing women (or anyone really) have to go through losses. It makes my heart hurt.
Upcoming Appointments or Milestones: My next ultrasound is next week and if all goes well we plan to announce publicly!
GTKY -- Today is National Soft Ice Cream Day! (Ugh, now I want ice cream!). What is your favorite soft ice cream treat?!?! My favorite soft serve treat is DQ's Arctic Freeze (No longer on the menu,but they'll still make 'em if you ask. It's soft serve blended into an Arctic Freeze, FANTASTIC). I like Blue Raspberry and Cherry the best. I am now going to have to stop at DQ on my way home for one of these yum-bombs.@chucktgirl I'm glad you're here with us and we're not having to bail you out of jail ;-) I hope you hear back from your MFM/OB to get an u/s soon!!! Making you wait this long is torture and shouldn't be allowed!!
@mamachancey I'm sorry for your losses but congratulations on this pregnancy & yay for almost being out of the first tri! Good luck at your ultrasound Monday!
@mandi195 Good luck tomorrow! I'm keeping everything crossed for you that your PgAL brain is just getting too comfy. ((hugs))
physically? Still just tired and TMI constipation and gas
Emotionally? I am really trying on the emotional front. I've told more people but I'm still scared and want a daily appointment, haha. Or a crystal ball.
Upcoming Appointments or Milestones: everyday is a milestone now. I still have 2 heartbeats in there 0_0 showing growth and measuring a day apart (as of last Wednesday). Next appointment is Wednesday at 4:30
GTKY -- definitely a blizzard - Oreo for me. I might have to get ice cream tonight.
Well-behaved women rarely make history.
BFP #1 ~ 4.29.11 | Blighted Ovum 6.2.11 | D&C 6.9.11
DX Unicornuate Uterus 4.12
BFP #2 ~ 10.12.12 | m/c 11.25.12 | D&C 2.8.13
BFP #3 ~ 12.11.13 | heartbeat ~12.20
| no heartbeat ~12.27 | D&C 1.6.14
BFP #4 ~ 7.20.14 | EDD 3.29.15 | heartbeat x2 eeek! ~ 8.4 | heard heartbeat-120 ~ 8.8 |
11.6.14 Courtland Jeremiah & Landon Joseph born sleeping
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BFP#1 7/13/11 EDD 3/16/12 DS born 3/16/12
BFP#2 5/16/14 EDD 1/23/15 CP 5/21/14
BFP#3 6/25/14 EDD 3/2/15
Gestation in weeks/fruit:9wks, olive
How are you feeling physically? Emotionally? Still an emotional roller coaster. My cramps continue at the end of every day and I am super paranoid at this point. I don't remember it being that bad with any of my other pregnancies. I try to calm myself down by repeating that there's no bleeding, so I have zero need to worry right now.
Upcoming Appointments or Milestones: None coming up
GTKY -- Today is National Soft Ice Cream Day! (Ugh, now I want ice cream!). What is your favorite soft ice cream treat?!?! I love those DQ blizzards! As a matter of fact, I've been bugging DH to find one soon. lol. Also, I discovered Costco's yogurt and that stuff tastes pretty good AND it's only $1.50. Ha.MC: 2/19/14
How are you feeling physically? Emotionally?
I am getting MS less often, but more intense in the evenings. Ugh, just ready to be done with this.
Upcoming Appointments or Milestones: still waiting for the 9/4 appt.
GTKY -- Today is National Soft Ice Cream Day! (Ugh, now I want ice cream!). What is your favorite soft ice cream treat?!?!
I love anything with heath, but my trie love belongs to moosetracks.
Gestation in weeks/fruit: 9w4d green olive
How are you feeling physically? Not terrible. My nausea only usually hits at the end of a night shift, and I've only vomited once. Other than that, just decreased appetite and weird dreams. And mildly sore boobs.
Emotionally? I was a mess up until yesterday. I got to see the baby for the first time and it was measuring right on track and wiggling around. It was very emotional. The doppler has been a life saver with my anxiety. I know where it hides and can find it every time now.
Upcoming Appointments or Milestones: another appt in 4 weeks, and I believe not another ultrasound until 20 weeks. I'm glad they're treating me like a regular patient but that's a long time!
GTKY -- Today is National Soft Ice Cream Day! (Ugh, now I want ice cream!). What is your favorite soft ice cream treat?!?! I like it all. I'm not picky with ice cream!
Married December 2011 TTC#1 Since November 2013
Dec. 2013... BFP! 12/31/13... Natural M/C 1/29/14 (8 weeks)
July 2014...BFP!... 17dpo beta 581...19dpo beta 1419!!.. stick baby, stick!
EDD: 3/20/15.. It's a boy!
How are you feeling physically? CAN MY BOOBS GET ANY BIGGER? ugh. I am so uncomfortable. And it's soooo early. My back hurts. I am cranky. I am bloated. And my maternity jeans are already TOO tight.
Emotionally? Happy. I know deep down i am happy. It's hard to remember sometimes when I have been physically ill for 6 weeks without a break.
Upcoming Appointments or Milestones: I see my OB on Friday. So excited. We graduated from the IVF doc last week, so it's starting to feel like a "normal" pregnancy.
GTKY -- I recently devoured a tub of Green Tea ice cream from Fresh & Easy. MMMM.
How are you feeling physically? Better. Still exhausted but better with nausea, boobs, etc
Emotionally? This week as my heart goes out to our March Mamas and their losses, it has sent my PgAL brain in overtime. I did get my genetics bloodtest back with normal results. So relieved to hear this, as an older haggard troll of 41, I was nervous. I also was told I'll be having a girl, so excited about that!
Upcoming Appointments or Milestones: Not until September 8th, will I survive!?
GTKY -- Today is National Soft Ice Cream Day! (Ugh, now I want ice cream!). What is your favorite soft ice cream treat?!?!
I love Ice cream! Put that on a cookie and I'm a happy girl!!
Me (40) DH (45); Started dating 2-24-12, Married 5-13-13
BFP 3-16-13..EDD 11-17-13.. MMC 4-16-13 Confirmed/D&C 4-23-13...
BFP #4 6-22-14 EDD 3-6-15 FX for our LO
How are you feeling physically? Emotionally? Physically, I am feeling better this week. I still don't feel like I can eat anything at any time, but better! Emotionally, like many of you, I am sad for the losses this week. Also, I am starting to look around my house and notice all these things I want to change before we have a baby. I'm sure this is very normal, but it is putting me in a restless mood!
Upcoming Appointments or Milestones: Not upcoming for a while, but Friday, I heard the HB for the first time!!! It was amazing. That means I'm really pregnant, and more pregnant than I have ever been!
GTKY -- Today is National Soft Ice Cream Day! (Ugh, now I want ice cream!). What is your favorite soft ice cream treat?!?! Anything with cookie dough or oreos mixed in!
Gestation in weeks/fruit: 8 weeks today, raspberry
How are you feeling physically? Emotionally? Having to pee more often, and of course still have bloat, sore boobs and am tired
Upcoming Appointments or Milestones: Follow-up u/s tomorrow since last week it looked like baby was measuring 2 weeks behind without a heartbeat. It's been a long week of limbo not knowing if the u/s was a fluke, if I ovulated/implanted late, or if I have a mmc.
GTKY -- Today is National Soft Ice Cream Day! (Ugh, now I want ice cream!). What is your favorite soft ice cream treat?!?! Actually went out and got it tonight because I had a serious sweet tooth after 2 days without sweets....Sonic Oreo Blast. It's the closest thing to real chocolate that I can still eat without headaches or irregular heartbeats due to caffeine.Me (40) DH (45); Started dating 2-24-12, Married 5-13-13
BFP 3-16-13..EDD 11-17-13.. MMC 4-16-13 Confirmed/D&C 4-23-13...
BFP #4 6-22-14 EDD 3-6-15 FX for our LO
I will be 11 weeks tomorrow so between prune and lime!!
How are you feeling physically? Emotionally?
Boobs still hurt like a B; train tracks while driving are my worst enemy. Morning sickness is pretty bad this week and very gassy.
Emotionally: worried, hoping after all that bleeding last week baby is still okay (drs did u/s and heard heartbeat and saw lots of movement so good sign right?)
And pissed off!!!! My BFs sister is driving me nuts. She has always been a control freak but I've always chalked it up to some inferiority complex, but lately she's getting worse and my patience are running super thin +hormones make me feel like she's gonna have a black eye soon!!!! X(
Upcoming Appointments or Milestones:
08/25 for 12 week scan! Can't come soon enough!
GTKY -- Today is National Soft Ice Cream Day! (Ugh, now I want ice cream!). What is your favorite soft ice cream?
Now I want ice cream too!!!
My favorite is Kohrs orange and vanilla swirl! Mmm I would kill for some right now.
How are you feeling physically? Emotionally? Physically I'm doing better. The nausea has really lightened up this week. Emotionally, I'm definitely stressed about my 12w ultrasound Friday. I was starting to feel really positive about this pregnancy - I even told a few friends which I wasn't planning to do so early. Now the fear is back, as strong as ever.
Upcoming Appointments or Milestones: Friday - 12 week appt. next Friday is the NT scan.
GTKY -- Today is National Soft Ice Cream Day! (Ugh, now I want ice cream!). What is your favorite soft ice cream treat?!?! Soft serve vanilla with chocolate syrup and fresh strawberries.
Gestation in weeks/fruit: 12w4d/plum!
How are you feeling physically? Feeling pretty good. I've had some headaches and have been pretty tired, but I can't complain. Emotionally? As other ladies have said, the recent losses have really hit me hard. I'm also having some anxiety for my upcoming appointments and I just hate thatPGAL brain makes me feel this way. @jcar2 scrolling through these posts and seeing your badge with the "My love for this baby..." mantra was exactly what I needed to see today!
Upcoming Appointments or Milestones: NT Scan tomorrow. H has a meeting he cannot skip, so my sister is going to go with me so I don't have to go alone. Then check-up with the OB on Monday. I've passed my milestones in terms of weeks, however, our loss was discovered at the second appointment (which happened earlier, since we were measuring behind) when the dr. couldn't find the hb with the doppler. So, I think getting through the check-up on Monday will be that last hurdle.
GTKY -- Today is National Soft Ice Cream Day! (Ugh, now I want ice cream!). What is your favorite soft ice cream treat?!?! Oh, how I love ice cream! For a soft ice cream treat I love a DQ Blizzard, usually Butterfinger, made with chocolate ice cream.Gestation in weeks/fruit: 11 wks/ Lime
How are you feeling physically? I am starting to feel better. Still super exhausted, constipated and constant headache.
Emotionally? Roller coaster. We got our genetic blood test results back yesterday and they were all negative, so that felt amazing. But with all the losses that is hard to read. Plus I am having a hard time telling the difference between constipation cramping and cramping I should be concerned about.
Upcoming Appointments or Milestones: I have the NT Scan next Wed. Looking forward to seeing the baby and the reassurance everything is still going well.
GTKY -- Today is National Soft Ice Cream Day! (Ugh, now I want ice cream!). What is your favorite soft ice cream treat?!?! I love ice cream! my favorite is vanilla with snickers. But I also like m&ms or oreos as well.
BFP#3 5/22/17 | MC 6/17/17 at 7w3d
jap618 thanks for the check in! I am glad your sickness is starting to get a little bit better. Sorry Pgal brain is taking over, hopefully soon things will start to get better for all of us.
@ racegurl87 I have never experienced heartburn and that is one of my fears that I will get it really bad. I hope that it doesn’t last for you! It sounds awful.
@ mayaruthie I hope you scan goes well today! Keep us posted!
@ chucktgirl I hope you get in with your new OB and get everything done quickly!
@ mamachancey I read your other post, I am so happy everything is good!
@ mandi195 FX for your appointment today!
@ RG1979 yay for being the post pregnant you’ve ever been!
@ TMaggie0424 Your ice cream make is awesome!! I think I might need to make some when I get home now! And sorry about the diarrhea, that sucks. Honestly I wish I would get some because my BM have not been good at all and my stomach is starting to hurt.
@ starsailorr26 FX for your appointment tomorrow!
@ psychbear I am sorry you are so tired all the time, hopefully that passes soon! Right now I feel like if I close my eyes for more than 3 seconds at my desk I will fall asleep. Only a few more weeks till 2nd tri!!
@ luckystarz FX for your appointment went well!!
csuperstar02 I am so glad everything is going well! Twins…wow! If you find a crystal ball will you send one my way?
@ adouces06 I am glad you pain is getting better! And sorry you have some bad days with Pgal brain!
@ 4RingCircus Good luck at your appointment!!
@ maisonduchoco2 I hope your cramping calms down soon! It is so hard not to overanalyze everything!
@ jcar2 Oreo Blizzards are one of my favorites as well! I am sorry your symptoms are still so strong, but at least that is a good sign!
BFP#3 5/22/17 | MC 6/17/17 at 7w3d
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!
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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!
BFP#3 5/22/17 | MC 6/17/17 at 7w3d
How are you feeling physically? Emotionally? Physically, I am feeling meh, I thought nausea was getting but it back along with heartburn & headaches. Ready to make it to 2nd tri. Emotionally, definitely sad for the losses this week, and a little wary of what I going to expect at my NT scan tomorrow.
Upcoming Appointments or Milestones: yes! Tomorrow morning the NT scan! Excited & a little nervous!
GTKY -- Today is National Soft Ice Cream Day! (Ugh, now I want ice cream!). What is your favorite soft ice cream treat?!?! I love soft serve, just a vanilla cone with sprinkles will make my day!
BFP 8/28/07, M/C 11/10/07
My BFP Chart|DIY obsessed
MMC April 2014 at 6w2d, D&C at 9 weeks
MMC August 2014 at 9w1d, D&C at 12 weeks
CP October 2014
My Ovulation Chart
Gestation in weeks/fruit: 11w 2d
How are you feeling physically? Emotionally? Still extremely naseous everyday but not as exhausted anymore. Mentally, doing well.
Upcoming Appointments or Milestones: appt Tuesday at 12 w
GTKY -- What is your favorite soft ice cream treat?!?! Anything chocolate.
Gestation: 8w4d, raspberry
How are you feeling physically? Incredibly sick 90% of the day. Major nausea and food aversions. I must admit though, I'm embracing the symptoms as much as I can since I did not experience any with my loss and they make me optimistic about the progression of this pregnancy!
Emotionally? More optimistic than I had originally though I would feel. I'm a big "what's meant to be will be" person and am just hoping that we will get to hold our baby this time and our daughter will finally become a big sister
Upcoming Appointments or Milestones: Next appt is at 11w. I don't believe my doctor will do another u/s which is a bummer, but they will do a doppler for heartbeat which is exciting!