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Pregnant after IF
KristyLynn26
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First Time: DD born 3/2011 after trying for two years, LAP, and two IUIs w/ Femera + Ovidrel
This Time: 4/12 Femera IUI #1 BFN, 5/12 Femera + TI BFN, 6/12 Femera + IUI #2 BFN, 7/12 Femera + IUI #3 BFN, 8/12 Follistim IUI #4 BFN
IVF #1: ER 11/5/12 : 17 eggs retrieved/6 fertilized, ET 11/10/12 : 5dt of 2 embies/0 frosties BFN
IVF #2: ER 1/28/13 : 12 eggs retrieved/9 fertilized, ET 2/2/13 : 5dt of 2 embies/0 frosties BFN
IVF #3: ER 4/15/13 : 13 eggs retrieved/7 fertilized, ET 4/18/13 : 3dt of 3 embies/0 frosties BFN
Laparoscopy 5/24/13 : Stage 2 Endo, Scaring, and Both tubes Blocked but successfully Opened
IVF #4 (Clinical Trial): ER 7/22/13 : 15 eggs/8 fertilized, ET 7/25/13 : 3dt of 3 embies/0 frosties BFN
IVF #5: ER 11/4/13 : 13 eggs/12 fertilized, ET 11/9/13 : 5dt of 2 embies/0 frosties BFP!!! Beta 11/20/13 = 447 1 Beautiful Baby! EDD: July 28, 2014
Belated Birth Story
KristyLynn26
member
Hi Ladies. I'm so sorry that this update is so late (sorry KK @74dragonfly)! To say time flies by is an understatement and with two now its been a blur.
Now for my story (I promise to try and keep it short)...
We made it to our repeat c section date on July 24th and arrived at the hospital around 9:30am. C section was scheduled for 11:30 and everything went very smoothly until after I got my spinal and it just wasn't working right at first. They kept giving me extra time for everything to go numb but finally told me if it didn't kick in soon they were going to have to knock me out for the procedure. At that point I started crying and freaked out a bit. I had played out all the scenarios I thought but that was not one I prepared myself for. Thank goodness I had the worlds best and kindest nurse anesthetist and she talked them into giving me five more minutes because it finally kicked in enough for them to proceed with me awake. I felt a lot more this time than with the first c section and was even more alert. I got to watch the whole thing in the reflection from the light overhead.
My doctor was super fast at this point and before I knew it he told DH to stand up and tell me if it was a boy or girl (we were team green). I think DH got a little choked up so at the same time the doctor and DH both said its a GIRL!!!
They let me give her a kiss and cleaned her up in no time it seemed. Then they handed her back to DH to hold next to me while they finished closing me up. DH was holding back tears (which I think I can count on less than one hand the number of times I've seen him cry) and asked me if we could change her middle name I thought we had decided and use his maternal grandmothers instead... Of course I said yes! Lol!
Once back in recovery they let both of our moms back and DH got to introduce beautiful Caroline Rita to them! Her name meant so much to my MIL and since my oldest DD has my moms middle name it ended up being perfect.
The nurse helped give her her first bath in recovery and before I knew it we were being moved up to our room. We ended up being in the hospital 4 days because Caroline had a pretty severe case of jaundice thanks to our blood types (I'm O+ and she's A+) and ended up needing to be under the lights for awhile but besides that she didn't have any issues. She was 7lbs 14.2oz and 21.25 inches long and perfect. We are all so in love and Abby can just not get enough of her. She only calls her sister Caroline. [:)]
The past two months have been extremely hard because of other family health issues and problems but I would not change a single thing. I feel so so blessed to have my two beautiful girls and am so happy that we didn't give up those many months ago and decided to try just one more round of IVF!
Thank you everyone for all of your support these many months and I can't wait to hear about all of your little blessings in the future.
Now for my story (I promise to try and keep it short)...
We made it to our repeat c section date on July 24th and arrived at the hospital around 9:30am. C section was scheduled for 11:30 and everything went very smoothly until after I got my spinal and it just wasn't working right at first. They kept giving me extra time for everything to go numb but finally told me if it didn't kick in soon they were going to have to knock me out for the procedure. At that point I started crying and freaked out a bit. I had played out all the scenarios I thought but that was not one I prepared myself for. Thank goodness I had the worlds best and kindest nurse anesthetist and she talked them into giving me five more minutes because it finally kicked in enough for them to proceed with me awake. I felt a lot more this time than with the first c section and was even more alert. I got to watch the whole thing in the reflection from the light overhead.
My doctor was super fast at this point and before I knew it he told DH to stand up and tell me if it was a boy or girl (we were team green). I think DH got a little choked up so at the same time the doctor and DH both said its a GIRL!!!
They let me give her a kiss and cleaned her up in no time it seemed. Then they handed her back to DH to hold next to me while they finished closing me up. DH was holding back tears (which I think I can count on less than one hand the number of times I've seen him cry) and asked me if we could change her middle name I thought we had decided and use his maternal grandmothers instead... Of course I said yes! Lol!
Once back in recovery they let both of our moms back and DH got to introduce beautiful Caroline Rita to them! Her name meant so much to my MIL and since my oldest DD has my moms middle name it ended up being perfect.
The nurse helped give her her first bath in recovery and before I knew it we were being moved up to our room. We ended up being in the hospital 4 days because Caroline had a pretty severe case of jaundice thanks to our blood types (I'm O+ and she's A+) and ended up needing to be under the lights for awhile but besides that she didn't have any issues. She was 7lbs 14.2oz and 21.25 inches long and perfect. We are all so in love and Abby can just not get enough of her. She only calls her sister Caroline. [:)]
The past two months have been extremely hard because of other family health issues and problems but I would not change a single thing. I feel so so blessed to have my two beautiful girls and am so happy that we didn't give up those many months ago and decided to try just one more round of IVF!
Thank you everyone for all of your support these many months and I can't wait to hear about all of your little blessings in the future.
First Time: DD born 3/2011 after trying for two years, LAP, and two IUIs w/ Femera + Ovidrel
This Time: 4/12 Femera IUI #1 BFN, 5/12 Femera + TI BFN, 6/12 Femera + IUI #2 BFN, 7/12 Femera + IUI #3 BFN, 8/12 Follistim IUI #4 BFN
IVF #1: ER 11/5/12 : 17 eggs retrieved/6 fertilized, ET 11/10/12 : 5dt of 2 embies/0 frosties BFN
IVF #2: ER 1/28/13 : 12 eggs retrieved/9 fertilized, ET 2/2/13 : 5dt of 2 embies/0 frosties BFN
IVF #3: ER 4/15/13 : 13 eggs retrieved/7 fertilized, ET 4/18/13 : 3dt of 3 embies/0 frosties BFN
Laparoscopy 5/24/13 : Stage 2 Endo, Scaring, and Both tubes Blocked but successfully Opened
IVF #4 (Clinical Trial): ER 7/22/13 : 15 eggs/8 fertilized, ET 7/25/13 : 3dt of 3 embies/0 frosties BFN
IVF #5: ER 11/4/13 : 13 eggs/12 fertilized, ET 11/9/13 : 5dt of 2 embies/0 frosties BFP!!! Beta 11/20/13 = 447 1 Beautiful Baby! EDD: July 28, 2014
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Re: Belated Birth Story
***Losses mentioned.*** TTC #1 since May 2012. Me: 37, OH: 41. Ectopic August 2012 => tubal damage.
TTC #2
TTC Since 12/2008; DH: 32, Azoospermia me: 33, DX during IVF #4: Low AMH (Normal FSH) / SER due
to IVF Meds (causing failure to fertilize) Recent DX: Hashimoto's, Lupus Anticoagulant, White Blood Cell Disorder
High ANA, ATA, & APA, PAI-1 Heterozygous= blood clotting disorder; connective tissue disorder
IVF w/ ICSI #1 2/2011 IVF w/ ICSI #2 5/2011 IVF w/ ICSI #3 12/2012 *New RE* IVF w/ ICSI #4 5/2013
IVF w/ ICSI #5 8/2013 (Natural Cycle- No drugs)- One follicle->one blast. CCS normal. FET 9/10- 6BB blast. m/c @ 5w
IUI #1 12/23- BFN IUI #2 Cancelled (ovulated during AF) Prep:CoQ10 (300 mg); DHEA (25 mg); Melatonin (3 mg), Folgard 2.2, Metformin 500 2x, Levothyroxine 50mcg, Aspirin 81mg w/ calcium, B12, Vit. D 4000 & Prenate Elite Daily; Cabergoline 1/2 pill 2x week- Cycling: Estrace Priming; Prednisone 10mg, Lovenox 40mg 2x, Femera & Menopur
IUI #2.1 6/30 & 7/1. 1st Beta: 90 (7/15); 2nd Beta: 226 (7/17); 3rd Beta: 766 EDD: 3/23/2015
Dx: Endometriosis
TTC May 2012
Jan 2014 IUI#1: BFN
Feb 2014 IUI #2: BFP
Beta #1: 403
First u/s: 3/14 It is TWINS!!
EDD: 11/12/2014 ~ Boys x2
~~ All welcomed ~~
************** Siggy Warning************
Married August 2012 -- Me (40 yrs old) My husband (45 yrs. old)
RE referral from ObGYN in late Jan. 2013 -- Testing Confirms Unexplained IF
IUI #"s1 - 3 (Femara + IUI) April - June 2013 - all BFN
Decided to do IVF... Began stimming on September 10th! Egg Retrieval 9/20/13. 19 eggs: 6 to mature to freeze after 6 fertilized with ICSI
3 morula stage embryos transferred on 9/25/13.....Beta #1 on 10/4/13/ = 7.5 Beta #2 on 10/6/13 = negative
IVF#2 - Lupron plan (set to begin on 10/28/13) (Planning on thawing and fertilizing our 6 eggs with ICSI as well as all of the mature eggs they retrieve with this fresh cycle.)
Late October 2013 - ectopic pregnancy - methotrexate injection....benched 3 months
CD1 - 12/5/13...Lupron set to start on 12/26/13; CD1 - 1/2/14....Baseline 1/3/14....begin follistim tonight and continue with lupron. (Got my calendar today! IVF#2 is a go!)
ER = 1/14/14 (11 eggs....9 were mature. 9 fertilized. Of the 6 mature eggs we thawed, only 4 fertilized. At this time, we have 13 eggs fertilized and growing. Waiting for news about a 3-day or 5-day transfer.)
ET = 1/19/14 (5dt).....3 blastocysts transferred! (All nine embryos didn't make it to freeze. =( )
Beta #1 = 1/28/14 (2 weeks after ER) BFP! 209 (9dp5dt) EDD 10/7/14
Beta #2 - 1/30/14 (11 dp5dt) 302
Beta #3 - 2/3/14 (15 dp5dt) 1222
Ultrasound set for 2/17/14......TWINS! Twin A - HR 124 bpm; Twin B - HR 126 bpm
Final Ultrasound with RE 3/10/14 - Twin A - HR 176 bpm; Twin B - HR 177 bpm.
PAIF/SAIF Welcome!
*May Siggy Challenge - Parenting Fails*