Welcome to "Hanging On To a Dream!" This group is designed as a check-in for those that are not currently part of a monthly IVF cycling group but would like some camaraderie while waiting to cycle for any reason. Please join us if your monthly cycling group has not started and tell us how you are doing. Please also let us know if you are (1) waiting for 1st cycle; (2) in between cycles; or (3) on hold for whatever reason. Please also tell us what your next plans are (IVF with ICSI, FET, WTF appt. etc.) and what month you hope to cycle.
QOTW: What is your current earworm, that song that is stuck on permanent replay in your brain?
Check-In leader PrincessIsadora
Posted every Wednesday
Waiting for 1st Cycle
chicory (IVF#1 October)
ddvj79 (break before IVF #1)
germangirl6988 (RE consult for a plan)
jen102279 (IVF#1 in 2-3 months)
jodiboch (IVF/ICSI #1)
kushie77 (making decisions)
lebradford (IVF #1 Nov-Jan)
nariadreaming (November IVF #1)
rumbera28 (Dembryo/DE late Fall)
sunni01 (IVF#1 Sept/Oct)
tweetyknicks (RE appt 9/22)
In Between Cycles
amyelise25 (Summer FET #1)
callalily30 (October IVF#3)
carol77b (Late Fall Early Winter IVF#4)
cml11 (WTF appt)
crmhoney (FET #2 soon)
exoticantibiotic (on break)
jetta83306 (WTF appt then IVF#3)
katemonster1 (break until Fall)
missmarypoppins (Dr. KK 7/1)
mozzerella13 (IVF #3)
o2girl (Oct. FET #2)
princessisadora (RLP and genetic panel?, considering IUI#2 before IVF#2)
runcc37 (Dr. KK in Sept., DE IVF #1 looking for match)
shellbeans82 (IVF#3 November)
spring78 (Oct? FET)
tabbytown (Nov. IVF#4)
tea+ (not sure IVF#2)
tptbabe (IVF/ICSI #2 December or January)
twinkie0612 (f/u with Dr. KK in Sept)
zenysom (Sept IUI, appt with Dr. KK)
Moved on to September Sweet Peas
Big (((((Hugs))))):
Welcome new members!
dreambig1021
*Losses mentioned*
Me: 34 DH:32
TTC #1 since Dec 2011
HSG = tubes clear, bicornuate or septate ute; MRI= severe arcuate uterus no septum seen
SA #1 low count, low morph; SA#2 4% Morph, count OK SA#3 july 2014= NORMAL!!!
9/2013 IUI#1 w/Clomid 100mg = over response; cycle converted to cryoocyte IVF
IVF #1: 9/15 ER= 9 mature eggs, all eggs made it thru vitrification
10/23 ICSI 6 fertilized; 10/28 5dt of two morulas. Hold on to me babies, stick, stick, stick!!
11/6 BFP EDD 7/14/14 Beta #1= 18; 11/9 Beta #2= 44.8; 11/12 Beta #3= 7 = Early loss @4w6d. No frosties Feb 2014 Hysterscopy = no septum seen ute all clear in the inside
IUI #1.1 4/2/14 Beta on 4/16 BFN
Thinking about IUI #2 RE advised to try 3?????
Natural cycle surprise BFP 8/3/14 EDD 4/11/15 beta#1(8/5/14)=35 Beta#2(8/8/14)=22 CP/Early loss@5w
PAIF/SAIF Welcome
Re: ***Hanging on to a Dream Check In***9/10
@marianass- GL on IVF #1
tptbabe- so glad you have a plan in place. Makes the wait easier.
Jetta83306 - exciting news! Dec/Jan is just a blink away!
CallaLily30 That's great you figured out the whole BCP situation. Hope you have a great trip to St Lucia.When are you moving on to the Oct Acorns?
@Carol77B Hope everything pans out and you can still be on tract for IVF #4
@zeynsom - Sorry to hear about the BW results but hopefully working with Dr.KK you will get all that sorted and a plan in place.
AFM, nothing really new. I am still working on my diet and exercise. I want to lose 20 more pounds before I cycle again, be it another IUI or IVF
QOTW: Habits by Tove Lo. I keep humming it all.day.long.
**Loss briefly mentioned**
Since my last check-in a lot has happened (for being on the bench)! My hcg dropped below 5 from my ectopic so I was able to restart PNVs. We also had our IVF consult. We're going to be doing an antagonist protocol, and we can start in November! Baseline is actually October 31st. I'm really relieved that we'll be able to get a cycle in before Christmas! Also, my IVF "class" is tomorrow!
@princessisadora Can you please update me to say November? :-)
Oops, ETA the QOTW: That boom crash song! I'm not even sure who sings it. :-P
@princessisadora I agree with you!!! I am obsessed with the song 'Habits' and have it playing in my car several times a day!!!
Hi ladies! I had my CD3 bloodwork today and if all looks good, I'll be back on BCPs while I'm in St Lucia for our 3rd anniversary trip next week and I start Lupron the day after we get back. I'm excited and nervous! I'll move on to the October check in once it is up and running. Since I'll be away next week, this is probably my last check in here. We are doing a freeze all banking program though so I'm sure I'll be here again in between my retrievals and FET cycle.
Thank you ladies for all the support and for keeping my sane while I was waiting for my betas to drop. I'm so grateful for this awesome community of knowledgeable caring ladies!
BFP #1: 1/4/13, EDD 9/8/13, Missed M/C confirmed 2/8/13, Misoprostol
2013: Three CPs w/ EDDs: EDD 2/10/14, EDD 3/24/14, EDD 6/24/14
IVF/ICSI #1 (Antagonist) - Jan 2014- 19R, 14M, 11F, 3 penguins (6BB, 4BB, 6BC) PGD tested- All Normal!
IVF/ICSI #2 (Antagonist) - Feb 2014 - 23R, 11M, 10F, 1 penguin (3BB) - Another Normal!
FET #1 - March 26, BFN
FET #2- Beta #1 (9dp5dt) -332, Beta #2 (11dp5dt) -1027, EDD 1/30/2015, Missed M/C, D&C 6/19/14
IVF/ICSI #3 (Lupron Down Reg) - Oct 2014 - 38R, 28M, 27F, 20 frozen on day 5, 16 normal penguins!!
FET#3 - February 1, 2015, Prep begins 1/13
All Welcome!
@princessisadora Good luck with the weight loss!
@lebradford Yay for moving forward! Good luck in November!
@katemonster1 Good luck in October!
@tbj1 Good luck with the weight loss, January will be here before you know it!
@stace2524 Good luck in November!
@Callalily30 Getting close now, Good luck in October!
TTC #1 since August 2011
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September 2012: Start IF testing
DH (32): SA is ok, slightly low morph, normal SCSA Me (32): Slightly low progesterone, hostile CM, carrier for CF, Moderately high NKC, High TNFa, heterozyogous mutated Factor XIII, and +APA
October 2012-May 2014: 4 failed IUIs, 3 failed IVFs, and 1 failed FETw/donor embryos
November 2014: IVF w/ICSI #4 Agonist/Antagonist with EPP and Prednisone, Baby Aspirin, Lovenox, and IVIG for immune issues. Converted to freeze all due to lining issues. 2 blasts frozen on day 6!
January 2015: FET #2 Cancelled due to lining issues
April 2015: FET #2.1
PAIF/SAIF Welcome!
AFM we had our follow up with Dr. KK and have a great plan (adding prednisone, baby aspirin, and lovenox to our next IVF cycle. We also had our karyotypes come back (both normal) and DH's SCSA wich the RE said was good to excellent (I might ask for the actual results, just because I am curious). I had my hysteroscopy yesterday and the "spot" on my saline ultrasound turned out to be one big polyp and several smaller polyps. The RE thinks that the big polyp may have been folded over against the side of my uterus by the saline which is why it wasn't easy to see on the u/s. She was really happy that we got this taken care of. With all of our testing back and my hysteroscopy done,this also means that I am ready to cycle. I will start bcp next week and should make my clinic's November cycle.
In financial news I finally go ahold of the financial lady at Dr. KK's financial lady and she is resubmitting my claims with additional diagnosis codes. There is no guarantee that any of it will be covered, but at least it is worth a shot.
QOTD: The other day I heard S&M by Rhiana on the radio and had it stuck in my head of hours.
TTC #1 since August 2011
My Blog
September 2012: Start IF testing
DH (32): SA is ok, slightly low morph, normal SCSA Me (32): Slightly low progesterone, hostile CM, carrier for CF, Moderately high NKC, High TNFa, heterozyogous mutated Factor XIII, and +APA
October 2012-May 2014: 4 failed IUIs, 3 failed IVFs, and 1 failed FETw/donor embryos
November 2014: IVF w/ICSI #4 Agonist/Antagonist with EPP and Prednisone, Baby Aspirin, Lovenox, and IVIG for immune issues. Converted to freeze all due to lining issues. 2 blasts frozen on day 6!
January 2015: FET #2 Cancelled due to lining issues
April 2015: FET #2.1
PAIF/SAIF Welcome!
*************Siggy Warning. Loss mentioned.************
Me: 36, DH:37
Married 4/2010, TTC since 7/2011
Dx: Officially Unexplained (I have Polycystic Ovaries diagnosed via ultrasound, but few classic PCOS symptoms, he has mild MF issues. So... not issue free, but nothing so severe as to explain IF)
I also deal with post-surgical Hypothyroidism following Thyroid Cancer in 2009, but under control with Levothyroxine
4 months Clomid (thinned lining) and 10 months Letrozole (every indication that I responded perfectly)
6 failed IUIs in 2013, 3 with trigger
IVF #1 in March 2014
ER 3/21/14, 31R/21F, 12 frosties!
ET 3/26/14, 1 perfect blast transferred: BFN
FET#1 5/28/14, 2 "beautiful" early blasts transferred. BFP!!
Beta #1 (6/11/14) 798; Beta #2 (6/18/14) 7,966.
1st u/s (6/25/14) showed 2 sacs, 1 empty & 1 with a beautiful little bean doing what it needs to do!
EDD 2/14/15, missed miscarriage, DX: Trisomy 21. D&C 8/1/14
FET#2 Transferred 3 embies, 2 looking pretty good, one not so much. BFN.
IVF#2 January 2015, tentative ER 1/23
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
*************Siggy Warning. Loss mentioned.************
Me: 36, DH:37
Married 4/2010, TTC since 7/2011
Dx: Officially Unexplained (I have Polycystic Ovaries diagnosed via ultrasound, but few classic PCOS symptoms, he has mild MF issues. So... not issue free, but nothing so severe as to explain IF)
I also deal with post-surgical Hypothyroidism following Thyroid Cancer in 2009, but under control with Levothyroxine
4 months Clomid (thinned lining) and 10 months Letrozole (every indication that I responded perfectly)
6 failed IUIs in 2013, 3 with trigger
IVF #1 in March 2014
ER 3/21/14, 31R/21F, 12 frosties!
ET 3/26/14, 1 perfect blast transferred: BFN
FET#1 5/28/14, 2 "beautiful" early blasts transferred. BFP!!
Beta #1 (6/11/14) 798; Beta #2 (6/18/14) 7,966.
1st u/s (6/25/14) showed 2 sacs, 1 empty & 1 with a beautiful little bean doing what it needs to do!
EDD 2/14/15, missed miscarriage, DX: Trisomy 21. D&C 8/1/14
FET#2 Transferred 3 embies, 2 looking pretty good, one not so much. BFN.
IVF#2 January 2015, tentative ER 1/23
*** siggy warning- losses mentioned- everyone welcome *****
Me: 36
DH: 42 (w/ 2 children from prior marriage)
Us: TTC for our 1st together since August 2013
1st BFP: November 2013 (m/c at 7 wks)
2nd BFP: February 2014 (m/c at 6 wks)
RPL Panel started in March 2014
3rd BFP: May 2014 (m/c at 5 wks)
4th BFP: June 2014 (CP at 4 wks)
RE appt in June 2014 (all RPL panel tests are normal...it's likely egg quality due to my age and borderline DOR)
Baseline AFC: 8 follies
2 IUI cycles (July and August 2014- both BFN)
IVF #1 w/ ICSI & PGS- October 2014 (AFC: 8 follies; ER Oct 20: 5R/3M/2F; the 2 only made it to day 3 and stopped growing before biopsy)
key supplements: DHEA (25mg- 3x/day); CoQ10 (300 mg/day) ISWTE believer here!
IVF #2 EPP w/ ICSI & PGS- AFC: 13 follies! 10R/6M/6F- 5 biopsied for PGS- 1 normal embryo
FET scheduled for February 2015 delayed in order to do one more ER in hopes of getting at least 1 more normal embryo
IVF #3 EPP w/ ICSI & PGS: 7R/5M/5F- 2 biopsied for PGS- 1 normal embryo
FET #1 April 23, 2015: 1 PGS tested embryo transferred - BFN
FET #2 June 30, 2015: 1 PGS tested embryo transferred- BFP!!
@CallaLily30 Have fun on your trip and good luck!
@Twinkie0612 I'm so glad you got those polyps taken care of. :-)
@O2girl October 3rd is so close! FX!
@chicory I'm thinking AF thoughts for you. ;-)
@Spring78 I'm sorry about your cat. :-( I hope the kittens are OK.
Me: (30) HSG/Bloodwork/Ultrasound: All looks good
DH: (30): MFI
IUIs #1-4 = BFN
IVF #1 December January
**********************All Welcome**********************
January 3T Siggy
*************Siggy Warning. Loss mentioned.************
Me: 36, DH:37
Married 4/2010, TTC since 7/2011
Dx: Officially Unexplained (I have Polycystic Ovaries diagnosed via ultrasound, but few classic PCOS symptoms, he has mild MF issues. So... not issue free, but nothing so severe as to explain IF)
I also deal with post-surgical Hypothyroidism following Thyroid Cancer in 2009, but under control with Levothyroxine
4 months Clomid (thinned lining) and 10 months Letrozole (every indication that I responded perfectly)
6 failed IUIs in 2013, 3 with trigger
IVF #1 in March 2014
ER 3/21/14, 31R/21F, 12 frosties!
ET 3/26/14, 1 perfect blast transferred: BFN
FET#1 5/28/14, 2 "beautiful" early blasts transferred. BFP!!
Beta #1 (6/11/14) 798; Beta #2 (6/18/14) 7,966.
1st u/s (6/25/14) showed 2 sacs, 1 empty & 1 with a beautiful little bean doing what it needs to do!
EDD 2/14/15, missed miscarriage, DX: Trisomy 21. D&C 8/1/14
FET#2 Transferred 3 embies, 2 looking pretty good, one not so much. BFN.
IVF#2 January 2015, tentative ER 1/23