This check-in is meant for women who had
a lot more trouble than most getting pregnant. You don't have to have
done IVF to be part of the group, but we do want this limited to those
who were diagnosed as infertile by an RE and were using some kind of
medical assistance to get pregnant.What's new with everyone this week? Symptoms to report? Scans? Appointments? Tell us everything!
QOTW: For those who work, have you talked to them about your pregnancy yet? How did it go? If not, when will you? What kind of leave can you or will you take? For those who don't work, are you planning to after baby is born or gets older?
Roll call:Last week with these:
@EssJayCee - When is your due date?
@nppulliam - When is your due date?
@sweetsurrender9 - April 1
@ImNotARegularMom - April 2
@mrsstubbs87 - April 2
@Lyndsey13 - April 3
@ melissalee.t - April 3
@teambabystone - April 4 (twins!)
@thirdday82 - April 5
@kflynn81 - April 6
@KylesBride - April 6
@nittycola - April 6 _
@Seachele98 - April 6
@ang12346 - April 7
@Alicia_R1 - April 8
@baby_blessings - April 9
@stranzm - April 9
@acrotzer - April 11
@amacksta14 - April 11
@taahira - April 13
@topaz7777 - April 13
@KellyA724 - April 14
@snegde - April 14
@TeeQ - April 14
@jhesterm - April 15
@jmhansen11 - April 15
@KimL725 - April 15
@acrotzer - April 17
@pblge - April 17
@yarnymommy - April 17 (twins!)
@jlb902 - April 18
@jszy10 - April 18
@keifekm - April 18
@fjt908 - April 20
@CBKstar - April 21_
@CaterinaC - April 22
@Grailseeker14 - April 22
@blueberries8 - April 22 (twins!)
@staciealfie - April 22 (twins!)
@chimaerakaren - April 25_
@Canuck13 - April 26
@catlover790 - April 26
@hmbb2300 - April 28 (twins!)
@AMShark - April 29 (twins!)
@Hpearl - April 30
@norsern - May 4 (planned C-section end of April)
April 2015 Angels:JuneBug629 ((hugs))
kyliehopeful ((hugs))
marshmallowevening ((hugs))
Mommalemon ((hugs))
nycitygirl1 ((hugs))
Sha259 ((hugs))
I know there are more of these, so please remind me!
Vanishing twins:keifekm
pblge
TeeQ
**********************siggy/ticker warning*************************Losses mentioned.*** TTC #1 since May 2012. Me: 37, OH: 41. Ectopic August 2012 => tubal damage.
Stage 1 endo removed June 2013.
IVF #1 Oct/Nov 2013: Long Lupron with Gonal-F. 7R, 7M, 7F. 2 txfer@3d. Nothing frozen. => M/C @ 8 wks.
Selected RPL panel all normal. Very hyper and brittle response to stims.
IVF #2 (antagonist protocol) Feb 2014 => Converted to IUI (Perfect conditions). BFN.
IVF #2.1 w/ new RE June 2014: Antagonist protocol. 33R, 31M, 30F, 19 blasts to test!!! I made it through without crashing!!
Hats off to Dr. Fancypants!! ET of one 5AB blast. BFN.
13 10 CCS'ed snowflakes!
FET #1 PUPO as of 7/29 Betas: 8/7@24, 8/9@97, 8/11@334 (etc.) Two sacs on 8/15, one seen on 8/18 after a bleed. U/s 8/25 (6+3) "perfect": 5.9 mm + HB@120bpm! U/s 9/4 (7+6): 15.9 mm + HB@172 bpm! Please, PLEASE stick this time!!!!
Re: ~*~*~* Weekly IVF/TTTC/2IF/Infertility grads check-in 9/30 *~*~*~ (day early!)
No major updates for me. I'm getting a bit sick of feeling crappy and exhausted all the time, so hoping that ends soon. Nine days until my NT scan, and I'm nervous/excited about that. I'm also looking into switching OBs, which is a frustrating process, and we probably won't do it until post-NT scan.
QOTW: I just called human resources today to ask about this, and I'm a bit ticked off. I'm in academia, and my university only gives six weeks paid leave, which I most likely won't even get, as I'm due less than six weeks before the end of the semester! If I want even a day off paid before baby arrives, the university says I must take sick leave. We don't accrue sick leave very quickly, as our schedules are so flexible that mostly sick days are just "work at home days," which means I don't even have enough sick time for a week pre-baby. If all goes well at my NT scan, I'll sit down with my dean and director of the program to negotiate a plan, which I hope will be better than working up until the second the baby pops out. I have no idea what they'll do, as I'm expected to have this baby before my classes' final papers are due, so someone else will need to grade those. Of course, this is all assuming that things go according to plan, which is a big assumption! The up-side is that I'll have the summer, but I'll be expected to be back full time in August.
***Losses mentioned.*** TTC #1 since May 2012. Me: 37, OH: 41. Ectopic August 2012 => tubal damage. Stage 1 endo removed June 2013. IVF #1 Oct/Nov 2013: Long Lupron with Gonal-F. 7R, 7M, 7F. 2 txfer@3d. Nothing frozen. => M/C @ 8 wks. Selected RPL panel all normal. Very hyper and brittle response to stims. IVF #2 (antagonist protocol) Feb 2014 => Converted to IUI (Perfect conditions). BFN. IVF #2.1 w/ new RE June 2014: Antagonist protocol. 33R, 31M, 30F, 19 blasts to test!!! I made it through without crashing!! Hats off to Dr. Fancypants!! ET of one 5AB blast. BFN. 13 10 CCS'ed snowflakes! FET #1 PUPO as of 7/29 Betas: 8/7@24, 8/9@97, 8/11@334 (etc.) Two sacs on 8/15, one seen on 8/18 after a bleed. U/s 8/25 (6+3) "perfect": 5.9 mm + HB@120bpm! U/s 9/4 (7+6): 15.9 mm + HB@172 bpm! Please, PLEASE stick this time!!!!
12 weeks today! Getting so close to 2nd tri, but the time is just d.r.a.g.g.i.n.g. NT scan is this Friday. My blump is getting hard to hide and I'm having some stretching feelings going on in there. Otherwise nothing else is new!
QOTW:
For those who work, have you talked to them about your pregnancy yet? Two of my bosses knew we were going through IVF, so they know. I had to let them know because I didn't know when exactly I'd be taking days off - I wanted to make sure they'd be understanding about it. A few of the people who work for me know as well, just because I'm not putting in the hours that I usually do.
How did it go? Fine, nothing really to report.
If not, when will you? I'll tell everyone else once we get through our big October 15th deadline (unless my blump turns into a bump before then and I can't hide it at all).
What kind of leave can you or will you take? I actually get 12 weeks paid. I feel so spoiled - the rules changed last year for people at my level and above. I may take another couple of months unpaid, but I'll see how things go. I definitely won't be coming back to work full time.
TTC #1 since 4/2012
3 failed IUIs
IVF #1: 23R / 18M / 14F - 7 frosties!
ET on 7/26 of one perfect blast
BFP on 8/1/14! EDD 4/13/15
Beta #1 10dp5dt: 438; Beta #2 12dp5dt: 864; Beta #3 16dp5dt: 3,226
TTC #1 since 4/2012
3 failed IUIs
IVF #1: 23R / 18M / 14F - 7 frosties!
ET on 7/26 of one perfect blast
BFP on 8/1/14! EDD 4/13/15
Beta #1 10dp5dt: 438; Beta #2 12dp5dt: 864; Beta #3 16dp5dt: 3,226
***Losses mentioned.*** TTC #1 since May 2012. Me: 37, OH: 41. Ectopic August 2012 => tubal damage. Stage 1 endo removed June 2013. IVF #1 Oct/Nov 2013: Long Lupron with Gonal-F. 7R, 7M, 7F. 2 txfer@3d. Nothing frozen. => M/C @ 8 wks. Selected RPL panel all normal. Very hyper and brittle response to stims. IVF #2 (antagonist protocol) Feb 2014 => Converted to IUI (Perfect conditions). BFN. IVF #2.1 w/ new RE June 2014: Antagonist protocol. 33R, 31M, 30F, 19 blasts to test!!! I made it through without crashing!! Hats off to Dr. Fancypants!! ET of one 5AB blast. BFN. 13 10 CCS'ed snowflakes! FET #1 PUPO as of 7/29 Betas: 8/7@24, 8/9@97, 8/11@334 (etc.) Two sacs on 8/15, one seen on 8/18 after a bleed. U/s 8/25 (6+3) "perfect": 5.9 mm + HB@120bpm! U/s 9/4 (7+6): 15.9 mm + HB@172 bpm! Please, PLEASE stick this time!!!!
@KellyA724 Yay for 12 weeks!
@GrailSeeker14 Congrats on graduating! I hope the time until your OB appointment goes quickly for you! Good luck deciding on all the career stuff too, I'm having some thoughts of what we should do too.
I had my last RE appointment on Friday at 9w6d, but we measured 10w2d! Heartbeat and everything looked good so I was released. I was happy to make it to this point but nervous about seeing a new doctor and having to wait so long between appointments! I have an OB appointment in 2 weeks.
My symptoms have been about the same, nausea all morning. I haven't been sleeping well lately; crazy dreams and my back hurting/ just not comfortable. This makes me sad because I love sleep! We told a couple friends this weekend so I'm starting to get more comfortable with people knowing. I'm excited to be getting closer to second tri!
QOTW: I haven't told work yet and probably will at 12-14 weeks depending on my tummy size, lol. I think it will go well, I'm a teacher and there are mostly women at my school, so this is a common thing they deal with! I am not sure yet if I should go back for the last two weeks of school or not, I could if I have a normal delivery. I want to stay out for the rest of the year, but I feel bad having my students take finals with a sub. What do you all think?
The 6 weeks will be paid, I think it's in the contract and if not I have sick time. Anything after is unpaid which we are okay with. I will probably go back in September even though I'd like to be a SAHM but I don't want a years long gap in my resume. Anyway, lots to figure out still!
I did tell my boss I was pregnant. I told her at 5 weeks simply because she knew about our IVF and I didn't want to lie to her. She was excited for us. And our employer gives us 8 weeks paid maternity leave. But I will more than likely take an extra 2-3 weeks off unpaid.
@thirdday82 - Good luck Thursday!
@GrailSeeker14 - Sorry you were sick--hope you're feeling better now!
@KimL725 - Sounds like a tough situation at work! IMHO I would recommend telling your coworker sooner rather than later. The friends who hid pregnancies from me because they were scared to tell me hurt my feelings worst of all. Congrats on your great scan!
@jhesterm - Hope you're about to get the best birthday present ever! And I hope that you feel better soon.
@Catlover790 - Sorry you only get six weeks, too. I've never had a newborn, but I'm still pretty confident that you're not going to want to go back for the last few weeks of the semester! Your students will be fine!
@teambabystone - Sorry about the headaches and the BP! FWIW, I've been having terrible headaches, too, but my BP is quite low--90/45 at last check. I'm pretty sure for me it happens when I'm a little dehydrated, as I usually wake up with a splitting headache that goes away after I drink a lot of water (by about noon, which is when I start to fall asleep at my desk...lots of good times over here), but it could also be the hormones, too. I hope that yours go away soon!
***Losses mentioned.*** TTC #1 since May 2012. Me: 37, OH: 41. Ectopic August 2012 => tubal damage. Stage 1 endo removed June 2013. IVF #1 Oct/Nov 2013: Long Lupron with Gonal-F. 7R, 7M, 7F. 2 txfer@3d. Nothing frozen. => M/C @ 8 wks. Selected RPL panel all normal. Very hyper and brittle response to stims. IVF #2 (antagonist protocol) Feb 2014 => Converted to IUI (Perfect conditions). BFN. IVF #2.1 w/ new RE June 2014: Antagonist protocol. 33R, 31M, 30F, 19 blasts to test!!! I made it through without crashing!! Hats off to Dr. Fancypants!! ET of one 5AB blast. BFN. 13 10 CCS'ed snowflakes! FET #1 PUPO as of 7/29 Betas: 8/7@24, 8/9@97, 8/11@334 (etc.) Two sacs on 8/15, one seen on 8/18 after a bleed. U/s 8/25 (6+3) "perfect": 5.9 mm + HB@120bpm! U/s 9/4 (7+6): 15.9 mm + HB@172 bpm! Please, PLEASE stick this time!!!!
QOTW: For those who work, have you talked to them about your pregnancy yet? Yes, I work remotely in a different state and have to travel back once every 6-8 weeks. I wasn't sure if I could travel at first. I told them at 6 weeks. I also have to push up timelines given I won't be able to travel after earlier February.
How did it go? Well, my boss has been dealing with infertility too. His wife lost a baby last year too. Working in a non profit has advantages! They were excited for me.
What kind of leave can you or will you take? I'm in charge of benefits so it's actually ironic I'm one of the first recipients of our new policy. We have employer paid Short Term Disability that will pay 60% of my salary for 5 weeks after a one week waiting period. Then we have 6 weeks 100% paid FMLA. Given my position I can't take all 12 at the same time. We also have employer paid Alfac that pays $1000 for hospital stays. Sadly, I don't get this because I was pregnant prior to the 30 days waiting period.
No symptoms or scans this week. In fact, lack of symptoms has me antsy (but I read the boards and know it's normal so I try not to fret). Can't wait until next Monday for my 12 week appointment! I wish I could get out of my head with all the 'what does this mean, what does that mean, does this mean I lost the baby, is this the sign of a MMC" because it's not doing me any good! I try to just calllllm down and focus on the good. It usually works
QOTW: I actually work for my father's company, and as he has helped with the financials of the IVF and meds and etc etc etc he already knows whats up. His business partner (and everyone else in the office) does not know yet. I will tell them after my appointment next Monday if all looks good. I believe that the policy is 'officially' 6 weeks paid off, but as I work for my father I assume there might be a biiit of leniency. to be honest, we have yet to discuss it, as I wanted to wait until things had progressed and felt a bit more 'real'. Hopefully he throws a little nepotism my way (screwed up, I know, but I'll take what I can!)
Happy birthday @pblge
tomorrow will be 13 weeks, really the major symptom is still the bloat. The MS has pretty much gone away, minus a little bit every now and again. Ha, I say that and it will rear its ugly head tomorrow.
We found out Thursday the results of our genetic tests, everything is great, and we are having a girl. And they day we hear that, DH mentions fixing the closets in what will be the nursery, and I have been bugging him to do that for 3 years. His daughter isn't here yet and he is all about fixing those closets.
Our NT scan is next week.
QOTW: I told who I consider my boss, I do all work for him, but I technically fall under someone else, though they are trying to get the paperwork done to change that. It went really well, though I also have a really cool and laid back supervisor.
For maternity leave, I have to take my sick leave and then annual leave. I can do leave without pay and will probably do a month or so of that. I can burn through all my leave and try to get on the leave donor program where DH can donate his use/lose annual to me. I can also do some part time work and telework. Will just have to see how it all goes and how long I want to be off work.
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
QOTW: I've told my boss and immediate team about the pregnancy. I'm pretty close with all of them. They've been very supportive and have been deflecting drama and unnecessary things from me which is really sweet.
2013 summary: Diagnosed with Hypothyroid; Cervical polyp removed (benign);
2 rounds ovidrel with timed intercourse (no result): 3 rounds IUI with clomid + ovidrel (no result)
2014 summary (to date):
IVF cycle 1 - ER: 4/17 (28 follicles, 3 fertilized, 2 survived to day 3);
ET: 4/20 (3rd day, 2 embryos - 1 @ 6 cells & 1 @ 4 cells); Beta 5/1 - BFP!;
1st scan 5/13 - development behind, no heartbeat detected; D&C 6/2; WTF 6/13
IVF cycle 2 - BCP begun 7/12; stims w/ HGH begun 7/26;
ER: 8/6, 12 follicles, 7 fertilized w/ ICSI; ET: 8/11, 3 blastocysts left, 2 transferred, 3rd arrested 8/12 - none to freeze
1st beta 8/19 - BFP! 294; 2nd beta 8/26 - 4976; 1st u/s 9/2; 2nd u/s 9/9 - two little heartbeats at 140 each!!!
EDD: 29-April-2015
Other Meds: Synthroid 100 mcg/daily
2013 summary: Diagnosed with Hypothyroid; Cervical polyp removed (benign);
2 rounds ovidrel with timed intercourse (no result): 3 rounds IUI with clomid + ovidrel (no result)
2014 summary (to date):
IVF cycle 1 - ER: 4/17 (28 follicles, 3 fertilized, 2 survived to day 3);
ET: 4/20 (3rd day, 2 embryos - 1 @ 6 cells & 1 @ 4 cells); Beta 5/1 - BFP!;
1st scan 5/13 - development behind, no heartbeat detected; D&C 6/2; WTF 6/13
IVF cycle 2 - BCP begun 7/12; stims w/ HGH begun 7/26;
ER: 8/6, 12 follicles, 7 fertilized w/ ICSI; ET: 8/11, 3 blastocysts left, 2 transferred, 3rd arrested 8/12 - none to freeze
1st beta 8/19 - BFP! 294; 2nd beta 8/26 - 4976; 1st u/s 9/2; 2nd u/s 9/9 - two little heartbeats at 140 each!!!
EDD: 29-April-2015
Other Meds: Synthroid 100 mcg/daily
ME - 31, DH - 40
Married 06/25/2011, TTC since 03/2012
BFP #1 on 11/13/12 -- EDD 7/24/13 -- M/C (CP) on 11/21/12
BFP #2 on 7/21/13 -- EDD 3/29/14 -- M/C (CP) on 7/31/13
09/4/13 - 4/16/14 -- IUI #1 - 6 = BFNs
7/13/14 -- IVF #1 w/ ICSI
ER on 7/26/14 -- 20 R, 15 M, 11 F
ET on 7/31/14 -- 1 transferred (4bb); 8 frosties!!!
BFP #3 on 8/8/14 -- EDD 04/18/15
BETA #1: 473, BETA #2: 1009, BETA #3: 1975
** It's a BOY!!! **
@Seachele98 @sweetsurrender9 and @Alicia_R1 congrats on the healthy baby girls!
@meltate welcome! I'm sorry to hear about your lost babies. We lost a twin this time as well.
Glad to hear your scares were nothing serious @AMShark and @snegde
QOTW: If this birth is the same as last time I should get 8 weeks paid FMLA leave. My company allows an additional 4 months of unpaid leave. I think I will take 5 months total.
Updates: Sadly I have nothing to share since my last OB appointment last week. They found baby's heart beat via Doppler and it was 168. I was thrilled to hear it but I am already worried all over again. Our next appointment is 10/27. So far away.
We are pleased to say that ETA is April 14 and hope that all the prep will help to make our Canadian winter go by in a flash
I had an appointment with my midwife group yesterday. Everything was normal. They found the heartbeat, which was 150. I was a little frustrated because the midwife I saw made me sound very high risk and is making me see a Maternal Fetal Specialist. Ironically, since my last pregnancy was twins its the same doctor I saw for that pregnancy. But I really just don't even want to deal with that whole thing. She also made it seem like a VBAC was a big deal. She definitely did not have the attitude I'd like to have going into this. Very frustrating.
Frustrating thing #2: I did the Harmony test almost 3 weeks ago. Still have not received results. Now the Harmony company is saying they won't release my results until they talk to my fertility clinic. They need to know things such as donor age, which I didn't have a donor. I think I know my husband and I's ages. So I'm still waiting and now a little freaked out that something is wrong.
I told my boss as soon as the pee stick changed. She's my mom, so that makes things really easy. The office I work in is fairly small, 8 employees and all like family to me so I told everyone pretty much immediately. They knew I was missing work for IVF, so they were all very curious. Since I work for my family business and there's no way they can have me gone for a long period of time, I'm planning on taking 2-3 weeks completely off and then coming back as I can. I literally live 2 minutes from where I work so I can just drive back and forth, as I need to. Plus I already have a nanny for my 2 year old twin girls so it won't be any extra child care or anything. I have a pretty good set up!
2013 summary: Diagnosed with Hypothyroid; Cervical polyp removed (benign);
2 rounds ovidrel with timed intercourse (no result): 3 rounds IUI with clomid + ovidrel (no result)
2014 summary (to date):
IVF cycle 1 - ER: 4/17 (28 follicles, 3 fertilized, 2 survived to day 3);
ET: 4/20 (3rd day, 2 embryos - 1 @ 6 cells & 1 @ 4 cells); Beta 5/1 - BFP!;
1st scan 5/13 - development behind, no heartbeat detected; D&C 6/2; WTF 6/13
IVF cycle 2 - BCP begun 7/12; stims w/ HGH begun 7/26;
ER: 8/6, 12 follicles, 7 fertilized w/ ICSI; ET: 8/11, 3 blastocysts left, 2 transferred, 3rd arrested 8/12 - none to freeze
1st beta 8/19 - BFP! 294; 2nd beta 8/26 - 4976; 1st u/s 9/2; 2nd u/s 9/9 - two little heartbeats at 140 each!!!
EDD: 29-April-2015
Other Meds: Synthroid 100 mcg/daily
TTC #1 since 4/2012
3 failed IUIs
IVF #1: 23R / 18M / 14F - 7 frosties!
ET on 7/26 of one perfect blast
BFP on 8/1/14! EDD 4/13/15
Beta #1 10dp5dt: 438; Beta #2 12dp5dt: 864; Beta #3 16dp5dt: 3,226
@amstacka - Congrats on the NT scan! What a great milestone! And it sounds like your workplace is very supportive.
@fjt908 - LOL about the nepotism! Hope it's very helpful for you!
@Alicia_R1 - Congrats on your little girl! Hilarious that it got your OH working on the closets!
@yarnymommy - Glad you're feeling better! Hope your appointment when well. Sounds like quite a dilemma about the part-time job! Perhaps you could contact them and ask when they wanted it filled?
@baby_blessings - Congratulations and welcome! Agree that it's hard to be relaxed about these things after IF. Sounds like a great deal on the crib!
@AMShark - Has the spotting finally stopped? I hope it has, and that all is back to normal. I do think IVF/FET grads spot more based on what I've read. Sounds like you're going to have a great maternity leave!! Also, a friend of mine pointed out that she believes the HR rep at my university is actually interpreting said university's FMLA leave policy incorrectly! The policy states that the "
period of disability" for pregnancy began 4 weeks before birth, but she told me that my six weeks maternity leave absolutely could not start before I gave birth, even if that meant I didn't get the full six weeks. I am considering the best ways to challenge her on it. I mention it so that you'd be prepared for similar difficulties when you go talk to HR folks.
@jsy10 - Glad you're feeling better! I would love for my OH to pick out a monitor! I took one look at those, listed first on the Amazon registry stub, and closed my computer to mourn my lack of wine. So overwhelming! I think I've said it before here, but I'm pretty confident you will NOT want to go back to school for that last week!
@snegde - Sheesh, could you stop scaring yourself please! I didn't see this one, so I don't know what it was, but I hope all is well. Good luck tomorrow!
@sweetsurrdender9 - Congrats on your girl and your great test results! I hope you'll be able to use the Doppler soon.
@meltate - Wow, that's quite a story! I personally think you're welcome here, although much of the post-infertility stuff might be a little foreign to you. I think that you're doing a wonderful thing! When are you due? You might also try the Third Party Reproduction board, as there are other GCs there.
@Seachele98 - Congrats to YOU on your girl and your great results! (Is everyone around here having girl??) Hope you feel better soon!
@keifekm - Sounds like all is going well with you! Five months is pretty cushy, even if it's not all paid.
@TeeQ - So sorry for the loss of your twin. ((hugs)) Hope your other one is doing great--good luck on Friday! And I definitely hear you about the winter--I'm in a seriously wintry place, too!
@CaterinaC - Congrats on starting your program! ;-) It must have been awkward but wonderful to untell about your m/c!
@Lyndsey13 - Sorry you're dealing with slow test results! That's really annoying. I'm in the process of switching OBs, if you decide you want to think about it. Just send me a PM. It does sound like you're in a great situation with your family!
***Losses mentioned.*** TTC #1 since May 2012. Me: 37, OH: 41. Ectopic August 2012 => tubal damage. Stage 1 endo removed June 2013. IVF #1 Oct/Nov 2013: Long Lupron with Gonal-F. 7R, 7M, 7F. 2 txfer@3d. Nothing frozen. => M/C @ 8 wks. Selected RPL panel all normal. Very hyper and brittle response to stims. IVF #2 (antagonist protocol) Feb 2014 => Converted to IUI (Perfect conditions). BFN. IVF #2.1 w/ new RE June 2014: Antagonist protocol. 33R, 31M, 30F, 19 blasts to test!!! I made it through without crashing!! Hats off to Dr. Fancypants!! ET of one 5AB blast. BFN. 13 10 CCS'ed snowflakes! FET #1 PUPO as of 7/29 Betas: 8/7@24, 8/9@97, 8/11@334 (etc.) Two sacs on 8/15, one seen on 8/18 after a bleed. U/s 8/25 (6+3) "perfect": 5.9 mm + HB@120bpm! U/s 9/4 (7+6): 15.9 mm + HB@172 bpm! Please, PLEASE stick this time!!!!
2013 summary: Diagnosed with Hypothyroid; Cervical polyp removed (benign);
2 rounds ovidrel with timed intercourse (no result): 3 rounds IUI with clomid + ovidrel (no result)
2014 summary (to date):
IVF cycle 1 - ER: 4/17 (28 follicles, 3 fertilized, 2 survived to day 3);
ET: 4/20 (3rd day, 2 embryos - 1 @ 6 cells & 1 @ 4 cells); Beta 5/1 - BFP!;
1st scan 5/13 - development behind, no heartbeat detected; D&C 6/2; WTF 6/13
IVF cycle 2 - BCP begun 7/12; stims w/ HGH begun 7/26;
ER: 8/6, 12 follicles, 7 fertilized w/ ICSI; ET: 8/11, 3 blastocysts left, 2 transferred, 3rd arrested 8/12 - none to freeze
1st beta 8/19 - BFP! 294; 2nd beta 8/26 - 4976; 1st u/s 9/2; 2nd u/s 9/9 - two little heartbeats at 140 each!!!
EDD: 29-April-2015
Other Meds: Synthroid 100 mcg/daily