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+++ Autumn Acorn Check-in 10/9 +++
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Welcome to the Autumn Acorns Check-In!!! Check-ins will be every Monday & Thursday. Your check-in leaders are @katemonster1 (Monday) and @tweetyknicks (Thursday).
This is a check-in for those doing IVF/IVM or FET with an ER/ET scheduled for October. If you would like to join, please fill us in on your cycle below. Please include what cycle number this is for you, where you are in the process, when you expect to start stims, and when you're planning on retrieval and transfer. (Also, please update us along the way!)
The group badge is linked on our inaugural post.
Prepping
This is a check-in for those doing IVF/IVM or FET with an ER/ET scheduled for October. If you would like to join, please fill us in on your cycle below. Please include what cycle number this is for you, where you are in the process, when you expect to start stims, and when you're planning on retrieval and transfer. (Also, please update us along the way!)
The group badge is linked on our inaugural post.
Below is our list so far. Everyone is welcome, so please let us know if you would like to be added.
QOTD: When you were a kid, what did you think you'd be when you grew up? How'd that turn out?
PUPO!!!!! Congrats!!
@sunnyb FET#2
@tifga FET#1
Post-ER
@erbear84 IVF#1 @callalily30 IVF#3 (freeze all)
@lilycakes78 IVF#1
Prepping
@caringcat FET#1
@chicory IVF#1
@daashuriaa IVF #2
@chicory IVF#1
@daashuriaa IVF #2
@frenchteachermama FET#1 (Hope the biopsy goes well on Thursday!)
@jeezidunno FET#1
@k1111k IVF#1
@km721 IVF#3 (hope all is well - didn't hear from you last check-in)
@lmc0513 IVF#3 (hope all is well - didn't hear from you last check-in)
@lynnlee7 IVF#1 (hope all is well - didn't hear from you last check-in)
@lmc0513 IVF#3 (hope all is well - didn't hear from you last check-in)
@lynnlee7 IVF#1 (hope all is well - didn't hear from you last check-in)
@nutmeg8484 IVF#2
@runforcookies FET#3
@saratrying IVF#2
@tumbleweed123 IVF#1 (freeze all)
@runforcookies FET#3
@saratrying IVF#2
@tumbleweed123 IVF#1 (freeze all)
Delayed (((Hugs)))
Click here for a great blog that explains things that many of you are confused and wondering about. Just check it out.
***siggy warning***
Me: 29; DH: 53
TTC since February 2013 --- mild thin PCOS (or not, depending on which RE you ask), MFI
TI#1: BFN (April 2014; Clomid 50mg x5 days, Estrace x5 days, Clomid 50 mg x4 days)
IUI#1: c/p (May 2014; Letrozole 2.5 mg x5 days, Estrace x5 days, Bravelle 75 IU x10 days)IUI#2: abandoned... O'd early & DH hormone issues (June 2014; Letrozole 2.5 mg x5 days, Bravelle 75 IU x2 days)
IUI#2.1: BFN (July 2014; Letrozole 2.5 mg x5 days, Bravelle 75 IU x4 days)
Moving on to IVF. (Why we're moving on to IVF)
IVF#1 (w/ICSI): BCP 9/9-9/23. Gonal-F, Ganirelix, Low-dose HCG (antagonist protocol). 41R/35M/32F... 2 transferred on 10/14, 14 frosties! On cabergoline to help avoid OHSS. BFN, possibly because of 90% drop in estrogen and progesterone a few days after ET.
FET#1: Transferring 2 on January 8. BFP! beta#1 (1/17): 408, beta#2 (1/20): 1310, first u/s scheduled 2/5
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Re: +++ Autumn Acorn Check-in 10/9 +++
I've wanted to be a music teacher since elementary school and now I am!
Good luck @katemonster1!
AFM, I'm still recovering from ER. I had a really rough day yesterday & I wasn't at all prepared for that! I'm hoping today is much better!!
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
Hi Acorns!
It's day 8 of stims here and I'm feeling pretty full. I had a monitoring appt this morning and everything looks good. I'm just waiting for a phone call with updated instructions. My RE did say that I will have daily monitoring starting tomorrow until I'm ready to trigger so I'm getting close!
QOTW: I changed my mind a lot growing up. I wanted to be a pharmacist, a teacher, a physicist. I'm an engineer now which is kinda like physics I guess. If I knew what I know now, I would have loved to be an RE!
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!
I hope you are all doing well today. It's almost the weekend!
@tweetyknicks Thanks for the check in! Hope you are feeling ok today.
@tumbleweed123 Sorry you had to go through such a confusing meeting with the IVF nurse. Thank goodness for this website!
@CaringCat Yay for AF! GL to you!
Good luck @katemonster1!!! I will be thinking about you today
@mrsCW Sorry you had a crappy day yesterday. I hope today is much better! Also, that is so cute what your mom did. What a precious memory to have. Love it!
AFM: I had my Day 7 monitoring appointment this morning and I feel like things went a little better than Tuesday. I have two questions if anyone has any feedback.
1. I have 5 follicles over 10 on the left side with the largest being 14. I also have 2 that are right at 10 on the left side. On the right side, I have 2 pathetic follies measuring at 6. Stupid right ovary! Does this sound ok so far? I know everyone always asks this, but I can't help myself and ask too. Did anyone see more growth after Day 7? They are upping my dosage again. And I start Ganarelix tomorrow. The doctor said that when I started my E2 was super low at less than 100, but on Tuesday it was up to a little over 300, so I hope that is good. I don't know if I should be depressed or happy with these results. LOL!
2. The doctor on Tuesday said I have a fibroid that looks like it might be growing into my uterine cavity and there is a chance I will have to do a freeze all. The doctor today, who runs the practice, said that the other doctor is wrong. I have a fibroid the size of a silver dollar (that sounds big!) but it's only in the muscle and is not affecting the cavity. Two completely different opinions from two doctors. Anyone ever had this happen before? Not sure who to believe!
Thanks for listening to my updates, which seem to get longer as I go through stims! I really appreciate this group and all the support.
FX for all those getting ready for ER and ET, as well as those ladies who are PUPO! I'm hoping to see a lot of BPFs from this group!
Sorry you are having some pain. Hope you feel better soon! Glad to hear your kitty in on the mend!
Good Morning Acorns!
I am still a little sore from ER yesterday, I am thinking another day on the couch is in order. The nurse just called with an update. Out of our 10 eggs, 7 were mature. 6 of them fertilized! They are letting the immature eggs grow and will possibly fertilize them tomorrow. We did ICSI due to morphology issues. My first PIO injection last night and it was actually not bad at all! I had one of my co-workers come over and do it. My DH is terrified of needles and although he did do some of my stim injections, an IM shot is a whole different ball game! I am a nurse and I hate doing them because I know how much they hurt so I am not even going to ask DH to do them. My coworkers have all offered to help so I am going to let them lol!
As a kid I always wanted to be a veterinarian, but as I got older I developed a fear of birds so that killed that dream. Now that I am a nurse I couldn't imagine doing anything else, I absolutely LOVE my career
Eta update from REMarried 12/4/12
Began TTC 11/2012
Diagnosed as anovulatory 7/2013
Round #1 Clomid 50 mg 8/2013= BFN
Round#2 Clomid 50 mg 9/2013=BFN
First appointment with RE 9/27/2013
HSG showed left tube completely blocked, diagnosed with hypothyroid and began 50 mcg Synthroid, Vitamin D level low and began 2000 iu Vitamin D, Hubby's SA showed "super sperm" according to RE
Round#3 Clomid 50 mg + Ovidrel trigger 10/2013= BFN
Round #4 Clomid 50 mg + Ovidrel trigger 11/2013=BFN
Round #5 Clomid 50 mg (no trigger, on vacation) 12/2012= BFN
Round #1 Femara 2.5 mg, no trigger, IUI cancelled due to early ovulation 1/2014= BFN
1/25/2014= BENCHED for the first time (two leftover follies on the right)
2/7/14 Diagnosed with MTHFR/Benched
4/2014 Round #2 Femara 5mg, IUI #1=BFN
4/28/14 positive opk with no treatment while on break, confirmed with ultrasound= BFN
5/16/14 5mg Femara + trigger + TI= BFN
6/2014 5mg Femara + trigger + TI= BFN
Awaiting IVF consultation appointment on 7/29/2014
8/8/14 Began BCP's to prep for IVF
9/16/14 Began Lupron injections
9/25/14 Began stimming for IVF #1 with Menopur and Bravelle
10/8/14 10 eggs retrieved
10/13/14 2 embryos transferred
10/21/14 BFP!!!
11/24/14 confirmed that baby stopped growing at 6 weeks, d&c scheduled
6dp5dt and I was still a BFN this morning. I realize that nobody is out until the beta says we are out, but I have been down this road before and since I have ZERO pregnancy symptoms I know that this didn't work. I don't know that we will do this again. Emotionally speaking I'm spent. I turn 38 in 13 days, so just the age factor alone I feel like this is the end of this journey for us. DH is still trying to convince me that we should try at least until the final 3 embryos are done...... I just don't have to fortitude to continue.
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
@katemonster1 Good luck today!
@FutureMrsBaldwin2012 That's great news that 6 fertilized! Congrats!
@lilycakes78 Sounds like things are going good! I don't really know a whole lot about how big they are supposed to be at this point, but your numbers sound pretty good to me!
AFM I am currently on day 7 of stims and adding in Cetrotide tonight. I had my second monitoring appointment yesterday on day 6 and have 8 follies on each side still under 10mm. I think the biggest was around 9 and my E2 was around 277 so they kept my meds the same which I guess means its going ok but not really sure? Also, Dr. said it looks like I have fluid in my uterus still and we need to watch that which made me pretty worried, but had a little bit of spotting yesterday evening so really hoping the fluid is gone by tomorrow.
QOTD - As a kid I always wanted to be a veterinarian, but when I went to do the tour of the vet school before going to college there was a dog on the operating table that had passed away, and I decided I couldn't handle that. Plus I hated needles lol. So went the business route instead.
DH - 30, MFI - currently on clomid/vitamins
TTC #1 since September 2013
May 2014 - diagnosed with MFI
July 2014 - HSG - possible blocked left tube
August 2014 - Hysteroscopy/Laparoscopy - diverticulum on left tube but appears to be open and functioning
IVF/ICSI #1 - starting stims 10/3, ER 10/18 - Freeze all due to high E2 & risk of OHSS - 14R/11Fertilized/5Frozen
FET #1: expected 11/14
@mrsCW congrats on 13 fertilized!!! That is great news!! I really hope that you aren't developing ohss
@aggiejess04 that sounds exactly how my monitoring was going and all of a sudden overnight there was growth. Hang in there!!
Married 12/4/12
Began TTC 11/2012
Diagnosed as anovulatory 7/2013
Round #1 Clomid 50 mg 8/2013= BFN
Round#2 Clomid 50 mg 9/2013=BFN
First appointment with RE 9/27/2013
HSG showed left tube completely blocked, diagnosed with hypothyroid and began 50 mcg Synthroid, Vitamin D level low and began 2000 iu Vitamin D, Hubby's SA showed "super sperm" according to RE
Round#3 Clomid 50 mg + Ovidrel trigger 10/2013= BFN
Round #4 Clomid 50 mg + Ovidrel trigger 11/2013=BFN
Round #5 Clomid 50 mg (no trigger, on vacation) 12/2012= BFN
Round #1 Femara 2.5 mg, no trigger, IUI cancelled due to early ovulation 1/2014= BFN
1/25/2014= BENCHED for the first time (two leftover follies on the right)
2/7/14 Diagnosed with MTHFR/Benched
4/2014 Round #2 Femara 5mg, IUI #1=BFN
4/28/14 positive opk with no treatment while on break, confirmed with ultrasound= BFN
5/16/14 5mg Femara + trigger + TI= BFN
6/2014 5mg Femara + trigger + TI= BFN
Awaiting IVF consultation appointment on 7/29/2014
8/8/14 Began BCP's to prep for IVF
9/16/14 Began Lupron injections
9/25/14 Began stimming for IVF #1 with Menopur and Bravelle
10/8/14 10 eggs retrieved
10/13/14 2 embryos transferred
10/21/14 BFP!!!
11/24/14 confirmed that baby stopped growing at 6 weeks, d&c scheduled
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
@tweetyknicks Whoa!! Hope you are feeling ok and can go home and get some rest! KUP
DH - 30, MFI - currently on clomid/vitamins
TTC #1 since September 2013
May 2014 - diagnosed with MFI
July 2014 - HSG - possible blocked left tube
August 2014 - Hysteroscopy/Laparoscopy - diverticulum on left tube but appears to be open and functioning
IVF/ICSI #1 - starting stims 10/3, ER 10/18 - Freeze all due to high E2 & risk of OHSS - 14R/11Fertilized/5Frozen
FET #1: expected 11/14
Me: 32 H: 31
IVF #1 October 2013 Antagonistic Protocol with ICSI ER 10/31/13 (18R 16M 11F- 6 blasts to freeze)
ET delayed due to OHSS
FET scheduled for July 8. Delayed due to a crazy high TSH (it had been under control for YEARS!)
FET #1 8/5/14 sET BFN
Me: 32 H: 31
IVF #1 October 2013 Antagonistic Protocol with ICSI ER 10/31/13 (18R 16M 11F- 6 blasts to freeze)
ET delayed due to OHSS
FET scheduled for July 8. Delayed due to a crazy high TSH (it had been under control for YEARS!)
FET #1 8/5/14 sET BFN
Me: 32 H: 31
IVF #1 October 2013 Antagonistic Protocol with ICSI ER 10/31/13 (18R 16M 11F- 6 blasts to freeze)
ET delayed due to OHSS
FET scheduled for July 8. Delayed due to a crazy high TSH (it had been under control for YEARS!)
FET #1 8/5/14 sET BFN
Me: 32 H: 31
IVF #1 October 2013 Antagonistic Protocol with ICSI ER 10/31/13 (18R 16M 11F- 6 blasts to freeze)
ET delayed due to OHSS
FET scheduled for July 8. Delayed due to a crazy high TSH (it had been under control for YEARS!)
FET #1 8/5/14 sET BFN
QOTD: I wanted to be a teacher when I was growing up...and I'm working in Communications for a cable co.
Tomorrow I go into the REs office for a quick physical because I haven't had one on a couple months and then Saturday is transfer day. I am kind of freaking out but am so so positive about this time!
QOTD when I was younger I wanted to be am artist or a teacher. Then I realized I am not as artistic as I thought and although I would love to teach, college was just not for me.
I had my first monitoring u/s this morning since I started the stims. I have 2 small follicles on the right (measuring around 6 & 5) and 4 on the left (also small). I know it's still early (I only had 3 days of stims at the time of the u/s, and I know we've only seen 8 follicles in past IUI cycles, but it's still depressing. DH is reminding me that we've always known we aren't going to get 41 eggs (dang girl!) and it only takes one, but today it really hit home that we have forked over thousands of dollars and it really may com down to just one. But I'm getting way ahead of myself....I know. My Menopur is getting increased due to low E2, so starting tonight it's two injections a day instead of one. I'm getting better at them though and the bruised stomach is so sexy!
Next u/s Saturday morning. So far I've had the headaches off and on, night sweats last night & I feel the emotional irrationalness setting in. The bloat is manageable, but I can tell it's coming on. We have family pictures this weekend and I'm trying to figure out what to wear to hide my pooch without giving the maternity look. Ugh.
I'm mobile and can't comment on each update, but I've read them all and am thinking of you all.
@O2girl - hang in there and still hope for the best. If this isn't it, in due time you'll know what is right for you. Lots of hugs.
QOTD: I wanted to be a lawyer and lo and behold....I'm a lawyer.
*** 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!!
Just stimming away over here. On day 4 of stims. I have blood work scheduled for Sunday. I have been feeling pretty queasy in the mornings. Other than that I'm doing well and am much more laid back doing IVF #2, rather than 1.
Married 12/4/12
Began TTC 11/2012
Diagnosed as anovulatory 7/2013
Round #1 Clomid 50 mg 8/2013= BFN
Round#2 Clomid 50 mg 9/2013=BFN
First appointment with RE 9/27/2013
HSG showed left tube completely blocked, diagnosed with hypothyroid and began 50 mcg Synthroid, Vitamin D level low and began 2000 iu Vitamin D, Hubby's SA showed "super sperm" according to RE
Round#3 Clomid 50 mg + Ovidrel trigger 10/2013= BFN
Round #4 Clomid 50 mg + Ovidrel trigger 11/2013=BFN
Round #5 Clomid 50 mg (no trigger, on vacation) 12/2012= BFN
Round #1 Femara 2.5 mg, no trigger, IUI cancelled due to early ovulation 1/2014= BFN
1/25/2014= BENCHED for the first time (two leftover follies on the right)
2/7/14 Diagnosed with MTHFR/Benched
4/2014 Round #2 Femara 5mg, IUI #1=BFN
4/28/14 positive opk with no treatment while on break, confirmed with ultrasound= BFN
5/16/14 5mg Femara + trigger + TI= BFN
6/2014 5mg Femara + trigger + TI= BFN
Awaiting IVF consultation appointment on 7/29/2014
8/8/14 Began BCP's to prep for IVF
9/16/14 Began Lupron injections
9/25/14 Began stimming for IVF #1 with Menopur and Bravelle
10/8/14 10 eggs retrieved
10/13/14 2 embryos transferred
10/21/14 BFP!!!
11/24/14 confirmed that baby stopped growing at 6 weeks, d&c scheduled
me: 39 DH: 36 dx: unexplained (ugh)
me: 39 DH: 36 dx: unexplained (ugh)
I don't think it is just the age thing. I just get so depressed over this crap. It sucks. We gave it more than a year. I know people go longer. For me it's just a bit too taxing. I wish I had more strength to keep going. There is just a lot wrong with my body and we really did just about everything imaginable to fix it this cycle........and it still didn't work. You are probably right, maybe a big break is what we need. I am willing to try a break..... I am scared though because even in the 6 months since my m/c I got further away from wanting to do this transfer because I was starting to feel "normal" again. ::::sigh:::: I guess we shall see what decision I come to after my WTF appt
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
Hi ladies!! Sorry Ive been MIA, I took a much needed vacation this past week from everything, work, phone, facebook, and the computer (I was going crazy googling everything). It was so relaxing and exactly what I needed to get through stims. I celebrated my 30th birthday with family and friends and have been keeping my mind off things by getting A LOT of cleaning done around the house. Heres the quick run down, I had my last U/S & E2 this morning and planning on triggering tonight and egg retrieval on Sunday. My numbers have been all out of whack which resulted in daily monitoring (3 hr drive round trip) thank goodness I had the extra time off work to travel back and forth. I have 3 follies on left that arent going so well because of Endo, and 7 on the right, heres the catch: I have some big and some very little, the dr said they usually retrieve around 18/19mm but he wanted to keep going to let the little ones catch up, his fear was that the big one would start ovulation and take the other eggs with it, resulting in so much monitoring. My numbers are 24mm, 21mm, 17mm, 15mm, 13mm. So im just a bundle of nerves and excitement to see how many we get on Sunday, I will update you on Monday. Wish me luck!!
QOTW: I changed my mind alot growing up, I wanted to do everything, Cheerleader, Ski Instructor, Fire Fighter, Teacher, Nurse. When it came down to choosing a career, I knew I didnt want a typical 9-5 desk job. So I chose to be a 911 dispatcher and I love it, but I never lost sight of the other things I wanted to be, Ive done them all too. I was a cheerleader in High School and now help coach. I volunteer ski instructing, teaching adaptive children and disabled vets how to snow ski. I volunteer at the local Fire Dept and have worked on the Ambulance as an EMT. I love working with kids and my mom was a teacher, and through her, I started getting involved in school programs to work with kids. At 16 I designed my own fire prevention program and teach local Elementary/Preschool kids all about fire safety, yesterday was my 14th year doing it and it has grown into an all day event for the kids, involving assemblies, 5 other local departments bringing trucks for the kids to tour, smoke house tours, sparky the dog and smokey the bear!! I may not teach in a class room but it sure is fun to teach something dear to your heart.
Me:31 DH:32 TTC:5+ years Twins:via IVF 5/21/2015 TwinlessTwin/Angel Baby:9/14/15 Fur Babies:2
Struggled with infertility, hubby was in the military. TTC since Jun08 (on and off due to deployments, training, and relocating). We did the "white dress" wedding Nov09. Hubby came home, medically retired USAF July, 4th 2010. OBGYN#1 Oct10-Dec12: All paps and exams normal, TTC naturally, tracked OV,CM,BBT. OBGYN#2 Jan13-Sept13:Second opinion, tested everything, Several rounds Clomid50mg, all BFN. Laparoscopy for Endometriosis, Cysts removed, Tubes untwisted, HSG clear, Scarring left ovary and tubes. Jan14-Aug14 Cycle of Lupron, Several more rounds of Clomid 50mg all BFN. Began IVFSept14-RE in CLE:) CD1(9/28). Stimming began 10/1 Microdose Lupron Protocol (150Follistim/AM,150Menopur/PM,20Lupron 2xDay). 7follies(right) 3follies(left). Trigger 10/10(10,000HCG). ER 10/12(5R,4M,4F). ET 10/15 Transferred two perfect Embies(8cell/9cell). Beta #1(14dp3d/4w) 362 BFP/Beta #2(21dp3dt/5w) 8,273/First Ultrasound(6w4d)11-12 confirmed twin pregnancy. Ultrasound Jan15 G/G di/di twins. PROM 33w4d emergency C/S. BabyA:3lb12oz,18in (45dayNICU), BabyB:4lb5oz,17in (30dayNICU). Lost BabyB to SIDS 9/14/15. BabyA is my whole world but struggles in the 1% delayed development, with many other health problems.
me: 39 DH: 36 dx: unexplained (ugh)