This weekly check-in is for anyone using/considering or who has used a 3rd party method of reproduction, including: Donor egg, donor sperm, embryo adoption, gestation carrier, or surrogate - also Donors, GC's and surrogates as well! If you don't check-in for 3 weeks you'll be removed from the list but we'll happily add you back next time you check in! NOTE: Board etiquette - please post BFPs separately from the check-in, with a warning in message title.
Check-In: How is it going? What are your next steps? How are you feeling? QOTW: What are you thankful for on this Thanksgiving? In the 2WW @RunCC37 – DEg – PUPO with two beautiful embryos! Beta 11/24
@sorrellam30 – DEg – FX for your second beta!!!
Currently Cycling/Scheduled @chicagobride07 – DEg – Estrogen Phase for a Thanksgiving week FET.Waiting to Cycle @ceemonkey – DEg/DS – making a plan for the final transfer. Hugs @doodiebug18 – DS – IUI #4 will get started next week. Hang in there @Km672 – DEg/DS – on a break while waiting to consult with Dr. KK @Lacyj67 - DEg - Suppression Phase commencing! @Love4Labs826 – DEm – Working on some lining issues before next transfer. @marshmallowevening – DEm – Working on making a match. GL!! @mm29 – DEg/DS – on an emotional/financial break until the spring @refeek1 – DEg – gearing up for another FET @Rumbera28 – DEg – planning on IVF in Barbados in the summer @Thespis7 – DS – Waiting for AF to get started with IUI #4. Hang in there @vibeee - DEg - waiting for a schedule to get started in SG’s 3:1 program
Donors/GC’s/Surrogates @Mama-Bear – GS – EDD 6/21/15! Took a video of the first u/s for the IPs. So sweet!! @surromama6 – SM – are you a Surrogate? Gestational Carrier? Please clarify
Pregnant! @sammer 818 – IP-GC – EDD 11/23/14 (Induce Date 11/21) It’s a BOY! Almost time!!! @TRexsMum – IP-GC – EDD 1/10/15! Nursery is officially in progress! @ksgsmu – DEg – EDD 1/12/15 – TWINS! FX your cervix stays long and closed until it’s time! @datingbettyboop – IP-GC – EDD 2/17/15! It’s a GIRL!! @BeckyP005 – DEg – EDD 2/22/15 – I hope you can kick that cough to the curb soon! @pmv81 – DS – EDD 3/12/15 – Team Pink & feeling movement! @1220winterbride – DEg – EDD 5/25/15! It’s a GIRL!!! @JimBobCooter – DEg – EDD 6/14/15! I hope your M/S eases up on you soon! @IRR - IP-GC - EDD ?? Congrats on an awesome Beta #3!! What’s your EDD? @StephieMK – DS – BFP!! 5w5d - When’s EDD?? Congrats!!
Parenting @brooklynesque – DEg – Baby Girl Squeak was born 7/24/14! @DoublePortion – DEm – Boy/Girl twins born on 6/30/14! @e74 – DEm – Twin boys born in 2013 and are on the move! Hello crawling and cruising! @lincoln79 – IP-GC – Baby Boy Squirt born 10/29/14! Congratulations!! @Lacyj67 – DEg – Parenting foster son! PJ will be walking before you know it! @Mrs.McIrish – DEg – Twin girls born 11/21/14!! Congratulations!!! @2MamazinSeattle – DEg/DS – Baby Simone Louise was born happy & healthy on 8/21/14!!
@RunCC37 I hope you get great news Monday!
I hope I do too! First beta 105, I wish it were higher but both my losses we around 50 and those were 5 day transfers so I'm praying like crazy.
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Me(31). DH (31)
DH SA normal count and motility, 1% morphology Me .72 AMH, Fragile X premutation carrier IVF #1 (6/12/13) BFN
AFM: Nothing. Just waiting for AF to get going on my FET.
TTC #1 since May 2010
OE IVF #1 9/2/13Cancelled- poor response
DE IVF #1 3/12/14- BFP 3/17/14- ectopic, right tube removed 4/11/14 @ 7 weeks
DE FET #1 7/3/14-Transferred 2 5AA 6 day embryos Beta 7/13/14 BFN
DE FET #2 9/5/14-Transferred 2 4BB 5 day embryos Beta 9/15/14 BFN
DE FET #3 in December- Cancelled, didn't respond to meds
DE FET #3 (2nd try) 2/13/15- Transferred 1 4BB and 1 4BA 5 day embryos Beta 2/23/15 BFN again (CP)
DE FET #4 - last 2 frosties....5/22/15- Transferred 1 4BA embryo...only one frostie thawed properly. Beta scheduled for 6/1- BFN (beta 2, 2.81, 6, 23, 49.4) 6/15/15 Discovered ectopic in left tube. Methotrexate given. Moving on to a new donor. Hoping to transfer by the end of the year.
Cant find a donor that is healthy and available. Looking at being happy with just the two of us.
@TRexsMum - I am so sorry for your news. I would also be livid!!! I am hoping the info you are getting now is a worst case scenario and that everything will be smooth for all involved.
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AFM - our surrogate and her family came last weekend and we all had a wonderful visit and got many pics and videos of her girls holding our boy and a few wonderful shots of everyone together. it was a great visit and I am so happy we will have those pictures for our son.
Squirt (Liam) is doing amazing and we are very happy. We traveled this week to see my mom after her mastectomy. She will need radiation and chemo starting at the end of December. Seeing her grandson was great therapy!
TTC #1 since 12/2010 DH: MFI, cancer survivor Me: Resected septate uterus, lap treated mild endo, tubes open, ovulate on own, autoimmune disease 3 Failed IUI's (2/2012, 4/2012, 6/2012)
IVF #1 August 2012. BFP! Beta #1 56.7 Beta #2 150 One baby, one heartbeat on 9/20/12! no h/b @7w6d. dandc @8w0d,
FET #1 December 2012, BFN
FET #2 February 2013, no embies survived thaw
IVF #2, BFP #2, Loss #2 March 2013, Scar tissue discovered, RPL testing,
IVF #3, BFP #3, Loss #3 (twins) September 2013
Hostile ute, moving onto Gestational Carrier!
GC/FET #1 of 1 5AA blast and 1 compacted blast, February 2014, BFP #4 on 3/1/2014!
6w u/s 1 bean with h/b of 145 bpm, 8w u/s 187 bpm
EDD 11/7/14. Please, please, please stick little one!
@TRexsMum - how frustrating but I have heard the same about Prozac. Hopefully it won't be any big deal and the doctors are just preparing you for a worst case scenario.
Spent the day in the city with my Surro's son and he had the best day. Couldn't believe the little guy walked over two miles with me from toy store to toy store and back. I think riding the regular train was his favorite part.
QOTW: My angel is my surrogate and couldn't be more thankful.
Failed Matches - December 2012, May 2013, December 2013
Moved on to gestational surrogacy with a family friend who is our angel and due 7/23/15
TRexsMum - Your situation sound very stressful. I wish you strength and patience.
Good luck everybody with betas and current pregnancies!
Check-In: Waiting, crocheting, trying to stay calm...
Lupron adn Delestrogen are kicking my butt with nausea and hot flashes. I just transitioned from Lupron a week ago. My first baseline USG went well, the second to check the lining in on 12/2. Our donorstarts meds on 11/29! I am hopeful for the first time in a very long time.
QOTW: I'm thankful that i am still sane after all of the IF related stuff. I am thankful for my awesome husband! I'm thankful for beautiful nature around me and sun! (we just moved to Colorado a year ago)
TTC since 2007; Unexplained; 8PG: 4CP, 2EP, 2MC w/HB at 8-9 weeks Getting ready for DIVF #1 - Transfer 12/16!
My pregnancy is good so far. This is my dream and I am so excited!! but I feel like crap. I'm about 14 weeks and I have another awesome headache, nausea, fatigue. Also, having crazy dreams!
worth it but Really hoping 2nd Tri is everything women say it is. I have an appt for the anatomy scan on Dec 16th, until then I've been using my doppler on the daily!
*I am grateful that we decided to pursue IVF with Donor Eggs and that has been a success so far. I had so many fears and reservations about the process. Now all I can think about is being a Mom!
2 Corinthians 12:9 But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.
@TRexsMum - I'm so sorry for the stressful news. That's just awful to find out after the fact. I hope everything turns out ok and I'm sorry you have to worry about this.
As for me, I had to push my Dr KK appt back because I am starting a new job in January. I'm ok with this though. I'm looking forward to having this new job to focus on.
I'm grateful for my husband and my kitty
Me (32) DOR, elevated NK Cells/ 2 copies of MTHFR mutation/ MH (35) azoo/high DFI
(TTC#1 since 2009)
IVFs#1-4: (4/10-2/12) all BFN
Surprise Bfp (9/11) - c/p
DS IUI#1-2 (9/12, 10/12) - BFN
DS IVF: (11/12) - BFN
DE/DS IVF#1: (10/13) - 2 day 3 embies transferred-BFFN
FET of 2 day 6 blasts: (12/13) - c/p
DE/DS IVF #2: (4/14) - 1 day 5 blast transferred...BFFN...again.
FET 5/14: 1 day 5 hatching blast transferred...another BFFN
Sorry I'm late to the party. Saturday the 24/7 nausea set in and won't let up. I only feel ok when I'm actually eating. Of course, that's only after I battle through to figure out what I want to have. I go back Monday for my second u/s to hopefully see a heartbeat! So far my betas have been great, so I'm trying to stay positive. My EDD according to LMP is July 17th. I'll hopefully know for sure on Monday.
@TRexsMum I'd be pissed off too! I hope everything turns out okay!
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Married April 9, 2011
TTC since October 2011
Me 34, DH 40
IUI #5 w/ Tamoxifen+Ovidrel+Acupuncture Oct 24, 2014-->BFP!!! EDD July 17, 2015. Panorama=low risk...and it's a GIRL! DD born July 10, 2015 -------------------------------------------------------- Trying for baby #2! IUI #1 w/ Tamoxifen+Ovidrel+Acupuncture July 10, 2017-->BFP!!! EDD Apr 2, 2018. Panorama=low risk...and another GIRL!
Re: *Third-Party Reproduction Check-in* Nov 22
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Me(31). DH (31)
DH SA normal count and motility, 1% morphology
Me .72 AMH, Fragile X premutation carrier
IVF #1 (6/12/13) BFN
IVF #2 (8/16/13) BFN
FET 10/4/13 Chemical
IVF #3 MC 5 weeks 5 days
IVF #4 DE 11/7 BFP, edd 7/28/15
All Welcome
@RunCC37-Good luck with your beta!
JimBobCooter - 11 weeks already, how exciting! I'm glad you're feeling better.
@sorrellam30-Congratulations on your beta!
AFM: Nothing. Just waiting for AF to get going on my FET.
TTC #1 since May 2010
OE IVF #1 9/2/13 Cancelled- poor response
DE IVF #1 3/12/14- BFP 3/17/14- ectopic, right tube removed 4/11/14 @ 7 weeks
DE FET #1 7/3/14-Transferred 2 5AA 6 day embryos Beta 7/13/14 BFN
DE FET #2 9/5/14-Transferred 2 4BB 5 day embryos Beta 9/15/14 BFN
DE FET #3 in December- Cancelled, didn't respond to meds
DE FET #3 (2nd try) 2/13/15- Transferred 1 4BB and 1 4BA 5 day embryos Beta 2/23/15 BFN again (CP)
DE FET #4 - last 2 frosties....5/22/15- Transferred 1 4BA embryo...only one frostie thawed properly. Beta scheduled for 6/1- BFN (beta 2, 2.81, 6, 23, 49.4) 6/15/15 Discovered ectopic in left tube. Methotrexate given. Moving on to a new donor. Hoping to transfer by the end of the year.
Cant find a donor that is healthy and available. Looking at being happy with just the two of us.
Praying unceasingly for a miracle. ALL welcome!
@RunCC37 fx!!
@sorrellam30 yea!!
I hope everyone has a great thanksgiving!
Afm: I'm waiting for AF to start..... Just be here the 1st of December.
Qotw: I am thankful for technology that makes this journey possible and I am thankful for all of those that have gone before me on this journey.
Getting ready for DIVF #1 - Transfer 12/16!
Iui #4 was Saturday, beta Will be Dec 9 if AF doesn't show before then.
QOTW: I'm thankful for my husband, family and friends.
My heart is as open as the sky.
Read about it on the blog
2 Corinthians 12:9 But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.
@TRexsMum - I'm so sorry for the stressful news. That's just awful to find out after the fact. I hope everything turns out ok and I'm sorry you have to worry about this.
@sorrellam30 -fx for a nice big rise on beta #2!
@MrsMcIrish - I'm just so very happy for you-
As for me, I had to push my Dr KK appt back because I am starting a new job in January. I'm ok with this though. I'm looking forward to having this new job to focus on.
I'm grateful for my husband and my kitty
Me (32) DOR, elevated NK Cells/ 2 copies of MTHFR mutation/ MH (35) azoo/high DFI (TTC#1 since 2009)
IVFs#1-4: (4/10-2/12) all BFN
Surprise Bfp (9/11) - c/p
DS IUI#1-2 (9/12, 10/12) - BFN
DS IVF: (11/12) - BFN
DE/DS IVF#1: (10/13) - 2 day 3 embies transferred-BFFN
FET of 2 day 6 blasts: (12/13) - c/p
DE/DS IVF #2: (4/14) - 1 day 5 blast transferred...BFFN...again.
FET 5/14: 1 day 5 hatching blast transferred...another BFFN
Repeat SHG 6/14-normal / Endometrial Receptivity Array biopsy 7/14-Receptive Uterus
New RE, additional testing reveals elevated NK Cells
FET of 1 day 5 blast (RE recommends transferring 1 due to elevated NK cells) with lovenox, steroids & intralipids in October
@TRexsMum I'd be pissed off too! I hope everything turns out okay!
@sorrellam30 FX for doubling betas!
@doodiebug18 I hope your 2ww flies by!
@Thespis7 Hope AF shows soon!
@RunCC37 Congrats!!!
@mrs.mcirish. Congrats!!
QOTW: I'm thankful for science!!
Married April 9, 2011
TTC since October 2011
Me 34, DH 40
IUI #5 w/ Tamoxifen+Ovidrel+Acupuncture Oct 24, 2014-->BFP!!! EDD July 17, 2015. Panorama=low risk...and it's a GIRL!
DD born July 10, 2015
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Trying for baby #2!
IUI #1 w/ Tamoxifen+Ovidrel+Acupuncture July 10, 2017-->BFP!!! EDD Apr 2, 2018. Panorama=low risk...and another GIRL!