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My Girls Are Here (Long Birth Story/Photo)
Mrs.McIrish
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It's 3:30am and I can't sleep in the hospital so I figured I'd try to post this finally before we go home in the morning and our new crazy lives begin...
My miracle baby girls finally entered the world at 10:53 and 10:54 am on Friday 11/21/14 via csection after a failed 42 hour induction that went nowhere. We checked in to the hospital at 4pm on 11/19. My doctor wasn't here and the covering doc asked if I was "ok" with the risks of a breech extraction. I hesitated and said that I honestly wasn't given a choice by my doc and was basically told that's what we were doing. I think they were concerned with whether I was giving "informed consent" because a slew of docs came to talk to us and then my doc suddenly appears. I felt pressured by him to try induction when the other docs were saying a c/s was perfectly reasonable under the circumstances (B was transverse). I had just eaten so it would be at least 8 hrs anyway before a c/s could be done. I decided to proceed with induction but was reluctant.
They checked my cervix and it was totally closed. We finally got started with cervadil at 7:45pm. Since it was twins, I had to stay on the monitors in bed. I used the bathroom at 9:45 and commented to my nurse that she hadn't warned me that it would burn when I peed. She looked at me funny and said it shouldn't/wasn't a side effect of cervadil. We had dipped my urine earlier and there was no uti etc. I went back to bed. The pain continued to get worse and worse. I was in agony by 1am and in tears. DH called the nurse and they called a doctor. They thought maybe the cervadil wasn't placed high enough and was in my vag, causing the pain. They gave me Benadryl to see if it would help me sleep but the pain was too intense. Finally at 2:45am, the attending checked me and had to take the cervadil out. I had a freak reaction to it and my vag was all swollen/inflamed from it. They weren't sure why as it was apparently nothing they had seen before. They gave me morphine and put an ice pack on me, letting me rest for a few hours until a new plan could be started.
We started misoprostol at 6:20am. That was fine and was placed for 4 hrs. I dilated a whooping 1/2 cm after the miso but the monitors showed I was contracting every 2-3 mins so hospital policy doesn't allow a second dose unless contractions are over 4 mins apart. I could not feel the contractions at all. So we had to wait and do nothing. We did nothing all day.. I simply wasn't eligible for another dose bc of what the monitors showed. I felt fine. They finally talked me into trying a Foley catheter balloon to try to stretch the cervix mechanically and not pharmaceutically. It was placed at 3:30pm on 11/20 and would fall out on its own when I reached 3cm. I was also given a low dose of pitocin via iv. The night went on and the balloon didn't move. My parents came by to see me and we discussed my frustration etc. I was swollen and tired etc yet my doc was still pressing to keep trying induction and that it was "normal" to have a first baby induction take "days". I told him that I was not willing to go days with no progress and would reevaluate after each step that got us no where. The other docs were still saying c/s was reasonable while he wasn't. My pain got worse over night and I was given morphine again. What a godsend that drug is! I had the nicest nurses ever and I was crying in the middle of the night to mine that I was done if that balloon was still in in the morning.
Morning came and the balloon was still in so that meant I was still less than 3cm. I noticed my arm hurt and we discovered my vein collapsed and was full if the iv fluid as well as the pitocin. It was removed and put in my other arm. That vein then collapsed. A 3rd iv was put in but by now, we didn't know how much time had past since the first collapse. So the pitocin dosage would have to go back to 1 (we had been at 30). I was done at this point. The docs from Anesthesia kept showing up and asked if I had eaten breakfast and said not to since I hadn't. The attending docs were all discussing c/s bc of my "middle of the night" convo with my nurse--they knew I wanted it. Everyone knew my IF story as it spread around from nurse to nurse to all the attending docs and how long it took to get these babies. My Mfm was still saying it wasn't necessary. DH was believing my MFM. I had to get DH on board. I didn't want to pull the "I don't need your permission " card but didn't want to fight with DH. So I calmly told him my wishes. After everything we endured to get these babies, I needed them out safely. I could take the pain of the c/s recovery knowing they'd safely and quickly arrive via c/s versus continuing on with an induction that was now 42 hrs long and I was still under 3cm at most. I didn't want an emergency to arrive and the girls to go into distress or have one vaginally and then c/s for transverse baby. I was terrified of something happening to my babies at this stage in the game. They needed to come out now. He finally agreed. We told my Mfm we were calling it.
The OR was open so it all happened quickly. My doc wasn't available to deliver which was fine with me bc I finally admitted to myself and DH that I didn't like him. I loved the women docs attending and they were all wonderful and supportive of the c/s.
They brought me to recovery where I was reunited with my girls for skin to skin. It was amazing and such a dream!! I started to shake really badly from the spinal and the girls were a little cold so they took them to the nursery to warm up and let me recover. But they were perfectly healthy and no nicu needed etc. We made it to 38 wks +3 for delivery!!! What an amazing feat after everything !!!
I'm doing remarkably well with the c/s recovery. We had visitors within a few hours of my surgery and I've had no complications. My Mfm stopped by yesterday and I happened to be walking around my room, dressed in yoga pants, showered etc. He said "apparently a c/s was nothing for you"! I said I was doing just fine (even if I had been miserable I would have said I was great just to not give him any satisfaction!! ) The c/s was the absolute right call for me under the circumstances.
I can't express how amazing I feel. My girls are perfect, healthy and gorgeous. We are excited to go home tomorrow and start our new life!! I wish this for all my special IF friends still waiting. It's all worth it in the end. Every tear shed, injection, dollar spent etc. It's magic when it comes together...
I was checking the boards when I felt up to it during the induction and after as news spread that the girls were finally here. I felt all your love and am a better person for having shared these years with all of you, friends and long time lurkers alike!!!
Without further ado, here are the McIrish Miracles!!!
My miracle baby girls finally entered the world at 10:53 and 10:54 am on Friday 11/21/14 via csection after a failed 42 hour induction that went nowhere. We checked in to the hospital at 4pm on 11/19. My doctor wasn't here and the covering doc asked if I was "ok" with the risks of a breech extraction. I hesitated and said that I honestly wasn't given a choice by my doc and was basically told that's what we were doing. I think they were concerned with whether I was giving "informed consent" because a slew of docs came to talk to us and then my doc suddenly appears. I felt pressured by him to try induction when the other docs were saying a c/s was perfectly reasonable under the circumstances (B was transverse). I had just eaten so it would be at least 8 hrs anyway before a c/s could be done. I decided to proceed with induction but was reluctant.
They checked my cervix and it was totally closed. We finally got started with cervadil at 7:45pm. Since it was twins, I had to stay on the monitors in bed. I used the bathroom at 9:45 and commented to my nurse that she hadn't warned me that it would burn when I peed. She looked at me funny and said it shouldn't/wasn't a side effect of cervadil. We had dipped my urine earlier and there was no uti etc. I went back to bed. The pain continued to get worse and worse. I was in agony by 1am and in tears. DH called the nurse and they called a doctor. They thought maybe the cervadil wasn't placed high enough and was in my vag, causing the pain. They gave me Benadryl to see if it would help me sleep but the pain was too intense. Finally at 2:45am, the attending checked me and had to take the cervadil out. I had a freak reaction to it and my vag was all swollen/inflamed from it. They weren't sure why as it was apparently nothing they had seen before. They gave me morphine and put an ice pack on me, letting me rest for a few hours until a new plan could be started.
We started misoprostol at 6:20am. That was fine and was placed for 4 hrs. I dilated a whooping 1/2 cm after the miso but the monitors showed I was contracting every 2-3 mins so hospital policy doesn't allow a second dose unless contractions are over 4 mins apart. I could not feel the contractions at all. So we had to wait and do nothing. We did nothing all day.. I simply wasn't eligible for another dose bc of what the monitors showed. I felt fine. They finally talked me into trying a Foley catheter balloon to try to stretch the cervix mechanically and not pharmaceutically. It was placed at 3:30pm on 11/20 and would fall out on its own when I reached 3cm. I was also given a low dose of pitocin via iv. The night went on and the balloon didn't move. My parents came by to see me and we discussed my frustration etc. I was swollen and tired etc yet my doc was still pressing to keep trying induction and that it was "normal" to have a first baby induction take "days". I told him that I was not willing to go days with no progress and would reevaluate after each step that got us no where. The other docs were still saying c/s was reasonable while he wasn't. My pain got worse over night and I was given morphine again. What a godsend that drug is! I had the nicest nurses ever and I was crying in the middle of the night to mine that I was done if that balloon was still in in the morning.
Morning came and the balloon was still in so that meant I was still less than 3cm. I noticed my arm hurt and we discovered my vein collapsed and was full if the iv fluid as well as the pitocin. It was removed and put in my other arm. That vein then collapsed. A 3rd iv was put in but by now, we didn't know how much time had past since the first collapse. So the pitocin dosage would have to go back to 1 (we had been at 30). I was done at this point. The docs from Anesthesia kept showing up and asked if I had eaten breakfast and said not to since I hadn't. The attending docs were all discussing c/s bc of my "middle of the night" convo with my nurse--they knew I wanted it. Everyone knew my IF story as it spread around from nurse to nurse to all the attending docs and how long it took to get these babies. My Mfm was still saying it wasn't necessary. DH was believing my MFM. I had to get DH on board. I didn't want to pull the "I don't need your permission " card but didn't want to fight with DH. So I calmly told him my wishes. After everything we endured to get these babies, I needed them out safely. I could take the pain of the c/s recovery knowing they'd safely and quickly arrive via c/s versus continuing on with an induction that was now 42 hrs long and I was still under 3cm at most. I didn't want an emergency to arrive and the girls to go into distress or have one vaginally and then c/s for transverse baby. I was terrified of something happening to my babies at this stage in the game. They needed to come out now. He finally agreed. We told my Mfm we were calling it.
The OR was open so it all happened quickly. My doc wasn't available to deliver which was fine with me bc I finally admitted to myself and DH that I didn't like him. I loved the women docs attending and they were all wonderful and supportive of the c/s.
They brought me to recovery where I was reunited with my girls for skin to skin. It was amazing and such a dream!! I started to shake really badly from the spinal and the girls were a little cold so they took them to the nursery to warm up and let me recover. But they were perfectly healthy and no nicu needed etc. We made it to 38 wks +3 for delivery!!! What an amazing feat after everything !!!
I'm doing remarkably well with the c/s recovery. We had visitors within a few hours of my surgery and I've had no complications. My Mfm stopped by yesterday and I happened to be walking around my room, dressed in yoga pants, showered etc. He said "apparently a c/s was nothing for you"! I said I was doing just fine (even if I had been miserable I would have said I was great just to not give him any satisfaction!! ) The c/s was the absolute right call for me under the circumstances.
I can't express how amazing I feel. My girls are perfect, healthy and gorgeous. We are excited to go home tomorrow and start our new life!! I wish this for all my special IF friends still waiting. It's all worth it in the end. Every tear shed, injection, dollar spent etc. It's magic when it comes together...
I was checking the boards when I felt up to it during the induction and after as news spread that the girls were finally here. I felt all your love and am a better person for having shared these years with all of you, friends and long time lurkers alike!!!
Without further ado, here are the McIrish Miracles!!!
TTC #1 since 8/1/10; Me:41 and BRCA1+, DH:46
DOR (FSH 24.3)/ terrible egg quality ; homozygous MTHFR c677t
5 IUI's: 2/11 to 6/11 and 1/12= BFN
OE IVF#1-4 8/11-6/12= all BFN
DE IVF#1 11/12 bad embryos= BFN
DE IVF #2 2/13 BFP/Beta hell: m/c 5w6d
CFNBC 7 months, not doing well; decided on guarantee program at RBA w/frozen DE
DE IVF #3 1/14 ET 4BB; BFP;M/C 5w1d, incomplete m/c; MVA extraction in ER 7w1d
DE FET#1 ET 3/1714; BFP, beta 1 3/27= 197, beta 2 3/31= 1586, beta 3 4/7= 13879!!
First u/s= Twins with HBs at 6w2d! We are Team Pink x 2!!
K & K born 11/21/14 at 38wks 4 days
SAIF/PAIF Welcome
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Re: My Girls Are Here (Long Birth Story/Photo)
Congratulations! Sounds like you went through a lot, but they are beautiful.
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.
Oh, I'm in tears! Congratulations in your two beautiful girls! I'm so sorry you had such a rough start in the hospital, but thank goodness they are here-safe and healthy!!!
Me:34 Type 1 Diabetes, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Hypothyroid DH:35 Perfect
DX: Unexplained IF
Many IUI's with various meds all BFFN
IVF #1 11/11 canceled due to OHSS
IVF #2 Feb/March 2012 ET of 2 on day 3 4/7 BFP! 5/1 u/s blighted ovum
IVF #3 July 2012 ET of 3 on day 3 7/24 BFP!
Healthy baby girl born at 36w4d on 3/9/13
TTC#3
IVF #5 June 2018- PGS planned, no surviving embryos
IVF #6 August 2018- ET of 2 on day 3 - Chemical pregnancy
IVF #7 August 2019-....?
Me & DH (33), 3 Furbabies, TTC since October 2011
Day 3 #’s (Dec 2012) FSH 9, AMH .77, LH 2.4, E2 31, AFC 9
DX: Me-DOR + No Tubes, DH-Fine
Ectopic 2007; lost tube/2nd tube removed Dec 2011 (hydro)
April 2012=IVF#1- EPP Antag+ICSI, 2R,0F (BFN), Now dx’d with DOR.
June-July 2012=IVF#2- MDL+ICSI&AH, 8R,4M,3F (BFP 9dp3dt) Beta#1 at 11dp3dt=36, Beta#2 at 15dp3dt=156, Beta#3 at 19dp3dt=671, dx'd with SCH, no growth-m/c at 7wks/Lap Dec 2012 to remove small fibroid.
Feb 2013=IVF#3-MDL, 2/1=baseline, started 10 units mdl, AFC-7, 2/3 start gonal f, self cxld cycle b/c of low e2.
April 2013=IVF#3.5-(with new RE)AG/ANT Conv + ICSI. 4/10-4/23 bcp's, 4/20-4/27 lupron, 4/28-ganirelix until end of stimming, 5/2-600 gonal f, 5/4-add 1/2 vial menopur, 5/13-ER (9R,1M,1F), 5/17-ET, 1 beautiful 8 cell (please be my sticky baby!!!!) 5/28-BFFN.
Oct 2013=IVF#4-LLP+ICSI &AH, 10/14 (6R, 2M, 2F), 10/17-ET, 1 seven cell & a six cell, BFP at 9dp3dt, 1st beta=56, 2nd beta=52, CP.
Jan 2014=IVF #5-LLP, Cxld after 6 days of stims due to fast response and lead follicle.
March 2014=IVF 5.5-LLP, Lupron 3/10, BL 3/18, 11 days of stims, Trigger 3/29, ER 3/31. 7R, 2M, 2F. ET 4/3. Txfd one 5 cell & one 9 cell. BFP on hpt from 7dp3dt & on. Praise be to God. Beta #1 at 11dp3dt=106, #2 at 13dp3dt=239. First u/s 4/28, measuring on track & heartbeat seen. 5/5-2nd u/s, measuring on track with strong heartbeat. 5/12- 3rd u/s & released from RE. Grow baby grow, we love you! Baby G&T is a BOY! Born 12/2014 via c/s! 8lbs, 8oz & 21 inches.
*******Ticker Warning**********
"God's Delay is not God's Denial"
TTC 10/11. IUI 2/12. BFP 3/8/12. 4/26/12 missed mc. RE consult 5/17/12. IVF #1 ER 7/13/12 53R, 41M ICSIed, 32F, 8 5d, 6 6d blasts - all PGD/frozen. PGD results 1 normal M and 1 normal F, 1 maybe M. FET 9/6, transferred 1 F embie. Beta 9/15 BFN. FET#2 planned for 11/2012 put off until 2013. Surprise BFP 11/21/12!! My son was born on 7/24/13!
***SIGNATURE WARNING***
TTC #1
Me 42, DH 47
Dx = AMA/DOR, MFI
IVF/ICSI #1 = BFN
IVF/ICSI #2 = BFP; early loss
IVF/ICSI #3 (DE) = BFP; early loss
FET = BFN
IVF/ICSI #4 (DE w/ CCS) = BFP
Beta #1 @ 10dp6dt = 265; Beta #2 @ 14dp6dt = 1251.
1st U/S @ 6w2d showed one perfect little heartbeat!
2nd U/S @ 7w2d. HB 132 & everything measuring on track.
Our beautiful little girl arrived January 2015!
Praying unceasingly for a miracle. ALL welcome!
I am so sorry you had to be induced in such a horrific manner.
Anovulatory cycles, increased Synthroid Diagnosed Sep 2010
1 Clomid/Ovidrel BFN May 2011
Natural cycle Aug 2011 BFP M/C 4 Weeks
1 IUI Sept 2011 BFP M/c 7 weeks
Provera Dec 2011 BFP M/C 3 Weeks
IVF March 2012 BFP m/c 4weeks 5 days (IL, Prednisone)
IVF#2w/DS July 2012 MEGA FAILURE BFN (IL, Dexamethasone)
Diagnosed No real HLA Match, DQ Beta Triad, High TNF, Low NK Cells
Oct 2012 Natural Cycle m/c 4wks (Lovenox, Prednisone)
Went to Beer Center- high tnf, low lad, implantation failure
Jan 2013 BFP
Humira,LIT,Prednisone, Lovenox, IVIG, Baby Aspirin
Miracle Born August 2013 Premature
Yours doesn't have to be a sad story
Me: 32, DH: 34 / TTC since February 2011 / SA: all normal, HSG: all clear! / on Lovenox for anticardiolipid antibodies
4 IUIs with Clomid, Letrozole, and Menopur. All BFN.
9/12: lap / hysteroscopy: found and removed mild endometriosis, cervical polyp, and 2 para-tubular cysts
5/13 IVF #1: Follistim, Menopur, Ganirelix, 10R/4M/4F, ET of 2, 5 cell and 4 cell, no frosties = BFN
12/13 IVF #2 = November / December 2013. Microdose Lupron Protocol: 15R/6M/6F, Froze all 6 due to high E2 and P4
FET 1: Jan 22, 2014 of one 4AB blast and one 3BB blast (3 blasts on ice!)
BFP on HPT 4dp5dt, Beta #1 9dp5dt: 310, Beta #2 11dp5dt: 899
First u/s on 2/17/14: TWINS!!!!! both w/HBs of 114 at 6w3d, HBs 150 and 152 at 7w5d
5/27/2014: Team purple!!!! EDD 10/10/2014 /
Baby Boy 4lbs 1oz, 17 inches
Baby Girl 3lbs 5oz, 16 inches
JM
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.
ME:46 MH:44 DE IVF 2014
Met with RE 4/11. 2 IUI's BFN. DE best option. Switched clinics to do "shared" program. Had to retake all tests and a mamm that put me behind and then on a DE waiting list for 12 months. Picked a donor!! (10/13/13) Got matched. Estimated transfer in December. After 2.5 years of patiently waiting I will finally cycle....can hardly believe it. DE cycle got cancelled. One of her tests came back positive. Waiting for another donor. Donor picked!! (1/18/14)
DE IVF #1 (4/26) BFN DE FET #1 (6/4) BFP! Beta 1=339 Beta 2=852 Beta 3=9957 EDD 2/22/15!!
Happy tears!! They are beautiful!! Congratulations dear friend, I'm so happy for you and your DH!!
::: Married June 2003:::
TTC #1 since: Aug. 2008
Me: 34, DOR, MTHFR-A1298C (heterozygous), decreased blood flow to uterus, Mild Endo
DH: 38, Balanced translocation 5&10, unexplained MFI, normal SA and SCSA
Tx History: IUI 1&2= BFN
IVF# 1 W/ICSI= BFN
IVF# 2: cancelled d/t no response
IVF# 3= 1 egg retrieved=immature/not viable
IVF# 4= c/p
***CCRM ODWU***
Found DHs BT and Me-decreased blood flow to uterus
Recommended DE IVF w/PGD, incorporate electro-acupuncture. Decided to cycle locally
***New RE***
DE IVF# 1(cycle #6) w/pgd, (freeze all): 30R, 23M, 15F, slow/poor embryo development, 4 biopsied, 1 Normal "Norm"; DE IVF w/PGD, incorporate electro-acupuncture.
IVF# 6: (OE/DS) cancelled
IVF# 7: (OE/DS) 1R, 1M, 1F, arrested day 5
Plan-DE IVF# 2 (cycle #8): DE/DS in May 2015
http://icanhazbabyz.blogspot.com/
Amazing! I am sorry for your ordeal (both delivery and IF), but look at those amazing blessings you got out of it. I could not be more thrilled for you and look forward to hearing more about your adventures. Huge congratulatory hugs!
***SAIF SIG***
Age: 35 TTC since 2005, MFI & DOR
IVF #1 Sep '11 - canceled poor response
IVF #2 Nov '11 8R/8M/4F 3dt x2 - chemical
IVF #3 April '12 11R/6M/4F 3dt x2 - m/c
FET #1 Aug 2012 3dt x2 - BFN
**new RE**
IVF #4 Jan '13 BFN 11R/6M/6F 5dt x2 - BFN
IVF #5 July '13 16R/10M/10F 5dt x2 + 1 frostie
9dp5dt Beta 1 = 344!! 16dp5dt. Beta 2 = 4822 7wk u/s= 2 heartbeats!
Twin girls! 3/6/14
****siggy warning*****
Wow, I'm sorry your dr didn't come around earlier to support your wishes. It's great you had such supportive nurses to advocate for you! Your girls are beautiful! Congratulations! :-)
DOR and AMA
2/12-5/12: 4 IUI cycles = all BFN;
7/12: DE IVF # 1 (with ICSI)- 20R, 16M, 14F, 5DT of 2 blasts; 6 frosties = BFN;
Lupus anticoagulant initially high, then found to be normal on hematology consult;
Follow up testing in September all clear;
Started synthroid for "high normal" TSH;
FET # 1- late October 2012- BFP on FRER; beta # 1- 21(low), beta # 2- 48 (still low), beta # 3- 132, beta # 4- 1,293; beta # 5- 5,606; last beta- over 100,000. First u/s 11/21- heard heartbeat
12/12- Officially an OB patient!
Level 2 ultrasound at 20 weeks shows vasa previa and VCI
Referral to MFM and mandatory c section for delivery
Beautiful baby girl born at 34 weeks
Finally home after 15 day NICU stay!
Trying for sibling: FET # 2- May 2014; beta 5/31, BFN
FET #3, early July 2014; beta 7/14, BFN
DE IVF # 2- August 2014; 14R, 13M, 11F, 5dt of 2 blasts (3 AA), 5 frosties = BFN
FET #4- December 2014, yet another BFN
Dr. KK work up shows borderline uterine blood flow, elevated NK cells, and MTHFR mutation (homozygous for c677t)
Added baby aspirin, prednisone, supplements, Metanx, and intralipids
Switched to large clinic for final attempt; had endometrial receptivity testing in January; FET March 2015 = yet another BFN
Likely OAD- NBC
TTC since April 2010
BFP #1 – March 2011, missed m/c April 2011
BFP #2 – October 2011, m/c November 2011
Surprise BFP #3 – December 2011, diagnosed as cornual, terminated January 2012
BFP #4 – June 2012, m/c July 2012
Diagnosed with bicornuate ute and MTHR gene mutation
BFP #5 – October 2012, missed m/c November 2012
BFP #6 – January 2013, m/c March 2013
No longer TTC. Diagnosis: Hostile ute. Heartbroken and bitter. Pursuing surrogacy.
June 2013 - Carrier found! Could this really happen?!
~All AL always welcome~
April 2013 DE IVF= BFN
September 2013 DE IVF (Fingers Crossed) = BFFFN! again...
October 2013 FET of our last 2 = Beta Hellzz for 6-7 Weeks. M/C
3 Clomid IUIs -- BFNs
IVF #1 never made it to transfer
On "egg health" cocktail DHEA/CoQ10/FRC/Pregnitude/Melatonin
Starting IVF #2 for Feb 2013
Follistim/Menopur/Ganirelix
Cancelled mid-cycle due to high P4 levels early on.
OCPs again for IVF 2.5 mid-March. IVF 2.5 transferred two "gorgeous" 5-day blasts and BFFN. Even REI is baffled
On indefinite hold until a huge stroke of serendipity led me to IVF 3 May 2014
Testing found positive cardiolipins/APS, now on lovenox and intralipid infusions
Transfer of 2 5-day blasts and (FINALLY) BFFP!! 1st ultrasound shows two sacs and two HB, but one is sluggish, almost expecting vanishing twin Subsequent ultrasound confirmed vanishing twin, but my other Little critter looks fantastic!
"You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it."
-- Margaret Thatcher
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!
SO THRILLED FOR YOU. IN CAPS.
Happiest of happy Thanksgivings, McIrish, old friend--and new mom!
ET 9/10 - transferred 1 perfect 5AA blast
7dp5dt BFP ~~ Beta on 9/19 - 77.4 Beta #2 on 9/21 - 357
Low heartbeat on 10/7 86, lower heartbeat on 10/11 76, no heartbeat 10/14/13. D&C 10/15/13
Tests revealed MTHFR c677t mutation, put on Folgard.
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FET #1 1/6/14 - 4BB blast - BFN
Nov '10: IVF#1: BFP! Girl. Missed m/c at 14 weeks. Devastated
Apr '11: IVF#2: BFP! Twin Girls born on Dec 3, 2011 at 31w5d! One month in NICU.
Oct '13: IVF#3: BFP! Girl born Jun 19, 2014 at 38w3d!
Me-39, HSG 2/13- clear. DS-IUI #1-3/13,300iu Menopur 12 days,3 days Cetrotide, Ovidrel Trigger-BFN. IUI #2 06/13, BFP EDD: 02/22/14 m/c (cp), IUI #3- BFP EDD: 5/17/14 m/c 09/13. Blood work/RPL panel- nk cell/MTHFR mutation- negative. Blood work all good. Unexplained reason for m/c. IUI #4 BFP m/c (cp) 10/13. IUI #5- 12/13 Cancelled. No response. (1)follicle. IUI #5.1- 2/14. IVF Bound
********************SAIF/ PAIF/ ALL ARE WELCOME***********************
me: 39 DH: 36 dx: unexplained (ugh)
5 cycles of Clomid with satisfactory response=BFN's
Fibroid removal Nov2010
IUI Clomid #1 Feb 2011...BFN..damn it!
IUI Inject's #2 Apr 2011...CANCELLED...low estradiol
IUI Inject's #3 June 2011...BFN
IUI Inject's #4 Sept2011...BFFN
Lap Dec 2011...severe endo..cyst removed..some remains...
IVF#1 Apr 2012 ....cancelled due to over suppression
IVF#2 July 2012....6 follies...only 1 retrieved....BFFN
surgery suggested to move ovary to an better placement but....we moved two time zones away and are financially and emotionally empty
TTC #1 since 8/1/10; Me:41 and BRCA1+, DH:46
DOR (FSH 24.3)/ terrible egg quality ; homozygous MTHFR c677t
5 IUI's: 2/11 to 6/11 and 1/12= BFN
OE IVF#1-4 8/11-6/12= all BFN
DE IVF#1 11/12 bad embryos= BFN
DE IVF #2 2/13 BFP/Beta hell: m/c 5w6d
CFNBC 7 months, not doing well; decided on guarantee program at RBA w/frozen DE
DE IVF #3 1/14 ET 4BB; BFP;M/C 5w1d, incomplete m/c; MVA extraction in ER 7w1d
DE FET#1 ET 3/1714; BFP, beta 1 3/27= 197, beta 2 3/31= 1586, beta 3 4/7= 13879!!
First u/s= Twins with HBs at 6w2d! We are Team Pink x 2!!
K & K born 11/21/14 at 38wks 4 days
SAIF/PAIF Welcome
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