I took a bit of a mental health break from the boards, but now that I am finding myself lurking more and more, I thought I should reintroduce myself :-)
My name is Erika. DH and I are both 39 and have been married 2.5 years. We started trying in late 2014 and recently experienced our 4th loss (BO). I won't go into great detail but here's the nutshell: ~ Natural MC (BO) Jan 2014 @7wks ~ MMC March 2015 discovered @12wk us after normal us w/heartbeat @6wks. Sac measured 10wks. Opted for D&C. ~ Full blood panel performed after second loss. All normal but heterozygous for MTHFR. No special recommendations from regular OB. ~ Natural MC August 2015 @9wks. Normal us w/heartbeat @6 wks, no heartbeat at 8.5wk us. ~ Requested (and received) referral to MFM after third loss. Placed on Folgard and low-dose aspirin and given 200ml progesterone suppositories to start after next BFP. ~ Natural MC (BO) April 2016 @5wks.
Currently somewhere around CD 15. To be honest, I have cut down tremendously on my pre-conception routine, and only peed on a small handful of ovulation sticks this month. I've made peace with the fact that I will be pregnant again, I know what I need to do when it happens, and no amount of obsessing is going to change the outcome. In the meantime, I guess all any of us can do is take it a day at a time and try not to punch anyone in the throat : )
Edit: I apparently have no idea how old I am, or I'm just blocking it out, but I originally wrote 38 and I'm definitely 39. Oy vey.
“Be present in all things and thankful for all things.” ~Maya Angelou
Sorry for your losses. I also need to take your last paragraph as my mantra.
MC #1: D&C Oct 23, 2015 (7.5 weeks) MC #2: July 1, 2016 (5.5 weeks) MC #3: October 17, 2016 (CP) RE #1: RPL testing November 2016-January 2017 MC #4: Feb. 28, 2017 (CP) RE #2: Additional RPL testing March-November 2017 MC #5: January 2019 (6.5 weeks)
RE #3: More testing 2023. Egg Retrieval Sept/Oct 2023, 2 good embryos after PGT-A testing. Surgery for endometriosis January 2024 Lupron Depo March 2024. Benched 3 months. Hopefully FET after that.
Thank you, everyone! I hate that we're all here (especially when it seems like everyone else is popping out babies like kettlecorn), but I'm grateful to have this place to come back to :-)
“Be present in all things and thankful for all things.” ~Maya Angelou
Re: Reintroduction ~~TW~~
Married 10/12
DS 11/14
Ectopic 2/16
PCOS/Ovulation Dysfunction 11/16
IUI x 3- BFN
Laparoscopy 3/17 Endo and tubal damage
IVF- 4/17- 40 eggs retrieved, 10 blasts, 7 pgs tested embryos
FET- 6/17- BFP!
Due Feb 15, 2017
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Me: 40 DH: 39
Married 12.19.13
BFP #1 1/14, MC 2/14 (6wks)
BFP #2 1/15, MMC/D&C 3/15 (12wks)
BFP #3 6/15, MC 8/15 (9wks)
BFP #4 4/16, MC 4/16 (5wks)
BFP #5 7/16, MMC 8/16 (10 wks)
BFP #6 3/4 , EDD 11/9/17
CP 1/25/16 4.5 weeks, developed Graves' disease
MC #1: D&C Oct 23, 2015 (7.5 weeks)
MC #2: July 1, 2016 (5.5 weeks)
MC #3: October 17, 2016 (CP)
RE #1: RPL testing November 2016-January 2017
MC #4: Feb. 28, 2017 (CP)
RE #2: Additional RPL testing March-November 2017
MC #5: January 2019 (6.5 weeks)
RE #3: More testing 2023.
Egg Retrieval Sept/Oct 2023, 2 good embryos after PGT-A testing.
Surgery for endometriosis January 2024
Lupron Depo March 2024. Benched 3 months. Hopefully FET after that.
#BitterHagPartyOf1
Married 7/13
TTC #1 since 10/13
BFP 2/4/15, MC twin boys at 18w3d 5/15
IUI #1 2/25/16
Me: 33 & DH: 33
Married: 07/2006
TTC: 10/2015
BFP #1: 11/2015, MC 12/2015 (7 weeks)
BFP #2: 06/2016, EDD 2/15/2017
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Me: 40 DH: 39
Married 12.19.13
BFP #1 1/14, MC 2/14 (6wks)
BFP #2 1/15, MMC/D&C 3/15 (12wks)
BFP #3 6/15, MC 8/15 (9wks)
BFP #4 4/16, MC 4/16 (5wks)
BFP #5 7/16, MMC 8/16 (10 wks)
BFP #6 3/4 , EDD 11/9/17