TTTC Checkin 7/26/2016

Re: TTTC Checkin 7/26/2016

• hoffmanr7 member

  July 2016

  Hi everyone.  Big hugs to anyone who needs one.
  
  I am at CD11.  Not much going on for us, just trying to get our BD in.  I am still waiting on the rest of my lab results, the FSH and my ovarian reserves.  I should be getting those any day now. If we have no luck this cycle, then we start Clomid next cycle.
  
  I am definitely feeling less moody than I did last week which is nice.  DH and I went to the Brewer game on Saturday with friends for his birthday and my boss took on-call for me all weekend which was a nice little break for me and a chance to unwind and relax.
  
  QOTW: My absolute favorite condiment is a particular BBQ sauce from Buffalo Wild Wings called Spicy Garlic.  I could drink that stuff right out of the bottle.
  
  Our Fur babies are good.  We have a black lab and a cat.  My cat has been very vocal lately since I won't take him outside because of the heat we have been having.  He just doesn't believe me when I tell him that he would rather stay in the air conditioning.  

  Me:33, DH:38 Married: 8/2/2014
  TTC #1 Since: April 2015
  Unexplained Infertility
  

  Cycle 1&2 : Clomid 50mg- BFN
  Cycle 3: Letrozole 2.5mg- BFN
  Cycle 4: Letrozole 5mg- BFN
  Cycle 5: HSG-normal
                Clomid 100mg+ Estrace- BFN
  Cycle 6: Letrozole 5mg+Trigger shot+IUI+Progestrone- BFN
  Cycle 7: Letrozole 5mg, Cyst found during follicle check
  Cycle 8: Birth control to treat left ovary cyst
  Cycle 9: Letrozole 7.5mg+Trigger shot+IUI+Progesterone- BFN
  Cycle 10: Letrozole 7.5mg, 2 Cysts found during follicle check
  Cycle 11: Clomid 100mg+Estradiol+Trigger shot+IUI+Progesterone- BFN
  Cycle 12: Clomid 100mg- BFN
  Cycle 13-16: Natural attempts while awaiting IVF 
  Cycle 14: IVF-BFN

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• AL_TwinCities member

  July 2016

  @GoldenKeys you can take me off of your list. I ran out of money in my HSA so I've stopped acupuncture and chinese herbs. Our RE appointment was a few weeks ago - my official dx is Premature Ovarian Aging or DOR. They recommended IVF, which we can't afford right now. We are going to save up for a few years and keep trying naturally in the meantime. Hopefully it won't be too late by the time we can afford IVF.
  
  I am going to stop participating here (as I'm sure you all have noticed I already have) because the weekly reminder of TTC is too hard. I've got to keep living my life - IF is a part of it, but can't be such a major part. Good luck to all of you, I really hope to see more names in the BFP hall of fame soon!
  
  QOTW: I don't use condiments much, so I guess ketchup? 
  
  My fur babies are the bestest. 2 cats and 2 cavalier king charles spaniels and all just a bundle of snuggly joy. 

  me 30; DH 35
  TTC since May 2014.
  Aug 2014 BFP, EDD April 22, 2015. Low progesterone, started suppositories. Loss at 5w6d.
  Nov 19, 2015 BFP at 13 dpo, EDD July 29, 2016. MMC discovered 12/29 (9+4). Natural miscarriage 1/16 (12+1).
  AMH results 0.42, 1.2; FSH 12.1, AFC 10, dx DOR. 
  RPL testing results normal. Nurse recommended progesterone suppositories in TWW.
  Clomid + trigger + TI cycle August 2016 - failed. Thin lining.
  Femara + trigger + TI cycle December 2016 - failed. Thin lining.
  Short LP (8 days).
  Acupuncture & Chinese herbs starting January 2017, lengthened LP to 10 days 
  
  Summer 2016 LFAF awards: 
  
  
  
  Winter 2016/2017 LFAF awards:
  
  

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• Ducks&Cats member

  July 2016

  I took a Walmart cheapie and ic last Saturday morning and bfn. Went back into the bathroom 20 minutes later and saw a faint line! Went out and bought two different brand of early tests and both BFPs! I never though I would see a second line. I am cautiously moving forward and feeling hopeful.
  
  Thank you to everyone for being so amazing and supportive. I will continue to lurk and pray for everyone to get their BFPs!  Thank you to everyone who asked about my sister, she is still in the hospital but is doing much better.
  
  XOXO

  TTC since May 2015 with domestic partner of 13 years. Me 33 OH 33.  No ovulation or natural menstruation. Normal SA.

  Diagnosed PCOS February 2016

  First cycle 50mg Clomid 5/3/16, O'd CD 19 BFN

  Second cycle 50mg Clomid 6/1/16 O'd CD 18 BFN
  Third cycle Clomid 6/29/16 O'd CD 16 BFP @11dpo!
  EDD April 3 and praying things work out!
  

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• BecauseLove member

  July 2016

  DPO 13 after IUI #2 with Femera and BFN on a cheapie...waiting out AF or maybe a lucky turn around after DPO 14. 
  
  Congrats Ducks&Cats!
  
  AL_TwinCities are you from MN Twin Cities? I am so sorry about the turn of events! I hope that you find a good IVF clinic to work with in the future and in the meantime get to enjoy life with out thinking about TTC some. Maybe you will have some surprise luck and get KU'd out of nowhere. Life is a fing adventure...so who knows what might happen. Best of luck to you! 
  
  hoffmanr7 Hopefully you will get lucky this cycle or next cycle with Clomid.  
  
  Just found out that my pet is going to need tooth surgery. So that is interesting...and totally out of the blue. Favorite Condiment...likely mustard...sweet and spicy. 

  Me: 37 DH: 32 TTGP Since 2014 INFERTILITY INFO (Medicated, IUI's, IVF/FET) IN SPOILER

  October 2014-April 2015: Without Medication or Doctor Guidance No Periods/No O BFN 
  Medicated April-December 2015: Clomid (didn't work) and so we tried Femera/Letrozole. Progesterone Met 1000 Not diagnosed PCOS but treating the same. Anovulatory. TI No US No O BFN 
  
  - TW - 
  IUI"S 
  January 2016-October 2016: Letrozole 2.5mg-7.5 mg, Pregyl or Ovideral Trigger Shot.
  9 cycles of IUI (7 Cancelled due to no mature follicles) (2 attempted IUI's with mature follicles)  
  
  IUI # 2 June 2016 and July 2016:  Met 1000, Estrogen (21 days), Progesterone (5 days) Femera 5m 6/28/16 Ultrasound CD14 = 25 follie. Pregnyl Trigger CD14 IUI 7/13 1stBeta (DPO 15): 7.6 (Surprise BFP...but Low #'s) 2ndBeta (DPO 17): 18 3rdBeta (DPO 19) 52.8 Progesterone Prescribed (spotting) 4thBeta (DPO 26) 6.9 Chemical Pregnancy BFN
  
  IVF and FET (diagnosed with PCOS) 204 pounds at start of IVF
  IVF # 1 October and November 2016: CCRM - Minneapolis 10/14 Consult and CD 3 testing, 10/14 started (OCP Antagonist - BCP) BCP, 10/21 1 day work up, Doxycycline 100mg 10 days, 10/24 stop bcp, Bloodwork US 10/29, 10/30-11/8 Stims 2 vials of Menopur, Dexamethasone, 225 of Gonal-F daily (dropped to 120). CCRM Vitamin Cocktail (like 20 of them), Monitoring (11/2, 11/4, 11/5, 11/6, 11/7, 11/8), Retrieval 11/10 (38 eggs, 30 mature, 16 fertilized ICSI), 11/16 8 Blasts 11/30 CCS testing results 3 Normal 5aa's (2 boys and 1 girl) 1 Unknown 4 Abnormal (All girls) 
  
  
  Fet #1 January 2017: CCRM - Minneapolis bcp/lupron/suppository/p4 in oil QOD AF 12/7, 12/8 start meds. 1/3 lining and blood work check 14/15 mm, BW check 1/6. 1/9 transfer with acupuncture 1 CCS/PGS Normal 5aa hatching Progesterone around 26ish? Lower estrogen level 207 (wanted above 300 but over 200 was acceptable), started 1 estrace, progesterone in oil every other day, vivelle dot patches 4 every other day, 3x estrodiol daily, vitamin cocktail. POAS: - 4dp5dt and 5dp5dt, 6dp5dt frer very very very faint line. 7dp5dt and 8dp5dt + on Accuclear. 8dp5dt pregnant on a clear blue easy digital. 214 pounds at FET
  1/18 #1 Beta 91.1
  1/20 #2 Beta 215.9
  2/3 6 week US 2 sacs? Twins? but only 1 heartbeat/pole good heartbeat Stopped taking baby asprin Added in DHEA Veg Vitamin (also got the report that they transferred a girl 5aa eggo) 
  2/10 7 week US 2 sacs (likely vanishing twin) only 1 heartbeat/pole etc good heartbeat 137
  2/24 9 week US 1 eggo sac good heart beat 182 1 very small fluid sac (shrinking) 
  2/24 9 week 2 days start weening. Graduated from RE (CCRM is now starting weening as soon as 8.5 weeks)
  3/7 10 Weeks 5 days  weened completely of FET meds A1C 5.3% (Normal)
  3/9 11 Weeks 1 day my progesterone level was 15 and my estrogen level was 881 (I freaked out!)
  3/16 12 Weeks 1 day baby heard on doppler 164 HB
  4/14 16 week 2 days Ultrasound baby is looking good with all good numbers sized 17 weeks. Also got to hear her on the doppler for a few mins too. 
  
  5/5 19 Weeks 2 days going in for "20" week anatomy ultrasound got measurements but need to come back as wasn't able to get all the measurements
  MEASUREMENTS BPD 4.6 cm 19 weeks 6 days* (78%) HC 17.0 cm 19 weeks 4 days* (70%) AC 14.5 cm 19 weeks 4 days* (69%) Femur 3.1 cm 19 weeks 6 days* (63%) Humerus 3.1 cm 20 weeks 2 days (84%) Cerebellum 2.0 cm 19 weeks 5 days
  CisternaMagna 6.2 mm Nuchal Fold 4.5 mm
  HC/AC 1.17 FL/AC 0.22 FL/BPD 0.68 EFW (Ac/Fl/Hc) 309 grams - 0 lbs 11 oz
  THE AVERAGE GESTATIONAL AGE is 19 weeks 5 days +/- 10 days.
  
  6/9 24 Weeks 2 days Glucose Test 1 hour (Failed) 190
  6/16 25 Weeks 2 days Ultrasound and 1st Baby Shower 
  6/20 25 Weeks 6 days Glucose Test 3 Hours (Failed) 95 (95), 183 (180), 213 (155), 198 (140) etc
  6/21 26 Weeks Recommended to a perintologist
  6/22 26 Weeks 1 day start monitoring blood sugar levels 
  6/30 27 Weeks 2 day A1 (blood sugar test ordered)
  
  7/5 28 Weeks Echo and 3d Ultrasound
  AMNIOTIC FLUID Q1: 2.6 Q2: 3.2 Q3: 4.8 Q4: 5.6 AFI Total = 16.3 cm Amniotic Fluid: Normal 
  MEASUREMENTS BPD 7.2 cm 28 weeks 5 days* (60%) HC 26.4 cm 28 weeks 4 days* (48%) AC 23.3 cm 27 weeks 4 days* (36%) Femur 5.2 cm 28 weeks 0 days* (36%) Humerus 4.8 cm 28 weeks 0 days (49%)
  HC/AC 1.13 FL/AC 0.23 FL/BPD 0.73 Ceph Index 0.77 EFW (Ac/Fl/Hc) 1142 grams - 2 lbs 8 oz (37%)
  THE AVERAGE GESTATIONAL AGE is 28 weeks 1 day +/- 14 days.
  
  7/10 28 Weeks 5 days Dietitian Appt and Lactatcian Consultant and A1 blood draw 5.4% (normal) 218.5 pounds
  7/20 30 Weeks GD consult. 6 Lantus at 7pm daily. Novolog 1 unit for every 15 gm carbohydrate if consumed more than 30 gm at brkfst or 60 gm at lunch or supper 215.6 pounds
  7/20 30 Weeks Transferred care to OB due to high risk. 216 pounds
  
  8/2 32 Weeks Ultrasound (not cooperative and still breech) and then weekly NST's
  MEASUREMENTS BPD 8.0 cm 32 weeks 2 days* (44%) HC 29.2 cm 31 weeks 6 days* (22%) AC 26.9 cm 31 weeks 0 days* (24%)  Femur 6.3 cm 32 weeks 2 days* (57%) Humerus 5.7 cm 32 weeks 6 days (71%)
  HC/AC 1.08 FL/AC 0.23 FL/BPD 0.78 Ceph Index 0.78 EFW (Ac/Fl/Hc) 1808 grams - 3 lbs 15 oz (29%)
  THE AVERAGE GESTATIONAL AGE is 31 weeks 6 days +/- 18 days.
  AMNIOTIC FLUID Q1: 3.4 Q2: 2.9 Q3: 2.9 Q4: 4.4 AFI Total = 13.6 cm Amniotic Fluid: Normal
  
  8/8 32w6d upped to 1:10 for dinner 
  8/11 Baby Shower
  8/13 Baby Shower
  8/16 34 weeks NST good reading Upped to 8 at bed for fasting and 1:7 for dinner 
  8/18 Dr Appt
  
  8/24 35 weeks 1 day (was suppose to be scheduled for 36 weeks) Weeks Ultrasound/GD Dr Appt/OB Appt 
  Frank Breech
  MEASUREMENTS BPD 8.9 cm 35 weeks 6 days* (67%) HC 31.7 cm 35 weeks 1 day * (35%) AC 30.2 cm 34 weeks 2 days* (33%) Femur 6.9 cm 34 weeks 6 days* (57%) Humerus 6.0 cm 34 weeks 6 days (64%)
  HC/AC 1.05 FL/AC 0.23 FL/BPD 0.78 Ceph Index 0.80 EFW (Ac/Fl/Hc) 2494 grams - 5 lbs 8 oz (39%)
  THE AVERAGE GESTATIONAL AGE is 35 weeks 1 day +/- 21 days.
  AMNIOTIC FLUID Q1: 3.3 Q2: 3.8 Q3: 2.4 Q4: 3.8 AFI Total = 13.4 cm Amniotic Fluid: Normal
  
  8/31 36 Weeks
  9/7 37 Weeks
  9/10 Water broke...I got it tested at the emergency room it it showed it was negative. More water breaking and didn't go to the dr.
  9/11 37 weeks 4 days Called the Dr and got retested for water breaking...
  10:30pmish Baby Girl Born via Emergency C Section (Frank Breech Baby) 6lbs 3oz  -
  9/13 Dropped to 5 pounds 10oz and had jaundice 
  9/13 38 weeks
  
  9/22 39 Weeks 2 days C Section Scheduled for 10am (arrive at 8am) Equinox/Solstice
  EDD 9/27

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• AL_TwinCities member

  July 2016

  @BecauseLove I'm sorry for your BFN I am in the Twin Cities in Minnesota - I work in Minneapolis and live in St Paul. We are happy with our clinic, and they have the best success rates in the state, so when we can afford to do IVF, I know we'll be in good hands. And you're right - a miracle BFP is still possible. We have managed to get KU twice in the 2+ years we've been TTC, though we lost both to miscarriage. Trying to think positive for the future.
  
  Best of luck to you!

  me 30; DH 35
  TTC since May 2014.
  Aug 2014 BFP, EDD April 22, 2015. Low progesterone, started suppositories. Loss at 5w6d.
  Nov 19, 2015 BFP at 13 dpo, EDD July 29, 2016. MMC discovered 12/29 (9+4). Natural miscarriage 1/16 (12+1).
  AMH results 0.42, 1.2; FSH 12.1, AFC 10, dx DOR. 
  RPL testing results normal. Nurse recommended progesterone suppositories in TWW.
  Clomid + trigger + TI cycle August 2016 - failed. Thin lining.
  Femara + trigger + TI cycle December 2016 - failed. Thin lining.
  Short LP (8 days).
  Acupuncture & Chinese herbs starting January 2017, lengthened LP to 10 days 
  
  Summer 2016 LFAF awards: 
  
  
  
  Winter 2016/2017 LFAF awards:
  
  

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• wifeinraleigh28 member

  July 2016 edited July 2016

  IVF is in full swing over here!  Day 9 of stims for me today and I'm getting really crampy/bloated/uncomfortable.  At my ultrasound yesterday my RE told me he thinks we'll get more than 20 eggs at my retrieval, which he thinks will be on Friday.  I go back in tomorrow morning to see if I'm ready to trigger.
  
  @AL_TwinCities I'm so sorry that you need to take a break like this.  Here's hoping you get a BFP while you wait!
  
  @Ducks&Cats Congrats!
  
  My little pups are doing well!  One of them is cuddling with me in the lazy boy right now.  All I want to do when I feel like this is be in this lazy boy with this little girl!
  
  
  

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  ***BFP & Child Warning***
  
  Me: 34, DH: 38 ~ TTC since 2014
  IUI #1-3 (Nov 2015, Feb 2016, May 2016) = BFNs
  IVF ER (July 2016) = 7 PGS normal embryos
  FET #1 (Sept 2016) = BFP! DD born 5/30/17
  FET #2 (April 2019) = BFN
  FET #3 (July 2019) = BFP! DS born 3/27/20

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• ReesaAnne16 member

  July 2016

  AL_TwinCities I've always been rooting for you and I'm sad to see you go  It makes sense that you need to step away for a bit, we will miss you  I hope you are able to find some new exciting adventure in the meantime to keep you busy
  
  Ducks&Cats YAY!!!! I'm so excited that your treatment finally worked! 
  
  wifeinraleigh28 Good luck at your retrieval! 
  
  
  AF arrived last week so now I'm on CD6 now... last cycle before we start IUIs. I can't believe we're starting our 16th cycle of TTGP  
  I had a pretty bad meltdown last night, I must have held it in after AF arrived instead of crying it out then. I guess our IF diagnosis is starting to sink in, and I was reflecting on how crazy unfair it is that so many women never go through this or even understand the pain this causes. I just feel like everyone around me is going on with there life, and I'm stuck here.
  
  Anyway, I'll be ok, just had to let go of some pent up disappointment 
  
  Condiment? probably Mayo, specifically Hellman's mayo with olive oil.. the best!
  
  Our pup is doing well and everyday I come home from work (I'm a vet) I'm thankful for his good health. I hope he lives forever
  
  

  Me 34 DH 36 Married since July 2010 
  MFI (High DNA Fragmentation) & Mild endometriosis
  

  TTC #1 since June 2015 
  Aug 2016 - May 2017  6 IUI's with letrozole - BFN
  April 2017 - laparoscopy to remove mild endo
  June 2017 - Mini IVF letrozole 12.5mg, Gonal-F 75IU - Cancelled early ovulation, no eggs retrieved. 
  Aug/Sept 2017 - Mini IVF letrozole 12.5mg, Gonal-F 75IU, cetrotide - 13 eggs retrieved, 11 mature
  5 eggs ICSI'd 6 eggs frozen - 1 day 5 blast transfered, 2 expanded blast frozen - BFP!
  May 2018 - Baby girl born - Our Joy
  
  TTC #2 since July 2019
  July 2019 - FET - BFN
  Jan 2020 - FET - canceled due to family health issues
  Mar 2020 - FET - low beta - chemical pregnancy
  July 2020 - ICSI'd remaining 6 eggs - 3 fertilized - 2 survived to early blast stage, transfered both - Chemical Pregnancy
  

  
  

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• Mythril member

  July 2016

  It's CD 18 and I may have had a positive OPK yesterday, but there were some unsual circumstances. Today's is definitely negative, though. And I'm just not sure. All the signs are different than usual and I'm just like... tired of my hopes being up. Tired of everything. TIRED. *naps*
  
  QOTW: Yum Yum sauce!  
  
  Bonus question: Well... my six cats are all great. They're being cuddly and for the most part being good.

  Husband & I married May 26th, 2012

  Me 28 Him 28

  TTC #1 since January 1st 2016

  Anovulatory with PCOS
  Clomid 50;100;150;200: No O
  TSH 3.75 Put on 50mg levothyroxine
  1500 MG Metformin
  7.5 MG Letrozole: No Follicles
  9 MG Letrozole: 21mm Follicle no pregnancy
  4 cycles at 9 MG Letrozole, No pregnancy

                                                                                                      

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• Mrs.RedHead member

  July 2016 edited July 2016

  @Ducks&Cats - I am so excited for you! Big congrats and prayers that mama and baby are both very healthy for a long time to come! 
  
  @hoffmanr7 - I hope your test come back with the news you are hoping for. I know the wait is the worst part! 
  
  I'm CD8 and on my 4th day of Clomid in my second Clomid cycle. The covert camping BD was not enough last cycle. So we are doubling our efforts this month and hoping for the best. We also made our first deposit yesterday in an account we set up for RE/IUI/IVF. It made us feel a little more in control and that is nice. 
  
  QOTW: We have two orange tabbies, Simon and Marvin. They are the biggest lovers and we adore them!

  
  

  
  Together 9 Years, Married 3 Years
  DH (33)  Me (29)
  TTC 1.5 Years
  
  We know that suffering produces endurance; endurance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us. 
  -Romans 5: 3-4
  

  
  

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• BWhitta member

  July 2016

  CD1 over here knew it was coming, but that BFN yesterday was rough.  Hubby is out of town and I'm really struggling with my emotions this time.  Scheduled for an ultrasound tomorrow morning to make sure I don't have any cysts that are too large to start Letrazole so any prayers about that would be so appreciated!!!!!  Also getting hubby's semen analysis results tomorrow, which I'm nervous about (no reason to think there's a problem there since I have PCOS but it's just one more thing!)
  
  My favorite condiment these days is avocado lime ranch dressing from Chik-fil-A and my pup, Atticus is good, she's good for snuggles when I'm sad!!!!!!!!!!!
  
  

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  Married for 5 years, TTC for 3 years

  PCOS, Low AMH, Endo, Uterine Fibroids, Low Estrogen...
  and a Partridge in a Pear Tree. 
  3 Losses, 8/16 11/16 and 6/2017 

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• Worldtravler0522 member

  July 2016

  Thanks @GoldenKeys
  
  @Ducks&Cats congrats!
  
  I'm a sad panda and on CD 1 I think.  I started bleeding today but from everything I've read it's not necessarily my period. I've made peace with the fact that we had a chemical pregnancy and that cycle failed but I'm just so sad because I have no clue what's next.  I'm very thankful I have 11 frozen embryos to fall back on but sad my first one didn't stick.  I go Friday for a blood draw to make sure my HCG is back to zero and then we hopefully know our next steps.   Thanks again for all the words of encouragement, it's been a rough week.  
  
  QOTW- I'm a ketchup girl. 
  
  My two kitties are doing well and have been very helpful for my mental health.  

  
  

  Me 36 DH 34 - Married May 2010
  DX: PCOS/Unexplained Infertility/MTHFR Mutation
  TTC since December 2014
  Fresh Transfer: Gonal, Menopur, Cetrotide. ~ Chemical Pregnancy  
  FET #1: 1st Beta- 3,792~ 2nd Beta- 4,227~ BFP ~ Miscarriage at 8 weeks  
  FET #2: 1st Beta 207~2nd Beta 235~ BFP~ Miscarriage at 6 weeks
  FET #3: 1st Beta 18~ 2nd Beta 44~BFP~ Miscarriage 5 weeks
  FET #4: 1st Beta 50~ 2nd Beta 97.7~ Miscarriage 6 weeks 5 days
  FET#5: 1st Beta 29~ 2nd Beta 109~ 3rd Beta 227~ 4th Beta 661~ Miscarriage 5 weeks 3 days 
  Miracle Natural BFP Estimated Due Date June 2019~ God is good 
  2 snow babies 

  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• MandyBeeSLP member

  July 2016

  @Ducks&Cats Yay! Congratulations. So excited for you. 
  
  I just got done with AF and am on CD 5. My first appointment is August 9th. Since it is with my PCP and will be in the middle of my cycle I have no idea what to expect. Although I'm going to keep trying naturally for this cycle it definitely feels like a lost cause and I wish I could have had my appt. sooner. 
  
  QOTW: Is sour cream a condiment? I love sour cream. If not I would say probably mustard. On a ham sandwich I love the spicy brown kind. 
  
  I love my two cats Phoenix and Yeti. They are great, I can't imagine my life without them. Neither of them are cuddlers, but they are both sweet in their own ways. 
  

  Me: 36, DH: 40

  Married: July 22, 2008
  Fur babies: Yeti (cat) 
  
  #1 Boy E 9/30/17 
  #2 Girl A 7/27/2020
  #3 ?? ? est. 1/5/2025 

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• starlitfae member

  July 2016

  Hi everyone!  Just started BCP for my frozen cycle.  I am trying to hard not to be too optimistic, but this is our first real chance of getting pregnant in 5 years.  It is kind of exciting, but at the same time I feel like I am just setting myself up for disappointment.  Other people have babies, but not me.  You know what I mean?
  
  Also, where are my crocheters?  I seem to remember several.  I am working on my first c2c afghan, which is a Doctor Who theme.

  
  

  @AL_TwinCities *hugs*

  @Ducks&Cats congrats!

  @wifeinraleigh28 - wow that is a huge number of eggs!  Hopefully you end up with a lot of good embryos.

  @Mythril - been there, big time.  *hugs*

  @Mrs.RedHead - yay for savings!  I wish I had set some aside for all of this, the loans I have taken out are brutal.

  @BWhitta - fx for your test results!

  @Worldtraveler0522 Sorry to hear. 

  
  

  QOTW Part 1 - Ranch.  I am a huge ranch fan.

  QOTW Part 2 - I have a Rhodesian Ridgeback dog who thought he was a fire truck the other day  (A fire truck went by with the siren on, and he howled to imitate it.  First time he has ever howled) and a cat that is always hungry lol.  Unfortunately, we had to put to sleep our 15 year old mini dachshund a few weeks ago, and I miss her a whole lot. 

  TTC since 2011

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• wifeinraleigh28 member

  July 2016

  @ReesaAnne16 I'm sorry you are having such a rough time.  I've been there so many times.  It really isn't fair that so many people have it so easy and we have to go through all of this.  I had a bit of a meltdown after we paid for IVF because I just kept thinking about how we have to pay $16k when most people can get pregnant for free.  Sending you hugs!
  
  I went back to the RE today and I am officially ready to trigger tonight, with egg retrieval scheduled for 8:45 am on Friday!  The nurse stopped counting after 17 mature follicles.  I'm so uncomfortable so I'm feeling quite ready to get these little buggers out!

  ***BFP & Child Warning***
  
  Me: 34, DH: 38 ~ TTC since 2014
  IUI #1-3 (Nov 2015, Feb 2016, May 2016) = BFNs
  IVF ER (July 2016) = 7 PGS normal embryos
  FET #1 (Sept 2016) = BFP! DD born 5/30/17
  FET #2 (April 2019) = BFN
  FET #3 (July 2019) = BFP! DS born 3/27/20

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• hoffmanr7 member

  July 2016

  @Ducks&Cats- Congrats on your BFP!
  @wifeinraleigh28 GL with your retrieval Friday. Fx it goes well!
  @BWhitta Hope your ultrasound and semen results all go well!

  Me:33, DH:38 Married: 8/2/2014
  TTC #1 Since: April 2015
  Unexplained Infertility
  

  Cycle 1&2 : Clomid 50mg- BFN
  Cycle 3: Letrozole 2.5mg- BFN
  Cycle 4: Letrozole 5mg- BFN
  Cycle 5: HSG-normal
                Clomid 100mg+ Estrace- BFN
  Cycle 6: Letrozole 5mg+Trigger shot+IUI+Progestrone- BFN
  Cycle 7: Letrozole 5mg, Cyst found during follicle check
  Cycle 8: Birth control to treat left ovary cyst
  Cycle 9: Letrozole 7.5mg+Trigger shot+IUI+Progesterone- BFN
  Cycle 10: Letrozole 7.5mg, 2 Cysts found during follicle check
  Cycle 11: Clomid 100mg+Estradiol+Trigger shot+IUI+Progesterone- BFN
  Cycle 12: Clomid 100mg- BFN
  Cycle 13-16: Natural attempts while awaiting IVF 
  Cycle 14: IVF-BFN

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• mrswifeytoad member

  July 2016

  Hi! First check in here. We've been ntnp for a little under a year, but have been trying intentionally for about 6 months. I am 25 and dh is 31. 
  I have pcos. I don't have cycles on my own. I am currently on my provera induced period. I take metformin 1000 twice daily. I'm on prenatal and coq10 as well. I go in for cd21 labs to check for ovulation (on cd 20 since 21 is a sunday) this month. She's also going to check ovarian function and reserve at that time. Right now I'm just seeing an obgyn. If labs come back that I'm not ovulating (which is what opks and no periods tell me) then she will start me on clomid. 
  
  Qotw 1: Cane's sauce (canes is a chicken place we have in louisiana.)
  
  Qotw 2: dh and I just moved to campus for seminary grad school and we aren't allowed pets. So I cry everyday missing our two dogs-skunky a yorkie and stella a toy Manchester terrier. Skunk is in Kansas with dh's mom. And stella is in Kansas with dh's sister. 13 hours from me. Really, it sucks. 
  I told dh last week that it hurts so bad because stella was my child. And now, not only am I unable to get pregnant I also do have my stella girl. It hurts so badly. 

  
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  me: 28 dh: 34
  married since October 2015-started trying immediately
  dx: PCOS, anovulatory
  rx: provera metformin progesterone
  *TW*
  BFP August 2016- early mc- Enoch Matthis
  1 clomid cycle (March 2017)
  BFP March 2017  ~  EDD December 13, 2017
  di/di TWINS!!!!! vanishing twin- Hannah Jordan
  DS-Nov 23, 2017- emergency induction-- Pre-eclampsia
  *End TW*
  BFP Sept.2019

  
  
  

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• starlitfae member

  July 2016

  And now feeling down again.  By my figuring, I am owed a refund of $2050 from the hospital because I did not have embryos last cycle, so there was nothing to biopsy and nothing to send off for testing.  When I asked about it, I was told not only am I owed a refund, I owe them $350 for the frozen transfer I am doing in September.  So I called and asked, and according to them, the free embryo transfer I was supposed to have was only good for the next cycle, which is when I did the second retrieval. So I did get that money back, but it is all going for the frozen cycle.

  
  

  THEN I was told that I owed $300 out of that $2050, so the rest was a credit on my account.  Why the heck is it a credit?  Even if I do pay that $300 (which I don't agree with, because I was told that since I was canceling due to doctor recommendation, the frozen transfer would be no cost.  Nothing about it had to be the next cycle), I want the rest of that money back.  I need it to pay to go up there, and this whole "you have a credit of this, and you owe that" is so confusing.

  TTC since 2011

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• hoffmanr7 member

  July 2016 edited July 2016

  Got the rest of our test results today. All of our labs checked out. As previously mentioned, DH semen was great, my thyroid level was good. The rest of my blood work was normal and egg quality and quantity all checked out in the good/normal range. I'm having some mixed emotions about it all. I'm obviously glad that everything checks out so far but it still leaves me wondering why the heck we haven't been able to get pregnant yet. *sigh* 
  
  @GoldenKeys could you please up date my info? Dx:unexplained, Rx: Clomid

  Me:33, DH:38 Married: 8/2/2014
  TTC #1 Since: April 2015
  Unexplained Infertility
  

  Cycle 1&2 : Clomid 50mg- BFN
  Cycle 3: Letrozole 2.5mg- BFN
  Cycle 4: Letrozole 5mg- BFN
  Cycle 5: HSG-normal
                Clomid 100mg+ Estrace- BFN
  Cycle 6: Letrozole 5mg+Trigger shot+IUI+Progestrone- BFN
  Cycle 7: Letrozole 5mg, Cyst found during follicle check
  Cycle 8: Birth control to treat left ovary cyst
  Cycle 9: Letrozole 7.5mg+Trigger shot+IUI+Progesterone- BFN
  Cycle 10: Letrozole 7.5mg, 2 Cysts found during follicle check
  Cycle 11: Clomid 100mg+Estradiol+Trigger shot+IUI+Progesterone- BFN
  Cycle 12: Clomid 100mg- BFN
  Cycle 13-16: Natural attempts while awaiting IVF 
  Cycle 14: IVF-BFN

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• lablover78 member

  July 2016

  Hi girls, it was so nice catching up and seeing those BFPs. I needed a break- due to an emotional break over this IF emptiness. I started with my new RE who has done tons of labs. @ReesaAnne16 I think it was you asking what he would do to search  for inflammation- he's tested my histamine level, thyroid, cortisol and many others - I am happy to send you a list if you're interested (I see you're a vet so obviously familiar with reading labs!). The 23&Me test comes with a way to extract the raw data and I have an appointment to go over this with someone in his office tomorrow. 
  
  I love ice all things condiments - I agree with sour cream and any aioli. 
  
  I would be be lost without my 11 yr old lab Gus and my 9 yr old pitbull Felon (ughhhhh we adopted him at age 5 from my husband's ex-fiancé & always have to explain that I didn't name him

  TTC since May 2013

  Mild PCOS, Compound Heterozygous MTHFR
  No Folic acid/pharmaceuticals/supplements (too many to list- private message me if interested), IVIL infusion
  

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• ReesaAnne16 member

  July 2016

  @lablover78  I didn't know testing for histamine level was a thing! I would definitely be interested in what all your doctor tested for; I have a positive ANA titer that my rheumatologist swears is not contributing to our IF but it makes me wonder if I have other inflammatory factors. 

  Me 34 DH 36 Married since July 2010 
  MFI (High DNA Fragmentation) & Mild endometriosis
  

  TTC #1 since June 2015 
  Aug 2016 - May 2017  6 IUI's with letrozole - BFN
  April 2017 - laparoscopy to remove mild endo
  June 2017 - Mini IVF letrozole 12.5mg, Gonal-F 75IU - Cancelled early ovulation, no eggs retrieved. 
  Aug/Sept 2017 - Mini IVF letrozole 12.5mg, Gonal-F 75IU, cetrotide - 13 eggs retrieved, 11 mature
  5 eggs ICSI'd 6 eggs frozen - 1 day 5 blast transfered, 2 expanded blast frozen - BFP!
  May 2018 - Baby girl born - Our Joy
  
  TTC #2 since July 2019
  July 2019 - FET - BFN
  Jan 2020 - FET - canceled due to family health issues
  Mar 2020 - FET - low beta - chemical pregnancy
  July 2020 - ICSI'd remaining 6 eggs - 3 fertilized - 2 survived to early blast stage, transfered both - Chemical Pregnancy
  

  
  

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• lablover78 member

  July 2016

  @ReesaAnne16 I'll check my file tomorrow at work at let you know. From what I've heard this dr has done a lot of his own research so who knows if he's onto something or on a wild goose chase. 

  TTC since May 2013

  Mild PCOS, Compound Heterozygous MTHFR
  No Folic acid/pharmaceuticals/supplements (too many to list- private message me if interested), IVIL infusion
  

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• harleyquinn0621 member

  July 2016

  @ducks&cats that is so exciting.. congrats!
  
  i'm still out this cycle.. just waiting for AF so i can start the new testing... she should arrive Aug 5- Aug7... somewhere in there..i've been spending time relaxing and having drinks and planning my next vaca in November... it's nice knowing AF is coming and not having to worry about testing or anything else

  Me: 36 years old   DH: 42 years old

  Married: 05.2012  
  TW:

  TTC #1 Since April 2016
  HSG/FSH/AMH/E2/SA all normal DX: unexplained IF
  spontaneous BFP 01/01/2017-  Alexander was born sleeping 04/13/2017 at 19w1d  ic/chorio
  September 2017 HSG #2 & Gonal-F/Femara/Ovidrel/IUI #1 = ep (Salpingectomy of left fallopian tube)
  spontaneous BFP 01/02/2018  EDD Aug 30th  It's a GIRL!
  Cerclage placed on 03/02  Cerclage removal 08/02

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• halfanewt member

  July 2016 edited July 2016

  Congrats @Ducks&Cats! 
  Hugs to anyone who needs one
  
  Took a break (from posting!) while on vacation. Had a major meltdown when AF showed up early. Another short luteal phase that my RE doesn't seem concerned with (8-10 days without meds, 11 days with trigger shot). 
  
  Feeling frustrated that I apparently have to diagnose myself. Asked about going on progesterone (which my OB prescribed initially, but had me taking too early - before ovulation/temp rise - long story) since LP seems on the short end and we're already shelling out all the $$ for IUIs. RE said sure. Sure, seriously? Come on, medical professionals! 
  
  12 day US later today. This will hopefully be our 3rd IUI cycle (4th medicated) and if it doesn't work we're taking a break from doc intervention while we save up, see if we can regulate naturally, and look for a new RE.
  
  Feeling frustrated and wondering about next steps. Ugh. FX for this cycle, I guess....
  
  ETA: answer to the question! 
  Not a huge condiment person, but I do love my balsamic vinegar. 
  Fur babies are great! Two cats + my sisters cat which has been here for the summer. My husband says we've reached "catical mass" where one more wont be noticed. It's my new favorite phrase

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• jennh75b member

  July 2016

  @mrswifeytoad - I remember Cane's sauce!  I lived in LA for several years about 15 years ago and used to love getting their chicken.
  
  I've been absent due to busy-ness and a much needed vacation...right smack dab in the middle of FW.  This is our second cycle on Clomid.  While I was considering talking to H during vacation about further options (IUI/IVF) because he has yet to voice a real opinion about either, I decided to be focused solely on BD and relaxation and being extremely optimistic, and didn't want to get into any deep emotional discussion during my FW.  We've had some emotional times in the last cycle and I had a failed attempt to talk about our options just prior to vacation, so I decided it was best to just table it for this cycle and just stay optimistic.  BD came easy this time, no pressure, no nothing...H took control of it and it was nice to let it come natural.  Now if we could just schedule a vacation every FW, that would be nice.
  
  My favorite condiment would be balsamic glaze - I put that on anything and everything, especially chicken, fish, veggies, and anything that I may have ruined during cooking experiments.
  
  I have a 10 month old schnauzer terrier mix named Cami who just had her first time being boarded...she did very well and made lots of friends.  She is still exhausted from all of the activity while she was at the boarders so it's been nice to not deal with her usual puppy craziness.  Our 14 year old cat, Ally, is doing well and probably gorged herself on food while we were gone (H's mom came over and fed her each day).  She's back to staying low key/avoiding the puppy.
  
  Congrats to @Ducks&Cats !!!!
  
  
  
  
  

  Me: 41
  Husband: 40
  TTC#1 since 9/2014
  Unexplained Infertility - Trying naturally

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• ReesaAnne16 member

  July 2016 edited July 2016

  @jennh75b  Aww, our dog is a schnauzer terrier mix too, I just changed my avatar to his picture. 
  Good luck this cycle, a low stress FW is always a good thing

  Me 34 DH 36 Married since July 2010 
  MFI (High DNA Fragmentation) & Mild endometriosis
  

  TTC #1 since June 2015 
  Aug 2016 - May 2017  6 IUI's with letrozole - BFN
  April 2017 - laparoscopy to remove mild endo
  June 2017 - Mini IVF letrozole 12.5mg, Gonal-F 75IU - Cancelled early ovulation, no eggs retrieved. 
  Aug/Sept 2017 - Mini IVF letrozole 12.5mg, Gonal-F 75IU, cetrotide - 13 eggs retrieved, 11 mature
  5 eggs ICSI'd 6 eggs frozen - 1 day 5 blast transfered, 2 expanded blast frozen - BFP!
  May 2018 - Baby girl born - Our Joy
  
  TTC #2 since July 2019
  July 2019 - FET - BFN
  Jan 2020 - FET - canceled due to family health issues
  Mar 2020 - FET - low beta - chemical pregnancy
  July 2020 - ICSI'd remaining 6 eggs - 3 fertilized - 2 survived to early blast stage, transfered both - Chemical Pregnancy
  

  
  

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• mrswifeytoad member

  July 2016

  @jennh75b yeah! Love canes!! I was sad when I moved to the mid west for 2 years and was without it! 

  
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  me: 28 dh: 34
  married since October 2015-started trying immediately
  dx: PCOS, anovulatory
  rx: provera metformin progesterone
  *TW*
  BFP August 2016- early mc- Enoch Matthis
  1 clomid cycle (March 2017)
  BFP March 2017  ~  EDD December 13, 2017
  di/di TWINS!!!!! vanishing twin- Hannah Jordan
  DS-Nov 23, 2017- emergency induction-- Pre-eclampsia
  *End TW*
  BFP Sept.2019

  
  
  

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• jennh75b member

  July 2016

  @ReesaAnne16 - thanks so much!  Your dog is a cutie!  Mine is also in my avatar.  I'm in PA, but she was actually a rescue from Mississippi after flooding last year.  She had a sister the same color of yours.

  Me: 41
  Husband: 40
  TTC#1 since 9/2014
  Unexplained Infertility - Trying naturally

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• Samanthaarielxo member

  July 2016

  CD15. So far my opk is just showing a test line half as dark as the control so I'm getting rather annoyed. We also had a death in FI family so I have been stressing out and running ragged and not a whole lot of baby making activities have been going on. 
  
  Qotw: honey mustard 
  
  my cats are doing good. We have 3. My girls Raven and Ryleah and my baby boy Dean Winchester. Dean has radial hypoplasia and is not very happy with us right now because he can't go out on the balcony anymore when I go out there with my coffee. If you don't know if his condition it looks like his one leg is broken, we got tired of getting calls from the apartment manager about people thinking we are abusing him and I actually had to get a copy of his X-rays to prove we weren't hurting him and he is just naturally like that. But now because he can't go outside he's mean to my girls who can so now I keep every one inside and the fighting doesn't stop. 

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• clt2pwm11 member

  August 2016

  Finished taking femara Friday and they brought me in to do a midcycle ultrasound. Unfortunately, the follicle wasn't big enough, so they want me to come back Friday for,another mid cycle. If the follicle is big enough Then we will trigger and do iui. If it isn't big enough, the RE wants me to immediately starts another cycle of femara and treat it as if it were cycle day two again. We had to cancel the last round because we were on vacay, so if all goes well in follow land, this would be our first iui. My fingers are crossed we are able to try this month. 

  DX PCOS + mild male factor

  TTC since Dec. 2015

  Current Treatment: Metformin, Provera, Letrozole, Trigger, IUI
  Past Treatment: Clomid + Metformin x 3 BFN
  Letrozole 5 mg + Trigger shot + IUI = BFP!
  Beta confirmed 8/22
  EDD 5/1/17
  

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• PoeMasque member

  August 2016

  @Ducks&Cats congrats!! Woot! 
  
  Feel like i posted and ghosted, but we went on vacation and had some snags in our home renovation that seems like it will never end  
  
  i love reading this board, it reminds me of how amazing and complicated our bodies are and how resilient our minds and spirits can be. 
  
  I had a surprise positive OPK on CD12 (2-3 days earlier than predicted), which meant my work schedule was a bit of a roadblock to good BD this month, but then we went on vacation and being in the woods melted away any of that "did we miss our window" stress. 
  
  Its now CD20/7DPO and I'm (sadly) dreading my good friend's baby shower this weekend. Hoping I can put my TTC pain aside and celebrate/be happy for her. I hate that this is how I feel, but I also need to allow myself to feel upset about it too. 
  
  Yumm sauce!! It's SO good. Mmmmmm. 
  
  we have a huge Russian blue cat named Bear who thinks he's a small person and a tiny tortie shell named Beebs who is all aloof cat. They are loving the hot summer so far  

  Me: 39 SO: 36
  
  

  Dx: low progesterone, possible DOR - officially "unexplained"
  
  TTC#1 since November 2015
  9/16/2016 IUI#1 - BFN
  10/12/2016 IUI#2 - BFN
  1/21/2017 Clomid/IUI#3 - BFN
  March 2017 IVF: BFP! (beta#1 191, beta#2 378!) - it's a boy! DS born 12/6/2017
  
  TTC #2 since July 2018
  May 2019 IVF #2: BFP! (beta#1 346, beta#2 646) - vanishing twin at 8 weeks. Baby B still going strong - due 2/8/20!
  

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• ReesaAnne16 member

  August 2016

  PoeMasque said:

  .... it reminds me of how amazing and complicated our bodies are and how resilient our minds and spirits can be....
  

  I love this, so true!

  Me 34 DH 36 Married since July 2010 
  MFI (High DNA Fragmentation) & Mild endometriosis
  

  TTC #1 since June 2015 
  Aug 2016 - May 2017  6 IUI's with letrozole - BFN
  April 2017 - laparoscopy to remove mild endo
  June 2017 - Mini IVF letrozole 12.5mg, Gonal-F 75IU - Cancelled early ovulation, no eggs retrieved. 
  Aug/Sept 2017 - Mini IVF letrozole 12.5mg, Gonal-F 75IU, cetrotide - 13 eggs retrieved, 11 mature
  5 eggs ICSI'd 6 eggs frozen - 1 day 5 blast transfered, 2 expanded blast frozen - BFP!
  May 2018 - Baby girl born - Our Joy
  
  TTC #2 since July 2019
  July 2019 - FET - BFN
  Jan 2020 - FET - canceled due to family health issues
  Mar 2020 - FET - low beta - chemical pregnancy
  July 2020 - ICSI'd remaining 6 eggs - 3 fertilized - 2 survived to early blast stage, transfered both - Chemical Pregnancy
  

  
  

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• Mrs.RedHead member

  August 2016

  @PoeMasque - Thinking about you and hoping the shower isn't too painful. They really are so difficult. 

  
  

  
  Together 9 Years, Married 3 Years
  DH (33)  Me (29)
  TTC 1.5 Years
  
  We know that suffering produces endurance; endurance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us. 
  -Romans 5: 3-4
  

  
  

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• PoeMasque member

  August 2016

  Thanks @Mrs.RedHead it was actually pretty horrible when I showed up. FIVE of the ten people there were pregnant. Five. I almost faked a stomach bug so I could leave, but I stuck it out and rewarded myself with a cupcake and a beer when I got home I do wish my friend would have warned me at least. 

  Me: 39 SO: 36
  
  

  Dx: low progesterone, possible DOR - officially "unexplained"
  
  TTC#1 since November 2015
  9/16/2016 IUI#1 - BFN
  10/12/2016 IUI#2 - BFN
  1/21/2017 Clomid/IUI#3 - BFN
  March 2017 IVF: BFP! (beta#1 191, beta#2 378!) - it's a boy! DS born 12/6/2017
  
  TTC #2 since July 2018
  May 2019 IVF #2: BFP! (beta#1 346, beta#2 646) - vanishing twin at 8 weeks. Baby B still going strong - due 2/8/20!
  

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• clt2pwm11 member

  August 2016

  @PoeMasque bless you! That must have been terrible. You deserve all the beer and cupcakes!

  DX PCOS + mild male factor

  TTC since Dec. 2015

  Current Treatment: Metformin, Provera, Letrozole, Trigger, IUI
  Past Treatment: Clomid + Metformin x 3 BFN
  Letrozole 5 mg + Trigger shot + IUI = BFP!
  Beta confirmed 8/22
  EDD 5/1/17
  

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• Mrs.RedHead member

  August 2016

  Agree! When I see my pregnant friends being all happy and pregnant, I'm like "well, at least I get this beer!"

  
  

  
  Together 9 Years, Married 3 Years
  DH (33)  Me (29)
  TTC 1.5 Years
  
  We know that suffering produces endurance; endurance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us. 
  -Romans 5: 3-4
  

  
  

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