@Rachnan Yes, my insurance covers ultrasounds at Kaiser, but my RE isn't affiliated with Kaiser. When we first started trying I tried to go through Kaiser, but they don't do any infertility coverage, so I got referrals to outside clinics, which is where I've been going for the last two years. Nothing with them is covered. Kaiser isn't like a typical insurance where you pick a place that accepts it. You go to a Kaiser hospital only (unless it's a 911 ambulance trip).
About us: Me - 28, Lean PCOS DH - 31 Married June 2010, TTC since March 2014 Blog: ourbinarystar.com
FET cycle #3 Transfer July 28th 2016, Triplets born healthy on February 26th 2017 at 33w1d!
Hey all. I saw a psychiatrist this week and started a new medication for my depression. It's actually a B9 supplement which I like because it should have fewer side effects than a traditional medication. I've been on it for two days, and I'm starting to feel better. I also had my 2nd to last ultrasound with RE and baby is doing well. He's growing well, moving around, and had a strong heart beat. Next week is my last appointment. I don't know what I'm going to do. edited for spelling
******* Married Jan. 2014 Me:36 DH: 39 TTC since August 2014, Mild PCOS + uterine fibroids Myomectomy June 2015- 18 fibroids removed IVF #1, May 2016 = 32 eggs retrieved, 12 fertilized, 7 frozen, 3 PGS normal FET#2, July 2016 = one embryo transferred TRIGGER BFP! Beta = 617 Due date = 4/9/17 Delivery date = 3/20/17
has anyone been kept on progesterone past 10 weeks? I was released by my RE today, but they didn't like my progesterone levels and want me to stay on 2 crinone a day for another week and then retest. I'm so frustrated! It runs almost $400/week and is gross...
**Warning - Child Mentioned**
Me: 33, DH: 39 Unexplained Infertility
4 IUIs (chlomid) in 2013 which resulted in DS born in April 2014
TTC #2 since August 2015
5 rounds of IUIs (1 chlomid: resistent, 1 femara, 3 gonal f) = all BFN
ER March 9: 26 eggs retrieved, 19 mature and 17 fertilized, 8 made it to genetic testing, 4 normal!
@rachnan I stopped pio at 9 weeks but am on crinone till week 12. Any chance you're in NJ? My sister has a box she doesn't need any more and I'm going to have a few leftover as well.
@ale9687 I appreciate the offer, but I'm across the country!! I have a whole bunch of leftover minivelle patches that I don't know what to do with too!
**Warning - Child Mentioned**
Me: 33, DH: 39 Unexplained Infertility
4 IUIs (chlomid) in 2013 which resulted in DS born in April 2014
TTC #2 since August 2015
5 rounds of IUIs (1 chlomid: resistent, 1 femara, 3 gonal f) = all BFN
ER March 9: 26 eggs retrieved, 19 mature and 17 fertilized, 8 made it to genetic testing, 4 normal!
@rachnan During my first pregnancy, I was on PIO until 10 weeks and then crinone until 12. I agree - crinone is so gross! But I think that your doc's recommendation is pretty normal. This time around, I am on PIO until 9 weeks and suppositories until 12.
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TTC #1 since March 2011
Dx = Unexplained IF 1 medicated TI cycle & 4 clomid IUIs = all BFNs
June 2013 IVF #1 = 6 frosties + BFP! DS1 born 2/14
TTC #2 since December 2014 May 2015 unassisted BFP ended in m/c at 7wks April 2016 FET #1 = BFN June 2016 FET #2 = c/p August 2016 FET #3 = BFP! DS2 born 4/17
My last appointment with my RE was this afternoon. It went great! Babies are measuring at 10, 10 and 10+1! Hearts were all in the 180s. We are officially graduated and will do everything moving forward with our OB and MFM.
About us: Me - 28, Lean PCOS DH - 31 Married June 2010, TTC since March 2014 Blog: ourbinarystar.com
FET cycle #3 Transfer July 28th 2016, Triplets born healthy on February 26th 2017 at 33w1d!
i don't think i've posted at all this week. i've been so sick and not eating i just haven't had any energy. i'm hoping that will change this week. i honestly cannot wait till i can eat a normal meal again, i think it's been about two weeks of not being able to eat much. i'm trying to focus on the positives, me being pregnant at all, but i can't help wishing this stage away. we have our us tomorrow which we're both so excited about, i'm a little nervous as it's the first one we've had but all signs, sickness included, point to a healthy baby.
i hope everyone has had a good week!
**TW** Me & DH - 31 TTC since December 2011 Diagnosis: Unexplained, although mild polycystic ovaries (not syndrome) and irregular cycles 2013/14: 6 rounds clomid, Aug 2015: IVF #1 = Antagonist Cycle: 100 Puregon and Orgalutran 21 eggs collected, only 1 viable embryo, transferred but BFN July/Aug 2016: IVF #2 (with acupuncture) = 87.5 Gonal F and Synarel Spray 2xdaily ER 8/8, transferred 1 day 5 blastocyst 13/8, 2 frosties. Beta #1 = 85 Beta #2 = 242 EDD 1st May 2017 *Baby Boy*
I hope your appointment tomorrow goes well @teriulbricht! And I hope your symptoms ease up soon. I bet you could ask your RE to prescribe you some anti-nausea meds if it's affecting your life so badly.
About us: Me - 28, Lean PCOS DH - 31 Married June 2010, TTC since March 2014 Blog: ourbinarystar.com
FET cycle #3 Transfer July 28th 2016, Triplets born healthy on February 26th 2017 at 33w1d!
@ConstanceGoodspeed how far along are you? When did you start using the doppler? I want one, but had friends tell me it was useless before 13 or 14 weeks.
@halips With my first two pregnancies I was able to find the heartbeat at 10 weeks (with a lot of patience!). Easy peasy to find by 13 or 14 weeks.
IVF/ICSI #1 - BFP, DS born Jan 2013
IVF/ICSI #2 - BFP, DD born Feb 2015 IVF FET - BFP, due April 2017
@halips I don't have a Doppler but at my 10w1d ob apt the dr was able to pick up the h/b. It took a bit of searching for it and it was nerve racking but if you can stay calm while having to search you may be able to find it.
@AandDM2014 Congrats on the major milestone of graduating from RE!
@teriulbricht I'm sorry your MS is so bad. At almost 13 weeks I am still feeling sick about half the time and if I could go back in time I'd get the anti-nausea prescription just to see if and how it helps. What did your doctor say today?
Thanks ladies! I started taking the anti-nausea meds and honestly I feel like a new person! Today I ate food, real food! Haha As for the u/s baby is measuring bang on 8 weeks and HB was 172. It was such a relief to find that out! And seeing the little blob was absolutely delightful!
**TW** Me & DH - 31 TTC since December 2011 Diagnosis: Unexplained, although mild polycystic ovaries (not syndrome) and irregular cycles 2013/14: 6 rounds clomid, Aug 2015: IVF #1 = Antagonist Cycle: 100 Puregon and Orgalutran 21 eggs collected, only 1 viable embryo, transferred but BFN July/Aug 2016: IVF #2 (with acupuncture) = 87.5 Gonal F and Synarel Spray 2xdaily ER 8/8, transferred 1 day 5 blastocyst 13/8, 2 frosties. Beta #1 = 85 Beta #2 = 242 EDD 1st May 2017 *Baby Boy*
@ConstanceGoodspeed@ale9687 Thanks for the feedback! I'm just about 8 weeks now, so I talked DH into ordering one for us
*TW* Pregnancy/Loss Mentioned
Me: 37 /PCOS DH: 37/no issues TTC: 7/13 Started with RE 12/14; 3 failed rounds of clomid, started letrozole IUI #1 & #2- BFN IVF #1 - 9/15 Cancelled Day 9 IVF #2- started stims 10/24 ER- 11/15 6 eggs- 5 fertilized/ 1 frozen FET #1 -1 embryo-12/9/15- BFN IVF #3- started stims 1/22/16 ER- 2/8 33 eggs(!)- 21 mature, all 21 fertilized - 6 snowflakes! FET #2- 2 embryos- April 4th-BFN ERA-June 8- results show need 12 addt'l hours of PIO FET #3- 2 embryos transferred August 14,2016 BFP! on 8/24! Beta #1-22 Beta #2-83 Beta #3-368 Confirmed singleton-Heartbeat on 9/19-160bpm! EDD: May 1, 2017, It's a girl!! Pre-term labor/loss-stillborn at 18w. FET #4- 1 embryo-Aug 12th-BFP on 8/23 Beta #1-112 Beta #2-298 Beta #3-1010 Confirmed Identicals!- Heartbeats seen on 9/8 Miscarriage on 9/18 FET #5- 1 embryo- 1/12/18-BFN Lots of testing and finally determined I have elevated natural killer cells. Will begin prednisone and IVL treatment before next round. IVF#4- April 2018 8 eggs, 7 fertilized/3 frozen FET #6- 1 embryo- 6/11/18- BFP on 6/21 Beta #1-446, Beta #2-1841 Confirmed singleton- 6/29/18 HB-157 EDD: February 22, 2019. It's a Boy!
Re: **First Trimester Check-in - Week of September 12th**
**Warning - Child Mentioned**
Me: 33, DH: 39 Unexplained Infertility
4 IUIs (chlomid) in 2013 which resulted in DS born in April 2014
TTC #2 since August 2015
5 rounds of IUIs (1 chlomid: resistent, 1 femara, 3 gonal f) = all BFN
ER March 9: 26 eggs retrieved, 19 mature and 17 fertilized, 8 made it to genetic testing, 4 normal!
FET #1 5/31 = BFN
FET#2 7/26 = BFP!
Me - 28, Lean PCOS
DH - 31
Married June 2010, TTC since March 2014
Blog: ourbinarystar.com
FET cycle #3 Transfer July 28th 2016, Triplets born healthy on February 26th 2017 at 33w1d!
edited for spelling
Married Jan. 2014
Me:36 DH: 39
TTC since August 2014, Mild PCOS + uterine fibroids
Myomectomy June 2015- 18 fibroids removed
IVF #1, May 2016 = 32 eggs retrieved, 12 fertilized, 7 frozen, 3 PGS normal
FET#2, July 2016 = one embryo transferred
TRIGGER
BFP! Beta = 617
Due date = 4/9/17
Delivery date = 3/20/17
has anyone been kept on progesterone past 10 weeks? I was released by my RE today, but they didn't like my progesterone levels and want me to stay on 2 crinone a day for another week and then retest. I'm so frustrated! It runs almost $400/week and is gross...
**Warning - Child Mentioned**
Me: 33, DH: 39 Unexplained Infertility
4 IUIs (chlomid) in 2013 which resulted in DS born in April 2014
TTC #2 since August 2015
5 rounds of IUIs (1 chlomid: resistent, 1 femara, 3 gonal f) = all BFN
ER March 9: 26 eggs retrieved, 19 mature and 17 fertilized, 8 made it to genetic testing, 4 normal!
FET #1 5/31 = BFN
FET#2 7/26 = BFP!
Me - 28, Lean PCOS
DH - 31
Married June 2010, TTC since March 2014
Blog: ourbinarystar.com
FET cycle #3 Transfer July 28th 2016, Triplets born healthy on February 26th 2017 at 33w1d!
**Warning - Child Mentioned**
Me: 33, DH: 39 Unexplained Infertility
4 IUIs (chlomid) in 2013 which resulted in DS born in April 2014
TTC #2 since August 2015
5 rounds of IUIs (1 chlomid: resistent, 1 femara, 3 gonal f) = all BFN
ER March 9: 26 eggs retrieved, 19 mature and 17 fertilized, 8 made it to genetic testing, 4 normal!
FET #1 5/31 = BFN
FET#2 7/26 = BFP!
TTC #1 since March 2011
1 medicated TI cycle & 4 clomid IUIs = all BFNs
DS1 born 2/14
TTC #2 since December 2014
May 2015 unassisted BFP ended in m/c at 7wks
April 2016 FET #1 = BFN
June 2016 FET #2 = c/p
August 2016 FET #3 = BFP!
DS2 born 4/17
@Rachnan I was weaned to half doses of all my meds for a week, then stopped at the end of the 11th week (10w6d).
@rachnan and @ale9687 I donated all of my extras to my RE office for other couples who have to pay out of pocket for almost everything like we did.
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EDD March 28, 2017
Me - 28, Lean PCOS
DH - 31
Married June 2010, TTC since March 2014
Blog: ourbinarystar.com
FET cycle #3 Transfer July 28th 2016, Triplets born healthy on February 26th 2017 at 33w1d!
we have our us tomorrow which we're both so excited about, i'm a little nervous as it's the first one we've had but all signs, sickness included, point to a healthy baby.
i hope everyone has had a good week!
Me & DH - 31
TTC since December 2011
Diagnosis: Unexplained, although mild polycystic ovaries (not syndrome) and irregular cycles
2013/14: 6 rounds clomid,
Aug 2015: IVF #1 = Antagonist Cycle: 100 Puregon and Orgalutran
21 eggs collected, only 1 viable embryo, transferred but BFN
July/Aug 2016: IVF #2 (with acupuncture) = 87.5 Gonal F and Synarel Spray 2xdaily
ER 8/8, transferred 1 day 5 blastocyst 13/8, 2 frosties.
Beta #1 = 85 Beta #2 = 242
EDD 1st May 2017 *Baby Boy*
Me - 28, Lean PCOS
DH - 31
Married June 2010, TTC since March 2014
Blog: ourbinarystar.com
FET cycle #3 Transfer July 28th 2016, Triplets born healthy on February 26th 2017 at 33w1d!
IVF FET - BFP, due April 2017
@teriulbricht I'm sorry your MS is so bad. At almost 13 weeks I am still feeling sick about half the time and if I could go back in time I'd get the anti-nausea prescription just to see if and how it helps. What did your doctor say today?
**** Trigger warning ****
EDD March 28, 2017
As for the u/s baby is measuring bang on 8 weeks and HB was 172. It was such a relief to find that out! And seeing the little blob was absolutely delightful!
Me & DH - 31
TTC since December 2011
Diagnosis: Unexplained, although mild polycystic ovaries (not syndrome) and irregular cycles
2013/14: 6 rounds clomid,
Aug 2015: IVF #1 = Antagonist Cycle: 100 Puregon and Orgalutran
21 eggs collected, only 1 viable embryo, transferred but BFN
July/Aug 2016: IVF #2 (with acupuncture) = 87.5 Gonal F and Synarel Spray 2xdaily
ER 8/8, transferred 1 day 5 blastocyst 13/8, 2 frosties.
Beta #1 = 85 Beta #2 = 242
EDD 1st May 2017 *Baby Boy*
Started with RE 12/14; 3 failed rounds of clomid, started letrozole
IUI #1 & #2- BFN
IVF #1 - 9/15 Cancelled Day 9
IVF #2- started stims 10/24 ER- 11/15 6 eggs- 5 fertilized/ 1 frozen
FET #1 -1 embryo-12/9/15- BFN
IVF #3- started stims 1/22/16 ER- 2/8 33 eggs(!)- 21 mature, all 21 fertilized - 6 snowflakes!
FET #2- 2 embryos- April 4th-BFN
ERA-June 8- results show need 12 addt'l hours of PIO
FET #3- 2 embryos transferred August 14,2016 BFP! on 8/24! Beta #1-22 Beta #2-83 Beta #3-368
Confirmed singleton-Heartbeat on 9/19-160bpm! EDD: May 1, 2017, It's a girl!!
Pre-term labor/loss-stillborn at 18w.
FET #4- 1 embryo-Aug 12th-BFP on 8/23 Beta #1-112 Beta #2-298 Beta #3-1010
Confirmed Identicals!- Heartbeats seen on 9/8 Miscarriage on 9/18
FET #5- 1 embryo- 1/12/18-BFN
Lots of testing and finally determined I have elevated natural killer cells. Will begin prednisone and IVL treatment before next round.
IVF#4- April 2018 8 eggs, 7 fertilized/3 frozen
FET #6- 1 embryo- 6/11/18- BFP on 6/21 Beta #1-446, Beta #2-1841
Confirmed singleton- 6/29/18 HB-157 EDD: February 22, 2019. It's a Boy!
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EDD March 28, 2017