Journals

Re: Journals

• amanning2011 member

  December 2016

  I use WordPress to document everything. You can make it private so no one can read it or make it public if you want to share your journey. Amazon also probably has a lot of options for journals. 

  Met 2004, Married 2011, Trying since 2013. Info in spoiler:
  
  
  
  

  Me: 30
  Diagnosed with PCOS, later changed to unexplained anovulation due to high prolactin and normal testosterone levels
  Him: 31
  High sperm count (yay!) but also super high fluid volume (boo!)
  First IUI, Clomid and Follistim: 11/29-BFN
  Second IUI, Femara and Follistim: 12/29-BFN
  Third IUI, Femara and Gonal-F (and Follistim): 1/28 BFN
  Fourth IUI, Femara and Gonal-F: 7/23 BFN
  IVF 1: Femara and Gonal-F: 1/23/2017
  Beta Study:
  Beta #1: 1/28/2017 4.1
  Beta #2: 1/30/2017 34
  Beta #3: 2/1/2017 131
  Beta #4: 2/3/2017 476
  Ultrasound: 2/14/17-Twin Etopic Pregnancy, surgery to remove right fallopian tube on 2/17/2017
  FET 2: Femara, Gonal-F, and Clomid: Cycle Canceled due to low progesterone
  FET 3: July 7, Femara, Gonal-F, Clomid-BFP!!!!!! Due March 2018

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• funkykey member

  December 2016

  Aah, what a good idea! That's so lame re: paperlust!
  
  I haven't looked at any journals, but I've had great experiences ordering from Shutterfly and Minted.
  
  This one is so cute (particularly for IF!): 
  https://www.minted.com/product/notebooks/MIN-60Q-NBK/yes-you-can?ccId=1287758&color=A&org=title&feature=Browse&event=sku_click&sku=MIN-60Q-NBK&pop_rank=20&source=name&t_api=1
  
  I like the journal idea just for me, but I know I'm going to want to do baby books, which will probably just be photo books from shutterfly. I'll probably have a few paged devoted to our struggles at the beginning, but it'll be more like: "we wanted you so much!" than what I write for myself (privately in my own journal), which is more like: "I can't believe she said that to me re: IF. That b*tch."
  
  When I was little, I used to read my baby book all the time, and would make my mom tell me stories about it, so I'll have to (err) abridge my IF story for the baby book. The journals I'll have to keep for when they're older. 
  

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• fresh76 member

  December 2016

  I use a plain black moleskine book... I've been using Moleskine for many, many years - I love the feel/weight of the paper. 

  unexplained infertility.
  started ttc dec 2015. started working with RE in jan 2017.
  cycle 14: femara (3 follicles), ti. 

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• Joslynj11 member

  December 2016

  I've been using a plain old composition notebook from the dollar store and love it! 

  Me: 29 DH:38
  

  First RE Consult 3/9/2016
  IVF ER 5/5/2016
  23 eggs retrieved; 15 mature; 8 developed to embryos; 6 frozen day 5; 2 frozen day 6
  Transfer canceled OHSS
  FET #1 6/2/2016 transferred 2 embryos
  Beta #1 6/15/2016 BFN
  FET #2 8/1/2016 transferred last 2 embryos (lost 4 in the thaw)
  Beta #1 8/12/16 BFN
  IVF #2: Started stims 12/2 
  ER #2 12/14/2016; 16 follies retrieved, 8 fertilized to day 1, 4 frozen day 5, and 1 frozen day 6
  Praying my frosties are strong through the next thaw FX
  FET # 3 2/07/2017 2 embabies thawed 2 embabies transferred
  2/14/2017 *TW* First ever BFP
  Beta #1 2/20/2017 277 Beta #2 2/23/2017 8,945...did I hear you right!
  3/10/2017 One beating heart HR 168!! So very happy
  3/10/2017 Official graduate from Jones Institute for Reproductive Health!! Couldn't help but cry
  6/8/2017 Anatomy Scan proves ITS A GIRL! 
  10/30/17 An angel was Born; Riley Charlize 7:50 AM my heart is so full

  *Praying that 3 is our charm*
  
  
  

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• Kayla.J member

  December 2016

  great! thank yall so much for the ideas!

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• LeFemmeViolette member

  December 2016

  I kept a physical journal of sorts during my first IVF/FET. Each entry started out "Dear Baby."
  
  I wrote in it from retrieval to beta. Once we learned the beta was negative, I decided to burn it. Typing that out- it sounds so harsh! It was pretty cathartic, actually. (And we have a fire pit out back, so it's not like I torched it in the house.) And really, what I wrote was meant for that specific embryo, so it wouldn't make sense to keep it. I plan on doing the same thing for this upcoming transfer- except I'll start writing on transfer day rather than retrieval day. I've always loved journaling- especially the physical aspect of writing thoughts down.
  

  Me: 32, Hubs: 36
  Married: September 2013
  TTC since April 2014, Dx: MFI
  DH started Clomid Oct 2015
  April-June 2016- 3 IUIs: All BFN
  July 2016- IVF #1: 16 eggs ->1 PGS-normal embryo
  Sept 2016- single FET #1: BFN
  Nov 2016- IVF #2 16 eggs -> 3 PGS-normal embryos
  Jan 2017- single FET #2: BFN
  Feb 2017- endometrial scratch
  March 2017- FET #3 (double transfer): BFP!
     Beta #1: 386 (9dp5dt), Beta #2: 1,960 (12dp5dt)
     Pregnant with: Triplets Twins Singleton
     It's a GIRL!
     EDD: November 16, 2017
     Dx w/ preeclampsia: Updated delivery date: 10/4/17
  Hazel Summerlyn
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