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CD/DPO of first BFP?
How many months/cycles had you been TTGP?
What did your chart look like?
What were you doing TGKU?
How was your timing?
What symptoms did you have, if any (CS & CD breakdowns welcome)?
This all feels so unreal...I can't believe it's my turn to post here!
CD/DPO of first BFP? : Technically Sunday, the evening of 7dp5dt, but I realized after I'd used it that my test was actually expired, so I wasn't totally sure I could trust my rather faint and grayish second line. Then I realized all the tests I had in the house were also expired. Whoops. Cue a frantic late-night trip to CVS, and the next morning I got a nice unambiguous "YES" on a digital! We confirmed with a beta later that day and another one today.
How many months/cycles had you been TTGP? Yesterday was the official 18 month mark for us.
What did your chart look like? No chart to show off since we were doing IVF!
What were you doing TGKU? IVF-ICSI. We had 6 eggs retrieved and only 1 fertilized, but that 1 is apparently pretty persistent!
How was your timing? Embryologist-approved!
What symptoms did you have, if any (CS & CD breakdowns welcome)? I had cramping on and off all of last week, including some really sharp pains on Friday (5dp5dt). I also started spotting Saturday morning and was totally convinced after seeing some bright red blood on Sunday afternoon that my period was showing up. I tested that night because it seemed like good info to have before I talked to the nurse, but I definitely wasn't expecting a second line! I'm actually still spotting a tiny bit, but the RE isn't concerned and says I shouldn't be either.
How are you going to/did you tell your partner? : He was part of the late night CVS run because I didn't think I could sneak out of our tiny apartment at 10 PM without him noticing. He was definitely not convinced by the expired test, though, so it felt like he was mainly humoring me...the next morning I woke up at 5 AM and was so nervous about testing that I went ahead and got up and did it and got my definite BFP. Waking DH from his slumber generally results in a very groggy and out of it husband, though, so I waited impatiently in the living room until his alarm went off at 6:30. I told the cat in the meantime, but the cat was unimpressed. Once DH finally woke up I went back into the bedroom and showed him the test. Honestly we were both happy but also just really, really shocked. This IVF cycle was so intense and such a roller coaster of emotions that neither of us really expected this. We're both still pretty anxious about the future, but we're trying to embrace hope as much as we can!
Anything else to add? All the cliche but so very true things--this community is amazing and I don't know how I would have coped with all the twists and turns TTC threw at us, especially the ones over the last few months, without all of you to turn to. So many people have been so incredibly kind to me and I feel like I've only managed to give back a tiny fraction of the wonderful support I've gotten. I'm happy to be joining some awesome TTGP grads in January, but it's bittersweet to have to leave my first "home" on the Bump, and especially to have to step back from the IF thread when I'm still rooting so hard for all of you ladies. Thank you all for everything, and I'll hope to see a lot more grad posts in the coming weeks and months!
@Augusta108. I am so, <i>SO</i> happy to see this! Congratulations!!!! I have secretly been rooting extra hard for you, and I am beyond thrilled to see you got your little embie that could!!! :D Enjoy a blissful and uneventful 9 months and beyond, lady!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ You deserve every minute of happiness! <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/5020794/uploads/editor/ef/bjryc05rua39.gif" alt=""> <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/5020794/uploads/editor/c6/qapb6c1z43ms.gif" alt="">
@Augusta108 I've been MIA but still occasionally lurking, and I could not be more thrilled for you!!! I've been thinking of you, and your little embie that could. This is such wonderful news! HH9, friend!!!
Me: 45 OH: 42 Beloved SS: born 12/2011 TTC my bio #1/our #2 since January 2016 **TW** June 2016 had CP **end TW** August 2016 - dx with DOR Somewhere in here received recommendation to do IVF with donor eggs, elected not to; OH dx with Low T May 2017 - began freezing sperm June 2017 - OH began treatment for Low T July 2017 - began doing 1 IUI via a midwife and 1 at home insemination each cycle http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/6259ba July 2018 - exhausted frozen sperm, officially NTNP since OH is probably shooting blanks
@Augusta108 YES!!! So happy for you! H&H 9 months!
Me: 34 | DH: 33 Married Aug. 2013 TTC #1 Sep. 2016 ***TW***
BFP Jan. 15, 2017; MMC Mar. 4, 2017 at 10w6d BFP Jun. 5, 2017; MMC Aug. 2, 2017 at 11w6d BFP Nov. 20, 2017; ended in CP All the tests. Everything normal except treated for ureaplasma and DH potentially has high DNAF. BFP Dec. 25, 2017; EDD Sep. 5, 2018; DD arrived Aug. 26th My chart: https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/63f71d
@Augusta108 yes!!!! I am so happy for you!!!! Congratulations!!!!
TTC History
Me: 35 DH: 34 Married 07/2012 DD born 07/2014 DD2 born 10/2018 DS born 10/2022
IF history: TTC #2 since January 2016 June-Aug 2017: 3 IUIs w/Clomid = BFN Sept 2017: Dx w/Endometriosis Oct 2017: IUI w/Letrozole = BFN Nov 2017: IUI w/Letrozole = BFN Dec 2017: pre-IVF testing Jan-Feb 2018: IVF--17 eggs retrieved, 13 fertilized, 9 frozen and 1 transferred on 2/10 = BFP on 2/19!!! EDD 10/29/2018 FET Oct 2021: BFP on 10/31! MC at 5 weeks FET Feb 2022: BFP on 2/15! EDD 10/29/22
@augusta108 I could not be more thrilled to see you post here! (The rumor I was stalking Jan BMB, is of course just a rumor...) What a hell of a month you have had with so many emotions on top of the normal IVF rollercoaster. And it just goes to show, it only takes one!!! I hope you have the smoothest of rides from here on in, as for sure you’ve earned it. Can’t wait to see your updates in the Grad checkin each month.
Me 43 DH 45 Married 12/2016 TTC #1 since 04/2015 AMA, DOR (AMH 0.65, AFC 2-4) and autoimmune issues (RA, APS), low TSH, adenomyosis 7 retrievals, 3 transfers
Jun19 FET BFP, due date 7th March 2020, DD born Feb20
Sep17 IVF1 - 1ER, 1F, 1ET, BFN Nov17 IVF2 - 1ER, 0F Jan18 IVF3 - 3ER, 1F, 1ET, BFN Feb18 - second opinion and additional testing Apr18 IVF4 - cancelled (E2 too high) May/Jun18 IVF4 - 4ER, 0M, 1F, 1 frozen day 3 (not best quality) Jun/Jul18 IVF5 - 5 ER, 3M, 2F, 2 frozen day 3 (not best quality) Jul/Aug18 IVF6 - 4ER, 3M, 2F, 2 frozen day 3 (good quality) Aug/Sep18 IVF7 - cancelled (cyst) Sep/Oct18 IVF7 - 3ER, 3M, 2F, 2 frozen Day 3 (excellent quality) Oct18 IVF8 - Cancelled (cyst and too low TSH) Oct18-Jan19 bringing TSH under control Feb19 ERA and hysteroscopy Mar19 Investigation for fibroid and adenomyosis Apr19 adenomyosis confirmed, polyps removed Jun19 FET after 2 months Lupron, autoimmune protocol, transferred two day 3 frozen embryos
Sep17 - Pergoveris 10-17 Sep, Orgalutran 15-18 Sep, Ovitrelle 18 Sep, ER 20 Sep for 2 follies, 1 mature egg, fertilized, ET 1x 2d 4-cell embryo 22/09, 05/10 BFN Nov17 IVF2 - Pergoveris 2-14 Nov, Orgalutran 5-14 Nov, Ovitrelle 15 Nov, ER 17 Nov for 3 follies, 1 mature egg, did not fertilize Jan18 IVF3 - Pergoveris 30 Dec - 8 Jan, Orgalutran 5-8 Jan, Ovitrelle 9 Jan, ER 11 Jan 3 eggs, 2 mature, 1 fertilized, ET 1x 4d 12-cell embryo 15/01, 24/01 BFN May/Jun18 IVF4 - Rekovelle 25-29 May, Menogon 30May - 2Jun, Zomacton 25 27 29 31 May and 2Jun, Cetrotide 30May - 3Jun, Gonasi 3Jun, ER 5Jun 4 eggs, none mature, two matured overnight, 1 fertilized with ICSI, Frozen day 3 but not good quality Jun/Jul18 IVF5 - Rekovelle 21-24 June, Menogon 25Jun-3Jul, Puregon 4-5Jul, Zomacton 21 23 25 27 29 Jun, Cetrotide 25Jun-5Jul, Gonasi 6Jul, ER 8Jul 5 eggs, 3 mature, 2 fertilized with ICSI, 2 frozen day 3 but not good quality Jul/Aug18 IVF6 - Rekovelle 26-29 Jul, Menogon 30Jul-7Aug, Buserelin 26Jul-7Aug, Zomacton 26 28 30 Jul 1 3 Aug, Gonasi 7Aug, ER 9Aug 4 eggs, 3 mature, 2 fertilized (normal IVF), 2 frozen day 3 good quality Sep/Oct18 IVF7 - Menogon 19-30Sep, Buserelin 19-30Sep, Zomacton 19 21 23 25 27 Sep, Ovitrelle 1 Oct, ER 3 eggs, 3 mature, 2 fertilized with ICSI, 2 frozen day 3 excellent quality
Fav Quote: The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return
@Augusta108 I am so so happy for you! That little embie is such a fighter, as are you and your DH. I wish you nothing but the best, most boring nine months ever! Congrats!
@augusta108 I am so excited for you - congratulations! You have been through the ringer in every possible way these past few months. I love that you told the cat, sorry it was unimpressed, cats are such bitches that way. Here are some cats who are beyond thrilled for you!
@Augusta108 Congratulations!! This is such wonderful news, especially after all you've been through these past few months. Wishing you the happiest and healthiest of 9 months, my friend.
I'm totally late to the party. Congratulations Augusta! Have a happy and healthy 9 months!
People think we become mothers when we give birth but the truth is we become mothers the moment we start calling our babies to us in our thoughts, dreams and prayers. Some paths are short and some are so long that you can easily forget where you were headed.
How I feel all of the time. My 7 Year Journey ***Tw in spoiler***
IVF IVF #1 - September 2018; Follistim, Menopur, Cetrotide & Lupron/HCG combo trigger; PGS; ICSI Back on Levothyroxine FET #1 - October 2018; cancelled, all PGS aneuploid FET #1 - November 30th, transferred anyway Wondfo BFP 5dp5dt, CB Digi 6dpt, 1st Beta on 7dpt 93 2nd Beta on 10dpt 510!
TTC #1 since 2011. Tried for 5 years before we knew there was a one year rule. Diag w/MS 2016; w/PCOS & IF 2017 New RE 2018; PCOS diagnosis taken away, IF due to ovary adhesions, but prev. RE insists PCOS IF
IUI IUI #1 July 2017 w/100mg Clo+trigger; BFN; benched w/big cysts IUI #2 October 2017 w/50mg Clo+trigger; BFN; benched w/big cysts IUI #3 February 2018 w/5mg Femara+trigger; low P BFP February; mc March; Subclinical hypothyroid started Levothyroxine IUI #4 March 2018 w/7.5mg Femara+trigger; BFN Medicated cycle & TI April 2018 w/7.5mg Femara+trigger; BFN Tried several cycles on our own; all BFN
Re: TTGP Grad Thread - w/o May 07
CD/DPO of first BFP? : Technically Sunday, the evening of 7dp5dt, but I realized after I'd used it that my test was actually expired, so I wasn't totally sure I could trust my rather faint and grayish second line. Then I realized all the tests I had in the house were also expired. Whoops. Cue a frantic late-night trip to CVS, and the next morning I got a nice unambiguous "YES" on a digital! We confirmed with a beta later that day and another one today.
How many months/cycles had you been TTGP? Yesterday was the official 18 month mark for us.
What did your chart look like? No chart to show off since we were doing IVF!
What were you doing TGKU? IVF-ICSI. We had 6 eggs retrieved and only 1 fertilized, but that 1 is apparently pretty persistent!
How was your timing? Embryologist-approved!
What symptoms did you have, if any (CS & CD breakdowns welcome)? I had cramping on and off all of last week, including some really sharp pains on Friday (5dp5dt). I also started spotting Saturday morning and was totally convinced after seeing some bright red blood on Sunday afternoon that my period was showing up. I tested that night because it seemed like good info to have before I talked to the nurse, but I definitely wasn't expecting a second line! I'm actually still spotting a tiny bit, but the RE isn't concerned and says I shouldn't be either.
How are you going to/did you tell your partner? : He was part of the late night CVS run because I didn't think I could sneak out of our tiny apartment at 10 PM without him noticing. He was definitely not convinced by the expired test, though, so it felt like he was mainly humoring me...the next morning I woke up at 5 AM and was so nervous about testing that I went ahead and got up and did it and got my definite BFP. Waking DH from his slumber generally results in a very groggy and out of it husband, though, so I waited impatiently in the living room until his alarm went off at 6:30. I told the cat in the meantime, but the cat was unimpressed. Once DH finally woke up I went back into the bedroom and showed him the test. Honestly we were both happy but also just really, really shocked. This IVF cycle was so intense and such a roller coaster of emotions that neither of us really expected this. We're both still pretty anxious about the future, but we're trying to embrace hope as much as we can!
Anything else to add? All the cliche but so very true things--this community is amazing and I don't know how I would have coped with all the twists and turns TTC threw at us, especially the ones over the last few months, without all of you to turn to. So many people have been so incredibly kind to me and I feel like I've only managed to give back a tiny fraction of the wonderful support I've gotten. I'm happy to be joining some awesome TTGP grads in January, but it's bittersweet to have to leave my first "home" on the Bump, and especially to have to step back from the IF thread when I'm still rooting so hard for all of you ladies. Thank you all for everything, and I'll hope to see a lot more grad posts in the coming weeks and months!
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@Augusta108 I've been MIA but still occasionally lurking, and I could not be more thrilled for you!!! I've been thinking of you, and your little embie that could. This is such wonderful news! HH9, friend!!!
Beloved SS: born 12/2011
TTC my bio #1/our #2 since January 2016
**TW** June 2016 had CP **end TW**
August 2016 - dx with DOR
Somewhere in here received recommendation to do IVF with donor eggs, elected not to; OH dx with Low T
May 2017 - began freezing sperm
June 2017 - OH began treatment for Low T
July 2017 - began doing 1 IUI via a midwife and 1 at home insemination each cycle
http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/6259ba
July 2018 - exhausted frozen sperm, officially NTNP since OH is probably shooting blanks
DS: March 2014
DD: May 2015
BFP: 12/24/17 CP: 1/2/18 @ 4w 3d
BFP: 1/26/18 CP: 2/2/18 @ 4w 4d
BFP: 5/16/18 MMC: 6/15/18 @ 7w 5d
BFP: 9/25/18! EDD: 6/9/19 TEAM GREEN
Married Aug. 2013
TTC #1 Sep. 2016
***TW***
BFP Jun. 5, 2017; MMC Aug. 2, 2017 at 11w6d
BFP Nov. 20, 2017; ended in CP
All the tests. Everything normal except treated for ureaplasma and DH potentially has high DNAF.
BFP Dec. 25, 2017; EDD Sep. 5, 2018; DD arrived Aug. 26th
My chart: https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/63f71d
Started Dating: 2003 Married: 2013
Started TTC August 2016
BFP: 2/1/17 MC: 2/8/17
BFP: 3/8/17 MMC: 5/1/17
BFP: 7/23/17 EDD: 4/5/18
BFP: 2/27/20
Dating since: 11/17/2001
Married: 9/26/2009
TTC: June 2016
EDD: 5/14/2018
Married 07/2012
DD born 07/2014
DD2 born 10/2018
DS born 10/2022
IF history:
TTC #2 since January 2016
June-Aug 2017: 3 IUIs w/Clomid = BFN
Sept 2017: Dx w/Endometriosis
Oct 2017: IUI w/Letrozole = BFN
Nov 2017: IUI w/Letrozole = BFN
Dec 2017: pre-IVF testing
Jan-Feb 2018: IVF--17 eggs retrieved, 13 fertilized, 9 frozen and 1 transferred on 2/10 = BFP on 2/19!!! EDD 10/29/2018
FET Oct 2021: BFP on 10/31! MC at 5 weeks
FET Feb 2022: BFP on 2/15! EDD 10/29/22
Married 12/2016
TTC #1 since 04/2015
AMA, DOR (AMH 0.65, AFC 2-4) and autoimmune issues (RA, APS), low TSH, adenomyosis
7 retrievals, 3 transfers
Nov17 IVF2 - 1ER, 0F
Jan18 IVF3 - 3ER, 1F, 1ET, BFN
Feb18 - second opinion and additional testing
Apr18 IVF4 - cancelled (E2 too high)
May/Jun18 IVF4 - 4ER, 0M, 1F, 1 frozen day 3 (not best quality)
Jun/Jul18 IVF5 - 5 ER, 3M, 2F, 2 frozen day 3 (not best quality)
Jul/Aug18 IVF6 - 4ER, 3M, 2F, 2 frozen day 3 (good quality)
Aug/Sep18 IVF7 - cancelled (cyst)
Sep/Oct18 IVF7 - 3ER, 3M, 2F, 2 frozen Day 3 (excellent quality)
Oct18 IVF8 - Cancelled (cyst and too low TSH)
Oct18-Jan19 bringing TSH under control
Feb19 ERA and hysteroscopy
Mar19 Investigation for fibroid and adenomyosis
Apr19 adenomyosis confirmed, polyps removed
Jun19 FET after 2 months Lupron, autoimmune protocol, transferred two day 3 frozen embryos
Nov17 IVF2 - Pergoveris 2-14 Nov, Orgalutran 5-14 Nov, Ovitrelle 15 Nov, ER 17 Nov for 3 follies, 1 mature egg, did not fertilize
Jan18 IVF3 - Pergoveris 30 Dec - 8 Jan, Orgalutran 5-8 Jan, Ovitrelle 9 Jan, ER 11 Jan 3 eggs, 2 mature, 1 fertilized, ET 1x 4d 12-cell embryo 15/01, 24/01 BFN
May/Jun18 IVF4 - Rekovelle 25-29 May, Menogon 30May - 2Jun, Zomacton 25 27 29 31 May and 2Jun, Cetrotide 30May - 3Jun, Gonasi 3Jun, ER 5Jun 4 eggs, none mature, two matured overnight, 1 fertilized with ICSI, Frozen day 3 but not good quality
Jun/Jul18 IVF5 - Rekovelle 21-24 June, Menogon 25Jun-3Jul, Puregon 4-5Jul, Zomacton 21 23 25 27 29 Jun, Cetrotide 25Jun-5Jul, Gonasi 6Jul, ER 8Jul 5 eggs, 3 mature, 2 fertilized with ICSI, 2 frozen day 3 but not good quality
Jul/Aug18 IVF6 - Rekovelle 26-29 Jul, Menogon 30Jul-7Aug, Buserelin 26Jul-7Aug, Zomacton 26 28 30 Jul 1 3 Aug, Gonasi 7Aug, ER 9Aug 4 eggs, 3 mature, 2 fertilized (normal IVF), 2 frozen day 3 good quality
Sep/Oct18 IVF7 - Menogon 19-30Sep, Buserelin 19-30Sep, Zomacton 19 21 23 25 27 Sep, Ovitrelle 1 Oct, ER 3 eggs, 3 mature, 2 fertilized with ICSI, 2 frozen day 3 excellent quality
Fav Quote: The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return
TTC#1 10/2016
TTC/IF:included medicated cycles, IUIs and 2 rounds of IVF with 1 embryo each.
BFP finally in 12/2018
TTC#2 06/2021
planning FET
"Some days are diamonds, some days are rocks,
some doors are open, some roads are blocked"
DD1: 8/2014
TTC #2: 6/2017
BFP 8/3/2017 | CP 8/4
BFP 10/16/2017 | CP 10/21
BFP 12/18/2017 | CP 12/28
BFP 2/15/2018 | EDD: November 2nd | It's a girl!
DD2: 10/2018
My 7 Year Journey ***Tw in spoiler***
IVF #1 - September 2018; Follistim, Menopur, Cetrotide & Lupron/HCG combo trigger; PGS; ICSI
Back on Levothyroxine
FET #1 - October 2018; cancelled, all PGS aneuploid
FET #1 - November 30th, transferred anyway
Wondfo BFP 5dp5dt, CB Digi 6dpt,
1st Beta on 7dpt 93
2nd Beta on 10dpt 510!
TTC #1 since 2011. Tried for 5 years before we knew there was a one year rule.
Diag w/MS 2016; w/PCOS & IF 2017
New RE 2018; PCOS diagnosis taken away, IF due to ovary adhesions, but prev. RE insists PCOS IF
IUI
IUI #1 July 2017 w/100mg Clo+trigger; BFN; benched w/big cysts
IUI #2 October 2017 w/50mg Clo+trigger; BFN; benched w/big cysts
IUI #3 February 2018 w/5mg Femara+trigger; low P
BFP February; mc March; Subclinical hypothyroid started Levothyroxine
IUI #4 March 2018 w/7.5mg Femara+trigger; BFN
Medicated cycle & TI April 2018 w/7.5mg Femara+trigger; BFN
Tried several cycles on our own; all BFN