Me: 34 DH: 36 | Together since 2007 | Married July 2016
TTC #1 since 7.2017
Dx: low morph (1%), ANA positive, low decidualization score, high TSH and testosterone, histone antibodies
IUI #1-3 | all BFN
IVF #1 | 6.11.19 | 24R, 17M, 15F, 6B, PGT-A tested - 5 normal, 3 girls & 2 boys
FET #1 | 9.10.19 | BFN "I know you, but we've never met. I'm with you, but I don't know your name"
RPL, Receptiva, & ERA testing | all normal/negative, recommended going on gluten and dairy free diet for next FET
FET #2 | 3.31.20 | Opted to cancelled due to pandemic, continued diet and tried naturally over the summer
2nd Opinion with another RE | 8.20.20 | Not immune to measles (received 1 dose); SA results similar to 2 years ago; decided to move forward with FET #2 redo at start of next cycle
Surprise natural BFP! | 9.22.20 | MC 10.23.20 at 8 weeks
TTCAL naturally | starting 11.22.20
Initial consultation with Reproductive Immunologist | 9.14.21
Decidualization score biopsy | 10.1.21 | abnormal - low score of 1; endometrial scratch recommended and progesterone supplementation
Saline sono | 10.15.21 | normal
Bloodwork | 10.21.21 | high TSH, high testosterone, positive for anti-nuclear antibodies and histone antibodies, high protein S, multiple genetic mutations
BFP! | 11.3.21 | EDD 7.14.22 | biopsy provided same effect as endometrial scratch; added supplemental progesterone and estrogen, prednisone, levothyroxine, and MTX Support to maintain pregnancy
DS born 7.19.22 after induction
TTC #2 begins 6.2023
Consultation with RI | 6.6.23
Saline sono, endometritis biopsy, skin & eye check | all normal
Labs | high TSH, Factor XIII mutation, high %CD56
Follow up | 8.8.23 | prescribed metformin, prednisone, plaquenil, and levothyroxine
Repeat labs after 3 weeks on meds
Follow up | 11.9.23 | Green light!, increase in prednisone, added lovenox
Repeat labs in 8 weeks
Follow up | 1.16.24 | Green light continues
TTC put on pause indefinitely
TTC #1 since 7.2017
Dx: low morph (1%), ANA positive, low decidualization score, high TSH and testosterone, histone antibodies
IUI #1-3 | all BFN
IVF #1 | 6.11.19 | 24R, 17M, 15F, 6B, PGT-A tested - 5 normal, 3 girls & 2 boys
FET #1 | 9.10.19 | BFN "I know you, but we've never met. I'm with you, but I don't know your name"
RPL, Receptiva, & ERA testing | all normal/negative, recommended going on gluten and dairy free diet for next FET
FET #2 | 3.31.20 | Opted to cancelled due to pandemic, continued diet and tried naturally over the summer
2nd Opinion with another RE | 8.20.20 | Not immune to measles (received 1 dose); SA results similar to 2 years ago; decided to move forward with FET #2 redo at start of next cycle
Surprise natural BFP! | 9.22.20 | MC 10.23.20 at 8 weeks
TTCAL naturally | starting 11.22.20
Initial consultation with Reproductive Immunologist | 9.14.21
Decidualization score biopsy | 10.1.21 | abnormal - low score of 1; endometrial scratch recommended and progesterone supplementation
Saline sono | 10.15.21 | normal
Bloodwork | 10.21.21 | high TSH, high testosterone, positive for anti-nuclear antibodies and histone antibodies, high protein S, multiple genetic mutations
BFP! | 11.3.21 | EDD 7.14.22 | biopsy provided same effect as endometrial scratch; added supplemental progesterone and estrogen, prednisone, levothyroxine, and MTX Support to maintain pregnancy
DS born 7.19.22 after induction
TTC #2 begins 6.2023
Consultation with RI | 6.6.23
Saline sono, endometritis biopsy, skin & eye check | all normal
Labs | high TSH, Factor XIII mutation, high %CD56
Follow up | 8.8.23 | prescribed metformin, prednisone, plaquenil, and levothyroxine
Repeat labs after 3 weeks on meds
Follow up | 11.9.23 | Green light!, increase in prednisone, added lovenox
Repeat labs in 8 weeks
Follow up | 1.16.24 | Green light continues
TTC put on pause indefinitely
Re: WTO Tuesday 2/5
Month/Cycle: 7/6 (benched for one cycle, first AL)
CD: 13
WAYDTGKU: Prenatal vitamins, Fertility Friend, temping, OPKs, HIO, SMEP(ish), red raspberry leaf tea, although I haven't been drinking it regularly.
R/R: I haven't been in a craft store for 2 weeks. This might be a new record for me! Although I have to go today and get stuff for a science activity, so looks like the streak ends at 2 weeks. I will not buy yarn...I will not buy yarn... I will not buy yarn...
CS/Q: Nah. FF is shaming me again for having varied cycle lengths. Whatever, I'm not a robot.
@emeraldduchess nice job on your streak of avoiding craft stores! I have that problem with pier 1.
Month/Cycle: 4/3
CD: 9
WAYDTGKU: BBT, FF, CM, OPK, red raspberry leaf tea, essential oil diffusing
R/R: I’m currently walking to work because it’s finally warm enough to do so. I live about 1.3 miles from my office and I love when it’s warm enough to walk.
CS/Q: woke up at 245am and had to pee so bad so I just took my temperature then even though it was almost 2 hours too early but I wasn’t going to get another 3 hours of sleep, figure I’ll use the estimated conversion and disregard later if it screws things up (but it seemed close enough)
Month/cycle: 8/9
CD: idk
WAYDTGKU: not much this time around!
R/R: going out of town and not charting, so I'm guessing our timing will suck. Depending on when I O, I probably had one HIO in my FW which means my chances are very low but I still get BSC! Yay! (sarcasm). In other news, going to sunny CA today! 💜
CS/Q: nope
Edited to add: hi @kopp5988 didn't see you there! I'm so glad you have some warmer weather. I likewise can walk/bike to work if it's nice, which I did yesterday. There was still a lot of ice, so biking was a bit scary, but I like to live on the edge. (:
CD: 21
WAYDTGKU: OPK CM PNV
R/R: Supposed to be nice-ish again today! Hoping for another run after work. Yesterday's was amazing!
CS/Q: no.. OPKs still neg.. I may be here for awhile.. lol.
@emeraldduchess Enjoy the craft store! I wish I was crafty.
@kopp5988 How nice you were able to walk to work! Enjoy the weather!
@jennifer_louise I hope you have a great trip! Safe travels!
@creamcheeseplease enjoy your run this afternoon, I may do the same before it starts raining for three days straight starting tomorrow
@kopp5988 hope you had a nice walk! You're only CD9 so I wouldn't be too concerned about this one skewed temp.
@jennifer_louise have fun in CA!! I'm so jealous.
@creamcheeseplease I know how frustrating it can be waiting so long to O. I've had cycles where I didn't O til CD26. Hang in there!
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Month/Cycle: 5/5
CD: 2
WAYDTGKU: Starting Letrazole tomorrow, B6
R/R: My OBGYN and I agreed no more Clomid. I am going to start Letrazole tomorrow (which was 4x the $ as Clomid though, yikes). If Letrazole alone doesn't get me KU this cycle, we will do a full Letrazole protocol next time.
CS/Q: Nah
@jennifer_louise safe travels! Enjoy that CA sunshine for me.
@daffodil_shoe I knit. It's basically my therapy at the moment. I actually taught myself a few years ago via the internet when my grandmother passed away. It was something she was great at and I wished she'd been able to teach me, so I learned as a way to honor her.
@creamcheeseplease I hope you can get that run in after work!
@kopp5988 Glad you are able to walk to work and that you’ve got nice weather. Enjoy!
@jennifer_louise Enjoy your trip and all the sunshine!
@creamcheeseplease Hope you enjoy your run!
@daffodil_shoe Glad your OB has a plan for you moving forward! FX this does it!
Month/Cycle: 6/6
CD: 4
WAYDTGKU: Ava, FF, HIO/modified SMEP, CM, RLT, fertility yoga, cutting back on caffeine
R/R: Recovered from my hangover! We got a huge dumping of snow so now my muscles are killing me from all the shovelling.. and we are expecting more snow later today. My mom was also supposed to come into town this week but couldn’t because of all the snow. I can’t wait for spring.
CS/Q: nope
TTC since 9/2018
10/19- First RE visit
2/20- DH had surgery for bilateral varicoceles
7/20- IUI with 5 mg letrozole- BFN
9/20- IVF. 9 eggs retrieved, 9 mature, 8 fertilized with ICSI, 7 blasts, 4 PGT-A normal
11/20- Mock transfer/ERA
12/20- FET #1- transferred one 4AB- BFN
3/21- FET #2- transferred one 3AB- BFP! Due Dec 2021
12/21- Baby girl born!
@jennifer_louise enjoy your trip!
@creamcheeseplease have a good run!
@misshelen86 Crazy how the weather is so different. Such a weird winter everyone's having
Month/Cycle: 1/1
CD: 23
WAYDTGKU: All the things
R/R: My bad sleep and temping couldn't have happened at a worse time. When I put in the later, more typical time after falling back asleep for 2 hours, I got crosshairs for the day before 3 consecutive positive OPKs and watery CM, which doesn't make sense to me. I decided to put in the earlier time in instead and after a negative OPK starting yesterday afternoon combined with uncomfortable menstrual type cramps, I think I likely O'ed yesterday or the evening before. So confusing.
CS/Q: No questions today.
@kopp5988 what essential oils do you like?
@jennifer_louise jealous of you jetting off to CA! Hope it's an uneventful, warm trip for you.
@creamcheeseplease I don't O until around CD20 so I KWYM, I'm gonna be here a while.
@daffodil_shoe yikes on the cost differential between letrozole and clomid! I'm also taking it this cycle. Hope it does the trick for you!
@misshelen86 AMEN to waiting for spring! With the temps this week being well above freezing my brain was like "yay, spring is here!" but it's short-lived, we're expecting more snow this week. Booooo. Sorry your Mom isn't going to make it in after all!
Month/Cycle: 14/11
CD: 7
WAYDTGKU: PNVs, BBT/RHR, CM, Vit C & D, Vit B12, Omega 3s, CoQ10, Metformin, Ovasitol, PCOS/low carb diet, no caffeine, HIO, softcups, letrozole + TI
R/R: Rant: had to contort myself around the dog last night so woke up fairly crippled. Getting old sucks, I swear I used to be able to sleep in any ol' position and now if I'm even a little bit twisted I'm crippled for days. I'm not even that old yet, lol.
Rave: Goodbye AF, don't let the door hit you in the arse on the way out! Celebrated last night with an impromptu BD, and MF was all "it's ok baby, I just won't finish this time cuz I have my SA on Wednesday morning." Yeeaahhh, well, that ain't happening. And I am not complaining about it one bit but it also means we need to abstain after I O if we want to get it done this cycle before our next follow up. lol whoops. His guilty/amused face after was so hilarious, then he told me to stop laughing because I guess he could still feel it and it was not helping matters, and sorry if this is way TMI but oh how we needed that bit of stress relief. Even my pillow got some action last night from the dog (eyeroll).
CS/Q: To quote marebear from yesterday, "Behold, the lonely dot!"
TTC History:
Me: 36 MH: 39, TTC since Dec 2017
Aug '18: PCOS dx
Nov '18: MH SA - 19mil
Dec '18-Mar '19: Letrozole + TI - all BFN
Apr '19: Letrozole + TI, - BFN. Repeat SA (27mil) & DNA fragmentation test (17%)
Aug '19: Letrozole + HCG trigger + IUI + prog supp - BFN (MH: 16mil)
Sep '19: 2nd IUI, same protocol - BFN (MH: 16mil)
Dec '19: IVF #1 w/ICSI, PGT. 5 retrieved, 4 fertilized, 3 blasts, 3 PGT-A normal.
Mar '20: FET #1, perfect 5AA blast transferred. BFN.
Sept '20: FET #2, 5BB tsf. 9/18/20 BFP!! EDD: 5/27/21. MMC 11w
Feb ‘21: FET #3, last 6BB blast transferred. BFP, EDD 11/2/21. MC 5w3d.
May '21: IVF #2 w/ICSI, PGT. 8R, 7M, 6F, 6 blasts - 3AB, 3AB, 3BB, 4BB, 5BB, 6BA. Fresh tsf 5/13/21 - BFN.
June '21: PGT-A results = 3 abnormal, 1 low level mosaic. Referred to new REI, had consult with 2nd RE in between.
Sept '21: RPL, immune testing normal
Oct '21: IVF #3 w/IMSI, PGT. 33R, 26M, 23F, 9 blasts (7 day 6, 2 day 7). PGT-A = 5 normal, 1 mosaic
Dec '21: Positive for endometritis, RX Flagyl & Keflex
Jan '22: FET #5 - Kitchen sink immune/RIF protocol incl. PRP, intralipids, prednisone, medrol, nivestym, fragmin - CP
Feb '22: FET #6 - Kitchen sink immune/RIF protocol w/higher doses of pred & fragmin - BFN
Mar '22: Mock cycle for ERA - cancelled, repeat endometrial biopsy instead. Still positive for endometritis. RX ciprofloxacin & amoxicillin.
Apr '22: IVF #4 w/IMSI, PGT. 28R, 23M, 16F, 11 blasts. PGT-A = 6 normal.
June '22: FET #7 - Microdose lupron downreg w/kitchen sink immune/RIF protocol - double embryo transfer. BFN.
July '22: FET #8 - Mini stim w/Puregon + trigger, kitchen sink immune/RIF protocol. BFN.
Sep '22: Taking a break
Dec '22: Attempted abdominal myomectomy, fibroid too close to cervix and major blood vessels. Wasn't removed.
Feb '23: FET #9 - Modified natural w/baby asp, HCG trigger, PIO, PRP, Medrol, HCG wash, embryo glue - BFP!! EDD 11/11/23
@misshelen86 totally agree spring needs to hurry up
@sorarose hope you get a temp rise soon to confirm, sounds like the earlier time temp makes more sense though
@kiki047 I’ve been using clary sage for a while now because it’s supposed to regulate hormones and then this month I added frankincense which is supposed relieve stress and anxiety and also cardamom and geranium which are supposed to help thin out mucus and therefore be helpful for EWCM production. Also from what I’ve ready clary sage and frankincense can help provide “uterine support” by helping to strength the muscles there (somehow?). Idk may all be a load of bull but figured why not give it a shot. Also yay for some stress-relieving non-BD HIO.
@kiki047 glad to know I am not the only on that FF likes to shame. Ha! I went back through my cycles and threw out the wonky one and now FF is playing nice again. Moved my FW up to today, tomorrow and Friday. I'm willing to bet my ovaries will decide they have different plans, now.
@daffodil_shoe good luck with the letrazole. That's crazy that it's so much more expensive!
BTW...I bought yarn yesterday. I had a coupon so...it's ok. Plus I am the kind of person who needs to have multiple projects going at the same time. Sorrynotsorry.