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WTO Friday 3/8

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*TW* History
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 B) | 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 ended due to filing divorce

**New relationship starting May 2024**

Surprise BFP!! | 9.7.25 | EDD 5.11.26
Its Gonna Be May GIFs  Tenor

Re: WTO Friday 3/8

  • Month/Cycle: 4

    CD: 20

    WAYDTGKU: Benched...OvuSense Temping, fertiliTEA, opks, PNV”, Maca, supplement for DH,

    R/R: just waiting on O. Temp was higher this morning so I Think I’m just waiting on verification now. Rant: It’s my day off and I’ve woken up at freaking 5am. Boooo. 

    CS/Q: eh. Ugly chart
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  • @madcouplewithabox  boo to waking up early! Take a nap later! 

    @emeraldduchess  I love that gif lol. I feel you on the husband not feeling good about HIO. MH actually looked at me last night and was like “ok, I need a break” 

    @jennifer_louise  glad you’re finally getting some sunshine! Come on, spring! 

    Month/Cycle: 2

    CD: 22

    WAYDTGKU: BBT, OPK, sex EOD, prenatal, supplements

    R/R: I just read my teaching evaluation for my second observation... should have saved that I guess. Lol. 

    CS/Q: I’m fairly certain I will O today. Temp went up, peak OPK. we will see. 
  • @ejoseph16 my DH's reaction after I confirm O is always "Oh thank God. I we need a break." FX for O today!
    @jennifer_louise hooray for healthy eating AND snow melting!  High five on your timing, too! 
  • @ejoseph16 see you over in TWW!! 

    @emeraldduchess thanks, friend. It's not as awesome as our HIO champs (side eyes at @marebear15 and @begging4abump) but still admirable. I must have missed your comment about cooking with fifth graders yesterday - lol. I'm sure your daily R/R could be weird/crazy things that fifth graders do. 
  • @jennifer_louise I could write an entire book about weird things my students do and say! 
  • @madcouplewithabox I guess I should be thankful my body has no internal alarm so if I don't set one I'll just sleep forever lol. Sorry your day off started so early - hopefully that means it'll be a productive one? 
    @emeraldduchess yessss, loving the GIFs lol. Laughing and cringing at your cooking/flour story. I feel like I'm going to be that super controlling OCD mom who won't let their kids "help" in the kitchen cuz I can't stand messes, haha. // Sorry your colds are getting in the way of your SMEPpin. If it makes you feel any better, we're failing too, and have no real excuse for it. I tell myself I'm going with the flow, but let's be honest, I have zero chill. I cried about it the other night lol. 
    @jennifer_louise Yay sunshine! Yay salad! ... well, yay for healthy choices, bleh salad :lol:  Gold star for your timing this cycle! I try not to compare myself to @marebear15 or @begging4abump because MF would die before we ever completed a streak like that. Last month was pretty good for us and I was kinda starting to believe maybe he was just really getting into the sexytimes and it would re-kindle our romance but after O, nada. lol so there goes that theory. I am happy I didn't have to try too hard during my FW though. 
    @ejoseph16 FX for O! Your timing is great, you've covered all your bases. 


    Month/Cycle: 15/12

    CD: 10

    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: I think I might O super early this cycle. I'm used to CD20, but it's looking like CD11 or 12 now. 
    Rave: It's Friday! And it's sunny and supposed to go above the freezing mark this weekend. And MF has started maintenance on his diet so that means he gets to start re-introducing a little bit of fat back into his diet in the form of a tbsp of butter or oil, or 1/2 an avocado. We've been cooking with NO oil for the last 7 weeks and let me tell you, it's harder than it seems (and SO BORING). I never thought I'd be so happy to be able to make a salad dressing with a bit of oil, or to saute or roast something with the potential for it to actually maybe get a little crispy! Using water or chicken stock results in everything being kinda poached or boiled and BLEHHHH. He's doing soooo great though, he's down 35.5lbs in 7 weeks. I cannot friggin wait til this is over lol. 

    CS/Q: Got my slight rise and then subsequent drop, so O is imminent based on previous patterns.



    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


  • @madcouplewithabox I hate when I wake up early on my days off! 

    @emeraldduchess you must have so much patience with your job. And just,  why? 5th graders are so weird.

    @jennifer_louise I want sunshine! But instead we are getting another winter storm :neutral: 

    @ejoseph16 was it a good evaluation or one you'd rather not read at all?

    Month/Cycle: 2/2

    CD: 17

    WAYDTGKU: just the basics - pnv, opk, sex

    R/R: It's my day off! And after initially getting up at 6:30, I went back to bed around 8. It's now 9:30 and I'm still in bed. We also actually have plans tonight which rarely happens! Now if only the impending snow storm could turn to a heat wave, it might be the perfect weekend. 

    CS/Q: nothing to see. Still waiting for my peak, but I've had fertile CM.
    Me: 31 DH: 34 :heart: Married: April 2016
    TTC December 2016
    BFP 2/28/17 // CP 3/1/17
    MFI Diagnosis: Aug 2017
    BFP 11/1/17 // DS born 6/18
    TTC January 2019
    BFP 3/21/19 // D&C (MMC) 5/8/19
  • Month/Cycle: Unofficially 1

    CD: 22 (Explained below)

    WAYDTGKU: Raspberry tea, spearmint tea, PCOS diet, exercise, temping

    R/R: I realized on Tuesday, when my temp shot up, that my period last week was not indeed my period, but breakthrough bleeding from removing my IUD. I current have no idea if I've ovulated, or if I did and will be strtings my period any time soon. So I'm just going to make myself cozy until things even out. I've heard spearmint tea is also another possible aide in regulating cycles, so I might enjoy both until things get figured out. 

    CS/Q: Nada
  • @millpe definitely one I’d rather not read. Long story short: my evaluation was rescheduled 3 times because of snow days and 2 hour delays, so the lesson wasnt what it was supposed to be. I got marked down to developing for a parent that has complained multiple times because her daughter doesn’t turn in homework (not sure how that’s my problem). I need to “be more proactive in communication with difficult parents”. It just really hit me wrong this morning and I’m extra emotional right now anyways because of TTC. So I cried it out with a teammate this morning and moved on. 🤷🏼‍♀️ It’s outside of my circle of control. 

    @misshelen86 I wasn’t sure how that worked! Thanks! Our timing has been pretty awesome this cycle, so I’m hopeful! 

    @jennifer_louise can’t wait! Hooray for the TWW! 
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