Once again we all forgot about starting the new months thread. ☺️
Dealing with everyone being sick with likely a mild case of the flu. Several of the kids and teachers at daycare have been diagnosed. It seems like we get lucky with timing, Mackenzie gets better just as we both get sick.
Re: PAIF - new mommies - March
Yeah, my nieces are both down with the flu this week. We've avoided it thus far, knock on wood. TONS of flu at work though so I'm sure I'll bring home some germs at some point if this continues :-(
Anne took her first tentative step this evening! She immediately fell on her bum but it was exciting
Summer 2015 - no BFP yet, labs normal, referred to RE
Fall 2015 - Summer 2016 - Further testing all normal. 3 IUI's -- BFN. Recommended move to IVF. Planned cycle for fall 2016.
September 2016 - Surprise natural BFP. MMC @ 8 weeks. RE expressed confidence that we just needed the 'right' embryo.
Fall 2016 - Spring 2017 -- Break from TTC
June 2017 - Started IVF; egg retrieval for freeze all cycle. 9 mature eggs retrieved, 5 fertilized. 2 4BB embies on ice.
August 2017 - FET transfer both embies. BFP. Twin pregnancy confirmed by ultrasound. EDD 4/28/18
September 2017 - Twin B stopped developing; Twin A doing perfectly! Graduated from RE @ 10 weeks
March 2018 - Baby Girl born via C/S due to pre-eclampsia -- strong and healthy!
TTC #2
January/Feb 2021 - Freeze-all IVF cycle
March 2021 - FET of 1 PGS normal female embryo. BFP! Beta #1 156, #2 472, #3 1241, #4 5268 EDD 12/5/21 - Christmas baby!
"When all is lost then all is found."
M has to go see the GI at Children's Hospital. He is technically failure to thrive because he is not on the growth chart. However, his dr assured me he doesn't consider him that way because he has been gaining steadily. But, he is losing a lot of calories from reflux and he wants M checked out to make sure there isn't an obstruction or the like making his reflux worse. If it takes longer than a month to get in with them then we will do a barium swallow and trial of stronger meds.
@wildrainbow that's reassuring your Dr doesn't seem too concerned, but glad he's getting checked out. Hopefully you can get an appointment soon.
@mbradfo2 @persnickity trying hard to keep the flu away my niece is sick too and I’m afraid I’m getting the sniffles too
my lil one is like an octopus must touch and grab everything! She thinks she can walk too! She’s constantky pulling herself up, taking a step and then plop. She’s not even 10 months so I’m fine with her not trying to walk everywhere!
Unexplained Infertility - but I am 40...Low AMH .30
7 - IUI (50mg-150mg Clomid) Feb - August 2016 all BFN
IVF#1 August 2016 (Antagonist protocol 4/5 eggs) Cancelled cycle RE thought I would get at least 10.
IVF#2 Sept 2016 (microdose luporn pro - disappearing follies, ONLY ONE, convert to IUI) BFN
IVF#3 November 2016 (4 ER, 3 F, 3DT)-BFP with TWINS // MC both at almost 10wks
IVF#4 March 2017 //EPP (10 ER (1 wonky so 9 ER) 7F, 3B (5AB, (2)5BB) PGS tested- ALL abnormal
IVF#5 April 2017 // EPP (7 ER, 7F yes! 6B) 2/5 day 4/6 day - 2 PGS normal! yes!!
IVF#6 May 2017 // Antagonist didn't have time for Estrogen Priming...(4 ER, 3 F, 3B) (5AB, (2) 5BB) 2 PGS normal, yes!!
IVF#7 June 2017 // EPP praying this is it and then on to an FET!
Me: 37, DH:39
August 2016: Started Stims 8/22
September 2016: Egg Retrieval 9/4 | 13 Mature Eggs | 10 Fertilized | 3 Blastocytes | 1 PGS Normal Embaby
November 7, 2016: FET - BFP!
EDD 7/25/17
Zoey Alexis born 7/25/17 @ 12:39 PM | 7lbs 14oz | 19 inches
Me: 37, DH:39
August 2016: Started Stims 8/22
September 2016: Egg Retrieval 9/4 | 13 Mature Eggs | 10 Fertilized | 3 Blastocytes | 1 PGS Normal Embaby
November 7, 2016: FET - BFP!
EDD 7/25/17
Zoey Alexis born 7/25/17 @ 12:39 PM | 7lbs 14oz | 19 inches
So many precious memories this year and I'm sure more to come but I don't want her to grow up so fast!
Summer 2015 - no BFP yet, labs normal, referred to RE
Fall 2015 - Summer 2016 - Further testing all normal. 3 IUI's -- BFN. Recommended move to IVF. Planned cycle for fall 2016.
September 2016 - Surprise natural BFP. MMC @ 8 weeks. RE expressed confidence that we just needed the 'right' embryo.
Fall 2016 - Spring 2017 -- Break from TTC
June 2017 - Started IVF; egg retrieval for freeze all cycle. 9 mature eggs retrieved, 5 fertilized. 2 4BB embies on ice.
August 2017 - FET transfer both embies. BFP. Twin pregnancy confirmed by ultrasound. EDD 4/28/18
September 2017 - Twin B stopped developing; Twin A doing perfectly! Graduated from RE @ 10 weeks
March 2018 - Baby Girl born via C/S due to pre-eclampsia -- strong and healthy!
TTC #2
January/Feb 2021 - Freeze-all IVF cycle
March 2021 - FET of 1 PGS normal female embryo. BFP! Beta #1 156, #2 472, #3 1241, #4 5268 EDD 12/5/21 - Christmas baby!
"When all is lost then all is found."
@mbradfo2 I felt the same way about ds1 turning 1. I was both so sad and so happy. I likened it to a bittersweet memory, it's wonderful because he went through a lot to make it to this world, but it also meant he wasn't a baby anymore. Now, he's a cantankerous 3 year old with the attitude of a 15 year old. I really miss that sweet one year old, lol.
@byrneme tried putting Makenzie on the toilet without a diaper after her nap yesterday. She didn't like it and started getting upset. Sitting on it with clothes is fine, but apparently not quite ready for naked.
Me: 37, DH:39
August 2016: Started Stims 8/22
September 2016: Egg Retrieval 9/4 | 13 Mature Eggs | 10 Fertilized | 3 Blastocytes | 1 PGS Normal Embaby
November 7, 2016: FET - BFP!
EDD 7/25/17
Zoey Alexis born 7/25/17 @ 12:39 PM | 7lbs 14oz | 19 inches
-hugs- While I can't imagine what it's like in your position, it sounds like you guys are working on tackling everything as a team! My niece had TERRIBLE reflux and even went to a feeding therapist since she had so much trouble eating because of the reflux and other GI issues. I know it caused my sister all kinds of upset and everyone was worried about her keeping up with her growing. She's still a little spindly kiddo who seems to mostly live on air and mac n'cheese but she's doing great otherwise -- but I know it was and still is a long road.
Anne is 1 year today (as of 8:32 this morning to be exact!). She is a little bouncy bean. I'm hoping to meet my husband for lunch with her and then bring her by my fertility clinic to say hi to 'her' team
Summer 2015 - no BFP yet, labs normal, referred to RE
Fall 2015 - Summer 2016 - Further testing all normal. 3 IUI's -- BFN. Recommended move to IVF. Planned cycle for fall 2016.
September 2016 - Surprise natural BFP. MMC @ 8 weeks. RE expressed confidence that we just needed the 'right' embryo.
Fall 2016 - Spring 2017 -- Break from TTC
June 2017 - Started IVF; egg retrieval for freeze all cycle. 9 mature eggs retrieved, 5 fertilized. 2 4BB embies on ice.
August 2017 - FET transfer both embies. BFP. Twin pregnancy confirmed by ultrasound. EDD 4/28/18
September 2017 - Twin B stopped developing; Twin A doing perfectly! Graduated from RE @ 10 weeks
March 2018 - Baby Girl born via C/S due to pre-eclampsia -- strong and healthy!
TTC #2
January/Feb 2021 - Freeze-all IVF cycle
March 2021 - FET of 1 PGS normal female embryo. BFP! Beta #1 156, #2 472, #3 1241, #4 5268 EDD 12/5/21 - Christmas baby!
"When all is lost then all is found."
hope you all have a great day celebrating!
@wildrainbow sending u hugs! My LO has her first cold early on and I was so upset! It wasn’t easy period! Dealt with some reflux as well but luckily the Zantac helped! Glad you’re finding relief with the new medication! Hoping it continues!!
My LO is teething bad! She finally popped one tooth and I have a feeling another is on the way! My poor girl feel like we were up half the night! It’s like she’s never in a deep sleep so the minute I try to get her down she’s like no no mama!! Still bf her too so I’m like a human pacifier over here! Not easy at all!!
Good of luck on potty training! It goes too fast!!
Unexplained Infertility - but I am 40...Low AMH .30
7 - IUI (50mg-150mg Clomid) Feb - August 2016 all BFN
IVF#1 August 2016 (Antagonist protocol 4/5 eggs) Cancelled cycle RE thought I would get at least 10.
IVF#2 Sept 2016 (microdose luporn pro - disappearing follies, ONLY ONE, convert to IUI) BFN
IVF#3 November 2016 (4 ER, 3 F, 3DT)-BFP with TWINS // MC both at almost 10wks
IVF#4 March 2017 //EPP (10 ER (1 wonky so 9 ER) 7F, 3B (5AB, (2)5BB) PGS tested- ALL abnormal
IVF#5 April 2017 // EPP (7 ER, 7F yes! 6B) 2/5 day 4/6 day - 2 PGS normal! yes!!
IVF#6 May 2017 // Antagonist didn't have time for Estrogen Priming...(4 ER, 3 F, 3B) (5AB, (2) 5BB) 2 PGS normal, yes!!
IVF#7 June 2017 // EPP praying this is it and then on to an FET!
Summer 2015 - no BFP yet, labs normal, referred to RE
Fall 2015 - Summer 2016 - Further testing all normal. 3 IUI's -- BFN. Recommended move to IVF. Planned cycle for fall 2016.
September 2016 - Surprise natural BFP. MMC @ 8 weeks. RE expressed confidence that we just needed the 'right' embryo.
Fall 2016 - Spring 2017 -- Break from TTC
June 2017 - Started IVF; egg retrieval for freeze all cycle. 9 mature eggs retrieved, 5 fertilized. 2 4BB embies on ice.
August 2017 - FET transfer both embies. BFP. Twin pregnancy confirmed by ultrasound. EDD 4/28/18
September 2017 - Twin B stopped developing; Twin A doing perfectly! Graduated from RE @ 10 weeks
March 2018 - Baby Girl born via C/S due to pre-eclampsia -- strong and healthy!
TTC #2
January/Feb 2021 - Freeze-all IVF cycle
March 2021 - FET of 1 PGS normal female embryo. BFP! Beta #1 156, #2 472, #3 1241, #4 5268 EDD 12/5/21 - Christmas baby!
"When all is lost then all is found."
Unexplained Infertility - but I am 40...Low AMH .30
7 - IUI (50mg-150mg Clomid) Feb - August 2016 all BFN
IVF#1 August 2016 (Antagonist protocol 4/5 eggs) Cancelled cycle RE thought I would get at least 10.
IVF#2 Sept 2016 (microdose luporn pro - disappearing follies, ONLY ONE, convert to IUI) BFN
IVF#3 November 2016 (4 ER, 3 F, 3DT)-BFP with TWINS // MC both at almost 10wks
IVF#4 March 2017 //EPP (10 ER (1 wonky so 9 ER) 7F, 3B (5AB, (2)5BB) PGS tested- ALL abnormal
IVF#5 April 2017 // EPP (7 ER, 7F yes! 6B) 2/5 day 4/6 day - 2 PGS normal! yes!!
IVF#6 May 2017 // Antagonist didn't have time for Estrogen Priming...(4 ER, 3 F, 3B) (5AB, (2) 5BB) 2 PGS normal, yes!!
IVF#7 June 2017 // EPP praying this is it and then on to an FET!
My T will celebrate his first birthday in 3 days! Time flies. We are in Asia now to celebrate his birthday with my extended family as well as mine and DH’s family members who traveled with us. This is not only T’s first international trip but his first trip ever and boy is it not easy! T gets motion sickness and I found out the hard way: he projectile vomited right into my crotch area as we were on a tour bus so I had to sit in vomit soaked pants and underwear for the next 6 hours... and then he may have also caught a stomach flu as he threw up for about a day, followed by diarrhea and fever. We spent two days cooped up in our hotel instead of sightseeing. I’m so exhausted I totally underestimated the challenges of traveling with an infant. I’m never traveling with a child under two.
Unexplained infertility/AMA, polycystic ovaries, insulin resistance
FET#1(July 2017): eSET of first of 4 PGS-normal embryos, DS born 3/30/2018
FET#2(Oct/Nov 2019): eSET
So nice you’re families traveled with you hoping you can still celebrate and enjoy the big milestone
Unexplained Infertility - but I am 40...Low AMH .30
7 - IUI (50mg-150mg Clomid) Feb - August 2016 all BFN
IVF#1 August 2016 (Antagonist protocol 4/5 eggs) Cancelled cycle RE thought I would get at least 10.
IVF#2 Sept 2016 (microdose luporn pro - disappearing follies, ONLY ONE, convert to IUI) BFN
IVF#3 November 2016 (4 ER, 3 F, 3DT)-BFP with TWINS // MC both at almost 10wks
IVF#4 March 2017 //EPP (10 ER (1 wonky so 9 ER) 7F, 3B (5AB, (2)5BB) PGS tested- ALL abnormal
IVF#5 April 2017 // EPP (7 ER, 7F yes! 6B) 2/5 day 4/6 day - 2 PGS normal! yes!!
IVF#6 May 2017 // Antagonist didn't have time for Estrogen Priming...(4 ER, 3 F, 3B) (5AB, (2) 5BB) 2 PGS normal, yes!!
IVF#7 June 2017 // EPP praying this is it and then on to an FET!
@wildrainbow I’m sorry that your son is suffering from reflux but I’m glad that his new medication is working for him. Hoping he’ll gain weight quickly.
Careful planning isn’t really my thing and I often do things without considering what could go wrong... Many of my friends travel with infants so I thought, how hard can it be? And the destination (Japan) is a first world country with a great health care system, and I speak the language, so even if something bad were to happen, I figured I could deal with it. When my son had a fever for two days, I realized how wrong I was. Back home every time his temperature spiked, it freaked me out. It was a million times worse when it happened abroad. Just being far away from his pediatrician and the hospital I am familiar with made me feel super anxious. Good thing he fully recovered from the stomach bug that he had!
@Hopeful_mom It was really nice having his grandparents on both side of the family, aunt and uncle (my sis and BIL) and many of his great uncles and aunties with us to celebrate his first birthday!
Today he turned one and I’m so thrilled that we made it! And I am so thrilled that breastfeeding is soon coming to an end! My goal was, if I were lucky to, to nurse him exclusively for the first year. This trip made him even more dependent on my boobs but dang it, I’m going to wean him so that I can sleep through the night!
Unexplained infertility/AMA, polycystic ovaries, insulin resistance
FET#1(July 2017): eSET of first of 4 PGS-normal embryos, DS born 3/30/2018
FET#2(Oct/Nov 2019): eSET
Happy 1 year! And you are a goddess for BFing for 1 year too!! Glad he's starting to feel better - puking's no fun!
AFM -- Anne has started standing up on her own without any assistance. She did it once on Friday and then a couple times today. She's definitely working on getting going, that's for sure. We have her 1 year check up this week and I'm a little anxious about the new shots (different shots at 1 year -- mmr, chicken pox, hep a). We're leaving for Disney next weekend so I hope she'll be a-okay by then if she has any reaction.
Summer 2015 - no BFP yet, labs normal, referred to RE
Fall 2015 - Summer 2016 - Further testing all normal. 3 IUI's -- BFN. Recommended move to IVF. Planned cycle for fall 2016.
September 2016 - Surprise natural BFP. MMC @ 8 weeks. RE expressed confidence that we just needed the 'right' embryo.
Fall 2016 - Spring 2017 -- Break from TTC
June 2017 - Started IVF; egg retrieval for freeze all cycle. 9 mature eggs retrieved, 5 fertilized. 2 4BB embies on ice.
August 2017 - FET transfer both embies. BFP. Twin pregnancy confirmed by ultrasound. EDD 4/28/18
September 2017 - Twin B stopped developing; Twin A doing perfectly! Graduated from RE @ 10 weeks
March 2018 - Baby Girl born via C/S due to pre-eclampsia -- strong and healthy!
TTC #2
January/Feb 2021 - Freeze-all IVF cycle
March 2021 - FET of 1 PGS normal female embryo. BFP! Beta #1 156, #2 472, #3 1241, #4 5268 EDD 12/5/21 - Christmas baby!
"When all is lost then all is found."
The only one I'm anxious about is the mmr -- it seems to cause more reactions (local, fever) than other shots for whatever reason. Her appt is on Thurs afternoon and we leave for Disney on Sunday so that should give her enough time to get over anything if she gets a fever or local reaction.
Summer 2015 - no BFP yet, labs normal, referred to RE
Fall 2015 - Summer 2016 - Further testing all normal. 3 IUI's -- BFN. Recommended move to IVF. Planned cycle for fall 2016.
September 2016 - Surprise natural BFP. MMC @ 8 weeks. RE expressed confidence that we just needed the 'right' embryo.
Fall 2016 - Spring 2017 -- Break from TTC
June 2017 - Started IVF; egg retrieval for freeze all cycle. 9 mature eggs retrieved, 5 fertilized. 2 4BB embies on ice.
August 2017 - FET transfer both embies. BFP. Twin pregnancy confirmed by ultrasound. EDD 4/28/18
September 2017 - Twin B stopped developing; Twin A doing perfectly! Graduated from RE @ 10 weeks
March 2018 - Baby Girl born via C/S due to pre-eclampsia -- strong and healthy!
TTC #2
January/Feb 2021 - Freeze-all IVF cycle
March 2021 - FET of 1 PGS normal female embryo. BFP! Beta #1 156, #2 472, #3 1241, #4 5268 EDD 12/5/21 - Christmas baby!
"When all is lost then all is found."
@persnickity I am not going to wean him off cold turkey, but probably over a month or two. I wish I can continue to nurse until he naturally weans himself off but DH and I want to try for #2 soon and for that we need to be fully weaned off for 3 months, according to my RE. I’m 40 turning 41 in a few months so unfortunately the time is not on my side. You gave me some advice on how to go about weaning him off, so I will be experimenting after we get back from the trip and my kid is recovered from jet lag (do babies get jet lags? I don’t know). I tried a bit of weaning some of the feedings before the trip but I sort of gave up after him getting sick and the time difference with this trip.
@mbradfo2 My son has been having fun standing without any support. I think the longest he was able to stand was 30 seconds or so. His ability to balance has improved considerably, and I’m wondering if he’ll take his first step soon. My son got an early MMR vaccine before the trip after I found out about measles and rubella outbreak in Japan. He got his 4 days before the trip, which wasn’t ideal (I think it takes 10-14 days for immunity to set) but better than nothing. He will have to get his again in a month since he was not yet 12-months old at the time of vaccination. He didn’t have much reaction to the vaccine, but then he hasn’t had any reaction to vaccines since two months old.
Unexplained infertility/AMA, polycystic ovaries, insulin resistance
FET#1(July 2017): eSET of first of 4 PGS-normal embryos, DS born 3/30/2018
FET#2(Oct/Nov 2019): eSET