May 2020 Moms
ruby696
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It seems like there are quite a few of us that are pregnant after infertility. I thought a thread might be good. Totally open yo suggestions if people don't like the format.
EDD/How far along are you:
IF Diagnosis:
What did it take to get here:
Questions/Comments:
PGAIF - October
ruby696
member
It seems like there are quite a few of us that are pregnant after infertility. I thought a thread might be good. Totally open yo suggestions if people don't like the format.
EDD/How far along are you:
IF Diagnosis:
What did it take to get here:
Questions/Comments:
Re: PGAIF - October
IF Diagnosis: Early stage DOR and RPL
What did it take to get here: Two failed IUI's followed by a successful two day fresh transfer. We transferred three due to my age (38) and two stuck.
Questions/Comments: I still cant believe this worked and I find that I'm still on edge before US's. Given my history of RPL, I'm so afraid we'll lose one. However both babies measured on track and had HB's, so FX all is well.
EDD/How far along are you: 5/14, 8 weeks
IF Diagnosis: RPL, LPD, MFI
What did it take to get here: H was on meds help up the count and for me, I lost 60 lbs and am taking progesterone and baby aspirin. We were supposed to have our 1st IUI on our next cycle, but ended up not needing it.
Questions/Comments: sometimes I still can't believe I'm pregnant...then I smell meat and want to barf lol.
IF Diagnosis: Initially they found a uterine polyp, so IF and a CP was blamed on that. I had a D&C and surgical procedure to remove the polyp and a year later still was not pregnant. Lot's more tests for me and hubby and EVERYTHING was normal which leads us to UNEXPLAINED IF
What did it take to get here: We moved on and did 3 monitored rounds of clomid, and then a failed clomid/trigger/iui cycle, and then a letrozole/trigger/iui cycle which was successful but ended in MC, we were waiting for my cycle to normalize after MC and my doctor gave me a cleansing list of vitamins/supplements for me and my husband to take daily until our next IUI cycle (we were taking approximately 20 tablets each a day, no exaggeration, things like fish oil and vitamin E and LArginine and DHEA)... So had one period after MC and was anxiously awaiting CD1 so we could start our next IUI cycle and CD1 never came because I got pregnant on my own my first cycle after MC, almost exactly 3 years after we started trying to have a baby.
Questions/Comments: So here I am. It's hard to be optimistic. After my IUI ended in MC I felt we'd totally failed at everything we could afford to try. This has been such an emotionally and financially draining journey. I really thought I'd be working on baby number 2 or 3 by now, but I'm just 8 weeks in to growing baby number 1. I love my medical team at the RE and at the OBGYN office, and I hope they can continue to help keep me sane. I'm also 38 years old.
IF Diagnosis: it took us 13 cycles to conceive #1, I was just waiting on CD 1 to begin testing when I magically got pregnant. #2 was a breeze (literally took my IUD out and got pregnant 10 days later), this pregnancy is the result of our second letrozole/trigger/IUI cycle. We did that because we didn’t want to wait...our children will be 5 years apart. We originally planned them to be 3.5 but shit happens.
What did it take to get here: 2 letrozole/trigger/IUI cycles
Questions/Comments: just glad this cycle worked, because we would have moved to IVF had it not, and after watching my sister go through 7 rounds, 100k, and one living child...it was not on my “yay let’s do it!” list.
diagnosis: unexplained + one blocked tube, My RE remarked that my unblocked tube is one of the longest tubes he’s seen.
Two different REs, testing , hsg twice, two initial iui with gonalf trigger-cycles were neg. our IVF cycle resulted in 5 embryos. This is our second transfer (1 embryo).
our first double transfer resulted in our fraternal twins.
The financial aspect of IF always results in frustrated tears for me. I’ll forever feel responsible for the 20 plusK we’ve spent so far. It’s the part I probably need to talk to a therapist about.
IF Diagnosis: Male factor/high fsh and next to no sperm
What did it take to get here: Six years of waiting to figure out that 1, we actually had a problem, and 2 be stable enough to afford it. One round of IVF and a single FET later has us pregnant with identical twins! We started the whole process in April of this year. We were supposed to start last September, but mid August my husband was diagnosed with unrelated testicular cancer. Then it was supposed to be February, but I slipped on the ice and broke my ankle. We started meds as soon as I could walk.
Questions/Comments: Before knowing we needed fertility treatments we planned on 4 kids, when we found out IVF was our only shot, we decided maybe stick with two if we could make it happen. Now we are getting two in our first shot at this, and remarkably have 5 embryos left, so I’m back to hoping I can convince my husband to 4 kids or we run out of embryos.
@pirateduck completely sympathize with the life on hold feeling. We haven’t been able to travel or plan anything big because I’ve either been pregnant or trying to be for the last 18 months. We both agreed this is our last pregnancy, no matter the outcome, because we just can’t keep letting it run our lives.
IF Diagnosis: Anovulatory PCOS
What did it take to get here: 3 rounds of letrozole/trigger/timed intercourse, 2 rounds of the same with IUI
Questions/Comments: I'm not sure if there's a point in this pregnancy when I'm not going to be scared all the time. I'm a little reassured by having heard heartbeats at my ultrasound this past week, but only slightly.
IF Diagnosis: PCOS, low morph
What did it take to get here: 1 MC, 1 CP, hysteroscopy to remove a polyp, 6 rounds of Letrozole +TI. We finally got the timing to work out to use the trigger this time.
Questions/Comments: I’m feeling very excited about this pregnancy which terrifies me at the same time. I’m at the super nervous unconfident point of the pregnancy where I’m nervous to poop because I’m afraid it’s going to contract my uterus. Sooo.... I’d say that I’m anxious haha
This was our “last ditch effort” before IVF in October so I feel like this pregnancy is my chance to save $20k+ also!
IF Diagnosis: DH quantity
What did it take to get here: 3 years of IUI. Getting 1 positive in that time, then a loss at 7 weeks 4 days. Being told I need to lose weight in order to conceive. Going through one round of IVF. Lots of tears and a second implantation of two frozen embryos. At this point I dont know if both embryos stuck or if I am only carrying one. Either way I will be happy as long as the baby or babies are healthy. Finding out how many I am carrying with my last IVF doctor appointment on 10/17.
Questions/Comments: are any of you still on a ton of meds. I feel like it's never nding!
Also, does anybody else take metformin? My RE told me I could stop that at 10w also, but I think I'm going to ask my OB for a second opinion on that. It's hell to get back on if I go off, and my GP (who originally put me on it) said I could stay on it my whole pregnancy "and beyond". I'm very unsure.