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Re: WTO Weekend 10/5 - 10/6
Month/Cycle: 28/23
CD: 9
WAYDTGKU: temping, OPKs (probably starting Monday), HIO a few times, waiting on BW results
R/R: the rehearsal dinner was so fun last night. It's going to be a great wedding today 😃 unfortunately rain is in the forecast so that may put a damper on things, and I totally forgot to pack my umbrella or rain coat.
CS/Q: this is what I get for temping at 7 instead of 5 when I had woken up for the 3rd time last night
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
Month/Cycle: 4/3
CD: 28
WAYDTGKU: BBT, tracking CF, using FF, OPKs, prenatals
R/R: Today should be a nice quiet day at home, which is fine by me! I'll drive out to my hometown tomorrow and meet up with my sister and SIL to go to the annual fall festival. I'm planning on stopping by my favorite farm in town too and getting their fresh apple cider, a bag of apples, and their amazing apple fritters too. Forget pumpkin; apples are the best fall food!
CS/Q: I feel like this is going to end up being an an-O cycle for me. That could be the frustration speaking but I'm mentally feeling like this just isn't going to be my cycle.
Month/Cycle: 2/2
CD: 9
WAYDTGKU: bbt, opk, cm, charting, pnv, hio, water
R/R: I have to work tonight it’s going to be terrible, and then I have to work tomorrow morning. I was supposed to work this morning by my manager asked me to switch with her so she could fire someone. Typical.
We made salmon again last night which was so good. I got to have leftovers today. Brought the dogs to the park and it was fun!
I know I’ve been in the south too long when 75 and cloudy feels chilly to me yesterday I got mums and a pumpkin so I was pretty stoked about that. I’ll post a pic when I get my wreath. It’s nothjng too exciting though.
CS/Q: took my first opk yesterday and it was negative obv. My control line was pretty light compared to some I’ve seen online so I was curious about that. I’ll see how today’s looks. Temp rose a bit probably because I woke up frequently last night. I remember having lots of dreams so I must have chilled in rem a lot.
@inthewoods23 I’m glad you had fun at the rehearsal! Have a great time at the wedding!!!
@gingermama29 yay for having a quiet day at home! The fall festival sounds so nice I’m sorry your cycle is looking like it may be an-o, Fx something changes.
@gingermama29 the trip to the farm to get things sounds lovely! I'm sorry that this cycle looks to be anovulatory. That sucks. If that is the case hopefully it will just end soon so you can move on.
@konoha oh yes I want to see the wreath! I need some fall wreath inspiration. Sorry about having to work tonight and them again in the morning.
Month/Cycle: 2/2
CD: 1
WAYDTGKU: PNV, CoQ10, baby aspirin, OPKs, checking CM, sex.
R/R: I started cramping and spotting last night so I was assuming today would be CD1. I have been completely filling my 25ml menstrual cup every 1-2 hours today so that's been fun. But at least the cramps are minimal so far. I really want a consolation prize beer but I can't drink because FIL is a recovering alcoholic so no alcohol around him. 😩
TTC#1: January 2015- September 2016
Infertility, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Rainbow baby born June 6, 2017 ❤️
Baby #2 due June 12, 2018
@NamelessAria sorry for CD 1. And sorry that you can't have your consolation beer. ☹️
Month/Cycle: Jan 2018
CD: 3
WAYDTGKU: waiting for the bleeding to stop, then all the things. Again.
R/R: I have a really awful food allergy and the conference I was at I (despite being careful) ended up ingesting some. So I've been sleeping and downing benadryal all day,
CS/Q: Nothing to to see here.
@NamelessAriaI hate days like that.
@inthewoods23 I hope you are having fun at the wedding!
@gingermama29 So frustrating.
@konoha I am in Vermont, it's going to be in the 20's tonight.
Month/Cycle: 1/1
CD: 10
WAYDTGKU: pnv, hip, temping
R/R: today was such a long day and it continues tomorrow. I bought a whole chicken, potatoes, and carrots to put in the crock pot tomorrow for dinner. Of course we go from 90 to 60 degrees, but tomorrow is supposed to be nice farm weather
CS/Q: I’m curious to see how long it takes for my body to change for my fertility window. FF predicts it will start tomorrow, but I’m still creamy, so I’m interested to watch this progress.
@gingermama29 thank you! Tonight actually hasn’t been as bad as I thought it would be, shouldn’t get out too late!
@whatsbumpinpumpkin oh rats I’m sorry you are dealing with an allergic reaction on top of everything hope it clears up soon! & omg 20s!!!! I’m sure my H would love that. I only like the cold when I’m skiing lol
@blackgirlmagic yes sous vide stuff is so amazing! I haven’t had salmon like that but I’m sure it’s so good! Salmon is a perfect protein. I’m sorry you’re having a long day. Your crock pot meal sounds yum though. Hopefully your cm will switch over soon!
Month/Cycle: 1/1
CD: 12
WAYDTGKU: temping, paying some attention to CF and drive.
R/R: Work is a cluster. People are making med errors faster than I can process them and I got a call someone manage to get infected wound juice in their eye. I want to run away.
CS/Q: I lost my thermometer for a couple days and haven’t been consistent with times and there’s a couple days of drinking in there so it’s not pretty. I expect to ovulate in the next couple days though assuming things aren’t screwy from being the first BC free cycle.
BFP #2 3/21/16 Nora Mae born 12/6/16
BFP #3 11/27/20 EDD 8/6/21
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BFP #2 3/21/16 Nora Mae born 12/6/16
BFP #3 11/27/20 EDD 8/6/21