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PAIF New Mommies Feb/March 2020
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Sooo, February's almost over but I figure I can cheat by lumping the rest of the month in with March!
We're doing well -- the renovation project finally wrapped up so we've been slowly putting our house back together and setting up my new office and Anne's playroom. That is, we WERE putting our house back together until we had another leak in the hot water pipes in the master bath. It's not the first time we've had a leak in those pipes -- we had one in another section of the master bath 3 years ago that ended up with us basically renovating the bathroom because they found mold when they were fixing the drywall. So my husband decided to have the plumber completely rerun the water lines in that bathroom. They did that in two days but we're still looking for a handyman/drywall guy to put the room back together. So we've all been using Anne's bathroom lol.
Anne had a little fever on Monday and Tuesday but not since so I'm hoping to see her back to school on Friday. I knew something was brewing since she had a runny nose on Monday and felt warm when she woke up from her nap (it was a school holiday). Sure enough, checked her temp and it was 101.2. Didn't get any higher than that so a pretty mild fever overall. But other than that, it seems like we're over the huge phase of sickness (knock on wood).
We've made the decision to send her to 5 days a week summer 'camp' (that's what they call the summer session at her preschool). It was my husband's idea at first when he heard she'd be missing all the bounce house days and water fun days because of her part-time schedule. I think she'll enjoy it --- she LOVES her school --- and I'll get more time at work which is always good for me. I'm one of those people who need to keep their mind busy or I start going crazy. I've also been picking up quite a bit more work at the office now so it will be nice to have two extra days to keep up on that stuff.
We're also on the verge of starting to begin potty training -- Anne's potty should arrive any day now so we can start introducing it to her. She's been saying 'peepee' about wet diapers and occasionally 'poopoo' about dirty ones so I think she's just on the brink of being ready.
Hope everyone had a good Valentine's day!!
We're doing well -- the renovation project finally wrapped up so we've been slowly putting our house back together and setting up my new office and Anne's playroom. That is, we WERE putting our house back together until we had another leak in the hot water pipes in the master bath. It's not the first time we've had a leak in those pipes -- we had one in another section of the master bath 3 years ago that ended up with us basically renovating the bathroom because they found mold when they were fixing the drywall. So my husband decided to have the plumber completely rerun the water lines in that bathroom. They did that in two days but we're still looking for a handyman/drywall guy to put the room back together. So we've all been using Anne's bathroom lol.
Anne had a little fever on Monday and Tuesday but not since so I'm hoping to see her back to school on Friday. I knew something was brewing since she had a runny nose on Monday and felt warm when she woke up from her nap (it was a school holiday). Sure enough, checked her temp and it was 101.2. Didn't get any higher than that so a pretty mild fever overall. But other than that, it seems like we're over the huge phase of sickness (knock on wood).
We've made the decision to send her to 5 days a week summer 'camp' (that's what they call the summer session at her preschool). It was my husband's idea at first when he heard she'd be missing all the bounce house days and water fun days because of her part-time schedule. I think she'll enjoy it --- she LOVES her school --- and I'll get more time at work which is always good for me. I'm one of those people who need to keep their mind busy or I start going crazy. I've also been picking up quite a bit more work at the office now so it will be nice to have two extra days to keep up on that stuff.
We're also on the verge of starting to begin potty training -- Anne's potty should arrive any day now so we can start introducing it to her. She's been saying 'peepee' about wet diapers and occasionally 'poopoo' about dirty ones so I think she's just on the brink of being ready.
Hope everyone had a good Valentine's day!!
~~ Our Story in Spoiler! TW loss/child~~
Fall 2012 -- started TTC
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."
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."
Re: PAIF New Mommies Feb/March 2020
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
@cashewchicken awww sorry your boy isn’t feeling good hope you got some down time and are feeling good! This time of year is tough! We’re just starting to get over a cold with fever hoping we’re done but I’m not sure yet.
@mbradfo2 yay! How exciting the house is done, I can only imagine how ecstatic you are home renovations are tough! Thrilled to hear how much Anne loves school, remember how worried you are and see she loves it, hope it continues!
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
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
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!
https://www.target.com/p/fisher-price-stepstool-potty-pink/-/A-13868682
How is everyone doing with the virus craziness? Hope everyone is healthy and safe wherever you are!
TTC - since 2014
7 rounds of Clomid - BFN
IUI #1 - October 2015 - BFN
IUI #2 - November 2015 - BFN
IUI #3 - December 2015 - BFN
IVF #1 - March 2016
Retrieval #1 - April 2016
FET #1 - May 2016 - BFP!!! DS - Born January 2017
Trying for baby #2...
FET #2 - January 2018 - BFN
No more embryos left; switched to a new RE
IVF/Retrieval #2 - January 2019
IVF/Retrieval #3 - March 2019
FET #3 - April 2019 - BFP!!! - DD: Born December 2019
Trying for baby #3...
FET #4 - October 2021 - BFP!!! - Due June 2022
We don't normally go for all the bells and whistles, but we opted for the flushing musical potty from FP as our rock 'n play recall replacement. Of course it's on backorder 🤦 So far we just have the basic little 1-piece Ikea potty chair in her room, and an extra potty seat ring + step stool in each bathroom. Not that we are fully ready to start potty training YET, but I figure she is showing some signs, so it's nice to feel a bit more ready... Plus three packs of undies.
As for the other whole situation, we are mostly pretty good. Just hunkering down as much as possible like the rest of the world... my next appointment isn't until early April, so I'm not sure yet what they're going to do about my anatomy scan and fetal echo. I just figure we'll cross that bridge when we get closer to it. DH is still working for now, so we'll try not to have him bring any bugs home I guess, and hope for the best!
Hope everyone is staying well! ❤️❤️❤️