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Month/Cycle:
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CS/Q:
Re: WTO Friday 8/13
Month/Cycle: 26/?
CD: 1
WAYDTGKU: don’t know
R/R: *TW* CP
CS/Q:
Oct '21 somewhat improved AMH (.51) and significantly improved FSH (8.9). Maybe it's all the pills I swallow.
Dec -21, standard antagonist. 225menupur/225gonal-f/cetrotide/5000u trigger, AFC 5; 11 days of stims. retrieval yields 5, 4M, 2 reach day-6 blast (4AB & 4BB). 1 low-level mosaic (chr. 3 deletion), 1 complex abnormal.
Feb '22 FET (low-level mosaic): CP.
May '22 egg retrieval, lupron flare protocol. HGH priming for 1 month before stims; md lupron 20/20u daily; menopur 225, follistim 225, 10k trigger after 8 days of stims; AFC 10; 13 retrieved; 10 mature; 8 fertilized. All frozen at 2PN for later thaw, grow, and biopsy.
July '22 egg retrieval same protocol: 9 days of stims; AFC 8; 10 retrieved, 8 mature, 4 fertilized and frozen.
Sept '22 ER same protocol: AFC 10; 12 retrieved, 11 mature, 11 fertilized.
From the 3 retrievals, 7 survived to day 5-6 blastocyst, from which I have 2 normal embryos!
Jan 20, Fully medicated FET, baby aspirin, dexamethasone, acupuncture, and as much woo as I can stand (which isn't very much). BFN.
July 23, Natural FET + baby aspirin. BFN.
CD: 3
WAYDTGKU: bbt, cm, opks, cinnamon, metformin for me, vit e and c for him
R/R: My parents are coming over tonight for birthday dinner 1 of 2, which will be nice. It's also hot as hell outside (11am and already 90F/32C!) so we will be staying inside and I don't envy my husband as he'll be grilling later.
CS/Q: too soon. I also keep forgetting to temp.
@fantasyflyte hbd! i've been mia, did yours already pass? or is it upcoming? mine is tomorrow!
CD: 15
WAYDTGKU: still forgetting those damn vitamins, i'm vowing to be more adult as of my bday tomorrow, farewell early 30s, nice knowin' ya.
R/R: we are off to the beach for the weekend for my bday, my mom gifted us family photos tomorrow morning... 7.30am call time for that morning light. i'm very excited, just sucks no sleeping in on my bday. also sorry for being so intermittent on posting. i was sick in july and i think i've just got some lingering tiredness from it.
CS/Q: natm
@fantasyflyte oof hot day + the heat of the grill is going to be toasty!
@anniemarie887 waking up early just means you get to celebrate the day for even longer. You might benefit from some kind of habit or task tracker app to get better about taking your vitamins. Or put the bottles in a spot you walk past often. Or an alarm on your phone telling you to take them might help!
CD: 3
WAYDTGKU: covid vaccine #2, not sure what else besides the basics
R/R: some personal things are starting to feel a bit unstable. DH and I are both in a funk lately for different reasons. Bleh. Not sure if all the nasty weather we've had lately is affecting things. Who knows. Hopefully we can recharge this weekend. I think we need to get out of the house and go have some fun doing something.
CS/Q: My temp shot back up again today like wtf. We had the fan on so how could I have been so warm?
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
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
@inthewoods23 you know what's ironic, like i run a business, i stay on top of so many damn tasks, i'm also the primary like bill payer in household... so i'm capable... they literally sit next to my nespresso machine... it's just that i dont want to take them. i mean i want to take them bc obvs i need to, but like i don't love them. i'm totally rambling. i'm 100000% my own enemy on this in that i was soooo good about taking them for years, and then got out of it and now starting the habit again is like excruciating, which is stupid. so thanks for listening to me whine about being a moron about the same thing! i'm sorry you're in a funk, i hope you can shake it!
@gingermama29 I’m so sorry. Sending you virtual hugs
@fantasyflyte enjoy dinner with your parents!
@anniemarie887 ooooh that sounds so fun! I hope you enjoy your birthday beach weekend!
@inthewoods23 hugs. It’s so difficult when things get out of balance. I hope you’re able to recharge this weekend.
@fantasyflyte happy early birthday! Hope you have a good time at dinner.
@anniemarie887 happy early birthday to you also! Have a great time at the beach.
@inthewoods23 I'm sorry you're having a rough time. Can you guys schedule a date night to try and reconnect a bit?
CD: 5
WAYDTGKU: OPK, tracking CM
R/R: I'm off from work the next two weekends in a row! After working every weekend for the past 6 years, this is amazing! I went to my friend's jewelry pop up event last night and treated myself to some really cute stackable rings.
CS/Q: nope
Married 07/2012
DD born 07/2014
DD2 born 10/2018
DS born 10/2022
IF history:
TTC #2 since January 2016
June-Aug 2017: 3 IUIs w/Clomid = BFN
Sept 2017: Dx w/Endometriosis
Oct 2017: IUI w/Letrozole = BFN
Nov 2017: IUI w/Letrozole = BFN
Dec 2017: pre-IVF testing
Jan-Feb 2018: IVF--17 eggs retrieved, 13 fertilized, 9 frozen and 1 transferred on 2/10 = BFP on 2/19!!! EDD 10/29/2018
FET Oct 2021: BFP on 10/31! MC at 5 weeks
FET Feb 2022: BFP on 2/15! EDD 10/29/22