Trying to Get Pregnant
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WTO Thurs Oct. 21
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History
I am doing this on my own. Left ovary and fallopian tube removed due to cyst/necrosis just after birth. Right ovary and tube still purport to function.
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.
Began TTC in Aug '18 @ age 35
5 or 6 (or 7?!) cycles using frozen donor sperm, ICI. All BFN
Mar-Jun '19 IUIs, all BFN
Began process of referral for RE in spring of '19, blood tests confirm low AMH (.54) but all else is good.
May '19 HSG shows open tube, but ultrasound suggests fibroids
MRI in June '19 confirms two large fibroids, one growing through wall of uterus
In June '19 I move from California to Oregon, disrupting my insurance, referrals, etc. 5 months spent piecing it all back together.
Nov. '19 attempted myomectomy (vaginal approach) failed. 2nd surgery using laparoscopic method in Jan '20 is successful.
April '20 --> June '20, natural IUIs, all BFN.
July? saline ultrasound and bubble test demonstrate open tube
July '20 clomid cycle cancelled for thin lining
Aug-Oct, 3 femara cycles, all BFN
RE referral. While waiting to set up an appointment Nov-Jan,I continue with natural cycles and ICI, using a known donor, BFN...
Jan '21 more bloodwork, AMH is worse (.30), FSH high albeit not catastrophic at 13.2. hysteroscopy all good. "looks cozy!" says the RE.
Feb '21, injectables (menopur, novarel), iui, BFN (doc said the frozen donor sperm sample had the "best numbers she'd ever seen!")
Mar '21, injectables, iui cancelled due to lack of follicles, converted to at home-insem. BFN
May '21, first IVF round cancelled due to cyst.
July '21 IVF: standard antagonist. 225menupur/225gonal-f/cetrotide/5000u trigger, AFC 7; 6 days of stims. 8 eggs retrieved, 7 mature, 5 fertilize, 4 made it to blast. 3 are 4AB, 1 is 4BB. PGT-A results all abnormal.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.
Re: WTO Thurs Oct. 21
Month/Cycle: 3/4AL
CD: 4
WAYDTGKU: all the things
R/R: I realized this morning that FW is going to line up with our wedding anniversary! Crossing all the things that this means good luck for us! Now to start thinking about how we are going to celebrate! Oct 28th will be 4 years married! We have been together 18 years this coming November
CS/Q: Still boring so skipping today.
Married 10/28/17
Our TTC Journey
Team Green turned Team Blue 10/15/18
TTC #2 January '21
BFP June '21
MMC/Blighted Ovum that led to D&C July '21
Jan '22 - started IF testing
BFP Jan '22
MMC/Blighted Ovum that led to D&C Feb '22
BFP May '22
ETA @tessiesmom26 fx for your anniversary/FW mashup! sorry we must have cross-posted so i missed your post at first.
Month/Cycle: nope
CD: 12
WAYDTGKU: vit. d and e, acai, melatonin, dhea, prenatals, coq10, opks, donor sperm, dubious temping
R/R: the sky this morning is amazing and just as soon as it gets a bit lighter outside i'm going on a jog to take advantage of the weirdly warm but windy day. // i just added melatonin to my mix of supplements a few days ago but it makes me woozy in the morning, ugh. also i guess i should consider dropping the dhea and the melatonin for my tww, but it's kind of a toss-up for me since my chances this cycle are tiny (say, 2% maybe? if that?) but keeping up with those supps will perhaps contribute to my chances for egg retrieval next cycle? i'm not asking but also if anyone has strong opinions about this i'm listening.
CS/Q: my chart is getting even more crazytown. i was actually expecting a temp drop today because i often get one on O day but instead i got a minor bump from my already high temp yesterday. i'm trying to tell myself that all this weirdness is just that i have not slept well for the past week and for some reason am doing this thing where i wake up around 3am and then spend the next several hours in a liminal half-sleep/half-wake space, which would definitely mess up my temps. if i were just looking at my chart i'd think my O day was something ridic like day 8-10, or maybe even that i was having an anov cycle. fortunately i am pretty sure that is not what is going on (other symptoms are all there: CM on point, ovarian twinges, neg and then pos OPK). i'm still not sure if I O'd overnight last night or will do so today. my body will tell me when i head out on my run, no doubt.
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.
Month/Cycle: 2/2 AL
CD: 3
WAYDTGKU: vitamins, OPKs
R/R: I like the idea of virtual conferences (free/cheap, don’t have to travel) a lot better than I actually like them when it comes to watching the screen all day. Today might require multiple cups of coffee. I get my booster for the Covid vaccine this afternoon (yay!), and just hoping not to have any negative side effects.
CS/Q: Nope
@tessiesmom26 Yay for fortuitous timing with FW. Hope you all plan something fun for the anniversary!
@optimistgardener Does the dhea affect your sleep cycles too? Just curious why you might be dropping that one.
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.
@tessiesmom26 That timing is so perfect!! Congrats on almost 18 years, that's wonderful.
@optimistgardener Sorry for the confusing chart. I hope it gets clearer here soon. Also, so jealous that you get to go out running. My husband and I are hoping to move somewhere new soon where going out for walks/runs will actually be possible.
@abjm0325 Multiple cups of coffee doesn't sound too bad
Hopefully the conference goes by quickly.
Month/Cycle: 2/2
CD: 13
WAYDTGKU: bbt
R/R: I totally disappeared there for a minute, but I've been lurking when I've had time! We've had so much going on with family stuff and work, its just been wild. I told myself I was going to grab my coffee and sit down and check in this morning so here I am! lol Also, today is my Friday, and it's going to rain a bunch this weekend, so yay
CS/Q: My chart isn't looking the best. Also, looks like O day may be earlier than I expected? Very confused. Granted, this is my first full cycle temping, so I'm sure it'll get clearer as I do it more. Also, does anyone have any advice on making TTC less...scheduled-feeling? My husband is having a hard time with it, he prefers spontaneity (which I mean, who doesn't). I tried this month to just not mention the days, but at one point I just had to tell him otherwise we would've missed it...which we kinda did anyway. I don't know, I'm not sure what to do.
@tessiesmom26 yay for fw lining up with your anniversary! Two birds one stone? Lol. Ours lined up in Junefor our anniversary, it was perfect lol.
@optimistgardener maybe youre wjust ovulating a little later than normal? I know you’re using a private donor, would he be willing to donate again if that’s the case?
@abjm0325 hear you on the multiple cups of coffee, that’s been my entire week! Good luck with your booster today, I hope the side effects are none to minimal for you.
Month/Cycle: 5/5AL
CD: 13
WAYDTGKU: ntnp, & bbt to track lp
R/R: mh went into work later today so we did all kinds of running around and shopping this morning, and I’m tired! I was looking for a table cloth for my square kitchen table but had no luck. I also didn’t have luck finding any curtains for my bedroom that I liked, but I did find new ones for my kitchen! We also bought a new air fryer so I’m excited! It’s so weird how when you’re an adult, that that is an exciting purchase. Lol.
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.
@paytonpedro Haha, adult purchase excitement is a real thing. An air fryer sounds like fun!
@abjm0325 I keep meaning to look into getting my booster. I hope you get minimal side effects!
@annanbby We struggle with not timing feeling ridged as well. DH hates when the pressure is on to meet the right timing, but all attempts at not making it feel that way haven't really worked. This cycle we sat down during AF and talked about timing out of the gate, so he knows it's almost time to get to it and I think putting it out there in advance helped, instead of being like "hi, we need to do it now!".
@paytonpedro That temp dip looks promising! Also, timing looks great! We love our air fryer and use it so much. It's funny, we always talked about getting one but DH complained about counter space and where it would go. I finally bite the bullet and bought him one for Christmas and he had it un-packed, cleaned, and cooking breakfast within a half hour of opening it lol.
Married 10/28/17
Our TTC Journey
Team Green turned Team Blue 10/15/18
TTC #2 January '21
BFP June '21
MMC/Blighted Ovum that led to D&C July '21
Jan '22 - started IF testing
BFP Jan '22
MMC/Blighted Ovum that led to D&C Feb '22
BFP May '22
@optimistgardener it's warm by you? We're a cool low 50s for a high with misty rain. Not my favorite... But it is for DH. What a weirdo.
@abjm0325 the one huge conference my company attends was virtual last year and boy was "man-ing" the booth really lame. There was not an easy way to get attendants to interact with you. Even the companies that had paid extra to have video chatting got no benefit from it.
@annanbby yeah... There's really no way around keeping things unscheduled. DH is the same. He hates that it's "mechanical" as he calls it because we just do it to go through the motions. Meh.
@paytonpedro you should have seen us when we bought our Dyson vacuum. So much excitement! Yay adulting! Haha
Month/Cycle: 12 AL
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
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
@annanbby I think we posted at the same time so I didn’t see you! But I’m glad to see you back! Sounds like you had a good distraction. As for your question, definitely not mentioning it and trying to seduce him is the best bet. Which can still be tough for you. We’ve done “challenges” where we have sex every day for a month but surely eod for a month would be more efficient. Lol. I (and he) always know when I’m ovulating because I’m super… erm… interested… lol. So for me it’s hard to hide.
Six flags sounds fun! I hope you guys have a great time!