FTM/STM/TTM+: EDD/Weeks+Days: Baby is the size of: Team blue/pink/green: Upcoming Appointments: How are you feeling?: Rants/Raves: Questions: GTKY: What is your favorite fall activity?
Upcoming Appointments: This Thursday! We are getting a second ultrasound as the first one showed two sacs but only one baby and one heartbeat. They said 99% chance the second never formed and it will absorb, but getting a second one this week to check on it and make sure the second one wasn’t behind possible. So a bit nervous for this haha!
How are you feeling?: So much better the past few days. Eating more food again but still avoiding a ton. Naps each afternoon but just about 30 minutes and I am good!
Rants/Raves: Told our close family (parents and siblings) and my MIL is already in crazy mode! I am excited she is so happy but I need her to breath. Already asking me how long till she can share and wanting to start planning a shower. It is a bit overwhelming for me as a FTM.
Questions: None at the moment.
GTKY: What is your favorite fall activity? I love decorating for fall at the house and getting everything nice and cozy! This is the start of the holiday season to me so always start to get excited for lots of family time over the next few months!
Jumping over from week 2 now that my EDD has changed 🤪 FTM/STM/TTM+: STM EDD/Weeks+Days: 4/19, 9w5d Baby is the size of: water bottle cap Team blue/pink/green: green Upcoming Appointments: 10/12 How are you feeling?: Finally starting to get my appetite back. Soo tired though, I've been trying to sneak naps in when my son is napping Rants/Raves: went to Trader Joe's today and stocked up on some yummy seasonal items but couldn't find the dolmas (not seasonal but one of my staple items I get from there!). Found out they won't be back in stock until sometime NEXT YEAR and now this preggo lady is very disappointed Questions: NATM GTKY: What is your favorite fall activity? used to love going apple picking and to the pumpkin patch but it's lost some of it's luster now that we have our own apple trees and giant pumpkins. I love lighting some fall scented candles, cozying up with a fuzzy blanket and watching Halloween movies (not horror ones....more like Hocus Pocus 😆)
I wish you all the best group 3! I had a scan today and have had a silent miscarriage. There was no heartbeat and baby measured 10 days behind. to you guys.
ALLI & ERIK - 12.12.10 Stella - 7.7.11 | Ian - 8.6.14 | Isaac- 7.20.18 #4 due 4.22.23
Me: 41; MH: 40 | Met 02/2009 | Started Dating 08/2017 | Married 02/02/2020 Mar 2024 | consult to get established with a new reproductive immunologist (Alan Beer Center) Apr/May 2024 | required testing & waiting for a protocol May 2024 | protocol given / decided to go back to my old reproductive immunologist, Dr. Jubiz Jun / Jul 2024 | more testing, incl. SIS, ultrasound, and endometrial biopsy Jul 2024 | Dx chronic endometritis; 14 days of 100mg of doxy given Sep 2024 | Repeat endometrial biopsy; still + for chronic endometritis. 2 more antibiotics + an antiviral Oct 2024 | Hysteroscopy turned polypectomy; endometriosis consult w/ specialist who confirmed high likelihood of endo based on symptoms and ultrasound; lots of blood tests ordered Mar 2025 | Endo excision surgery. Stage 3 endo found! Recoveing Apr 2025 | Planning transfer w/ RE & green light protocol w/ RI; target transfer July or August 2025 May 2025 | Surprise BFP! EDD 1/11/2026
TTC #1
Me: 36, MH: 34 | Met 02/2009 | Started Dating 08/2017 | Married 02/02/2020 TTC #1 02/2020 - 07/2022 2009 | Dx PCOS; likely a misdiagnosis 07/14/20 | Dx Hashimoto's Thyroditis 07/21/20 | 1st RE appointment 07/2120 - 08/20/20 | so much testing; no signs of PCOS 08/20/20 | Dx Unexplained; AMA 09/08/20 | IUI #1 Clomid + Trigger + Prometrium | BFN 09/30/20 | Urology consult; more testing required 10/2020 | Clomid + OPK + TI + Prometrium | BFN 10/26/2020 | Starting 2nd IUI cycle, with Letrazole and with a new RE / different clinic 11/03/2020 | New Dx "poor egg quality"; IUI cancelled in favor of Trigger + TI + Prometrium | BFN 11/26/2020 | Combo IUI (Clomid + Menopur) + Trigger + Prometrium | BFN 12/20/2020 | Combo IUI (Clomid + Gonal-F) + Trigger | IUI Cancelled due to thin lining; TI only | BFN 01/14/2021 | Combo IUI (Letrazole + Menopur) + Trigger | BFN 02/06/2021 | Switched to a new RE (TEW) ; trying naturally until we complete additional testing 03/14/2021 | Hybrid Double IUI, with Zymot (Letrazole, Gonal-F) + Trigger + Endometrin | Ovulated 4 mature eggs but still a BFN ☹️ 04/07/2021 | Natural cycle while we regroup | BFN 04/09/2021 | Employer announces fertility benefits starting 05/01/2021! | Search for a new doctor who accepts insurance 05/10/2021 | New RE consult & plan for IVF 05/13/2021 | Mid-luteal IVF cycle #1 interrupted; had to get cancer genetic screening done to make sure I didn't have the same SDHA gene mutation as MH. 06/10/2021 | Aygestin priming IVF cycle #1; opted to Cx after 9 days of stims since only 5-6/12 follicles responded 07/26/2021 | Attempt #2 at IVF cycle #1 (mid-luteal start): 8 retrieved, 8 MII, 6 fert (1 PN3), 3 Day 5 & 6 blasts: 3AA, 3AA, 6AB; 3 euploid 08/09/2021 | Rest cycle / unmedicated TTC | Shockingly, a BFP! EDD: 5/25/202 | CP at 4w4d 09/23/2021 | IVF cycle #2 (mid-luteal start): 14 retrieved, 13 MII, 11 fert, 5 Day 5 & 6 blasts: 2 x 3AA, 2 x 3AB, 3BB; 2 euploid 11/12/2021 | IVF cycle #3 (mid-luteal start): cancelled due to ovaries being on vacation 12/20/2021 | Rest cycle / unmedicated TTC + Pregmune Immunology Testing; BFN 01/22/2022 | Rest cycle / unmedicated TTC + understanding uncovered immunological issues; BFN 02/18/2022 | Mock transfer cycle! ERA, ReceptivaDx, EMMA/ALICE; start Prednisone to address NK activity 03/16/2022 | Final, "Hail Mary" super-ovulation + TI cycle before FET; BFP! EDD: 12/21/2022 | MMC 05/08/2022 05/20/2022 | D&C; recovering... 06/21/2022 | Trying naturally until October 2022 07/21/2022 | BFP! EDD 04/02/2023; 👦🏼 born on 4/5/2023
Re: Group 3 Check In w/o 9/19
EDD/Weeks+Days: 10W1D edd 4/16
Baby is the size of: Strawberry
Team blue/pink/green: Finding out!
Upcoming Appointments: This Thursday! We are getting a second ultrasound as the first one showed two sacs but only one baby and one heartbeat. They said 99% chance the second never formed and it will absorb, but getting a second one this week to check on it and make sure the second one wasn’t behind possible. So a bit nervous for this haha!
How are you feeling?: So much better the past few days. Eating more food again but still avoiding a ton. Naps each afternoon but just about 30 minutes and I am good!
Rants/Raves: Told our close family (parents and siblings) and my MIL is already in crazy mode! I am excited she is so happy but I need her to breath. Already asking me how long till she can share and wanting to start planning a shower. It is a bit overwhelming for me as a FTM.
Questions: None at the moment.
GTKY: What is your favorite fall activity? I love decorating for fall at the house and getting everything nice and cozy! This is the start of the holiday season to me so always start to get excited for lots of family time over the next few months!
FTM/STM/TTM+: STM
EDD/Weeks+Days: 4/19, 9w5d
Baby is the size of: water bottle cap
Team blue/pink/green: green
Upcoming Appointments: 10/12
How are you feeling?: Finally starting to get my appetite back. Soo tired though, I've been trying to sneak naps in when my son is napping
Rants/Raves: went to Trader Joe's today and stocked up on some yummy seasonal items but couldn't find the dolmas (not seasonal but one of my staple items I get from there!). Found out they won't be back in stock until sometime NEXT YEAR and now this preggo lady is very disappointed
Questions: NATM
GTKY: What is your favorite fall activity? used to love going apple picking and to the pumpkin patch but it's lost some of it's luster now that we have our own apple trees and giant pumpkins. I love lighting some fall scented candles, cozying up with a fuzzy blanket and watching Halloween movies (not horror ones....more like Hocus Pocus 😆)
Stella - 7.7.11 | Ian - 8.6.14 | Isaac- 7.20.18
#4 due 4.22.23
DD born 4/1/2023
Baby #3 EDD 11/21/2024
TTC History
TTC#2
Mar 2024 | consult to get established with a new reproductive immunologist (Alan Beer Center)
Apr/May 2024 | required testing & waiting for a protocol
May 2024 | protocol given / decided to go back to my old reproductive immunologist, Dr. Jubiz
Jun / Jul 2024 | more testing, incl. SIS, ultrasound, and endometrial biopsy
Jul 2024 | Dx chronic endometritis; 14 days of 100mg of doxy given
Sep 2024 | Repeat endometrial biopsy; still + for chronic endometritis. 2 more antibiotics + an antiviral
Oct 2024 | Hysteroscopy turned polypectomy; endometriosis consult w/ specialist who confirmed high likelihood of endo based on symptoms and ultrasound; lots of blood tests ordered
Mar 2025 | Endo excision surgery. Stage 3 endo found! Recoveing
Apr 2025 | Planning transfer w/ RE & green light protocol w/ RI; target transfer July or August 2025
May 2025 | Surprise BFP! EDD 1/11/2026
TTC #1
TTC #1 02/2020 - 07/2022
2009 | Dx PCOS; likely a misdiagnosis
07/14/20 | Dx Hashimoto's Thyroditis
07/21/20 | 1st RE appointment
07/2120 - 08/20/20 | so much testing; no signs of PCOS
08/20/20 | Dx Unexplained; AMA
09/08/20 | IUI #1 Clomid + Trigger + Prometrium | BFN
09/30/20 | Urology consult; more testing required
10/2020 | Clomid + OPK + TI + Prometrium | BFN
10/26/2020 | Starting 2nd IUI cycle, with Letrazole and with a new RE / different clinic
11/03/2020 | New Dx "poor egg quality"; IUI cancelled in favor of Trigger + TI + Prometrium | BFN
11/26/2020 | Combo IUI (Clomid + Menopur) + Trigger + Prometrium | BFN
12/20/2020 | Combo IUI (Clomid + Gonal-F) + Trigger | IUI Cancelled due to thin lining; TI only | BFN
01/14/2021 | Combo IUI (Letrazole + Menopur) + Trigger | BFN
02/06/2021 | Switched to a new RE (TEW) ; trying naturally until we complete additional testing
03/14/2021 | Hybrid Double IUI, with Zymot (Letrazole, Gonal-F) + Trigger + Endometrin | Ovulated 4 mature eggs but still a BFN ☹️
04/07/2021 | Natural cycle while we regroup | BFN
04/09/2021 | Employer announces fertility benefits starting 05/01/2021! | Search for a new doctor who accepts insurance
05/10/2021 | New RE consult & plan for IVF
05/13/2021 | Mid-luteal IVF cycle #1 interrupted; had to get cancer genetic screening done to make sure I didn't have the same SDHA gene mutation as MH.
06/10/2021 | Aygestin priming IVF cycle #1; opted to Cx after 9 days of stims since only 5-6/12 follicles responded
07/26/2021 | Attempt #2 at IVF cycle #1 (mid-luteal start): 8 retrieved, 8 MII, 6 fert (1 PN3), 3 Day 5 & 6 blasts: 3AA, 3AA, 6AB; 3 euploid
08/09/2021 | Rest cycle / unmedicated TTC | Shockingly, a BFP! EDD: 5/25/202 | CP at 4w4d
09/23/2021 | IVF cycle #2 (mid-luteal start): 14 retrieved, 13 MII, 11 fert, 5 Day 5 & 6 blasts: 2 x 3AA, 2 x 3AB, 3BB; 2 euploid
11/12/2021 | IVF cycle #3 (mid-luteal start): cancelled due to ovaries being on vacation
12/20/2021 | Rest cycle / unmedicated TTC + Pregmune Immunology Testing; BFN
01/22/2022 | Rest cycle / unmedicated TTC + understanding uncovered immunological issues; BFN
02/18/2022 | Mock transfer cycle! ERA, ReceptivaDx, EMMA/ALICE; start Prednisone to address NK activity
03/16/2022 | Final, "Hail Mary" super-ovulation + TI cycle before FET; BFP! EDD: 12/21/2022 | MMC 05/08/2022
05/20/2022 | D&C; recovering...
06/21/2022 | Trying naturally until October 2022
07/21/2022 | BFP! EDD 04/02/2023; 👦🏼 born on 4/5/2023