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03-30-2012 at 11:14 AM
tst1998
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*~*~April Chicks Check In~*~*

There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to the timing of my posting the check-in. I want to catch up with everyone and this seems faster than reading the posts from the last week! Perhaps it is an abuse of my power? Smile

Good luck to all our chickies stimming! Looks like we may have some ER's early next week, so I'll post another check-in Monday or Tuesday.

Update us if you have any changes/dates/etc. Let me know if I missed anyone's update from last week. And let me know if I have the list correct or if you are doing IVF/FET in April and want to be added.

QOTW: Do you like where you live? Did you move there by choice? Do you plan on staying there long term?

~~Stimming/Estrogen Priming~~
Roxie5739--IVF#2--on stims, ER 3/31, FET in June
LauraBeth1401--IVF #1--on stims, ER 4/2-ish
MrsNukem--IVF#1--on stims, ER 4/2
NMason--IVF#1--on stims ER 4/6
Jukeboxgirl--IVF#1--on stims, ER 4/7

~~Suppressing (BCP/estrogen or Lupron)~~
bellalou32--FET#1--on estrace, ET 4/9
tst1998--FET#2--on estrace, ET 4/12
MelleTX--IVF#1--on Lupron, ER 4/12
rockpaperlove--IVF#2--on BCP, Lupron 3/31, stims 4/2, ER 4/14
BzeetyD--IVF#1--on Lupron, stims 4/6, ER 4/16
winofairy--IVF#1--on BCP, stims 4/13, ER 4/25, ET 4/29
chels38016--IVF#2--on Lupron
PennyLane26--IVF#1--on Lupron
mslady919--IVF#1--on BCP, Lupron 4/6
dimples15--IVF#1--on BCP
rjade9--IVF#1--on BCP
rabailey--IVF#2--on BCPs, stims 4/2, ER 4/14

~~Waiting to Get Started~~
Brooklynesque--IVF#1
jenjen930--IVF#2--ER 4/25
eponine7692--FET#1
Dori2011--FET#1--ET 4/13
maggie2324--IVF#1--BCPs 4/1
Daysie--IVF#1--stims 4/6, ER 4/18, ET 4/23
kaf7--IVF#1
SASSY1JA--IVF#2
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03-30-2012 at 11:25 AM
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Update: just back from monitoring, 14 follies between 11-14mm, even on both sides and looking better thus far than IVF#1. Looks like ER 4/4 now. It will be a long few days for me. PGD on day 5 and FET in early June at this stage. 

QOTW: Do you like where you live? Did you move there by choice? Do you plan on staying there long term?

I live in LA, I am from Australia and have been here for 6+ years. I love LA, just a long way from the family and friends. We brought a new house in late 2010 and renovated it and I love it. If feels like home to me now as it is what we both worked on so hard to make perfect. I have no plans on moving back to Australia at this stage but time will tell. If we ever have kids I would like them to be schooled there, maybe even just college. We will see.
Multiple ectopics, 2 failed IVF's
IVF #1: Did not get to ET, embies all failed PGD (major chromosomal defects)
IVF #2: We have 2 chromosomally perfect embies as a result of PGD (Boy/Girl)1 failed the thaw - transferred 1, ended as c/p
Thought it was the end of our TTC Journey 6/20/2012
SHOCK BFP 9/28/2012: EDD 06/04/2013 IT'S A BOY! and everything is normal!!!!!!

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03-30-2012 at 11:26 AM
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Aloha tst1998!  How was your vacation?  I hope it was everything you had hoped it would be and more!  Paradise

UPDATE: I start Lupron tomorrow and stims on Monday for this new flare protocol.  I went in for my pre-lupron u/s this past Wednesday.  Surprise.  Surprise.  Cysts.  One on each ovary.  You would think a month of BCP would have killed off those nasty buggers, but no...of course not...that would make the start of the cycle too easy.  I detest cysts...they have given me so many issues, but at this point...they are remaining small enough to keep the cycle moving forward.  I guess we will know more next Friday at my next u/s after five days of heavy stimming.  Fingers, toes, everything crossed that these two cysts don't interfere. 

QOTW: I live in Northern California.  In the valley between the coast and mountains.  DH and I love the outdoors so we like that we are centrally located, but we dream of living in Montana, Colorado, or Washington.  Maybe someday... 
Countless BFN(s)
Moving to IVF

IVF1 (ICSI): Long Lupron
6R. 3F. 3DT. 8Cell 1Grade 2Embies. 1Frostie.
Beta 1/22: 14 Beta 1/24: 24 Beta 1/26: 28
Round One Result: Chemical Pregnancy

Pressing Forward

IVF2 (ICSI/AH/ACU): Microdose Lupron Flare
13R. 11F. 5DT. 2TFR'ed. 1Frostie.
Round Two Result 4/30: Harsh BFN

FET. 2TFR'ed.
Round THREE Result 6/25: BFN
Where do we go from here?

Moving forward with CCRM in 2013
ODWU revealed blocked tube(s). Lap 2/15.
Bilateral Tubal Ligation. Stage IV Endo.
Finally some (tough) answers.

IVF3 (ICSI/CCS): EPP Antagonist.
13R. 8F. 5 Frosties. 3 Normal CCS Embryos!
Undergoing Lupron Depot treatment for ET. 
03-30-2012 at 11:32 AM
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I've had two monitoring appointments this week.  I go back again tomorrow.  Yesterday I had an even number of follies on each side and they are about 9-11 at this point.  The nurse was thinking that Monday would be too soon for an ER but I probably won't need to wait until next Friday so mid-week I'll hopefully have my ER.  I'm feeling ok.  Just a little bloated and tired.  I get worn out easier than I normally do and when I walk around sometimes I can feel my ovaries, although it's not painful, I just feel them.  Hope everyone else is doing well!

I live in Upstate NY and have my whole life.  So has DH.  Much of our families are in town so we don't plan on moving ever.  I love where we live.  Just outside of Rochester.  And as much as I hate winter, I don't mind it so much in the grand scheme of things.  I love the change in seasons we have here.
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03-30-2012 at 11:54 AM
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Well I *think* I am starting to spot! So YAY! AF should be here by tomorrow then. My first monitoring appt. is Monday morning and I should then start estrace for FET #1. I am so excited!!!

QOTW: Well, where I live is home. I am upstate NY near Albany.  Both DH and I grew up around here. We would actually like to move to western NY. I have some family there, we went to college there and we have friends there as well. However, I am not sure it's in the cards. It's not that I don't like it here, there just is limited jobs in our fields. The one helpful thing about staying here though is we will have plenty of free daycare once we do get little ones.
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Forced break due to DH getting spinal surgery in August 2011
IVF - January 2012: BFN
FET in April 2012 - BFP at 6dp5dt! Beta #1 at 9dp5dt: 82.5, Beta #2 at 12dp5dt: 352 Beta #3 at 19dp5dt: 6000, saw heartbeat and one little bean at 5W6D!
After nearly 3 years of waiting our LO was born December 18th 2012!
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03-30-2012 at 11:58 AM
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Hello chickadees!

An update on me: I have been on Lupron for 11 days now with very minimal side effects. The biggest side effect was exhaustion. That also could be attributed to my significant reduction in caffeine, but I think it is the Lupron. I get very tired at night. I am normally a night owl, but have moved my bedtime up by about 3 hours.  I also noticed that once I stopped BCP and my estrogen dropped, I started getting headaches. Not bad, but low and dull. Tylenol didn't help, but they weren't debilitating so I push through. 

I start Stims tomorrow - 300 Follistim and then on Monday, I drop to 150 Follistim and add in 75 Menopur. My first monitoring ultrasound will be Friday, April 6. That's Good Friday, so I am hoping it will be a Good Friday indeed!

QOTW: I live in Dallas, TX and I love it. I grew up in Shreveport, LA and then lived in Baton Rouge for 6 years. I moved to Dallas almost 15 years ago and while I will always be a Louisiana girl at heart, Texas is my home and I am a proud Texan. I actually moved here to follow a boy (oh the irony), but we broke up 3 months later. I live in the city of Dallas in my recently remodeled tiny 2 BR shoe box condo. I stay here because my mortgage is cheap and I am paying OOP for IVF. However, once I get pregnant, pay off this IVF and save up some cash, I will probably buy or build a house out in the suburbs.

Welcome back TST - I hope you had a fabulous vacation!

Good luck to everyone this coming week and have a fantastic weekend!!! 
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IUI #s 1-3, unmedicated = BFN, IUI #s 4-6, 50mg Clomid, Ovidrel = BFN
IVF #1: 23R, 20M, 17F. 5 day transfer 2 blasts. 2 Snowbabies
BFP 6dp5dt, Beta #1 7dp5dt = 58, Beta #2 9dp5dt = 114, Beta #3 10dp5dt = 187
1st Ultrasound = 5/3, not much to see yet. 2nd Ultrasound = 5/17, TWINS!!!
Hospital Bed Rest at 32 weeks due to pre-ecclampsia and severe edema.
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03-30-2012 at 12:14 PM
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Update: Vacation was lovely, but not long enough. I needed 2 or 3 more days of lounging on the beach. FET's are boring. I'm still on estrace. That's pretty much all I'm doing until suppression check on 4/5. Then I get to keep taking estrace. One of these days I start PIO.

QOTW: I grew up in Idaho, but moved to Seattle when I was 15 so this is home. I've tried living in San Diego, but as much as I complain about the rain here, I actually missed it, so we came back. We'll probably stay here, unless my new job doesn't work out. I had to sign a 50 mile non-compete agreement, so if I leave here, we have to move because I refuse to commute 50 miles. At which point we will probably look at either Portland, OR or San Diego. 

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IVF#1 Aug. 2011 = c/p, FET #1 Nov. 2011 = c/p, FET #2 April 2012 = BFP!
Beta #1 = 153, Beta #2 = 269, Beta #3 = 675
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03-30-2012 at 12:30 PM
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Welcome back tst1998, I hope you had a wonderful time in Hawaii.

I am on Day 7 of stims.  Went in for u/s this morning and things aren't looking good.  My follies are growing disproportionately and I have a lead follie on my right already at 19mm.  I have maybe 5 follies on my right, 3 on my left, but they are all 10mm or less :(  Waiting on my blood work estradiol results and they will decide what to do, but I have a feeling I'm going to be converted to IUI.  So disappointed in my body right now. 

QOTW: Do you like where you live? Did you move there by choice? Do you plan on staying there long term?  I live in Houston and have lived here for almost all of my life.  We moved here so that my parents could find better jobs and get away from the snow (we were living in Michigan).  I love the fact that we have a rich culture, great food, low cost of living in Houston.  Hate the summer humidity.  I think we are waiting to see where our jobs will take us to decide if we will stay here long term.
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BFP#1 4/2011, MMC 6/2011 11wks Trisomy 13;
BFP#2 11/2011, CP
FSH: 17.9, AMH: 2.2
IVF#1 w/ICSI: ER 4/3: 5R,4M,4F
ET 4/6 All 4 (1-8A+, 2-8A-, 1-3A) BFP#3
Two weeks of beta hell = Blighted Ovum
IVF#2 Aug/Sept: ER 8/27: 4R,3M,3F
ET 8/30 (1-8A+, 1-6A+)
Beta#1 9/10: 350; Beta#2 9/12: 796; Beta#3 9/20: 9155
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03-30-2012 at 1:09 PM
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Hello to everybody, and welcome back, tst1998!

Sorry to hear about the disproportionate follies, MrsNukem.  I hope things improve ...

I'm on day 5 of stims.  The first night was so confusing I thought I wasn't going to be able to get the injection ready -- but I did, and it's gotten easier every night.  I haven't really felt any side effects, other than bloating similar to how I usually feel before ovulation.  The only difference is that it's started earlier and is lasting longer.

First follie check tomorrow AM -- wish me luck!   

QOTW: I've lived in NYC for ten years, and always wanted to live here.  I grew up about 2 hours away in CT and always loved visiting.  We live in Astoria, Queens now, and I will probably stay until we buy a place. Then we'll probably consider Brooklyn, Upper Manhattan, or Jackson Heights in Queens.   
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IUI #2 (Femara), 7/11 = BFN
IUI #2 (Femara), 8/11 = BFN
IVF (w/ISCI) #1 in April 2012. 9R, 6F. 3-day transfer of one 8 and one 6 cell. None to freeze. BFN
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03-30-2012 at 1:27 PM
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Welcome back from tst1998!

Update:  My baseline u/s has been scheduled for the 10th.  I'm nervous!  I am hoping my AFC hasn't changed in the last month.  I get worried since my AMH was only 0.67. 

I am over 1 week of caffeine free and I gave up my sick addiction to diet coke!  It's been rough this week adjusting to no caffeine.  Luckily the headaches only lasted a couple days.  I've only had 1 day where I craved a diet coke really bad.  I didn't give in and am so proud of myself!  This is a huge thing for me.  I was drinking like 6-8 a day during the week and nearly a 12 pack a day on the weekends.

QOTW: Do you like where you live? Did you move there by choice? Do you plan on staying there long term?

We currently live just north of downtown Cincinnati OH in a city called West Chester.  When we bought our condo this was as far south as we could go because DH was commuting 2 hours each day to work.  I've lived in the Cincinnati area my whole life.  DH is from Toledo but transferred here about 7yrs ago for work.  Our hope is to move further south-- Near downtown or just over the river in N. Kentucky.  There isn't a whole lot to do where we are at and closer to the river there is tons of stuff to do including more restaurants.  We both love food Sad.
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03-30-2012 at 1:46 PM
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MrsNukem:

I am on Day 7 of stims.  Went in for u/s this morning and things aren't looking good.  My follies are growing disproportionately and I have a lead follie on my right already at 19mm.  I have maybe 5 follies on my right, 3 on my left, but they are all 10mm or less :(  Waiting on my blood work estradiol results and they will decide what to do, but I have a feeling I'm going to be converted to IUI.  So disappointed in my body right now. 

Oh cr.ap! I am sorry. Hopefully they level out a bit, mine did earlier this week, I had 14's and 9's and today the 14's were 16's and the 9's we 12's. Fx that you are not converted to an IUI.
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IVF #1: Did not get to ET, embies all failed PGD (major chromosomal defects)
IVF #2: We have 2 chromosomally perfect embies as a result of PGD (Boy/Girl)1 failed the thaw - transferred 1, ended as c/p
Thought it was the end of our TTC Journey 6/20/2012
SHOCK BFP 9/28/2012: EDD 06/04/2013 IT'S A BOY! and everything is normal!!!!!!

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03-30-2012 at 1:48 PM
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LauraBeth1401:

I've had two monitoring appointments this week.  I go back again tomorrow.  Yesterday I had an even number of follies on each side and they are about 9-11 at this point.  The nurse was thinking that Monday would be too soon for an ER but I probably won't need to wait until next Friday so mid-week I'll hopefully have my ER.  I'm feeling ok.  Just a little bloated and tired.  I get worn out easier than I normally do and when I walk around sometimes I can feel my ovaries, although it's not painful, I just feel them.  Hope everyone else is doing well!

I have my ER Wednesday so we are close! GL for the downhill slide for you and take it easy this weekend, you do not want to torque an ovary!
Multiple ectopics, 2 failed IVF's
IVF #1: Did not get to ET, embies all failed PGD (major chromosomal defects)
IVF #2: We have 2 chromosomally perfect embies as a result of PGD (Boy/Girl)1 failed the thaw - transferred 1, ended as c/p
Thought it was the end of our TTC Journey 6/20/2012
SHOCK BFP 9/28/2012: EDD 06/04/2013 IT'S A BOY! and everything is normal!!!!!!

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03-30-2012 at 2:13 PM
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MrsNukem:

Welcome back tst1998, I hope you had a wonderful time in Hawaii.

I am on Day 7 of stims.  Went in for u/s this morning and things aren't looking good.  My follies are growing disproportionately and I have a lead follie on my right already at 19mm.  I have maybe 5 follies on my right, 3 on my left, but they are all 10mm or less :(  Waiting on my blood work estradiol results and they will decide what to do, but I have a feeling I'm going to be converted to IUI.  So disappointed in my body right now. 

So sorry your follies aren't growing like they are supposed to.  Fingers crossed they start evening out.  Or, if you do wind up with IUI that it still works out for you.  ((hugs))
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03-30-2012 at 2:15 PM
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LauraBeth1401:

I've had two monitoring appointments this week.  I go back again tomorrow.  Yesterday I had an even number of follies on each side and they are about 9-11 at this point.  The nurse was thinking that Monday would be too soon for an ER but I probably won't need to wait until next Friday so mid-week I'll hopefully have my ER.  I'm feeling ok.  Just a little bloated and tired.  I get worn out easier than I normally do and when I walk around sometimes I can feel my ovaries, although it's not painful, I just feel them.  Hope everyone else is doing well!

I have my ER Wednesday so we are close! GL for the downhill slide for you and take it easy this weekend, you do not want to torque an ovary!

We are close!  I'm hoping at my appt. tomorrow they will have a more concrete date for me.  I just know it's mid-week next week pretty much.  GL to you too!
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03-30-2012 at 3:25 PM
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Update:  Started stims Weds. 3/28.  I had fewer resting follicles than usual (7-8 versus 10-12 -- boo hoo) so we'll see how this goes.  I get bloodwork drawn tomorrow morning.

QOTW:  I live in brownstone Brooklyn and love it.  My neighborhood is architecturally beautiful, green, and walkable, and has lots of decent restaurants and cute shops.  I moved here by choice -- I've lived all over NYC (I'm originally from the Midwest), and when it was time to buy an apartment, my husband and I settled in this neighborhood as the best balance of all worlds (convenience, recreation, beauty, price, nearby friends, etc.). The main downside, at least right now:  babies and little kids EVERYWHERE. 

Me: 39. DH: 41. TTC since 2009.
FSH: 9.5 at highest. AMH (11/2011): 0.9. AFC: 10ish. HSG: Normal. SA: Normal.
July 2011 - Feb. 2012: 2 Clomid/TI cycles; 3 injectables/IUI cycles. Good response but BFNs.
Dec. 2011: Laparoscopy (clear) + hysteroscopy to remove uterine polyp.

April 2012: IVF #1: FSH 9.2, AFC 7-8. Antagonist protocol.
Started stims (300iu Gonal-F, 150iu Menopur) 3/28.
Added ganirelix 4/1. Trigger 4/5 (7 follies). ER 4/7: 7R, 0M, 0F. :-(

Nov. 2012: IVF #2: Long Lupron protocol.
Started Lupron 10/27. AFC 10+. Started stims (300iu Follistim, 150iu Menopur) 11/8.
Trigger 11/18 (7 follies). ER 11/20: 9R, 1M, 1F. 3dt of my one 6-cell embie on 11/23: BFN.

Dec. 2012: Hail Mary IUI cycle with leftover IVF meds: BFN.

Feb. 2013: IVF #3: Estrogen priming protocol.
Pre-AF: estro patch + ganirelix. AFC 8-10. Started stims (450 Follistim, 150 Menopur) 1/28.
Added ganirelix 2/4. Combined Lupron/HCG trigger 2/10 (6-ish follies).
ET 2/12: 6R, 1M, 1F w/rescue ICSI. My embie didn't make it. :-(

July 2013: DE IVF #1

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03-30-2012 at 6:15 PM
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Not much of an update: on Lupron which hasn't given me a bruise since the 2nd injection. Every morning though I get the song "Neutron Dance" inmy head. This morning DH and I sang "Lupron Bleed" to the tune.

Q: we live in the Twin Cities, in Minnesota. We both grew up here and we like it. Right now we're living in a house that DH bought 13 years ago. We like it but we'd like to move further out of the city, to a place with a barn, where we have some land and I can keep bees. :) DH complains about the winter but I like it.
BzeetyD = 37, Mr. BzeetyD = 43 together 12/02 married 9/08
TTC #1 since 1/10
DX: Unexplained/MFI issues
Long story: trying on our own + testing testing testing with 6 rounds of Clomid , more testing, injectables + TI, laparoscopy - one tube blocked, 2 IUIs with Follistim...BFNs.
RPL testing all normal

Moving on to IVF.

Our lil' lost sparks:
5w3d loss 7/30/10 - EDD March 2011
8w loss 4/15/11 - EDD November 2011
8w3d loss 8/2/12 - EDD March 2012
4w c/p loss 10/29/12 - EDD July 2012

IVF #1 April 2012 = BFN, IVF #2 June 2012 = BFP. U/S 7/23 = saw heartbeat but measuring behind. Follow up U/S on 7/30 - no heartbeat. D&C 8/2. Trisomy 12. IVF #3 Oct 2012 = Chemical Pregnancy

Phone consult with CCRM on 12/12/12 - ODWU 1/4/13 - both tubes clear(!) - AFC 24, AMH 3.2, FSH 9.6, LH 5.4, E2 25. DH has high frag rate but improved!
IVF #4 March 2013 CCRM. EP protocol w/ Menopur, Gonal-F & Dexamethasone. ER 3/29 & IMSI, PICSI. 43R 13M 10F 6blasts bio'd. CCS testing reveals 3 normals!!! FET 5/31/13



"I'm not telling you it's going to be easy, I'm telling you it's going to be worth it."

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03-30-2012 at 7:28 PM
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Hey chickies! Welcome back tst!

UPDATE: Not much going on here. Still on Lupron and have my suppression check on Monday. FX that I will get the green light to start my stims!

QOTW: I live in Central MA, and have been here the past 5 years. DH and I are originally from CT, but we moved to be closer to our jobs. We bought a house in a small town with a great school system, so just waiting to utilize it! Every winter I tell DH we are moving somewhere that is warm and has palm trees, but I haven't had too much to complain about this past winter :)
After 5 TI Clomid cycles, 5 IUIs, and 2 IVFs we finally got our BFP!
Beta#1 (12dp3dt)= 353, Beta#2 (15dp3dt)= 1466, Beta#3 (22dp3dt)= 14,139, First u/s: TWINS!!
After 10 weeks of bedrest, our two little ladies joined us at 28w6d
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03-30-2012 at 9:58 PM
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winofairy:

Welcome back from tst1998!

Update:  My baseline u/s has been scheduled for the 10th.  I'm nervous!  I am hoping my AFC hasn't changed in the last month.  I get worried since my AMH was only 0.67. 

I am over 1 week of caffeine free and I gave up my sick addiction to diet coke!  It's been rough this week adjusting to no caffeine.  Luckily the headaches only lasted a couple days.  I've only had 1 day where I craved a diet coke really bad.  I didn't give in and am so proud of myself!  This is a huge thing for me.  I was drinking like 6-8 a day during the week and nearly a 12 pack a day on the weekends.

QOTW: Do you like where you live? Did you move there by choice? Do you plan on staying there long term?

We currently live just north of downtown Cincinnati OH in a city called West Chester.  When we bought our condo this was as far south as we could go because DH was commuting 2 hours each day to work.  I've lived in the Cincinnati area my whole life.  DH is from Toledo but transferred here about 7yrs ago for work.  Our hope is to move further south-- Near downtown or just over the river in N. Kentucky.  There isn't a whole lot to do where we are at and closer to the river there is tons of stuff to do including more restaurants.  We both love food Sad.

I switched to caffeine free diet coke and it tastes just the same to me. Maybe a little "flatter" but definitely helps cut my addiction.  
Single Mother by Choice.
Life didn't work out the way I planned so I did it on my own.
IUI #s 1-3, unmedicated = BFN, IUI #s 4-6, 50mg Clomid, Ovidrel = BFN
IVF #1: 23R, 20M, 17F. 5 day transfer 2 blasts. 2 Snowbabies
BFP 6dp5dt, Beta #1 7dp5dt = 58, Beta #2 9dp5dt = 114, Beta #3 10dp5dt = 187
1st Ultrasound = 5/3, not much to see yet. 2nd Ultrasound = 5/17, TWINS!!!
Hospital Bed Rest at 32 weeks due to pre-ecclampsia and severe edema.
Audrey Grace, 5lbs9oz, & Lydia Louise, 6lbs, born via emergency c-section on 12/6/12 at 36w1d

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03-31-2012 at 7:41 AM
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Update: Nothing to report. Just waiting for AF, likely to hit next weekend.

QOTW: I do like where I live in Canada, but I am there for training and have a job waiting for me across the country once I'm done in about a year from now (hoping training will be extended by the need for a mat leave). It does put a timeline on us for IVF though since our sperm will be on one side of the country and we'll be on the other a year from now.
Me: 30 DH: 29
TTC since 09/10; azoospermia Dx 12/10
Found sperm! 12/11 after 10 months of FSH and hCG injections
IVF #1 04/12 - cancelled (poor response and new Dx of DOR)
Surprise BFP 06/27 on DHEA, Beta #1 1718 06/28!!!!
Baby boy born March 11, 2013

 
03-31-2012 at 8:59 AM
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Nothing new going on here. I did get my meds yesterday. Just waiting on one more to come. Less than a week before I start stims. 

QOTW- no, I do not like where we live. We do not live here by choice, we had to move bc of DH's job. We will be here for as long as DH is in his job. He has begun looking at a few jobs in FL. I think that would be nice.  

♥TTC#1 since June 2010♥

BFP #1 - 2/14/2011 * Natural m/c - 2/28/2011 @5w4d
BFP #2 -7/9/2012 * Chemical Pregnancy
BFP #3 -10/12/12 * Missed m/c - 11/15/12 @8w4d
BFP #4 - 2/18/13 * EDD 11/1/13! Please Stick Around Little One!

♥My Chart♥
DH (31) - 06/2011 - All Normal!
Me (29) - Stage 2 endo, polyps, cysts, and septum, FSH- 7.8, AMH - 1.2.
Hysteroscopy/Lap - 11/17/11 - removed: Stage 2 Endo, 3 cysts, and polyps & septum fixed.
1/1/12 -Cycle #18 = Ovidrel+B2B IUI+Progesterone = BFN
1/28/12- Cycle # 19 = Ovidrel+B2B IUI #2+Progesterone = BFN
4/6/12 - Stims Begin!! 300 Follistim, 10 Novearel, ganirelix
4/16/12- Cycle Cancelled. Poor/Late responder
6/8/12 - Stims begin for IVF 1.2: 500 Follistim, 20 Novarel, Ganirelix
6/18/12 - Trigger
6/20/12 - ER = 20 Retrieved, 18 mature, 15 fertilized w/ICSI
6/25/12 - ET - One beautiful blast transferred. 9 to freeze
7/9/12 - Beta #1 = 450, 7/11/12 - Beta #2 = 350, 7/13/12 - Beta #3 = 198-chemical pregnancy
8/23/12 - Hysteroscopic Surgery scheduled - Adhesion removed.
9/2/12 - FET Cycle #1 - tfr'ed 2 5 day blasts, 1 hatching
10/5/12 - ET
10/10/12 - + HPT FX for a sticky baby!
11/2/12 - 2nd U/S - 1 ges sac, 2 beautiful babies 2 beautiful heart rates = 125!!
11/15/12 - 8 weeks, no heart beats
11/16/12 - D&E - Chromosome testing showed 2 normal females
12/17/12 - Embryos biopsied and sent for PGS and re-frozen.
12/26/12 - PGS results: 3 abnormal male embryos, 4 normal embryos remaining.
1/6/13 - Lupron start for FET #2.
1/17/13 - Baseline - Cyst delayed us by a week.
1/25/13 - Baseline #2
2/7/13 - Lining Check
2/13/13 - FET #2 - tfr'ed 2 5 day blasts
2/18/13 - BFP! +HPT, Please, Please stick little one(s)
2/26/13 - Beta #1 = 1361!! keep sticking little one!
2/28/13 - Beta #2 = 2787!! Thanks Be To GOD!!
3/2/13 - Beta #3 = 4959! What a little miracle we have!
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03-31-2012 at 9:34 AM
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Sat morning update:  Back from another u/s monitoring appt this morning.  My other follies are starting to catch up!  I have 8 total potential follies, most are in the intermediate range.  The 19mm one is still at around 19.4 so at least it hasn't grown out of control overnight.   I will continue on meds and come in Sunday morning for another u/s, they want to keep monitoring me closely.
Me:40 AMA, DH:36 0% morph, TTC#1;
BFP#1 4/2011, MMC 6/2011 11wks Trisomy 13;
BFP#2 11/2011, CP
FSH: 17.9, AMH: 2.2
IVF#1 w/ICSI: ER 4/3: 5R,4M,4F
ET 4/6 All 4 (1-8A+, 2-8A-, 1-3A) BFP#3
Two weeks of beta hell = Blighted Ovum
IVF#2 Aug/Sept: ER 8/27: 4R,3M,3F
ET 8/30 (1-8A+, 1-6A+)
Beta#1 9/10: 350; Beta#2 9/12: 796; Beta#3 9/20: 9155
Boy/Girl Twins Born at 36w1d
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03-31-2012 at 3:13 PM
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MrsNukem:
Sat morning update:  Back from another u/s monitoring appt this morning.  My other follies are starting to catch up!  I have 8 total potential follies, most are in the intermediate range.  The 19mm one is still at around 19.4 so at least it hasn't grown out of control overnight.   I will continue on meds and come in Sunday morning for another u/s, they want to keep monitoring me closely.

Great news!  

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03-31-2012 at 6:09 PM
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LauraBeth1401:

MrsNukem:
Sat morning update:  Back from another u/s monitoring appt this morning.  My other follies are starting to catch up!  I have 8 total potential follies, most are in the intermediate range.  The 19mm one is still at around 19.4 so at least it hasn't grown out of control overnight.   I will continue on meds and come in Sunday morning for another u/s, they want to keep monitoring me closely.

Great news!  

I agree!
Me: 30 DH: 29
TTC since 09/10; azoospermia Dx 12/10
Found sperm! 12/11 after 10 months of FSH and hCG injections
IVF #1 04/12 - cancelled (poor response and new Dx of DOR)
Surprise BFP 06/27 on DHEA, Beta #1 1718 06/28!!!!
Baby boy born March 11, 2013

 
03-31-2012 at 6:10 PM
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MrsNukem:
Sat morning update:  Back from another u/s monitoring appt this morning.  My other follies are starting to catch up!  I have 8 total potential follies, most are in the intermediate range.  The 19mm one is still at around 19.4 so at least it hasn't grown out of control overnight.   I will continue on meds and come in Sunday morning for another u/s, they want to keep monitoring me closely.

Wonderful news!

Multiple ectopics, 2 failed IVF's
IVF #1: Did not get to ET, embies all failed PGD (major chromosomal defects)
IVF #2: We have 2 chromosomally perfect embies as a result of PGD (Boy/Girl)1 failed the thaw - transferred 1, ended as c/p
Thought it was the end of our TTC Journey 6/20/2012
SHOCK BFP 9/28/2012: EDD 06/04/2013 IT'S A BOY! and everything is normal!!!!!!

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04-01-2012 at 11:45 AM
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Triggering tonight!  Holy crap!  ER will be Tuesday morning.  My follies have caught up with the lead one.  I have 7 follies in the mature range, I'm hoping they can get all 7.
Me:40 AMA, DH:36 0% morph, TTC#1;
BFP#1 4/2011, MMC 6/2011 11wks Trisomy 13;
BFP#2 11/2011, CP
FSH: 17.9, AMH: 2.2
IVF#1 w/ICSI: ER 4/3: 5R,4M,4F
ET 4/6 All 4 (1-8A+, 2-8A-, 1-3A) BFP#3
Two weeks of beta hell = Blighted Ovum
IVF#2 Aug/Sept: ER 8/27: 4R,3M,3F
ET 8/30 (1-8A+, 1-6A+)
Beta#1 9/10: 350; Beta#2 9/12: 796; Beta#3 9/20: 9155
Boy/Girl Twins Born at 36w1d
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04-02-2012 at 8:22 AM
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That's great news, MrsNukem!  
 
I just got back from my second monitoring appointment, and while I didn't count exactly, I seem to have about 10 follicles between 12 and 19 mm.  The RE said I'm likely to trigger on Wednesday night and have my ER on Friday, 4/6.
 
I'm excited, and hope this week goes quickly.  I'm feeling pretty achy and bloated, and I can only imagine it's going to get worse as the week goes on.  But I'm happy to have made it this far, so I'm not really complaining ... :) 
Me = 37, PCOS DH = 43, low-ish morphology
IUI #1 (Clomid), 3/11 = BFN
IUI #2 (Femara), 7/11 = BFN
IUI #2 (Femara), 8/11 = BFN
IVF (w/ISCI) #1 in April 2012. 9R, 6F. 3-day transfer of one 8 and one 6 cell. None to freeze. BFN
Planning for IVF #2 in January 2013.
Everybody welcome. 
04-02-2012 at 9:40 AM
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I've been gone since thurs for an anniversary trip, so Im a little late to check in. Oops!

I started BCPs on Saturday night and am waiting on a call from my IVF nurse coordinator to schedule my SHG and trial transfer.

QOTW: I'm ok with where we live (near Akron, OH). We moved here because of DHs job, but our family is mostly in Ohio, so it's nice to have them 45 min to 2 hours away. We may or may not stay here long term, but at least another 2 years. 
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Me (24) DH (26) TTC #1 Dx: MFI
2/12 IUI #1 - Clomid/HCG trigger = BFN
4/12 IVF #1 - 17r 14m 13f, 2 4AA blasts = BFN, 3 frosties
7/12 IVF #2 - 14r 13m 10f, 3 day 3 embies = BFP, 4 frosties
8/6/12 Beta #1 = 16, 8/15/12 Beta #5 = 72, 8/20/12 Beta #6 = 9. C/P
11/5/12 FET #1, 2 4AA blasts, 11/14/12 Beta #1 - 352, 11/16 Beta #2 - 1100
Vanishing twin, NT scan clear, 3/5/13 A/S
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