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01-12-2013 at 5:56 PM
Keephope20...
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NIFR-book recs?

Does anyone have good book recommendations? I am getting geared up for my IVF cycle starting later this month and I love to read to keep my mind off everything. So any thoughts? Im generally a fiction person but am open to any and all suggestions!

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Me:30 low AMH; DH:30 MFI (count, motility, morphology) 2 rounds clomid 100 mg -BFN IUI#1- 25 mg clomid- July 2012= BFN! IUI #2 August = BFN! IUI #3 September = BFN! IVF #1 November - converted to IUI #4 due to poor response = BFN IVF #1.2 February- converted to IUI #5 due to poor response = BFN IVF #1.3 April- micro dose Lupron flare with HGH; 14R, 13M, 11F! Transfer of 1 day 5 blast on 4/30, 4 frosties. BFP! Beta #1 9dp5dt= 179; Beta #2 11dp5dt= 442; Beta #3 4106 Stick baby stick!! *trying to keep hope* Image and video hosting by TinyPic  
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01-12-2013 at 6:31 PM
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Some recent books I read & enjoyed: Gone Girl, One Moment One Morning, State of Wonder, The Weird Sisters, The ExPats, Maine....

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FSH= 5.4, AFC= 11 Dx: Unexplained w/2% morphology
IUI 1-3: Clomid, Gonal F, Ovidrel + Prometrium = BFN
Acupuncture starting January 2012; IUI 4-5: Gonal F, Ovidrel + Prometrium = BFFN
IVF #1 (Antagonist) w/ICSI & AH: ER 8/7/12--7R/4M/4F; ET 2-8-cells + 1-7-cell embies= BFN
IVF #2 (MDLF)w/ICSI & AH: ER 11/26/12--23R/14M/6F ET 11/29 1 early morula + 2 8-cells; Beta 1 (15dp3dt)= 408; Beta 2 (17dp3dt)= 649 Beta scare :/ ; Beta 3 (19dp3dt)= 1485; 1st u/s 12/28/12= 1 sac with 2 HBs 113bpm EDD= 8/19/13; MIssed MC of identical twin boys D&C @ 8w3d on 1/10/13

PAIF/SAIF welcome!
 
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01-12-2013 at 7:24 PM
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Kushiel's Dart by Jaquiline Carey is one of my favorites. It's the first of a series. Very well written and a very good plot.
Married June 12, 2010 Stopped BCP 11/2010, ttc since 1/2011 DX H:Low count Me:Right tube blocked, some endo 1st cycle of IVF:Started BCP 12/9/12, Lupron 1/5/13, stims 1/12/13, ER 1/24/13 6 retrieved, 5 fertilized ET 1/29/13 5dt 1 A and 1 B; Remaining C embryoes deteriorated 1st Beta:2/11/13 12.8 2nd Beta:2/13/13 cp confirmed 2nd cylce of IVF:Started BCP 2/17/13  
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01-12-2013 at 7:35 PM
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great question!  i am starting to think about that as well! 
Me (37) DH (39); Finally correctly diagnosed with DOR in 2012; Started TTC 2009; RE 2009/2010- RE cycle #1 clomid+ ovidrel + TI = BFN; RE cycle #2 clomid + ovidrel + TI=BFN; RE cycle #3 femara + ovidrel + IUI= BFN; RE cycle #4 75iu follistim + ovidrel + IUI= BFN; RE cycle #5 150iu follistim + ovidrel + IUI = BFN ; Took a break and had Weight loss surgery in 2011, back to new RE in 2012 ; AMH 0.43 IVF #1 /ICSI and AH; MDL protocol - ER 2/11 5R, 3M, 2F Three day transfer of 8 cell grade 3 and 8 cell grade 2 embryos. BFN. RPL testing shows homo MTHFR and hetero PAI-1. IVF #2 antagonist-ER 5/14 8R 6M 5F. Three day transfer of 3 embies. 6 cell grade 3, 4 cell grade 2, 5 cell grade 3. Beta #1 at 11dp3dt is 190, Beta #2 at 13dp3dt is 363. U/S scheduled for June 13. In shock and so very hopeful. U/S showed 2 heartbeats in same placenta measuring 113 and 115 bpm. Identical miracles headed our way February 4th. Image and video hosting by TinyPic BabyFruit Ticker  
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01-12-2013 at 7:57 PM
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My guilty pleasure in books is Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series of books. There are 19, starting with One for the Money. I've read all of them. Easy, fun. 
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Missed miscarriage 3/24/10 @ 16 wks, Partial Molar Pregnancy
Began our IF journey in May '11
Asherman's Diagnosis (cervical & uterine scarring) 8/17/11
IUIs #1-#5 & 1 canceled cycle, all BFNs
IVF #1, June 2012 - No ET. Froze 6 embryos due to lining issues.
FET Cycle #1 July, transferred 2 embryos BFN
FET Cycle #2 August, transferred 2 embryos BFN
Break due to DH surgery, relocation to Seattle
IVF# 2 December. BFP 1/12!
 
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01-12-2013 at 7:59 PM
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I recently read Gone Girl and I thought it was really good, although it's not a "feel good" book. I also like the Game of Thrones Series -if you're into that kind of thing. An oldie that I like is Outlander.
Me - 34. DH - 39. TTC #1 since 9/2010. IUI #3 2/3/13 + progesterone. BFP on HPT 2/17/13. Beta #1 2/19/13 = 61.9. Beta #2 2/22/13 = 71 Beta #3 77 - C/P  
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01-13-2013 at 3:20 AM
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I second the Stephanie Plum series!

I just finished Fearless; a story about one of the SEAL team Six members! It was excellent!!
* Me- 32 * DH- 32 * TTC for 4 Years
* *IUIs 1-6 BFN*
*IVF #1= BFP- M/C *FET- * *Beta#1: 69 *Beta#2:482 *Beta#3 1088
*Beta#4 28,318 * Ultrasound- 1 beautiful heartbeat
IT'S A BOY!!! MAX LIAM
 
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01-13-2013 at 6:42 AM
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Some books I've read in the recent past that I've really liked are Violets for March, Sarah's Key, The Girl Who Chased the Moon, Between Georgia, A Grown Up Kind of Pretty, The Kitchen House, The Language of Flowers.
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01-13-2013 at 9:27 AM
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Hmm...Freakonomics, Night, The Help, There Are No Children Here (sorry, I tend to read heavy/emotional books)...lol...but Freakonomics was pretty intriguing!
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Dx: 10/10 - Fibroids; 6/12 - Tubal Infertility
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01-13-2013 at 3:45 PM
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thanks everyone! I'm so excited to have a long list of books to check out! :)
Me:30 low AMH; DH:30 MFI (count, motility, morphology) 2 rounds clomid 100 mg -BFN IUI#1- 25 mg clomid- July 2012= BFN! IUI #2 August = BFN! IUI #3 September = BFN! IVF #1 November - converted to IUI #4 due to poor response = BFN IVF #1.2 February- converted to IUI #5 due to poor response = BFN IVF #1.3 April- micro dose Lupron flare with HGH; 14R, 13M, 11F! Transfer of 1 day 5 blast on 4/30, 4 frosties. BFP! Beta #1 9dp5dt= 179; Beta #2 11dp5dt= 442; Beta #3 4106 Stick baby stick!! *trying to keep hope* Image and video hosting by TinyPic  
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