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01-14-2013 at 9:22 PM
firesiren
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So if I'm gonna be a Hopeful Heart....

I need  not drink an entire liter of Mountain Dew while at work. I've been sooo good lately.  I'm a soda junkie. It was so good though!!!

 

Anyone else need to kick a naughty habit before your cycle??? 


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01-14-2013 at 9:23 PM
lincoln79
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i'm going to have to cut out the booze soon. we are going to LA this weekend, then i'm going on the wagon.

i will really miss my hot chocolate with peppermint schnapps! 


TTC #1 since 12/2010 DH: MFI, cancer survivor Me: Resected septate uterus, lap treated mild endo, tubes open, ovulate on own. 3 Failed IUI's (2/2012, 4/2012, 6/2012) IVF #1 August 2012. BFP! Beta #1 56.7 Beta #2 150 One baby, one heartbeat on 9/20/12! no h/b @7w6d. dandc @8w0d Praying unceasingly for a miracle. PAIF/SAIF welcome Image and video hosting by TinyPic Image and video hosting by TinyPic Image and video hosting by TinyPic  
01-14-2013 at 9:52 PM
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Don't judge me...... I smoke. ;( I know I know I have basically kicked it besides when I drink. So I'll be with ^^^ that guy also kicking the booze. Besides that I don't cut anything out just cut down. I'm a soda junkie also so I try to limit to 1 or 2 a day post transfer. Wow this post makes me realize I need to get a check on my lifestyle. I probably shouldn't say it but..... I ate fried chicken for dinner. Don't judge .... ;)

Married 9-10-11
Together 6 years before marriage
Me 26 DH 28
TTC since 9/2011
Dx endo 2007 Sx laparoscopy
End bcp 9/2011
Dx annovulatory, DOR, Low AMH
Hysteroscopy due to polyp 2-1-12
IUI#1-3 Cancelled due to low response
IUI#4 BFFN
IVF#1 8/30 Beta#1 256, 8/31 Beta#2 482 BFP!! M/C 5w3d
FET#1 Cancelled due to uterine fluid and thin lining
FET#1.2Cancelled due to abnormal bleeding
Hysteroscopy 12/28/12 All clear
FET#1.3 2/2013 Cancelled
FET #1.4 3/19 BFFN
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01-14-2013 at 9:54 PM
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I was just saying to DH tonight that my post IVF/ c/p binge needs to stop soon! I think after my appt tomorrow I will hopefully find my willpower(and have a timeline for my FET) to resist things like wine and caffeine ;)

ETA: andplusalso, DH and I have a date on Thursday to do all the things we can do bc I'm not KU-- Im thinking gun range or go karts and boozing it up afterwards. So my will power will have to wait til Friday! 


Me: 34, DH: 30 :: TCC since 2/11
SA: Perfect! CD3 b/w=Elevated Prolactin? HSG = Blocked Right Tube
April- Femara 2.5mg + Trigger + IUI = BFN
May- Femara 5mg = CX - No Response on Left = BFN
June- Femara 7.5mg + Trigger + IUI = BFN
August- Lap & Hysteroscopy = Blocked & Partially Blocked Tubes
Scar Tissue Removed, Left Tube Partially Open
September- Femara 5mg = CX - No Response on Left = BFN
October- 100mg Clomid + Trigger + TI = BFN
IVF # 1: Stims 11/30 ER 12/12/12! (10R, 8F, 2 Transferred, 6 Frosties!)
Beta #1- 176 c/p @ 4w4d
FET #1 February 26th
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01-14-2013 at 9:55 PM
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Drinking for sure (coffee and alcohol).  I started pulling back on coffee a couple months ago figuring that is would be better to go through withdrawal without the stims. 

TTC#1 - Stopped BCP in 2007.
IUI#1 and #2 in 2008 with no luck.
Break from treatments for sanity.
IUI #3 in 2011 and IUI #4 in 2012 with no luck.
Break from treatments for sanity.
Starting IVF in March for 1st cycle.
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01-14-2013 at 10:04 PM
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Ugh....I need to stop with the crappy eating, and I really need to start doing some exercise again! I have really cut down on my coffee and am down to one cup in the morning that I just can't give up,since I get nasty migraines. I've already stopped the soda altogether since the beginning of the year, and I haven't been putting sugar in my coffee since last year.  If only I could give up the Oreo cookies as easily!

Married 2007 3 Clomid IUIs -- BFNs IVF #1 never made it to transfer On "egg health" cocktail DHEA/CoQ10/FRC/Pregnitude/Melatonin Starting IVF #2 for Feb 2013 Follistim/Menopur/Ganirelix Cancelled mid-cycle due to high P4 levels early on. OCPs again for IVF 2.5 mid-March. "You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it." -- Margaret Thatcher  
01-14-2013 at 11:21 PM
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lincoln79:

i'm going to have to cut out the booze soon. we are going to LA this weekend, then i'm going on the wagon.

i will really miss my hot chocolate with peppermint schnapps

That sounds amazing!


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Round #6- 7.5mg Femara+ .5mg Dex+ 75iu Gonal-F+ hCG trigger+ IUI=BFP!!!
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01-14-2013 at 11:49 PM
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We got a bit addicted to our hot tub so I told DH we have a few more weeks and then we have to go down to once a week!!!!
I'm going to Palm Springs this weekend so I'm sure drinking and hot tubbin in in my near future and the following weekend is a hair show in long beach with all the ladies from work which will have lots of wine involved!!! Good thing we don't start meds till march!!!

Me 32 and DH 37 married in aug. 2002 Did 5 round of clomid 2010 =BFN High levels of NK CELLS DX sept.2012 DOR:# 0.02 IVF #1 May 2012 ER 4, EF 2, ET 2 =BFN Hysteroscopy 7/12/12 D&C preformed and one Polyp removed MINI IVF Oct.2012 Cancelled 10-27-12 Ivf #3 Antagonist Protocol April 2013 Ivf #3 Cancelled April 22nd 2013 Hopefully when the healing begins we will move on to DE. Everyone Welcome  
01-15-2013 at 12:00 AM
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I'm a bit of a wine-o, so I cut back to 3oz per day (if I wanted wine, which wasn't every day). Now, with only days until my Retrieval, I am eliminating it altogether. I also stopped caffeine, but that wasn't hard, as I don't drink much of it anyway. Oh, and I also stopped sugar substitutes, like aspartame. So basically I drink juice and water. Not exciting, but it's for the greater good! :)


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TTC since Jan 2010 with OPKs. Me: 41, Hypothyroidism, hetero MTHFR C677T, hetero Factor V Leiden (no previous clots) Dx: DOR due to AMA. Rx: 100mg Levothyroxin, FaBB tab, Spring Valley Prenatal Vitamins, Vitamin D. Hubby: 34, Hyperthyroidism, Fragile X carrier, Great swimmers!
Natural PG 9/27/11; MC at 8wks. Used Cytotec to expel: 1/20/12 (unpleasant)
First RE visit: 8/8/12, Saline Sonogram: 8/28/12(4cm unknown mass in upper left of uterus) 2nd Saline Sonogram: 10/2/12 (mass disappeared!) IVF injection class: 10/11/12
IVF #1: 10/17/12 Baseline: FSH- 9.4, E2- 24, LH- 3.7, Progesterone- 0.3. 6 follicles in my right ovary & 9 in my left. Rx: 150 Bravelle & 150 Menopur SQ in AM. 10/21/12: Add Ganirelix SQ in PM. 10/26/12: hCG Trigger IM. ER 10/28/12: 13R, 7M, 6F. 5 Made it to PGS. ET 11/2/12: CANCELED. PGS: All 5 have "severe abnormalities." Devastated. Begged RE for back-to-back IVFs; Started Provera 11/2/12. AF said FU and came anyway, destroying any chance for a Dec IVF. Maxed out lifetime IF meds insurance. I can barely breathe, waiting to get through this process, hoping for my take-home-baby.
IVF #2: 1/7/13 Baseline: FSH- 8.8, 4 follicles in my right ovary & 6 in my left. Rx: 150 Bravelle & 150 Menopur SQ in PM. 1/11/13: Add Ganirelix SQ in AM. 1/16/13: hCG Trigger IM. ER 1/18/13: 9R, 5M, 5F. 2 Made it to PGS. ET 1/23/13: CANCELED. PGS: All embryos have "multiple severe abnormalities." RE recommends we stop trying and focus on living childless, due to the repeated extremely poor quality of my eggs. I don't even know what to do with that.
IVF #3- NEW RE! 100% OOP: 3/1/13 Baseline: FSH- 9.6, E2- 61, Progesterone- 0.94, 3 follicles in my right ovary & 4 in my left. Rx: 150 Bravelle & 150 Menopur SQ in PM. 3/7/13: Add Ganirelix SQ in AM. hCG Trigger 3/9/13 SQ. 3/11/13 ER: 6R, 2M, 2F. Day 3: one 8 cell, grade 0. 3/16/13 Five day ET: one early blast, grade Fair. 3/24/13 Started period a day before beta. BFN.
IVF #4 (FINAL) (Added acupuncture to this cycle.): 3/25/13 WTF & Baseline: FSH-11.8, E2- 56, Progesterone- 0.84 3/26/13 Start stims. 3/30/13 u/s: 5 follicles in my right ovary & 4 in my left. Rx: 225 Bravelle & 225 Menopur SQ in PM. 3/31/13 Add Ganirelix SQ in AM. hCG Trigger 4/3/13 SQ. 4/5/13 ER: 5R, 3M, 3F naturally. Day 3: two 8 cell, grade 0, one 8 cell, grade 2 (Scale 0-best to 3-worst). 4/10/13 Five day ET: two blastocysts (the 3rd stopped growing.) 4/18/13 Beta: 2.5 BFFN.
No DE or adoption for us, FIRM.
That’s it for us. I am beyond devastated and have no idea how to proceed from here. My life has been forever altered by this experience. Best wishes to all in their journeys! 
01-15-2013 at 2:36 AM
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Crystal120410:
Don't judge me...... I smoke. ;( I know I know I have basically kicked it besides when I drink. So I'll be with ^^^ that guy also kicking the booze. Besides that I don't cut anything out just cut down. I'm a soda junkie also so I try to limit to 1 or 2 a day post transfer. Wow this post makes me realize I need to get a check on my lifestyle. I probably shouldn't say it but..... I ate fried chicken for dinner. Don't judge .... ;)

I can quit coffee overnight, I eat rather healthy and I basically drink nothing but water, but... I'm finding it really hard not having my weekly cigarette. I know it's ridiculous, I smoke so rarely that it should be no problem to quit, but I guess it's the being able to do it that I miss. It was always my reward to having been a good girl during the week. I already feel ashamed for writing this, so please don't judge... :) 


Me 32 / DH 36
TTC since 08/2010
Me: Lap in 2007 due to pelvic pain: Dx mild endo
Lap in 2011: ovarian cyst and endo removal
2 Clomid cycles: good response but both BFN
borderline high anti-cardiolipin IgM Abs - now on baby aspirin
DH: S/A low all three - unexplained

IVF/ICSI #1: 06/2012 11R/11M/9F 2dt of one 4-cell embie - BFP,
beta hell, U/S hell, m/c and D&C at 9w6d
FET #1: 10/2012 3dt of one 10-cell embie - BFN
FET #2: 11/2012 2dt of one 2-cell embie - BFN
FET #3: 01/2013 3dt of one 6-cell embie - BFN
IVF/ICSI #2: 02/2013 14R/13M/7F 5dt of one blast 2/16 - BFP,
beta hell, m/c at 5w3d
FET #4: 04/2013 5dt of 2 morulas - BFN
FET #5: 05/2013


 
01-15-2013 at 5:26 AM
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I am just addicted to diet drinks like Crystal Light.  So I mostly cut those out.  But this is the crazy thing - I do not like or drink soda.  But after my transfer I was so nauseous dh kept giving me ginger ale and caffeine free cola.  So my soda intake went up 100%.  I don't drink coffee and only drink alcohol on vacation (but on vacation watch out because I am a wild woman!)  I used to smoke heavily for 10 years but I quit about 10 years ago because the drs. found lumps in my lungs.  They turned out to be nothing.  If it helps I used the patch, welbutrin and an online support group. 

Married 12-12-04
TTC since 07
me-36 PCOS, Tubal Problems, and polyps removed 7-12
DH - 36 extremely handsome and no fertility problems
IUI 8-12 and 9-12 failed
IVF 12-21-2012 - 2 I think perfect no matter what the dr graded them (2B)embryos transferred Beta on 12-31-12 Positve - Beta is 21
Beta 2 1-2-13 - 31
Beta 3 1-4-13 - 53
Beta 4 1/9 - 212!
Ultrasound 1/10 - Nothing completely empty uterus Beta 1/14 - 743; Beta 1/17 - 1704 ultrasound shows nothing. Officially a miscarriage. 1/21 Beta 3900 Dr. says it ectopic. Ultrasound shows a miracle heartbeat right in the uterus where it belongs! Dr. says I can be cautiously optomistic!!! Hang in there baby!

 
01-15-2013 at 7:01 AM
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Can you ladies share more feedback on what your doctor told you to give up?  I know my doctor said alcohol but I am not even sure at what point I am supposed to give that up.  Unfortunately she also told me exercise too once I start the meds but not sure what else I should be giving up.  Help!
 
01-15-2013 at 7:13 AM
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twistsandturnsto2:

I was just saying to DH tonight that my post IVF/ c/p binge needs to stop soon! I think after my appt tomorrow I will hopefully find my willpower(and have a timeline for my FET) to resist things like wine and caffeine ;)

ETA: andplusalso, DH and I have a date on Thursday to do all the things we can do bc I'm not KU-- Im thinking gun range or go karts and boozing it up afterwards. So my will power will have to wait til Friday! 

I could have written every word of this.


* 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
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01-15-2013 at 7:35 AM
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caffiene.  all the things I like to drink have caffiene.  Last time I tried to kick the caffiene habit I started drinking hot chocolate.  I was happy with that plan.  Until DH pointed out that Not only is it full of  suger and chemicals additives that chocolate is caffiene.  ugh!  

The only decaf drinks at work are mint or lemon tea, and since I can't seem to kick the wor habit either, I'm having a hard time kicking the lattes to the curb.  

Mostly I need to give up working 14 hour days.  It doesn"t get me anywhere but stressed!    


BFP#1 04/12/2011 - fetal demise - MC 05/28/2011
BFP#2 10/14/2011 - fetal demise - MC 12/13/2011
BFP#3 05/30/2012 - fetal demise - MC 07/23/2012
DE IVF#1 02/14/2013 - 2 Beautiful Blasts transferred
BFP#4 02/25/2013 - ???? - MC 03/06/2013 and ends up ectopic

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01-15-2013 at 8:40 AM
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JewelsW1980:
twistsandturnsto2:

I was just saying to DH tonight that my post IVF/ c/p binge needs to stop soon! I think after my appt tomorrow I will hopefully find my willpower(and have a timeline for my FET) to resist things like wine and caffeine ;)

ETA: andplusalso, DH and I have a date on Thursday to do all the things we can do bc I'm not KU-- Im thinking gun range or go karts and boozing it up afterwards. So my will power will have to wait til Friday! 

I could have written every word of this.

Hugs ladies, I was there too, with having the c/p right before christmas I ate like ISH,drank coffee, drank a little wine, and respectuflly gained like 8 pounds. I lost all the weight but 2, still working on. Don't beat yourself up, start slow. <3 but have fun in the meantime wooohoooo!

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01-15-2013 at 12:48 PM
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I'm having a hard time this time around kick the coffee. Even though my RE tells me it's ok, I still feel like I should try to kick it again. I just feel like at the same time, that if not drinking coffee didn't help last time, why would it help this time.... ugh! 

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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!

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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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