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01-15-2013 at 7:30 AM
liz4paws
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*~*~ February’s Hopeful Hearts FIRST Check-In!!! *~*~

***February's Hopeful Hearts Check-In***

Welcome to the February's Hopeful Hearts 2013 check-in!!! Check ins are every Tuesday and Friday!
This is a check-in for those who are doing IVF or FET with an ER/ET scheduled for February.  If you are interested in joining, please fill us in on your cycle below (# IVF cycle, where you are in the process, relevant dates, etc.)  Be sure to update along the way!

Your check-in leaders for the month are:  Liz4Paws (Tuesday) and Daysie (Friday)

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QOTD: Introduce yourself! Where are you from and what do you and your husband/partner do? Interests?

 

 

 

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Me (31) DH (35) - Finding our path to baby #1
Me: POF/DOR - AMH <0.16, heterozygous c677t MTHFR
DH: Severe MFI
12/2/11 - IUI #1- BFN
8/1/12 - IVF #1 - Zero response from max stims (600iu intramuscularly)
My ovaries seem to be just for decoration

12/6/12 - Adopted five embryos that had been frozen for over ten years!
2/11/13 - Thawed four, sadly two didn't survive. Transferred two beautiful blasts.

2/16/13 - First BFP of my life!
3/27/13 - No heartbeat at 9w0d. D&C the following day.

4/23/13 - Matched to adopt five new embryos!

My embryo adoption blog: Wishing on a Snowflake

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01-15-2013 at 8:13 AM
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Thanks again ladies for running this!!!

My status is - starting estrogen priming Sunday for IVF#1! CD1 should be the 26th or so and then I'll start stimming, assuming all goes well.

DH and I are in North Carolina, but I'm a transplant from Minnesota (miss my snow!) We are both IT geeks. Stick out tongue

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TTC since January, 2011 | Me: 39, DH: 38 |DX: DOR and Uterine Fibroids | Natural BFP#1 January 31, 2012 | Harrison Gray born sleeping @ 18w6d on May 11, 2012 | Three surgeries and 26 fibroids later. . . | Natural cycle = BFN | 2 medicated cycles = BFN | IUI#1 = BFN | IUI#2 = Cancelled due to poor response | IVF#1=BFP#2 EDD Oct. 29, 2013, C/P 2/25/13, Bye little Ish | Natural cycle = BFP#3, Beta 1=1250, Beta 2=2230, EDD 12/21/13, Hello Izzy!|
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01-15-2013 at 8:39 AM
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Waiting to start.  IVF #3

I'm from Michigan and my DH is from Illinois. Now we are both in Indiana.  I'm a firefighter/paramedic and he is a K9 officer.  We do dog training on the weekends.  We go trap shooting.  Since it's cold outside we are DIY finishing our basement.  I hate drywall!!

 

Thanks for for doing the check-in ladies!! 
Me; 35 DH 32 TTC for over 2 years First mini-IVF Sept 2011... Only 1 egg! ... BFN Switching RE IVF#2 May 2012 9 eggs and only 2 sperm, WTH! BFN IVF#3 Chemical... FML. 2 frosties. SAIF/PAIF ALWAYS WELCOME!!!!!
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01-15-2013 at 8:42 AM
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Status:  I am stopping BCP on the 18th.  I started the Lupron shots last night.  DH was helping me and it was a gong show and actually more thant a little painful for all the fumbling and such.  I may have to give those to myself. Not that I think I can do better, just so that I have no one else to blame!  But DH needs the practice, because I don't think I can muster enough courage to give myself the PIO.  

We are tenativiely scheduled for a FET the 2nd week of February.  We are using DE. 

QOTD:  DH and I are weekend warriors gone AWOL. Our hobbies are starting home renovation and redecorating projects which we never seem to finish.  New couch was delivered on the weekend.  The old one is sitting on it's back with the legs removed in the middle of the kitchen, which is still not finished.  The list goes on.  ahaha.  oh well. 

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 8:52 AM
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Status:  I am currently on BCP's.  Have a sono today, consent signing tomorrow, and mock transfer Thursday.  Start Lupron on 1/30 and stims 2/1.

QOTD: My husband and I have been together 13 years, married for 6.  He works as a tax rep and I am an assistant director at a day care. 

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. Hoping and praying. Image and video hosting by TinyPic  
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01-15-2013 at 9:17 AM
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Hi everyone!

My DH and I are from Phila. He is a project manager for a construction company and I am a speech therapist working in the schools.

I am still on my monitoring cycle and have my second round of bw/u/s scheduled for this Fri to ensure all is ok for our first DIUI in Feb. Still working on picking a donor and hoping to have that done and vials ordered this week!

GL Feb ladies! 

TTC since June 2011
DX: DH (30) severe MFI, severely low count & low motility
Me (32): all clear
Appt with Urologist 5/21/12: exam, ultrasound, bloodwork all normal.
Testicular Biopsy with TESE on 6/8/12. good sperm found! (left side only) froze sperm, failed thaw test :(
Orientation for IVF/ICSI on 6/13/12. Waiting for the green light following biopsy results...results show adequate sperm production both sides.
2nd SA 6/18/12: sample is "adequate for ICSI"
Plan: IVF/ICSI July 2012!
ER: 7/26/12. 15 eggs retrieved, all mature.
TESE/TESA/aspiration from epididymis, no motile sperm found :(
froze all eggs, the saga of praying for good sperm continues.
8/3/12: 2nd opinion from MFI uro on biopsy slides. Suspects "partial late maturation arrest."
Plan: more SAs, third biopsy/TESE with frozen back-up either from DH or DS.
SA 8/17/12: Zero sperm
SA 8/23/12: Zero sperm
9/26/12: SPERM FOUND! 15 eggs thawed, 12 survived and were ICSI'd, only 3 fertilized normally. Refrozen as embies and will thaw in Nov. Please survive and grow!
All 3 survived the thaw on 11/15/12!
FET 11/17/12: transferred 2, one 4B, one 4C. Beta 11/30:BFFN
moving on to DS
DIUI#1 2/18/13,50mg Clomid cd 3-7, Ovidrel trigger, Beta 3/4/13: BFN.
DIUI#2 3/19/13, 50 mg Clomid cd 3-7, Ovidrel trigger, Beta #1 (14dpiui) 4/2/13: BFP!!!! 150. Beta #2 4/4/13: 420 Beta #3 4/8/13: 2691. Beta #4 4/15/13: 15,086
1st u/s 4/8/13 shows one gestational sac
2nd u/s 4/15/13 shows yolk sac, fetal pole and early heartbeat
3rd u/s 4/25/13: measuring right on track. Heart rate 148 bpm
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01-15-2013 at 9:37 AM
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Hi! Thanks for doing the check in ladies!

I'm on BCP for IVF 1 with an estimated ER date of 2/14!

ETA: I work in HR and DH is a computer guy. We are putting our house up for sale in April so we are busy with fixing things up for that. And I'm a huge reader.
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Natural Cycle IVF- ER 9/2. No embryo to transfer. Traditional IVF Jan/Feb 2013- BFN. Dx DOR 3/2013. IVF #2 April 2013 is first BFP! Beta #1- 883 Beta #2- 1930
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01-15-2013 at 9:37 AM
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My status: IVF#1 starting Lupron 1/23 estimated ER is 2/11

My husband and I have been taking on some upgrading projects on our home.  His hobby is playing poker/cards mine is cooking trying new recipes I find on Pinterest!

01/07-09 off BCP NTNP 07/09 - ectopic right side removed 08/11 HSG my left tube is all clear- Blood work all normal 12/11 SA everything is normal 04/12 1st round of Clomid 100 mg ovulating from right side= BFP (left tube picked up right side?) Beta 96 Beta 2 126 Beta 3 150 04/17/12 Betas dropped 112 miscarried 5w3d 05/27/12 2nd round of Clomid-6 follies R- 18,12,12 L-15, 12,12 -60ml- HCG+IUI =BFN 06/27/12 3rd round of Clomid-4+follies R-18 L, 28, 23- 139ml- HCG+IUI= BFN 07/26/12 4th round of Clomid-R side only -20-24-25-27 = BFN 08/25/12 5th round of Clomid-L-26 139ml +HCG+ IUI = BFN 09/22/12 6th round of Clomid-L-18-19 R-13-18-23? natural = BFN 10/24/12 7th round of Clomid-L-21-23 HCG +natural = BFN 12/21/12 starting BC moving on to IVF 1/7/13 Baseline and blood work, sono,Lupron, Bravelle and Menopur 2/11/13 ER 8retrieved 5mature/ICSI 3 fertilized 2/14/13 3dt 2-10 cell/1 frostie Beta#1 249 Beta#2 511 3/12/13 We saw the hb- 114! 3/18/13 7 weeks hb 134! BabyFetus Ticker  
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01-15-2013 at 10:16 AM
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Hello Ladies!

Well, if all goes well, we are looking at FET #1 around the last week of February! I had a saline sono this morning and all looked good and my RE estimated me to be about CD 8 or 9 today, so now we just wait for AF, hopefully she shows up on time, and we got the green light to proceed with our first FET as soon as she shows :)

As for my DH and I, we both work in restaurants. I serve in fine dining, which I love!, and he runs a sports bar. DH also coaches high school wrestling in the winter, he was a very good wrestler in high school himself, and he loves being back in the gym with the kids. We live in Norfolk, VA which is a much more interesting place in the summer and I am already looking forward to it!

Good Luck ladies!
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
Lost 4 Frosties to Thaw, Transferred 2 = BFFN
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01-15-2013 at 10:17 AM
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Hello!  This is the third time DH and I were *supposed to* start a cycle.  Fingers crossed that this one is for real.  All my meds are ordered so there's no going back now, right?

We've been ttc since August 2010; this is IVF #1 for us.  We're severe MFI, so adding ICSI too.    I start Lupron on Jan. 26th.

 GTKY: I'm a therapist, DH is does business management.  We're both into fixing up the house and hanging out the friends.  DH also loves pool and anything that can be turned into an excel spreadsheet.  I'm a fan of anything crafty- sewing, crochet, painting, photography...

Good luck everyone! 
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DH diagnosed with Azoospermia in January 2012
Vas reconstruction surgery in April 2012; unsuccessful
IVF with ICSI February 2013; single blastocyst 5dt
First beta March 1 is 147!!!

 
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01-15-2013 at 10:21 AM
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I took my last BCP on sat and have a baseline and u/s tomorrow. As long as they pharmacy has compounded the viagra I'll be good to start that day.

DH and live in Houston, TX. He is a rigger for a crane company and I for many years ran the OR for a veterinary specialists. Orthopedics was my favorite but since this IF journey can be quite hard on the body and time consuming I had to give it up for a little while. It became to hard to work 16hr days on the days that IF was making me feel like crap and it wasnt fair to my team members. So thankfully my parents own their own companies and just happened to need some help. They own a Exxon station/ convienent store, mini storages, and a propane company. My mom has ran all 3 by herself for 12 years and she was ready for some help. So I do all the office duties for all 3 companies. Im not used to paperwork so sometimes I want to shoot my foot off to get out of this office but on the otherhand working for your parents has its perks. We both enjoy fishing and mudding, boating, campfires, going to the zoo/aquarium. We are very family oriented, so we spend a lot of time with the family. DH hunts, golfs, and loves him some football. I enjoy quilting, sewing, cooking, and playing Bingo on my Ipad is my new obsession.

Good luck ladies!

And thanks to Daisly and Liz4paws for taking on the checkin, let me know if I can help in any way.
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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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01-15-2013 at 10:50 AM
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Hi ladies! I'm so excited for our first check-in! Good luck to all of my fellow Hopeful Hearts!

Status Update: I am doing FET #1 with five special "snowflakes" (we are transfering two) that we adopted from an incredible couple in Virginia who received them as a batch of anonymous donor embryos themselves. Our story is on my blog link in my siggy. I just stopped BCPs and have been on lupron for nine days now. My first monitoring and lab work appointment is this Friday and our ET date is set for Feb 8.

QOTD: I work as an IT Manager for an investment & securities firm and DH is a Web Marketing manager for an anti-fraud firm and he is also a volunteer firefighter/EMT. I love crafts, pinterest, cooking/baking, animal welfare, DIY projects, and spending time with my family. DH loves cooking, sports, DIY, weather stuff (we even have a weather station in our backyard lol), and emergency medicine.

I'm cheering for each and every one of you! *hugs*
Me (31) DH (35) - Finding our path to baby #1
Me: POF/DOR - AMH <0.16, heterozygous c677t MTHFR
DH: Severe MFI
12/2/11 - IUI #1- BFN
8/1/12 - IVF #1 - Zero response from max stims (600iu intramuscularly)
My ovaries seem to be just for decoration

12/6/12 - Adopted five embryos that had been frozen for over ten years!
2/11/13 - Thawed four, sadly two didn't survive. Transferred two beautiful blasts.

2/16/13 - First BFP of my life!
3/27/13 - No heartbeat at 9w0d. D&C the following day.

4/23/13 - Matched to adopt five new embryos!

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01-15-2013 at 12:33 PM
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Yay! First check-in!

I am currently on OCPs, last pill scheduled for the 21st and due to start stims on the 25th for IVF#2 in February.   Never made it to transfer last time, so hoping for a better outcome this time around!

DH and I are in south Florida, though I'm originally from NY. DH does construction and I'm an OBGYN. I'm kinda crafty, myself and DH is a bit of a techie and likes to mess with computers. We have been doing a lot of home improving lately and our most recent project is working on our backyard.

Good luck to all my fellow hopefuls! Hoping to find ourselves ALL on PAIF soon! 
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  
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01-15-2013 at 12:44 PM
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Hi Ladies!! I'm so excited to get this started!! 

 Status: Being suppressed for FET #2. We will be transferring one of our 4 embies we have left after PGS, so that means these embies have been frozen twice, which makes me nervous. Started Lupron on 1/6, Stopped BCP 1/5. I have my baseline this Thursday. Right now, the tentative ET is 2/6. This cycle I'm seeing a chiropractor and will be adding Acupuncture and getting a massage before ET. FX this cycle will give us our healthy take home baby. Stats are in my siggy, and stories are in my blog linked in my siggy as well. 

 

 QOTD: I was a manager for a Coach Store, but ended up leaving almost a year ago now in order for us to do IVF. Working retail was just not going to mix well with all the appointments and injections and having a very unset schedule. Thankfully, we've been able to make it this far. DH works in the wireless technology field and loves it. He travels a lot for work too. We have one furbaby, our Puggle Winston who is 6 years old. He's my baby! I'm into photography and I do have my own photography business, but it's not really that big, and I like it that way. Both DH and I also play volleyball and love to travel. I like DIY stuff and trying to decorate the house and cooking. DH is a nerd and loves computers and android devices.

♥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!

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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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01-15-2013 at 1:23 PM
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let's get this party started!

i will have my fet #2 on february 1st, on estrace now. we are transferring our last two frosties.

beta will be on 2/11

qotd: i am a biochemistry professor and mh is an x-ray tech and we live in the middle of nowheresville-illinois. we are up for about anything and love to visit cities when we can. i eat gluten free and love ethnic food.

good luck everyone! 
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01-15-2013 at 1:45 PM
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I started BCP and baby aspirin on Dec 29th. Started Lupron this past Saturday and a week of antibiotics on Sunday. They are having me do an extra week of Lupron since my RE will be out of the office the first week of Feb. It was either that or wait until my next cycle. My baseline is scheduled for Jan 30. Supposed to start stims on Fed 4th with ER approx Feb 13-15.

We are from Des Moines, IA. We both just started new jobs this past fall doing insurance. We both worked retail for many many years, so it's nice to finally have our nights and weekends off for the first time in years. We play sand volleyball in the summer, and just hang out around the home watching movies and whatnot. I love working out and DH is a computer gamer. We have 2 chihuahuas (photo below) that can't wait to be big brother/sister someday.
Married 8/14/10 * TTC since Aug 2010 * Met with RE in Feb 2012 * DH: low motility, low sperm count, elevated FSH * Me: Stage 4 Endometriosis * Laparotomy to remove endo in May 2012 * June 2012 - DH on Rx to hopefully increase count/quality * Re-tested sperm 10/22/12, count/quality have both dropped * IVF #1 w/ICSI * Transferred 2 beautiful embryos on 2/18/13 * Beta #1 3/1/13 - 636!!! Beta #2 3/3/13 - 1796!!! First ultrasound 3/18/13 - We're having TWINS!! Image and video hosting by TinyPic birthday2012_small Anniversary Lilypie Pregnancy tickers 
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On Lupron - FET #1 02.08.13
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TTC: 05/2011 Me: 32, All Clear DH: 38 Dx: MFI Low Testosterone & 1% Morphology
IVF #1 w/ICSI & IMSI, 12/03/12: ER: 27R, 20M, 15F
4 blasts frozen (3BA 4BA 4BB 5BB) b/c of moderate OHSS
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Hello!  This is IVF #1 with ICSI (in a shared risk program) for us andI am feeling a mix of emotions.  I started BCP last night so I have 17 more to go before our baseline.  I have a sono/mock transfer in two weeks and should be stimming starting on 2/5.  Our estimated ER is 2/16.

 

Dh's job is an educational television producer for the public schools.  His real passion is his side business where he is more creative in his video, editing, music, ect.  He's currently working on music for a feature length film ( no one famous is involved.)

My job is an Educational Director of a preschool.  My hobbies include reading, shopping, and being lazy! 
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Status:  I am currently on BCP's.  Have a sono today, consent signing tomorrow, and mock transfer Thursday.  Start Lupron on 1/30 and stims 2/1.

QOTD: My husband and I have been together 13 years, married for 6.  He works as a tax rep and I am an assistant director at a day care. 

 

I work as a Director in a preschool...hard to give tours to expectant moms all day isn't it?  Which center are you at? 
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Kathy4678:
Hi! Thanks for doing the check in ladies! I'm on BCP for IVF 1 with an estimated ER date of 2/14! ETA: I work in HR and DH is a computer guy. We are putting our house up for sale in April so we are busy with fixing things up for that. And I'm a huge reader.

 Sending you a PM in a few :) 
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Hey ladies!!  Had baseline b/w and u/s this morning and got the green light to start delestrogen on Friday for FET.  Tonight is my last night of the pill.  Woohoo.  FET scheduled for 2/4.

We are in Tampa, FL.  I am in residency and DH is into computers.  I enjoy cooking, watching football and real housewives.  I recently starting playing Call of Duty with DH, haha.

Good luck everybody!!  Also thanks for setting up the check-in!!

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Dx: anovulatory due to prolactinoma (1.5cmx 1.5cm in 2006)
April 2012: MRI- questionable cyst 8mg by 12mm in pituitary
referred to RE by Ob-gyn after amenorrhea x 4+ months, provera ineffective, low estrogen level
cycle 1: May 2012, clomid 50mg; cycle cancelled, thin lining, no response
cycle 2: June 2012, femara 5mg; cycle cancelled, no response
cycle 3: July 2012, femara 7.5mg; cycle cancelled (largest folli on Cd12 & cd 16: 11, lining 4)

Aug. 8: met with RE, move to injectables if HSG and SA normal
Aug. 23: HSG all clear; DH- perfect
Switched to a new RE in early Sept. IVF here we come
Genetic testing reveals: Fragile X- Intermediate risk/grey zone.
IVF#1: ER 11/30: 14 retrieved, 10 mature, 7 fertilized. E2 prior to trigger 5200. Decision made to freeze 6 embryos and transfer later due to OHSS.
IVF#1.2/FET #1: estrogen injects start 1/18, FET delayed to try to thicken lining. lining 5.4mm. FET- 2/18- transferred one 3AA expanded blast. BFP 5dp5dt. Beta #1- 2/27 9dp5dt- 102.27 beta #2 3/1: 147 :(, beta #3 3/4: 268 stop meds. #4: 269, #5 133, #6 72, still in beta hell. Beta 7 (3/25) 29. 
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Hi Ladies!! I intro'd over the weekend and am very excited to be joining you all. Our plan is to do IVF #2 in Feb. Right now I am just waiting for AF to start which should be around 2/1 and if all looks good we will be starting stims on the 2nd or 3rd. 

 QOTD- I am an ER RN. My husband works in the same area and we live in SC. Good luck to everyone! 
Me 32 DX DOR FSH 13.6 AMH 0.36 (just found out this dx 11/2012) DH 36 DX MFI 2% Morphology, everything else normal IUI X 3= BFNs IVF # 1 02/2011- 5R/3F 1 transferred= BFP DS born 10/26/2011 IVF #2- 02/2013- 3R/2F..Praying to make it to transfer on 2/19!!  
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Hi everyone! I am waiting for AF to start stims for IvF 1.2. Ready to get this show on the road- meds should arrive this week!

 

I am a therapist and DH is in finance. In our free time we like to try out new restaurants. Good luck to all! 
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Hi and good luck ladies! So we hit a little road block. My pre-IVF bloodwork came back showing that I'm a carrier for cystic fibrosis. Just my luck. DH was then tested... his results are still pending. If he's negative, we will continue on as planned. If he's positive, our cycle gets stopped and we have a whole new issue. Praying for good news.

RE is letting me start BCP tomorrow while we wait on DH's result over the next few days. Lupron should start on the 30th. Fingers crossed!

QOTD: We're from Mass. I'm a preschool teacher, DH repairs buildings for the state. We enjoy movies, staying active, country music, and of course the Patriots! Smile

TTC since January 2011
B/W & SA: All normal
September 2012: Lap & Hysteroscopy = Blocked left tube, Damaged right tube.
February 2013: IVF #1 = BFN. 12 frosties.
May 2013: FET #1: Transferred 2 blasts = BFFN.
Next step: Break until our WTF appt on 6/7.  
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MrsC430:

Hi and good luck ladies! So we hit a little road block. My pre-IVF bloodwork came back showing that I'm a carrier for cystic fibrosis. Just my luck. DH was then tested... his results are still pending. If he's negative, we will continue on as planned. If he's positive, our cycle gets stopped and we have a whole new issue. Praying for good news.

RE is letting me start BCP tomorrow while we wait on DH's result over the next few days. Lupron should start on the 30th. Fingers crossed!

QOTD: We're from Mass. I'm a preschool teacher, DH repairs buildings for the state. We enjoy movies, staying active, country music, and of course the Patriots! Smile

FX everything comes back ok with YH's b/w! 

♥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!

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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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MrsC430:

Hi and good luck ladies! So we hit a little road block. My pre-IVF bloodwork came back showing that I'm a carrier for cystic fibrosis. Just my luck. DH was then tested... his results are still pending. If he's negative, we will continue on as planned. If he's positive, our cycle gets stopped and we have a whole new issue. Praying for good news.

RE is letting me start BCP tomorrow while we wait on DH's result over the next few days. Lupron should start on the 30th. Fingers crossed!

QOTD: We're from Mass. I'm a preschool teacher, DH repairs buildings for the state. We enjoy movies, staying active, country music, and of course the Patriots! Smile

FX for DHs tests to come back negative too!
Me (31) DH (35) - Finding our path to baby #1
Me: POF/DOR - AMH <0.16, heterozygous c677t MTHFR
DH: Severe MFI
12/2/11 - IUI #1- BFN
8/1/12 - IVF #1 - Zero response from max stims (600iu intramuscularly)
My ovaries seem to be just for decoration

12/6/12 - Adopted five embryos that had been frozen for over ten years!
2/11/13 - Thawed four, sadly two didn't survive. Transferred two beautiful blasts.

2/16/13 - First BFP of my life!
3/27/13 - No heartbeat at 9w0d. D&C the following day.

4/23/13 - Matched to adopt five new embryos!

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Ecarabeo217:

Yay! First check-in!

I am currently on OCPs, last pill scheduled for the 21st and due to start stims on the 25th for IVF#2 in February.   Never made it to transfer last time, so hoping for a better outcome this time around!

DH and I are in south Florida, though I'm originally from NY. DH does construction and I'm an OBGYN. I'm kinda crafty, myself and DH is a bit of a techie and likes to mess with computers. We have been doing a lot of home improving lately and our most recent project is working on our backyard.

Good luck to all my fellow hopefuls! Hoping to find ourselves ALL on PAIF soon! 

Where in Florida are you?  I'm in Tampa in a psych residency and starting a child fellowship in July.  I grew up in Fort Laud :)

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Dx: anovulatory due to prolactinoma (1.5cmx 1.5cm in 2006)
April 2012: MRI- questionable cyst 8mg by 12mm in pituitary
referred to RE by Ob-gyn after amenorrhea x 4+ months, provera ineffective, low estrogen level
cycle 1: May 2012, clomid 50mg; cycle cancelled, thin lining, no response
cycle 2: June 2012, femara 5mg; cycle cancelled, no response
cycle 3: July 2012, femara 7.5mg; cycle cancelled (largest folli on Cd12 & cd 16: 11, lining 4)

Aug. 8: met with RE, move to injectables if HSG and SA normal
Aug. 23: HSG all clear; DH- perfect
Switched to a new RE in early Sept. IVF here we come
Genetic testing reveals: Fragile X- Intermediate risk/grey zone.
IVF#1: ER 11/30: 14 retrieved, 10 mature, 7 fertilized. E2 prior to trigger 5200. Decision made to freeze 6 embryos and transfer later due to OHSS.
IVF#1.2/FET #1: estrogen injects start 1/18, FET delayed to try to thicken lining. lining 5.4mm. FET- 2/18- transferred one 3AA expanded blast. BFP 5dp5dt. Beta #1- 2/27 9dp5dt- 102.27 beta #2 3/1: 147 :(, beta #3 3/4: 268 stop meds. #4: 269, #5 133, #6 72, still in beta hell. Beta 7 (3/25) 29. 
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Hello ladies!  This is our first IVF cycle.  I am currently on the pill and scheduled for my sono and trial transfer the week of January 28th.  ER and ET planned for the week of February 18.  

My husband and I have been married for almost 10 years and TTC for 6 of them.  In an unusual way, I think it made our marriage stronger.  We live in PA.  I am a manager of an engineering group and hubby works in the family remodeling and construction business.  

I'm so excited to have this great support group and I only hope I can contribute as much as this has helped me already.   
TTC#1 - Stopped BCP in 2007.
IUI#1 and #2 in 2008 with no luck.
Break from treatments for sanity.
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Break from treatments for sanity.
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Hello Ladies! Looking forward to joining your group! We are starting Lupron this Friday with ER around 2/7 and ET around 2/12! Thanks for adding me to the list!
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Hi, all!  This is my third IVF cycle.  After unexplained infertility/slight DOR the issue that showed up in my past IVF cycles was immature eggs.  Of 16 total eggs retrieved over 2 IVF cycles, only 1 egg was mature.  :-(  Heartbreaking.  We're trying yet another protocol this time, plus they'll put my eggs straight into in vitro maturation medium.  So we'll see if any of that does any good.  I'm starting estrogen patch and Ganirelix on January 22 and then stims about a week later, in late Jan. or early Feb.  Good luck to all the ladies here!

I am a lawyer and live in NYC (Brooklyn, as you might have guessed).  My husband is in finance.  We love the outdoors, our goofy cats, food, old-fashioned-y cocktails, art and architecture, and seeing live music.
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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