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01-24-2013 at 8:13 AM
jschwind22
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Winter sock exchange reminder!

TODAY is the last day to sign up for the winter lucky sock exchange!  Could someone link the original post?  I'm on mobile and it's not cooperating.  

Here's the link to elfster to sign up.  Names will be drawn TOMORROW!

http://www.elfster.com/exchange/view/9024191/85bebb/
My Chart
May 3T Siggy Challenge- Dream Vacation- Italy
May TTGP Siggy Challenge- Superheros

TTC #1 since February 2011
Me: 29 (high NK cells diagnosed 3/5/13)
DH: 28 (MFI low morph and motility diagnosed 5/8/12).
RE is recommending IVF but we want to start with IUI. DH was unwilling to pursue treatment until 7/21/12.
Cycle #21- Injects + IUI #1= BFFN
Cycle #22- HSG 9/21/12 all clear= BFFN
Cycle #23- Injects + IUI#2= BFFN
Cycle #24- IVF #1- ER 12/6/12 (14R, 11M, 9F), ET 12/9/12 transferred 2 day 3 embies
Beta #1 10dp3dt=3 (-). Beta #2 12dp3dt=6.6 (+). Beta #3 39.1 (+)
Bleeding and low betas=very cautious Image and video hosting by TinyPic C/P 5W3D
Cycle #26- Diagnosed high NK cells 3/5/13. FET scheduled 3/20/13- CANCELLED- lining issues
Cycle #27- Starting Trental for 3 months for new FET protocol. Natural cycles until FET in August
PAIF/SAIF/ALL Welcome! 
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01-24-2013 at 8:18 AM
jezebel57
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Thanks for the reminder! Question as I am new to Elfster. Are the names automatically drawn and then we get an email? Or do we have to click something? So excited!
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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01-24-2013 at 8:24 AM
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Thanks for the reminder - I'm in!!!

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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!|
“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.” ― Helen Keller
 
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01-24-2013 at 8:30 AM
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Can I still sign up if we're not cycling until the spring? Or will there be another exchange then?
My Ovulation Chart
TTC with MFI and poor ovulation since 03/11
TCM and progesterone supplements
Early loss in 08/11
MFI Dx in 03/12 Low count, low motility, poor morphology and high levels of anti-sperm antibodies
Treated with supplements and TCM. Much lower on all factors. Count too low to test for anti-bodies
Met with new urologist 11/12
IUI #1 12/12: Letrozole + Gonal-F = BFN
DH started Clomid 01/13
New SA shows 33 million sperm! Thank you Clomid!!!
Discovered I am hypothyroid 04/13 waiting for specialist appointment
Hoping to try IUI again in July?
 
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01-24-2013 at 8:56 AM
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I'm in!  Who could say no to fuzzy socks filled with good luck for ER/ET???
TTC since August 2010
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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01-24-2013 at 9:33 AM
htn1763
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I'm new here so is it ok if I participate??

Me: 32 DH: 31 SA#1 low count (6mil) SA#2- low morph but now in IUI range!(30mil) Dx:MFI
11/1- IUI#1 2 fol, 8mil BFN, 12/1- IUI#2 3 fol, 5.1mil BFN, 1/2- IUI#3 3-5 fol, 9.3mil BFFN
1/21- start bcp for IVF#1. Long Lupron protocol.ER 3/8 10R,4M,5F
ET 3/13-trasferred one 1AB embryo, 2 frostbabies
5dp5dt-BFP!!
Beta1 3/25-794 Beta2 3/27-1794 First u/s 4/8 saw hb. 4/22 missed mc 8w3d. d&c 4/26
waiting to start FET #1  
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01-24-2013 at 10:38 AM
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I dont think it matters when your cycling, the more the better I would assume.
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
Good Luck to All!!
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01-24-2013 at 10:45 AM
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I won't be cycling but still, so fun! 

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Finished BC and not preventing since June 2010.
Actively trying for baby #1 since July 2011.
SA completed 5/29/2012. No sperm found.
11/12: Dx: Congenital Bilateral Absense of the Vas Deferens.
Genetic Testing needed as this is a mutation of Cystic Fibrosis.
IVF #1 with ICSI planned for 2013.
PAIF/SAIF welcome!  
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01-24-2013 at 10:45 AM
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Crystal120410:
I dont think it matters when your cycling, the more the better I would assume.

Awesome! I will most definitely be signing up then =) I love fun socks!
My Ovulation Chart
TTC with MFI and poor ovulation since 03/11
TCM and progesterone supplements
Early loss in 08/11
MFI Dx in 03/12 Low count, low motility, poor morphology and high levels of anti-sperm antibodies
Treated with supplements and TCM. Much lower on all factors. Count too low to test for anti-bodies
Met with new urologist 11/12
IUI #1 12/12: Letrozole + Gonal-F = BFN
DH started Clomid 01/13
New SA shows 33 million sperm! Thank you Clomid!!!
Discovered I am hypothyroid 04/13 waiting for specialist appointment
Hoping to try IUI again in July?
 
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01-24-2013 at 10:55 AM
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Even though I am pretty new over here, I would love to participate!
BFP #1 3/27/07-M/C 8weeks 5/3/07 "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the number of moments that take our breath away." IUI #1+trigger=BFP!!! 3/20/13 - u/s baby exactly 8 weeks w/heart rate of 179!! 4/23/13- heard heart beat on the doppler at the doctors, heart rate 160!!! BabyFruit Ticker Anniversary Image and video hosting by TinyPic<aImage and video hosting by TinyPic 
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01-24-2013 at 12:34 PM
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jezebel57:
Thanks for the reminder! Question as I am new to Elfster. Are the names automatically drawn and then we get an email? Or do we have to click something? So excited!

 The last time I did Elfster I got an email with my match but it will also say who your match is on your profile page. The matches are done automatically so you don't have to do anything.


Me: 32 DH: 31 SA#1 low count (6mil) SA#2- low morph but now in IUI range!(30mil) Dx:MFI
11/1- IUI#1 2 fol, 8mil BFN, 12/1- IUI#2 3 fol, 5.1mil BFN, 1/2- IUI#3 3-5 fol, 9.3mil BFFN
1/21- start bcp for IVF#1. Long Lupron protocol.ER 3/8 10R,4M,5F
ET 3/13-trasferred one 1AB embryo, 2 frostbabies
5dp5dt-BFP!!
Beta1 3/25-794 Beta2 3/27-1794 First u/s 4/8 saw hb. 4/22 missed mc 8w3d. d&c 4/26
waiting to start FET #1  
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01-24-2013 at 1:39 PM
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Joined. This will be my first one!

♥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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01-24-2013 at 2:47 PM
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I'm on the newer side over here too and I would love to join! Thanks!
Just a Little Blog photo 46122502-649c-4d9b-a99e-dc22cf009d51_zpsf72c5124.jpg BabyFruit Ticker TTC 07/2010, Dx with PCOS 11/2011, H's S/A= Perfect!!! HSG= both tubes clear!
Round #6- 7.5mg Femara+ .5mg Dex+ 75iu Gonal-F+ hCG trigger+ IUI=BFP!!!
Beta #1(14dpo)- 94 Beta#2(22dpo)- 1,619 Beta#3 (28dpo)- 11,396!!!  
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01-24-2013 at 4:01 PM
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Im so excited!!!!!

"Everything will be alright in the end. So if it's not alright, it is not yet the end."
"She wasn't bitter. She was sad, though. But it was a hopeful kind of sad. The kind of sad that just takes time." The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Me:28 DH:28 TTC since 1/11 Dx: unexplained IF/early DOR
Feb'12- Clomid/TI with CD3 &21 labs(normal)& SA-count 6mil/ml,morph/motil OK-BFN
April'12 Ultrasounds,HSG -clear, slight acurate uterus
5/14 IUI #1-50 mg clomid-post wash total motile count 19.3 prometrium 2dpiui= BFN
6/11-IUI #2-100 mg clomid & prometrium post wash count total motile 17.5 = BFN
7/6 IUI#3 with 100 mg clomid, estridiol, prometrium. post wash total motile count 23.3 = BFN
8/30IVF#1 BCPs, Follistim, Menopur,Ganerelix,Novarel.
ER 9/11-8R, 7M, 5F.
ET 9/14 2 embies transferred. 1 10cell Grade 4, 1 8cell Grade 4. No frosties. BFN
IVF#2 BCPs, Follistim, Menopur, Ganerelix, Novarel, Baby Aspirin
ER 12/5-16R, 12M, 8F!
ET 12/10 5dt! 1 fully expanded blast & 1 early blast. No frosties. BFN
2/13- Saline sono revealed a polyp. All additional labwork coming back normal. Genetic screen revealed DH has MTHFR deficiency & I am a carrier for it.
3/13 hysteroscopy & polypectomy
3/27 Began working with Reproductive Immunologist Dr. Kwak-Kim. Found High NK cells, High DHEAs, slight hypothyroidism, tendency toward blood clots (High PAI-1)Began synthroid & metformin 4/19.
Cycling in July

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01-24-2013 at 6:02 PM
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1.  Newbies welcome

2. You'll get an email tomorrow when names are drawn.

3. You don't need to be cycling

 
My Chart
May 3T Siggy Challenge- Dream Vacation- Italy
May TTGP Siggy Challenge- Superheros

TTC #1 since February 2011
Me: 29 (high NK cells diagnosed 3/5/13)
DH: 28 (MFI low morph and motility diagnosed 5/8/12).
RE is recommending IVF but we want to start with IUI. DH was unwilling to pursue treatment until 7/21/12.
Cycle #21- Injects + IUI #1= BFFN
Cycle #22- HSG 9/21/12 all clear= BFFN
Cycle #23- Injects + IUI#2= BFFN
Cycle #24- IVF #1- ER 12/6/12 (14R, 11M, 9F), ET 12/9/12 transferred 2 day 3 embies
Beta #1 10dp3dt=3 (-). Beta #2 12dp3dt=6.6 (+). Beta #3 39.1 (+)
Bleeding and low betas=very cautious Image and video hosting by TinyPic C/P 5W3D
Cycle #26- Diagnosed high NK cells 3/5/13. FET scheduled 3/20/13- CANCELLED- lining issues
Cycle #27- Starting Trental for 3 months for new FET protocol. Natural cycles until FET in August
PAIF/SAIF/ALL Welcome! 
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01-24-2013 at 6:43 PM
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I'm in! Thanks for organizing!
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TTC #1 since March 2010~Severe MFI- Low all 3. Dx Thyroid Cancer 3/2011.
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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