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02-20-2013 at 8:41 PM
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IF blogs

Do you have your own IF blog?  If you do and wouldn't mind sharing, could you post a link to it?  Also, who do you share it with?  I'm thinking of starting one myself to keep track of our IF journey.  TIA!
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TTC since Sept. 2011
DX: MFI
IUI#1 8/2012: BFN
IUI#2 9/2012: BFN
IUI#3 10/2012: BFN
IVF#1 (2 embryos transferred) 1/2013: BFN
IVF#2 (2 embryos transferred) 5/2013: BFP!!! EDD 1/24/14
Beta 1 (5/17) - 66.8 Beta 2 (5/21) - 341

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02-20-2013 at 8:45 PM
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Its in my siggy but its http://whereisbabypayne.blogspot.com    I share it pretty much with anyone that wants it :)  I've posted it on FB once last year for NIFAW and have sent the link to close friends.
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Me(31): Possibly Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency caused by a mutation in my pituitary genes called PIT-1--Also, Factor V Leiden
DH (31): Borderline low morph, but not considered a problem
"Baby dancing" with no protection or BCP since July 2009
IF testing started March 2011
Endocrinology related tests from October 2011-February 2012
March 2012--Clomid --No response-Straight to injects!
April & May 2012-- IUI#1 & #2 = BFN
July 2012- IVF#1 cancelled
September 2012-IVF#1.2--BFN
November 2012- IVF #2 --BFN
January 2013- IVF #3-- BFFN
February 2013--Found a new RE but first back to the Endocrinologist for more diagnostic testing
Absolutely no idea when we can cycle again...looking into DE as well if IVF#4 fails again
PAIF/SAIF encouraged...give me some hope!!
For detailed cycle info. see right side of blog... Kate's IF Blog
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02-20-2013 at 9:02 PM
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I have one and my best friend follows and my husband follows otherwise I have it on lock down.  It's mainly a way for me to express my frustrations without always griping to the same people.  I feel like they get sick of my obsession with my infertility! 
TTC #1 since October 2011 Me: 29 DH: 36 Diagnosis: Hypothyroid/PCOS and Slight MFI Metformin daily, Synthroid daily, and Femara CD 3-7 IUI #1 2/2013: BFN IUI #2 3/2013: BFN IUI #3 4/2013: Cancelled due to early O - TI 5/11/13: + hpt 5/12/13: beta #1 : 422 5/14/13: beta #2: 1064 X 
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02-20-2013 at 9:21 PM
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Mine is in my siggy but its here http://herecomesthesun65.blogspot.com

"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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PAIF/SAIF welcome! 
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02-21-2013 at 12:04 AM
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Mine is in my siggy, but I haven't updated it since my last RE told me to stop trying to conceive. I will be starting it back up again this weekend! :)

My (old) BLOG: www.ivfbabyquest.wordpress.com
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! 
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02-21-2013 at 6:11 AM
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Mine is in my siggy as well, but here it is: http://salmonapples.blogspot.com/

It's been more cathartic for me than anything, and helps me to express myself while maintaining some anonymity.  I've had periods where I don't want to talk about stuff, and that means type as well.  But I've been pretty good lately.

Us: 37(me)/39(he). TTC since April '11. DOR/MFI. March '12: surgery to remove fibroids, cysts, and endometriosis.
IVF #1: 9/13/12. ER: 9/25. 3R, 2M, 1F. ET: 9/28 (1-6B). Beta: moved from 10/11 to 10/10: BFN.
IVF #2: 11/12 cycle postponed due to Sandy and then cancelled due to elevated E2.
IVF #2.1 cancelled due to cyst.
IVF #2.2: 2/2/13
P/SAIF Welcome.
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02-21-2013 at 7:14 AM
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Mine is also in my siggy: http://www.wishingonasnowflake.com. It's about embryo adoption and infertility. I originally was just going to stay anonymous and only share with strangers on the internet, but I've since sent people I know to it so they can understand more about embryo adoption and our situation. It's complicated and can be hard to explain, so I find it's the easiest way.

I'm so glad I started blogging! It's cheap therapy! Good luck. :) 
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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02-21-2013 at 8:37 AM
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*siggy warning*

I keep one - it's in my siggy too. We have been very public about our infertility - mostly since I went in for my Lap in November and people were wondering why I was having surgery and because my family loves to gossip and we wanted eveyone to know first hand what was going on.

It's very therapeutic to me and I plan on continuing it!

Good luck!
Me - 35 DH - 37 SD - 10
Married 10/8/2011
Started TTC July 2011. Infertility workup July & August 2012.
DH - all clear. Me - Unicornuate Uterus discovered at HSG 8/16/12. Referred for IVF 8/28/12. Approved for IVF Warranty Program 10/2/12. Laparoscopy 11/1/12 - removed right rudamentary horn, both tubes, left ovarian cyst and endometriosis. Given all clear for pregnancy after 1/1/2013.
IVF cycle 1 starts 1/19/13!
12 eggs, 7 mature and all 7 fertilized - 2 Frosties!!
5 day SET 2/4/13 - Beta 2/13: 86 & 2/15: 186 BFP!!!!
EDD: October, 23, 2013
Blog: http://journeyofaplayer.wordpress.com/
 
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02-21-2013 at 8:39 AM
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The link  is in my siggy, but it hasn't been updated since my loss in November.

♥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!
5/20/13 - It's a GIRL!! Team Pink!
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02-21-2013 at 9:09 AM
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Mine is: www.farmersfaith.blogspot.com

This is an outlet for me as well. When I found out that I was going to have the LAP procedure, I started blogging mainly about our IF struggles. This was a good way to get all the infomation in one place, and I didn't have to repeat myself a cagillion times!

Me 28 DH 30 Married 08-11-07
TTC since 07/11 HSG 01-21-13 Left FTB Seeing RE 1-28-13 RE 1-28-13 Both tubes blocked LAP surgery 2-15-13 Both tubes removed Will begin IVF #1 in June/July 2013!
Our love bug, Miley
My blog: www.farmersfaith.com/blogspot
 
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02-21-2013 at 9:38 AM
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Thank you, ladies!  I started one!  If you don't mind, I think I might add you all to my blog roll.
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TTC since Sept. 2011
DX: MFI
IUI#1 8/2012: BFN
IUI#2 9/2012: BFN
IUI#3 10/2012: BFN
IVF#1 (2 embryos transferred) 1/2013: BFN
IVF#2 (2 embryos transferred) 5/2013: BFP!!! EDD 1/24/14
Beta 1 (5/17) - 66.8 Beta 2 (5/21) - 341

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02-21-2013 at 1:39 PM
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This is such a great outlet for me to write my feelings during this emotional roller coaster.  I think it will be good to read through in the future- this is one of the most important times in my life and it is good to have it documented....good or bad.  I always feel so much better after completing a blog post!  I highly recommend.      

http://community.thebump.com/cs/ks/blogs/rssredirect.aspx?Username=rlk2

 
TTC 2 years- Me and DH (28) with low sperm count ER 1/23/13- 4 eggs retrieved IVF/ICSI#1 3 eggs fertilized ET with 1 embryo 1/28/13 2 frosties beta #1 2/5 was 4.8- beta #2 2/7 3.5; BFN FET #1- transferred one beautiful 4AA embie. Praying this is my take home baby. Beta 5/7/13- BFFN!!! Planning on IVF#2 fresh cycle with the hopes of transferring 2 embryos this time...keeping that frostie nice and safe for later use. Prayers welcomed!!!!  
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02-21-2013 at 4:26 PM
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Link in my siggy- or here: http://baby4678.blogspot.com/
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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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