Spending time with my wife, reading a compelling
book, teaching to open students' eyes, playing
with our dog, and seeing a BFP when I POAS
12/4/08.
Here is video of our baby's heartbeat at 16 weeks:
Our little one at 20 weeks:
baby bump at 36 weeks:
Our beautiful daughter at nearly 3 weeks old:
7 1/2 months old
DD's first birthday (and cupcake!)
HOBBIES
Watching our dd grow and grow... and my belly grow
too!
MUSIC/FAVORITE ARTISTS
The Indigo Girls, Sweet Honey in the Rock,
anything that soothes our dd to sleep.
My wife and I have been together since Nov. '02
and we began TTC in August 2007. Our beautiful
daughter was born August 3, 2009. We had a
miscarriage in Sept. '10 and miss our angel girl.
We're currently TTC again... fingers, toes, and
eyes crossed that it works this month!
IUI -- please work!!
Tues. 1/4/11 - CD 1
Thurs. 1/6/11 - CD 3, bloodwork & u/s;
begin 100mg Clomid (CD 3-7)
Tues. 1/11/11 - CD 8, more bw & u/s, 2 follies
on one side (18-20mm), 3 on the other (all around
17mm); begin 150iu follistim (CD 8-10) (drove 2
hrs. through huge blizzard, got stuck, but got my
meds!)
fri. 1/14/11 - CD 11, begin 100iu
follistim (CD 11-12)
Sun. 1/16/11 - Trigger w/ Ovidrel!
Mon. 1/17/11 - IUI
Tues. 1/18/11 - IUI (drove through an ice
storm, but got it done)
Fri., 1/21/11 - bloodwork results: estradiol
is 714, progesterone is 40. Tonight's the hcg
booster shot.
Wed. 1/26/11 - bloodwork results: estradiol
1253, progesterone is 80. Another hcg booster
tonight and then the big test is next Wed. 2/2 to
see if it worked...
Wed. 2/2/11 - POAS and got a
BFP!!!
Thurs. 2/3/11 - Beta is 322. Please, please
stick little one!
Wed. 2/9/11 - Beta is 3970 (doubling every 39
hours!)
Wed. 2/16/11 (6 wks) - Beta is 36,000+ and we
saw the heartbeat today for the first time!
Wed. 2/23 (7wks) and 3/3 (8wks) - saw the
beautiful, strong heartbeat again... magical.
IVF #2:
6/9/2010: Appt. with our RE to talk strategy.
Our donor isn't donating anymore, so we decide to
do a FET with our 3 embies in late July/early
August.
6/14/2010: Day 3 bloodwork
7/9/10: 1st day of cycle
7/12/10: bloodwork & sono; begin estrogen
2x/day
Tuesdays, 7/20 and 7/27: more bloodwork & u/s;
lining developing fine
Thurs. 8/26: Beta 7329!! (Doubling every 48.25
hrs)
Thurs. 9/2: 1 gestational sac detected, but no
fetal pole, yolk sac, or heartbeat. hcg was 41,000
and gestational sac measuring fine. We go in for
another u/s in 6 days. I'm terrified and can't
think of anything else... Please little bean,
please, please be healthy.
Wed. 9/8: no heartbeat, doctor confirms our
worst fears of blighted ovum
9/17: d&c and heartbreak.
IVF #1:
After three cycles of at-home ICI, we stepped up
our efforts by working with an RE and taking
Clomid. We did our first IUI (taking 50 mg.
Clomid) on 3/25/08, but got a BFN. :( Our second
IUI (taking 100 mg. Clomid) happened on 4/19/08
but also ended in a BFN. Our third IUI (also on
100 mg. Clomid, using a new donor who has great
motility and sperm count, 2 mature follicles -
28.5mm and 22.5mm) happened on 5/17/08. Sadly,
another BFN. We did an IUI with a midwife on
6/12/08 (100 mg Clomid) but AF showed... We had to
take a break for several months, but had an
appointment with a new RE's office on August 27,
2008 and just did IVF #1! Here's a rundown of
recent events:
10/2/08 - bloodwork and ultrasound (CD 3);
started 4 tablets per day of estradiol
10/9 - sono-HSG completed and went very
well
10/17 - fertility meds arrived in a BIG
box
10/23 - begin Prometrium suppositories
10/30 - endometrial biopsy at RE's office,
then first injection of Gonal-F
11/1 - last day of estradiol and
prometrium
11/4 - CD 1
11/5 - blood draw, u/s, and got my medication
protocol
11/7 - another blood draw and u/s to make sure
my lining is thin enough; begin daily Gonal-F
injections (225 IUs per day)
11/12 - begin daily HCG low dose injections
(25 units) along with Gonal-F. Appointment with RE
for bloodwork and u/s (go eggies go!)
Monday, 11/17 - IVF retrieval (6 eggs
retrieved)
Thursday, 11/20 - IVF transfer of two 8-cell
embryos (3 snowbabies!)
Thursday, 12/4 - BFP!!! Beta
503!
Thursday, 12/11 - Beta 5258!!!
Thursday, 12/18 - u/s found one VERY healthy
heartbeat; 120 bpm, CRL was 4.9mm, beta was
34,714. We are THRILLED!!!!
Monday, 12/29 - u/s checkup, heartbeat 162
bpm.
Saturday, 1/10/09 - u/s checkup, heartbeat
140bpm. We saw her/his little legs kicking and
arms waving... so cute!!!
Monday, 1/26/09 (12 wks) - we heard the
heartbeat for the first time! 160bpm
Monday, 2/23/09 (16 wks) - everyone's healthy
:-)
Monday, 3/23/09 (20 wks) - We're having a
GIRL! 138bpm and measuring in 55th percentile -
yay!
Monday, 4/20/09 (24 wks) - baby's kicking up a
storm and doing very well. After our appointment
today, we went to Babies 'R Us and bought her
crib. Yay!!!
Monday, 5/18/09 (28 wks) - FHR 144, fundal
height is measuring exactly 28 weeks, and I've
gained 15 pounds so far this pregnancy. All is
well and I'm officially in the 3rd trimester
today.
Thursday, 6/11/09 (31+ wks) - I've now gained
20 pounds! She's kicking up a storm and we can't
wait to meet her.
Monday, 6/22/09 (33 wks) - We're both still
growing, and now we've completed the childbirth
education classes.
Monday, 7/6 (35 wks) - Another appointment.
Now the weekly check-ups begin!
7/13 (36 wks) & 7/20 (37 wks) - all is well,
just quick check-ups. We gave them our birthplan,
had a Strep-B test (which was negative) and the ob
said I'm .5 cm dilated.
7/27 (38 wks) - 2 to 3cm dilated and 50%
effaced
Our dd was born Monday 8/3/09 at 6:37pm. She
weighed 6 pounds, 7 ounces and was 20 inches. WE
LOVE HER!!!
Yeah, I will find out tomorrow if she is going to bump me up to 7.5, and if she doesnt I am switching r.e's.. I have a friend that is giving me maybe half of the injectibles I would need, so I might just have to buy the rest, and then pay for the iui.. Or maybe just do timed relations again.. Because my husband s.a. was VERY high.. So he is definitely not our problem. This is so overly frustrating :( I dont know what to do!!!!
I am so bummed. March will be 3 years we've been trying, so I am starting to get a little antsy.. Our insurance covers NOTHING except oral medicated cycles. Not even injectibles w IUI, but I know we can at least be a little more agressive with the meds.. If nothing happens this time I guess we will be paying out of pocket for injectibles bc this is just crazy!!!! I am so excited for you and I hope with all my might this little one sticks!
Hey! Thanks for checking on me. I just wrote a blog.. I am testing in the morning. I will be at least 18 dpo. I am crampy like af is coming, but I havent started.. So we will see. I dont "feel" pregnant.. But who knows!! I am praying for you too :)
17 days?!? That is forever!! I am wishing you the best of luck this cycle! I know its been a long road. I believe I am 12dpo today and I DID NOT test.. I ordered some tests from earlypregnancytests.com and they are supposed to be super sensitive, so I am waiting on those. You are in my prayers! KMP!
