OUR TTC JOURNEY...: July 2009

Saturday, July 4, 2009

Where we've been...

They say, "A picture is worth a 1,000 words." Here are a few pictures to note what we have been up to the past few months.

Change of Latitude (and Attitude ;-) in the DR
Celebrating our 5th Wedding Anniversary

Planning and celebrating my parents' 25th wedding anniversary!

Enjoying the 4th of July in Daytona Beach!

Diagnosis and Treatment History

EDD: August 30, 2012!!!
2/28/12: Emergency OB appt due to fall - Baby moving around and waved to us! HB 159
2/22/12: 4th u/s - Baby bouncing around with arms and legs!
2/20/12: OB appt - HEARD the baby's HB (160) for the 1st time!
1/27/12: 3rd u/s - 1 baby with HB 174!
1/13/12: 2nd u/s - 1 baby with HB 135; beta #4 = 14,274 (31dp5dt)
1/6/12: 1st u/s - 1 gestational sac (5w4d); beta #3 = 3512 (24dp5dt)
12/23/11: beta #2 = 166 (10dp5dt)
12/21/11: beta #1 = 88.9 (8dp5dt)
12/18/11: 5dp5dt + hpt!!!!!!
12/13/11: 5dt 3 embabies (2 blasts, 1 morula); 0 to freeze
12/9/11: 7 fertilized
12/8/11: ER = 9 eggs
12/6/11: HCG trigger
11/22/11 - 12/5/11: 14 days of stims: 300iu Gonal F/Follistim and 300iu Menopur
Nov/Dec 2011: IVF #3, EPP
12/22/10: No embryos to transfer
12/13/10: CD 7 E2 = 465; continue same stim doses
12/9/10: Gonal F 225iu, Menopur 3 vials, 5units Lupron, low dose asprin, prenatal
12/9/10: CD 3, FSH = 10.9
12/7/10: CD 1
12/10: IVF #2
10/10: Clomid cycle 50mg = BFN
9/7/10: AMH = .48
9/7/10: p4 CD 21 7dpo = 16.9
8/25/10: RE Consult - recommends AMH testing
8/20/10: CD 3 b/w, FSH = 12, E=33 (WOO-HOO!!!)
8/10: RE wants to "talk" ~ I don't wanna :(
7/26/10: CD 3 b/w, FSH = 25.3(?!?), E>30
6/7/10: beta = 0
5/30/10: AF arrives that evening
5/30/10: +HPT CB digital (FMU)
4/30/10: AF ~ natural miscarriage
4/29/10: beta #4 = 13
4/25/10: beta #3 = 77.9, p4 = 32.5
4/23/10: added prometrium (progesterone support)
4/23/10: beta #2 = 77.6, p4 = 18
4/21/10: beta #1 = 77.2, p4 = >40
4/20/10: SURPRISE BFP! CB digital HPT
Jan 10: re-start vitamin & supplement regimen to prep for SA re-do in April
Dec 09: varicocele repair surgery
Nov 09: varicocele discovered
Oct 09: 2nd opinion with urologist
Oct 08 - Oct 09: took a break from IF treatment to save $$
Oct 08: b2b IUI = BFN (frozen + fresh SA#1 = 14M, SA#2 = 4M postwash)
May 08: IVF w/ ICSI = BFN
Apr 08: start IVF #1 Cycle
Mar 08: Lap - mild endo
Feb 08: RE recommends IVF
Jan 08: numerous b/w and u/s
Dec 07: SA #2 - 7M
July 06: SA #1 - 1M
June 05: MD - no worries, you're young
June 04: Married ~ threw out BCPs!

Acronyms

AF - Menstrual Cycle (Aunt Flo)
AMH - Anti-Mullerian Hormone
ART - Assisted Reproductive Technology
B/W - Blood Work
BFN - - Pregnancy Test (Big Fat Negative)
BFP - + Pregnancy Test (Big Fat Positive)
CB - Clear Blue Easy (HPT brand)
CD - Cycle Day
DH - Dear Husband
E - Estrogen
ER - Egg Retrieval
ET - Embryo Transfer
FMU - First Morning Urine
FSH - Follicile Stimulating Hormone
HPT - Home Pregnancy Test
IF - Infertility
IVF - In Vitro Fertilization
LPD - Luteal Phase Defect
M/C - Miscarriage
O - Ovulation
OPK - Ovulation Predictor Kit
PG - Pregnant
P4- Progesterone
RE - Reproductive Endocrinologist
S/A - Semen Analysis
TTC - Trying To Conceive
U/S - Ultrasound

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

DR prof pics!

DR vacay pics!

Saturday, July 4, 2009

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