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Name: Heather
Age: 38
How long TTC: 18 months
Diagnosis or any known issues: Thyroid, MTHFR, Endometritis, and Endometriosis
Treatments you tried before IVF: We moved straight to IVF. We had success on our 2nd IVF attempt. Thank you God!
How many IVF did you do before success: 2
Are you using donor eggs or sperm: No
Protocol (meds taken): Lupron, Menopur, Gonal F and Progesterone
How many follicles at ER: 20+
How many eggs retrieved: 12
How many eggs fertilized: 7
How many days between ER and ET: 5
How many and quality/rating of embryos/blasts transferred: 1 Blastocyst, 1 Compacting, and 1 Morula
Symptoms or issues during 2WW: I had minimal symptoms- runny nose, hot flashes, upset stomach
What day you got your BFP: 08/29/2008 (officialy by the doctor)
HPT before blood test: Yes
Number of first beta: 1,003 Wahoo!
Number of babies: TBD
Anything else you would have wanted to know before you started this process! I never knew how complicated it could be to get pregnant with the help of IVF. I went into it thinking it may take a few tries so I was not a basket case when I got the BFN earlier this summer. Fortunately, #2 was our lucky cycle.
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Heather 
38 Me- Fibroid Tumors (removed 14 tumors via c section myomectomy- January 2008), MTHR, Hypothyroid (Thyroidectomy), Endometritis and Endometriosis
36 DH - He's perfect!
TTC since February 2007
 Gretchen
Isabelle
1st IVF cycle
04/28 ER Collected 8 eggs, 7 Mature
04/29 4 eggs ferilized via ICSI
05/02 5dET- Put Back 3--1 (2BB) Blast, 1 Early Blast & 1 Compacting
05/14 Beta. None emplanted.
2nd IVF Cycle
Lupron, Gonal F, Menopur, Progesterone Shots
08/12 ER 12 eggs, 9 Mature, 7 fertilized
08/17 5dET- Put Back 3-- 1 Blast, 1 Compacting and 1 Morula
08/25 3 +HPT- 7dp5dt, 8dp5dt & 9dp5dt Minimal Symptoms
08/29 1st BETA- 1,003 (12p5dt)
08/31 2nd BETA- 2099 (14p5dt)
09/18 U/S We are expecting TWINS!!!
09/23 1st OB Appt- 2 Strong HBs
10/21 2nd OB Appt- Baby A Jumping, Baby B Sleeping
11/25 2nd Tri U/S
Baby A = Boy Baby B = Girl
12/02 3rd OB Appt- Saw baby boy sucking his thumb!
12/18 4th OB Appt
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