Name: Melinda
Age: 27
How long TTC: 1.5 yrs
Diagnosis or any known issues: MF
Treatments you tried before IVF: None, just ovulation tracking.
How many IVF did you do before success: 1
Are you using donor eggs or sperm: No
Protocol (meds taken): BC, Lupron, Menapor, Baby Asprin, PIO, Prog. Sup.
How many follicles at ER: 20ish?
How many eggs retrieved: 10
How many eggs fertilized: 8, but 4 successfully
How many days between ER and ET: 3
How many and quality/rating of embryos/blasts transferred: 3 - 8 cell, 1 - 4 cell
Symptoms or issues during 2WW: Definitley some pings, pangs and twinges in the uterus area, but who knows what kind of tricks your mind plays on you, but I never did feel that kind of feeling before
What day you got your BFP: BETA day
HPT before blood test: I did POAS AFTER my BETA. I refused to do it before...If I were to have disappointment, I only wanted it to be 1x.
Number of first beta: 144
Number of babies: 2
Anything else you would have wanted to know before you started this process! I was pretty well informed...just try to relax and keep as many positive thoughts going as possible. It was very difficult to only have been told we had a 40% chance, but it worked, and we are so very thankful!! Good luck to everyone through this process!!
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Me - 27 - no known problems
Hubby - 31 - NOA
TTC - 1.5 years
06-Jun - found zero sperm in sample
15-Jun - 1st appt w/ urologist; sent hubby for b/w and u/s
21-Jun - 2nd appt w/ urologist to discuss results
19-Jul - 1st appt w/ another urologist
27-Aug - genetic b/w came back normal;
20-Sep - appt at repro center for b/w and u/s for me
25-Sep IVF consultation
27-Sep Genetic consultation
02-Oct b/w, u/s, HSG, nursing consult
03-Oct Hysteroscopy
October cycle start Lupron day 21
16-Nov b/w, u/s...see when I start stims
16-Nov Continue Lupron; start stims
19, 21, 23-Nov b/w, u/s
26-Nov mTESE - found plenty!
27-Nov ER 10 eggs retrieved!
28-Nov 8 mature; 4 fertilized! GROW, GROW, GROW!!
30-Nov ET 2 Grade 1, 8 celled munchkins transferred
11-Dec - BETA#1 144 =
, BETA #2 264, BETA #3 584, BETA #4 1146
21-Dec - 1st u/s!!!
TWINS!!!!
06-Mar - 16 week u/s - looks like 2
BOYS!!!
03-Apr - Anatomy scan!
10-Jul Connor Dennis Baker and Alex Ryan Baker ARRIVED!!!