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05-28-2008, 09:15 PM
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We have always kicked around the idea of adoption. Infertility is just such an emotional roller coaster ride. It takes one tough cookie with an even tougher man behind her to go through that journey.
With the birth of my DD I had some complications that led me to a hysterectomy so therefore the option to have more is not there any longer. I think in some strange way this was Gods way of stopping the evil cyle of IF treatments and he is leading me down the path of a child that he has chosen for me. Who knows when this child will come into our lives but he/she will when the time is right :O)
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TTC for 8 years m/c Dec. 24 1997  m/c September 2005  with twins March 2006at 8 weeks baby b no heart beat dd born 10/27/06 On to adoption in 01/09 
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05-31-2008, 03:19 PM
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Thank you everyone for your stories! We have finally decided that adoption is the route we want to go right now!
Please give me some advice on where to start LOL!
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 Stephanie 27 DH 27 TTC-actively 3 years, not-not trying (hehe) 5 years before that. HSG-10/05 normal. LAP-10/05 endo (Stage III or IV), fibroids & polyps in uterus, and a cyst on left ovary-all removed. Pacemaker-08/06 LAP/Hysteroscopy-03/08 endo removed, tubes flushed, D & C. No fibroids, polyps, or cysts!
Dh wants to stay child-free for the long haul. I do not. On a break that I hope isn't permanent. 07/09-After 2-3 months of irregular cycles diagnosed with PCOS. Now 3 months of provera to regulate. www.myspace.com/stephaniehorst http://stephaniehorst.blogspot.com/
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05-31-2008, 03:29 PM
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Steph, I'll PM you all the great information I've gotten from other ladies on here.
You will need to decide what adoption route to take, foster/adopt, private adopt or international. Good luck!
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 DH: 30 Beautiful daughter born 4-23-03 TTC since Feb 2005 - didn't ovulate Started treatment Aug 2006 6 rounds of clomid  tubes are open bloodwork is good 3 rounds of femara/follistim/HCG 2 IUIs 6 months of acupuncture Moving on to infant domestic adoption!  Officially waiting to be matched!! -- June '08 Our portfolio has been shown 9 times since June 2008.
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05-31-2008, 04:07 PM
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.nacac.org – North American Council on Adoptable Children
adoptivefamilies.com childwelfare.gov familyhelper.net davethomasfoundation.org/ The social worker we met with last week recommended this agency, she had two family’s here in PEI, Canada adopt infants from them. They are a Christian organization and it doesn’t look like they work with non-Christians so it won’t work for us but just in case they may be a fit for you. opendooradoption.com Don’t forget your local library, lots of very good books. A few on my list…. Adoption after Infertility, by Patricia Irwin Johnston Is Adoption For You? By Christine Adamec (currently reading) Are Those Kids yours? American Families with Children Adopted from Other Countries by Cheri Register Making Sense of Adoption: a Parents Guide by Lois Ruskai
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Me 34 - PCOS DH 39 - Ct(110 ml), but still mot and morp issues  TTC 4+ years 2 year wait to see RE than RE takes 5 months off! 10/07-6/08- 6 rounds Clomid = BFN RE May 08 = waiting for DH appt. at to see if sperm will respond properly to “fallopian tube environment” – July 08 Passed! 5/08 Testing for Lymphoma- Negative!!! I just have Sarcoidosis. 8/08 Hysteroscopy and Lap removed polyp from uterus and adhesions to ovary and fallopian tubes, adhesions not previously diagnosed. IUI 1&2 -BFN On to IVF 1/09 1/26 - ER -22 eggs only 9 fertilized  1/31 - ET & 4 snow babys  2/6 HPT  2/10 Beta-256 2/12 Beta-568 3/2 First U/S - One Baby! 3 dogs & 3 cats  
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05-31-2008, 05:00 PM
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Thank you so much! Keep it coming
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Stephanie 27 DH 27 TTC-actively 3 years, not-not trying (hehe) 5 years before that. HSG-10/05 normal. LAP-10/05 endo (Stage III or IV), fibroids & polyps in uterus, and a cyst on left ovary-all removed. Pacemaker-08/06 LAP/Hysteroscopy-03/08 endo removed, tubes flushed, D & C. No fibroids, polyps, or cysts!
Dh wants to stay child-free for the long haul. I do not. On a break that I hope isn't permanent. 07/09-After 2-3 months of irregular cycles diagnosed with PCOS. Now 3 months of provera to regulate. www.myspace.com/stephaniehorst http://stephaniehorst.blogspot.com/
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06-02-2008, 08:40 PM
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Hi all,
I just wanted to join this thread. We have decided to go the adoption route after 2 failed IVF attempts.
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Josephine (Tracy) 40 DH -LSC 35 me - unknown  Aragorn Zoe1st IVF cycle 12/19 start BCP 1/12 start stims (150 Follistim, 3 Menopur) E2 - 1600 150 Follistim, 4 Menopur, start Ganirelix E2 - 1611 1/22/08 - We have 8 mature follies trigger with Orvidrel. ER 1/24 - 6 eggs 1/25 - 2 eggs fertilized ET 1/26 2 four cell ebabies 1st Beta 2/8 - http://josephines-journeytomotherhood.blogspot.com/ IVF #2 start BCP April 4 Lupron 4/22 5/3 - start stims (375 Follistim, 2 Menopur, .05 Lupron) 5/5/08 E2 - 214 5/7/08 E2 - 693 5/8/08(2 Menopur am, 4 Menopur pm, .05 Lupron) 5/14/08 - ER 2 of 8 fert. 5/16/08 ET 5 cell and 4 cell BETA 5/30 - 6/3/08 - Starting looking at adoption 6/11/08 - Attended our first adoption class
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06-02-2008, 08:47 PM
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I hope you get all the info you need here.
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DH: 30 Beautiful daughter born 4-23-03 TTC since Feb 2005 - didn't ovulate Started treatment Aug 2006 6 rounds of clomid tubes are open bloodwork is good 3 rounds of femara/follistim/HCG 2 IUIs 6 months of acupuncture Moving on to infant domestic adoption! Officially waiting to be matched!! -- June '08 Our portfolio has been shown 9 times since June 2008.
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06-02-2008, 08:48 PM
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Welcome to the adoption group.
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DH: 30 Beautiful daughter born 4-23-03 TTC since Feb 2005 - didn't ovulate Started treatment Aug 2006 6 rounds of clomid tubes are open bloodwork is good 3 rounds of femara/follistim/HCG 2 IUIs 6 months of acupuncture Moving on to infant domestic adoption! Officially waiting to be matched!! -- June '08 Our portfolio has been shown 9 times since June 2008.
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06-02-2008, 09:35 PM
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Dh and I are thinking about adoption as well. Right after my 2nd failed IUI, we talked about foster to adopt. Even met with a couple of ladies who went through the foster to adopt process. About one week after that, I had two 15 year old twins come stay with us. With the girls around, its kind of hard to think about any treatments or foster care or adoption.
However, bringing in two almost strangers into my house has definitely opened my mind. I truly want to adopt now (but still want my own as well). I don't want to completely stop trying to have my own, but I can't let my life revolve around IF. Until we find out exactly what will happen with the twins, we can't make any big decisions just yet. There's a possibility that they will be staying with us for the next year, but there is also a possibility that they will move across country to live with their dad. For those of you still in the decision making mode, I wish you all the best of luck. I know how hard it can be.
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ME - 28 DH - 31 Proud parents of 2 furbabies! 1 golden retriever and 1 fat cat Treatment History: 4/07-11/07 8 rounds of clomid - BFN 10/07 HSG - completely clear 12/07 - IUI #1 - clomid and repronex - BFN 3/08 - IUI #2 - clomid and repronex - BFN 11/14/08 - IUI #3 - clomid and repronex - 11/28 - beta #1 - 71 12/1 - beta #2 - 283 3/10 - level II u/s - everything looks great! Baby measuring 11 days ahead of schedule and...Its a BOY!!! 5/19 - placed on bedrest for the remainder of my pregnancy due to mild pre-eclampsia. 5/26 - placed on hospital bedrest for severe preeclampsia Delivered on June 14th, 2009 at 8:27pm - 6lbs and 17 inches!  www.myspace.com/msnoonoo http://noonoo-robert.blogspot.com
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06-03-2008, 08:07 AM
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Welcome Tracy!
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Me: 35 healthy DH: 44 born w/o vas deferens, did TESE once, opted out of more 10/2005 IVF unsuccessful, with TESE Adopted our baby boy: May 2006 IUI#2 3/18 trigger, one Big follie, 25.5, endo lining 12 3/19 IUI 101.6 million post-wash with 91% motility 3/20 IUI 82.1 million post-wash with 88% motility Did acupuncture and energy work - amazing. 3/31 & 4/1 POAS 4/2 1st beta 65! 4/4 2nd beta 158 4/8 3rd beta 1650!! 4/22 u/s saw one perfect bean, HB 146, 6wks, 5 days 5/1 first OB appt - u/s HB 174, 1.8cm - all perfect 5/23 appt, switched to Certified Nurse Midwife 6/24 Heartbeat strong and clear at 150bpm 7/2 amnio 7/7 results confirm Healthy Baby Boy! 7/29 21 week u/s, baby weighs 1lb 10/2 decided on home birth - so excited, can't wait 12/25/08 Tucker Robbins born at 9:53am, 8lbs, 7 oz, 21 inches  
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06-04-2008, 09:50 AM
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Thanks for the welcome, We have our first information session scheduled in a couple weeks and I can't help but get excited.
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Josephine (Tracy) 40 DH -LSC 35 me - unknown Aragorn Zoe1st IVF cycle 12/19 start BCP 1/12 start stims (150 Follistim, 3 Menopur) E2 - 1600 150 Follistim, 4 Menopur, start Ganirelix E2 - 1611 1/22/08 - We have 8 mature follies trigger with Orvidrel. ER 1/24 - 6 eggs 1/25 - 2 eggs fertilized ET 1/26 2 four cell ebabies 1st Beta 2/8 - http://josephines-journeytomotherhood.blogspot.com/ IVF #2 start BCP April 4 Lupron 4/22 5/3 - start stims (375 Follistim, 2 Menopur, .05 Lupron) 5/5/08 E2 - 214 5/7/08 E2 - 693 5/8/08(2 Menopur am, 4 Menopur pm, .05 Lupron) 5/14/08 - ER 2 of 8 fert. 5/16/08 ET 5 cell and 4 cell BETA 5/30 - 6/3/08 - Starting looking at adoption 6/11/08 - Attended our first adoption class
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