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07-17-2009, 11:29 AM
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Blue- Great news! Congrats on the great fertilization report...hoping many make it to be snowembies!
TNTanardell- I would ask if it is a split/shared cycle or you are the only recip., however that is a fantastic price! Also, just food for thought... several people including myself did a split cycle and got plenty of eggs and many left to be totsicles! So, if that price is for a split cycle and you use a proven donor, the outcome will most likely be just as good. ( w/ me we each got 14, and all fertilized, 10 made it to day 5, I tx 2, and have 8 snowembies) Several ladies that did solo ended up with less than my split amt, so just food for thought! Best of luck no matter what you decide... let us know when you get an appt! Faith- Glad you made it safely and got a good report, even though a tiny tear, nothing to be alarmed about. Enjoy your nap... I took a 10 min. break to ck. in here, now it's back to work!
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Stephanie ********* IVF #1 ER 4/14 (lucky 14, 14 eggs-all fertilized!) ET 4/19 - 2 AA extended blastocyts & have 8 snowembies!!  HPT- 7dpt & 8dpt= BFP!! Beta #1- 8dpt= 92! Beta #2 10dpt= 192! u/s -5/14/09 due to bleeding(severe SCH) 5/22 M/C naturally process begins(lets get this over with!)  Beta HCG Checks: 5/29( down to 697), 6/5 ( down to 269), 6/12(down to 136), 6/18(down to 38) , 6/30(down to 12!), 7/7(down to 8), 7/13- FINALLY below 5!!! Yippee! Cycle #2-FET: 8/28 After 6 wks on bcp, cycle postponed 9/30 1st mega shot of Lupron-Depot, 10/29 second shot FET - on hold til 2010  !  |
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07-17-2009, 12:00 PM
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Shelli – Don’t worry! 12 eggs will probably give your more embies than you’ll be able to use. As Faith said, it is all about quality. We had ~10 mature eggs at retrieval, transferred 2 with one still in the cooker and had have 4 very good quality tots on ice. I’m not sure what we’ll do with the ones on ice as this will probably be our only little one. I don’t like the idea of destroying them.
Helene – I’ve been thinking about you. If you go to a larger clinic where they do A LOT of amnio, the likelihood that you’d loose the pregnancy is 1:300-500 at the highest to 1:1600 the lowest (the results from the last study). The old data of 1:200 was based on testing in the 1980s when they did amnio without ultrasound! That being said, 1-3% of pregnacies are lost naturally. If the baby has Down Syndrome, there is a higher risk (~25%) that it will miscarry sometime between 16 weeks and birth with or without amnio. Jennifer – Good job on doing your own PIO! My DH did every one of mine so he ended up going on a business trip with me to Phoenix in Dec. He actually loved it. He golfed and gave me shots, and I worked. Not bad. I hope that you like your new clinic. We changed right before DE and it put a number of little wrinkles in the process, but we were ultimately happy with our choice. karmababy – Maybe your DH is kind of like mine…he thinks like a caveman. While has a feminine side, he doesn’t/didn’t know how to be supportive to a pregnant woman. He’s also struggling right now with his job due to the economy and all of the changes in his life. It’s strange, but he seems to need more support and babying than I do right now…and I’m 35 weeks along. Bluebutterfly – Wow 24! You could have a sports team! If I knew more about sports, I could tell you what type. Best of luck! TnTarendell – I would ask them for a price breakdown. The three clinics that I looked all had a list of the expenses associated with DE IVF. In addition to asking about whether this is a split cycle or not, you probably should ask if this includes only include the procedure? Does it include monitoring of both you and the donor? Does it include ICSI? Does it also include the donor compensation, legal, counseling, and testing expenses? In our area, traditional IVF costs ~$14,000 without ICSI. DE IVF with an in house donor ($5000 compensation), ICSI ($1500), freezing of extra embryos ($1500), screening donor ($2000), legal fees ($400), counseling for both donor and recipient ($400) and meds ($3000) is about $27,000 if you don’t have any insurance coverage. It does vary by area. Faith – I’m glad that your doctor’s appointment went well, and that you’re adjusting to bed rest.
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Kirsten Me-41/DH-44 perfectly goofy  ; Married '05/no childrenIUIs-3x BFN+1 chem preg DE IVF lupron 10/31, estrogen 11/6 ER 11/24/08, ET 11/27 (Thanksgiving) - Day 3 ET of two 8 cell grade 1 compacting embryos (4 frozen 7-8 cell embryos)  Betas -12/10/08 (17d ER, 4w3d) 168  ; 4w5d 452; 5w1d 1780; 5w4d 5,529; 7w2d 28,172; 8w3d 62,563 Ultrasounds: 12/19/08 (5w4d) - Squirt is a dimple. 12/31/08 7w2d - Squirt is a lump with a heart beat (125 bpm). 1/7/08 8w3d -Squirt is still a lump (150 bpm) 1/15/09 9w3d - Squirt waved at me!  Yes, Squirt has arms & legs (178 bpm). Opps! It's a Squirtina! It's a girl! Anatomy screen 3/27; Gest. diabetes 5/14 Stats -17w3d 148bpm/8oz; 19w4d 153bpm/12oz; 21w3d 158bpm; 23w3d 150bpm/1lb 5oz; 26w4d 2lbs3oz; 30w4d 148bpm/3lb4oz; 34w4d 135bpm/4lbs 12oz; 37w4d 5lbs/15oz We welcomed Emily into our lives on August 6th. She was 5 lbs 9 oz and 18 inches!
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07-17-2009, 12:01 PM
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quick update
Hi!
I'm at work but wanted to post quick... So the donor started on July 12th with her stim meds, and today they counted 25 follies. Would you say that is good? Also, my lining was over a 9 (forget the exact number) so they were pleased. At least I'm doing something right!!  I will check in later this evening & do personals. I hope everyone is doing well! I've been lucking but not posting these last few days. Happy Friday!!
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~Elizabeth Age 41 (Poor ovarian reserve) DH 43 (perfect!) Married 4 years Adorable fur baby 4 Failed IVF attempts before moving on to Donor Eggs in Mar 09 May 09 Selected Donor July 31 Transferred Two 5 day blasts 1st Beta 317 Aug 12 (12 dpt; 17 dpr) 2nd Beta 775 Aug 14 3rd Beta 2,813 Aug 17 1st Ultrasound Aug. 24- saw heartbeat! 105 bpm, measuring right on target. 2nd Ultrasound Sept. 8 180+ bpm & looking healthy! Graduate to OB- appt. Sept. 22.-very active baby dancing around with 160 bpm & measuring right on target. Oct 5th NT Scan- all looks great & well within normal ranges Oct 21st- 2nd OB appt: good strong heartbeat of 150 bpm 
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07-17-2009, 12:46 PM
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Faith – So glad the car didn’t shed pieces as you were driving. Even happier to hear the babies are doing well. Get all the rest you can now because once those babies come……
TnT – Sounds like you have received lots of good advise so I am going to wish you good luck with your appointment. Elizabeth – 25 is very good. Lots to fertilize and hopefully freeze!! 
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Me 44 POF DH 46 slight male factor TTC #1: 3 years 8/07 m/c 5.5 weeks 3 Cancelled IUIs (stim issues) 2/09 Decided to move on to DE 3/09 Selected donor/began BCP ET 7/14 1st beta 7/22 - 176 2nd beta 7/24 - 444 3rd beta 7/30 - 11,030 4th and final beta test 8/7 64,526 8/13 1st u/s - Twins!! 8/27/09 2nd u/s - HBs of 181 and 170 9/10/09 - 1st OB appt 11/4/09 - Anatomy Scan |
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07-17-2009, 12:52 PM
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I just wanted to post a quick note. I'll catch up on my reading later, so to all, hope all is well.
Aubbie Kittie isn't going to make it. Which breaks our hearts here at home. We lost the babies today as well. I'm going to take to my bed like in the olden days and just cry for a few hours. Not my day at all
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Mommy 46 Daddy is 44 DS 3 TTC since his birth August (10 weeks) 9 IUI Cycles in 2008/2009 06/2009 DE IVF Cycle ER 2/24 41 eggies 31 fert naturally 22 made it to 5DT (17 5aa and 5 5ab quality...5aa is top) We froze 20 of the little suckers! Transfered 2 5aa embies 06/29 First 6dpt Beta 7/6 (7dpt): 34 Beta 7/8 (9dpt) 103 Beta 7/10 (11dpt) 318 Beta 7/13 (13dpt) 1032 Emergency U/S 7/17 Same day as my ten year old fur baby Aubrey went to heaven. I hope they're together Beta 7/20 374 Both babies are gone Moving into cycle number a lot FET 9/14  Cycle number...a lot more: FET 10/27 3 grade A++ embies POS Begins 5 pm 11/01 Follow the Great POS Test Here: http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Alvxr6OvCZM_dE1KMjBKeXVfUDVFUi1abzdYbnMwQ Xc&hl=en 11/02 POS Results...Very light  Nopers now it's I think it was a chemical11/06 Beta do you ever not want to go? |
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07-17-2009, 01:07 PM
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Igloo-- Oh crap! I am so sorry. You poor thing. I don't know what to say.
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 Kate iedukate.com/board Me - 40, DOR DH- 38, azoospermia IVF# 1 (March 2008)- converted to IUI 3/24 Beta IVF #2 with DE & microTESE 9/17 transferred 3 grade B blastocysts 3 Snowbabies 9/29 beta = 421 10/1 2nd beta = 993 10/8 u/s saw twins!, 10/15 u/s heard heartbeats! 1/12 level II u/s with mfm- definitely 2 girls!! 3/10 hospitalized for gall stones 3/13 begin 8 weeks of bedrest 4/7 The girls have other ideas and decide to come early. C-section at 31w4d. Brooke and Claire are in the NICU. 5/6 gall bladder removed 5/11 Claire comes home! 5/16 Brooke comes home! 
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07-17-2009, 01:14 PM
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Igloo- I am sooooo sorry. I will keep you and your family in my prayers
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Teresa Me:44 advance maternal age, anovulation DH:40 Perfect - no children of his own 4/24/08 Temp Custody of grandson July 2008 RE said DE IVF only option July 21- Egg Retrieval 16 mature July 22- 11 Embabies. July 23- Embryo grading 10 embies: 2 grade 1, 7 grade 2, 1 grade 3 July 24th 10 embies 1 grade 1 5 grade 2 and 4 grade 3 July 26 Transferred 2 perfect blastcysts July 31 - + HPT Aug 4th- 1st BETA= 78.6 Aug 6th 2nd BETA= 172 Aug 13th 3rd BETA= 2532 Aug 20 1 bean HB112 right where it is suppose to be Aug 28th u/s gidget looks perfect Sept 3rd - u/s gidget looks great ( surprise) baby b measuring small and hb 134 Sept 10th gidget very active baby b Nov 12th 3 hr GTT Dec 2nd Anatomy Scan and OB appt EDD 4/13/2010  |
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07-17-2009, 01:32 PM
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igloo - I'm so sorry. I can't believe this happened. I will keep you and your family in my thoughts.
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Me 35yo: DOR, antiphospholipid antibodies (discovered after miscarriage), RPL, high levels of Natural Killer cells DH 36yo: low morphology, but high counts 4IUIS BFN 2IVFs with ICSI BFN, moving on to donor eggs donor egg cycle 5/08 miscarried 7 1/2week 7 totsicles for future FET FET #1 11/5/08 : BFN, FET #2 12/8/08 : BFN FET #3 2/18/09 : U/S #1 3/20 (7 weeks) no sac, prob. miscarried at 5 1/2 wks during bleeding scareJuly/Aug'09 New donor(#2): 9/3/09 U/S #1 (6 weeks) (miscarriage #3) Donor#3 with a new RE/clinic and intralipid infusions January 2010?  11/20 #1 intralipid infusion 11/29 #2 intralipid infusion 12/11 Donor screening appointment |
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07-17-2009, 01:37 PM
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Oh Igloo, i'm so sorry.
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Jen Me:36 low ovarian reserve, blocked left tube, high FSH, polyps removed twice, MTHFR DH:37 and perfect  kittyTTC since 2002! Tried Clomid- x3IUI April "07- then m/c at 8 wks IUI x3- IVF Sept '08- cancelled due to poor response DE cycle Aug. '09 FET Sept 16 14 frosties try FET again Jan '10 |
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07-17-2009, 01:42 PM
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TnTarendell- I would definitely sit down with the DE coordinator at your clinic and ask what that $13,000 covers. So far I have paid $8680.00 to my Donor Agency which covers the Donors $5000, Agency fees, Donor psych screening, some insurance and attorney fees. My clinic sent me a lovely bill for $3428.00 for their DE Coordinator and for the BW to do the state mandated STD testing on my Donor (insurance doesn't cover this). Then there is the $2663.39 for my Donor's drugs. My insurance covers everything else but this is still a lot of out-of-pocket expenses and this is my 4th IVF with DE round.
AFM - I have an US/BW appt tomorrow. My Donor got her period 7/15 so I am hoping my clinic will provide me with more info tomorrow after my appt.
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Married at age 24 in 1998. Stopped using birth control. After not becoming pregnant for several years I tried Clomid for 3 months with no success. Went to an infertility clinic had a battery of embarrassing tests and tried a round of Clomid another 2 times. Was told I have "bad eggs" and IVF with Egg Donor was the way to go. Quite the shocking news when you are only 31. 2006 I conceived my lovely daughter Reilly Tried again in 2007 & 2008 with the same Egg Donor with no success. Trying again in July 2009 with a different Donor. Total failed DE cycles: 3 July 24 - U/S & BW (again) July 26 - ER - 9 retrieved, only 4 fertilized July 28 -ET - 2 cell embies 8/9 - Beta #1 43 8/11- Beta #2 119 8/18 -Beta #3 5126 8/26 u/s egg sac only 9/3 u/s & TSH level check 9/2 m/c 7.5 weeks 11 weeks for beta to drop to 2 11/22 u/s & bw for FET |
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07-17-2009, 01:43 PM
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Igloo - I am so incredibly sorry! Take it easy and check in when you are able! (((Hugs)))
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Jennifer - 40 Diagnosed with DOR in 2004 DH - 37 Perfect DS - Adopted from Karelia, Russia in 2006 IVF #1 using my eggs - Converted to an IUI due to poor response - IVF #2 using donor eggs - 1/29/09 Completed mock cycle 2/08/09 Start BCPs 2/18/09 Chose donor 3/20/09 Start Lupron & baby asprin 4/09/09 Cycle cancelled due to donor issue 4/10/09 Begin Provera 4/19/09 Begin BCPs 5/04/09 Begin Lupron & baby asprin 5/12/09 Begin Del Estrogen 5/29/09 ER 26 eggs, 13 fertilized 6/03/09 5 Day transfer of 1 blast, 3 frosties left 6/10/09 + HPT!!! 6/16/09 Beta #1 - 481!!! 6/18/09 Beta #2 - 1,064 6/22/09 Beta #3 - 3,381 6/30/09 U/S 1 Bean and h/b 7/15/09 U/S - everything great! Graduate to OB! 8/10/09 NT Scan and b/w 9/28/09 Anatomy Scan - IT'S A BOY!!!  EDD: 2/19/10 |
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07-17-2009, 01:51 PM
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Igloo, I am so sorry for your losses! What a terrible day for you! I will keep you and DH in my thoughts and prayers! Know we are here for you!
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Stephanie ********* IVF #1 ER 4/14 (lucky 14, 14 eggs-all fertilized!) ET 4/19 - 2 AA extended blastocyts & have 8 snowembies!! HPT- 7dpt & 8dpt= BFP!! Beta #1- 8dpt= 92! Beta #2 10dpt= 192! u/s -5/14/09 due to bleeding(severe SCH) 5/22 M/C naturally process begins(lets get this over with!) Beta HCG Checks: 5/29( down to 697), 6/5 ( down to 269), 6/12(down to 136), 6/18(down to 38) , 6/30(down to 12!), 7/7(down to 8), 7/13- FINALLY below 5!!! Yippee! Cycle #2-FET: 8/28 After 6 wks on bcp, cycle postponed 9/30 1st mega shot of Lupron-Depot, 10/29 second shot FET - on hold til 2010 ! |
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07-17-2009, 02:02 PM
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Elizabeth- Great #'s.... you and Teresa are neck in neck!
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07-17-2009, 02:07 PM
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Elizabethhopeful- 25 follies is great! Congrats to you.
Teresa- yes I think your donors are drinking the same water as well....things are rolling along for you now and it's full speed ahead. It's your turn now, after all your speedbumps along the way. Good things come to those who wait...(I keep telling myself this also) Blue- great fert. report....best wishes for your tx on tuesday! Malloned- how can it be you are graduating to OB already? That is great, so happy for you. Finalfrontier- hoping your ET went well...... Helene- i'm sorry you have to go through all this worry. Pack- wow that is great news, no surgery whoopee! The hysteroscopy will be a piece of cake. I will that everything is a-ok and you can proceed with your cycle very soon. Don't you love unexpected good news?jdtx- the 2ww drags on...glad to hear that everything went well for you to get to this point...I have been MIA but thinking of you. 5 frozens is great too in case you want sibs! Best of luck on your beta next Thursday...I know it will be . It just has to!Faith- glad to hear your appointment went well. It is a three hour round trip drive or each way? Hopefully you don't have to go back for a little while. Those babies are doing just great. Maybe you can take up a hobby to help the time pass while on bedrest? I've always wanted to learn how to crochet an afghan or blanket.....you can make a couple baby blankets! Hope- ( I always think of you and Faith together b/c of the names....we just need a "love" on here now lol) 15 weeks sure flew by...glad to hear you have been doing well. Karens- I would love to have my ER on your birthday and I will take any luck that I can get! Shellie9- don't feel bad about 12 fantastic follies! Quality, baby, quality. You should be getting very excited! Sanda- I would love to be your cycle buddy! Yea! Any Lupron side effects? I am the queen of Lupron as I have been on it since 7/21 lol! Can't wait to start Estrogen and put some hormones back in my system. LGB- I am so happy to hear you have your dates for FET at the end of Aug. I'm really pulling for you girl....this is going to happen for you I just know it! Please KUP. Godiva- okay stop checking the board and get back to work!  What project are you working on? I'm finding it hard to get motivated lately...I could use some ideas. Hopefully AF isn't giving you too many problems today. Ladies I feel bad even posting these personals after igloo's news, but I needed to catch up with you. I am saddened by that...thinking of you and your family, Igloo.
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Jen Me:36 low ovarian reserve, blocked left tube, high FSH, polyps removed twice, MTHFR DH:37 and perfect kittyTTC since 2002! Tried Clomid- x3IUI April "07- then m/c at 8 wks IUI x3- IVF Sept '08- cancelled due to poor response DE cycle Aug. '09 FET Sept 16 14 frosties try FET again Jan '10 |
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