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03-27-2009, 02:52 PM
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PREGNANT...AT 45 no less!!
I started seeing a RE at 44 who told me that at "my age" I had less than a 1% chance of conception. He would not do IVF and only offered IUI. My 52yo DH tested out on what he said were "stud levels" for the sperm count. The RE when on to say that men married younger women to reproduce and none of the 40' somethings from Hollywood were having their own children but using egg donors...depressing to say the least. I didn't mind about the egg donor since if I carry anything inside me for 9 months it is definitely mine! But....I wanted to at least get a real shot on my own. The RE offered to let me do 3 or 4 IUI's just so I could be satisfied that I couldn't reproduce with my own eggs...well 3 unsuccessful IUI's with clomid and trigger shots but excellent hormone levels later, I was discouraged....but, not defeated. I told the RE I wanted to lay off until after tax season (I'm a CPA) and try it on my own. I bought an OvaCue(?) Ovulation Monitor and used it last month...I'm now 5 weeks pregnant...AAGH!
   My progesterone level checked at 31.22 and my HcG at 87 Monday, I didn't know it had to be "exactly" 48 hours later for my 2nd so that Beta test was only 123....I decided to switch back to my regular OB's care and she had me do another test today which was 210 and she said 66% increase was very encouraging and is going to do an ultrasound next Friday to see if she can see the little squirt....Praying for it to be a healthy baby now and not an ectopic pregnancy or anything else bad!1st - Spontaneous Miscarriage - 2 Months (25 yo) 2nd - Tubal Pregnancy (caught early - tube saved) - (30 yo) 3rd - Pregnant at 37 (DD now 7) - no fertility help 3 failed IUI's with clomid and trigger shots 4th - 5 weeks Pregnant at 45 using electronic ovulation monitor (and DH as he likes to point out!) Last edited by reginacpa : 03-27-2009 at 02:57 PM. 
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03-27-2009, 03:23 PM
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Congratulations!!!
 Great story!
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 Me: 36 MTHFR hetero, RPL DH: 34 Perfect Etienne  , Jake , Sam (cats) Maggie (iguana)TTC #1: 2 yrs 2 m/c (Aug '06 and Jan '07), 1 ectopic pg (lost left tube) 5 IUI's 5/27: beta #1: 716!!!! (17dpo) Natural cycle!5/29: beta #2: 1885!!!! 6/1: early u/s-1 sac/yolk 6/9: u/s#2-saw and heard hb! 114 bpm. Measuring 6w2d 6/17: u/s #3- hb 154 bpm. Measuring 7w3d 7/1: u/s #4- hb 161 bpm. Measuring 9w4d 7/9: first OB appt.-u/s #5- hb 152 bpm. Measuring 10w4d 7/17-NT scan-everything looks great! Measuring 11w6d 8/14-quad screen (quick gender check): IT'S A BOY!!! 2/2/09: c-section scheduled!  check out my website! www.glassphusions.wordpress.com
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03-27-2009, 03:25 PM
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Congrats!
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Dawn  Me: 42 Genetic Disorder; Using an Egg Donor DH: 42 using ICSI Fresh Cycle with Donor Eggs BCP 3/27 Lupron 4/11/09, Estrace 4/21/09 Lining us 4/20 & 5/4 ER May-10 5/12 20 have made it to fertiziation and are dividing. ET May 15 2 lovely embies 6 snowbabies for the future. HPT 05/25 Beta 05/26 785; Beta 05/28 1,659  U/S 06/10 2 beans! U/S 06/24 1 bean  U/S 09/16 It's a boy!! Keep growing my precious chili bean  Dawn on facebook 
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03-27-2009, 03:47 PM
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Congratulations, that's awesome! I hope you have a healthy and uneventful pregnancy!
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Ann Me 34, PCOS, anovulatory DH 37, Perfect! TTC since November 2004 8/24/06 First appointment with RE 9/06 Clomid -- failed (did not ovulate) 10/06 Femara -- failed (did not ovulate) 11/29/06 IUI with Follistim & Novarel -- BFN 1/27/07 2nd IUI cancelled due to hyperstimulation 3/23/07 3rd IUI cancelled due to poor response 12/14/08 Day one of IVF with ICSI cycle 1/21/09 ER -- 36 follicles, 17 fertilized, 12 made it to transfer date 1/26/09 ET -- 1 grade 4AA & 1 grade 3AA -- 6 Frozen 2/7/09 Beta #1, 12dp5dt = 350 2/9/09 Beta #2, 14dp5dt = 816 5/12/09 Ultrasound shows IT'S A BOY!!! 10/9/09 Floyd Philip is born, 7 lbs 10 oz, 20.5 inches
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03-27-2009, 04:13 PM
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Awesome!!!! You give me hope. As you can see from my sig I am an old pro at iui's.
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Me(Heather)- 43 Secondary IF/ aging eggs DH - 40 counts go up and down month to month DD-15 DS-12 DS-6 DD-4 1 Boston Terrier 3 -Ordinary house cats 6 iui's with clomid- BFN 1 natural iui- BFN 5 iui's with follistm- BFN Moving on to foster to adopt It's a miracle! Our new health insurance covers IVF! We decide to do both- Foster/Adopt and IVF IVF# 1 7/31- Start stims 300 gonal f 8/10- Egg retrieval- 15 eggs! 14 mature. 8/14- Egg transfer- 3, 8 cell embies 8/24- Beta 102/ Progesterone over 40(Like me) 8/28-Beta 617 9/1- Beta 3,324 9/4- US 1 yolk sac- beta 8,859 9/14-US Heartbeat 127 bpm 10/29- CVS results. All good! And were having a GIRL EDD - May 4th
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03-27-2009, 05:18 PM
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Wow. Congrats. What an inspirational story to use "older gals". Awesome good news.
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Me-Denise- 39- fsh of 4.7-6.2, all clear. Tiny cervix may be the culprit or just old. I don't know. DH-Jason-35 Perfect 3 cute Chihuahua babies. We live in Texas. Jan 21, 2009 First RE appt All test good. FSH, Clomid Challenge, HSG Feb 2, 2009 IUI #1 February 15, 2009 March 2nd. 6wks Cramping. blood, Beta 500 IUI #2 May 2009 June 22nd Sonogram. Heartbeat. Measuring 6 days small though  June 29th #2 Devistated.Work up and NEW RE: Batter of tests -Everything checks out fine. Only blip is IGM medium positive, which has nothing to do with anything. Bad luck? one more IUI then maybe IVF with PGD IUI#3 10/8 POAS  IVF#1 and hopefully my last 10/28 Materal Fetal Medicine 2nd opinion on IGM positive on test that was found. Nov 4th Start BCP for Antagonist IVF protocol Nov 21st Start Stims 300 Gonal F and 150 Menopur
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03-27-2009, 06:32 PM
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I love stories like this!! Congrats to you and thanks for sharing your inspirational story. Happy healthy pregnancy to you!
Kay
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9/22/09 Single frozen embryo transfer + HPT 10/27/09 5dp5dt  10/01/09 Beta #1 181 10/03/09 Beta #2 487 thank you Lord! 10/05/09 Beta #3 1077 10/20/09 first u/s one beautiful baby with HB 124 10/29/09 u/s HB 172 11/06/09 first OB apt Due Date: June 10, 2010  2/25/08- ET- 2 grade A blasts 3/2/08 clear blue digital says "PREGNANT" 6dp5dt 3/6/08 Beta - Thank you God! 401!3/8/08 Beta #2- Praise God! 914 3/10/08 Beta #3- God is good! 1901 u/s 3/21/08- One sack with cardiac activity u/s #2 3/27/08- baby looking great HR 139 u/s #3 4/08/08- HR 170 baby looks great. 4/29/08- NT scan. Everything looks good. 6/16/08- Anatomy scan Girl!! Clara Ruth born October 9th 2008 beautiful baby girl, a wonderful gift from God 4 months: 13 lbs, 25 inches 6 months: 16 lbs, 27inches 9 months 18 lbs (47%) 29 inches (90%) 12 months 21 lbs (48%) 31 inches (93%) 
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04-05-2009, 08:38 PM
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Thank you for sharing your story...Congratulations! Keep us posted, wishing you a wonderful pregnancy.
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Me 30 - ovulation disfunction DH 32- low count, poor morphology Maddie Bella
 Our Fertiltiy Story: www.pregnancyivf.com
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04-06-2009, 12:02 AM
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Wow, that's AWESOME!!! Good luck with your pregnancy, and please keep us updated.
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Me:37/ Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome DH: 29/Perfect TTC: Oct/2003 Oct. 10 2003 M/C Oct. 31 Feb 4 2004 M/C Feb 28 August 28 2004 M/C Sept. 17 Jan. 11 2005  March 5 Heartbeat!!! May 19 20 weeks... August 23 2005...36 weeks Placental abruption/emergency c-section...Thank you God!!! Baby got out safely!!! It's a girl!!! Daughter Lorelei is born...  March 28 2007 May 24 no heartbeat D&C May 29 Pathology indicates Turner Syndrome February 28 2008 start Clomid April 4 April 10 BHCG 8600 May 11 U/S....TWINS!!! May 30 Nuchal Translucency..so far so good. July 15 Fetal Anatomy U/S Twin A- A girl/ healthy!!! Twin B-A boy w/congenital heart defect Nov. 10 2008...ruptured membranes, Georgia Leigh 7lbs 10 oz and Calvin Zachary 6lbs 14 oz are born!!! Nov. 16 2008...Calvin passes away due to complications from open heart surgery...God rest my angel.
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04-06-2009, 12:15 AM
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This is wonderful! You have given me a lot of hope. I'll be forty this month, and I'm not sure if I'll be able to conceive again. Thank you for sharing your story.
I wish you a happy and healthy pregnancy.
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   Nat 14 mos- 4 rds Clomid 1st rd of Femara, HCG m/c 5 weeks on 12/06 Break 3 rds of Femara&Prometrium- -Break-2 rd of Femara, HCG, baby aspirin- 1 rd of Femara, Repronex, baby aspirin, HCG shot 9/21 1st beta 56 prog 45.5/DD 6/1/08 9/28 2nd beta 1584 prog 57 10/17 1st u/s 162 bpm 11/8 1st appt w/OB 140 HB 11/26 Good NT test . 162HB. 01/21 IT'S A GIRL. HB 151 5/7 36.5 wks OB and u/s appt. Baby weights 6 lbs 13 oz. HB 128. 1 cm dilated 5/15 37.5 wks 1cm. 5/22 38.5 wks 1cm. 5/26 Lost part of mucus plug 5/29 39.5 wks 1cm cervix is thinning 
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04-06-2009, 06:26 AM
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Congrats. You are inspiring me and my DH.
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Me: 39, uterine cavity shape/size normal DH: 44, terrible sperm, wonderful heart April 06 Got married Feb 07 DH started shots to raise sperm count March 07 removed leiomyoma size of grapefruit/6 fibroids/2 adenomyomas. July 07 endometrial function test indicated implantation is possible. Oct 07 IVF #1: Jan 08 hystroscopic surgery to remove adhesions from uterine lining April 08 IVF #2: June 08 CCT = passed it! July 08 Hysteroscopy shows Ashermans Syndrome 2 cysts removed from ovary Sept 08 Had surgery to remove Ashermans Nov 08 Re says HSG of uterus looks "pretty good." Uterine lining built up to 8-9mm thickness. Jan 09 Sperm count less than 100,000 and 0% motility mother to Billy and Zoe
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04-06-2009, 08:53 AM
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Congratulations - that is awesome!!!
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Me: 35 (Jen) DH: 34 Chocolate Lab****************** Currently: 5/18 & 19/08 - + HPT! 6/24/08 - HR 176 bpm; saw baby on u/s! 7/22/08 - 2nd U/S - 154 bpm 8/19/08 - 3rd u/s - 17w2 d it's a Baby BOY!!!! 9/2/08 - 4th u/s 19w2 d HR 126 bpm 9/16/08 - 5th u/s 21w2d u/s - anatomy scan. 1 lb 2oz 10/14/08 - 6th u/s 25 w2d - 2lb 8 oz 11/01/08 - 3D/4D u/s - 27w6d HR 133 12/23/08- 7th u/s - 6 lbs 12 oz 1/19/09 - Baby arrived - 8 lbs 6 oz 20 in via c-section 1/26/09 - 7 lbs 14 oz 2/2/09 - 8 lbs 9 oz 2/7/09 - 9 lbs 3 oz 2/16/09 - 10 lbs 2.5 oz 2/24/09 - 11 .0 lbs - heart murmur; ref to ped cardio 3/5/09 - 11 lbs 12 oz - dx w/VSD 2.5 mm hole left ventricle. 3/18/09 - 12 lbs 12 oz - 2 mth check-up; 2 mth vaccines 5/27/09 - 16 lbs 3.5 oz; 25 7/8" - 4 mth vaccines Previously: IVF #3 + PGD- 6/18/07 BFP - Twins! 10/13/07 - preterm L&D of my precious twin daughters @ 20 weeks, 6 days.
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04-06-2009, 09:00 AM
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Thank you for sharing your testimony. I was feeling a bit down over the weekend but this story is definintely helping me feel like my old self.
I pray for a happy and healthy 9 months.
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Me: 28, PCOS DH: 28, Low Morphology TTC: 2 years 12/12 Started Provera HSG 2/13 Tubes are open , mild indentation in the uterus 2/14 Started Metformin February IUI cancelled, no follies April IUI cancelled, no follies 5/13 and 5/14 B2B IUIs. IUI #1 June IUI cancelled, no follies Poor responder to Clomid 8/11 IVF consultation with RE 8/19 Start Lupron 8/21 Ovarian Drilling 9/14 Start Follistim 100 units 9/18 Continue Follistim, 125 units 9/23 Adding 1 vial of menopur a night to help things along 9/27 Trigger 9/29 ER 6 eggs 9/30 4 fertilized! 10/3 ET-2 beautiful embryos transferred 10/15 BETA to get Sending out to everyone!Isaiah 40:31. "But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as EAGLES they shall run, and not be weary;and they shall walk and not faint".
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04-08-2009, 06:36 PM
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Super news I just love it!!!!
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BALLERINAGIRL me- 42 fsh-5 healthy dh-44 and on the "go" team ttc age 39 iui pregnant first try no heartbeat 8 weeks D & C 4 clomid iui 's ivf #1 disaster no transfer age 40 now told my age is an issue searching for the nearest bridge after consult with RE 4 more ivf's beautiful embryos with 1 chemical 2 more ivf ohss cycles I'm dying here  sept-ivf- CVS results in:Its TWINS aBoyand a Girl Charles and Lily are here! they are almost 8 months old. Thank the heavens. Throwing caution to the wind & trying for Fall 2010 darling baby
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