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04-18-2008, 10:48 AM
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Marching through IVF!
Hi everyone, we wanted to start another thread for us "March Buddies" to keep in touch with each other as we all MARCH THROUGH IVF! Anything goes (well, within board rules I suppose) on this thread! Venting, screaming, hormonal rages and excited news are all welcome!
So I'll start it off...I am soooo ready for  to get here and I have two more weeks....sigh...guess I'll live vicariously through the April girls...Jencat - Any news on the job?? I googled myself today and my "other" website popped up...YIKES, may need to work on that before that gets around the center! Kate/Dude - I'm glad you are doing everything you guys can do, that way you will have NO regrets! Here's praying they can get some dude-boys!! Kristie - I'm so sorry about your BFN, but I'm praying you will have a wonderful adoption experience! Jana and Jamie - Looks like we will be cycle buddies in June! Along with Kate and Jencat and I think some others?? Janice - Good luck today at your appt!! Hello to Bethany, Leanne, Tam Tam, Dani, Cyclesister, Barbara, Liza, Tasha, (boy I know I'm going to forget some people), ummm...Patricia, Carrie, Ziggy, Cathie, Cori and anyone else I may have forgotten!!! Sending you 
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Kristen   Me - 34 (APS, MTHFR) DH - 37 (MF, ~ 1 Mill, 2% morphology) SS - 13 yrs!!! IVF/ICSI #1 (Serono Clinical Trial):  IVF/ICSI #2 (Duramed Clinical Trial): 6/16 - ER (22 retrieved, 18 ICSI'd, 10 fertilized) 6/21 - Xferred 2 Grade 4AA Blasts!! (start Lovenox), 6 totsicles!! 6/29 - EPT Digital -  (8dp5dt)6/30 - Beta #1 - 101  7/2 - Beta #2 - 192 7/18 - IT'S IDENTICAL TWINS!!! ONE SAC, TWO HEARTBEATS (107 and 111 bpm)!! 8/25 - 12 wk U/S - Baby A HB 158, Baby B HB 154!! 8/29 - Dx w/ Incomp. Cervix, emergency cerclage performed 9/4 9/9 - WE'RE HAVING GIRLS!!!! Kayla Anne and Kamryn Grace!! 10/28 - Emergency room trip for preterm labor...now on bed rest and home monitoring. 12/2 - Next Peri Appt - 26 weeks!  http://www.myspace.com/passionscientist Check out our blog! http://www.babynovilla.com 
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04-18-2008, 11:21 AM
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Wow --I am truly amazed...I send HELLOOOS to everyone Kristen just mentioned and anyone else we missed...
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 BARBARA me 42 -dor dh 42 -perfect 3 dd-24y,15y,10y 1 ds -2y  our little angel, Joeyits his strength that keeps me going -SIDS-/SUDC Starting IVF#1 w/ICSI w AH 6/25..... AF.....finally came 7/23 - ER 7/27 - ET 4 8/04 - faint line am --pm digital 8/05 Beta 33 (day early) 8/07 Beta #2 - 92.5 prog 15.6 8/13 Beta #3 - 1058. prog. 30.6/Est. 596 8/16 - bleeding  - stopped8/17 u/s -1 sac- 2 grains of rice 8/20 Beta u/s - IDENTICAL TWINS. OMG BETA - 15K 8/29 -u/s -2 hbs 9/2 - check levels 9/9- 1st interview with ob & check level w/ RE NO More PIO shots.... 9/30- OB 10/07- Peri appt. nt scan 10/21 - OB 11/6 - Peri - amino 11/18 - OB 12/5 - Peri - level 11 scan 12/15- OB THANK YOU LORD FOR YOUR SPECIAL DOUBLE BLESSING.   http://bd.lilypie.com/CqT3m4.png
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04-18-2008, 11:41 AM
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Great! New Thread!!
Janice - I am sending you all the positive hopes and prayers to you!!! Good Luck!!
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Carrie me - 36 - DQ alpha 4.1 50% match with DH DH - 46 - no issues  Molly Figaro (cats)TTC - since 12/06 met with RE - 11/07 Started acupuncture Feb '08; 2 x week IVF #1 March '08 Gonal F 300/ Menopur 150 Chemical pregnancy IVF#2 June '08 Micro Dose Lupron Protocol Only 2 follicles - converted to IUI IVF#3 August '08 Estrogen patch Only 2 follicles - converted to IUI Sept '08 - Switched REs - SIRM - NY Office Staggered IVF (St-IVF) ER - November 2 '08 ET - January '08 w/ IVIG
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04-18-2008, 12:02 PM
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Kristen, have you already started your BCP? I start them again on Sunday. Boy, I just can't wait.
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 me: 33, PCOS,tubes removed DH: 32 healthy Bella 8 month lab PFLZ TTC #1: 2.5 yrs. Chlomid 4 months 5/07 IUI #1 failed 6/07 moved to new state, starting over 07/07-10/07 Chlomid...BFN 4/08 First IVF Cycle.......BFN 6/08 FET......1st BFP ever D&C at 11 wks....baby stopped growing IVF#3 10/08 10/19 Start Stimming 10/29 ER....20 retrieved, 14 PGD, 6 normal, 5 frozen 11/3 ET.....2 transferred 11/11 Beta 8dp5dt............116 11/13 Beta 10dp5dt.........266 Thanks be to God!! 11/17 Beta 14dp5dt........990 11/21 Beta 18dp5dt........4300  12/1 Ultrasound Please visit http://uniquemotif.blogspot.com/ Those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary,they will walk and not be faint." Isaiah 40:28-31
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04-18-2008, 12:06 PM
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Nope, not yet! Boy you're quick! LOL! Actually because of the clinical trial, I have to wait until my next AF to start the BCP, so she should be here around May 3, I'm guessing. I guessed on my schedule below...should be having ER around early/mid June if all goes well. How are you doing? Did you have your appt with RE today? Did you get any answers or plans?
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Kristen Me - 34 (APS, MTHFR) DH - 37 (MF, ~ 1 Mill, 2% morphology) SS - 13 yrs!!! IVF/ICSI #1 (Serono Clinical Trial): IVF/ICSI #2 (Duramed Clinical Trial): 6/16 - ER (22 retrieved, 18 ICSI'd, 10 fertilized) 6/21 - Xferred 2 Grade 4AA Blasts!! (start Lovenox), 6 totsicles!! 6/29 - EPT Digital - (8dp5dt)6/30 - Beta #1 - 101 7/2 - Beta #2 - 192 7/18 - IT'S IDENTICAL TWINS!!! ONE SAC, TWO HEARTBEATS (107 and 111 bpm)!! 8/25 - 12 wk U/S - Baby A HB 158, Baby B HB 154!! 8/29 - Dx w/ Incomp. Cervix, emergency cerclage performed 9/4 9/9 - WE'RE HAVING GIRLS!!!! Kayla Anne and Kamryn Grace!! 10/28 - Emergency room trip for preterm labor...now on bed rest and home monitoring. 12/2 - Next Peri Appt - 26 weeks! http://www.myspace.com/passionscientist Check out our blog! http://www.babynovilla.com
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04-18-2008, 12:23 PM
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Hi new thread!!!
I am glad we are all getting a fresh start. And for those of us Marchies that are Marching through pregnancy, you get to be our mascots! We have our consultation with the donor egg agency on Monday. I am very excited to get this going! We are looking at June possibly for the cycle. Jana- Yay for getting going again! Hoping today is the day for Janice to get started! Cathy- Are you set to get started to?
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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 & DS 8/11/08 started lupron, 8/26/08 started Estrace 9/12 DH microTESE found guys!! ED gives us 34 eggs! 9/17 transferred 3 grade B blastocysts (all from DH) 3 Snowbaby blastocysts 9/24 two lines on HPT!!! 9/29 beta = 421 10/1 2nd beta = 993 10/8 u/s saw twins!, 10/15 u/s heard heartbeats!, 10/29 u/s graduated to OB 
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04-18-2008, 12:24 PM
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By the way,
WOO HOO! I got post #7!!!!!  (yeah- my name is Kate and I am a milestone whore)
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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 & DS 8/11/08 started lupron, 8/26/08 started Estrace 9/12 DH microTESE found guys!! ED gives us 34 eggs! 9/17 transferred 3 grade B blastocysts (all from DH) 3 Snowbaby blastocysts 9/24 two lines on HPT!!! 9/29 beta = 421 10/1 2nd beta = 993 10/8 u/s saw twins!, 10/15 u/s heard heartbeats!, 10/29 u/s graduated to OB
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04-18-2008, 12:26 PM
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Yeah Kate! I agree, I feel better already starting anew!!! I bet you are excited for Monday to get here! Will you meet with the donor then too?? Or just the agency? I'm so bummed, the donor I was looking at one of the sites (just in case) was pulled off! So I guess she isn't available anymore...sigh...that's ok, MY EGGS WILL WORK THIS TIME DANGIT!!!!
Also, you March ladies, we want you here too!!!! This isn't just for us cycling again! We just want to be able to chat away and keep up with each other! Talk about deforestation and stuff... 
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Kristen Me - 34 (APS, MTHFR) DH - 37 (MF, ~ 1 Mill, 2% morphology) SS - 13 yrs!!! IVF/ICSI #1 (Serono Clinical Trial): IVF/ICSI #2 (Duramed Clinical Trial): 6/16 - ER (22 retrieved, 18 ICSI'd, 10 fertilized) 6/21 - Xferred 2 Grade 4AA Blasts!! (start Lovenox), 6 totsicles!! 6/29 - EPT Digital - (8dp5dt)6/30 - Beta #1 - 101 7/2 - Beta #2 - 192 7/18 - IT'S IDENTICAL TWINS!!! ONE SAC, TWO HEARTBEATS (107 and 111 bpm)!! 8/25 - 12 wk U/S - Baby A HB 158, Baby B HB 154!! 8/29 - Dx w/ Incomp. Cervix, emergency cerclage performed 9/4 9/9 - WE'RE HAVING GIRLS!!!! Kayla Anne and Kamryn Grace!! 10/28 - Emergency room trip for preterm labor...now on bed rest and home monitoring. 12/2 - Next Peri Appt - 26 weeks! http://www.myspace.com/passionscientist Check out our blog! http://www.babynovilla.com
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04-18-2008, 12:29 PM
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Just got back from the hospital waiting for the phone call to see if I can get started. The techinician counted 9 small follicles on the right and more than that on the left. So if my E2 is down I shoudl start stimming tonight. On a sad note I just picked up the cremated remains of our dog we put down 3 weeks ago. They made a cast of her paw print in plaster of paris. It was so nice but very emotional at the same time. Thanks for checking on my status Cathy
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 TTC 13 years Live in Maine with 1 dog, 2 cats and a bird 1 brand new puppy chocolate lab Riley 1 furbaby in doggie heaven First IVF FEB 2008 2/9 ET 3 transferred 1 @ 5 Cell grade 3 , 4 Cells grade 3 and 1 @ 4 cells grade 2 AF started on Feb 19th. 2/28/08 started DHEA 75 mg FSH lowered!!!! in only 2 months of taking dhea May 2 ET 3dt all grade 3 (1) 5 cell and (2) 4 cell 5/11/08 spotting BETA 5/13/08 11dp3dt 68 BETA 5/16/08 14dp3dt 157 p4 30.1 BETA 5/20/08 18dp3dt 394 p4 27.4 BETA 5/22/08 20dp3dt 733 p4 37.5 BETA 5/28/08 26dp3dt 8489 1st U/S May 27th 5 week gestational sac (should be 6 wks) 2nd U/S June 5th saw one little bean with hb of 119-122 3rd U/S June 19th meauring 8 weeks 5 days hb 138 U/S July 17th 13 weeks hb 158 u/s October 8 everything is on schedule C-Section scheduled for January 15, 2009 It's a BOY! 
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04-18-2008, 12:29 PM
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Hi Ladies & Dude!
Things are better with us...time helps. We're going to consult with another clinic (waiting for current clinic to send copies of our medical records over) so I'm hoping we'll ge to do that soon. We wanted to take a break for a couple of months and "de-toxify" and get the emotions under control so we can make the best decisions on how to move forward. I've been lurking and wanted to send hugs to all that got the mean BFN and more hugs to those who got their BFP's! Thinking about you all as we journey through this trip we call IVF...
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Kelli  Me-36 (DOR) DH -42 (MF) Bella Cooper TTC - 6 years Sept. 2004 - IVF (BFN), Dec. 2004 - IVF (BFN) 2005-2007 - Break 3rd IVF March 2008 - BFN, continuing acupuncture & DHEA. New RE IVF #4 - September (Antagonist Protocol) ER 9/19 Four eggs retrieved. 9/20 - All four fertilized and looking great! ET - 9/22. Two great embabies transferred with assisted hatching. Come on embabies snuggle in! Beta 10/1 - 39.5 , Beta 10/3 - 77.4 , Beta 10/6 - 208, Beta 10/13 - 2,278 1st Ultrasound 10/20 - one little bean and we saw the heartbeat!! 2nd Ultrasound 10/28 - heard the heartbeat and baby doing great! Graduated to the OB! Due Date June 12, 2009 Thank you God for your blessing! Please continue to bless us with a healthy pregnancy... 
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04-18-2008, 12:31 PM
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We won't be meeting the donor. I don't think I want to meet her. I don't mind the communication through letters but a meeting is so scary to me. What if I don't like the sound of her voice??? Nope. Better to not meet.
Wahhhhh on the donor being pulled off! But since you don't need her because your own eggs are going to work, I guess it doesn't matter. 
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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 & DS 8/11/08 started lupron, 8/26/08 started Estrace 9/12 DH microTESE found guys!! ED gives us 34 eggs! 9/17 transferred 3 grade B blastocysts (all from DH) 3 Snowbaby blastocysts 9/24 two lines on HPT!!! 9/29 beta = 421 10/1 2nd beta = 993 10/8 u/s saw twins!, 10/15 u/s heard heartbeats!, 10/29 u/s graduated to OB
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04-18-2008, 12:38 PM
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Cathy - Here's
you can start stimming tonight! Goodness that went by fast!Kelli!!!! I knew I was forgetting someone, I'm so sorry! I'm glad you are still lurking (I like it when you watch us...ha ha ha...). I'm so glad that you are getting the process going again...we will GET THROUGH THIS TOGETHER!!! LOL Kate, when I read that, I kept imagining Janice from the show "FRIENDS" and her laugh and being like...oh NO!!! I can definitely understand that! I'll let a secret out...I got a text from Janice (babybear) and her cyst has gone down...woohoo! So looks like she'll start stimming tonight So my fun news for the day is one of my good friends is turning 40 next month and her hubby just called me and wants to fly me up to NYC to surprise her for her bday party! Woohoo! It'll be a quick trip, but still, how cool is that to get a free trip to NYC
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Kristen Me - 34 (APS, MTHFR) DH - 37 (MF, ~ 1 Mill, 2% morphology) SS - 13 yrs!!! IVF/ICSI #1 (Serono Clinical Trial): IVF/ICSI #2 (Duramed Clinical Trial): 6/16 - ER (22 retrieved, 18 ICSI'd, 10 fertilized) 6/21 - Xferred 2 Grade 4AA Blasts!! (start Lovenox), 6 totsicles!! 6/29 - EPT Digital - (8dp5dt)6/30 - Beta #1 - 101 7/2 - Beta #2 - 192 7/18 - IT'S IDENTICAL TWINS!!! ONE SAC, TWO HEARTBEATS (107 and 111 bpm)!! 8/25 - 12 wk U/S - Baby A HB 158, Baby B HB 154!! 8/29 - Dx w/ Incomp. Cervix, emergency cerclage performed 9/4 9/9 - WE'RE HAVING GIRLS!!!! Kayla Anne and Kamryn Grace!! 10/28 - Emergency room trip for preterm labor...now on bed rest and home monitoring. 12/2 - Next Peri Appt - 26 weeks! http://www.myspace.com/passionscientist Check out our blog! http://www.babynovilla.com
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04-18-2008, 12:56 PM
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I get to start stims tonight
even though my E2 was still at 136 my FSH was 6 and I can start my stims tonight
Cathy
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TTC 13 years Live in Maine with 1 dog, 2 cats and a bird 1 brand new puppy chocolate lab Riley 1 furbaby in doggie heaven First IVF FEB 2008 2/9 ET 3 transferred 1 @ 5 Cell grade 3 , 4 Cells grade 3 and 1 @ 4 cells grade 2 AF started on Feb 19th. 2/28/08 started DHEA 75 mg FSH lowered!!!! in only 2 months of taking dhea May 2 ET 3dt all grade 3 (1) 5 cell and (2) 4 cell 5/11/08 spotting BETA 5/13/08 11dp3dt 68 BETA 5/16/08 14dp3dt 157 p4 30.1 BETA 5/20/08 18dp3dt 394 p4 27.4 BETA 5/22/08 20dp3dt 733 p4 37.5 BETA 5/28/08 26dp3dt 8489 1st U/S May 27th 5 week gestational sac (should be 6 wks) 2nd U/S June 5th saw one little bean with hb of 119-122 3rd U/S June 19th meauring 8 weeks 5 days hb 138 U/S July 17th 13 weeks hb 158 u/s October 8 everything is on schedule C-Section scheduled for January 15, 2009 It's a BOY!
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04-18-2008, 01:06 PM
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Wow! I like the new digs! Very nice.
Kristen - Thanks for getting us started over here. Sorry the donor you were interested in isn't available, but I think you're right that that makes sense since you're not going to have to use a donor anyway! Your NY trip sounds awesome, btw. Cathy - I'm sorry about your pup. That's really nice that they give you a pawprint, though. I'm glad you're getting to start stims tonight- sounds like you've got a fabulous number of follies all waiting to grow, grow, grow. Kate - I'm with you on not meeting the donor. The voice was a big issue for me, and DP pointed out that we've really little to gain and lots to lose. We love our donor on paper and from what we've heard from the agency and our clinic. We'll leave it at that.  Kelli - I like that you and DH are taking time to "detoxify." It's always tough to take time out, but it's so vital to making this process bearable. Jana - Congrats on getting to start BCPs already - I can't believe you're already onto your next round. Yay! Janice - A big YAY for your shrinkink cyst. Woo-hoo! You're on your way. Hi to everyone else. Hope everyone's having a good Friday! B
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 Our Team: me: 40 with unexplained infertility dp (dear partner): 46 ttc 2 years donors (yes, 2) - both fabulous 4/06 - very 1st IUI - BFP ; m/c and d&c at 8 wks 10/06 - 3rd IUI - BFP - but chemical and lost at 5+ weeks 6 more IUIs - BFN all 8/07 Surgery to remove ovarian cyst 10/07 1st IVF - BFP; ectopic - d&c and methotrexate  3/08 IVF with donated eggs 3/31 - ! beta 95; 4/2 - beta 267 ; 4/7 - beta 2073!!!4/8 - early u/s - a perfect little dot in its perfect little spot! 4/15 - bleeding scare, but saw the bean measuring perfectly and beating its wee heart! 5/2 - u/s - all's well and hb at 175 7/9 - anatomy scan - all's fabulous! 
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04-18-2008, 01:09 PM
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Cathy - I hope your E2 goes down, so you can start stimming
Kate- Maybe this thread will bring Good Luck for all of us. I was looking at a website that posted donor eggs/pictures. Jana - I am glad you are jumping in and starting again, my prayers are with you. Kristen - what is that nipple thing? you will be in my neck of the woods. NYC !!!!!
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BARBARA me 42 -dor dh 42 -perfect 3 dd-24y,15y,10y 1 ds -2y our little angel, Joeyits his strength that keeps me going -SIDS-/SUDC Starting IVF#1 w/ICSI w AH 6/25..... AF.....finally came 7/23 - ER 7/27 - ET 4 8/04 - faint line am --pm digital 8/05 Beta 33 (day early) 8/07 Beta #2 - 92.5 prog 15.6 8/13 Beta #3 - 1058. prog. 30.6/Est. 596 8/16 - bleeding - stopped8/17 u/s -1 sac- 2 grains of rice 8/20 Beta u/s - IDENTICAL TWINS. OMG BETA - 15K 8/29 -u/s -2 hbs 9/2 - check levels 9/9- 1st interview with ob & check level w/ RE NO More PIO shots.... 9/30- OB 10/07- Peri appt. nt scan 10/21 - OB 11/6 - Peri - amino 11/18 - OB 12/5 - Peri - level 11 scan 12/15- OB THANK YOU LORD FOR YOUR SPECIAL DOUBLE BLESSING. http://bd.lilypie.com/CqT3m4.png
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