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Name: Anna
Age: 31 How long TTC: 2+ years Diagnosis or any known issues: PCOS, Endo, High FSH Treatments you tried before IVF: Artificial Insemination How many IVF did you do before success: We were successful on our first try. Are you using donor eggs or sperm: No Protocol (meds taken): Lupron, Follistim (225 2x daily), baby aspirin, dexamethasone, Ovidrel for trigger How many follicles at ER: 5 mature, 3 immature How many eggs retrieved: 4 How many eggs fertilized: 3 How many days between ER and ET: 5 How many and quality/rating of embryos/blasts transferred: 1 very high quality, 1 pre-blastocyst Symptoms or issues during 2WW: tender and swollen breasts, fatigue, lots of cramping What day you got your BFP: 05/18/08 HPT before blood test: Yes, faint line starting 5dp5dt Number of first beta: 246 Number of babies: Waiting to find out Anything else you would have wanted to know before you started this process! I wish I had pushed harder about my painful menstrual cramps because we could have diagnosed the endo much sooner. The shots aren't as bad as they seem. The emotional aspects are harder than you can imagine. A high FSH doesn't mean you can't get pregnant. Good luck to everyone!
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Me: 32 DH: 37 TTC: 2 years before success Dia: PCOS, Endo, FSH ranging from 12 to 18 Treatments: 4 failed AI cycles, lap for endo First IVF attempt: May 2008 Beta #1: 5/25/08 HCG=246Anatomy scan: 09/09/08 It's a GIRL Brenna Catherine born 1/16/09 |
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Name:Christie
Age:34 How long TTC:13-15 yrs Diagnosis or any known issues: tubal disease Treatments you tried before IVF: Laps/removal of tubes How many IVF did you do before success:1 IVF/2FETs Are you using donor eggs or sperm:no Protocol (meds taken):Lupron,Follistim,Menopur How many follicles at ER: too many to count How many eggs retrieved:37 How many eggs fertilized:31 How many days between ER and ET:never made it to ET due to OHSS How many and quality/rating of embryos/blasts transferred: 2 great blast Symptoms or issues during 2WW: none What day you got your BFP: 6dpt5dt HPT before blood test: yes + Number of first beta:107 Number of babies:1 Anything else you would have wanted to know before you started this process! I really didn't realize that the process could be so long. I thought you stimmed then it worked or it didn't. I didn't know that you could overstimulate, or be cancelled for cyst or for High E2 levels. It took 4 months from beginning to first IVF due to cancellations because of cyst, then I overstimulated and was cancelled again. Then it took 2 FETs to work so almost a year total before BFP!!__________________
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Christie Me: 34, blocked tubes DH: 38, perfectly healthy Harley(bulldog) age 65/07: remove fallopian tubes ughhh9/07:IVF#2 37 eggs-ohss-no ET 11/07: FET #1-BFP-Chemical, start all over 1/08: FET#2 1/22: Transferred two blasts 1/31: Beta: 1092/4: Beta #2 : 754 !! Thank you Lord!!! 2/19: 1st bean count!!!One healthy heartbeat!!! 10/4: Bailee Grace was born- 7lbs 2oz <a href="<A href="http://www.baby-gaga.com/"><img">http://www.baby-gaga.com/"><img src="http://tickers.baby-gaga.com/t/foxfo...e+Grace+is.png" alt="baby" border="0" /></a> http://www.myspace.com/ccwilson |
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Name:Shelley
Age:34 How long TTC:4 years Diagnosis or any known issues: MF- low everything Treatments you tried before IVF: We went right to IVF due to the MF How many IVF did you do before success:1 IVF Are you using donor eggs or sperm:no Protocol (meds taken):Lupron,Follistim,Menopur How many follicles at ER: only 5 How many eggs retrieved:four How many eggs fertilized:just one How many days between ER and ET:3 days How many and quality/rating of embryos/blasts transferred: 1 eight celled embryo with some fragmentation Symptoms or issues during 2WW: none What day you got your BFP: 12dpt3dt HPT before blood test: Didn't take one. Number of first beta:39.5 Number of babies:1 Anything else you would have wanted to know before you started this process! The whole process is such a roller-coaster of emotions. We kept thinking that we'd allow ourselves to be a little more excited at the next beta or the next u/s... Once we passed 17 weeks, we really felt like we could let go. I think that more than anything, we just feel so blessed. with so few at the retreival, and only one embie to transfer, it was such a longshot. The only thing I could say is that you're mantra during the process is "have faith".
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Me: 34, everything ok DH: 35, MF (low everything) TTC #1 since November 2004 -dogs Q and S7/5- MF diagnosed- Low mot./morph. 1/5- b/w and US follie count- only 5! 1/7- ER- Retrieved four eggs: 3 mature, one fertilized 1/10- ET @ 3 day- transferred one eight-cell embie! 1/22- Beta #1- 12dp3dt= 39.51/24- Beta #2- 14dp3dt= 77.9 1/26- Beta #3- 16dpt3dt= 226 2/11- u/s #1- one perfect bean! hb- 146 bpm 2/25- u/s #2- our baby waved to us! hb- 140 bpm We graduate to OB! 3/17- 1st OB appt.- heard hearbeat 160 bpm 4/22- 2nd OB & u/s appt.- It's a girl! 5/16- 3rd OB & u/s appt- low-lying placenta 6/13- u/s found an artery crossing the cervix. ... 7/14- diagnosed with vasa previa; 9/4-lung maturity amnio- not ready yet! C-section scheduled for 9/11 Madeleine born 9/11/08 Thank you, God! We are so blessed!
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Julie
Age:27 How long TTC: 1 yr Diagnosis or any known issues: PCOS Treatments you tried before IVF: ovulation traking, Gonal F injections. How many IVF did you do before success: 1st time success! Are you using donor eggs or sperm:no Protocol (meds taken):Lupron,Follistim,Menopur (also did accupunture and loved it) How many follicles at ER: too many to count How many eggs retrieved:27 How many eggs fertilized:24 How many days between ER and ET:never made it to ET due to OHSS. Froze 11 Blasts How many and quality/rating of embryos/blasts transferred: 2 great blast Symptoms or issues during 2WW: spotting 5dpFET & 8dpFET, crampy What day you got your BFP: 9dpFET HPT before blood test: no, I was too scared! Number of first beta:162 Number of babies:???? dont know yet Anything else you would have wanted to know before you started this process! I have been looking at all the success stories to keep my chin up over the past 9 days, and we just found out it worked today... but I know I am in for a lot of worrying and excitment... just really happy to get this far!!
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Julie, 27 PCOS DH 33 perfect #1 IVF ER 2/25/08 OHSS, froze all 11 5 day Blasts FET 05/16/08 1st Beta: 9dpFET = 162!!! 2nd Beta: 5/30/08 = 427 3rd Beta: 6/2/08 = 1322 ![]() 4th Beta: 6/6/08 = 6600 5th Beta: 6/12/08 = 28000 1st Ultrasound: 6/17/08, ITS TWINS!!! 2 beautiful heartbeats!!! Last edited by WAITING4OLSENBABY : 05-25-2008 at 10:02 PM. |
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Shells, thank you for posting. This gives me much inspiration today as you can see from my thread. Congratulations!!!
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I'm 40 (one tube .. b/c ectopic) DH 50 (some male factor) Otherwise we are both perfect ![]() Ralph .. 13 years. Just lost to cancerl 1st IVF 225 Gonal F .. 5 eggs, 2 Fertilized and transfered, BFP. ECTOPIC .. 2nd IVF 225 Gonal F.. 5 eggs, 4 fertilized 2 made to transfer, Chemical. June-Aug. ... worked on adoption homestdy 3rd IVF. 325 Gonal F Only 3 follies. Converted to IUI. Insemination on Aug 21 08. Oct. '08 Adoption Paperwork complete. 4th IVF. Clomid and 125 Gonal F. Only 4 follies. Converted to IUI. Insemination on Feb. 3rd April Matched with Baby boy. Took home April 22nd. Reclaimed April 29th. ![]() ![]() 5th IVF. THIS WILL BE OUR LAST. ESTROGEN PRIMING Estimated Timing April 13th Started Lupron April 22nd May 1 Baseline and Estrodyl May 15th Start Stims. 225 Gonal F in Morning 225 Menopur at night. Retreival May 28th. EIGHT Eggs. Transfer soon. |
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Name: ELSA
Age: 32 How long TTC: 4 YEARS Diagnosis or any known issues: UNKNOWN IF Treatments you tried before IVF: CLOMID, CLOMID WITH IUI & INJECTABLES WITH IUI How many IVF did you do before success: 1 Are you using donor eggs or sperm: NO Protocol (meds taken): LUPRON & FOLLISTIM How many follicles at ER: 15 How many eggs retrieved: 12 How many eggs fertilized: 10 How many days between ER and ET: 3 How many and quality/rating of embryos/blasts transferred: 2 TRANSFERRED, WAS TOLD THEY WERE PERFECT Symptoms or issues during 2WW: CRAMPING AND MOSTLY ON THE DAY OF MY BETA What day you got your BFP: 14 dpER HPT before blood test: NONE, WAS TOO SCARED! Number of first beta:205 Number of babies:1 BEAUTIFUL BOY!!
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Elsa Me-34,Unk IF Jan-Feb 07 - 1st IVF, Lupron & Follistim Feb 5th-ER,12 embryos Feb 9th-ET,7 fertilized naturally,2 embryos tx,none frozen Feb 20th-Beta=205 ![]() EDD-10/30/07 C-Section on 10/24/07 TTC # 2 - 1/04/09 - We were about to start IVF #2 but were suprised with a 1/06/09 - Beta=5,675 1/12/09 - U/S, 1 beautiful sac 2/02/09 - U/S, showed Lil Bean, HB=179 measuring 8w,5d 2/17/09 - OB appt, U/S showed Lil Bean moving a ton & measuring 11w,1d 3/02/09 - Nuchal done. Baby is measuring a week ahead 3/25/09 - Amnio done due to abnormal Nuchal fold. FISH results came back PERFECT & It's A Boy! 4/27/09 - 20w US. Measuring 21w,4d & weighs 15oz 5/06/09 - Fetal Echo done due to abnormal Nuchal Fol & heart is perfect 8/10/09 - US, estimate weight is 6lbs, 12ozs EDD-9/13/09 C-Section on 9/7/07 ![]()
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Name:marie
Age:27 How long TTC:a year Diagnosis or any known issues:unexplained secondary inf. Treatments you tried before IVF: 2 IUI's How many IVF did you do before success:1 Are you using donor eggs or sperm:no Protocol (meds taken):folistim and repronex How many follicles at ER:22 How many eggs retrieved:17 How many eggs fertilized:14 How many days between ER and ET:5 How many and quality/rating of embryos/blasts transferred:2 top qual blastocysts Symptoms or issues during 2WW: cramps. "full" feeling. What day you got your BFP: maybe about 11 days past retrieval HPT before blood test:y Number of first beta:292 Number of babies:twins, lost one at 9 weeks, leaving one perfect baby girl. Anything else you would have wanted to know before you started this process: I wish I had been able to take faith in what a great treatment IVF is. I stressed way too much. I also wish I had known that you can lose babies though. Losing our twin was hard. I guess I also wish I had known that twins arent any better than a singleton. I didnt believe that until I had to learn it. |
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I am finally pregnant!!!!
Hello ,I am new here just wanted to let everyone know that I am def
My 1st beta was 182 and that was 05/27 today my second one was 360 I am so happy my wish came true!!!!! Good luck to all of you and lots of ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() and for everyone!!!!!! |
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Name: Julia
Age: 35 How long TTC: a year Diagnosis or any known issues: Treatments you tried before IVF: 5 IUIs with Chlomid and HCG How many IVF did you do before success: 1st time success Are you using donor eggs or sperm: DS Protocol (meds taken): BCP, Lupron, Gonal-F, Menopur, HCG How many follicles at ER: How many eggs retrieved: 16 How many eggs fertilized: 12 How many days between ER and ET: 5 How many and quality/rating of embryos/blasts transferred: 2 Symptoms or issues during 2WW: no symptoms, which was worse if I had symptoms. What day you got your BFP: 12th day after ER HPT before blood test: yes Number of first beta: 283 Number of babies: 2 (so far) Anything else you would have wanted to know before you started this process! Giving shots to yourself is not as scary. Wait does not finish with the positive beta, it just begins. Then there is another milestone, and another milestone, and another....I suppose that how it will continue for life from now on. ![]()
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Me: 35 6/07 IUI #1 clomid/HCG Failed 7/07 IUI #2 clomid/HCG Failed 8/07 IUI #3 clomid/HCG Failed 2/08 IUI #4 clomid/HCG Failed 3/08 IUI #5 clomid/HCG Failed IVF #1 5/07 ER - 16 eggs, 12 fertilized 5/12 ET - 2 blasts 5/21 Beta #1 283 5/23 Beta #2 587 5/30 Beta #3 8452, first U/S - 2 implanted |
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Name:Hope
Age:36 How long TTC:TTC #2-2years Diagnosis or any known issues: Unexplained/Endometriosis Treatments you tried before IVF: Clomid/Lap/histeroscopy/IUI's with Follistim How many IVF did you do before success:1 time a charm Are you using donor eggs or sperm:no Protocol (meds taken):Follistim,Repronex, ganarelix/PIO/booster HCG/Asprin/Doxy/steroid How many follicles at ER: 11 How many eggs retrieved:11 How many eggs fertilized:7 How many days between ER and ET:5 day transfer How many and quality/rating of embryos/blasts transferred: 2 awsome blasts Symptoms or issues during 2WW: tired/constipation/sore boobs What day you got your BFP: 10dp5dt HPT before blood test: No, too afraid Number of first beta:289 Number of babies: Don't know yet/scan on 6/9 Anything else you would have wanted to know before you started this process! Not really, just that it's very emotional experience and nerve racking.
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Me 37 (Hope)--Unexplained IF/endometriosis DH 35--Good DS 4 TTC DS for 2 years-- w/ clomid 50mg TTC #2 since June 06 08/2006 clomid 50m MC at 5 wksStage 3 Endo= Lap/Hysteoscopy April 07 #1 IUI-Sept 07 Follistim 150 #2 IUI--Nov. 1st 150 Follistim --12dpiui-- #3 Follitim 125 -5 follies 12piui. IVF #1 Stop BCP's 4/22 Baseline Sono/lab 4/25 4/18 Start meds Baby Asprin, low dose steroid). Stims start 4/27 (Follistim 300, Repronex 75) Ganarelix girl ER 5/8, 11 Eggs retrieved, 7 fertilize(ICSI)6 made it to blast. ET 5/13 :2 Blast, 4 frozen 1st Beta=5/23 = 2892nd Beta=5/27 =2,489-Prog. 191.6 3rd Beta=5/30==5,951-prog 153.7 4th Beta=6/3=13,112-prog. 145.6 1st Ultrasound 6/9= 1 bean/stop PIO 5th Beta-6/10=52,753-prog. 134.3 6th Beta-6/17=108,295-prog. 118.1 2nd Ultrasound 6/23=heartrate=174=8+weeks. 1st OB Appt. 7/28=13+ weeks Heartbeat 154 9/22/08=It's a girl!!!! Caylee Marie arrived 1/14/09 |
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Name:Amy
Age:28 How long TTC:2 years Diagnosis or any known issues:male factor low count motility Treatments you tried before IVF:5 iui's all BFN 3 with clomid How many IVF did you do before success: lucky first try Are you using donor eggs or sperm: no Protocol (meds taken):Lupron, Gonal F can't remember exactly How many follicles at ER:never was told How many eggs retrieved:8 How many eggs fertilized:5 mature with icsi all 5 fertilized How many days between ER and ET:3 day transfer How many and quality/rating of embryos/blasts transferred:2 Grade A transfered none left to freeze at day 5 Symptoms or issues during 2WW:Not too many cried really hard the day before beta because I really didn't believe it worked. What day you got your BFP:Broke down and tested day before beta I think it was 10dp3dt. HPT before blood test:yes Number of first beta:50 Number of babies:1 Anything else you would have wanted to know before you started this process! I had accually wrote a letter to my employer earlier in 2007 about covering infertility treatments, I used the one from resolve website, I never thought that they would do anything about it, being that I work for a very large bank, well after we already paid for and started the process I got a call from employer and they decided to pick up a fertility rider with the insurance company. So I urge every one that doesn't have coverage to atleast try to ask employer. It is such a long journey from start to finish I wish that I would have tried to relax more even through my pregnancy. It never truly goes away till you have the baby in your arms.
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Me-29 good as far as we know Dh-30 mf low count slightly low motility DS Joey-7 biological father is deceased DD Alivia 18 months TTC 2 years 5 IUI all BFN 1st IVF 8 eggs retrieved 5 fertilized 0 made it to freeze 2 grade A put back 10dp3dt beta 50 12dp3dt beta 120 C-section Scheduled for 5/14 baby Alivia born 5/14/2008 9lbs 8oz 20inches long Back to TTC hoping to be blessed again 11/11/09 Meeting with RE to start treatment again IUI #6 w/stim drugs starting in December ![]()
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Name:Anna
Age:27 How long TTC:2 years Diagnosis or any known issues: Cycle every 6 months, only one ovary, and unicorn-shaped uterus. Treatments you tried before IVF: clomid How many IVF did you do before success: 2 times. Are you using donor eggs or sperm: no. Protocol (meds taken): Follistim, lupron, (menopur only the second IVF cycle) How many follicles at ER: RE could only see follicles in the one ovary, so 5 or 6. How many eggs retrieved:11 How many eggs fertilized:7 How many days between ER and ET: 5 day transfer How many and quality/rating of embryos/blasts transferred: 2 good, not great embryos Symptoms or issues during 2WW: tired, cramps What day you got your BFP: 9dp5dt HPT before blood test: Yes, many, many, many times...couldn't believe what I was seeing! Number of first beta: sorry can't remember Number of babies: twins! Anything else you would have wanted to know before you started this process! How emotionally draining this process can be and that there ARE others out there that are going through the same thing. I didn't find this forum until my second IVF cycle and it really helped my nerves.
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Anna Me: 28 DH: 28 Bella Fozzie Flick (cat) Kali (cat)2/6/07 - 1st day of IVF cycle 2/26/07 - Begin Lupron 3/12/07 - US/BW (bad results time to start again) 4/17/07 - Being Lupron AGAIN 5/1/07 - Start Follistim 5/18/07 - Trigger shot 5/20/07 - ER (only 1 good egg, good fertilization, but no ET this time.) 6/1/07 - 1st day of 2nd IVF cycle 7/1/07 - Begin Lupron 7/23/07 - Start Follistim & Menopur 8/5/07 - Trigger shot 8/7/07 - ER 8/10/07 - ET (2 embabies) 8/22/07 - Beta #1 (OMG! I'm pregnant with a level of 429!) 8/25/07 - Beta #2 1620!!! 9/7/07 - 1st ultrasound! Twins!! 10/18/07 - 1st OB appt 11/27/07 - perinatologist u/s (Two girls!!!) 3/15/08 - Our beautiful baby girls are born @ 4:08 & 4:09 p.m. via c-section
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Name: marin
Age: 29 How long TTC:3 years Diagnosis or any known issues:male factor-low count, low mobility Treatments you tried before IVF:none, only option How many IVF did you do before success:1 2nd time's a charm Are you using donor eggs or sperm:no Protocol (meds taken) n successful IVF: BC, Antagon, Follistim, Estrogen, PIO, Baby AspirinHow many follicles at ER: 11 How many eggs retrieved: 9 How many eggs fertilized: 6 How many days between ER and ET:5 How many and quality/rating of embryos/blasts transferred:2 Symptoms or issues during 2WW:nausea What day you got your BFP: 10 post ET on HPT HPT before blood test: yes on day 10 Number of first beta: 1463 at 14 days post ET Number of babies: 2 lost one at 6 weeks |
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Hi laddies ! I love all of these storys realy gives me hope !! Well I started BCP and start stiming in OCT I got my meds by a doner from this forum but still nee Lupron and 600iu or 900iu of follistim for the pen any help please you can e-mail me at ralphandcathie@q.com or PM ME Thanks girls even if you can't help you still helped with your stories !!![]()
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