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| "Here I Am" by Kath D. |
- Start charting my (Momma L) cycles
June 2010
- Momma B and I find our "perfect" donor and purchase multiple vials of his little (and hopefully, fruitful) swimmers
July 2010
- Initial meeting with OB/GYN
- Blood work done - everything's normal
August 2010
- HSG done - pipes are clean and clear
September/October 2010
- Clomid 50mg CD3 - 7, IUI @ OB/GYN
- BFN #1
October/November 2010
- Clomid 50mg CD3 - 7, skipped this cycle due to external stressors
November/December 2010
- Clomid 50mg CD3 - 7, IUI @ OB/GYN
- BFN #2
December 2010
- Clomid-free, IUI @ OB/GYN
- BFN #3
January 2011
- Get consult for RE and make appointment; decide to stick with OB/GYN for now
- Clomid-free, IUI @ OB/GYN
- BFN #4
February 2011
- Femara 2.5mg CD3 - 7
- Momma B and I decide to change donors
- ICI @ home, Progesterone 100mg suppositories
- BFN #5
March/April 2011
- Femara 2.5mg CD3 - 7, IUI @ OB/GYN with new donor
- Progesterone 100mg suppositories
- BFN #6
May 2011
- Taking some time off to settle into our new surroundings, save some $$, and find a new RE
- Found RE that got great reviews and is covered by insurance, appt made for the 23rd
- Update: We <3 Dr. M! Decision made to go for IVF. Also Momma B and I decide to return to original donor (we just liked his profile best).
June 2011
- Momma L starts taking BCPs
- Lab work, ultrasounds, hysteroscopy, counseling interview, acupuncture, paperwork, phone calls and appointments ... Whew!
July 2011
- IVF Cycle
- Weekly acupuncture appointments continue every Wednesday
- 7/1 - Baseline u/s
- 7/2 - CD1
- CD2-3: Start daily Aspirin 81mg, Gonal-F 225IU (am), Menopur 75IU (pm)
- CD4-6: Gonal-F 150IU (am), Menopur 75IU (pm)
- CD7-8: Gonal-F 112.5IU (am), Menopur 75IU (pm), Cetrotide 0.25mg (am)
- Monitoring u/s performed both days
- CD9: Gonal-F 150IU (am), Menopur 75IU (pm), Cetrotide 0.25mg (am)
- CD10: Gonal-F 225IU (am), Menopur 75IU (pm), Cetrotide 0.25mg (am)
- Monitoring u/s performed
- CD11: Gonal-F 375IU (am), Cetrotide 0.25mg (am), Lupron 4mg @ 7:30 pm
- Monitoring u/s performed, ER scheduled
- Daily Aspirin stopped
- CD12: OPK in am - positive
- CD13: ER performed - 24 eggs retrieved
- Start Estrace 2mg 3x daily, Medrol 16mg 2x daily, Zithromax 250mg (pm), restart Aspirin 81mg daily
- CD14: Start Progesterone 50mg IM daily injections (am)
- Fertilization Report: 22 eggs mature, 17 eggs fertilized
- CD16: Day 3 ET - two 8-cell embryos transferred
- Pre-/Post-transfer acupuncture treatments
- Start Progesterone/Estrogen 100/2mg suppositories
- CD16-18: Bed rest
- Last dose Medrol and Zithromax
- CD26: Beta hCG < 1.0
- CD28: Beta hCG < 1.0
- BFN #7
August 2011
- Rest cycle
September/October 2011
- CD1: Start natural FET cycle
- CD10: Start OPK
- CD14: No +OPKs, u/s shows 9mm follicle in R ovary, lining 5.6mm
- CD17: u/s shows 12mm follicle, lining > 8mm
- CD20: u/s shows 18mm follicle, lining > 9mm; Ovidrel 250 mcg injection in pm
- CD23: Start Medrol 16mg 2x daily and Zithromax 250mg (pm)
- CD27: Day 5 FET - both blastocysts survived thaw and transferred
- Pre-/Post-transfer acupuncture treatments
- Start Progesterone/Estrogen 100/2mg suppositories
- CD27-28: Bed rest
- 6dp5dt POAS - BFP!!
- 8dp5dt: Beta 83.8
- 10dp5dt: Beta 151
- 18dp5dt: Beta 3436
- 6w3d - TWINS!
- 16w1d - two baby BOYS!!
- 35w1d - May 17th 2012 - PB&J are here!! PB 7lbs 6oz 20" and J 5lbs 11oz 19"
