gringa78's blog: We Saw the Heartbeat!!!!

We have one little bean in there measuring 6w5d with a heartbeat of 144 bpm. It was the most amazing thing I've ever seen. The RE said everything looks perfect. I am so incredibly relieved and grateful for this baby. We go back in 2 weeks for another scan. How did I get so lucky?

TTC Our First

This blog chronicles our struggles with infertility and the journey that will one day bring our baby home to us.

March 2008
Off Birth Control, started charting & using the CBEFM

June 2008
Started TTC, CD 3 testing normal

October 2008
CD 21 testing normal

November 2008
1st SA= low motility, all other parameters normal

December 2008
2nd SA= motility percentage increased from 20 to 75%, but grade still low (slow progressive forward movement)

OB referral to RE for more in-depth SA

January 2009
1st RE appointment
Dx Mild PCOS

February 2009
HSG: Tubes clear
Repeat CD 3 bloodwork: Normal

March 2009
RE appointment to start first medicated cycle-onto IUI with injectables!

Started on 1000mg Metformin

1st IUI cycle started 3.21.09
150iu Bravelle (CD 3-11)

April 2009
Ovidrel Trigger (CD 12)
IUI 4.3.09 (CD 14)
Postwash counts: 45 million, 79% motility, grade 3
5 big follies
Beta 4.17.09
AF showed on 4.15 = BFN
Taking a break this cycle

May 2009
IUI#2 with injectables started 5.19.09
1500mg Metformin
225iu Bravelle (CD 2-7)
75iu Bravelle (CD 8)
Ovidrel trigger (CD 9)
IUI 5.29.09 (CD 11)
Postwash counts: 80 million, 75% motility, grade 4
Total motile: 30 million
3 big follies and 2 maybes
BFN

June 2009
On a forced break due to a big, fat cyst on my ovary
2000mg Metformin

July 2009
IVF #1
BCP started 6/16
Lupron 10cc started 6/28
Cyst gone by 7/7, suppressed, nice thin lining
Bravelle 150, Menopur 225, Lupron 5cc, started 7/10
18 follies on Day 6, 7/15
Menopur dropped to 150 Days 6-8, 7/15 - 7/17
32 follies (16 in each) on Day 8, 7/17
Bravelle dropped completely 7/17; Menopur 150 Days 8-10, 7/17-7/19
Lupron only 7/20
HCG trigger early morning 7/21, all other meds stopped
ER 7/22 @ 4:30pm
40 eggs retrieved, 36 mature, 27 fertilized with ICSI
ET 7/27 @ 11am, 2 expanded blasts/14 embies to freeze
Lining at 8.5
Beta 8/7 = BFN

August 2009
Taking a break and getting a 2nd & 3rd opinion (RMA & NYU)
B/W to check for clotting/immunity issues
Genetic testing for DH
Started Acupuncture once a week

September 2009
Dx MTHFR single mutation (heterozygous)
Started baby aspirin (81mg) and extra 400mcg/day Folic Acid
Low score (26) on Russell Viper Venom Test - indicates fast clotting
All other test results normal
FET #1 started 9/13
Estradiol patches & Néevo started 9/14
u/s 9/24 & b/w 9/25: Lining and E2 levels looking good

October 2009
u/s 10/1 : Lining at 9
b/w 10/2: E2 perfect
Start PIO, Doxy, Medrol, Endometrin, Lovenox 10/6
b/w 10/9: E2 "beautiful"
ET 10/10: @ 10:30am (2 blasts), acupuncture in the afternoon
b/w to check estrogen and progesterone 10/16: looks good
HPT 10/18: BFP!!!! Digital and FRER
Beta 10/21: 108 (11dp5dt)
Beta 10/23: 201 (13dp5dt)
Beta 10/26: 574 (16dp5dt)

November 2009
u/s 11/9 @ 7 weeks = Heartbeat at 144! Pregnant with a singleton. :) Measuring 6w5d.
u/s 11/23 @ 9 weeks = Measuring 8w5d with a heartbeat of 182 bpm. :)

December 2009
u/s 12/7 @ 11 weeks = ???

Speak Out, Speak Up for Infertility

I found this this list on http://www.angryinfertile.blogspot.com/ and it's classic...thought I'd share: You deal with IF if.... # If you could make a little house from used pee sticks and OPKs # If you talk in TTC acronyms nobody except people on the internet understand # If you have ever been stuck with any needles in order to achieve pregnancy # If you have had to stick yourself, or your husband has had to turn into your nurse in order to do it for you # If you've ever seen a blank ultrasound screen # If you know what a cootercam is # If you have ever gotten shower invites, family photos, or birth announcements in the mail and had a good cry # If you have watched someone go through an entire cycle of pregnancy in the time it took you to even try # If you have ever heard "just relax" or "it's not your time" or "it's God's will" # If you dread holidays because you cannot announce a pregnancy to your family # If you dread holidays because there are no children to share them with # If you have ever held a baby or child and quietly pretended for a second that they're yours # If you have ever walked around the store in order to avoid the baby/toddler section # If you cannot park in the front spots of a store because they are for pregnant and expectant mothers only # If you've ever had to go IN the baby/toddler section of a store in order to buy something for someone else's baby # If you've ever yelled out during watching a movie or tv show about someone who's trying for a baby, "That's SO not realistic!" # If you've ever sat around with a group of women who shared birth stories and labor pains and felt like you didn't fit in # If you've ever told anyone you are infertile and they're response was, "That sucks. I'm super fertile! I can have all the kids I want!" # If a fertile person ever told you that they would be your surrogate because they have no problem getting pregnant # If you have ever gotten a shower invite through email while sitting at work trying to forget about TTC # If you know what an RE is # If you have ever graphed out your cycle on chart paper # If you have ever checked to see if your cervical mucus was eggwhite or clear, or could stretch 5 inches between your fingers and you know people in the next stall over are thinking, "WTF is she doing in there?" # If you were disappointed that you couldn't find any # If you have kept a HPT or OPK in your purse to use when you were at work or out just in case # If you can't wait to see the peak symbol # If you have ever spat on a microscope in order to see ferns # If you laugh when people tell you to use pillows under your butt after sex # If you have picked out crib bedding or nursery decor online and you're not pregnant # If you have ever felt panic when seeing a pregnant lady # You've left a book club because it's really a pregnant club for everyone except you

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