November’s here!!!Newbies, veterans, and lurkers…let’s check in! Copy and paste the questions below and then answer as many as you feel comfortable answering.This is a great way to get to know who’s who and what’s what!
Name/age, DH/age:
How long have you been TTC?
What is your diagnosis, if you have one?
Plan for this month?
Do you have a goal for the month? Either TTC related or other:
With whom will you be spending Thanksgiving with this year and where?Is there someone special that you wish you were seeing for Thanksgiving but won’t be able to?
Do you have plans for Black Friday shopping?
Me (29), DH (30) since March '06. 4/07 & 5/07 & 6/07: Clomid 50mg - All BFN 8/07 & 9/07: IUI #1 & #2 with Femara - Both BFN 10/07: IUI #3 with Femara - BFP!, m/c :( 3/08: IUI #4 with Femara & Follistim - BFN 4/08: IUI #5 with Follistim, converted to IVF #1,10 eggs,7 fertilized ICSI, 2 transferred - BFN 6/08: IUI #5 with Femara & Follistim - BFN 7/08 to 9/08: IVF #2,10 eggs, 5 fertilized ICSI, 3 fertilized std, 2 transferred - BFN 10/08: IUI #6 with Femara & Follistim - BFP!, loss :( 11/08: IUI #7 with Femara & Follistim - BFN 2/09 to 3/09: IVF #3,14 eggs, 8 of 10 eggs fertilized ICSI, day 5 ET of 2 blasts - BFP!, loss :( DH's chromosome testing abnormal, moving forward with DS 8/09 to 9/09: IVF #4, canceled due to drop in estrogen after 10 days of stims
Where we are now: IVF - Started stims 11/02! E2 & follie check on 11/05
What is your diagnosis, if you have one? RPL testing revealed that DH has a chromosomal issue that affects embryo's chromosomes leading to losses.
Plan for this month? To have a 2ww this month!
Do you have a goal for the month? Either TTC related or other: Attempt at IVF #4 again. Currently doing stims and hoping for retrieval near the end of next week with testing right around Thanksgiving.
With whom will you be spending Thanksgiving with this year and where?Is there someone special that you wish you were seeing for Thanksgiving but won’t be able to? DH and I are having Thanksgiving at our house this year.My parents, sister, BIL, nephew and BIL’s dad & brother will also be joining us.We would have liked DH’s mother to join us for Thanksgiving, but she won’t be able to make it.
Do you have plans for Black Friday shopping? Last year was the first Black Friday that DH and I went shopping, but only for one thing.We got up around 4am to go out and buy a TV.But, no such plans this year!
Me (29), DH (30) since March '06. 4/07 & 5/07 & 6/07: Clomid 50mg - All BFN 8/07 & 9/07: IUI #1 & #2 with Femara - Both BFN 10/07: IUI #3 with Femara - BFP!, m/c :( 3/08: IUI #4 with Femara & Follistim - BFN 4/08: IUI #5 with Follistim, converted to IVF #1,10 eggs,7 fertilized ICSI, 2 transferred - BFN 6/08: IUI #5 with Femara & Follistim - BFN 7/08 to 9/08: IVF #2,10 eggs, 5 fertilized ICSI, 3 fertilized std, 2 transferred - BFN 10/08: IUI #6 with Femara & Follistim - BFP!, loss :( 11/08: IUI #7 with Femara & Follistim - BFN 2/09 to 3/09: IVF #3,14 eggs, 8 of 10 eggs fertilized ICSI, day 5 ET of 2 blasts - BFP!, loss :( DH's chromosome testing abnormal, moving forward with DS 8/09 to 9/09: IVF #4, canceled due to drop in estrogen after 10 days of stims
Where we are now: IVF - Started stims 11/02! E2 & follie check on 11/05
What is your diagnosis, if you have one? Me: A possible hydrosalpinx (RE & OB disagree, OB thinks its just some scar tissue under my FT) DH has borderline low motility & morphology.
Plan for this month? A lap on 11/19 & hopefully IVF in Dec/ early Jan.
Do you have a goal for the month? Either TTC related or other: Just to get the lap done to see what is going on in there.
With whom will you be spending Thanksgiving with this year and where?Is there someone special that you wish you were seeing for Thanksgiving but won’t be able to? Our home is the location for Thanksgiving festivities & I love having everyone over.
Do you have plans for Black Friday shopping? I have never shopped on Black Friday. I cannot manage to roll out of bed that early to go shopping on a day I have off from work. I would rather sleep in:)
What is your diagnosis, if you have one? I don't really have one, I've had two unexplained miscarriages and had Asherman's syndrome which affected my lining and it seems now like age has caught up with me and I have low ovarian reserve and possibly egg quality problems.
Plan for this month? I am pg so just praying for a healthy hb at my ultrasound.
Do you have a goal for the month? Either TTC related or other: To stay sane!
With whom will you be spending Thanksgiving with this year and where? Is there someone special that you wish you were seeing for Thanksgiving but won’t be able to? DH and I will go to his Mother's for Thanksgiving. I will be missing my whole family and the home-cooked meal as MIL doesn't cook, we go out.
Do you have plans for Black Friday shopping? No, but I wish I did, I love Black Friday shopping. We'll be at a football game.
Kelly
I'm 37, DH is 41 and we are TTC #1. We've had 2 unexplained miscarriages and a bout with Asherman's Syndrome but we're determined.
IUI #1 = BFN
IUI #2 (Aug 09) = BFN
On to IVF - stims start Sept 14th!
IVF Canceled:( converted to IUI...
BFP!!!
13dpo - 65
15dpo - 128
19dpo - 495
23dpo - 1987
I'm keeping up the prayers! u/s Oct 30th
What is your diagnosis, if you have one? Premature Ovarian Failure
Plan for this month? fly below the radar
Do you have a goal for the month? Either TTC related or other: keep my sanity through all of this
With whom will you be spending Thanksgiving with this year and where?Is there someone special that you wish you were seeing for Thanksgiving but won’t be able to? not sure. should be our house this year but we're doing construction so off to DH's family. We're not sure we can handle the "joy" after our failed DE cycle last month
Do you have plans for Black Friday shopping? try to avoid it. i usually volunteer to cover the office that day but don't have to this year.
