Baby To Be: It's over (for now)!

June 8, 2009

It's over (for now)!

Thank you all for your prayers and support! As mentioned before, I started spotting on Friday... I ended up calling my nurse and she rescheduled the b/w from Tuesday to Monday (and not earlier since I was out of town this weekend... all I did this weekend was laze around). I went in today (Monday) morning to be surprised with an u/s appointment as well. I was a nervous wreck. Didn't see anything in the u/s... the doc mentioned that it might be too early. The final call came in at around 0530 pm... my beta for today was 25 (not different from last Monday). This cycle is officially over... I stopped my Prometrium and my IUI journey ends here!

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sunflowerchildeJune 9, 2009 at 2:52:00 PM EDT
Well, I'm very sorry it's over. Hope you have better luck soon.
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AnonymousJune 9, 2009 at 4:14:00 PM EDT
oh sweetie I'm sorry
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Sky's The InfinityJune 13, 2009 at 5:36:00 PM EDT
Just checking in on you. I am really sorry to hear that things didn't work out this time. I was rooting for you. I am hopeful that things will be successful next time. I'll be in touch
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Milestones of RT (baby girl) & RM (baby boy)

1 mo - RT & RM first smile 05/11 - RT starts cooing 05/26 - RT & RM both smile & interact actively 6/11 - RM starts giggling 6/14 - RT & RM start wearing Size 2 diapers 6/30 - RM rolls over unassisted from belly to back 7/15 - RM, RT smile at each other and try to converse 7/30 - RT rolls over unassisted from belly to back 8/8 - RM & RT start solids (rice cereal) 8/20 - RT rolls from back to belly 8/22 - RM & RT start Avocado 8/31 - RT starts sucking on her toe 8/31 - RM & RT start Banana 9/4 to 9/7 - Constipated'ish due to Banana? 9/8 - RM & RT start Sweet Potato 9/9 - RM pushes up on his feet and raises his butt and moves along (couple of feet) 9/10 - RM starts rolling from back to belly and loves it October - Starts Rice, Egg, Chicken Soup, Lentils 10/12 - RT sits unassisted 10/23 - RM sits unassisted 11/9 - RM tries to clap @ "When you are happy and you know - clap your hands" November - Start Black Pepper, Garlic, Cumin, Turmeric 11/10 - RT gives high-five and signs "lights off" 11/13 - RM says Daddddy (been saying Mama since 3 months when crying :)) 11/14 - RT says Mammma 11/17 - First international flight journey! 11/21 - Occured to me that RM actually says Nee-Nee whenever he wants to sleep and Mamamama when he wants to be with me! RM and RT both try to wave bye-bye! 11/24 - RM calls out to his grandma! 11/30 - RT army crawls like crazy 12/8 - RT sits unassisted; rocks on all fours 12/9 - RM starts army crawling 12/18 - RM rocks on all fours 12/28 - RT tries to stand up January - RM & RT crawls, stands up and cruises along furniture February - RT & RM stand unassisted 03/02 - RT takes 4 steps 03/18 - RT starts walking unassisted 04/04 - RM takes 4-5 steps

IF Abbreviations

af - aunt flo (period)
art - assistive reproductive technology
bcp - birth control pills
beta - hcg pregnancy blood test
bfn - big fat negative
bfp - big fat positive
b/w, bw - bloodwork
cd - cycle day
dh - dear husband
dp - days past (example: 9dp5dt)
dpo - days past ovulation
dt - days transfer (example: 11dp5dt)
er - egg retrieval
er - emergency room
et - egg transfer
fil - father in law
gd - gestational diabetes
hcg - human chorionic gonadotropin
hpt - home pregnancy test
hsg - hysterosalpingogram
icsi - intracytoplasmic sperm injection
if - infertility
iui - intrauterine insemination
ivf - in vitro fertilization
mia - missing in action
o - ovulation
opk - ovulation predictor kit
pcos - polycystic ovary syndrome
poas - pee on a stick
pio - progesterone in oil (injection)
pgs/pgd - pre-implantation genetic screening/diagnosis
pupo - pregnant untill proven otherwise
re - reproductive endocrinologist
s/a - semen analysis
tmi - too much information
tsh - thyroid stimulating hormone
ttc - trying to coneive
u/s, us - ultrasound

IF-Pregnancy Timeline

> '00 - PCOS diagnosed (symptoms under control)
> '04 - PCOS on a high
> Mar '05 - Start BCP
> Apr '08 - Off BCP (TTC)
> May to Sept '08 - Return of the PCOS (symptoms)
> Oct '08 - Start seeing RE
> Oct to Jan '09 - Diagnostic (HSG, saline u/s, b/w, s/a)
> Feb '09 - IUI # 1 (w/ injectables - BFN)
> Mar '09 - Cyst (cycle cancelled)
> Apr '09 - IUI # 2 (w/ injectables - BFN)
> May '09 - IUI # 3 (w/ injectables - BFP w/ low HCG)
> Jun '09 - Chemical pregnancy at 5 weeks
> Jun/Jul '09 - IVF # 1 (Twins!!)
> Nov '09 - Boy-Girl Twins!
> Dec '09 - Shorterned cervix & contractions
> Dec '09 to March '10 - Strict Bedrest, HUAM, Procardia
> March 26, 2010 - Blessed!! RT (baby girl) & RM (baby boy) born at 37w1d

IVF # 1 Details

> 6/13/09 – Start BCP
> 7/2/09 – Start Lupron (20 units)
> 7/6/09 – Stop BCP (may or may not get a period)
> 7/13/09 – First b/w & u/s, Start Follistim (300 IU) & continue Lupron (10 units), DH starts Doxycycline
> 7/16/09 – Second b/w & u/s (after 3 days of stim), Follistim reduced to 225 IU, all Follicles less than 10 mm, E2=500, lining=5
> 7/18/09 - Third b/w & u/s (after 5 days of stim), Follistim reduced to 150 IU, 8 follicles betw 11-13 mm, E2=900, lining=8
> 7/20/09 - Fourth b/w & u/s (after 7 days of stim), Follistim reduced to 75 IU, 30+ follicles between 11-16 mm (Thanks to PCOS), E2=2619, lining=11
> 7/21/09 - Fifth b/w & u/s (after 8 days of stim), ~50+ follicles between 11 to 18 mm, E2=4680, lining=11, triger with Ovidrel, increased risk for OHSS!!!
> 7/22/09 - Sixth & final b/w & u/s before ER, ~50+ follicles between 11 to 21 mm, E2=6400
> 7/23/09 - ER, 27 eggs (Doxycycline & Medrol start on the day of retrieval (for 7 days), PIO starts the day after retrieval)
> 7/24/09 - 17 mature, 13 fertilized
> 7/28/09 - ET, 2 embies transferred, 5 snow babies
>08/04/09 - Positive HPT (7DP5DT/12DPO)!
> 08/06/09 - Beta HCG 1 is "202" (9DP5DT), stop Metformin
> 08/08/09 - Beta HCG 2 is "499" (11DP5DT)
> 08/14/09 - Beta HCG 3 is "3973" and u/s # 1 (2 peanuts)
> 08/21/09 - Beta HCG 4 is "37,553" and u/s # 2 (2 heartbeats), TSH elevated!
> 08/28/09 - Beta HCG 5 is "103,085" and u/s # 3
> 08/29/09 - Subchorionic bleeding (ER Visit!), still 2 heartbeats
> 08/30/09 - Beta HCG 6 is "121,388", 2 beautiful heartbeats in 140's bpm
> 09/01/09 - Stop PIO
> 09/04/09 - Beta HCG 7 is "147,000", 2 beautiful heartbeats in 160's bpm - Graduation from RE!

June 8, 2009

It's over (for now)!

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