Baby To Be: Fertilization Report

July 24, 2009

Fertilization Report

OMG... you girls are awesome... I received the most comments ever in the shortest time ever... you touch my heart... I am humbled! Thank you for all the good wishes! The nurse called back and 13 out of the 27 fertilized. I asked as to why only 27 were retrieved from the 50-60 follicles that were visible during the prior u/s... the nurse mentioned that not all of the follicles have eggs, so in spite of them having cleared out all the follicles, we got the number that we did. I am just glad things have gone well so far and am praying that our embie babies keep growing! I won't hear back from them until Sunday. So we wont know if it is a Sunday or Tuesday transfer till Sunday! I am doing much better today... it is painful only when I have to pee... and pee I have to often (with the water being consumed)... feel a little weak, but otherwise okay! I will definitely be posting my ER story soon!

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AnonymousJuly 24, 2009 at 2:12:00 PM EDT
Welldone!!! Couldn't wait for you to post your updates, our next report will be on monday unless something goes awfully wrong during the weekend. I am really hopeful for your little ones to do great!! Love, fran
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JBJuly 24, 2009 at 4:35:00 PM EDT
Congrats on lucky number 13!
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MichelleJuly 24, 2009 at 5:25:00 PM EDT
Wow! That's incredible. Keep us posted!! :)
~Michelle
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Baby Smiling In Back SeatJuly 24, 2009 at 5:35:00 PM EDT
Best wishes with those 13!
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AnonymousJuly 24, 2009 at 5:45:00 PM EDT
Wow thats an insane amount of eggs!! Congrats on that, and congrats on how many fertilized! Good luck!!!
~ICLW~
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Once Upon A TimeJuly 24, 2009 at 6:00:00 PM EDT
You got past the hardest part! 13 is a great number! Now just hang in there while your little embie babies grow.
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LisaJuly 24, 2009 at 6:30:00 PM EDT
I'm so happy to see such high numbers for you! You must be getting excited! Yay!
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MAJ BryenJuly 24, 2009 at 6:44:00 PM EDT
Good luck with your cycle. It sounds very promising! Stopping by for an ICLW. Best wishes!
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TiffanyJuly 24, 2009 at 7:50:00 PM EDT
Great report!!!!
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EileenJuly 25, 2009 at 12:25:00 AM EDT
There is something about the number 13 in the air! Good luck!!! Sending embi growing vibes your way!
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Beautiful MessJuly 25, 2009 at 1:31:00 AM EDT
Happy ICLW!

WOOOHOOOO 13 fertilized!!! That's amazing! Sending you lots of love for an smooth transfer!
*HUGS*
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BillyJuly 25, 2009 at 5:04:00 AM EDT
Wow! that is a great report!!
Good luck!
ICLW
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KimJuly 25, 2009 at 5:16:00 AM EDT
yay....13 is a good number....hoping for lots of grade A embies...
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..alJuly 25, 2009 at 8:16:00 AM EDT
Lucky 13!!!! All the best for the ET and the later stages...

ICLW
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PetruciaJuly 25, 2009 at 10:24:00 AM EDT
wow, great number! 13 is a very feminine number, it's the number of full moons in a year :)
grow embies, grow!!!!
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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!

July 24, 2009

Fertilization Report

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