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chronicling our journey through the muddy morass of infertility, male factor infertility and IVF to parenthood. A gardener trying to get some seeds, quite literally... Our IVF/ICSI #2 baby was born in early November 2009. Home with little Acorn and starting our new life. Hoping for a return to creativity...
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Summertime Gatherings8 years ago
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#9 Battlestar Galactica Wallpaper9 years ago
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New Thing10 years ago
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Dreaming Big10 years ago
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We Had A Five Year Run11 years ago
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Endo, adeno and I11 years ago
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New post about Silas on Glow in the Woods…11 years ago
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Yeah!11 years ago
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Whining, Updated12 years ago
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Happy New-ish Year!12 years ago
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Waiting...12 years ago
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Find Me12 years ago
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Happy New Year...13 years ago
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One Year14 years ago
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Some pics14 years ago
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BFN14 years ago
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Moving!14 years ago
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Decisions, Decisions14 years ago
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1 Year Ago14 years ago
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About Me
- poppy.f.seed
- This is about my journey to start a family. I found the right person(I thought that would be the hard part), and found out we'd be quite challenged with conceiving. We are dealing with MFI- male factor infertility. We did IVF/ICSI in May 2008. We did a FET in mid-August, got pregnant, but lost the baby just before 7 wks. Have started IVF/ICSI #2. We have been trying since January 2006. I garden to help deal with IF stress, so metaphors will abound, as will actual garden talk!
Our Timeline (read bottom to top for proper chronology)
November 5, 2009- Acorn is born, in water at a birthcenter, after a rather too quick labor. Home safe that night.
March 2009- BFP!!! EDD 11-08-09 (hoping for a sticky baby)
Jan.-Feb 2009- Ivf/ICSI #2- bcp's, lupron in Jan. start stims 2/4.(hope and dream and pray like crazy)
Sept. 2008- miscarry at 6w5d.
August FET- delestrogen, baby aspirin, PIO. feel hopeless, but... BFP on 8/26- amazing first and second betas!!! Hear heartbeart and see one baby at 6wks.
May 2008- ivf/icsi- get 14 eggs, transfer 2 blasts, 2 make it to freeze, BFN
detail on IVF /ICSI #1-
5/13 b/w and u/s start 150 iu gonal-f and 75 iu luveris. Lupron reduced to 5. Estr. 34.
5/16- stim check and u/s- 5 follies at 9-12 mm, lining 62mm. Estr. 169.
5/18- 15 follies, 10 over 10 mm. lining 85 mm. Estr. 344.
5/20 stim check and u/s. lining at 11mm. Estr. 1157. 15 follies, most around 13-15mm.
5/21 20 follies, 5 at 15-16mm. Estr. 1348, lining 13mm.
5/22- 21 follies, 4 around 20, 4 around 17, lots more smaller. Estr. 1900/ Trigger!
5/24 Egg Retrieval 14 eggs use ICSI & natural fert.
5/25 -8 had ICSI and 7 are growing, 6 had natural fert and 1 is growing.
5/27- all 7 embies are 8 or more celled
5/29 Transfer 2 blasts- grades 2AA and 2 AB 2 embies frozen
6/8 beta-negative
March 2008- we get into clinical study for ivf(yay) pay and get ready.
Jan. 2008- I turn 36, and we reach 2 yrs ttc, sad.
Nov. 2007 Mr. S gets varicocele repair.(last chance to improve before ivf)
Oct. Last clomid IUI- BFN
July- clomid IUI- 800,000 post wash- BFN RE says, "now we know for sure it isn't you." whoopee.
June 2007- take and pass clomid challenge, RE says I have 4 yrs before I need to worry.
June 2007 unmedicated IUI- 5 mil. post wash bfn.
Feb. 2007- Mr. S on clomid
Dec. 2006- find out Mr. S’s Dad and brother had “issues” why didn’t anyone tell us earlier?
Nov. 2006 2nd SA- BAD 2 million total. Told we have a in 250 chance of getting pregnant without ivf.icsi. Decide to keep trying, Mr. S changes diet, etc.
Sept. 2006 –hsg- all clear
July 2006- get my hormones checked- fsh, etc good.
May 2006- ask Mr. S to get SA- it comes back not good low count(19mill), very low morph.(turns out it was best count he ever had)
Jan 2006- start trying(expect to get pregnant immediately, as my mom did)
April 2005- get married
March 2009- BFP!!! EDD 11-08-09 (hoping for a sticky baby)
Jan.-Feb 2009- Ivf/ICSI #2- bcp's, lupron in Jan. start stims 2/4.(hope and dream and pray like crazy)
Sept. 2008- miscarry at 6w5d.
August FET- delestrogen, baby aspirin, PIO. feel hopeless, but... BFP on 8/26- amazing first and second betas!!! Hear heartbeart and see one baby at 6wks.
May 2008- ivf/icsi- get 14 eggs, transfer 2 blasts, 2 make it to freeze, BFN
detail on IVF /ICSI #1-
5/13 b/w and u/s start 150 iu gonal-f and 75 iu luveris. Lupron reduced to 5. Estr. 34.
5/16- stim check and u/s- 5 follies at 9-12 mm, lining 62mm. Estr. 169.
5/18- 15 follies, 10 over 10 mm. lining 85 mm. Estr. 344.
5/20 stim check and u/s. lining at 11mm. Estr. 1157. 15 follies, most around 13-15mm.
5/21 20 follies, 5 at 15-16mm. Estr. 1348, lining 13mm.
5/22- 21 follies, 4 around 20, 4 around 17, lots more smaller. Estr. 1900/ Trigger!
5/24 Egg Retrieval 14 eggs use ICSI & natural fert.
5/25 -8 had ICSI and 7 are growing, 6 had natural fert and 1 is growing.
5/27- all 7 embies are 8 or more celled
5/29 Transfer 2 blasts- grades 2AA and 2 AB 2 embies frozen
6/8 beta-negative
March 2008- we get into clinical study for ivf(yay) pay and get ready.
Jan. 2008- I turn 36, and we reach 2 yrs ttc, sad.
Nov. 2007 Mr. S gets varicocele repair.(last chance to improve before ivf)
Oct. Last clomid IUI- BFN
July- clomid IUI- 800,000 post wash- BFN RE says, "now we know for sure it isn't you." whoopee.
June 2007- take and pass clomid challenge, RE says I have 4 yrs before I need to worry.
June 2007 unmedicated IUI- 5 mil. post wash bfn.
Feb. 2007- Mr. S on clomid
Dec. 2006- find out Mr. S’s Dad and brother had “issues” why didn’t anyone tell us earlier?
Nov. 2006 2nd SA- BAD 2 million total. Told we have a in 250 chance of getting pregnant without ivf.icsi. Decide to keep trying, Mr. S changes diet, etc.
Sept. 2006 –hsg- all clear
July 2006- get my hormones checked- fsh, etc good.
May 2006- ask Mr. S to get SA- it comes back not good low count(19mill), very low morph.(turns out it was best count he ever had)
Jan 2006- start trying(expect to get pregnant immediately, as my mom did)
April 2005- get married
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That film is incredible!!! Wow. Congrats to all three of you!
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful, absolutely beautiful! The music is a lovely touch and brings tears to my eyes. Glad you had a nice long "visit" with Baby.
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome!
ReplyDeleteI remember being horrified at the pictures they printed out for us at the NT scan. The angle of the image made her look like she had gigantic alien eyes.