the rain turns to snow and thunder claps overhead
a baby is on its way, to one of my dearest friends
and I imagine them warm, awaiting this new joy
into all of our lives
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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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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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