Journey to the Center of the Uterus: June 2013

Working on a long-overdue update. For now, here is a sneak peek of our life at the moment! Lol!

They can behave when they want to:)

Don't let that cute face fool ya ;)

Our TTC History

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4/2005~off birth control

8/2006~1st RE appt
SA low motility, poor morphology

9/2006~HSG, both tubes blocked

10/2006~Lap/Hyst...endometriosis stage 1

11/2006~IUI/Clomid #1 BFN

12/2006~IUI/Clomid #2 BFN

1/2007~IUI/Clomid #3 BFN

11/07~New RE, second opinion

12/07~IUI/Clomid #4 BFN

1/08~IUI/Clomid/Progesterone #5 BFN

2/08~IUI/Clomid/Progesterone #6 BFN

6/08~2nd Laporoscopy/Hyst, removed stage I endo, tubes still open

7/08~IUI/Clomid/Progesterone # 7 BFN

8/08~IUI/Clomid #8~ Canceled d/t Huge Cyst

4/09~New RE, third opinion, only option left is IVF

6/09~Cleared for IVF

8/09~IVF/ICSI #1, 8 eggs retrieved, 1 fertilized
transferred 8 cell embryo on day 3~BFN
No snowbabies

11/09~IVF/ICSI #2, 12 eggs retrieved, 7 fertilized
transferred 2-8 celled embryos on day 3~BFP!!! Holy crap!
No snowbabies

12/28/09~Yolk sac & Fetal Pole, but no heartbeat 7w2d :(

12/30/09~D & C...RIP Angel Baby :(

1/10~?????????...Trying to make a decision about our future...

4/10~ Pursuing Donor Egg IVF

10/10~ Mailed Egg Donor Application...currently on waiting list to be matched with a donor.

12/10~ Picked our Top 3 Egg Donor choices from donor pool.

1/28/11~ Matched with our first donor choice! Preliminary testing.

2/18/11~ Donor Egg IVF Cycle #1 in progress!!! Estimated embryo transfer 4/11.

2/23/11~ DE Cycle Canceled - Donor came back a carrier of genetic disease. Choosing another Egg Donor.

2/24/11~ Submitted another choice from donor pool. Matched as secondary recipient in split cycle.

2/28/11~ Pre-Donor IVF workup. My sonohystogram/lab work is perfect. Estimated retrieval/transfer 4/2011!

4/30/11~ DE retrieval; did not produce as many as anticipated. All 9 eggs went to primary couple and we are dropped from cycle. Starting from scratch. Again. Will this ever end?

5/2011~ Chose third donor since February. We are the primary recipient in a split cycle. Started BCP/Lupron again.

6/29/11~ Retrieved 37 eggs; received 19 from split cycle. 17 mature. 10 fertilized normally. 5DT scheduled for 7/4/11.

7/4/11~ Transferred 2 beautiful blasts, Grade 4aa and 4bb.

7/5/11~ 5 Snowbabies for later! All high-grade blasts:)

7/9/11~ 5dp5dt BFP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

7/13/11~ Beta #1 9dp5dt (14 dpo)...224!!!

7/15/11~ Beta #2 11dp5dt (16dpo)...443!!!

7/22/11~ Beta #3 18dp5dt (23dpo)...12,555!!! Oh goodness.

8/3/11~ 7w0d Ultrasound: TWINS!!! Baby A heart rate 144, and Baby B 151!!! God is GOOD!

8/3/11~ Started bleeding bright red after ultrasound. Diagnosed with SCH and placed on bed rest until spotting resolves.

8/11/11~ 8w1d Ultrasound. Babies are fine! Measuring 8w5d. SCH still there, but no more bleeding. No bed rest, but continuing to take it easy.

9/22/11~ 14w1d check-up. We're having TWIN BOYS!!! SCH is officially gone. Everything looks great!

3/5/12~ Anderson LeGrande and Baney Stephens are here...and they are perfect! Blessed beyond words.

Sunday, June 2, 2013

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