Chasing My Fairy Godmother...: Tears and hope...

The path we're travelling..

February '10
Another negative...

January '10
Start known donor cycle...
1.26.10: Last BCP

December '09
Prep for upcoming donor cycle...
12.29.09: Start BCP's

August - November '09
Break...

July '09
7.17.09: 11dp3dt-pregnancy test...another BFN
7.10.09: 4dp3dt-b/w to check hormone levels.
7.6.09: CD20-2 five cell & 1 six cell embryo transferred.
7.4.09: CD18...4 eggs mature & fertilized, start 1mL PIO tonight.
7.3.09: CD17...RETRIEVAL!! 6 eggs, start Doxycycline & Medrol.
7.2.09: CD16 b/w & u/s
7.1.09: CD15 b/w & u/s...TRIGGER!!

June '09
6.30.09: CD14 b/w & u/s...so close, same protocol.
6.27.09: CD11 b/w & u/s...getting there, same protocol.
6.24.09: CD8 b/w & u/s...no progress yet, continue same protocol.
6.22.09: CD6 b/w & u/s...stop Estrace, continue with same protocol below.
6.19.09: CD3 b/w & u/s...continue Estrace 4 x day, start 20iu Lupron (AM/PM), 15iu low-dose hCG (PM) & 450iu Follistim (PM). A start Doxycycline (AM/PM).
6.17.09: CD1...continue Estrace 4 x day
6.11.09: CD21 b/w...start Estrace 4 x day

April - May'09
Break...

March '09
3.26.09: Follow-up with Dr.
3.2.09: CD1

February '09
2.28.09: 10dp3dt-pregnancy test...BFN
2.22.09: 5dp3dt-b/w to check hormone levels.
2.17.09: CD15-2 four cell embryos transferred.
2.16.09: CD14-we have FOUR beautiful embryos!! Start 1mL PIO tonight.
2.15.09: CD13-RETRIEVAL!! 7 beautiful eggs!! Start Doxycycline & Medrol.
2.14.09: CD12 b/w & u/s
2.13.09: CD11 b/w & u/s...TRIGGER! 2 x Ovidrel
2.12.09: CD10 b/w & u/s...same protocol. 13 "measurable" follies!! Estrogen @ 908, progesterone @ 0.4.
2.10.09: CD8 b/w & u/s...adding in Ganirelix 0.5mL. Estrogen @ 590.
2.8.09: CD6 b/w & u/s. Estrogen @ 201.
2.5.09: CD3 b/w & u/s...start 450iu Follistim (2xd), 15iu hCG. A start Doxycycline, 2xday.
2.3.09: CD1

January '09
1.16.09: Start BCP's
1.15.09: CD1...finally!!
1.14.09: CD34...cycle-status check; b/w & u/s to find out why AF hasn't started yet.
1.6.09: Follow-up apt with Dr. Starting pre-IVF cycle testing.

December '08
12.20.08: CD9 - b/w & u/s...IUI's cancelled...too many mature follies.
12.19.08: CD8 - b/w & u/s. RO=2 @ 16, 1 @ 13 (4<10). lo="1" ro="7" lo="6"rgt;

November '08
11.30.08: IUI #2, 38 million swimmers!
11.29.08: IUI #1, 60 million swimmers!
11.28.08: CD10 b/w & u/s....Ovidrel trigger.
11.27.08: CD9 b/w & u/s
11.25.08: CD7 b/w & u/s
11.21.08: CD3 b/w & u/s...all good! Start 150iu Follistim.
11.19.08: CD1
11.10.08: SA #3...counts are up, morphology up from 0-3%!!

October '08
10.31.08: HSG...both tubes clear!!
10.24.08: CD3 b/w, SA #2 & b/w for A. (CD3 b/w shows FSH @ 13, SA #2 shows Astheno-teratozoospermia with 0% normal sperm forms).
10.22.08: AF arrives...start evaluation cycle!!
10.8.08: First appt. with RE. A start 10 day course of antibiotics for high WBC count on SA.

September '08
9.9.08: Annual with new Ob/GYN and referral to RE.
9.8.08: A semen analysis.
1.2008-9.2008: Hmmm...still nothing!

August '06 - December '07
12.2007: Signed up for Fertility Friend, started temping...let's get serious!!!
10.10.07: Lost our little bean...chemical pregnancy, 4w5d. Bloodwork shows no HCG present.
9.28.07: WHAT?!?! We're pregnant!!!!
9.4.07: Annual with Ob/GYN. Started pre-natal's.
8.2007: Realized I was charting all wrong...DOH!!
6.2007: Started charting.
5.27.07: We're married!!!!!
1.2007: Finished last pack of BCP...YAY!!
8.25.06: We're engaged!!!

I know I owe you all a "real" post, but work has been literally kicking my butt the past two weeks, and my whole family (and all our friends) have managed to get that nasty stomach bug that's going around. BLECH!!!

Anyway, I came across this video this past weekend and knew it was one I had to share! If you've got a few spare moments to watch, it's totally worth it! I'm praying with everything I have that for many of us, our arms won't be empty too much longer...

Tears and Hope Video

St. Therese, The Little Flower

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Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Tears and hope...

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