Chasing My Fairy Godmother...: And it's lucky number....

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!!!

FOUR!!! Out of our seven beauties, five were ICSI'd and we are now the proud parents of four beautiful embryos! Wow! I start the PIO shots tonight :::shudder:::, and as long as everything goes smoothly, they're looking at a 3 day transfer, which would be Wednesday! Holy crap!

Just wanted to thank all you lovelies out there for your thoughts, good wishes and prayers! Keep 'em coming!!

St. Therese, The Little Flower

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