Chasing My Fairy Godmother...: I'm baaaack!!!!

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!!!

And it feels GOOD!!! After a much needed break from everything, I'm refreshed, relaxed and recharged! I have SO MUCH to catch you all up on and new posts are in the works! In the mean time, I hope all you ladies out there are doing great...I've missed you guys!!!