Getting Pregnant
poppies717
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We started TTC in February of 2012 after some weird cycles on BCP. I was assured by my doc that I'd be back soon for ultrasounds and that I shouldn't worry too much. By June, I started temping, and by September, I started to worry. DH wasn't really too concerned, but I knew in my heart that something wasn't right. We got an appointment with a RE in January of 2013, and she ran the standard tests. As awful as it sounds, I was hoping there would be something to find, something that explained our heartache. Alas, we were given the diagnosis of "unexplained infertility" and told a couple rounds of Clomid and IUI would do the trick. Not to worry.
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Early GTKY: Our TTC & Adoption Story (Long & LR)
I'm posting my GTKY a day early. I can't Nest at work, and I have no clue what time I'll be home tomorrow. Enjoy!
We did 4 rounds of Clomid and 1 IUI. I was not impressed with RE's lack of a plan to address DH's issue of getting a sample (he's not an on-demand kind of person). We switched REs in October 2013, and this new RE was okay with my desire to move forward to IVF. We froze some of DH's sperm and started stimming for a December retrieval. I did not respond well at all to the Lupron protocol, and after retrieval, we were left with one egg. One. Not a typo. Our egg fertilized and made it to 5dt, but it was not good quality, and we opened 2014 with a BFN.
RE wanted to switch to a antagonist protocol for IVF#2. I still didn't respond well, and they were only able to retrieve 5 eggs this time. We had two embryos, and one was "perfect." We did a 5dt of one and waited to hear if they were able to freeze the other (they weren't). On 3/1/14, the nurse called to tell me that I was pregnant. We were overjoyed, but we were very nervous. Our number was low. Repeat betas showed a slow increase in betas, and they never truly doubled. We stopped PIO on 3/15, and I naturally miscarried on 3/16 into 3/17. It was the worst experience of my life. Given our low beta numbers, I was told that it would be like a heavy period. It was not. It was extremely painful, and I experienced what I can only describe as contractions. DH wanted to take me to the ER, but the RE suggested that we wait through the night.
So there we were, 2+ years into TTC, 2 IVF cycles, and 1 loss. Given my lack of response to the drugs, the painful loss, and the lack of insurance coverage, we decided to abandon pregnancy as the path to parenthood. It didn't (and doesn't) make sense for us to shell out $10k+ on a chance when I had only 6 eggs in 2 cycles. We researched a few different adoption agencies and settled on one that specializes in domestic infant adoptions with healthy newborns. Their average wait time for a match (meaning BM picked us) is 1-9 months, and their average wait time for placement (meaning baby in our arms) is 3-12 months. Our home study experience was pretty lengthy, but now that we're waiting, it seems worth it. I wish there had been better communication about the timeline of how and when to do certain things, but all that matters right now is that we're a waiting family.
TTC #1 since Feb. '12. dx: "unexplained" IF
After 2 shitty IVF cycles and 1 loss at 6+2 (EDD 11/7/14), DH and I are pursuing DIA.
11/17/2014 - ACTIVE AND WAITING!
Pregnancy was never the end goal; being a mom was.
I've been holding out on GP: I got drunk once and started a blog: Here it is (11/7 update)
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Re: Early GTKY: Our TTC & Adoption Story (Long & LR)
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TTC Since January 2011 - We have bad spermFET - transferred two embryos (boy and girl) - Nov 2014 - BFP!
DE IVF ER - 12/2/2016 (17R/10F = 8 frosties); FET 1.0 (1/27/2017) - BFP 6dp5dt (EDD 10/16/2017)
Team Green to Team Pink! Baby A born
Here comes 2u2! Team Green to Team Blue! Baby L born
Married August 2009
3 years. 5 losses.
Our rainbow baby boy born 11.16.15
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