tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24829203522408044062011-12-23T06:13:21.457-05:00After many years of not having a period, my husband and I knew we would have difficulty getting pregnant. We got help from a fertility clinic and a wonderful young lady who donated her eggs to get pregnant. It's all still very new and we can't believe it, but we are pregnant and can't wait until we can meet our baby.IVF Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01961719733701028723noreply@blogger.comBlogger311100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482920352240804406.post-71801274726842340352011-03-03T18:00:00.004-05:002011-03-03T18:26:15.637-05:00

My son is almost 1. I can't believe how fast the time goes. Why is it when you child turns 1, that people start asking you when you are going to have another? I don't like this question. I have no idea when we will want to try again or when we will even be able to, let alone if it will work.It's not as simple as having unprotected sex...oh how I wish it were. The thought of doing ALL those

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It's been almost 7 months since the birth of my son. It was very traumatic for me and Aden and I'm only just now ready to publish the story. The following was written while I was still at the hospital recovering. I edited slightly for the timing to be more generic and past tense. Aden was born March 14. We planned for a home birth and this is how it proceeded..."My water broke on a thurs night,

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So we finally reached "THE DAY" and well things are not going so great. I've been on bed rest since Thursday night, because of a BP of 150/100 and some swelling. After today's appointment and a BP of 144/94 and a slight headache for a few days, our midwife wants to induce, starting with Cervadil. If that doesn't work then probably some pitocin. I'm not ready to take that route. I doubt the home

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I know it's been a while, but there really wasn't much to say. Things are going well. I started feeling the baby move about a week and a half ago. It is the strangest feeling. It freaks my husband out, it's really funny. The first time he felt it, he yanked his hand away. It was pretty cute. I've got a pretty good workout schedule going. I attend a water zumba class & prenatal yoga class on

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I made it to the 2nd trimester!! I was never really sure exactly when it started since different books say different things, but no matter what, I should be in 2nd trimester now. I'm still nauseous and throwing up a bit, but I do think it might be getting better. My weight is still holding at 130, but I suspect that will be short lived. I'm excited to be close to showing and being able to feel

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I'm pregnant with ONE baby. I'm happy...but it's taking it's toll. I am incredibly nauseous everyday ALL DAY long. I've been this way for two weeks. My taste buds have changed and food I loved before tastes awful. I don't know what to eat now. I've been forcing myself to eat, but it is really hard. I spend 90% of my time laying in bed. It gets really bad when I stand for a few minutes and the

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So far so good. I've told a few people, and I want to tell more. I suppose, I'm a little fearful of itbeing bad luck. I don't need any more bad luck, but I am so excited I want to tell everyone. I've attached our chart from our beta values. Seems pretty high. http://www.babymed.com/Tools/Pregnancy/hCG/I'm glad that things are going so well. The next Beta will be Wednesday and the Sonogram some

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I'm managing the shots much better with a new moist heating pad, so the news that I have to continue my shots was great to hear. I'm officially pregnant!! The next test is Monday, I'm super excited. I've already been to the library and picked up three or four pregnancy books. I'm half way through: "Our bodies, Ourselves - Pregnancy & Birth". I pretty much got up to the birth part and decided to

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O.k. so I could not hold out, I took my first home pregnancy test Saturday morning - 8 days after transfer. The result was...very very faint. We took the second one this morning - and sure enough the second line was much darker today. So, I think I am pregnant. WOW.Hubby is not too excited yet...I suppose he doesn't want to get his hopes up - or mine. He says there are so many things that can go

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Not only do I have to worry about whether I am pregnant or not, but now I'm worried that I am-with an Ectopic pregnancy. I have two symptoms...One is sometimes when I get up, I get a sharp pain in my lower right abdomen which lasts maybe 30 seconds or so happens randomly on and off for the last couple days. The other one is sometimes when I get up too quickly, I feel really dizzy, which also

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Here is the photo of the embryos we were given. Are they not just the cutest. :)  I hope they are still inside and growing, well maybe just one of them. I keep thinking about having twins. Scary thought, but I suppose not too bad....Pluses of Twins:1)  Our family would be complete, we wouldn't have to do all of this all over again and cost us a ton more money.2) I'd only have to be pregnant once

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At almost 2 pm today, two nice looking embryos were transferred to my slightly over full bladder. That was the worst part. They even gave us a picture of our little guys. That was too cute. Is it a good idea to say I am pregnant unless proven otherwise? Positive thinking to help get the job done, or devastation waiting to happen? My honey is being so great. He's waiting on me hand and foot. He's

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The time is finally here!! Tomorrow at 1:30 one or two of our growing 5 embryos will be implanted. It will only be a 3-day transfer. I was hoping for a 5-day transfer. I just hope it all works. I'm super excited, so is my honey.Tonight's Progesterone shot went SOOO much better. I got some 1" needles instead of the 1.5", I didn't freeze the area first, but used some numbing cream and it worked

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So the ulcer I got from the Doxy slowly went away. I can now eat and drink just fine. The following Wednesday I found out that I have gallstones, which explains some other pain I get in my chest that radiates to my back.  I am assuming this came about because of the birth control pills or the estrogen. I did some more testing for the gallbladder, which showed that it was functioning normally, so

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So the pain of eating and drinking became way too much today. I decided it was time to go to the hospital to try and find a remedy.  I had called my regular Doctor, but they had suggested that I go to the hospital to get quicker results. A few seconds after I swallow food or liquid, I get severe pain, I'd say 9 out of 10 on the pain scale. Today I actually refused to eat or drink anything. :(We

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So far, not so good.I started the Lurpon shots saturday morning, 20cc. It went o.k. at first, needle in, meds out. Shortly later though I start swelling up. First about the size of a mosquito bite, but then bigger, and then bigger. And it itched like crazy. The swelling lasted an hour and a half. We had gone Kayaking and when we got back I called the answering service and talked to the oncall

IVF Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01961719733701028723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482920352240804406.post-54484805767553715502009-04-29T19:44:00.002-04:002009-04-29T19:55:25.554-04:00

The tentative schedule is as follows:Active Birth Control Pills through 5/25 (all four women will sync cycles)Start Lupron shots on 5/23 (7 shots) I'm trying to get out of this part. It's to prevent ovulation, but I don't ovulate, so I think it's pretty stupid. I also have to give them in my belly, which they never showed us how to do. A call has been placed with the doctor. We'll see how long

IVF Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01961719733701028723noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482920352240804406.post-72713607529894361042009-04-15T17:04:00.003-04:002009-04-15T17:25:17.244-04:00

Seems weird to be blogging about teeth, but I've read that it can relate negatively to pregnancies, so better to be safe... I for one, do not like the dentist.  Not really sure who does for that matter. Well, I haven't been in the last say 5 years. :(  That's what happens when you don't have health insurance and hate the dentist.  I wish I took better care of my teeth! I've always hated brushing

IVF Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01961719733701028723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482920352240804406.post-63111811254749154782009-04-13T22:33:00.004-04:002009-04-13T22:41:27.595-04:00

Got an email today that our match is complete. Three couples have selected our donor! We are moving forward. We are the second couple in the set. At first I was a little disappointed because I was hoping to move forward as a 1:2 match.  But looking at the positive...we are moving forward three weeks early.  I thought we would end up as the third couple, because the order is dictated by experience

IVF Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01961719733701028723noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482920352240804406.post-30054503830172841022009-04-06T17:28:00.003-04:002009-04-10T15:52:22.149-04:00

We finally agreed on a woman to donate her egg to us. My husband and I both looked for different qualities.  I wanted someone with similar talents as myself. I have strong math, athletic, and artistic strengths. So that was important to me. I also wanted someone with similar hair & eye color (even though I know that it's going to be very improbable that we will have a child with blond hair & blue

IVF Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01961719733701028723noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482920352240804406.post-85197532218571202372009-04-02T10:06:00.003-04:002009-04-02T10:40:58.100-04:00

I've been to many blogs, which I wish to comment on, but it will not let me. They are always blogs that ask which profile to choose. I choose the google account, it loads the next page...then nothing, no comment, just back where I started. At first I was like, Oh well....but now, it's really bother me. Anyone else have this problem? What should I do?I double check that I'm logged in. I also

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I'm thinking positive thoughts today...funny how that works. One day I am scared and worried about everything and the next I'm full of wonder and amazement of what is to come.Today, I am grateful for the following...1) I have a loving supportive husband. Who tries his best to keep me thinking positively and tries to take a lot of the pressure away about getting pregnant. He really is amazing!2) I

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Lets see if I can remember this conversation correctly... He asked me if I would ever get over the fact that our kid(s) would not be genetically mine. I told him probably not. He didn't understand why. He thinks if we get pregnant and I carry the child that I will feel like it's mine and everything will be fine. I told him it was like this... If you were to lose your arm, but then got a

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Everything is normal. Yeah! The appointment went well. I asked lots of questions and got lots of answers. I feel more comfortable with the whole process. We are going to be accepted into the shared risk program. It means a lot of money, but if it doesn't work right away or not at all it will be worth it. We are hoping to do the 1:2 program, where we share eggs with another couple. There is

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I feel very icky. I sure didn't miss these. Not sure what happens next. I emailed the donor nurse that I started. The cramps are starting too. Wish I had bought some Midol. Those used to be my saving grace back in the day.I see our "doctor" tomorrow for a follow up visit, even though we have not completed our last test - the mock embryo transfer. I hope that is not a mistake, seeing him too soon

IVF Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01961719733701028723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482920352240804406.post-37949728685009286172009-03-17T14:20:00.001-04:002009-03-17T14:28:08.520-04:00

So I learned today that we are even further away from starting. We now take 5-days of progesterone then 7-10 days after that I have my first period in almost a DECADE. At that point I call the donor nurse.  I may need to go in, I'm not sure, she speaks so fast on the phone.She then prescribes birth control pills, and I think half way through that cycle, I go in and do the Mock Embryo Transfer...

IVF Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01961719733701028723noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482920352240804406.post-59208892238497287272009-03-12T23:13:00.000-04:002009-03-12T23:28:58.784-04:00

I wanted to start this process about a year ago but we kept procrastinating.  We finally went in for our consultation and were ready to get the ball rolling. Before we could even read through all the paperwork, my 58 year old father died in September. I didn't feel like doing much of anything after that.  So we put off our prescreening stuff some more.  I had wanted to get started before the end

IVF Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01961719733701028723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482920352240804406.post-22216260286908430532009-03-04T20:41:00.000-05:002009-03-04T20:50:53.812-05:00

Picked up my medication today and got circles drawn on my "hips" for hubby to locate the injection spot with Del-estrogen tonight.  After picking up the meds, I suddenly felt really sad.  It is all feeling more real and now I fear that it might not work or I might not even be a candidate. I've read so many blogs about woman who have tried 8 times, 12 times...we only get up to 6 with our shared

IVF Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01961719733701028723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482920352240804406.post-35171984224228525382009-03-02T13:37:00.001-05:002009-03-02T13:50:04.036-05:00

Over the past three years, I've gained almost 20 lbs. I'm pretty sure it's because of the lack of estrogen since none of my eating habits have changed. I finally reached the point where I could not gain another pound.  I turned to Zumba.  It is so much fun. I wear a heart rate monitor and I burn up to 700 calories in an hour.It's been three weeks now and 13 classes.  I've lost 5 lbs plus I am

IVF Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01961719733701028723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482920352240804406.post-89175675035915758402009-03-01T20:26:00.000-05:002009-03-02T13:55:03.148-05:00

I started having irregular periods when I was in college.  I had missed my period for 3 months and went to the doctors. I was told that I was too skinny or under too much stress and that it was normal.  She gave me some pills, which kicked started my periods again until it stopped again several months later.  I went to a different doctor and I was told the same thing...I was too skinny  (I was

IVF Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01961719733701028723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482920352240804406.post-55166784292535582662009-02-26T18:07:00.000-05:002009-03-02T13:52:35.061-05:00

I have not had a period in 8 years and I'm only 34 years old!  I've been diagnosed with Premature Ovarian Failure. This year my husband and I want to have a baby.  The only way to have a baby is with IVF (In vitro fertilization), which means, I need a donor egg fertilized and then transferred into my body.  Sounds crazy and is all very overwhelming. I knew for a long time that I would not be able

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