July 29 - gave birth to Little Bird at 12:26 pm, he weighed 6lbs, 9oz and was 19.5" long
July 28 - thirteenth OB appt; bp 151/100, proteins present, sent to hospital for induction
July 20 - twelfth OB appt; 100% effaced, same dilation
July 13 - eleventh OB app, 100% effaced, same dilation
July 6 - tenth OB appt; more effacing, dilated to 1+cm; LB hr 145
June 29 - ninth OB appt; bumped on up to weekly now; effacing, no dilation; LB hr 145
June 22 - eighth OB appt; my bp high at 140/90; LB hr 145
June 8 - seventh OB appt; every 2 weeks now; hb 150
May 25 - sixth OB appt; hb 150
April 27 - fifth OB appt and seventh u/s; finally got a profile shot!
March 30 - fourth OB appt and sixth u/s
March 2 - third OB appt; fifth u/s; anatomy scan, it's a boy!
February 2 - second OB appt
January 12 -fourth u/s; 11w0d; hb 170
January 6 - third u/s; 10w1d; hb 171
December 22 - second u/s; 8w0d; hb 170
December 15 - first u/s; 7w0d; hb 132
November 26 - Second Beta, hCG=151; 4w2d
November 24 - First Beta, hCG=69; We're pregnant!!! 4w0d
November 10 - Conception/Egg Retrieval
October 28 - LMP
IVF
Calendar of Events
October 21 - trial transfer (11:30am), acupuncture session (1pm), injections class (2pm)
October 23 - last day of BCP
October 27 - baseline u/s
October 29 - begin stims
November 1 - appt for b/w
November 3 - appt for b/w & u/s
E2 = 338
November 5 - appt for b/w & u/s
E2 = >650
November 7 - appt for b/w & u/s
E2 = 1,053
November 8 - appt for blw & u/s
November 8 - hCG trigger at 8:30pm
November 9 - HPT in the am; Valium in the pm
November 10 - ER at 6:30am
November 7 - appt for b/w & u/s
E2 = 1,053
November 8 - appt for blw & u/s
November 8 - hCG trigger at 8:30pm
November 9 - HPT in the am; Valium in the pm
November 10 - ER at 6:30am
November 13 - ET at 8:00am
November 16 - b/w checking progesterone & E2
Progesterone = 46
E2 = 1,164
November 24 - beta #1 = 69!!! We're pregnant!!!
November 26 - beta #2 = 151 - still pregnant!!!
Progesterone = 46
E2 = 1,164
November 24 - beta #1 = 69!!! We're pregnant!!!
November 26 - beta #2 = 151 - still pregnant!!!
Fert Report Summary
ER, 11/10 - 13 eggs retrieved
11/11 - 1 "overripe," 7 not good quality, 5 fertilized
11/12 - 1 - 5-cell, grade 4; 1 - 3-cell, grade 4; 3 - 2-cell, grades 3-5
ET, 11/13 - 1 - 8-cell, grade 2; 1 - 7-cell, grade 4; both transferred, nothing to freeze
Medication Intake
10/29 - 11/1: 75iu Menopur each morning
10/29 - 10/31: 100iu Follistim each night
10/29 - 11/4: antibiotic both morn & night (both me & hubs)
11/1 - 11/3: 75iu Menopur each morning
11/1 - 11/2: 100iu Follistim each night
11/3 - 11/4: 150iu Follistim each night
11/4 - 11/5: 1 Menopur & 1 Ganirelix each morning
11/5 - 11/7: 150iu Follistim each morning
11/6 - 11/7: 1 Menopur & 1 Ganirelix each morning
11/8: 1 Menopur & 1 Ganirelix in the morning
11/8: Novarel hCG trigger
11/9: 10mg Valium
11/10-11/13: Prednisone & antibiotic each pm
11/11-present: .5 mL Progesterone in ethylate each pm
The Meds: total cost
IVF DOWN REG CYCLE
- Ganirelix Acetate 4 PFS to be dispensed
- Doxycycline, 100 mg - 8 capsules
- Prednisone, 20mg - 12 tabs
- Follistim, 300iu - 3 cartridges
- hCG, 10,000iu - 1 vial
- Doxycycline, 100mg - 28 capsules
- Valium, 10mg - 2 tabs
- PIO, 100mg/ml 10ml vial - 1 vial
- Progesterone (vag supp), 100mg - 30 supp
- Menopur, 75iu - 10 vials
Our TTC History that led to IVF
- 12/09: first IUI canceled due to poor ovary response
- 1/10: first IUI, numbers all on the low side of normal, but enough to proceed, BFN
- 2/10: second IUI, numbers all GREAT, BFN
- 3/10: third IUI, different protocol, BFN
- 4/10: break!
- 5/10: fourth IUI, more aggressive protocol including injects. BFN
- 6/10-7/10: fourth IUI cycle never-ending, 2 rounds Prov.era, 76 days
- 7/10: fifth IUI, same protcol as #4. BFN
- 8/10: fifth IUI cycle very long, 1 double-does round of Provera, 42 days
- 9/10: 1st pack of BCP ever! Taking them to better predict beginning of IVF round of BCP
- 10/10: 2nd pack of BCP and trials and tests for IVF
- 11/10: IVF #1 BFP on 11/24
