Our Journey

May 19, 2008 — Birth Control Ends. Let Baby Making Begin!

October 20, 2008 — 161 days without a period. In to the Dr. I go for some Provera.

October 31, 2008 — Provera brings on a Period. BBT Tracking Begins.

February 17, 2009 — Sporadic Periods. Back to the Dr. I go.

February 28, 2009 — 1st cycle on meds: Clomid.

March 29, 2009 — 2nd cycle on meds: Clomid.

April 4, 2009 — 1st visit to Reproductive Endocrinologist: Dr. Lynn Davis (SRM)

April 6, 2009 — Hysterosonogram (to look at my uterus & fallopian tubes).

April 10, 2009 — Follow-up Ultrasound to look at uterus

April 11, 2009 — MRI to examine uterus. Septate uterus suspected.

May 10, 2009 — Surgery on uterus.

June 1, 2009 — 3rd cycle on meds: Clomid.

June 29, 2009 — 4th cycle on meds: Clomid.

July 27, 2009 — 5th cycle on meds: Letrozole and 1st round IUI.

August 23, 2009 — 6th cycle on meds: Letrozole + Follistim and 2nd round IUI.

September 18, 2009 — 7th cycle on meds: Letrozole + Follistim + Estrogen and 3rd round IUI.

October 8, 2009 — Acupuncture Begins

October 14, 2009 — 8th cycle on meds: Letrozole + Follistim + Estrogen and 4th round IUI.

December 8, 2009 — Meet with new Reproductive Endocrinologist: Dr. Letterie (NCRS)

December 12, 2009 — Monitor Natural Cycle

January 27, 2010 — Begin IVF Suppression

February 25, 2010 — Begin IVF Cycle

March 6, 2010 — Egg Retrieval, 15 eggs

March 11, 2010 — Day 5 Embryo Transfer, 1 Grade 3-4

March 20, 2010 — Negative HCG Beta. IVF Cycle Failure.

April 27, 2010 – IUI. Negative.

June 22, 2010 – FET. 2 Day 5 Embryos. Chemical Pregnancy.

September 6, 2010 – Estrogen + Follistim.  IUI.

September 18, 2010 – Beta Negative.

September 20, 2010 – Meet with new Reproductive Endocrinologist. Dr. Opsahl. Doctor advised us to pursue a surrogate. Thanks, dude.

September 29, 2010 – Switch clinics, meet with new Reproductive Endocrinologist – Dr. Lorna Marshall. Suspected diagnosis – borderline ‘lean or thin’ PCOS.

September 30, 2010 – Start on metformin drug to help manage hormone levels and remedy ‘lea n PCOS.’

November 15, 2010 – Spontaneous ovulation (which we caught!)

November 28, 2010 – Positive Pregnancy test! Beta = 51.

December 23, 2010 – 6 week ultrasound, all is good, heartbeat is detected.

January 4, 2011 – 8.5 week ultrasound, all looks good.

February 3, 2011 – 12.5 week ultrasound, no heartbeat. Confirmed miscarriage.

February 4, 2011 – D&C.

July 1, 2011 – Begin #2 IVF Cycle. Protocol = increased lupron (.1 cc) + follistim (200) + menopur (75) + dexamethansone (steriods) + metoformin

July 20, 2011 – Beta is 15. Another cycle failure.

November 1, 2011 – FET #2 transfer of 2, Grade A Blastocyst

November 10, 2011 – Negative pregnancy test.

March – June 2012 – 3 IUI cycles. All failures.

June 20, 2012 – Hysteroscopy, minimal scar tissue removed.

July 27, 2012 – Start our 3rd IVF, with genetic testing (PGS) planned

August 8, 2012 – 3rd IVF Retrieval. 22 retrieved, 20 mature, 18 fertilized

August 13, 2012 – Day 5 Embryo Report, 6 Grade A, Froze all

August 14, 2012 – Biopsy of 6 embryos from IVF #3 (fresh) and 2 frozens from IVF #2 (frozen) sent away for PGS

August 27, 2012 – Receive word that there was an error at the lab…PGS results unavailable.

September 11, 2012 – Decide to proceed into FET #3 with using 3 frozen embryos. Transfer likely mid-October.