Time Line

  • March 2009 - quit birth control (I will NEVER go back on that crap)
  • used condoms March 2009-Sept 2009
  • Sept 2009 Got MARRIED!!!
  • Oct 2009 - used the pull out method until we were sure I was covered under AJ's insurance. 
  • Oct 2009 - annual GYN visit, talked to Dr. Girlfriend about lbs and making of the bebbehs.
  • Nov 2009- April 2010 "not not trying"
  • April 2010 - decided to really try making a little us.
  • April 2010 - read Taking Charge of Your Fertility and decided to start BBT charting.
  • May 2010 - Started temping
  • Sept 2010 - Had blood test done to check for thyroid and/or P.C.O.S. All test came back normal.
  • Oct 2010 -Dec 2010 - keep trying until beginning of year 
  • 1/3/11 -  Dr. Girlfriend appointment. SA turned in
  • 1/5/11- SA results all "way low", appointment scheduled with reproductive/urologist for 1/21/11 
  • +OPK on 1/10/11 - Progesterone test scheduled for 1/17/11  
  • 1/19/11 - Dr. Girlfriend (annual woot woot!) Progesterone test results all good. HSG to be scheduled on CD1
  • 1/21/11 - AJ urologist appointment, turn in 2nd SA.
  • 1/24/11 - AF shows up on CD27! well now it's CD1 =0(  HSG scheduled for CD3.
  • 1/25/11 - AJ has sonogram on his boys. All is A-OK and 2nd SA turns out all perfect numbers. (looks like it's me after all) 
  • 1/25/11 - After 1+ hrs on the phone with insurance...Canceled HSG. (seems I would have to pay full price and that's not in my check book at the moment)
  • 1/27/11 -  Back to trying on our own, Dr Girlfriend won't do anything other than HSG as a next step...
  • 2/21/11 - CD1  HSG rescheduled 
  • 2/25/11 - CD5 HSG a.k.a. Evil painful test from Hell.
  • 3/19/11 - CD1   picked up Femara to be started on CD3 
  • 3/21/11-3/25/11 Round 1 of Femara 2.5mg 
  • 4/16/11 - CD1
  • 4/18/11-4/22/11 Round 2 of Femara 2.5mg 
  • 5/13/11 - CD1 
  • 5/17-5/27/11 vacation (bronchitis!) No Femara this month.
  • 6/9/11- CD1
  • 6/11-6/15/11 Round 3 of Femara 2.5mg
  • 7/6/11- CD1
  • 7/8 - 7/13 Round 4 of Femara / Round 1 of 5mg
  • 8/3/11- CD1
  •  8/5/11 - 8/9/11 Round 5 of Femara / Round 2 of 5mg
  •  8/31/11- CD1
  • 9/2/11 - 9/9/6/11 Round 6 of Femara  / Round 1 of 7.5mg
  • 9/29/11 - CD1
  • 10/1/11 - 10/5/11 Round 7 of Femara / Round 2 of 7.5mg
  • 10/27 - CD1 (no Femara/ any other meds until apointment with RE)
  • 12/1/11 - First RE appointment - ordered 24hr urine and other blood tests
  • 12/22/11 -  RE Apt, ordered Metformin to start at CD1(2)
  • 12/23/11 - CD1
  • 12/24/11 - 12/30/11-500mg Metformin in am
  • 12/31/11 - 1/6/12 - 1000mg Metformin 500 in am 500 in pm
  • 1/7/12 - present - 15000mg Metformin 500 in am 1000 in pm
  • 2/15/12 - CD1
  • 2/16/12 - phone appointment with RE, decide to go with an IUI next cycle
  • 3/13/12 - CD1
  • 3/14/12- baseline ultrasound 
  • 3/15/12-3/21/12- 50mg Follistim @9pm
  • 3/20/12- baseline US to check follicles
  • 3/22/12- Ovidrel 8-10am
  • 3/23/12- IUI #1
  • 4/4/12- HPT #1 - Negative
  • 4/5/12 - HPT #2 - Negative
  • 4/6/12 - CD1
  • 4/9/12 - baseline ultrasound - 15cm cyst found on left side - forced month off - IUI#2 next cycle
  • took two months off due to cyst and vacation.
  • 5/29/12 - CD1
  • 5/31/12 - 6/6/12 50mg Follistim @9pm
  •  6/5/12 - baseline US to check follicles
  • 6/7/12 - Ovidrel 9am
  • 6/8-12 IUI #2 
  • 6/22/12 - CD1
  • 6/25/12 - Sit down talk with RE, wants to move forward with IVF
IVF #1
  • 6/25/12 - gave 6viels of blood and a cup of pee for the CDC regulated IVF blood work. 
  • 6/26/12 - 7/29/12 Birth Control Pill 
  • 7/5/12 - MET & F. US (Mock Embryo Transfer and Fluid Ultrasound)
  • 7/10/12 - AJ to RE office for in-house SA and CDC blood work.
  • 7/19/12 - Calendar review meeting with nurse 
  • 7/25/12 - Lupron, prenatal and Dexamethasone start in am
  • 8/2/12 - E2 blood test 
  • 8/4/12 - CD1? or should I just say hopefully the last period for a long time.
  • 8/7/12 - add Follistim in pm
  • 8/9/12 - add Menopur in pm
  • 8/13/12 - Me to RE for Ultrasound and E2, instructed to continue meds as is and come back next day for another US and E2
  • 8/14/12 - back for US and E2, got green light to trigger! last day of injections until trigger.
  • 8/15/12 - HCG @ 2:30am, no other injections!
  • 8/16/12 - Retrieval Day, Progesterone (butt shot!) begins in pm
  • 8/19/12 - 3dpr office called and moved transfer to 5dpr (8/21/12)
  • 8/21/12 - 5dpr office called and moved transfer to 6dpr
  • 8/22/12 - Transfer of one full blast and one partial blast embryo.
  • 8/23/12 - Start Progesterone suppositories in pm
  • 8/29/12 - BETA #1 - failed
  • 8/31/12 - BETA #2 - failed
    • told to stop all meds (not including Metformin) and decrease Dexamethasone to every other day for next 5 days, call when period starts.
    • Also need to have a sit down with RE to discuss what to do next.
  • 9/3/12 - CD1 
  • 9/10/12 - Sit down talk with Dr. H, decided on upping Follisitm to increase my/egg estrogen level and IVF#2 in November

IVF #2 
  • 10/1/12 - CD1
  • 10/2/12 - Calendar review meeting with nurse
  • 10/7/12 - 10/21/12 - BCP
  • 10/17/12 -  Lupron 10units in am, Dexamethasone .75mg in am
  • 10/22/12 - decrease Lupron to 5units
  • 10/25/12 - E2 blood test and Started Period.
  • 10/29-11/5/12 - add Follistim in pm (450units first 2days, 300units thereafter)
  • 10/31-11/5/12- add Menopur in pm (.5units)
  • 11/5/12 - U/S and E2 (in office)...not ready yet, come back for same tomorrow.
  • 11/6/12 - U/S and E2 - got green light to trigger! last day of injections until trigger.
  • 11/7/12 - HCG @ 12:00am
  • 11/8/12 - Retrieval Day, start Progesterone 50mg (bum shots) in pm
  • 11/11/12 - Transfer of 3 embabies (2-9cells 1-4cell)
  • 11/12/12 - Add Progesterone suppositories in pm
  • 11/19/12 - BETA #1 - 2.9 (failed, but taken early)
  • 11/21/21 - BETA #2 - 14.8 POSITIVE! officially PREGNANT!!!
  • 11/26/12 - BETA#3 - 166.8!!! (I take that as TOTALLY PREGNANT!) 
    • told to continue meds as I have been and schedule a pregnant appointment with RE office when I speak with my regular nurse.
 
Last updated 11/26/12