- 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
- 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
