Just the Dark Before the Morning: 3rd Beta

Had my blood taken this morning for the third beta...

1st beta (8dp5dt) - 74
2nd beta (10dp5dt) - 177
3rd beta (14dp5dt) - 768

1st progesterone (8dp5dt) - 12
2nd progesterone (10dp5dt) - 16
3rd progesterone (14dp5dt) - greater than 20

1st ultrasound in two to three weeks!

IVF #1 and IVF#2

IVF#2

*Everything in green was new for IVF #2
3.27.10 - Begin Greens+ and Co Q-10 and acupuncture consultation 3 hours per week for 3 months
4.1.10 - Begin acupuncture, Angelica, L-Carnitine, Folinic Acid, and Royal Jelly (This was 31 pills per day total)
5.7.10 - CD3 bloodwork. FSH 4.2, E2 48

5.17.10 - Saline ultrasound & uterine measurements for transfer. Also diagnosed with bronchitis, begin Z-Pak.
5.18.10 - stop birth control and switch to Estradiol pills instead for estrogen priming
5.28.10 - Begin baby aspirin, dexamethasone
6.4.10 - Begin taking Provera twice a day for four days

6.8.10 - Stop Estradiol and provera pills, will begin period shortly
6.9.10 - Suppression appointment, order meds
6.11.10 - Begin lupron injections (10iu), started period
6.13.10 - Begin Menopur (3 vials), Gonal-f (10iu) and low dose HCG(10iu)
6.15.10 - Bloodwork, E2 is 285 & lower Menopur to 2 vials
6.18.10 - Bloodwork, scan at 9:30AM, period ends, E2 is 1,074. Right: 13x10, 14x13, 12x10, 7x5, 16x16 and one more could not be measured Left: 12x11, 11x11, 15x13
6.21.10 - Bloodwork, scan at 8AM: Right:*22x20, 13x10, *21x14, 16x11,*18x17, 13x7, *22x20 and Left: 16x20, 14x12, *20x17, told by nurse we'd probably have 5 eggs just like IVF#1; acupuncture at 10:50, take last dexamethasone at bedtime, begin Dulcolax 2x per day
6.22.10 - 10:10 AM acupuncture, pre-register at hospital ($1,000.00) and anesthesia department ($400.00) for retrieval, Mom flies in

6.23.10 - Retrieval, do not take aspirin or prenatal today; 7 eggs retrieved, 6 are mature
6.24.10 - Resume daily aspirin and prenatal, First embryo report; 5 fertilized normally

6.25.10 - 5 embryos still dividing normally; morning acupuncture; Begin Endometrin 3xday, begin 16mg Medrol at bedtime for 4 nights, Begin z-pak, Begin Lovenox in abdomen 1x per day. Continue through at least 10 wks of pregnancy, Begin extra calcium and Vitamin D.

6.26.10 - Day 3 embryo report: All 5 embryos are on track at 6-8 cells

6.27.10 - Day 4 embryo report: 4 embryos growing; one arrested

6.28. 10 - Transfer Day: Transfer 2 blasts, looking like the other 2 cannot be frozen. 9AM acupuncture, 11AM valium, and 11:15 Embryo transfer. Continue daily aspirin until 20 weeks of pregnancy and prenatal indefinitely. Last Medrol tonight

6.29.10 - Find out for sure that none will be frozen

6.30.10 - Cry all day
7.1.10 - Turn 33 years old; cry all day again

7.2.10 - Enjoy last day with mom in KC

7.3.10 - Mom flies home
7.6.10 - BFP! - Beta #1 is 74 (8dp5dt)

7.8.10 - Beta #2 is 177 (10dp5dt)
7.12.10 - Beta #3 is 768 (14dp5dt)

7.15.10 - Beta #4 is 3,652 (17dp5dt)

7.17.10 - Beta #5 is 9,033 (19dp5dt) and emergency room visit. Discovered we lost one baby at 5w3d but u/s shows one gestational sac and yolk sac remaining.

7.19.10 - Beta #6 is 10,488 (21dp5dt) Nurse says this very small increase could be due to losing one twin.

7.21.10 - Beta #7 is 17, 020 (23dp5dt) Great news! Our miracle baby is alive and well! These numbers are confirmation that we had lost a twin at our emergency room visit.

7.23.10 - U/S @ 6w2d shows one heartbeat at 113bpm!

7.25.10 - ER visit again. This visit found sacs of perigestational bleeding. The bleeding areas repaired themselves.

7.26.10 - 8.1.10 - Red, brown and pink spotting with light cramping

8.4.10 - Graduation from RE at 8w0d. U/s showed baby measuring on track at 1.47cm and heartrate 170bpm.

8.5.10 - 1st OB appointment

IVF#1

4.09 -REconsultation

5.09 - HSG, need surgery

7.09 - Research, read, find new RE
8.09 -Records transfer
9.09 - New patient registration
10.14.09 - New RE Consultation (love her!)
10.28.09 - Insurance will cover surgery

11.2.09 - Removed tube through LAP and removed uterine polyps through lighted scope

11.3.09 - Begin prenatal vitamin, continue BC
11.18.09 - Stop BC for 5 days for blood draw on 23rd
11.23.09- Surgery follow up, blood draw
FSH - 7
E2 - 44
11.30.09 - Pickup Z Pak, dexamethasone, low-ogestrel and EMLA cream from Walgreens
12.7.09 - Lupron kit arrived at our front door.
12.15.09 - Switch birth control to low ogestrel and begin 5 days of Z Pak
12.30.09 - Begin 10 units of Lupron, Begin baby aspirin through 20 weeks of pregnancy, Begin dexamethasone through stimming
1.4.10 - Stop birth control

1.7.10 - 10AM suppression appointment, E2 is 33, paid for IVF

1.8.10 - New phase of meds arrives at home via FedEx

1.10.10 - Begin stimulation phase (Morning - 225 u of Gonal-f, At Night - 225 u of Gonal-f +10 u Lupron + 10 u of HCG)

1.12.10 - AM blood draw, E2 is 344. Decrease Gonal-f from 225 down to 150 units
1.13.10 - Urologist appointment about TESE...ouch.

1.15.10 - AM blood draw and scan: Lining 7.2; Right side 17, 14, 13, 10; Left side 25, 15, 14, 14, 8

Gonal-f dosage upped to 260 units, Ordered endometrin

1.18.10 - AM blood draw and scan: E2 is 3031.

Right side 23, 15 ,21, 20; Left side 29, 21, 20, 19 ,19, 11

Trigger tonight!

1.20.10 - Egg retrieval and DH's TESE

1.21.10 - 5 mature eggs retrieved, all 5 ICSI, 4 fertilized

1.22.10 - Begin Endometrin 3 x day, begin z-pak, begin medrol for 4 days, Second fertilization report: 3 embryos at 4 cell, 1 embryo at 6 cell

1.25.10 - Transfer Day: transferred two blasts

1.26.10 - One snow baby saved for us!

1.30.10 - POAS @ 5dp5dt, result was negative. So was my attitude.

1.31.10 - Close family death. Meltdown ensues. Ask RE for permission to take beta one day early.

2.1.10 -

Need to fly home for funeral.

Take official beta one day early.

It's negative.

Second meltdown ensues.

A few hours later husband calls from work and has booked two tickets to Paradise Island in the Bahamas.

We're leaving in 4 days.

The man is a keeper.

We have 3 babies in heaven.

3.24.10 - Post IVF Consult - Diagnosed with DOR, Diminished Ovarian Reserve/Poor Egg Quality. Begin working on calendar for IVF #2 coming summer 2010.

Monday, July 12, 2010

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