Trying not to scream: Ooh -- 50 posts

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Ooh -- 50 posts

OK, so this is my 50th post and I feel like it should be something big and exciting.

Um...I've got nothing.

Seriously, nothing. Apparently going med-free has affected my ability to be both snarky and pithy! ☺

I will say that, as I've reached this very small milestone, I just want to say a gigantic thank you to all of you out there. I never really thought I'd enjoy blogging so much. Makes me want to run out and tell everyone I know they should blog. When I get frustrated or excited, all I can think is "ooh, I need to blog about that." I know you guys understand what I'm going through (the good and the bad) and it just makes so much of a difference.

OK, sappy moment done. Snarky Rebecca will return soon, I'm sure. ☺

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Dear DiaryApril 7, 2010 at 2:47 PM
Wohoooo 50 post, that's awesome!! We are here for you friend =)
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Glass Case of EmotionApril 7, 2010 at 2:48 PM
Blogging really is SO amazing for infertility, I wish I had started earlier myself...

That being said, I also have had major blankages about what to write, being on a break right now.
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TrishaApril 7, 2010 at 3:20 PM
yay!! congrats on the 50 post milestone =)
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AnonymousApril 7, 2010 at 3:49 PM
There's nothing wrong with sappy Rebecca. I like her, too. :) Congratulations on 50 posts and thank YOU so much for all of the support you give me. You are a wonderful friend!
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RDApril 7, 2010 at 4:26 PM
I love both sappy and snarky Rebecca! Congrats on 50 posts!!
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ALApril 7, 2010 at 4:37 PM
Congrats on 50 posts and I'm so glad you're loving blogging :-). I like both sappy and snarky Rebecca.
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HannahApril 7, 2010 at 5:19 PM
aww, I've found blogging so encouraging too! So glad we can follow each other's journeys. Here's to our breaks!
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AlexApril 7, 2010 at 5:43 PM
Congratulations - isn't blogging grand??? I'll take both of the Rebecca's - they're both pretty awesome!
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someday-soonApril 7, 2010 at 5:43 PM
Nice work =) I like both snarky and sappy so whatever you feel like saying is cool!
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irrationalexuberanceApril 7, 2010 at 8:26 PM
I'm not much of a sharer in real life, but I also love the blogging.

And snarky has its place, but I think that earnest and sappy can take a turn every now and again. Keeps us readers on our toes!
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UnknownApril 8, 2010 at 5:10 AM
Congratulations, Rebecca! I've enjoyed your blog very much! I'd missed my cycle buddy and it's been great catching up. As for being sentimental or sarcastic, I love reading you in all moods, shades and colours, since they’re all true. As Keats said, Beauty is Truth, Truth Beauty!
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erikaApril 8, 2010 at 8:47 AM
Yay! for 50 posts:) I am glad you enjoy blogging. Rebecca is a good read! keep it coming.
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DawnApril 8, 2010 at 10:20 AM
I like both snarky and sappy Rebecca! Congrats on 50 posts!
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Our TTC history

Rebecca (37) and Clay (41)
TTC #1 since 10-08

Current status:
IVF#1 -- Antagonist protocol with ICSI

9/3 -- Start BCP
9/9 -- SHG and Mock transfer -- all good
9/12 -- SA shows low morphology and HOST score -- ICSI recommended
9/18 -- Last BCP, start doxycycline, wait for AF
9/19 -- Appointment with embryologist
9/21 -- AF is here!
9/22 -- baseline scan excellent -- 225 IU Follistim per day begins!
9/26 -- Nice "team" of follies on each side. One at 10 mm. E2 246. Lining 5.6 mm. Continue 225 IU Follistim.
9/28 -- Team is looking good -- many are up around 10 mm or so. E2 667. Lining 7.3-ish. Continue 225 IU Follistim. 9/28 only -- add 1 dose Ganirelix.
9/30 -- Team is pretty good, still -- two up around 18 or 20 mm with a few more at 15 and others at 12-ish. E2 1446. Progesterone 0.3. Lining 8-9 ish. 3 vials menopur and one dose Ganirelix for the next two nights

10/2 -- HCG Trigger

10/4 -- Retrieval -- 19 eggs, 14 mature, 4 "almost"

(on endometrin and baby aspirin post retrieval)

10/5 -- Fert report -- 15 ICSI'd -- 5 fertilized normally, 9 tripronuclear (3PN) abnormal fertilization
10/6 -- 2 4-cell, 1 5-cell (looking great); 1 6-cell (looking a little uneven); 1 2-cell (poor slow embie)
10/7 -- 4 8-cell (3 grade I (best), 1 grade II), 1 3-cell, 5-day transfer it is!

10/9 -- Transfer of a Grade I early blast and Grade I/II expanded blast (starting to hatch)!

10/10 -- One expanded blast put on ice!

10/16 -- OHSS symptoms lead me to cheat and POAS -- BFP!!

10/18 -- 9dp5dt beta 233!
10/18 -- 11dp5dt beta 606!

11/1/11 -- 6w0d -- two gestational sacs and two yolk sacs!!

11/4/11 -- 6w3d -- after lots of bleeding and cramps, a scan shows two heartbeats!
11/11/11 -- 7w3d -- after even more heavy bleeding and cramps, a scan shows two healthy heartbeats and a large subchorionic hematoma (SCH) as well as continued moderate/severe OHSS
11/29 -- 10w0d -- graduation day! Everybody is healthy! No more endometrin!
12/06 -- 11w0d -- First MFM appointment -- all is great
12/12 -- 11w6d -- First OB appointment -- measuring 12w0d and 12w3d
12/19 -- 12w6d -- NT scan -- results excellent; measuring 12w6d and 13w3d

01/04 -- 15w1d -- Heartbeats both at 144. Lots of blood drawn -- Vitamin D low, homozygous for MTFHR A1298C

01/18 -- 17w1d -- Babies look great. Baby A is a boy! Baby B wants to keep the secret a bit longer.

01/30 -- 18w6d -- Baby B is a boy, too!

Want the details? See Our TTC History.

Want to join me in obsessing over my cycle? See My Fertility Friend page.

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Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Ooh -- 50 posts

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