A Mommy in the Making...: Pictures from "Out and About in Seattle With a Baby"

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

IVF Cycle Calendar

5/2/08 - IVF Cycle Begins!
5/3/08 - Baseline Appt, start birth control and low dose aspirin.
5/10/08 - Begin Lupron injections every morning.
5/16/08 - Birth Control Stop.
5/21/08 - Suppression Check, B/W & U/S.
5/22/08 - CD1 of ART. Reduce Lupron, begin gonadotropin injections (Follistim & Lupron - AM, Menopur - PM).
5/24/08 - Blood Work.
5/27/08 - Begin Daily Monitoring - B/W & U/S.
6/2/08 - Trigger Date (HCG injection).
6/3/08 - Blood Draw, no food/water after midnight.
6/4/08 - Retrieval Day, begin antibiotics. Today will be the official conception day if all goes well! Retrieved 40 eggs!!!
6/5/08 - Call from doctor, # of eggs that fertilized. 27 eggs!!!!
6/7/08 - Day 3 transfer (option 1) - 3 eggs. Eggs look good - will transfer on day 5!!!
6/9/08 - Day 5 transfter (option 2) - 2 eggs.
6/18/08 - Blood Draw for pregnancy test. Cross your fingers!!! (HCG 114) It's POSITIVE!!!
6/21/08 - 2nd HCG Beta - (HCG 480) Definately PREGNANT!!!

Our TTC Journey

June 08 - We're Finally Pregnant!!!
May 08 - First IVF cycle with ICSI! (#19)
April 08 - Start Wellness Class!
April 08 - Trial Transfer
April 08 - CD 10 SHG all clear! 15-20 follies in each ovary!
April 08 - Cycle (#18) off to prepare for IVF.
March 08 - Treatment Plan - High FSH + high AFC = low egg quality, straight to IVF with ICSI.
March 08 - CD 11 HSG - ALL CLEAR!!! Finally some good news.
Feb-March 08 - First Cycle (#17) on Clomid. CD 3: FSH 13 (high), AFC 10-15 (low). CD 10 FSH 13.7 (still high). Survey Says: Abnormal, ovulation induction meds will not work.
Jan 08 - DH's Acrosome Reaction (Sperm) Test - normal results
Jan 08 - First RE Appt & New Insurance!
Oct 07 - "Unexplained Infertility" w/ OBGYN: Referred to RE
Sept 07 - OBGYN Mis-Diagnosis & abnormal pap
April-June 07 - TTC Break
Dec 06 - Started Charting
Oct 06 - Decided to start "trying"
Sept 06 - Went off BCP

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