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White Picket Fence Optional
Our journey through IVF, a miscarriage, and trying it all over again.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
I'm such a bad blogger.
Seriously, Sept. 20th was my last update? Ugh. It's 3:30am here, so I will update this tomorrow, including the newest ultrasound pictures we have. :)
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Cycle History
IVF w/ICSI #1
12/26/08 - Start BCPs
1/9/09 - Started Lupron
1/23/09 - Started stims (Follistim/low-dose hCG/Lupron)
2/3/09 - ER
2/8/09 - 5 day ET of 2 perfect blasts (both 1AA), one 1AB frozen
2/17/09 - BFP
2/25/09 - First u/s @ 5w1d, two sacs
3/4/09 - Second u/s @ 6w1d, one heartbeat
3/6/09 - 6w3d u/s, no heartbeats, m/c suspected
3/9/09 - 6w6d u/s, m/c confirmed
3/17/09 - D&C
IVF w/ICSI #2
5/9/09 - Start BCPs
6/2/09 - Diagnosed with Compound Heterozygous MTHFR
6/13/09 - Start Lupron
6/19/09 - Last BCP, continue Lupron
6/23/09 - Start Stims (Follistim/Menopur/Lupron)
7/5/09 - ER
7/10/09 - ET
7/16/09 - + on HPT @ 6dp5dt
7/17/09 - Beta (moved up from 7/19) - 99
7/19/09 - Beta - 271
7/27/09 - 5w1d u/s - 2 sacs, beta 6800+
8/3/09 - 6w1d u/s - Two heartbeats!
Common Abbreviations
2WW
- Two-week wait until time to take pregnancy test (approximately 14 days after ovulation)
AF
- Aunt Flo (menstruation)
ART
- Assisted Reproductive Technology
BCP
- Birth Control Pills
BF or BF'ing
- Breastfeeding
BFN
- Big Fat Negative (home pregnancy test result)
BFP
- Big Fat Positive (home pregnancy test result)
BW or B/W
- Blood Work
CD
- Cycle day
D&C
- Dilation & Curettage
D&E
- Dilation & Evacuation
DI
- Donor Insemination
DPO
- Days past ovulation
E2
- Estradiol
EDD
- Estimated Due Date
ER
- Egg Retrieval
ET
- Embryo Transfer
FET
- Frozen Embryo Transfer
FMU
- First morning urine
FSH
- Follicle Stimulating Hormone
HCG
- Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
HOM
- High Order Multiples
HPT
- Home Pregnancy Test
HSC
- Hysteroscopy
HSG
- Hysterosalpingogram
ICSI
- Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection
IF
- Infertility
IM
- Intramuscular
IUI
- Intra-uterine Insemination
IVF
- In Vitro Fertilization
LH
- Luteinizing Hormone
M/C
- Miscarriage
MFI
- Male Factor Infertility
OB
- Obstetrician
OB/GYN
- Obstetrician/Gynecologist
OHSS
- Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
OPK
- Ovulation Predictor Kit
OTC
- Over-the-counter
P4
- Progesterone
PCOS (POS)
- Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
PMS
- Premenstrual Syndrome
PNV
- Prenatal vitamin
POAS
- Pee On A Stick
RE
- Reproductive Endocrinologist
RPL
- Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
S/A
- Sperm/semen analysis
TSH
- Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
US or u/s
- Ultrasound
Blogs I'm Following
Preheated Oven: Where is my bun?
A trying day
13 years ago
Now How I Planned
Is this thing on?
14 years ago
Bella and Her Fella
Inconceivable?!
Busted Babymaker
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