Our Journey Towards A Miracle: Forgot

Our Journey Thus Far

January 15, 2002: start dating my future husband
December 23, 2004: get engaged
June 2005: graduate high school, start BCP
July 2, 2005: Marry my best friend!!!
April 20, 2008: Stop taking BCP!! Yay!!
June 2008: Early m/c at around 4 weeks, Our Glory Baby
October 2008: have only had 2 AF in 6 months, see OB/GYN, dx'd PCOS, start Provera and 50mg Clomid CD5-9
November 2008: O'd on Clomid, prog 53.8, BFN
December 2008: forced TAB with BCP for cysts
January 2009: Clomid 100mg CD5-9 with hCG trigger, 3 follies (22mm, 21mm, 19mm), prog 52.4, BFN
February 2009: forced TAB for cysts, scheduled HSG and S/A ~ Feb 16: Saw RE, not impressed, sticking with my GYN (who does IF!!)
~S/A results good
*Amount: 2 m/L
*Total Count: 37 million/mL
*Viscosity: decreased
*Motility: 80%, grade 4
*Morphology: 2% abnormal
March 2009: HSG done, suspected hydrosalpinx so MRI to confirm or deny, MRI shows all clear!!!!
April 2009:
~150mg Clomid CD5-9 with hCG trigger, a few small follies (18mm, 16mm, 16mm, 14mm, 14mm), BFN
~BCP 4 pills per day for 10 days due to large cysts (30mm and 20mm)
May 2009: starting IUI process, 150iu Bravelle and 100mg Clomid, double IUIs
~May 10: start Bravelle on Mother's Day
~May 14: follicle check, dose upped to 225iu daily
~May 17: follie check, 10 follies 10-14mm, stay @ 225iu
~May 19: follie check, 9 follies 17-21mm
~May 20: hCG trigger
~May 21 and 22: IUIs, 40 million sperm post-wash
June 2009:
~June 2: BFP on home tests!!, beta 19
~June 4: beta qual positive, as well as HPTs!
~June 9: First OB appt!!! No sac seen on u/s, but beta is 293!
~June 17: 2nd OB/ultrasound appt, see sac, beta 1975
July 2009:
~July 1: OB appt, u/s showed baby with hb!! 154 bpm at 7w3d, EDD 2/14/10, Valentine's Day :)
~July 17: Check-up, u/s showed baby still at 7w3d and no hb, missed m/c
~July 18: Worst day of our lives, D&C done and testing will be done to determine cause
August 7, 2009: Chromosome tests show our baby was a little girl with Turner syndrome, shouldn't happen again, wait for next cycle to start TTC again...
September 2009:
~Sept 18: CD1, Clomid 100mg with trigger this cycle
~Sept 22: U/S shows no cysts and around 20 follies ready to grow
~Sept 29: Follie check shows 6 follies, 3 of which will O
~Sept 30: Trigger shot given at 8:05am
October 2009:
~Oct 6: BFN
~Oct 11: CD1, start 150iu Bravelle and 100mg Clomid on CD3 with IUIx2
~Oct 23: Follie check #1, 8 follies sized 6.37mm-9.49mm
~Oct 26: Follie Check #2, 7 to 8 follies sized 12mm-17mm
~Oct 28: Follie Check #3, 10 follies sized 15.5mm-20.7mm, trigger at 9pm
~Oct 29 & 30: IUI #1 and #2
November 2009:
~Nov 8 & 9: BFPs x6!! Beta 18
~Nov 25: baby has a hb! 120bpm at 6w4d
December 2009:
~Dec 11: we passed "that point"! 8w1d and we still have a hb!!
January 2010:
~Jan 14: NT scan and first trimester screening
~Jan 20: NT/1st tri testing all good! 1:5200 for Down's and 1:10,000 for Trisomy 18
February 2010:
~Feb 5: Quad screen, negative for everything
~Feb 17: Feel baby kick!!
~Feb 25: anatomy scan all normal, ITS A GIRL!!! Weight 10oz, length 7in
July 2010:
~July 14: induction started at 4:15pm at 38w6d
~July 15: water breaks at 12:30am, Hannah Faith is born at 6:25am after 14 1/2 hrs of labor! 6lbs 1oz, 19 inches long

I forgot to mention in the last post that I am now taking Metformin. Dr. Malik said he thought it would help. Its 2000mg per day. WOW!!! That's a lot. Four pills a day. If it helps, it will be worth it to me!!

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