I was tagged by Pink, and it looks kinda fun...
A - Attached or Single: Attached - Wonderful husband
B - Best Friend(s): Katie and Sumi (hi guys!), my husband S, and my mom!
C - Cake or Pie: Cake (chocolate)
D - Day of Choice: Definitely Saturday
E - Essential Item: Glasses and/or contacts... can't go further than across the room without 'em
F - Favorite Color(s): purple, berry
G - Gummy Bears or Worms: Gummy Worms (the sour kind)
H - Hometown: lived in Iowa 'til age 10, but I'd consider San Diego my hometown since I spent the rest of my growing-up years here
I - Indulgence(s): Still drinking one Diet Coke per day (RE said it was OK... but still...)
J - January or July: hmmmm... honestly I like July better, but January is my birthday and Blueberry's due date. Sorry S! (whose birthday is 7/10).
K - Kids: Love them and trying to wait patiently to have one!
L - Life was incomplete without: My husband. It's still incomplete while waiting for a baby!
M - Marriage Date: 10/1/06
N - Number of Siblings: one half-brother (age 20 now) and one sister (age 9)
O - Oranges or Apples: Oranges
P- Phobias or Fears: Cockroaches, roller coasters, can't imagine ever jumping out of a plane or bungee jumping!
Q - Quote: the Golden Rule: "Do Unto Others as you would have them do unto you"
R- Ring size: My engagement ring is a freakishly small 4.75, and actually my ring too big (spins all the time and sometimes falls off). I think I need 4.5 or 4.675 instead. I have small knuckles and fingernails, for whatever reason. However, my fingers are long, and I wear a size 7/Medium in hospital gloves. If any part of my body is long and thin, why does it have to be my fingers? Legs would be better!
S - Season: Summer
T- Tag 3 Friends: Cindy, soapchick, and Hilary...
U - Unknown fact about me: Depends on who's asking, I guess. I have been both a Democrat and a Republican (pre-Bush-era!), and I am currently unaffiliated.
V - Very favorite stores: ummm...Nordstrom Rack probably (blush!)
W - Worst Habit: Diet Coke!
X-ray or Ultrasound: Ultrasound! Of course! Get to look at follies or the Blueberry!
Y - Your Favorite Food(s): Way too many! Pizza? Chips and salsa? Thai food? Yum, yum, and yum!
Z - Zodiac: Aquarius (but I don't believe in it!)
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Almost 2 years ago (November 2006), I stopped the pill. I somehow thought that it would take a few months to get pregnant, but I never truly imagined the journey that was ahead of us. But, 4 IUIs and 1 IVF/ICSI later, here I am...
About Me
My TTC History
February 2005 - Met S...
February 2006 - Engaged to S...
October 2006 - Married S!
November 2006 - Stopped my Yasmin OCPs, read TCOYF, and started immediately starting charting (Fertility Awareness Method). I ovulate every month, although the day of ovulation has varied from CD15 to CD26.
March 2007 - Started using OPKs.
June 2007 - Start testing. My TSH, prolactin, estradiol, and FSH are all normal. Unfortunately, S's semen analysis shows OK count and motility, but poor morphology. We are told to "keep trying for 4 more months."
August 2007 - HSG normal.
October 2007 - S's repeat semen analysis now has borderline count, too. Met with RE. An ultrasound shows that my ovaries look polycystic! Do I have PCOS, too? I start Metformin ER 1000 mg bid. Saline sonohystogram shows normal uterus, no polyps or fibroids.
November 2007 - S goes to urologist. Has scrotal ultrasound to look for varicoceles and bloodwork, but we have never received the results. Apparently we have to make another appointment to get the results. S starts some sort of herbal male fertility supplement.
November/December 2007 - Clomid/IUI#1 - negative. Clomid 50 mg CD3-7 yields 2 good follicles. 11 million total motile sperm post-wash.
December 2007/January 2008 - Clomid/IUI#2 - negative. Clomid 50 mg CD3-7 yields 1 giganto-follicle and 2 medium follicles. 11.4 million total motile sperm post-wash.
January/February 2008 - Clomid/IUI#3 - negative. Clomid 50 mg CD3-7 yields 1 16 mm follicle on CD12. 11.8 million total motile sperm post-wash.
February/March 2008 - Unmedicated IUI. No info on follicles, but ovulated on CD15. 19 million total motile sperm post-wash.
April 2008 - Moving on to IVF with ICSI.
May 11, 2008 - BFP on Mother's Day 2008!
February 2006 - Engaged to S...
October 2006 - Married S!
November 2006 - Stopped my Yasmin OCPs, read TCOYF, and started immediately starting charting (Fertility Awareness Method). I ovulate every month, although the day of ovulation has varied from CD15 to CD26.
March 2007 - Started using OPKs.
June 2007 - Start testing. My TSH, prolactin, estradiol, and FSH are all normal. Unfortunately, S's semen analysis shows OK count and motility, but poor morphology. We are told to "keep trying for 4 more months."
August 2007 - HSG normal.
October 2007 - S's repeat semen analysis now has borderline count, too. Met with RE. An ultrasound shows that my ovaries look polycystic! Do I have PCOS, too? I start Metformin ER 1000 mg bid. Saline sonohystogram shows normal uterus, no polyps or fibroids.
November 2007 - S goes to urologist. Has scrotal ultrasound to look for varicoceles and bloodwork, but we have never received the results. Apparently we have to make another appointment to get the results. S starts some sort of herbal male fertility supplement.
November/December 2007 - Clomid/IUI#1 - negative. Clomid 50 mg CD3-7 yields 2 good follicles. 11 million total motile sperm post-wash.
December 2007/January 2008 - Clomid/IUI#2 - negative. Clomid 50 mg CD3-7 yields 1 giganto-follicle and 2 medium follicles. 11.4 million total motile sperm post-wash.
January/February 2008 - Clomid/IUI#3 - negative. Clomid 50 mg CD3-7 yields 1 16 mm follicle on CD12. 11.8 million total motile sperm post-wash.
February/March 2008 - Unmedicated IUI. No info on follicles, but ovulated on CD15. 19 million total motile sperm post-wash.
April 2008 - Moving on to IVF with ICSI.
May 11, 2008 - BFP on Mother's Day 2008!
4 comments:
Wow! You have really tiny fingers!! What a fun meme. :)
Hey - yeah I temp at the same time every day, even weekends - 6:30. And I've been down the Clomid road with my OB, trust me I've already thought of that. She wanted to try met for a few cycles on it's own first. Which I was fine with, and I've actually been really happy with the results. My cycles are just so long that it takes 2 months or so to see if the treatment worked. I'm going back to the doctor after this cycle if it doesn't work, but that will be August-ish.
I LOVE Diet Coke as well! Also, DH and I married on 9-30-06 (1 day before you!). Fun to learn more about you!
Okay, you haven't posted in a week? What's going on in your world girl???
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