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MrsJoeG
Beyond Blessed <3
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Amanda
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May be this will help/encourage you
I wrote this out for myself, so I never forget (as if I could) the painful IF journey I went through. I decided to share it here with the hope that it encourages someone. We were told that we needed ivf to conceive DD, told to skip iuis, that they would not work for us. The cycle before we started ivf I got pg with her. We started ttc#2 when she was 8 months old.
My bfp anniversary for my son is tomorrow. My daughter was 3 years and 1 month.
This was literally my last shot, our hail Mary. We did 4 iuis for this baby, all bfns. I had 1 cancelled ivf due to poor response. My next ivf was a bfn but I had 4 frozens from it. It was my best response. After that ivf, I did a FET which was bfn. I switched clinics and my new RE thought that my 2 remaining embies "were not that good" he recommended another fresh cycle in hopes of getting me pg from that and perhaps having more frozens to choose from in the future. I got pg that cycle and had a heartbreaking m/c at 8 weeks. I did one more fresh ivf in June on 2009 which was also bfn.
My due date anniversary was Aug and we decided to do our last frozen cycle in Sept. We had ins coverage for 2 fets and 2 ivfs. We paid for the June 2009 cycle oop. We were out of $ and pretty much out of hope.
I did not want to go back to the clinic that had my embies. I hated the RE and so did DH. I found the clinic witht he highest FET success rates around. I switched to them. In order to transfer my embies. I had to pick up a cannister from the new clinic at 9 am drive 50 miles to the old clinic, have the embies loaded in the cannister and go 50 miles back to the new clinc by 3pm. My mom knows a guy who has a car company and I hired him to do it. I told her them if this works I will tell my baby his first ride was in a limo.
Both my remaining embies survived the thaw, my RE said they looked great. I was totally at ease that cycle. I felt like everything came together. At 10dpo I had a dream I had a son with blond spikey hair I did not test until 12dpo. I saw that beautiful clear line.
My pg was very rough, I took lovenox 2x a day in my stomach my entire pg. I had GD, I saw Dr Kofinas (who I worship!) every other week. I have given myself more shots than I can count, including 12 weeks of prog. I had taken tons of supplements and lost a lot of my hair bc of it. I was on steroids to suppress immune issues and my face was huge and puffy.This road was long and hard.
Bf I got pg I had more people than I could count ask me when I was giving up, why didn't I give up. I KNEW he was out there, I KNEW he was supposed to be in this family. I COULD NOT give up until he came home. My heart is complete. My son is here, my daughter has a brother. Every time she looks at him and says she loves him, I say this is why I never gave up. I am beyond blessed, luckier than I deserve.
My son, spikey blond hair and all
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angel333
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Member since 3/10 1803 total posts
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AKS
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Re: May be this will help/encourage you
  Thank you for sharing your experience and giving us hope! 
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Blu-ize
Plan B is Now Plan A
Member since 7/05 32475 total posts
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Susan
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Re: May be this will help/encourage you
This is why I can't give up. Totally worth it.
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| Posted 9/27/10 8:58 AM |
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Aubreysmommy
LIF Adolescent
Member since 5/10 499 total posts
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Baby Noelle is here!
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Re: May be this will help/encourage you
This made me tear up..an amazing story. Thanks for sharing!
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| Posted 9/27/10 12:06 PM |
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SecretTTC2010
LIF Adolescent
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Re: May be this will help/encourage you
Thank you so much for sharing. Your son is too cute for words.
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| Posted 9/27/10 12:11 PM |
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prunepie
LIF Adult
Member since 7/06 4357 total posts
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jennifer
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sasha96
lovin' my 2 little ladies!
Member since 5/05 7401 total posts
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Julianne
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Re: May be this will help/encourage you
your journey may have been hard but you are blessed with such a wonderful family for it. cherish them always! now I need a tissue!
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| Posted 9/27/10 5:14 PM |
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FlowerWife
Positive Vibrations...
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Re: May be this will help/encourage you
what a great story. thanks for sharing!!
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| Posted 9/27/10 8:53 PM |
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Lilacs
LIF Zygote
Member since 9/10 42 total posts
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Re: May be this will help/encourage you
Amazing! Thank you for sharing that wonderful story!
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| Posted 9/28/10 8:10 AM |
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Lola0703
LIF Adolescent
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Re: May be this will help/encourage you
Truly Amazing!!!! Thanks so much for that!!!
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| Posted 9/28/10 2:08 PM |
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CraftyGirl
LIF Infant
Member since 9/10 141 total posts
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Re: May be this will help/encourage you
Your son is beautiful, thank you for the words of encouragement!
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| Posted 9/28/10 5:52 PM |
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