This blog has been created as a place for the members of SheKnows Cycle Buddies Forum to have their success stories posted. It will be a great source of hope and knowledge for all members of our board. If you have stumbled across this blog and have never visited Cycle Buddies, it is a message board dedicated to Trying To Conceive. We have an amazing group of ladies, you will instantly feel welcome!! Please come check us out if you are trying to conceive. You'll be amazed by how much you'll learn and how quickly you'll make friends! ♥
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Thursday, August 27, 2009
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Richelle's Story (sweetpea2020)
Richelle's TTC journey began in June 2007.
She got her BFP on July 1, 2009
Here is her success story:
On June.7th my cycle started and my new Infertility doctor sent me for a Saline Ultrasound to see why we were having recurrent losses it was scheduled for June.16th I went and while waiting for my results I figured since she told us we have a better chance now to try and see what happens, 2-3 days later I O'd and we prayed still no call and came to find out on July.1st (Canada day) that we were pregnant, I went in the 2nd for Beta #1-12DPO to find out it was 101.4 and we were definitely pregnant 8 days later I get a call for the RE saying wow I came in and got the news just as I was looking at the results and they weren't good and she was totally surprised!
Richelle is due on March 14, 2010!! At her first ultrasound the baby's heartbeat was 113 BPM and at her second ultrasound the heartbeat was 162 BPM.
She got her BFP on July 1, 2009
Here is her success story:
On June.7th my cycle started and my new Infertility doctor sent me for a Saline Ultrasound to see why we were having recurrent losses it was scheduled for June.16th I went and while waiting for my results I figured since she told us we have a better chance now to try and see what happens, 2-3 days later I O'd and we prayed still no call and came to find out on July.1st (Canada day) that we were pregnant, I went in the 2nd for Beta #1-12DPO to find out it was 101.4 and we were definitely pregnant 8 days later I get a call for the RE saying wow I came in and got the news just as I was looking at the results and they weren't good and she was totally surprised!
Richelle is due on March 14, 2010!! At her first ultrasound the baby's heartbeat was 113 BPM and at her second ultrasound the heartbeat was 162 BPM.
Some of her beautiful BFPs!
Friday, May 1, 2009
Melissa's Story (trying41st)
Melissa's TTC journey began in June 2008.
She got her BFP in May 2009!
Here is her story:
I do believe that too much of the charts can become obsessive for the TTC groups... that's how it got for me and once I took a break and didn't remind myself everyday I was TTC, it happend! YAY! ( I charted everything at first, big mistake... became obsessive) Chats are great when you are down and need a little support, but using it as a daily fix... not so good : ). I had irregular periods and endometriosis... what a struggle... couldn't track O date to save my life. I would have a 25 day cycle followed by a 35 day cycle. I took too many HPT than I care to mention with no BFP's. When I became pregnant, I thought I could be... but I did every month (phantom symptoms, etc.). I went in for a consultation about my options with endometriosis. This would be my 12th cycle and was also being referred to an RE in a few months. At this point I had just made a plan to take charge of my TTC by looking into options. At my appointment they did a pee test just incase... it was POSITIVE! I couldn't believe it! As soon as I had relaxed and figured I would get some answers... the answer I got was that I was Pregnant!
Melissa is due Febrauary 21, 2010! She expects to find out the gender of the baby in early October 2009!
Here are some belly pics:
She got her BFP in May 2009!
Here is her story:
I do believe that too much of the charts can become obsessive for the TTC groups... that's how it got for me and once I took a break and didn't remind myself everyday I was TTC, it happend! YAY! ( I charted everything at first, big mistake... became obsessive) Chats are great when you are down and need a little support, but using it as a daily fix... not so good : ). I had irregular periods and endometriosis... what a struggle... couldn't track O date to save my life. I would have a 25 day cycle followed by a 35 day cycle. I took too many HPT than I care to mention with no BFP's. When I became pregnant, I thought I could be... but I did every month (phantom symptoms, etc.). I went in for a consultation about my options with endometriosis. This would be my 12th cycle and was also being referred to an RE in a few months. At this point I had just made a plan to take charge of my TTC by looking into options. At my appointment they did a pee test just incase... it was POSITIVE! I couldn't believe it! As soon as I had relaxed and figured I would get some answers... the answer I got was that I was Pregnant!
Melissa is due Febrauary 21, 2010! She expects to find out the gender of the baby in early October 2009!
Here are some belly pics:
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Shannon's Story (shannylou929)
Shannon's TTC journey began in August 2007.
She got her BFP on March 25, 2009!
Here's her story:
After a chemical pregnancy with our first IVF in November of 2009, we decided to give it another shot starting in January of 2009. We met with the RE to go over our plan and what part of the protocol he was going to change. He felt that my body responded too slow to the medications on the first round which in turn led to slow developing embryos that ultimately resulted in my miscarriage. I was so glad that he felt he knew what the problem was and had a plan to move forward. I had bloodwork done that day so see if I had ovulated and I hadn't so I was put on provera to bring on my period. A few days later, I began my birth control pills and we were on our way. Everything was different about the 2nd cycle including how my body responded to the medications, and how I handled the journey (Part II) physically and emotionally. It was a lot easier the 2nd time around because I knew what to expect, it wasn't a guessing game and I was able to relax more. During this time, my husbands company got bought out and he received new insurance with full 100% coverage of IVF, so I do think the weight that was lifted regarding money helped tremendously with me being able to focus on the big prize. I had my egg retrieval on March 9th and they retrieved 19 eggs, however, I received some disappointing news the next day when I found out only 9 of those were mature and only 7 fertilized with ICSI. I decided to call those my "lucky 7" and prayed that at least one would make it to transfer. At day 3, all 7 were still doing well so the RE told us we would be doing a day 5 transfer. On day 5, we had two morulas (so close to being blasts) to transfer but unfortauntely, we were told we would have none to freeze. Once again, our hopes were in the hands of the two embabies being placed back into my uterus. We had high hopes and many prayers that God would bring us our baby. On 7/8dpo I started to experience some menstral like cramping, it would only last a few hours at a time and I was just praying that it was one of our little embabies embedding into their new little home. On 11DPO I decided to take a HPT and within 3 minutes I saw the faintest faint line I have ever seen. I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me in all honesty, so I wrapped it up to bring to work to show my best friend. I told her, please don't get excited but I need your opinion on something. I showed it to her and she started jumping up and down, yes yes thats definitely a line! The next few days I would test and the line was getting darker. During the 2WW I was having some huge issues with the suppositories that I was taking, they were irritating my vaginal area tremendously to where I was swollen and itchy. I wasn't supposed to have my beta until 18DPO but I called the nurse on 16DPO and told her I couldn't take the pain anymore. She told me that my only other option was PIO shots, but to come in for an early beta because if it wasn't positive, there would be no need to continue any meds. I was so nervous, but so excited. I had my beta and within 2 hours she called me with the best two words next to my husband asking my hand in marriage, "You're Pregnant!" We both started crying together on the phone, I quickly called my husband to tell him the good news and then we cried on the phone together. It was a magical day.
She got her BFP on March 25, 2009!
Here's her story:
After a chemical pregnancy with our first IVF in November of 2009, we decided to give it another shot starting in January of 2009. We met with the RE to go over our plan and what part of the protocol he was going to change. He felt that my body responded too slow to the medications on the first round which in turn led to slow developing embryos that ultimately resulted in my miscarriage. I was so glad that he felt he knew what the problem was and had a plan to move forward. I had bloodwork done that day so see if I had ovulated and I hadn't so I was put on provera to bring on my period. A few days later, I began my birth control pills and we were on our way. Everything was different about the 2nd cycle including how my body responded to the medications, and how I handled the journey (Part II) physically and emotionally. It was a lot easier the 2nd time around because I knew what to expect, it wasn't a guessing game and I was able to relax more. During this time, my husbands company got bought out and he received new insurance with full 100% coverage of IVF, so I do think the weight that was lifted regarding money helped tremendously with me being able to focus on the big prize. I had my egg retrieval on March 9th and they retrieved 19 eggs, however, I received some disappointing news the next day when I found out only 9 of those were mature and only 7 fertilized with ICSI. I decided to call those my "lucky 7" and prayed that at least one would make it to transfer. At day 3, all 7 were still doing well so the RE told us we would be doing a day 5 transfer. On day 5, we had two morulas (so close to being blasts) to transfer but unfortauntely, we were told we would have none to freeze. Once again, our hopes were in the hands of the two embabies being placed back into my uterus. We had high hopes and many prayers that God would bring us our baby. On 7/8dpo I started to experience some menstral like cramping, it would only last a few hours at a time and I was just praying that it was one of our little embabies embedding into their new little home. On 11DPO I decided to take a HPT and within 3 minutes I saw the faintest faint line I have ever seen. I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me in all honesty, so I wrapped it up to bring to work to show my best friend. I told her, please don't get excited but I need your opinion on something. I showed it to her and she started jumping up and down, yes yes thats definitely a line! The next few days I would test and the line was getting darker. During the 2WW I was having some huge issues with the suppositories that I was taking, they were irritating my vaginal area tremendously to where I was swollen and itchy. I wasn't supposed to have my beta until 18DPO but I called the nurse on 16DPO and told her I couldn't take the pain anymore. She told me that my only other option was PIO shots, but to come in for an early beta because if it wasn't positive, there would be no need to continue any meds. I was so nervous, but so excited. I had my beta and within 2 hours she called me with the best two words next to my husband asking my hand in marriage, "You're Pregnant!" We both started crying together on the phone, I quickly called my husband to tell him the good news and then we cried on the phone together. It was a magical day.
Here's what she has to say about her pregnancy:
It started off with a lot of morning sickness. I was either getting sick or feeling nauseous until week 14, I could hardly eat anything and the smell of most foods made me sick. I lost about 10 pounds before I started to feel better. At week 12 I had my 1st Trimester Screening which was ultimately our first look at the baby as something more than a dot on the screen. It was very neat and very emotional at the same time. We discovered at that appointment that our baby had a thicker than normal nucleal fold (neck thickness) which is a marker for genetic or heart disorders. We decided right on the spot to have a CVS test done to check for chromosomal abnormalties. It was very scary, a very very long needle placed into my stomach to get DNA from the placenta. I was put on bedrest for 2 days following the procedure and when I came back to work on Wednesday the nurse called to tell me that the baby passed the preliminary testing, but that it would be another week or so before we got the full results. She did however share with us another bit of amazing news, that Kyle and I would be parents to a beautiful bouncing baby BOY! Long story short...Longest week of my life... but at the end of the next week we found out that all chromosome disorders had been ruled out. I had to to a child cardiologist a few weeks later to have the baby's heart looked at, we got the green light at that appointment too- so all in all it turns out the baby just had a thick neck and there was nothing to be worried about. Whew. Since then, the pregnancy has been rather uneventful besides the occasional backaches and horrible acid reflux. I will be entering my third trimester on Sept 6th and cannot believe we are almost to the end. I have documented every step of the two IVFs and my pregnancy on my blog Praying4aBabyBoo.Blogspot.com
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Kari's Story (khickey)
Kari's TTC journey began on her wedding night, December 31, 1999.
She got her BFP on February 25, 2009!
Here's her story:
This was our very first IVF cycle after 15 cycles of IUI. All of our IUI cycles were with a donor and 3 resulted in BFP's but none that lasted past 12 weeks. We decided to finally take the jump and do IVF with ICSI using DH's sperm and were shocked to get a BFP first try! My beta was a bit high and we were very hopeful for twins. 5.5 weeks into the pregnancy I began bleeding and thought we were going to lose yet another angel. To my surprise at my 7 week ultrasound there was not one or two sacs but four! We could not believe that we were having quads. My RE was very cautious telling us not to expect all of them to make it through the first trimester. At the end of the first trimester there were still 4 so we met with some specialist who spoke of a fetal reduction then they did some tests in which pointed to 4 healthy babies so we decided to proceed with this very high risk pregnancy. Everything has gone amazingly smooth so far! I am now 30 weeks and the babies are thriving. We are hoping for a couple more weeks until delivery day!
She got her BFP on February 25, 2009!
Here's her story:
This was our very first IVF cycle after 15 cycles of IUI. All of our IUI cycles were with a donor and 3 resulted in BFP's but none that lasted past 12 weeks. We decided to finally take the jump and do IVF with ICSI using DH's sperm and were shocked to get a BFP first try! My beta was a bit high and we were very hopeful for twins. 5.5 weeks into the pregnancy I began bleeding and thought we were going to lose yet another angel. To my surprise at my 7 week ultrasound there was not one or two sacs but four! We could not believe that we were having quads. My RE was very cautious telling us not to expect all of them to make it through the first trimester. At the end of the first trimester there were still 4 so we met with some specialist who spoke of a fetal reduction then they did some tests in which pointed to 4 healthy babies so we decided to proceed with this very high risk pregnancy. Everything has gone amazingly smooth so far! I am now 30 weeks and the babies are thriving. We are hoping for a couple more weeks until delivery day!
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Jesse's Story (jesse k + x)
Jesse's TTC journey began in September 2008.
She got her BFP February 11, 2009!
Here's her story:
After a stressful Xmas/New years where James and i had been fighting, i'd taken a week holiday to stay with my best friend. Came home and we continued with our journey TTC..... got my + OPK the same nite James told me he was moving out (but wasn't breaking up with me), had sex a couple hrs later and almost straight after doing the deed, felt ov pain.
Unfortunately, James broke up with me 3 days later just as FF gave me my cross hairs. At 5dpo i had the tiniest bit of spotting... but was in denial we caught the egg - i guess i was kinda hoping we didnt. 13dpo i realised AF was a day or 2 late, tested and sure enuff, straight away a BFP!http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/23498f
About her pregnancy, Jesse says:
Relatively easy... morning sickness til 13wks, migraines which acupuncture relieved, saw some boy 'bits' on the 19wk u/s (YAY!), and measuring ahead a couple wks from early on. Due in just over 7wks now, and waiting on another u/s to check bubs size to decide on a c section or another natural birth. I just can't wait to hold him!!
She got her BFP February 11, 2009!
Here's her story:
After a stressful Xmas/New years where James and i had been fighting, i'd taken a week holiday to stay with my best friend. Came home and we continued with our journey TTC..... got my + OPK the same nite James told me he was moving out (but wasn't breaking up with me), had sex a couple hrs later and almost straight after doing the deed, felt ov pain.
Unfortunately, James broke up with me 3 days later just as FF gave me my cross hairs. At 5dpo i had the tiniest bit of spotting... but was in denial we caught the egg - i guess i was kinda hoping we didnt. 13dpo i realised AF was a day or 2 late, tested and sure enuff, straight away a BFP!http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/23498f
About her pregnancy, Jesse says:
Relatively easy... morning sickness til 13wks, migraines which acupuncture relieved, saw some boy 'bits' on the 19wk u/s (YAY!), and measuring ahead a couple wks from early on. Due in just over 7wks now, and waiting on another u/s to check bubs size to decide on a c section or another natural birth. I just can't wait to hold him!!
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