Justamere IVF: December 2001

These are the last belly shots we got before Alexis' arrival. They were taken at 35 weeks 4 days, mere 5 days before she was born by my sister...these are the ones I liked best.

Our Journey

Married in 2005, but TTC#1 since 2004

IVF#1 April 2007 - BFN

IVF#2 August 2008

ER - August 13, 2008. 22 eggs retrieved, 17 mature, 4 fertilized

ET - August 16, 2008 (transferred 1 8cell embie. Our lone survivor)

Beta - August 28, 2008 - BFP! Hcg 137

Follow up Beta - Sept 2, 2008 Hcg 1,777

Third beta - Sept 4, 2008 - Hcg 4,080

First u/s - Sept 11, 2008 - baby measuring 2mm...heart rate 100bpm

Second u/s - Sept 22, 2008 - all is well...heart rate 150bpm First OB appt - Oct 8, 2008

December 31, 2008 - IT'S A GIRL!

April 10, 2009 - Alexis Marie is born. 6lbs 18.5 inches

August 12, 2010 - Return to RE to talk about TTC#2

September 1, 2010 - Saline Ultrasound

September 29, 2010 - Retrieval (25 eggs retrieved, 19 mature...2 fertilized)

October 2, 2010 - Transfer 2 8 celled embryos (our only 2)

October 11, 2010 - Positive HPT

October 14, 2010 - Beta 93.9 BFP!

October 18, 2010 - 2nd Beta - 221

October 20, 2010 - 3rd Beta - 377...it's not doubling

October 21, 2010 - no sac seen in Ultrasound

October 25, 2010 - 4th Beta - 1725! 6mm sac seen!

October 27, 2010 - 7.1mm sac seen with yolk sac!

November 3, 2010 - No heartbeat seen

November 8, 2010 - Still no heartbeat. Stop meds

November 10, 2010 - OB confirms pg not viable. Fetal pole already gone

November 12, 2010 - D&C performed

August 2011 - Start to think about trying again

August 2011 - Find out my RE doesn't take my new insurance...start hunt for new RE

September 6, 2011 - Meet with new GYN to get referral to new RE

September 20, 2011 - First meeting with new RE.

September 22, 2011 - Get approved by WIN fertility for IVF

October 1, 2011 - AF arrived

October 3, 2011 - start bcp

October 13, 2011 - Saline Ultrasound

October 18, 2011 - Cycle cancelled because my TSH was above 5.5

October 21, 2011 - Get in to see Endo for TSH...told most likely have Hashimoto's

October 22, 2011 - my 35th birthday

October 25, 2011 - Go for ultrasound of Thyroid

November 1, 2011 - Back to see Endo. TSH at 2.3

December 12, 2011 - Approved for January cycle

December 14, 2011 - Husband loses his job and the insurance for our IVF. Decide to pay one month of COBRA.

December 26, 2011 - Start Lupron, having been on active bcp since early December

December 31, 2011 - last bcp

January 9, 2012 - Back to see Endo. TSH at 1.23!!

January 11, 2012 - Baseline ultrasound and bloodwork.

January 26, 2012 - ER (13 eggs retrieved)

January 27, 2012 - it's all over. Nothing fertilized. No embryos.

October 2013 - missed period that was supposed to arrive October 10th.

October 28, 2013 -Go for a blood test after AF still hasn't arrived and 4 negative HPTs.

October 30, 2013 - Results show negative

November 12, 2013 - Gyn appointment as AF still hasn't arrived...now missed 2 cycles. RESCHEDULED.

November 14, 2013 - Gyn appointment as AF still hasn't arrived and now I've missed 2 cycles.

Justamere IVF

Saturday, December 1, 2001

Maternity Photos