Elise_PG_Wannabe: Thanks Pam!

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Thanks Pam!

Another fellow IVF mom posted this cartoon on her blog and I just had to keep the ball rolling...it is definitely how we all feel about having a baby and the process of IVF just truly...is like the icing on the cake!

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From IVF to Pregnancy!

Baby Portia Mi-Lan Davis is born! 6 lbs. 6 oz. 19 3/4 inches long via VBAC!!!
December 30th- Scheduled C-section w/Dr. Borromeo- official day if I don't go into labor beforehand.
December 28th- FINAL OB visit; paperwork for c-section.
December 21st- 38 week OB visit. Scheduled w/CRNP Parone; my doc on vacay.
December 14th- 36 week OB visit. Weighing in at 138 lbs! Group B test and bloodwork for Chloestasis.
November 29th- 34 week OB visit. Officially gained 30 lbs! Now weighing in at 136 lbs! Met w/Dr. Glazer. My doc on vacay.
November 16th- 32 week OB visit and Happy 4 year anniversary to hubby and me!
November 12th- Baby Shower, yey!
November 2nd- 30 week OB visit and follow up ultrasound.
October 14th- Admitted to PETU for dehydration and dehdyration induced contractions; monitored for 4 hours, IV fluids and then sent home. Luckily not preterm labor, yey!
Skipped October Dr's visits due to insurance delay.
September 30- Glucose Test!
September 9th- 23 week follow up ultrasound, we definitely found out the gender of the baby, it will be a surprise announcement at the shower!
August 19th- 20 week anatomy ultrasound- will it be bambino or bambina? Ultrasound tech was a major bi*ch so I will have to find out w/a different one in 4 weeks.
July 21st- 2nd phase genetic bloodwork
July 6th- First visit w/OB at 14 weeks. RESULTS: great appointment! Dr. was OK to schedule C-section but believes I will go even earlier, yey!
June 29th- Ultrasound and Down Syndrome Screening at 13 weeks. RESULTS: Downs 1 in 1500 and Trisomy 18 was 1 in 10,000.
June 17th- Official Announcement at 12 weeks!
June 10th- Stop Progesterone Injections and Estrogen Patches, woohoo!
May 26th- 7 1/2 week ultrasound, 2nd OB Scan! 160 beats per minute and almost doubled in size from last week!
May 19th- 6 1/2 week ultrasound, 1st OB Scan!- Saw baby and heartbeat was 166 beats per minute!
May 6- BETA now 2191, scheduling ultrasound!
May 3- BETA now 662!
May 1- BETA more than doubled! now 354!
April 29- BETA PG Blood Test!!! Beta came in at 150, I am PREGNANT!
April 21- 4 out of 7 made it to Day 6 Blastocysts! 10- Day 2PN embabies and 4 Day 6 blastocysts= 14 frozen!
April 20- DAY 5 Transfer Day! Transferred ONE Grade 3BB Blastocyst! And still have 7 other blastocysts developing- will get the update on how many will be frozen w/the other 10.
April 18- Got the call, embryos are doing fabulous and we are now doing a DAY 5 Transfer, woohoo! Grow embabies grow!
April 17- 8 are still incubating very successfully! Day 3 transfer is tentative for April 18th; will get a call if it's pushed til Day 5 on Wed. April 20.
April 16- 18 fertilized! 10 frozen at 2PN stage and 8 incubated! And the waiting continues...
April 15- Egg Retrieval 9AM-21 Eggs Retrieved, woohoo!
April 14- Bloodwork and Final Instructions.
April 13- Trigger Shot at 10PM!
April 13- Bloodwork @8am followed by ultrasound #4.
April 12- Bloodwork @8am followed by ultrasound #3. 13 follies on the right/12 follies on the left; awaiting instructions from RE Nurse; anticipates Trigger on Wed. April 13 and ER on Fri. April 15th!
April 11- Bloodwork @8am followed by ultrasound #2; Follistim reduced to 50iu and continue w/Menopur 75iu and Ganirelix AM. Will continue Bloodwork and Ultrasound every day until Trigger Day.
April 9- Bloodwork @8am followed by ultrasound #1--RN follow-up, E2 levels are 944.
April 8- Bloodwork for E2,LH and continue with Follistim 125iu, Menopur 75iu, Ganirelix AM and Doxycycline.
April 7- Bloodwork for E2, LH/ Follistim reduced to 125 iu and added Menopur 75 iu and Ganirelix
April 4- Started Follistim 200 iu and Doxycycline started
April 4- Baseline E2, FSH and Ultrasound
April 3- Period Started
March 31- Last Birth Control Pill Taken (21 days worth)
March 17- Mock Transfer w/Dr. Kalra
March 11- Started Birth Control Pills Cycle Day 3
March 9- IVF Consult w/Dr. Edwards and Roz RN