Two Chicks In Pursuit of a Babe: A bit of a bright spot

Good news (seems somedays hard to come by in the TTC world, but maybe it is that perception that has been souring me lately, but that's another post ...). Anyway, as I was saying, a bit of good news. Our first choice donor, who had been out of stock in May, is back in stock!! Yay.

Herstory

April '10: Adoption paperwork & homestudy officially completed. In the pool of waiting families. Praying for a short wait.
Jan./Feb. '10: IVF Attempt #3, retrieval but nothing made it to transfer.
Nov. '09: Retrieval, but nothing made it to transfer.
Oct. '09: I turn 38 (WTF?) and IVF#2 gets underway, retrieval and all that jazz, if it happens, will be in November
Sept. '09: IVF#1 canceled before retrieval for poor response/wrong protocol.
Summer '09: Slooowly working on adoption, gearing up for IVF
Late May '09: Try #9 (injectables cycle 3). Follistim 150 units x 6 nights, then cycle cancelled because all the follies were on the left side & left tube is blocked.
May '09: Submitted formal adoption application, met with adoption counselor again, took required classes, continued with paperwork.
Late April/Early May '09: Try #8 (Injectables cycle 2). Follistim 150 units x 3 nights, then 75 units x 5 nights. Started to ovulate on my own, Ovidrel trigger, one IUI, progesterone, BFN
Early April '09: Sitting out a cycle because of work travel.
March '09: Signed up with the adoption agency and began injectables. Try #7, Follistim 75 units for 8 nights, Ovidrel trigger, one IUI, progesterone, BFN
Feb. '09: New insurance, new doc, new donor, new plan. Bring on the injectables.
Jan. '09: Insurance wrangling, doctor shopping, adoption thinking
Dec. '08 Still pausing, three cycles into the break ....
Nov. '08: Pausing .....
Oct. '08: Try #6, Clomid & trigger, two IUIs, progesterone, BFN
Sept. '08: Try #5, Clomid & trigger, two IUIs, progesterone, BFN
Aug. '08: out a cycle because of family vacation
July '08: Try #4, Clomid & trigger, one IUI, progesterone, BFN
July '08: HSG redux
June '08: Try #3, 2 IUIs, progesterone, BFN
Late May '08: and sitting out another cycle
Early May '08: sitting out a cycle
Late April '08: HSG
April '08: Try #2, 2 IUIs that were more like ICIs, progesterone, BFN
March '08: anovulatory cycle
Feb. '08: Try #1, 2 IUIs, progesterone to lengthen luteal phase, BFN
Jan. '08: HSN
Oct. '07: started OPKing
Aug. '07: started charting BBT
May '07: testing for Factor Five Leiden (negative).

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

A bit of a bright spot

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