Baby Steps...take two?: Emotions of Infertility

My Journey

Fall 1996- Started BC to help painful periods

April 1999- First Laproscopy: Diagnosed with Endometriosis

Summer 1999- Started BC treatment that stopped my periods January 2005- Second Laproscopy: Endometriosis not as invasive...YAY!

July 19, 2008 Married the LOVE of my Life!

August 2009- Officially went off birth control and started trying

July 2010- Yearly exam: Start testing for infertility and explore options

July 12 2010- Sonohyterogram- Things look OK!

July 27 2010- Start Femera round 1 for 5 days

Aug. 10, 2010- First IUI

Aug 24, 2010- No such luck, on to our second attempt

Sept 3rd, 2010-Second IUI-No Luck

Oct. 3rd 2010- Third IUI- No luck

Oct 25th- 3rd Laproscopy surgery

Dec. 3rd, 2010- IUI with injectables: No luck

January 2011- IVF starts/abruptly ends due to cysts

March 7, 2011- IVF starts attempt #2

March 10, 2011- U/s is CLEAR! No cysts! 5 pre follies! Start 4 Bravelle/1 Menopur injections

March 14, 2011- 5 7mm Follies! E2 at 117!

March 16, 2011- 6 Follies! E2 at 218!

March 17th 2011- 8 Follies! 1 in the lead at 13.5mm. Start Ganerilex injections.

March 19th 2011- 6 follies looking harvestable! Retrieval scheduled for Tuesday!

March 20th, 2011- 8 follies over 15mm! HcG shot, ganerelix and 2 amps of Bravelle schedule for tonight!

March 22nd, 2011 7 eggs retrieved!

March 25th, 2011- 1 embryo transferred

April 3rd, 2011- First positive HPT!

April 9th, 2011- First Beta=887!

April 12th, 2011- Second Beta=2375!

April 28th, 2011- First U/S! Bug measured at 7 weeks with a heartrate of 145!

May 12th, 2011-2nd U/s! Our BUG measured at 9 weeks with a heart rate of 175! :)

May 24th, 2011- 3rd U/S! Our bug measured at 11weeks and a heartrate of 158!

June 1st, 2011- 4th U/S! Our bug measured at 12 weeks and had a heartrate of 155!

June 29th, 2011- OB appt. Baby's heart rate was around 148... (since the baby wouldn't sit still long enough!)

Jul 19th, 2011- OB appt...The baby is a GIRL! She measured 11 oz!

August 16th- OB appt...Heartbeat was 154 :)

September 15th- OB appt...Heartbeat 154. :) Passed Glucose test! :)

November 11th- Healthy baby girl born at 1:57PM at 7lbs 3 oz and 19 inches.

May 17, 2012- Stopped taking BC pill

November 23rd, 2012- BFP!

December 14th, 2012- We see out BUG for the first time- Heartbeat 154 Baby Due- August 1st!

December 28th 2012- See our Bug again! Heart rate 177

Jan 8th, 2013- Released to the OB- See our bug for a 3rd time and measuring right on target!

Abbreviations Key

#
2WW - Two-week wait until time to take pregnancy test (approximately 14 days after ovulation)

a
AF - Aunt Flo (menstruation)
AI - Artificial Insemination
AR - Assisted Reproduction
ART - Assisted Reproductive Technology

b
BBs - Breasts
BC - Birth Control
BCP - Birth Control Pills
BBT - Basal Body Temperature
BD - Big Deed (baby making sex)
BFN or BF0 - Big Fat Negative (home pregnancy test result)
BFP - Big Fat Positive (home pregnancy test result)
BIL - Brother-in-Law
BW or B/W - Blood Work

c
CB - Cycle Buddy
CBEFM - Clear Blue Easy Fertility Monitor
CD - Cycle day
CF - Cervical fluid
CL - Corpus Luteum
CM - Cervical Mucus
Colpo - Colposcopy
CP - Cervical position
CVS - Chorionic Villae Sampling

d
D&C - Dilation & Curettage
DD - Dear/Darling Daughter or Designated Driver
DC - Dear/Darling Child
D&E - Dilation & Evacuation
DH - Dear/Darling Husband
DI - Donor Insemination
DPO - Days past ovulation
DS - Dear/Darling Son

e
E2 - Estradiol
EBF- Exclusively Breastfed
EBM - Expressed Breast Milk
EDD - Estimated Due Date
EFF- Exclusively Formula Fed or Eco-Friendly Family (board)
ENDO - Endometriosis
EPT - Early Pregnancy Test
ER - Emergency Room
ET - Embryo Transfer
EWCM - Egg White Cervical Mucus

f
FC- Future Child(ren)
FET - Frozen Embryo Transfer
FI - Fiance(e)
FM - Fertility Monitor
FMU - First morning urine
FP - Follicular Phase
FRER - First Response Early Response
FSH - Follicle Stimulating Hormone
FTTA - Fertile Thoughts To All
F/U - Follow-up
FWIW- For What It’s Worth

h
HCG - Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
HPT - Home Pregnancy Test
HRT - Hormone Replacement Therapy
HSC - Hysteroscopy
HSG - Hysterosalpingogram

i
IB - Implantation Bleeding
IC - Incompetent Cervix
ICSI - Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection
IF - Infertility
IHO- In Honor Of
IM - Intramuscular
IMO- In My Opinion
IMHO- In My Humble Opinion
IR- Insulin Resistant
IUI - Intra-uterine Insemination
IVF - In Vitro Fertilization

k
KU- Knocked Up

l
LAP - Laparoscopy
LGBT - Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender
LH - Luteinizing Hormone
LIP - Link in post
LMP - Last Menstrual Period
LO - Little one
LP - Luteal phase

m
MC - Miscarriage
MS - Morning Sickness

n
NBR - Not Baby Related
NFO - Not Finding Out (gender)
NFP - Natural Family Planning
NIP - Nursing In Public
NP - Nurse Practitioner
NTD - Neural Tube Defect

o
O - Ovulation
OB - Obstetrician
OB/GYN - Obstetrician/Gynecologist
OC - Oral Contraceptives
OHSS - Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
OP - Original Poster
OPK - Ovulation Predictor Kit
OPT - Ovulation Predictor Test
OTC - Over-the-counter
OV - Ovulation

p
P4 - Progesterone
PA - Physician's Assistant
PC - Post-Coital (after sex)
PCO, PCOD - Polycystic Ovary Disease
PCOS (POS) - Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
PCP - Primary Care Physician
PCT - Post-Coital Test
PG - Pregnancy or Pregnant
PI - Primary Infertility
PIAC - Pee In A cup
PID - Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
PIH - Pregnancy Induced Hypertension
PIT - Pitocin
PMS - Premenstrual Syndrome
PNV - Prenatal vitamin
POAS - Pee On A Stick
POMF - Pee on My Fingers
POTW- Picture Of The Week
Pough - Pee+Cough
PROM - Premature Rupture of Membranes
PTL - Preterm labor
PZ - PregnantZilla (self-centered pregnant woman)

r
RE - Reproductive Endocrinologist
RPL - Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
RSA - Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion

s
S/A - Sperm/semen analysis
SAIFW - Success After Infertility Welcome
SHG - Sonohysterogram
Sniss - Sneeze+pee
SO- Significant Other
S/O - Speaking Of
SonoHSG - Sonohysterogram
STTN- Sleeping Through The Night

t
TMI - Too Much Information
TRH - Thyroid Releasing Hormone
TSH - Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
TTA - Trying to Avoid
TTC - Trying To Conceive

u
UC - Unassisted Childbirth
US or u/s - Ultrasound
UTI - Urinary Tract Infection

v
V - Vasectomy
VBAC - Vaginal birth after caesarian
VR - Vasectomy Reversal

w
WAHM/D - Work at home mom/dad
WBC - White Blood Cells
WDYT- What Do You Think
WOHM/D - Work outside home mom/dad
WTEWE - What to Expect When You're Expecting (book)
WWYD- What Would You Do

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Emotions of Infertility

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