Ever notice how the acronyms for infertility are 'IF'?
IF we try this …
IF we do this …
What IF …
IF this happens …
IF the results are …
IF this fails …
IF this does work ...
Coincidence? I think not.
Achieved with tears, faith, hope, pure love, and a lot of medication.
This Is My Story
- Grad3
- I am 32 years old and a survivor of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss (RPL.) In 4 years we have lost a total of 7 pregnancies, 2 losses were after seeing a heartbeat. L and I were able to keep baby number 6 after I started IVIg treatments. We were able to add to our family in January 2010 after using Intralipid treatments. My current diagnosis is RPL, PCOS, Factor V, and Abnormal Leukocyte Antibodies.
Me and L During the Blissful Days of Ignorance
Fertility History
- Nov '05- Blighted Ovum Found At 10 Weeks (1st )
- Dec '05 to Jan '06- Pregnancy (2nd) and miscarried at 6 weeks
- Feb '06- Diagnosed With PCOS and Factor V
- March '06 to July '06- 1500mg of Metformin with Letrozole/ Clomid... No Response
- Aug '06- New RE... Injectable Cycle w/ Follistim and IUI
- Sept '06 to Oct '06- Pregnancy (3rd) Miscarriage, No Development After 6 Weeks, Chromosome Testing Came Back Normal
- Jan '07- New Insurance Means New RE
- Feb '07- Letrozole Cycle w/ Booster Injection and IUI... I responded!!
- March '07- Chemical Pregnancy (4th)
- April '07 to May '07 - Pregnancy (5th), Lost Heartbeat At 7w5d, Chromosome Testing Came Back Normal
- June '07- RE says Egg Donor... We Request Immune Testing, Refers Us To New RE
- July '07- New RE Requests Saline U/S and Immune Tests
- Aug '07- RE Finds Abnormal Leukocyte Antibodies
- Aug '07- Pregnancy (6th)
- Sept '07- Started IVIg Treatments
- May '08- Welcome to the World Lil' P!!
- Sept '08- Not Trying but Not Preventing
- Nov '08- Pregnancy (7th), Miscarriage at 7w
- Dec '08 to Jan '09- Pregnancy (8th), Lost Heartbeat At 7w3d
- May '09- Pregnancy (9th)
- May '09 to Sept '09- Intralipid Treatments with Predisone (20w)
- Jan '10- Welcome to the World Triumph!
Books, Novels, and Authors to Read
- Jen Lancaster (love her!)
- Philippa Gregory
- Savich and Sherlock: The FBI Series by Catherine Coulture
- The Enchanted Inc. Series by Shanna Swendson
- The Shopoholic Series by Sophie Kinsella
- The Female Brain by Louann Brizendine, MD
- Stephanie Plum Novels by Janet Evanovich
- Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling (duh!)
- Kay Scarpetta Novels by Patricia Corwell
Movies and TV Shows
- Sex In The City
- CSI: Las Vegas
- Dead Like Me (it was only two seasons)
- Legally Blonde
- Criminal Minds
- News Radio
- Emma
- Pride and Prejudice (A&E Version)
Other Things I Like
- The Sound of My Family Laughing
- Thunderstorms
- The Smell of a Camp Fire
- My Favorite Season is Fall
- A Grande Mocha from Starbucks
- Chocolate (what can't it fix beside my uterus?)
4 comments:
Infertility sure is one big, fat IF.
IF only I could carry a baby to term...
Definitely not a coincidence. And as much as I try to practice my "control what you can and let the rest go" mantra, the IFs still nag. IF only money weren't an object and we could make decisions based on what's best for our situation and not what won't put us in the poor house. ugh
Can I say the c-word yet? I'm dying to do it, but don't want to make you wince and glare at the computer screen. :-) Just know that I'm *thinking* it even if I'm not allowed to say it.
This is absolutely brilliant!
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