This blog tells the story of our journey, bit by bit. But for a quick summary of our journey, here is the grand list of milestones, from the beginning of our decision to try to conceive through the births of both of our beautiful children!
2008
March: We decide to start trying to conceive, casually at first, and then more intentionally as time goes on.
2010
January 7 - POSITIVE pregnancy test!
January 13 - Miscarriage
2011
August/September - Basic fertility tests leading to one cycle of Clomid/trigger shot
September 19 - POSITIVE pregnancy test!
September 27 - Emergency surgery for an ectopic pregnancy; learned that IVF is our only safe option for conceiving
November 21 - First consult with reproductive endocrinologist
2012
February 26 - IVF Cycle #1 (fresh) - start
March 10 - IVF Cycle #1 - egg retrieval
March 16 - IVF Cycle #1 - embryo transfer (2 day-five blastocysts)
March 20 - NEGATIVE pregnancy test
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April 17 - IVF Cycle #2 (frozen) - start
May 17 - IVF Cycle #2 - embryo transfer (2 day-five blastocysts)
May 25 - NEGATIVE pregnancy test
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October 1 - IVF Cycle #3 (fresh) - start
October 11 - IVF Cycle #3 - egg retrieval
October 17 - IVF Cycle #3 - embryo transfer (2 day-five blastocysts)
October 24 - NEGATIVE pregnancy test
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November 5 - IVF Cycle #4 (frozen) - start
December 13 - IVF Cycle #4 - embryo transfer (2 day-five blastocysts)
December 27 - POSITIVE pregnancy test!
2013
January 7 - Miscarriage (presumed cervical ectopic)
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February - IVF Cycle #5 (frozen) - start
March 7 - IVF Cycle #5 - embryo transfer (2 day-five blastocysts)
March 15 - POSITIVE pregnancy test!
November 21 - Birth of Samuel Tyler (unplanned c-section due to severe pre-eclampsia)
2015
October 16 - IVF Cycle #6 (fresh) - start
November 4 - IVF Cycle #6 - embryo transfer (1 day-five blastocyst)
November 13 - NEGATIVE pregnancy test
2016
March - IVF Cycle #7 (frozen) - start
April 14 - IVF Cycle #7 - embryo transfer (1 day-five blastocyst)
April 23 - POSITIVE pregnancy test
December 27 - Birth of Eleanor Ann (planned c-section; postpartum hemorrhage)
2008
March: We decide to start trying to conceive, casually at first, and then more intentionally as time goes on.
2010
January 7 - POSITIVE pregnancy test!
January 13 - Miscarriage
2011
August/September - Basic fertility tests leading to one cycle of Clomid/trigger shot
September 19 - POSITIVE pregnancy test!
September 27 - Emergency surgery for an ectopic pregnancy; learned that IVF is our only safe option for conceiving
November 21 - First consult with reproductive endocrinologist
2012
February 26 - IVF Cycle #1 (fresh) - start
March 10 - IVF Cycle #1 - egg retrieval
March 16 - IVF Cycle #1 - embryo transfer (2 day-five blastocysts)
March 20 - NEGATIVE pregnancy test
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April 17 - IVF Cycle #2 (frozen) - start
May 17 - IVF Cycle #2 - embryo transfer (2 day-five blastocysts)
May 25 - NEGATIVE pregnancy test
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October 1 - IVF Cycle #3 (fresh) - start
October 11 - IVF Cycle #3 - egg retrieval
October 17 - IVF Cycle #3 - embryo transfer (2 day-five blastocysts)
October 24 - NEGATIVE pregnancy test
--
November 5 - IVF Cycle #4 (frozen) - start
December 13 - IVF Cycle #4 - embryo transfer (2 day-five blastocysts)
December 27 - POSITIVE pregnancy test!
2013
January 7 - Miscarriage (presumed cervical ectopic)
--
February - IVF Cycle #5 (frozen) - start
March 7 - IVF Cycle #5 - embryo transfer (2 day-five blastocysts)
March 15 - POSITIVE pregnancy test!
November 21 - Birth of Samuel Tyler (unplanned c-section due to severe pre-eclampsia)
2015
October 16 - IVF Cycle #6 (fresh) - start
November 4 - IVF Cycle #6 - embryo transfer (1 day-five blastocyst)
November 13 - NEGATIVE pregnancy test
2016
March - IVF Cycle #7 (frozen) - start
April 14 - IVF Cycle #7 - embryo transfer (1 day-five blastocyst)
April 23 - POSITIVE pregnancy test
December 27 - Birth of Eleanor Ann (planned c-section; postpartum hemorrhage)
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