Hello,
I am so excited typing this email. My DH and I have
been trying to conceive for a year without any
success. My regular doctor had me monitoring my BBT
every morning & that was not working for me...some
mornings I'd forget or I didn't write it down anyway
after keeping up with it for 2 1/2 months I lost my
calendar with all the temps! I could have died all
that work was gone & I just knew she would want me to
start all over again from scratch. I made an appt.
with my GYN in June '03 to begin infertility
treatments, they did all sorts of tests & ultrasounds
to determine if I was ovulating..blah blah blah & I
was I was passing every test left & right...but no
little one. I have a great GYN, he's even handsome so
you don't really mind him taking a peek. ;-) In July
my GYN wrote me a prescription for 50mg of Clomid
which I took on days 4-8 of my cycle, on day 14 I went
into his office to get an HCG shot, on day 15 DH went
to a sperm lab & had his sperm washed, I left work
early picked up the sperm at 3:05 & was on my way to
my dr.'s office to be inseminated. While I was
driving to the dr's office I couldn't believe I was
having to go through all of this, when you're a teen
(late teen) & into your 20s you're so careful not to
get pregnant & here I am at 29, a happily married
women, with the house with the white picket fence, two
dogs, and a bird & I'm having to be artificially
inseminated. Whew! Well, long story short I had the
sperm implanted, wasn't too uncomfortable a little
cramping. My dr. asked me not to get my hopes up,
there was only a 20% chance that it would work the
first time. I told him I wouldn't and walked out the
door & literally tried to forget what was had
happened. When DH would ask how I felt or if I got AF
I just shhh'd him & kept getting up. When it was time
for AF I had my usual cramps & thought to myself, darn
it didn't work. But I kept doing my regular routines
without thinking too much about it. Then I had missed
my period...I am always on schedule, I felt cramping
still & my breast were very sore, but thought maybe
the clomid, HCG shot & IUI had some how messed up my
system somehow & AF would soon be on the way. I
waited til I was 5 days late & took a pregancy test &
it was positive...still I couldn't believe it so I
took a 2nd test a few days later ...still positive.
I called my dr. and scheduled an appt for 2 wks later,
by the way my husband is going crazy at this point. I
had my first OB visit on 9/9/03 and it was confirmed
that I was 7 wks pregnant. I started crying right
there in the dr's office. I was so excited when I got
a little tote bag filled with goodies on expecting a
baby. I had seen so many women walk out of the office
with those bags & me wondering if I'd ever get one.
Now I'm occupying a lot of my time on baby websites,
picking out cribs etc, we are thrilled! Well that's my
story. I'm sorry it was so long. Ladies please keep
on trying & don't give up!
Thank you,
Edna

Here is my story (long)
My boys are now 16 months old.
Let me tell you what I have : PCOS, endometriosis, backowards uterus,
very closed cervix
(even in IVF the doctor had trouble to pass the embryos inside)
My journey started at January 1999. We tried naturally for 8 months
but nothing happened. I didn't know then anything about O,
when it happens, BBT etc Then, I took Clomid for 6 cycles
(starting at 50mg to 250mg),
I did O every month and I managed to have 5-6 follicles each month.
Unfortunately the doctors did not watch me right and I had one miscarriage,
two bleedings without reason and ovarian hyperstimulation
that it could lead to very dangerous situations for me
Then, we found out that I had endo.
I had one surgery where it supposed that it was removed.
Two months later had another surgery as endo has affected my
urinary system and nearly lost my kidney.
Then 6 months of Lupron, no period at all.
We went on and had 4 IUIs without result.
Then I found my wonderful doctor and we did more right steps.
I did an hysteroscopisis and found that I had 5 polypodes
in my uterus which they were removed.
Unfortunately endo came fully back.
1st attempt of IVF (April 2002) that failed
2nd attempt at July 2002 PG with TRIPLETS,
yes I stayed in bedrest for 8 months
(with cervix procedure closure and 20 pills each day, and vomitting until the
7th month, always lying down with my feet up) and the first day I entered the
9th month I gave birth to 3 wonderful boys.
Unfortunately our one boy at 15 days old became an angel
as he had an operation and the medication was too hard for his little brain.
I had very very much faith in Virgin Mary, I prayed and prayed.
The doctor had gave us only 2% for the IVF to succeed
as the endo was too bad and I had problems from my previous surgeries.
Yet, we did it and all went well. I had a c-section and
I heard the surgeon to give congratulations to my OB
that made me PG since all my internal organs were stuck together.
My left tube does not work any more and my endo came back,
we found out a week ago.
The doctor told us to try for another baby.
We have been trying naturally for 16 months now.
I do not know how we will proceed but please keep the faith
I trully believe what they say "The mind moves mountains".
n the 2 ww waiting I relaxed and thought my uterus as a little bedroom.
Two hands welcomed my transferred babies,
and kept them in their beds.
This image helped me to be as calm as possible because
truly do NOT believe "Calm and it will happen"
I NEVER calmed until I saw them in my hands.

Hi my name is Beth and I have been coming to this site for almost 2 years now.
I have a ds who is 2 and he was conceived with Clomid, so when I was ready to start ttc'ing #2...
I found this site and hung around.
We had a hard time conceiving ds and I knew that this time was not going to be a piece of cake.
We started right away on Clomid and tried and tried again...16 months of trying.
I am 39 and I knew that I didn't have a lot of time to play around.
My OB finally suggested that I see an RE and after meeting with him
with set a plan in motion and we deceided on Clomid 100mg, Repronex 2 vials a day, Metformin,
2 trigger shots and back to back IUIs.
We had our 1st IUI on Halloween (I should have known that this would be a good omen)
and the Re was looking for at least 20 million sperm count after wash...dh had 130 million!
The 2nd IUI was the next day and the count was 39 million after wash.
I only produced 3 follies on my left side and none from the right...
thank God dh is a good producer. After each IUI, I stayed as still
as possible and prayed to God so hard that I thought that I was going to pass out.
[I even went home and did bedrest after each IUI...I know that you don't have to do so..
.I was willing to do anything.
I went back for my follow up u/s and it showed that I o'ed all 3 follies.....
the waiting game had begun.
I then went back a few days later for my 2nd trigger and I started to watch my temps like a hawk.
I tested at 10dpiui to see if the HCG had left my system and it had, the test was neg.
My temps had fallen the day before and dropped even more the morning at 10dpiui.
I continued to wait and temp and they rose again on 11dpiui...
little did i know that this was a classic implantation dip.
I finally got up the nerve to test again at 14dpiui.....
and I was so devestated to see that it was a BFN. I lost it....
I was mad at God, myself and anyone else that dared come in my line of fire.
We had just sold one of our cars to pay for this and it was all for nothing.
I decided to continue to temp to see how long my Lp was going to be
since this was my 1st time using Metformin.
My temps continued to stay high and I was starting to feel nauseous,
tired and had smell issues. I posted to Momma Kath on the main board
and asked her what was going on. She encouraged me to retest and
I decided that I would do it the following morning...18/19 dpiui.
I woke up the next morning at 5 a.m. to get ds a bottle and took the plunge.
I was so scared sitting there just waiting...
after 3 minutes I took a deep breath and grabbed that evil pee stick
and I couldn't believe it...there were 2 lines..
.both as dark as they could be.
I started screaming for dh while sitting on the john waving the stick in the air,
dh ran into the bathroom thinking that something was wrong
and found me sitting there like an idiot....
he didn't have his glasses on and couldn't see what I waving around.
He finally figured it out and started screaming as loud as me.
My betas continue to be good and we get to see the baby this Tuesday....
I guess that all I can say is..never give up hope as you never know what will happen.
Best wishes to all.

Success Story
December, 1999, Dh and I decided to start ttc.
After 9 months with no luck, we went to an infertility specialist.
He guessed that since my periods were so bad and that my
cervix was only an inch from coming out, that I had endometriosis.
He scheduled a lap, but I missed it due to DH's Grandmother's funeral.
By November I was having severe bloating and pain
and had to be rushed into emergency surgery.
There they found an orange and a grapefruit sized chocolate tumors
growing from both of my ovaries.
The endo was so bad (Stage 4), they had to flush me
with 3 buckets of water and peel the tumors away from my bowels.
After 6 weeks of recovery, I returned to work and
went on Lupron Depo for 3 months.
By April I was having another lap to suspend my uterus.
By June, 2001 we were finally able to start ttc.
(Which brought me to this wonderful website.)
We did two IUI cycles before the doctor suggested IVF.
Financially we weren't ready for IVF so we got a second opinion with an RE.
The RE suggested 7 months of Lupron followed by another lap.
(Nine months of hormones and hotflashes nearly did me in, but I got through it.)
After my 3rd lap in April of 2002, we were finally ready to try the IUI's with Pergonal.
We did three cycles and by January 2003, we were ready for IVF. We signed up for 3 fresh cycles of IVF for the price of two.
The first one reaped 4 mature eggs and 4 embryos.
We transferred all four and one took.
Unfortunately at 7 weeks, it was determined that it was a blighted ovum.
I had to have a D&C.
The second IVF we had 5 mature eggs and 5 embryos.
We transferred all five and one took.
My beta level started at 5 and were slow to rise, so it didn't look hopeful.
Miraculously, this little guy hung in there.
Today I am 7 and a half months pregnant with our precious baby boy.
It has been over four years since DH and I first decided to start TTC.
In all I've had 5 surgical procedures (3 laps and 2 egg retrievals).
Our insurance only covered meds, so we are still making payments towards everything.
But the experience I'm having now of carrying a miracle life inside of me has made the trip worthwhile.
Sometimes I go back to the boards I once lived in and remember the ordeal.
I know that each one of the wonderful ladies in there have the dream of being
where I am today, just as I did.
I live by the motto: "The race goes not always to the swift, but to those who keep on trying."
Thank you, Momma Kath for giving us this board to turn to.
I could not have gotten through all of this without you!
-HollyW.

Hello
I am writing my success stories hoping it will encourage others as they ttc.
I am now 15 weeks pregnant with #2 ( 4th pregnancy).
My first pregnancy came and went with no problems what-so-ever.
However, when my DH and I started trying for our 2nd child..
it did not happen so easily.
We got pregnant right away but lost the baby at 6weeks.
Baby did not develop past two weeks.
My doc said we could try again as soon as we were ready.
Mentally, I think I handled it pretty well.
We got pregnant again 6 weeks later!!
I felt better about this pregnancy especially after we saw the
heartbeat on sonogram. Two days later I started cramping and bleeding.
The Dr. confirmed I was miscarrying.
He did a complete work up for recurrent miscarriage.
(everything came back neg)
I was feeling very discouraged and wondering if
I would ever have another baby.
I waited a couple of cycles before we starting ttc again.
I noticed after the 2nd m/c I was not ovulating
and AF was not regular.
I was put on Clomid but did not respond to it.
I was referred on RE and had all recommended test done.
( blood work, hystosonogram, uterine biopsy etc.)
Everything was negative except the anticardiolipin antibody
came back slightly elevated. That helped explain the m/c
but not the ovulation problems.
After several months on Clomid 150mg/HCG injections '
and getting BFN we decided to go ahead with an IUI.
Luckily on the first IUI,
did not get inseminated until cycle day 21, we were successful.
We found out 9dpiui because I had to start the heparin asap.
I still can not believe I am pregnant!!
I will not take this pregnancy for granted as
I know now it is a miracle to get pregnant!!!
I have read each story on this board many times
and it helped me so much when I got discouraged!!
Good luck to all!!!
Jill