Highway TTC: 5dp5dt

Saturday, November 17, 2012

5dp5dt

Taken 5 minutes after dippin'. Got a bit darker after it dried. Faint, but by no means the most negative test I've ever seen.

I'm quietly, hesitantly pleased. I mean, I've had pee sticks that looked like this turn into miscarriages, twice. But I've also had pee sticks that looked like this turn into an absolutely hilarious 3 year old.

I am unreservedly pleased with one aspect of my foresight. When I asked the Magic 8-ball, I didn't just ask "will I get pregnant" -- I asked "will I see a positive pregnancy test this cycle?" Now that it's been unequivocally proven wrong, I can disregard the entire prophecy. Otherwise I know that right now I'd be convinced that the "no" was foretelling an impending miscarriage. Other TTC crazy superstitious atheist agnostic pagan Jews, take note!

So now it's just hanging on until my beta on Wednesday, and (hopefully) the repeat on Friday. Here we go!

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ShannonNovember 17, 2012 at 2:58 PM
wooooOOOOOooooooO!!!

I hope hope hope it sticks.
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AnonymousNovember 18, 2012 at 1:38 PM
Woohooooo! That's so exciting! Hoping for lots more good news for you guys.
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AnonymousNovember 20, 2012 at 1:32 PM
Holy shit! How did I miss this post? I hope you got some amazing beta news today - I'll be checking constantly.
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7/15 Said adios to the embryos. We shall remain a family of three.
12/13 Hanging up the stirrups for at least 6 months. Let's see how much I miss 'em.
9/13 FET#5. Low but doubling betas, and then a subchorianic bleed presages the end. M/c.
7/13 FET#4. BFN.
10/12 FET#3. BFP at 4dp5dt, yay! Excellent betas, yay! Heartbeat at 6 weeks, yay! Heartbeat at 7 weeks, yay! No heartbeat at 8 weeks. Not-yay. Diagnosis: intrauterine death of identical twins. Sigh. Ended pregnancy with misoprostol.
5/12 Asherman's surgery
4/12 IVF#4 -- freeze-all cycle, pre-Asherman's surgery. 9 blasts in the freezer, woo hoo!
3/12 Diagnosed with Asherman's Syndrome (uterine scarring and adhesions). Surgery scheduled for 5/12.
11/11 FET #2.5, with stims to improve lining. Worked! Transfer of 2 6-day blasts; fairly dark BFP at 4dp5dt. A non-doubling beta dragged us through beta hell. Non-viable; D&C at 7w3d.
9/11-10/11 FET #2 canceled for bad attitude on the part of my endometrium.
7/11 So much fun, we couldn't stay away! FET: Estrogen-progesterone only programmed cycle. The day after Small Boy's birthday, we transfer two defrosted embryos, 3BB blastocysts. Chemical.
7/09 Our little boy is born. thankyouthankyouthankyou
3/09 Nuchal scan and 18 week ultrasound all normal. Boy parts are located! Halfway through and holding our breath, but so grateful to be here.
10/08-11/08 IVF #3. Bizarre cycle: underresponse, raised dose, WHOAH NELLIE. Great quality embryos, mediocre quality embryos, oh hey they look great again! 8 blasts frozen on day 6 -- woo hoo!! World's faintest BFP at 4dp5dt; something more convincing at 5dp5dt.
9/08 Well-timed single IUI. BFN. Begin IVF #3.
6/08-8/08 IVF#2. Lowered dose, lousy response, 3 day transfer of a compacting embryo. Negative.
6/08 finally ovulated, 5.5 weeks post m/c. Ill-timed IUI. Hope springs eternal. Hope comes down to earth with a thump; negative.
5/08 a plunging beta and miscarriage at 6w4d. Feh.
2/08-4/08 a madcap whirl of injections and ultrasound wands, culminating in a single-embryo transfer of a 4AA blast. Positive only 5 days past transfer! Nasty case of OHSS. Not great but not horrible betas, nevertheless concluding with...
1/08 decide to cut to the chase and do IVF.
12/07 another IUI. Unpositive
11/07 bought sperm off-the-shelf, IUI. Negatory.
9/07 discovered that known donor had a low sperm count.
6/07 began monitoring cycles with an RE.
1/07: began TTC with known donor, via FedEx.

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Saturday, November 17, 2012

5dp5dt

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