More Room in My Heart: Groundhog Day--UPDATED

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Groundhog Day--UPDATED

Dear Mr. Groundhog,

Will I get the news today that my winter is going to carry on forever? That I will never see spring. That our ability to have biological children is nill?

Or, will I wake up tomorrow renewed, with hope for the future, and a chance for a child?

Please tell me, Mr. Groundhog. I can't stand the suspense. My heart is rapidly beating, I can't take a deep breath for the fear that is constricting my lungs.

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Dear Mr. Groundhog,

Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you for the beautiful wonderful news. 2 beautiful blasts. I'm still not sure why you don't want to do PGD, but I hope that you are right, that they did self select out and we have perfectly normal embryos waiting for us in NJ.

10 comments:

SerenityFebruary 2, 2011 at 7:09 AM
Hugs.

Weird for me to be saying it, but there IS always hope. You just need one good embryo.

I'm hoping for TWO for you, but you know. One would be okay.

Hang in there, hon.

xoxo
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AnonymousFebruary 2, 2011 at 8:10 AM
I hope those 2 embies are super champs! I'll be thinking of you.
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Mrs. BrightsideFebruary 2, 2011 at 8:26 AM
Wonderful news indeed!!! Will be thinking of you, and hoping for great things from your 2 perfect blasts.
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MyTwoLinesFebruary 2, 2011 at 8:42 AM
Awesome news on two blasts!!!
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Infertile FarmerFebruary 2, 2011 at 9:34 AM
OMG! Best news EVER!!!! Dancing a jig over here!!
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Glass Case of EmotionFebruary 2, 2011 at 9:40 AM
Great news!
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Angela and DavidFebruary 2, 2011 at 11:03 AM
That's great! So glad you are finally getting some good news.
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KathleenFebruary 2, 2011 at 11:36 AM
congrats on the blasts! such great news!!! looking forward to you joining the 2ww. yippee
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HopeBPatientFebruary 2, 2011 at 2:30 PM
So excited about your two great blasts! Keeping all fingers and toes crossed for you.
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ChonFebruary 2, 2011 at 8:28 PM
horray! sounds like bloody good news to me :) thanks mr groundhog.
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Our Infertility Journey

Aug 2013: IVF#10: Antagonist protocol with estrogen priming at Same Big Clinic: 8 eggs, 3 mature, 2 fertilized, 2 3-day 7-cell and 8-cell transferred.

Jun 2013: IVF#9: BFN: Antagonist protocol with estrogen priming at Same Big Clinic: 9 eggs, 5 mature, 4 fertilized, 2 3-day 8-cell transferred.

Apr 2013: My son Mackenzie Ryan died at 22 weeks 1 day due to a degenerative placenta. I delivered him on April 3, 2013. It was the most horrific experience of my life.

Feb 2013: Major car accident likely damaged placenta.

Jan 2013: Our little twin left this world.

Nov 2012: IVF#8: BFP: Antagonist protocol with estrogen priming at Same Big Clinic (Clinic #3): 15 eggs, 10 mature, 9 fertilized, 1 8-cell and 1 7-cell transferred

Sept 2012: IVF#7: BFN: Antagonist protocol at Same Big Clinic (Clinic #3): 5 eggs, 4 mature, 1 fertilized, 1 9-cell transferred

Dec 2011: Hello Baby Girl! No year of "magical thinking" this time. We know no way and no how are we ever going to get knocked up naturally. Begin the weaning process in June. Take Provera in July. Fail. Move on to bcp and *finally* get period in August.

Apr/May 2011: IVF#6: BFP! Antagonist protocol with Estrogen Priming at Big Clinic (Clinic #3): 6 eggs, 4 mature, 2 fertilized, 2 3-day 8-cell and 7-cell transferred.

Mar/Apr 2011: HSG (again) and estrogen priming; Month of my Amazing 18 Antral Follicle Count

Feb/Mar 2011: Natural IUI: BFN: Pretty sure this is going to be negative, but what the heck.

Jan/Feb 2011: IVF#5: BFN: Antagonist protocol at RMA-NJ, (6 eggs, 5 mature, 4 fertilized, 2 day-5 hatching blasts transferred, 1 day-6 blast frozen)

Dec 2010: Meet with multiple doctors (RMA, SIRM-NY, Cornell). Start adoption paperwork. Begin accupuncture.

Nov 2010: IVF #4: BFN (Microdose Lupron Flare Protocol, 8 eggs, 4 mature, 4 fertilized, 1 Day 5 blastocyst & 2 Day 5 morulas transferred, none frozen)

Oct 2010: Treat mild, chronic endometritis (diagnosed in Sept endometrial biopsy).

Sept 2010: Testing. Why no implantation? HSG again (all clear!). Endometrial biopsy (endometritis:<). Diagnosed with diminished ovarian reserve (AMH=1.1, FSH=5.7).

Jul/Aug/Sept 2010: IVF #3: BFN (long lupron protocol, 9 eggs, 8 mature, 5 fert, 2 5-day transferred, none frozen)

Jun/Jul 2010: Where is my period??

Apr/May/Jun 2010: FET #2: BFN

Mar 2010: Clomid/HCG/coitis

Feb 2010: Clomid/HCG/coitis

Jan 2010: Provera to bring on period; ovulate instead, HCG trigger, timed intercourse

Dec 2009: Where is my period? 13 months no period since birth of son.

Nov 2009: SA improved! 7% normal morph=normal couple!!

Baby's First Year: Breastfeeding, recovering from awful delivery, running like crazy! My "year of magical thinking" hoping that we get to be one of those "lucky" couples that don't have any problems getting pregnant with #2. No BC. No period. No pregnancy.

Nov 2008: Hello Baby Nugget!!

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Nov/Dec 2007: IUI #1: BFN

Oct 30, 2007: Diagnosis: Male factor infertility 2% morphology; ovulatory dsyfunction

Sept/Oct 2007: tests galore

Aug/Sept 2007: 44 day cycle; visit obgyn; referred to RE

April/May 2007: Trip to Machu Picchu for my 29th birthday; officially TTC with charting, etc.

Feb 2007: Stop taking BCP; regular periods; not preventing, but not consciously trying