I am linking up with Kelly from kellyskornerblog.com for a post on infertility. For those of you that keep up with my and Scott's journey, here is a little refresher. For first time readers, thanks for stopping by.
Our story in bullet points:
*married in June 2003- decided to wait five years to get settled before having kids
*April 2008- we started the whole "trying but not trying" route for starting a family
*January 2012- still no pregnancies. Find a new gynecologist to see and discuss what may be going on.
*April or May 2012 (I can't remember the exact month because it all seems to run together)- I start using Clomaphine Citrate for follicle stimulation under the guidance of my gynecologist.
*July 2012- the Clomid worked! Found out I was pregnant August 3rd.
*August 25th 2013- devastated to find that my hcg levels had dropped. Miscarriage was imminent.
*September 2013- my Dr wants us to wait until November to try again.
*December 2013- Dr finally gives us the green light to try again, with the warning that this will be the last month he will prescribe Clomid for us.
*January 2013- negative HPT. I take matters into my own hands and contact a local group of REs.
* Early February 2013- meet with my new RE to discuss what has been going on and such. Have a baseline ultrasound and a bunch of blood work to get an idea of what is going on.
*Mid-February 2013- start Clomid again but with ultrasounds throughout the month.
*March and April- Clomid with IUI. N success.
*May 2013- Clomid with IUI again.
*June 2nd- POSITIVE HPT!! Thrilled to pieces!
*July 3rd 2013- 3rd ultrasound at fertility clinic. The heartbeat we saw the week before was no longer there. Devastation.
*July 10th- As much as I didn't want to be in the position I was in, I had a D & C. It went as well as one could go. My doctor ordered a ton of blood work to try to determine why I was now a statistic: multiple miscarriages.
*August 2013- Got the results of my blood work. I have a blood clotting disorder, there is no cure. Rx: low dose aspirin daily, once pregnant have to get daily shots of blood thinners.
*September 2013- try IUI with Clomid one more time. No success.
*October 2013- go in for a baseline ultrasound at my RE office. Dr sees a cyst on my right ovary. No treatments this month to try to get it to dissolve on its own.
*November 2013- Go back to my RE to check on cyst. Not only is it still there, but it is larger than before. Put on Previfem for a month to dissolve the cyst. Start seeing an acupuncturist.
*December 2013- Praise the Lord! My cyst is gone. Try IUI again, this time with a different medication. Clomid was the culprit for my cyst. Now on to Letrozole.
*January 2014- Scott was "incapacitated" during the weekend of "go time", so we decided to for go the IUI and went the time intercourse route.
*February 2014- Scott and I decided to give IUI one last go around. If it doesn't work this month we are taking a break for a few months.
Not sure if it will help, but I had a clotting disorder also. I took an 81mg aspirin and 2 heparin shots a day while pregnant. After 4 miscarriages I decided to try a baby aspirin each day while TTC, someone had suggested it as it would soften the uterine lining for better implantation. Not sure if that's what worked, or if the stars just aligned, but with my fifth pregnancy I got the answer to a million prayers, a beautiful baby girl. Best of luck to you!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment. I will do whatever it takes to get pregnant and stay pregnant, even if that means a belly full of bruises due to blood thinners! Congratulations on your little girl!
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