DO I HAVE TO BE A DINK?: How Ironic

Our 5+ year Journey

Sept 2006 – Threw out the BCP!

Sept 06 - Sept 07 spent trying on our own and finally realized there must be a problem

Sept 07 - 08 met with the old far away RE for testing and a lot of BS.

Sept 2008 – IUI#1 – BFN

Nov 2008 – IUI#2 – BFN

Dec 2008 – Switched RE’s

Dec 2008 – IUI/FSP #3 - BFN

Jan 2009 – IUI/FSP #4 - BFN

Feb 2009 – IUI/FSP #5 - BFN

March 2009 – IUI/FSP #6 - BFN

April 2009 – IUI/FSP #7 – BFP!!!

June 2009 – Miscarried at 9 ½ weeks - D&C

Oct 2009 – IUI/FSP #8 – BFN

Nov 2009 – IUI/FSP #9 – BFN

Dec 2009 – IUI/FSP #10 – BFP!!

Jan 2010 – Miscarried at 6 weeks

March 2010 – Started BCP for IVF #1

April 2010 - IVF #1 transferred two AAA Embies – BFN

May 2010 – FET #1 - BFN

June 2010 - WTF Appointment with Dr. Everything is normal. Taking time off and working on getting healthier

Jan 2011 - IVF #2 - BFP

May 19, 2011 - Gavin William was born at 18.5 weeks and was with us for about an hour. Our perfect baby boy is now an angle in heaven.

December 2011 - FET (transfered one frostie) and a BFP!!!! Due in August 2012

Thursday, June 3, 2010

How Ironic

Infertility is a gift that keeps on giving. I have always had a touch of Melasma (aka the mask of pregnancy) – something I inherited from my mother. Its dark spots on your face – cheeks, forehead, nose and upper lip. I have always referred to these lovingly as my spots. Well, they have gotten darker and bigger this past year from all the hormones. I would wear these spots with pride if they were from pregnancy… but I am on a mission to get rid of them. My self-esteem could really use a boost about now so I started to check into this. There are two treatments…the first is a cream that my dermatologist told me three years ago I shouldn’t use while TTC the second is a fraxel laser procedure and it takes 3-5 sessions. Doesn’t seem like a big deal until I tell you the cost…$700 a treatment. My spots are bad so I am sure I would need all five treatments. We are planning on spending our savings on the next IVF so I guess I will have to live with these spots right now. Someday, I will save enough to get rid of them. Oh the joys of being IF…I wonder if people wonder why I have the mask of pregnancy with no baby?

1 comment:

siennaJune 3, 2010 at 3:08 PM
hey there - sorry about your FET results. i'm curious what your doctor will say to you during the wtf appt. hopefully, just bad luck and the next time will be *it*.

my sister and her hubby are DINKS, and proud of it. me - no thanks! someone just had her 3rd baby and ppl in the office are screaming about it. it's her THIRD baby. big whoop. why are *some* ppl so freakin fertile and the rest of us try sooo hard and can't get knocked up to save our lives? it makes health class in 7th grade seem like a joke. condoms? what??
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