As you may already know, we had our first RE appointment scheduled for Monday, December 7th @ 3 pm but due to a death in the family (Mike's grandmother) I am going to have to call today & reschedule the appointment. I will keep you updated...
Update... It has been re-scheduled for Monday, December 14th @ 2 pm!
Common acronyms:
- AF - "Aunt Flow" or that time of the month
- ART - Assisted Reporductive Technologies
- b/w - bloodwork
- BFN - big fat negative/negative pregnancy test
- BFP - big fat postive/positive pregnancy test
- CD - cycle day
- DH - dear husband
- DPO - days past ovulation
- dx - diagnosed
- EDD - estimated due date
- EWCM - egg white cervical mucous (i.e. fertile quality cervical mucous)
- Follies - Follicles
- IF - infertility
- LO - little one (i.e. child)
- LOL - lots of laughs or laugh out loud
- LP - luteal phase
- m/c - miscarriage
- MA - medical assistance
- NT/NP - not trying/not preventing
- O - ovulate, ovulation
- pg - pregnant, pregnancy
- RE - Reproductive Endocrinologist or Fertility Specialist
- SEs - side effects
- TTC - trying to conceive
- u/s - ultrasound
My Infertility Journey...
- June 21, 2011: Granted legal gaurdianship of my precious babies, Abbie & Charlie! <3
- May 22, 2011: We were approached about possibly fostering/adopting 2 children: a boy (2) & a girl (3)! <3 I can't believe these may be our children! =)
- Apr 2011: TTC w/ MA over, NT/NP from now on while considering/pursuing adoption
- Oct 2010 - Mar 2011: TTC naturally (w/o MA)
- Jan 18-20, 2011: Feeling led toward adoption
- Dec 10, 2010: Laparoscopy - detached ovary from abdominal wall
- Oct 23, 2010: Fasted (for TTC struggles)
- Sep/Oct 2010: 2nd injectible cycle (Follistim, 225 IUs) & trigger (9/21)
- Aug/Sep 2010: TTC w/ MA break
- Jul/Aug 2010: 1st injectible cycle (Follistim, 150 IUs) w/o trigger
- Jul 11, 2010: Life group prayed over us for our TTC struggles!
- Jul 1, 2010: 1st RE appt post-MA break
- Jan - Jun 2010: Taking a MA break! =)
- Apr 9, 2010: Answered prayer for meds =)
- Mar 19, 2010: Fasted (for TTC struggles)
- Nov/Dec 2009: Spontaneous O! Unmedicated cycle, progesterone - 16.4
- Nov 2009: Referred to RE
- Oct/Nov 2009: 5th Clomid cycle (150 mg), progesterone - 4.4
- Sep/Oct 2009: 4th Clomid cycle (100 mg), progesterone - 8.4
- Jul - Sep 2009: 3 cycle TTC break
- Jul 1, 2009: m/c @ 11 wks 3 days =(
- Jun 8, 2009: 1st u/s, HB 188
- May 12, 2009: Progesterone - 26, HCG - 809
- May 11, 2009: BFP!!! EDD Jan 16, 2010 =)
- Apr 19, 2009: Church corporate prayers for our TTC struggles!
- Apr/May 2009: 3rd Clomid cycle (100 mg), progesterone - 17
- Mar 26, 2009: HSG, left tube open (only tube due to a previous surgery)
- Feb/Mar 2009: 2nd Clomid cycle (50 mg), progesterone - 4.6
- Jan/Feb 2009: 1st Clomid cycle (50 mg), progesterone - 13.5
- Jan 2009: dx w/ progesterone defect (i.e. anovulatory), unmedicated cycle, progesterone - 6.5
- Dec 2008: Actively TTC again
- Sep 2007: dx w/ hypothyroidism
- Feb 2007: Started charting
- 2006: Started TTC # 2
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