We have been ttc #1 for 2 years...
we finally succeeded thanks to the miracle of IVF!!
We were successful our first cycle.
I was on Lupron and Gonal F.
We got 13 eggs from the retrieval- 8 fertilized.
Our plan was to transfer 2 blastocysts, but our Dr.'s
office will only go to blast stage if we have at least
3 8cell embryos on day 3. We only had 2,
the rest were lagging behind but still hanging in there.
So we ended up transferring 2 8 cell embryos on day 3.
(we did end up with 3 frozen blastocysts, though!!)

Symptoms... I didn't have any symptoms at all.
I never had any spotting. I did nap a little more,
but our schedule had been hectic, so it could have been that.
My beta was scheduled for 6/20. I started having my usual
pre-AF cramps on 6/16. By Sunday I was in tears
because the cramps were worse.
I was so sad-
I knew it hadn't worked.
I went in for my beta and asked the nurse if they'd ever
had any +'s with AF cramps.
She said yes- that was very common.
So I kept getting my hopes up, then I'd have a big cramp
and they'd come crashing down. Right after I had a major cramp,
the phone rang and it was our IVF nurse
saying 'CONGRATULATIONS!!'
I started crying and asking her if she was sure,
over and over.
She told me I was very definitely pg!
Of course I had to see for myself, so that night we
bought an hpt and I took it the next morning.
I got 2 very clear lines on an EPT.

I'm 7 weeks pg now and still not having many symptoms-
I am a little more tired. I go the bathroom frequently
anyway because I drink so much water.
I think the veins on my bb's have gotten darker,
but they were always there and dh doesn't think they've changed.
My bb's aren't sore at all, but I read that usually people
who experience that with AF will notice it with pg.
I never have experienced that with AF.
We saw and heard the heartbeat at 6 wks 1 day.
It was the most amazing experience I've ever had!!

I just want to thank Momma Kath and all of the wonderful
ladies on this site. I haven't posted much since
I had my laporoscopy, but I posted a lot prior to that
and this board has always been such a source of
great support and information!!
I have kept the ttc'ers in my prayers and
will continue to do so...thanks again!!

LisaG

Just wanted to share a quick story..
We've been trying for over a year. I
have had two children from a previous marriage,
both of which I got pregnant on the first try.
However, this time around I haven't been so lucky.
After trying for over a year ,
I did two months of Clomid, got pregnant the second
month and miscarried. The next month we went to
injectables and IUI (no luck ).
Then I decided to take the advice of
a friend who had been trying
for four years and got pregnant after
two months with acupuncture. Here I am
today, after my second month of acupuncture
and Tested with a strong
positive ! Yeah---I am so excited.
I wanted to post because I certainly was
giving up hope. I would also highly recommend acupuncture,
it seemed to work for me !!!!

Rebecca

Subject: My success story! *smile*
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 14:48:44 -0400
I have been diagnosed with
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) in November
of 1999. My Dh and I have been TTC for about a year,
when I started getting worried that something must be
really wrong with me. So off to the OB/GYN to
discuss my chances of conceiving. After my OB
ran some blood test, he told
me everything looks ok, but it seems as if
some of hormones were a little
abnormal. Of course I panicked, so he recommended
that I go see a RE in November I went to my first appt,
to see a RE, and he immediately looked
at my blood test results, and diagnosed me with PCOS,
but to be sure he performed a sonogram. to my horror
I didn't know anything about this
disease, so of course I freaked out at the Re office,
{crying and caring on} he told me this problem could be fixed,
with the help of medications.
So In January 2000, I started on Medformin {1500mgs}
and Clomid {50mgs} it worked, I ovulated, but no pregnancy.
the second month I was put on 100mgs
of clomid, but no pregnancy. the third-fourth month
I was put on 150mgs of clomid. I also stop taking the
medformin way back in the third month of the
treatment. I was starting to get depressed,
since I couldn't understand why
I didn't get pregnant. my age is not factor, {I'm 25yrs old}.
well, the fifth month {May} I told myself I would take the
clomid one more time, and if this didn't work, we would
discuss adoption. Well during the
month of May , my pastor was doing a sermon,
and the name of the sermon was
"you are pregnant with purpose"
so as I'm sitting there, he told me stand
up, in front of the whole congregation,
and told me, that God said in a few days you will be pregnant,"
I'm standing there embarrassed, because my
husband and I are the only ones in the church
with no children. {its a small
church}, so exactly a few days later,
I was getting prepared for AF to show,
because DH & I have been really busy and
stressed out this month, I thought
we missed our chance. but to my surprise
AF didn't show. now as many of us
know, when taking clomid, and if your not Pregnant,
AF will show. I was terrified to take a HPT,
because of the many months of disappointments.
so DH brought me a test , and I took it that evening,
and before I could put the test down,
it was a very dark positive! I screamed,
I know my neighbors thought that DH was killing me
or something, lol now the question is was it
the clomid, or was it God? I'm routing for
God *smile* my bundle of Joy
will be here 2/11/01 sorry for it being so long,
but this is a true blessing

Sherrita EDD 2/11/01 #1