Pregnant with twins (egg donor)!
January 5, 2009 8:00pm
Not sure who may be out there from earlier last year, but I thought I owed it to all you great women to let you know we took a sharp turn from my …
KSwann
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About Me
KSwann
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About Me
I am 41 yrs. old, I live in the San Francisco East Bay with my husband of four years and two dogs. I love having ample access to the outdoors, great food and spiritually oriented friends. I am a psychotherapist by training, but currently not working. We did four IVF cycles, five transfers and had 3 miscarriages with my eggs. We switched to using a donor and got pregnant with twins on our first transfer. Hoping they stick and that we all survive a high risk pregnancy!
I am 41 yrs. old, I live in the San Francisco East Bay with my husband of four years and two dogs. I love having ample access to the outdoors, great food and spiritually oriented friends. I am a psychotherapist by training, but currently not working. We did four IVF cycles, five transfers and had 3 miscarriages with my eggs. We switched to using a donor and got pregnant with twins on our first transfer. Hoping they stick and that we all survive a high risk pregnancy!
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Adoption or bust
May 30, 2008 7:39pm
Well, first I have to say that after being on DS for maybe two years, I JUST discovered my hugbook. I found SO MANY hugs waiting for me! …
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Latest Update: Adoption from Ethiopia
May 11, 2008 8:52pm
OK, well, it's been a while. I wanted to register my latest update. DH and I are working on the adoption process and have -- much to …
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My Husband and more
March 20, 2008 9:02pm
Hi folks, just a quick check in to say how much it means to me to hear how you are doing. I've gotten to the point where the only source of …
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Grief
March 17, 2008 2:32pm
So good to hear back from a number of you. It really helps. It is virtually impossible to be inside my head and body on my own right now!!l I …
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From Lee
March 9
wow! I randomly thought about you today, but never expected to see this news! I am so unbelievably excited for you. I hope your pregnancy is delicious (once the nausea subsides, that is). I can't wait to hear all about it in the months to come.
Hug
congratulations! i'm so happy for u! i remember starting my first ivf around the time u did, and i have a 7 month old beautiful boy and you are pregnant with twins! i love happy endings!! :) be good to yourself and enjoy every second of your pregnancy!xoxo
Little Love
Still doing OK? Really hope so!
Ray of Sunshine
Sending a ray of sunshine your way! Hope you are feeling better soon, the nausea won't last for too much longer. I'll be sending lots of love and healthy thoughts your way!
Congrats
Was looking to see how you were doing! CONGRAT'S on the twins!!
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Close Infertility
Type: Ovarian IssuesPregnant at 38 after two months trying. No fetal pole at first ultrasound. D&C one week later. Then no success after over two years trying to get pregnant. Diagnoed with PCO, though no consensus among dr.'s on this. Did Femera (Letrozol) and IUI's 5 months. One gonadotropin cycle aborted bec. I hypertimulated. One IVF cycle produced 49 eggs and 15 Grade 1 embryos. Mysteriously, none of them took! 2nd cycle, same, except PGD testing revealed poor egg quality. 1 more fresh cycle pending.
Treatments
- Artificial Insemination Not Working
- Tried three times with at-home mid-wife spinning hte sperm and administering the IUI. Once with gonadotropins, hyperstimulated and had to stop cycle.
- Artificial Insemination Not Working
- Tried three times with at-home mid-wife spinning hte sperm and administering the IUI. Once with gonadotropins, hyperstimulated and had to stop cycle.
- Clomid Somewhat Helpful
- Actually took Femera (letrozol) which was successful in getting me to ovulate, but not conceive.
- Follistim Somewhat Helpful
- I'm highly sensitive. 75 IUI shots per night grew 75 follicles first time!
- Metformin Too Soon to Tell
- Supposed to help with miscarriage for PCO folks. Hasn't helped so far.
- In Vitro Fertilization Not Working
- Starting third cycle. After one fresh and four frozen transfers, no luck. Genetic teesting revealed high chromosomal abnormality, in spite of almost 50 eggs at each retrieval and great looking embryos! Starting third and final cycle now 10/18/07
Close Pregnancy After Loss/Infertility
I am currently pregnant with twins from a donor IVF cycle. We tried to conceive naturally, with IUI's, with IVF for three years. Four IVF cycles, three miscarriages! Considered adoption from Ethiopia seriously, then landed on a donor cycle.
Open Families & Friends Of Addicts
I first went to AlAnon meetings ten years ago. I have attended off and on since then, also going to SLAA meetings. When I started meetings and also quit smoking, my life began to change. I am now in a marriage with a workaholic who is crashing into depression, but still with lots of denial. I can see how all my codependent/alanon stuff is coming up and I need help!
Treatments
- Al-Anon Working / Worked
- Need to strengthen my capacity to let go, surrender, and have faith.
- Patience Working / Worked
- Certainly works! When I can surrender and let it take over!
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
- Have been in therapy for years. Has helped enormously.
- Talking Working / Worked
- Helps to get guidance from others in recovery. Especially when I lose perspective.
- Reading Working / Worked
- Sometimes reading about addiction helps. Sometimes it can become a symptom of my own addiction.
Open Pregnancy
Pregnant after 4IVFs and two miscarriages. Now carrying twins from donor IVF cycle. 10weeks pregnant
