Treatment Timeline
October 2013 officially decide after months of talking to start trying!
IVF/ICSI Treatment Protocol: Antagonist ( Gonal-F & Cetrotide )
Pregnancy timeline
Au natural trying in between. Acupuncture, supplements, diet- no ovulation
Frozen Embryo Transfer Timeline
Funded IVF June 2018
- 11/14/13 Last BIRTH CONTROL PILL!
- 11/18/13 Cycle Day #1
- 12/13/13 Bloodwork/ Mike Bloodwork (Normal)
- 01/03/14 Bloodwork (No natural ovulation)
- 01/07/14 Progesterone 10 days
- Cycle 61 days/ Mike- Semen Analysis, Normal-good
- 01/22/14 Baseline ultrasound/ bloodwork
- 01/23/14 HSG exam *THE WORST PAIN EVER* found- blocked RIGHT TUBE
- 02/07/14 bloodwork (No natural ovulation-again)
- 02/13/14 Progesterone 10 days & starting Synthroid
- Cycle 38 days, not pregnant
- 02/27/14 Clomid 50mg x 5-
- 03/10/14 ultrasound/ bloodwork
- 03/17/14 bloodwork
- 03/19/14 bloodwork- FAIL (No ovulation)
- 03/20/14 Progesterone 10 days
- 04/09/14 bloodwork
- 04/10/14 OFC says ovulation occurred NATURALLY at random
- Cycle 54 days, not pregnant
- 04/23/14 Clomid 100mg x5
- 05/05/14 ultrasound/ bloodwork
- 05/12/14 bloodwork
- 05/16/14 bloodwork- FAIL (no ovulation)
- 05/16/14 Progesterone 10 days
- Cycle 37 days, not pregnant
- 05/30/14 Femara 7.5 mg x5
- 06/10/14 ultrasound/ bloodwork
- 06/17/14 bloodwork- OVULATED CD #15!!!!!!
- Cycle 35 days, not pregnant
- 07/04/14 Femara 7.5mg x5
- 07/15/14 ultrasound/ bloodwork
- 07/22/14 bloodwork- NO OVULATION CD 21
- 08/06/14 follow-up/bloodwork ovulated late- NOT PREGNANT
- Discussing IVF as next step/scheduling
- Cycle 38 days, not pregnant
- 08/11/14 Femara 7.5mg x5
- 08/13/14 Mike- kruger semen analysis- 2.5% MORPHOLOGY/ 70% MOTILITY/ 50 MILLION COUNT
- 08/22/14 ultrasound/bloodwork
- 08/29/14 bloodwork- NO OVULATON CD 21
- 09/05/14 bloodwork- ovulated late- progesterone level 47- NOT PREGNANT
- 09/15/14 IVF Counsell/Deposit
- Cycle 37 days, not pregnant
- 09/15/14 CD #1 taking next 28 days off! NO DRUGS! YAY!!
- Scheduled nurse visit & IVF cycle start date for October 24th
- 10/06/14 bloodwork- No natural ovulation CD 22
- 10/12/14 CD #28, pregnancy test- negative
- 10/12/14 Provera for 10 days
- 10/24/14 Cycle 39 days, not pregnant
IVF/ICSI Treatment Protocol: Antagonist ( Gonal-F & Cetrotide )
- 10/24/14 Cycle day #1 called in
- 10/25/14 bloodwork- ALL CLEAR
- 10/25/14 start Gonal-F 112.5 x 1 per day
- 10/29/14 bloodwork & ultrasound- continue Gonal-F 112.5 & start cetrotide tomorrow
- 10/30/14 starting Gonal-F & Cetrotide
- 10/31/14 bloodwork & ultrasound- follicles growing GREAT, counted 11 with eggs
- 11/2/14 bloodwork & ultrasound- follicles growing- difficult to see/bowel in the way
- 11/3/14 bloodwork & ultrasound- Trigger day (Ovidrel) & one last Gonal-F/Cetrotide
- 11/5/14 Egg retrieval at 8am & progestrone 3x a day
- 11/5/14 6 eggs retrieved
- 11/6/14 4 eggs out of 6 injected via ICSI, 3 eggs fertilized
- 3 day transfer scheduled for Saturday November 8th, 14
- 11/8/14 1 perfect grade 4 embryo transferred
- 11/11/14 ONE embryo frozen
- 11/21/14 beta blood test for pregnancy- positive at 333!
- 11/24/14 beta blood test- 1385
- 12/01/14 ultrasound 5 weeks, 5 days
- 12/09/14 ultrasound 6 weeks, 6 days - 122 BPM heart rate/ perfect size
- 01/06/15 bloodwork for testing thyroid again
Pregnancy timeline
- 01/14/15 12 week ultrasound and bloodwork- perfectly measuring baby at 5.5cm & heart rate of 157
- 02/03/15 15 weeks ultrasound and bloodwork- baby measuring on-track at 9.5cm & HR of 150
- 02/17/15 All IPS testing came back negative, clear bloodwork & NT scan of 1.3mm. 1 in 3700 chance of having a child with a condition, AFP negative
- 03/06/15 19 weeks ultrasound- baby measuring on track at 10oz & HR of 147 **BABY GIRL
- 05/15- glucose test pass!
- 06/26- 35 weeks ultrasound- baby measuring 5lb 12oz
- 07/21- 38 weeks 2cm & 50% effaced
- 07/22- 39 weeks- baby girl was born 6lb & 10oz
Au natural trying in between. Acupuncture, supplements, diet- no ovulation
Frozen Embryo Transfer Timeline
- 04/17 Dr referral back to the Fertility clinic- off birth control- no ovulation
- Got an appt at OFC for September- then moved to October 3rd, 2017 for initial consultation
- 07/07/17 Surprise initial consult
- July/August- baseline ultrasound and bloodwork- no ovulation
- July 2017 on the waitlist for FUNDED IVF **12-14 months wait
- August- 4mm cyst on right ovary causing high levels of estrogen
- Sept- cleared for FET, induce CD#1 with Provera
- 10/08/17 CD#1 (Thanksgiving Sunday!)
- 10/10/17 Start Estrace (Estrogen) 3x a day
- 10/25/17 Progesterone injection counselling
- 10/28/17 Ultrasound and blood work- Lining 7.6 (needs to 8-9), estrogen a bit low
- 10/29/17 Start Estrogen patches in addition to pills
- 11/03/17 Ultrasound and blood work- Lining 8.1, high estrogen levels
- 11/03/17 Start Progesterone in Oil Injections & continue with Estrogen pills & patches
- Scheduled Transfer date set for Tuesday November 7th
- 11/15/17 8DP 5DT (8 days post, 5 day transfer) Home pregnancy test- not pregnant
- 11/17/17 10DP 5DT Meeting with doctor & Beta test
- 11/17/17 10DP 5DT-Beta #57 HCG
- 11/20/17 13DP 5DT- Beta #133 HCG, postive home pregnancy test *suspected chemical
- 11/23/17 16DP 5DT- Beta #29 HCG, stop all medications
- 11/26/17 CD #1
- 12/01/17- Beta #0
Funded IVF June 2018
- July 2017 got on the funded list
- 03/26/18 Called for IVF
- 05/11/18 Consent signing
- 05/28/18 Called to schedule
- 06/16/18 CD#1
- 06/17/18 Bloodwork
- 06/17/18 Stim day #1 Gonal F 175 & Luveris 75
- 06/25/18 Trigger shot
- 06/27/18 Egg retrieval, 8 eggs retrieved, only 3 mature
- 3 eggs fertilized via ICSI
- 07/02/18 Embryo Transfer of only one surviving 5-day 3B embryo
- 11DP 5DT= beta 404
- 14DP 5DT= beta 2147
- 16DP 5DT= beta 5709 & ultrasound
- 07/18/18 5 weeks pregnant & baby measuring 5W 2D
- 08/02/18 7W & 1D baby measuring 7W 3D, HR 145
- Baby boy born March 19th 2019 7lbs 3oz