Introduction

Hi,

My very first blog post. How do I start? My blog is about my experiences and thoughts while fighting my biggest fight so far - Infertility. Lets see, where do I start? Ok .. why not from the beginning. I've been married 5 and a half years now. Started TTC in 2005 or well I thought I was TTCing by going off bc pills. Little did I know about the long journey ahead. After trying on our own for a year and a half, we saw an ob/gyn who ran the usual FSH/LH and HSG tests and labelled us "unexplained" and told us to see a specialist. We sat on that decision for a few months. After all, going to see an infertility specialist is a big thing in of itself.

We finally bit the bullet and saw an RE. He suggested IVF, but we asked him to try IUI on us first. So, 1st IUI was in Feb 08 - 1 follice. BFN. I hated the transfer. Well, he summarized that we didn't have enough follices, so we moved to stronger meds. This time BFN as well. The nurse who was supposed to do the IUI gave up on the transfer since I was such a tough case and had the RE do it himself.

Then, we took a break. Ate healthy, exercised and did lots of accupuncture. Finally, feeling like we were ready, did IVF # 1 in Sep 08. 10 eggs retrived, 8 fertilized and we got 4 blasts. Transferred 2 and froze the other 2. BFN. Dec 08 - transferred the frozen 2 blasts. BFN. RE called both picture perfect. Got back in the game in May 09 after taking another break. Ultrasound revealed uterine polyp, so right before the cycle start, I had it removed. This time, we changed our protocol to do Lupron instead of the previous Antagon. Retrieved 15, only 2 fertilized on day 1. Another 2 fertilized on day 2. Transferred all 4 on day 2. BFN as well.

Here we are in Aug 09 - preparing to climb another cliff in this mountain range, hoping to conquer this challenge and be victorious. Will we succeed? I sure hope and pray. Join me as I jot down my thoughts and look for hope on a pee stick.