I haven't checked bak in a while, but how is everyone doing? I imagine most of us have already had our little ones and I hope we're all settling in. Our guy is over a month old now and has his fussy moments (he has a schedule. Right now, it means our dinner time. Yeah. Just as DH and I are sitting down. SO. NOT. FUNNY. I guess that's why the microwave was invented.

November 2018 DD buddies
#126
Posted 26 November 2018 - 09:23 AM
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Advised Not to Get Pregnant: Circa 1994 or 1995 (I was FIFTEEN!!!)
Married: August 2010
Started Adoption Process: January 2013
Started Researching Surrogacy: August 2016
Found Embryos: November 2016
Matched with Surrogate: April 2017, all adoption put on hold (never matched with a child)
Surrogate's First Transfer: July 2017 (one FET) - BFP, but m/c or chemical (unsure, since second beta rose more than 60%, but third beta dropped)
Surrogate's Second Transfer: October 2017 (one FET) - BFN
Surrogate's Third Transfer: December 2017 (double transfer) - BFN
Moving on to donor eggs...
New donor embryos available!!! Trying with them
Surrogate's Fourth Transfer: February 2018 - was to be a double transfer, but one did not survive thawing, so single transfer; First beta - 685!!!!!; Beta #2 - 1594!!!
First ultrasound (at 7 weeks, 2 days): Heart rate of 154 bpm, measuring slightly behind (just under 7 weeks)
Second ultrasound (9 weeks, 1 day): Heart rate of 170 bpm, measuring small (again) at a little under 9 weeks. Basically, it is growing at a good pace, just small - UPDATE: heart rate is 175 bpm according to an email from the clinic!
Harmony tests show that we are low risk and we're Team
#127
Posted 03 December 2018 - 07:18 PM
Our baby girl, Ridley Blais, was born November 27 at 10:30am after I started the induction process the day previous. She was 8lbs 4oz and absolutely perfect.
Today at her first check up she was back up to 8lbs 2.5oz after being 7lbs 9oz on Friday afternoon.
Writegal - Happy to hear all is well with you guys! I cant wait to get a schedule established with our daughter!
IVF #1:
November 2017 - 23 Follicles, 18 Fertilized, 3 made it to Day 5, FREEZE ALL due to OHSS
FET #1:
January 31, 2018 - Begin Suprefact Nasal Spray(5x/day), baby Aspirin & Folic Acid
March 2, 2018 - Lining Check -> 8.6mm, transfer scheduled for March 8, 2018
March 8, 2018 - Transferred 1 embryo. Continue Prometrium, Estrace, baby Aspirin & Folic Acid
March 16-19, 2018 - HPTs
March 20, 2018 - Beta Test - 115 (according to nurse, they like to see 250-500) Continue with Prometrium, Estrace & Folic Acid. Stop baby Aspirin.
March 22, 2018 - Beta Test #2 - 332 Tentative due date of November 24, 2018. 7 week U/S booked for April 9. Continue Prometrium & Estrace until April 28.
November 27, 2018 - Healthy baby girl born at 10:32am, weighing in at 8lbs 4oz and 22.5" tall.
FET #2:
March 17, 2020 - Canceled due to Covid.
FET #3:
June 15, 2020 - Canceled due to unknown bleeding/cramping at cervix.
FET #4:
PROTOCOL CHANGES: Will switch to estrogen patches as well as vaginal estrogen. During lining check will test progesterone to make sure I haven't ovulated. Requested a ultrasound the morning of the transfer to make sure everything looks okay.
Sept. 12, 2020 - Begin Suprefact injections, baby aspirin and prenatal/DHA.
#128
Posted 11 December 2018 - 10:32 AM
Hope everyone is doing well!