Hi everyone! Some of you may know me already. I'm Adventurer from the TTC boards. I started my journey a little over a year ago when I had just turned 39. I had never been pregnant (but also never tried). Since I met my DF later in life, we decided to go straight to a fertility clinic to get (me) checked out due to my age. It's a good thing I did because my first AMH done to assess ovarian reserve put me in the low fertility category (not that I was that surprised given my age). It was 12.7 pmol/L (in Canadian units) and 1.8 pg/ml (in American units). I had a total of 7 antral follicles, 4 on my right ovary and 3 on my left ovary. My initial FSH was 8.3 so in normal range. My day 3 LH and other tests were within normal except for my TSH which was a bit high at 5.43 so my RE put me on a very low dose of thyroid supplementation which corrected me to between 1.0-2.0. DF's SA was normal with 5% normal morphology (greater than 4% is considered fine). In the interests of time and maximizing chances, we decided to proceed straight to IVF.

Since my SHG revealed a polyp, I underwent a hysterscopic polypectomy. My RE insisted we wait 2 months before doing IVF so we did an IUI with few expectations since this is not the way to manage a 39 year old with slightly diminished ovarian reserve! But we thought, what the heck - you never know. Well, it turned out as expected - BFN. So on to IVF.

IVF Cycle #1 for a freeze all was in February of this year and the results were ok. FSH had climbed to 11.1 which is borderline high meaning I was edging towards premenopause faster than initially believed. On an antagonist protocol with 225 units Gonal F and 75 units Menopur, we got 7 eggs retrieved, 5 fertilized by ICSI and 4 blasts which were biopsied for PGS and were a disaster because we only got results on one out of 4! The one was abnormal. What a waste of $$ but I will not discuss this part further.

IVF Cycle #2 was in April and by this time I had been on vitamins and supplements including DHEA, ubiquinol, vit B6, vit D, vit E and royal jelly for at least a month. Plus, in mid March I began doing weekly acupuncture for the first time and starting drinking Chinese medicinal tea. I swear the acupuncture made a difference because my antral follicle count for April cycle was 16 (8 on right and 8 on left)!!! I couldn't believe it. Again on antagonist protocol (this time I insisted on starting Cetrotide on same day as stims even knowing it may slow growth) using 300 units Gonal F and 37.5 units Menopur, we got 19 eggs, 16 mature, 13 fertilized and 5 blasts for freezing. No transfer. We did not opt for the PGS this time.

IVF cycle #3 was in June and AFC count was 12 (6 on both sides). I had asked for my AMH to be repeated fearing that 2 IVF cycles would have depleted my egg supply but to my astonishment it came back in the normal range, almost double my initial AMH: 23.4 pmol/L or 3.3 ng/ml!! I almost entirely credit this to acupuncture but that's just my feeling. I'm sure the vitamins and supplements helped too, particularly vit. D. On the same protocol as in April, we got 16 eggs, 14 mature, 10 fertilized and 4 blasts frozen. No transfer again. They triggered me a day too late and I lost at least 2 of my leader follies (those eggs degenerated).

By this time, my plan was to do 4 IVF cycles and then start transferring and then saying that's all she wrote. For our last IVF cycle, we decided to try Dr. Sher's agonist/antagonist conversion protocol despite my decent AMH and after consultation with him, he agreed. So in August, we flew to Las Vegas for a couple weeks to do this protocol. Most of the stims were done at home and then we flew to Vegas for stim day 8. I couldn't believe the response (and the lack of monitoring - they didn't even do FSH, LH, progesterone at ANY time during the cycle!). Unlike my local clinic, Dr. Sher saw me at day 9 stims and I was told I would not need any more monitoring and that I would be triggering the day after!? This approach was completely new to me. Anyhow, I kept the faith and did exactly what I was told. I became a believer when I was promptly awoken out of anesthesia when I heard that I got 33 eggs!!! Wha???? 25 mature??? (2 more matured in the dish) 22 fertilized with ICSI and we got a whopping 12 blasts! I was in disbelief. Well at day 5 we transferred 2 grade 2 blastocysts (according to Dr. Sher's clinic, grade 1 and grade 2 blasts have the same pregnancy rate. Anyhow, that cycle turned out negative as both my betas were <1. I was disappointed but buoyed by the fact that I had an unbelievable 10 snowbabies and this time we could do PGS with a RELIABLE LAB which was experienced during PGS biopsies. Please note that this is KEY. We did something called metaphase comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) which is different than the array CGH which is much more common. Our biopsies had to be sent to urky and we waited a month for results. But it was worth it because we got 5 normals! Err, one was transferred during the August cycle and it did absolutely nada but at least we had 4 left! I was over the moon but terrified still knowing that our normal embryo failed to implant.

Fast forward to November when I returned to Vegas for my frozen embryo transfer. So much easier than a fresh cycle! We transferred on November 14 a single grade 2 day 5 embryo and lo and behold, at 5dp5dt PM, I got my very first BFP of my life!! At 40!!

It's still very early days yet. Today, I'm 4 weeks 3 days pregnant so definitely far from being out of the woods. But my 8dp5dt beta was 134 while yesterday's 10dp5dt was 383. Nice and solid betas so I'm about as happy as I can let myself be right now! :) I have to wait till 7 weeks for my first ultrasound and then my second one will be at 10 weeks if I'm lucky enough to make it that far!

I consider myself very lucky to have gotten a BFP with my second transfer (first FET) but the PGS definitely helped prevent putting back blasts which would have never taken regardless. I am hoping to spread as much baby dust around as possible and ask for sticky vibes for this precious IVF miracle.

If you've read until the end, then I salute you LOL! Tons and tons of baby dust to all TTC!

PS. I think I'll post about my TWW in a comment since this was so long already!

Me: healthy, 35
Dh: low sperm counts (2-11 million), 32

We tried naturally for 11 months and I just new something was wrong. I took my temp & used opk's but I was so regular I knew within hours when I would ovulate--so frustrating!! So my dh agreed to get tested and the results were heartbreaking. I left that appt hopeful that the clomid my dh was prescribed would def work. 3 months later and his numbers were the same. Next came the fertility dr, I thought he would say let's try IUI, but we left that appt with brochures explaining IVF. We were devasted! I had no idea how we were going to afford IFV since my dh was working partime and I work for myself= no insurance that covers IVF. A few months later-- Lots of praying and lots of luck,my dh got on full time with full benefits. I was beyond ready so we got started right away. I responded GREAT to all the drugs and had 13 eggs retrieved (round 1), 14 eggs (round 2), and 15 eggs (round 3) but nothing worked. Each time we put back 2 great looking embryos but every time BFN! I was at a loss....we had 1 more chance that insurance covers for a lifetime so I did some research. I wasn't overly happy with my current dr and the way he ran his practice-- soo many patients and he didn't even know my name on my 3rd surgery. I found a new dr and it just felt right!! We did a fresh cycle then froze the 2 best embryos right away and gave my body a month to rest.

Got my BFP 9 days later!!

Only thing I added this cycle was baby aspirin and COQ10
I was very open about the process this time around and actually filled out a prayer card at church-- I literally said it out loud and prayed like crazy!
I'm 14 weeks today but going thru all the ups & down of infertility it still seems unreal.
I'm not gonna say "It'll happen, don't worry", because sometimes it doesn't happen- you need some assistance. I'm just glad I didn't wait, didn't stay with my old doctor, and didn't take any breaks. Taking the drugs was a part time job...in the car, in a restaurant bathroom, shots in the stomach, in the ass.... But you just do what needs to be done!

If you're in the Chicagoland area-- check out dr springer in crest hill :)

My husband and I had been TTC for 1 1/2 years. We never thought it would be this difficult to get pregnant. A few months after we started TTC (with no luck), we had a ridiculous number of friends and family announce their pregnancies. It felt like a huge slap in the face. Everyone was getting pregnant, but no matter how hard we tried it just wasn't happening for us.

After 3 months of trying naturally, we went to the OB/GYN. We would have tried naturally longer but I suspected problems, as I had always had irregular cycles. Three months of Clomid did nothing for us. I ovulated each month but did not conceive. That was a crappy holiday season.

The next move was to go to an RE. At the first appointment I was diagnosed with PCOS and given Letrozole (Femara)--we did this with IUI. Again, I ovulated each of the 3 months but did not conceive. It was getting more difficult each time we had to take a new step. Next was Femara with injectables and IUI. I hate getting shots, so I did not want to do this, but we pushed on and still had no luck. We then had to make the huge choice of trying IVF. Thankfully we did a money-back guarantee program which gave us 3 fresh and 3 frozen cycles. The doc gave me very low doses of meds for the 1st IUI because I was at risk of overstimulating, due to PCOS. Unfortunately it only yielded 3 eggs, 2 of which fertilized. We also had to do ICSI, which we found out at the last minute. After a 2-day transfer of both embryos, we later found that this IVF failed. We were devastated. At this point I really thought that I would never get pregnant.

Last month we did another try at IVF/ICSI. I was prescribed double the amount of medicine, and thankfully this helped because I got 17 eggs out of it. I was incapacitated over Thanksgiving due to the egg retrieval, so I missed out on family stuff, which was actually ok because I was still in a huge funk over everything we had been going through. We made it to a 5-day transfer, but only had 2 embryos and none to freeze. I was distraught about having none to freeze, but still hopeful as we had a 3AA embryo and a 3AB embryo that was kind of an oblong shape.

The worst part about this cycle came about a week after transfer. I swore I was starting my period. I couldn't find any information online about this, but I'm pretty sure this is what happened: when you do IVF you are on a ton of medication. Starting around the week of ET/ER my boobs started swelling and getting firmer/painful, especially on the sides and tops. This happened every single month that we had been trying, and usually went away/went back to normal about 2 days before my period. Around 5 days after my ET I noticed that my boobs were getting softer and less painful. At the same time, I was starting to get those low, warm-feeling period cramps. My CM was the same as it was before a period. I just KNEW I was about to see AF and was really depressed. I wore a liner for the next 2 days, but AF never came. I asked the nurse if it was possible that symptoms could go away as the medication started wearing off, but that I could still be pregnant. She said she had never heard of that but that anything was possible. Well, I'm pretty sure that is what happened, because a couple of days later my boobs started getting perky/swollen/painful again and I started getting better feelings. My CM was still the exact same (wet, clear), and I was still getting what I thought were period cramps but they were very dull and didn't last very long.

I wanted to wait until the day before my beta to test, but 3 days prior to that I just had a feeling it had worked out, so I tested at night (after holding it in for 4 hours). It did not take long for my first, beautiful BFP to show up. I truly never thought I'd see the day. We were shocked and thrilled. It was a weird feeling, because after getting negative tests for a year and a half I really never thought I'd finally get a positive. We were very happy, but cautiously optimistic. Although we got our BFP, after everything we have gone through I am still nervous every day that something might happen. Trying to stay positive, though.

As long as we have been TTC I have been googling every little symptom. This website has helped a ton, and I hope that my story can help ease someone else's worries.

Here is a breakdown of symptoms on the days I remembered to write them down:

7DPO/2DP5DT: noticed small acne on left bb (from progesterone supplements?). slightly more face acne, despite creams. sore bbs

8DPO/3DP5DT: weird, light cramps in middle, lower. felt slightly sicky after lunch. Sore full bbs. headache (dull).

9DPO/4DP5DT: Dull cramps just below belly button, slight cramps on r side (ov?)-have had this on both sides for a few days. BBs slightly less sore.

10DPO/5DP5DT: Bbs less sore for 2nd day in a row. Did have a bad cramp very low at 10:20am. Bbs still sort of firm. Lots of wet cm. Thirsty, headache (minor), frequent urination. I know what's coming :(

11DPO/6DP5DT: Lots of wet cm. Bbs tiny bit sore but mostly not. Still slightly firm but doesn't seem as much as they were earlier in the week. :( Pains all over down there, right now (2:30pm) sm pain on r side.

12DPO/7DP5DT: BBs sore in the morning, kind of faded, then hurt a little bit at night--got really hard on the tops/sides, and also perky. 1 strong pain in afternoon in lower uterus area. Twinges throughout the day. the morning, kind of faded, then hurt a little bit at night--got really hard on the tops/sides. 1 strong pain in afternoon in lower uterus area. A tiny, tiny bit of yellow cm when i wiped in evening, could be bc of crinone (was mixed with it). Can't tell if there is yellow when i wipe or just regular wiping. Still some clear, wet cm throughout the day. Wore a liner, was sure period was coming. Even had period-feeling cramps around noonish, but only a couple.

13DPO/8DP5DT: BBs still hard, not really very sore, maybe a little, and perky. They are HUGE, spilling out of normal bra. Other than that I feel pretty normal. Still a little bit thirsty but I've been having post-nasal drip for a week or so, could be due to that.

14DPO/9DP5DT: Felt low cramping when I woke up, almost like light AF cramps or slight poo cramps, but cant tell which. Hoping it's not the former. Couldnt sleep much after that. Still have very, very light cramps throughout morning. BBs big, perky, still hurting slightly on bottom, sides, and top. Bloated after eating (for past few days). Still very thirsty. At 1100pm I took a test (FRER) and got a POSITIVE!!! OMG!!!!! I just felt it. Felt weird all day and the days before. Not sick but off, and crampy and thirsty. I am in total shock, still don't believe it. Woke up around 430am and could not go to sleep for like an hour (maybe i was too hot--lots of blankets on bed). Slight sicky feeling all day, not nauseous, just overall

15DPO/10DP5DT: Took CB Digi test in am--"Pregnant"!!!! OMG!!! SO HAPPY!!! :D Still very thirsty, light cramps, bbs more sore and still very full. Hard on tops and a little down the sides. Pulling in r hip area (for past 2-3 days). Headache in morning (light), never totally went away--prob caused by undying thirst. Still have some wet CM, but slightly less than several days ago. Only feel it several times per day. Slight sicky feeling all day--not nausea just an overall blegh.

16DPO/11DP5DT: Woke up with a light headache, thirsty. Took frer: +!!! Even darker than Mon! Felt kind of icky when I got up. Felt exhausted, almost like I'm having trouble getting a good breath for most of the morning. BBs hurt, pretty big and painful. Noticed in afternoon that my eyes are bloodshot, particularly my right on the inside (there is a red patch). Felt gross at night after falling asleep on couch. Decent amount of wet cm in evening (around dinnertime)

17DPO/12DP5DT: BBs still sore esp R one (it is harder, too). Still thirsty/peeing a lot. Felt kind of crappy in am. Beta at 730AM this morning. Got the call a little after 1-- Pregnancy confirmed! I'm prego!!! Beta was at 1281, was told this is a great # and won't need another blood test. Next time I go in is in 3 weeks to hear the heartbeat. Words cannot describe how I'm feeling right now, I'm so excited yet still in disbelief. Maybe it will feel real on the 29th. I pray that this one (or 2) really sticks :)

Good luck and baby dust to everyone!!!

5 years TTC
DH - 31 excellent sperm!
Me - 44 three past full term pregnancies, eggs to old now

2009-2014 Four attempts at stimulated cycles with natural BD, poor egg stimulation numbers. Only 2-3 at a time. BFN

Moved on to DE
20 harvested, 18 fertilized, 8 keepers!

Date of transfer 2 5d blastocysts, grade A and B. Stopped IM progesterone, moved on to suppositories
Day 1 a little crampy, pressure in uterus, peeing tons, bloat
Day 2 more cramping, got worse that evening, peeing a lot, bloated, POAS BFN
Day 3 super bad cramps, like AF, no bleeding, tired now, sore boobs, more bloat
Day 4 cramps tapered off, tired, slight nausea, bigger boobs, POAS BFN, last one till beta
Day 5 feel great, tired, slight nausea, sore boobs, pee, pee, pee, lots of bloat
Day 6-8 feel great, tired, slight nausea, peeing, sore boobs, bloat
Day 9 Beta test 7 am, feeling the same. BFP!!!! Beta was 260, progesterone 70, possibly twins. Next beta in 1 week and ultrasound on January 12.
Crossing fingers for sticky embies!
Honestly I don't really feel pregnant other than some uterine pressure, slight nausea and bloating which I attributed to the progesterone I use 4xdaily.

I hope this helps, don't give up and waiting for my beta was much better than the disappointment of POAS too early.

Finally, after over two years of trying to conceive, I can happily post my very own BFP story! I want to give hope to other couples out there who are going through the same struggles I went through. My husband and I tried for years, saw numerous doctors, and barely got any answers in the beginning.

I was so niave. I always had normal menstrual cycles, so I never thought I would be one to have infertility problems. Boy, was I wrong! After months of not having any luck conceiving on our own, my husband and I started seeing a doctor for our problems. My husband's sperm tested great. I had blood tests done, an HSG performed, ultra sounds, etc. All my tests kept coming back normal, which was good, but still wasn't giving us any answers...

After trying months on Clomid, months on Femara, and even a few IUI procedures, we began to get frustrated. I even lost 136 pounds because I had been overweight. Nothing was working. After doing a bit of my own research, I asked my doctor to perform a laparoscopy to check if I had endometriosis. Turns out, I did! I had small spots on both ovaries, which were removed. I understood that there was no cure, and the disease would eventually return, but was advised to try to conceive in the following months, before it came back. Months later? Still wasn't working.

Finally, I was told about a "mini IVF" procedure. It was a cheaper/less medicated version of the regular IVF. We did three cycles of this, and while being monitored during these few months, it was discovered that my ovaries were not responding at all to the fertility meds. I needed the "strong stuff!" So, the husband and I saved and saved, until we had enough money for a full, regular IVF cycle. (It's not cheap, especially with insurance not covering anything!)

During this IVF cycle, I had 17 eggs retrieved, but only 2 survived the whole process, which is uncommon for someone my age, I'm only 28. My doctor says the endometriosis I have probably plays a huge role in my egg quality, unfortunately, so thank God we opted for IVF, finally, because the chances of us conceiving on our own were slim to none.

I just completed that cycle of IVF, and went in for a blood test three days ago. To my surprise, it was positive! I'm still in disbelief! It just doesn't seem real, after trying for so long! I thought for sure that it was going to be negative, I had even taken a couple pee tests leading up to my blood test, but they were barely positive. I could only see them if I held them in a certain light, so I assumed the tests were junk, or that I was seeing things. For the first time, I am glad to be wrong! Also, the only symptoms I have are huge/sore boobs (in fact, I have to wear a bigger bra at the moment), and I'm exhausted all the time and need daily naps. That's it! But, I'm also on progesterone suppositories, so I assume that it could also be from that.

I'm currently 4 and a half weeks, and I go in for my first ultra sound in a couple of weeks. So ecstatic!

Me: 39
DH: 35
TTC: 2 Years

My fertility journey began with the thought, it will happen when it happens. I think most people start out like this - sure that when you want something it will just happen. Well, I became pregnant after 4 months of trying; at almost 9 weeks, I miscarried. Devastated but certain I would become pregnant again soon, I began what would turn out to be a very long and frustrating journey. The ups and downs (as you know) can be life changing. I had all the testing done after a year of not being able to conceive. Basically it was my supposedly old eggs causing all the problems. I don't know how many times I've heard this between then and now. Due to my challenged eggs and my DHs good but slightly abnormal sperm, IVF was really the best option for us. Prior to beginning the IVF cycle I dramatically improved my diet, started acupuncture and visualizations. I even began to write a blog (http://delayedmama.com) in a way to support myself and others going through the same process. I truly believe these changes really helped me mentally, physically, and emotionally. At the end of November I began the cycle.

8 Eggs Retrieved
5 Fertilized
3 Made it to Transfer (8 Cell 3DT)
None to freeze

Now for the symptoms -

1-3DP3DT
Some minor cramping and lightheadness but nothing major
Extremely bloated and sore
Took it easy and ate lots of protein

4-8DP3DT
Threw up after yoga
Very strong dreams
Tired a lot
Some acne

9-12DP3DT
Very strong cramping and pulling
I thought I was having my period for sure.
I also thought I was having OHSS

13DP3DT
Cramping went away but there was this feeling of heaviness in my stomach. Almost like my uterus was being lined with silver or something.

14DP3DT
Beta - 525
Shocked to the core.

I will say that all of my symptoms could have been connected to the progesterone shots and pills. But the day (Christmas Day) that I had the most severe cramping I hadn't taken the progesterone yet. The next day I took the progesterone and I had no cramping. I really think I was experiencing implantation cramping. It's like your period but not as painful or deep. It's close but there is a slight difference.

Getting the call from the doctor with positive results was one of the best days of my life. I encourage everyone not to early test. I know that if I had gotten a BFN because I had tested earlier it would have really depressed me. Also, for those who are in your late 30s trying to conceive. Don't give up hope. It will happen. I'm living proof of it. Believe in your beautiful eggs!!

Ok, I will make this as short and sweet as possible, just to give others a bit of info on what led up to my BFP and the symptoms I experienced. B/c I know, the hardest part is the 2ww and judging every single symptom!
After a year of trying with no BFP, we found out my hubs has an unknown condition that leads to low sperm count. Basically 1 million when it should be 20 million. And, out of that 1 million, many are not good quality. We were informed right away we would have to jump straight to IVF. The first time I started the meds, my body over stimulated and I got ohss and we had to 'pull the plug early' as my doc said and do the retrieval sooner than planned. I had 29 eggs, several fertilized, we used two, froze the rest. The first 2 did not implant. It was devastating to have gone through all of it with out getting pregnant. We had all our hopes into it working. But, in the 2ww with that cycle, I had some dark brown spotting, so I guess that was my indicator it didn't work. We waited about 7 months and used a frozen cycle, and used the only 2 embryos that were good to go at that point. Within a few days, I just knew I was pregnant. I had a metallic taste in my mouth while at work, as if I just sucked on a penny! Gross! So, of course, I googled 'taste like metal in my mouth' and it popped up as an early sign of pregnancy! What!!! A few other symptoms were in the list, one being an elevated body temp, so I pretended to be ill, and rushed home to check my temp. Sure enough it was almost 100 and I felt just fine. It was at that moment I just knew it had worked. After my beta, the nurse called to confirm what my body already knew.
Fast forward to today, about 4 years since last IVF fresh cycle. Today is my 9 days past 5 day fresh embryo transfer. My beta is tomorrow. But, my nerves got the best of me and I felt like I needed to be eased into the news for tomorrow. So, I took a test this morning, and it said Pregnant! Overjoyed, tears, and thankful to God! In the past few days, I have not had any very prominent signs of pregnancy, but a few things do stand out. I charted my temp twice a day since transfer, and 4 days ago it was 99.2, and I felt just great. So, I had a feeling it could have been implantation and it was working out for us! I also have just been tired, eyes droopy at strange times of the day, and still bloated. Since I had OHSS again this time, I knew that if the bloating didn't go down, it was a good sign that it worked b/c the levels of hcg are going up and not down. Also, I've had just a fullness feeling in my uterus area, along with similar feeling cramps to my first BFP. I just had high hopes and felt that these things added up to another successful attempt. I go tomorrow to have beta, and I can't wait to hear the nurse confirm what my gut and EPT already said is true. In all things, be thankful. And, for everyone in these shoes of infertility treatments, my prayers are with you. It has not been an easy road, but it has been worth it.

Me: 32
My Love: 31
TTC: 4 yrs

Like so many others I have been reading these posts as a way to find hope during my fertility journey that oftentimes left me feeling utterly hopeless. Almost exactly 4 years ago my husband and I decided I'd stop taking my bc pills and we'd just "see what happens". We weren't consciously trying but not trying to prevent it either. After about a year I started to wonder what was up, and began charting my cycles and paying attention to my fertile days. My husband wasn't concerned and was not at all interested in getting anything checked out. After another 6 months of bfn's, I started using ovulation predictors and still, nothing. Finally my husband agreed to get a semen analysis. The results were 0-1% morphology, low motility, and the low end of normal for count. We were devastated. Thus began the rollercoaster ride of infertility and fertility treatments. We moved and waited to get settled into our new home and new jobs before going to a new RE and beginning treatment. After months on vitamins my husband's numbers hadn't changed. They did every test under the sun on me, and everything came back fine.

The ups and downs and constant disappointments have been heartbreaking and I honestly began feeling a little depressed at different points in the journey. I would try to remain positive and hopeful and patient, but as you probably know, it is so hard to keep it all together when going through this. I felt guilty for the sad feelings I had when so many friends and loved ones became pregnant and gave birth around me. I was happy for them but couldn't help feeling sorry for myself, which in turn made me feel like a selfish person. It was also very hard to talk about with anyone. Even the people who love me seemed to cause me more pain when I tried to open up about it. It's very hard to understand this journey unless you have personally experienced it. I've learned so much since going through this and reading other people's experiences online really helped me. Sorry to go on and on, but I just can't believe I have finally made it to the other side of the infertility mountain! I'll try to skip to the good stuff.

We did 2 natural cycles of IUI which both failed. We then moved on to a medicated cycle of IUI, which also failed. At this point I was ready to move on and started researching adoption, an option I am still very interested in. We found out that our insurance would cover IVF and so decided to give it a try. It took a few months to get everything in order and finally in December 2014 we began our first cycle of IVF with ICSI.
14 eggs were retrieved, 8 fertilized, and only one blastocyst was good enough to transfer 5 days later. None of the others made it to freeze. This made me worry very much. The day of transfer went really well and we were so happy and excited. My husband asked for a picture of the blastocyst and then taped it to our headboard so we could see it before bed and when we wake up lol. Hearing that none of the others made it to freeze made me nervous and anxious. But our Dr. had only planned on transferring one anyway, so that gave us hope. I felt constipation and bloated, with sore breasts, but wasn't sure if it was from the progesterone suppositories. A few days after the transfer I started feeling really bad. Super bloated and my abdomen was very distended. I felt tightness in my chest when I would lay down, like it was a little hard to breath, and a little swollen. I got worried and looked up my symptoms. I think it was mild ohss, and so I ate plenty of protein and salty foods and drank a lot of gatorade. THis helped. (At retrieval they said they had to remove some fluid and had advised me even before that on how to treat mild ohss due to my trigger shot... we accidentally injected more than prescribed into my butt!!). I was confused, thinking ohss only happens before the transfer, but was surprised to read that a positive pregnancy result can also cause the symptoms, since the hcg hormone goes up. Reading that gave me some hope. I was way too nervous to take an hpt though. I couldn't bear the thought of another bfn, and then having to wait for the blood test anyway. Btw I was definitely a nervous wreck most of my 2ww. I was not sleeping well and anxious and worrying. So if you feel like that too, its ok! It’s not going to make or break your embryo’s implantation :)

We went back for the blood pregnancy test 10 days after transfer. I didn't sleep that night I was so nervous. On the way home we decided to get a cheap hpt, since we knew we would know the results that day anyway. I poas and then waited, heart beating like crazy. Within seconds the result was positive!! I was so surprised and elated that I said "wait.. what?!" and stumbled out of the bathroom with my pants/panties down around my ankles and "ran" to show my husband the results. He yelled and we both started hugging and laughing and crying and jumping. It's one of the best moments of my life. I am only 5.5 wks pregnant but ready to feel happy and excited and positive. Even if this doesn't work out (God forbid!), at least I know it is possible now. My first 3 betas were good. Beta 1- 264, beta 2- 554, beta 3- 2,123. I'm waiting for my first ultrasound on 2/2 where they will try to detect a heartbeat. If all looks well, we can finally move on from the RE and find a midwife. I'm so happy and ready to move on to a healthy pregnancy. As far as symptoms, so far I haven’t had many. Boobs are kinda sore and swollen (like pms) and I still feel bloated and slightly constipated. I've taken some daytime naps, which are unheard of for me, but really not many symptoms yet. I'm still on the progesterone so I never know what to attribute symptoms to anyway.

I just wanted to share my story so that maybe someone else will find some comfort in it. I know how difficult this journey is, and I know everyone always says to stay positive and that in the end it's all worth it... but it's true. Well, actually I think its ok to feel down sometimes and not be positive ALL the time. That's kinda unrealistic and hearing someone constantly say "You just have to stay positive!" Can make you feel frustrated, misunderstood and like your feelings are not legitimate. Its ok to feel sad and frustrated and even angry. Just try not to stay in that space and wallow for too long. I wish nothing but love and success to everyone out there going through the struggles of infertility. You are not alone and there IS hope!!

Now I really CAAAANOOOT BELIEVEEE that I am posting here. As many others, I was reading this forum like crazy over and over again. These stories helped me so much to stay positive whatever happens while going through many TWW including the successful one. I was dreaming of posting here, but I was sure it will never happen to me. But IT HAPPENEEEEEEEED!!!!! OH MY GOOOOOOOOOD!!!UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!!

Me - 29, endometriosis, cervical dysplasia, regular periods every 28 days since I was 12, have been very healthy before TTC.
Him - 41, good semen analysis, very heathy.

TTC since March 2010. I was 25 years old - young and healthy to my knowledge. Started the dream relationship with the love of my life and wanted many kids right away. We were so excited! Unfortunately, the infertility road started....It took us 5 years. It was sooooooo painful and unbearable. Just until couple of weeks I thought that it will never, never end. I was so hopeless even though I am still 29. It was never going to happen and my heart was broken.
We were trying naturally for some time, but I was nervous on the 3rd month already. Started some tests. They found cervical dysplasia in 2010. It was coned - no BFP months after that. In 2012, a big dermoid cyst grew on my left ovary. During surgery - severe endometriosis found....Cleaned it - no BFP months and months after that. Then it continued - dysplasia recurring....2013 AMH levels checked - 0.25, two months later 0.14....They said I might need to think about egg donor. Whaaat?!!!!!!

We were trying naturally for many months.
TTC since March 2010
3 unmonitored Clomid cycles in the summer of 2011
3 IUI between 2013 and 2014 - 2 natural, 1 monitored Clomid
Medicated IVF - Cancelled - 8 eggs, 6 retrieved, 5 mature, non fertilized (dr. was shocked considering our good semen analysis - it's a mystery...)
Natural Cycle IVF/ICSI (absolutely no meds except the trigger shot to time retrieval) - 2 mature eggs!!! The doctors couldn't believe... Both fertilized. 2 beautiful embryos at day 5. One transferred on day 5, one frozen!!! BFP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Beta #1 - 146, Beta #2 378.

It's five weeks since my last period and 3 weeks since my egg retrieval/fertilization. I am 5/3 weeks PREGNANT!!!!! I still can't believe it and certainly can't process it.

My symptoms day by day:

Transfer Day - on the coach most of the day, no symptoms

1dpt - dull cramping mostly on the left side and some pain in the left leg, both for 3-4 hours.

2dpt - very very tired in the evening, shortness of breath, very light pulling and pinching pains on the right - barely noticeable, cystitis pains in the evening.

3dpt - some cyst like type of pain on the right during the day, extremely cold/freezing during the day while trying to take a nap, light menstrual cramps evening, late evening - again ovulation/cyst like pain on the right - more than earlier.

4dpt - super sensitive left nipple since last night - breasts are sore, evening - ovulation/cyst pain on the right, tired, nipple is super hurting, feeling wet but still dry, later changed to a ovulation mixed with dull menstrual cramping almost going to the legs.

5dpt - sore throat in the morning (possibly because of dry air), no pains in the morning / the left nipple still very sensitive, tired in the afternoon, after 4pm - premenstrual cramping, feeling wet, cm got more watery/sticky as the day went on, feels like period is coming. I am almost sure period is coming.

6dpt - no pains in the morning, a little bit of clear cm, after 11am - dry again, no cramping during the day, after 3pm - slightly crampy (dull..some leg pain as well), creamy yellowish cm in the evening, tired again in the afternoon.

7dpt - no pains in the morning, nipple a little less sensitive, bloated the most of all days before, veins are more visible - on my arms and a little bit on the breasts (I am not sure whether I am making this up...), cramps after 6pm - feeling warm and wet as my period will start any moment or more like it is already the most intense day of the period, very tired in the evening, shortness of breath, all day palpitations, some very light central pinching pains in the evening.

8dpt -no pains in the morning, nipples still much more sensitive than usual, but less that two days ago, breasts feel less sore, but full again, very hungry in the morning, strong palpitations and shortness of breath - almost couldn't talk, extremely emotional, feeling wet, very light cramping less than previous days couple of times between 3 and 6pm, some yellow cm, pinching in the left breast, pinching and pulling in the uterus for couple of seconds couple of times in late afternoon - very light.

9dpt - no period pains in the morning, only one strong pulling on the left side 9:40am
some light ovulation like pains on the right ovary during night, bloody taste in mouth for third time now, during last night- very cold or very hot, very hungry in the morning, BETA 146!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Estrogen - 450, Progesterone - over 40
Very, very tired in the evening, pinching and pulling pains around ovaries and uterus, extremely tired in the afternoon-evening, sleepy and cold, break out, breasts almost no sore, only sensitive nipples but less than before.

10dpt - sleep deprived - excited! also very hungry during night, but didn't eat....peeing all the time, waking up because of urge to pee, almost no period pains, very very tired after 4pm
some yellowish sticky cm in the evening, and some cystitis pain - maybe because very tired.

11dpt - breasts a little bit sore and full, hungry in the morning, no in the evening, slept very well, waking up earlier than ususal, BETA - 378!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Estrogen - 458, Progesterone - over 40.

12dpt - feeling bloated and full, breasts full, no other symptoms

13dpt - very full breasts, little sore, no other symptoms

14dpt - very light bowel like pains in the morning, very full breasts, 3:30pm - some cramping - lower front.

Overall, I had no cm and I was sure my period will start any moment. I had the usual cramps, wet and warm period feeling. It feels exactly the same. I also had some protein cravings - eggs, meat, although I am not a meat lover at all.
I am praying for sticky bean now!!!! It has been a long and painful road...Our love deserves this baby.
Never, never give up!!!!!!!!!!! NEVEEEER!!!! By the way, my AMH last month was 1.6...Yes - it is much higher than a year ago when it was 0.14 and they told me it never grows back and I need donor egg. They know nothing about it. I strongly recommend Natural IVF cycle!!!!! Doctors say it has very low rates, but its not true. They haven't tried it enough and it is ruining their convenience - that's all. It is much better than conventional IVF. You might need to do it couple of times, but it's cheaper and much easier on you. If you ovulate regularly - you have the egg!!! If not just do the mini IVF. Not to mention egg quality and implantation are hundreds of times better with natural. Don't let them poison us, just because is more convenient.
Never give up!!!! It is coming!!! You just don't know now. I wish the best luck to everyone from all my heart! Take your fertility in your hands! You know your body the best!!!!

I'm so over the moon right now because I just got my first EVER BFP!

DH and I have been trying for about 4 years. Prior to that I've never gotten pregnant before, so Ive always thought something must be wrong with me. We started seeing a RE at the end of 2011, we did all the hormone tests and everything looked fine. we did 1 IUI which resulted cysts in my ovaries, so I underwent a laparoscopy surgery. RE diagnosis was mild endometriosis. After that we went on to IVF, we had 2 fresh cycle and 1 FET, all BFN. Finally the RE told me "you just need to gain some weight, come back to see me after you gain 10-15lbs"... WTH!!

Then we switched RE, also got everything checked again and all hormones are normal. Moved on to a fresh cycle with the new RE, but also ended BFN... This time RE suspected something must be off because she was pretty confident about this cycle. At the same time I heard about immunology issues from a friend so I brought this up to my RE, she agreed for us to do further testing.. We found out I have high levels of natural killer cells. It actually gave me a glimpse of hope knowing at least we are able to find something wrong (the worst is when they said everything is fine with you, but you are just not getting pregnant!). So she prescribed intralipid infusion for this past cycle. I just found out this week that I'm pregnant.. It feels so unreal because it's been a long road and I never thought it'd be possible for me to get pregnant.

The only symptoms I had was AF like cramp on 8dp5dt, I usually get cramps a week before AF, but this cramp felt debilitating, I was not able to move and just wanted to lay on the couch, with backache. However the pain was gone next day. The other symptom was breakout in my face the next few days. I don't usually break out around my cheeks (only on forehead or chin areas). The break out looks almost like some kind of white pumpy rash (but not itchy).

If you are like me, have experienced multiple ivf failures and couldn't find out why, I recommend to do a immunology testing before you waste more money on IVF. I wished I had it tested sooner, but I'm still ecstatic about my BFP!

Hi Ladies,

My DH and I have been TTC nearly 4 years. My husband was diagnosed with Azoospermia back in 2013. We have just done our first round of IVF with donor sperm. Today I got my BFP!

I promised myself I would post on this site as during the TWW I drove myself crazy reading the threads and trawling the internet for every twinge and cramp.

3dpt I had horrendous AF cramps and thought I was out for sure. Today was OTD and I tested 3 times just to be sure. But sure enough all 3 were positive.

Really hoping it sticks.

Lots of baby dust to you all! X

We adopted our son 3 years ago and he needed a sibling so we went with embryo adoption for multiple reasons. It is cost effective, I will get to experience pregnancy, and we believe in life at conception.

I have PCOS, uterine fibroids, and MTHFR mutation C&A.

All of my symptoms can be attributed to the estrogen patches and progesterone shots but I’ve been tired and my boobs have grown and HURT.
I started eating a ton of pineapple the day before transfer and continued until 2 days after. Directly after we got Mexican food and walked for hours at the flea market(me carrying out giant 3 year old a lot of the time.)
We transferred 2 blasts. 1 AB5 2 BB4

Got a SUPER faint BFP 4dp5dt
Faint BFP 5dp5dt
BFP 6dp5dt am bought a FRER for Vday and used it at the store… BFP
BFP on FRER and week estimator 7dp5dt

I don’t know what to do with myself I’m so excited! We’ve had BFP before but never 2 days in a row. I think the baby aspirin made a big difference.

Praising Jesus!

I promised myself when (and if) I received my (lasting) BFP, I would post my story since I was obsessed with reading all of the BFP stories leading up to it! Hope this helps or gives hope to people...

About me: 35 years old, married 6 years, TTC for +3 years. 2 previous pregnancies thanks to Clomid (1 ecoptic, 1 miscarriage @ 7 wks).

After a helluva time getting - and staying - pregnant, we decided to move forward with IVF. Honestly, it was an easy decision for the 2 of us. Everyone was right - it was an emotional rollercoaster. Probably one of the most difficult things we have faced in 13 years together, but (as trite as it sounds) it brought us closer; rallying together for our child-to-be!

After 1 false start due to overstimulation, my doctor changed my protocol and decided that low & slow was the best since I had a lot of eggs, but very few were mature.

My protocol:
Days 1-3 - Menapur 75 unitsl
Days 4-6 - Menapur 150 units
Days 7-10 - Menapur 225 units
Days 11-15 - Menapur 225 units + Ganirelix

As you can tell, I was stimming for quite a while. Outcome: 11 retrieved / 3 mature / 3 fertilized via ICSI.

3 DPO - Transfer of 2 - 8 cell 'perfect' embryos
1 DPT - Relaxed & watched movies
2-4 DPT - went for a walk, carried on normally, no real symptoms
5-8 DPT - felt...different. Odd dreams, white CM, sore boobs
9 DPT - very faint BFP on First Response
11 DPT - beta day (HCG = 29)
13 DPT - repeat beta (HCG = 52)
15 DPT - repeat beta (HCG =100.4) At this point concerned it could be chemical since it wasn't doubling...
17 DPT - repeat beta (HCG = 207)

Went in at 7+2 and saw 1 beautiful sac + yolk + heartbeat of 142!

Right now, I'm 17 weeks and everything is looking healthy and as it should! For those symptom watching, I actually had higher betas and more pronounced symptoms with my pregnancies that didn't work out than I did with this little one. Even now, I really feel fantastic! No morning sickness, no spotting, no backache, no headaches - nada.

Good luck to everyone!

Hi Ladies. I'm actually writing this 35 weeks pregnant and belatedly keeping a long-ago made promise to myself to share my story and encouragement with others, as during my fertility struggles hearing from other people who had been through it too was something of a lifeline for me. Like many of you, it has been a long, difficult journey for me. Shortly after I got married (husband and I both aged 33 then) I came off the pill, in preparation for trying for a baby in a year or so. But my periods were irregular and I felt like something was up so went to the doctor and was diagnosed with a dermoid cyst and polycystic ovaries. Given this, we decided to start trying sooner rather than later. Also my husband's motility and count were quite poor. Here's what we tried:

- 3 rounds of clomid: had to stop because it thinned my lining and also the last round gave me really bad blurred vision
- 3 rounds of letrozole
- husband had an operation to fix a varicosele
- husband went on Fertil Aid pills and reduced alcohol and caffine intake
- I switched to a low GI diet
- I did acupuncture, yoga, biotherapy, reduced alcohol intake, took wheatgrass, started juicing, took a range of vitamin supplements
- I did 2 rounds of IUI with letrozole, both times lining was thick, had a couple of good sized follicles, husband's sperm was fine but BFN
- I had an operation to have the dermoid cyst removed (doc thought there was a chance it was causing hormone imbalances)
- 3rd round of IUI with injectibles. I totally overstimulated - the doc said we couldn't carry on with IUI as it would be too dangerous with so many large follicles, the risk of multiples was too high. So we pushed through and turned it into an IVF - increased the stims and did the whole thing. I had 2 good embryos 5 days after egg collection, implated one and froze the other. BFN.
- Waited 2-3 months and tried to live healthy and relax, and get over the hearbreak. Husband got me a kitten to try and cheer me up and weirdly it really worked!
- 2nd round IVF (Now aged 35. Also fresh cycle - I am from the UK but live oversees right now, so instead of implant the frozen embryo I had, I used my trip back to the UK to do a whole new fresh cycle). They put me on a really high dose of stims, I produced 24 eggs; of which 6 made it to good quality 5 day blastocysts. I implanted 1, froze the rest. I also went to a acupuncture clinic who do specialist fertlity treatment and had acupuncture 3 times during stims and twice on transfer day (immediately before and after transfer). I ate a high protein diet during my treatment and took some time off work. The treatment made me very sick - two days after egg collection I was rushed to A&E with ovarian hyperstimulation. I wasn't sure if they could compelete the treatment, but they did; I was just in a lot of pain for a week or so.

A week after transfer I had left the UK again and was testing (too early, I know!) and all BFNs. I had spotting 7dpt and was convinced it was game over. I went to see my doctor to discuss a FET and to my amazement the blood test he asked me to do showed that I was pregnant.

I tried so many things and made a lot of changes to my lifestyle. I'm not sure whether it helped get that positive result with the final IVF but I think it can't hurt. IVF and pregnancy are both really hard on the body so getting yourself healthy and in shape can only be a good thing. I feel for anyone going through this, it's brutal. All I can say is try to have faith that this is temporary and eventually it will work. And try to be kind to yourself, be proud of your ability to cope with something so hard. Good luck to all of you.

Hi this has definitely been a struggle. Me and my husband have been trying for 2 years now. I have done acupuncture, which I feel really helped me
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Also I have had reiki and other massages throughout to keep me balanced and relaxed throughout the process.
We started with an ivf fresh cycle which didn't work bfn
2nd ivf fresh resulted in an ecoptic pregnancy and this time we did an
FET w/ 2 great quality embies, I wasn't taking any chances as this may be our last attempt financially- at least for a while. During the transfer one stuck to the catheter and we had to do it again- is my baby already stubborn? I hope they both stick- twins would be great but we would be happy either way.

I will be 34 this month and my husband is 30 and a Cancer survivor ( was diagnosed 6 months after getting married) to say the least we have been through "it" and back.

married 2 years this March 1st !!!

Good luck and much baby dust to all
Keep up the fight it is worth it!

Hi
Just want to write this as voyering these boards helped me SO MUCH during my two week wait. All of us are so brave. having to undergo IVF is the hardest thing for a woman to go through, it goes against everything us women were made for. I struggled so much during the 2WW that I felt really negative at the end of it. I just wanted to tell you all a few symptoms that I read into and shouldnt have. 1st week: sore boobs and going to the toilet loads 2nd week: squeezing my boobs every day for hope of some tenderness - none. Period pains almost every day I was pretty sure it hadnt worked. I get different period pains like dragging but some sharp pains ad weirdly a pain in my tummy button which always means a period. had all these. I even said to my husband sadly "whats the point in doing a test," but something came over me I thought "Ive been through all this I have to know" so i did the test on the 2nd wee of the day (i was so desperate for the loo when I first got up I forgot?!) and it was a BIG FAT POSITIVE!!!!!! We just saw the heart beat 2 days ago and now feeling nice and nauseas.
Please ladies dont read into any of the signs as one forum said "the cruel thing is early pregnancy symptoms reflect period symptoms." I love the person who wrote " have FAITH have FAITH have FAITH...." when she was writing about her positve result after all the cramps and no symtoms/symptoms there one day gone the next.If this baby is a girl her middle name will be Faith. FYI I have had these cramps pretty much the whole time. Lots of us IVF pople also have scaring and dont forget the effects of stimulating your ovaries to the point of no return and then stopping the hormones. We've been through so much, let's give ourselves a break. I believe in positivity and do loads of hypno. BELIEVE you will have a baby, even go out and buy it something to confirm your belief it will happen. the sub concious mind knows so much more than you think. what's the worst that could happen? you were too positive? I don't think so, it would always be worse to think I wasn't positive enough. All the best to you brave lot.

Hi ladies,

I have just got my BFP blood test result back about 2 hours ago, but I gotta share my story right away! My husband had a vasectomy over 15 years ago, so even though I'm only 26, the chance of conceiving after a vasectomy reversal is slim. So we did IVF as advised.

After 4 failed cycle, I wasn't sure what to expect any more and tried to keep positive (while preparing for the worst I guess). We still have 2 frozen embies left, so I thought if it didn't work out this one, we'll just throw 2 in! (previously only do 1 at a time).

I didn't really rest after transfer. In fact, went straight to a car show (we run a restoration company so had cars on display in shows every weekend) and walked around for hours in 40 degree C heat! I did my house work, shopping, cooking and went to work as usual that week, though tried not to lift anything heavy. No particular symptoms, had my normal pre-menstrual signs like pimples and mood swing.
I did a HPT on 13dpo or 8dpt, I've got a BFP straight away. The lines came up nice and dark within a minute on First Response! I tried the ClearBlue Digital and got a Pregnant 1-2. The next day I woke up and did another First Response, same result, and a Digital which came back Pregnant 2-3. I was over the moon, but scared at the same time. So I rang up the nurse and asked her if I could do the blood test a day earlier. The answer was no, and that the positive tests could be from the trigger shot. I was quiet upset, but did my blood test the day after (which was today this morning). Results came back within 2 hours, a whooping 241!

So so happy and sending lots of happiness to everybody.

xoxo

I still can't believe I'm typing this... But after 2 years TTC, 2 rounds of IUI and 1 IVF cycle... I'm finally pregnant! it has been a hard and long process but it looks like it has finally worked and we have been finally blessed with our first BFP! I had my first BETA last Wednesday and it wasn't what we expected... my HCG levels were very low and the nurse said it wasn't looking good... but two more BETAs and 5 days later... I'm officially pregnant and my first ultrasound is next Monday!!!! I CANNOT WAIT!

For all of you out there TTC have faith and pray pray pray a lot! Your little miracle will happen before you even know it!!! DO NOT GIVE UP HOPE! With GOD all things are Possible!!!!!!!!!!

I just got the amazing news this afternoon from the RE and couldn't have been more shocked, considering I had no symptoms during the tww after my first round of IVF (2 blastocyst 5 day transfer). The only "symptom" was likely from the progesterone, resulting in sore bb, which has gone away recently. I went in for my beta this morning, sure that it was negative (was too scared to POAS so I abstained!) and even told the nurse that I expected a bad call later. Shockingly, it was the opposite. The RE said "Are you sitting down?" and then delivered the best news: a positive test with a beta at 112. Hours after the good news, period like cramps have set in, 9dpt, but before that, no cramps and no implantation bleeding. Crossing my fingers for continued success and a normal, comfortable 9 months ahead! Best of luck to everyone!

This site has helped me hold my faith many a night when I felt like becoming pregnant was something unattainable. It helped so much to read about other women achieving this prize. It's not about the BFP they are new lives our families growing. So special this site and these times these precious moments. Hope you also find hope here.
Me now 35 DH is 36. Both healthy and active. We have a 4year-old.
My story begins two and a half years ago when we started trying for our second child. A year into it and after trying every trick and every bd position known to man, I decided to see a specialist because I secretly doubted my hubbies little swimmers were doing their job. I was right and we were advised to go straight to IVF. Ladies don't depend on your obgyn sperm count, my husband was assured it was fine. Well it was not! If you are over 35 and trying for more than six months you may need intervention!
Well we did. I have to say my retrieval was hard and I was unprepared for it all and the recovery after. I didn't get OHSS but it took me an entire week to not feel excruciating pain and I have a high pain tolerance! They did retrieve 26 eggs which I am sure is the reason behind my painful recovery. 19 fertilized and 9 were able to be frozen this was December 2014. I had my transfer done March 19th 2015. It was a 6 day FET of two grade A embryos and it was a much more pleasant experience. The very next day I felt a burning hot spot in my right ovary area. I needed to eat three times as much as I usually do. Over that week the week leading up to my BFP I was short of breath, extremely cold especially at night, and very sleepy. All I wanted to do was eat and sleep. I POAS the morning of the 26th and got my BFP. I had blood work done on the 27th and it was confirmed. IVF is no easy road but keep your hope and dreams alive with prayer and positive thinking. I hope this little bean or beans stick around and lots of baby dust to us all.
God Bless each and every one of us with the desire of our hearts...children!