Our Journey to Baby #1

4/12 - Went off birth control

5/12-9/12 - Unexplained missed periods

8/4/12 - Married!

9/4/12 - Diagnosed with PCOS and insulin resistance. Put on birth control, daily vitamin and 500 mg of Metformin

10/12 - Update appointment with doctor. Metformin increased to 1000 mg daily

1/13 - Decided to officially start trying!

Cyle #1: 1/10/13-2/6/13 - 28 days long, no ovulation detected, BFN

Cycle #2: 2/7/13-3/11/13 - 33 days long, first time ovulating! (CD21,) BFN
  • 2/13 - Metformin increased to 2000 mg daily

Cycle #3: 3/12/13-4/11/13 - Ovulation on CD18, cycle 31 days long, BFN
  • 4/11/13 - Appointment with Dr. B: 1 cm cyst on left ovary, corpus luteum present (confirmed ovulation!), continue on 2000 mg/day of Metformin, start of "infertility work up," semen analysis ordered for Keegan

Cycle #4: 4/12/13-5/13/13 - Ovulation on CD19, cycle 32 days long, BFN
  • 4/24/13 - Keegan's semen analysis.
    • Count: 23.5 million/mL (doctor considers anything over 20 million/mL normal)
    • Morphology: 99% (doctor considers anything over 30% normal)
    • Motility: 90% (doctor considers anything over 50% normal)
    • PH: 8.0 (doctor considers anything between 7.2-8.0 normal)
    • Volume: 2 mL (doctor considers anything between 2-5 mL normal)

Cycle #5: 5/14/13-6/10/13 - Ovulation on CD15, cycle 28 days long, BFN
  • 5/16/13 - Appointment with Dr. B
    • Received results of Keegan's semen analysis
    • Decided if this cycle doesn't work out, we'd schedule an HSG
    • If we did not want to do an HSG, Dr. B wanted us to try naturally for three more months
    • If HSG came back clear, Dr. B wants us to try naturally for three more months

Cycle #6: 6/11/13-7/6/13 - Ovulation on CD15, cycle 26 days long, BFN
  • 6/17/13 - HSG preformed 

Cycle #7: 7/5/13-8/6/13 - Ovulation approximately on CD16, cycle 30 days long, BFN
  • Ovulation approximated due to being on vacation and not temping the days after a positive OPK

Cycle #8: 8/6/13-9/5/13 - Ovulation on CD16, cycle 30 days long, BFN

Cycle #9: 9/5/13-10/4/13 - Ovulation on CD19, cycle 30 days long, BFN
  • Appointment with Dr. B on Thursday, September 12
    • Agreed to do 3-4 cycles of Clomid 
    • Suggested laparoscopy in the future
    • If Clomid does not work, will refer us to an RE with suggested IVF 

Cycle #10: 10/4/13-11/3/13 - Ovulation on CD17, cycle 30 days long, BFN
  • First Clomid cycle - 50 mg, taken on CD5-9
Cycle #11: 11/3/13-TBD - Ovulation TBD








1 comment:

  1. I figured it's about time I stopped over and checked out your blog! I am WAYYYYYYY behind in my blog reading, but I am looking forward to getting to know you more and cheering you on in this not so fun journey!

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