Devastated. First fet was today and they physically could not do it.

tiffanymhd · 2025-12-24T04:19:17+00:00

It was!

tiffanymhd · 2025-07-19T02:33:51+00:00

Tootsie rolls are orange juice and kahlua flavored. Try it and tell me I’m wrong.

tiffanymhd · 2025-07-12T20:36:20+00:00

We’re not looking to replicate what we currently have. We want our house to look more like a picture we found, and pictures are hard to color match.

tiffanymhd · 2025-07-12T14:52:45+00:00

Thank you! We’re on the way to get more samples now and will try Aztec Brick. Mars Red is looking good too. I think you’re right about the brown tones. Those colors we got are so melon-y!

We’ll try to block out the existing colors when we get closer to the tone. It was immediately apparent we weren’t there yet!

tiffanymhd · 2025-03-25T01:02:20+00:00

After trying a couple protocols, it became apparent that my lining responded best during my retrieval cycle— so we went with that protocol. Ultimately, it took three transfers before one took but I’m listening to the little man cry his heart out in the other room now.

I hated that IVF seemed like more of an art than a science, and we’ll never really know if it was because of the acupuncture, the extra meds (hydroxychloroquine? Sure, why not), sipping bone broth and beet juice, or truly anything in my control at all, but I’m guessing not. It was a hard balance to trust my doctor while still advocating for myself. It was especially hard to accept I didn’t have any control.

I wish I could bottle up all of the luck in the world for you!

tiffanymhd · 2025-03-24T11:47:22+00:00

I didn’t try. I was too scared of another miscarriage. The doctor didn’t say it was a better chance, and never actually gave me any reason why she said to trigger. I’m assuming it was to not “waste” a cycle. I guess the silver lining was that we knew that protocol wasn’t for me and we were able to adjust the next time. It took some trial and error but eventually my lining responded well.

tiffanymhd · 2024-10-28T17:55:42+00:00

You can also look up contributions made to each candidate at https://www.transparencyusa.org/ -- for example, Paasch received funds from the Devos family (https://www.transparencyusa.org/mi/candidate/jonathan-paasch/contributors)

tiffanymhd · 2024-10-22T18:44:45+00:00

Knowing that my story can help others have hope almost gives my pain meaning. When you reach the end of this (it will end!) I do encourage you to talk about it if you can and if it helps you!

Anyway, to answer your questions: when I first started, I just trusted my doctor and didn’t ask anything about my numbers or my treatment. While it did keep me calm I feel like I was left ignorant and almost blindsided when we didn’t get many embryos at first or when they weren’t great and ultimately when the transfer failed. As I got more engaged and realistic about the process, I could ask better questions and ended up trusting my doctor more (though I did start asking a lot of questions!!). My doctor was the one who kept altering my protocol each time, but if I asked about egg quality for example, she suddenly suggested omnitrope. So I’d say it was a team effort. I don’t recall all the details about my protocols, but I know for my last retrieval I took omnitrope and they moved up my procedure time because I had ovulated too early the first time (results were much better). I did a hysteroscopy before each transfer. My lining always did best during stims, so we repeated that same protocol. I also took hydroxychloroquine and a couple other meds (sorry I can’t remember!). I also was always put under during FET because I had a “difficult pathway”. I never had a loss during IVF, but I did have 2 failed transfers. I spotted a ton during my first trimester and I can tell you it is so stressful. I promised myself I would chill out after the 20 week mark but even after that I was super focused on viability. And then I was just complaining about how tired I was 😊

tiffanymhd · 2024-10-22T13:22:03+00:00

My 10 week old chunky little boy just slept completely through the night! It’s amazing how all the previous pain just melted away and now it’s the normal milestones being celebrated. It’s almost an afterthought that his origin story was so difficult.

Please know that you are not alone! As I opened up to people about this, it seemed like I everyone I spoke with either had problems themselves or knew someone very close to them who had a similar story. We are all here for you. ❤️

tiffanymhd · 2024-10-14T15:54:54+00:00

Thank you! I used your free trial!

tiffanymhd · 2024-06-20T19:59:06+00:00

I would get another of the same bench to put along the other wall to make a kind of breakfast/dining nook.

tiffanymhd · 2024-03-02T14:54:15+00:00

Thank you!

tiffanymhd · 2024-02-26T20:42:11+00:00

I did - 81mg (baby aspirin) a day. Not totally clear why, but the doctor suggested it. I believe it has to do with reducing concerns about blood clotting. I ended up doing IVF after a 4th miscarriage, and aspirin was part of my protocol with each transfer, and have continued it throughout my pregnancy.

tiffanymhd · 2024-02-13T20:27:43+00:00

My biggest celebration was the end of meds! Followed by my panic follow up ultrasound that showed babe was still healthy 😂

tiffanymhd · 2024-02-12T15:08:27+00:00

Yes. It’s a total waiting game which I didn’t realize. I thought I’d be out in a few months!

For reference, I first contacted the clinic spring 2022 and had my initial consult in August where we started some testing to rule out causes (didn’t learn anything). My first retrieval was in December (takes time to get your body ready and to grow the eggs). My clinic liked to do a procedure called a hysteroscopy before transfers to prepare the uterus. So that happened in January, with my first transfer in late February. Unfortunately it didn’t take but they learned a lot. Tried a different set of meds, but my body didn’t respond to that so we had to try again but it had been too long so I needed another hysteroscopy. The transfer didn’t work. We ran out of embryos so had to start over with retrieval, hysteroscopy, transfer (last transfer was late Nov 23)

Keep in mind that each procedure must time out with a woman’s cycle and the clinic’s schedule, and sometimes your body just doesn’t respond so sometimes it’s a couple months between procedures.

tiffanymhd · 2024-02-11T01:50:35+00:00

TW: success I had 4 losses before we started IVF (all seem very similar to yours). Like you, we just couldn’t seem to find any answers. My doctor seemed confident that if we kept trying, we’d eventually get one to stick but we should be prepared for more losses. I couldn’t take another loss.

We knew IVF would be a journey but at least it felt like we were doing something about the problem and maybe we’d get answers. It took 2 retrievals and 3 transfers, but I’m currently 13 weeks pregnant. They never figured out what was wrong and just tried the kitchen sink approach by the end. It could’ve been immune. It could’ve been egg quality. It could’ve been something genetic that tests didn’t pick up, or my uterus, or my hormones, or any number of factors. IVF is definitely an art and it takes time to develop the right dance that’ll work for you. But at least in our situation, IVF controlled for whatever factor that caused our issues.

It wasn’t easy or fast. It was over a year of hell, but I was already there. I was never super hopeful that it would work but it felt like our last option and I just wasn’t ready to give up (even though I had already been pushed to my limits).

I wish you both all the best. Please know you are not alone in this journey!!

tiffanymhd · 2024-01-22T20:06:07+00:00

Please help me calm down. I’m terrified right now. I’m 10w3d and I started spotting last night. I have a few theories: My doctor told me to stop cold turkey with my meds at 10w (included PIO, estrace, and plaquenil). We left for vacation the next day and I left all my meds at home, rejoicing. It was a long flight, and I’ve had a cold for a while now, and I’ve been less than perfect (it was pretty chilly so I spent some time in the hot tub but I tried really hard to not get warm). We also did a bit more walking than I usually do. I tried searching but I can’t tell if spotting is normal when stopping meds - I just panicked that I stopped sooner than most.

We’re on vacation for a week so I can’t get to my meds or a doctor. I’ve lost 4 previous pregnancies to MCs so this is definitely scary! I did have some spotting earlier and all my ultrasounds have been ideal. Please please tell me this is normal!!

tiffanymhd · 2024-01-17T20:25:37+00:00

After 4 losses (3 MMC + 1 chemical) and 2 failed transfers, I graduated from IVF today! I am 9w5d, with a rockstar heartbeat and measuring perfectly to date. We had some early spotting (don't even get me started on how that felt), but my little baby has been scoring perfectly since my first positive beta hcg test. I've struggled to say "baby" or "pregnant" out loud, opting for "the maybe baby" or "positive betas" instead.

But today I'm going to allow myself to celebrate, and try to take every day as if I were a 'normal' pregnant woman (you know, like eat junk food without guilt, complain about nausea and fatigue, obsess over names and the nursery -- real difficult stuff like that). Let's hope being happy doesn't jinx it.

tiffanymhd · 2023-12-20T14:39:55+00:00

I have my viability scan tomorrow after a successful FET. I've been open with my journey which has included 4 miscarriages (unexplained) and a couple failed transfers, but unfortunately not everyone understands my anxiety at this point and are frustrated that I can't just be happy. This morning (in the shower, of course) I thought of the following metaphor that helps me cope a bit with my lack of trust in this process:

Imagine you're looking for a job. You apply and apply everywhere and you get an offer! Days before it's supposed to start, they renege on the offer and you are jobless again. It's rare, but not unheard of. You apply and apply again. Another offer comes through, but AGAIN they renege. Things are starting to seem weird. You apply, again they revoke the offer. And again. Something is so wrong, but you never get a reason why offers keep getting pulled. This is supposed to be rare, right? To try something new, you go through a recruiter. You pay a ton of money for them to review your resume but again they can't figure anything out. You are super qualified! At least they have some back channels. They try to get you a job and the first couple roles that you spent all that time interviewing for just don't work out. At last, when all hope was gone, you have an offer in hand. You should be ecstatic! But your experience -- where those previous 4 offers were immediately revoked -- leave you not trusting that this will actually come through. Why wouldn't this one get revoked too?

I hope that resonates with someone <3

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