TTC Baby #2 Timeline

I was 35 years old when I first started Trying to Conceive (TTC) my first birth child. I started in November 2014. After 11 cycles of IUI's, IVF's, and FET's - I finally got pregnant for the FIRST time in September 2016. This blog has followed my journey through fertility treatments.

When I started down this path, I truly thought it would go a lot smoother than it did. Instead of a smooth road, it's been full of bumps and pot holes, and the word "INFERTILITY" is now a real-living thing in my life. I was diagnosed with Unexplained Infertility. The road to have a baby has been longer, more difficult, and way more emotional than I ever expected. Below is my TTC Timeline.

TTC Timeline 

2014

November: 1st RE Meeting 

December: Pre-Testing 

2015

January: Pre-Testing 

February: Hysteroscopy Surgery 

April: Cycle #1 IUI = BFN 

May: Cycle #2 IUI = BFN

June: Month Off

July: Cycle #3 IUI = BFN

August: Cycle #4 IUI = BFN

September: Cycle #5 IUI = BFN

October: Cycle #6 IUI = BFN

November: Start prepping for IVF #1

December: Cycle #7, IVF #1 = Cancelled Cycle (Low Response) 

2016

January: Start prepping for IVF #2 

February: Cycle #8, IVF #2 with ICSI, transfer one 5-day blastocyst = BFN

March: Prep for Cycle #9 FET #1

April: Cycle #9, FET #1Transfer one day-5 blastocyst with assisted hatching = BFN

May: Month off to let my body recover from fertility meds. 

June: Prep for Cycle #10 IVF #3 

July: IVF #3 = Converted to IUI #7 due to Low Response, IUI 7/21/16 = BFN

August: Prep for Cycle #11, FET #2 

September: Cycle #11, FET #2 Plan to transfer two day-6 frozen blastocyst with assisted hatching ~ 9/22/16 = BFP, EDD: 6/10/17.

Beta #1 8dp5dt, 13dpo (9/30/16) = 30 

Beta #2 11dp5dt, 16dpo (10/3/16) = 83.1 

Beta #3 13dp5dt, 18dpo (10/5/16) = 203.3

Beta #4 15dp5dt, 20dpo (10/7/16) = 451.3

Beta #5 18dp5dt, 23dpo (10/10/16) = 1136.2

Beta #6 20dp5dt, 25dpo (10/12/16) = 2122.3 

1st Ultrasound 5w+6d (10/14/16) = 1 gestational sac and Heartbeat at 100-103 bpm! 

As I tracked this journey, this Timeline got extremely LONG, so I decided to cut it back a bit. If you want more details on each stage of my TTC journey, see the links below:

• For a detailed Timeline for all Pre-Testing, click here.
• For a detailed Timeline of my IUI's, click here.
• For a detailed Timeline of my IVF's, click here.

$$ Costs $$

Making a baby through fertility treatments costs money $$$. Costs will vary per person depending on their insurance coverage and what is needed to get done. All RE's offices are different on how they charge for things as well. My IUI's were not covered by my insurance. After the 6 failed IUI tries, my infertility benefits kicked in going forward. Although there are still out-of-pocket costs with IVF. Want to know how much fertility treatments have cost me? Click here.

There are a lot of interesting terms used when discussing TTC, check out the Fertility Acronyms for some reference.

Updated: December 2016