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That's so exciting Shorty!! How many are you putting back in?
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Dealing with azoospermia?
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MrsC8776
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Raelynn~ How are your tests looking? Did you buy a digital? Good luck tomorrow!
WW and snd~ Any news?
stinas~ I hope your dh is feeling better today
Shorty~ That is great news!
AFM~ Beta at 11dpo is 94.26. I will go back for another one on Monday.
WW and snd~ Any news?
stinas~ I hope your dh is feeling better today
Shorty~ That is great news!
AFM~ Beta at 11dpo is 94.26. I will go back for another one on Monday.
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I did buy a digital and it came back 'pregnant' today. Excited for beta tomorrow!
Really glad you had a great beta today! Hoping it continues to rise for Monday's!
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MrsC- That beta is awesome. I thought you would have been around 30!
Raelynn- Congratulations!! I'm so, so happy it worked out the first try for you!!
Just wondering if any of you had advice for me. As you all know, we are moving towards using a donor, my new cycle starts in less than 2 weeks. DH was hesitant but after getting his family's absolute blessing and speaking to the RE about how low his odds were for a biochild with mTESE, he wholeheartedly wanted to proceed with donor sperm. We even have our donor picked out.
So, we get home from looking at cars, since we found out today he needs a new one. There was a strange voicemail on the phone from his brother, with a Bible verse for him to read. (They are all Catholics.) He called to ask what that was all about, and it was his mom, again with another verse about miracles and how she just knows we are going to conceive naturally.
We have explained over and over what azoospermia is and she seems to stick with the "it just takes one!" mentality. I think she really is supportive of DS, but is holding on tight for a miracle. DH is upset and won't even talk to me about it right now. I know having his parents on board really helped him accept this next stage.
So here I am, feeling bad because DH is so upset and now in a panic about trying to juggle payments for a car amongst fertility treatments and a potential maternity leave.
Any advice about how to approach MIL? I will let DH do it, but I know he is going to want to know what to say to her.
Raelynn- Congratulations!! I'm so, so happy it worked out the first try for you!!
Just wondering if any of you had advice for me. As you all know, we are moving towards using a donor, my new cycle starts in less than 2 weeks. DH was hesitant but after getting his family's absolute blessing and speaking to the RE about how low his odds were for a biochild with mTESE, he wholeheartedly wanted to proceed with donor sperm. We even have our donor picked out.
So, we get home from looking at cars, since we found out today he needs a new one. There was a strange voicemail on the phone from his brother, with a Bible verse for him to read. (They are all Catholics.) He called to ask what that was all about, and it was his mom, again with another verse about miracles and how she just knows we are going to conceive naturally.
We have explained over and over what azoospermia is and she seems to stick with the "it just takes one!" mentality. I think she really is supportive of DS, but is holding on tight for a miracle. DH is upset and won't even talk to me about it right now. I know having his parents on board really helped him accept this next stage.So here I am, feeling bad because DH is so upset and now in a panic about trying to juggle payments for a car amongst fertility treatments and a potential maternity leave.
Any advice about how to approach MIL? I will let DH do it, but I know he is going to want to know what to say to her.
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Thank you!
That is wonderful news! I'm so excited for you and can't wait to hear how it goes tomorrow. MrsC- That beta is awesome. I thought you would have been around 30!
Raelynn- Congratulations!! I'm so, so happy it worked out the first try for you!!
Just wondering if any of you had advice for me. As you all know, we are moving towards using a donor, my new cycle starts in less than 2 weeks. DH was hesitant but after getting his family's absolute blessing and speaking to the RE about how low his odds were for a biochild with mTESE, he wholeheartedly wanted to proceed with donor sperm. We even have our donor picked out.
So, we get home from looking at cars, since we found out today he needs a new one. There was a strange voicemail on the phone from his brother, with a Bible verse for him to read. (They are all Catholics.) He called to ask what that was all about, and it was his mom, again with another verse about miracles and how she just knows we are going to conceive naturally.
So here I am, feeling bad because DH is so upset and now in a panic about trying to juggle payments for a car amongst fertility treatments and a potential maternity leave.
Any advice about how to approach MIL? I will let DH do it, but I know he is going to want to know what to say to her.
Thank you! I'm a little shocked it is so high.
Sorry to hear about the situation with MIL and your DH. Can you show her some research? Get some info from the clinic showing what exactly everything means? Has your DH told her how he feels and how excited he was to do this? I know it was a struggle at first but maybe if she knew how happy he was to get started she would stop saying things like that. I'm sure it's hard on both of you. Everyone would love to be able to conceive the natural way or have their dh's bio child but for some people it's just not possible.
Sorry you are dealing with this. 
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Canadian Maple - I can understand on the religious front since I'm part of a very actively Christian family. I always thought of it kind of like this story --
A man is sitting on his porch as flood waters rise. A woman floats by in a boat, asking if the man needs help. "No, thank you," says the man, "I'm trusting in the Lord." The waters rise higher, sending the man upstairs. A raft full of people floats by his second story window. "Get in," they say, "there's plenty of room." "No thanks," says the man, "I'm trusting in the Lord." The flood waters keep rising, pushing the man up to the roof. A helicopter swoops in, lowering its ladder for the man. "Thanks anyway," shouts the man, "I'm trusting in the Lord." Finally, the man is swept away in the torrent and drowns. At the gates of Heaven, the man asks God, "Why didn't you save me?" "What do you mean?'' replies God, "I sent two boats and a helicopter."
--Basically, we can trust in miracles all we want but sometimes God sends us a miracle and we have to help out a little. Maybe your miracle of having a child is coming through donor sperm. Donor sperm just might be your 'two boats and a helicopter'. I don't know if this helps but that is the approach I took with IVF. Sometimes we have to go down a different path than expected and that path leads us right to God's plan for us all along. Think of it like this - if your heart was failing and you needed a transplant, would you just sit idly by and say 'No thanks, I'm waiting for my natural miracle'? Hopefully that approach can help your DH feel a little better about it and maybe even give him something to discuss with his family.
A man is sitting on his porch as flood waters rise. A woman floats by in a boat, asking if the man needs help. "No, thank you," says the man, "I'm trusting in the Lord." The waters rise higher, sending the man upstairs. A raft full of people floats by his second story window. "Get in," they say, "there's plenty of room." "No thanks," says the man, "I'm trusting in the Lord." The flood waters keep rising, pushing the man up to the roof. A helicopter swoops in, lowering its ladder for the man. "Thanks anyway," shouts the man, "I'm trusting in the Lord." Finally, the man is swept away in the torrent and drowns. At the gates of Heaven, the man asks God, "Why didn't you save me?" "What do you mean?'' replies God, "I sent two boats and a helicopter."
--Basically, we can trust in miracles all we want but sometimes God sends us a miracle and we have to help out a little. Maybe your miracle of having a child is coming through donor sperm. Donor sperm just might be your 'two boats and a helicopter'. I don't know if this helps but that is the approach I took with IVF. Sometimes we have to go down a different path than expected and that path leads us right to God's plan for us all along. Think of it like this - if your heart was failing and you needed a transplant, would you just sit idly by and say 'No thanks, I'm waiting for my natural miracle'? Hopefully that approach can help your DH feel a little better about it and maybe even give him something to discuss with his family.
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Thank you for that Raelynn. I'm crying. You're so right.
Oh my goodness! How wonderful to come back after many days of being away to so many wonderful posts!!! Congrats and good luck to you!!!
I love reading about each couples story as it gives me hope and also helps me remember that we are not alone. I have tried to follow everyone very closely but its hard as I seem to be up one day and down the next and just not into talking. It is getting much better but still hard.
After DH had the biopsy, they of course found nothing. Then we moved onto testing him for Klinefelters and we found out today that the test came back normal. We had accepted that we would use a donor and even met with a fertility clinic that we loved! We did all of the required bloodwork and I was given a prescription for Clomid. We basically had it all figured out....and now we are back to square one it feels like. Our fertility clinic suggested a urologist who specializes in Male Infertility who could perform the MicroTESE. We were also told that it could be another genetic issue such as deletion of part of one of the chromosomes...It just doesnt seem that we can do onwith DIUI if we still arent sure.
I would love to hear if any of you have experienced a similar situation?? Thank you all for still being so accepting even when I am unable to keep up!
I love reading about each couples story as it gives me hope and also helps me remember that we are not alone. I have tried to follow everyone very closely but its hard as I seem to be up one day and down the next and just not into talking. It is getting much better but still hard.
After DH had the biopsy, they of course found nothing. Then we moved onto testing him for Klinefelters and we found out today that the test came back normal. We had accepted that we would use a donor and even met with a fertility clinic that we loved! We did all of the required bloodwork and I was given a prescription for Clomid. We basically had it all figured out....and now we are back to square one it feels like. Our fertility clinic suggested a urologist who specializes in Male Infertility who could perform the MicroTESE. We were also told that it could be another genetic issue such as deletion of part of one of the chromosomes...It just doesnt seem that we can do onwith DIUI if we still arent sure.
I would love to hear if any of you have experienced a similar situation?? Thank you all for still being so accepting even when I am unable to keep up!
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Aloha everyone 
I hope you're all well
CONGRATULATIONS MrsC and Rae!! That's fantastic!! 
More Azoo babies, it's wonderful 
Wibble BUT it's not over yet, keeping everything crossed for you, hun.
Shorty, that's fantastic news! Good luck for ET!
CM, big to you, darling. This whole journey feels like two-steps forward, one-step back. Along the lines of what the lovely Rae said, miracles are sometimes sent to us in a round-a-bout way. Again, I think someone said on here, that if we weren't meant to have children, then God wouldn't have created people (scientists) with the ability to create these marvellous methods in order for us to become pregnant. I'm sure with a little coaxing AND time the in-laws will be over the moon with a gorgeous grandchild, YOUR child, to coo over.
Hello esuzanne Good to hear from you! That's great that you are both comfortable with going ahead with DIUI - there have been some great successes on here! I think it's that whole question of whether you want to pursue all avenues before heading down that route, but of course there's always the COST issue too. Unfortunately, there's no guarantee that you'll get the result you want. Ah, if ONLY it were a guarantee, I think we'd all be throwing our money at urologists! Good luck, darling!
Stinas and DG, I hope your hubbies are doing well
SND, hope you're okay?
AND to anyone else who I've missed (again!), BIIIIIG
AFM, I am in the countryside, one of those ye olde English villages where all the land is owned by a Lord (I'm not even kidding here!) and I'm baby-sitting TEENAGERS. I start my injections next week and ladies, trying to get teenagers to go to bed at 5AM in the morning is seriously giving me doubts about this whole baby-making thing!! If you've got a moment, please spare a thought for my dwindling sanity!
Have a fabulous weekend, lovelies!
C xx
I hope you're all well
CONGRATULATIONS MrsC and Rae!!
That's fantastic!! More Azoo babies, it's wonderful Wibble
BUT it's not over yet, keeping everything crossed for you, hun.Shorty, that's fantastic news!
Good luck for ET! CM, big
to you, darling. This whole journey feels like two-steps forward, one-step back. Along the lines of what the lovely Rae said, miracles are sometimes sent to us in a round-a-bout way. Again, I think someone said on here, that if we weren't meant to have children, then God wouldn't have created people (scientists) with the ability to create these marvellous methods in order for us to become pregnant. I'm sure with a little coaxing AND time the in-laws will be over the moon with a gorgeous grandchild, YOUR child, to coo over. Hello esuzanne
Good to hear from you! That's great that you are both comfortable with going ahead with DIUI - there have been some great successes on here! I think it's that whole question of whether you want to pursue all avenues before heading down that route, but of course there's always the COST issue too. Unfortunately, there's no guarantee that you'll get the result you want. Ah, if ONLY it were a guarantee, I think we'd all be throwing our money at urologists! Good luck, darling!Stinas and DG, I hope your hubbies are doing well
SND, hope you're okay?
AND to anyone else who I've missed (again!), BIIIIIG
AFM, I am in the countryside, one of those ye olde English villages where all the land is owned by a Lord (I'm not even kidding here!) and I'm baby-sitting TEENAGERS. I start my injections next week and ladies, trying to get teenagers to go to bed at 5AM in the morning is seriously giving me doubts about this whole baby-making thing!! If you've got a moment, please spare a thought for my dwindling sanity!
Have a fabulous weekend, lovelies!
C xx
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Just a quick update... will be back later. Alot has been going on, but I tested this morning and negative.... suppost to test again tomorrow, but don't know for what. Hope everyone is well and congrats to those who got their's.
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Where's Snd got to? Missing you girl
Thank you, but I'm not.
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DH is feeling more normal each passing day and starting to do more things around the house again so things are back to semi-normal now.
I'm going away to camp for 2 weeks so won't be around as much. Wishing all of you good luck in anything that will come up over that time I'll be gone but definitely expect to hear a short note from me on the 23rd when I get the results of DH's biopsy.
I'm going away to camp for 2 weeks so won't be around as much. Wishing all of you good luck in anything that will come up over that time I'll be gone but definitely expect to hear a short note from me on the 23rd when I get the results of DH's biopsy.
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I'm sorry about the bfn
Don't give up because you are not out until AF shows. I'm glad your dh is feeling better. Have fun at camp and we look forward to good news on the 23rd!
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Snd - still keeping everything crossed for you hun
CM - I'm sorry about the inlaws but Rae put it beautifully - I've heard that story before but never related it to azoo before. Maybe just tell tham that story - it's hard dealing with people's religious views - I had it with Terry's aunt
Suzanne - I know exactly where you're coming from with wanting to try everything and know you ruled out all your chances of your husband's biological child. That's how we felt. I hope you come to a decision you're both comfortable with, but great that DS is still a real option for you both if needed
MrsC - Fab numbers!
CM - I'm sorry about the inlaws but Rae put it beautifully - I've heard that story before but never related it to azoo before. Maybe just tell tham that story - it's hard dealing with people's religious views - I had it with Terry's aunt
Suzanne - I know exactly where you're coming from with wanting to try everything and know you ruled out all your chances of your husband's biological child. That's how we felt. I hope you come to a decision you're both comfortable with, but great that DS is still a real option for you both if needed
MrsC - Fab numbers!
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I'm so sorry, SND
I'm still hoping for you, even if you're not feeling it right now. Take care, hun 
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A man is sitting on his porch as flood waters rise. A woman floats by in a boat said:
WOW Raelynn - you have me crying too
That is so inspiring - thank you 
AND I SEE congratulations are in order! so so happy for you x What amazing news for both you and Mrs C - miracles really do happen - you give me hope
