I am Sam, Sam I am… A woman who has hit the 31 year mark, trying to conceive, living life, loving friends and just trying to have fun with it all.
I am married to my soul mate Cliff, who infuriates me, laughs with me, crys with me, fights with me, loves me and stands by me… I am incredibly blessed, but want a couple more blessings to complete this picture… We have two happy hounds, Saf & Jazz, who are a golden lab and jack russel – they are our “girls” right now, we’re praying for a few more boys or girls to complete the family 
Our TTC journey thus far:
April 2004 – Married 
May 2004 – threw away the BCP, tried on our own
May 2005 to March 2006 - went to see a specialist – diagnosed with PCOS , several timed intercourse cycles, laparoscopy number 1 – stage 2 endo found & cleared (tubes were fine), 3 x Clomid cycles with AI – BFN, 2 x Gonal F injectable cycles with IUI- one cancelled and one BFN, felt like we were being pressured to go the IVF route, took a break
April 2006 to June 2006 – On a baby making break!!!
July 2006 to End 2007 - homeopathic remedies, china herbs, acupuncture, reflexology, chiropractics – all things “natural” – still no luck in our search for baby(s)
Jan/Feb 2008 – sought treatment at Vitalab, HSG xray showed possible blocked tubes, AMH levels 10.8 (totally confirming PCOS), low grade chronic infection of endometrium & “jagged” uterus shape – endometriosis suspected.
March 2008 – laparoscopy & hysteroscopy performed on the 18th March, stage 3 endometriosis excised and a septum was removed!
April 2008 - Estrofem & Provera taken whilst recovering from lap & hysteroscopy, office hysteroscopy done on 07th – beautful cavity announced BCP to down regulate ovaries in preparation for IVF #1
May 2008 – IVF # 1 – 2 beautiful embies transferred, 4 frozen = BFN, did not even make it to test day!!! Only made it to 9DP3DT *sigh*
July/August 2008 – FET, 1 x 10 cell and 2 x compacting embryo’s transferred = BFN! Again did not make test day but got a little closer – 12DP5DT *sigh*
August 2008 – January 2009 On a baby making break! Saving $$ for next treatment…
Feb / Mar 2009 – IVF # 2 – 3 Grade A blasts transferred – suffered from mild OHSS – BFN. Again did not make test day, spotting on 7DP5DT and full on bleeding and confirmed bloods on 9DP5DT…
April 2009 – Chromosonal bloods show we’re “normal” and techinically should be able to have babies together Yay!
May 2009 – HLA compatibility studies done
June 2009 – WAITING for darn HLA study results so we can compile our next POA… oh how I hate the waiting!!!
July/ August 2009 – HLA studies show no contra indications to conception – IVF with Intralipids suggested, scan showed what looks like an abnormality on right ovary… Laparscopy # 3 booked for 25th August – lets see what’s up inside now hey?
Join us on our journey to the Clam
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Beautiful blog, Sam! Best of luck for your IVF cycle! It is exciting, the most amazing things happen so quickly and best of all is that it does have a high success rate.
Comment by Lesley 24 April 2008 @ 1:28 pmHow exciting for you guys! I hope your doggies have a owner with a big tummy and then in about 8 and half month, a little baby to protect and not drool over.
Comment by Mel 20 May 2008 @ 6:04 pmYou are gorg by the way, Gorgeous and divine!
Give me your email so I can get you that password! =)
Comment by La La 19 June 2008 @ 7:39 pmnice to not be alone for sure! yeah my cycles have only ever ended due to provera.. otherwise my cycles would just go on forever. so depressing! thanks for the luck, back at you
Comment by emilythehopeless 8 October 2008 @ 11:27 pmHello Sam,
My name is Michael and I’m a fellow WordPress.com blogger.
A couple of days ago, while doing some random searching across the web, I came across a blog on Blogger.com – I also discovered that the author had “re-posted” one of my fiancee’s poems without permission and was trying to pass it off as his own writing.
After doing some additional checking, I discovered that almost all of the written content on that site had been “cut and pasted” verbatim from WordPress bloggers. Your post: “Jingle Bells, Christmas Smells” was one of them.
I don’t know if you gave permission for that person to “re-post” your writing, but in the event that you did not, I wanted to make you aware of the situation.
You can see the “re-post” at: http://peeling-back-layers.blogspot.com/2008/12/jingle-bells-christmas-smells.html
Best Regards,
- michael -
Comment by michael 13 January 2009 @ 12:30 amHi Sam,
I came across your blog along time ago & reading it was like reading everything that I was thinking myself! Our journeys are very simlar.
I have been staying away from anything IVF retlated for the past few months (much needed break) but today I was clenaing out my favourite links and clicked on your blog.
My heart goes out to you that you are in that very difficult place again, there is nothing I can say to you except that I understand, really I do.
Be kind to yourself.
: )
Sarah
Comment by Sarah 19 March 2009 @ 6:35 amHI Sam:
Comment by blossomclinic 14 May 2009 @ 5:40 pmHow did your recent Beta go? Did you get a positive?
Liz
Hi Sam
Comment by minkynoo 18 May 2009 @ 2:57 pmCame across your blog from Elize and Sharons, love it as much as i love theres. Best of luck in your TTC journery, and in saving some cash.
Also TTC been trying for 2.5 years, but haven’t really gone the treatment route yet, a bit scared.
From Melanie
I just love reading your blog. Best of luck with your TTC journey . We have also been trying for 6 years and are with DR V at Vitalab.
Regards
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