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My name is Kimberlee (28) and dh is David (30). We got married on April 15, 2000 and started tcc on our honeymoon. With 15 months of unsuccessful tcc we began infertility treatments. We were successful the first month. I was on Chlomid for cd 5-9. I had an HCG shot on cd17 and an IUI on cd 19. I first tested positive with an EPT brand on 10dpo(iui).

MY BIRTH STORY (posted on 2/5/02):
My husband and I tried to get pregnant for 15 months with no success, so we started seeing an RE. We had a successful pregnancy with the treatment of Chlomid, an HCG shot and an IUI the first month. At our 6 week u/s we discovered that we were in the process of losing one twin. The pregnancy went on as normal. For the first trimester I had spotting for about 3 weeks. We believe it was from the other twin passing. I also had morning sickness so bad that I lost 10 pounds. I had a 20 week u/s with no problems and all growth on schedule. At my 24 weeks appointment I had high blood pressure and found that I was borderline anemic, but all seemed fine. Since I found I had high BP I tracked it on my own. I was also having some swelling. By week 26 I woke up one morning with bad swelling and a higher, but still normal BP. I called the OB and advised them of my condition and was told to drink more fluids. So much more that I should be peeing alot. Well, by the time I went to bed, I was up every 30 mins with a full bladder. I went to work the next day and felt better until early afternoon. I started to get a headache and by the middle of the night it got so bad I could barely lay my head on the pillow. The next morning I drove myself to the doctor determined that they would see me. I knew something didn't feel right. They checked my urine and I was spilling 3+ proteins and my BP was 170 over 110. They advised me to drive immediately to the hospital. I suspected that I had Pre-e, but the OB's office didn't tell me why I was going to the hospital except for lab work. When I got to the hospital, they admitted me. I still had a bp of 170/110 standing, but as soon as I laid down my BP would drop. They did a cath urine and no proteins were found. This was a friday. They watched me through the weekend and I continued to spill proteins and had high BP and swelling. I had a BPP on Monday (27w0d) and the baby passed with an 8 out of 10, but we learned that my placenta was older and the blood exchange was poor. During the u/s we learned that the baby was measuring 24w5d. The doc decided that I would be on bedrest in the hospital till I delivered. That Wed I had another BPP and the baby failed, so they decided to prep me for a c-section. Within minutes I suffered from a seizure. During the seizure I dislocated and broke my shoulder and then they delivered the baby. He was born at 27w2d, 1lb 8ozs and 12 1/4 inches long. At 2 1/2 weeks he came down with a blood staph infection and a week and a half later it seems that he is slowly recovering after almost losing him 3 different days. The docs decided that they would give him decadron as a last resort. The doc told me today that she strongly believed he would have died had we not given him the drugs. Meanwhile, the story is running and the baby will be 4 weeks old tomorrow, 2/6.