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Time Line

"We made a Wish and you came True ."
- Unknown


Trying To Conceive Time Line:

  • 12.19.2008 - Married
  • 08.12.2009 - Laparoscopy # 1 (at age 20)
  • Stage I Endometriosis diagnosed
  • Endometriosis and a cyst on the ovary were removed

  • Pregnancy # 1:
  • 10.29.2009 - Started trying to conceive baby # 1
  • We tried for 3 menstrual cycles
  • 02.11.2010 - Positive Pregnancy Test (at age 20)
  • 2010 - Birth of Baby # 1 at age 21 {Epidural, 8 lbs, 2 oz}

  • Pregnancy # 2:
  • 07.26.2011 - Started trying to conceive baby # 2 while breastfeeding
  • We tried unsuccessfully for 8 months and 1 week without a menstrual cycle
  • 04.02.2012 - First postpartum menstrual cycle starts (17 months postpartum)
  • We tried unsuccessfully for 5 cycles (with a menstrual cycle)
  • 8.23.2012 - Diagnosis of Retroverted "Tilted" Uterus
  • The gynecologist advises us not to try while I take the anatomy cadaver lab
  • Started a 3-month break from trying after 5 postpartum menstrual cycles
  • 12.1.2012 - Resumed trying for baby # 2 while breastfeeding
  • 12.31.2012 - Positive Pregnancy Test on cycle 6 (at age 23)
  • 2013 - Birth of baby # 2 at age 24 {Unmedicated, 8 lbs, 2 oz}

Pregnancy # 3:

01.01.2014: Not actively trying (no fertility signs), but not preventing.

05.05.2014: Taking Vitex inconsistently from 8 months to 10.5 months postpartum

06.15.2014: Charting BBT and Occasionally Using OPKs.

07.27.2014: Multiple Positive Ovulation Tests (10.5 months postpartum)

08.02.2014: Postpartum Menstrual (3 days shy of 11 months postpartum)

Started Trying to Catch The First Egg & Missed It (No Ovulation).

Started Trying to Conceive While Breastfeeding

08.20.2014: Blood Work for Progesterone, Thyroid, and Iron

Lab Results: TSH & Free T4 (Thyroid) and Iron - Low end of the normal range.

08.25.2014: Blood Work for Vitamin D, B12, and Folate.

Lab Results: Deficiency in Vitamin D, a Normal range for B12, and above normal for folate.

3.30.2015: 7 cycles with short luteal phases or anovulatory

04.26.2015: A luteal phase of 10 on 8th cycle after using progesterone cream

05.24.2015: 9 cycles without achieving pregnancy

06.01.2015: Took Soy Isoflavones from cycle day 3-7 on the 10th cycle

6.22.2015: Positive Pregnancy Test on cycle 10 (at age 26)

02.25.2016: Tested for Pre-Eclampsia via Complete Blood Count, Blood Draw

02.29.2016: Tested for Pre-eclampsia via 24 Hr Urine Protein Panel

Lab Results: Normal (No Preeclampsia)

03.05.2016 - All day abdominal pain on the left side

03.06.2016: Tested for Urinary Tract Infection with Urine Culture

Lab Results: Normal (No Urinary Tract Infection)

2016 - Birth of baby # 3 at age 26 {Unmedicated, 8 lbs, 8 oz}

03.31.2016: High Blood Pressure Reading

04.11.2016: Given Prescription for High Blood Pressure Meds (temporarily) 

  • Notes: 

    Suspicions of High Blood Pressure by Midwives & Nurse Practitioner (Primary), Obstetrician Disagrees. Eventually came off high blood pressure meds, but has been considered in the prehypertension range from 26-31. Then placed on high blood pressure medication by my primary doctor at 35. 
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Life Changes

05.12.2020 – Separated at 31.

09.12.2023 – Divorced at 34.

06.28.2024 - CT Abdomen Pelvis Scan with IV Contrast in the Emergency Room

Diagnosis: Enlarged Uterus pushing against the sigmoid colon; Notes: likely a fibroid uterus.

06.29.2024 -Ultrasound Pelvis Complete Non OB Transabdominal / Transvaginal in the Emergency Room.

Diagnosis: Enlarged Fibroid Uterus. Fibroids in the Myometrium (muscle wall). 

Diagnosis: No Ovarian Torsion. Complex Cyst on the left ovary (likely due to ovulation). 

07.2024: Placed on High Blood Pressure Medication (Continuous Use)

08.07.2024 - Mirena IUD with Ultrasound Assistance

03.09.2025 - Ultrasound Doppler Ovarian Torsion and Transabdominal / Transvaginal Pelvic Ultrasound.

Problem: Mirena IUD expelled with Menstrual Cycle (possibly due to fibroids) and found intact inside a large clot. 

Diagnosis: No Ovarian Torsion (twisting). 3.4 cm Cyst on the right ovary (likely due to ovulation).

Notes: 

Gap period (03.09.2025–09.25.2025): Without an IUD, the uterus and ovaries are fully cycling, allowing more endometriosis activity and cyst formation. That was 6 months and 16 days (or 200 days) without birth control.

04.21.2025 – Hysterosalpingogram (HSG) Procedure at Reproductive Specialist

Diagnosis: Hydrosalpinx.

09.26.2025 – Second Laparoscopy for Endometriosis (at age 36)

Diagnosis Confirmed: Hydrosalpinx. Right Fallopian Tube removed with Endometrioma (Chocolate Cyst).

Mirena IUD under Anesthesia 
"No matter how or when motherhood comes, it is a miracle." - Unknown


Last Edited: October 5, 2025
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