#infertilityawareness #loss #grief #christmastree EMOTIONAL CHRISTMAS TREE DECORATING VLOG + MEET OUR NEWEST LITTLE ADDITION! --------------------------------------------------- Hello sweet friends! It's been a while! Sorry! A proper life update is to come, with possibly a Q&A soon, but for now here's a little vlog of us decorating our Christmas tree - a task we knew was going to be a difficult one for our grieving hearts... Missing my incredible mother-in-law more than anything, along with our angel babies. Sending all our love to you all this holiday season! Be kind to yourselves... xo For more regular updates follow over on Instagram ~ @tim.celeste.x And for all things my book "Little Dream" follow @darlingcloverco :) --------------------------------------------------- FIND US ON INSTAGRAM: / tim.celeste.x FIND US ON FACEBOOK: / timandceleste WEBSITE / BLOG: https://timandceleste.co/ EMAIL: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------- WHAT'S NEXT? MORE IVF? SURROGACY? | FERTILITY SPECIALIST APPOINTMENT + BOOK REVEAL! • WHAT'S NEXT? MORE IVF? SURROGACY? | FERTIL... IVF STIM CYCLE #5 | HOW MANY EMBRYOS? • IVF STIM CYCLE #5 | HOW MANY EMBRYOS? IVF STIM CYCLE #5 | EGG RETRIEVAL + TESE • IVF STIM CYCLE #5 | EGG RETRIEVAL + TESE IVF STIM CYCLE #5 | WE PULLED THE TRIGGER! • IVF STIM CYCLE #5 | WE PULLED THE TRIGGER! SPECIAL ANNOUCEMENT!!! • SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!!! FERTILITY SPECIALIST APPOINTMENT AFTER FAILED IVF | ZERO EGGS FERTILIZED... • FERTILITY SPECIALIST APPOINTMENT AFTER FAI... IVF #4 | DEVASTATING FERTILIZATION REPORT... • IVF #4 | DEVASTATING FERTILIZATION REPORT.... IVF #4 EGG RETRIEVAL | HOW MANY EGGS? • IVF #4 EGG RETRIEVAL | HOW MANY EGGS? WHAT I EAT IN A DAY | VEGAN MEAL IDEAS + HEALTHY EATING FOR IVF • WHAT I EAT IN A DAY | VEGAN MEALS + HEALTH... SPERM DNA FRAGMENTATION TEST RESULTS.... • SPERM DNA FRAGMENTATION TEST RESULTS...... EMOTIONAL LIVE PREGNANCY TEST | IVF FET 8dp5dt • EMOTIONAL LIVE PREGNANCY TEST | IVF FET 8d... --------------------------------------------------- Music by Epidemic Sound (http://www.epidemicsound.com) --------------------------------------------------- OUR TTC BACKGROUND: ~ Married - May 2013 ~ Conceived naturally after a couple months trying, ended in missed miscarriage at 9w4d - Oct 2014 ~ D&C ~ Laparoscopy surgery after 1 unsuccessful year of TTC following first miscarriage - Nov 2015 ~ Surgery revealed blocked tubes due to infection following D&C ~ Conceived naturally prior to starting IVF, ended in another missed miscarriage at 7w6d- Feb 2016 ~ Another D&C ~ Conceived naturally again prior to starting IVF, ended in chemical pregnancy- March 2016 ~ IVF egg retrieval #1 - April 2016 ~ Fresh embryo transfer ended in chemical pregnancy with 0 embryos frozen ~ IVF egg retrieval #2 - June 2016 ~ Fresh embryo transfer ended in chemical pregnancy with 1 embryo frozen ~ Conceived naturally, slow rising HCG & ended in blighted ovum - Sept 2016 ~ Yet another D&C ~ FET #1, never happened as our 1 frozen embryo didn't survive the thawing process - Dec 2016 ~ IVF egg retrieval #3 - May 2017 ~ FET #2- September 2017 - Heartbreaking BFN with PGS normal embryo... ~ Another Laparoscopy & Hysteroscopy surgery - November 2017.... TUBES NO LONGER BLOCKED! ~ DQ Alpha gene partial match - unexplained infertility FINALLY explained! = alloimmune implantation dysfunction ~ IVF egg retrieval #4 - June 2019 - total fertlization failure ~ IVF egg retrieval #5 - September 2019 - 2 PGS normal embryos frozen ~ Beginning gestational surrogacy application process After 6 pregnancy losses, 11 surgeries, (including egg collections), & 5+ years of receiving bad news after bad news, we are ready for this 'bad luck' to end & to finally hold our longed for rainbow baby in our arms.