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EMOTIONAL BIRTH VLOG | After 8 Years + 8 Months Of Infertility & Loss
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Hello lovlies!

Cannot believe I'm sharing the birth of my baby girl after all these years... finally. What a magical time this is. We can't get over how incredibly blessed we are.

Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts, for all the love and celebration this new little life has received. We're so grateful for each and every one of you!

Let this new beautiful and magical chapter begin...

xo

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My Children's Book, "LITTLE DREAM" - a story to be read to a longed for baby -

https://darlingcloverco.com/shop/litt...

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~ Baby Registries:
https://www.babylist.com/babyrankine
https://thememo.com.au/pages/registry...

~ Our Maternity Photographer:
https://jennahkingphotography.com.au

~ Immune Protocol:
- ERA to check my most receptive window for an embryo transfer
- LMIT for our partial DQ Alpha match (1st treatment began 2 months prior to transfer)
- Plaquenil 200mg (started 5 weeks before transfer and taken for entire pregnancy - prescribed by a hematologist)
- Dexamethasone 1.5mg (started day 2 of transfer cycle and began weaning off at 26 weeks - totally off by 29 weeks)
- Aspirin 100mg (started on day 2 and stopped at 36 weeks)
- Zumenon/Progynova 2mg (estrogen) (1 tablet twice a day, starting on day 2 and stopping at 26 weeks)
- Filgrastim/Neupogen injection 300mcg (every 4 days starting on day 2 until 26 weeks)
- Naltrexone 4.5mg (helps with NK cells - started day 2 until 26 weeks)
- Intralipid infusions 500ml (first was 14 days prior to transfer, then at 4 weeks pregnant, followed by every fortnight until 26 weeks)
- IVIG infusions (3 in total - first was 11 days prior to transfer, second just before 5 weeks and third at 8 weeks)
- Augmentin antibiotic (started 5 days prior to transfer, 1 tablet twice a day)
- Clexane/Lovenox injections 40mg (started 5 days prior to transfer until 26 weeks)
- Utrogestan 200mg progesterone pessaries (started with 1 pessary twice a day 5 days prior to transfer, and increased to 2 pessaries twice a day at around 6 weeks due to the on & off bleeding I was experiencing, then started weaning off at 27 weeks, stopping completely at around 30 weeks)
- Filgrastim intra-uterine injection 300mg (done by fertility specialist 3 days prior to transfer - helps with implantation)
- Tacrolimus 1mg (helps with NK cells - started 2 days prior to transfer, twice a day & stopped at around 5 weeks pregnant)
- Had bloods done the day prior to embryo transfer to check progesterone levels - needs to be over 25, mine was 20.6, so added in PIO injections as well as pessaries
- PIO injections 2mL (started on the night of embryo transfer and done every 3 days until 26 weeks)
- Filgrastim/Neupogen injection 300mg (1 hour prior to embryo transfer)

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For more regular updates head over to INSTAGRAM ~ @tim.celeste.x
Photography Business account ~ @celesterankinephotography

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