bonnie and missy... while I happy for both of you and wish you healthy pregnancies and healthy babies, I do find your posts a bit insensitive to some of the ladies here on the board... every baby is a blessing and understandably, multiples do require a mind adjustment, as well as a life adjustment ...

bonnie and missy... while I happy for both of you and wish you healthy pregnancies and healthy babies, I do find your posts a bit insensitive to some of the ladies here on the board... every baby is a blessing and understandably, multiples do require a mind adjustment, as well as a life adjustment ...

Bonnie... is that equivalent to 25 days past ER... if so, I was at 10,038 at 22 days past ER... and there's two.

sounds like it may be!!!... or your betas are just high... sure you're excited about the U/S.

:arrow: Bonnie... thanks, your post made me laugh... I was pretty clueless re: numbers going into it, although I do recall the RE saying that he'd be happy with high single digits... so I was hoping 7-8 eggs would be retrieved and was SHOCKED when I awoke to 12!... looking forward to finding out ...

:arrow: Sharon and Tammy... I have to agree with Tammy, Sharon... in fact, I'd say that natural IVF is a more viable option for someone younger, than someone in our age group... it seems strange that he'd steer you away from conventional IVF because of the time factor, given you want to try first ...

Sisi... I second what missy said... all of it, including the drink!... things will be fine, you'll see.

I'll update my signature later, but I forgot to post the new stats on the squirts... their heartbeats were again in the 180's and their CRL measurements were 3.12cm and 3.28cm... my Progesterone continues to be > 40, so I'm doing ok on my own (without the shots, thankfully)... the beta number (I'll ...

I'll update my signature later, but I forgot to post the new stats on the squirts... their heartbeats were again in the 180's and their CRL measurements were 3.12cm and 3.28cm... my Progesterone continues to be > 40, so I'm doing ok on my own (without the shots, thankfully)... the beta number (I'll ...

:arrow: Lulu (MsPink)... Kelly did a better job detailing the estrogen priming protocol than I EVER could, so I'll leave it in her hands (good hands)... my actual dosages, etc., were different, but the overall goal is the same... I can't remember off-hand my protocol exactly, but it was definitely a ...

:arrow: joyanna... the only tip I can provide is my RE's belief that he gets better responses for over 40 and /or poor responders using the ESTROGEN PRIMING PROTOCOL... I don't think it's possible to change the quality of eggs at this point (perhaps future infertility findings will change that ...

:arrow: joyanna... welcome... I have good news for you... I have given myself every shot, from beginning to end and including Progesterone... no problem... and I'm pregnant with twins, so I guess I did an ok job shooting up :D ... you can do it, if you need to, believe me and believe in yourself ...

:arrow: Sharon... don't be too concerned re: FSH in a given month (should next month be higher than 6.6), although I know that material (and RE's) state that you're only as good as your HIGHEST FSH... I've listed my FSH values over several months preceding my IVF... as you can see, the month prior ...

:arrow: Sharon... don't be too concerned re: FSH in a given month (should next month be higher than 6.6), although I know that material (and RE's) state that you're only as good as your HIGHEST FSH... I've listed my FSH values over several months preceding my IVF... as you can see, the month prior ...

:arrow: SueQ... mine was 22 days past retrieval... so not far off from yours (25, I didn't count day of retrieval), and mine was lower than yours... so my point, yours seems QUITE strong... could it be???...

I think Missy has high betas as well, and I believe she's having a singleton... your first ...

:arrow: SueQ... thanks for your kind words... when was your third beta? (i.e., how many days past retrieval?)... the reason I'm asking is yours was even higher than mine, and I'm having twins... was wondering if they mentioned that possibility to you?... either way, congrats on the strong beta... I ...