Hi everyone!

Sorry, I've been staying off the boards because I was scaring myself--I was comparing how many eggs everyone got to mine, noting all the positives I've met so far were male factor and my problem appears to be my egg quality (who'd have thought at 31?!), and just stacking everything up ...

Ladies-

I'm so far behind! I'm here and reading your stories but am working way too much so I don't get on every day or reply as often as I'd like, but I think of all of you often and send many hopeful thoughts and prayers your way. It's difficult this work thing--if I quit, I can't afford IVF, but ...

DEE-
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SO HAPPY FOR YOU! Was this your first round ever? I am just so excited!

K-
Sounds like amazing numbers! I'm anxiously waiting to hear the results and when the big day will be.

Kamina-
Yay! Protocol started! Depends how long on the travel--they ...

Ladies-

Exhausted,but I want you to know I am thinking of all of you waiting to hear news from Dee and K! Sending many thoughts and prayers out to you!

Decided to go straight into cycle #2. I'm on BCP now, and they are adding growth hormone to the regimen to hopefully improve my old-lady eggs ...

BFN

Trying to decide to go into next cycle or take a break....they are adding growth hormone and upping my meds (I was already doing 300 Follistim and 2 Menopur powders!!!!).

Did you all take BCP for your cycles or not?

Thinking of all of you. Will write more, but for now, going to bed.

My Valentine's Day consisted of my parents flying in to visit for 2 weeks (my poor DH), me working a 13 hour day, my husband breaking his finger, and my dad starting a fire in my oven. My beta is tomorrow. I took a home test today that was negative, and though I know I have to wait for the official ...

Hi all!

No news from me--was just checking in to see if anyone had any reports--

K-
follicles?

Kamina-
BFP??

Dee-
Embryos????

Amanda-
Packing up your house yet?

So they added prometrium on to my regimen (along with suppositories 3 times a day that I was already on)--this 2ww is pretty lame--started to feel a little negative but I think it's all the extra progesterone and estrogen I'm pumping in to my body. I wish I could know NOW (and have a glass of red ...

Hi Ladies-

Had bed rest for 2 days after the transfer and took an extra day off of work just to relax (and catch up on laundry). I THOUGHT bed rest would be relaxing but man--it gets uncomfortable doesn't it? Go in tomorrow for a blood test for estrogen/progesterone (any of you know if those ...

So you're not eating a ton of cabbage--just a cup of tea! And I had a VERY speedy recovery from the retrieval.

As for our transfer, the embryos had NO growth from day 2 to day 3, but they put them in anyway. 4 cell grade B, 5 cell grade C, 2 cell with no grade. So things don't look great, but ...

Tomorrow's the day! So as of today we have a 4-cell grade B and a 5-cell grade C and one of the originals is now 2 cells...hopefully they hang on to get back inside my uterus! I know the odds aren't great with the quality, but hey, it isn't a beauty contest and I've heard plenty of stories of people ...

Update: The 2 that were immature fertilized today--if all goes well we'll be putting them back in on Friday. They aren't going to check them tomorrow (don't want to move them), and they'll give us a call Friday morning if it's a yay or nay. Odds aren't as good since the eggos matured outside of my ...

Where did everyone go??

So, this morning they told us that no eggs fertilized. Then I got a call at 1pm saying that 2 eggs had blastospheres which means they haven't fertilized yet but might, and 2 of my eggs that were not mature are now mature and they did ICSI with those today. So basically, we ...

So we had 8 eggs retrieved, but their quality was "concerning". I guess we'll find out more tomorrow. I'm a little upset to hear my eggs didn't look so hot, but they didn't have much to tell us. The procedure wasn't too bad--have some cramping and stuff--hope I can make it through work. I stand up ...

So do you think it's the drugs that are keeping us from sleeping, or is it the excitement/nervousness/stress of this whole thing?

Tomorrow's the day.....I'm nervous mostly about if we'll have eggs, and if they'll fertilize, and if we'll get pregnant, blah blah blah, but also I get freaked out about ...