December-January Cycle Buddy's Our New beginnings

[ssalgado]

Hi ladies!

CONGRATS!! to BEC, LISA, i think i am,missing some one, but THANKS!! to those that remember also Shantala, It's been a very , very long week my father past away last Sat Dec 16 at 5:15am we managed to travel to PR the same day at night time his body didnot arrive till Tuesday and buried him on Wed , we got here last nigth so glad that i am back home it was a very sad week seems to be like months to me... i am expecting to be testing tomorrow hoping for a very very BFP we definetely need this eChristmas present... we are all exhausted i am drained with all of the arrangements for the funeral and tickets etc.... i'm ok i'm having some pain on my back and lower belly , and my breast are kind of sore so will see hopefully this little one has been strong enough to hold on to mommy and bring this new JOY that we need right now in this sour moment... sorry i haven't post but it was too much going on... i will post as soon i know the results ... Thanks for the prayers on my Dad at least now he is resting in peace... now hopefully we get our 2nd little miracle...!!

Congrats Bec i am so happy for you!!!!!

[ssalgado]

Thanks Aunty for the support and to keep me on the prayers ..

[sokru8]

SS: I am so sorry to hear about your father you and your family will be in my prayers. You have had such a hard time and I really hope you have a BFP.

Take Care
Sonya

[AuntyPebbles]

SS im so sorry you have had to go through this you are so strong i will keep you and your family in my prayers and like you say it would be so good for you now to get your BFP hugs your way

love Aunty

[Jovigal]

Hey, I hope you guys don't mind but just popping in on your thread... I just wanted to say sorry SS for your loss. Loosing a parent is one of the most difficult things a person can go through in life. Time is the only healer seems like. I pray for you and your family and pray that you get a BFP!!!

[AuntyPebbles]

Congratulations BFP (Becky cyber GM)
Jaby...BFP....Beta ??? ?Dp5dt...
3rd January .....First US
Ange...BFP....Beta ??? ?Dp?dt...
Extra prayers come on little one we are all cheering you on
Becleo...BFP....Beta 141 ?Dp?dt...
26th December ..... BT
lisag999...BFP....Beta ??? ?Dp?dt...
TESTING TODAY

TWW
Sokru8...Testing 29th3 Perfect Embies Snuggling in
Jordan...Testing ??thhope your well

JANUARY FET
Sassynlv...12 Perfect totsicles
Meg12...7 Perfect totsicles

IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS AS YOU MOVE FORWARD
Dory so sorry wishing you well in the future
Gbnut in our thoughts and prayers
Angie in our thoughts and prayers
Carolyn in our thoughts and prayers
Tex in our thoughts and prayers
SSalgado in our thoughts and prayers

STIMMING
TransRN...FET...12th January... Poss ET (Stimming)
Lori...IVF...??th December... EC (Stimming)
Julie2039...IVF...??th December... EC (Stimming0
Saxony...FET...??th December... ET (Stimming)

TCBalgord...IVF...??th December...ON Hold


HAVING WARM MOMENTS
Shawn...IVF...21st December....... On Lupron
Macca...IVF...22nd December....... Down Regging
BabyBlue...IVF...3rd January(On BC)Start Lupron
amcsmith...FET...4th/5th January....... Transfer (On Lupron) (26th schedule FET)
Vickie...IVF...15th December....... Down Regging
Sophie...IVF...3rd January....... Start Lupron (On BC)
Fed...IVF...4th January....... (On BC) Start Lupron
AMD...FET...22nd December....... Starting Lupron (16th Jan Transfer)
Hopeful-in-LV...FET...25th January....... (On Lupron) Transfer
Sanny...IVF...??.......

COUNT DOWN
Ems1971...IVF...??th December.......AF Jig Start Downregging
Lara312...FET...28th December.......Start Downregging
JackieG...IVF...29th December....... Start Stimming
Haylie...FET...31st December.......Start Downregging
Fiona...FET...??st December.......Start BC
Mominwaiting...IVF...??th December....... Start Downregging
Aunty...IVF...2nd January....... Baseline (19th start Lupron)
Charity...IVF...5th January....... Baseline (6th start stimms)
Paula...FET...10th January....... Possible Transfer?
Shantala...IVF...16th January....... Open Day at clinic
ArizonaKiwi...IVF...13th December....... ???
mcmillac...FET...??th January....... Transfer

WAITING FOR START DATES

Sully.....8th January....... Meeting with Dr
Jemima.....?? January.......New Cycle start
Tony.....?? January.......New Cycle start
Angie.....?? January.......New Cycle start
Michela.....?? January.......1st Cycle start
charlie78.....?? January.......1st Cycle start
Nimble.....Jan/Feb....... Start new Cycle
Souris.....Jan/Feb....... Start new Cycle
BigWhiteHapyDog.....Jan/Feb....... Start new Cycle
Mrs M.......??? November ......waiting for app from new clinic
HelloKitty.....Dec/Jan ....... FET
Mom20 new IVF cycle march/april all our prayers for a baby belly for you

Birthday Count Down
Lori...28th December,Aunty....8th February,Nimble.....7th March,Shantala.....9th March,Angie.....20th March,Becleo.....3rd April

[tcbalgord]

Well I hope that you all got what you wanted for xmas!

SS, I am soo sorry for you and your family are going through, I am praying for you.

Well, it looks like I will definatly NOT be stimming this time around. I need to call my clinic yet to see if I can just "start over" but AF came last night. She is a very sneaky little b^t#h! So I am hoping that I can just start the other pack of BCP I have and not have to go through the whole prep cycle stuff again.
DH and I did have a very long talk last night and he said that if they make me come back in for the entire prep cycle fun again that we will just not go through this process and he will just get "reversed".
I will let you know what is happening as son as I get this whole mess worked out with the clinic.

Have a great day ladies, I am off to my in-laws!

[AuntyPebbles]

TC im so sorry you are going through this i hope this all works out for you and what ever way you choose to go i hope 2007 brings you a very healthy baby belly.....im sorry im a bit lost as to why you are having to wait please forgive...wishing you and your DH all good things

love Aunty

[sassynlv]

Hi ladies...
bec: I checked the board real fast before walking in to see 1st patient today... i teared up and started crying when i saw your bfp. he was like... "what's wrong?" heeheehee. I am SOOOO happy for you! woohoo. You have been through the ringer and come out the other side! What a fantastic Christmas eve present!!! i just kept getting this image of you running up and down the halls in the house yelling "i'm knocked up!!" heeheehee

lisa: Congrats!! That is wonderful that dd will now have a ds or db!

babyblue: hope dh is feeling better. Yep, Christmas eve in the hospital... not exactly the Christmas everyone dreams of... Hoping he was able to come home by now.

ssalgado: i am so sorry again about your father. I can't imagine the sadness and grief right now for you. Hoping SOOO hard for a BFP for you tomorrow!!!

tc: waiting to hear what happens w/ your cycle. Difficult decision for you two. We are here for you either way.

ok, now a vent session. Those of you who remember my major rant a while ago... here is the culmination... I am a TOTAL idiot!!! . So this same girl (won't call her "friend" anymore) called me up... she has had a really rough month... family death, etc. Listened and was sympathetic and really felt bad for her. She asked me how IVF was....and like an IDIOT, i actually answered her. Told her, done 3 cycles, etc. first she said she "understands" b/c it took her 2 yrs to get preg w/#1 (natural). I cut her off and told her lest she continue down that thought... she has NO idea what it is like and there is NO way she could understand. Then she went on and on about how well my RE remembers her and she is one of his favorites--equating her 5 wks of blood draws to my 5 months of hell (long story, but she went to see him and turned out was 4 wks preg (baby #1), required prog supplements for 5 wks after). Well, after such classics as... "maybe you guys should stop trying for a while, people seem to get preg on their own that way." and "maybe you just waited too long to start trying", I FINALLY cut off the conversation (like years too late!) The sad thing is, i really think she thinks she is being supportive. But that is not the kind of "support" i need in my life. So FINALLY learned my lesson (could i be ANY slower????). There are people in my life that have conceived their children naturally and are able to be a support to me, she just isn't one of them. anyway.... thanks for the vent session, feel like i can move off it now. Nice to be able to have a "pity party" where people actually understand.

[Sophia flamenca]

Hello ladies!

I hope you guys had a wonderful Christmas with your loved ones! As for DH and me, we're trapped in Quebec city until tomorrow. Snow finally arrived, and of course, it arrived in force. We are having a small snowstorm here and the roads don't look too user friendly. So instead of driving to Montreal at 80km/h and take one more hour to do the trip, we'll simply leave tomorrow morning very early. I wish I was home, though, so we could just enjoy being home sweet home before we start working again. It's just not the same when you're not in your own things...

ss: I'm really sorry for your loss... you've been through a rough time, having to bury your father and go through the hell of 2ww in addition. And yet you sound like a strong woman, very brave. I'll pray real hard for a huge BFP for you sweetie. Keep us posted.

tc: I'm a bit lost as to what your process is and I don't really understand the dilemma you're facing at the moment because of that. If you feel like it, I'd like to understand better; could you explain?

sassy: My dear! If you knew how much I understand what you're going through! And I'm glad you found a good use for bec's famous sh** shield! I vented about the same kind of situation last week. At the beginning of our IVF process, the best support actually came from fertile couples, or couples who had not yet had to struggle with infertility issues. A couple we know well came to our place after my surgery, and I was chatting with the young woman of that couple. She asked what the results of my surgery were; I informed her about how I lost one tube and how the other was destroyed, and how it would really take a miracle to conceive naturally, so our doctor had directly referred us to in vitro. The very first thing she said was, "I hope you realize how lucky you are!" I'm still not over it, even if I like her and still have fun with her when we meet. She had been ttc for the last 9 months and was frustrated because, given that she was only 24, her doctor absolutely wanted them to keep trying for 12 months before testing them for infertility. She was jealous because I knew exactly what was going on with my body and had a very precise course of action. Granted, it's better than never knowing. But sheesh! it's still a tremendous loss!

Some people just don't know what it's like. Piling up 24 AFs when you're trying to conceive, like your "friend" did, is absolutely frustrating and can drive any woman crazy, I agree. But it cannot compare to sitting in the waiting room of a fertility clinic as part of the "can't-do-it-on-their-own" people, be seen by a doctor, be diagnosed, feel like a broken machine, be shown stats that do everything but guarantee anything, receive packages of meds you'll have to take intensively for over a month, plan ahead so you don't ruin yourself trying, and have only a few tries, very concise in time, to reach your baby dream. Only two, three, more, or only one very definite, precise chance. Nope, sorry... doesn't compare.

Please dear, don't blame yourself for being slow. It's 100% human to want to share what you're going through with other human beings in person. Sometimes, you need solitude and silence, at other times, you need to share a bit compulsively, or just vent. And you don't always know people who are going through IVF or have gone through it. So people do their best, they try to fish in their own experience... and it's not always a good idea. But don't blame yourself for trying, don't blame yourself for trying again, even! I understand your need completely. My own DH does not understand what I'm going through either, sometimes! But you're right; when they do more harm than good, you just stop talking about that sensitive subject and find other people... I'm sure you can find others around you?

To all others, have a lovely day! We'll brave the elements and go visit my grandparents this afternoon. Take care and have fun!

Sophie

[Ange]

SS.......So sorry to hear of your loss. Losing a parent is so hard and coupled around the holidays only makes it even more difficulty. I'm praying for you and your family at this difficult time. You so deserve this BFP, praying like crazy for that too. I don't know if you read in earlier posts, but I got my BFP on Friday and my uncle passed away on Saturday. The circle of life.... I've gotta believe those two events are somehow related.

Aunty.... I went for my 3rd beta today. I had my transfer on 12/12. My first beta was 8 days later and was 6 (supposedly anything over 5 is positive). My second beta on day 10 was 9.6 and I haven't gotten my 3rd test result yet. Should get that later today. Of course I'm concerned with such low numbers, but my dr. says not to be concerned with the actual number at this point, just be glad it's going up. Apparently even if I had the transfer on 12/12, implantation could've happened up to 3 days later which would explain why they are low but positive. Needless to say, I sit on pins and needles waiting for yet another call today. (also explains the negative hpt).

Bec... your numbers are incredible. How many days after your transfer did you test? Sounds to me like you might have more than one in there. So Cool!!!!!!

Sonya.... How are you holding up? Any day now for your BFP. Everything and anything I can cross is crossed for you!

Hugs,
Ange[/img]

[ssalgado]

HELLO..

SADLY MY TEST WAS NEGATIVE... I AM JUST SO SAD BUT WILL TRY AGAIN...

[JackieG]

Oh SS, Im so sorry!!!

Take some time and heal from your pain. I know how hard it is. Im glad you are already looking forward to the next cycle.

Good luck to you and Big Hugs!!

Jackie

[Ange]

Ladies....

Got the phone call I dreaded today. My HCG levels went down from my first 2 tests which means the implanation didn't hold and I'm going to miscarry. Needless to both DH and I are devastated. To be on such a high and then this. I know so many of you here can understand. Anyway Dr. is puzzled himself and wants me to have some more tests. He thinks it could be a chemicla issue. We are going in to talk to him on Thursday and he told me not to give up. Giving up are words that don't exist in my vocabulary, it just hurts so much right now. Anyway just wanted to drop by and give you the latest.

SS..... I'm so sorry about your BFN. Boy have we had a rough week!

hugs,
Ange

[becleo]

oh SS I am so sorry hon!!!! Hang in ther e it will happen, but I wished so hard for you this time you needed the silver lining!!! my heart to you!!!!

Ange- hoping all your tests come back fabulous! I tested on my 11th day after transfer and I tested again this morning and mu numbers have more than doubled :0 everything is going really well so far, I go in for ultrasound on Jan 11th to hear the heartbeat and to find out how many.

everyone stimming this week, all my love. have to be quick right now the dog is getting into all the xmas presents still!!!!!

thank you all so very much, it has been a friggin long year, but kept my chin up and kept the faith going!!! and it works!!! I know all of your BFPs are right around the corner!!!!!
hugs
Bec