Hello Ladies! just checking out my favourite thread and can't believe my eyeballs....MEG!!!!!!!!!!! You are PREGGERS!!!!!
Congratulations babe! I am so happy for you! This is the moment you have been waiting for! Yes, please don't disappear on us...I want to know how things are going for you!
To all the other lovely ladies...hope we all get the BFP this month! Soon I will be going to see RE with DH for the first time...then I can really join in the chat...all that talk about needles, dildocams...I am ready! BRING IT ON!!!
Fee: oh, yes, an award for unnecessary cruelty is a good idea... maybe an IVF version of the razzie? Not sure of a good name yet... hmmmm.
Cris: good to see you here again! Yeah, like fee asked... when do you go to the RE? do tell!
heard from RE, today was considered the completion of day 2, which means thurs will be day 5. Lost 3-4 of the frosties on the thaw... nervous about how many will still be there tomorrow. I am strapping myself in tightly, the next few days should be quite a ride. Here i go...!
6 fresh IVFs plus one cancelation
Last Chance FET--- Pregnant with triplets!
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Hi Sassy, Good luck in the next few days - yes buckle up and hold on tight . Can't really add many pearls of wisdom re the frosties. As I understood mine were transferred at Day 2 so they defrosted them on the morning of the transfer. I had 5 and they defrosted 2, both survived the thaw luckily, but then obviously not their re-location to their new home
I still have the remaining 3 but insisted I wanted to do another fresh cycle due to fear of old eggs (sing in dramatic, operatic style!) so I am also buckling up for the new ride.
Hi Fee - feeling better today thanks. Have given myself a half day and I am about to jump on the acupuncture band wagon. Seems lots of ladies here swear by and also read something in our clinics newsletter so, why not?Insurance will pay for a bit of it.
Trying to lots of exercise - fearing porking up over the next few weeks. Just cycled to work and back and trying to not pile on kgs. (already one kg heavier since the pill started).
Hi cris- welcome and come and rant when ever you like!
Me 39 PCO - TTC since Aug 05
2 IVF/ICSI, 2 FET. All BFN
BFP Oct 07
I'm still here! I've been lurking, just haven't had much to say (very much unlike me, I assure you!)
Chris--Nice to see ya! I'm glad DH is going with you to see the RE--I think it's so important that he stays involved every step of the way! My husband almost seems a little too involved at times--but gotta love him!
Fee--I have been having trouble sleeping lately too. Can't say that I'm motivated enough to get up and actually do something productive, though. I just lay there and stew. Lazy at heart, let me tell you. By the way, I love how you called them "punters" such a great word. I'm going to try to start using it at least once everyday in a sentence! (It's my New Year's Resolution. Finally, one I can keep!) Let's see, my sentence for today will be: The insurance company would not pay for my drugs this month. They are a bunch of punters. Hmmm, guess that was 2 sentences. Oh well.
Angie--I really considered doing acupuncture as well, but chickened out as I really hate needles and felt I was at my limit what with the twice daily injections. You'll have to let me know what it's like. For some reason, I have trouble picturing it. I'm just not very hip.
Sassy--Am so excited for your transfer. Rock on. And I really liked your idea of the golden dildocam awards for the understanding fertiles (not offended by that word at all, by the way). Unfortunately, can't think of any to nominate at this time, but I liked your story.
I'm having a rough time of it today. I know...I'm not complaining honestly. I am just so damned scared that something bad is going to happen. I just can't seem to accept that this is true. I mean, I honestly am driving myself crazy. I waited so long to get pregnant and now that it's here I don't think it will last. I think I will feel better after the us on Friday, but I just don't know how I will make it til then. The worst part is that we told all of our immeadiate family already (just couldn't keep it to ourselves) and I'm so afraid that will jinx it. It's not rational. I'm not rational. And I hate to complain to you guys because I don't want you to think I'm taking this for granted. I just can't get past the scared!!!!!!!!!!!
Actually, I feel a little better after typing that. Thanks.
Well, I'm off to finish my book (am reading the new Phillipa Gregory book about King Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves and Katherine Howard---it's a great distraction!!!)
You guys rock!
Ooh, wait. Just thought of a golden dildocam nominee. Actually, this was pretty funny. One of the patients at work was talking about her children and after she finished telling me a story about one of them she asked if I had any children. I just left it at a simple "no". She looked me straight in the eye and very honestly replied, "Good for you." Nothing else. It was great. No questions about how long I've been married, why not, nothing. Just a simple, "Good for you."
Sorry for the two long posts. Guess I made up for my silence!!!!
Hi Meg - I am sure your feelings are completely natural - I for one would be/will be exactly the same. I'm sure postive thinking helps heaps but it's that whole ebb and flow thing - some days during treatment we feel more calm and at peace than others - why should it be any different once you are PG?
However, I reckon go to the mirror - look at your reflection and smile and say I am Pregnant, I am Pregnant, I am Pregnant! yippeee!
Me 39 PCO - TTC since Aug 05
2 IVF/ICSI, 2 FET. All BFN
BFP Oct 07
Well Meg...I think what u r feeling is very normal...I mean as u said after all that wait...its actually happening however u r worried which is ok... but i am sure everything will be ok... just enjoy it and reading is a great distraction also u have to take it easy...dont work hard and just pamper urself.... Iam sure u deserve it!
Well as for me .... i am waiting for the testing...However funny enough i have a friend ... who "accidently" got pregnant.... and guess what she didnt want to.... and she was telling ME...of all people that she wants to try and discontinue the pregnancy as here abortion is illegal.... so she wants to lift heavy things and get herself over worked.... How cruel... its all because it was an UNPLANNED pregnancy.... I mean COME ON!!!
What am i suppose to react??? of course I told her dont be silly and go through with it...if god intended you to get pregnant then dont mess with it...
I was MAD! i didnt dare to share with my DH cos I am sure he'd flip!
I am sorry if my reasoning is a bit strange but i was typing so fast and i was so upset....
Thank you alll for contributing to that thread.... its really blowing out some steam...(lots of it in fact)
Sass, am praying for your frosties. Hope all goes well, this is like a mini (and dare I say it worse) version of the 2ww....I must admit I'm really nervous about the thaw as well. I only have 3...
Ang, glad to hear you're feeling better. When I had my mini meltdown a week or two ago I chucked a sickie. Worked a damn treat. I'm with you on the exercise thing as well, I've actually lost some weight and don't need my fat skirts at the moment, yay!
I can't help thinking about the FET not working and I think I will insist on a fresh cycle next time (assuming I have any frosties left) because I want some more in storage due to OLD EGG issues...Acupuncture! let us know how it goes, I've never done it before, is it for stress relief, or does it have other benefits?
Meg, I've imagined how I would feel if this worked and I got prego and all I can imagine is being worried about the next damn step. Completely understand where you are coming from. Good luck with the u/s, is that for the heartbeat??? Glad you like the word punters, its a beauty. However in the context of your insurance I would instead say "Called the punters at the insurance company, they refused to pay for my meds." I can't explain the distinction between our uses but there is definately a distinction, I'm sure Ang would back me up on this one. ...
Meg: i, like angie, suppose what you are feeling is perfectly normal... especially considering this all happened for you out of the blue and off ivf. I have often thought that is how i would feel when i get preg... that i would just be waiting for the other shoe to drop until well into the pregnancy... that it wouldn't really seem real. I am so glad that your us is on Fri... although that must seem forever away for you. I can imagine that seeing something good on us (i imagine you will probably be too early for heartbeat?) will be very reassuring. Wishing you peace, and a good nights sleep. {{{hugs}}} oh, and as for your "golden dildocam" nominee... i concur... a true original! Ain't never had anyone respond like that... no 3rd degree or anything!
6 fresh IVFs plus one cancelation
Last Chance FET--- Pregnant with triplets!
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fee-- missed your post while i was writing... so you aussies need to help me out here... I have NO idea what "chucking a sickie" (ok, i do have a guess on that one ), or "working a damn treat" mean!!! Is that aussie-speak? heeheehee
6 fresh IVFs plus one cancelation
Last Chance FET--- Pregnant with triplets!
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Oops, Fee, I will work on my syntax! Darnnit anyway.
Patie--I'm soo, soo sorry about your friend. How oblivious are some people? I just don't understand how she can know what you're going through and still have the audacity to say things like that. Geez. Okay, we need an award for stupid "fertiles" now, too and she is definitely my first nominee! Geez. Fee, can I call her a punter???? Maybe we should just call them the Punter awards (or is that wrong usage again--take pity on me, I'm just a dumb American!!!!_
Meg, I think Punter would be a very polite word for Patie's friend, and I think the Punter awards is an absolute goer! Don't worry about the syntax, the Australian Language is very complex and difficult to master. I will try to teach you if you've got 9 odd months to spare...
Sass "chucking a sickie" is common parlance for taking a sick day off work without being sick. Working a damn treat would mean working very well. Man I didn't know that was an Australianism.
Patie, sorry I must have missed your post whilst typing, all I can say is that you must have enormous restraint to be able to listen to that moron and not do something mean to her. ...Your mate is the inaugural winner of the Punter award for excellence in moronism.
Well that's my two cents worth. I think the hormones might be kicking in...
ooooo, Patie, didn't realize i missed your post whilst posting 2 times ago. Wow. I don't know how i would deal if someone around me was going to abort. That would be really hard for me... here we are, busting our butts just trying to get preg and your friend is trying to get rid of hers. this world can be really absurd sometimes.
The "punter" awards, it is. I like it, is has a certain ring to it! oh, and fee, i was totally off (thought chucking a sickie meant to vomit! heeheehee). I am learning all sorts of phrases today... soon enough you will have us yankees speaking "australian" with the best of 'em!
feeling the urge to call my clinic and have the embisitter put my frosties (or i guess they are officially embryos again) on the line so i can sing them a lullaby (oooo, do i even know one?) heeheehee. Odd, i know, but how will they know otherwise that they are wanted?????
6 fresh IVFs plus one cancelation
Last Chance FET--- Pregnant with triplets!
[img]http://b1.lilypie.com/XhKKm8/.png[/img]
Poor Sass, I say call the embie sitter if you need to damnit. the wait must be a killer. I'm really dreading my thaw day, I may need to chuck a sickie on that one as well. Fee
), or "working a damn treat" mean!!! 
Darnnit anyway.