The Sisterhood of the Blue Stilettos

[meg12]

Geez, a girl goes away for the weekend and the thread explodes. BFPs, new members, crazy 80s talk. I feel like I've missed so much. I haven't really had a chance to read through the last few pages--just sort of skimmed. So here are the quick things I picked up on and wanted to comment about:

Wanna: Obviously, I have a big, huge CONGRATS!!!!!!!! coming your way! I'm so happy for you. I'm sorry you're having trouble with your diet already. I think that it is pretty early (I didn't start having trouble until closer to 6 weeks) but Mia did have trouble around 4 weeks. Maybe you're having twins?????!!!!

Sassy--I'm sorry your head hurts. Headaches are the worst. I never had to take Lupron---does it always do this to you? And do you have to take it for long? Hope not!

I'm going to order my t-shirt this afternoon if I can find the time. I'm very excited!

New gals---Welcome to the sisterhood! Glad to have you around...aftr all, the more ladies the better chance of more rants (I love reading a good rant!) So let's hear some:)

I'm feeling a little better lately. The nauseau is a little better, so that's huge. Unfortunately, I've been getting headaches every night. Not fun. Still, I'm starting to feel like I'm looking a little more pregnant, so that's exciting. (Although it still basically looks like I'm just chubbing out.)

Fee--How are you feeling?

[wannababyIVF]

Nickster—OUCH!! You poor thing! That sounds horrible. Maybe you can try something else next time around. If you don’t get pregnant naturally. It has been known to happen around these parts. Right Meg!

Sassy—I feel for you. I had those really bad headaches when taking Lupron so I’m going to go out on a limb and say it’s probably the Lupron. It hurt so bad, I couldn’t even behind over without almost crying. Hope you feel better soon sweetie.

Meg—Thanks so much for the congrats!! I would love to have twins. We did put back two embies so you never know. I also think it’s way to early to be feeling this way. The good thing is it’s not all the time. Once in a while and mostly at night. I’m thinking maybe it’s my nerves. I missed you!! How was your trip?

Hello to everyone else. Hope you all are doing well.

Sending loads of love and baby dust.

Going to spend some quality time with DH. He's been complaining of neglect lately. Says I spend too much time on the computer. Wonder what makes him say that? lol

[FionaA]

Hello Everyone

Have just come back from a long weekend and am FRANTICALLY busy at work!!!

I just thought I'd pop in and say hi but will have to save personals for my lunch hour....

To make matters worse I'm waiting for the results of my blood test (2nd Beta), nervous doesn't even begin to describe it.


Fee

[FionaA]

OK I'm back on what is supposed to be my lunch break...

Just got the call from my clinic, apparently my preg hormone levels are good but I have to take progesterone pessaries (hmmm haven't had the pleasure of those but I will start on them tonight). Am feeling very relieved. This whole process seems to be about waiting for phone calls from the clinic and being terrified!

Now Sass I'm gonna add my F U to the Lupron headache. Bloody hell you've got to take four injections a day and for your trouble you cop a headache. Where's the damn justice??? I'm gonna try to order my T-Shirt this week. yay!!

Amy, I haven't planned too much for my virtual vacation. I'm getting a nice black stripe of regrowth down my centre parting so my have to get that touched up. I also spotted a VERY nice pair of shoes on sale on the weekend. I think I will need to buy them for my next appointment with RE...Now as far as the house goes I think we will need some snow caretakers. For Patie I will nominate Roger Federer. I'm sure he would be only too pleased to help some sisters out.

Patie, I love your dress, it's cool. I especially like the back, I think you can be our stylist in the hosue, we will want to look nice when Roger comes around to clean the driveway after all... BTW, I saw an interesting story on Dubai, that place looks awesome, so exciting.


Sass By the way excellent research on the ice cream thing. I have to agree with Aunty's translation. We have to take any hope that we can get and if ice cream is gonna help welll so be it....just another sacrifice that we have to make.

Angie, glad you're not sulking any more, although we do love it when you lash out. At least you now have an end in sight, and six good quality eggs is probably better than 20 mediocre ones??? By the way, thinking about exotic injecting locations, I can't match your list but I did have a crack at injecting in my office (with glass walls). A poor articled clerk barged in on me when I was doing it. I cooly snapped my little pen case shut and said, :"sorry just giving myself an injection" and then moved on. She probably thinks I'm dying or something...good I could use the sympathy.

Wanna how are you going?? Are you still going for another test on Friday??? I don't have any nausea but I'm not on any supplementary medications yet (will be on progesterone as of tonite).

Vicky, how are you going???? Not long to go now before your cracking out the syringes and injecting away? In the mean time sounds like Sanson is being trained up to be quite the model dog. I wish I had trained my dog but I've left it far too late...

Mel sorry to hear about the toe and the impact that it will have on the look you were trying to achieve for your convention. I'm sure you will look great from the foot up. Don't let anyone look down...will you have to wear clumpy shoes???

Coco you are off and racing mate. Glad to hear your first injection went well albeit fortified with some of that delicious sounding liquor. I was not told by anyone about not drinking while stimming. It was only when I came to these boards that I realised that most people don't do it. Not that I was out on the turps every night when stimming but it was Xmas an there were a few parties to go to...Nice song by the way, yeah flash dance, wished I was that chick back in the 80s

Jenn as your monarch I decree that you must take a condom from the box at your clinic. That is an order! If they have a problem with that tell them to call the Attorney General. She'll sort them out.

Nickster and Jill get your butts in here! Anyone who think's we're funny has to be cool right??

Mego how's it going???? glad to hear the nausea has cleared up. LOL about chubbing out. I'm thinking that I won't tell my work mates for as long as possible and see who dares to ask me if I'm prego?? It's always a touchy question to ask a woman....

You must be Getting close to that magic 12 week mark. that will be a massive relief and is the thing that I am now holding out for. How many u/s did you have??? I am almost six weeks now and have just had my second blood test, will be having another on Tuesday next week but not sure when I get my first u/s??? I thought it was around week six or seven???

Man I'm tired after all of that!!!

Well best be off to do some more work dammit.

Fee

[patie]

Good morning ladies...

well thank you all for your lovely comments on the dress....

Coco...good luck with the new stims...and i love that song... i always sing it when i am feeling down... we have VH1 here and its has all the fab songs from the 80's .... so u can imagine me going crazy in the living room...putting on a show for DH... who's wondering about my sanity as he's the "serious"type....

Sassy... i am sorry about your headache...i hope u'd feel better soon!!! i never had headaches when doing my stims... but usually i do the OMG i forgot the name of my medicine... is it my unconscious... anyway...
i know this movie is quite old but did u watch "Hair" i just love it.... all the songs and the clothes of the hippies...

Mego...welcome back!!! how was the wedding??? hope you enjoyed it... we missed ya!

Wanna, I love fame!!! my friends used to laugh at me when i watch it
Sorry about the nausea... remember its good that ur having them... this might reduce their awfulness... keep some mint candies w u at all times, it should help u fight it!!!

Fee...Dubai is amazing...i love living here although its getting too trafficy ( i am not sure that word exists)... and expensive but at least no taxes (yet)...

Vicky...how's sanson doing in his classes??? last time i had an urge to get a pet (as i didnt get my fish missy yet..) so i saw this lovely Labrador...he was tiny... I wanted to get it! but DH doesnt like dogs or pets in general.... My sis had a beautiful white lab... but she had to give it to her friend because in her building they wouldnt allow dogs... so she got a cat...no one would know she's around

Nickster and Jenn how are you???

Hope i didnt miss anyone... see they keep on distracting me at work... with all their questions and interruptions...

hugs and kisses to all....

[amy]

Still experiencing some technical difficulties here. DH has the computer dismantled, but I did manage to find one of our caring neighbors unblocked signals - so here it goes!

Keeps dropping me so hopefully I can get something out in time.

Fee - what are the numbers?? Are we thinking twins or just a single prince/princess? I think shoes are a completely appropriate purchase right now as you can wear those throughout the pregnancy. Great idea. Definitely get the roots touched up. You don't want to hit the next vagiscope appointment looking like that. What if the baby saw that? You need to look perfect for their first viewing. I am also thinking you might want to start rubbing some expensive creams on your abdomen. We want the baby to know how important you are.

Angie - How are you doing? I feel like as your agent and as the attorney general I have let you down. Please tell me who I need to beotch out and when. I now have such a fancy phone I am sure they will hear me loud and clear. I can also text them in a few different languages if the Californian accent is too thick. What day is the big day now?

Wanna - How are you doing? Taking it easy I hope. Looks like your weather is mellowing out for you a bit. I am hoping this is making the roads safer for you and your precious cargo. What are your latest hcg levels? Are we thinking more than one? Who is having us some sisterhood twins?? Did I ever tell you that I was at a wedding in Maryland not too long ago? It was outside of Towsen (sp??) at this amazing horse race. One of the most fun weddings I have ever attended. Wore some crazy big hat and bet on horses while eating amazing foods! I was just coming off a failed IUI so I had a great time overeating and drinking there. My girlfriend from high school here in California is working in DC and ended up marrying some political guy of Touson (?) He is something like the mayor. Had no idea until we saw fancy people at the wedding. Probably should have had Patie make me a fancier dress had I known.

Sass - Lupron headaches - man I miss those. I am sad that not even the tylenol can take the edge off. You might need something harder like that cupping thing that angie did. Seems like it would just pull all the bad energy out of you like they did on that last season of Survivor. I say try it. What are we thinking the retrieval day is??

Cocobutter - When do we find out if we won the house? I don't want DS to get wind as he would insist we view it all online. He loves the Rockies. He can definitely lead us in wilderness and survival techniques (in between facials and spa treatments).

Vicky - Good to hear that Sanson is at the head of the class. No way those lower class canines can compete with the superiority of the lab. Start training him on snow rescues for the new house. He can play with my son in the snow and rescue him from giant crevasses and glaciers.

As for who is Bear Grylls... he is this kind of cute English guy on the Discovery Channel who used to be with the British Special Forces and is a survival expert. The show is called Man vs Wild and what happens is they dump him with little to no supplies in the middle of nowhere and he has so many days to get back to civilization. My son has every episode memorized and has become completely obsessed with recreating these rescues in our daily life. This weekend at my parents he kept running down the hill and sliding - now some might say he was trying to sled or just having some silly kid fun - NO. He was practicing what Bear calls a glacade. It is where you slide down the glacier with your feet first while using an object to jab behind you slowing you down. This is apparently necessary to get down from higher altitudes quickly. Well DS recreated this several times while trying to land in the frozen creek below my parents house. He was just hoping to practice his frozen water rescue techniques. Obsessed doesn't begin to explain it....

I am being summoned..... apparently the DHs are all becoming a bit sensitive!

A

[patie]

Hey amy... looks like we have an adventuror... your DS sounds so fun to be around... i hope he wont do any experiment on u though... hmmm

one time when my nephew was around 4 yrs old... i saw him standing by the window (Second floor) talking to my uncle who was in the house next to us... and he was like "hey uncle i will be right there with you"... so i asked him how is he planning to go there... he said "well like buzz (i am not sure if you watched Toy Story...i.e. buzz lightyear) to infinity and beyond...."...meaning he's planning to fly there.... i was so scared... thank god the window had a mosquito net and i had to lecture him that this is just a movie and this dangerous and all that... that night i couldnt sleep... had to make sure all doors are locked...

kids can have weird imaginations...

[amy]

Oh he is an adventurous one. He keeps me on my toes.

So have I ever told you girls why I am so obsessed with having just one more?? I know that I am SO fortunate. My reason for not stopping is just that I have these awful thoughts of him being left all alone. I have little to no family and most live in Denmark. My oldest brother died when I was in high school and my other one is in NO way having any kids - he is in a perpetual state of crisis. DH is an only child who was basically abandoned many years ago so I don't know his family. All I think about is poor J being left all alone - he has not one cousin, not anything. He is literally the only child in our entire family. It makes me so sad to think that one day he when dh and I are gone that he will be left to deal with all that alone. I keep trying to take comfort that he will find some great girl to share his life with, but I just always think that at the end of the day, they aren't family. Am I crazy?

(Pity party brought to you by the onslaught of AF)

[sassynlv]

Hey girls...

Meg: glad to have you back. 11 weeks! Wow! That is SOOO cool. Hard to believe... as it seems to have gone so fast (at least for me ). Glad to hear the nausea has subsided a bit for you.

Vicky: when do you start everything up, i.e., bcp, etc? Do you start downregging in april, or will that be when you stim?

Wanna: sorry to hear you are feeling all nauseous and all. Weird appetite changes... try pickles and ice cream . So if you see Dr. SF tomorrow... are you having an us (isn't it too early?) or bw?

Jenn: you have inspired me... i turned on the 80's station this am on the way to work... trip down memory lane!!!

Fee: so glad to hear your bw looks good. That must be a bit of a relief (not that there isn't always something to worry about ). Hmmmm, never had to use the suppositories... they are still sitting in my fridge veggie drawer . I am so with you on the idea not to tell anyone at work and then wait to see who has the cohones to ask you the question first!!!!

Coco: so you started, huh? Are you doing a long lupron protocol or a flare?

Patie: who the h*ll do they think they are, distracting you from posting on the forum, just 'cause you are at work??

Amy: k.. you son is killing me! I had never heard of bear grylls.... and him "glacading" down the hill is so funny! Cute kid.

Angie: how are you? This am will be wed for you, so are you triggering today? I am assuming you have a dildocam rendezvous? Hope you are hanging in there.

My shirt should arrive tomorrow. Will let you all know how the sizing looks. And, of course, will have dh take a picture of me in my sisterhood uniform!

SOOOOO, our DHs appears have some "sisterhood" envy... i get away with it only b/c my dh is on his computer even more than i am on mine

Well... a little "sassy headache h*ll" update... so everything just worsened and i vomited several times yest afternoon (yep, lost my lunch.. one of my favorite meals... or was... don't think i will be eating that again any time soon ). Had migraines years ago, and still had a sample of imitrex my GP gives me every year just in case. After hours of this, decided it was either a trip to the ED, or imitrex... so imitrex it was (it works if the headache is a vascular migraine, o/w won't do anything). So it took a few hours... but it improved significantly... enough that i was able to sleep all night. This AM i still am nauseous and my body is exhausted from dealing with it for 2 days, and it feels like the headache is just waiting to bust out... but i am just grateful at this point that the pain is much better. Yep, so sassy was trying to ride out a migraine for 2 days with ES tylenol. Yep, doesn't work . I tend to have a very high pain tolerance... and just talk myself into the idea that it really isn't as bad as i think it is... but that only works for so long. The good news is that it appears the headache wasn't all lupron (which makes sense as last time i only had a mild headache)... so as long as it doesn't reemerge today, i am good to go. Hoping to keep some chicken soup down for lunch since it will be 24 hrs at that point...

ooo, Amy, just saw your post. No, i don't think you are crazy. I think it is great that you are thinking of J and wanting to ensure that he has some family ties. That makes perfect sense to me. Even assuming he does get married... i think it is great that he will have a sibling (or two )... and therefore more family ties.

Viva la sisterhood!

[meg12]

Hi Sisters....(That sounds so corny, sorry!

Fee--Congrats on the good levels. I'm sorry you have to start taking suppositories---Luckily I don't have to take any hormones since it was a natural conception. I've had 4 ultrasounds so far...We did one every week at first, and then one every two weeks. It's very, very exciting. In fact, now that I'm going to be going to a regular OBGYN, I'm sure we won't do as many us and that makes me sad (makes my wallet happy, though!) There's some confusion (mainly on my part!) about how far along I am. If you go by the date of my last period (which is how you're supposed to measure it...) I'm coming up on 13 weeks. But my clinic was going by how big the baby measured, hence the two week difference...Confusion. Anyway, I know what you mean about the whole nerves thing---I'm finally calming down a little and letting myself enjoy this instead of worrying so much...but there is still worry there!

Amy--We love that show, too. It cracks me up that your son is so into it. I can just imagine him going down that hill. Kids are too funny. I think your reason for wanting more children is one of the best I've ever heard. Makes me want to start selling all of my belongings on ebay to help you get there....

Patie--The wedding was fine. The bride and groom already have a child together, so it was kind of silly. My aunt (the mother of the groom) kept saying she wished they had eloped like normal people...and my grandmother said it was insulting that the bride wore white since they already had a child! Gotta love extended families!!!!! It was a little strange as both my real dad and my stepdad showed up---great times, great times (and I couldn't even drink!!!!!) I must have missed the link to look at you dress---post it again for me, will you?

Sassy--So glad your MF'ing headache is better---can't believe you made it as long as you did. I'm a big baby with pain. Big baby.

Angie--You still stimming? You definitely deserve an award for that...and six eggs is fabu--(cliche alert) remember, it only takes one! (I'm so embarrassed that I just typed that!)

All right, I'm out of here! Have a great day/night, y,all!

[nickster]

Good morning ladies (well it's still morning for me!!)
Fi~ The suppositories aren't that bad. The worst part about them is that you pretty much constantly have to wear a pad. Yuk! Are you taking them twice a day? We're you doing injections before? How come they switched?
Meg~ So you got a BFN on an IVF in Nov then just got pregnant while you were waiting for the next cycle? That's amazing! I bet you were SHOCKED! Isn't it soooo funny how things happen?
Wanna~ Are you still sick? I'm sorry. I bet that's miserable....but a GOOD miserable!!! I wonder if there's more than 1 in there since your getting sick so early????
Patie~ I liked the dress too! Very creative!
How is everyone else doing?

[wannababyIVF]

Amy—Just heard on the news again that we are suppose to get a mix of rain and showers tomorrow. I’m so tired of this Sh@t. Please spring (better yet summer) hurry and get here. Yup, I’m familiar with Towson. It’s about 30 minutes from me. Ooohh, that wedding sounded like a lot of fun. If they decide to have an anniversary party at the same place make sure you let me know and I’ll meet you there. I’m not afraid to crash a party. Especially one with good food and gambling. As far as our sensitive DH’s, is there a forum we can send them to? lol I almost cried reading your reason to have another child. That is so thoughtful of you. J has a wonderful mommy! He is so fortunate. He will have a little brother or sister to build a snow fort with one day.

Nickster—I would love to have twins. I’m not sure what’s going on in there or how many there are but when they get hungry…they want to eat now. The other night I had just eaten and I felt like I was going to throw up. I just stood still with this aweful look on my face. DH asked me what was wrong and said that I look constipated. lol I told him that I felt like I was going to thru up but I refuse to let me dinner go. He could not stop laughing. I mean it was really good and it too a lot of effort to make it. I wasn’t going to part with it that easily. uh uh!

Patie—Your nephew sounds fearless. Thank God Auntie Patie was there to save him from a terrible mistake. But I do like buzz lightyear. lol

Fee—I am using the inconvenient progesterone suppositories. Not fun at all and can be messy through out the day if you know what I mean. Stack up on panty liners. Sorry..I know I know..TMI.

Sassy—Sorry you aren’t feeling well. Damn migraine. Who does he think he is coming in and messing with Auntie Sassy’s head like that?!?!? He needs a good swift kick. Hmmm, that might hurt you. Never mind. I think I have this nausea thing figured out. lol As long as I continue to eat I don’t feel nauseous. It’s when I get hungry the sickness rears it’s ugly head. So I have decided to continuously eat. It has been working so far. lol Although I am now imaging myself looking very fat…to the point where people wont be asking me if I’m pregnant because my entire body will be fat. Not just my belly. You know the women that you can’t even tell they are pregnant because they are so large. Ok, putting the fork down now. Just had a scary vision.

Tomorrow I go in for another beta test. Had to basically beg RE to let me come in for another test. I think he’s seen more of me than he wanted…literally. I’m also going to ask him to make sure my little one or little ones are where they are suppose to be (still paranoid about the etopic). It’s probably too early to even see anything but asking him couldn’t hurt. He probably thinks I’m such a hypochondriac pain in the ass. Oh well, that’s that he gets paid for. He should be happy. I’m sure my visits are helping him put gas in his Lexus coup.

[Angie65]

Hi girls - grumpy Angie back - full of self pity and feeling very negative. (Don't read if you are in a good mood and don't want to be dragged down).

Scan today - sh*t news t - I am now "under stimulating" - only have 2 follies of decent size and a bunch of ones which aren't growing - so dose has been increased again - scan on Sat - I am so over it. Dr said we could either back out of the cycle and try again next month or carry on - he would prefer to carry on so I said fine.

All they are doing is scanning me - no bloods taken - how do I know my ovaries haven't aged since last June when I had the last cycle? I really feel like I want out of this process and for me and DH to get on with our lives.

To top it off I am full on busy at work so haven't had time to catch up with all the postings - sorry I am not a supportive sista at the moment but thinking of you all. A

[meg12]

Angie--That blows. I'm so sorry. After all that stimming, you have to be at the end of your rope...

[FionaA]

OK have an 8.30am appointment but had to respond to Angie...

Angie that sucks big time. You must have had an absolute gutful. I'm surprised that they are not doing blood tests as well, is it perhaps because there is not enough of a response???

In terms of worrying about your ovaries aging since last time, I wouldn't think along those lines. When I was doing FET this time (and it took me 21 days and an increase of meds to produce one egg) the nurse said that while after multiple goes they generally do know a bit more about how our bodies work, but that our bodies can also react differently each time (I was wondering why it took almost the same dose for me to produce one egg this time as it did to make me over react the previous time). Sounds to me like you're in a bit of a similar position. I don't think the PCOS helps either.

And don't worry about being grumpy, we'll rally around and punch anyone who P*sses you off if you like....

I sincerely hope that your scan on Saturday shows a better result for you.

Fee

PS I will do other personals later when my pesky client has buggered off.