The Sisterhood of the Blue Stilettos

[FionaA]

Hello all

I'm staring at the phone again waiting for my blood test results...actually am feeling a bit more relaxed this time, fingers crossed that things are OK.

Patie, don't worry if the shopping urge doesn't hit you. I know when I travel I tend to spend most of my time looking for good things to eat as opposed to shopping. Luckily I manage to walk all the fat off on my travels.

Mel, so, coochie cancer eh??? You are lucky that you did annual paps, I only do them every two years (which is what my dr recommends) I may need to review that. I bet it did change your perspective on things, just can't take the old health for granted...and man I hate that sleeping with a cold thing with the open mouth. Even though my mouth gets dry I still manage to drool all over my pillow. So sexy.

Mego, thanks for the slutty pass. I think I will try to tramp it up. But not in a Britney Spears way, there will be no wedge heels and mini dresses here, I'm thinking more along the lines of "high end hooker" as a look. I think I could work it. The boots are back on the shopping list. Good luck at your appointment, hopefully your Dr is not too scary, enjoy the HB thing. I really can't wait till my next go, just so I can stop worrying for a while...

Amy your Vegas story cracked me up. On my first go (stayed one night over Memorial Day weekend a couple of years back) i thought Vegas really lived up to the name of Sin City. Me and DH ended up fleeing from our Motel Room (because we found it was covered in BLOOD!!!) in the middle of the night and ended up sleeping in our car - moral of the story - do NOT arrive in Vegas on Memorial Day weekend without pre-arranging accommodation... I thought I was going to get framed for a murder! Now I googled Dave Matthews to see what all the fuss is about and it would appear that he is expecting a child in July 2007. You never know though maybe he is a swinger and maybe those peeps at his show were part of his posse, I wouldn't give up hope. Thanks for the offer of assistance, I think I will require you to come and manage my various problems. Are you able to perform a biopsy? I have every confidence that you can do a ripper job.

Jenn how are you going??? As far as preg duds go, I will not be wearing anything floral. I just wanted to make that clear to everyone.

Yay to Vicky crack out the needles. You must have missed them. I miss them, I feel like I need to be taking medicine and being monitored closely. Having withdrawals. So when are you going to start stimming. Yippee another sister on her way! As far as I know Noggin is going OK, will wait for my bloods today to confirm Noggin's status....

Sass great to hear from you, missed ya! Congrats on the case win, I think you deserve some of the credit! Geez doesn't take long for the court to deliver judgement over there, must have been a very convincing case put forward. About the adoption. I'm feeling your pain, I can't believe how patient you are being (even though it is a struggle). I hope hope hope for your sake that DH comes around....I'm sure he wouldn't have asked all those detailed questions if he wasn't at least thinking about it??? Geez I can barely cope with the suspense here...

Angie, one more day down. So the test is next Monday....I don't think I will have any fingernails left by then...good for you keeping busy with house stuff, that should distract you from the evil HPT...I don't know how to post links to Dave Matthews but I googled him...is that enough to win the "Prize"

Where are the other sisters???? Coco must be in stimming heaven by now surely??

Fee

[Angie65]

Sorry Fee - you were pipped to the post by Amy so she wins - plus you are already having your DH's love child.

Just visited his site - can't work out which one is him though. He and his band seem to be coming to Melb in May and playing one of our biggest venues -they must be good. Perhaps I can persuade to DH to come - "I've never of this band honey but the sistas in the US tell me they are awesome so can we go......" - he will think I have lost it.

Sorry to hear you are still staring at the phone Fee - does the staring never end? I hope you get a whopping high result - don't forget to ask this time. You asked me how my concentration is going yesterday - well, need I say more...............

[FionaA]

Bloody Amy, must have slipped in while I was typing, oh well enjoy the prize Amy...I suppose you deserve it after your years of devotion to the man.

Angie, the blood tests are in, and I forgot to ask the levels AGAIN. I had written myself a list of questions to ask but left my list on my desk as I popped out for a Gelare Milkshake....damnit. Oh well, Noggin's OK so that's the main thing...

I think the staring thing will never end, it will be one one worry after another until I kark it.

I guess I'd better knuckle down and do some work, having done nothing all morning....do you have a job where you can pretend to work Angie? I have gotten away with it so far but I think the chickens will be coming home to roost sooner than I want...

Fee

[Angie65]

Glad to hear Noggin's thriving - what's a number anyway - who cares. Yes sometimes I wish I had a boss watching over me with a big stick - I might be a bit more motivated then but I am very autonomous and have my own office and currently am doing very little work....

[wannababyIVF]

Angie—I know I’m late you but your weekend sounded really nice. I need to look into something like that. I really need a getaway. Unfortunately most of my friends have children so it probably wouldn’t be a totally adult weekend. I pray that you and your friend will be making announcements very soon. It would be nice if the two of you could be pregnant together. Love the idea of shoes for a birthday present!

patie—Hope you are enjoying your mini vacation. Ohhh, have a donut for me. I love Krispy Kreme. But the closest one is so far from me. I did however have two glaze donuts from Dunkin Donuts the other day. Like I said, the twins, love junk food.

Sassy—I smiled while reading your post about DH. You never know. Maybe he is coming around. It’s nice when they come around on their own. I hope he is having thoughts about a donor and about adoption. Whenever I brought up the subject to DH (before the BFP), he would absolutely shut down the idea. He did not want to discuss it at all. He would just say, we will have a child on our own. I was so happy that this thinking was so very positive but also said that he did not want to even discuss it. I’m praying that your DH has a change of heart. Good News about the case. Glad Dh won!

Mel—Wow, didn’t know you were a cancer survivor. I learn something new about the sisters everyday. LMAO…I am cracking up over the Coochie cancer!!! Not that you had it but the wonderful name you picked out for it. You are a riot. Only you could come up with something like that. ahahahaha!!!!!! Glad to hear you are coochie cancer free. hehehe..I like saying that or typing that. Sorry, silly things amuse me. I’m such a little kid.

Fee—Damn girl, you have a lot going on over there. Hope FIL is doing better from his injury. It sucks when you are trying to have a good time and cheer someone up and something goes bad. Argh, I hate that. But a picnic sounds like a wonderful idea. Sorry, you are so stressed. Try not to let your environment get the best of you. I know that’s easier said than done. Just think about that little one growing in your belly. Are you going to change your ticker so we can stop asking how far along you are? I know it took me a while to change mine. Kept thinking I was going to jinx myself. Cute name for the little one. Nope, we haven’t thought of any cute nicknames yet. We just call them twins or the twins. lol

Meg—Wow, your pregnancy has really jumped. I could have swore you were in your 12 or 13th week last week. lol Glad to hear you are out of your funk. Glad you liked your doctor. I didn’t want to have the Attorney General call and tell her about herself. Good Luck on hearing the babies heartbeat! I can’t wait until I’m at that stage.

Amy—Glad to hear you had a ball in Vegas. Swingers are a site to see. That and the prostitutes. I’ve been to Vegas twice. Once with girlfriends and another time with an old boyfriend. Had a better time with the girlfriends. Although I got food poisoning the last night there from a burger at BurgerKing. I was in the hotel room with the heat on shaking from a fever while my friends were out partying and drinking. It was the worst! Then they were mad when they came back to the room from a drunken night to the heat on in the room. I mean, who put the heat on in the hotel room in Vegas. But thanks to the mad cow I ate…I didn’t have a choice.

jenn—How are you? What’s new on your side of US?

Vicky—How are you? Does it feel good to be back on the IVF wagon? Needles treating you right? How is Sanson? Any news about the condo? Are they going to give my GodDog a pass?

Well I tried to sneak in another ultrasound this week, before my last one with the RE next week. He wasn’t having it. lol He said he didn’t see the need. RATS!!! Why is this man so stingy? First it was the needles, now it’s the ancient ultrasound machine. I’m so ready to go to my regular OBGYN, he spoils me. SO I know he will let me come in for a scan as often as I want. I might have to suck it up and rent one of those machines that Mel was speaking off. I will probably come home after work and scan my twin’s everyday just to make sure they are ok. Let me reiterate it again in case anyone forgot. I am a paranoid hypochondriac.

The icky-ness comes and goes. Yesterday was a good day. Today is a not so good day. I was gagging and dry heaving in the bathroom this morning. Not a good look. Thank God no one came in there. I’m sitting at my desk now snacking on Sharp Cheddar cheese. You would think I would be constipated by now. But nope…TMI. Gingerale is my life line. I drink it all day and every day. I wish I could have an IVF drip of gingerale straight to my viens. Gingerale makes the icky-ness so much better. I did call my OBGYN (the one that spoils me) and spoke to him about the nausea. He prescribed some meds for it. I picked them up but haven’t had the guts to take them yet. I’m not sure I want to give the twins in meds right now. If the nausea gets to bad then maybe I’ll dip into my stash. But right now, I’ll deal with it the best way I can before I resort to drugs. I don’t want to find out later that research has shown (a year later) that these particular meds cause kidney damage (or something) invitro. Like I said earlier, I’m a paranoid hypochondriac. So now we just feel nauseous and wait for the next scan.

Hope you all are doing well.

Love to all

[jenn]

Fee- I think I speak for most of the population when I say- thank you for NOT wearing floral duds while pregnant!! You cracked me up!!

[Melissa112]

Good Morning, Sista's! (well it's morning for me...)

Sassy - You are OH SO patient! I consider myself extremely patient but I would have to at least mention something to him.... I have to totally agree with you though, things like that make me fall in love with my DH all over again! Congratulations on your case!!! That must be the bestest feeling! YOu and DH worked really hard for this one! And we should definately try to get together the next time DH and I go to Vegas that would be fantasomical!

Fee- So glad to hear that Noggin is thriving! That is great news! Shopping is definately in order! What is a Gelare Milkshake it sounds devine! I wonder why your Dr. only suggests a pap every other year? I think I am sort of turned on by your drooling That is totally sexy, in fact I think THAT is what is brought Sexy Back, according to Justin Timberlake!

Amy- I told DH about your Vegas experience with the "swingers" and he totally aggrees that they were, and said that you should have said something like, "Hey can we join you?" but then he said that with OUR luck they would have said yes, and he would have been mortified, he talks the talk, but can't walk the walk.

Vicky- I am so jealous of your and your needles! I want to get started right away! I am dying that my appointment still feels forever away!!! I am keeping you in my prayers!

Angie - I am keeping your in my prayers too for a Monday test!!! I am so proud of your for keeping busy, but that's what you have to do- otherwize you go insane... so good for you! And stay away from the EVIL HPT! It's nothing good...

Meg - I love the fact that you buy new furniture for holidays, I do the same thing, and I thought I was strange, but I feel better now. I lvoe looking at fun kitchens and bathrooms, we had so much fun building our house, we got these awesome sinks from Mexico, from this dude named Pedro, and then the faucet was open and really cool. I wonder if I have a picture, we love those sinks! Everything came together really pretty in there. I am so glad you like your new doctor!!! That's a huge relief! (and I think we'd all notice if your head exploded! And it would probably hurt just a wee bit!)

Coco, where are you!

Well I am still sick, but definitely on the up swing, so that is a relief, I can now breathe out of one nose, so phew! I did sleep last night, so that was nice, gosh I missed sleeping! You know, there is no good TV on lately, that is sort of depressing! Except Lost is on tonight, I love me some Lost! Is Grey’s new tomorrow?

Anyway, I digress…. And my ear keeps sucking in and out, I wonder what that’s all about. I totally forgot what I was going to say, so I am sure I’ll post more later…

Much love and kisses!

Mel
xxoo

[Melissa112]

Fee- I think I speak for most of the population when I say- thank you for NOT wearing floral duds while pregnant!! You cracked me up!!

DITTO!

[Melissa112]

I’m a paranoid hypochondriac. So now we just feel nauseous and wait for the next scan.

Wanna – My sister got it from www.baby-beats.com – it really helped ease her mind, she’s a Paranoid Hypochondriac too! I wonder if we are all related! She said “Just tell her she really won't be able to hear anything until she's at least 10-12 wks along. I don't want her to order a Doppler too early and then get nervous because she can't hear anything. And tell her to listen to the instructional cd, the hb at first is way lower than you'd think...”

Oh and try some crystallized ginger, that helps nausea – OH and what did your doctor prescribe, one of our friends was taking something for her pregnancy nasea, and it knocked her out, she wasn’t so sick, but she fell right asleep!

[meg12]

Hi guys. It's Wednesday and I'm definitely ready for the weekend...how am I going to make it another 2 and 1/2 days of work? I'm so ready to retire. Sometimes I think I wanted to have a baby so bad so that I could quit my job and stay home (remind me of this when I'm whining about not getting enough sleep and never getting to talk to adults!)!

Wanna--I promise, you will start to feel better. It happens suddenly...one day I was stuffing my face and feeling miserable and the next I was stuffing my face and feeling great My dh and I discussed getting one of those dopplers, but decided that it would turn us into crazy people. For now, we're just going to settle on hearing the heartbeat at doctor appointments---we figure it will give us something to look forward to each week!

About my sudden jump ahead in weeks--my new ob feels that the date my re had was wrong...Since the conception was natural, the re was really confused. We'll see how the baby measures at the next us (3 weeks) and that will help pinpoint it, but for now we're going with this. So I skipped over 2 weeks of pregnancy! Oh, and I get to find out the sex then too, so I'm really excited...I'm getting tired of calling "it" her/he and stumbling over it. I never came up with a cool nickname like Noggin! (That reminds me of my nephew---poor kid has the biggest head you've ever seen!!!!! He's starting to grow into it, but I'm telling you, Charlie Brown had nothing on him!)

[Melissa112]

I totally aggree! The weekend could not get here any sooner!!!

Hey guys! I just found out that if we move a case we currently have to where we are shopping it to be, we win a cruise to Alaska!!!

Basically DH already has an account, and it's been with the same insurance carrier for 7 years, well that insurance carrier just gave them a 200% rate increase! So we are looking to move it to a new insurance carrier, and well.... if we are successful, we go to ALASKA!!!

HOooray!

That would be our first vacay in 12 years!

[Melissa112]

Hey!

Have you seen this, I thought it was pretty profound!

http://www.theinterviewwithgod.com/

[amy]

Any word HRH??

[sassynlv]

Fee: So glad to hear that Noggin is behaving itself. D*mn the #s... as long as he/she is doing well, who gives a sh*t. (wow, i am starting out with quite a potty mouth ). btw.... "kark"? What the h*ll is that? another aussieism? or is it a forum word i have been ignorant of this whole time? Do tell. Ummmm... your whole blood in the vegas motel room story.... very impressive (and freaky as h*ll!)

Mel: wouldn't Alaska be fab? dh and i went w/my parents a few years ago (they lived there a long time ago and my older sister was born there). we keep dreaming of getting a cabin there, but not very practica when you live in Vegas. . glad to hear you are on the upswing... one nostril open is a step in the right direction!

Meg: congrats on skipping 2 wks of pregnancy! that is pretty cool! As i am horribly impatient.. that would be 2 less weeks of waiting. oooooo, and you get to find out the gender???? I am SO excited for that...

Wanna: girl... get to that OB! Your RE definitely is holding out on you! . Sorry to hear you still feel crappy at times.. Is it zofran (ondansetron) that your MD prescribed? I have a good friend that had Hyperemesis Gravidarum (where people can't stop vomiting.... she kept ending up in the ER dehydrated). Anyway, Zofran worked like a charm for her. Hopefully the ginger will keep it under control enough you won't need the drugs.

Angie: Yep, i am not a particularly self-motivating person when it comes to work. So when i do work for dh... it is a good thing he is always asking me... "how is that coming?" "are you getting close to finishing?", etc. That way i know i can't play on the internet instead. Down side.... Makes it harder to sneak off and chat with the sisters!

vicky: how is the shooting up going?

Well i am on my way out of town for a medical conf... the only good part is that my bf just moved there so i get to hang out with her some. So... won't be able to post much for a few days... BUT get this...

I am still finding it hard to believe.... but i was right about dh. Yest am he told me he would consider adopting . I think the reason why now... is that he hasn't wanted to give up on the idea of having a biological child. He didn't want to think IVF wouldn't work for us. But he is now realizing I can't do this indefinitely.... and even if i could, it doesn't look good for us.

So i asked him last night if we needed ds... if he would prefer to do ds instead of adoption (that way... no one, except the two of us, the fertility center... and i suppose all of you would know it wasn't his bio child). We are considering doing what my RE has recommended... fert'ing a few eggs next time with ds and see if the development is significantly different than those w/dh sperm. He says it will tell us if it is a sperm or egg issue primarily. Dh isn't sure what he wants to do, but we are both going to sit on it for a few wks before even trying to make a decision.

In some ways, adoption would be better... no pregnancy anxiety, no ms, no stretch marks , and we would both have the same lack of bio connection to the child (may make dh feel less "out of the loop"--- w/ds dh currently feels i would be having a baby w/some other guy and he would just be raising it). Anyway, this whole thing is amazing. You guys have no idea how adamant dh was about not adopting. He says he would love to have kids, but could also have a happy life without them. He wants me to be happy, and therefore will consider any and all options at this point. I think we need to still do some thinking as i want to be sure he wants these children instead of just doing it for me. We'll see.

Anyway, enough blabbing... off to pack.

ciao!

[jenn]

Hey girls!
Just wanted to pop in and tell Sassy- that is wonderful that DH and you are exploring your options and he seems to be more open to other things! Even if you are just talking about it, that is a step closer. You seem happy about it and that is great!!! So happy for you!