The Sisterhood of the Blue Stilettos

[jenn]

Oh Sassy- what a sucky day! Sorry your cycle was canceled. And wow what a BIL! If you need help downin any of that chocolate, just give me a buzz and i'll come a runnin!

Amy- I have never had an FET so I can't help you there. And um...no I have not kept the grooming up in the nether regions. DH is lucky if the legs get shaved! I'm just too tired to care right now! Still feeling very sick and tired and not showing yet. I'm really ready to show! I'm not sure why I want to be big and fat, but I do!

Meg- why the rectum? That is one I have not heard yet. I think my friends have neglected to tell me about that lovely part of pregnancy. Maybe they blocked it out...

Vicky- HEY!! good luck with the clomid!! Great to hear from you!

Ok gotta go take some phenergan and put this baby to bed!

night!

[amy]

Sassy - I am so sorry. What a sh!##y day. I wish there was something I could do to make it all go away. You should go get some sushi, drown it in diet coke and then hit the godivas... and hit them hard. What are they thinking about trying for cycle 7 - cause there aint no party like a 7th cycle party, cause a 7th cycle party don't stop. Is your sweet RE developing a new plan? Was it possible that you are too zen and feeling so mellow that even the drugs couldn't arouse you?

Let us know if there is anything you need. I have some gonal F in the fridge and it can be yours... anything you need.

[Angie65]

Dam dam - sorry to hear that Sassy. What a day for you. But I like Amy's interpretation of us being too zen for the drugs to wake us - that is me too - I am so zen that 4 weeks of Chinese lady's herbs have done nuffing, zilch, nada in terms of bringing on AF - not even a spot.

There is always next month Sassy - may be we will cycle almost together - It will be Oct by the time I get to stims. Any more plans on the Oz trip?

Amy - good for you to start thinking about FET. I am quite a fan of the thaw cycle even though it has never brought me a BFP of course. My clinic seems to be needle phobic - they hardly do any blood tests - not that I'm complaining. It is estrogen tablets (at least 2 weeks usually for me but usual is 8 to 10 days) plus everyone's favourite - the progesterone pessaries - 2 days before FET and all throughout the 2ww. Mine is called an artificial cycle as I don't ovulate so they have to use drugs to mimic the normal changes in the lining etc. I think Fee's protocol sounds good and I am going to raise it next time.

Good luck anyway.

Hi Fee - sorry to hear about the fu - it is sweeping the country - I have had 2 bad colds in 5 weeks and feel like I am heading for a third. Keep Noggin nice and warm now!

Meggo - I am getting excited for you - when is your due date.

Everyone else - hi - am still busy at work and next visitor arrives on Thursday and still have lots of laundry to do at home> It was nice to have my cousin and kids to stay - 2 boys 10 and 11 and they were very cute and fun. Children in the house is quite unusual for us and none of our family live near by ( and they don't have any kids any way!)

Better go - mid afternoon choc break is calling. There is a Fair Trade OXFAM shop across the road and it sells divine organic dark chocolate - $3.80 a bar! but it's for a good cause so here I go...

BTW I am thinking about changing my ticker to a count down before we see The Killers in concert in Nov - I am way more excited about this that seeing the new IVF Dr next ! That reminds me - me and DH have to sit down and plan our meeting strategy - apparently she is very direct and doesn't beat around the bush.

[FionaA]

OK just a quickie because I have to rush off... Sass I'm sorry that you got cancelled, that sucks big time. I'm glad to hear that you are bearing up though, you seem quite calm about it. As far as the two finger sign goes, do you not do that in the US?? It's a backwards peace sign...

Bloody BIL. I love hearing about him but would hate to live it. Thanks for sharing, I find his antics most interesting.

Hi to all other ladies, I have to rush but will be back tomorrow....first night of child birth classes, Hope no meltdowns although I am feeling VERY hormonal. Maybe Meg has started a sisterhood tradition of classroom meltdowns.


Love fee

[sassynlv]

all right... since apparently yesterday wasn't shit ENOUGH...

Last night while preparing to dive into my box of Godiva truffles, I received word that one of my closest friends had died. Just like that. Heart attack while on vacation with her dh in London. She is my mother's age and grew up in England. She was an amazing woman.... who I want to be when I "grow up". She was one of the few people who knew the details of my IVF rollercoaster ride and she was one of my biggest cheerleaders. She had plans all worked out for an extravagant baby shower for me once IVF works. Was too much to handle last night with everything else so I just decided not to deal with it until this am.

Her dh called me this am and i spent the rest of the morning calling people for him to tell them she died. Was a rough morning. Not sure when funeral will be, he's hoping to bring her back from London tomorrow.

Still in shock. I will miss her like crazy.

[amy]

Sass - There is absolutely nothing I can say right now to make this any easier for you. Just know that there are people out there who are supporting you and care for you right now. I wish I was closer so I could help. If there is anything I can do from Sacramento, please let me know.

You are in my thoughts,

Amy

[meg12]

Sassy--My heart goes out to you. I'm so sorry for your loss.

[vicky77]

Oh Sassy, I am so very sorry about your friend. There are no words that will ease your pain, but as Amy said, just know that there are people around the world supporting you. So anything you might need, just tell us.........((((((((HUGS)))))))......

[jenn]

Sassy- I am sorry for your loss. My prayers go out to you.

[Angie65]

You poor thing Sassy - I am so sorry you have had such awful news. Take care.

[FionaA]

Sass I'm so sorry to hear about your friend, she sounded like a really nice lady. I lost one of my best mates about 15 years ago and I still think of him all the time. This is just not fair. Fee

[amy]

Girls - we all need a big virtual hug.

Fiona - your reference to losing your mate fifteen years ago made me cry as it was just the 15 year mark in June for losing my brother. You would think it would get easier, but for me it just hasn't. I still miss him all the time and always wish he was here to support me through all of this nonsense as I am sure he would have just the right thing to say.

Sass - I hope you are hanging in there.

[FionaA]

Good call Amy, I think we do need a big group hug. I'm welling up here. I can't imagine losing a sibling. That must have been awful for you. It's sad that after so long it is still so hurtful for you. I know I often think about what my mate would be like now and what it would be like to have him around.

Sass I also hope you are bearing up OK. It takes a while for the shock to wear off in my experience, especially with a sudden death.

Angie, your new Dr sounds kind of scary with her direct approach...will be interested to hear what she's got to say.

Had my first child birthing class last night and started welling up about five minutes into it for no apparent reason (thought of Meg at that point). I think it might have been the slide of a child that said "welcome to the world" on it. It just freaked me out. I gave myself a good mental slapping and managed to compose myself though. The class was quite detailed and scary but I'd rather have the information and be prepared than not...

Well I'd better get on with some work, I have some very "needy" clients coming in soon...

Hello to all the other sisters!

Fee

[sassynlv]

Hi all. Consider me "in" on the group hug.

Thanks for all your well wishes and condolences. I appreciate the thoughts.

Doing fine... sufficiently detached today to function. bil still on the lam, so life is pretty much status quo

Fee; continuing the sisterhood tradition of welling up at childbirth classes. A'int no shame in that. I figure we go through so much to get there... we have earned the right to be as emotional as we want during the pregnancy experience.

Angie: oh holy cow... had totally spaced the whole Oz thing over the last several days. bwah. I've got to get a move on! found some great short outback trips that look interesting. We also want to do a little diving on the reef. Back to the research for me! I'm thinking we are still going to plan on November... although I should revisit that with dh.

Hi to everyone!

[amy]

Girls - I am in H.E.L.L.

Our neighbor recently sold her home. We had no idea who bought it until yesterday... and guess what - she is pregnant. How F'in precious. Now I not only have my neighbor to my right pregnant with her third, but there is a new neighbor who is pregnant too. Fee - start brushing up on your IVF defense tactics as something might go down here very soon. My existing neighbor just stopped me and asked me how I was feeling. I said I was not feeling great, that coming off of the drugs can be a bit rough, she asked if the pregnancy tea she brought over was helping... I looked at her a bit confused being that I had already eluded to the fact that it didn't work in a previous conversation a few days ago - and then repeated that since it DIDN'T work, I was not needing it. Then she looks at me and asks how it couldn't work? Seriously wanted to jump over the hedge and hurt her, and just said, well it hasn't worked three times now so I wish I knew why it didn't work, but it doesn't always. She thought it was a sure thing. Ah, the life of a fertile. So simple. I am going to go and slam my fists into a pillow for a bit.

Might be time for another punter award...