Dec/Jan 08 Cycle Buddies

[colesmom]

Wow so much going on here!!! YaY!

ICSI GIRL,Congrats to you!!

Neffi, andnichole I wish the two of you all the best on Saturday.Will be waiting to get your updates..xxxx

Tammy, How are you doing?

I am going back tomorrow for another U/S and B/W. I Will be going for ER on Sunday! Can not wait. I have over 26 follies counted for. I am so fullllll!!!Yes, I do hope to get some frosties. We our going to freeze. I am a little worried about hyperstimulation. I have been drinking more water than our fish
anyone I missed I will post again in the a.m.
Baby Dust !!![/b]

[TammyS]

Colesmom: I am doing well other than I cant sleep cause I am so uncomfortable. I just had a dream that I am pregnant and that they counted 5 babies on the ultrasound!!! LOL Thanks for asking. Wow!!! You have 26 follies...now you are most definetly uncomfortable! I have been trying to drink more water too. I am not good about it. Sunday will be here before you know it!

Blondzella: Although some women get the implantation spotting...it really is not that common. I have heard that alot of women dont even notice it...cause it is so minor as well. It would be about 8-10 days after ER and would be light pink or dark brown spotting. However, dont be surprised if you dont get it. Good Luck on your first day back to work...it will help with the 2ww passing faster.

Hellokitty Unfortunately with my job...we get 1 week a year and it is gone...no sick days. It is our job to cover our own schedules and if we dont we get a point. I only have 2 points from last year which are due to fall off ...but would so much rather use those for morning sickness days and such...lol. If we get 6 points in 6 months we are out. Which isnt too bad considering. I am so sorry that you have a bladder infection. That totally sucks. I have been prone in the past to those...so am fully expecting to get them myself.

[washingtonda]

ICSI YOU GO GIRL!!!!

PRINCESSB -- DON"T MAKE US WAIT TOO LONG TODAY!!! I HAVE EVERYTHING CROSSED FOR YOU MY DEAR FRIEND.

[washingtonda]

Girls I have been having the AF like cramps. They started very lighly on Wednesday night. They were a little stronger last night and I am still having sort of a sharp dull pain in my right side this morning. Nothing too bad.

As much as I was looking for an AF symptom. Now I am scared. Could this be implantation if I an 5dp6dt. I thought implantation at the blast stage is usually within 1-3 days after transfer?

Could my babies be implanting 3 1/2 to 5 days after transfer? Help!!!

[esperanza]

ER


Tracy S—start shots Jan 6th

Neffi211— Jan 19

andnichole --Jan 19

Kristen2008-- welcome! starts cycle Jan 19th

Colesmom—Jan 20th

TammyS -- Jan 21st

Laglenik—Jan 23-25

Jomae—end of January

Amy2410—Thyroid test perfect! waiting for treatment




In our thoughts
Wunnam—Sadly canceled ...for now. Back in March!!!

LB – transfer sadly canceled …but will be back at the end of January!

Higgins237 – sadly canceled we are praying for you for round #2




ET

Branbree –week of Jan 15th

Unexplained Infertility -- Welcome Jan 19th



TEST DAY (2 WW)


Schel-- BFP

Pumma-- sadly BFN

CT_Michelle-- BFP!

Mrs. G. –sadly BFN back in February!!! we are rooting for ya

Hellokitty-- BFP

MLB—BFP

Angel505-- sadly BFN

ICSI Girl—BFP

PrincessB— Jan 18th

Pricecake-- Jan 19th

Tali— converted to IUI--Jan 21st

Washingtonda—Jan 24th

Esperanza –Jan 25th

Blondzella--Jan 30th




ALL looking forward to BFPs!

Sticky baby dust to all

[summerbaby]

CONGRATUATIONS ICSI GIRL ON YOUR BFP!!! BRAVO!!!

xx Amy


to washingtonda - I know these 2 weeks can feel like forever and although you want to keep up the PMA, there are days when you are sure it hasn't worked -- but, it isn't over till it is over. try hard no to panic - get some rest and relax and to think about your embies continuing to grow and divide and snuggling into a nice cozy place -- the books say implantation occurs around 5 days after transfer, and a bit sooner if they were blastocysts -- but not everyone reacts exactly by the book -- the cramping or pains you are feeling could mean AF is coming, or are a result of all the meds you've been on, but could just as easily mean that you are pregnant.
although you might think you want to prepare yourself for the worst -- the best thing you can do is to do your best to think positive, think pregnant and visualize in a positive way, what is going on inside of you.
thinking of you and hoping the rest of your 2ww flies by.

to colesmom, andnichole, neffi and everyone with ER/ET this weekend - best of luck to you all! keep us posted on how you are doing!

lots of baby dust to princessb - all the best for your upcoming test!!

thanks esperanza for keeping the list up to date!! hope all is going well with you!!

xx Amy

[unexplained infertility]

esperanza, I admire you for keeping up with all our nicknames and the short summaries of the situation of each of us.
I constanly have problems with all the names. I read 5 posts and cannot tell whom they were about. I guess I am not a good forum participant

I saw Michelle's US pic and I want to have such a cute bean too!

So far so good with me. I am really surprised with this cycle cause EVERYTHING is so different. I had 8-9 eggs before, out of which only 2 fertilized, and now 19 eggs and 14 fertilized!! I just cannot express how happy I am. And I know that it only takes one, but it makes me calmer to think that I am NOT as barren as I thought I was
I am trying to think what was different this time, cause whatever it was it definitely worked. And there could be lots of things,
I was going for accupunture and taking herbs for 5 mos but there was no improvement from that during my 2nd IVF (after 2 mos of accu).
I ran away from cold Chicago and went on vacation to sunny and warm Florida over Christmas and New Year and relaxed a lot!
I ate a lot of beans cause they are supposed to balance the hormones and
My DH and I finally did stop drinking coffee (only after the 2nd IVF). It was the most difficult one. We were quite addicted.
And I took only Follistim this cycle.
I dont mean to bore you with this stuff, but it might be useful to some of you with sadly cancelled cycles.

I am going for accu tonight and tomorrow after transfer. Tomorrow morning I will find out the quality of my 14 embies and how many they plan to transfer. I want at least 2!!

Also, this cycle I am taking 4 HCG booster shots every 3 days(started last night) which makes you feel pregnant so my 2ww will definitely be difficult. Has anyone heard of it before? Please let me know.

[colesmom]

Yes, I am triggering today Had my u/s and b/w this a.m. and they called to trigger me for ER on Sunday! I have more follies than most right now. OOch it does hurt. Today they counted 31 and believe I will have a couple more little ones. I feel as I`m preggo with all these follies. I hope I have a good fertilization for 2 5 day blasts. I will pray for all of us going to ER this weekend.. Waiting to hear all the bfp!!!!

[schel67]

LADIES.....YOU ALL ROCK*MY*WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for keepin' up with me......

GOT MY BFP TODAY!!!!! I JUST KNOW ALL OF YOURS ARE JUST RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER!!!!!!!!!

THANKS AGAIN.......MEANS SO MUCH TO ME TO HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT CARE SO MUCH

I haven't checked the forum in a bit and now I see you got your BFP. I'm soooo very happy for you!

[laglenik]

Hi everyone

have not posted in a while but been reading the post everyday....went for my first scan since starting my stims and they saw 12 follicles...my nurse seemed very pleased she kepe saying they were nice and round and gorgeous and i'm right where they want me to be,that pleased me as i was really worried that they would have found little or nothing since i'm hardly having any side effects except an occasional twinge in my abdomen...but there u go i have 12 measuing 13 and under,i go back for my next scan on monday to see how things have progressed....will keep u all updated

[TammyS]

Hi Laglenik...I was wondering how you were doing. I think you and I are on the same track. 12 is great ...I am slightly jealous. LOL
What day of stims is this for you. I just finished 6 days last night so far.

I had another ultrasound today. I have 10 follicles forming so far. She said my uterus lining is thickening up real good. She said that I am responding very well...and that both ovaries are responding very well. So good to hear. She called this afternoon to say my estradiol level is now 596. Medications stay the same. My next visit is on Monday. Does anyone know what estradiol level 596 at 6 days of stimming means? The nurse said it was good...however, I am curious if it is a little high or not for 6 days.

Originally I thought that I would stim on meds pretty quickly like I did for IUI. So instead of ER being on Monday as I was guessing....it will more likely be on Thurs or Friday. So I guess I gotta take these shots a little longer than I thought I would.

[colesmom]

TammyS, Sounds like your doing well. I know how frustrating it is to get to the trigger. I am finally there myself Your body is moving along at a nice pace Thats Great. You will be Done with them shots soon! I myself wish I can skip tomorrow so it would be Sunday How Awhful am I I can only imagine my 2 week wait.. I will be keeping myself on the go..Hang in there your almost to that ER Baby Dust!

[PrincessB]

I'M PREGNANT!!! My due date is @ Sept 29th. For now I have to stay on the progesterone. I am in shock and so unbelievably happy.

Washingtonda- I had strong AF symptoms too so I think that's a good sign for you! I still am having twinges and cramps sometimes. I really think this is it for you! Just relax and stay happy.

I got a very faint hpt 5dp 5dt, a faint line at 6 dp 5 dt and it got a little darker at 7 dp 5 dt. I still wasnt convinced. I thought it could be the trigger shot or something. I used first response and EPT. I like EPT better because I got a darker line on that one!
I'm still praying for you all. If it can happ en for me it can happen for you all! Stay strong. God Bless!

The other symptoms I had were just
*would cry for no reason or something on tv
* sore boobs would come and go.
*Upset stomach, cramps

[unexplained infertility]

PrincessB, CONGRATS!!!!
It must be a wonderful feeling, and a relief after the 2ww.
We all need that baby dust from you now

[PrincessB]

thank you!!!! I am sending loads and loads of babydust!

I remember being on here last week wishing how i could be one of the people with the BFP's! Thinking it would never happen for me. But trust me, it does and it did! It will happen for you all too!