Jan/Feb 08 Cycle Buddies

[kbear4211]

LOOPIE - I go to Shady Grove Fertility. I live in Frederick MD. There is an office ther, but my RE is in Rockville. I do BW and US in Frederick, everything else in Rockville. GO TORPEDOES GO!!!!!!!!


TAMMY - No, my DH would not be shy about buying a test, he would probably joke with the cashier that he was going to use it. He is a Ham, first class. I do love that man.

[waitingforMia]

Another busy morning girls

Just a quick note to tell you my fert report, and I will be on later to do personals...

Of the 5 fertilized eggs, 4 kept dividing. PLUS 2 of the immature eggs were able to mature and fertilize. So that is SIX. My RE is doing a day 5 transfer (just as I hoped) SO I am feeling great about this!! I will transfer 2. They will continue to call me EVERYDAY and give me a report!


Quick shout outs:

Loopie Great job with the ET today. yeah day three is ok to transfer 3 I am pulling for a singleton for you (or twins,,, what do you want me to pull for??)

Kbear: Chin up girl it is these damned meds... They make us a wrech at times. Glad dh was there to comfort you!

Ok I am off...

[riogirl71]

Alright got my first Hcg test so now the RE will know but not me!

Mia-which prenatal are you on? I am doing Vinate Ultra. I have no idea what to do to keep busy these two days besides obsessing about our BFP ! Probably be on the board a lot. Your DH is such a sweetie! I am sorry to disappoint you but I might not be POAS after all… 6 – that’s great! So excited for you!
Suga- don’t you get official results today? BFP vibes!
Tammy- hope your sinus is better, are you still on rest? You better go shopping for some comfy clothes! Sorry you are bloated too but hopefully for a good cause, thanks for the statistics, I wonder what mine are since my RE was more vague, I am 36 and transferred 4. We are comfortable with twins (which he said we had almost 40% chance, and something like 2% triplets).
Loopie- my tummy is still HUGE and today very sensitive. A great dane – WOW – we have two shepherds. Our king bed feels so small! They are our babies! I am glad you feel better and thank you for the BFP thoughts! Welding, that’s way cool! I am glad your DH’s surgery went well poor guy! I think you made the right decision with 3 embies , those decisions are so tough. We did not get any frosties and decide to do 4 embies. Sticky vibes for you! YES we are PUPO !!! We got a photo also – way cool, 3 is a magic number! As are 4, and 2, and 1 here for us!!! Take it easy and rest!!!
Kbear- I am with you sister! Meltdowns and running to the bathroom at the feeling of any discharge . I would say to stay away from POAS as tempting as it may be. You could get a negative but still be BFP because the test didn’t pick up small amounts, or it could pick up trace from Hcg trigger shot since not every woman processes it the same. If you do POAS, take it with a grain of salt. From my own experience a few years ago I got BFN from POAS but I was pregnant and only blood picked it up (5 week m/c due to corpus something). That’s why I am tempted but wouldn’t trust it. Your emotions are running on overdrive right now . Keep in mind that 2WW is torture and we are all going through heck together! Stay positive – I am trying!
Weezie- thanks for the BFP vibes, I sure hope that there is one little guy/girl or two all snuggled in! How are you feeling? Any updates on your embies? I am so excited for you, ET is around the corner! My nurse said that spotting and cramping are normal (I got no spotting, just cramping) from what I read it seems like we all get it to some degree but unfortunately it is hard to tell if it is from the PIO or because it is a BFP. So basically I have read of girls with no symptoms that get a BFP and girls with symptoms that get a BFN, so as hard as this is don’t read too much into it, easier said then done , because I do!!! I agree with kbear that the cramps are a little different from AF.
Jomae/Rin- any updates?
Katie - you doing ok?

My co-worker dreamt that we had three babies!!! triple shock

BABY DUST!!!!

[Rinnie]

Hi Girls!
Thanks for all your checking up!....still keeping the faith! I won't know until tomorrow morning when the PGD test results come back. Then if there are any still viable...Yes Yessss Yessss!!!...I'll go straight in & get some accupuncture & then ET.
If not, we are going to figure out when to do the next session & see if we can change protocol or? I had a friend go to a Chinese doctor to do a whole series for 2 months with acupuncture & herbs to strengthen & balance her body. She had had continually high FSH & that whole process lowered it significantly. Her next IVF her eggs were awesome & she was BFP. So who knows...

Loopie I was surprised too when my 6 fertilized at all & then all of a sudden they weren't so great. There is just no way of telling anything with certainty in this process. I think 3 was the right call...definately! Now rest those little guys

Big Big BFP vibes for the next few days to
Suga, Rio, !!

Mia That's great...I'm really happy you're doing the 5 day...you'll get the best of the best...awesome!!!!!

Tammy That is wierd on the meds to get sick, but our bodies are so out of wack now, I guess anything is possible.

KBear Hang in there. PIO+2WW = . I wish there was one for bloated

Jomae any word...prayin for that super egg!

Weezie Tomorrow!! are you excited?? I'll be thinking of you .I know you'll have some strong ones!

Rin

[KatieG]

I hope girls with symptoms dont get BFN and w/o BFP. I have bloating again in full force I take that as a good sign. I ate to much lunch so I feel nasty. It will pass---I should have known better. I hope all you ladys are doing good.

Any symptoms toady rio? Still staying away from POAS. 2 more days to go!!!!

[riogirl71]

Katie - I didn't mean to mislead you in my post, what I was trying to say is that whether you have all these crazy symptoms or not, you can still get a BFP! I have to lie down after I eat or I feel like I am going to explode! Mild cramps on and off and still huge! A little tender today. Someone mentioned that the uterus goes up a little, but I don't really know how to feel for it. I am extremely aware these days that I have my uterus and ovaries - never been so aware! good job not POAS!!! 2 days to go and killing me!
Rin - thanks for the update let us know what the PGD test says, there has been a little controversy from those tests (I read it on another post) so please keep a PMA and let us know! Go little embies, grow healthy!

[Rinnie]

Rio
Yes, thanks...I saw that post. They were young....don't know why they would do PGD instead of just waiting until blast. Since my eggs didn't look great & chance for genetic abnormalities jumps to 50% + at 40 & over, it would be crazy for us not to use that technology. Or if a young person has a genetic disease in their family they need to test for....but it seemed like they didn't so I don't know why they took the risk.

Rin

[Rinnie]

PS... Our clinic does it in their lab & they have one of the best embryologists in the country. That's another issue for PGD because only certain places do it & if you have to transport the embies to another location that's a big risk.

[dawn31]

Mia. Great news about your eggs
Me: my next appointment at the clinic is monday so ill know from then on.
I will be scanned to see if cyst has shrunk. Im feeling pretty good though.
If it has, i will start stimmulating meds. So ill keep you posted on that.

[loopie]

women! how do you put those fancy tickers under your profile? I want one....

mia-how's it going? I would like one or two, - if I get 3, I've promised the third to about 3 sets of friends as I only have 2 boobs, and it would be awfully greedy of me!:lol:
i've always envisioned myself with twins, so I think that would be great- you know one of each but who knows- any would superfantastic!

I'm coming down with a cough -any idea what it is safe to take??

xxloopie

BUMPIN" 08 think I'm gonna make t-shirts!!!!!!!!!!!!

[riogirl71]

Loopie- go to tickerfactory.com and chose your event, then they have step by step instructions You cracked me up with the 2 boobs comment! One firend had twins and she said she felt like she was topless for one year! I like the t-shirt idea!
kbear/katie and anyone in 2WW - how is your belly swelling? Is it high or low? Is it different that AF bloating? Is it tender? Mine is swollen from low to high (like a 5 month bump), a little tender, different than AF cause it feels hard, not soft and watery like AF. My left ovary is still tender. Sitting is uncomfortable and bye bye old clothes- don't fit! You girls feel the same?
Tammy have you seen those symptoms on the Dec/Jan board?
DawnShrink cyst - glad you are feeling better - let us know!
Suga???????????? BFP vibes!!! Did you get your results today?

[Rinnie]

Loopie
It's going around...my RE said Robitussin DM was safe. Has dextromathorphan HBr USP 10mg & Guaifenesin USP 100mg.....so anything with those ingredients.

Rin

[waitingforMia]

You 2ww girls are stressing me out. I already want to POAS and I haven't even done the ET!!!!!!!!!

But i am curious with all of you big bellied 2WWers... did you have big bellies before ET?? Because mine is like normal, maybe a tad bit bloated, but def. not 5 mos like!! Did ya;ll start growing after ET..? I am scared..

loopie: You don't have three boobs??? I think getting a cold is a good sign of a BFP from what I have seen on these boards. The dec/jan boards are filled with colds that turn into BFP, so keep up the PMA!!

Dawn: Hoping that cyst shrinks!! Can't aitt o hear your protocol!!

Rinnie: I am sure the wait is killing you, but we are all pulling for your little ones!!

Katie: Good job staying away from the evil HPTs!!

Rio: Stop stressing me girl! I can't believe you are having to wait 2 days after the b/w, but you will be so much more positive! SO it is worth the wait!!!

kbear: did you test???

gas is much better today. Not sure what it was. Got my hair doen today so I am feeling positive and will enjoy my next few days that I don't have to worry about lifting something heavy, or wondering if I am pg or not!!

I am happy about today's fert report and I bought some wine to drink tonight. Just a tad, I don't want it to interfere with my meds. But it is a special day for me. 14 years ago today I fell in love with my dh. I was 14 and we were having a snowball fight with some friends So I have to celebrate a little tonight :0)

[Marin]

Hi all

Thanks for sharing all your details. Its so exciting to hear about the PUPOs!

But, I am starting to think I should drop back into the Jan-Feb group cause I am sooooo slooowwwwww. ugh. 6 days into the stims and my E2 is only 105 (up from 45 2 days ago). I am very slow the nurse told me. She said hopefully slow to start but should pick up now. They are keeping me at the same dose 225 Gonal F and 5 Lupron. Next bloodtest saturday AM. What is the goal here? I heard people saying several thousand?

Is this really bad? Does this mean that I might not respond to the medications at all?

I am a sad camper right now and feeling sorry for myself. And my DH was all excited about the 2 hour premier of LOST tonight and wanted us to go to a friend's house for dinner and TV watching with a group of people. I am bringing him down! Dont want to go and pretend to be cheerful. So, I sent him to the store for ice cream!

Someone tell me they are BFP so I can see a positive result to all this mess.

SSC (this is my new abbreviation, sorry so cranky)!

[waitingforMia]

Marin: My E2 was only got to 2000, you don't want it to get higher than that. What size are your follicle and how many do you have?? It is too early to feel it is all a waste. There are lots of BFPs on this board (not on this thread yet, b/c no one has tested..). Trust your nurse, she said you should start responding.. sometimes ppl are slow starters but they do fine. Don't give up yet!! You need to stay positive. This cycle can still work!! Your Re will tell you when it is time to be cranky and disappointed, but that time has not come yet!!!

Sending positibe vibes your way!!

MP