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Angie,

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Betcha yesterday was your last mothers day of feeling like that. Next year, you'll be changing diapers on mothers day of your very own little one. PMA....PMA......we all need to keep it up. Bless your DH, he seems to understand and makes an effort for you. Sorry that the weather was dull too.

Yes, we do have mothers day here. Only cause we are a little bit ahead of you, we have it in March :D . We've had amazing weather here since last week, and hopefully it stays that way.

I have generally been feeling ok too, but one of our friends announced her pregnancy. I know they have been having a difficult time too, but because we have never talked about the baby subject, I couldn't bring myself to ask her directly if it was after IVF. Its just that they have been mysterious since Jan and not seen anyone and she was talking about early scans (which never happens here until week 12 in natural pregnancies), that led me to have a strong instinct that they have had tmt. Her younger sister and brother who both got married after her have a kid each already, and previously she would not even talk about them. I was happy for her, but it just reminded me again of whats missing in my life. :( I was thinking that by the time I go for my next cycle, she will be ready to pop.
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"Hugs* Angel! I hear ya about mothers' day but keep up the PMA!! we need to remember that. Mothers' day for me was kind-of uneventful. I have been dealing with a cold for about a week now. Still have it but hopefully it will be gone before vacation!! One week!! I can't wait to get away from work for a while, not really to excited about vacation though. Anway, something did happen on Mothers' day that I was kind-of taken aback. My neighbor, who knows what we are going thru, was complaining about her kids for some reason and as joke she said to me, I can't wait for your turn for this and it was in front of others. Usually i have a snappy come back but I just stared at her in disbelief, which then caused her and everyone to drop it but now that I think about it that was seriously insensitive to do and on Mothers' day!! Ahh well, I can't dwell right!?!

So, I don't know if I will be making the june cycle cut off for AF to show so it might be another long month of waiting... one hopefully good thing, Dh is having his spermies check on 5/28, to see if the twice a week acupuncture is helping!! Come one spermies, wake up and get moving!!!

Question for ya - how many of you have told your bosses about your treatment? I haven't yet, but I am wondering how it will go next time around.

Ugh, it a dreary Monday here and it's only 10:40...oh well, back to the bore. I will check back soon!!
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IVF w/ICSI #2 - BFP! Beta #1 (14dp3dt) - 782, #2 (21dpt) - 5477
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IVF w/ICSI #3 - BFP! 11/9 -beta #1(12dp5dt) - 1075, #2 (19 dpt) - 4877, 1 frosty
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Hey there BM,

So sorry about the comment you got from your neighbour. When we are going through a rough time conceiving, it just seems difficult to hear people with children complaining. I know they don't mean it, but it feels that way. Hope you feel better soon. (((((((( HUGS )))))))))))) COMING YOUR WAY.

Why has your next cycle been delayed? Hopefully DH's swimmers get top marks on his next test day. :D

About telling my boss, I did tell my immediate boss but no one else knows. I didn't intend to, but I had to go for a number of tests and had to take a fews days off for the laparoscopy. So he asked if I could explain the issue to him. Now I'm glad he knows. We have managed things between us within the rule book but without anyone knowing. Also when stimming, it helped that I be honest with him and work from home so that I could work around my scans and the side effects didn't have to be witnessed by all.

I asked a similar question to all the ladies on the forum before i spoke to my manager as I was struggling with it. The general concensus was that if your boss is a reasonable person and if you have a good relationship with him/ her, you should definitely tell one person about it.
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I'm getting bored. Its such a lovely day and we shouldn't have to be indoors. Not fair!!!

Angie, come out and play...............
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Beckster

sending many many follie fairies...
to help spray you with tons of ***follie dust*** for Wednesday x x x

good luck sweetie... we are with you on this x x x

love jen B
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thanks angel :-) always such a sweetie :wink: i bet your dead right about your friends pregnancy.....did she/they know about YOUR experiences thus far?? curious...........just thinking that had they known - its a little surprising they didn't offer up a bit more info -- just out of knowing you share a common bond.........but if they DIDN'T know --- then i guess is understandable that they just didn't feel comfortable enough to share..........is a very personal thing and everybody really deals with it SO differently..............

hey bitchin!! just to answer you on the boss thing.....i've been thru 2 ivf cycles now.........1st one, having NO idea what to expect ---i took 2 weeks of vacation and opted to NOT tell my boss (a male)........my 2nd round -- i had MUCH better idea of scheduling and such and also now reporting to FEMALE (who i knew had battled infertility issues as well......) and i DID tell her.......so i think it just depends on your circumstances!! good luck....
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Thanks Angel & Angie!! I do have a pretty good relationship with my boss but she is a new boss (only 1 level above me) and i am worried that she will accidentially open her mouth and say something. legally I don't have to tell her why, I keep thinking it would help me to relax but then again would it...oh well, I'm not going to worry about it until or if it comes up next time around!!

Oh and the reason my next cycle might be delayed till July is, I was told that if I don't get AF by 5/23, then I will miss the cut off to start BCP for June. The lab shuts down for about 2 weeks to clean and sterilize everything...so however they have that timed is how they time cycles. Now last time, I wasn't put in BCP, I started right on stims so I am sure that might effect it too. So, from what I understand now, is I have to call on the first day of AF and if it's after 5/23, then I probably will not start until my following AF, but I still have to call when she comes! I hope that makes sense!

Oh and I just got good news!! I am completely :shock: , but my ins finally paid the last outstanding claim for my IVF cycle. My RE billed a total of $23000 and the ins paid $9500 total!! :shock: :shock: Crazy!! Good for us though, it means we can do 3 more fresh if necessary, hopefully not, it's just a great relief to know how much we have left and we can still keep going!! I'm so glad!!

Hey angel send some of that sunshine to the US!! it's ugly in the northeast!!

enough about me, how are you ladies doing??
Me-34 DH-44-MF
IVF w/ICSI #1 - BFN, 1 frosty
IVF w/ICSI #2 - BFP! Beta #1 (14dp3dt) - 782, #2 (21dpt) - 5477
DD b.8/13/09
IVF w/ICSI #3 - BFP! 11/9 -beta #1(12dp5dt) - 1075, #2 (19 dpt) - 4877, 1 frosty
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Correction : make that 3 total fresh IVF w/ ICSI, 2 more if necessary
Me-34 DH-44-MF
IVF w/ICSI #1 - BFN, 1 frosty
IVF w/ICSI #2 - BFP! Beta #1 (14dp3dt) - 782, #2 (21dpt) - 5477
DD b.8/13/09
IVF w/ICSI #3 - BFP! 11/9 -beta #1(12dp5dt) - 1075, #2 (19 dpt) - 4877, 1 frosty
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Welshgirl38 wrote:Hi Ladies,

- taking trigger tonight at 11pm - and again, hopefully this will 'trigger' the ovaries to get themselves into gear for Wed ....
Becky - hope trigger goes ok - will be thinking of you - not long till wednesday now - are you having time off work afterwards??

Grow follies gro - on both sides - are you listening!!!

Love Carolyn xx
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Hows eveyone else

Its so quiet on this thread - had to look way down the list for it - where is everyone?? - even part 2 thread has had no posts since like last week !

Angel - with you on the thought that maybe friend has done IVF - why don'ytyou ask her ??

BM - horrible neighbours - I will punch her for you - come on Af so you can start next treatment!

Icsi - amusing as ever- will you do HPT or just wait to see ??

Jen - lovely to hear from you - hoping your feeling a bit better - sending you love and hugs ((())) xx

Chris - hows you ?

Mir - back from that big ship yet?? - hpe you had a fab time x

Nothing much this end to report - except 4 days till start down regging - it has come round sooooo quickly xx

Love to all - please come out to play!!

carolyn xxx
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Becky

Sorry its taken me a while to reply...we are all fine here. Ruby is growing fast. I don't know where the time goes.

Anyway, wanted to pop on and say I'll be thinking of you tomorrow. Hope they get some nice eggies, and just remember, sometimes its quality NOT quantity...look at me! I only had 2 eggs first time and 3 second time, but had great fert rates...both first time and 2 of the 3 second time.

Just try to stay positive. I will be keeping everything crossed for you. If all goes well when is your ET?

Lots of love
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Oh BECK!!!!! how did the trigger go????!!!!!!!! i just KNOW yer follies are growing-growing-growing in anticipation of tomorrows EC!!!!!!! What a road ----- 30-some days of downregging to the here and now..... you've come a long way baby!!! :wink: Are you taking time off for your EC/ET???

Carolyn --- YIPPPEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! only 3 (or 4??) more sleeps til you start dr!!!!!!!!!!! you're so right in saying the time seems to fly..... it can't get here "fast enough" when we're DREADFULLY waiting.......and next thing ya know --- it's like "OMG --- it's time"!!! :P and to answer you about whether i will do hpt --- i think YES......if no AF by this saturday (which will be CD28 for me.....and i'm pretty clockwork -- always start 28-30 days) so i think saturday will be a good day.......

Angel --- you still workin hard trying to catch up from you mini-holiday??? (i am....still working hard :roll: )

To all my other ladies.........HELLO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! have much on my agenda today (whats new lately??!!) but i'll pop back in/out to see if anything exciting going on!!!
:-) Angie
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Hellooooooo Ladies :)

How is everyone? Hope u are all well - im totally knackerd. Took my trigger last night at 11pm, so in for EC 11am tomorrow!!!

ICSI - 30 days???????? Erm i started on easter Monday (March 24th) thats 50 days in total!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Im the longest down regulator and stimulator in the world ever!!!! LOL! Im very tired today - feels like my body has hit a truck an all i want to do is sleep - im at work so its pretty hard to consentrate. I have my shades on 8) cos i have a wnaging headache - jsut cant wait for this to be over with tomorrow - then i can relax (so to speak lol) Im taking the next few days off work - just Wed, Thurs and Friday - then its back to work on the Monday - but yesterday i told my boss here what im at (tmt like lol) so if im feeling stressed at any time - im going home lol. They were very understanding and were lovely about it - so glad to have that off my big chest too :)

Carolyn: Wow! Your soon to start with ur down regulating - things are loking up again on this thread - about time we all had some good news. Good luck hun xxx

Angel: How are u sweetie? Isnt it lovely weather we are getting, i love it when its like this - im off for next few days so am hoping to relax (in the shade) and just chill out - with a glass of pop lol xxx

Miracle: Hope ur hols are going well xxx

Ems: Aw jeeze hun, its great to know that ur keeping an eye on me - i so enjoyed cycling with u (if u know wot i mean lol) Give that Ruby one a big huge kiss and a hug from her cyber god mother :) xxxx

Right en ladies - dunno that i'll get on later on at home - i just want to sleep at the mo - if not, i will get on as soon as i can tomorrow after EC and let u know how many bootiful eggies i get :)

Wish me luck - cos here i go again.....

Becky Xxxx

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Welshgirl38 wrote:ICSI - 30 days????????
my dear -- i SAID "30-some days" of downregging......wasn't your dr actually like 38 days or some crazy thing like that?????? :shock: was simply trying to say (and maybe should have just said "YOU GO GIRL"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) :wink: :wink: :wink:

*****************LOADS OF LUCK FOR BIG, BEAUTIFUL FOLLIES***************************
:-) Angie
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ICSI GIRL wrote:
Welshgirl38 wrote:ICSI - 30 days????????
my dear -- i SAID "30-some days" of downregging......wasn't your dr actually like 38 days or some crazy thing like that?????? :shock: was simply trying to say (and maybe should have just said "YOU GO GIRL"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) :wink: :wink: :wink:

*****************LOADS OF LUCK FOR BIG, BEAUTIFUL FOLLIES***************************
Yes Yes Yes - it was spot on 38 days - and then 12 days of stimms - but i still have to d/r with the stimms so :p LOL
An i know wot u was trying to say honey pie lol .... Xxxxxxxxx

1 IVF=BFN 2 IVF=BFN 3 IVF=BFP :) m/c @ 8 wks :( 4 IVF=BFN
We must now let go of the life we had planned, to live the life waiting for us..

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