AUG/SEPT BUDDIES!

[Much Hope]

toobee, I remember very clearly when you announced your triplets. I was so thrilled for you and at the same time, said wewwwwwwwwwww that is a lot to handle. I know we also wanted twins, not intended on triplets, never thought all 3 would snuggle in. However I believe in the hand of God. Even though 3 at my age is a bit much!!!!!!!!!! If it is meant to be, well then it is going to be...

DH and I almost fell to the floor when he showed us Baby C, I Know our life would be much easier with 2 babies, however until we know either way, we will prepare for 3.......OMG. Can you imagine how fat I am going to get!!

On another note. out of all the normal embies, which were 14 from the 17 we sent to PGS, we only had 3 boys. by the time we froze them we had 1 boy and 2 girls all grade 1 to freeze...

I think PGD is wonderful if anything to rule out Downs and have peice of mind that your embies are normal.

I cannot beieve you are thinking about next cycle already. You are to funny, lets have these babies first and maybe heal a bit.........I dont know about stim meds while breast feeding. I am sure your RE can answer that...

VAL::: My dear friend, Thank you so much for the congrats. I do hope you are healing... I wish I could just come and HUG your pain away..
I pray for you and your happiness all the time. I know that everything will workout for you..... You are to special of a person for it not too!!!
When you decide to start your next cycle, know I shall be by your side through it all!! Just as you encouraged me...((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))

Much sticky baby dust
Elida

[toobee]

MUCH HOPE
Its funny reading your post. Its EXACTLY how I was thinking when I had three. Its such a crazy feeling, and until you are truely faced with it, it changes your whole perspective. My mind was in a state of shock and I was like "HolyCrap!!!!" here we go!!!!" As far as getting fat, I imagine you will get pretty big. I gained allot in the first tri and I am convinced its because I had three and my hormones went nuts. Just seemed my body said to itself: "Body, we got three babies coming, you better conserve and make as much fat stick as you can" The thing thats amazing is you have three HB's early on, so thats encouraging for sure. I didnt see HB's until week 7 I think. I dont know if they were beating at 6, but maybe I am wrong, seems like forever ago. I knew I had 3 sacs at 5 weeks for sure though. Your story about finding out you had three with your DH is exactly like mine as well. I was laying down and I got all warm and sweaty like I ws gonna faint. MY husband was just laughing his butt off, he was very amused.I think he was just in a state of shock!

I agree with Steph about getting some multiple books. The one she recommended is very good and there a few others. I bought all mine used on amazon.

Be sure to drink allot of water, and eat well if morning sickness doesnt get you to bad. But being hydrated is really important. How are you feeling anyway??? I was useless from 6 weeks till almost 15 weeks. By 15 weeks I started feeling better and now I feel great at 17 weeks.

I know some people may be sensitive to using PGD to choose sex. And I appreciate that. I am not one of those. I let nature decide first time, but since my clock is tickin I am taking charge next time I cant help but think about the next IVF. I know you all probably think I am out of my mind. If age wasnt an issue I wouldnt be, trust me, but I dont have the luxury of waiting a few years. I am just thinking about it now and so is Dh, you know how it goes.....everyone on here knows about the almighty loud and annoying bilogical clock... wish we could all just stop it when we needed to!!! We still may decide to not do it, but we at least want to talk with our RE and come up with a plan so we know what we can expect an what we need to do.

[Much Hope]

Toobee tell me something, at almost 7 weeks do recall just being so winded. I have no morning sickness, some heartburn, not as bad as it was a few weeks ago and my leg is still healing from DH hitting my nerve with the PIO shot. but in the past few days I have noticed I am getting winded from doing minor things... This is so odd for me since I am such an on the go kind of women. I think one of the hardest thing for me is not going to be able to workout, god knows just walking downstairs feels like i spent 1/2 hour on the stair master...

We did PGD for genetic reason, we carry an X linked mutated disorder, so putting girls back also ensure if PGD missed the disorder, we have 20 yrs or so until the girls have children and hopfully there will be a cure by then..

However I have no problem with people wanting to balance out their families. I am sure if you surveys everyone who is of child baring age, which sex they would rather have, it would more or less even out..

Well I am off to run a marathon.lol that would be make the beds and take a shower, whcih is like running a marathon....

Have a wonderful day ladies

[toobee]

Much Hope
Yes I got winded very easily and still do. I was a runner, and while on stimms was walking 4-7 miles a day. I have always had a huge lung capacity and expereinced the shortness of breath you are now expereincing . Sometimes when I would talk I was gasping for air it was so wiered and uncomfortable. PIO can also cause it just so you know, but I was taking off PIO quickly cause I mde allot fo it naturally. Woman with multipes tend to have much higher levels of all the homrones. I also had severe Heartburn early on. The winded or shortness of breath is still with me and it started for me arounf 6-7 weeks.

I am so glad PGD worked for you, thats what that process was designed for with regards to genetic issues. I am sure your girls will have a cure by the time thay are ready to start families, science is so amazing these days. I dont even know if my RE will do family balancing, Im not sure thats something my clinic offers. I know they do PGD, but more for genetic issues. My husband is thrilled with our girls, but he would like a son, so he is driving this next round if we do it. But we will be okay with our girls if thats what was meant to be.

[kerpupples]

OK, time for personals in no particular order.

Val - glad to hear that you are healing from the m/c. I was like that too - I'd think that I was OK and then something would set me off and I'd spiral down again into sadness again for awhile. You are truly inspiring for sticking around here though your healing. Cool to hear too that you're thinking about your next cycle. We'd wanted to take some time off after my m/c but then it took me 3 months to get my next period so I really didn't have to worry about it anyway. I hope that doesn't happen to you!

Chris - I'm so, so sorry to hear about the cancellation. You are another amazing person for sticking around here through it. You and DH better be spoiling yourselves rotten over these next few months!

Elida - Congratulations! What fabulous news. For some reason I was thinking you'd be using a GC for the next cycle. Confused! I hope baby C continues to do OK. Isn't that amazing that all 3 took? I bet the PGD selection had something to do with that. Don't worry about getting fat, it's all part of the fun!

turtles - Have a wonderful time in Bavaria. We spent some time in Munich and Salzberg a few years ago and had a fabulous time. DH and I are travellers too. We've been to Mexico and Indianapolis since I've been pg and have to go to Boston tonight for work. But one more work trip and that will hopefully be all the flying I have to do before the baby is born. Hope school is going well too.

toobee - I love your names. I have a friend with a baby Zoey, and if DH liked the name I'd consider Chloe for my daughter as well. Glad to hear the girls look healthy. I don't think there's anything wrong with doing PGD for gender selection though I don't think we'd spend the extra $$$ on it ourselves. And thanks for the warm welcome back! I haven't seen you mention it so I'll assume and be thrilled that you have relief from your m/s.

stef - Hey there stranger! I'll have to check out Motherhood for maternity wear. I only have a pair of pants and some shirts that won't fit me until I'm bigger so far. It's funny, I was trying to picture you wearing 2 baby Bjorns at once then I snapped that DH can wear one too. Duh! You're right about baby names, people can be so insensitive. My SIL was in love with Kyra for a girl's name and my stupid bigot FIL talked her out of it because he said it sounded like a made up African American name. Ugh. Usually when people tell me their name choices I'm very polite if I don't like the name. The closest I've ever come to not doing so was when a male friend told me he wanted to name his daughter Sedona. That is a lovely name, but I asked him if he had sounded it out yet with his last name, Antona. Sounds kinda like Bronx Wentz to me.

Funny story about names. We've been calling our baby Drumstick since we don't know the gender yet and the baby came from a frozen embryo. People get a kick out of it and I just can't stand referring to the baby as "it".

[msfixit03]

Hey Everybody,

Don't know if anybody remembers me. I was here in August/Sept when we had to cancel our ET from the first IVF, because there was high risk of OHSS.

Glad to see some of the BFP's I didn't know about. Congrats to you MuchHope and kerpuples!!

Val - so sorry to hear about your loss. I was so happy to read about your BFP back then and now this . You're such a strong and wonderful woman and so supportive of everyone else. I will send all the positive energy and thoughts for your success next time around. You truly deserve it! Stay strong!

Well, as for me, I wanted to drop by and let you know that we had our FET yesterday . We decided to try one embryo at a time. Unfortunately, the first embryo they thawed died . But the second one looked pretty good - 5AB and we did successfully transferred it. Since, it was a 6 day transfer, my beta is next Thursday.

Question: Since this is my first 2WW (luckily for me, it's actually a 1WW ), I have no clue as to what I should and shouldn't do, eat or drink. Any suggestions? So far, I've been taking it easy by lying and sitting around yesterday and today. Cut out caffeinated coffee and tea. That's about it. Anything else? Would appreciate any suggestions from all your BFP's!

Helen

[kerpupples]

Hey Helen,

Just wanted to chime in. Congrats on transferring your good looking little embie! My BFP is from an FET too.

Let's see - no strenuous exercise or heavy lifting, no hot baths, saunas, etc., no alcohol, and no sex or orgasms. I think that's it for the no-nos.

As far as what TO do, I'd say the biggest thing is RELAX. Beyond that I think it's really up to the little embie. I've heard that eating pineapple core helps with your lining too.

Good luck!!!

[to_have_fun08]

msfixit03 - I though about you the other day and was wonderinghow you were doing. Glad to see that you had your FET and now are in the 2ww. Congrats and will be keeping my fingers crossed for a BFP.


Chris

[Much Hope]

Helen, WElcome back and congrats on being PUPO. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers that this is the cycle for you...

Many (((((((((HUGS)))))))))

Elida

[msfixit03]

Thanks guys!

Chris, I'm sorry, it looks like you've been canceling your cycles? What's the plan for the future?

Much Hope, your triplets are TRULY inspiring!!

and, kerpupples - you're my proof that FET works!

Okay, can someone explain to me why I'm peeing every 10 minutes??? Well, maybe that's an exaggeration, but still . Not really drinking any more than usual. Probably even less (I usually drink 3 liters of water a day, but one of those bottles is used when I'm teaching my fitness classes. Which, for now, I stopped doing. Hence, less water consumed per day).

Is that possibly a good sign?

[Much Hope]

msfixit.

I to am not peeing every ten minutes and my thirst is not so great either. I am however trying to drink as much as possible..

Besides being very tired, I really have no symptoms. My past pregnancies 20 yrs ago were the same, completly uneventful then labor, 2 weeks late I might add..

I know it is comforting to have symptoms, but if you can get through a pregnancy without it, You are truly blessed......

I just hope I regain some energy by the end of the 1st trimester. What a time to be tired when I still have much Xmas shopping to do...

Oh well, these little beans are more important...

Have a wonderful evening
Elida

[slfleming1]

Just wanted to drop a quick note to say hello! Congrats on the new BFP's! Such exciting news! Good luck to those stimming and PUPO and getting ready for another round.

I'm doing well! Feeling great other than a bit tired. m/s started around the 6th week and ended around week 10. My pregnancy signs a few days prior to my beta were tiredness, burping, pimples, and weird pulling sensations in my abdomen. Crossing my fingers for you Helen!!!

-Stacy

[toobee]

Hey Gal Pals,

Just wanted to share our news! We just got the amnio test results back. It appears that both our girls are very healthy, and the anatomy scan showed no issues either s far as cleft palette and all those things. So I am relieved , but especially my DH. However early this morning I got really dizzy and lost my balance and took a bad fall and really banged myslef up. I did hurt my belly, boobs,arms and leg and think I might have bruised a rib or two. I will be fine but I cant help but be worried about the babies...I hope I didnt hurt them has anyone ever fallen r know anything to pacify me??

I think this is big deal to us regarding amnio, because we were told early on by a differant RE I most likely had eggs issues since I had 3 misscarriages even though one was an eptopic. I didnt go back to him, because I felt he was already writing my eggs obituary by having me consider donor. I think woman over 35 are often lead to belive they their eggs are bad way to early and the woman is always the problem. I also think its suggested way to early as well insetad of looking at other under lying causes. I know we all have to watch it, and our age can work against us, but I think it works against us more when we are given a complex about eggs being the issue because it sets us up to belive the odds are stacked against us and thats never good for PMA...and when going through IVF we all need more hope and belief that we are capable of producing our own off spring...I am all for DR's telling us reality, but I think in allot of cases they jump the gun with poor egg quality and throw it out there to carelessly .......anyway thats my 2 cents from all that i have read and heard. I have read allot of woman who have been told there eggs were bad early on only to find out that needed a differant RE and thay went on to have their own Healthy children . I have no issues with egg donors, I think its great to have the option, just with the issues of making woman feel insecure when allot of times its not just and egg issue or an egg issue at all.

[msfixit03]

toobee - Congrats on great amnio results! I hope you feel better after your fall! Do you know why you got dizzy? Is that a normal thing during pg? Or should you see a dr about it? I hope everything is well

Stacy - Glad to see you're doing well! Thanks for the well wishes

I'm starting to freak out a bit here. My beta is Thursday and I haven't had any symptoms...EXCEPT I started having AF like cramps. I guess, I heard before that it's not neccesarily an indication that AF is coming, but I can't help but feel a bit deflated . There were just so many times before when we'd hope, and then the cramps come and the AF follows
I'm just losing my PMA here

Did anybody here with BFP have AF like cramps?

[toobee]

msFixit

I am so sorry your suffering in the dreaded two week wait and your PMA is quite low. Thursday is almost here and Thats totally understandable your freaking out, I was there too ....I will share that I had zippo symptoms other then my OHSS issues and my first beta was a 497, but other than that I had zippo as far as PG symptoms untli I was like 6.5 weeks. So truth be told, not all woman suffer symptoms early and sometimes the symptoms they do suffer are not from being PG but rather from the PIO shots of progesterone suppositiries which can mimic pregnancy symptoms. As far as the cramping goes, I actaully remember feeling like I was going to get my period any day.....it was really annoying. I kept running to the bathroom to keep checking.

Every woman will expereince differant symptoms at differant stages. In my three miscarriages I always had breast tenderness and a really bloated feeling which would lead me to test for pregnancy, but I was always around 6-7 weeks or so and I was trying, but if I wasnt trying I dont know that I would have thought to check. Prior to that I felt nothing at all. With this pregnancy I had no breast tenderness at all, and s far as the blaoting, I have been blaoted since I started stimms, so I am kinda used to that and that didnt change

So your only two days away, not even really so hang tight!!! I assume your not doing an HPT??? I did one at 6dp5dt and got a BFN and then on beta day which was 9dp5dt i was shocked to find out such a high number...so this beta thing can be crazy. I will pray for you and send out lots of goodness and positive vibes that you get a BFP!!! Anything over 50 is considered great but lower numbers can still be viable. Its not really the number that counts as much as the doubling rate.

So all inall there is no reason based on what you wrote that you should think its over..........not having symptoms and feeling like you are getting your period are things woman feel and still get BFP's....I swear by it!!! I was one of them and know allot of other as well who had the same thing.

As far as my dizziness, I have been getting them for weeks. But this was the worst cause I never feel or fell like I was going to faint or lost my ballance. Not really to abnormal, but I do have my blood work checked regularyl for a host of reasons and all appears to be normal. Its just a wiered thing...I also get bloody noses and never got those in my life!
I am fine....I am more worried aboutt the bumps and brusines and landing on my belly, but fortunatly I have a scan and bloodwork to be done on Wed!!!
Wooooooooo...Plus i have a fetal doppler so I know right now there HB sounds fine... So I am concerned but not totally freaked-

Chin up girl.............thursday will be here in no time...and really try your best to think positive even if you feell stupid, talk to your embryoes and tell them to gorw cause you want to meet them.....And thanks so much for your warm wishes, ia m glad amnio is behind us, that was nerve wracking-