JAN/FEB/MAR 2009 Ladies!!! :arrow:

[kcraven]

Hey Ladies! The weekend is coming to an end and luckily I am off tomorrow so my husband and I can go for our appt.

mandeekins: I hope you had a good visit with your dad. My dad is coming to visit me later this month. It will be the last time I see him for probably quite awhile. He is moving to China!!! Thanks for mentioning the Fertility Diet. I'm going to have to check it out. Good Job on your meds. I'm going to be a nervous wreck when I get to that point. Keep us updated on how you appts go next week.

dys24: I'm not much help for you as I am not familiar with what you are going through yet. I can see your frustration and concern. I wish you all the best!!!!

espinozal23: WOW Sounds like wonderful news!! I'm so excited for you. Good luck tomorrow! Try to get some sleep. I hope your boss realizes what a dedicated employee you are!! 'll be thinking of you. Sticky dust coming your way!

Brown01: Good Job on your first shot. I'm not the type person that gets scared of needles but something about me giving the shot myself kinda scares me but I don't know if I trust my husband to give them to me! Is that bad?? LOL

to_have_fun08: We all go into a rut sometimes. Don
t apologize for it. Try to think positive. Things will get better.

Barbd: good luck on your appt next week. I hope things settle down for at work.

Lady_J: Congrats on getting to start a new cycle. Man I just knew you would start this weekend. It's got to come soon!! or your PG positive!

Well I'm getting sleepy. I update you all tomorrow after our appt!!

[prayin4BFP]

Hi everyone;
Its been awhile since I didnt really have any updates on myself but I am taking my last BCP as I type so hopefully AF will be here in 3 days and then I can get my baseline blood and sono then start stims. Boy thats a run on sentence if I ever wrote one!!
I have been so weepy lately...I just cant wait for this to be over but I am excited to be starting up again. So many conflicting feelings...
I hope everyone has been well.

[Molly23]

Hey prayin

Since you are having AF the next few days it sounds like we might be almost on the same cycle. What kind of meds are you going to start with?

[prayin4BFP]

Hey Molly;
I will be on the same protocol as my last cycle which is Bravelle, Menapur and Antagon. I am a little worried as my left ovary is sitting so high in my abdomen (if thats the right spot!) so at my last ER the RE couldnt reach the left side only the right. So even though I had 18 eggs they could only get 9 out (if I remember correctly...it seems so long ago) and out of that only 4 fertilized...3 grade B and 1 grade C. They are all frozen now waiting for me to have another cycle. I have to do PGD for a chromosome issue and the RE said its the same price whether we PGD 1 or 10 so he recommended another cycle so we would have a better chance of not passing on that chromosome issue.

[shelleyj5]

Hi ladies! I've been reading these message boards for over a year now & have decided to join in. I started Lupron Jan 8th and will have my next RE appt on the 21st for ultrasound & mock transfer. Looks like I'll be stimming around the 25th with ER on Feb 5th and ET on the 10th. We will be doing PGD for probable chromosomal problems. We have had 5 miscarriages in the past 18 months and my RE thinks the embryos were probably abnormal. I'm hoping this works because I NEED a baby So many things have not worked out for us that it's hard to stay positive. I'm already looking into adoption in case this doesn't work out. That's so horrible!! So, hopefully we can all support each other & get through this tough time. Baby dust to all!!!

[TKat]

espinozal23 - Good luck today at your ET!! How many are you putting back? That's great that you have so many embryos this time around! My RE called on Saturday and 12 out of the 14 eggs were mature and all 12 fertilized. Weird we both had 12! We didn't use ICSI. The ER calls my DH superman cause his spermies are so good. Pretty funny. I told DH she tells everyone that so not to let it go to his head. hahaha..... I still don't know when my ET is!?! They are supposed to call any minute now to give me an update on the embryos. It'll either be today at 9:30am or on Wednesday morning! My acupunturist is on stand-by so I hope they call me soon. This is sooo exciting but also very nerve-wrecking!

Lady_J - I hope AF comes soon!! Better yet...I hope you get a BFP! If not, you are right around the corner from starting your new cycle. The time will go by fast for you....especially since you seem to be really busy!

I'll write more later and catch up with the rest of you!

TKat

[Sisi1]

Wow, work has gone crazy on me, just time for a quicky update for day 0;
and it is not all so great....1 cysts on both ovaries, no AF (yet), no follicles on the right ovary, only 4 on the left!

Lining good, all things considered, at 1.3.

I am completely not worried in the least.
I will wait until AF has comes and sweps those silly cysts away by Wednesday.
Will update on bloodwork later....happy that stimming is around the corner and that the girls at the clinic remembered me and were supernice, there is nothing so good as a feeling of not just being another statistic but a person

[espinozal23]

So ladies I just got back from the clinic and I have my three little beans back we picked the best three out of the bunch and we have two 8 cells stage 4 and one 6 cell stage 3 I guess thats good numbers at least I hope so

And now its the long wait of time to see if we have success

So Tkat how many are you planning on putting back when the DR ask me this morning I flat out told him that we wanted three if all three inplanted that would be wonderful and he said that he had no problem with putting three back in

The only problem that I am having is with the prog inserts it seems like about after 10 to 15 minutes my lower stomach starts cramping but oh well thats all a part of it I guess and if I can one day hold my bundle of joy in my arms then the shots the sugery and everything else will be all worth it

They said that they would keep giving me daily updates on the rest of my little babies and let me know how many they can freeze

Well ladies I am going to go snuggle up in the bed with my DH and take a nap no work today for me hope everyone has a wonderful day and Tkat let me know what they say

[dys24]

Hi ladies, I hope everyone had a great weekend,

I just got back from my last u/s and my follie is 21mm which they said is great so its trigger day today!!!

So from tomorrow I am in the horrible 2ww!!! wish me luck

espinzola & Tkat Good Luck!! I hope you get your BFP in 2 weeks!!

[CT_Michele]

Happy MOnday Ladies!

Shelley- Welcome to the boards! Even though you will be a little ahead of me, it sounds like you will be stimming the same time as a bunch of people on this thread. You will be in good company.

Espinozal- Sticky baby dust to you. Get lots of rest as your three little beans snuggle in...we are praying for you.

tkat- can't wait to hear from you...12 fertilized is great, and so exciting that you are so close to ET.

ladyj- doin the af dance for you so you can get on your way!

AF started slow for me last night. I called RE this morning to make an appt for initial scan and bloodwork. I am going to go tomorrow morning at 10:45. I wasn't planning on bringing the baby with me but the only appts they had is when I have no one to watch her, so they will get to meet her tomorrow. I have sent them pics after she was born, but they have not met her yet, so it should be interesting. I hope they remember me like Sisi said. I am pretty sure they will since it hasn't been that long, but I always liked this office because I did not feel like a number, they really personalized care for everyone. Of course, I am not looking forward to all the driving again...but it's all worth it.

[Lady_J]

Good Morning Ladies....
Well, it’s official... I’m not PREGNANT. I have started brown spotting today. I have to wait till I start full flow to call RE so that they can tell me what day to start BCPs then Lupron. Well, I am sad that as always I don’t get PG, but I am super excited that I get to start my new Cycle now. Yipee!!! My DH works in a Food Distrib Freezer... so basically all they have is frozen foods (ie... ice cream, frozen dinners, frozen veggies, etc). He told me today, that as he was going down the freezer isles, he found on the floor a pair of “Pink Baby Socks”. He found it to be weird... How did they get there?, but he picked them up and put them in his lift-truck. He said, “what do you think, it’s a sign?” I said maybe it is a sign for us. I hope so. Well.... I am hoping I can start full flow today so that I can start BCPs by the weekend.

Espinoza.... I am so happy for you. You are now officially PUPO.... You get some rest now and let your 3 little embies find their home. So have they told you when is your Beta?

Tkat... Congrats on your 12 FE. Your DH is a baby making machine. So have u heard anything on ET yet? Good Luck.

ct_michelle... Good Luck tomorrow at your scan. How far do u have to drive? It isn’t snowing out by you is it? Well, I think it will be nice that the clinic will get to meet your little one. I also love my clinic out here in Oakbrook, IL. The nurses are wonderful and the process was so easy. They handled all the ins paperwork and meds etc. They all knew me personally by the end of the first month. Hope it goes smooth this time as well.

dys24... YIPEE!!!!! It’s so exciting. I wish u so much luck tonight anbd for the next few days. I hope that your eggs get fertilized and stick. Good Luck. So when will u test or will they have u come in for a Beta?

shelleyj5... Welcome to the board. Always glad to have new people join. It’s exciting to have so many ladies, unfortunatly, going thru the same and we can all support and go thru this all together. I have placed u on the schedule just keep us updated. I am so sorry for all that u have gone thru with pg and mc. You are still so young so don’t give up hope just yet. We all feel that this will be our year and I so much agree with it. I wish you so much luck with your cycle and I really do hope you get your well deserved BFP. As for adoption, at least you are open to it in case. Is your DH open to it? Good Luck.

Prayin4BFP... Hun, I hope you are feeling better today. It is understandable that u r upset. Believe me, I have my days. But I am trying to remain strong... I am still dissappointed for my last BFN, but I am so excited for this new cycle and hope and pray that this cycle will give me my BFP and my beautiful healthy little baby or babies. I just can’t wait. Good Luck... and don’t hesitate to spill your guts to us... that is what we are all here for.

kcraven... How did your appointment go?

Well ladies,.... let me get some work done. Plus, I think full flow is on her way. I a, starting to get crampy.

TTYLL.
XoXoXo

[CT_Michele]

dys24- We must have been posting at the same time earlier b/c I didn't see you post. Congrats on your follie and finally getting to trigger. I guess we all know what you will be doing later...lol..I guess you will have to tivo the bachelor huh? Have fun bd'ing!

Lady j- oh goodness, when i first saw your post because of the way you typed it I thought you WERE pregnant...that would have been nice, but I am glad af finally showed up so you can get going. My clinic commute is about 25 minutes with no traffic. There is snow on the ground but there is no chance of snow until some possible squalls tomorrow night. The worst part about tomorrow is that after the clinic I will have to drive home only to drive back to the same area a few hours later for my tutoring job. I have a feeling that will happen a lot this cycle since bloodwork is in the morning and tutoring is in the afternoon, so as if once a day wasn't bad enough, twice will be even worse.

[TKat]

Sisi – Its so nice to hear that the clinic remembered you. It makes the whole process so much more pleasant when you get to deal with nice people at the clinic. AF will be right around the corner and then you’ll be on your way. How exciting!!

CT_Michele – I didn’t realize you got a BFP with your first IVF and had a baby girl! How awesome for you!! I bet this time around will be the same thing. It’s encouraging to hear stories like that.

espinozal23 – Sounds like you put back some great quality embies! Get plenty of rest! I’m sure you’ll get your BFP in less than 2 weeks!

My RE called this morning and said he had good news for me. So that was encouraging right off the bat! Turns out we have 4 – 8 cell embies, 2 – 6 cell embies, and 5 slower growing embies so we’re doing a 5 day ET. I have to be there at 9am Wednesday. We’re sooo excited!! Last time we put back 3 but it was a 3 day ET. This time I think we are only doing 2 since a 5 day ET. If they are low quality then we will do 3. We really want twins!!

Hope you all have a great day!!

TKat

[CT_Michele]

geez- everyone keeps posting at the same time!

tkat- just wanted to say congrats on your awesome news! It sounds like those embies are doing fantastic and i am sending lots of sticky vibes your way! I hope you are right and everything does go the same for me this time. I have a lot of faith in my clinic, but I am also aware of the percentages. I don;t want to be confident and then faced with horrible news. I am trying to stay optomistic, and I am glad my story can give hope to others. It is amazing that we were able to have a child when a dr told my dh over 15 years ago that he would never have kids.

[dys24]

Lady_J- thanks so much! Jan28th will be my beta but I'm sure I'll POAS way before that lol

Michele- lol yes I'll have to do lots of bding for next couple of days Maybe I'll get to see the bachelor in between we'll see lol

Questions for all of you ladies, how fast does hcg leave the system? i did 10,000 units for trigger.. just wondering I hear it may take up to 10 days to leave but I'm thinking I'll brake down and test way before that