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karenvancouverisland
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Post by karenvancouverisland »

hi all,

well amazing news today- we're having a BOY.. i can't believe it- hearing the gender makes it so REAL. i was dumbfounded.. the u/s went well- anatomy looked good, size- right on track.

so chris, i'm praying those smaller follies grow and that 27 matures and gets the helll out- you're due for good news and having 8 grow to maturity all at once would be wonderful! :D

pixel- great to hear from you..lynnie- what's going on?? i'd love an update, thinking lots of you. bell- glad to hear from you too- june will be an exciting month for you and i hope you keep us involved.

wonder- sorry if i'm gapping out- but do you know what gender your baby is? sounds like you're doing well.. and NO nothings happening with our nursery yet as we still have the FIL staying in it, which hopefully ends soon- then i'm turning it into a full nursery pronto- really so i can avoid any further long term house guests (ha ha)

kas- i'm glad you came to your decision as it must be so nice to have that resolved. i'd do the same in your place.

hi gina, NY and anyone else i missed. karen
38 yrs. DOR, TTC since '04, recommended DE but didn't listen
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Post by wishing_4_blessings »

Hey ladies. I know I have been MIA for a couple of weeks but I have been trying to keep up with the posts, although I haven't posted any comments in a while. Tonight I am going to do personals from the past week.

lynniecat I am sorry to hear about the abnormal results of the CVS test and about your ordeal with the doctor's office. I see in the most recent post that the test went well so I pray that everything is good and I look forward to reading about the good news.

KarenCONGRATS! A boy, that is so wonderful! I know it must feel good to have that reassurance of feeling him move. I can't wait until I start feeling the actual kicking because it seems like forever in between the u/s or OB visits. I see that your project continues to progress.


KasYour little boy is precious! I was happy to read that you decided against SR. But let me also say that I/we would have been supportive of whatever decision you would have made. I thought about you the other night when I saw a show on Discovery Health about a couple who was pg with quads. I don't know if you watched it or not but it was called the perilous quads. The lady was pg with 4 identicals and they all shared the same placenta. She was also given the option of SR and the dr wanted to abort 2 of the babies but they decided against it. With bedrest and some meds she carried the quads until 29 wks and all of them were born alive. Granted they had to stay in the NICU for about 2months but the couple took them ALL home and they were healthy and grew fine. It was amazing to see that. I am praying for you and your babies and I know that GOD will take care of you all! Make sure you take it easy though and don't try to help too much with the moving!

to_have_fun I was saddend to read about the outcome of the IUI cycle, but happy to see that you've jumped back into things so quickly. But in your most recent post, I see that you were a little down about your follies so I hope that things work out for you and that you're feeling better. I will be praying for you.

Gina CONGRATS! It's also wonderful to read that you're having a little boy. You and DH have chosen such a cute name. I am happy for you!

Doddo Congrats to you!

pixel Good to hear from you and I hope that all is well!

NYGood to hear from you! I hope that all goes well with the job situation. Hope all else is well.

wondereceHello. I hope all is well with you. I don't know if I missed it or not, but do you know what you're having yet?

babyhopeHello and I hope all is well with you. Like you I thought about getting a doppler. I was actually thinking about buying one because I get so nervous between OB and u/s appointments. However, I just try to stay optimistic and pray that the baby is doing well. I know it must be nice though to hear that h/b anytime you want. :D

As for me, I found out today that I am having a baby girl. My husband and I thought it was going to be a girl because we've both had dreams about having a little girl. I was so nervous going in because I haven't had an u/s in 6wks and I haven't heard the h/b in 4wks, so today's visit was so very reassuring. They also recorded it for us to take home which is a precious little gift for us. I am 18wks and I have been feeling flutters and today I felt a little thump during the u/s. Our little girl was so active it was funny to watch. She moved about the whole time from lying on her back, to lying on her stomach, to her side. DH to the u/s tech that she(the baby) acted like she didn't want to be bothered! LOL Other than that I am still having m/s so I told my DH and mom that it seems as though I am going to have to just deal with it for the next 5 months! Yaaay :( But really our little miracle makes it all worth it. Although I am still not really gaining weight she still measured on target and the h/b is good and the test for Downs and other defects or abnormalities came out fine. So I am happy for all of that despite the m/s!

Hello to anyone I may have missed. I will try not to wait too long to post again but in the meantime take care ladies!
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Wishing4blessings, congratulations on your baby girl! That's funny you and your DH were dreaming it was a girl. Before I went for the anatomy scan, DH thought it was a girl and I swore it was a boy. He was right as usual. Yes, we found out we're having a baby girl a couple of weeks ago! I had an amnio for other screening but it also confirmed the baby is a girl. Do you have any names yet? I'm really struggling. In fact, if anyone has suggestions, I'd love to hear them!

Karen, congrats to you too on your baby boy!! It does make it all seem more real once you know who is in there. It also makes the planning a bit easier. I got the nursery bedding over the weekend and love it! My DH is still working on the upgrades to the room, and then we'll look at furniture when we go to Raleigh in a few weekends for a wedding. The stores around here don't have the best selection. Are you buying furniture online?

Chris, it sounds like you are stimming slower which hopefully is a good thing. And 8 of them are a good bunch that are coming along. I think I stimmed for 2 weeks before I was ready. I know you said you'd go in again tomorrow, so will be looking for your next update. BTW, that's really sweet what you said about your DH. Oh, and I'm totally with ya on the pet peeve of the day. Those people know nothing!

Hi Pixel, it's always great to hear your words of encouragement. And glad to know you are still following everyone. Hope everything is good with you!

Kas, yes I just recently started feeling movement. Yeah! It's little bubbles/flutters here and there. I'm surprised I don't feel more movement, because yesterday when we went for u/s she was so wiggly they could hardly get pictures. Seriously, we got one of her foot, her bottom, and the heart, etc. But she wouldn't sit still for a profile pic. I go back in April for another u/s, so maybe we'll get a better look then! Why can't you go shopping for baby stuff? Is it because you're too tired or busy with the moving? I know, I avoided those sections of the store for years.

Hope everyone else is having a good week! I have an 80's b-day party to go to Sat night. Any ideas for fun hair and makeup? I think I already have my outfit.
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Post by JDC »

Hi - just popped in to check on everyone. I'm avoiding the board because I'm stuck waiting possibly six months for my health insurance to change before I can start DE. Sucks!

NY Dr. Scott did my transfer last Thanksgiving and I'm still with RMA - they are really great. Good luck with everything.

Karen - so happy you will have a little boy! You will have to post pics when he arrives!

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Post by lynniecat »

Gina -
You look Awesome and that belly is adorable!!!


Karen
Very cool you are having a boy, yes finding out the sex does make it so much more real, and those ultrasounds, man they are so fun!


Kas
I am glad you reached your decision. A touch one I know, but you were leaning that way from the beginning and way back when you had your first beta you said you would keep all that took! Its brave and I am glad they have a 95 percent chance at 28 weeks. Since you are healthy, you can do it and that little boy is so cool. That is a very awesome ultrasound picture. Its funny, technically you are behind me by a couple weeks, but your ultrasound shows a baby more advanced than my girl! They do grow fast and wow 14 more weeks, that is it! Jeez, I wish I only had that left. And yes I understand what you mean about this late and SR. With my current issue, I may find out the baby won't make it and then be faced with letting her go as far as she gets or well, the other thing...can not even type it!



I need to really catch up again, so behind, but I scan quickly and respond to just a few of you!

As for me I am still waiting for my results. This is awful. I remember the counselor saying she was putting off calling me before with the bad news, now I keep thinking maybe she knows its bad and is dreading calling me. Of course that would be very unprofessional as I need to know asap. Before it was clearly a result that needed follow up, but now its a result that could tell me if the baby will make it or not.

They did tell me a couple more things at the amnio.

First they said the lab told them that for my particular case, there is a 3 percent chance its in the baby. Its lower because this extra chromosome is huge and since I am still pregnant and have not miscarried, its less likely the baby had it. Also they said that if this chromosomal error happened before the placenta and fetus parted ways I would still have a good chance (if it happened after that, then its just in the placenta). The reason why is this. When the embryo is 32 cells, something like 29 of them go on to make the supporting material like the placenta and only 3 go to make the baby. So one or more of those three would have to be carrying the mutation. Also Ghost said that there is theory that the embyro picks the good ones for the fetus and the bad cells go to the placenta if there are any...the theory is in debate. Let's hope its true.

Anyway its been 7 days and they said 7 to 10 days, but also they said on the information sheet that it could be up to 2 weeks.

I am a nervous wreck. If its good news, then I still have to follow with lots of ultrasounds since the problem in the placenta can cause the baby to develop more slowly if the placenta is not functioning at 100 percent. They would have to watch for that and then give me steroids and or a special diet to help the baby grow. He said its like if you never remove the dryer lint, the clothes still dry, but at a much slower rate. But that might not even happen, just need to watch.

Anway, I hope I have not repeated this from before...but that is where I am at. Oh and I think the UCSF prenatal diagnostic division is really good and the genetic counselor I spoke with there seemed to know a lot more than the one where I did my tests ( I like the doctor a lot there, but not the staff so much)! UCSF should be great, I hope. I have my 18 week u/s scheduled and she said if I get bad news, they can do one earlier if I want to keep looking for issues...but she also said if there is banding on this marker chromosome its bad, but that we really need to know its origin! All for now. I hope I have great news in a few days!
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Post by Sara30 »

Hi Karen just wanted to crash your thread and say BIG CONGRATULATIONS!!! A little boy for you and DH, before you know it you will be posting a picture of him in your arms. :D

Lynnie just wanted to say thinking of you..........

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Hey ladies, this board has been busy over the last few days... i love it!!

Lynnie Great to hear from you, wow that waiting is really stretchig out.... i hope they call you the minute they know anything and your explanation of where and how this piece of abnornal tissue cam to be has really helped me visualise the whole issue, and has made me more confident of a positive outcome. I will be watching and waiting and praying your little girl is fighting fit!!!!

Thanks for the coments on the u/s they switched it to 3d/4d mode for a few minutes and it makes all the difference... Im hoping they will do it next time too as i have one more scan before we leave (2 days before). I also read that multiples develop faster, but you saying you can see it in my pic gives me great hope as i of course worry about them being born so early...

Chris I think this cycle is going well, as you now have 8, a low E2 (previously an issue) and you will get some good slow cooked quality eggs.. I am watching for your update which i think is today :D

Gina Hey hot mamma your belly is really changing now!! I wonder whether we should have a group album on photobucket or something ? If we did only us on the group would have access to our photos and i for one would love to share lots more with all of you but i do feel wierd when the whole world can see (maybe i'm just shy!!) . What do you think??

JDC Good to hear from you and hoping the next 6 months fly by for you so you can get started!!!

Wonderce woohoo a baby girl, and i'm pleased she is finally letting you know she is in there!! I read that movement is usually felt later with a first pregnancy and unless she is facing outwards and there is no placenta in the way, its hard to feel movement any earlier so her little moves and bubbles are right on track!!! As for names i have 100 floating round in my head and im trying to think of names in pairs... will update as favourites narrow down :) Do you have any yet?? Oh and the reason i cant really go walking round stores is i get so tired and my belly is very heavy. Also i get a lot of round ligament pain if i do to much and recently after 20 mins walking round target, dh practically had to help me to the car, but at home i am great :D

Wishing Congrats on you baby girl as well!!! Seems there are more boys than girls on this thread now!! I missed the show on discovery health but i will watch out for it as these shows are often repeated again and again, and i'm pleased it had a happy ending. I know sharing a placenta is higher risk so she did well My girls share a placenta but luckily the boys dont. Thanks for the info...

Karen Yay a baby BOY!!! how precious... with boys i think we hope for a miniature DH (i do!) and you both must be so excited and happy... and of course the best part is that he is healthy and right on track.

To everyone hve a great day and GOOD LUCK CHRIS :D
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Jill, glad you popped in to say hi. You may have explained before, but why will it take up to 6 months for the insurance change? Easy for me to say, but try to hang in there. You have been so patient.

Gina, as I mentioned, you are totally rockin the PG look. I've already started noticing some swelling on my ankles! :shock: I know it will only get worse as the months get hotter, especially here on the coast. I'm looking forward to the next few months in my Rainbows.

Lynnie, sorry you're still having to wait this out. Your explanations really help to better understand what's going on. It doesn't seem fair that you are having to deal with this now. I'm waiting to hear the good news in a few days that will put your mind at ease.

Kas, thanks for the reassurance. I was starting to wonder when I'd actually feel our girl move, but it seems I'm not so behind. Especially because the placenta is in the front which may be blocking some of the feeling. No, we have no definite name yet. I would love some suggestions if you have any extras! I've actually come up with a few, but DH hasn't really thrown any into the mix. I'd love to hear your's if you decide to share. That's totally understandable about your not feeling up to shopping these days. You've got much more to carry around!

Chris, hoping to hear an update from you!
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Post by wonderce »

Kas, one more thing I forgot... I love the idea of group pics on photobucket. I was just telling Gina I'd love to meet all of you in person, but pictures would be the next best thing. I don't really know how it works, so if everyone decides to do it, I may need someone's help!
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Post by to_have_fun08 »

Wonderance - I already have names picked out. That is probably why nothing is happening. :lol: I am sure you will start to feel your little girl kick in no time, she is just being nice to you for now.


Lynnie - I am glad you understand all the chromosome stuff. I hope you get your results soon and your little baby is OK. So if it is in the placenta are they concerned on the baby development? Would it be that the baby might just be born a little smaller? Keeping my fingers crossed for you.

Jill - It is so good to hear from you. Like Kas said, the next 6 months will fly by. That is so great that your sister is gonna donate some eggs for you.

Karen - Cool that you are having a little boy. I always say I want boys because I was a Tom boy. I wouldn't know what to do with a little girl. I don't wear dresses or wear make up so my little girl will be really messed up. The funny thing is that for the past 6 months or so, every time I have had a dream about having a baby, it is always a girl in my dreams.

Kas -Are you getting yourself ready to move? Bet you can't wait to get back to sunny Florida. At least you get to move now and not later on in your pregnancy.

Gina - You are a beautiful preggo lady. Glad you are enjoying being pregnant.

AFM - Went for u/s and b/w today. I now have 1 follie over 10. Then 8 or 9 smaller then 10. Nothing really new. My huge follie is over 30mm now. Today will be day 10 of stims. I am just going to keep taking the drugs until they tell me to stop. I know some ladies have stimmed for 16 days so I guess as long as my E2 level doesn't explode they will keep me going. Once again, Thank God I have insurance coverage because there is no way I could afford all of this crap.

Hope everyone has a good weekend. As far as the photobucket, I can't really participate as of yet. I could just post ya some picks of me 4-wheeling or something like that. :lol:

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Post by Kas101 »

just a quick message to say i am setting up the photobucket group account for us. If it works we can give each other the album name and password via PM so that its secure...maybe i'm paranoid but i have heard some stories about people taking your photos off the internet and using them for whatever purposes, so this will keep us safe and retain our anonymity from the general public, but allow us to share with each other....

The idea is that we can safely share anything we want to, put faces to names, introduce our DH's, show bellies, babies, and yes, i would love to see the 4-wheeling antics Chris!! No one has to post anything if they dont want to... if you are part of our group you will get the password and you can just browse. We can all do as much or as little as we want to just like we do right now....
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Post by karenvancouverisland »

hi all,

i'm behind with personals...quite tired tonight. i think my hormones are a bit bonkers today- food cravings and major fatigue. anyways, glad everyone seems to be doing well. i'm getting so excited about the baby- we're going to name him 'nathan' . i want to buy stuff, set up the nursery, and have a baby shower all at once! but it's still a bit early, and our house and finances aren't ready for all that.

i like to photo bucket idea, although i've never done it before, so it may take me time to get set up.

love to all..hope to touch in with everyone more personally later this week, karen
38 yrs. DOR, TTC since '04, recommended DE but didn't listen
3 IVF's & 1 FET: 1 cancellation, 1 m/c @ 12 wks, 1 chemical, 1 miracle boy & miracle 'natural' PG right now while waiting to cycle (WTF?)
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Post by to_have_fun08 »

I feed my follies some beer and they grew. :lol: :lol:

I now have 6 measurable follies. They range from 11 to 15. YEAH!!! Usually I don't drink while on stims but I gave up on this cycle last Friday so I was drinking Friday and Saturday. It was nice out and couldn't resist. So we will see what happens for the next few days. Oh and my big follie on my right ovary is now measuring about 44mm. I call it my black hole.


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44 mm!! Oh goodness, I can't believe that, its really painfully large I am sure!! I am excited about your other ones. That is really great, and a good number, size and everything.

Anyway, I am still reading the boards but haven't posted in a while, so sorry ladies, not much new is going on besides occasional heartburn, nosebleed, 3 hour nap, do not think I am complaining, that is one thing about infertility patience.

My nurse for my polyp removal surgery messed up my IV and I ended up having to use the other arm and had a huge bruise, she said she was so sorry and I said, no problem. She was amazed and said that infertility patience go through everything and indeed we do.

I have been finding deals on craigslist including a double stroller and (3) carrier/carseat combos (for multiple cars) that snap into the stroller with snap in infant seats. There were about 10 pieces and I got it all for $100 because the lady was so happy to get it out of her garage. Anyway, with all the fertility bills (I am aggressively paying $1500 per month now) I need to save somewhere!
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