Anyone cycling July/August 09?

[doglover77]

Hi everyone, WOW this thread is super busy these days.

Michele, I'm so sorry to hear the latest news, how frustrating and dissapointing. Hopefully doubling the dose does the trick....

Dogzrule, MaryMeganb....congratulations on your BFP!!!!!

Jamie3777 - have you news?

babiesgalore, julienurse, sunygirl27, helengb, butterfly78, annissabug - patience dust to you!!!

lw918 / liana - cant wait to hear your news today

Gi - enjoy the 'kingdom'...well deserved break!

Cheekyone, Amanda 05, sorry to hear about your BFN. My thoughts are with you

Beth84, I'm not sure what the right words are..how are you?

Everyone, else I hope your suppresions/stims/FETs are coming along nicely x

AFM, Had my ET on Sat Aug 1st. 1 beautiful blastocyst embie transferred (they only allowed one because I am 32) and 7 wonderful little blastocysts frozen!!!!!. I can't believe we were so lucky to hae so many embies make it this far. I have turned into a completely obsessive 2WW'er....analysing every twinge / burp / fart (sorry couldnt resist!!). At 3DP5DT (yesterday) I had flu like chills and fatigue which vanished by this morning....although I woke up covered in sweat this morning!!! Wonder does that mean anything?
Catch up soon and irish baby dust to you all xxxx

P.S. Michele can you bump me up to the 2WW list - I must HPT on August 14th

[tryn4#2]

CT_Michele: Can you update my status? I started my stims yesterday (aug 4). I know you are disappointed. Just keep the faith.

My DS will be 11 months old Aug 8 so he is only a couple of weeks younger than your DD. What type of birthday bash are you throwing for her?

I think we are all in need of some GOOD news today. Come on with those BFP's

[lisa10]

I couldn't get on the computer yesterday and I missed 5 pages. Wow...crazy!

I can't respond to all that because my head is spinning, but AFM I am now going everyday for US and blood work. I have 33 follies, but some of those are real small. I feel like I am carrying a 10 pound weight in my abdominal. I had to change my story for my co-worker since she sees my general dr. too. She now knows it's something female, but I said they don't know what is going on, but I have abdominal pain and high estrogen. Which is true....but I know why. Maybe it's the 3 shots per night. I am pretty sure I am doing my ER on Monday 8/10. They are avoiding 8/9 since ET would be Friday then, the day of the wedding I am in. That would be good. ET on Saturday so then I could totally have the weekend to veg out. So I guess all is going well here.

I am thinking possitive thoughts for all of you...

[DillysGirl]

This is my first post. I started my very first cycle of IVF in July and I find out on thursday when we will do my ER(either sat. or sun.)! Yesterday I had a little over 20 follies growing and they looked good. I started acupuncture a few weeks ago and will also have it before and after ET. I'm soo nervous/excited!! I appreciate everyone who posts and supports on this forum, coming here definitely helps me keep in check!

Positive baby vibes to all!!!

[cheekyone]

hey girls

jamie Liana and Iw my fingers are still crossed for you gals i can't wait to hear some really positive results pma to you three

Michelle i hope the 1 weekly checks will bring some great results

Babies i still have u in my thoughts and have sent u a whole lot of faith positive vibes and i and hoping along with you for a great result tomorrow. We'll it's thursday morning here so im guessing it's wednesday afternoon where u are. fingers crossed

Katie 99 I am so so hoping and praying for ya hon that your levels rise rise rise. Keep up the pma

lisa wow what a lot of follies great stuff girlie try to rest up

Doglover thanks for that and a big welcome to the 2wwer's group that is truelly wonderful results heaps of patience and sticky emby dust to you

And to all the newbies a big welcome to this lovely thread of ladies you are in good hands

Keep up the faith girls and bring on these BFP

[dogzrule]

Really anxious to hear from today's beta ladies. I keep hitting refresh about every 5 minutes....

[katie99]

Hello

I'm trying to keep busy today so I wont completely freak about this low E2 thing, but I keep coming to check on our beta girls (wonder if no one is on the east coast?) anyway I ended up posting to ghost about e2 levels, no answer so far but its still early. I sure hope you all are having a good day. This thread has been so busy, where is everyone today?

babies - thanks for the advice & support, it means alot So sorry, I forgot that your beta was bumped up! I'm wishing you the very best of luck tomorrow! Everything crossed for you!

ray of sunshine - Well its yes or no for the both of us tomorrow. I'm so scared of being cancelled again! Prayers for us both!! Please let the E2 increase!!

amanda - I bet my eggs arent "fluffy" either. I cant believe they used the word "fluffy" Your RE sounds a lot easier to talk to than mine!. Dont be too frustrated, oct/ nov are really just around the corner!

doglover - YAY 7 snow babies! How wonderful for you!

lisa - Hang in there, its soo uncomfortable - but totally worth it!!!

dilly - Welcome! you will have great support & info here

cheeky - thanks, my friend - how is it going with you?

michele - I'm so happy that you wont be leaving us!! I'm sure that your RE will get your levels down soon enough. How is the little cutie doing?

HUGS & PRAYERS to us all!!! xoxo

[Julie nurse]

Hi Ladies,

It takes a while to catch up with everyone!

Lw & Liana: where are you guys? Sending you hugs for your results

Michele: I can't even imagine how frustrated you are. This seems so unfair. Still, I know one day you will look back on all this pain and hard work you went through to make Ella a big sister and it will be worth it. I'm happy you RE is able to bring you in more often....the waiting is the worst part. Keep your spirits up and remember we are all here if you need to vent, or curse or scream or cry!

Katie: I know you must be going crazy over there wating to see if the opposite of logic happens (med wise). I will be hoping for nice high e2 numbers for you soon! PS what kind of nursing do you do? I'm an OR nurse.

Doglover and Anissabug: welcome to the 2ww. We should all be testing around the same time, I'm 8/10. Sticky dust to you both.

Nichole: I feel your pain with all the preggers friends. I have a co-worker who has had two babies since I've been trying and all of the other women in my department has had a baby or is pregnant within this year. It is sometimes hard to be the good friend to them I want to....I find I'm either staring at their bellies or purposely looking the other way.

Dilly'sgirl: 20 follies sounds like an excellent start! I am loving acupuncture too. I started a few weeks ago and my acupunturist saw me the day before and after ET. She wanted to do one on day of, but RE thought I should just go straight home to bed....advice taken!

Rikikees: Good luck with your cycle this month. Hopefully you will get some wonderful health blasts to become future frostie babies!

Sunnygirl: how are you hanging in the 2ww? Crazy yet? I'm slowly loosing my mind. Isn't it cruel that now, when we can all really use a big honking glass of wine, we can't even have coffee?

AFM: Not much to report except my thanks for all of you who posted about my decreasingly sore boobs. I still get some twinges in my stomach from time to time but I think now maybe its just the progesterone? I don't know. I wish someone would invent a way to keep tabs with whats going on inside us....a crystal ball maybe? Just trying to hang in there till Monday!!!! PMA and Patience dust to us all!!!!!

[dogzrule]

Julie - I know what you mean about the crystal ball!

As the days go on, I'm getting more and more discouraged. I just don't feel pregnant and feel more beaten down mentally every day. I can't do this. I'm sick and tired of thinking about it and worrying about it every second of every day. I'm miserable. My boobs don't hurt, my temperature has dropped a few tenths, and I just know I've already lost this pregnancy. I'll know more when I take my 4th beta on Friday, but I just can't do this. I want to cry and forget I ever did all of this. This is exactly what I did not want, to become consumed and miserable. I know it is in God's hands, but right now, it's not making me feel any better. Sorry to throw a big fat negative vomit to all of you, but this has been building up. I just couldn't hold it in anymore.

[beth84]

Dogz - I'm so sorry that you're having this worry. Your numbers are really good, and so many women don't have symptoms this early. Right now, the odds are excellent that you're going to have a successful pregnancy, and you know that all the women here are adding their prayers to yours. This whole process is so hard, with so many ups and downs, and you do so much to keep everyone's attitude positive.

My good vibes are coming to you from super close today, since I'm in SF for a conference for a couple of days. A lot of running around, and very jetlagged, but it's so beautiful out here (and nice to wear sweaters for a couple of days).

I'm not posting on the boards as much these days, but I'm keeping an eye to see how people are doing. Fingers crossed for all the upcoming betas and transfers!

[Liana]

Hello ladies,

I really can't believe I got a BFP! I feel like all the odds were against me: 42, DH with sperm issues, did not respond as well to stims as I would have liked, only 4 mature eggs retrieved, 3 fertilized, and only 1 was given a "good grade." I read somewhere that there is a 10% chance of implantation post-IVF, and to be honest, my doctors were not too encouraging. (I got a call from out of the blue from a counselor at the clinic because a dr. told her to talk to me about using an egg donor--which I am okay with, but it felt like the dr. was saying, not even directly to me, that she was pessimistic about using my eggs).

My HCG number was 103, which the nurse said was good. I go back in 2 days to re-check.

Mostly I am in shock. To be happy would be too much for me right now.

I'm sorry, ladies, I am too overwhelmed to do personals, but hope to later.

But I just have to say, you ladies really really saved me emotionally during the 2WW. Just knowing we were in in together made a huge difference to me--doesn't matter if the emotions were "positive" or "negative," just having your company helped.

Hugs and PMA to all!

[dogzrule]

Liana - I am THRILLED for you, and that is a terrific beta number. Congrats my dear!!!!

beth - Thanks for the kind words. I'm trying to hang in there and know that it will get better. Hope you're having a GREAT time in SF!!! Coldest place to be in the summer heehee. Snuggle up!

[Julie nurse]

Liana: Yeah!!!!!!!!!! I'm so thrilled for you and your DH. Sending you PMA and hugs!!!! Go celebrate!!!!!

Dogzrule: Honey, I know how stressed out you are. I know that when you are in this emotional roller coaster we all are taking it is hard to let yourself believe this can be for real. But the truth is, your numbers are strong. Remind me of this later, please: most women don't have any signs and symptoms until WEEKS from now!!!!! Please don't let yourself get into that spiral of fear. Let yourself be happy. All our collective love and support is heading towards you and your precious baby right now.

[katie99]

Hi everyone -

I am dying for it to be tomorrow already! ( you too babies, I know! ) At this point I just want an answer already, I'm pretty sure if I do get cancelled that I'll have to wait through 2 AFs before I can try again. UGGHH!!

babies - thank you for your kind words, it really helped me alot. It always makes you feel better to know that you arent the only one going through it. On a high note, I am sooo excited for your beta! Cant wait to hear about it!!

dogz - I feel for you. I get the same way sometimes. But I'm pretty sure its only the massive amounts of hormones making you feel this way. Look at everything we put our bodies through during IVF - its crazy! Your betas are increasing, enjoy it! YOU ARE PREGNANT!!!

julie - thanks! Yes giving up coffee is awful, I LOVE coffee. I miss it ALOT! I'm an LPN, I was working in a nursing home, now my licence is just sitting in my filing cabinet as IVF seems to have taken over my life. The plan was to do the LPN to RN bridge program while pregnant, but who knew that getting pregnant would pose such a problem? I've been on the IVF roller coaster for an entire year now, Whew! are we there yet?

beth - Enjoy your trip! And your sweaters! Wishing you the best!

liana -OMG! CONGRATULATIONS!! You made it!! YAY!!!!!! So very happy for you!!

ray of sunshine - ready for tomorrow? fingers & toes crossed!

If I missed anyone its because my head is just up my bum today
HUGS & PRAYERS to us all!!

[lw918]

Add another BFP to that list!!!!!

I gotta tell you girls: I really did NOT think a positive was coming my way. I had terrible cramps this morning and a really negative attitude. My dr's office took FOREVER to return my call so I thought "they must be waiting of the doctor himself to call so we can scheduale the FET". The nurse called me and told me it was definatly positive. She said "did you already know?" I think she expected I'd taken a test! HAHA.
My BETA was 125, which she refered to as a very strong number. I asked if that was indicitave of one or two and she said it's so hard to tell with beta numbers. It all depends on when the implant was, etc. I'll have a follow up beta friday and they will schedule an u/s for two weeks to check number of gestational sacs.

I guess I'd say I am kind of shocked right now. I didn't really expect this-I hoped and prayed for it, but it kind of seemed like after 6 years of waiting it wouldn't work this quickly. I'm over the moon of course though! I'm praying for a strong beta on Friday!

CONGRATS LIANA!!! We had a GREAT day didn't we!?!?

I'll do personals later- my mind is going 100 mph right now and I'm having a hard time paying attention haha! Thank you girls SO MUCH for your support these last two weeks.


Keep those BFP's rolling in!