Fall 2010 Cycle Group

[rypell1985]

karin...congrats on the frostie...you must be so relived!!!!

[jkulab]

Thank you krys, Cshell717 ,nd everyone for your advice. i'm a kind of person that needs to do alot of research so i can know what to expect. so thank you for all your info...plus i'm a big wuss when it comes to needles and pain. i'm getting better with the lupron injections. just waiting for my mensus to start and see what's next. i'm still not sure about the protocol or the procedures yet. thanks again.

hope all is well...wish everyone the best!

[TammyS]

I'm here Rio. Just dont have much to add or say. Good Luck tomorrow! Text me! lol

Ryann...hoping and praying that it is morning sickness! Feel better soon.

Hi and Welcome to all of our new girls!

I'm kinda lost on what is happening with everyone in the next couple of days. Fill me in please.

I havent poas since testing out my trigger. I dont feel the least bit pregnant...and am 90% sure that it didnt work again. I did buy some more test tonight though. Planning on still waiting till Friday to test at 11dpo.

[margi26]

ChelleDe: you trigger tomorrow!! Yippee you are almost to ER--just 2 more sleeps after tonight.

Lauren1171: So POASing on Sunday, eh? How many dpo will you be?  How are you feeling? Strength and energy back to normal?  I still worry about your blood levels...when do you get that rechecked?

 Karin:  Congrats on the Frostie! That will make a great sibling one day.  Sorry that you are  so tired.  Take it easy--and good luck tomorrow with u/s,  Can't wait to find out how many little beans you have in there!  What time is your appt?

Mishel:  How are you feeling?  Taking it easy, I hope.

 jibe: Welcome!  Feel free to ask any and all questions.

Anna: Trigger will be gone soon...then its time to be ..

Tammy: ?? Primary POAS Goddess? Where are you?  All well?
 
Leora: How are you doing! Enjoying the last day of Hannukah?!  I will be looking for your next pee-stick photo.

Ryann:  Aw....so sorry you were feeling crummy. Do you think you got a stomach bug?  And, my dear, Amazon allows you to order on line and have things delivered to your doorstep...things like, I don't know, pee sticks?  DH will be none the wiser.

Amanda: Thanks for the positive Follie-Growing wishes! I'll let you know on Friday. How is your energy level?

Rio:  I love my Blinkie!!  Thank you.  Thanks also for the fish listing...you are such a wealth of information... I too am a sushi lover.  And I am sending you lot of positive energy--especially at 9:15 PST tomorrow.   You rest up...have some positive dreams and tomorrow, please feel the strength of all your IVF sisters (and a couple IUI sisters as well )

[TammyS]

Karin...u/s already? Wow! Awesomeness! Cant wait to hear how many! Yayyy for a frostie!!

Chelle...Yayyy you are almost there!

Lauren1171....Sunday at 7dpo...I take it you are testing out trigger then, right? I cant wait to see if bd'ing worked!

Krys, Anna, Ryann, Leora...it's almost test time! We need a handy little list of when everyone plans to poas. I am doing it Friday.

Margi...I'm here...see post above yours. lol I cant believe you dont have an ultrasound till after 5 days of stimming...is that right? They'll be nice sized by then.

Rio...Yucko fish/seafood. Blech!

BTW: My friends 1 yr old is having his surgery tomorrow at 12 noon. His mommy is doing a bit better now emotionally....and ready to fight hard for her little boy. Please keep Zach and Leanne in your prayers, thanks.

[leorira11]

Sorry I've been MIA. My grandmother is visiting and staying in the room where we keep the computers!

I POAS again today - 4dp5dt.... please someone - REMIND ME THAT'S I'M TOO DAMN EARLY! I've ALWAYS gotten BFN on 10'dpo' and my BFPs never show up until 12'dpo'.... MAKE ME STOP DOING THIS!

BFN - obviously....

While I'm figuring out if posting pics in messages this way works... check out my puppy! (he is almost 3 now, but I still call hima puppy!) We've had him since he was 9 weeks old. He is a mutt, adopted from a shelter.

Trying to keep my sanity while my grandmother is here. She is lovely, but always has a "Polish" compliment (and she's FRENCH! but oh well). She asked if we were still doing the fertility treatments. I thought she was being caring and concerned. I said "yes". She replied "yes, I hear those hormones always make people fat. Don't worry about it, you'll lose the weight after you stop." Thanks, Gran. I'm down about 30 lbs since she last saw me - and I've been pregnant twice. Thanks. Oh well....

Just trying to keep my wits until next week - when my HPTS *will* give me my BFP, right?

I've been a little bloated and twinge-y. I'm not sure what to think of that...
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[leorira11]

btw -my dog is MUCH cuter than that! He just looks funny in pictures. He always tries to eat the camera instead of sitting still. Maybe I"ll figure out how to post a short video, then you can all see just how adorable he is!

[leorira11]

sorry for the mulitple posts -but I just have to give my 2 cents about fish...

Mercury is an issue - hence the list Rio posted.

The other issue that people always say about fish with pregnancy is SUSHI. The fear with sushi is food poisoning. I eat sushi at least once a week and have never gotten food poisoning. My husband got food poisoning from eating bad street-vendor felafel. My conclusion - avoid FOOD POISONING - only eat reputable sushi and avoid street-vendor food!

[klinger13]

Leora - I love the pic of your puppy!!! Soooo cute!!! Hopefully tomorrow we'll see that beautiful second line. I agree on the just watching out for food poisoning. My doc said if you've been having sushi at a reputable restaurant for years and never got sick, you're probably not going to get sick now so occassionally partaking in good sushi is fine. They just advised to steer clear of unknown sushi places, shopping plaza joints, etc.

Rio - Good luck today with your u/s!!! Post pics please! I know it's going to go great! And thanks for the list of fish - very helpful!

Karin - YAY for a frostie and good luck with your u/s!! Can't wait to hear how many you've got growing in there! Be sure to get a pic to post for us!

Chelle - YAY for triggering tonight! Enjoy the holiday part and we'll be anxious to hear how ER goes on Saturday!

Ryann - You're a strong woman to start POAS and then be able to stop! Usually once I start, there's no stopping me.

Tammy - Hope you're going to get a surprise BFP on Friday!


-x0Heather0x – FET, b/w 12.3, u/s 12.10, FET 12.16
CjofNC – Waiting to do IUI w/ injectables or IVF






-jkulab – start Lupron 12.2


-ChelleDe (Michelle) – start stims 11.29, ER 12.11
-taxcplforivf (Ginger) – start stims 12.4, ER approx 12.15 w/ ET 12.18 or 12.20
-margi26 – IUI start stims 12.6
-BakersBaby (Kelly) – start stims 12/3, ER towards end of wk of 12.13




-TammyS – start Lupron 11.18, start stims 11.19, ER 11.29 w/ ET 12.2, Beta 12.16 (may go early on 12.13)
-Krys – started estrogen 11.11, FET 11.30, Beta 12.14
-rypell1985 (Ryann) – start Lupron 10.11, lining check 11.29, FET 12.3, Beta 12.15
-annashope – natural IUI 12.2, Beta TBD
-kbillsy – start stims 11.22, convert to IUI 12.4, Beta TBD
-leorira11 (Leora) – started estrogen 11.16, FET 12.5, Beta 12.16
-lauren1171 – ER cancelled, BD’d instead
-Cshell717 (Mishell) – start stims 11.22, ER 12.3 w/ ET 12.6


-hopeforbabies (Teresa) – ER 9.7, ET 9.10, Beta 9.22 = 276, 9.24 = 534, u/s 10.1 – Twins, Next u/s 10.11 – Singleton
-Tess69 – FET 9.22, Beta 10.1 = 150, 10.6=1066, 10.13 = 15000, u/s 10.26 - Singleton
-macfamily – ER 10.5 w/ ET 10.8, Beta 10.19 = 143, 10.21 = 393, u/s 11.2
-FrecklesDC (Kaylie) – ER 10.12, ET 10.15, Beta 10.26 = 123, 10.28 = 256, u/s 11.4 – Singleton, u/s 11.11 – saw HB
-baby_blu73 (Stephanie) – ER 10.13, ET 10.17, Beta 10.26 = 273, 10.28 = 660, u/s 11.4 – Twins, next u/s 11.22
-DandMe (Sonya) – ER 10.12 w/ ET 10.17, Beta 10.26 = 137.8, 10.28 = 351, 11.2 = 2826, 11.4 = 6060, 11.8 = 19840, u/s 11.17 - Singleton
-Cassmaster – ER 10.14 w/ ET 10.19, Beta 10.28 = 32, 10.30 = 78, 11.1 = 248, 11.4 = 2120, 11.6 = 5498, u/s 11.12 – Singleton
-klinger13 (Amanda) – ER 10.21 w/ ET 10.24, Beta 11.4 = 266, 11.8 = 1126, 11.11 = 3066, 11.15 = 11603, u/s 11.18 – Twins, next u/s 11.24 - Singleton
-amesy – ET 10.22, BFP 11.5, b/w & u/s 11.25
-crystal335 – ER 10.28 w/ ET 11.2, Beta 11.11 = 355, Beta 11.13 = 926, u/s 11.29 - Twins
-riogirl71 – ER 11.6 w/ ET 11.9, Beta 11.19 = 107, 11.22 = 387, u/s 12.2 – Singleton, u/s 12.9
-karenthescorpio – ER 11.9 w/ ET 11.15, Beta 11.23 = 111, 11.25 = 256, u/s 12.2 - Singleton
-karin1 – ER for ED 11.14 w/ ET 11.19, Beta 11.29 = 690, Beta 12.2 = 3509, u/s 12.9

on your journey
-DCRunningMama
-Tiger04
-dvcantu7378 (Victoria)
-turtle0619 (Franny)
-chilipepperrose46
-lauren319
-lou71
-BLang4d (Brandy)
-starwishes
-Anniegirl
-Meinemo
-NancyB
-eyes230
-Osi
-Lauren
-kynlee
-moorebaby (Ester)
-Karian
-jennieswa
-Cheri76
-ladybugg1999

Waiting for an update
-dawgs1257 – ER 9.3 w/ ET 9.6, Beta 9.20 - ??
-jla018 – stimming away - ??
-shahney (Alicia) – started stims 9.16 - ??
-coop2010 – start Lupron 9.17, Follistim 10.1, ER approx 10.9, ET approx 10.14 - ??
-carebear77 (Carrie) – ER 10.11, ET ??
-andrea4 – ER 10.10 w/ ET 10.13, Beta TBD ??
-LisaB75 – start Lupron 10.6, start stims 10.23??
-hopefullintime (Dee) – Sept/Oct
-yingz - FET Sept
-Sher – FET Sept/Oct
-babidreamz – starting IVM early Oct
-anacris (Nov)
-Wondercat – in our thoughts
-amanda1979 – Waiting until January
-jenna81078 – BCPs, baseline 11.8
-zen_scrapper – start Lupron 11.10, approx ER 12.7
-ttg1219 (Tiff) – hysteroscopy 11.19, start Lupron 11.21

[rypell1985]

Margi...you are too funny! I thought baout ordering them before my transfer, but DH would have seen that on the bank statement and wondered what I ordered! And now, it's just too late because I need instant gratification, so it's off to Walmart for some FRER today after school! I'll pick up a few groceries while I'm there so there's no question! Oh if only he weren't so against those darn sticks!!!

Leora....LOVE your puppy...what a doll! You and I are BOTH going to see that second line, even if it isn't until next week, it will be there. How could our babies NOT want to stick when they could be having SUCH great moms?! PMA!

Tammy...I hate that you have usually been rigth about your feeling with every cycle I have watched you go through, so I am really hoping this is a sneeky little baby and is just fooling you! Everything is crossed!

Amanda...Me not POAS has nothing to with strength, although I do appreciate that I come off strong It has everything to do with convenience So I guess it's a good thing I don't have any yet, otherwise I would have used one this morning. Now I have to wait until tomorrow which is 10po, so hopefully it will start showing up, especially since there's 2 in there

[TammyS]

Leora...I saw that stick and was like "Woohooo!" You fooled me! lol Cant wait to see a BFP very very soon! Adorable puppy!

Ryann...Hold your pee in school all day so that when you poas AT WALMART...you can give us the good news right away! lol I've poas at Walmart before! lol Wait how many dpo are you again? lol You have awhile yet....nevermind.

Karin and Rio...Good Luck ladies!

Ok seriously...I need a list...I dont want to log in and get a big surprise and heart attack like Leora just gave me. lol

POAS girls this week....write down how many dpo you are for me and when you plan to poas!

Tammy ~ 10dpo today ~ will test tomorrow, Friday, at 11dpo.

I'm so proud of myself this morning...I peed in a cup...and then promptly dumped in out. lol

[margi26]

Ryann: We are Amazon prime members. Free 2 day delivery on everything. It is the only way to live. But....I think it will be ok if you hit Walmart today---got your FRER coupon ready?

Leora: YOU ARE TOO EARLY!! And you know it. Just a friendly reminder. Love the pic, regardless. And love the "puppy". He looks like he is trying to be serious. I will try to post my puppy later. Sorry about grandma. Sigh. My one grandmother used to lecture me....I would always just smile and say, "Yes, grandma". About 2 yrs ago (she is in her 90's now) she finally called me on it. "Margi, I believe you are just 'yes, grandma-ing' me." "Yes, grandma" I replied. We both laughed. She knows that she does it--gets bossy and at times judgmental. I love her, just don't let it get to me. I went to visit her a few weeks ago--I hadn't seen her in quite a while and she is getting very weak. I came from NC to Albany, NY to visit with her and she tried to shoo me away. "Now isn't a good time". Sigh. I don't think she likes to have visitors as she is getting older because of her pride. She has always been very independent, proper woman. It is sad. Anyway--I digressed BIG TIME. Just want to say that I hope you have some good moments with your grandmother in addition to the irritating. Don't let her get to you. My MIL is coming to visit tomorrow--talk about stress! She doesn't know about our recent efforts with fertility stuff--not sure if I am going to tell her.

Tammy: You dumped it out?! OMG! That is precious FMU... Well, actually good restraint. LOL. Friday I'll be looking for your first report...although that could still be early (as you know.)

Oh, and Tammy? I am guessing that I am -5dpo. Does that count? For all you POAS Divas:

I go tomorrow morning for SnS...hopefully lots and lots of growing follies with my new protocol.

[rypell1985]

Margi...My coupon is not ready yet, but as soon as I am done typing I will print it out! Thanks for the reminder! I love that you are -5dpo. You crack me up!

Tammy....I feel like this is a support group for addicts. Hi, my name is Ryann and I am 9dpo. I have a POAS addiction and I plan to POAS again on Friday and 10po and every day after that. (This is the point where you would all chime in with very sympathetic looks and say "hiiiii ryyyyaaannn")

[rypell1985]

Oh, and Tammy. Congratulations on dumping that FMU. That is a big step toward recovery. Haha

[CJinNC]

What a cute puppy! I wish one of my 3 dogs was a little lap dog - they are 70 lbs each but think they are lap dogs.

Ryan... I think you are right, but is there a 12 step program for us? Last year when I was pregnant it was awesome, yet alittle confusing, to go 5+ weeks and not pee on anything. Everytime I went to the bathroom I kept thinking I needed to reach for a plastic stick!

I have been stalking to see hpt results.... hope there are several bfps by this weekend!

I'm only a few dpo and not expecting any miracles, but saving up for IUI - I am hoping to get a holiday bonus that I can buy meds for IUI in January - wish me luck! I would love to sell our other house to do IVF instead, but I think we are going to lose it to the bank before it gets sold - its been on the market for almost 2 years...

I am curious - for those of you who have had FSH / AMH levels done and gone onto IVF - what were your levels and did you have success with IVF? I have been told it is more levels than age that affects the success rate of IVF, but I'm not sold on it. FSH is 6.5 and AMH is 1.7 which is supposedly good, especially for my age, but most clinics look at age instead of levels. I respond well to stim meds and produce mature eggs, but I think they are either empty or too old to make the trip. Any input?