Amanda - I hope your back is better, it really isn't easy with bed rest. Miss you here!!! Waiting anxiously for your news.
rph - so good to hear from you again!
Telling the family was quite an issue for us. Since DH's family is very big and mine really isn't, I generally told my mom we were having problems but didn't specify. Telling my DH's family was a totally different thing though. Because the physical problem was only his there was some embarrassment on his side. Although I didn't feel good knowing that his grandparents were awaiting their first great grandchild and wondering what's wrong (prolly assuming it's me cause "it''s always the woman"), I chose to look at it as a couple's problem not his, and agreed to not telling because the positive aspect of this was that then I didn't have to face the pressure of THEIR expectations, of what THEY were thinking of listening to their advices, because ppl always have so many advices on everything. After going through the IVF round in October though, we came to the point we felt like we had to tell them. When I tested my HCG levels (Beta HCG the "implantation" or pregnancy hormone) we knew immediately the pregnancy was not okay because the number was very low, and combined with my other hormonal values it was obvious it was chemical. RE instructed me to repeat the blood work every other day but instead of just dissolving properly the hormone sometimes went up, sometimes down - there was even suspicion of an ectopic. After several weeks when suddenly it went up again, we were instructed to go to Emergency for an assisted (syringe given) m/c. At that point DH wanted us to tell his family, and I went along with it. Because of the long time of TTC and because of our age, they assumed of course there was SOMETHING going on. I honestly don't know if it helped in any way to do tell them, I think at that moment it was a relief for DH so it was worth it. Eventually, lucky for us, two days afterwords my HCG levels dropped to less than 2, and it ended naturally. So I don't know how it is for you, what kind of connection you have with the two sides of the family etc...
Anyhow about tomorrow!!! I'm crossing my fingers for you! I wish Amanda will be here during the day, she just had her ER and can add to my view that it really isn't so bad! I experienced almost no pain afterwords, and whatever was disappeared before leaving the clinic 2 hours after the procedure. Plus!!! You will finally see the good results for everything you went through.
Dee - my 3'd injection went much better too, and I feel much better this morning.
Kamina - Now I see about the special diet...well, if you must then the positive aspect is that you won't be getting any MORE junk in, except for the hormones. Which is great. Maybe I should too get a restriction since all I did the last two days was eating chocolate and cookies. Like you, I'm a sweet tooth
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It's so confusing! Glad you are up and about. I don't think people can understand what it's like to go through this unless they've had to do it themselves....we were out with (pregnant) friends who were complaining it took them a whole THREE MONTHS to get pregnant and last time they landed on the first try--yeah, really rough guys. Hopefully we will do a day 5 transfer, but if we don't have many embryos it will be a day 3. Does day 3 mean, like, if you do the ER on Monday, is day 3 Wednesday or Thursday?
