Cycling In 2012 Board (formerly Fall/Winter 2011-2012)

[blessed143]

tuffy- thinking of you tomorrow as you go for your beta!!!

akdelp- hope your beta goes well... cant wait to hear!

Fvrogers- Good luck tomorrow on your beta!!! Thinking of you! and thanks.. I know I am so glad to being one step closer!! You are going to Charlottesville, va? My RE is in Charlottesville... We just had a pastor leave our church for another church about an hour away. He was our Sunday School teacher and it was hard saying goodbye. They were so great! I know what you mean I think I always stand and pray that GOd will bless us with a child/children and just pray that it is His will!!!!


Tess- Thinking of you! Still hoping!

We and Neffi- I guess that I can blame the lurpon then huh?/ I knew that i have been feeling a little too emotional and a little out of my norm. I thought that it was the lupron but never thought to ask. I am glad that DH just looks and smiles and turns the other way when things get crazy with me!

We-Glad that you are taking it easy so far!! Cant wait to hear what the results are from when you poas... I was crazy with those the first IVF cycle. I am glad that the dollar store sells them or I would have gone broke from buying hpts

Sorry if I missed anyone. I am thinking of all you ladies on here! I hope that the weekend went great for you all... Seems like the weekend flies by but waiting for FET takes forever!

[WeHaveHope]

Dear friends,
Here is the inspirational quote for this week. Remember, don't ever give up on your dreams. Please feel free to share your favorite inspirational quote today and everyday. We all need a little, sometimes alot, of inspiration and encouragement. Sending you all much love. I hope you enjoy this weeks Insprational quote.

     

"God, if I can’t have what I want, let me want what I have".-Author Unknown.

"Faith is being sure of what you hope for and certain of what you do not see"-Hebrews 11.1

"We must accept finite disappointment, but never loose infinite hope".-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

[Kamina]

frogers - transfer happened today. Not as easy as RE. Only a valium which did not do much for me.... I’m in bed bored and torturing my husband. Lol. I think I will give it hours before really leaving bed. Only will leave to void. I did the same as you, made pre made meals, which my husband keeps eating. I keep telling him those meals are for me, not you.

Lauren = first of all I love your sense of humor. Your post about your gray anatomy made me laugh so hard I had to control myself, as today was my ET. I remember the day I saw my first gray hair, I was in shock. I did not even think that could happen. Well girl, just wax it and no one will be the wiser. Wax it or color it. They have fun kits for that too. Most of my young clients love a Brazilian with a glitter tattoo for the boyfriend.

leora = glad you are keeping busy at work and that you got your full salary.
Blessed – thank you for the thoughts
WeHaveHope - I'm right behind you girl. My first beta is on 10/12 Wednesday. Thank you for your prayers. I need them, as you will read. The doctor gave me suppositories to insert once per day. Why do I need the shot and the suppositories? I do believe when I had my iui this irritated my bladder and made me very uncomfortable.
Akde- good luck on your beta
BIG day for you ladies!!!!!!!!!!
Akdelp-PUPO on 9-22-11 (1 expanded blast good quality). Beta 10-3..
Tess69-PUPO on 9-22-11 (2 embies). Beta 10-3.
Tuffy4u-PUPO on 9-24-11 (2 blasts). Beta 10-3.
AFM = I went in for my transfer today. So out of the 4 embryos one was slow and lazy (must take after the father side of the family) so it had to go. That left me with 3 embryos. Due to my age and graying pubes (lauren thanks for that visual), the doc said we would put all 3 in. I had 2 grade 2 and 1 grade 3. He showed us the pictures. I paused because I thought I was going to get emotional... But nada tear.. Ok I must confess I my only two thoughts were, 'hell when do I get to pee' and 'hell when are they going to give me the valium'. My husband had the bulk of the questions.

They prepped me and gave me a valium. I felt a tiny bit relaxed but that all changed once they inserted the spec and the catheter..... It hurt so much. Can you say HSG pain? The doctor was trying to give me all the information about what I was seeing on the ultrasound machine. I was not paying any attention. 'I am now entering your cervix, see I am moving the tube, we are going to set it......"
My mind screamed 'stop informing me of every single move, just put them in and get out of my womb. Please!' . He kept say, I’m not sure why you are feeling pain. This should not be painful. My husband kept telling me to breath. I wanted to slap him silly. I think I broke his hand. He then instructed us to look at another flat screen to see my 3 embryos that the embryologist would be bringing them in the room.... I almost flipped. WTH do you mean they are in another room ? How much longer do I have to wait with all this inside of me? Sigh, Girls, this was not my finest hour. They tried to give me a lovely experience and I all I wanted was for it to be OVER. We got the pic of our embies and they also gave me a pic of the tube placing the embryos. The later pic is going in the back of the baby book. That part of the experience is best to be forgotten.

How was the experience for the rest of you?

So home resting and lurking.

[Lauren319]

Kamina - that's so odd. I guess it could sting a bit? I just know that I hate having to pee and thy make me sit there forever holdIng it. It's the worst. Take it easy.

[Tess69]

Thanks everyone for the lovely kind words but I'm afraid it's a BFN for me this time round. I'm feeling okay about it as i did most of my grieving on Saturday. My team mates at work were fantastic and so sweet. I've kept them up to date with what's happening re IVF. It's difficult to hide, working in an open plan office, getting regular calls from the fertility clinic, not participating in the usual coffee order each morning etc. They're all fascinated with the process and laugh and cry along with me. I went to the gym after work and did a good cardio workout, had gooey cheese for dinner, and am really looking forward to that coffee tomorrow morning.

Next step is a natural FET with our one remaining embie. This will probably be in Nov after another cycle has passed. After that, if we choose to continue it'll be with an egg donor as my old eggs are starting to struggle. I've already had a couple of offers from people at work. Lots of thinking to do first though. Would you believe it, my AF started about 4 hrs after stopping the progesterone pessaries.

Leora - i filled my fertility nurse in on my HPT nightmare weekend so that she can pass it on to others. Boo to the blue tests!!!! Great to hear your first day at work went well and that you get a holiday soon. Excellent. What a bonus!

Akdelp and Tufffy - I'm dying to find out your results today. Bring on some BFPs.

Kamina - congrats on being PUPO. I've never found the ET painful and I don't get given any meds for pain relief. I am told to have a full bladder and have almost peed on the doc before because I was so busting.

lauren319 - now you've got me worried about grey pubes I'll have to have a good look and check out whether I'm going grey. Will let you know the outcome...i'm sure you want to know.

We - I love the MLK inspirational quote and so apt for me today.

Felicia - good luck with your beta.

Sunshine 1576 - I really enjoyed reading your post. You transported me to your garden and the party. It sounds like a great time was had by all. I would have worried about the contents of your gumbo had it come from a cockpot! Hope the neighbours doggy is okay because chocolate is toxic to dogs. If it's a big dog, it would need to have eaten a really large amount of dark chocolate to be affected. Have to watch little pooches though. Hopefully the dog threw up after stealing all the brownies. Mind you, being a dog, it's very likely to have gobbled up it's own sick afterwards. blurk!

Blessed - thank you, you're so sweet. We can wait for our FETs together.

Anyway lovely ladies, I'm off to stuff my face with some chocolate to improve my 'ho'ness! And then it's off to bed for an erly night. Take care all.

[WeHaveHope]

Kamina-congrats on being PUPO with twins. You should try and post the pics. I'm sure your little ones are beautiful. I've never really had an issue with the FET's. On the contrary. The only time I felt a bit uncomfortable was with my first FET. The nurse had me take the Vallium 5 minutes before the transfer and did not feel relaxed at all. I was actualy quite tense and the transfer felt uncomfortable but never painful. How long before the transfer did you take the Vallium? I am so excited for you. Will you be POAS? Congrats again on being PUPO.


Tess-oh honey, I'm really sorry. Please know that I am here for you. I am glad that you have a good support group outside of this board. I am also happy to hear that your jumping right back in. I've read wonderful things about Natural FET's. I think it's a great idea and it sounds like you have a great plan. I'm glad you liked the quote. I did too. It is very true, we never need to loose hope. Sending you a great big hug.

[WeHaveHope]

UPDATED 10-3-11 @ 5:51am EST. Please let me know if I have missed anyone or if I'm missing any updates. Sending you lots of xoxoxo.







UPDATE NEEDED
Melinda72-ER 9-12-11
Kendra_n_Michael-estimated ER 9-20-11


Jen8675309-FET 10-13-11
Becca-FET Fall/2011
Amanda1979-FET Oct/2011
Kerribell FET Nov/2011
Blessed143-FET end of Oct/2011
Tess69-FET Nov/2011


Tamera-11/2011
Kiminsh-Fall/2011
Alwaysangel-Fall/2011
Sunshine1576-Fall/2011
Lyd10-Fall/2011
Anton-Fall/2011
Fruit-Fall/2011
Krrice28-IVF 10/2011
Jasmin-Fall/2011
Cheri76-Fall IVF
LauraN-Nov/2011
Neffi211-ET scheduled for 10-28-11
Lauren319-Fall/2011
Bebesperanza-Fall/2011
Catdempsey-Fall/2011 ER end of October
Greekchick Fall/2011


Sky7371-waiting for AF to start BCP for 1st IVF attempt 10-28-11


Blueeyedreamer-on BCP for cycle 10/2011
Kerpupples-on BCP for cycle Fall/2011
JenMink55-Start BCP on 9-14-11 for Fall IVF
Leorira-On BCP for FET 11/2011.
Rosie84-On BCP for IVF Oct/Nov 2011









K8ielovett-PUPO 9-19-11. Positive HPT on 9-25 waiting for Beta.
Akdelp-PUPO on 9-22-11 (1 expanded blast good quality). Beta 10-3.
Tuffy4u-PUPO on 9-24-11 (2 blasts). Beta 10-3.
Toniaa-PUPO on 9-24-11 (2 blasts). Beta 10-6.
WeHaveHope-PUPO on 9-30-11 (2 Blasts). Beta 10-10.
Kamina-PUPO on 10-2-11 (2 embies). Beta 10-12.

RESULTS

Sunshine and stars-PUPO 9-12-11, BFP 9-21 Beta=75, 9-23 Beta=211
Fvrogers-PUPO on 9-22-11 (2 blasts). BFP 9-30 Beta=57


We love you and are always here for you
Indigofire

[WeHaveHope]

Akdelp & Tuffy4u-good luck today. Keeping you both in my prayers.

Fvrogers-sending you Beta doubling vibes. Praying that you fet great numbers today. Keeping you always in my prayers.

[tuffy4u]

Kamina, wow what a story. I too thought it was weird when my embryos were passed through a window from another room. The whole process is odd though. Congrats on being PUPO, good luck.

I POAS this morning and now can't sleep because I got a definate positive. I kept looking at it over and over again and it kept getting darker and darker. I am so excited! Thanks for all your support guys, I will keep you posted on my beta numbers.

Akdelp- Best of luck today! Are you nervous? I am especially now that I have positive HPT. I'm not sure if it's good nerves or bad nerves. I just hope we both have good numbers.

Becca, so sorry to hear the news. Sounds like you have a great bunch of friends to lean on, which is nice. I wish you the best of luck with your FET. My doc keeps reminding me that it only takes one and you never know which one it is! I am glad you have a plan to keep you focused. Enjoy the working out and the coffee for the next few months because you'll be pregnant soon! It's almost summer for you right? Treat your self to some R and R.

Leora- congrats on the job, sounds like you got a good one! I"m in the process of looking for a job so this might put a wrench in my plans. I might even stay home although I'm not sure I can handle my kids while being pregnant at the same time. Only time will tell.

fvrogers- Felicia good luck tomorrow, will you be able to tell if it's twins? I'm not sure how that works, could someone explain to me? I know you look for HCG to double but does it quadruple if it's twins?

Miracles happen girls, I continue to pray for all of us and also pray that we continue to be there for each other.

Good night (I hope I can sleep)!

Kat

[Ninde]

Dear Ladies

As I know so many of you have moved over from the Summer Board where I got to know you to this one, I thought I would post here. I had my follow up scan this morning and unfortunately the heartbeat had stopped. There had been some growth but not enough to support the heart beat. The doctor was very kind and I also saw the doctor who was to be my OB. He was also extremely kind. I am having a D&C on Thursday. I couldn't bear having it on Wed which will be my 40th birthday and also the date my Mum died three years ago. That would have been too much. So I'm scheduled in for Thursday morning. We will try IVF again but right now all we can do is grieve this loss.

So I'll see you all soon I'm sure and will keep you all in my thoughts.

Ninde

[WeHaveHope]

Ninde-honey, I am so sorry. I wish there was something I could say or do to take your pain away. We have no idea why these things happen bit please know without any doubt that I am here for you. Take all the time you need. Sending you all my love.

[akdelp]

Tess - I am so sorry. 4 hours!?! That seems fast!

Sunshice1576 - I just love Bonfire's and parties! Gald it all wnt well. Our masrhmallows never last either and I always buy a couple of bags.

Tuffy - I am sooooo nervous. I know I got positives, I just think I am protecting myself. I keep thinking stupid things like it could be just chemical...the numebrs will tell, hopefully! Are you nervous???

We - You are going to POAS tomorrow?

AFM - Blood is drawn and now I wait...Thank you all for the encouraging words. This board has a big week this week! Will let you nkow as soon as I find out....

Kerri

[akdelp]

Ninde- I am so sorry. This just happened to me last cycle. I am so very sorry....

[WeHaveHope]

Akdelp-keeping my fingers and toes crossed for you. I pray that you get that BFP with a really sting Beta. I can't wait to hear the news. I'll be home relaxing all day so I will be checking in periodically throughout the day. Well, I said I was a POAS junky!!! So I went to Walgreens and bought the First Response HPT which has three tests in the box. I had never purchased a HPT at the dollar store bit I have heard good things on this board about those tests. So I went to The Dollar Tree and bought ten HPT for $1.00/each. What a bargain. Of course then I came home and POAS not just on one HPT but I used one of each. And of courier they were both Negative. No question about it. But the crazy thin is what in the world was I thinking POAS today. Today is only 3dp5dt. Ahhhh!!! Last cycle I got a faint line at 4dp5dt. Of course I will continue to POAS everyday but I was really hoping I would get lucky today. I pray so hard that this works and that my babies are snuggling in and that the negative today is just because no Hcg has been produced yet. Oh, God please let this be it. Please let my babies snuggle in and grow string. Please...

[akdelp]

We- I believe your babies are getting cozy!! I know what you mean thinking you will just get lucky! I was expecting it too on my 5dp5dt since I had that on the last one and realisticly I knew if it was positive on 5dp5dt that I was lucky! Crazy how crazy a little white stick can make us! The anticipation is killing me. Knowing my office, they will not call until after 1pm CST, at the earliest! If they don't call me by 3pm, I am calling them. So much for a STAT order. There is one RN in the office that is a ditz. I swear she knows nothing, and i have given her lots of chances to prove me wrong. I had asked her a simple question one time and she couldn't answer and she had to ask the MA!! Our MA rocks! Love her. The RN has been there for YEARS so it's not like she is new! Plus, it's noted on my chart to NOT call my home phone and she is the only one that does - every single time....ATTENTION TO DETAIL. Anyway, praying she is not there today! Oh, the things I worry about.

P.S. I love the quotes you put out here...they are great!!