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

[leorira11]

http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/ ... _them.html

On our discussion of "relax!" and the stress-infertility connection --- here is something interesting to read (and pass along to all the annoying "relax" people in your life!)

[Ninde]

Wow, I only went to sleep and all the posts happened!

Bodie: How are you feeling this morning?

Amanda: I can't imagine the night you had but did you manage to get any sleep?

Maria: I'm really glad that your beta is back to zero just so you don't have to keep going back to your doctor and the repeated heartbreak. And if you look that good now, 10 years on from your wedding day, you must have looked utterly spectacular on that day too

Neffi: I hope your ds' wishes come true for you

Blessed: How are you doing - have you abstained for gone for the POAS?

Becca: Isn't it funny how in these circumstances we welcome nausea with open arms?!

Sunshine: You have the most lovely way with words. You manage to soothe and convey hope at the same time, its a real gift. And I loved the story about you and your dh. Soulmates I really hope that you will be well on your way and a pregnant lady in January Christmas is really very much about family in Ireland so the day will be spent cooking and eating. My family have always come to me for Christmas and this year we will have my lovely nephew so that will make a difference. My Dad isn't great to be honest, he was always very quiet but in quite a passive aggressive way and since my mum died three years ago he is even worse. It can be very disheartening but I'll make the effort.

Blue: I hope you feel a little better when you wake today - and I'll be really keen tohear how Fri goes

Leorira; we have the same issue here in Ireland in that there are absolutely NO irish babies to adopt so all adoption is intercountry. But I still don't get why all the activity happens in your 7th year? I really hope your lining thickens up for you. And what a beautiful photo - really gorgeous. And I'm really thinking of you today. You give such hope and encouragement to others and I'm really remembering this special day for you and your two little boys x

Julia: How are you?

Gina: I hope you are doing ok.

Rosie: Any more update?

JenMink: Yay again!

Jayne: Have you POAS'ed again? How are you doing?

Afm: In work so I had better go! Interesting session this morning with a lady - remember I mentioned her daughter miscarried and I heard about it in minute detail and it was very hard for me. Strangely she came in today and told me my tears for her were the most healing thing she could have encountered and it gave her permission to grieve. God really does work strangely at times - and very imperfectly through me it would seem but I'm glad it helped.

Ninde

[WeHaveHope]

UPDATED 11-08-11 @ 9:55am 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
Sky7371-ER scheduled on 10-24-11
Krrice28-IVF 10/2011
Catdempsey-Fall/2011 ER end of October


Kerribell FET Nov/2011
Tess69-FET Nov/2011
Kala0704-FET Dec/2011
Olim78-FET Nov/2011
Leorira-FET 11/2011
Neffi-FET 12-2-11
WeHaveHope-FET Jan/2012


Alwaysangel-Fall/2011
Lyd10-Fall/2011
Anton-Fall/2011
Fruit-Fall/2011
Jasmin-Fall/2011
Cheri76-Fall IVF
Bebesperanza-Fall/2011
Greekchick Fall/2011
Kerri_789 IVF Fall/2011
Gina1976-will schedule appt w/RE in several months for 1st IVF
Hopefulmommy-Nov/2011
Ninde-Jan/2012




LauraN-started BCP on 10-24 for ER/ET week of 11-28



Lauren319-Fall/2011
Tamera-ER 11-11, ET 11-16
Outlaw927-Fall/2011


Rosie84
Kerpupples
Kiminsh-ER 11-8



Amanda1979-PUPO FET on 10-27(4 embies). 11-3 +HPT, 11-7 Beta=6
Sunshine1576-IUI on 10-29. Beta 11-10.
Pinkboots11-PUPO. Beta 11-7.
Julia73-PUPO 11-1(4 embies).
Jayne321-PUPO 11-1(2 embies).
Becca-PUPO FET 11-2
Blessed143-PUPO FET 11-3(2 embies).
SamanthaRae21-PUPO 10-31(2embies). Beta 11-14

RESULTS

Fvrogers-PUPO on 9-22-11 (2 blasts). BFP 9-30 Beta=57, 10-3=290, 10-24 u/s one HB
Tuffy4u-PUPO on 9-24-11 (2 blasts). BFP 10-3 Beta=205, Beta 10-5=519, 10-25 u/s twins 2 HB's
K8ielovett-PUPO 9-19-11. BFP 10-3 Beta=953, Beta 10-6=3403
Toniaa-PUPO 9-24-11(2 blasts). 10-6 +HPT, No Beta waiting for u/s
Counsel13-PUPO(4 embies). BFP 16dpo=470, 18dpo=2060
Bodie1011-PUPO 10-7(2 embies). 10-14 +HPT, 10-16 Beta=248, 10-18 Beta=725, 10-25 u/s twins, 10-31 2 HB's
Blueeyedreamer-PUPO on 19-13(2 hatching blasts). 10-23 Beta=167, 10-25 Beta=305
Jen8675309-PUPO on 10-14(2 embies). 10-27 Beta=46, 10-29 Beta=59, 10-31 Beta 105
JenMink55-PUPO 10-29(3 blasts). +HPT, 11-7 Beta=135


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


Ninde 
Alwaysangel 
Sunshineandstars 
WeHaveHope 
Akdelp 

[rosie84]

Ninde - Interesting that the wait for adoption in Ireland is also impossibly long. Is it because all efforts are made to keep an unwanted child within the extended family or because people just don't give their kids up for adoption?

Leora - No new news on the embryos today, but I am sure I will hear again from the RE between now and tomorrow sometime in the morning, since we will need to know if the transfer is happening or not and exactly what time (should be around 2 or 3pm if it's a go). He did tell me that if I still have viable embies tomorrow but they aren't yet blasts, the lab will probably recommend waiting until day 6 and see if they make it to the blastocyst stage by then rather than transferring morulae on day 5. Beautiful wedding picture, but horrible story about your dad I am thinking of you and your beautiful boys today on your due date.

Bodie - Thinking of you today and hoping for amazing news. I know you must be on pins and needles, but the wait is almost over

We - Thinking of you...I know you have been through so much lately and I am praying you will have brighter days ahead in the very near future. I know it is bittersweet, but I am happy for you that your beta is finally zero and you can begin anew. Love the pic you posted, by the way...it makes me happy!


becca5am - I think the 2ww symptoms sounds very promising..sending you lots of good vibes for a happy outcome!


Sunshine - It sounds like your father was a wonderful man.Thanks for sharing memories of him with us. DH and I love to play Bananagrams - we play it at least once a week. Unfortunately, DH is just a little bit faster than I am, so he usually beats me!

kerpupples - I hope you are feeling better today. Even mild-moderate OHSS can be so horribly uncomfortable.

JenMink - Great number!! Congrats! Lots of doubling vibes for beta #2. This is really exciting

Amanda - (((hugs))) You are in my thoughts. So, so sorry for the horribly disappointing beta

blessed - It is still early. I am rooting for you and hoping you will see that elusive second line over the next few days!

I am doing okay...so anxious to know whether I will have something to transfer tomorrow (day 5) or Thursday. I haven't heard from the RE yet today, but I suspect I will either this evening or first thing tomorrow.

[Outlaw927]

Hi guys,
I've been silently stalking, reading everyone's updates and hoping and praying for everyone. I usually don't have time to post but I take time everyday to read.

WE - please move me to Stimmimg.
I started meds on Nov 3rd, I'm on 5 units Lupron, 300 Gonal-f and 300 Menopur. Had my first BW and US yesterday and only have about 3 follies in each ovary . My E2 was 580 so my RE dropped me down to 225 Gonal-f. This is my first IVF cycle and I am so worried and so afraid to be excited about anything. Well I go back to my RE tomorrow hopefully I'll have lower E2 and more follies.

Baby dust to everyone...

[SamanthaRae21]

Hey ladies! Im so sorry I havent posted on here in the last couple weeks. I took some down time for myself in order to calm my nerves and put my mind at ease in preperation for the procedures and Im happy to report that I made it through everything beautifuly!

The doctors got 11 eggs from me and slowly the numbers fell day by day...by our day 5 transfer day last Monday (Halloween of all days...lol) we had 2 viable good embryos and we decided to transfer both of them. The doctor said he got a very good position on the release of the embryos and that my uterus looked healthy and was reporting in at almost 10mm thick which is right where they want me.

So, im a week down on my 2ww! Its going by faster than I thought it would but Im still very anxious for the 14th to get here! I dont feel much different that when I was on the stimulant shots. My boobs have hurt for like a month between the bcp, stimulants and now the progesteron and estrogen so its so hard to tell. My bloating is completely gone which Im thankful for and I feel good! I called the nurse yesterday because I was like "shouldnt I be feeling different if this worked...!?" She said with all the hormones my body has been on and now with the progesteron shots and estrogen pills my body is going to be confused and misleading so alot of women dont "feel" pregnant right away in the 2ww.

Can any of you ladies relate?

[margi26]

Amanda: Ugh. So sorry my dear. I hate the “beta hell”. It is so unfair. I am sending you positive energy and prayers. (((HUGS))) in this difficult time.

[margi26]

Jen: Congratulations!!! That is a wonderful beta. I am so excited for you and sending strong doubling vibes for your next one!!!! Yipppeeee!!

[margi26]

Leora: I really debated what to post to you today. I am keenly aware of what today is. Since March I have been aware as our due dates were 16 days apart. You were ending your 2ww while I was beginning mine. I was so excited to be sharing this time with you and now, today, I grieve for you and David. It really pains me, literally, to know that I am now “that” reminder to you. This weekend is the Brit Milah for my little Levi and the Simchat Bat for Sofia. I too feel strongly about the tradition of naming children after someone who has passed. For my husband, the naming of our son was filled with sadness, as my FIL died just 5 days before our babies were born. It was sudden, unexpected and heartbreaking for my DH who is still grieving deeply. Our daughter is named for my paternal grandmother who passed away this summer. She was the traditional “Jewish” grandmother and I have such wonderful memories of her from my youth and into my adulthood so this meant a lot to me to name her for her.

On a positive note, I absolutely LOVE that wedding picture. You look so beautiful, so happy and so demure (huh? ) I hope that things are going well for you two. You are so “right” for each other, it is so clear everytime you speak of him. The stress of what you two have been through over the past 2+ years is unfair and unfathomable. I am praying that this FET is the one for you both. I will be following you and will be rejoicing with you when you hold your LO in your arms!!!

[blessed143]

Hello Ladies.... Yes I POAS this morning and it was still negative. But it was not a full 5dp transfer so.... Still holding out for hope. I feel like my body is currenly going through a roller coaster. But I am thinking of you all. I am sorry that I am not big on personals today. I am really tired and trying to take it easy. I am really thinking of you all and praying that everyone is well and moving along in their cycle.

[jayne321]

Good morning all~

Amanda~oh geez... I'm so sorry. It is so hard to get excited only to be let down with low beta numbers. That happened to me on the first IVF cycle. Sad face. Thinking of you.

Maria~ What a great picture of you. So much love and happiness in that photo.

Neffi~ I'm starting to think of other options and I'm curious with your donor embryo cycle. What information is made available to you regarding the donors?

Leora~OMG. I laughed at the Turkey/christmas comment. Last year I was into Thanksgiving bc I was hosting but this year I don't have the same excitement. I really hope things go well for you this cycle. You deserve a healthy pregnancy that results in a healthy baby. I'm so sorry about the twins due date. My girl was supposed to be born May 25 and she was actually born Jan 17. Those are two days that I'm a little sad inside and that was years ago. I totally understand.

I loved the article about stress. The next time someone tells me to relax, I'm going to tell them they're stressing me out and causing all of my infertility problems. Seriously... people are idiots.

Jenmink~Wow. So excited for your beta. I hope they continue to double.

Rosie~ Those phone calls can be agonizing to wait for. I hope for a good report.

Samantha~ Best of luck to you. The symptoms can be so misleading. It seems like every woman is different.

AFM~ things are not looking too promising. Bleeding this morning with cramps. Another negative HPT (7dp5dt). I called my clinic to see if I can do my beta earlier so I can stop the meds and they are letting me come tomorrow. As I am writing this... tears down my face... I'm starting to realize that our journey may be approaching an end. I have paid for one more IVF cycle (minus the meds) so I may be willing to give it one last shot in a few months. I do find peace in pursuing the adoption from India. The idea of getting on a airplane and walking into an orphanage and picking up our girl brings me a lot of peace and hope. I ran into a lady yesterday who adopted from china (a sign that it may be our path) and she told me to read 'the secret daughter'. I guess it is all about girls in India. I plan to order it today. I was watching her girl reach up to her in the store and in her little girls eyes, that blonde hair lady was her mom. It didn't matter to that little girl that her mom looked nothing like her. And obviously, my son is dark too. It feels totally right for our family.

[kerpupples]

Sunshine - I really love your story about playing Scrabble with your grandmother. I used to play with mine too! My DH and I used to play - he is SO competitive. One day I triple worded him with "meow" and he quit, claiming that was not a word. I think I can count on one hand the number of times we've played since!

Maria - I hear you about wanting to be off the drugs for awhile. I'm happy to have a break right now. Hooray, zero beta! Glad to see you at peace. You are lovely and with DH make a very dashing couple!


Blessed and Becca - sending you baby dust!!!

Leora - symptoms contiuing to subside. Phew! Wishing you comfort on this difficult day. Really love your wedding pic and even the story about your dad, for what's a real wedding without a little dysfunctional family drama? Interesting about the shroud. Seems kinda morbid at first but then very wonderful to be buried in what you were wearing when you married. Bless you for having the patience to navigate the adoption process. DH and I have spoken of that but it is very intimidating for us.

Rosie - thank you so much, I continue to feel better daily. Anxious to hear about your little embies, I'll be watching for your update tomorrow.

Samantha - For my FET cycle with DD, I did NOT think I was pregnant at all during the 2ww. Very, very few symptoms and all I had could be attributed to PIO. I think most of us really can't tell what's really going on during at that timeframe. Sending you lots of baby dust!

Jayne - Good luck on that early beta. Cramping can also indicate a BFP, and it it's a late implanter you may not test positive yet. I admire you so much for adopting a girl from India. It's so terrible what India and China do as a society to so many sweet baby girls. You're right, she will see you as mom regardless of differences in coloring.

AFM - pain is almost completely gone, bloating subsiding. I still look a couple months PG at this point though. Just waiting until tomorrow when we find out how many of our blasts got biopsied!

[amanda1979]

Thank you ladies for all the warm thoughts & prayers. Last night at a gas station I was washing my hands in the restroom & the cutest little girl was trying to wash her hands too. She looked like she was about 6 yrs old & she was looking at me. She ask me if I could help her wash her hands. I told her I would I ask her if I could pick her up so she could reach the soap. She loved the idea so as I am holding this sweet little girl I am trying not to cry. I don't want her to see the pain I am in. We get done washing her hands she tells my watch is pretty & I tell her that I love her shoes. She said her shoes were awesome..lol Her dad is outside the restroom waiting on her. I knew after that I could not give up. That little girl was in that restroom at that tome for me I believe. I go back Friday for the next beta. I am suppose to be poas per my doctor but I haven't had the heart to do it. I am now at the doc with my mom for her follow up appts. I hope everyone is having a wonderful day. I am on my iPad so it is hard to do personals.

[LYD10]

Leora - these are such good words from Margie! I second every one of them!!!! i wish you to get through the day.

And i cant believe the Israeli adoption people. They just so get into your business - it would be considered unprofessional by american standards, but in Israel for some reason it seems to be OK giving unsolicited opinions and crossing all sorts of boundaries.

Leora: I really debated what to post to you today. I am keenly aware of what today is. Since March I have been aware as our due dates were 16 days apart. You were ending your 2ww while I was beginning mine. I was so excited to be sharing this time with you and now, today, I grieve for you and David. It really pains me, literally, to know that I am now “that” reminder to you. This weekend is the Brit Milah for my little Levi and the Simchat Bat for Sofia. I too feel strongly about the tradition of naming children after someone who has passed. For my husband, the naming of our son was filled with sadness, as my FIL died just 5 days before our babies were born. It was sudden, unexpected and heartbreaking for my DH who is still grieving deeply. Our daughter is named for my paternal grandmother who passed away this summer. She was the traditional “Jewish” grandmother and I have such wonderful memories of her from my youth and into my adulthood so this meant a lot to me to name her for her.

On a positive note, I absolutely LOVE that wedding picture. You look so beautiful, so happy and so demure (huh? ) I hope that things are going well for you two. You are so “right” for each other, it is so clear everytime you speak of him. The stress of what you two have been through over the past 2+ years is unfair and unfathomable. I am praying that this FET is the one for you both. I will be following you and will be rejoicing with you when you hold your LO in your arms!!!

[LYD10]

Jayne - i am sorry you are going through this. I think your feelings on adoption are totally right on! and since your son is of darker complexion and your DH is from India i think it will be a great fit!

Amanda - i am so sorry you are going through beta hell. your story about the girl in the restroom was so moving...

We, Leora - beautiful pictures!

AFM, still no AF. its been over 4 weeks since D&C. I've had cramps a few days ago but nothing happened. I've resigned myself to waiting another couple of weeks. And then my doc said he would give me progesterone to bring on the AF if i dont get it by then - which will be around 6 weeks time.