I'm glad your DH is on the same page with not wanting to wait anymore. We get told to wait all the time since we "so young" and it's so stressful. People don't understand how stressful the WAITING is! I hope you get your IVF class in 2 weeks.
LauraN - there was a casino on the boat, but that's really not our thing. Another couple that we became friendly with was really into the casino and actually came out ahead in their gambling. I just can't get over the "house advantage" and losing my money - I would rather by stuff than gamble! I also never got my period after my D&C.... so frustrating! It took a round of Provera 9 weeks post D&C to get a period. Provera should definitely do the trick!
Kerri (akdelp) - hi! *waves back* Oy honey - I'm so sorry about your spotting. Tomorrow is another beta or finally an u/s?
Gina - cruise was way more fun than I thought it would be - I definitely recommend! Would you go with your son (ie, family vacation) or without him (ie, romantic vacation)? Either way would be awesome! I had a yogurt for breakfast and a salad with a roll for lunch. So far so good! I just need to get my butt to a gym... ugh.
Amy (kerpupples) - getting so far along! I love the ticker! I think David suggested a break because this is all so stressful for us. I just don't think a break will relieve the stress... I'm not sure what will - which is frustrating because we don't want to live so stressed-out anymore. I think that the stress will always be there (hopefully after we bring home a baby it'll ease a little bit) and we need to work on better coping skills (our coping skills are great, otherwise we'd be crushed by the stress and grief already -- but things are just getting more and more frustrating, so maybe we need even MORE coping skills).
I take Effexor (a different kind of anti-depressant). I've been on anti-depressants for years now, even before the IVF. I can't function without them - and just one little pill a day makes my life so much better. I was told to start weaning from Effexor to Prozac at week 24ish. I was told Prozac was totally safe for pregnant women and there is almost no 'withdrawal' for the babies (which there would be with Effexor, which is more of a problem). When the boys were born at 24 weeks - I had just started switching to the Prozac. I was told to stick with my Effexor and that it was fine for breastfeeding. Find a doctor who is a psychiatrist that knows a lot about pregnant/nursing women.
Patricia - yup - the nasal spray stuff is used here too - but it's the same type of drug as Lurpon. Good luck starting that tomrorrow! Always exciting to start! 11lbs in 9 weeks is FANTASTIC! I don't know about the gel/cream, but I take 400mg of pessaries twice a day.
NIcole (blue) - how are you coping, honey? I really hope for good news on Friday
Maria - that's scary to be off the blood thinners when you know you need them, but I understand the risks of taking them while bleeding too -- that's super scary. I used to break blood vessels in my eyes from vomiting too --- so I was puking all the time with bloodshot eyes -- I had to explain to work that I was pregnant and not drinking!

AFM - BETA IS ZERO! Finally!
And, super weird, but I'm ovulating now. I have a follicle measuring 19mm on my right ovary. I have NEVER EVER ovulated on my own, not even after my pregnancies or miscarriage. Weird.
The forecast for the weekend is snow (which is a HUGE deal here!), so everyone kept saying that we should stay indoors and "have fun" and hopefully concieve a miracle. I doubt it. Remeber that D's sperm count last time was 14. Not 14 million, not 14 thousand, not 14 hundred.... just 14. So I doubt we'll get a miracle, but we'll try anyway!
They said that I should get a period in about two weeks and should be able to start my cycle then. I'm a bit nervous that I won't get a period. If I'm definitely ovulating, I'll definitely get a period, right? People who don't get regular periods are people who don't ovulate, right? About 2 weeks after ovulating, I should get a period if I'm not pregnant, right? I hope so!
So many things are closed over Passover (early April), so most doctors won't cycle then (like how most clinics don't cycle too close to Xmas in the USA). I don't know my new doctor's policy, but my old clinic wouldn't let me start after March 20th.... so I'm really hoping I get a period before then!