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

[WeHaveHope]

Dear friends,

Anna Cristina was born at 9:10pm weighing 6Lbs/2oz & Katerina Maria was borm at 9:11pm weighing 5Lbs/8oz via c-section both.  Both are doing very well.  Anna is in the regular nursery and Katerina is in the NICU receiving a bit of oxygen.  Thank you all for your well wishes and prayers. I posted a picture of the girls on the PAT Board. Sending you all lots of xoxo...

[kynlee]

Kay- Itailan Beet Salad I boil potatoe and beets (in seperate pans) Then I chop onion & celery. Once the Potatoe and beets are cooled down I add the celery and onion add Oil and White Vinegar salt and pepper and then let it chill dont stir to hard or the potatoes will break... Its a great side for your summer bbq's

Christy- Your Co worker seems childish is she young? I wouldnt worry to much on things she says you need to just worry about you and your next cycle I cant be bothered with ladies at work that stir up drama, I have alot of friends here but the ones that stir the pot I stay away from I cant get my self stressed at work.. Just take one cycle at a time you got 6 shots in 23 months but it could happen on your first try so dont think to far ahead God has a plan

We- Congratulations on your Twins thank you for posting so quickly on them I will have to go to the PAT board and check them out

[Ninde]

Maria: wonderful news. Blessings to you all. Those little beauties are the luckiest 2 girls ever x

Ninde

[Madame X]

WE - CONGRATS!!! The girls are BEAUTIFUL!!!

[Madame X]

LauraN – Yay on 23!! Wow that is a great fert report. You will be PUPO by tomorrow !!

Kynlee – So happy your baby is doing well! I love red beets too. I actually ate them during my 2ww and was nervous when I had purple pee…lol.

Ninde – I really hope you feel better soon and that your follie check goes well tomorrow!

Dys – Can’t wait to see your beta on Monday!!

Sunshine – WOW! That’s all I have to say….. I can’t believe she responded “what about me”… you should have been like …. “Ya, what about you?” I work a lot too! I am a teacher, so that explains that schedule, but then I also teach ESL and GED on Tuesday and Wednesday nights during the regular school year and then I just got done teaching summer school. So I know how it is. I like the $, but sometimes I am grouchy especially when I have to go back out at night after teaching all day. But I figure I might as well do it while I can. So once the baby is born I am giving up my nights and no summer school next summer!

AFM – Just finished teaching summer school on Tuesday! Enjoying day 2 of my 15 days off, heading out for a walk with my furbaby!

[Sunshine1576]

Kynlee- She just turned 27, but obviously she never grew up. My boss feels sorry for her but I don't because she keeps repeating the past what she calls "mistakes", she's book smart and could apply herself but lacks common sense and self control to making good decisions. My boss feels sorry for her because she is psychologically challenged as she puts it because she never had parential support growing up. I think that's a load of crap. We shouldn't baby her because she is an adult as far as I am concerned and she needs to figure out her identity. I realize letting her get to me it's a waste of time and it's beyond anyone's control. I had to vent last night because I rather not gossip to anyone at the store. I keep telling myself it's only temporally that I have to deal with her, in January she will be officially home with her baby and the drama will end.

[kynlee]

christy- This is the best place to Vent Just didnt want you to stress yourself out, you need to get ready for your Nov transfer

[Pocos]

Jayne321 – Thank you – I cant wait to start the next cycle. Hopefully next month! How are you feeling? I hope the bloating is not bothering you.

Tiger – Congratulations! My doctor once explained to me that the uterus is a place for only 1 “householder”, so sometimes, nature doesn’t allow both embryos to implant because of that . Don’t worry, your bean will be fine!

Nicole – I am happy you have an embie frozen! That’s great news!

Christy – I also love the board! It has helped me so much so far!

To-have-fun – Congrats on been released to the OB!!

MadameX – We received the kits for the counsyl test. We already mailed our saliva samples and I cant wait to receive the results and start another cycle. They should receive the samples by tomorrow and then I will take 3 weeks to get the results! I’ll keep you posted. I cant believe you are already having your first OB appointment, that’s great news!

Kynlee – Congrats on the healthy bean!

Laura – Great fertilization report! Did you guys use ICSI?

Ninde – Are you feeling better?

Dys24 – You are so close to your first u/s, that’s super exciting!

WaitingKay – Thanks for the input – I feel more confortable with this new clinic, specially because I had a better protocol (less follicles but more mature eggs). When are you having your next u/s?

Maria – Congratulations! They are beautiful! So happy for you!

Christy – Try not to worry about your co worker and what she says. Focus on you and your dream, you deserve it.

AFM - We mailed our saliva tests to counsyl, they should receive them tomorrow, and then in 3 weeks we should have the results. I cant wait to start the next cycle.

Yesterday I went to a memorial service at my church and found out this lady at the church jsut had a baby, then everybody at the table we were sitting started asking me when we would have a baby. I just wanted to run away from there and cry. I didnt tell anyone at church about what we are going through, I think it will be worse if I tell. What do you guys tell people? I need some advice. I was thinking of saying I dont want to have children, because if I say I cant have children, they will start talking about adoption (I am ok with that but people just dont understant how expensive it is!!)

One if my friends from Brazil started talking to me on MSN to tell me another friend just had a baby and this other friend we have is pregnant. I said "great, i have to go", and blocked her on my msn. She also doenst know about what we are going through but I dont want to tell people. What should I do ladies? How do you deal with these questions?

Thanks.

[kynlee]

Pocos- I would just tell them you and your Husband are waiting alittle longer to have kids, I think if you say you dont want any and then 3 months from now are pregnant they may think you didnt want it... You dont have to go into details just tell them we want to wait a couple more years I do know how hard it is to watch everyone around you have babies I have been dealing with it for the past 10 years all My friends are done having kids and My family is just about done, my youngest niece is 25 with 3 kids and tied her tubes so it just leaves me and everyone asking me when it will happen I just told them in Gods time and told them they would know when they see a bump

[jayne321]

Tiger04~ yay for the ultrasound but I am sorry for the loss of the twin. When I was pregnant with my son, I lost a twin so I understand the bittersweet feeling.

Nicole~ I was so happy to hear you had an embryo to freeze. I always wished I had the security feeling of having a back-up but I've never been able to freeze any embryos. I can't remember. Did you transfer one or two?

Kynlee~ Yay for a great U/S. You must feel relieved to see the hb but also to know that everything else checked out well too. Phew.

to-have-fun~ I'm probably a little late but I assume you did genetic testing since you know it's a girl? Congrats on a good u/s.

Madamex- must be nice being down to every other day. I'm doing shots this time. I've always done the supp/oral combo but I decided to try something different this time. I was sick of the mess but I'm not looking forward to the shots.

Lauren~ great report. How old was your donor? Very exciting. I take it you would be OK w triplets? That scares me a bit. I'm pretty sure I'll be really lucky to get one.

Ninde~ I only had something like 12-16 follicles (I can't remember) when I overstimmulated. I mentally blocked it out because it was no fun. I have the worst shoulder pain because the fluid leaked into my abdomen. I could barely walk. I was so miserable. My ovaries were both grapefruit size. I almost called 911 one night because I couldn't catch my breath. So far, I feel much better in the cycle so hopefully it won't happen again. I hope you are feeling better.

dys~ looking forward to hearing your beta on Monday.

Maria~ you give me so much hope. Your girls are beautiful. Huge congrats.

waiting kay~ I'm sorry. I'm trying to catch-up. I'm a little confused on your status. Ultrasound for? Looking forward to getting to know you better.

Sunshine~sounds like your co-worker should leave her past relationships in the past. It must be annoying to talk to her.

Pocos~ it's hard to know what to say. Everyone is so different. I'm an open book. I pretty much tell everything. I'm a good secret keeper when someone confides in me but I can't hide a thing about myself. Sometimes I wish I could.

Leora~ you OK?

AFM~ just returned from follie check. Only 5 follicles ranging from 12-16. I start cetrotide tonight and I increase my Menopur to 4 vials. Next u/s will be sat. Egg retrieval will be mon or tues.

[Wondercat]

Pocos - As Jayne says, everyone is different but I can only give my own opinion. Ever since I found out we would need IVF I have been very honest about it. By not doing so, you are only setting yourself up to be constantly hurt by people who I'm sure would be horrified to know the kind of pain they are causing you. It's not fair that you resent the pain that they cause, when they don't even know they are doing it. If you are worried that they will bring up adoption, openly state that you are not interested in adoption at this time. Right now you are alienating the people you love at a time when you need all the emotional support you can get. Give your loved ones the chance to be sensitive to your needs as you go through this, I think you will be amazed to find that the very people who have been making you feel like running and crying will turn out to be a fantastic support system. Again, we all handle this differently but for me, I cannot advocate lying as a good solution for dealing with difficult situations in life. I have it on very good authority that "the truth will set you free."

[kynlee]

Jayne- I did the PIO shots this time around and was so nervous so I googled the Sh!t out of it hoping to find the less painful way... And I found it its called Elma Cream, its a numbing cream and I been doing PIO shots for 8wks with no problems no pain... My Dr never had anyone use it but she asked me how my shots were going since I was so afraid and I told her the cream is a God sent she now has it set up to ask each girl if they want it to use for treatment I also use the smaller gage needle ( i know there is 2 sizes to get) Good luck with the shots and I will be doing the follie dance for you cant wait to hear how your U/S goes sat

[jayne321]

Kynlee~ Where can I get the cream?

[kynlee]

jayne- I had my RE order it I got it through Freedom Pharmacy, I Think you need a prescription. But I am sure all the pharmacy have it as long as the RE prescibes and I dont see why she wouldnt

[LauraN]

Jayne- you can get the prescription for the cream from your doctor. I use it for my PIO as well as add ice the last 10 minutes that I have the cream on. Make sure when you use it, that you put the cream on, then cover it with saran wrap and let it sit. There are different people who have used it on this board, and I'm probably the most extreme because I have SUCH a needle phobia...I even used it for my shots in my stomach, and I couldn't even give myself shots- I go into an anxiety attack......just my phobia. Oh well. I know that Maria (who just had the twin girls last night) would only put it on for like 5-10 minutes or so. I have tried different times on me and I don't feel a thing, but I put it on for 1 1/2 hours, with the last 10 minutes adding ice. Not sure how long some of the others have kept it on for. You may have to play with yours to see how long you have to leave it on for. My goal is to not feel it at all. Good luck!