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[TinaLou]

Amy: So sorry for your loss, I know how heart wrenching it is! Prayers for you as you begin your next step.

AFM: AF reared her ugly head Friday. It has been my heaviest and most painful period EVER! Thank you progesterone
This week has been heartbreaking and I took 3 days off work to allow my heart to heal. The first graders I teach don't know what has been going on, but they know I have been to see the Dr. a lot! They gave me lots of hugs when I got back! We are going back to our RE on Tuesday to find out what the next step is and how long we have to wait to begin our next round. We did not have any frozen embies so it will be back to square one.

[Sunshine1576]

Just checking in tonight with everyone, Tina those first graders will certainly warm your heart. I hope got to find some peace over the weekend and you should be able to get a concrete plan in place on Tuesday. I always felt better after the RE consultatuon visit, somehow making a plan to move forward alwys seems to help. X

Alisa- I hope they take care of your meds tomorrow, if they know what's worked in the past, why change it? I'm with you on the FET, I remember it being so much less stressful. As for banking, I remember the headache working for Colonial Bank and helping with the acquisition to BB&T. It was a tough adjustment with all the banking fees, especially to the elder customers who had been with Clolonial who didn't like the change. We thrived on customer service but when you start adding a long list of fee including: $25 NSF fees to each debit/check transaction and $5 to use the competitors ATM and so on, we did lost more then a handful of customers. It got pretty intense to get goals in, they depended so much on the teller-line to get 10 referrals in a week. Banking isn't for everyone and after 4 yrs I'm glad I got out of it to go into retail management, so much happier and it fit my IVF clinic schedule so much better with the long commutes. Glad you are helping the employees along the way, they're remember you.

Susyg- Good luck tomorrow with your beta. Two words I remember a friend texting me was "Stay Positive", and I kept that in the back of my mind during that appointment because I knew she was right there suppporting me along the way. Those two words helped me so much. X

Leora- You are our rock, and I cannot wait for you to started soon too! Please take care and keep us posted. P.S. Did you get my package I mailed out on the 17th?

AFM: Counting down until Thursday, 12 weeks. Have appt set with obgyn that morning, wish it was an u/s but he's using the doppler this time. I heard too many u/s is not healthy for the baby from radiation. So I have to be patient and keep some faith that everything is progressing as it should. Also on Thursday, dh will find out about the job up in Virginia. Honestly I wish he would go into New York Life as a financial planner and let us set roots down here in Florida. But every night he's surfing and applying to more colleges across the US so I'm not sure he wants to go into insurance sales. I think his fear is this would be a commision job self-employed and he's not use to that. So anyway we shall see how everything plays out in the next 6 months. It's going to be an interesting year. If everything goes as planned with my doctor on Thurs and we graduate to the 2nd trimester, 2 weeks later dh will be bringing home the nursery set my brother saved for us. I still feel it's so early to be bringing home baby stuff. My brother has been trying to get me to come up for 6 weeks now, but I postponed it for as long as I possibly can... My brother closes on his house on May 13th so dh is pressed with time in getting up there since they don't have room in their storage unit to store the baby things. Florida to South Carolina is a 7 hour drive and dh plans to make the trip up there without me on Mother's Day. Ugh I wish I was able to go with him, but we know a 24 hour trip wouldn't be good and my energy level has been weak on my off days.

[suzyq]

Amy- I am so sorry for your lose. I was there last cycle and it is not easy. Give yourself time to heal. Big hugs.

Tinalou-Let those first graders love you. They do love unconditionally and always made me feel better when I was teaching, Sounds like you will be jumping right back in and will have a plan. Keep us posted.

Sunshine/Christy- Love all your words of encouragement. So happy you are about to graduate. That is awesome. Hopefully now you will be able to sit back and enjoy this baby.Hope DH gets the job that is best for both of you. I know how hard that is.

Blisfulics- Sounds like you are in full swing. Praying this is your cycle and all goes well. I built up to 4 patches and only add estrotal pills when the patches were not enough. Just 1mg twice a day for the extra.

Loria- Glad to hear your on the mend and feeling better. I can not wait for good news from your donor embryo cycle. Are you guaranteed these are high quality and not someones left overs? That is why i went with frozen DE because of the guarantee of 6 high quality eggs which we only got two good embryos out of .

Cosette- I hope you are doing well.

AFM- Sorry if you were waiting for my results. All is well. Left town last Wednesday so had to go to out of state lab and it messed my numbers up. Started at 11dp3dt- 93.5, then new lab at 13dp- 150, and 15ddp- 307. Just got final results today and I took the last test Friday. Lab would not respond over the weekend. It was crazy, but all is well now. I have U/S scheduled May 13 at 8:30 and a due date of Dec. 28th. My regular ob said I am more than most likely to go deliver around 36-37 weeks since I had pre-eclamsia last time. So I may be closers to Christy in due date. That would be fun. Just happy as can be and glad to be home.

[BlissfulCS]

So stinking happy for you Cristie!

[Sunshine1576]

Oh Cristie that would be fun! I still cannot believe this is actually happening, surreal feeling isn't it? Maybe that's why I haven't moved over to the PAT board. I like it here too much, where we all seem to be actively taking strides to the next step!

Alissa- Counting down until your FET!

[Kasia]

Hello Ladies! I am glad that I am not alone in all of this... I have my beta test tomorrow (ET was on Sunday April 21st, they put 2 embryos on day five) , this is my 3rd IVF, I am so tired of hearing that my test was negative so it is really hard to stay positive, I am afraid that tomorrow will be no different:(. I have no symptoms, and anything I had I can stick to progesterone depositories I am taking. I had some mild cramping 3 and 4 days post transfer, also night sweats for 2 nights, my breasts were tender few days after transfer but not anymore, I have been overall very hot but not feeling tired or being nauseousness , no headaches... The only positive thing is that I have not gotten my period yet when before I would get the period even before the beta testing...
My heart jumps with joy for you that were successful and breaks for those that lost their babies.

[Sunshine1576]

Kasia-
I wish you all THE best tomorrow, I will be checking back in tomorrow night to see how everything went. It's tough waiting and all the anticipation but I commend you for not peeing on a stick. lol I could never bring myself to doing that either, until I FINALLY got the shocking-emotionally crying phone call and then the next day I had to pee on a stick just to make sure I wasn't dreaming, it's all hard to believe but things do happen when you least expect them to. Anyway more then anything I wanted to tell you I'm glad you joined the group. You will find a ton of support here that will help you throughout this journey.
Sincerely- Christy

[Kasia]

Thank you, Sunshine, for your warm words. They took my blood, now I play the waiting game. I did not pee on the stick even if I wanted to I did not have any tests left, I threw them away in anger after last failed cycle. I still did not get my period, I had an upset stomach yesterday and what felt like cramps which can go both ways - pregnant or my period is coming. I will keep you posted about the results. I bought some nice candles and have some margarita to help me ease the pain if it's negative... I just cannot help myself to think positively, after 5 calls that I was not pregnant (3 IUIs and 2 IVFs) I just expect the worst.

[Kasia]

I just got a call form my doctor and BFP!!!!! I am so happy my HCG level is 130, I hope it is ok, my doctor said it was very good. I have another test on Friday. I still have no typical symptoms, not tired, not dizzy, no headaches, no nausea, no sore breasts... I guess they are coming:) I don't mind I just want healthy baby

[Sunshine1576]

Kaisa! Oh my goodness you must be on cloud 9 right now! This is wonderful wonderful news! Congratulations you are pregnant!!!! Now go enjoy those candles and celebrate with some gingerale tonight.

[suzyq]

Kasia- So sorry I have been MIA an not here to welcome you. CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!! I am so happy for you on your BFP. YOur number sounds great. My first BETA was 93.5 and all is well here. You are on your way girl. Hoping your number more than doubles on Friday.. Looking forward to your results.

Christy- It is all very surreal. Just enjoying the moment and catching extra zzzzs when I can. Went back to gym today to try and stay active as long as possible. When did you make your first OB appt? I don't plan on it until I see the HB on the 13th. RE says they will not release me til 10-12 weeks.

Blisful- You are getting close. Keep us posted.

[Sunshine1576]

Cristie- I called my obgyn the next day after we had the u/s to see the baby at the clinc and hear the heartbeat. They told me to go ahead and get penciled in. My obgyn fills up fast with appts so I knew I needed to call him as soon as we had that confirmed, and 3 weeks later (at 9 weeks)--we had the obgyn appt. So I would say call your doctor to schedule it as soon as you can, the clinic will have you sign a release form. What was hard for me was at 10 weeks when I went in for bloodwork at the clinic I did not know this would be my last visit until I got the phone call that afternoon.nMy clinic is 3 hrs away from my home so I did not get a chance to say goodbye, bittersweet feeling. I want to move forward but I miss the ladies at the same time, you get attached when you're there so much AND I was spoiled there lol. I miss having a weekly appt, now it's every 4 weeks. No I'm not complaining but at the same time I would feel more relaxed knowing everything was ok with frequent visits but I understand it's an insurance thing. Also I wanted more then one u/s at the clinic I almost begged for one at 10 weeks even after I just had my obgyn appt, I was still in denial. But one of my friends told me too much radiation is not good for the baby so I decided it would be best to stay distracted. lol easy said then done isn't is?
Today I had my 2nd obgyn visit...
Dr said guestimating with the doppler hb 150-155. yes we're 12 weeks but it still feels a little soon to tell the world. Today after we waited 25 minutes out in the lobby, they called me to the back, but made us wait in the hallway for too long, so long I started shedding tears...a nurse saw me and had to ask what was wrong. I said we suffered a m/c 3 yrs ago and I'm so afraid we won't get to hear the hb today. She comforted me, brought me tissues and reassured me that everything would be ok. We were in the hallway, watching pg ladies with big bellies walk by and then another patient and the nurse had the door wide open as she had the curtain drawn over here and I could hear the u's and the baby's hb going on, it was too much emotionally for me to handle. Dh who was absorbed in his job worrying, turned to me and said I cannot say too much, I said yes we think te worse until something good happens, that seems to come natural to us. After everything was over, the same nurse came back over to me and asked how everything went and I gave her a hug and told her it went better then I expected. What a nice warm compassionate nurse...I'll never forget how she made me feel.

[Kasia]

Hi Ladies! Thank you for warm welcome . My second beta is 256, I am hoping this is normal. I was so anxious to be pregnant and now I am anxious hoping that everything goes well with my pregnancy. It is 9 months of waiting... Next Friday I have another blood test and ultrasound.
My husband and I are planning to tell my family about our pregnancy on Memorial Day weekend, they will be so surprised because we did not tell them that we are going through 3rd cycle of IVF.
How are your symptoms? I still feel pretty normal, yesterday evening for the first time I was feeling nausea and my breasts started to hurt a little but other than that no special symptoms.

[suzyq]

Christy- My heart goes out to you. I had no idea the visit would be so hard on you. I do know after m/s pregnancy has been different for me this time. I pay attention to everything. Before I used to get up and pee in the dark. Now I always turn on the light to make sure there is no spotting. Such a trivial thing has turned into a stress for us. IF changes all who go through it. I hope as time passes your stress will lessen. Baby G is growing strong and healthy. I know I have to keep telling myself the same thing every day. Sometimes I want to shout I am pregnant from the roof tops, but know it is still too early for me. 12 weeks cannot come soon enough. I am hoping I will feel more confident after seeing the HB on the u/s on the 13th. Hugs girls. You have a lot going on right now with DH. This is really going to happen and you will get to hold that little one in 28 weeks.

Kasia-Your numbers sounds great. I am envious you get to see your little one before me. My RE will not do an u/s until 7 weeks to see the hb. Don't worry about not having many symptoms. With one DD and DS I was never sick. Youngest DD I had it 24/7 for six months. This one so far has only been sore boobs and tired. Plus all the little twinges in my abdomen. Enjoy this moment and all those wonderful ones to come.

AFM- Just hanging out and waiting til the 13. Seems like we will all have a lot of waiting to do the next few months.

[BlissfulCS]

On my way out of town for a Derby party and have been crazy busy so this will be crazy quick.

Kasia- welcome and congrats!!!!! Those are simply awesome betas. You are preggo!

Christy- Yay for making it into the second trimester. That baby is in it for the long haul I just know it.

AFM- My cycle is crazy. Don't have time for all the details but we were planning on a Tuesday FET and now it looks like Friday at the earliest. That is if I don't ovulate this weekend and get cancelled. My RE makes no sense and even though he gave me my DD I am about ready to switch. The short version is that they stim for FET (pretty unusual) and do nothing to prevent ovulation. My follies are all around 10 but there is one cyst which is questionable and if it were a follie it would be at 15 as of yesterday. RE says "I don't think you have or will ovulate." And get this? No b/w. Just an ultrasound. Today is CD 12 and I usually ovulate early. I am beside myself praying I don't ovulate. More on Monday.