September/October Cycling Friends!

[shelbyrn0214]

Karenthescorpio – I don’t recall any difference in my usual NONSTOP sinus problems when I was on Follistim.

Moorebaby - When will you know your second beta?

Teachermom – Great to hear from you! Not sure about the time frame for AF, but I’m doing a lot of dancing for you!

Rayofsunshine – hope you had a lot of happy, healthy swimmers!

Sancap – ER Great fert report! Now I’m sending you dividing dust!!!

Sangria – doesn’t that stink about the sex! Too funny about the TV show!

Karling – How did your scan go yesterday!!??

Michele – You’ll get your positive very soon!

Jaydentd – That’s great news!!!! Stim away!

Wolffie – Yes, it was the first time. I was so happy when we looked @ it (DH and I looked at the same time)!

Katie – I’m so happy for you! 3 sounds great! What’s the max you will transfer? My beta is on Friday @ 9am.

I’m super excited about the +HPT, but there is still that little voice in my head saying, ‘you should have waited….’ I’ll do it again in the morning and see if the line gets darker or lighter (praying for darker!!!)
Thank you all for your congrats and well wishes. You ladies are the best!

[kala0704]

Kiwi-I guess tese and/or mesa (not sure whats the difference) is actually our plan b. First they will see if the twitchers survive the thaw. If not, then they will take a biopsy from DH. I just figure if that fails then we will have to do the whole turkey baster thing in America....maybe next summer.

J&C-sorry about the whole monitoring thing...that is crazy. Hang in there girl and enjoy some peace and quite. GROW FOLLIES GROW!!!!

Shelby-OMG!!!!! PPPRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEGOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Im so excited. I cant wait for your beta. Yes, we are sooooo happy to save some money. Also, he parents gave us money. I think they felt guilty about his car accident being the cause of all this. He loves seeing his family and friends...but the only problem is that his culture likes to drink.....A LOT!! And he is not allowed to until we know for sure if he has to do a TESE/MESA. But, we are making the best out of it. I hope you'll be partaaaaaying on Friday!!!! a double party at that! Darkening dust to you for tomorrow morning!!!

katie- i hope those 3 eggies turn into nice beautiful embies!!! Good Luck!!!

marya-Im so sorry hun! I pray God gives you strength and courage to get through this heartache.

karen-we must be stimming at the same time. YAy!! im jealous you had day 3 bloodwork. i have to wait til day 5 which is wednesday. What meds are you on?

michele-im praying for ya! keep us updated on how the poasing goes.

moorebaby-im praying for a nice high second beta! GROW BETA GROW!!!!

teachermom-hang in there girl!!! Im doing the AF dance for you!!! Not sure how long for AF to come. Im thinking at least two weeks after stims...since that is how long it is after you ovulate naturally. GL hun!

rayofsunshine-Im praying this all works out for you!!! you are right that it only takes 1. That is the hope i am hanging on too. We only have 100 twitchers....and thats before the thaw. Gooooooooddddd lUcccccckkkkK!!!!!

Sangria-i know it is so controversial about the number of embies to implant. I want to increase our chances, but we'll have to burn that bridge when we come to it. Also I googled the "celebs": Jon and kate did IUI and octomom transfer 6 thawed embies where 2 split into identical twins.

Sancap-Im praying for all eight of those eggies....Dividing dust to you!!!!!

AFM-the doc couldnt do the pap smear today cuz im still spotting. I have been bleeding for 3 weeks...im so tired of it. We will try again on wednesday when I go in for bw, u/s.

Baby dust and prayers to all of you!!!

[moorebaby]

just got the call...is this good???

1st beta (2 days ago)-116
2nd beta (today)-186

1st progesterone (2 days ago)-17
2nd progesterone (today)-28

they said my beta is within 70% rise so it's within normal range. what are your thoughts?

[moorebaby]

oops i meant 196, not 186

[CT_Michele]

moore- check out this site and it will tell you if you are in the range.

http://babymed.com/Tools/pregnancy/hcg/

[shelbyrn0214]

Moorebaby - You had such a good strong first # and a good second # that it sounds good to me. I did so much research after my first beta came back a 30 last time that I learned it can take 48-72 hours for a beta to double. Sounds like you are right on track! Congrats!

[rayofsunshine]

Hey lovely ladies-

marya-My heart breaks for you :( I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. We are all here for you.

katie-I'm so glad you got three. Now they need to do their best to make it back to you :) Keep us posted-I'll be thinking of you.

shelby-Yay! Congrats on your BFP news! I'm hoping the line only gets darker for you.

kala-I'm a little clueless-what is the TESE/MESA? I stinks to have delays from bleeding-it seems like our bodies get so off track with all that we put them through in this process.

j & c-I think I missed your update. How was your appt? How many follies did they see?

sancap-sounds like everything is going well. I'm excited to see your show-is it a one-time thing or a series on WE?

I seriously need to take notes next time so I don't leave anyone out. I am so forgetful these days! I wish you all the best :)

We went through with the IUI today but the count was at 93,000-pretty dismal :( I am trying so hard to stay positive-I know it only takes one (maybe he was in this group). We are going to wait our two weeks and pray for the best. I'm going to lay on the couch and watch cheesy movies the rest of the day. Catch up with you all later!

[miyaya]

Hey girls. ugh...had ER today. Not great news. They were expecting 19 follies and to retrieve at least 10 eggs....NOPE...they only got 2. They think they did not give me enough HCG trigger. I am so upset. They said they drew HCG levels to verify the theory but guess what.....they lost my blood! OMG....I am so disappointed beyond belief right now especially since I was told I had such a great response. Now we will never know if its at HCG faault or not. I am just hoping they make it to fert and transfer. I guess I will know more tomorrow. Sorry, no time for personal....just feeling kinda blue right now.

[sancap14]

miyaya- OMG I would be so pissed...what do you mean they lost your blood?? The actual blood ...or the results? Your eggies will make it to transfer, and you, and me and katie99, and rayofsunshine will all have BFP's just like we planned from the begining! Pleeeeease I hope it works out that way! Stay positive ladies ((((hugs)))) to all of you.

Wolffie- I am a 5 day transfer hopefully Friday I will be PUPO- finally.

[cheekyone]

Hey everyone

Shelby I am so so happy for you that you got that second line woohoo keep getting darker

Michelle heaps of pma to you i have everything crossed for your first beta

Katie that is great news the best 3 eggs are with you my everything crossed for a great fertilisation result

keep up the faith all

[karenthescorpio]

Kala0704- hi there. I think I had to do a day 3 u/s and blood b/c I use to be PCOS and they are treating me like I am still PCOS (although I never had cysts or irregular period...just very elevated testoterone, etc). All my hormones are normal now. I'm on Follistim (started at 200, now 250) and Menopur (2 vials) at the same time. I go back tomorrow for another u/s and blood. They are being very cautions not to allow me to over stimulate (a big problems for those with PCOS). Today I could feel more of a difference in my body where my ovaries are...little pressure, twitches, slight heavy feeling. My nurse said that is normal b/c the ovaries are getting nice and plump. I guess it is just a balancing act of avoiding over stim vs. not enough. So far so good! I started stemming last thursday (sept 24). Hopefully, I will get more info tomorrow about how long this will last. My sinuses are NOT happy!

[katie99]

Hi girls -

I cant believe how sore & tender I feel! UGH!! I didnt feel like this my first ER, my RE said he did all he could to get all the follies, but wow he must have done some kind of digging in there! I'm trying really hard to stay positive, but 3 eggs makes it difficult to do. All I can do at this point is to wait til tomorrow & hope for the best.

miyaya -I'm sorry that your ER didnt go as planned either. You got 2, I got 3. At least we have some, it could have been worse. But what do you mean they cant find your bloodwork? do you mean the results? or the actual sample? you need to get on them for that, especially if you believe that they triggered you too low! I vote you have a chat with the RE tom.!
Prayers for both of our fert!! - hugs

shelby - I'm Soooo happy for you!! friday right around the corner!!

rayofsunshine -thanks! I hope that the lucky one was there & swimming like mad! fingers are crossed for you!

sancap -Yippeeee! for 8 fert! You'll have snowbabies too! lucky girl

kiwi -thanks! I've got fingers crossed for your beta on thur!

j & c -hoping that your appt went well today! Great that your house is back to normal now! Its great seeing family, but you had a mega visit!

cheeky -thanks! so glad that you're still here, my friend!

michele -How goes the dreaded 2 ww? Are there any HPTs left in the state of Conn? he he. I would use them too, but my RE has all pt on those HCG booster shots every 3rd day for a total of 4 shots!

to have fun -thanks chris! I'm crossed for your upcoming cycle too
Us poor responders need to root each other on! "hail Mary cycle" love that

Sorry if I left anyone out - hugs & prayers to us all! - xoxo

[Johannanita]

Kiwi – I thought the same thing about the nurse asking me to come in if I needed to. My Dr was also the IVF Dr for that weekend and she said she was going to tell him I called. I trust that she did talk to him and everything must be fine or he would have called. I would buy that ultrasound microscope in a heart beat right now. PMA PMA PMA!!!

J&C – At my clinic they monitor your progesterone levels but I don’t think there’s any coming off of them until it’s time. I was told my levels where through the roof, but I’m still on them. I called my sister and told her what happened and she said the same exact thing. I told her I thought maybe I slept through it. She said that she knows I can tolerate a lot of pain but I wouldn’t have slept through a miscarriage. Lol I am trying to think the same way, If I’m not doubled over in pain and there isn’t a lot of blood, I need to relax! I’m trying.

Shelby – YAY!!!!! I’m so happy for you!!!! I didn’t get a POAS pos until around 8dpt3dt! That is so great. I guess it’s different since you did a 5dt and I did a 3. Can’t wait for your beta on Fri!!! This whole experience is just so nerve racking. If it isn’t one thing it’s another! DH does have a great since of humor. If it wasn’t for him I would be a total basket case. (I mean much worse than I am now)

Michele – I just don’t know how you find the strength to POAS so early?! I was a wreck after my first neg. I was so upset with myself for not waiting. Thank goodness I started seeing lines the next day! GL to you Hun!! POAS away! This is going to be it. I can feel it!

Teachermom – Oh the joys of waiting for AF. I remember after my 1st cycle got canceled it took a while for AF to come. I think it was over a week late, maybe even too. I just kept on saying, it’s coming, it’s coming. I’m still dancing for you!

Rayofsunshine – I’m praying for you. PMA PMA and cheesy movies.

Sangria – I’m feel much better thanks for asking. Today I felt ever so slightly nauseous. I’ll take it! The babies are behaving so far. We all had a little talk. I think that’s a great attitude to have. Can’t wait to hear your POAS result, when you do.

Sancap14 – YAY, what a great fert report!!! I hope they keep doing their thing! I have everything crossed for you. Friday can’t come fast enough! Just 4 more wake ups before it’s time is the way I’m going to look at it!

Marya – I am soo sorry about your results. My heart hurts for you. Please don’t give up. We’re here for you.

Jaydentd – It is normal to spot after stopping bcp. It happens to me every single time. Keep in praying for me.

Katie – This should be called the waiting to wait again game. I am praying for 100% fert!!! Hope you get some rest and get ready for ET!

moorebaby – If they said it’s normal then it’s normal girlie!! Congrats!!!

miyaya – I am SO sorry! I can’t believe they lost your results!! I’m praying for you sis. Hang in there. It’s not over til it’s over. Even then hopefully it’s not over, it just means try again.

AFM, I'm feeling good. Still paranoid that something will happen, but I have those thoughts way in the back of my head. I have to start digging through my 'fat' clothes. I lost about 30 pounds before DH and I got married in Dec. and I brought all this new clothes and they are starting not to fit. I had to do the old rubber band through the loop hole trick with my slacks this morning. I couldn't button them.

[shelbyrn0214]

Hey everyone! I have one box of Follistim (300 units) that I had left over from this time stimming. If anyone is in need of it (having to start over or just a little shy, etc) I will be happy to donate it to someone. I would prefer it be to someone who is a regular posting member (that's why I wanted to offer it here before I put it out on the general forum). You ladies are 'DA BOMB' and I want to do what I can to help. This medicine was donated to me by a WONDERFUL lady on the 'Over 40' thread who is now PUPO with 2 donor eggs! Please let me know if anyone is interested. Because I love all you gals, it will be first come, first serve so I don't have to choose.

[shelbyrn0214]

Awesome! The Follistim is being given to a great lady who is staying in the "game". Talk to everyone later. Have a wonderful evening!