Pheonixes Rising

[nicolamark]

My birthday is 2nd October, you will have to call your babe Nicola if its born on the 2nd!!! x x x

[gailp]

Hi Phoenixes

Lisa you have certainly started the year of well for everyone, Congratulations again. I bet you still can’t believe it. I still can’t believe sometimes that I am one of the lucky ones that’s got pregnant. Don’t worry about your AF type pains, I was so sure that AF was going to come I had some of the worst AF pains Its just your body adjusting.
Does the clinic do a scan at 7 weeks, so that you can see your little miracle on screen?

Kate I am sorry you are having a bit of a bad time with your friends falling pregnant, it always feels like a kick in the teeth. You will get there and get that BFP and it will make you appreciate the pregnancy and baby so much more. I was getting to the stage where I would do anything to avoid babies and pregnant women. I still now when I find out someone is pregnant after trying for such a short while think how unfair it is and it should be all of you on here falling pregnant.

Nicki what a pain about work, you certainly don’t need that worry. Don’t let it stress you out if you can help it. When you get that BFP you won’t care about the sales targets then! That’s the worst thing with the treatment you seem to spend most of your time waiting for the next appointment.

Kate good luck with your scan on Friday for your FET, how are you feeling? I am glad AF arrived on time.

Julie how are you feeling. I cant believe that you didn’t get to ET. I know exactly how you would have felt because my 1st cycle was abandoned after EC because of OHSS. I was gutted I had got so far and then the plug was pulled. Looking back I know I wasn’t well enough to have ET but at the time it seemed the end of the world. Crossing everything for you that you are fluid free and AF arrives on time.

Jen I don’t blame you doing all the research now for the donor eggs now, the more information you have the better the decision that you make will be. Then you can go straight into the treatment after your wedding. What a year this will be, wedding and pregnant. Go Girl you can do it. Hope you have had a fantastic weekend and enjoyed the skiing.

Lucy I am sorry your going through such a tough time at the moment. On the plus side its great that the consultant said that your egg quality is good, on my last go I only had one embie transferred and that was all I needed in the end, so you only do need one. I don’t think there is any harm in going for the counselling for the egg donor because it may well give you something else to focus on while you are going through your IVF and then when you get that BFP that you so deserve nothing else matters then.

I have only got this week at work, Im off today waiting for the nursery furniture to be delivered. Then 4 days left at work. We got a new car at the weekend, finally thought we had better get rid of my sporty number and get a sensible family car!

[Julie2039]

Hi Girls - Hope you all had a good relaxing weekend.

Lis - Still on could nine I assume! good on ya. have you told family and friends? (shouting from the rooftops i imagine) such a happy time for you both. Hope you have a happy healthy 40 weeks!! x

Nikki - Sorry you are down with work. Such a bummer when you spend the majority of your life there!!!! Hope things improve. As for the waiting and waiting and waiting I am right with you kiddo. As for us DH will have to have another sperm retrieval if we run out (OUCH!)...ET will be approx 11 weeks (6/7 weeks from next AF) so I work out it will be on or just before my hol in Wales at Easter!! Hope to god it is before.......

Gail - How fab you only have 4 days in work....I can believe you still have to pinch yourself....Hope the furniture arrives on time and you aren't kept hanging around

Jen - How was your weekend? Hope you are in one piece. Skiing is not a thing I fancy - far too mard and hate slipping in the snow here!!

Kate - Sending you a big cuddle. it is hard and so unfair but your time will come. (I had a bad day Saturday, first one in ages when at my friends with her bambinos, don't you resent them if only for a split second) Lisa has made sure we will all follow her footsteps! Glad AF behaved -good luck for Friday xx

Lucy - how ya feeling today? Hope ok and more settled with stuff. The counselling may be a good idea. I dont fancy it at all and thankfully it wasnt compulsory for us but sure it is good/beneficial. Take care of yourself x

hi to anyone i missed xxxxxx

[jen babes]

Hi all you PHEONIXES...


Good to hear that even with everyday stresses ( bosses, jobs, briedesmaids being preggers etc) WE ARE ALL SO HAPPY TO HAVE YOUR GOOD NEWS CONFIRMED FOR YOU LISA

Lisa- I honestly can't stop grinning for you...you must feel so proud!!! I know the fear factor can raise it's ugly head too very easily at this time But keep focusing on the positive that fact that your BETA was so high!!!! Fingers crossed you can get an early 7wk scan. Which would be in 2 and a half weeks Keep smiling and sending lots of love your way!

Kate great news on the scan 2nd Feb...Not long to go now honey. Is it a med led FET? or like gails no meds? I'd hate to be a bridesmaid and everyone else has kids or is pregnant...But you never know 3rd one lucky youmwill be next!!!

gail good to hear from you...posty when you can honey...Know at 33wks it must be difficult to find the time, energy, and comfortable room to fit a bump in front of computer Good luck getting rid of the car and getting a more practical motor Have you bought a pram yet??? My sister made sure ( by her 3rd kid) that she could fold it and lift it into the back of the car...Many are so heavy and bulky to fold. Good to hear work is nearly finshed...end of onetime in yur life and the start of another... We are thinking of you.... love x x

Lucy- It sounds good that you and your boyfriend are offered some counselling. It did help me come to terms with loss of my babies and set me up for ivf. Hopefully your FSH will continue to be stable as last time and you again get 4 or more embies...Look after yourself sweetie! x x

Julie- good news about the next 6-7 weeks for transfer....That brings us lots of Hope. Keep looking after yourself Honey you are doing so great. Hope it's before Easter too!
I have skied for 27 years ( god that makes me sound old!!!) and used to race for the Scottish Schools. I just have always loved it and the snow so much. know what you mean though I hate the falls and that's why i haven't done too much snowboarding!!! cause i am too scared of having a bruised bum!!!

Nicki sweetie..that is work stress you don't need! How are you managing to chill out when your home? Is it effecting your sleep?
You said ..."I sit and wait, does an angel contemplate my fate????"
the waiting is the most difficult..in fact the whole getting pregnat thing and giving birth is just WAITING and WAITING as well as worry. If we just focused on that we would all go mad sweetie. The head and heart thng is a difficult one to balance...I have to stop myself living in the fantasy land of the future with Adam & I, walking Broc, while pushing a baby in a pram. I know it will come one day but keeping thinking about what might be can send ME into depression. I found that here and now is what matters and i got to live my life too.The journey to being pregnant is a real hard one and you have gone through 6 years of it. I Hope and pray that your journey will be complete when you go for ivf this March and you get your well deserved BFP!. x x

Hi to MLG and Souris... x x x


We enjoyed a good weekend away but am exausted...trying to ski with MS is more tiring than i thought. The weather was good on sat and i skied to 12pm and i slept for 3 hrs after. On sunday i only did a few runs but that was enough...as i was so tired. Have called the MS clinic today to get a check up on increasing my meds for the Wedding then taylor them off for ED in summer. I have to go through lots of tests for Russia so we have decided to get them all done othere and will go a dry run probably in May. I need to get a 6 day scan ( to check womb lining) and lots of swabs to check everything else is A okay. Know it is as have been through it all here but over there they only allow date for the tests to last 3 months. So gotta go through it all again! Ah well it does put my mind at reat!

On a good note AF arrived 2 days early this month and is her usual self...so after all lasts months fiasco of pain and hormone shifts ishe seems to have settled herself.

I have finally ( jump for joy!!!) finished all the invites for the wedding and they will be posted this week. Adam goes away on thursady for his 'Stagg' boys skiing 5 days in Europe and i am going to my mums to try on wedding dres s and paraphanialia...to see if it all goes...Everyone thinks we are mad to ski in wedding dress and kilt. But as we are getting married on the part of the mountain we choose it makes sense to me...Special!

Love to you all
jen
xxx

[nicolamark]

Gail
Lovely to hear from you, did the furnature arrive ok?? I bet it hurt dh more to lose the sports car? but a family car would be best hey!!!
We dont have the worry of that, already have a suitable car!!!

Jen
Are you getting hitched on a snow monutain waering a wedding dress, and Adam a Kilt? did i read that correctly??
Are you taking Broc with ya??

Me, I am ok, work not so bad. took the advice of someone on another thread, and had the attitude of I will do what i need to and no more!!! Seemed to work, but still it's stressy the atmosphere there. I am sleeping fine Jen, and feel totally chilled at home. It's just work!! Arghhhh!!!!

Hello to Julie, Kate, Lucy, hope evrything is good with you alls???

How are the pregnant pheonixes, Lisa and Gail??

And how's mummy MLG????


x x x

[jen babes]

Hi all


NICKI good to hear ya got head sorted about work..you can only do your best girl...and it sounds like you do more than your fair share.

NO we can't take Broc on hols with us as he'd be 6mths in quaranitne afterwards. Adams parents are looking after him! YES!!!We are getting hitched in our wedding gear. ..Kilt for Adam and dress for me...we are camcordering it and adams mate has a given us a helmet video cam for our wedding present! Boys and their toys ! So Adam can video me skiing in my dress while he's snowboarding down the mountain.
as we have both been married before we didn't want a usual or conservative wedding. Just want to have fun!!!

I sorted out the wedding cake today and the invites are now posted...Just packing my bags for a week in Glasgow with my parents....Hen night on saturday includes lunch, shopping in Glasgow, dinner out then theatre ( The vag monalogues ) then drinkies( if i can still stand!)...am getting so excited now!!!! Adam leaves friday for his 5 days with the boys snow boarding in Switzerland!!! Hope he doesn't get hypothermia if they tie him up naked to a pole on his stag night

Love to ya all...will try and post at my Mums but if not catch ya all when i am back wed the 8th Feb.

Love jen
xxx

[nicolamark]

Certainly sounds like fun Jen, catch ya after the 8th!!!

Work today was naff again, but wont bore you with the usual shit!!!

This time last year, I started at this new location, and moved house and everything was perfect now it's crap agian!!! Arghhhhh!!!!

Yes, I am fed up, I shouldn't be. I wanted to be full of PMA ready for this IVF, but I am feeling low, the trouble with just doing yourthing at work nothing gets done so get out later, so i may aswell rush round doing it, so i get home earlier.......Sigh!!!!

Anyway, on the upside, I am going away this week-end, so that'll be fun!!!

thanks for being here for me, Love ya all.... x x

[Kate21]

Hi Girls,

Just a quickie as I am off for a swim in a minute - its my keep fit campaign befire the FET!!! Must be mad swimming 80lengths!! However the PMA has returned and I am feeling good.....so I need to make the most of it!!

Anyway, Nickie I know what you mean about work, its doing my head in! Can't wait until half term, but I understand what you mean about doing the work yourself so you can go home on time. What would happen if it doesn't get done until the following day? Perhaps you should try that, it definitely not worth stressing about tho!

Jen - your wedding sounds lovely! How cool would it be to ski down in a wedding dress and a kilt?!! Can't imagine my husband being up for that, far too cold for him, but I suppose he is from the Caribbean so he's not used to the snow!!

Hi to everyone else, hope life is not stressing you out too much! Jen - by the way my FET is non-medicated, so much easier!!

Speak to you soon

Kate

[Julie2039]

Hi Girls

Hope your week is going ok.

Nikki - My week is an exceptionally crap one at work too!!! Hope it gets better - the dark nights don't help. Have a fab weekend, where you going???

LIS - Hi to you and beanie x bet you cant wait for the heart beat scan. See the rumours re twins. Yikes! Can you imagine!!!! xxx

Jen - Have a fab hen weekend - you deserve it. The wedding sounds great and such fun and at the end of the day it is all about you two , should be great!! Lets hope Adam survives the stag in one piece...is he worried? Enjoy time at your mums x

Gail - Hows the nursery coming along? Hope on track...only two more days in work!!!

Lucy - How are you hun? hope doing ok. Are you going to take the counselling? xx

Kate - You sound a bit more chipper. Hope so. Good for you re the keeping fit! wish I could - just not gym/pool orientated...need to make time. hope everything is on track for the FET x

Hi to anyone I have missed.

As for me, feel everything is hetcic really. Having new bedroom done and currently without wardrobes so clothes, bags, shoes, coats etc all over upstairs. Bedroom on order but next door told me they have damp in their bedroom, AGAIN. This happened last year but we thought it had dried out as it came through to us but we are now dry....bedroom now on stop til investigated so no idea how long i am going to be without furniture, wallpaper etc!!! .... and work a mare but only 2 days til weekend. Hurrah!! Xxx

[Lis]

JUlie what a nightmare re bedroom! Something always puts a spanner in the works when you're decorating. If its any concillation dh and I started decorating our room in November and haven't finished it! Walls are panted but no furniture or pictures!!

Jen - everything is moving fast and yes your wedding sounds so fab and fun!! Have a whale of a time in Glasgow. Make sure you have lots of vinos and get

Nicki how you hun tonight? Work any better? hugs xxxx

Kate good on you for the swimming. Think I'm going to take that up now instead of gym workouts. I think exercise just makes you feel so good and you sleep better too.

Gail - its not long now? How are you feeling? Furniture arrive??

Lucy honey how's you - having a good week?

I have heartbeat scan on the 13th Feb (must add to list). Spoke to sister at my clinic yesterday who said there is a possibility there may be 2!! as beta levels quite high but could just be strong singleton she said. OMG think I'd loose the power of speech if that was the case! Have a massive coldsore on my lip - looks like I've got a Lesley Ash trout pout!! Think its just cos the bean is taking all my nutrients and giving my system a shock!!

Hi to anyone I've missed xxx

[luby]

Hi Girls, just don't seem to find the time to post lately, I do check in all the time though and read through new postings........

Had a bit of a scare on Monday with my sister, she is 24 wks preg, she started to bleed heavy, she went to the hospital, they checked her over and the baby seemed fine, very active they said.... they don't know where the blood came from, it has stopped now... but still very scary...! She still has quite a way to go, but I'm sure everything will be OK. She has taken time out of work just to rest up..!!

Lisa - You are 100% right, using a donor DOESN'T make the slightest bit of difference, I can imagine you are both Ecstatic, do you know I cried when I read your post, I am so happy for you both, its funny, because we don't know each other in person on this thread, but in a way we do because we all know what the other person is going through...!! You really are an inspiration to us - the first BFP from our phoenix girls.. lets hope there is many more to come.... OMG twins, that would be amazing.. can't wait for your scan now to find out.. also my birthday is the 9th, libra's are lovely..! Take Care sweetie..

Julie - Hi Hun hope you're OK? Good news about ET being in about 6/7 weeks, bet you're getting excited... Have you been back to clinic or anything about fluid, ahs it all gone now?

Jen - Glad you enjoyed your weekend away. Have you contacted docs yet about your meds, can you not take them then while going through treatment or is it just that you can take as much? The ED donor sounds to be coming along, so will you stay out there for a couple of weeks or juts a week, are they finding you a donor now, how long does that take? Not long till you’re wedding now, I agree with others, you'll be married then pregnant.. your wedding sounds very romantic.! You take care sweetie

Nicki - Hows you hun, don't get chance to post much over the on March thread, I will this afternoon promise... How's work, are you still having a crap time? Oohhh you’re a libra like me.!

Gail - Hi Hun, nice to hear from you, you'll be very close to birth now won't you? How many weeks do you have left? Is everything ready for her delivery, is nursery ready? Oh yes I remember you did only have one embie put back and look at you now, I hope I can follow in your footsteps, I really do.!!!

Kate - Glad you're PMA has returned, I so need to do some exercise, just can't get motivated... Its hard isn't it when everyone around you is pregnant, but this will be your turn... you keep up that positive PMA girl...Take Care Hun

Souris - Hope you’re OK?

Hi to anyone else I've missed - hope I haven't, but I'm rushing cos I'm at work

As for me not much to tell, just had AF which arrived on time, just waiting till March until I can start my drugs... still haven't got all the drug money together but I'm confident I'll get it - really looking forward to this cycle, getting excited now... I just hope and Pray I get some good quality eggs, and enough to freeze would be great, never ever got to that stage so think its very unlikely but I you never know..

Right girls best go..

Lucy

[nicolamark]

Hi girls, this is also a quick post to ssay i am still about, nothing much to report, nothing happening in my life, work has been better this wk, just waiting to get going really, great that AF arrived Lucy!!! Are you doing FET??
Ive just posted on March thread, pretty much the same as here really, a dull boring post!!!! LOL!!!!


Yes, Lucy, LIBRA's RULE!!!! (lis is Libra too!!!) parhaps we can change this to the Libra Phoenixes!!!! LOL!!!

Catch ya laters x x

Love to all x x

[Julie2039]

Hi all

Just a quickie to wish you a nice weekend. Hope all ok, glad work better this weeek Nicki and good newss on the AF Lucy (I don't find out about fluid until next AF and after womb thickening tablets). Jen - glad your cycle seems sorted, sounds like wedding under control. Get your feet up and wait for it to come!!!

I had hectic (ish) week and glad it is Friday!!!!!!!! xxxxx

[Kate21]

Hi Girls,

Just a quickie, had my scan this morning which went ok. Got to go back on Tuesday for another one as he wants to check my lining thickens up, don't think it was as thick as he would have wanted this morning. My egg is also more developed than he thought a day 8 follie should be - how do they tell?!! Anyway, hopefully all will be well on Tuesday and then away we go for ET!!

No personals, but hope evryone is ok and have a good weekend girls!

Kate

[nicolamark]

PREGNANT PHEONIXES
Gail 36 wks...a little girl due xxx
Lisa 6wks


PHOENIXES WAITING FOR TREATMENT
Nicki--March egg share IVF
Lucy-- IVF march- April
Kate-- FET
Jen--july/aug ED abroad
Souris --
Julie--ET in April

PHOENIXES GIVEN BIRTH
MLG c/s baby girl Margarida Born Dec 06


FEB
1st feb- 7th Feb--jen in glasgow for hen weekend!
9th feb - Nicki -- eggshare appt and chat with counsellor&bloods
14th Feb -- VALENTINE's DAY!!!
14th Feb -- Nicki-- AF due
16th Feb--Nicki-- IVF appt


MARCH
1st March -- Julie X-Factor Concert
2nd/3rd March -- Julie W-end in York
3rd March -- Julie Keane Concert
3rd-20th March--jen and Adam in Canada getting married
6th March -- NICKI -- Down regging!!
7th March--Adam & Jen's wedding on Whistler Mtn Canada
14th March -- Julie Wedd. Ann (11yrs)
23rd March -- GAIL-- Baby due!
27rd March -- NICKI-- EC??
24th March -- Nicki Wedd. Anni (6yrs)
March - Lucy starting IVF (AF due 24th)


APRIL
7th april- jen and Adam's wedding celebration
7th april -- Julie -- Week in Wales
Mid April - Lucy EC


MAY
7th May--NICKI--seeing Jason Donovon in concert

JUNE
JEN--Possible Egg Donor cycle abroad
18th June- Jen's 40th Birthday

OCTOBER
?4th Lisa's baby due!