hotgreentea - how does your stomach feel now? have you been weighing yourself everyday? I gained up to 4 lbs just the day before my transfer and was having a lot of difficulty walking due to pain. I guess I had mild OHSS but the doctor did not seem too concerned and went ahead with the transfer. My transfer was 4 days ago and after drinking gatorade starting from the day before transfer till now, I have finally lost the 4 lbs that I gained, plus 2 more. I've been urinating like a horse lately, but oh, I feel so much better now, and can finally walk without pain. If the embies implanted and I'm indeed pregnant, I heard the hCG may bring those symptoms back again. As terrible as I felt, I wouldn't mind feeling those symptoms again if it means I'm pregnant. How are those PIO shots going for you? I'm on Endometrin suppositories, thank the lord.
Leora - good luck on your adoption appointment on Monday! oh my.. so sorry to hear about your awful journey. I can't even imagine all the pain you must've endured (are still enduring). I have such a good feeling about this cycle for you though; I know this will be the one for you! What a small world for you to run into your former boss! Great to hear that she'll be your reference. I completely believe that you getting laid off from your job was a blessing in disguise. You're sure to land a job you'll absolutely love soon enough! Until then, take it easy, and focus on your cycle.
Kerri - good luck with your ER on Monday! Hope you have a good amount of mature eggs to work with!
Margi - I'm not sure if that was implantation cramping. I have issues with stomach cramping every once in a while too, so it's really hard for me to distinguish which organ is causing the cramps. I've had cramping on & off all day today, too. I'm just hoping for the best. yay for having a tentative schedule!! In less than a month, you'll be PUPO!
mellow - how sweet of you to offer margi a place to stay at your home! I love the friendships/sisterhood that develop out of this board. Makes me pleased that there is still some humanity remaining in this world.
Jeib - I, too, had 8 fertilized which were in excellent quality on day 3. On day 5, there was only one excellent quality remaining, plus one good quality which they transferred. They waited till day 6 to see if possibly 1 or 2 which were in decent shape would make it, but only ended up with one being frozen. It's really difficult to get good-quality blasts to freeze, so don't think that you're alone. If this cycle doesn't work out for DH and I, we are planning on starting a fresh one. Because I have PCOS, my RE wanted to start me off on medium-low dose to see how my body would react, so I had a very slow start. But, it's better to be safe than sorry and end up with OHSS. Sounds like you had a very difficult childhood.. sooo sorry to hear about all that! I'm ashamed to admit, but I, too, was admitted to a psych hospital just last year for being suicidal. What a mistake that was as I saw how terribly I hurt my friends and family with that attempt. Nothing is worth taking your own life, no matter how sad, depressed, or unfair your life seems. Soon enough, we both will be blessed with our own babies and put all these worries and depressing days behind us. Rest up, girl!
Lou - thank you so much for posting those lovely sticks of yours. I will definitely refrain from testing before the beta. I wouldn't want to put myself through unnecessary disappointment if I did test out positive on beta day. Oh, but the wait is torturous!!! Hoping for a nice rise for your beta tomorrow!
Tammy - that is amazing!! SO happy for you! And what a cute story about Zach and the "big brother" shirt!! Congrats on being PUPO!!
Sunshine - 8 eggs is great! Looking forward to hearing your fert report tomorrow!!
SD - 6 eggs is great! Hoping for all to fertilize by tomorrow!
LYD10 - Yeah! on almost triggering! Good luck at your SnS tomorrow!
LeeS - What a difficult journey you've had! Sounds like fresh cycles is your friend over FET. Hoping for a successful pregnancy for you this time around! Caffeine has been so difficult to give up for me. Not that I was a huge coffee drinker, but because of the little amount of caffeine that's even found in hot chocolate, for example, I have completely eliminated caffeine from my diet. Now when I sit down to do my homework, I wish I had a quick source of energy to whip out my assignments. I think the quality of my assignments is definitely suffering, but oh well. Anything for a baby.
Laruen - so sorry to hear about AF's arrival!
Oh boy, is that insurance issue still lingering? I really you can get that sorted out so you can hop right back into another cycle (a SUCCESSFUL one this time). Are you going to be changing RE?
Qita - I am praying for a surprise positive for you tomorrow! Good luck!
AFM - Well, since it's past midnight now, I'll consider myself 5dp5dt! Still haven't had the courage to POAS, especially since Lou posted a picture of her sticks, and how unreliable they can be before 14dpo. Still planning to wait it out till beta day which is now 4 days away! It falls on our 4 month wedding anniversary so I'm hoping for some positive news so we can celebrate the night away! Is anyone else's DH overly paranoid about what foods to eat? He insists I only eat healthy, organic foods with absolutely NO junk food. Ugh, I want my occasional potato chips or french fries, but have to sulk my way into getting it. Thinking he'll be really tough on me when my cravings period strikes. Gulp.
Gutted as you can imagine. Also don't understand why as was able to get pregnant naturally last year (but then miscarried at 9 and a half weeks), they were a 5 day transfer and had been genetically tested and were sound. God sure as hell works in mysterious ways!!
