The Sisterhood of the Blue Stilettos

[jenn]

Hey girls!

Oh Vicky! I have EVERYTHING crossed that this is THE ONE!!! I know you are dissapointed, I can't blame you! Try to stay positive. Let us know how it goes tomorrow. Do you have to do bedrest??

Mel- CUTE!! I'll have to post a picture of my baby later. We think she is part brit. span. she is soooo gentle, smart, and the best dog ever! Everyone compliments us on her behavior. She understands us when we tell her to do something, she trained very easy. Like scary easy to train! She is sooo eager to please! I am so excited for you!

Robbo-- Welcome back! Sounds like you did well! Good Luck!!

Angie- sounds like you did good as well! Can't wait for next Friday!!

Let the countdown for Angie and Vicky and Robbo begin! Let's have 3 out of 3 ok? Calling all wombats to settle in for 9 months!! That's an order!!

Gotta run- book club girls coming over!

[meg12]

How exciting that we have 3 2-weekers! I've got everything crossed for you guys. Vicky, I know that the results weren't what you were hoping for, but let's just try to hang on to hope here (I know, easier said that done!) Robbo--great to have you back. Sounds like those cramps were rough. Sorry about that. The bloating sounds miserable, too. Don't you wish that our men could go through even 1/2 of what we do?

I had my monthly check-up today. Everything seemed fine. For some reason, I'm really down today about things. Just worried, I guess, that something is going to go wrong. I had to do the diabetes test today (the drink is horrendous) so hopefully my results will come back clear on that. We're painting the nursery this week and I think maybe that's what has me worried. I still feel like I am jinxing myself. Stupid and irrational, I know, but there it is. Anyway, I start going into the dr every two weeks now instead of every month so that's kind of exciting. Things are moving along!

Hope everyone is well and had a good weekend!

[vicky77]

Robbo..........welcome back!!!!!, I am glad everything went so great (well, except for those cramps, ouch they didn't sound fun at all), but the amount of follies and embies that you had is great!!!!!!. About your question regarding HPT'ing, your HGC shot leaves your system around 10 days after, so if you triggered on the 10 then I guess that by the 20 or so would be "safe" for you to HPT HCG wise, but it might be too early in terms that you will only be 5 days post transfer, I wouldn't HPT before 9-10 days post transfer.........

Meg.....congratulations on your monthly check-up!!!, sounds like "sweet pea" is doing really good!!!. I know I am not the best person to tell you this, but try to "forget" about the worries as much as you can, think that when the baby is born and you realize that everything is ok you might regret not being able to enjoy fully being pregnant, we are all here for you to help you enjoy it!!!!!!

Jenn......thank you for thinking about me!!!!!. How are you doing??, when is your next scan????

Sassy.....are you back???, how is everything working??, when is your mega cycle starting again?????

OK, now my update........had my ET today, everything went great, we transferred a beautiful 8 cell embie, I am sure he/she is a fighter, for some reason we have more hopes for this little guy than in other cycles, we kind of think this is the one!!!!!! . My test date is June 29, which is the next Monday not, the other!!!!!!

[sassynlv]

Vicky: wooohooo! Congrats on the ET. Sounds like you have a good lookin' fighter in there! (I know I am a bit late, but sorry for the disappointing fart report). But wait, I am confused... June 29th is a Friday. So when is your test??

Robbo: sounds like you got quite a crop there! Fantastic news on your ET. Bummer about the cramping a diarrhea . Not like we need anything to make us MORE uncomfortable during a cycle .

Angie: Wow! 2 wombats snuggling in that "lush" lining of yours. Fab. I am SO glad to hear you are still feeling zen. I am very impressed. Send me some of that in a few months...

Mel: those dogs are SO CUTE. Almost makes me want to go out and get one.

2nd timer: you are always welcome to join us here.

Meg: ooooo, painting the nursery. What color?????

So... I survived Girls Camp for the few days I was there. Phew. Had a great time, but it was a lot of work! And... some of those younger teenagers have hygiene practices that lets just say... left something to be desired! But it was a nice break to concentrate on helping teenage girls grow up a bit instead of on my infertility.

Woohooo! 3 sistas in the 2ww. This must be a record. Everything crossed for all of you!

[vicky77]

ooopppsssss, Sassy you are right June 29th is a Friday, that is even better!!, one weekend less to wait for the results!!!!!

[Angie65]

My test is also Friday 29th - Aussie time so may be 15 or 16 hours before yours Vicky!

3 x 2week waiters - excellent. Well done Robbo - what a long trip you have to make to your clinic. I am counting myself lucky I only travel 3 km to mine. That' s my new hobby - counting myself lucky for the good things that happen each day, rather than worrying about things in the future.... hope I can keep to this habit.

Meggo - glad your scan went well - try to be happy about that rather than worry about the future. Look at me - I am still all zen like!

Welcome back Sassy - the camp sounds good - It is great that you are so involved in your community activities - must be very rewarding. Another thing I have been thinking about for a while. Volunteering - always an excuse not to get round to it though.

Hi to Fee, Jenn, Mel and welcome 2nd timer.

[hrobinson]

Okay fellow 2wwers are either of you going to POAS? I didn't last time, but I really want to this time. Part of it is I am afraid it didn't work, and I want to really prepare myself. I am trying to stay positive. I make dh talk to my tummy every night. Last night he finally said ya know this may not have even worked. that irritated me a little. I told him to have faith. it is out of our hands at this point. And on the positive side at least we did get to freeze some of them.

Sassy, I am so impressed. You are such a go getter. You must be one of those women who just cannot sit still. You always have to be doing something. I envy people like that. You are a brave woman to go out with a group of teenage girls. Might scare me.

mel- I love the dogs. Makes me want to get yet another one. They are so sweet when they are so little. WE have two...a britt. spaniel mix, and a healer, german mix. Love them both. However, neither one is the best with people. One was abused when she was little (NOT BY US), and the other had a bad training experience and now hates people. Not real sure what to do with them.

Meg- I sure hope you are not going to be there painting the nursery. The fumes are supposed to be really bad for the baby. Stay as far away as possible. Are you theming the nursery? What colors are you looking at?

Vicky- Thanks for the HCG info. I am really ansy to test...not sure why. This has been the longest three days of my life. I only have 9 days until the official test day left. not sure if I can make it.

jenn- Hope all is going well. When is your due date? Have you told your new employers yet?

Fee- I hope you are doing well. Is that belly growing like crazy?


i hope everyone else is doing well. I am feeling great. no pregnancy symptoms at all. Not that I expect any. Am still really bloated though. Can't wait for that to go down....except it does make me look pregnant, so I could just get used to this look.
I actually have class tomorrow, so that will keep my mind off things at least for a day. How I will make it or 9 more days is beyond me.
Gotta run. have a great night.

[Angie65]

Hi Robbo - I will probably POAS but not til the day before. And I won't buy any before so I am not tempted. If they are in the house then I will be tempted at all hours of the day and night. (a bit like when there is chocolate around - DH has to hide it!)

So will prob POAS on 28th - 29th is test date. What day is your test date? - I think you, me and Vicky will all be quite close. Good luck. I have no symptons at all - which is fine - nothing to remind me. Any symptons would be from the drugs anyway as far as I concerned - certainly after an FET.

Good luck to you.

[Angie65]

Hi Robbo - I will probably POAS but not til the day before. And I won't buy any before so I am not tempted. If they are in the house then I will be tempted at all hours of the day and night. (a bit like when there is chocolate around - DH has to hide it!)

So will prob POAS on 28th - 29th is test date. What day is your test date? - I think you, me and Vicky will all be quite close. Good luck. I have no symptons at all - which is fine - nothing to remind me. Any symptons would be from the drugs anyway as far as I concerned - certainly after an FET.

Good luck to you.

[Melissa112]

Guten Morgen, Everyone! Or is that Good Morning? Whatever, Happy Tuesday!

I am just thrilled to all get out (yes, that is way southern of me) that we have 3 of us sista's on a 2ww! I cannot, honestly, get over how excited this makes me!!!! I know this is a great sign from the heavens above! Yipppppeeeeeeee!!!!

So I have a funny story for you, before I do the personals... on Friday when DH and I got home from work, we had s3x, and I mean it was with lupricant, and fun, and the whole thing, and I didn't think about doing it for the sake of procreating or anything! In fact when we were done, I got up and grabbed a towel and wiped off, and DH looked at the goo on the towel and said "well, I guess we aren't getting pregnant this way huh" - it was pretty freakin' hysterical, but the funniest part was - that when he said that, I thought of all of you! I had s3x for the fun of having s3x and it was good. Thankyouverymuch!

Robbo - Welcome back, and Hoorah for you! What a great fert report, and fantastical transfer news! I am sorry for the ickiness that ensued afterwards, but it'll all be worth it! So what's the scoop on your needy neighbor/co-worker biaych? Did you tell her to eff off yet? (Gosh I am in a mood today - forgive my potty mouth!)

Angie - Yipppeeeee!!!!! I've said it once, and I'll say it again, I am just thrilled for you! This going to be a great 2 ww for you, and the results will be mind blowing! I just know it! Call it a 6th sense or whatever, but I know that we are going to lots of pregnantness around us soon!

Vicky!!! I've been praying for you darling! Promise me you'll be positive, and continue this great zen'ness that you have - because "butterbean" (that's what I've named your wombat) feels all of the emotions that you feel, so keep that Positive Mental Attitude! PMI, PMI, PMI!!!! If I have to drive down there to beat some PMI into you, I will! Don't make me turn this car around!

Meg - I know everyday is a stressor for you - just think about it this way, alot of people wait 90 days for their insurance to kick in when they start a new job, you just have 90 days to go to meet that precious little angel you have inside of you, it's not long now! Just about all of the terrible things that could happen, would have already - try to enjoy the next 90 days, it's going to fly by! I'll be praying for you, darling!

Sassy - I love how you are go, go, go! I feel like you and I share a body sometimes. I am always on the move, I feel like if I don't have my hands in 37 things, I am not busy enough... but you seem to run circles around me, and I like it, I feel like you are challenging me to be a better person! Keep it up, chick-a-dee!

Jenn- I hope you are doing well! When's your next scan? What book are you reading for the book club?

Fee- I'm thinking of you! And Noggin!!!! What theme are you doing in the nursery?

I don't know that the dogs are working for Amy anymore (which is sort of bothering me) do we need to list a job for an interim Attorney General? I mean temporarily of course, until she finds her way back home!!

I had a 6:45AM appointment this morning for an MRI, I shouldn't be in a good mood today - what is wrong with me.... but I like it!

Oh, and officially, I've changed the name of Cheese Cake, to Cheese Pie, it's much more like a pie anyway.

Thank you and have a lovely day!

[vicky77]

Hi girls!!!!!

Sassy....looks like you had a great time at the camp!!!, as the rest of the gang said, I admire you, I am not sure I would have been able to go to a camp all full of teenagers!!!!! .

Angie.....that is so great that we are testing the same day!!, can I go to Australia to test too so I get to test 16hrs before???? please please!!!! . I like your zen attitude, I will try to apply it as well!!!

Robbo.....welcome back!!!!, I am also trying to talk to the belly, sometimes I think I am crazy, but who cares!!, I decided to treat myself as PUPO (pregnant until proven otherwise), and that is what I am doing!!!.

Mel....I am very happy that you are happy!!!!!!!!!!!!, it sounds like the old Mel is coming back to life and that is great!!!!!!!. And I am definitely trying to keep the PMA, but if you want to come visit me anyway I will be more than happy!!!!!

Not much going on here, except that I hope the little one is dividing nicely , I am giving him/her lots of very yummy foods, so he should be happy!!!!. As I said before, from now onwards I am declared PUPO!!!!!!

[jenn]

Hey girls!!

Sorry I haven't been around today. I had my scan, then went shopping then had to take a 3 1/2 hour nap! My friend took me to babies r us to push strollers around. She said I would feel more pregnant, and it worked. We had fun! I am going to drag DH back as soon as he can go! I saw a heartbeat today. Really cool. I am starting to feel not so good. I tried eating 3 nutty butter bars today. Just FYI that doesn't help with morning sickness... BUT they were fun to eat!

To the PUPO'S-- I am thinking of you. Hope you are all doing well!! My best friend is PUPO today. I hope all of you are pregnant next week!!

Well, it is early but raining cats and dogs and I think I'll just go to bed again! Good night!

[hrobinson]

mel- your s3x story was too funny. At least you guys can laugh about it. My dad called me the other night and said it is really sad that he can tell all his friends the exact day that I conceived. He said worse than that he can tell them that dh and I weren't even in the same room when it happened. I told him s3x is different than it was 40 years ago when he and mom got married. He just laughed and said our way was probably better...not so messy.
Must say it is weird to talk about s3x with my dad.

Vicky- I too treat myself as if I am pregnant. When friends who know that we went through this ask if it worked I just tell them that I am PUPO. They think that is so funny. I have been rubbing my belly every chance I get. My 2 year old daughter even came up to it tonight and rubbed my belly and said hi baby. I just wanted to cry. I so hope it works for all of us.
Angie- I bought 3 HPTs today (sh, don't tell my dh). I think I will POAS on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. Hopefully Sunday's will be positive. I didn't do it last time, but reading all the posts here, I think I should go ahead and do it. Peer pressure

Well, Melissa asked about my biaych of a neighbor. Well.....she has taken this attitude of if she calls me and I don't call her back, she is not going to come over or talk to me until I return her phone call. SOOOO I am thinking that if I just ignore her for the next month or so, she will drop the whole thing. Of course she came over the other night with several onesies. I think she wanted me to start talking about the shower. I didn't take the bait.
then I made her mad because we were supposed to do a garage sale together. So, she decided she wanted to do it this weekend. Well, I just got back in town 5 days ago, and I can't lift anything over ten pounds. My dh will be busy that day so I would have to do the whole thing on my own. I asked her to wait a week and she said no because her dh would not be there to help her. She said she just didn't understand why I couldn't do it without my dh. URG!!! expect me to do it on my own, but not her. Just because I am PUPO and have a 2 year old daughter.
Dear neighbor drives me absolutely nuts.
thanks for asking though.

jen- When I was pregnant with dd, I was told for ms to suck on jolly ranchers. I didn't have ms, but my co-teacher did and she said it worked really good. Of course, what works for one does not always work for another.

Have a great night ladies

[FionaA]

Hello ladies

Well it's almost time to go home and I'm gonna have to try to spew out as much as I can before car pooling buddy wants to go... so here goes

I am thrilled that there are three sisters on their 2ww, I think that this is unprecedented action on this thread....Vicky, sorry to hear that your fert report didn't go the way that you wanted it but I am hoping with everything that I have that your wombat is digging himself in.

Angie, congrats on still being calm, I don't know how you do it but keep it up. How are the travel plans going, that must be a a great distraction...

Robbo! Your neighbour is just the living end. I feel like barging round and giving her a piece of my damned mind. and a kick up the ass. How dare she treat you like that on your 2ww. I think it's time for a posse to go round and sort her out.

OK all your 2ww'ers, let me know if you are going to POAS, I couldn't resist myself...

Mel great S#x story. I know I can't remember when I did it just for the hell of it....you go girl. DH must be very happy. Congrats on the new pup! Beautiful!

Jenn congrats on seeing heart beat, that is such an important milestone. I remember being so damned relieved when I saw it. Well done! And as far as not believing it goes, I can't believe I'm preg yet either, my massive gut is about the only give away...

Sass, read your blog on the girls camp, hilarious. What a stench! I hope you have managed to rid your mind of those foul odors.....

Mego, how are you? Hope you are feeling less down now. Damned hormones.

OK Car pooler wants to go NOW. Hvave to rush.

Coco, Amy, Patie, Nickster and Wanna, Where the hell are you???

Will try to drop in again tomorrow!

Fee

[Melissa112]

Gooooooooooood Morning Sista's!

I was starting to get a complex yesterday when there wasn't a single response all day But I'm better now! Especially with all of our PUPO's! Which totally excites the bejesus out of me!

Fee! So grea to hear from you! I am sorry your car pooling buddy pulls you out before you can finsh your thoughts, but I am just tickled that you made it to post to us! Don't forget to rub that belly for luck!

Vicky - Keep up the PUPO attitude!!! And PMA! or else, I'll have to open up can for you! I don't think it keeps well.... so be good!

Robbo- I know talking about all this baby stuff with your parents (usually the dad's) is just awkward... but you know the funny thing is, when my best friend has her IVF, her husband had to drop off his sample and leave, so I got to carry "his boys" to the collection room - so that's a running joke iwth us, that you can't be much closer as friends if you've handled her husband's sperm! LOL! Such is our life! (oh and I love the neighbor update - keep ignoring her! I don't like her one bit!)

Jenn- Don't appologize, just know that we miss you! Don't forget to tell me what book you are reading! And going around Babies R Us iwth the stroller sounds like so much fun, that should be a weekly thing!!!

Sassy- Your blog had me spit out my diet coke, the Freebreeze incident is hysterically wrong! Seriously, deordorant is the norm when you turn, let's say 10! Ewwww! How foul! But funny, but foul!

Angie - You stay Zen, it's rubbing off on Vicky! That is great! I love that you are both testing on the same day! THis is fantastomical! Its making me gitty like a school girl!

Ironical story for you, I went to the Orthopedic Surgeon on Monday? Yes, Monday, and as I was leaving a doctor was checking out another patient (not my doctor) and he looked up at me, and I immediately recongized him, it was a former client of mine - Ed... so I said "Hey Ed!" he said "Hey Melissa!" finished what he was doing, and then said "Melissa, everything okay?" in a very worried tone, I assured him everything was fine... asked about his wife (she's the one twin baby shower I went to a couple of months ago) - he said she's 3 weeks out!!!! So I said I'd email her and touch base, and that was that.... well yesterday I get an email from Inge (his wife) asking if I was okay, apparently Ed was more worried than he let on... in our little email "chat" I said we need to make an excuse to do lunch - and she said do you want to go right now... and I could, so we did - well to make a long story longer, she did IVF, and Ed was going through cancer treatment at the same time I was, but we never talked about any of it... she was suprised I was going through treatment while working her wedding (honestly, I didn't tell any of my clients, I didn't want them to think I was a slacker or couldn't handle my job) so she was telling me this story - when they found out that Ed had CCL (or CLL, I can't remember) they decided to store 11 vials of his sperm because after Chemo they felt he wouldn't produce viable "boys" so they did this, after the wedding they started on their first cycle of IVF, and when they implated 17 eggs, NONE fertilized... and they told her they were sorry, blah, blah, blah... and to try again, they were in the process of trying again, and that same week another couple had the same thing happen, 22 eggs, none fertilized... so they checked into the freezer, and found that the storage container had malfunctioned! And all of the Frozen Sperms and Embroyo's were no longer good, because of this storage malfunction! SO now they were screwed (literally) because Ed had no swimming fishes - 9 vials were in the bad freezer, 2 were in another freezer, well, they wound up taking a fresh sample of Ed's and found that he had a "few swimmers" so they used fresh and she's pregnant with twins now... but the hospital got lawyers involved and she got a hefty check... but still, could you imagine if all hopes are gone because the last of your "stash" got ruined by the facility!

Okay, long story over...

Hugs and Kisses to you all!

Mel
xxoo