share your two week experience ....its a help for each other

[Vlada]

Dear RMSM,
I can see that you are going through emotional rollercoaster, but please, please, don't let it get to you!!! I really really hope that you are pregnant and wish you all the luck in the world on Monday!!!!!
By the way, all of my symptoms have disappeared today, my breasts are not hurting anymore and i have almost no cramps, just lower back pain.
Vlada

[woodcliff]

Well, thank you for the baby dust!
I'm PREGNANT

HCG: 471
Twins, most likely
GOTTA GO CELEBRATE!!!
woo hoo
Wishing the same for alllllllll of you

ME :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[woodcliff]

[Vlada]

Woodcliff,
CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Vlada

[woodcliff]

RMSM: Don't worry...really...we're all on SO MANY FREAKIN drugs that there are no true symptoms...my nurse said that EVERYONE is diff., some spot, some don't...

I didn't have any symptoms, just occassional cramping and a fullness in the belly but mostly NADA throughout the day...only occassionally I felt like I had to lie down.

BUT the past 2 mornings? Took a LOT to get out of bed...I was exhausted!

BEST TO ALL
I just hope these little suckers decide to STAY inside of me...wish me well there, not out of the woods yet...

:lol:

[RMSM]

Congratulations Woodcliff! That's wonderful news! You got the first hard part behind you. You reassure us all that this whole thing actually works. Please keep us posted on everything and enjoy every moment of it. I hope you have an easy and healthy pregnancy!

[RMSM]

Is anyone else having hot flashes besides me??

[Vlada]

I had hot flashes with lupron, but i heard that it can be one of the pregnancy symptoms, so may be it is a good sign!!!
Vlada

[Aliann09]

RMSM Oh thank god I thought maybe I was going to skip this whole pregnancy thing and go straight to menopause I am totally having hot flases too.

[RMSM]

Hot flashes rule! I'll take any sign I can get. Ya know, I was thinking....I definitely had symptoms, but just not long lasting. Different ones came and went, so maybe that's how it's supposed to be for now. I can't even tell you how reassuring it has been to know that not everyone has the typical symptoms. It put my mind at ease for now. I also figure that on Monday I may get some bad news and will be upset for a while, so why start early, right?
So who is testing on Monday? Me, Mina, Vlada?? It's hard to remember everyone's schedule....

[mina]

trust me rsms....dont rely on any symtoms....we just match our symptoms with each other..but we never bother checking...some of the gals are having cocktail of so many medicines....some are having fresh cycles...some have frozen embroys....lupron...progestrone pills,injections,or progestrone supporitories,clomid,metformin...n list goes on......dont match symptoms and got get stressed if u dont have syptoms...lol i was having ohss and i thought they are pregnancy symptoms...i called nurse and she told me to drink lots of water.....n then they were gone.....i had 26 eggs retrieved and she said my ovaries are hyperstimulaiting...i know its hard to relax...but we all can try to make each other better....nurse has asked me stop progestrone in 2 weeks...i was worried if it was creating problem...i talked to my sis in law(fertility expert)who said if plecenta is normal and implantation is done...it will make natural progestrone anyway.....i am still worried..but then i am telling myself ..nurse follow the procedure doctor sets for a patient...after reading their blood test and ultra sound history and that protocal is diff for anyone....i am sure monday will be lucky day for everyone...lol i am some hours ahead from u guys i think...so i will start with my good news on monday(lol i wish and hope)
take care and god bless
lots of smiles for everyone and bfp ofcourse

[Aliann09]

I agree with Mina on the symtom scale, It's different for everyone. if you can ask your mom if she had symptoms they say women tend to carry babies like thier mothers (needless to say before the end I will be to big to fit through the door lol!), maybe the symptom thing is the same . My mom didn't have any symptoms at all and she didn't even start wearing maternity clothes until 6 1/2 months. I don't really think I have any symptoms either but I have been doing a ton a research and it seems thant most pregnancy symptoms don't even start until you are about 2 weeks anyway so by then we will know for sure! We just all need to stay positive symptoms or not.

Good Luck Monday Testers I will be Praying like Crazy!

Woodcliff Congrats I am so excite for you I have 2 girlfriends who are prgnant with twins right now I think it is the year of the twin lol Vlada don't panic I'm sure you will only have 2 or 3 LOL

[Vlada]

Hi all,
I am testing on Aug 23rd, but i POAS today and it was a neg, i am 7dp3dt, and i have all of my period symptoms, so i might not work this time, which is frustrating, because i thoughht that out of 4 embies at leat one would take, oh well....
I am still staying positive though
RMSM and everyone else who is testing on Monday GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!

Vlada

[woodcliff]

Hello, Ladies! I am wishing positive thoughts to those of you testing on Monday the 23rd. What a difficult weekend to get through for you! Wishing you well.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR GENEROSITY OF SPIRIT IN YOUR WISHING MY EMBIES WELL...I don't feel so alone right now..I really have, feeling quite lonely through all of this!

Vlada...just stay positive, I will for you as well. I think you are very courageous to home test, I could not do that...I even put off the blood test, my hubby was so ticked at me yesterday! But I could not BARE the news, neg. OR positive.

Wierd. IVF really does mess with a woman's head!

re: Hot flashes...when we returned from our clinic (out of town 11 days) to our home, our AC was off...I mean, 101 degrees here in the SE during the week, so it was prob. off for 2-3 days... after being SO CAREFUL (wheelchair at the airport, hubby and porter taking care of ALL bags, etc, etc)...

I have a sep. unit in the bedroom, put that on while my hubby fiddled with the A/C (thank god he's handy!), and I went to lie down...Had A TREMENDOUS flash of HEAT via my body. I was SURE I'd screwed up, and baked the embryos...scared the hell out of me..

Hot flashes/heat flushes (two really diff things, i've had the Real Thing at age 35 Day 1 of my periods, MAJOR HOT FLASHES, when my doc said I had endo...which I did NOT but it took 7 more years to find THAT out)...will never know what that was about..

anyhow...they are really uncomfortable and kind of scary...I always thought I was rushing into menopause as well ..

But my nurse keeps stressing that hey, IVF women can NOT judge whether or not they are preggers by the traditional symptoms due to the drugs we are on...we will all react differently. I seriously thought that my boobs NOT being sore as of Tuesday was a bad sign...turns out it was not.

Now, I only wish for a doubling of the HCG on Monday, or I'm back to square one with the "frosties" we have...I don't want to get too excited (Dark Irish here)...
WISHING POSITIVE TESTS TO ALL WHO ARE HAVING THEM ON MONDAY...

[Mandy J]

I've only had slight soreness in my boobs, so far I've done 8 hpt's, the last 3 have been positive, so I'm feeling a bit lifted in spirits, had some bleeding today (brown) so I am hoping its implantation bleeding. I go on Monday for blood test, I'm just getting a little bit jittery now in case it turns out to be another chemical pregnancy. I'm taking things really easy today and going away to a country cottage tomorrow for a week (which is nearer to the hospital) So fingers crossed, but at least I have been able to enjoy the last few days knowing that I am close. Fingers and toes are crossed!

Good luck to everyone