Okay, here goes...
Welcome statsgoddess! I hear you on the ‘surreal-ness’ of this all! It felt like it would take eons to get to the point I am at now, but the time really does start to fly. I’ll do a little AF dance for you to help get your process started!
lionoe/Nicole – I’m starting to worry that we haven’t heard from you in a while. I hope it’s only because you have way more self-control than the rest of us and you are just kickin’ back and chilling in between ER and ET. Hopefully it’s going well. Look forward to an update soon.
Wishing4Baby – 10 follies on each ovary – wow! That’s fantastic! I hope your protein shakes help. Have you been updated as to your ER date? Is it still looking like the 18th? Sending you lots of good follie vibes!
millie 09 – Hope your stimming is still going well. Any dates yet for ER? I’m sending good follie vibes your way!
Sisi1 – So sorry to hear about your E2 levels. If I had a go-go gadget arm I’d just stretch it across the country and give your E2 a big ‘ol whap upside the head! Is there anything the RE can do to adjust your meds to help it along? Oh – you must be so frustrated. I wish I had the words to share or a way to fix it for you. Hang in there.
babymex – you seem to have disappeared... Hope all is well and you are just rejoicing in your BFP! I noticed you posted a facebook site – I’m not on facebook, but perhaps someone else here will go check you out to see if you’ve given any hints about a BFP??
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melanie_100 – How’s the 2WW going? I’m sure to you the 18th seems so far away, but I can’t believe that it’s only 4 days away!! Lots of BFP vibes headed your way!!
faithseverything – How is the 2WW treating you? When do you do your beta? Are you panning on caving in to the HPTs? I’m sending lots of sticky baby dust your way!!
Sara30/Lee – I’m glad to hear your legs are down now! LOL! You crack me up. I love the hip-hop dancers, BTW! Sorry to hear about the cramps. Thanks for saying they are a side-effect of the progesterone, though. I freak out about cramps and pains now – I would surely feel paranoid about them after transfer. I’ll just keep in mind that it’s normal, though. Phew – thanks for the heads up! And yes, drink plenty of water and other non-winey fluids! More sticky baby dust to you!!
Trying for another angel – That is so great that you get to take a month off to focus and de-stress. I bet the 23rd can’t come fast enough for you! I really hope this cycle is all you need to go through to get your blessed 2nd baby. Good luck!
SunMoon&Stars – Are you still scheduled for your ET Mar 16? I have forgotten, is this a fresh or frozen cycle for you? Either way, I’m wishing you lots of luck and will be thinking of you on Monday!
Latinosunshine – Well, just one week now ‘till the lupron starts! Good luck. I found the shots much easier than I though and once I got over my fears of injecting the meds, I was fine. I hope you find it just as easy! Deep tissue massage – soooo jealous! Enjoy your new outlook!
Sari – Not long now ‘til you start stims! Good luck – I know it’s hard to believe, but you really do get used to the injections! As for your DH – I think it’s sweet that he felt badly. I hope he really does know that this whole baby making process is really a team sport and that you are with him no matter what. I’m glad that you were able to get some laughs in at the orientation. We all need all the endorphins we can get at this time – DH’s included! I suspect that my DH feels the same way, but he has such a hard time expressing emotions and feelings. So without him sharing it’s hard for me to know what it’s like from the man’s perspective. I do know him well enough though that I can tell he worries about me and just wished the painful parts were over! Don’t worry too much about the weight gain – its sort of temporary. I say sort of because it’s just from the fluids in your ovaries which will go away at some point, but of course once you get your BFP, then you’re going to gain a lot more than just 10 pounds!
Waiting For 4 – did you have your consult with the RE yesterday. I hope it went well. Let us know what your protocol looks like and what the tentative dates are. Michele can update you on our tracker and you can add your stuff to the calendar that Cynthia started – it’s such a great tool!
dys24 – only 1 more day of BCPs for you! Enjoy your weekend with your mommy. Does she live very for from you? Do you get to see her often?
sprouthaus – Are you still out there? I really hope that you are doing well with your course and at work. Hopefully as your time draws closer you will start to post again. We miss you!
milpagan/Milly – Have you worked out the funding all right? Did you have your consult this week? Have you stated your BCPs? I hope it’s all going well and you can get the show on the road so to speak!
tabatha1975 – We haven’t heard from you in a while. I see that you post regularly on the Jan/Feb/Mar thread. I hope all is going well.
cymplicity27/Cynthia – Your stimming has started, your stimming had started – yeah! How did the first time go? Gosh, I was so nervous my first time I think I actually didn’t quite get all of the meds out of the vial – yikes! I hope you are calm, cool and collected and that you find it’s not so bad after all! Happy stimming! Oh- your list says to avoid caffeine – does that mean chocolate, too?
sbr/Sarah – Sorry to hear about the suffering you went through with OHSS. I’m glad that al least you got your wonderful DS at the end of it. It must have been bitter sweet to know that you were BFP and at the same time, the BFP was making the OHSS that much worse. I’m keeping everything crossed for you that your FET goes well and you get to add on to your family right away. You must be relieved to know that you can’t get over-stimulate with FET? Good luck to you!
biancajb – just a few more days to go until your first ultrasound. Good luck – I’ll be thinking of you on Tuesday!
wishfull27 (Carolyn) – I hope you are keeping well. Glad your scan went well. I’ll be doing an AF dance for you – though it may be with my legs up in the air as I plan to take a page out of Lee’s book!! LOL! Has the need for eating crap subsided yet? I say blame it on the hormones. Sometimes we just have those phases. Right now I want to eat a lot of chips with dip – so bad. Chips (that’s what we call potato chips - not French Fries) are bad enough – why add an edible oil product to them?? Hopefully that craving will pass soon!
Hjw/Hazel – Sorry about the weather on your weekend away. I hope you still get to relax a whole lot, though! How is your visiting going? Isn’t it bittersweet when you get your bleed? On the one hand, SF id just evil and unpleasant; but on the other hand, like you said, it’s another step toward the ultimate goal! I am really hoping to transfer 2 embies today. Cross everything you can for me!!
kline – I’m happy to hear that the down-regging is going smoothly. Hopefully AF will come quickly enough so you can start stimming. I understand what you mean about trying to keep everyone straight. In fact I think we all understand ~ it can be really overwhelming at times. I believe that my hair dresser has said that it depends on the type of ‘dye’. I don’t remember specifics, but I plan on asking my RE about it today when I have my transfer b/c I happen to have an appointment on Monday for foils and a semi-permanent. I’ll let you know what he says. In any case, it never hurts to tell the stylist that you are TTC so they make sure to not use the harmful products. Who is retiring?
hope2beamummy – I’m glad that you felt welcome here. As for your question about down-regging; I was on a nasal spray called synarel and overall I don’t think it was too bad. There were days that I felt crabby (but that’s not too out of the ordinary, sad to say!) and near the end I started to notice times when I thought, “Am I having a hot flash?” It also made my nose run a lot, but that felt pretty normal to me because of my ever present sinus issues. The thing I liked the most about it was that it improved my sleep! I am a BIG sleeper. DH has always said he has never known anyone who needs as much sleep as I do. But for the last few years the stress of my current job has actually interfered with my sleep. I am very grateful that leading up to this all important event I was able to sleep so soundly every night.
CT_Michele – I’m glad you are done with the polyp! Sorry about all the hassle you had trying to get there, though. I hope the pain just keeps going away and that your neck starts to feel better soon. Hopefully your tummy won’t act up every time you leave the house! BTW, did you get Ella a cute little bathing suit? Is it her first one? I can’t wait to see the pics! Still thinking of Mil.
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I just went shopping a few weeks ago for new pants in a bigger size and those are already starting to feel "different". I literally don't have room to gain anymore! 
Oh well, guess I'm about to find out soon enough. 
