The Over 40 Crowd

jen babes · Post by **jen babes** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 5:45 pm

LUANNE
congrats on your BFP!!!!!
you don't get a false postive ( well i have never heard of one after a negative anyway ) so fantastic news x x x

Hi to everyone else...i have been busy with visitors staying for the past 4 days . they have just left so much catching up to do and will do proper personals tomorrow!!!!

love jen
xxxx

LuAnne41 · Post by **LuAnne41** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:42 pm

THANKS, JEN! I'LL CERTAINLY FEEL MUCH BETTER IF I GET A BFP ON THE BETA FRIDAY. IN 1996 I HAD A M/C @ ABOUT 2 MONTHS. IN 1998 I HAD A BFP ON A BETA W/HCG = 10. THE HCG ONLY INCREASED TO 12 W/IN THE NEXT 2 DAYS & WELL, YOU KNOW THE REST....

I KNOW ALL TOO WELL THAT ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN, ESPECIALLY THIS EARLY ON. OF COURSE, I KNEW BETTER THAN TO DO THE STUPID HPT, BUT MY SANITY GOES OUT THE DOOR DURING THE 2WW. I KNOW IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO RELAX DURING THE 2WW & INSTEAD I FIND MYSELF BEING A MORON. I AM NORMALLY A VERY RATIONAL PERSON, BUT I AM ANYTHING BUT RATIONAL RIGHT NOW. WELL, SORRY TO WHINE SO MUCH. ANYWAY, THANKS & GOOD LUCK TO YOU TOO.

LUANNE

chriss · Post by **chriss** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 10:51 am

Congratulations Catharine ans LuAnne! Great news!

I've been away for a few days, my sister just had her baby and I was up visitng her. He is sooooooo adorable. I test on Wednesday and I am nervous. I am being realistic, if it worked, I am going to be over the moon, if not, then we just try again. UGH!

Hope everyone is doing wel. I missed the message board while I wa away.
Have a great day! -chriss

Kiwi expat · Post by **Kiwi expat** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 12:11 pm

Hi ladies

Thanks Catharine for the great advice. It's such an exciting time seeing the first scan so keep us updated! I did read somewhere that women who eat a portion of full fat dairy products every day are something like 27% more fertile than women who go for the fat free version. (Don't quote me on that figure...) But it doesn't necessarily mean we can all go and pig out on Ben and Jerry's every day...what a great excuse tho!

(Your yogurt sounds yummy and is a much healthier option!)

Amy - I decided to take 75mg DHEA a day. I'm not sure why I chose that dosage but I figured since my next cycle may be in Oct, I will have just been on it for around 2 months. And in the absence of clear medical guidance from my clinic, I'm forging ahead on what seems to be the maximum dosage... One of the other woman on the general forum also replied to my post (under DHEA PROTOCOLS) and took 75mg for 5 months and her FSH dropped from a high of 23 to around 4! - so I guess that was another contributing factor - But I would like to know how doctors figure out what dosage to put their patients on. Maybe it's related to FSH levels, ovarian reserve or age?

Sonix - happy stimming and enjoy your holiday!

Hi to everyone else.

Will desparately be logging on later in the week to hear more good news on the BFPs...

Andrea

teachertam · Post by **teachertam** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 1:18 pm

LuAnne: Congrats!!! When I got my BFP I had to take two HPT's, since I could not believe the first one. Now we just need a BFP for Chriss.

Hello to everyone. I am not getting much sleep these days, as Andrew wakes up every 2 hours or so. I'm hoping that it will pass soon. He is getting so big and almost sits up by himself. He will sit for awhile and then topple over. He also has two bottom teeth!! I posted a recent picture of him below.

Take care all,
Tammy

LuAnne41 · Post by **LuAnne41** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 2:07 pm

Oh, Tammy, he is absolutely beautiful, but you knew that didn't you?

jen babes · Post by **jen babes** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 7:41 pm

What a little smasher he is Tammy...beautiful and full of joy!!!! even if he is playing you up keeping you up every 2 hours, when he smiles like that he must make your heart melt....

LuAnne- keeping fingers crossed for a high beta Friday x x x the i will change the board for you toa BFP!!!!

Chriss good to hear from ya glad you had a good time away x xkeeping everything crossed for you this week too .... baby dust x x x

Sonia - good luck stims hun...wenis your 1st scan then i can change the update list for you too!!!!

muxxh love to everyone else

i am still catching up with everything in the house. Due to my vistitors staying last week. Fun but tiring...catch ya all later now

jen
xxxx

summerbaby · Post by **summerbaby** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 8:52 pm

Well done, LuAnne! Congrats on your BFP!!

Wishing chriss lots of luck on wednesday!!!!

Have a nice holiday Sonia! Relax and enjoy yourself.

Tammy - what a sweetheart you have. Hope you two both get some nighttime rest soon. Thanks for posting the picture.

Best of luck to Jen, Kim, Lisa Dee and Andrea on your upcoming treatments! The wait to start can really feel like f o r e v e r! I finally get to make contact with my doctor again a week from today. Can't wait.

Hi to everyone! Have a great week!
xx Amy

chriss · Post by **chriss** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 11:11 pm

Hi everyone,
Thanks for all of your well wishes. It means a lot. I'm having a bad day. Well, for the past couple of days I've been feeling so much like AF is coming. I've had lower back pain and lower abdomen cramping. Then today I got some brown spotting. I'm losing it. I know that some people spot during IVF, etc. but the timing and the PMS feelings are uncanny. I think maybe the PIO shots are keeping the AF from coming on fully. Tomorrow I go for my PT. So I will know either way, but it doesn't look good and I am depressed. Sorry to be such a bummer. UGH! This has been the biggest challenge of my life. I feel knocked down again. ANd I keep getting back up. But I am tired. I know that you can relate. I am sorry for the bummer message but I need a place to vent and I feel safe with you guys. Thanks for always being there. My best to all of you.-chriss

LuAnne41 · Post by **LuAnne41** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 12:33 am

Chriss - I'm so sorry to hear you're having a bad day. Don't let AF cramps get you down because they do not indicate anything according to my clinic. In fact, the post ET paperwork they sent home w/me listed both cramping and spotting as symptoms I might experience over the next several days (among others) & added that none of these symptoms meant I was or was not pg. Stay positive, we are all rooting for you to get a BFP tomorrow.

Good Luck to you!

children · Post by **children** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 5:32 am

Congrats LuAnne, another BFP, fingers crossed for high beta on Friday!

Chriss, would you want to do a pee-on-stick too to get over it? I would since I can not wait that long.

Tammy, glad to see Andrew's hair. Sorry for your lack of rest. Eloise sleeps through the nights as long as I pretend not to hear her - she whines every 3 hours or so at nights but I've learnt not to pick her up, she falls back to sleep on her own after a while. She just had her first cold a week ago and now she is having her first ear infection! We waited 3 days to find this out due to the laborday long weekend. See what daycares can give you? By the way, I was infected by Eloise also, I am having the most severe cold of my life!

Jen, thanks for keeping us all updated! It is always nice to read your hi spirit posts.

I just saw a new RE today and I am glad to let you all know that he agrees to present my case to ivf team in the same clinic to try to get me on another fresh cycle if we fail to get pg with the 5 emryos from last cycle. I will start bcp as soon as my next AF and will stop breast feeding completely on the transfer day (~2 months from now, Eloise will be 8 months then) if everything goes well as planned.

Keep posting, everyone!

Yasmina

socal · Post by **socal** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 5:59 am

Hi everybody, I am new to the forum and I guess this is where I should be...I did my ER 8/26 and my ET 8/31. I had 14 egss, turned into 10 embryos, PGD that left us with only one embryo that passed, so we transferred one. Waiting for blood test on the 12th but will test sooner at home,maybe tomorrow. how soon do most people get a trustworthy result with a home test after their ET?
Thanks,
and good luck to everybody,
Lind

jen babes · Post by **jen babes** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 9:24 am

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Successful Mummies Given Birth:
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Bev-baby William ( Wills) born 23rd January 07 DE
Birth weight 5lb 12 oz's - 21wks old 15lbs 2 oz

Tammy- baby Andrew born 28th Feb 07 natural preg.
Birth weight 8 lb 7 oz - 4 months old 16 lb 14 oz, 26 1/4" long
6 months old 18 lb 14 oz, 27 1/2" long

Yasmina -baby Eloise born Feb. 20, 2007.
Birth weight 7 lbs 11ozs.

Anna -baby Matthew born 23rd March 07 DE
Birth weight 7lb 60zs

Big J ( TaylorJooles)- Baby Josh born ? '06 DE kiev
Aug 07 FET kiev - BFP at 5 wks sadly scan revealed a blighted ovum.
Next tmt DE Kiev...

Catharine
4 embies on board...Now on 2ww
TEST DATE: Aug. 25 BFP... suffering from OHSS at the moment...wishing you speedy recovery Catharine...
BETA:
1st SCAN DATE:

LuAnne
5DT W/2BLASTS ON 8/26
Test Date: 7th September...
BETA:
1st SCAN DATE:

Chriss
mon 13th Aug Follies scan = 2 biggies and 3 budding follies
wed 15th follie scan= 3 biggies and 2 or 3 budding
EC=wed 22nd/ 3 eggs
ET=sat 25th/ 2 fertilized, both to transfer.
TEST DATE= 5th Sept ...good luck x x

Ladies in treatment

Jen - Sept/oct DE tmt in Spain.
25th Aug Started AF &BC pills. awaiting donor info.
Expected e2 patches end Sept.

SL(Lisa Dee) 41
1st wk Sept- due to start AF
Day3 of AF- have more BW, another ultrasound, and begin my injections.
good luck

Ladies Awaiting Treatment

Sonia – Aug/Sept start of DE treatment

Babyblue -Kim DE cycle
Start BC pills - September 4
Start Lupron - Sept 16
EC - Oct 19 or 20
ET - Oct 24 or 25
Praying for BFP - Nov 2 or 5

KAT DE cycle September/October

Amy - IVF cycle September/October

Andrea - ICSI Oct/ Nov

BIGJ- Kiev DE

Yasmina- Stop breast feeding Eloise then awai AF....Start BC pills for FET ( 5 frosties ).

*****BFP's for all*****

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Love · Post by **Love** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:25 pm

Hi Ladies,

May I join in with you all as well?

I'm 41 and my hubby is 47 ..... I have started my IVF cycle The shots part) just this past Sunday ... on 9/10 I go for my baseline US & E2

I just saw on the MSN homepage that actress Hally Berry (age: 41) is 3 months pregnant!!!! I'm so happy for her ..... each person that I hear about, gives me much hope

For those of you that are pregnant and have already given birth ....... CONGRATS!!!!!!!

And for those of you who are "in process" I wish you all BFP's

Good Luck,
Love

jen babes · Post by **jen babes** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 3:43 pm

Hi all
Chriss how are you today??? any news of your result yet??? been thinking of you all day ...so please post as soon as you can...much love x x

Socal and Love ...hi and welcome....
Socal i thinkit's too soon for you to do an hTP but i did think luanne was too soon too...and she has a BFP so what do i know. I would wait until the 11th for a test and then you are more than sure. testing too early can bring a negative when it's a positive in a couple of days. In my mind it's too much of a heart breaking risk to chance...good luck whatever you do much love x x

Love- welcome god luck with yur tmt an starting shots x x

a big hi to everyone else!!!!

KIM where are you?? Thot you started tmt yesterday and wass hoping for a post???? hope all is weell x x x

love jen
xxxx

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