Cycling In 2012 Board (formerly Fall/Winter 2011-2012)

[LauraN]

I am out of the procedure and headed home. It went well. Thank you for the thoughts and
prayers.

[Ninde]

Evening ladies

Maria: how are you? Thank you for letting us know how you are. Im so sorry this is happening but im really really glad to hear you are doing as ok as you are. Lighting a candle.

Lauren: rest lots

Momma4thefourthtime: I dont know much about your suggested process but good luck

Christy: wow that must have been an incredible show. We dont have donor sperm here at all

Im sorry if I missed anyone. Oh Gina I hope your dh is ok. Posting from phone.

Afm: in about an hour - less crazy just a long day! Only lost half a poubd in weight watchers! But ill stay optimistic and presume its a glitch!

Ninde

Leotards: how are you doing

[WeHaveHope]

UPDATED 01-17-12 @ 8:02pm EST

Please assist me in updating the board by posting a quick update on your status. Also if you know the status of anyone else on the board that I need to correct, please let me know. Sending you lots of xoxoxo.








UPDATE NEEDED
Melinda72-ER 9-12-11
Kendra_n_Michael-estimated ER 9-20-11
Sky7371-ER scheduled on 10-24-11
Krrice28-IVF 10/2011
Catdempsey-Fall/2011 ER end of October
Pinkboots11-PUPO. Beta 11-7
Kerribell FET Nov/2011
Tamera-ER 11-11, ET 11-16
Becca-PUPO FET 11-2
Fruit-Fall/2011
Jasmin-Fall/2011
Bebesperanza-Fall/2011
Greekchick Fall/2011
Olim78-PUPO 12-1(2 blasts)


Cheri76-FET Feb/2012


Anton-IVF 2012
Gina1976-will schedule appt w/RE in several months for 1st IVF
Ninde-ER & ET 3/2012
Sunshine1576-May/2012
Julia73-IVF Feb/2012
Amanda1979-Natural cycle with meds until IVF April/2012
Leorira-IVF Winter/2012
Jayne321-IVF #3 Feb/2012
Tiger04-IVF Feb/2012
Lauren-March/2012
Mommaforthe4thtime-1st IVF 2012
Nikic01-Winter/2012
Indigofire-Winter/2012
Janis613-1st IVF January/2012




Blueeyedreamer






Alwaysangel-ER 1-15, ET 1-20





RESULTS

Fvrogers-PUPO on 9-22-11 (2 blasts). BFP 9-30 Beta=57, 10-3=290, 10-24 u/s one HB
Tuffy4u-PUPO on 9-24-11 (2 blasts). BFP 10-3 Beta=205, Beta 10-5=519, 10-25 u/s twins 2 HB's
K8ielovett-PUPO 9-19-11. BFP 10-3 Beta=953, Beta 10-6=3403
Toniaa-PUPO 9-24-11(2 blasts). 10-6 +HPT, No Beta waiting for u/s
Counsel13-PUPO(4 embies). BFP 16dpo=470, 18dpo=2060
Bodie1011-PUPO 10-7(2 embies). 10-14 +HPT, 10-16 Beta=248, 10-18 Beta=725, 10-25 u/s twins, 10-31 2 HB's, u/s 12-25 Twins
Jen8675309-PUPO on 10-14(2 embies). 10-27 Beta=46, 10-29 Beta=59, 10-31 Beta 105
JenMink55-PUPO 10-29(3 blasts). +HPT, 11-7 Beta=135, 11-9 Beta=320, 11-28 u/s 1 HB, 12-22 HB 170
Blessed143-PUPO FET 11-3(2 embies). 11-10 +HPT, 11-14 BFP Beta=46, 11-16 Beta=89, 11-18 Beta=239, 12-2 u/s 1 HB.
Nac-BFP 11-28 11dp5dt Beta=42, 12-1 14dp5dt Beta=165
Rosie84-BFP(5dt of 2) = +HPT on 6dp5dt, beta #1: 308, beta #2: 849, 1st u/s (6w2d) - 2 heartbeats
Kbillsy-HPT+ 12/4, 1st beta 309 12/7, 12-9 Beta=642, 12-22 u/s 3 HB's
HappyBunny-PUPO 11/11/11 BFP 14dpo 227, 17dpo 1147, u/s one HB
Bonnieucwv-PUPO 12-11, BFP 12-19 Beta=94.5, 12-21 Beta=163, 12-23 Beta=355.6, 12-29 Beta=5640, 1-4 one HB
Lyd10-PUPO 12-16, BFP 14dpo Beta=215, 17dpo Beta=845, 22dpo Beta=3539, 29dpo Beta=17537, 1-13 u/s 2 HB's
WeHaveHope-PUPO FET 12-30(2blasts) +HPT 4dp4dt, 1-9 Beta=266, 1-11 Beta=727, 1-16 Beta=7125, 1-20 u/s
Kerpupples-PUPO 1-5(2 embies). 01-11-12 +HPT, 1-14 Beta=447, 1-16 Beta=1161



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[Alwaysangel]

We- glad ur feeling better, remain calm

Lauren- glad things went well today!

[WeHaveHope]

LauraN-I'm glad everything went well. I know this process isn't easy but I pray that they ard able to make sense of what happened by the testing they are going to do. Keeping you in my prayers.

[LYD10]

LauraN, I am glad your procedure is behind you!

AFM, I picked up a cold. Feel very tired , too. But I had a great talk with my daycare provider to my DS and she agreed to come to our house to take care of all 3 kids when the time comes. What a relief. I love her! She is like a grandma to my DS. We currently take him to her house whe there is one more boy. Now I just want my two babies safely in my arms. But I realize there is still such a long road ahead! I am only 7 weeks today.
My next u/s is next fri and if everything goes well then I am seeing my ob at 10 weeks. I love my ob. Can't wait to see her.

[blueeyedreamer]

Ninde- a loss is a loss! Celebrate your half pound No donor sperm in Ireland? Interesting.

We-Glad to have the update. I'm hoping that you don't have any more spotting or bleeding to worry about.

LaurenN- I'm glad the procedure is over. I remember mine in November and I just wanted it done. I'm sorry you had to go through that.

Christy- Sounds like an interesting show.

AFM- I start the estrogen patches tonight and will go in for a SnS on Jan 31. My period has been a tough one this time. I have had some strong and painful muscle spasms. My nurse was funny. She said "your uterus is upset about something". Ha!

I had the kickoff party for the Biggest Loser competition at my gym. It has begun. I have 90 days to transform my body. Of course if my FET is successful then my weight loss and training plan will change. My RE knows I am seeing a trainer and that we run. She has never said anything negative about it. I have several pounds to lose so I'm sure she would be happy.

Have a happy wednesday. We are expecting a large snow storm and school has been cancelled for tomorrow. Seattle is not a city that can handle snow storms!

[anton]

Hi everyone!



Looks like I’ve missed a lot of action going on the board! I’ll try and catch up with a few...

LauraN-
Glad everything went well! ...if I remember well, you are the one that asked me about the soccer team we support, well is ARSENAL is a UK team ...I wish you Good luck with everything!




Leora-
Congratulations on the new job!!! So how is it! Glad that...even though it wasn’t planned...you found a better job. So what is that you do now? How’s everything? ...I have been to Barcelona with DH and friends about 6yrs ago...I think...there are lovely places to see “sagra familia”, museum, Salvador Dali’s house at the beach, Malaga, Beautiful tapas restaurants that serve the Spain’s local drink “sangria” lovely! Don’t miss tring the tapas! And of course paellia! Mmm yummy! It’s a traditional Spain dish. We have rented a car and we went around places and did some clubbing too...although I wouldn’t call it clubbing because we went to some lounge bars with cool music and also because it was the month of July that we went, they had festival organised with every road a different themes and art -design stuff all over the place in the old city and that was amazing. I am sure there’s something going on there all the time. And I am sure you are going to have a great time with David!



Maria-
I am glad that your little blood incident wasn’t something to be worry about. Take good care of yourself now and make happy thoughts! You are pregnant now! And that is amazing! Friday is only a heartbeat away and you will see your baby/ies!



Sunshine-
Am I right? You went to Vegas! Woohoo! How could I miss that? How was it? what did you do there? Good for you applying for Hershey’s, I hope they hire you and you get to be financially better with pursuing your dream of having a family....funny thing about TV shows...a similar thing is happening in my part of the world too! While zapping I find more a more tv programs that talk about IVF in general! The most recent one was yesterday afternoon, actually my MIL called me and told me it’s on and if I wanted to watch it...so I did. I may say that I haven’t learned ouao things about IVF, sometimes I feel like all of us women in this boards know more than the doctors! Anyways, there were 3 doctors invited in that show, an IVF specialist (RE), an embryologist and the president of all the OB/GYN’s in my country. People were calling and asking questions and others just to tell their success story. One thing that made me sad and got me thinking and if I didn’t know better I would have jump off a cliff by now is what that embryologist said. And that was that “...if after 3 failed IVF’s a couple doesn’t get a BFP then that couple will NEVER be get a BFP” WTF! I was like, but I hear stories with another ending, a happy ending, and that can come after 10 times of IVF, WTF are you talking about! What pissed me more was that none of the other two doctors told him that what he is saying is wrong. Not right away at least. The irony is that after saying that, a man calls the show and they put him on air and he thanked that particular embryologist for giving a BFP with a baby girl on their 5th attempt. The man said that after they had 4 IVF’s in the same clinic they decided to go at his clinic (the embryologist) for their 5th attempt and it worked. So right there it was like contradicting himself (the doctor) anyways their last words before closing the show were that the science of reproduction is one of the most fast moving of all sciences and eventually there is not going to be a couple without taking home a baby. I liked the sound of that! There’s HOPE for every couple! And I believe that!


Gina-
I wish a speedy recovery to your DH!



Kerri-
Good luck on the job! Have you decided if you are taking it? what is the job about? The only freelancing jobs we have here is the one of designers, architects and consultants. And again, good luck! ...you are an American living in Belgium? A good friend of mine she is half Belgian and half Greek and she lives here in Cyprus. My major in High School was foreign languages and I did French, English and German. My country’s main language is Greek and second is English. We used to be a British colony and hence the English language and the British laws that we have. E.g driving on the left side of the road (the wheel is on the right side of the car)...I barely remember German mostly because I don’t use them, but I am moderate in French because I have French friends and with every chance I get I use my French. I even have a French accent. I think I am gifted in this part... if that means anything; I have the right accent for all languages. E.g If I speak French someone might think I am French! Lol I am sure you did well in your exams! Bonne chance ma chere!



Julia-
Never heard of a saliva test for genetic testing! Can you give more info please? I hope everything is OK with both of you! No, I am sure it will be! When do you get the results back? February is just around the corner! And you'll be getting your Valentine Baby!




Momma4thefourthtime-
I am glad everything is moving along for you. I never had a tubal issue so can’ give much info. Other than the fact that I had a Labaroscopy back in 2009 after our 1st failed IVF and there was a small polypod on one of my tubes and the doctor removed it and “i think he closed that tube” geesh how can I not remember that! anyways he told me that since we have to do IVF with ICSI on all attempts (MF) I might as well not have both tubes. I wish you all the best in your cycle. I have a feeling this is going to work for you and you won’t be needing IVF!



Ninde-
YAY!!! For loosing half a pound!!!! You lose something and that is the most important thing! Not how much! More are on the way! I am proud of you honey!! Keep up the good work! And remember “No pain No gain!”



Lyd-
Great news from your day care lady! Sorry for the flu, I had it 2 weeks ago and it’s no fun! I hope you get well soon and take good care of your babies!



Blueeyedreamer-
YAY for starting estrogen patches! ..the things we get excited with! ...interesting competition your gym has! Don’t invest too much on it...you’ll be prego before it ends!!



Alwaysangel-
Am I missing something here? I’ve read about your awesome fert report but I have lost truck of you after that...did you already had your ET? How are you?



Cherri-
Hey girl! Nice to hear from you! I am with Leora regarding the PGD test...I wish you all the best! ...i am on and off the board since i am not currently cycling...I am looking for a job and I soon as i find one I am gonna start my 8th IVF cycle! The one I would like to believe is going to be my “bring home baby cycle”


AFM- Yesterday it was my Name Day ..St. Antonious...I remember telling you guys another time that in my country and Greece we celebrate our name day like we do with birthdays. We all get our names after Saints and the day we celebrate that Saint we celebrate the person named after that Saint. ...and it’s a good excuse to get flowers and wishes ... Nicholas came home at lunch time to surprise me with a beautiful bouquet of red roses and a lovely wishing card. My MIL, mother and several friends and family send me flowers and I got their wishes via sms and facebook. Our house now looks like a mini flower shop!

Every year friends and family come over (and on Nicholas name day happens the same , it is the custom to visit someone on his name day and bring him/her flowers) and have cakes, wish me happy name day but this year I told them that I am not celebrating. I didn’t feel like it. Nicholas told me to go out for dinner but I told him I prefer we go out Friday rather than yesterday so we have a date on Friday night and he said he will make arrangements and all I have to do is be ready at 8:30pm. So I made grilled chicken and steamed broccoli for dinner...part of our new healthy diet.... we had a couple of wine glasses, talked about our day and then cuddle on the couch and watched the movie “Contagion”...not appropriate for last night but alright. I don’t know if you girls seen it but it was a bit depressing...I mean, the idea of the movie is possible to happen in real life and that’s what made it depressing.

Two days ago it was the deadline for applying in two of the jobs I had applied and now I guess the games begin! The other job had the deadline on the 9th and the 4th one it didn’t have a deadline....even though that on 2 of the jobs it’s been a month and half since I had applied, I guess they just waited for their deadline to finish and then start calling for interview. So, we’ll see. I have a good feeling that by the end of next week I am going to hear from all of them.

The plan is as soon as I get the job, a few weeks after I will visit my doctor and get started on my natural IVF cycle. Come on God! Do your magic!

...and another thing...

I was reading about Hypothyroidism and getting pregnant with IVF and I found some pretty interesting stuff. I thought sharing with you:
Positive ATA is common with hypothyroidism. Please read below:
IMMUNOLOGIG IMPLANTATION FAILURE AND THYROID AUTOANTIBODIES.

About 50% of women who have autoantibodies to their own thyroid tissues (antithyroglobulin and/or antimicrosomal antibodies) regardless of whether or not there are clinical signs or symptoms of reduced thyroid hormone activity (hypothyroidism) have activated Natural Killer cells (NKa+ and/or activated T-cells in their blood. Such women often present with reproductive failure manifesting as infertility, recurrent IUI and IVF failure or repeated pregnancy loss. The antithyroid antibodies (antimicrosomal and/or antithyroglobulin antibodies) do not cause the problem. They act as markers pointing to an underlying immunologic implantation problem that occurs when NKa or T-cell activation is present. . Here, as soon as the embryo starts to burrow into the uterine wall, "toxins" are produced (locally) that impair implantation. In some cases, the pregnancy is lost before a blood test can detect it, while in other cases a miscarriage occurs. [Some pregnancies escape the "toxic gauntlet" and proceed.
One of the most significant hints that a non symptomatic woman might have antithyroid antibodies is a family history of hypothyroidism (under performance of the thyroid gland requiring thyroid hormone therapy).
Women who have reproductive failure associated with antithyroid antibodies and NKa+/T-cell activation can have successful IVF outcomes following administration of intravenous gammaglobulin (IVIG) . Women who are antithyroid antibody positive who do NOT have NKa+ and or T-cell activation do not require or benefit from IVIG therapy.

1) Being hypothyroid interferes with all bodily funtions including ovulation and your ability to sustain a pregnancy, so if you are hypothryoid you must be on thryoid meds to bring your thyorid levels to normal for conception and holding a pg.

2) However, that being said, unfortunately for many of us that's not enough. What Jenine was referring to about testing positive for thryoid antibodies (either of them- there are 2 types) indicating that the uterus is "toxic" is true for many women. The reason for this is: It is not these thyroid antibodies themselves that interfere with pg, rather that having them indicates that your body is in an autoimmune state, meaning your body attacks it's own tissues. So having thyroid antibodies is a MARKER for having underlying immune conditions which cause IF and m/c. For example many women with thyroid antibodies test positive for elevated NK (natural killer) cells which are cells that attack developing embryos, causing implantation failure and m/c. So these underlying problems must be treated, rather than just taking thyroid meds which will not change the autoimmune condition. You must see a reproductive immunologist (RI) to deal with these problems. There are some websites where you can read more about this: Home or MILab: diagnosing immune causes of infertility and miscarriages This is a difficult diagnosis to have because treatments are controversial and expensive. Hope this helps.

p.s. about thyroid problems affecting FSH-- this goes back to the autoimmne state. Many women with thryoid antibodies test positive for another autoimmune condition- AOA- anti-ovarian antibodies which cause women to go into premature ovarian failure- thus elevated FSH. This can be addressed by an RI and can be reversed.

That’s all for now ladies! Sorry if I left people behind...

Baby dust and sticky vibes to us all!!
anton

[WeHaveHope]

I may have a chance to go and see my regular OG/GYN today. Should I go if the appointment is still available or should I just wait for my u/s on Friday which is only two dys away? I am 5weeks/3days today. I'm incline to just wait but what do you ladies think???

I had contacted my OB/GYN because we may actualy have a bit of a dilemma for our cruise in June. If all goes well, I will be 25 weeks by the time we leave on our cruise. It turns out the cruise line does not allow pregnant women in their 24th week or entering the 24th week of pregnancy anytime during the cruise to board. Ahhhh!!!! What the heck. Airlines will let you fly but a cruise won't let you go on the cruise. I've known my OB/GYN for a very long time and I'm hoping he will be willing to write that I'm 23 weeks instead of 25 weeks because the cruise line requires a written letter. All of this of course baring any pregnancy complications which we would have to cancel the cruise. Has anyone had a similar problem with a prior pregnancy?

[leorira11]

AlwaysAngel - sounds great! I hope things are right on track for a Friday transfer!

Janis - welcome! Lots of really great ladies here.

Maria - PHEW! I'm glad your beta is going so well. Try not to freak about the spotting, even though it's hard not to. Maybe the u/s will show a source of bleeding and give you some peace of mind. I would go to both the OB and RE -- but then again, y'all know I'm unhealthily obsessed!

Christy - good luck with the Hershey job application. I seemed to have missed it - why are you waiting until May? Can you get the financial stuff figured out before that?

Amy (kerpupples) - yay! That's a great second beta! What's next? More betas or wait for u/s?

Kerri - it IS hard to take a break without planning in advance. I think that's why we've done 3.5 years straight with no breaks from the IVF. When we lost the boys this summer, we said we would cycle in the fall/winter, but go away in Feb if I wasn't pregnant. Even having planned like that, it's hard to take a break and go away.

I hope that job works out! Although, working as a 'freelancer' without benefits is sucky. I know that a lot of companies are doing that now in the recession, but I really think it's unethical. Benefits (especially healthcare and a retirement plan) shouldn't be "optional" for employers to offer. (btw, here in Israel, the law mandates employers pay a min towards health care, pension and insurance)

You're an immigrant to Belgium? I didn't know that! What are the three languages? French, Flemish... and? (I could Google, but I have you!) I moved to Israel (official language: Hebrew) a little under 5 years ago. I learned the Hebrew alphabet and basic Hebrew as a child, but it was a huge shock to come here! I did take a Hebrew course, and then jumped in and did a MA with all my classes in Hebrew! Like everywhere in the world, most people here speak some English (and almost all my friends are also Anglo immigrants), but I work 100% in Hebrew! It's a challenge. Sometimes, I just am in awe how much I understand. Sometimes I catch myself THINKING in Hebrew. You'll pick up the French -- try to immerse yourself as much as possible.

Julia - I'm jealous you did saliva for genetic testing -- they insisted on BLOOD for us. Oh well - just another visit to the 'vampires' in the blood taking lab! Remind me *why* you are doing genetic testing...

Mommaforthe4th - whatever route you go, it's great to learn as much as possible about your options. Welcome -- I'm more than a veteran 'round-these-here-parts, so ask if you have questions about the IVF process.

Gina - general anesthesia is pretty safe. I've 'gone under'... hmm....let's see.... 3 fresh IVF's and 2 D&C's -- so 5 times in 3 years. My husband is always terrified - but I find it's the best sleep I ever get!

Laura - I'm so sorry again. The D&C is difficult, but I knew that I was glad to have closure. I hope the genetic testing tells you something useful. Rest up - and feel good.

Patricia - I was really confused, until I realised you were probably writing from a phone or tablet -- "Leotards"? I was afraid you were combining "Leora" and "retards" into a weird new nickname for me

Lydia - you are more likely to get sick when pregnant! Sorry - feel better! Beware - there are very few cold/cough medicines that are okay for preggos

Nicole - congrats on starting! I heard that with FET, there is no concern with working out (my RE said no heavy workouts during fresh cycles because of the risk of ovarian torsion). Ihope you do transform yourself in 90days! I'm jealous, I wish I could be inspired to lose weight.... instead, I'm eating chocolate and going shopping for bigger (fatter!) pants after work...

Antonia - the ONLY good thing about a Sun-Thu workweed is reaching the hump a day before the rest of the world! I'm already on Wed afternoon -- so just 1 day until weekend Happy Saint's day - but I totally hear you on not feeling like celebrating. It's my half birthday next week - and I love birthdays - so I usually celebrate my half-birthday. Last year, my husband threw a surprise half-birthday party for me, which was awesome -- but I had to wake up super early the next morning to go for my SnS to start my cycle that gave me my boys. Asaf died right before my regular birthday, and now, I'm feeling sad about my half birthday too...

AFM - life has been really hard.

The new job is good - much better than the old one. Just less time to update my ladies here Longer hours, but at this point, that's great. I'm so depressed, I can barely move, but somehow - at work I'm productive. I don't know why - but it's a great distraction.

30 days until vacation ---

43 until I can hopefully start again... if we get back and my beta STILL isn't zero, I just might throw a tantrum....

My friend who just got left by her husband and I were talking (we've been spending a LOT of time together, especially since our 3rd close friend just had a baby 2 weeks ago --- we would be avoiding her because we can't deal with it right now -- but it's even more hurtful that she hasn't even called -- I'm sure she is busy with the new baby, but we usually talk everyday. I haven't heard from her in over a week!) and she said that she can't imagine ever trusting a man ever again - and how is she ever going to get married again (she is 27 and her husband walked out with no warning). I said that I feel the same way about having a baby -- I've so badly burned, that now I'm so scared. I guess we'll both just have to figure it out and move forward....

[Julia73]

We- I am still praying for you. So glad your nurse said not to worry.

Anton and Leora- Our re had us do the testing, I suppose to see if there was a reason for the loss we had in our genes. The company they use is Counsyl. I'll try to post a link but i'm not good at that as i'm using my phone to post. They found they i'm a carrier for mthfr which long story short means my body doesn't process folic acid as well as others? That's the best I can ascertain anyway lol. Dh has that and HFE associated hereditary hemochromatosis. The deal with that is he can have too much iron. But there was no reproductive risk with us so we are continuing without a hitch. They do testing with either saliva or blood. I think blood would have been faster. They send you these kits and you spit into a test tube like thingy until you fill it up to a line then you schedule a fed ex pickup. You get the results a couple of Weeks later. We did this in the last par of December and got the results yesterday so I think that was quick enough.

Here's the link: http://www.counsyl.com

[Sunshine1576]

Maria,
Honestly what are you thinking girl?! I mean we hear about ladies going into labor at or around 25 weeks, so you could very well be one of those who go into labor early (ESPECIALLY if it could be twins)! I personally know someone from my Sunday School class who was seriously admitted to the hospital while vacationing in Disney World and made it to 25 weeks with a premie, who for a while was on breaking treatment since her lungs were undeveloped. You don't want that possibility of having the twins on the cruise boat and not have the proper care. I am floored that you are even considering this since you are a nurse! Seriously, I would say find out when the last day is that you could cancel and wait until then...unless of course you want to bring your Obgyn along with you. But this is why they have cut-offs like this, it's way too risky. You shouldn't even be worrying about a cruise at this moment, more important things are happening, girl you ARE pregnant and nothing else matters right now.

Leora,
You asked why I'm waiting until May to start treatment? Michael is up for tenure (full time contract position) at the college, so asking off for appointments is not good until May where we will be done with Spring Break tourist at my work and he will have 6 weeks off to run to the clinic back and forth with me all the way up to Mobile, Alabama which is a 5 hour drive (round trip). Plus we ususally spend the previous night at a hotel before the BIG day since the drive is soooo long and we have to be at the clinic so early. For bloodwork and ultrasounds I have found a satellite clinic closer to my hometown but for anything invasive we have to drive to the main clinic in Mobile,AL. My clinic has a good success rate and my RE is the director of our IVF Procedures so I'm in a good place, although it's not very convenient. I'm willing to make that sacrifice although waiting until May seems so riduculously far away. In the meantime, we're trying "naturally" for another miracle to happen with a better possible outcome. Faith is all we can hang onto and knowing it's not over keeps us going.

AFM: Spoke to coordinator of IVF Attain Program, told me to call with when my March cycle starts to get me on bcp and maybe some injections. Also sometime around Spring Break (I just thought about dh being off for Spring Break!) we'll go in for the class and his S/A. We are now looking at retrieval being around May 28th if all goes good with the application.

[WeHaveHope]

Sunshine-I know. The cruise is booked for my daughter's Sweet 16's. If we are determined to be having twin then that is definantely out of the question. And if there is anything that is determined to be high risk then the cruise would be out of the question. But I really think that if everything is ok, then I should be able to travel. I think it is so dangerous to fly but a cruise, not really. But we will see. There is still so much that is unknown. If anything we will just change the plans for March when the kids are in Spring Break. We have 9 cabins of friends that have booked for June for our daughters sweet 16's so it's a little more complicated than us just canceling our cabins. Not worried about it now. Ita months away. First we get to our first u/s on Friday God willing.

[Sunshine1576]

Exactly We, Let's get through one hurdle at a time. I was just concerned, but didn't mean to gey fussy!

[Happy Bunny]

I may have a chance to go and see my regular OG/GYN today. Should I go if the appointment is still available or should I just wait for my u/s on Friday which is only two dys away? I am 5weeks/3days today. I'm incline to just wait but what do you ladies think???

I had contacted my OB/GYN because we may actualy have a bit of a dilemma for our cruise in June. If all goes well, I will be 25 weeks by the time we leave on our cruise. It turns out the cruise line does not allow pregnant women in their 24th week or entering the 24th week of pregnancy anytime during the cruise to board. Ahhhh!!!! What the heck. Airlines will let you fly but a cruise won't let you go on the cruise. I've known my OB/GYN for a very long time and I'm hoping he will be willing to write that I'm 23 weeks instead of 25 weeks because the cruise line requires a written letter. All of this of course baring any pregnancy complications which we would have to cancel the cruise. Has anyone had a similar problem with a prior pregnancy?

I wouldn't ask your doctor to write a false letter... What if something did happen? Your doctor could be in serious trouble for lying. It's not a good idea to ask someone to put themselves at risk over a cruise.