Summer cycle group

[karin1]

Chili...I just wanted to say that I've been thinking of you all day. It sounds like you had a good talk with your RE about what might have happened and what your next steps may be. I think that you are being such a trooper in looking ahead to next cycle. It shows what a strong girl you really are.

[Lauren1171]

Franny - Good luck tomorrow with ER!!!

[rypell1985]

I forgot the best part of my day...My husband got a new job so he is giving his 2 weeks at his current job and then leaving an open week before starting the new one. Since I am off all summer we are driving to Florida (18 hours...we're nuts, I know) for a week...stopping in Georgia on the way to see his parents and drop off our furbaby!!! That definitely made me smile todaY!!!

[moorebaby]

ladies, this will be short & quick as we are leaving for florida in the morning. i'll sill be able to log in & check in & update the list. it just may happen every other day instead of every day...hope that's ok w/ everyone.

ryann- omg! that is exactly what we are doing. except, we're stopping in georgia to drop off dh's 14 year old nephew to his mother & then picking him back up on our way back. where in florida will you be? we'll be in palm beach shores...can't wait. we would've stopped to see dh's mom in georgia, bur she is really out of the way...i feel bad, but she is a crazy mother-in-law, so maybe i don't feel too bad congrats to your dh getting a new job!!! yes, we are crazy for driving though

franny - so much luck tomorrow....i'll be thinking of you! love ya!

didi- awesome fert report!

amanda1979- yay for er!!! i'm very happy for you! i moved you on the list....woohoo!!!

fitzjr11- yay....you'll be stimming before you know it!

chili- i'm so sorry hun! i'm glad that re called & gave you an explanation as to what happened. that is wonderful that he is optimistic...i really wish you the best of luck on your next cycle & it reallly great that dh is being open-minded about using donor eggs should you need to. i'm thinking of you (((HUGS))) please keep us posted!

chris- wow...it is great to hear from you & the awesome news! woohoo!!! grow embies grow! you've been added to the list, so now you're officially part of this group...don't be a stranger. so happy for you!

to all of you who i missed...i'm thinking of you....lots of sticky baby dust all around!!!

[moorebaby]

-klinger13 (Amanda)
-moorebaby (Ester)- August
-amaut- Fresh or FET w/ 2 frosties???
-nbfun (Nancy)
-Lauren (U/s and b/w & start estrogen on 7.20. Expect AF sometime around 7.29 & back in for more u/s and b/w. If all is good, injections start around 7.20 & ER week of 8.9)



-rypell 1985 (Ryann)
-blairwh58



-Lauren1171 (Until 7.16) (Starting injections on 7.21)
-rebeccajm (As of Saturday, 7.10)
-lou71 (An antagonist protocol starting 7.24 w/ Follistim 450 units & Ganirelix. ER/ET should fall the week of 8.2.)
-hopeforbabies (Teresa)- Baby-in-a-box on its way….WOOHOO!!!
-TammyS (Until 7.20. Baseline u/s & b/w on 7.23 & start some shots on 7.23 & some on 7.24. Approximate ER is 8.6 & ET is 8.9.)
-fitzjr11 (Start on 7.16, b/won 7.21, start meds on 7.23)



-miyaya- on Lupron since 7.2 (Supression check on 7.13- hopefully will start stims)
-JustLikeHannah (Renee’)- Lupron as of 7.8 (Will start Gonal-F injections on 7.17. ER scheduled for 7.29 w/ 3dt on 8.1 or 5dt on 8/3.)
-mcfarland2213 (Ashley)- Lupron as of 7.17



-Sher
-Nanci



-dlk (Didi)…ER on 7.13/ET on ???
-tohavefun08 (Chris)… ER on 7.13/ET on 7.16
-turtle0619 (Franny)… ER on 7.15/ET on ???
-amanda1979… ER on 7.17/ET on ???



-annpage (3dt on 7.6)… BETA on 7.17
-karin1 (IUI on 7.6)… BETA on 7.20
-Tiger04 (IUI on 7.7 & 7.8)… BETA on 7.20



-maggieluv- Beta: 6.30- 228
-DandMe (Sonya)- Betas: 7.1- 30/ 7.3- 65/ 7.5- 146/ 7.7- 300
-sunshine and stars- Beta: 7.12- 586

on your next cycle

--chilipepperrose46… we’ll be rooting for you in September!!!

[karin1]

Ryan- Just wanted to say that we saw Karate Kid and the whole family loved it! It was great! I went in thinking that there's no way it would even compare to the first, but it's pretty darn close. I haven't seen the other yet. I'm sure it's good too.


Congrats on your DH's new job! Have a nice vacation to Florida!

[rypell1985]

Ester...Have an awesome time in Florida! We haven't booked the trip yet, but we normally go to Clearwater Beach. We will probably do a little research since I don't know what kind of condition it is in with the oil spill I think we will leave sometime around August 2nd. That's funny that you are stopping in GA as well! Drive careful!

Karin...I'm pretty sure Karate Kid is the winner. DH wants to come and that's the movie he wants to see. Hopefully my niece (who is quite the princess) doesn't put up too much of a fight!!

[lou71]

Fitzjr11 -- My baseline is 7/21 also and if all is well (knock wood), I will start stims on 7/24. Our cycles are going to fall awfully darn close together!

Amanda -- Oh, I'm so glad you are able to go forward. Best of luck to you and your 3 follies... one of them is THE ONE. And you are hilarious with trying to get your photo to work. After I uploaded to photobucket, I just pasted the IMG code into my signature. Not sure what's going on with yours.

Didi -- That's a GREAT fert report!!! Good luck with your transfer! You are almost PUPO girl!

Sher -- What!?! Can you with an E2 of 11,500? Does your RE think you ovulated? What was your LH and progesterone? I'm so sorry. I hope you get better news.

Katie -- No, my meds haven't come yet. I think they'll be here in another week. They're coming from the U.K. I got a shipping confirmation and a USPS tracking number which won't work until the package is stateside. But I also got a confirmation email saying the package was being "dispatched". So that's all good news so far. You are never crashing... it's great to see you pop in.

Ryann -- I'll start the AF dance for you. I know it's frustrating to wait and not know what your body is doing. But have a great trip to Florida! Maybe you'll run into Es!

Franny -- I'm thinking of you today at ER. Please update us when you feel up to it. XOXO

Es -- Have a wonderful trip to Florida! A vacation is just what you need.

AFM -- Well, I hope my meds will be here by the 21st when I have my baseline appt. I have Follistim for about the first 6-7 days and I won't need the Ganirelix and trigger shot right away, so I can make it until about the 27th-28th if it's late. I also am going for acupuncture on Saturday morning. I'm going to let my chiropractor friend do it at her office. I gave her some articles on fertility acupuncture listing the points they used in the study. She said she looked them up and they're the ones she would have used anyway. She just said she wasn't a believer in sticking the ears. Do those of you who get acupuncture get needles in your ears? My other fertility acupuncturist always did that to me as well as the top of the head. I'll see how it goes! Only 4 more days of BCP's for me!

[DandMe]

I have to say that I am a terrible board member - I can't find the time to do all the personals! I do, however, read every single post and follow your stories. I'm in a holding pattern until we get our ultrasound. Of course you all can imagine how I feel. Low but still rising betas and a few sad stories in our past are keeping me a bit 'grounded', yet I really do "FEEL" pregnant and am optimistic about our upcoming ultrasound on the 23rd.

I have mild ms throughout the day and tender/heavy boobs - also started the peeing several times a day even though there's hardly anything to pee out.

I sure hope that we get to have lots and lots of company under the pregnant banner - it's going to be a long nine months and I'm hoping for a bunch of familiar belly buddies.

[katie99]

Yes I do plan to crash on you all often - haha

Franny - I'll be checking in for your news all day. Hope it went well. I'm on pins& needles waiting to hear (oopps no pun intended hee hee) - xoxo

Chris - Girl I'm wishing you the stickiest of thoughts for your ET tomorrow! Rest up and let those little guys settle in snug & tight - xoxo

Lou - Roll on the 21st! I'll have to stalk you relentlessly my friend - xoxo

Ester - You have a safe trip and a very relaxing vacation honey - xoxo

Sonya - Aw honey I know, the wait for the first u/s is even worse that the 2ww, hang in there. And scant amounts of urine? you have got to stay well hydrated throughtout the whole time (ET til delivery) I was told aim for 96 oz of water each day since your blood vessels and blood volume can go up by 50%
You want the best blood flow to your uterus - so drink up - xoxo

Good Luck to you all - xoxo

[Tiger04]

Amanda –You’re positive attitude can get you through this! See! I’m so excited for you. You are so funny!

Chris – I’m so glad that you’ve decided to join! That’s so great that you modified a bit. But, you’re right, most of the time we know our bodies better. You’re ET tomorrow is going to go great! Tomorrow you will be PUPO!

Miyaya – only one more day! So exciting that you are starting your journey! Can’t wait to hear about your SnS!

Karin – I know how you feel. It’s nice to hear nice things from unexpected places. I’m with you, totally going crazy. This is the slowest week of my life. But, I know the weekend will go by fast because I’ll be camping. I too, haven’t had anything since the weekend. Still nothing. I think I am going to POAS on Monday! Oh I am so jealous that you are a block away from the beach! That would be so relaxing. I just love walking on the beach.

Teresa – You are so sweet! I am doing great, just waiting…waiting…waiting. Like I told Karin, I’m going to POAS on Monday, I’ve never wanted it to be Monday before! Who cares about the weekend! Oh I love turtles! I’m so glad you found him and are able to give him some better food than dirt! Are you going to keep him, or what do you think you’ll do?

Chili- Isn’t it amazing how one situation opens up a new door? My DH was so against Donor Sperm at first and then when that door closed, he really had a more open mind about using Donor Sperm. Each circumstance challenges us to look deeper and really choose what is most important. I’m glad he is a least thinking about it. Because of our challenges, I would really like to be an egg donor now. I don’t know if anyone will want my eggs though! Seems like all of the donors are younger than me and by the time I have my twins..tee hee…see how I’m just making this so…I’ll be 28. Do you think that’s too old to be an egg donor? Lots of love to you and keep your chin up.

Dlk – congrats! 9 fert eggs is fantastic! Did they give you the quality? Usually they say grade AA, or AB or something like that. So glad the shots are going well for you. Can’t wait to hear if you’ll do 3 or day 5. You’ll be PUPO before you know it!

Sher – sorry to hear that. Did they tell you why? Maybe a different protocol?

Ryann- I am doing the AF dance for you as much as possible! Ouch, that sounds painful, I’m sorry you stretched your incision. Hopefully, it will feel better soon. How old are your niece and nephew? That’s awesome! So glad you’ll have some great time with DH and congrats on his job!

Lou – Last time I had acupuncture, they did stick a few in my left ear, but that might have been for my neck ache, because I had never had them before. But, yes, every time I have 1 needle on the top of my head.

Sonya – that’s awesome! I can only imagine how the past is keeping you from being 100% there, but I’m super glad that you are feeling something totally different. That’s a really good. I can’t wait to be on the other side with you! Look at your great picture! How wonderful!

Katie – YEAH! keep crashing! I am trying to drink lots of water…ugh.

[claud662]

Franny-I can't wait to hear how this morning went and I hope the best for you and Barry!!!! We felt Flick kicking for the first time the other day which was amazing and I can't wait for him/her to boogie down at Jones Beach!!! Any chance you go???? Please update ASAP and I can't wait to hear your big number of follies!!!

[karin1]

So....yesterday morning when I posted I said that there hasn't been anything since the weekend. Then a little later I started getting cramps. Not as severe as period cramps...but they were definitely cramps...not twinges. Over the weekend they were more like twinges. I had them on and off all day yesterday and last night. I'm hoping that they were 'good' cramps. I can't wait until Monday to POAS! I also had acupuncture yesterday and I told him and he didn't comment one way or the other. He only said it's too early for AF.

I am on my way out the door to work at the hospital. I will catch up with you girls later!

Have a great day!

[DandMe]

Franny-I can't wait to hear how this morning went and I hope the best for you and Barry!!!! We felt Flick kicking for the first time the other day which was amazing and I can't wait for him/her to boogie down at Jones Beach!!! Any chance you go???? Please update ASAP and I can't wait to hear your big number of follies!!!

Feeling the baby move on the outside is the most amazing part of being pregnant. I remember standing in line at the bank with my second (ten lb baby!), and actually having him cause me to shift my weight because he was moving so much. A guy in front of me was watching him move under my shirt and said he'd never seen anything so amazing! LOL My entire stomach would ripple from side to side and bulge out unnaturally so it would look all lopsided. Jerry used to push his feet against my ribcage, and then run them down until they popped out under my ribs. It was painful but entertaining.

[annashope]

Hi girls, sorry I am crashing I am originally from the June Cycle board and am in the same shoes as Annpage with the same beta date. This has been such a tough journey for us as I am sure it has been for everyone on here. Anyways we have been trying for almost 3 years and have encountered everything including me having cancer 2 years ago and being told that I need a hysterectomy (it was cervical cancer) however a wonderful doctor in Philadelphia performed and very unusual procedure and removed most of my cervix while leaving the uterus in place. So here we are 2 years later doing IVF and our cycle did not go smoothly either. I got over-suppressed by Lupron and we only had 4 eggs and had to make a decision whether to keep going or cancel. We prayed about it and kept going. Anyways long story short my beta is Saturday and between yesterday and today I have taken 3 different types of preg tests and they are all positive!!!!! Hubby and I are just speechless. Of course we are cautiously optimistic because we need that beta confirmation but I called the RE and my nurse got really excited and said it was most likely it. I am so excited I want to tell everyone but I know how early it is and the waiting is killing me...lol SO I am sharing with you girls since I am sure no one can understand us the way we understand each other. Thanks