MARCH-CYCLE BUDDIES

[nimble]

morning girls, wow you've been a busy bunch in the last few days.....

Firstly a belated to Shantala - hope you had a fantastic day resting with your two little ones snuggling in. How are you feeling? I'm so excited for you.....

Re dates - I'm around most weekends in March purely because I'm keeping away from the social scene as I'm not drinking and want to take things easy for that 'time'!!

Sonya - so glad to hear that you've come to an arrangement with yr clinic, wow they are so cold sometimes and it amazes me how they just forget whats happened before, shame that you had to go through the stress to get what you want.

Nicki - hows the sniffing going, you crazy woman, how could you like it!! I guess thats the drugs for you eh!
So you're all set to go for stimming then.....

Kandice - congratulations on your little 2 coming back home - how many did you get to freeze in the end? OMG not long to go for you - our first tester I think!!

Katt - 2 embies too, well done - oh our 2ww list is starting to get going... baby dust to you all.

Caroline - wow , congratulations - it is so nice to read when little miracles like that happen, please stay and keep us updated.

Mrs B - Hope the ET went well and you're resting with your feet up. Sending positive vibes to you.....stick embies stick

Katrina1 - good luck for Tuesday on your ET - how many embies have you got to put back?

Steph - hey its looking good, 25 follies is great - fingers crossed that you get to EC tomorrow and you'll have your little back in no time on tuesday.

Jill - glad to hear that your first acu went well, they are great aren't they.

Well AF showed up on my birthday, what a great present! Good news is that hopefully the scan on Monday should be ok and I can start stimming on Monday night. Excited about starting but not about the 3 injections I will have to do a night 1 for burseline, 2 for menopur (because of the dose I have to do in two injections) yeeepppeee !

got back from Lisbon last night, absolutely fab 3 days away, the sun was shining and it felt so spring like, managed to burn myself as we were not expecting it to be so hot. I think we walked the whole of Portugal and my legs are aching like never before!!

roll on Monday for my scan and here we goooooo.....

Nimble xx

[nimble]

THIS IS OUR GROUP


Yarnista - welcome to the group



AMANDA: Missouri, US (age25)
ANNA: Ohio, US (age33)
BIG WHITE DOG (Janice): Virginia, US (40)
BRIDGET JONES: Surrey, UK (age45)
CARBEV aka Caroline: Singapore
CHVONNE: Essex, UK
COCO: Winter wonderland, US (age37)
COOKHOLME: California, US (25)
HOLLY: The Netherlands.
IDONVITO aka Lisa: New York, US
JENN: Toronto (age28)
JILL (jstandlund): Minnesota, US (29)
KANDICE: (26)
KAREN (moonk): Connecticut, US (28.)
KARIA:
KARINA: Northern Ireland
KARINA1: Aberdeen, Scotland
KARMA_K: San Francisco Bay (age35)
KAT: Tallinn,Estonia (age 30)
KIA aka SHA: Portsmouth UK (age33)
MANDEEQ: London, UK
MARCIA: Coventry, UK (age33)
MRS B: Reading, UK (age25)
NERMS: Middlesex, UK (age32)
NIMBLE (Jackie): Surrey, UK (age38.)
NICKI: Suffolk, UK (age31)
PEP23 (Steph): Indianapolis, US (age28.)
RAE: Dallas, US (age30)
REACH AEJ: Charlotte, NC (Age 35)
SHANTALA: Berkshire, UK (age21)
SHER8: Pennsylvania, US (38.)
SMATTISON: Texas
SOKRU (Sonya): N.Carolina, US (33)
VICKY: Florida, US (age29)
Yarnista :

FUN STUFF…… NON-IVF RELATED STUFF THAT’S OCCURING!


24 Mar—Nicki and DH -- wedd.Anni (6yrs)
April—Karen -- 29th birthday this month
01 Aug Sonya—B’Day
02 Oct—Nicki -- B’day!!!

DOWN REGGING, SCANS,INJECTIONS etc…..



9 Mar—Holly—waiting for AF
11 Mar—Vicky waiting for AF -

13 Mar – Jill—base line scan
14 Mar—Marcia—AF arrives
16 Mar – Cookholmes – ultrasound
19 Mar- Sonya- Bloodwork, scan,
19 Mar—Marcia—Baseline Scan
19/21/23 Mar—Jill – Scans
20 Mar—Marcia—Start Injections
27 Mar- Nicki- Baseline
27 Mar—Marcia—Folly Scan
30 Mar—Marcia—Folly Scan
1 Apr—Karia—Starts sniffing
4 Apr—Nicki-Folly Scan
6 apr- Nicki –Folly scan
9 apr- Nicki- Folly scan & trigger shot


STIMMING & FOLLICLE COUNT


Anna – 11 Mar – follie scan
Amanda - 9th March – start stimming
Steph – 9th March – follie scan – 25 wonderful follies (next scan 10th)
Nerms - 12th & 14th Mar – follie scan
Nimble - 12th Mar – baseline scan
Jill - 14th Mar – start stimming
Marcia - 20th Mar – start stimming
Smattison – 21st Mar – starting Stimming
Nicki - 28th Mar – start stimming
Sokru - 19th Mar – start stimming
Jackie - 30th Mar – start stimming


EGG COLLECTION/ RETRIEVAL



12Mar - Yarnista
13Mar —Steph—EC
13 Mar—anna- EC
16 or 19 Mar—Nerms--EC
18 mar —Amanda—EC
Mid Mar—Chvonne –EC
23 Mar—Holly--EC
26 Mar —Nimble—EC
26 Mar —Kia – EC
30 Mar- Sonya-EC
2nd Apr—Smattison--EC
2 nd Apr– Marcia-- EC
11 april -- Nicki- EC



EMBRYO TRANSFER


13 Mar – Katrina1 - ET
15 Mar—Steph—ET
16 Mar—anna-ET
17 or 20 Mar—Nerms-- ET
21 Mar—Amanda—ET
28 Mar—Nimble—ET
29 Mar—Kia—ET
29/30 Mar—Blastocyst transfer
4 April—Marcia—ET
4 April- Sonya- Blasto transfer
5 April - Smattison
16 April -- Nicki – Blastocyst transfer


FET




6 March- Bridget Jones—FET
9 Mar- MrsB—FET
13 Mar—Katrina1--FET
23 Mar —Cookholme—FET
End Mar—Karen—FET
End Mar—sher—FET
End Apr—Vicky --FET

On the 2WW



Shantala- 2 little ones snuggling in!
Katt: 2 little ones snuggling in!
Kandice – 2 little ones snuggling in!

Bridget –

TEST DATES


Kandice – 16 March
Bridget- 20 March
Shantala 22 March
Katt – 23 March
Jill—9th April
Nimble— 11 April
Marcia—18 April
Nicki—27 April

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! BFP!!!


30th Jan= RAE!!!! Natural BFP…… Congratulations Babe!!!
Carbev- Natural BFP WOO HOO

PREGNANT MARCH CYCLERS- DUE DATES


RAE- 8th October 07
Carbev- Nov 07

BFN


IN WAITING …..

Big White Happy Dog (Janice) – postponed til March
Mandeeq: postponed waitng for linning test results
Lucy – not starting til May/June

[vicky77]

Hello ladies!!!.....wow sooo much going on!!!

First of, Carbev....congratulations on your BFP!!!!...that is so amazing!!, when is your first scan?, keep us posted!!

Shantala, Kandice and Katt.....congrats on your ET's!!!!....., Kandice, loved the pictures of your lil ones!!!!!!!. Shantala, happy birthday!!!.....

Yarnista.....welcome to this thread!!!. And yes, it is normal to be a bit uncomfortable before EC, imagine that your ovaries are humongous and you feel the heaviness from that. When is your EC?. Hoping you can go back and tell your students you are preggers!!!!!!

Steph....wow 25 follies, that is great!!!!. So tomorrow is your trigger?...good luck!!!

Jill....so you had your first acu!!, I also feel some of the needles, others I don't feel at all. I never heard anything about the soy, but I guess it can't hurt, so will give it a try too

Katrina....good luck on Tuesday!!, keep us posted!!

Sonya...I am so happy that you were able to work things out with your RE!!....who cares is he is not friendly, as long as you have your embies back that is all that matters!!!!!!

Nimble......great job on that list!!!. How was Lisbon!!, I see you walked it all, that is great!! Good luck on your scan!!

Sorry for those I missed.......

As per me, I am at the end of my "natural 2ww" .....AF should be here tomorrow or so, will see what happens, I guess it will be good news wether it arrives (will start my new cycle finally) or wheter is doesn't arrive (will be preggers.....ooooooooooooo)....This Thursday was our 4th year anniversary with DH, we've actually been together since we were 15 years old, so we were saying that next year (will be both 30) we would have been together half of our lives.....isn't that unbelievable!!!!!

[nicolamark]

Just a quick posting from me!!!

Firstly congratulations to Caroline!!!

Wahooo!!!! way to go girl!!!!

And SEcondly Welcome to Yarnista!! xxx

Love to everyone else!! x x

Me, have been suffering low's on this down regg..... going out to night so that'll cheer me up!!! x x

[yarnista]

Thank you for all the kind welcomes. We just got back from the doc's only 3 shots left to go and EC will be on Monday morning. DH got to see all the follies on u/s this morning, he's excited too.
I hope everyone is having a good weekend!

[shantala]

hi all

just a quick one for me....nimble - glad you had a good time. and a bit of sunshine...lovely!!

nimble, nerms and mrsb - i can either meet you nimble and nerms tomorrow (bit too last minute now??) and then meet mrsb next week or shall we all meet 24th/25th?? how does that sound???

hi to everyone else

xxx

[MarciaL-OurHope4Baby]

Hi girls

PC's kept freezing yesterday and not so good today. About to check it out, so here's a quick post.

Nic - everythings great now, thanks for updating .

Can't remember who asked, but you're already on we're all going to be 2ww from the moment we have your EC and the hospital do the fertilisation for us. By the time they put them back we're already 3 - days into the 2ww, hgc is already building and beinging to be released the day after, so they'll be enough hcg to test by next week. You'd probably be on the last phase of your LP on a natural cycle by then anyway so don't worry.

Caroline - Wonderful news on your lovely surprise .

Anna - Good luck with your scan tomorrow

I'll continue posting when I have a lil more time.

Hope everyone's doing ok in the mean time.

[nerms]

Hi everyone...sorry i have been MIA for the last couple of days...and the last couple of hours catching up on all the goings on!!

Firstly, Shantala....a big happy belated birthday!Hope you had a lovely day with your beautiful embies inside you! Sorry i didn't actually log on yest...was busy doing housework and made a decision to sort out my wardrobe...boy was that a task! Did a lot of clearing out...threw loads out, was being really ruthless which is unusual for me, but kept a few bits that are a bit big on me....just in case And...a big thankyou...you have been trying to sort out this meeting and i'm sorry i haven't replied. I think maybe the weekend of 24th/25th may well work out for everyone...i guess nimble may be free...just wait to hear from Mrs B! I'm really excited for you and it's very reassuring to hear you are nice and calm...2days down 12 to go! So strange about your dream though...it's a bit spooky because when i read your post after ET i did get a passing thought what a shame for that possible life...not in a judgemental way of course, and it was only a passing thought...sadness that we have to make these choices...but isn't that weird..i wasn't going to say anything but told DH and he def said i should tell you Hope your getting lots of rest in!

Carbev....what a beautiful suprise!!! A natural BFP hey..but we're not gonna get too excited until you do!!

Sonya...matey..i'm really pleased you've managed to work something out with your doc..that's fab news...so i guess all systems go hey!!!!!

Vicky...good luck for AF or natural BFP tmw...dancing for the right outcome Hope your doing well. Half your life together...wow that is pretty amazing!!!!!

Steph...wow!!!!!!! That's great news 25 follies-i hope trigger goes well tmw night, and ec on tues...will be counting down the days with you! Inmy thoughts and prayers. x

Yarnista...welcome..i too hope you'll be telling your kids at school that your preggers in a few weeks..maybe you can take a note in for them to excuse you ...i used to hate PE at school and write notes forging my mum's signature to get out of it...cheeky hey!!

Jill...accu is great hey..i'm pleased your session went so well! I loved sonya's tip to you...to use the nose strips so not to disturb others at work actually my accupunturist suggests having afternoon naps as important in my regime! Great isn't it!

Mandeeq-very sorry to hear things have been frustrating for you, i'm sorry the lining is not thickening. I hope you get some relief from tellign us and knowing that we are happy to listen anytime. ((((hugs))))) to you!

Nimble- so pleased to hear lisboa was fab.....and what a brill bday pressie-weird for some i'm sure but it signifies the beginning of the next stage!!! Not long before you start stimming now! So how is the weekend of 24th/25th for you?

Mrs B-how was your FET...hope your relaxing and keeping your feet up! How is 24th/25th for you?

Katt-congrats on the beginning of your 2ww.....it's just takes one string one...sending lots of sticky baby dust and PMA in your direction.

Kandice...wow..i loved the pics! And imagine the first tester in amongst us....i just read marical's explanation and hopefully your levels will be fine and ready and waiting for your test..wishing you a nice restful 1ww...so how many did they freeze?

Nicky...hi matey...how's it going? one week nearly over....are you ready for week 2 to begin?? did you find out how come your protocol was different to what you expected?

Katrina...good luck on your ET on tuesday!!!! You can join the 2ww gang soon!!!

Marcial..hope your injections are going ok...doing the Af jig for you that it turns up on time!!

Rae...hello...hope things are going well with you..

As for me..well i didn't mean to write so much! I'm taking stim injections...i'm on quite a low dose 150, i have to say it's day 5 of injections and i'm not feeling very much...this is worrying me slightly...i hope my dear follies are growing! The only thing i can feel is very slight discomfort..dull ache in my lower abdomen and it feels a little firm but no pain or bloatedness..is it too soon to feel very much...for those of you who have been through it..any idea how it should be feeling? Other than that my sister came over with my two adorable neices last night...the two year old insisted on sleeping in my bed and the other on the floor in my room....they woke me up at 6.30 this morning and then we had a busy day entertaining them..wow it was knackering!! but lots of fun I have to say it's also great hyping the kids up and then giving them back to mummy to sort out

Anyway girls bye for now!

nerms
x

[vicky77]

Nerms....don't worry, yes it is normal not to feel anything on day 5, I remember I was only on 75 of Menopur and 75 of Follistim and I only started to feel bloated by the end of stimming, close to EC, and I had a nice number of follies, around 12 follies, so don't worry!!!!, you are ok

[nerms]

Thanks Vicky....i was planning to ge up to bed soon and that's usually when i do all my thinking...glad to go up with positive thoughts!

x

[annag]

Hi everyone! Wow, I've missed so much stuff from being MIA for a few days!

Shantala, Kandice, Katt, Mrs. B and Bridget, good luck on your 2ww or 1ww for Kandice. That is so exciting!

Caroline, congrats on your natural BFP. What a wonderful surprise!

Welcome to the thread, Yarnista! We're very close with our dates for EC.

Vicky, I hope you get your big surprise too...a natural BFP!

Nimble, welcome back! Good luck with the scan on Monday. Hope you can start stims soon!

Nerms, good luck with your follie scan. I'm sure there are lots of follies in there!

Steph, I'm so excited for you..wow 25 follies, you go girl! Our dates are definitely pretty close! Good luck with the trigger tomorrow!

Nicki, yey, done with week 1...enjoy your night out!

As for me, I'm going for my 3rd follie scan tomorrow. I have about 12 good size follies 13-15mm and some little ones on both sides and my E2 around 3000....RE keeps decreasing the dose of the Follistim so I guess that's a good thing. EC will depend on the scan and bld work tomorrow...

Good night all...and remember to set your clock 1 hr ahead tonight-for the US peeps!

Anna

[rae76]

Welcome Yarnista!

Sinve we're turning our clocks tonight, it's only fitting that today we had the first superfab weather of the spring and opened pool season. 80 degrees (26 C) and sunny, we couldn't stay indoors and so spent the afternoon lounging at our pool with our books & Scrabble game It was a welcome distraction, as I had an appendicitis scare earlier and had to go to the ER - luckily it seems I don't have it after all. I was so afraid for the baby.

Anyway, have a good week everyone, personals later!!

[nerms]

Hi Anna....that's great news about your follies...sounds like a good number...not too many and not too few...hopefully they are harvesting lovely strong eggs...how are you feeling in general? My dates are going to be close to you and Steph..so fingers crossed we will be the next batch of 2ww!!!

Rae...i'm so jealous...wish i could be lounging by the pool...sorry to hear about the appendicitis scare...glad it didn't amount to anything!

Off to make pancakes for sunday morning breakfast!

nerms
xx

[kia1973]

Shantala, Kandice & Katt, how is the 2 ww going?? Hope your all taking it easy and looking after those little embies

Nimble - glad you had a lovely time away, good luck for the scan tomorrow.

Rae - wish we were having the weather that you have, I can just see myself lying by the pool with a nice ice cold drink.

Sonya – glad you have sorted things out with your clinic at least now you can get on with your cycle, you must be so relieved.

Caroline – CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR BFP, enjoy the next 8 months.

Mandeeq – sorry to hear about your sad news, hopefully the doctors will sort things out soon and you’ll have those embies back where they belong. (((hugs)))

Steph – good news about the follies, hope you get to trigger tonight, you will be on that 2ww before you know it.

Vicki – any news on your natural 2ww, hoping that it will be good news.

Yarnista – welcome to the thread. Everyone is so nice and supportive here. Good luck for EC tomorrow.

Nerms – sounds like you had a busy time this weekend, aren’t nieces great!!!!

Hi to everyone else.

Well as for me not a lot going on, got my baseline scan tomorrow, just hope all goes well, AF only lasted for 2 days and was really light (tmi) so I hope my lining will be thin and I can start stimming tomorrow.

[nerms]

Hi Sha, good luck for your scan tmw...wierd but i too had very little bleeding...only lasted two days and then a little bit everyday for the next two days and my lining was nice and skinny so i'm sure yours will be too!

Nimble good luck for your scan too...then hopefully you will be stimming too!

I will be going for the first follie scan tmw to see if dose is ok and whether they need to adjust it...i hope follies are growing!!

Mandeeq...i noticed you live in london too...where abouts do you live? Would you be interested in meeting with us..well the girls inerested in meeting live in reading..which isn't that far really. Hope you're feeling a bit better.

Nerms
xx