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[Miracle08]

Angel!!! Hi there!! So glad to hear from you again!!! I am, however, very sorry to hear how sick you are from the meds. I am so sorry... I hope you start feeling better really really soon.

YOU ARE PUPO RIGHT NOW!!!!! HOO-RAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i AM SO EXCITED FOR YOU!!!!

TWO BEAUTIFUL EMBIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Becky...hey there lady!! So..you have been stimming for 4 days...how is it going? Already feeling them kick into gear huh!!! GOOD!!!!

[lara312]

Hi ladies

Angel congrats on being pupo and a lilttle message for your embies you have to stick to mummy now so get nice and comfortable has thats where you have to stay for 9 months hope your feeling a bit better

Becky i cant wait to hear about your scan tom hope you have lots of follies growing grow follies grow things seem to go so quick when you start didnt relise ec would be next week but cant wait how are you feeling

Mir how you doing

Jayne how are you and the boys doing they grow so quick dont they

Steph loving the pics of them babies any news on when they will be home

Well not much happening here was supposed to return to work last week but doctor gave me a sick note for a month and told me to go back and he will give me another ruby doing well she is such a character any way must go time to put her to bed

lots of love Rachel x x x

[Angel505]

Thanks for all your wishes ladies.

Rachel - Glad that Ruby is doing well. She is looking so adorable. you have a lovely doctor to sign you off work. Are you still on medication? I do hope you start feeling good real soon.

Miracle - how are you love? How are your furbabies doing?

Becky - let us know the results of your scan as soon as you're back. Hope there are some lush follies.

Anyone know when Carolyn is back? It seems like she's been on holiday forever, lucky lady.

[Angel505]

My Dear Angel

ALL THE BEST WISHES FOR YOU IN THE WHOLE WORLD FOR YOUR ET TODAY!!!

Yeah!!!! You'll be PUPO today.

HUGS & WISHES...

Sonu, thank you sweetie for checking on me. Wow, I can't beleive you are already in your second trimester. Hope you and the baby are keeping well.

[ICSI GIRL]

I couldn't very well drop in to have a sneak-read and check up on all my lovelies w/out giving a shout out to my 'peeps'!!!

ANGEL --- YOU ARE PUPO!!!!!!!!!! well done little lady sounds like your PMA is awesome -- just awesome --- KEEP IT UP!!! your wee-one(s) will love their momma for it!!! just remember 'the secret'......is it still on your night stand next to your bed??? maybe a good time to get it back out!!! CONGRATS MY FRIEND!!

BECK --- as always my love, am loving your never ending PMA!!!! YOU GO GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you're next in line for PUPO hun --- is time this board come back to life with a boatload of BFP's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! am keeping my eye you

MIR ---- long time no 'talk'!!! (sorry ) as i said up there, i have cont'd to read......and is so great to see you carrying everbody and keeping up PMA for all.....you always had a special gift to do that

To all my other gal-pals out here......am sorry for my sudden departure... after last round combined with some 'marital issues' -- just been quite the emotional coaster......even more-so than typical ivf coaster stuff!! (if you can believe that!!) dh and i have gone to counseling - both seperate and together - which seems to have been a god-send i never realized how much of a grieving process this really was -- really learning how to digest what direction to go from here?? We've decided to move forward with adoption And we initially were moving right along with a great case worker where we were going to be on "the list" by early december........and then dh got laid off work last week a complete shock.......so we've had to stop in our tracks (again).... cuz the whole adoption thing is about as much as round of IVF.....so on one hand i feel like someobody is trying to tell us something --- you know, like "angie - your dream of having a child is simply not meant to be".....but then i snap out of it.....is just hard to not feel like i'm being "punished" in some way - ya know??? Oddly enough, i have this amazing sense of calm surrounding me as we speak..... trying to roll with the punches and come what may!!

I can't tell you how much i dearly appreciated seeing everybody say hello and wish me well and having kept me in your thoughts and prayers.... is why i'll probably always keep comin' back!!

Love to all.........

[shantala]

hi everyone!

icsi - so good to hear from you!! sounds like you're going through a tough time but that you're handling it really well. i'm not very religious but someone wants said to me "god only throws at you what you can handle"....that helped me to think that maybe things are thrown at us (not so sure about whether god throws them though! lol) just to challenge us and make us stronger. and thats certainly what its doing to you!! you sound like you're doing great and please keep us updated!!! xxx

angel - woohoo on being pupo!! come on, bring on that BFP!!!! when do you test?

psy - hey hun. how you doing?? thinking about you often and often look at your ticker to try and keep track!

welshbugger - hey hunny...how did your scan go today?? cant wait to hear how many lovely follies are in there!! thanks for the text by the way!

lara - great to hear from you! sorry to hear your doc has signed you off.....although completely understand as i'm due to go back jan! will write to you more on facebook!

mir - hey hunny. thanks for being one of the ones to keep this thread alive. how are you??

hi to everyone else....must fly but will catch up more with everyone else soon!!

xxx

[Welshgirl38]

Hey Ladies ... xxxxx

First off (excuse me a second here ....)

ANGIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Hello my lovely ... so good to read u again. You have been so missed on here. As i said before - totally understand ur need for your wee break. And your news on adoption!!!!!!!! WOW - ur really looking fwd aint ya Jeeze sorry there been a hiccup with DH losing his job, this recession is really hitting home, i do hope an pray that it picks up again soon ... anyway - ur back and its GREATTTTTTTTT Xxxxx

Angel: Woooooooooooo Hooooooooooooooo Pupo lady How u feeling? I hope ur resting up and DH is pampering u lots. Are u back at work or taking off a well deserved break??? When is ur test date??? Xxxxx

Shantala: Hello sweetheart xxx Its lovely to hear from you, how are you keeping hun? have missed our chats on here - things get so quiet - was surprised when i logged on there now and saw all these posts Glad u liked the texts i do love a good joke text (and other ones too lol) Hope ur looking after urself .... when are u back at Uni?? xxxxx

Rachel: Hey you Sorry only now i replied to ur text too hun, i left my phone at home - was in such a rush to get to the clinic at 8.10am this morning (had to leave at 6.45am) so was still half asleep lol. Glad your GP has given u another paper - u take all the time u need hun, its ur health thats important now ... wot about xmas - this is gonna be yours and SHANTALA's best xmas ever yes I bet ur so looking fwd to it ... i love xmas at the best of times, still get advent calenders for my girls - they are 18 and 20 hehehehe, they think im mental lol ...... wot am i saying - i AM mental lol Xxxxx

Sonu: Hello its lovely that u pop in to keep an eye on our Angel, i always love it when friends keep a wee eye on you, its good to know they are still behind u How u getting along? Xxxxx

Jayne: Wow - time has flown by hasnt it .... just seems like the other day u were celebrating your bfp, and now u have ur beautiful twins How lovely of u to take ur family out for a meal, thats such a nice thought Sending hugs Xxxx

Miracle: Hellooooooooo You Long time no hear from, its been awful quiet on here hasnt it - but now Angie is back, maybe it will start picking up again How are u doing anyway sweetie??? Xxxxx

as for me ladies, had my first follie scan today - they just saw 5 on one ovary and just 3 on the other ... was hoping for a few more and for them to be bigger (they range from 9mm-11mm) but am hoping they will spurt in the next 5 days .... my next scan is on Saturday and EC planned for Monday. They did say today i mite have to stim for a few days more if they dont grow by Sat, i dont mind that, this happened the first time we did ivf, we got an extra day of stimming, and got 12 eggs so im not too worried .................................... Yet Im feeling tired and very bloated and heavy down below (that comes and goes) but appart from that, i feel great lots of PMA going on .... come on follies - growwwwwwwwww

Xxxxxx

[PMApsy]

Hi ladies!

Quick post!

Steph,

I've just finished reading your posts, and geez you've been through a LOT! I really hope that things keep getting better and better for you, your little ones and your husband from now on. I just wanted to let you know that I was born at 30 weeks and only weighed 2 pounds. I was so small my father could hold me in his right hand. My lungs weren't formed, I had to stay 1 month on a ventilator and in the incubator too. I had two cardiac arrests the first night. And despite all that, I'm 100% healthy today, I'm 6' tall and I got a Ph.D. (when the doctor thought I might have learning disorders). And that was in 1978. So I'm sure that, despite the fact that your angels are tiny and showed up earlier than planned, and despite the fact that they need special care right now, IT WILL PASS and they will get healthier and stronger from now on, you'll see. For now, I'll give you a huge HUG and send you all the positive vibes I can find.

Becky,
Congrats on the stimming sweetie! Sounds like they'll really give you a chance to make those follies grow big and juicy! I know that having lots of follies to look forward to is reassuring, but I'm sure you'll have several embies in the end. A friend of mine got pregnant with only 1 embie! So until then, grow follies, grow!

Angel,
I'm sorry the meds are making you sick. That ER session sounded like a really tough time... *hugs* I can relate to that part (each time they had to empty my tubes, and the second time I also had OHSS). I found that Tylenol extra strength every 4 hours and watching lots of TV with a hot bottle against the small of my back really helped. Being catered and pampered by my hubby-bubby really helped too! I hope the pain will go away real soon sweetie. For now, enjoy your princess status! And you, little embies, you're extra precious and special! Stick to your mommy and find a nice place to snuggle for a 9-month nap! I'll be checking during your 2ww to see how you're doing.

To all the other lovely ladies, have a great week! :D:D

Sophie xxox

[Welshgirl38]

Hey Sophie Xxxxxx

How the devil are u hun .... 15 weeks and counting ... woooooo hoooooo!!

Well done you How is everything going? Tell meeeeeee all ....

Miss you ... Xxxxx

[wishfull27]

hello !!!!
Yes i feel like I have been away forever

angel - yh you are pupo - so peased that embies are back where they belong - when is test day?? - hope you are taking it easy and Dh is pampoering you to the max xxx

Becky - wow 8 follies and still 5 more dyas of stimming - won;t be long until you join Angel - am gonind follie dance as we speak - can you felel the earth shake???

Steph - wow does anything never get any easier - welcome into the world for your 2 precious babies - I bet they are home by now - hope things are starting to settle down and you are in a routine - love and hugs to all xx

Rachel - glad you have managed to get a note for another month - you need to get yourself back to 100% before you go back to work - thinking of you and gorgeous Rubt xx

Shantal - hope all is weel with you and Eliana - are you back to work yet??

jayn - wow can't believe the boys are four months already - where does the time go - hope you enjoyed your meal oput with all the family xx

Icsi - so good to hear from you - and what good news on adoption front - even if things are currenlty on hold and least you have a plan to work towards - thinking of you as always xx

Mir - hugs honey - always the one to keep everyone elses spirits up - how is the Dh job situation??

Sophie - wow 2nd trimester - glad all is going well xx

We had a fantastic holiday and got fab tan -but yoiu wuill never beliewve this .... DH did lots of diving whilst away and did a number of dives with couple rom Prague (yes of all places) - one night we spent some time with them in bar and Dh said we could have done with yo to transalate when wer looking into having treatemtn in Prague - turns out him and his ex wife had IVF at clinic and got BFP - (now sadly dicorced with new partner) however said will talk to clinic - the one we were going to go to he said was neot the best - he wil arrange all appointments for us and even let us stay at there house - I think this was just meant to be - how bixarre that you have to go half ay round the world to make a friendship like that - then when logged on today had a PM from soemone who had ben to Prague for treatemnt at the clinic this Chezch couple recommenede and got BFP and she was singing there priases too .... this is just soooo meant to be .

Anyway enough about me - got to get the washing done and a reality check - 13lb weight gain on 15 days holiday is good work - just got to get in to dress for my patrty on saturday so gym an water for me till then!!!

Catch you all later

carolyn xxx

[Welshgirl38]

Carolyn:

Wooooo Hoooo welcome back sweetie Xxxxx

I agree with u, that meeting that couple on holiday was fate hun ... it was meant to be - oh im so excited for you. How wonderful that u made friends with them, and then to find out they have been there too (well he had) that must have been like - woooooooooohaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!

It really is fate hun, im so pleased for u. When do u go there now??? I want to know all details, trip times, dates, how long u there for ..... my drugs head seems to have forgotten - if u told us before u went, sorry ...

So pleased u had such a great time ... but then agan, i always knew u wud hehe

Ohhhhh im so happy for you Xxxxxx

[wishfull27]

Thanks Becky xx

they are not back from holiday till today and then he is going to call clinic to see when next avaiolable appointment on a monday is - I think it will be after christmas as my diary is pretty chocka - and thats only 6ish weeks away! - still going to go to Spain as paid for flights - keeping all options openxx

How are you hon anyway - hows the stimming going - you sound very positive at moment - keep up the PMA xxx - hows DD getting on at uni - bet you and Brian are in a right rountine now without here being there

Follie dance on its way xxxx

[stephjim]

Hello all,

PMA thanks for the words of encouragement. Welsh. Good luck with your scan Saturday. I think you have a good amount of good eggs. This is the time for you.

As far as the babies they are still in the NICU, but they have started discharge planning. They both had their hearing tests and passed. They have ordered what they call a car seat eval so I brought the car seats in today and the circumcism has been ordered and consent signed for my poor little Ryan's wee wee. So we are heading down the positive road. I put them both to breast today twice. Unfortunately I have very flat nipples so we had to put a shield on there to give them the feeling of the nipple they are used to on the bottle. Neither of them have their feeding tubes now and both of their iv's have been removed and they are either eating from a bottle or boob. Ryan is at 5 lbs as of last night. He has had some reflux/throwing up issues so it has fluctuated. Emily was at 4 lbs 9 oz so over the 4.5 lbs mark.They are out of the warming beds and holding their own temp and Ryan's bilirubin is starting to come down on its own without him having to go under the bilirubin lights. So I a hoping they will be home by Saturday but of course I am not going to ask that question. The doc said probably soon, whatever that means. We are getting excited. I have my mom and sister coming over Thur to help me get the house clean before they come home because between the end of the pregnancy and being in the hospital 2x in 2 weeks and surgery and being at the NICU. We are currently live in a pig sty. I, at least needs to dust the three main rooms they will be in so that they are nice and clean. I can't wait to put them in their little swings. Oh well enough about me how is everyone else.

[Angel505]

as for me ladies, had my first follie scan today - they just saw 5 on one ovary and just 3 on the other ... was hoping for a few more and for them to be bigger (they range from 9mm-11mm) but am hoping they will spurt in the next 5 days .... my next scan is on Saturday and EC planned for Monday. They did say today i mite have to stim for a few days more if they dont grow by Sat, i dont mind that, this happened the first time we did ivf, we got an extra day of stimming, and got 12 eggs so im not too worried .................................... Yet Im feeling tired and very bloated and heavy down below (that comes and goes) but appart from that, i feel great lots of PMA going on .... come on follies - growwwwwwwwww

Xxxxxx

Wow Becky, that is a great number of follies. I can't beleive EC has come around for you already. Whats another 2 days of stimming, eh? You sound really upbeat, that is great. This has to be our time!

[Angel505]

ICSI girl!!!! So great to hear from you. You have been through so much. I'm sending you some virtual hugs, sweetie. Sorry about DH losing his job, this economical crisis is hitting us all hard. But now tha you have made the decision to adopt, you have got something to look forward to. I do have the secret, and was reading it during tmt, but haven't been reading it since then. I've been optimistical for most part but broke down last night. Trying to get back to the positive mode.

Carolyn, welcome back you lucky lady. I've hinted to DH that a 2 week holiday somewhere exotic would be a good present for my big birthday, where he can also surprise me with something sparkly and…………(well, ok a girl can dream!). You got a big bonus in form of the friend you made. That is definitely fate. Its great that you had a lovely holiday but also great that you met this person who will help you with the appointments, and accomodation. Are you back to work?

Miracle - come out and play. No more inventory for a year for you. How are your fur babies doing?

PMA - thanks for your kind words. I read out your message to my embies. I can believe that you are so far along. It was just the other day you got your BFP. But somehow time drags only when you're in the dreaded 2ww.

Stephjim, glad the little ones are doing well. They will soon be home with you.