Any other DISers trying to concieve? Reread OP for the QOTD!

[ImarriedGrumpy]

My U/S is Sept. 28th. Which is also DH's birthday- so he is thrilled.

I'll be almost 18 weeks at that point, which is a little early for the gender U/S, so I am so worried that they won't be able to tell what it is. I just HAVE to know! My luck- the kid will be totally uncooperative.

My old roommate went in for her U/S to find out boy or girl, and her baby was turned around facing her back and "refused to cooperate". (I told her the sins of the mother shall be visited upon the child - she's notoriously uncooperative at times!) She kept bugging the technician saying "give me a number on this - boy or girl?" and he said the best he could give her was to say 55% chance it's a boy. Unfortunately, her insurance won't give her another u/s for quite a while, and she's impatient to get out there buying baby stuff. So we took up a pool and got enough money to send her to the place that does the 3-D u/s and prints pictures for you.

I hope your baby is very cooperative!!!!

 

[Stepharoonie!]

It took me about 6 weeks from the time of my D&C til I got my first AF. But everyone is different. My ovulation was a little off too. I had been charting to get pg so I knew when the o day should be but it was about a week later than usual the first two cycles after my D&C.

Also - I must have been super fertile because DH was only home for ONE night in a 2 week period. And that's all it took!

Well, lets hope the Fertile Fairy taps me with some Fertile Dust!

 

[Stepharoonie!]

Steph - I didn't have a D &C, but I had a m/c at 9 weeks back in August of 2003. I believe I started bleeding on the 25th. I got AF next October 2. Got pregnant that cycle with my now 2 year old son :O) So, I believe you are definitely more fertile after a m/c. This current pg - I had a m/c on May 13, got AF again June 10, and then July 9, and now I am 10 weeks pg! Weird how it happens. It's like my m/c shocked my body into doing something right..

Congrats on your pregnancy!! I really, really hope that my next pregnancy will happen quickly, and the pregnancy and the baby will be healthy. Just gotta wait for the Fertile Fairy to hit (and I wished for that when I blew out my bday candles tonight...hehehe)

 

[7beasley]

Hi Ladies...

Just popping in to say hi -- I have been following everyone's threads and news and I hope you are all doing well.

I am packing for my Disney trip right now!!

We fly out of Manchester, NH tomorrow at 11am!!

As you might now - the doctor is giving me hormones to try to resynch my cycles and maybe then I will spontaneously ovulate despite the premature ovarian failure -- my 14th day after my "period" is Sunday...so here is hoping for a little medical and disney magic...a 10% chance of spontaneous ovulation is still a chance!!

Disney here I come...

Hugs and Smiles!
~Nicole

 

[LisaB]

Nicole here is hoping for a Disney miracle

 

[Stepharoonie!]

Hi Ladies...

Just popping in to say hi -- I have been following everyone's threads and news and I hope you are all doing well.

I am packing for my Disney trip right now!!

We fly out of Manchester, NH tomorrow at 11am!!

As you might now - the doctor is giving me hormones to try to resynch my cycles and maybe then I will spontaneously ovulate despite the premature ovarian failure -- my 14th day after my "period" is Sunday...so here is hoping for a little medical and disney magic...a 10% chance of spontaneous ovulation is still a chance!!

Disney here I come...

Hugs and Smiles!
~Nicole

Have a great trip...get ready for the humidity...it is soooooooooo hot here today!

 

[AllyandJack]

Nicole, have a wonderful time. Try and put everything out of your mind. It'll be here when you get back, so why think about it there?

Jen, that is a strange visit. I was going to ask what they said about your Metformin. Mine said she'd have me stop it when she saw a heartbeat. I'm scared. I'm worried my blood sugar will all of a sudden skyrocket and something will happen.

Becky, I don't blame you. They treated you rotten. They're probably being nice to cover their butts because they know they're wrong.

MickeyBar, I guess if your nurse tells you to count it that way, go with that. A few hours one way or the other doesn't matter that much. For them, it makes a difference for record keeping, so I'd go with what they use to time things.

I moved really fast this time. My E2 is 3200, which "concerns" my RE, but makes me pretty darn happy. The highest it's ever been is 2200 at trigger and I only got 9 eggs. I'm already at 3200 and I don't trigger until tomorrow night! I'm hoping this means the Metformin did it's job and preventing me from having a bunch of empty follicles. She's worried my OHSS will be bad this time. I don't care. I'm not thrilled at the idea of being sick, but I have my gatorade and tonight I'm going shopping for some snacks. I have my Vicodin and Codeine. I'm good to go.

My retrieval is Tuesday. My RE is going on vacation Wednesday and we originally thought I'd be going on Wednesday. She wanted to change her vacation and leave Thursday. I told her not to do that. We went back and forth and one of us was going to end up feeling guilty. Thankfully, we don't have that problem anymore. She'll only be gone over the weekend, but she'll miss my transfer. I'm fine with that, but I have to admit I'm pretty thrilled she'll be there for my retrieval. I never told her that because I didn't want to ruin her vaca, but I heaved a huge sigh of reliief.

Oh, and in better news, I start my anti-biotic tomorrow, which means I'll finally get rid of this sinus infection I've been suffering with for weeks!

 

[Jen_in_NH]

Hi everybody! Hope you're all enjoying this lovely Tuesday afternoon

Just thought I'd see how you're all doing. Carla, hope the retrieval went well.

Jen

 

[AllyandJack]

ER went really well today. I was a big bundle of nerves. I have no idea why. I got myself situated on the table and the anesthesiologist gave me a shot of something. I felt a little woozy, but nothing more. I looked up at him and said, "How relaxed should I be right now?" He hooked me up to something else, but I was still awake. My nurse said they were all going to sing me a lullaby. My RE came over and held my hand and asked if I was nervous. I said, "Heck, yeah, I'm nervous. I'm still awake!" She assured me she wouldn't do anything to me until I was asleep. So, she sat next to me and we started chatting while the anesthesiologist tried to figure out what to do. Turns out she's going to CA the week after I am. She's going to San Francisco and I'm going to LA. Finally, I started to feel sleepy. I informed everyone that I was going to sleep now. I thanked everyone. Whew. I was scared there for a few minutes. My RE later told me I started to wake up (I don't remember this) and the anesthesiologist gave me enough for 3 people and almost had to intubate me. Lovely.

I woke up and she gave me a shot of toradol and shot of fentanyl, but never told me about the fentanyl. I was wondering why the toradol was making me fuzzy. Ah, no pain. It was wonderful. She was right on top of everything.

Oh, yeah....the grand total. Now, my previous cycles were 3, 9, and 6. This time....we got (drum roll, please).....15! FIFTEEN EGGS!!! I wanted to jump up and down, but I still had the IV in my arm. My RE gave me a big hug and said I didn't suffer with the Metformin for nothing. It actually got me to make more eggs and less empty follicles.

I'll get the report tomorrow from the embryologist. She said she might do a 5 day transfer if we get enough good embryos. She's going out of town and wouldn't be able to do it herself Friday, so pushing it to Monday would mean she could be there. I'd like to try a 5DT. So, we'll see.

I'm sucking on my gatorade. I feel OK. I'm a little uncomfortable. I think the fentanyl is wearing off.

Now when I take the Metformin, I don't feel so annoyed with it.

 

[mickeyboat]

Fentanyl is good stuff!

Glad all went well today, Carla.

Denae

 

[beckmrk04]

Sounds fantastic Carla! I soooo hope and pray that everything goes well!

 

[LisaB]

Here is hoping that one of them takes

 

[PoohPrincess76]

Congrats Carla. What a wonderful improvement.

 

[Syrreal]

Pixiedust to you Carla

 

[Minnesota!]

WOO HOO Carla! What fantastic news! I can't wait to hear that Fert Report :O) I have good good feelings for you!!

Michelle - well, I have had 4 m/c in all - first 2 due to unknown low progesterone. Second - no idea. My progesterone was high (was on Clomid) but baby just stopped growing. It was that m/c that I got pg with my son after. My m/c in May - another low progesterone (we weren't TTC so I wasn't taking my prometrium). And I got pg 2 cycles later. I think the m/c's seemed to shock my body into producing enough progesterone. Just strange...

 

[Jen_in_NH]

I'm glad everything went well. Enjoy the fentanyl - isn't it great?

Jen

 

[ImarriedGrumpy]

Congrats on the 15 eggs, Carla! Hooray! That's such great news. Hope all continues to go really well.

 

[exwdwcm]

congrats Carla, glad it went well. i don't know much about ER etc. So what's the basics- how many eggs are average for a retrieval? so you are doing in vitro? how long do they wait to fertilize or transfer the eggs back? i am just completely clueless on how it all works. i am so glad all the suffering on the metaformin paid off. i am glad good things are finally happening for you! !

still in my 2WW. i get to test next Tuesday, while on the road! can't forget to pack my tests! i leave on sunday for san diego and come back next thursday. at least it will be something to get my mind off. i'll be devastated if this second attempt didn't happen.

 

[vettechick99]

Wow, we are full of good news lately. Awesome report, Carla!

I have some news of my own that I also just posted on my trip report thread. We were able to conceive in July so I'm 10 weeks tomorrow! We cautiously kept it under wraps, but yesterday we had our second ultrasound and the baby looks great. Growing right on schedule with a strong heartbeat!

My due date is April 19 next year which times up nicely with my summer break. I can take the last two months of school off and have two more for free in the summer. You teachers will know how ideal this is!

I will still stay around, lurking and posting like I have been. Good luck to you all. I still say this thread is very lucky!

 

[PoohPrincess76]

We were able to conceive in July so I'm 10 weeks tomorrow! We cautiously kept it under wraps, but yesterday we had our second ultrasound and the baby looks great. Growing right on schedule with a strong heartbeat!

CONGRATS!!!