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

[AllyandJack]

I heard in Canada they even do egg retrieval without anesthesia! Holy crap. No way I could handle that. I can't believe they did a biopsy on you without something...I would have shown up drunk.

 

[tubachick]

We've been trying for 2 years. So I will keep my fingers crossed for you all!!!

although I am lucky to have 2 wonderful step children to keep me occupied.

 

[LisaB]

Carla I know what you mean. I am on another board where they are debating the vaccinie for cervical cancer. Of course most of these people are men and it could never happen to them. Lets debate a vaccination for prostate cancer.

 

[Jen_in_NH]

Carla - the u/s is wednesday morning. I'm getting really good at chugging a liter of water in the am lately At least the Clomid is over for this month. And I'm not nearly as cranky as usual with it.

I'm starting to get nervous about the IUI. Not the procedure itself, but what will happen if it doesn't work. Financially, IVF is out of the question for us. But another part of me says forget the money, we want to have children. Adoption might be an alternative, but is also financially impossible. DH is no help - he keeps telling me we'll cross that bridge when we get there. I'm one of those people who need all the details worked out right now.

And to make it all feel worse, one of my friends is starting to talk about TTC another baby. She had her first (by accident) when her DH got home from Iraq, and they wanted to wait until he was inactive before trying again. Of course, she'll be pregnant in no time.... She knows about all of the infertility stuff, and I know she feels bad when she's all excited about baby #2, and I haven't even got baby #1 yet. And I feel bad that I'm not as excited for her as I would be under any other circumstances.

Anyways, thanks for letting me vent. I'm going to go eat watermelon and cheer myself up that way!

Jen

 

[2bemarried]

Good morning all Kristy how did you do it??? Congrats. Second day of glonal F. We went to visit friends in NH Nashua so i brought it along. We are leaving at 9:30 and the husband Mike goes did you take your medicine oh s*it I forgot. I pricked my finger and couldn't get the first dose in so I had to do it again. Yuk

Lisa all 10 pounds is most likely water weight. My food intake has consisted of fruits, water, and protein. I've cut out all caffeine..no soda or coffee since Tuesday and I haven't touched chocolate since Wednesday. Along with that I've cut out all white breads. Thursday I had a Philly Cheesesteak without the bread for lunch. It was complete blasphemy but I'm following the doctors orders. I did splurge last night and I had Papa John's pizza while watching NASCAR.

Lisa I think I would have passed out of I pricked my finger with the needle. Glad that you were able to get your dose in though.

Carla, is your doctor going to try to do the test again since she didn't get enough tissue today? LOL I'm a bit concerned about forgetting my shots one night. How do you travel with the Follistim since it has to be kept cold? Also do you refrigerate your Lupron? My box said to refrigerate it after opening but the doctors instructions says that it doesn't have to be once you've started using it...so I'm a bit confused. Mine is still in the frig until I can call the office tomorrow and ask for guidance. If it's more effective to refrigerate it then I'll continue doing that. Also I love your new glittery pic. If you send me the other one you have I can resize it to fit the DIS standards Love the narcotics comments

Jen...trust me..I haven't exercised in the slightest. The only thing close to exercising is vacuuming the house yesterday. Have you looked into the financial assistance programs for IVF? I know my RE put a flyer in my intro packet. Mmmm...watermelon...isn't it great??

And I feel for you guys with the needles...my veins suck, so the blood drawing made me look like a total drug addict for months, and then when we were lucky enough to get preggers they determined that my prog levels were too low, suffered with suppositories for a while and then shots up to week 12 in the butt/hip. At first the nurse was like, "You'll have to have your husband come in so he can learn how to give these to you". I said NO WAY IS MY HUSBAND COMING ANYWHERE NEAR ME WITH A NEEDLE!!

back at ya

Tubachick...welcome to the group

 

[LisaB]

Is follistim HCG? I know the hcg doesn't have to be because it needs to be mixed. I carried my glonal f in a insulated bag with a ice pack. This glonal f has made me really horny is that a side effect???

 

[Syrreal]

hey ladies, hope everyone is having a good weekend (even with everything going on)

I told DH that next baby, we are mail-ordering. I am so sick today that I can gardly get out of bed to use the bathroom.

 

[LisaB]

LOL Syrreal


So how is everyone doing this morning. Me I a very tired I didn't sleep well last night, I had a dream I won the numbers $900. I t was a racket rigged by some men who were looking for tips.

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

I cannot read about needles.

I just hope that whatever is sticking you is for good reason and yields good results.

 

[vettechick99]

How was everyone's weekend? Anyone lucky enough to have today off? I sent DH back to work and I am home stuck apparently. I couldn't get the car out of Park for some reason! I don't know what that's about, but I'm so ready for a new car!

Anyway, I'm kinda bummed today. I'm only CD 15, but I've already O'd and we missed it. I usually O on CD 20-22 but for some reason it came about a week early. I've been temping for over a year and this is the first time I've O'd this early. Can anyone explain that?

So I guess this is not our month, which is disappointing. I wouldn't feel pressured if I wasn't a teacher. I feel like I have just a few months to get pregnant - if it doesn't happen in the next two months my maternity leave goes from great to sucky.

Good luck to everyone and happy gestating to those already pregnant! Happy Fourth!

 

[LisaB]

Vettechick:

Do you use the ovulation kits they may be more reliable than charting

 

[FlyingBelle]

Good morning Future Moms!

I became an auntie again over the weekend - what is it about newborns that are so addictive? My other SIL is due any day, that will make 10 neices and nephews - with me & DH being the only ones without little ones. (Sigh)

At least this latest nephew will be a result of my SIL going through what we all are... it was total coincidence that her and I ended up at the same fertility center with the same nurse!

Anyways - had horrible dreams last night - kept dreaming that all my SIL's and my Sister were going to find out on Sunday the 9th if they were pregnant again (In real life, I'll be finding out on Monday the 10th).

Had a blood test this morning to find out my progesterone levels. &&&& that it's higher that last month - they started me on the prog cream a week earlier this month, so I'm anxious for the call this afternoon.

Hope you all have a great 4th!

 

[mickeyboat]

Hi guys!

I have been out of touch for a couple of days. My computer at work was fried, and I took a a day and a half off while my mom visits. and for whoever needs it, since I don't know if I will ever catch up with what happened while I was gone.

I am at work today. I even think I might be here all day, too. It sucks! My mom is home watching the girls, and I am having company for dinner. I need to plan dinner and go grocery shopping while I am at lunch today. Does it ever stop ebeing so busy?

I will stop back by again later.

Denae

 

[ImarriedGrumpy]

I became an auntie again over the weekend - what is it about newborns that are so addictive? My other SIL is due any day, that will make 10 neices and nephews - with me & DH being the only ones without little ones. (Sigh)

At least this latest nephew will be a result of my SIL going through what we all are... it was total coincidence that her and I ended up at the same fertility center with the same nurse!

I became an auntie this weekend, too! This is my first "biologically related" nephew - my brother and SIL had their first child on Friday (after 2 days of labor! OY!) and they named him Cedar Rain. Sounds a little bit like a girl's name to me, but oh well. Their baby, their choice of names.

My 5 step-siblings have a total of 9 kids with 2 more babies due this summer, and DH's 3 sisters have 3 kids with twins due this summer. So far, only DH's sis has had any problems TTC, but it still was just under a year for her between starting TTC and getting BFP. Of course, I'm also the only female in the ranks to wait until my mid-30's before TTC. Sigh. I'm still worried that it will be really hard for us, and DH is still having second thoughts about having a baby at all, and I'm just hoping that he'll still agree to going ahead with starting TTC in August.

Oh, and I just learned that I have to change my "pre-TTC" ob/gyn appointment this week because we had to change our plane tickets for a wedding and trip to visit my new nephew. I made this appointment in April and asked for the next available appointment - and July 7th was the first time I could get in with ANY doctor! Now I have to reschedule because the airline canceled our flight and rebooked us for an earlier itinerary, and who knows if I'll be able to get in anytime in the next 3 months. GRRR!!

 

[vettechick99]

Vettechick:

Do you use the ovulation kits they may be more reliable than charting

I was going to buy a CBEFM and then decided not to since I know the week I ovulate (well, I used to!) and we could get by just trying every night. But this month my body screwed me over, so I guess next month I'll have to be a little more "active".

Congrats to all the new aunties!

 

[NAB]

[QUOTE=vettechick99 we could get by just trying every night.

Did you know that is not a good thing. I had trouble concieving. Took 9 years for me to have my son. They told us to that you deplete the sprem count that way. That is why you have to figure out when you ovulate. But you shouldn't go longer then three days build up. You should ask your doctor about this.

 

[FlyingBelle]

I became an auntie this weekend, too!

Congrats! I do love living vicariously through them... Here's hoping we'll have our own soon!

 

[vettechick99]

Did you know that is not a good thing. I had trouble concieving. Took 9 years for me to have my son. They told us to that you deplete the sprem count that way. That is why you have to figure out when you ovulate. But you shouldn't go longer then three days build up. You should ask your doctor about this.

See, that's the annoying part. I've done a good bit of research about it and for every expert that promotes sex every two days, another will say every day is fine. We know that the sperm count lowers when you have frequent sex, but even if it's halved it's still plenty of sperm to go around, especially if sperm stays alive in your body for several days. So who knows. Maybe we'll do the morning sex one day, then evening sex the next. At least that'll spice things up!!

I'm not too worried, it'll happen when it happens. I just want a good maternity leave!!

 

[LisaB]

Well they have us do iui two days in a row

 

[connorsmom911]

Hey all, congrats to all the new aunties!!! Let's hope all the babies are good luck for us!!

Vettechick, just wanted to say hi! I have had your trip reports subscribed for ages, I just haven't had a chance to read them yet!!! I need a maternity leave to get caught up!!!

Working tonight, and Tues, Wed and Fri night this week. Lots of overtime, but it's good to get as much debt paid down now before I have to go down to unemployment wages on mat leave for a year. Oh, and there's that Disney trip in October to pay for...it never ends!!

Started temping again this week, although I don't know how much good it's going to do...it's so hard to track when I work nights. Jen, do you have any suggestions??? For 5 days my temps are all over the place, and these were all morning temps...aaarrrrrggggghhhh!! I hope it gets easier. I just want to figure out if I'm Oing. Guess I could resort to the CBEOPK but I don't want to get obsessed with this right off the bat. We're not even supposed to be officially TTC until the fall.

Oh well, at least I can hang out here until then. It's nice this time because no one in my RL is TTC, all my friends that were having babies around the same time as us last time have all had their other babies and have completed their families. We're late trying to add to the family...Connor will be 4 in January. I wanted my kids closer, but things just didn't work out that way. I think we're more ready now than earlier though, financially (well, not really, but I'm taking the stance that we have the rest of our lives to pay the debt off, not the rest of our lives to have another baby) and relationship-wise. Plus with Connor being such a handful, I think it's better that he's older before he has to share mommy and daddy.

today...just cause I feel like it...oh, and one of these since I'm going to the midnight showing of POTC on Thurs...hello Orlando and Johnny