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

[7beasley]

I didn't realize we had that many BFPs here... i need to go back and look to see who all the Nov and Dec babies are

Hi Elaine -- I know - I looked at it this weekend and was shocked to see how lucky things have been on this thread lately...here is the list!

November
*Nicole (7beasley)
*Michelle (exwdwcm)

December
*Ash (??)
*Mindy (mindygirl)
*Denise (tiggerlover91)
*Elaine (helenabear)
*Allison (skuttle)
*Bethany (imarriedgrumpy)

It is good news and I just know that list is going to keep growing and growing in the coming weeks and months!!

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Allison - here is some info from another board I am on which indicates that you don't need a doctor's order to have a pregnancy blood test done -- if you are at all concerned (and I would not be since the DIGITAL test is reading positive and the DIGITALs require the highest HCG and are the most sensitive and accurate) read this and maybe just go get a blood test done! The article below is in red.

Okay.......for all you peestickaholics or whatever Kimztwinz said about preconception dementia something.....you might be able to relieve your symptoms!!!! And early!!!

I found out today at my prenatal that for some basic tests in many states you do NOT need a doctor's order! YOU as the patient can order your test. We were discussing thyroid testing that I need done on a regular basis and it is allowed to be self referred here. So, I went to the lab site to see what else is there....................

And....low and behold on the list......... SERUM QUANTITATIVE PREGNANCY TESTS.......NO referral necessary! Just stop in and request it be done. At my local lab, they charge $20. Due at the time of service and they will NOT bill insurance, but $20! WHOOHOO

It is called "Direct Access Testing" and here is a generic article about it:

http://www.labtestsonline.org/lab/labtypes-6.html

"Through a Direct Access Laboratory
As with home testing, direct access testing (DAT) has been growing in popularity over the past few years. Currently, 34 states permit health care consumers to order their own lab tests – without a medical order from their health care provider. Also known as patient authorized testing, DAT is another reflection of how health-conscious Americans have become and the opportunities available for them to take a more active role in their own health care. "

So, perhaps check with your local lab or labs and ask about "direct access testing" and if they offer it!

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Hugs,
Nicole

 

[helenabear]

Part of the issue if my cycles have always been like this, so it is kind of "normal" (and yes, I did look at it as a blessing ). Also, I am overweight, so that affects things too. I am trying to lose some, so hopefully that will make things easier.

That makes total sense to me. As a girl who has always had about a 27 day cycle, the idea of having anything much longer than 30 is well... wow! I am sure you can imagine. Good luck with weightloss though. I've gone through that myself and dropped quite a lot of pounds over the years.

Thank you for that list, Nicole. Somehow I forgot you two being November. I somehow thought it was earlier than that.
That is really cool about the article there! I know that when I was having issues in the last pregnancy, the majority of the tests were not doctor ordered. We discussed what I wanted and went for it. Same with the shot I got... I didn't realize that you could just go to a lab and do it though. That is great!

 

[Tiggerlover91]

I sent the prayer to everyone who asked.

OB appt. went well today. I go back for Ultrasound in two weeks. She told me I'm due December 6th. She's going to do my pap smear in 4 weeks after we hear a heartbeat and such. She feels it's safer that way. How bout this...my new OB is having a baby too! WOW! She's due in October!

 

[Princess Tinkerbell]

Thanks! I did speak to the doctor, but she said it could be normal. Usually the cycles are the same length, but then it changed from Jan/Feb. I saw the doctor during that time and was deemed OK. She didn't want to do too much testing since I hadn't been trying long.
Really though, if I don't get pregnant on my own I am not up for testing or procedures. It's great for others, but for me I can't do it.

I had this exact same feeling 10 years ago when we tried for the first time. I was a newlywed and had just graduated from college and wasn't even really thinking about it, but I had a weird experience at the OBs office that made me want to try. We tried for a little while w/ no success and I just figured it wasn't meant to be. I went back on the pill and didn't think about testing. I wasn't ready, I spent the next 9 years thinking I probably didn't even want kids. At the holidays this year, everything changed. I knew in my heart I wanted a family so much I would do anything to get it. Imagine my frustration when I was told I'm getting up there in years to just be getting started. I'm 33?! I do not regret my decision at all to wait. If it turns out I might have issues, so be it. We weren't at a place where it was right for us before. All of the issues surrounding having children are so personal and complex that all you can really do is trust your heart and hope for the best. I hope this is your month and you don't even have to think about it again! Good luck!!

Jennifer

 

[Villain-lover]

Nicole, thanks for posting all the due dates/names....now I can just refer there to learn names!!

I go back to work tomorrow, bummer..I have enjoyed the time off! I have been resting and being a good little incubator, and have been telling those embies to stick stick stick! I know there is no 100% guarantee that this is going to workthe first time, but I have good feelings! I actually lately have obsessed more about the financial aspect of things rather than my own emotions if it doesn't work. Anyway, I AM pregnant until proven otherwise, and now it is a matter of keeping me that way!

thank you so much..you guys are AWESOME!!!

Meredith

 

[Villain-lover]

Jennifer, I am 33, and this is my first IVF. Hubby and I werent ready even a couple of years ago to TTC, just wanted to do our thing. I have know since adolescence that I was infertile, but have just waited until really last year when I finallly finished school that we needed to at least get an initial consult done. but since we started the process and were matched with an egg donor things have flown. We found out like mid feb that we had a match, and I started meds March 14, and our embryo transfer was Sunday...very fast! Anyway, I just wantd to say I am there with ya on the waiting and not feeling bad about it thing!!

 

[MindyGirl]

Villian Lover and Princess Tinkerbell, repeat after me...

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33 is NOT old, 33 is NOT old

This is my mantra, as I am 33 myself DH and have been together 8 years, married almost 3, and don't regret one bit waiting. In fact, I wouldn't have wanted it any other way. Easy for me to say now that we have had a BFP, but I really believe it. I coudln't/wouldn't trade the past 8 years for anything, we have had some great times and amazing opportunities that we wouldn't have been able to experience otherwise (like moving to Europe on a whim, for example!). In fact, truth be told, I (and I suspect DH is too) am a bit nervous about giving up our "get up and go" lifestyle. I know I want to have a child, but I hope that we are still able to go and see and do and experience all the great things that life has to offer

Well, according to some random internet due date calculator, I am due 12/12/07. We'll see what the docs have to say in a few weeks, but I will go with that for now I am still waiting on telling most people for about another month, just to make sure everything turns out okay. My dad and stepmom are coming to visit us right around my 8th week, so I think we will tell them then. I just can't decide how to tell them. I was thinking of holding up a sign at the airport that said "Welcome grandpa and grandma" but since we just found out my SIL is due about 3 weeks before me and will have the first grandchild, they might be a bit confused and assume I was referring to that. So, we will see. Any suggestions would be welcomed. I will also tell my mom and step dad around the same time.


Mindy

 

[exwdwcm]

man third time to post this, keeps deleting me!

Congrats to Allison, Bethany and Denise! so happy for you guys!
here's to a healthy and happy 9 months for you!

Mindy- 33 is high risk/old? lol- i am 33 too. if it gets you better care, go for it!

Denise- the no appetite thing is so normal. even my favorite junk food sounds gross to me now and has since 5 weeks. i think it will pass at some point, but i am 10 weeks now and still struggling with what i eat. green apples and oranges are yummy to me now!

Elaine- thinking of you- hope you are enjoying this pregnancy!

Nicole- thanks for posting the list! that helps!

Meredith- good luck on your beta! i only tested 2 days before mine. i just tend to overanalyze everything, so didn't want to test too early and torture myself. good luck! i did IVF too- first time was a charm!

for the rest of you struggling to conceive still......just know you are in my thoughts and prayers. i know hearing all these BFPs is sometimes like a stab in the back. while you want to be happy and genuinely are, it sucks at the same time. i know, been there, done that. i actually had a great humor book on infertility that cheered me up and it called all pregnancy women 'Witches'....just exchange the W for another letter....you get the point. while i didn't really think that (and heck, i am one of those witches now), it did give me a good laugh, cuz in a way that is how you feel when it just isn't happening for you. so just have faith, don't give up and keep trying. know we are all pulling for you. and your time will come. after a year on fertility meds, home injections, pills, surgeries and horrible side effects and procedures......i have been there, done that. i know the pain and struggle. we tried almost 2 years, a year under a specialist's care before it happened for us and we were unexplained, no problem identified. i know it is frustrating and heart-breaking and whether you have been trying for only 5 months or trying for #2, it doesn't make the pain or hurt any less. so just know i am thinking of you and please don't ever give up. your time will come to. i never thought mine would, and it did. it will for all of you too.

 

[exwdwcm]

and finally, my update- i am on short term leave from work. CArla, you have struggled wtih TTC and then a difficult pregnancy, i don't know how you did it. i feel like such a wimp. i am on zofran (generic, 10 pills at a time) and phenegran at night. the OB says there is not much else she can give me. i am not throwing up as much as i am just feeling like i have a bubble in my throat and will throw up at any moment. it feels like 24/7 food poisoning. my boss at first was not great about it.....and made me feel even worse like i should be getting through this, but now she is being better about it and said to take what time i need. i simply couldn't give 100% at work the last few weeks, including that i had to travel to vegas for a tradeshow that lasted 3 days....i had to sit in the booth, looking green the whole time. the guys just thought i had a stomach flu (i haven't told anyone else at work yet except hte boss and now the president as of monday). they said i looked just putrid and about to die. and i felt that way. i have made mistakes in my work i usually don't make. so it has been hard and i just felt taking a few weeks off is the best thing until i feel better. it should pass hopefully in the next few weeks when i hit 12 or 13 weeks. i am 10 weeks today (my ticker is off, they moved up my due date to nov 6th now). so i think it will pass, although some people remain sick. so who knows. but for now, i am taking it easy and taking STD. 60% pay for 3-4 weeks. waiting on HR to give me the packet and speak to the OB about getting the paperwork done. the OB was great when i had a really rough day last week with fever and chills and almost dehydration.....she said whatever i need to do, she will support. i am supposed to be in ORlando this week for another show, but i just couldn't do it. no way. i have been out of work since last wednesday. so today is my 5th day off- i have to use 5 sick days first before STD kicks in. so while i feel so wimpy, i know it is the right thing for now. DH is supportive too, which suprised me, because i bring home 50% of our income, i make great money. but he sees how bad i feel and knows it is a struggle to even get inthe shower for me. so i am happy about the decision although i struggled with it for quite a few days. i fear losing my job- thought they can't fire me while pregnant and pregnancy or complication from it are treated just like a broken leg in terms of leave etc. so i am covered, but i fear they will treat me different and think i am a wimp and won't respect my abilities anymore. but a job is just a job, right? I can always find another. i have a great resume. and i worked for years for this baby and dished out tons of money, pain and heartache. it has been very stressful these last few weeks being sick and so this is right for me. i haven't enjoyed being pregnant yet and i hope eventually i will get to. for now, i am just still miserably sick and trying to get by. so keep me in your prayers. i know everyone says they forget how sick they were or how hard delivery was later on.....but i think God is seriously telling me that if we want another, i should adopt! lol

 

[Villain-lover]

Wow! I didn't realize that both michelle & nicole had IVF success first try!!! WHOOOO HOOOOOO!!!! That makes me feel great!!! WOOT!!!!

sticky little velcro feet thoughts.........

 

[PrincessSuzanne]

Villian Lover and Princess Tinkerbell, repeat after me...

​

33 is NOT old, 33 is NOT old

This is my mantra, as I am 33 myself DH and have been together 8 years, married almost 3, and don't regret one bit waiting. In fact, I wouldn't have wanted it any other way. Easy for me to say now that we have had a BFP, but I really believe it. I coudln't/wouldn't trade the past 8 years for anything, we have had some great times and amazing opportunities that we wouldn't have been able to experience otherwise (like moving to Europe on a whim, for example!). In fact, truth be told, I (and I suspect DH is too) am a bit nervous about giving up our "get up and go" lifestyle. I know I want to have a child, but I hope that we are still able to go and see and do and experience all the great things that life has to offer


Mindy

Don't ever give up your get up and go lifestyle, you can do that with a baby. The only problem I see is having to take everything but the kitchen sink, and that is what is in my purse now anyway .Although I haven't had one myself, you can still have that. My mother became a single parent when I was 9 months old and she always picked up and went, maybe that is where I get it.

Suzanne

 

[DisneyDreamer8]

Elaine: I'm on CD28. Normally my cycles are 25 to 26 with 2 to 3 days of spotting before. I have had a cycle that was 29 days since TTC. I did test today (not FMU) and it was BFN.

Michelle: I'm so sorry you are not feeling well. I glad you are able to stay home and rest up I hope you get past this and sail through the rest of your pregnancy.

So I finally got through to the Dr and she said my progesterone was low but not too low. She wants me to stay on 50mg Clomid because I guess it builds up in your system (and I have never had consecutive cycles of clomid) so next cycle if my progesterone doesn't go up she will give me progesterone. I asked about taking B6 because I have been feeling tired for the past few months (and because of the effect it has on progesterone) and they "have to get back to me". She said they will also want to check my iron levels (althought I have never had a problem with anemia, I'm just tired). Anywho...more fun.

At least the sun was out today!!

 

[skuttle]

Rebecca: I'm glad you were able to reach your dr. They are so hard to get a hold of!

Mindy: I would not change your lifestyle without first trying it out with the new baby. That's what we did when our DS was born. We did things like normal, even WDW trips, and changed things only as needed. For the most part, DS did just fine.

Michelle: So sorry to hear you've been so sick. It's hard to guess how you'll be in the next few weeks...everyone is so different. I do hope your sickness goes away to make things easier for you.

Nicole: Thanks for the info! My first OB appt is April 24th, so not too far away. I think I'll wait it out unless something happens to change my mind.

Thank you all so much for your support during my obsessive testing! LOL! I think 5 BFP can't be wrong! I have been feeling fine. I was never sick with my DS, so hopefully I'm the same way this time around. I have been a bit sleepy during the day, but I haven't been able to sleep well since I go the BFP, so I'm sure it has more to do with that! My bbs are a little sore, but other than that I feel fine.

 

[Tiggerlover91]

HEY GIRLS!

Everyone who asked me for the prayer...recheck here for misspellings. I caught a few and one of them was very important. I will bold what I found.

A PRAYER TO BE BLESSED WITH A CHILD

OUR FATHER, O MERCIFUL FATHER! HEARKEN TO OUR PRAYERS AND GIVE HEED TO OUR CRIES THAT ALL CHILDLESS WOMEN BE REMEMBERED FOR THE GOOD---SWIFTLY, EASILY, AND WITH SPEED---TO GIVE BIRTH WITH YOUR COMPASSION TO LIVING AND THRIVING CHILDREN. MAY YOUR PEOPLE ISRAEL, MULTIPLY LIKE THE SAND OF THE SEA, WHICH CANNOT BE MEASURED OR COUNTED. JUST AS YOUR COMPASSION WAS MIGHTY OVER OUR FIRST FOREFATHER: ABRAHAM WAS [BUT] ONE, ALONG WITH HIS WIFE, SARAH, WHOM YOU REMEMBERED FOR THE GOOD. YOU REMEMBERED THEM IN THEIR OLD AGE AND GAVE THEM ISAAC, AND YOU PROMISED TO MULTIPLY HIS OFFSPRING LIKE THE STARS IN THE HEAVENS. SO, TOO, MAY YOUR INSIDES MOAN AND YOUR COMPASSION BE AROUSED FOR ALL THE CHILDLESS WOMEN OF YOUR PEOPLE, THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL, WHOSE EYES ARE SET ON YOU ALONE, THAT YOU GRANT THEM VIABLE OFFSPRING FOR YOUR SERVICE AND YOUR REVERENCE. HAVE COMPASSION UPON THEM FOR YOUR SAKE, AND REMEMBER THEM FOR GOOD, AND FULFILL THEIR REQUESTS WITH COMPASSION. ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE ENTREATED BY THEM, HEAR THEIR PRAYER AND SWIFTLY, EASILY, AND SPEEDILY GRANT THEM TO BECOME PREGNANT. MAY THEY HAVE PRIVILEGE OF DELIVERING VIABLE OFFSPRING WHOSE FATHERS AND MOTHERS DELIGHT IN THEM, AND MAY THEY MERIT TO RAISE THEM FOR TORAH, THE BRIDAL CANOPY, AND FOR GOOD DEEDS, FOR LENGTH OF DAYS AND GOOD YEARS.

 

[mickeyboat]

Good morning!

Michelle - I am sorry you are feeling so badly. Hopefully it will be all over with soon. I know your career is important to you, but your baby comes first now. People may not like it, but that is the way it is, and I really can't think of many people who would disagree.

Suzanne and Mindy - I actually thought I would still be on the go after Hannah was born, but I was stopped dead in my tracks. I was hospitalized, she was a premie, I was worried about taking her out anywhere for fear she would get sick. She had colic, she didn't sleep well, oh, and I got pregnant again right away. Having kids hit me like a ton of bricks. I think we have struck a good balance now, but it has been hard for me. I am not saying it has to be that way, and hope that you guys don't have all the issues we did, but having a child really changes your life.

Denae

 

[AllyandJack]

Michelle, I'm so sorry you feel lousy. I kept crying and telling DH that maybe I REALLY wasn't meant to have a baby. I mean, it took 4 rounds of IVF and then, when I finally am pregnant, my entire body goes crazy and I get sick - I had high BP and swelling in my legs, too. I ended up quitting my job. I was going to quit anyway, I just quit earlier. After I quit, my BP went down and my legs haven't swelled again. Before I quit the job, they were talking about putting me on BP meds. Thankfully, that never happened. It turned out to be the best thing for me. I was able to stay home and eat on a schedule and I stopped losing 3-4lbs/week. I was able to take the phenergan and compazine and zofran and be home to nap. I felt bad because I was a big lump in bed and DH was doing everything around the house and working. But, I'm growing his kid, so that's my job for now.

Nobody that goes through IVF is a whimp. We're just beating all of the odds....1% of pregnancies are from IVF and 1% of women will get hyperemesis gravidarum. We're THAT special.

 

[DisneyDreamer8]

OK...so this is the marathon cycle. CD29 15dpo. Not sure what is going on. I feel like AF is going to show any minute. I keep running to the bathroom to check but nothing. My CM is watery (TMI sorry) which usually means AF is coming but it has been this way for days. I keep getting the chills then I get really hot, crampy, bbs only sore if I poke them. So either I O'd way after my +OPK or the Clomid is playing a really mean game with me or ?????????? (i don't want to hope)

HELP!!! I'm going crazy over here

 

[ImarriedGrumpy]

OK...so this is the marathon cycle. CD29 15dpo. Not sure what is going on. I feel like AF is going to show any minute. I keep running to the bathroom to check but nothing. My CM is watery (TMI sorry) which usually means AF is coming but it has been this way for days. I keep getting the chills then I get really hot, crampy, bbs only sore if I poke them. So either I O'd way after my +OPK or the Clomid is playing a really mean game with me or ?????????? (i don't want to hope)

HELP!!! I'm going crazy over here

Hang in there, Rebecca! And I'm hoping for you... ...hope this is your month, and that BFP will show up soon!

 

[PrincessSuzanne]

Good morning!


Suzanne and Mindy - I actually thought I would still be on the go after Hannah was born, but I was stopped dead in my tracks. I was hospitalized, she was a premie, I was worried about taking her out anywhere for fear she would get sick. She had colic, she didn't sleep well, oh, and I got pregnant again right away. Having kids hit me like a ton of bricks. I think we have struck a good balance now, but it has been hard for me. I am not saying it has to be that way, and hope that you guys don't have all the issues we did, but having a child really changes your life.


Denae

Denae, I hope I get to find out someday(TTCing for 5 years unsuccessfully), but I have taken care of other peoples children and I never let them stop me. I have a cousin that has 3 children (almost 9, 5, and almost 2) and she is always whining about how much trouble it is to take them every where she goes, but when I keep them, I don't have that problem. I do believe that it won't work in everyone's case, but I have several co-workers with children under 2 and they are always complaining about it being so difficult to take them off, I just don't get it, but that is just me.

Rebecca, sending some PD your way for that BFP

Suzanne

 

[skuttle]

Well, not a good afternoon here. I went to the bathroom at work and when I wiped, there was red blood. That was an hour or so ago. I just went again and when I wipe, there's a little. Not as much as at work, but I can see it a bit on the toilet paper. Not looking good for me. I guess I'll see what happens tomorrow. But I know red blood is bad. THis, on top of the 4 BFN I got (even though I also had 5 BFP)...I don't think this baby was meant to be this time around. I'm so upset. I would have rathered not even know...just think that my period was late. It's CD 34 today for me. Next time, I don't think I'm testing until 1-2 weeks late. It's just too hard to have the excitement and then this. It's just too hard.