December Queer Conceptions - Page 13

[fivegrandbaby]

Ah, Max, that really sucks!  My clinic had me on birth control and I was probably going to have a retrieval over Thanksgiving, and they just kept me on birth control longer to elongate my cycle. I wonder why they can't do that?!  (Although admittedly, it was weird because I was having my period about 3 days before my retrieval.  I was freaked out my lining wasn't going to be ready but my period was so light it barely made a dent.)  I'm sorry.    That's really frustrating.  When we originally got our sperm in May of 2008, I was ready to insem the following month, and there were SO MANY THINGS we had to wait for.  In 15 months of trying, we only "tried" 8 times.  It was so frustrating those months we had to take off.  It sucks to wait.

Kgulbransen - Glad you're moving forward with the surgery.  It sounds like it's for the best.  And good luck with your swimmers this month.  Hopefully that big monster on your ovary is a ripe follicle ready for some action!  Hang in there, and see above what I wrote to Max.  Why do us lesbians always have to WAIT SO MUCH?  It seemed like for us, if it wasn't one thing, it was the other.  Always waiting.  

2ezforyou - FOUR?!  That's crazy talk!  Crazy AWESOME talk!

Escher - one more thing, our NP told us that we should never stop progesterone until a negative BLOOD TEST.  She never recommends doing a HPT before you miss your period, let alone when you're on progesterone!  

AFU - My HCG came back at 91!  That's more than TRIPLE what it was on Friday.  Hooray!  They said that's a good sign.  Still keeping everything crossed for our first ultrasound on 1/10/11.  Feeling much better now that I've heard.  (I was definitely feeling still pregnant when I had such a nervous stomach and would go to the bathroom and STILL nothing will come!  Best case of constipation ever.    )

-fgb

[Graceie]

Pineapple ?

[indigoscot]

AWESOME news 5gb!!!!! :) :)  so excited for you both.

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[Graceie]

5G

[LibraryLady]

Starling~ Still holding off?  I'm excited for tomorrow's results. I agree it's sounding really promising!!

Indigo~ Glad DP is okay! That must have been an unpleasant scare.  I hear you about trying not to judge, but I'd feel the same if friends of mine decided not to breastfeed without good cause.  

2EZ~ HOORAY! for such a good scan and good riddance to the alien!!!  Your family story made me tear up. It makes me so happy that DP's parents are excited about the baby. I'm glad you're having a wonderful holiday x

Isa~ Yum for pineapples!!  Your party sounds excellent~ you'll have to post photos of your games and favors. Fun!!!

Max~ UGH.  Biggest hugs. That's such a letdown, especially after you've been waiting so long.  Fortunately they're not making you wait any longer than January, but that still seems so far away. Try and enjoy your holiday anyway, since you'll have to share it with your baby next year :)

AFM~ Got my shopping almost all done, and our tree decorated today. DP's a bit down, since her family lives in London and she's away from them for the holiday, poor thing.  I have to work extra hard to make it up to her, but fortunately she's worth it. 

[LibraryLady]

Missed your post 5G~ SO HAPPY!!!!!!!!  This is it for sure! Sticky, happy babies!! What's your EDD?  This is so so wonderful xoxo

[indigoscot]

aww library!!  tell her your scottish board friend is sending along a big hug!!  it's hard to be away from family at christmastime.  and i'll add that we booked our tickets for the trip to scotland in april next year!!!!  SOOOO excited about that!  now to coordinate dp's visa so we can do our civil partnership.  wheeee!

more good news about our friend's baby too!  he is off the respirator and just has a nasal cannula.  he should be able to go home in 2 weeks time.  :)  YAY!

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[fivegrandbaby]

I did a quick calculation on an IVF due date website and it gave me 8/27/11, which is a day after my niece's first birthday!

[starling&diesel]

Library ... still holding off!  DP brought a test home.  It's beside the loo.  Ready to go.  Resolve.  Quickly.  Fading.  Must.  Not.  Pee. 

5G ... If I get a bfp then my due date will be August 30th!  Race ya! 

[Graceie]

I still think there is no harm in testing early has long has you are willing to buy more tests

[2ezforyou]

5G - HOT damn for the triple Beta!

AFM - Quick update. Doc called around 4:30 and decided to go for it this month! I triggered tonight, which will put me at 33 hours for IUI. My doc wanted me to be at 36 hours for the IUI, but I was out and about and didn't get the shot in time. It's been a wee bit crazy the last few hours as I was on my way to the casino with my visiting parents and DP when the office called. (My parents and almost all of our family/friends DO NOT know we're TTC. We don't want the pressure of everyone asking if we're preggo, when are we inseming, etc.). So, this evening we were all in the car together when the doc's office called and I tried speaking in code. Sadly, my dad freaked a bit and asked why I had a doc appt this morning and now have to take meds tonight and drive to Nashville on Wednesday. I had to tell a wee bit of a lie and say it was all because of the alien....which is only somewhat of a half lie, right? I've had a few cysts before, so I had to skirt around the real issue by saying the doc wants me to take meds and I have to drive to Nash because I am seeing my old doctor. (Sigh.) I hate not telling the full truth, but it's just easier right now.  Hopefully we'll catch one of the eggies on Wednesday with the trigger. I am realllllly stoked this month because of the HSG I had a couple weeks ago. Here's to be fertile!

[gellybeangrl]

Morning all,

5Baby~ CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!       I'm soooo happy for you. Stick little bean, stick.

Escher~ Good luck catching that egg! 

AFU~ We are going rounds with my insurance company I filed an appeal and we are waiting to hear theire decision. As far as inseming this month DW wanted to wait to find out what the insurance company said. We only have 2 cycles left with our KD...and she didn't want to 'waist' one. It's a good thing she talked me into taking a break this month because my oldest brother passed away and we are now headed to Memphis for the funeral. It would have been impossible to insem this month anyway, because we will be on the road.   I am sad because I hate to miss a month and also I'm sad for my sister-in-law and my father. It is very difficult to loose you partner and to loose a child.

Sorry I didn't get to everyone...DW is digging us out and I am supposed to be on here getting us a hotel. If I don't get back before Christmas...everyone have a wonderful Christmas. Enjoy your families!

Love ya'll  Gelly!    

[seraf]

Gelly, I'm so so sorry for your loss. 

Indigo, Glad to hear the one baby is doing so much better.  The breastfeeding thing blows my mind, tho.  Not nursing a baby so they can have a bottle is like not feeding a child whole foods so they can eat fruit loops.  False logic.  I'm so upset about it that I can't sleep.  There are hundreds of documented benefits to both mother and child.  And the decision to breastfeed is flexible and reversible (I am free to supplement or wean).  Choosing to exclusively formula feed is neither.  I know there are situations where formula is a lifesaver, (formula is like medicine, I think.  If you need it, you need it, but in a perfect world, you won't), but really, to put so much energy into creating a life and then signing up for inferior nutrition from the start is baffling.  Paying a small fortune in both the short term and long term for an imitation, when you could have the real thing for free, I just don't understand how people make that choice.  I wish people understood breastfeeding more.  I don't talk about it at work anymore, because I like to think of my co-workers as rational (and on certain topics, agreeing with me is rational, on others, it's probably good judgment to disagree with me).  Wow.  I'm done ranting.  Ok, no, I'm not.  There was even a study on the news this morning.  They were talking about following kids for 10 years and how boys who were nursed showed higher scores in math, reading and something else.  People always say, "She was never breastfed and look how smart she is!"  To which I reply, think of how much smarter she could have been.

Seraf,

Baba to

Osha, breastfed until his 4th birthday

and

Ari, weaned too early at a mere 37 months.

The next one is allowed to go until she is at least 4, because I am older, wiser and hopefully won't be going through a divorce when she's still nursing.

[prettyisa]

Gelly—I’m so very sorry to hear about your brother.  I’ll be thinking of you and your family. 

Indigo—glad to hear that your DP is on the mend!  And that you’ve got your tickets—April isn’t that far away!

Kgul—It does sound like the surgery is the best way to go.  Of course, I expect they’ll have to postpone it because you’re going to be preggers, but next time you should totally do it.

Oh Max, that’s awful.  I’m sorry that the holidays are messing up everything.  But January will come quickly! 

5G---Yay!!  Triple is awesome! 

Graceie—pineapple is supposed to help with implantation.  Not really sure if it works (although some people are total believers), but I LOVE pineapple anyway, so eating a big slice of it every day is kind of a treat regardless.  It’s got to be fresh (not canned), and you’re supposed to eat about 1/5 of the thing every day for the first 5 days after you insem.  The one DP got for me is perfectly ripe, and is in fact beckoning me from my lunchbox as I type…

Starling—today is the day!  We’ve already got our veggies all warmed up from 5G, so you may as well give us a reason to use them again!

2EZ—Your poor dad!  Hopefully he believed you and didn’t catch on!  DP and I were in the same boat last weekend.  I don’t think they figured it out, since we were just texting, but we went to bed REALLY early (so we could wait for the dr’s call) and I was afraid they’d guess what was going on.  Good luck tomorrow!!

 AFM—3 DPO and all is well!  And the Fertility-Solstice party is coming together!  I’ve got nametags of various fertility gods and goddesses (the best one is Min, Egyptian god of fertility and lettuce), a Yule Log dvd, and gift bags (speculum, cheap OPKs, FertiliTea, ginger candies, and rainbow-colored goldfish cracker ‘swimmers’).  FF, bless its heart, is putting my chart crosshairs right between the two insems.  Oh, and I keep hearing music about having a son.  And not just Christmas carols, either.  Over and over and over. It’s a sign, I say! 

Happy Solstice everyone!!   

[Graceie]

well eating a ton of pineapple costs so much  less then another cycle I'm in

[starling&diesel]

Well, it's a negative. 

But it's still 4 days before my AF is due, and so the test is only 53% accurate.

We're sad, but we need to be hopeful until the blood test, which is on the 27th, with results on the 28th. 

I might poas on Christmas, but I might not.  They're pricey and it doesn't change anything.

Going to drown my sorrows in the kick-ass rice pudding at our local kid-friendly coffee shop now, seeing as I can't have a glass of wine. 

[fivegrandbaby]

Starling- let's DO this! BFP today! Fingers crossed!!

Gelly- so sorry to hear about your loss.

Btw, I sure am getting a good trial run by taking care of my niece. As we speak, she's EXHAUSTED in her
crib but I hear her in there squealing with laughter at something. This kid HATES NAPPING! I can't complain too much because she usually gives us between 7-9 hrs of sleep at night. Still, it would be nice to be able to get stuff done during the day (like pass the angry birds from
the 19th! GRRR!).

More later...

[fivegrandbaby]

Cross-post. Starling! So sorry it's negative, but too early to lose hope. I know how disheartening the negative stick is....hang in there- beta on monday, right?

[burg]

 Graceie—pineapple is supposed to help with implantation.  Not really sure if it works (although some people are total believers), but I LOVE pineapple anyway, so eating a big slice of it every day is kind of a treat regardless.  It’s got to be fresh (not canned), and you’re supposed to eat about 1/5 of the thing every day for the first 5 days after you insem.  The one DP got for me is perfectly ripe, and is in fact beckoning me from my lunchbox as I type… 

I swear by pineapple but you have to eat the core or you can drink canned pineapple juice as it is made from the core.

[prettyisa]

starling--ugh!  too early, though.  We'll save the veggies.  Rice pudding sounds divine!

Burg--oddly, the core has always been my favorite part.  I was surprised that so many people don't like to eat it.  I'm kind of sad that I already had my section for the day.