Fellow MWSBers--I read up a little more about the closing on the BabyCenter thread, since they've been freaking out about it over there. Figured I'd share what the consensus is: It looks like it's expected to last about 8 weeks and then they will re-open, hopefully in early April (although there's no date set, so who knows). Apparently if you pre-pay for vials by Monday they will still ship them out while they are closed, except between 2/21 and 3/2 because Joanne will be on vacation. Also at the moment they are out of tanks because there's a wee bit of a run on the bank. The posters over there are calling it Sperm Black Wednesday, which I think is hilarious. But if you're going to need vials later on (ie: not this week) and can prepay for them it looks like you'll still be able to get them. I, of course, will not, because I am pregnant (until proven otherwise) but if I do I'm going to be calling on Monday to order a couple for Feb. We'll be out in March anyway, so at least there's only one month to worry about.
Mami--there's some folk wisdom that eating a whole, fresh pineapple (including the core, one fifth per day) for the first 5 days or so after you insem can help with implantation. I've been doing it, mostly because every time I go to the grocery store at the beginning of the TWW there's a dollar sale on pineapple (Lisedea--do you think I could ship you one? Not that you'll need it, since it sounds like things are already at work in there!
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Seraf--I don't know--it all sounds so refreshingly straightforward in some ways.
Library--Jeez, can't you pregnant ladies catch a break? I hope that stopping the iron helps, but that you don't get all droopy again. I liked the idea of you perking up when you started those pills, just like my philodendron...
Indigo--that was such a charming post--I didn't understand a word of it but it reminded me of sitting in a cafe listening to brazilians talking at a table nearby and only catching every fifth word...
Max, Starling, AMom--symptoms? Here's one for you: two brothers of eastern european descent are walking in the forest when a pair of grizzlies jump out of the trees. The larger, male bear quickly devours one of the men. The brother screams for help and is quickly joined by a forest ranger who says, 'which one did it?' The brother, still frazzled, points to the larger bear at which point the ranger turns and shoots the smaller female. 'What?! Why did you do that?' the brother cries. "I said it was the other one!" incredulous, the ranger says, 'I never believe anyone who says the Czech is in the male."
AFM--same ol', same ol'. Actually slightly fewer symptoms than usual, which is giving me all kinds of false hope. Had a nice chat with my insurance, though. Still on our own for the next IUI, but after that it looks like they'll pay for pretty much everything except the sperm itself (and freezing embryos, if we get to that point), so that's reassuring. The nurse who does the preapprovals for fertility stuff is such a sweetie. We even chatted for a while about the Twiblings that have been in the news. Still, I hope that the only other time I have to talk to her is when I call to tell her I'm preggo and don't need approval after all.
Mami--there's some folk wisdom that eating a whole, fresh pineapple (including the core, one fifth per day) for the first 5 days or so after you insem can help with implantation. I've been doing it, mostly because every time I go to the grocery store at the beginning of the TWW there's a dollar sale on pineapple (Lisedea--do you think I could ship you one? Not that you'll need it, since it sounds like things are already at work in there!
)Seraf--I don't know--it all sounds so refreshingly straightforward in some ways.
Library--Jeez, can't you pregnant ladies catch a break? I hope that stopping the iron helps, but that you don't get all droopy again. I liked the idea of you perking up when you started those pills, just like my philodendron...
Indigo--that was such a charming post--I didn't understand a word of it but it reminded me of sitting in a cafe listening to brazilians talking at a table nearby and only catching every fifth word...
Max, Starling, AMom--symptoms? Here's one for you: two brothers of eastern european descent are walking in the forest when a pair of grizzlies jump out of the trees. The larger, male bear quickly devours one of the men. The brother screams for help and is quickly joined by a forest ranger who says, 'which one did it?' The brother, still frazzled, points to the larger bear at which point the ranger turns and shoots the smaller female. 'What?! Why did you do that?' the brother cries. "I said it was the other one!" incredulous, the ranger says, 'I never believe anyone who says the Czech is in the male."
AFM--same ol', same ol'. Actually slightly fewer symptoms than usual, which is giving me all kinds of false hope. Had a nice chat with my insurance, though. Still on our own for the next IUI, but after that it looks like they'll pay for pretty much everything except the sperm itself (and freezing embryos, if we get to that point), so that's reassuring. The nurse who does the preapprovals for fertility stuff is such a sweetie. We even chatted for a while about the Twiblings that have been in the news. Still, I hope that the only other time I have to talk to her is when I call to tell her I'm preggo and don't need approval after all.
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But really, I say do what you feel. After our freak out we decided to just switch to another bank because of the whole possible siblings thing - and what if something like this happens again, you know? Nicki said that chapter 11 literally does mean "reorganization" of funds. We think when/if they do reopen the prices will be higher. If you're interested we've been looking at Northwest Cryo and I already found a guy that I fell into a deep, deep like with. They seem really friendly, there are not too many forms to fill out, they will ship to your house and they don't require a doctors signature (which was a total plus for us!). It's just a crappy situation all around - BUT you're pregnant so you shouldn't worry too much 
The first sperm bank I tried didn't work out for me either (it is tiny, and basically closing down), and now I am VERY happy that I ended up at TSBC instead.
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