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post #21 of 698
3/25/08 at 2:28am
Ms GB, that sounds so cool and like so much fun. Whatever you decide to do, it will be the right decision for you. Keep us posted.

VM, I hope the spotting has stopped or at least done something so you know what's going on.

Yeah, definitely a baby boom out there. A friend of mine went to a bris today. Saw on my ichat buddy list a new baby girl for another person I know. Heard another co-worker's wife was going in for their ultrasound for #2. Hope those good, happy baby vibes come flowing to all of us too.
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post #22 of 698
3/25/08 at 11:29am
CD 2 for me, AF showed up yesterday afternoon. So I either didn't O or I had a 10 day LP (I am always 14 days).
Anyway, on to the next cycle!

Susan, I had massive EWCM before my hcg levels came back down, so frustrating. I hope DH gets back in time for your next cycle!
TCM = traditional chinese medicine.

Lots and lots of babies here too. At one of the branches I work out of (I think there are 12 employees there total), 2 employees are PG. Due the month before and after I would have been.

My nephew is 5 months now, so cute!
post #23 of 698
3/25/08 at 6:08pm
Speedknitter, I'm going to be in the Bay Area starting Thursday, for one week, in case you wanted to try to get together. PM me if you want.
I have a cold, which is rare for me. I'm guessing it's from being on progesterone -- doesn't that lower your immunity (which is why pregnant women get sick so much)?
post #24 of 698
3/25/08 at 10:16pm
Sorry about the bad timing, Speedknitter. I know how frustrating that can be.

Pookietooth, your chart looks good! :

MsGB, your acting gigs sound like a blast. Make sure you let us know when they're up on You-Tube.

Veganmama, at least you've got this cycle over with. You are supposedly super-fertile after a MC for at least the first 2 or 3 cycles.

Good luck on the lupron, Hockeylover. I hated those shots, even though the needle is tiny.

AFM, I had EWCM today for the first time in about 5 cycles. And later today, a + OPK. So, you all know what that means! And I have a phone consult with my RE tomorrow.
post #25 of 698
3/26/08 at 10:40am
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Pookietooth, your chart looks good! :

AFM, I had EWCM today for the first time in about 5 cycles. And later today, a + OPK. So, you all know what that means! And I have a phone consult with my RE tomorrow.
Go Juneau go!! Yay for EWCM. I hope this is the one for you......

Jen, your chart does look very nice!

CD 3, should O in about 10 days unless the m/c effects are still lingering. AF seems totally normal so far so hopefully I am right back to normal.

Hi to everyone i missed!
post #26 of 698
3/26/08 at 9:20pm
Pookietooth, where are you? Your chart looks awesome! I'm anxious to hear how you are doing.

I suspect I ovulated this morning but will corner DH again tonight if I can tear him away from his work.

I had a surprisingly uplifting conversation with my RE this afternoon. He suggested getting a sonohistogram (saline U/S of my uterus) to check for scarring from my infection 2 years ago. I wish someone had suggested that a long time ago! Anyhow, I plan to schedule that for after AF arrives (though I hope she doesn't!).

He also agreed that a natural cycle frozen embryo transfer was a perfectly fine way to go, assuming all looks good on the SHG, with progesterone supplementation after O. Minimal meds, hooray! So the plan is to book a flight now to San Diego and maybe stay a week, since O is a bit unpredictable. The week would encompass all the possible O days + 3 days. If I have to, I can change a flight at the last minute to go earlier or stay later.

If I wanted to spend the extra money, I could wait for my LH surge and then jump on a plane, returning home after the transfer. But I'm inclined to stay longer in San Diego and save some $ by booking ahead (I can stay with friends). If the SHG shows scarring then maybe I would get a hysteroscopy first, which might set me back a cycle.

I was very happy that he agreed that a more-or-less natural cycle is the way to go, since I still ovulate so regularly and have a decent LP. Oh yeah, and there would be a lining check right around O just to make sure it's thick enough.

That's the most news I've had in weeks. It's a little quiet around here; how are the rest of you all doing?
post #27 of 698
3/26/08 at 9:36pm
Juneau that sounds great, glad you have a plan you feel good about.

AFM I have had the most bb tenderness that I have had since I was preg with DS. I don't want to hope it means anything - it is weird because I have had it all cycle not since mid-cycle. I should have AF early next week.
post #28 of 698
3/27/08 at 1:08am
Hey ladies! I just was waiting to talk to my DH first before sharing the news here -- I got a BFP beta HCG test today! I had done a POAS test -- Kroger brand -- this morning and it was faintly positive, but I decided to go ahead and wait for the blood test results, since I hadn't saved any of my 1st morning urine. So I had to wait until 2:30, then I had to wait until my DH was out of a meeting at work, round 3:45, before I could tell him. I'm feeling a bit crampy, but I think it's just the pregnancy expanding my uterus. I get another Beta on Saturday to make sure the numbers double. I'll be in CA at the time, so I have to get a lab there to do it. Oh well, I'll just be glad to get away from our extended winter : we've been having up here . Anyway, +++ wishes and lots of to you all.

I have a yucky cold and I have to fly tomorrow any ideas for the plane so I don't end up with an ear infection? I am almost never sick, am guessing it's the progesterone making me susceptible to colds.

Anyone else know if I'm supposed to keep using the supplemental progesterone?
post #29 of 698
3/27/08 at 7:51am
Congratulations Jen! Awesome!

Concerning the supplemental progesterone...when I asked how long to take it at my clinic, they said they would re assess at time of pregnancy/blood draw. They automaticall schedule a blood draw 14 days after IUI. at they time the confirm or negate a pregnancy and upon pregnancy, they check the progesterone level and advise based on those new levels.

I dont think it hurts to continue throughout first trimester, as I have read that it helps sustain a pregnancy (until placenta takes over) ... but just ask your doc to check your progesterone level when you get your blood drawn in CA. (Of course, they could be off since it will be reading the supplements!? )

Have fun in CA.
post #30 of 698
3/27/08 at 8:17am
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Originally Posted by Pookietooth View Post
Hey ladies! I just was waiting to talk to my DH first before sharing the news here -- I got a BFP beta HCG test today! I had done a POAS test -- Kroger brand -- this morning and it was faintly positive, but I decided to go ahead and wait for the blood test results, since I hadn't saved any of my 1st morning urine. So I had to wait until 2:30, then I had to wait until my DH was out of a meeting at work, round 3:45, before I could tell him. I'm feeling a bit crampy, but I think it's just the pregnancy expanding my uterus. I get another Beta on Saturday to make sure the numbers double. I'll be in CA at the time, so I have to get a lab there to do it. Oh well, I'll just be glad to get away from our extended winter : we've been having up here . Anyway, +++ wishes and lots of to you all.

I have a yucky cold and I have to fly tomorrow any ideas for the plane so I don't end up with an ear infection? I am almost never sick, am guessing it's the progesterone making me susceptible to colds.

Anyone else know if I'm supposed to keep using the supplemental progesterone?
Oh, how great! Congratulations!

I would keep using the prog until you get the word from your doctor. In fact, they might prescribe IM prog for the first few weeks/months.
post #31 of 698
3/27/08 at 9:50am
Congratulations, Jen!!! : : :

As for the progesterone, keep it up until you're told otherwise, just like the others said.

As for the plane, the worst part will be landing. So here's what I'd suggest: be sure you take your favorite decongestant (if you're inclined to take such things) in time for it to be at its most active just as you start landing. And take along some plain saline nose spray and use it liberally all throughout the flight to keep your nasal passages moist and that mucus from getting gunky.

If you have to change planes, i.e. have another landing, halve the dose of your decongestant so you can take it before each landing.

Have fun in California! I hope you feel better soon.
post #32 of 698
3/27/08 at 10:43am
Wow! Congratulations, Jen!!!! Sticky bun wishes for you!
post #33 of 698
3/27/08 at 11:15am
Oh Jen! I'm so happy for you. You totally made my day! Wow!!
Wow!
It's about time we had a BFP on this board.

Juneau, your news is also very exciting!

I'm so happy today now. And it gets better! I am taking the day off, going to get a massage and have lunch with a friend.
post #34 of 698
3/27/08 at 11:20am
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I'm so happy today now. And it gets better! I am taking the day off, going to get a massage and have lunch with a friend.

Wow I did EXACTLY the same thing yesterday! Including a visit to a neat yarn shop with my friend, as she's one of my knitting buddies. The massage was great hope you enjoy yours veganmama.

Jen that is awesome news! Hoping we can meet up while you are in CA so I can get some of those good PG vibes in person! Safe travels and hope you are feeling better.

Have a great day everyone!
post #35 of 698
3/27/08 at 11:58am
A massage, oh how wonderful that sounds. And lunch with a friend, too. Yum.

Speedknitter, I found out last week that my favorite knitting store is closing at the end of April. I normally would go there on Thursdays but I can't bring myself to go today, since the yarn is flying off the shelves and I can't stop thinking about the imminent end. I did buy a whole bunch of yarn last week so I'll have enough to keep me busy for months. But I'll miss going there and hanging out with the other knitters. (Dd has been very accommodating, generally respectful of the yarn and content to take her afternoon nap while I knit and jabber.)

Well, I have semi-officially entered the TWW. No crosshairs yet from ff, but all my charting points to O yesterday. Test date Tuesday, April 8. I had EWCM for two days, great BD timing and a definite O. I would be superoptimistic if I didn't only have one tube. Sigh. Still, I will probably be obsessing, especially after Jen's great news. Join me: :
post #36 of 698
3/27/08 at 12:20pm
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Speedknitter, I found out last week that my favorite knitting store is closing at the end of April. I normally would go there on Thursdays but I can't bring myself to go today, since the yarn is flying off the shelves and I can't stop thinking about the imminent end. I did buy a whole bunch of yarn last week so I'll have enough to keep me busy for months. But I'll miss going there and hanging out with the other knitters. (Dd has been very accommodating, generally respectful of the yarn and content to take her afternoon nap while I knit and jabber.)
Oh I'm sorry to hear that. My first job out of college was working at a yarn shop and teaching knitting lessons, and when we closed down the shop it was very depressing. My DD has learned the alphabet and knows that "Y is for Yarn"
post #37 of 698
3/27/08 at 5:50pm
Congratulations Jen!!!

: : : :

Sending you lots of sticky vibes! :
post #38 of 698
3/28/08 at 10:51am
The massage was good, the day off work even better! DS was so happy to see me when I got home at 3 pm. The delight on his face when he realized I was home for the day was priceless. I am saving up all that love for when he is 14 and doesn't want me to come home, LOL!

How are you feeling Jen? Is it starting to sink in? Is your illness any better?

Juneau, have you read (or looked at her website) Sandy Robertson's book about getting PG with 1 tube after recurent m/c at age 43?
post #39 of 698
3/28/08 at 4:17pm
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Originally Posted by veganmama719 View Post
How are you feeling Jen? Is it starting to sink in? Is your illness any better?
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It still hasn't fully sunk in that I really am pregnant, although in some ways it has. I think I am waiting for my 2nd beta tomorrow. I need to call the doc's office about the progesterone, but I didn't bring it on the trip because I felt like it was preventing me from getting over this nasty cold (which I still have, and now ds has). I could have them call in a script for it, but my intuition tells me I don't really need it. That could be wrong, though. I also had a dream I miscarried, so maybe I do need it?

Take care everyone. Best wishes in the 2ww, Juneau.
post #40 of 698
3/29/08 at 2:51pm
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Congrats Jen!!!!!!
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