[Hopeful07]

Originally Posted by hope2755

I just started my 2ww and many of you are following shortly. Can anyone suggest some good movies to watch during this tortuous time?

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Traci - Don't let my ET story scare you. I am just the kind of girl that when I have to pee, I have to pee! You will do great. (If you have one more sip of water to drink, just think twice about it!)

Nikki - Will they tell you then when ER will be?

I am slow when it comes to movies but while I am at home on bedrest I plan on reading a good book. I have the started the series by Stephenie Meyer: Twilight series. I am on the 2nd book and want to finish the 3rd book by the time the new one comes out in August. Just a suggestion.

As for my ER - it depends on my follicles. I go tomorrow and then Monday, Tues and Wed until they tell me I am 'ripe for the picking'. So it is either Monday, Wed, Thurs or Friday.

[Hopeful07]

Originally Posted by irena_adler

I had my Day 8 stimms b/w and u/s today (I somehow lost track of my days) and things are going ok, but feeling kinda slow. I had 14 decent sized follies and 6-7 small ones. I go back for the same b/w and u/s on Sunday. Feeling a bit disappointed because I was really hoping to trigger on Sunday, but the RE is saying 2 or 3 more days of stimms. I only have meds for 4 more! I have to remind myself that my RE wanted to be cautious with my med types and dosages because I reacted so poorly to chlomid.

Oh, and when I said that I don't have many side-effects from the stimms, I forgot to mention teary-eyed-ness, mood swings and generally feeling unmotivated - though that last one might be my usual procrastination.

I agree with Traci - don't give up hope yet. You will get there soon.

[Prayingforbabies]

I just got back from my U/S and B/W apt. My RE said I was doing great. I have 10 follicles (6 mature) on my right ovary and 9 follicels (7 mature) on my left ovary. My E2 on Tuesday was 955. I thought that was a little high, but my nurse told me that that is a great number b/c it shows my eggs are mature. I guess eggs "live" off estrogen and when you are producing a lot it is a good thing. Anyone know? I will get my E2 number this morning. I have to go in again tomorrow for another U/S. They might move my retrieval up to Monday. I can't believe it's here!


Irene-we have the EXACT same protocol with stims (Follistim 225IU and 1 Menopur) starting on 3/28. My RE scheduled my ER for 4/4, so I wouldn't be worried about getting your dates pushed back. Also, the number of follies you have sounds great. I think I have fewer than you, and my RE told me that it was good.

[Hopeful07]

Originally Posted by jerseyjandj

ok soooo heres my fert report..... 24 eggs n total .....20 were mature.....all 20 were icsi's and i just got the call all 20 are happy and healthy ...doc said im the talk of the office ... then he called me his lil superstar rockstar .... lol .. and he wont bother them till sun and that were prob doing a 5 transfer

GREAT FERTILIZATION REPORT! WOOHOO!!!!

[cathyh]

Originally Posted by Hopeful07

I agree with Traci - don't give up hope yet. You will get there soon.

I stimmed for 11 days e2 was only 956 and I only had 4 follicles. You are doing great

Cathy

[Carrbear]

Originally Posted by Hopeful07

I am slow when it comes to movies but while I am at home on bedrest I plan on reading a good book. I have the started the series by Stephenie Meyer: Twilight series. I am on the 2nd book and want to finish the 3rd book by the time the new one comes out in August. Just a suggestion.

As for my ER - it depends on my follicles. I go tomorrow and then Monday, Tues and Wed until they tell me I am 'ripe for the picking'. So it is either Monday, Wed, Thurs or Friday.

Nikki, I agree. I will be armed with books as well as movies when I am on bedrest. I love to read a good book and have my mind somewhere else for a while. And with our minds being so overactive lately we are going to need some downtime.

[Hopeful07]

Kayla - I would definitely talk to RE first. That is not cool if what she is telling you is true.

Corinne - CONGRATS on passing your boards. That is a great milestone!

Prayingforbabies - you are making EXCELLENT progress. Can't wait to hear when your ER is.

Cathy - good to see you back. You have been quiet today. Everything ok?

[Prayingforbabies]

Originally Posted by Carrbear

Nikki, I agree. I will be armed with books as well as movies when I am on bedrest. I love to read a good book and have my mind somewhere else for a while. And with our minds being so overactive lately we are going to need some downtime.

That is so me! I already have my list of books/movies to read/watch after my ET. I have put my holds on all the library books I want. It's better to prepare and to keep your mind from going crazy!

[jerseyjandj]

ok time to do my hair ....idk if i could tolerate 3 months without doing my roots... my first preg my midwife wanted me to change my career ... i use to be a hairdresser while i was n nursing school ...(i dont know what i wanna be when i grow up ) but when i left her... and went to a reg ob .. mine said do wat u would normally do ... youre body is use to it.... but im not to sure ..dont wanna risk anything.. so ill do my highlites and my base tonite ... just n case

[tracilynn]

I just saw a post that said your DH is in the room with you when they do the ER... Is that true?

It's the post about what to do about trimming "down there" LOL - it's a funny thread too.

[irena_adler]

Jerseyjandj - You're a superstar! Grow, embies!

Corinne - Congratulations! My BIL went back to school to be an RN at 45 and he's going to get his cert this month.

midsouthrei - I would be very upset, too, and I'd insist on talking to the RE before your test. You don't want to be worrying about too many things at your test apt. Besides, you might want to go somewhere else if that's an option, because this really sounds like a bait-and-switch to me.

Thanks everybody for the reassurances. It's just hard to be patient and be happy with whatever numbers I get. I only have to remember that the only number that really matters is the beta!

[cathyh]

Originally Posted by Hopeful07

Kayla - I would definitely talk to RE first. That is not cool if what she is telling you is true.

Corinne - CONGRATS on passing your boards. That is a great milestone!

Prayingforbabies - you are making EXCELLENT progress. Can't wait to hear when your ER is.

Cathy - good to see you back. You have been quiet today. Everything ok?

I had a ton of home visits to do with families and unable to get on the computer. we finished the last one and I headed straight home. Some of those homes I went to were disqusting. I think we caught one family packaging drugs but not sure YIKES

Cathy

[cathyh]

Originally Posted by tracilynn

I just saw a post that said your DH is in the room with you when they do the ER... Is that true?

It's the post about what to do about trimming "down there" LOL - it's a funny thread too.

they wont' let my Dh in the room for ER but they do for ET

Cathy

[tracilynn]

Hopeful07-I need to get some good books to read after my ET too.
I'm gonna be listening to my meditation cds too!

I see you're getting ripe! WOOHOO! you lucky dawg


You too prayingforbabes - sounds like everything is progressing as it should!

I take my last BCP tonight and I'm wondering if AF will even visit me b/c I have had a light period for almost 3 weeks now - I doubt there's anything left in there to shed I'm really sick of pantyliners (tmi)

[isabelamina]

Originally Posted by tracilynn

isabelamina - I was wondering how bad it is for your teeth to sip lemon water all day...

BAD BAD BAD!!!! lemon is incredibly acidic and the enamel on your tooth can "dissolve" in acidic solutions. that includes soda like coke and pepsi too. but lemon is the worst. ice is bad too. even though most things dissolve in heat and not cold (like using hot water to dissolve the grease on dishes), with teeth, it's strangely the opposite. in heat, they stay strong. in very cold temps, they can become brittle and the enamel can wear away....