https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 28 Apr 2026 03:29:59 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-check-in-523/page/2#post-816588 Wed, 29 May 2013 20:48:57 +0000 raintreebee 816588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@spaniellove: meds were high. 300 units of gonal F and 2 to three vials of menopur </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-check-in-523/page/2#post-816343 Wed, 29 May 2013 18:56:52 +0000 spaniellove 816343@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@raintreebee: Did you say in another thread that you were on a few units each of Gonal-F/Follistim and Menopur each day? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-check-in-523/page/2#post-816222 Wed, 29 May 2013 17:28:28 +0000 raintreebee 816222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tequiero21: My clinic does 5 day transfers for everyone now. The theory is that the culture has gotten so good that it is beneficial to grow them to screen out the bad embryos. No idea why I have so much quantity with little quality. Maybe meds/protocol, but probably egg quality or sperm fragmentation? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-check-in-523/page/2#post-816072 Wed, 29 May 2013 16:14:42 +0000 spaniellove 816072@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At yesterday's u/s I thought it was bad that people could see my butt whenever the door opened and I was sitting up. Not so fast! Today I apparently didn't undress and hop up on the table quickly enough, because the u/s lady opened the door and exposed my naked front side to the whole hallway! I might have cared if I had any dignity left, LOL. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-check-in-523/page/2#post-815718 Wed, 29 May 2013 14:13:24 +0000 Mrs.Someone 815718@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@raintreebee: So sorry to hear this :( Hang in there, we're thinking of you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-check-in-523/page/2#post-815586 Wed, 29 May 2013 13:33:54 +0000 Shutterbug 815586@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tequiero21: lol whoops! well I hope you get a miracle baby too :) I blame the lack of an avatar haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-check-in-523/page/2#post-815580 Wed, 29 May 2013 13:32:44 +0000 tequiero21 815580@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Shutterbug: *hugs* thanks! but I know u meant raintree! ;D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-check-in-523/page/2#post-815254 Wed, 29 May 2013 11:49:14 +0000 Shutterbug 815254@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tequiero21: ah, I'm sorry. I hope that one (or both) of your embryos surprise you and become your miracle baby. Hugs! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-check-in-523/page/2#post-815242 Wed, 29 May 2013 11:44:36 +0000 justdarling 815242@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@raintreebee: I am so sorry. I really hope that one of the two that were transferred decide to stick around. Big Hugs!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-check-in-523/page/2#post-815241 Wed, 29 May 2013 11:43:09 +0000 tequiero21 815241@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@raintreebee: hugs! Sorry it didn't turn out the way you hoped, but I'm praying that the 2 that got transferred are your 2 babies u are meant to have! </p> <p>Can I ask why they wait until 5 days? I'm not even really sure, or at least I forget. I know they told me they'll let me know if its a 3 or 5 day transfer and they said it was ready by 3.... So I was ready by 3 and I thought they said my embryos looked great... Don't remember them telling me there was a problem. Is it just to make sure they'd survive in u?</p> <p>Is there a reason u have quantity and not quality?</p> <p>Good luck!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-check-in-523/page/2#post-815233 Wed, 29 May 2013 11:39:51 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 815233@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@raintreebee: I'm so sorry. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-check-in-523/page/2#post-815209 Wed, 29 May 2013 11:31:51 +0000 spaniellove 815209@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@raintreebee: I'm so sorry to hear it turned out this way...hopefully it will work out with at least one of the two you transferred. Things seem so dismal right now but today you're PUPO with your babies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-check-in-523/page/2#post-815176 Wed, 29 May 2013 11:17:43 +0000 ineebee 815176@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@raintreebee: That's heartbreaking... So sorry to hear. :( Big hug. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-check-in-523/page/2#post-815157 Wed, 29 May 2013 11:09:33 +0000 sweetooth 815157@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@raintreebee: hugs to you...I don't have any words that will help but I'm sending BIG internet hugs to you right now... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-check-in-523/page/2#post-815131 Wed, 29 May 2013 10:59:57 +0000 raintreebee 815131@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi ladies--quick update. Not so great news from me. Although I had 17 eggs retrieved, 11 fertilized, and 10 ongoing at Day 3, only 4 made it to blastocyst stage on Day 5 (yesterday). We transferred 2 early basts that couldn't yet be graded, and the other 2 were being watched for later development. Today, we learned that the other 2 didn't advance as much as we hoped, so they couldn't be frozen. In fact, none of the blasts were advanced enough for PGD so we did ICSI for nothing, possibly affecting embryo quality. Anyway, I am feeling pretty devastated since the transferred blasts are of much poorer quality than the ones in my prior unsuccessful transfers. Amazing that we were told at the beginning of all of this that we would be a straightforward, easy IVF case. We have the quantity just not the quality it seems. </p> <p>Sorry for being self-absorbed, I will go back and catch up on everyone else when I have more energy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-check-in-523/page/2#post-813147 Tue, 28 May 2013 12:32:22 +0000 ineebee 813147@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shutterbug: Thanks!!</p> <p>@spaniellove: Yay for your SHG Dr.! And yay for follie! I'm so glad for you that you can try this cycle even with the cyst. The human body never ceases to amaze me. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-check-in-523/page/2#post-813042 Tue, 28 May 2013 12:02:15 +0000 spaniellove 813042@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ineebee: That's awesome! Yeah for you taking matters into your own hands! </p> <p>Today I'm grateful to my SHG dr for saying I might ovulate even with a cyst and should come in for monitoring despite what I was told earlier. The cyst hasn't budged but I have a 14.7mm follie on the other side! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-check-in-523#post-813015 Tue, 28 May 2013 11:54:51 +0000 Shutterbug 813015@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ineebee: good for you! You're lucky that you get that little temp dip before O - not everyone gets that. I hope your newly acquired dr skills get you KU this month! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-check-in-523#post-812981 Tue, 28 May 2013 11:45:55 +0000 ineebee 812981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You can call me Dr. Ineebee because I went against my doctor's instructions based on what I've learned about TTC and it turns out I made the right call! My IUI was on CD15, but that morning, I didn't see a dip in my BBT. Dr. told me to start progesterone suppositories on the morning of CD16, but I decided to hold off in case they had my O date wrong (because progesterone holds off ovulation, am I right?). Whaddya know, I had a temp drop on CD16 and a huge spike CD17, so I decided to start progesterone on CD17. BULLET MISSED! </p> <p>I can't believe I could've accidentally prevented O from happening if I'd started the progesterone when they said to! I'm so thankful for everything I've learned here on HB so that I could be an active participant in my treatment. So big hugs to all of you ladies for educating me and countless others on the nuances of this journey! Hugs to everyone! (And here's hoping it wasn't for nothing.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-check-in-523#post-812254 Tue, 28 May 2013 08:06:08 +0000 TheSwissWifeStyle 812254@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@spaniellove: Yeah I'd rather save it as a last resort! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-check-in-523#post-812114 Tue, 28 May 2013 06:39:41 +0000 spaniellove 812114@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TheSwissWifeStyle: Glad you were able to have that discussion with your doctor and communicate that! I did read recently that the biopsy can tell if your lining is "out of phase" but that seems like something to test for after everything else or if you have a real reason to suspect it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-check-in-523#post-811404 Mon, 27 May 2013 16:08:28 +0000 TheSwissWifeStyle 811404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Update: Not doing the biopsy right now! The doc. called today and I basically just told her I didn't want to do it right now. </p> <p>Yes, I want to find out if there's a reason for the 2 mc's, plus a year's worth of TTC in between. But I want to do all the blood tests firsts, then if it's all inconclusive, I will think about doing the biopsy. I find it weird that she wants to do a test which seems like no one else has had done!</p> <p>I'm kinda glad I "stood up for myself', for lack of a better term. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-check-in-523#post-810222 Sun, 26 May 2013 16:22:26 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 810222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ineebee: Disney World! We're going to 9 days with my family. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-check-in-523#post-810218 Sun, 26 May 2013 16:15:27 +0000 TheSwissWifeStyle 810218@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What cycle are you on/how long have you been TTC?: Since Dec. 2011</p> <p>What are your plans for this cycle? Not sure!!</p> <p>How is your attitude/outlook? not sure....in a good mood at the moment b/c I just got back from a fab. girl's weekend. As far as TTC, I kinda feel like trying to be less obsessive about it, but not sure if I can. </p> <p>What have you struggled with most this week? I guess deciding whether or not I want to do the Endometrial Biopsy my doc. wants to do. I think I need to talk to her more about it and think on it...</p> <p>What is your diagnosis? Nothing yet.</p> <p>If you could live in any country besides the one you're currently in, where would you live? Anyplace warm! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-check-in-523#post-810169 Sun, 26 May 2013 15:17:34 +0000 raintreebee 810169@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@spaniellove: thank you. I don't hear any progress updates on the embryos until Tuesday unfortunately. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-check-in-523#post-808707 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:15:12 +0000 spaniellove 808707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@raintreebee: My fingers are crossed for you that today's call is a good one. I hope you're taking good care of yourself and feeling okay! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-check-in-523#post-808543 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:02:03 +0000 Shutterbug 808543@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@raintreebee: ah gosh, that's so stressful, and then to not have DH around (I hope he's back now!) Biiig virtual hugs for you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-check-in-523#post-808460 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:01:49 +0000 Mrs.Someone 808460@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@raintreebee: Ugh, what an awful surprise :( Sorry to hear you had a rough day. I'm also compound heterozygous MTHFR, so let me know if you want any info about it. <a href="http://MTHFR.net">MTHFR.net</a> is a great place for info. Are they putting you on any treatment for it pre-pregnancy? I take <a href="http://www.thorne.com/Products/Cardiovascular-Support/Circulatory_Health/prd~B132.jsp">this</a> (though you have to work up gradually to this amount). Hope your weekend ends up better! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-check-in-523#post-808184 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:40:51 +0000 raintreebee 808184@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tequiero21: Thank you. That does make me feel better. Also just to hear you were successful. I know the risks are minute, but its just the idea of icsi on top of the pgd that makes me very protective of my embryos! I am hoping that in about 38 weeks this will all be a hazy memory. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-check-in-523#post-808156 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:21:03 +0000 tequiero21 808156@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@raintreebee: sorry to hear! I was worried about icsi too. But if it makes u feel a tiny bit better, my almost 14 mo old twins were conceived via icsi and they are both doing great with no problems so far! </p>