https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 22:30:03 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-thread-check-in-821/page/2#post-1839637 Wed, 27 Aug 2014 21:24:24 +0000 lazypanda 1839637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LindsayInNY: thank you! I am now getting excited, my beta results today are 481! More than double Monday's betas! ETA: triple! :grin: </p> <p>As always, I really want to wish everyone a lot of love &amp; luck. There is no way I'd have survived the past 7 months without the support of all the IF ladies. I was already feeling so down &amp; out after my chemical, but it was with the support of all the ladies on here that helped me get through it. :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-thread-check-in-821/page/2#post-1839046 Wed, 27 Aug 2014 13:55:50 +0000 LindsayInNY 1839046@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lazypanda: Block out any thoughts that are not positive!! Focus on the present and your present state. This IS real!! &lt;3 &lt;3 &lt;3 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-thread-check-in-821/page/2#post-1838739 Wed, 27 Aug 2014 11:46:24 +0000 lazypanda 1838739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PurplePumps: @LindsayInNY: thank you! I'll be going in after work today. The RE nurse will call me tomorrow about scheduling my u/s if my numbers double. :heart: My IF experience is making me overly anxious about the "what if," like what if this all just a fluke &amp; the sac is empty. Lots of negative thoughts that I'm trying to keep away at the moment until I see the doubling numbers or even better, a heartbeat to make myself believe that this is real. Thank you for allowing me to share ladies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-thread-check-in-821/page/2#post-1838524 Wed, 27 Aug 2014 10:23:32 +0000 LindsayInNY 1838524@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lazypanda: Yay!! Do you go back again? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-thread-check-in-821/page/2#post-1837018 Tue, 26 Aug 2014 12:16:44 +0000 PurplePumps 1837018@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lazypanda: Oh wow! I missed this thread a few days and missed some amazing news! Congrats!!!</p> <p>My doc said to stop the BCP today and start Gonal on Sat. I was taking BCP for 2 weeks, so should I expect a withdrawal bleed this week? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-thread-check-in-821/page/2#post-1836662 Tue, 26 Aug 2014 09:59:58 +0000 lazypanda 1836662@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sprite: thank you! My beta was 156. :grin: </p> <p>I hope everyone is doing well. What are everyone's plans for the holiday weekend? DH &amp; I are going hiking this weekend! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-thread-check-in-821/page/2#post-1835354 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 14:45:56 +0000 Sprite 1835354@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lazypanda: Congrats!!! I haven't had a chance to catch up with everyone on the IF threads, now that my self imposed HB break is over, but I just saw this and am SO happy for you &lt;3 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-thread-check-in-821/page/2#post-1835011 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 13:20:35 +0000 babycanuck 1835011@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lazypanda: Nope not unless he's been laid off for that month :p but that's okay! I miss him when I'm gone but it gives us both a bit of space that's nice :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-thread-check-in-821/page/2#post-1834776 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 12:14:58 +0000 TheSwissWifeStyle 1834776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lazypanda: She's new, the other doctor moved. There might be, but at this point I'm over getting treatment in this country! I've been talking to my insurance about what is covered, and I think I can get testing done while in the US, and possibly IUIs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-thread-check-in-821/page/2#post-1834769 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 12:10:49 +0000 lazypanda 1834769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FliegepilzHut: @LindsayInNY: @TheSwissWifeStyle: @bluestriped bee: thank you. I am trying to remain cautiously optimistic about this. I'm so full of worry &amp; anxiety wondering whether it's a fluke or not. I'll be going in for beta #1 today, beta #2 scheduled for Wednesday. In the meantime, RE just put in an order for me to take progesterone suppositories every 12 hrs for the next 12 weeks. </p> <p>@babycanuck: I'm glad you were able to get that surgery scheduled! Will DH go along with you on your work trip?</p> <p>@TheSwissWifeStyle: yay for having so many good sized follicles! Boo to your doctor not remembering her plan of action for you. I'm glad you were able to advocate for yourself. Is she the one who you had reservations about before? Are there any other REs in your area? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-thread-check-in-821/page/2#post-1834507 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 10:40:53 +0000 TheSwissWifeStyle 1834507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bluestriped bee: I know, I was sitting there like, "um...." while she went back and had to re-read a bunch of stuff, and finally found where she wrote that we talked about it. I'm glad DH was with me today, to see that I am not crazy and not making all this stuff up! And when she was reading I heard her reading the part and "remembering" I guess that I had 3 miscarriages. It was in French but she was saying under her breath basically, "Oh right, 3 miscarriages..." I mean come on. </p> <p>I have to double check about the progesterone. I could have sworn it's been tested. I have all my tests so I need to look. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-thread-check-in-821/page/2#post-1834472 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 10:30:52 +0000 BSB 1834472@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TheSwissWifeStyle: Yikes. She didn't know she give you heparin. </p> <p>And why hasn't your progesterone been tested. </p> <p>That's all so frustrating. I'm so sorry. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-thread-check-in-821/page/2#post-1834464 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 10:27:51 +0000 BSB 1834464@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lazypanda: Congrats!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-thread-check-in-821/page/2#post-1834309 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 09:36:43 +0000 TheSwissWifeStyle 1834309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Update from me while it's fresh in my mind:</p> <p>So, I had a scan today. I had a lot of follicles! One that was 20, an 18, and then 2 slightly smaller ones. And then a bunch of 10s and stuff like that. I'm triggering tonight. </p> <p>I have been been feeling really gross the last few days. Headaches, sick to my stomach and nothing sounds good to eat. Like, I can't even eat the cupcakes I made because it sounds gross to me right now, and that NEVER happens! lol </p> <p>I asked the doc if it was a side effect of the Puregon (follistim) and she said it couldn't be since I was on such a small dose. Granted, 75 is not a large dose at all, but I think she was full of it. Unless it was from the iron IV I got on Wednesday, but I don't know how that could still be making me sick today. I'm drinking a coke right now, even though I had so much soda this weekend, but it's one of the only things that's appealing. And plus I think some of the headaches may be coming from having no caffeine, since coffee sounds nasty to me right now. It's really weird. Ugh!</p> <p>OH, and I told the doc that we'd be traveling, and IF we were to get a BFP, would it be a problem traveling with the Heparin injections. She was like, "uhhh, what?" She forgot that she even prescribed this treatment to me. Like WHAT in the EFFF?</p> <p>::sigh:: I'm more than a little perturbed by this. </p> <p>And then I told her that my luteal phase was only 11 days last cycle, and I was worried about progesterone. I got her to give me a prescription for it, but only after she was like, "Well, there's never been a reason to be worried about progesterone, but ok...I guess." (And then she said it's never been tested! Something I need to go back and check on.)</p> <p>And then DH wanted to get another SA if we aren't successful this month, just to check on that end of things. We want to make sure nothing on his end has gone down hill since the last one over a year ago. And again, she "gave in" to our wishes, but only after saying something like, "Well...you've gotten pregnant before, so I really don't think that's an issue, but ok I guess..."</p> <p>DAMMIT lady, just shut up and do what I want! Why do you care? You're not paying for it. </p> <p>Sorry, guess I needed to vent! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-thread-check-in-821/page/2#post-1834250 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 09:11:13 +0000 TheSwissWifeStyle 1834250@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lazypanda: Hoping for the best! Keep us posted please! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-thread-check-in-821/page/2#post-1834249 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 09:10:53 +0000 TheSwissWifeStyle 1834249@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lazypanda: I'm not sure. I'll prob. let DH and the artist hash it out :)<br /> @Shutterbug: yes, that was one session. It was about 4 hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-thread-check-in-821/page/2#post-1834235 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 09:05:08 +0000 LindsayInNY 1834235@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lazypanda: Tons of &lt;3 and :goodluck: coming your way!!! Please keep us updated, no disappearing allowed!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-thread-check-in-821#post-1834177 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 08:45:06 +0000 babycanuck 1834177@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Happy to say my surgery consult is on September 25, hopefully the wait for surgery after that isn't too bad. The next few weeks should fly by. I'm going to be super busy with work and I have a trip to Vancouver/Seattle for work the week before I go. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-thread-check-in-821#post-1833222 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 10:47:19 +0000 FliegepilzHut 1833222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lazypanda: :heart: :heart: :heart: I hope you have rising betas and are able to relax and enjoy the ride! :goodluck: :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-thread-check-in-821#post-1833176 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 10:01:54 +0000 lazypanda 1833176@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ladies, I'm cross posting this from what I wrote on another infertility thread last night as I had been debating on whether to post here or not. I wanted the IF ladies to know first as this has been a shared journey with many of you. I wish to be mindful &amp; sensitive to the feelings of what had been expressed &amp; will continue to read this thread but not be an active participant. A large part of me is cautious whether this may end up as a chemical again. :heart: </p> <p>Ladies, I'm literally shaking as I type this. I've been having dreams of twins recently &amp; actually had names for the twins. Super weird! The last time I dreamt of having a baby, it was the cycle when I had my chemical pregnancy. I took an OPK because I did not want to waste my FRER, saw that the OPK was darker this morning than yesterday, so I used the Babi HPT (the dark blue test with FMU). It seemed faint so I thought, well it's too early anyways. I started craving pickles and waffles (at the same time, sounds gross). I took another Babi just now &amp; the line was faint but much more noticeable so I took out my FRER. This line is so much darker than my BFP that was a chemical pregnancy! Also I think today is 9dpo because my Wednesday progesterone results were only 17.5 &amp; 2.5 the previous Wednesday. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-thread-check-in-821#post-1832431 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 12:48:24 +0000 Shutterbug 1832431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TheSwissWifeStyle: that's beautiful! Did you get all that done in one session? How long did it take? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-thread-check-in-821#post-1832430 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 12:45:42 +0000 Mrs. Pinata 1832430@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TheSwissWifeStyle: Ok. You must have a WAY higher pain tolerance than I do! There's NO way I could get a tattoo that big on me! I'm impressed! </p> <p>@lazypanda: Oh thanks! We'll see.... I'm not too hopeful at this point about anything. But, I'm glad we're in our "final sprint" at this point. :-) At least I hope it's our "final sprint"! We've been known to say that before trying something different. :/ Oye. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-thread-check-in-821#post-1832401 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 12:06:06 +0000 lazypanda 1832401@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pinata: that's an awesome update! I hope the progesterone works for you!</p> <p>@TheSwissWifeStyle: That is amazing! I like how the koi is between the two lotus flowers. What will your DH's koi look like? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-thread-check-in-821#post-1831314 Fri, 22 Aug 2014 13:37:54 +0000 BSB 1831314@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TheSwissWifeStyle: That tattoo is awesome! Look great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-thread-check-in-821#post-1831313 Fri, 22 Aug 2014 13:36:27 +0000 TheSwissWifeStyle 1831313@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FliegepilzHut: yeah, more filling in and a few touches of color. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-thread-check-in-821#post-1830646 Fri, 22 Aug 2014 09:20:00 +0000 FliegepilzHut 1830646@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TheSwissWifeStyle: Beautiful! Will you have things filled in/color added your next visit? Good luck with your cycle! :goodluck: I think the strangest places I ever gave injections would have been in various friends' bathrooms...pretty boring, but those were all PIO injections. I think I gave one Follistim dose at my desk at work.</p> <p>@Mrs. Pinata: Wishing you lots and lots of luck! :goodluck: And that sounds like a hard series of decisions.... :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-thread-check-in-821#post-1830351 Fri, 22 Aug 2014 05:43:17 +0000 TheSwissWifeStyle 1830351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As for mantras that I have, I can't really think of any! If I come across one this week, I'll post it. </p> <p>We're in the middle of a week of stims, I go in on Monday to have a scan. We have been so bad this week about doing injections the same time every night! We finally are dog free this week, so we went to the movies one night, and had to bring the shots with us. We did it in the car after the movie! The next night, I just completely forgot about it til 11pm, and last night we got home later from dinner than we thought we would. Oy...</p> <p>Question, where's the weirdest place you ever did a shot?! The car in a parking garage on Tuesday was our first "weird" place! I feel like I've reached some milestone or something, lol. </p> <p>Also...from yesterday! (Still have to go back in finish it! Next appt. is in November.) </p> [attach=3437/14/napf45.600x600.10632581_10154510011475008_686345332928767430_n.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-thread-check-in-821#post-1830349 Fri, 22 Aug 2014 05:40:16 +0000 TheSwissWifeStyle 1830349@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lazypanda: haha, that is too funny!<br /> @CupQuakeWalk: the Cinderella one is basically me, everyday! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-thread-check-in-821#post-1829886 Thu, 21 Aug 2014 20:10:14 +0000 Mrs. Pinata 1829886@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LindsayInNY: I think you are absolutely smart and right to question your RE, especially when you're going through your nurse! It's YOUR money and YOUR body, so you have to be totally confident and comfortable with what they're doing. </p> <p>I thought I would update here since I finally went back to a different doctor yesterday. I had some serious charting going on for a few month (like having to check for mucus EVERY single time I went to the bathroom... it's called the Creighton Method). Anyway, I had another u/s, which looked good, including a follicle the perfect size to ovulate today, but he says I just need progesterone to boost my luteal phase. So, I start that in a couple of days. </p> <p>I think we'll also do some IUIs this fall, but by the new year if we haven't been matched yet in adoption or gotten a BFP (which I doubt), we'll decide if it's time to put a hold on adopting again while pursuing either IVF or embryo adoption. </p> <p>I'm glad to have a plan and a doctor I really like and trust (so far, heh!). </p> <p>And best of luck to all of you! It seems like there's quite a few of you gearing up for IVF! That's so exciting! :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-thread-check-in-821#post-1829737 Thu, 21 Aug 2014 19:27:47 +0000 FliegepilzHut 1829737@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PurplePumps: In my experience, the pen needles were very tiny, very manageable! Hope it's the same for you! :happy: </p>