October Thread

[Kaj]

Shannon - Congratulations!!!

[Kaj]

Thought y'all would be interested in this article...the man who developed IVF received a Nobel prize:

In-vitro UK pioneer Edwards wins medicine Nobel - Yahoo! News

[peanut8]

Thanks ladies. I still don't think it has sunk in yet. Not sure when it really will.

Gena- I had lots of cramping and like a pulling and full feeling. My boobs were also a little tingly. The thing that really made me wonder was when I walked up the stairs I would feel light-headed and out of breath when I got to the top. You will be 7dp5dt tomorrow right? Will you POAS? I would maybe wait until Weds and try it. I think it would show by then.

Heather- Heating before the shot seems to be making a huge difference. I am so glad I started doing that again. I guess I should have from the beginning. Do your boys seem to have similiar personalities emerging or totally different?

Loren- I think it doesn't matter how long they have been frozen. 2 years should definitely be OK. I didn't get a choice for the progesteron. They always use the shots at my clinic. I get to do them for 8 more weeks yipee. It would be nice to have a boy this time. I cannot even imagine 3 teenage girls all on AF at the same time.

Lora- I am waiting for you to get your BFP soon too.

[Tia38]

fly by...

shannon -- woo hoo! wishing you doubling numbers.

time flying by here too... breaking out bigger clothes and giving away the smaller ones (as we know we are done).

small progress on expanding our food (m had some pizza over the weekend). no progress on giving up bottles, and DH is not helping at all.

-tia

[BREEZY]

Shannon!!!!! YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! So happy for you!

[calley]

Shannon - goose bumps for me too!!!!!! Woooooooo Hoooooooo. So exciting.

[peanut8]

Thanks ladies. I had my 2nd beta today and it was 187 (160% increase) so things still look good. I go back again Thurs.

Tia- Adalyn hardly will eat anything either. No cheese, meat, eggs, etc, Nothing.

Gena- How are you doing?

[calley]

Great shannon!!!!!

We had our 18 month appointment today, it actually went really well, he has gained weight 18lbs.14oz, still not on the curve, but much better - he had a huge poop just before we went to the doctor, too bad he couldn't wait . We had three shots and not a tear was shed the whole visit - he was amazing. Got the all clear for nuts and seafood.

[lakergirl95]

calley - that is awesome news! Glad K is gaining weight. No crying for shots...magical!

shannon - great 2nd beta! how are you feeling? glad heating for PIO has helped. I remember my rear was sore for several months after stopping. hang in there! I think my boys have different personalities. Different interests for sure. Nicholas is all about the cars & will play with them for a long time. Evan prefers lights, music, action and likes to run around a lot more. They both make me laugh, but in different ways. It will be interesting to see how they are similar & different as they grow. Oh, forgot to mention: I heard that FET betas are usually lower than fresh cycle in the beginning...kind of like they get a slower start, and then catch up. Don't know if it is true or not, but you may want to ask on Thursday. I guess I'm just thinking "maybe it's twins!"

loren - if you were successful w/ the progest ring last cycle, maybe they'd let you do it again by choice. I don't see why you'd have to switch to PIO. I think people keep embies frozen for several years, so yours should be fine. Especially if you're thinking of transferring w/in the next few months! Woo hoo!!

tia - sorry there hasn't been much success in bottle weaning. Also that dh isn't helping the cause. If it makes you feel any better...I read in one of those "toddler books" - The Girlfriend's Guide? - about one mom who let her daughter stay on her bottle til about age 3, when the daughter chose to switch to a cup. She figured "if she likes it & feels like she needs it for security, why not?". And remember all the scandal re: Suri Cruise and her bottle?! She was 3 (and caught on the cover of all those tabloid mags!). Again, probably will work itself out by kindergarten, so fret not. But easier said than done. good luck!

Weird question: do any of your LOs know letters and/or numbers? Evan knows several. At first I thought he just knew a few letter blocks by color/design. Then he transferred that to his bathtub letters, and learned a few more. Today he was reading a new book, pointed to a large letter A and called it by name. Don't think it was just coincidence, as it was very clear what he meant, but I'm a little baffled. Any thoughts????

[loraG]

Wow Heather, my Evan definitely does not know any numbers or letters. Are you actively trying to teach them to him and Nicholas?

Calley- great appt!!!

Shannon- Awesome update! Post transfer, did you avoid picking up the girls?

Gena- Any word?

Loren- As always, your posts crack me up. I have no clue about the ring but I know suppositories were not enough for me. I finally had success using a combo of PIO and suppositories. Given that you had success with the ring, you'd probably be fine with it again (if available) but I've always heard that PIO is the gold standard. As for how long you can keep embryos frozen, I know someone who just got pg with an embryo that had been frozen for 4 years.


Tia- Sorry on the food front...baby steps, right?


AFU, Evan's newest work is "Elmo." I have no idea where he picked it up b/c we rarely watch Sesame Street and they don't talk about Elmo at daycare. We have one Elmo book that I recently brought out to read to him and as soon as I said "Elmo," he repeated it back to me (which he never does) and now he asks for Elmo all the time.

Off subject of that, I've realized that Evan is a real stickler for his routine. Ever since I first put him in the crib, I've never had anything in there...no bumpers, blankets, pillows. Well it's still like that so the other day DH suggested we put a stuffed animal or two (he sleeps with his small bunny lovey but that's it) so he has something to play with when he wakes up. Well we put the animals in there before bedtime and when I put him the crib to go to sleep, he wouldn't lay down and just sat there looking at the stuffed animals. Then he stood up and 1 by 1 handed me the animals saying "bye bye" and "night night." Clearly he didn't want them in there for night night!


AFM, I'm 2 days into Lupron with no real side-effects. I discussed the transfer with my RE and we agreed to transfer only 1 if I have a good quality blast. No offense to the twin moms, but I'm seriously terrified of getting pg with twins at this stage. Before Evan, I was fine with it and actually hoped for it but now that I have my little guy, I can't imagine juggling all three. So we'll hope for the best.....