Lovely Over 35 Ladies Weekly Update 7/15-7/21

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Over 35 Chart and Updates

Week of July 15th - July 21th

Click this link for our Monthly Calendar

http://freecal.brownbearsw.com/INFER...lity;Op=ShowIt

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH TO ALL OF YOU SUPPORTING

AND THE VERY BEST WISHES TO ALL OF YOU WHO ARE CYCLING

++++++++++LETS SEE SOME BFP's LADIES++++++++++

THIS WEEKS UPDATES

POOR LADIES DEALING WITH AF

Katie (Hey, hey! AF showed up on her own!)

Anyone dealing with AF??? Please let Tanya know...

LADIES WHO ARE MIA

JAN -After BFN IVF Cycle

CARLA- Waiting For Egg Donor

CPA-Where Are You???

ON A TTC BREAK

CARLA- Waiting For Egg Donor

Lisa-waiting until after trip?? before cycling again

FRIENDS WHO ARE CYCLING/ TTC

KELLY- TTC -

KATIE- TTC -Just For Fun BMS

Lisa- TTC- BBT and BMS

Marji-TTC - Adoption

Mikeysbaby-TTC- Just for fun BMS

HILARYNJON -TTC - IUI

Dawn- IVF

LORI- TTC - waiting for donor cycle & BMS for fun

Memehugs-IVF

Gemma--TTC - IVF in Sept

Trishaq- Deciding course of action

C.P.A.-TTC - IVF

MC-gearing up for IVF

Lonestar--IUI

San12-- IUI

Tippy--BMS

Jodi - IUI

THOSE PUPO FRIENDS WHO ARE GOING CRAZY IN THE 2WW

Dawn - PUPO, girl!!

ANYONE ELSE IN THE 2WW??? LET TANYA KNOW OK?

IMPORTANT DATES & EVENTS TO REMEMBER FOR THIS WEEK

ANYTHING ELSE GOING ON THIS WEEK? LET TANYA KNOW OK?

Bad News, BFN'S, CANCELLED CYCLES OR AF Starting

Jodi

Katie

We are so Sorry...

BFP's - OUR RECENT PREGGOS!!!!

Deanna

Tippytoes

Mstrose

CS- Beta #2 111 !!!!(1 healthy heartbeat)

Rea-(Momma2twins+1) Beta #3---14dp3dt - 1,206

Pecan - (DUE Aug 18-Yeah)-(It's a boy!!!)

Jen1 -1st Beta 159

Rachel_CA - (DUE June 23)--(It's a girl)

ELENI (Leo was born June 24!!)

TANYA -(Due June 1st, 2007)- (It's a Boy!! Seth Levi)

TSQUARE---Welcome Keira!!(4-12-07)

For those of you who are still TTC Please Remember that we are here for you!!!

Pregnancy Link From Our Recent Graduates

http://www3.fertilethoughts.com/for...isplay.php?f=67

This link is now working again ... Lets don't forget to support our Graduated Friends... Hopefully we can all join this group soon.

Here is also the Calendar for our Grads

http://my.calendars.net/over35preggo

IF ANYONE WANTS TO BE ADDED TO OUR LIST OR IF ANY OF YOU HAVE ANY INFO THAT YOU WANT TO ADD - THINGS LIKE BIRTHDAYS OR ANNIVERSARIES, IVF DATES, IUI DATES, MEETINGS WITH ADOPTION PROFESSIONALS, DR's APPOINTMENTS, PG U/S DATES, MEDICAL PROCEDURES or absolutely ANYTHING ELSE --- PLEASE POST IT IN THIS THREAD & ASK ME TO ADD IT TO THIS WEEKS OR ANY OTHER WEEKS THREAD. OR YOU CAN PM ME OR E-MAIL TANYA (teamscdt@yahoo.com) WITH THE INFO...

[dawnymarie]

T - Thanks for starting the new thread.

Hugs
Dawn

[Gemma]

Hey everyone.

Thanks for starting the thread T. Hope you are having a good weekend.

I am still soooooo tired at the moment. I just want to sleep all the time. I had a massage on Friday which really worked my sciatica problem. I hope that once the bruising settles down in the muscle it will subside now and stop going into spasm. My shoulders and ribs are so tight though that it's interfering with my breathing. Tension/stress probably. I need to find a way of relaxing. Did some tai chi and a meditation cd today which has been nice. I fell asleep after the meditation. I will book in for a reiki tx I think to see if that helps. My masseuse suggested I check with my osteo to see if my ribs have moved after that illness I had at the start of the year. All I know is that this tiredness is getting worse all the time. I said to my DH yesterday that I am fed up with feeling like this as I am quite a chirpy person really. My blood tests came back ok which is good. Slightly lower result on my urea than I should have but will chat about that with my doc. Thankfully nothing else showing so I'm thinking that maybe all the seemingly neverending tension with the IF and the pressure I get from my sis is what is making me so tired. So am going to try and learn to relax again. Hah!! should be fun. I think I've forgotten how to. I need to build some more exercise into my daily routine but it's like a double edged sword because I feel too tired to exercise. I've been a bit lax with eating wheat lately which is probably not helping as I have an intolerance. I've also got an intolerance to dairy but because the symptoms are so much more severe with that I tend to be good about avoiding. I do like bread though. I vow to take better care of myself from today onwards.

Read a really interesting quote in a magazine today from a singer called Toyah Willcox (who was really famous here in the late 70s and 80s). She said "Everything you allow to enter your body will influence it, whether it's what you watch on TV, read or eat." Makes you think of all the ways we can affect our health doesn't it?

Blessings!

Gem
xx

[Pecan]

Hi ladies,

T2, thanks for starting the new thread.

Dawn, how are you feeling today?

Gem, so sorry the fatigue is so overwhelming. I was going to suggest a check for anemia,but since all your b/w came back fine that is not the problem. Hope you find a do-able solution so you can be back to your old self again. I know I like to make all sorts of plans, but then realize that they are not do-able.

Happy sunday to all!
Pecan

[again???]

Gemma _ I am with you - I am so tired I can barely move,

I have been so physically tired for a week or so now, but I was going through everything in my house preparing for a yard sale we had on Saturday and it is H-O-T, so maybe that is it. Every ten years I do a yard sale and then vow never again, but actually, I have been planning this for months and since I got rid of a lot of baby stuff- slowly letting go - we actually made quite a bit of money and then my DH got into Craig's list and made more on Sunday. Plus, I am so revved to just go thru stuff and clear out now, well, not now, now I can barely move, we also got a load of mulch and did that today, so....I think I will have another beer and go to bed.

Mstrose - I have to try that grapefruit, if you can believe it...I am not really sure I have ever really tried it before ...any tips on buying one?

The beer is calling, hello to all and I will try to do personals tomorrow.

Katie

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Good morning, ladies! I fear that this is going to be another quick post, so I apologize!

Dawn, honey, you know I'm thinking of you!!

Hi, Katie! I think it was Pecan that said when she finally let go of all her baby stuff, guess what? Yup. She got pg. Melissa is another believer of having to make room for new stuff. So maybe this yard sale thing is a good thing? Now get some rest!

Gem, I would agree, IF PLUS your sis would be enough to sap every last bit of energy you have! I don't know how you have time to dance! Although I'm glad you did. Sounds like you're on the right path for energy...meditation, tai chi and eating better! I know it's funny, but exercise really does give you more energy. My problem of course, is finding enough energy to do the exercise to begin with! Good luck to you, hon!

Hi, Pecan! How are you? Hanging in there? Just a month to go for you! I can hardly believe how time has flown.

Ah, the Mondays...well, here's hoping you all have a great one!
hugs,
Tsquare

[LynneMarie]

Hi everyone, hope all you great gals are doing wonderful. Thanks to all who welcomed me to the 35+ board, TSQUARE, PECAN, GEMMA, KELLENNEA.

Just thought I'd share the wonderful family gathering with DH's side. DH's cousin, that I must see all the time, is expecting number 6, and I AM truely happy for her and her DH and love all her little ones. Yesterday she proceeded to tell me "my goodness DH just hangs his pants to close to our bed and I'm pg" She is completely aware of all the years of IF treatments and heartbreak that we went through, the losses we experienced before our miracle DD. Me and DH decided not to tell anyone this time that we are ttc so at least she was unaware of the situation until now. Dh was in a sassy mood yesterday and told her "maybe I should come and sleep in that bed". Are any of you keeping your treatment and plans to yourself? She came out and asked if we are ttc, and I told her no, I'm sure she suspects. I feel badly for lying though.

Well today is CD7 and the RE said things are progressing beautifully, I had some nice follies 14's and 15's on the right and 13's and 14's on the left, I think 11 or 12 total follies. Waiting for bloodwork call and will more than likely be staying on the injections a couple of more days.

How can I post a photo to my profile, it always says to large. Hope you all have a wonderful week. Again thanks for all the great posting advice, you are all great!

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Hi, Lynne! For DH and me, we kept the whole TTC to ourselves. I hated lying to people and people were surprised when we finally told them good news, but the heartbreak is just easier, in my opinion, to keep to a smaller group. However, it sounds like you are well on your way to another miracle!

As for your avatar, you may want to try shrinking your picture by using this website www.shrinkpictures.com. You also need a certain level of membership with FT, I think. But hopefully you'll be able to upload now!

I think Hilary was the latest person to do an IUI in this group. Sorry I'm not much help on the FSH front, but your follies sound like they're responding great!

Best of luck!
hugs,
Tsquare

[Pecan]

Hi LynneMarie,

We chose to keep our ttc efforts pretty to much to ourselves. No one in RL knows our entire story. Our ds's god parents know a little about some of our losses. After loss #4 (everyone knew about b/c of how far along I was) we decided that family was really no help to us, so we left them completely out of the loop.

People (particularly the more fertile population) can say some rather insensitive things at times. Even though she may not know that you are ttc now, but she knows your history and the pain from that is something that never goes away.

Sounds like this cycle is lining up pretty well for you. Sending tons of baby dust your way.

Katie, as T2 said last year I gave away pretty much all of ds's clothes (except special outfits) and some toys that I had been holding on to for years. I felt a sense of relief and release after doing so .... and now here we are. I am not saying it is that easy ---- just saying that sometimes letting go of extra baggage permits us to be able to have room for new and wonderful additions.

Pecan

[babyvalentine]

T
Thanks for starting the new thread..... Ok so it takes me a week to respond but hopefully I will get caught up here.. I am not sure if Miriam was an orphan or not but I never saw her with any of the mothers and we were in that village two different days. Yep, I couldn't believe they eat mice--and the WHOLE thing to boot. When we were driving to villages you would see the little kids digging for mice....

Dawn
How are you doing?!?!?!?? Hoping.......

Marji
I hope you get your home study results soon.

Melissa
I am waiting to see the pics too!! Sounds like such a wonderful night. The Ex was supposed to have called me before I left for my trip but did he?!?!? NO!! He calls me while I am in Africa. And he though that I was joking that I was there---insert idiot here... I told him to call me on the 8th and we would arrange the day since he was coming on the 15th(yesterday) He never called and never came. This is the BS we have put up with for 12 years. So sad for Noah that he has to deal with this.. When is your next OB appt??

Kelly
I feel so sorry for Susan and all she has gone through. You certainly have a lot of God children. My niece, Melissa, is my only god daughter. Make the call.... You are bigger than the call.... You can do it.......

Pecan
How are you doing girly???? just less than Five weeks left!?!?!? Hope you have picked out a name already. He is going to be here soon!!!!

Maryann
I am so sorry you got a BFN. THEY SUCK!! I know how crushing it is to see others getting the BFP and sometimes it makes our BFN's all that much harder. We all have felt that way and we are all here for you...

Deanna
I know it's hard but try not to worry about your little bean. Just take each day for what it is--a blessing--with that little life growing in you. Measuring only a couple of days off is not bad at all and like Gem said a different machine or even a different t angle would probably give you an entirely different t measurement.

Gem
I am with you--I have had NO energy at all since coming back and it is so frustrating. Got a lot to do and not an ounce of energy to do it. I need to find a health food store near me that sells the Bach remedies.... Regan found an article in the paper while we were on our way back and gave it to me to read. There is an IVF test that they are doing on "older" women in the UK called Pre-implantation genetic screening (PGS) they have found that women who did this were 30% less likely to get preggo when they did IVF--wanted to give you the heads up since you will be doing IVF soon. Also thanks for the heads up on the bags--STILL NO bag for me--- can you believe it!?!?!? 9 days and counting. (with the 7 days on the way there, that's a total of 16 days one airline has lost my bag)

Jodi
What ins. do you have?? It seems like it doesn't cover much on your tx. Can't wait for mine to start and hoping IF is covered. Oct feels so far away but If IF is covered I will end this year with a bang and do all the tx I can.

1mom
Hi and welcome to the boards!! My husband has close to the same situation as your DH and I agree with the others that a urologist would be a waste.

Lynne
They want your FSH level to be 10 or less so you are not too far off. I did three rounds of IUI's and my was between 8 and 9.5..... Lifestyle changes can help those numbers go down.

Marci
More hugs coming your way.....

Hellos to everyone else I missed..... Hope you are all well and doing good.


Still no bag for me. I talked to BA yesterday and they said it was supposed to be on a flight from London to PHX on Saturday. If it had been I would have gotten it so I guess it must have missed the "last call for boarding" announcement and missed the plane. Shawn and Peggy got a second bag last night--they are down to only missing one more. Daniel and I haven't gotten anything...



In Malawi, kids with disabilities are left in the houses all day long and with moms busy doing the stuff they need to to survive, I don't think they get any attention at all. They grow up in a tiny little house alone.
We were doing face painting ---which the kids in all the villages went nuts over!!--and across from us was a house with a boy standing in the doorway. He was curious about what the kids we doing with us. After an hour of watching he started to make his way over to us and was stopped by his mom. Our translator saw that she was trying to take him back and she went and got him and brought him over to us. I did his face painting. (This poor boy had a club hand and something wrong with one of his legs. He had neurological damage, his teeth were almost all rotted out and I found later that he had a hernia on his stomach that was four to five inches in diameter and 6-8 inches long.) Normally I finish and send the child on his way and on to the next (there were only 3 of us and we had a couple hundred kids to get done). With him I sat there for a while with him on my lap. He was staring off over his shoulder so I started talking to him and gentelly rubbing his jaw with my finger. His little eyes just lit up and he tried so hard to smile at me. (I found out later Melissa and Tiff were watching me and had tears rolling down their cheeks.) It was only 5 minutes but boy did he get to my heart.

Two days later we went back to that village and I had decided before we got there that I was going to go get him and bring him to where all the kids were doing stuff. I took a translator to go find him. His mom was pulling him out of the house and he was screaming b/c he didn't want to go--then he saw me--instantly he stopped and started to smile. I was trying not to start bawling then and there. I picked him up and he kept patting his arm against my head and smiling. I took him out to where the kids were and they were all just staring at him. I hope if anything they saw that it doesn't matter what is wrong with some one they are all just as important and special. They were singing so I took his hands and was helping him clap along with the song, he just wanted to turn around and keep patting my head--he was trying to play with me. He tired out so I walked him back to his house and decided to sit for a few minutes. He walked over to his house and turned around and walked back over to me. He stood behind me so I played"peek a boo" over my shoulder with him and would look over one and then the other. He would go back and forth and had a big grin on his face. I had to wonder if he has ever played, gotten any attention directed just to him, and just what his life was really like.......... When I go back I will find him and see how he is doing and play with him some more. (there is a missionary over there named Kathy--sweet lady(she made us home cooked meals on 2 of our nights there)---who is working with the disabled kids and getting the moms to work with them but she is only in one village--and not the one where this boy was)

Another story for another day. I could write a book with all that we did and that I saw... (you can see from the last pic---that bulge making his shirt stick so far out in the front was his hernia.)