Any SMEPers!!!! 43 Testers! 22 BFP!!!!

[dove830]

So quiet in here lately....how's everyone doing?

 

[snowflakes120]

Hey girls! Just wanted to stop in and say that we welcomed baby boy into the world on May 25th at 6:20pm. His name is Kellan Michael. He weighed 7pds 8oz and is 20.5" long.

 

[Sunny skies]

Congratulations Lisa!! That's amazing news that your rainbow baby is here. Would love to see a pic. Congrats again.

 

[BamBamsMaMa]

Congrats, Lisa! So happy for you! Tell us all about your experience! Can't wait to see pics of Kellan!

 

[shellideaks]

Congratulations again Lisa, he's so gorgeous!

 

[MandaAnda]

Congratulations!

Fingers crossed everyone gets their rainbow babies soon. xx

 

[stacergirl]

Congrats Snow!!! How exciting!

Hoping everyone is doing well. I finally have an update! Af started yesterday, so i went in this morning for baseline ultrasound and b/w and just got the call to start Stimming tomorrow!! Eek! I'm excited. However dh left today for 2 weeks so I'm on my own for the injections! I hope I can do it! Dh will come back for about 24 hours to do the ER and then be back on his way to finish up his2 weeks but hopefully will be home for the ET!! I really hope he's home for the transfer!! Otherwise that would suck! Although I'd have to do it on my own! I tell him he's getting out so lucky! But I know he has no choice but to be gone these 2 weeks. I'm used to it by now. I'll keep you ladies posted!

I officially have 2 good friends pregnant so this has to work!!

 

[BamBamsMaMa]

Congrats Snow!!! How exciting!

Hoping everyone is doing well. I finally have an update! Af started yesterday, so i went in this morning for baseline ultrasound and b/w and just got the call to start Stimming tomorrow!! Eek! I'm excited. However dh left today for 2 weeks so I'm on my own for the injections! I hope I can do it! Dh will come back for about 24 hours to do the ER and then be back on his way to finish up his2 weeks but hopefully will be home for the ET!! I really hope he's home for the transfer!! Otherwise that would suck! Although I'd have to do it on my own! I tell him he's getting out so lucky! But I know he has no choice but to be gone these 2 weeks. I'm used to it by now. I'll keep you ladies posted!

I officially have 2 good friends pregnant so this has to work!!

Stacergirl - I really hope this works for you. You are so brave to potentially be doing this without dh around! We are here for you. Fill us in on how the stimulations are.

 

[stacergirl]

Thanks may! First injection went well, dh was on phone and I didn't even hesitate or freak out or anything!! So proud of myself! Thanks for the encouragement. It's going to be interesting doing this alone, I'm sure if dh misses ET and we do get pg that I'll hold it over his head though! Lol I just don't want to wait another month, already been waiting since march to get this started!! Looks like June 12 is pretty accurate for the ER. I'll keep you ladies posted!

Hope everyone is doing well! And I too hope we all get our rainbow babies soon! These babies are going to be so loved!!!

 

[BamBamsMaMa]

Thanks may! First injection went well, dh was on phone and I didn't even hesitate or freak out or anything!! So proud of myself! Thanks for the encouragement. It's going to be interesting doing this alone, I'm sure if dh misses ET and we do get pg that I'll hold it over his head though! Lol I just don't want to wait another month, already been waiting since march to get this started!! Looks like June 12 is pretty accurate for the ER. I'll keep you ladies posted!

Hope everyone is doing well! And I too hope we all get our rainbow babies soon! These babies are going to be so loved!!!

Obviously DH will be back to give his spermies? When is that? I am totally freaked out by the ER and being under general anesthesia. Are they going to retrieve as many eggs as possible so that you won't have to do it again? How much is the whole IVF process from beginning to end?

 

[stacergirl]

Thanks may! First injection went well, dh was on phone and I didn't even hesitate or freak out or anything!! So proud of myself! Thanks for the encouragement. It's going to be interesting doing this alone, I'm sure if dh misses ET and we do get pg that I'll hold it over his head though! Lol I just don't want to wait another month, already been waiting since march to get this started!! Looks like June 12 is pretty accurate for the ER. I'll keep you ladies posted!

Hope everyone is doing well! And I too hope we all get our rainbow babies soon! These babies are going to be so loved!!!

Obviously DH will be back to give his spermies? When is that? I am totally freaked out by the ER and being under general anesthesia. Are they going to retrieve as many eggs as possible so that you won't have to do it again? How much is the whole IVF process from beginning to end?

Yes, he's coming back just for the ER, so if it happens wed morning he will be back tues night and probably head back to work wed night. The drive is 2.5 hours so luckily it's not out of state where he is going. I kinda feel like I'm just using him for his sperm! Lol

I too was freaked out by the anesthesia, I had only been under when I got my wisdom teeth done, however when I had the hysteroscopy done in march this year they put me under. It's apparently the lowest level and most safe anesthesia. I didn't feel or remember a thing and felt great when I woke up. So I'm not too worried since I had that done and everything went well.

The length of my ivf is about 4 weeks. I didn't do bcp though which some ppl do to turn their systems off. So i went straight into Stimming. The meds and the procedure alone are what's the most expensive. I'm looking at about $13,000!!!! Yeah it freaks me out about the price so I try not to think about it. I have dh on a tight budget! Lol
$500 was anesthesia, $5000 was meds!!!!!, $7350 was the procedure, then there's freezing costs and monthly storage costs for frozen embryos. Luckily my insurance covered some meds, but follistem and menopur were not covered and those 2 alone were $4000. The other meds I just had to pay up to $13 co pay for each. My med drawer is full!! My insurance is also covering my blood work, office visits and ultrasounds which saves about $2500. So we did get lucky with insurance a little bit but not much. It's still an arm and a leg. We better get pg and this baby better be a millionaire when it gets older! Lol
We are going to freeze embryos if there's enough. Due to my low amh we need to if we ever want a shot at having more children bc if we don't I could run out of eggs.

Are you and dh still taking it easy? You have a RE appt coming up right?

Hope everyone else is good!

 

[Sunny skies]

Stacer, you really are a brave women. I'll be praying everything goes smoothly. Are you taking some time off. Keep us posted.

AFM, my follie scan went really well I have 4 mature follicles, 2 on each side, that will likely o and some smaller ones that have a chance to Mature by o. At first RE was a little worried as they are growing a lot this cycle and my chances for multiples are higher but I got the go ahead. Given I have one tube I think my chances drop but you never know. I'll go back Tues morning and should o in the next few days.

Hope everyone has a great weekend.

 

[~Brandy~]

Dont forget you can write it all off on taxes

 

[Tasha S.]

Lisa-Congrats on your baby boy!!!!! We want a pic!!

Stacer-You go girl!!! You really are brave!! I'm getting excited for you!! I really hope this does the charm!!! Fx! Do you have an appointment yet for the exact date that they're putting the embryo in you? I'll be counting down the days!

Sunny-YAY for 4 mature follies!!! Keep us posted girl!!

May-What's the next step for you, hun?! Thinking of you!!

Dove-How are you feeling?

Brandy-How are you doing?

Krys-Always thinking of you

Gemma-How are you doing girl?! How did your ultra-sound go?!

Alley-I miss your sense of humor! How are you doing?!

AFM-All is well! It's so hot and humid in Montreal these days, yuck! I'm busy with summer classes. Looks like DH might be missing the birth! He has to go down to Atlanta for 4 weeks for his job, and they're thinking of sending him down on August 12th, so he'd be home around the 8th of September--I'm officially due the 9th! We'll see! I'm feeling okay about it though! But, Stacer, like you said about your DH missing important dates, I just might rub it in his face for a long time!

 

[stacergirl]

Thanks for the kind words ladies! So far I'm only taking off the day of ER, and the day of ET. If I need more time I'll call In sick or ask to work from home. I never call in so I'm not worried about it. I work at a desk for the most part so I'll be sure to take it easy after everything. I'm thinking the embryo will be transferred around June 17, but no exact dates yet.should know more once I've been Stimming for atleast 8 days. I feel no different and am not bloating at all yet. I hope the meds are working, I'll get us and be done tomorrow and will know for sure!

Sunny/ hope everything goes well this cycle! Glad you got the go ahead!! Almost Time to set the mood and bd!

So sorry Tasha that dh will miss the birth!! Can't they modify his dates? That's pretty important for him to be here. My dh is in the army and even he can miss things if I was in labour. But yeah, you'll have to hold it over his head, it's only right!! Hehe!! I really hope he can be there. Your baby will be here in no time! Wow!!!

Brandy-thanks for mentioning that, didn't even think about it! How are you? I see you'll be doing ivf soon too?! It's not so bad this far. I've got 3 injections down!!

 

[Tasha S.]

Stacer-Definitely keep us posted!! I can't wait to find out when your ET (that stands for embryo transfer, right?!) will be! And no, it doesn't look like my DH will be able to move his travel date. He's written to the people in charge, but he works for the railroad and they really don't care much about the individual. Hopefully I'll be a few days late so he can be there!

 

[~Brandy~]

Thanks for the kind words ladies! So far I'm only taking off the day of ER, and the day of ET. If I need more time I'll call In sick or ask to work from home. I never call in so I'm not worried about it. I work at a desk for the most part so I'll be sure to take it easy after everything. I'm thinking the embryo will be transferred around June 17, but no exact dates yet.should know more once I've been Stimming for atleast 8 days. I feel no different and am not bloating at all yet. I hope the meds are working, I'll get us and be done tomorrow and will know for sure!

Sunny/ hope everything goes well this cycle! Glad you got the go ahead!! Almost Time to set the mood and bd!

So sorry Tasha that dh will miss the birth!! Can't they modify his dates? That's pretty important for him to be here. My dh is in the army and even he can miss things if I was in labour. But yeah, you'll have to hold it over his head, it's only right!! Hehe!! I really hope he can be there. Your baby will be here in no time! Wow!!!

Brandy-thanks for mentioning that, didn't even think about it! How are you? I see you'll be doing ivf soon too?! It's not so bad this far. I've got 3 injections down!!

Good I'm just super impatient I am on BC do another couple weeks so that's sucky. I start the Lupton on the 14th and Stimming on the 28th. I am hoping time moves much faster once I start the injections

 

[stacergirl]

Tasha-I'm really sorry he won't be able to make it. But hopefully you'll deliver when he is here and he can make it!! Your correct, ET is embryo transfer. I don't have a date yet but I'll let you know as soon as I do. I had bw done yesterday and they're increasing my menopur bc my e2 is still low. I freaked out a little but hopefully I'll respond and everything will be okay!

Brandy-I hear ya on being impatient. I waited 3 months from the day they told me i needed it to start ivf. But I assure you, time moves much faster once you start the injections. I can't believe I'm on day 4 of Stimming with 7 injections down-all by myself!! I have about 6 more days left of Stimming then retrieval. I wasn't on bcp though, they didn't want to shut down my system. You'll have to keep up updated once you begin!

 

[Tasha S.]

Stacer-Ohhh I hope you respond well too!! Sending prayers and positive vibes your way! I'm so glad that you're doing well with the injections though, keep at it!!

Brandy-Keep us updated!!

 

[~Brandy~]

Just got back from my trial transfer and hysteroscope... well now I have to have surgery to remove 2 Polyps Friday... yay just another thing to add to the madness of all this IVF crap.