Calling all RMA Ladies (1st page updates)

[jchic]

WOOHOO Marie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats!!!! Another RMA BFP! This is great news! OH YEAH!

Ladies, I will be out of pocket tomorrow as I am closing on my house! WOOHOO!

 

[BlueStorm]

WOOHOO Marie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats!!!! Another RMA BFP! This is great news! OH YEAH!

Ladies, I will be out of pocket tomorrow as I am closing on my house! WOOHOO!

Congrats on your closing tomorrow. That is so exciting.

 

[marie44]

Thanks everyone!! I haven't had caffeine in over a month and it actually was more of a habit than a necessity I found out. I just had to get more sleep and I started taking this calcium suppliment "Bone Strength" along with folic acid every day after lunch and it gave me a boost of energy in the place of caffeine. I also ate pineapple core (I put it in the blender with apple sauce to make it edible) and drank a glass of milk and drank red rasberry decaf tea every day after ET to help with implantation. I don't know if they really worked but it is fun to think it helped I got all of these ideas from B&B and I figured they couldn't hurt.

 

[Kins]

Ahh congrats Marie! Share the babydust! So exciting that must be!

I will have to do some caffeine and infertility research this evening because it definitely is a downfall of mine. I quit smoking now On to caffiene.

DH smokes like a champ ;-( I am nervous for his SA results

 

[Kins]

What does ET stand for

 

[DaisyQ]

embryo transfer.

Kins, gotta work on DH to quit. It's not good for you to be around second hand smoke either.

Good for you for quitting though! It's the single BEST thing you can do for your health.

 

[DaisyQ]

Marie, thanks for all your tips! I like the pineapple core smoothie idea! I'm so going to do that this cycle. But I wonder if it's too much with baby aspirin and fish oil as they all act as blood thinners.

 

[Kins]

Thanks everyone!! I haven't had caffeine in over a month and it actually was more of a habit than a necessity I found out. I just had to get more sleep and I started taking this calcium suppliment "Bone Strength" along with folic acid every day after lunch and it gave me a boost of energy in the place of caffeine. I also ate pineapple core (I put it in the blender with apple sauce to make it edible) and drank a glass of milk and drank red rasberry decaf tea every day after ET to help with implantation. I don't know if they really worked but it is fun to think it helped I got all of these ideas from B&B and I figured they couldn't hurt.

Did you take the folic acid pill in addition to a daily prenatal?

 

[marie44]

Daisy - I can't imagine pineapple would react badly with blood thinners but ask your dr if you are not sure. It was not fun as I hate pineapples to begin with but I wanted to try all the "secrets" everyone talks about to getting their BFP.

Kins - I actually never took prenatals or multivitamins at all bc they make me really nauseous. I was only taking the calcium supplement & folic acid pills. I've heard that you should take the folic acid pill in addition to the prenatals (you & dh) to help with fertility. I am going to try flintstones vitamins today (how old am I?) They make me nauseous, but not as bad. I had a friend who was pg and couldn't tolerate the prenatals & her dr said to at least have a flintstones a day and you will be okay.
You should work on dh quitting smoking. I don't know what his SA shows yet but it does affect their count. My dh quit smoking & his numbers went up a decent amount.

Yes, BlueStorm I will be stopping by...not ready to move to the pg forum until I'm safely past the dangerous 1st trimester. I think there is a 30% chance of mc in the 1st trimester. I feel pretty good about this pg though & am trying to be positive. I go in for bw tomorrow to see if my # doubled & if so, things will be looking good!

I'm excited everyone is getting started!!

 

[DaisyQ]

Yay Marie! Let us know how your second beta goes.

I think the rate of mc is 25%, but this goes down tremendously after you hear the heartbeat. Think of it this way, the odds of NOT miscarrying are much higher. Xxoo

 

[tryinginNJ]

I met with my dr at RMA in NJ. We discussed moving to IUI after 14 months of trying on our own. Hubby (31) and I (33) are debating whether we skip IUI and go right to IVF. Out of all the tests that were run, I came out clean. His sperm is on the low end of normal. We may try one cycle of IUI and then move onto IVF. We are looking to start in May since we are too far along in our cycle for April. Hopefully I can join the BFP club.

 

[DaisyQ]

Welcome tryinginnj. I am at RMA NY. I am 34, and we are trying 2-5 iuis, depending on what the doctor thinks and if we can schedule IVF to fit in around our travel plans this spring and summer, before going to IVF. I'm currently on my second iui cycle.

Best of luck to you, and let us know what you decide.

Did the doctor feel one way or the other about trying iui before IVF?

 

[tryinginNJ]

They recommended IUI but we may want to go right to IVF. I just have this feeling that IUI may be a waste at only 15% chance and should we go forward with IVF that has a 65% chance. We need to make that decision soon.

 

[DaisyQ]

Are you paying out of pocket, or do you have some insurance coverage?

Good luck to you, no matter what you decide.

 

[BlueStorm]

Welcome Trying I hope your first IUI works and you won't have to even move onto IVF!

 

[jerseygirl412]

Welcome Trying I hope that what ever you decide to do that there's lots of your way!!

 

[DaisyQ]

Jersey, how are the meds going? when are you going in next for monitoring?

 

[jerseygirl412]

Jersey, how are the meds going? when are you going in next for monitoring?

Hi Daisy!! How are you????
Meds are going well, going on the 3rd night of my shot tonight, The Gonal F, I don't have any side effects from knock on wood!! Just that tricky Ovidrel I have to go in tomorrow morning for my monitoring bw and u/s, and see if they're going to keep me at the current dose or lower it like they did last month. I will definitely let you know how I make out, the nurse usually calls me around lunch time to let me know the results of the blood, during the u/s I try to figure out all the numbers they call out..then ask when the lights go on

 

[DaisyQ]

Oooh, so exciting!! Can't wait to hear how you make out. I am in day 5, 3rd dose of Clomid, and having hot flashes.

In other news, I got to hold a 6 hour old RMA IVF baby this morning. My friend had her today, after IVF with RMA NY, and 4 years ttc previously. It was inspiring.

 

[jerseygirl412]

Daisy...hope those hot flashes go away for you...is that a common side effect of clomid?

How exciting to hold a brand new baby!!! And very inspiring too an RMA baby!! We will be able to tell our story too someday Daisy Hopefully this cycle!!