Christian ladies TTC, we can encourage one another.

GJ, I'm so excited for you! Things are moving along quickly. I can't wait to see the outcome. Lol about hubbs not wanting to hurt you, poor thing. But it's over now and you are guys are so close!

Your excitement makes me more excited:haha:

Yes, time is flying by...I remember thinking in January when I had my consultation, that March was so far away. It came super quick, in which I'm totally thankful for.

We will proceed tomorrow with another injection that hubby will have to do everyday until the pregnancy test. I think he will be fine now that he knows it didn't hurt me.
 
Today's prayer request...

Please pray that I'm able to relax and get the rest I need. Also, if you can pray for the Doctors and pretty much the whole procedure, from start to finish.

Thank you:flower:

I'm going to be running around work like crazy with excitement on Wednesday afternoon(for me)/morning(you for) because you will be on my mind and in my prayers.

Thank you Lord for blessing our sister Sarah thus far with her IVF process. Thank you for making provisions, blessing her with Your favor, and being with her every step of the way. Thank you for creating her, Your jewel, and blessing us with her presence on this forum. Lord, as Sarah prepares for her appointment on Wednesday, we come to You praying for peace, relaxation, rest, and serenity. Lord we pray for everyone in her IVF medical facility; bless them with positive attitudes and guide the hands of the medical staff that will work with our dear sister. Lord you can do exceedingly and abundantly above all that we ask or think. I ask that you bless Sarah and her family so that we have to say GOD DID THIS! AMEN!

AMEN! Thank you so much for your prayer :hugs:

It's so wonderful knowing I have so much support and get the encouragement I need from my sisters in Christ.

I will update you all as soon as I can.
 
Is that injection the progesterone? I only know what people have posted on bnb about ivf so I don't know all the ins and outs. Time did fly by. I feel like you were just having the consult too, lol. I can't wait for you to test!
 
Is that injection the progesterone? I only know what people have posted on bnb about ivf so I don't know all the ins and outs. Time did fly by. I feel like you were just having the consult too, lol. I can't wait for you to test!

You got it:thumbup: It's to help sustain the uterine lining through the first trimester of pregnancy.

I had a dream last night that I got the news and it was positive. I was in complete shock, like the stand still, not moving kind of shock. It's so funny because I remember after being told we were pregnant, I was like...I have to go poas so I can see the 2 lines...lol!
 
GJ, I've never been so excited to hear that someone is getting close to pregnancy as I am for you! Our Father has not forgotten you and your faith through this journey has grown so much. He knows the faithful example you have set for so many of us on this thread!

I think I might cry when you post the news!:happydance::happydance:
 
GJ, I've never been so excited to hear that someone is getting close to pregnancy as I am for you! Our Father has not forgotten you and your faith through this journey has grown so much. He knows the faithful example you have set for so many of us on this thread!

I think I might cry when you post the news!:happydance::happydance:

Thank you, that is so sweet of you to say.

I have been in the valley of ttc for so long, I'm ready to be on the mountain top! Only God knows what the results are going to be, but I pray that either way, I continue to grow and learn from all I've been through. I will continue to sing His praises and share my testimony of His unfailing love where ever I go.
 
Waiting (sort of) patiently for your update Sarah!! I hope it's going well :thumbup:

Praying for you dear sister!!! :hugs:
 
Ditto to what Kim said & is praying! We are all in agreement for a successful retrieval for you, Sarah!
 
First of all. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers :flower:

I slept like a baby last night and was very relaxed this morning while getting ready to head out to the clinic.

Everyone was super nice and made me feel at ease. All I remember is that they walked me into the surgery room, layed me down, put on the blood pressure cuff and put the mask over my face and I tell you, I think I was out like 5 seconds after that :haha:

I woke up with a little bit of cramping and the nurse gave me a warm blanket to put on it, which really helped. The dr came in not to long after and explained to hubby and I how things went. She said I did great and there were no complications. They retrieved 17 eggs, 11 of them were great quality and the other 6 were a little undeveloped. Dr. said the the 6 can develop in the lab. Thank you Jesus :happydance:

Tonight they will be mixed together with hubby's sample and hopefully have a romantic evening:haha: the embryologist said they will call me tomorrow and let me know how many eggs got fertilized. We need 2 really good ones to transfer on Saturday.

I'm feeling good, just tired and tummy is a little bloated and uncomfortable. Dr. said she wants me to be a Princess today and let Prince charming take care of me...you know I'm not gonna argue with that...lol!

I'm gonna lay back in my recliner and relax now. Thanks again for everything ladies...love ya lots :hugs:
 
So glad that the retreival went well, and omg 17 eggs! That's fantastic. Hoping that the "romatic evening" goes well, lol. I'll be looking for another update tomorrow!
 
Sarah...I could cry over that great news! Our God is so wonderful!!
 
Thank you Jesus!! :happydance: I hope you had a nice and relaxing day :) I'm excited for you!! Don't think less of me when I start bawling the day you announce your BFP!! :haha: Praying for your embies... Grow little beans, grow!! :hugs:
 
17!!!! Wowza! I keep picturing you with twin baby girls so I am gonna pray on that for you! My friend Gaynor just found out she is having twin babies girls after her IVF.
 
Here's a pic of me before the egg retrieval, in all my beautiful hospital
apparel :haha:

https://i.imgur.com/XH78cjF.jpg?1

Last night was pretty rough for me, I really started to feel the tenderness and heaviness in my stomach. Also, when I would take a deep breath or move a certain way, I would get this sharp pain shooting up to my right shoulder. It kinda freaked me out. I've had that pain before and that was after my laparoscopic surgeries, because some of the gas they would use to inflate my belly would be left behind and travel to my shoulder. I couldn't figure out why it was happening this time, since there was no gas used.

I immediately called my Dr and he said that there are fluids that leak from the ovaries and some blood and that is why I am feeling those pains. No fun...I couldn't get comfortable last night in bed, I usually sleep on my side and every time I turned I would get pain.

I got up this morning with the same feelings as last night, I go back to work today, so please pray that I will be ok...thankfully I have a desk job, so not too much walking around.
 
17!!!! Wowza! I keep picturing you with twin baby girls so I am gonna pray on that for you! My friend Gaynor just found out she is having twin babies girls after her IVF.

Since I already have a beautiful daughter (Taylor, who is from my husband), I would really love to give him a son.

If I had twins, a boy and girl would be amazing! One of each in one shot :happydance:

Again, I just pray God's will for a healthy baby/babies. I will be ecstatic either way.
 
Sorry about the pains hun. I know that's no fun. I will be praying for you!

Ladies can I ask that you say a prayer for my fil? He went to the hospital yesterday with stroke symptoms and ended up having a heart attack. They had to fly him to a different hospital and today he is having open hear surgery to have a catheter put in. Please also pray for his family and my husband especially. He's scared and worried but won't really say so and to be honest I really don't know what to say. I just constantly check up on him and ask how he's doing. We live in Pittsburgh and they are NC, so we're not close and hubbs is trying to save all his time for when the baby comes. I'm scared if something happens or goes wrong hubbs will have a complete breakdown. Thanks ladies!
 
Sorry about the pains hun. I know that's no fun. I will be praying for you!

Ladies can I ask that you say a prayer for my fil? He went to the hospital yesterday with stroke symptoms and ended up having a heart attack. They had to fly him to a different hospital and today he is having open hear surgery to have a catheter put in. Please also pray for his family and my husband especially. He's scared and worried but won't really say so and to be honest I really don't know what to say. I just constantly check up on him and ask how he's doing. We live in Pittsburgh and they are NC, so we're not close and hubbs is trying to save all his time for when the baby comes. I'm scared if something happens or goes wrong hubbs will have a complete breakdown. Thanks ladies!

thank you dear!

I'm sorry to hear about your fil...I pray that God will touch his body, from the top of his head to the soles of his feet and that God will guide the doctors hands to do what they need to do doing surgery. I also pray that He brings comfort and peace to all the family.

Please keep us updated.
 
Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us.
Romans 8:34

The silence of infertility can be deafening. You cry out time and time again with all the strength you can muster. You beg with God, plead with God, bargain with God. Yet He chooses to remain silent. You make promises. You do all you can do. If you think He expects something of you, you do it. If giving to others would help, you would give every earthly possession you have. For some unknown reason, God seems to be doing nothing on your behalf.

If you are at the point of falling apart, may I suggest a soft landing spot? As you fall, fall into the arms of God. They are strong enough to hold you and they’ll catch you every single time. For you see, when you can go no further and your strength is gone, His strength becomes perfect in your weakness. And you know that terrifying stillness in the dark times? Those times when God seems a million miles away? Even though you know He can do anything, you’re just so afraid He won’t. Whenever I need proof that God is working in my life, all I need to do is simply turn my hand palm up and look at the inside of my wrist.

On the insides of my wrists you can see my blood vessels as clearly as though I had no skin. Nurses love me! They never have to search long for a place to stick me. To me, these bluish tubes buried just below the surface appear stagnant. No movement. No action. To my eyes, they appear as nothing more than streaks of color on my arms. I don’t feel anything. No throbbing. No pressure. They have no sound. If I didn’t see them, I wouldn’t know they are even there.

But what is the reality? Life-giving blood is coursing through those veins. Every moment of my life from just weeks after my conception to even this very second, blood is and has been moving, flowing, providing life-giving nourishment to every cell that joins together to create me and it has never stopped. With every single beat of my heart, blood finds its way through the intricate highway of vessels and arteries and completes the job it was meant to do. I don’t feel it. I don’t have to. Just because I don’t see the blood moving or feel it surging on its journey through my body, doesn’t mean that it’s not carrying out its job to perfection. Even if I absolutely did not believe for a second that the blood was there, my heart would still pump, my cells would still receive nourishment and my body would continue to function. I could cry, fuss and adamantly declare that I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that blood is simply not flowing through my body. It wouldn’t change a thing. Not even for a second. The mere fact that I am alive is proof that blood is flowing. Life is in the blood!

Are you beginning to see where I’m headed? It’s really a great destination! Romans 8:34 tells us that Christ, seated at the right hand of God, is interceding on our behalf. That Christ is seated at the right hand of God is significant, as being seated at the right hand of God designates a position of power. That means that right now, this instant, Christ, is busy working in power for your good. Just as you are blissfully unaware of the blood in your body flowing, working, moving through your veins, God through Christ is flowing, working and moving through the story of your life!

You may not see Him. You may not hear Him. You don’t have to! That doesn’t squash His ability. You may have never been aware, but He’s been working on your life since long before your birth, and He’s working for you even now. As you read these words, He’s working. As tears stream down your face, He’s working. As your hopes rise and fall, He’s working. As you sleep at night or as you toss and turn, He’s working. As you find those few precious moments when you forget you have a problem, He’s working. He never stops working on your behalf. And He never will.


-Beth Forbus
 

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