Femara Friends!

[Sis4Us]

Thanks Brandy!!!

Wish I could afford the IVF right now but that's 10K I don't have at the moment since we r trying to get a bigger house!!

Hoping I can get DHs count back up so this IUI will work!!!

How exciting U R having twin girls that would be my dreams Come true Congrats!!!

 

[Prayerful]

That's awesome!!! I would be sooooo excited it would be hard to keep it a secret..I'm trying to think of a perfect way to tell them when it happens. We are thinking sometime beginning of next year...hopefully by march we can start the IVF process as long as nothing interfers :/

That's great! March will be here soon! Only 4.5 months away...

 

[sugarpi24]

That's awesome!!! I would be sooooo excited it would be hard to keep it a secret..I'm trying to think of a perfect way to tell them when it happens. We are thinking sometime beginning of next year...hopefully by march we can start the IVF process as long as nothing interfers :/

That's great! March will be here soon! Only 4.5 months away...

yeah im hoping sooner!! i broke it down in weeks on how much we owe and if we pay this much a week we will be debt free by this time...so we only have....18 more weeks til we are debt free (pretty much)...as long we can pay a certain amount each week. it sounds so much better saying 18 weeks than a little over 4 months lol

 

[karenh]

getting out of debt is such a good feeling. We paid off our car earlier this year, and if we can avoid adding anything to our credit card and make the size payments we have been making then we should be debt free by the end of the year!

 

[sugarpi24]

getting out of debt is such a good feeling. We paid off our car earlier this year, and if we can avoid adding anything to our credit card and make the size payments we have been making then we should be debt free by the end of the year!

awesome!! it is a great feeling! I never thought we would be able too...and DH and i both said...why didnt we try this earlier?! Its amazing what motivates us. my only issue is here we are trying to get debt free so we can get a loan for IVF just to be in the same situation we were in lol but itll be worth it

Hows your adoption process going Karen?

 

[karenh]

getting out of debt is such a good feeling. We paid off our car earlier this year, and if we can avoid adding anything to our credit card and make the size payments we have been making then we should be debt free by the end of the year!

awesome!! it is a great feeling! I never thought we would be able too...and DH and i both said...why didnt we try this earlier?! Its amazing what motivates us. my only issue is here we are trying to get debt free so we can get a loan for IVF just to be in the same situation we were in lol but itll be worth it

Hows your adoption process going Karen?

Exactly how it is with the adoption for us. Getting out of debt so we can go back into it for a kid. The things we do for them. : )

We are currently waiting to see if we are approved. Once that is done we wait for a birth mom to choose us. Just a bunch of waiting from here on out.

What are your guys' thoughts on breastfeeding an adoptived baby?

 

[Prayerful]

That's awesome!!! I would be sooooo excited it would be hard to keep it a secret..I'm trying to think of a perfect way to tell them when it happens. We are thinking sometime beginning of next year...hopefully by march we can start the IVF process as long as nothing interfers :/

That's great! March will be here soon! Only 4.5 months away...

yeah im hoping sooner!! i broke it down in weeks on how much we owe and if we pay this much a week we will be debt free by this time...so we only have....18 more weeks til we are debt free (pretty much)...as long we can pay a certain amount each week. it sounds so much better saying 18 weeks than a little over 4 months lol

Ahh, that is so exciting!! It really is a great feeling to get out of debt. And even though you will be going back into debt to get your baby, at least now you know that if you put your mind to it you can quickly(ish) get back out of it again!

getting out of debt is such a good feeling. We paid off our car earlier this year, and if we can avoid adding anything to our credit card and make the size payments we have been making then we should be debt free by the end of the year!

Congratulations! That is exciting news! How is the fundraising going? I haven't made it over to your page in a while...

getting out of debt is such a good feeling. We paid off our car earlier this year, and if we can avoid adding anything to our credit card and make the size payments we have been making then we should be debt free by the end of the year!

awesome!! it is a great feeling! I never thought we would be able too...and DH and i both said...why didnt we try this earlier?! Its amazing what motivates us. my only issue is here we are trying to get debt free so we can get a loan for IVF just to be in the same situation we were in lol but itll be worth it

Hows your adoption process going Karen?

Exactly how it is with the adoption for us. Getting out of debt so we can go back into it for a kid. The things we do for them. : )

We are currently waiting to see if we are approved. Once that is done we wait for a birth mom to choose us. Just a bunch of waiting from here on out.

What are your guys' thoughts on breastfeeding an adoptived baby?

I think that would be great to be able to breastfeed an adopted baby if you are capable. It would help you to establish a bond more quickly. Have you looked into the process of that yet? How long would it take to establish a milk supply?

 

[sugarpi24]

getting out of debt is such a good feeling. We paid off our car earlier this year, and if we can avoid adding anything to our credit card and make the size payments we have been making then we should be debt free by the end of the year!

awesome!! it is a great feeling! I never thought we would be able too...and DH and i both said...why didnt we try this earlier?! Its amazing what motivates us. my only issue is here we are trying to get debt free so we can get a loan for IVF just to be in the same situation we were in lol but itll be worth it

Hows your adoption process going Karen?

Exactly how it is with the adoption for us. Getting out of debt so we can go back into it for a kid. The things we do for them. : )

We are currently waiting to see if we are approved. Once that is done we wait for a birth mom to choose us. Just a bunch of waiting from here on out.

What are your guys' thoughts on breastfeeding an adoptived baby?

Oi! Trying for a kid is nothing but waiting it seems adoption or whatever :/
Do they give you a time frame on when they will tell you if your approved or not? Hope you hear soon!

I'm not sure about breastfeeding an adoptive baby...I don't see any harm in it

 

[karenh]

If everything goes right and we are approved without having to work on anything they have said we should be approved by the end of this month or the beginning of next. However, my caseworker still hasn't made contact with my social worker from the state which is really irritating. I am starting to feel better about it though. I was worried about what our counselor and our previous social worker would say about all that was going on when we decided not to continue with the state almost three years ago. However, our counselor knows more than our social worker and he has already been talked to. Yesterday I asked for an update and our caseworker said things are looking fine. I hope that is good. We will see.

The fundraising is going slowly, but we have had some wonderful friends donate. I am grateful for every single piece that is sponsored.

I have started to look into the option of breastfeeding. There are different views on what is needed to be able to induce lactation. Some believe all you need is a baby suckling and slowly your milk will come in. However most people do seem to agree that if you have time 6+ months you can take herbs and medication to trick your body into thinking you are pregnant and you can produce all or at least most of what your baby will need. I have a friend who is a midwife who has given me the name of a certified lactation consultant and I have ordered a book off amazon about breastfeeding your adopted baby. It should be here tomorrow. After we are approved I might contact the lactation consultant and see what she thinks, what her protocol is, and when we should start.

There is so much to thing about and make decisions about while trying to adopt. I read an article that said once you decide to adopt you are having a psychological pregnancy, but it is even harder because you don't have a due date. I find that to be absolutely true. I feel the need to prepare for baby and to get things done kind of like I would if I were nesting or something, but at the same time I have NO IDEA when baby will come so I am afraid of doing things too early and having to wait with nothing to do and staring at everything I have already prepared. For now I am just allowing myself to gather information, but it is really hard not to jump on getting things done. Sorry for the ramble.

I really hope you are all doing well. Thank you for listening to all my crazy.

 

[sugarpi24]

well i hope that means everything is going okay too! I hope your caseworker makes contact so you guys can get the ball rolling!

I would think the breastfeeding is your choice...if you want to do it and you can produce milk then go for it. hope that book you ordered helps!

I have all my baby stuff upstairs in a room that i dont go into....that way i dont see it all the time. i ended up putting it all into boxes and such so i dont look so crazy having the room set up im one that i bought all my baby stuff at sales and such so that we didnt have to buy all of it when it comes time...which im glad i did when it comes to us paying for IVF. i dont have EVERYTHING thatll ill need for a baby...but i have a lot i stopped buying stuff since im not even sure if we will get pregnant. if anything i can always resell my items.

too much financially going on right now :/ getting stressed. working overtime to pay off the debt...but now my dad said he cant do our roof due to his knee (which is fine, im not mad at him and i totally understand)so now we have to come up with at least $5,000 for that....and possibly not working one week out of the next couple months( yes not only is it possibly one week...but one week a month for the next couple months) kinda puts a dent in our plan but hopefully it works itself out.

 

[karenh]

Oh no! Hopefully I hope your dad recovers soon. Also, I hope they don't have to take a week out of your month for more than one. I have been there and it sucks!

 

[MKHewson]

Any new updates from you preggers ladies lol

 

[Prayerful]

No updates from me yet... first ultrasound is in 12 hours!!!

 

[MKHewson]

Good luck with your ultrasound

 

[karenh]

Good luck today! I can't wait to hear!

 

[karenh]

Who still follows this thread and what is going on in your life currently?

 

[MMW430]

Who still follows this thread and what is going on in your life currently?

I still follow, I just don't really comment very often.

We're so busy with everything preparing for the baby. I had an appointment yesterday, and the doctor told me I have another one in a month and then they're going to start being every 2 weeks. It's all feeling very real. Some one asked me the other day how many weeks I had left, and I was completely stunned to realize it's only 14 more weeks, and he'll be here. Saying "January 21" sounds like we have awhile, but when you say "14 weeks" it sounds like no time at all. The baby shower is November 10, and I'm having a hard time not checking the registry to see what people have bought.

 

[MKHewson]

hello ladies I keep following this thread because I I love seeing everyone getting there positive test. I took an extended maternity leave with my daughter so I could be With her until she was 18 month old. so I return to work in March I plan on starting Femara then to hopefully conceive number 2

 

[~Brandy~]

Who still follows this thread and what is going on in your life currently?

I still follow. I just had a scare but I am doing ok now. I felt some pelvic pressure last weekend and told my husband it felt like it did when my other babies started dropping and I shouldnt feel that yet. We went in for an ultrasound and thats exactly what was happening... My cervix has begun to shorten and the top of my cervix had started funneling dropping the babies in.

They admitted me to the hospital and performed surgery to close the funnel up and reinforce my cervix with stitches. The doctor said they were successful and I got to see the babies again back where they should be. I am on bed rest until Monday when they re check on ultrasound. If I am doing fine there I am able to return to work next week only because I have a desk job and then straight home to rest. If he notices that the stitches are not holding as they should they will have me on full bedrest and potentially hospital bed rest for the duration.

They want me to hold these girls in for atleast another 16 weeks. I told them another 20 lol.
Hope everyone else is doing well

 

[TLB1986]

I'm still following... In the TWW at the moment. af due tomorrow. My temp's were still up this am. fx this is a good sign.