First and only IVF cycle. 41 years young :)

[myonechance]

Yep! The timeframe between 'I could be' and 'I'm probably not' thoughts is getting shorter and shorter now. It's horrible.
Welcome to the crazy train! My friend said its normal and probably healthy to keep both sides of my thoughts on deck to help balance and prepare. Ugh. 3 more days. I don't know if I'll test early. I kinda don't want the first time I hear that it's a bfn to be a phone call from a nurse, yanno?

How are you feeling from the transfer? Start drinking prune juice

LOL! I'm with you there! I think I will do a HPT the day of my Beta. Seems a little anticlimatic getting a call from the nurse....the HPT.. it seems to be exciting to see it turn in your hands But yeah...kind of agree with your friend. I definitely am keeping both possibilities on board this train. I'm an optimist with a dose of realism

 

[Wish2BMom]

that's exactly where I am - glad to have such good company!

I am feeling some AF-like cramping today, though, so my optimism is wavering. I know that can still be a 'thing' but today is technically 12dpo and my LP is usually 10-11 days at most. So I feel like my body is just dying to have AF right now but the progesterone inserts are not allowing it to. Blah. Thankfully I have a busy day at work today and then tomorrow I have to travel down into my home office in MA, so Thursday should come rather quickly. I think I'll test that day too at home, afterwards.

 

[myonechance]

that's exactly where I am - glad to have such good company!

I am feeling some AF-like cramping today, though, so my optimism is wavering. I know that can still be a 'thing' but today is technically 12dpo and my LP is usually 10-11 days at most. So I feel like my body is just dying to have AF right now but the progesterone inserts are not allowing it to. Blah. Thankfully I have a busy day at work today and then tomorrow I have to travel down into my home office in MA, so Thursday should come rather quickly. I think I'll test that day too at home, afterwards.

I hope you body is staying status-quo and AF is NOT coming....I'm glad work is keeping you occupied. Perhaps I need to calculate like you did. I am very regular so I may be something I could do to prepare myself for possibilities. One more day for you

 

[Wish2BMom]

yep! tomorrow morning and hopefully we'll know by this time tomorrow. I'm not going to do an HPT either. DH is going to work from home in the afternoon so he can be here when I get the call and he agreed with what the docs said - don't test at home! So boooo but i get it.
Another symptom-less day except for mild cramping, mild boob soreness, very mild head rushes/dizziness. New zit on my chin, though - that's fun.

how are you feeling, myone?

 

[myonechance]

Wish- i think its great you and DH will be able to get the call together. it's so close!!

AFM- i am feeling less poopy. my energy feels like it's coming back. I can't believe how much this process took out of me. DH and I went to a Brewers baseball game today and i felt pretty good until the 9th inning. We were in the sun so that was draining I suppose. I think tomorrow i will be better. as far as my test date...unfortunately I am not near my RE now, so i have to go to a local lab and my nurse said it may be a day or two before they get the results...uhhggg! Seriously??? So if i test on Friday the 5th, i may not get a call until Monday the 8th! Therefore i MAY take a HPT....i will discuss with DH.....we'll see. ALSO...we are going to visit my parents in N.C. the 1st-7th....and they do not know about all this...so.....

Anyhoo....I hope ya'll have a fantastic evening!

 

[myonechance]

yep! tomorrow morning and hopefully we'll know by this time tomorrow. I'm not going to do an HPT either. DH is going to work from home in the afternoon so he can be here when I get the call and he agreed with what the docs said - don't test at home! So boooo but i get it.
Another symptom-less day except for mild cramping, mild boob soreness, very mild head rushes/dizziness. New zit on my chin, though - that's fun.

how are you feeling, myone?

PS...your zit comment made me laugh out loud!

 

[Wish2BMom]

hahaha glad you got a laugh. This whole thing is pretty funny when you think about it. All of the gross things we're enduring. Though I understand that it's nothing compared to some of the things that happen in pregnancy and after giving birth! yikes!

glad you're feeling better! It does take more out of you than you'd think.
That's crap about not getting a call until a few days later! I would go out of my damn mind!
Oh, where in NC do your folks live? My folks just moved there a couple of years ago and they also have no idea we're doing IVF. I was thinking about ways to announce to them last night. Hope I wasn't jinxing myself. It's weird - last night I had this gut feeling that things were positive, like I couldn't form a thought without it being about next steps in a pregnancy. But I woke up this morning and my boobs didn't really hurt anymore and now I can't really think anything positive. I don't know if my brain is just trying to prepare me for the worst. I usually prepare for the worst but hope for the best. Guess we'll see in a couple hours.
sorry - really rambling right now! I'm a hot mess!

 

[myonechance]

Wish- it think your mantra"prepare for the worst hope for the best" is how your mind functions..therefore last night you were hoping for the best and this morning you are preparing for the worst. Personally I think its healthy. If I ONLY thought in absolute positives I would be an emotional wreck when something went wrong. Just my 2 cents
My toes and fingers are crossed for you today!

oh, and my parents live on the coast. Near New Bern/Oriental/Arapahoe. And I have no idea how to tell them. I've put on noticeable weight(the meds made me so hungry!!) since I saw them last and they will know something is up. Not really sure what their reaction would be since I'm sure they will be concerned a bout my health and all my past health problems not to mention that I am 41!

Oh and you can ramble all you want! You're allowed!

 

[Wish2BMom]

thank you for understanding!

oh, I have a former boss who lives in Oriental. Sounds like a great town. He's right on the coast too. His house got damaged pretty bad, as I'm sure most did, in the big hurricane a few years ago. He said the neighbors were all so nice and supportive when it happened!