MAY we all be blessed with baby! May 2013 and beyond (BFFs Seeking BFPs)

[newbie2013]

Waiting for the doctor...

 

[newbie2013]

Follicle is 19 mm, lining 7.7. Going to see him again tomorrow and potentially Monday as well to confirm ovulation. I think I'll be ovulating on Monday and therefore transferring Saturday or Sunday. When do they count from? Ovulation day is day 0, right? So Saturday would be 5 days post ovulation. Is that when they'd put back a 5 day blast? I'll find a fet post to ask that too...

 

[ClandestineTX]

Oh wow, so you are ovulating one and getting a 5-day transfer? FX one of them sticks!

 

[ClandestineTX]

Great news melann!!

Newbie- GL for your appointment this weekend!

Clande- sounds like you're listening to your body and following your instinct. I didn't gain any weight until like 23/24 weeks and only put on 16 total...I'm hoping for the same this time around!!

AFM, I am gearing up to O and started the BD'ing last night. Really hoping this is our month!

FX for you this month!

As far as the weight goes, especially on here, I try to make it clear that I have both preexisting weight issues and oversight of my doctors on my exercise and minimal gain/ slight loss. I know you aren't, but I would hate for someone with a normal or low BMI to see one of my posts about weight and think it was healthy for them, as well.

 

[kksy9b]

GL newbie!!

Clande- I was overweight when I was preggo with DS and also had oversight from my doctor so know all too well how that goes. I was thankful in first tri all I craved was fruits and veggies and always had great energy to get walks in. Since giving birth I've lost 70 pounds and am now at a healthy weight. I know I will gain more with the next one, but am hopeful to minimize because it's going to be hard mentally for me to gain it back.

 

[ClandestineTX]

Oh, ma'am, that's fantastic progress! I had lost 100, then my thyroid went sideways and between that and fertility treatments, I think I've gained about eighty back (since 2006, LOL, not like in one year). I'm trying to stay positive, I believe just being able to carry a pregnancy hopefully means things are improved hormone wise, so I'm hoping if I can stay healthy and active that maybe my body will let me lose weight after baby. I hope. But I know I'm so much healthier than I was even at my skiniest, lower blood pressure and cholesterol, no longer smoke, etc.

 

[newbie2013]

You guys are awesome! Managing weight issues while ttc must be really hard. Losing 70 after giving birth is fantastic! And clande, I think you're right, being able to hold a pregnancy likely means your hormones are doing pretty good. Well done to both of you!

My main goal right now is to increase my fitness. Even though my weight is ok (aside from gaining almost 20 pounds in the last few months), I know I'm unhealthy and not fit. I've been training on the treadmill before my failed ivf and since the bfn, I've been really pushing myself. I can now jog for 30 minutes straight, which I haven't been able to do since I was a kid. I'll stop on transfer day and hold off anything strenuous until after my bfp (hopefully!) Then follow doctor's orders on exercise... I'm also having a glass of wine, which I hardly do at home... hoping this will be my last bottle for a while!

 

[newbie2013]

My next convoluted question - what happens if I ovulate on a day when 5 days later is a day on which I don't think my clinic is open? So, I think I ovulated today, based solely on twinges I felt for about an hour earlier and slippery cm. Five days post o is Friday - I don't think my clinic does transfers on Friday... Do you think they would do it 4 days post on Thursday, or 6 days post on Saturday? I will know for sure in a few hours, but speculating!

 

[newbie2013]

Irrelevant question! I haven't ovulated! Today, follicle is 22.5, lining is 9. All looking good. Going to yet another of my doctor's clinics tomorrow to check again. He said to not even worry about an appointment, he'll just squeeze me in. Hopefully I will ovulate tomorrow, because Saturday would be perfect for us for the transfer...

 

[ProfWife]

That would be about the size I would have been triggered with...22/23..so you're looking at likely having ovulation within the next day or two.

Hoping that they can confirm it soon and you can do your FET at the end of the week!

Melann - sounds like everything is going well there! Woo hoo!!

Clande - It sounds like you're doing quite well overall. It took a few weeks into the 2nd tri for me to start feeling "good" again energy-wise. Thankfully, the 3rd tri fatigue didn't set in for an extra few weeks as well. Like you, I'm just trying to make time to listen to body and baby to rest...in about 7 weeks, I won't have the luxury of taking a nap whenever I'd like. ;-)

 

[newbie2013]

I can't believe this! I started vomiting last night at 1 am. Couldn't stop. I couldn't keep anything down, not even water. Even tiny sips came right back up. Dh didn't go to work because he was so worried. Dr has been AMAZING. He recommend medicine that stopped it almost immediately and found his friend to do the ultrasound right next to my house instead of driving almost an hour to see him. I'm so relieved...

 

[melann13]

Oh Newbie! So glad you're feeling better, but how scary! Will they do it today then if you're ovulating?

 

[newbie2013]

No, 5 days after because I was day blastocysts.

 

[ClandestineTX]

Clande - It sounds like you're doing quite well overall. It took a few weeks into the 2nd tri for me to start feeling "good" again energy-wise. Thankfully, the 3rd tri fatigue didn't set in for an extra few weeks as well. Like you, I'm just trying to make time to listen to body and baby to rest...in about 7 weeks, I won't have the luxury of taking a nap whenever I'd like. ;-)

That's good to know, as I'm about halfway through week 15 and still just fatigued, never ending. And my retired mom lives around the block from my house, it's already been agreed that she will relieve us if we need sleep. I still can't believe you are almost finished, we just gotta get Newbie, Hopeful, and Momwithbabies caught up! And sorry if there's any other holdouts from the original thread I left out.

I can't believe this! I started vomiting last night at 1 am. Couldn't stop. I couldn't keep anything down, not even water. Even tiny sips came right back up. Dh didn't go to work because he was so worried. Dr has been AMAZING. He recommend medicine that stopped it almost immediately and found his friend to do the ultrasound right next to my house instead of driving almost an hour to see him. I'm so relieved...

High estrogen levels would make me feel nauseated around ovulation. What did your scan say? Do you have a date for your transfer yet??? We *need* to know!

 

[athena87]

I haven't been on here in a while, but today is the day we find out the gender ��! I seemed to have skipped ms this time also and then it's been replaced with some serious reflux and heartburn. I keep telling my husband that this baby better have a bunch of hair lol.

Melann that's so exciting that the ultrasound went well. I too had issues with showing early. We had to tell people before the first trimester was over because it was too obvious.

Newbie I pray that this transfer results in your a sticky baby!

Clandestine I'm so glad your pregnancy is going well.

Prowife not much longer. I had Eli at 37 weeks. The final stretch was the longest part for us.

Kksy9b good luck this cycle hope it's the one for y'all

 

[ProfWife]

I'm doing well so far...not wishing for the end to come quickly. I'm not afraid of labor necessarily, but I am afraid of her arriving too early. 34 weeks tomorrow!

Newbie - I'm glad you're feeling better! I hate that yucky feeling when you have to vomit and can't seem to stop. I'm liking your doctor more and more! Hopefully you get good results and a date today!

Athena - hope little one cooperates for the clear shot! That was the last ultrasound Anne cooperated for. I was put on Pepcid 2X a day for heartburn, but then I started having awful reflux (was up to 6-10 Tums in addition to the Pepcid). I was sleeping on 3 pillows (almost upright) to keep from having the refluxed food/matter come all the way up to my mouth and hit my gag reflex. Doc was worried about that as the acids can royally screw up the larynx and esophagus. So, I'm now on omnaprazole in the morning and Pepcid before bed until she drops and no longer squishes my stomach.

 

[newbie2013]

Thanks ladies!

Clandestine, this was a lot worse than just feel queasy. It was uncontrollable Fortunately, I feel much better today and managed a whole day at work. I'm going back to the doctor today and I hope I have ovulated, because he doesn't come to this clinic tomorrow and I have no way of getting to his other clinic. We're just going to have to guess. I'm cd14 today, so I really hope I have. If I have, then the transfer should be Saturday or Sunday. Monday is a public holiday here, so it would be annoying if it has to be Monday (for the inconvenience and because I'd miss a day of rest post transfer).

Hopefully I'll know tonight!

 

[ClandestineTX]

FX for you, please keep us posted!

 

[newbie2013]

I ovulated! Transfer on Saturday!

 

[ClandestineTX]

YAY