never_give_up
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Hello Ladies 
Sam
That is awesome! I also had 10 eggs on my first retrieval. You should be proud! I am looking forward to hear your updates on fertilization and how your embies are doing! I bet you can't wait till your trasfer on Sunday!!
Dh had issues with collection our first cycle too. Us ladies have the tough job of getting put to sleep etc and all they have to do is provide a little sample naturally. My dh said the same thing as yours that he didnt want to go beforehand and have to look at dirty magazines etc in a little room so opted for the same morning since we are less than an hour from the lab. I was worried cuz I know he is NOT a morning person. Well just as I thought, he wouldn't wake up and we were going to be late. When I finally got him awake iykwim (tmi alert!) he had spillage and only a little ended up in the collection cup. I scolded him for trying to scoop them back into the cup that he would damage the
The second cycle I was ready with one of those special condoms for collection and we bd'd and I had my in no time 
Angel You must be on
Especially with such strong lines on your hpt! I was worrried because mine were so faint. Now I'm even more worried that the doctor is disregarding any previous betas and only going by my lmp and the sono (measuring 1 week behind). She said at this point they should be seeing a fetal pole on sono and was very negative when I ;ast talked with her.
That is wonderful that you already have 2 job possibilities lined up
This really is your month! 
Ali I am sorry to hear you are ill. That juice cleanse will help you feel so much better. Great timing that you decided to do it this weekend
Coy Did the u/s reveal a kidney stone for your dh? I hope not as I have had 2 and it is very painful and I have heard even more so for men. One tip I can give you is let him drink lots of lemon juice. The first stone I passed in 2009 was so painful, but in 2010, the same month I got pregnant I saw on youtube that lemon juice helps break it up. It worked and I passed it as little fragments. 12 lemons I juiced and I drank 1 ounce every hour with a glass of water. I found it easier to drink the lemon like a shot and then the water behind it. It really works!
Twiggers your chart is looking great 8 dpo
Philomena please post some photos of your baby shower. Your beautiful baby girl must have grown so much!
Jess where are you? We miss you
AFM-Well the nurse never phoned me with my results and I had the blood test done at 7:30 yesterday morning. So I phoned the lab and they said it takes 48 hours before the results reach the doctor. It has been more than 48 hours!! The first blood test I had done on a thursday (Valentin'es) night and they phoned me on Saturday afternoon. But this time it is going to my doctor so she may not phone me until Monday.
The OBGYN said she wasnt using the hcg numbers from Barbados because she didnt think they would be accurate. She must be one of those stupid people who thinks that it is a tiny backward island! I can tell you it is alot more modern than Maryland lol Here the houses are from the 60's and we often lose power and water during a storm. I could not get hold of the nurse last Sunday. That is why I ended up going to the hospital!! In Barbados I got my lab results within 24 hours so I guess they have a better system there!
Sam
That is awesome! I also had 10 eggs on my first retrieval. You should be proud! I am looking forward to hear your updates on fertilization and how your embies are doing! I bet you can't wait till your trasfer on Sunday!!Dh had issues with collection our first cycle too. Us ladies have the tough job of getting put to sleep etc and all they have to do is provide a little sample naturally. My dh said the same thing as yours that he didnt want to go beforehand and have to look at dirty magazines etc in a little room so opted for the same morning since we are less than an hour from the lab. I was worried cuz I know he is NOT a morning person. Well just as I thought, he wouldn't wake up and we were going to be late. When I finally got him awake iykwim (tmi alert!) he had spillage and only a little ended up in the collection cup. I scolded him for trying to scoop them back into the cup that he would damage the
The second cycle I was ready with one of those special condoms for collection and we bd'd and I had my in no time Angel You must be on
Especially with such strong lines on your hpt! I was worrried because mine were so faint. Now I'm even more worried that the doctor is disregarding any previous betas and only going by my lmp and the sono (measuring 1 week behind). She said at this point they should be seeing a fetal pole on sono and was very negative when I ;ast talked with her.That is wonderful that you already have 2 job possibilities lined up
This really is your month! Ali I am sorry to hear you are ill. That juice cleanse will help you feel so much better. Great timing that you decided to do it this weekend
Coy Did the u/s reveal a kidney stone for your dh? I hope not as I have had 2 and it is very painful and I have heard even more so for men. One tip I can give you is let him drink lots of lemon juice. The first stone I passed in 2009 was so painful, but in 2010, the same month I got pregnant I saw on youtube that lemon juice helps break it up. It worked and I passed it as little fragments. 12 lemons I juiced and I drank 1 ounce every hour with a glass of water. I found it easier to drink the lemon like a shot and then the water behind it. It really works!
Twiggers your chart is looking great
8 dpo Philomena please post some photos of your baby shower. Your beautiful baby girl must have grown so much!
Jess where are you? We miss you
AFM-Well the nurse never phoned me with my results and I had the blood test done at 7:30 yesterday morning. So I phoned the lab and they said it takes 48 hours before the results reach the doctor. It has been more than 48 hours!! The first blood test I had done on a thursday (Valentin'es) night and they phoned me on Saturday afternoon. But this time it is going to my doctor so she may not phone me until Monday.
The OBGYN said she wasnt using the hcg numbers from Barbados because she didnt think they would be accurate. She must be one of those stupid people who thinks that it is a tiny backward island! I can tell you it is alot more modern than Maryland lol Here the houses are from the 60's and we often lose power and water during a storm. I could not get hold of the nurse last Sunday. That is why I ended up going to the hospital!! In Barbados I got my lab results within 24 hours so I guess they have a better system there!
That is nutty, when I had a BETA done at my GP's office they did the blood draw at 9ish and his nurse was calling me around 5 the same day! So either your OBGYN is using the SLOWEST lab in the land, or they are sitting on it. I know that my FS's nurses are not allowed to release the information until the Dr has seen the results. So that could be it. As for not using your Barbados test, I think they try to use the same lab as each lab has a different method of testing so to get an accurate doubling time they have to send it to the same lab. So I wouldn't ignore your Barbados test, but the comparison for doubling may not be exact with that test.
What were the results of your beta this pregnancy? I ovulated on cycle day 16 which is a little late, only because I had positive opk's 3 days in a row. Had a stubborn egg! I suppose it would make sense that I was barely 3 weeks when I got my first positive since beta was only 35. That would make me 6 weeks 1 day today which is consistent with the sonogram. 
I bet your dh figures out you are pregnant this weekend 
what amazing news! 
Awesome!! So happy for you!
. I'm 5 weeks today but bet im only measuring just about 4wks 3days according to when i ovulated which was cd19. It' going to be a long few weeks 
lol
Anyway he has stones on one side but the other gland is massively swollen so doc is worried. They'll perform an u/s to make sure. They may have to do surgery...if the gland bursts doc says you can die w/in minutes!
Here is a short clip that "says it all"
and gets me all depressed. Today I have no makeup, wearing a black T with frayed jeans and boots. Makes my dumpy feeling even worse 
He is so worried about having to stay in the hospital, he takes being our protector very seriously and he's worried how our neighbors might act once they find out he's in hospital-if he has to be hospitalized iykwim. Aargh. Dumb neighbors 
to kick their butts! Have you had your house looked at? It could be mould? 
