Welcome to 'Trying To Conceive Over 35'

[Samsfan]

AFM- So I went for my sono today. Turn out those 2 follies were not follies, they were cysts. So Ali they weren't as big as yours. Aside from the cysts I have 3 other follies on my right side. Various small ones under 9 mm. My follies measure 12.5, 9.5 and 9. My left ovary is on vacation this round. I go back on Friday! Longest time ever. Expected ER is Monday.

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I hope all goes well tomorrow!!

 

[AngelSerenity]

Hi girls hope you are all well. I'm convinced somebody up there doesn't want me to have a cyber life, my laptop died a fortnight ago! Mended now.

Well I go into hospital tomorrow for a slightly early induction ;-). I've been showing big signs all week of about to go but nothing has fully progressed. Baby is between 3 and 2 fifths engaged, plug has gone, show has been non-stop and quite heavy for a couple of days, I'm dilating and I've been crampy here and there since Tues.

I'll update you all when I can. Sorry for the short post, too excited to settle xo

 

[alicatt]

Angel!! I hope all goes well tomorrow!!! Please post some pics of your little one once he arrives

My ER is Saturday!!! YAY!

 

[never_give_up]

Angel- so happy you will be holding your little one in your arms tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing photos

Praying for your ER on Saturday Ali and yours on Monday Samsfan! I will be thinking of you ladies!

 

[Samsfan]

Chantal. You look great in your photo. You look so young!!!!!

Ali. Best wishes tomorrow.

Angel. Good luck

Afm Looks like my ER wont be until Monday or tuesday. I only have 4 follies on my right ovary. My left one went on vacation this time. my estrogen is low. They say its because of my advanced age. I really feel old.

Angel- so happy you will be holding your little one in your arms tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing photos

Praying for your ER on Saturday Ali and yours on Monday Samsfan! I will be thinking of you ladies!

 

[alicatt]

Thanks Sams.. Estrogen levels should be between 200-600 per mature follicle at time of trigger, so don't worry about your estrogen being too low now!

Mine was. 60 after 5 days of stims, but was 3755 on trigger day. I spoke with my FS office this afternoon and they want me to do an albumin infusion just in case I hyperstimulate! I bet your will rise and it will all be fine! Think positively!

Chantal. You look great in your photo. You look so young!!!!!

Ali. Best wishes tomorrow.

Angel. Good luck

Afm Looks like my ER wont be until Monday or tuesday. I only have 4 follies on my right ovary. My left one went on vacation this time. my estrogen is low. They say its because of my advanced age. I really feel old.

Angel- so happy you will be holding your little one in your arms tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing photos

Praying for your ER on Saturday Ali and yours on Monday Samsfan! I will be thinking of you ladies!

 

[AngelSerenity]

Hi all, no WiFi at hospital. Just wanted to let u no we've got a baby girl :-D. Born at 23:09 last night, 8lb 1.5oz. Neve Hazel Grace. All ok. Natural birth, no drugs,1hr 15min labour, waters popped in bath after nothing all day and surges hit within 30 secs. Convinced my babies love water and raspberry leaf, Kyan went same way! Baby attaching and feeding well. I'll update as soon as I can Xo

 

[Samsfan]

Awesome news Angel!!!!!! You give us hope!!!!! Enjoy your beautiful baby girl!!!! And post pics!!!

Hi all, no WiFi at hospital. Just wanted to let u no we've got a baby girl :-D. Born at 23:09 last night, 8lb 1.5oz. Neve Hazel Grace. All ok. Natural birth, no drugs,1hr 15min labour, waters popped in bath after nothing all day and surges hit within 30 secs. Convinced my babies love water and raspberry leaf, Kyan went same way! Baby attaching and feeding well. I'll update as soon as I can Xo

 

[alicatt]

Congrats Angel! Such wonderful news! Pictures please!

 

[Sonail]

Congrats Angel hi all I am new on here , trying to conceive after miscarriage in June. I am 37 now and my husband is 26. I have 4 children from previous, aged 18,12,11 and 6 years. I wasn't sure about having another as I have worked and lived hard as a single parent and it terrifies me I may have to do it again but with another child. I accidental pregnancy injure and I was really unhappy, the I miscarried and feel huge guilt. Husband was angry and upset. I agreed t start trying again after then, mostly because of my age. Another miscarriage and the nothing. A really scared I'm too old . Nw 7days post ovulation and having poms symptoms, back , hip and thigh ache, fatigue, dizzy and hugely high sex drive. Anyone have these symptoms so quickly. I'm scared to be excited xxxx

 

[never_give_up]

Congratulations Angel! Your baby girl is so precious I am glad you had such a wonderful birth experience.

I am rooting and praying for you both Ali and Samsfan!!!

Babywhisperer How are you feeling? You must be sooo busy moving. Hope you are not overdoing it! Excited for your little one to be here! Not much longer now

Grey eyes I enjoyed seeing your daughters all dressed up for halloween! They grow up so fast! Beautiful little ladies

afm- Dh and I have started the process for donor egg. I had my hsg last week and the radiologist said my uterus looked ideal. Dh had his bloodwork done and having a semen analysis this month. I have to have a medicated mock EEP cycle which is a trial run of medicated protocol. 2 weeks of estrogen injectections and then they will match me with a donor. We have an appointment with a social worker. Trying to get all the tests complete before we leave for Barbados on the 13th December. We will be having a green Christmas this year with my parents.

Thanks Samsfan. My profile photo was taken last month, celebrating our 4th wedding anniversary.

Hi girls hope you are all well. I'm convinced somebody up there doesn't want me to have a cyber life, my laptop died a fortnight ago! Mended now.

Well I go into hospital tomorrow for a slightly early induction ;-). I've been showing big signs all week of about to go but nothing has fully progressed. Baby is between 3 and 2 fifths engaged, plug has gone, show has been non-stop and quite heavy for a couple of days, I'm dilating and I've been crampy here and there since Tues.

I'll update you all when I can. Sorry for the short post, too excited to settle xo

 

[Samsfan]

Chantal- I'm rooting for you. I'm praying that the 3 of us get our wish and we can all meet for a mini celebration!

Alicatt- Hope you are feeling better

AFM- I'm on a bit of a rollercoaster... I went this am and my e2 was only 180 on my day 10 of stims. I have 3 on the right.. the largest only growing .5 in 2 days. good news is that 3 are now showing on the left, but they are all within in the 10-13.5 mm range and I'm on day 10 of stims. I'm going in tomorrow for sono and bloods.. so lets see if I have any progress. I feel much better than the last cycle. but that's only because my body has not been really effected by the meds.

 

[Babywhisperer]

Hi all, no WiFi at hospital. Just wanted to let u no we've got a baby girl :-D. Born at 23:09 last night, 8lb 1.5oz. Neve Hazel Grace. All ok. Natural birth, no drugs,1hr 15min labour, waters popped in bath after nothing all day and surges hit within 30 secs. Convinced my babies love water and raspberry leaf, Kyan went same way! Baby attaching and feeding well. I'll update as soon as I can Xo

Angel!!! So happy for you! It seems early is a theme right now. My friend Melissa went 2 weeks early being induced for HBP, my friend Pam went 10 days early naturally and had a 8lb 14 oz girl!!! Maybe it's just girls that are coming early these days. I cannot wait to see pics and I love the name. I hope you're feeling good. Happy to hear she's latched and everything went smoothly. No drugs? Wow go Mama! I'm in awe of you ladies who do it without drugs. Impressive. Feel good and rest up!

Ali and Sams I'm thinking of you big time. Stay positive and let your bodies do their thing.

Chantal I'm so excited for what comes next for you! And I'm so jealous of your trip to Barbados. I'm crossing fingers and goes for all of you. Someone will get blessed soon I can feel it.

Afm, bad vertigo last week took 2 days off then had Friday planned to take off as dh was judging a moot court comp at his college. It was fun to see where he went to college and see where he lived. The next day we drive up to Syracuse to see his youngest brother which was fun but all low key. Back at the hotels by 9. Baby is good so far, moving a lot and growing. I unpacked 4 more boxes last night, and will attack the linen closet this week and baby's room this weekend since my shower is the 16th. I need it set up for crib delivery next week and to put away all the stuff I will be coming home with. So far so good, happy the vertigo is gone bc that was tough. Bed was spinning, I could barely eat and I was nauseous no matter what position I was in. It was way worse than 1st tri nausea. But it was short lived. Back to work, sure to get major attitude for being out. No days off from now until baby comes.

Hope you ladies are feeling good!! Xo

 

[alicatt]

Hi Ladies..

I didn't have the greatest retrieval, we only got 8 eggs, 5 were mature and only 3 fertilized. It is odd because I had about 20 follicles, and the FS said he couldn't get to all of them That made me really mad, in the past they would have worked hard to get them all. How/why he didn't do that is unclear. I do know that When I woke up from the anesthesia my BP was super low. It was 90/45, and it stayed like that for about 30 minutes, finally it went up and back to normal at 120/70. Maybe that was the issue? I just think that it is reprehensible for a FS to not get all the eggs he can at ER! I was really angry all weekend but I realized that I didn't have the energy to keep being angry, I need to let it go and embrace what I have left. So I'm now thinking positively about the 3 embryos I do have, and we're doing a transfer tomorrow.

I saw a 'stork' yesterday (really an egret) but there is an old wives tail about storks and seeing them often means you will be pregnant soon. So I'm going to take it as a good omen, and be positive for my little embies! At the moment we're going to transfer all 3 back , but if one of them looks really awesome, we may see if we can't get it to make it to blast, and only transfer 2. The thought of triplets is a little scary

 

[Samsfan]

Babywhisperer- You should take off as much as you can and rest! within the parameters of keeping your job of course! So glad you are nesting!

Alicatt- I think you need to found out why he didn't get all the follies. I think you need to get a copy of all the medical records. If they were there he should have retrieved them! but don't dwell on it.... Just prepare yourself. Like we said all it takes is one.. Hopefully they are the best grade embies.

AFM- My e2 is rising! I have 4 follies on the right and 4 on the left. I don't know if the left will catch up though.. Highly unlikely. I have a 2 17mm, 16 and 15 on the right.. I think she said there was a 14..but I think that was a cyst. On my left I have 4 ranging from 11.5 to 12.5.. so idk.. if they will wait for those to catch up. I'm off to acupuncture. I have the week off ..and hope to nurture all my follies

 

[alicatt]

I just got the call from the FS office, of the 3 that fertilized, only 1 is still going strong. We're going to transfer that 1 tomorrow.
At this point I'm hoping for a miracle! It only takes 1 right?
Well this is it!

I still have the 2 as a backup plan.

I am really hopeful that this little one will be a fighter just like his or her mom! Fight little one fight!

 

[Samsfan]

Alicatt- I'm sorry that the other 2 didn't make it... Keep the faith!!!!!! YES, ALL IT TAKES IS ONE!

 

[Babywhisperer]

I just got the call from the FS office, of the 3 that fertilized, only 1 is still going strong. We're going to transfer that 1 tomorrow.
At this point I'm hoping for a miracle! It only takes 1 right?
Well this is it!

I still have the 2 as a backup plan.

I am really hopeful that this little one will be a fighter just like his or her mom! Fight little one fight!

All it takes is 1 that is for sure! Is there any reason why the other 2 didn't make it? It seems like last time you had a better response. Remember people have gotten their bfp with less odds! This is a good thing, this way they only transfer one and no triplets or resources being split...all your energy will go to the 1 little fighter!! I will be saying a prayer for you tomorrow.

Sams, sounds like you have some some good numbers there. I am so happy to hear you're going for acupuncture, I swear it helps!

Chantal, how are you feeling about the mock trial? I am excited to follow your journey! My friend had the best experience with DE, it worked the first time and she had healthy twin boys that are adorable.

Ladies I wish I could rest, but when I see what has to be done around the house it makes me crazy. We really have done so much as it is, but getting the baby's room set up, painted, family room rug and coffee table purchased I will feel better. The little things like a mirror for over the fireplace, a different configuration for our closets...all that can wait, but I know how much crap I'm coming home from the shower with and I don't know where we are going to put it all...which is an amazing problem to have I know but the nesting bug has bitten me bad and I want everything organized. Having our closets a little disorganized is making me crazy but I can live with it until we swap out the shelving for more hanging bars. And normally when I get home from work I try and rest since I have to be up at 5:30am for work...doing that 5 days in a row leaves me shot by Friday....but Monday is a holiday next week so I have off!!! I love love love 3 day weekends! The the following week is a 5day work week, then the following week is Thanksgiving! After that December and maybe only 2-3 weeks left!!! My next appt is Wed but just for a fast cervix, blood, BP check. I think the next sono is the 22nd or 25th at 36 weeks.

It's so funny, I wished for things to speed up and now I'm like "wait slow down, we still have so much to do!" And admittedly I'm scared about how the delivery will go. I pray that all of you ladies will be picking up where Angel leaves off very soon. There needs to be a rule that at least 1 of us needs to be prego at all times on here! I know it's going to happen for you ladies, I just know it.

 

[Samsfan]

Hi ladies

I trigger tonight... Looks like ER on Friday. My E2 stopped rising yesterday at 425.. My follies did grow though. I have 3 on the right at 20, 16 and 13 and more than 3 on the left at 19mm 2 at 15.5, and 13.5... Idk what it means when your E2 stops rising..but I guess I'll find out soon enough.

 

[alicatt]

Hi ladies

I trigger tonight... Looks like ER on Friday. My E2 stopped rising yesterday at 425.. My follies did grow though. I have 3 on the right at 20, 16 and 13 and more than 3 on the left at 19mm 2 at 15.5, and 13.5... Idk what it means when your E2 stops rising..but I guess I'll find out soon enough.

I think it means you are ready to trigger! YAY!
I hope you get some awesome eggs!