Leah just loled thinking about your funny willy wonka grandpa style bed rest as I was explaining it to my hubby! It's on right now on abc family! That's for giving me a laugh! And thanks for all the knowledge your passing on to me, my RE thanks you too, you just added more questions to the book I always bring!

I'm excited to hear what your appointment brings!!!!!!!!!!
Love that we both take in books of questions! I always typed mine up like a dork (:
Double love that Willie Wonka comment!!
I'm still lounging around & being stress free and lazy. I've got to say... It feels kinda good!!!
Can't wary to hear the details of your appointment tomorrow!!!!!!! Getting excited for you!!

Thanks for the tip LHforMom I will give it a whirl and see what happens! I know there are a few other alternative areas on the body we can put the patches but I don't trust it. This brings a whole new spin on 'go with your gut instinct' HAHA!! yesimadork!

In an effort not to go stir crazy, I have found a chart that describes exactly what happens between transfer and testing time. Since we're all dorks in this forum I wanted to be sure I shared it (:

http://www.nyufertilitycenter.org/ivf/embryo_transfer

Hugs to my buds and good luck today Katie!!

Katie, I'm thinking of you today, I can't wait for an update!

Leah, I found that chart during my last tww and it helped me keep my sanity. It also helped me to not POAS after 48 hours!

My suppression/lining check is Wednesday morning! I'm feeling really optimistic because my ovaries have been totally silent for the last week and a half or so and I've only had endo pain when I eat sugar which is pretty telling of being suppressed. Hopefully I will be PUPO 9 days from now!

I'm nervous because my transfer will be on the 18th and AF is due on the 21st. You aren't supposed to get your period because of the progesterone, but I did last time. My nurse doesn't seem to think it's anything to worry about but I'm still not totally convinced.

Two more days of the shitty stims!! I keep hoping I will be done and be able to move on, but nope! Literally feels like years since 12/26 when started bcp's! So E2 went up to 410 and on right 15 and two 7's then on left 12,10, 6! I'm just freaking the f**k out bc all of this for three dominant follies. Of course no one at the doctors is saying anything like they are worried, but I'm not willing to waste the $ on Ivf if we aren't even going to get one egg! Am I being crazy!? I know it only takes one but I think I would choose to do an iui over Ivf if I only have three growing. How correct are they on seeing the follies and numbers? My first ultra said 5 on right and five on left then from there it seems like I have here to four on each one that keeps changing!

I asked about endometrial scratching the nurse said only if there is issues with the lining. Then I asked about hcg injection into the uterus before transfer and she acted like she had never heard about it, so I'm thinking that's a no go!

Just feeling lost and frustrated, hope your days are going better.

I know so how you feel about the egg retrieval fears :( I thought my retrieval number would be 7 or 8 and then the # was 6.... And you know the rest!!
My problem with everything is... Would my numbers even change next time? Or is my AMH really low for real and that's as good as it gets.
Maybe you feel the same way??

The doctor said that they don't do the endometrial scratch usually until the 3rd failed IVF cycle. But I made him do it (:

I'm glad you only have 2 more days!! It does seem like forever since we started... I'm so sorry you're still going too.
But your eggs will grow a little bit in 4 days (approximately?) (2 srim days and then 36 hours after trigger...).
So I know it sucks, but maybe you'll have more great ones!!!!!!!
This journey sucks.... Sending you lots of hugs!!

When I had 2 days of stims left I only had 5 follies. That number exploded to 13 in 48 hours. It's too early to get discouraged!

Thanks girls, this whole journey is so up and down. I had acupuncture so I feel a bit calmer. Karen that gives me so much hope! Leah I share in your pain, and I'm sorry you too had to go through all this too, but you too give me hope! It sucks, but hopefully in the end it will be worth it :/

Hoping it will be worth it for sure!!!!! Good things are going to happen for us all!!

Thank The Lord I had a total of 6 on right ranging from 18.8-7 and on the left three 14, 13, 7. Estrogen was 706. So I go back tomorrow for more blood ultra and fx trigger Thursday night! Nurse said 14 and 13 will mature and then I have two on the right that are already there. Happy thought ps and thanks for all the encouragement! Hope all is well with you guys

My lining/suppression check didn't go so great today. I'm suppressed but my lining is too thin and my estrogen is too low. I've been wondering about that because I've been feeling really good and having a ton of EWCM for the past few weeks but in the last 3 days the CM has all but disappeared and I'm starting to get some mild pains.

So now in addition to the three oral doses of Estrace I'm taking every day, I'm also taking a fourth dose before bed...vaginally. I was like: WHAT? Apparently it absorbs better that way...who am I to argue?

So I have another lining and estrogen check on Friday morning. The nurse said I was teetering on the edge of having good numbers so she thinks I'll get the go-ahead on Friday. That means my transfer will be Thursday the 20th and my beta will be Friday the 7th...I may ask them to switch it to Saturday to Saturday the 8th so I can stay home and cry all day long...

Katie, our transfers could end up being the same day!!

Leah, how's the tww treating you?

Karen, so bummed your check didn't go as planned :( But at least you're not out for good this cycle!! There's still a silver lining (:

Katie, so happy you're almost there!!! Yahoo!!

Sending good thoughts to both of you!! It would be so cool of your transfer days ended up being the same!!

I'm surviving the 2ww... Barely. Have to go back to work tomorrow and am nervous about that. Especially since everyone at home has been treating me so gently. I'll get thrown to the wolves at work tomorrow for sure. It's just a stressful environment. Will have to try to de- compress multiple times I'm sure. There's just always this fear I have that I'm doing the wrong thing or eating something wrong, or sweating too much at night even though I can't help the hormones. It's just this constant cloud of uncertainty/worry. It does suck. But you know all about it Karen. And we've got pretty similar personalities (as far as I can tell from here) Katie- I think you'll feel just like I do too.
It's strange how we all have infertility in common, but we all are very similar in personalities as well. I really like that!!

Hugs to you guys!!!!

Karen I'm so sorry, but there is still more time to turn everything around. Good luck tomorrow let us know how it goes! It would be fun to have a tww buddie!

Leah how are you feeling after your first day of work!? I totally know how you feel about worrying constantly, it never ends! Hope your embies are snuggling up for the next 9 months!


One. More. Day! Omg I'm starting to believe it'll never end! But at least that means things are still growing and increasing! Finally yesterday and today I started to feel the full feeling you guys were talking about. Not too bad but not comfortable! Hope you all have a great day!

Karen how did your check up go today?

Leah how are you doing any symptoms :)

I get to finally trigger tonight after 14 days of stimming! Literally thought for a few days it may never end, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel! ER is Sunday and I am so excited. When the nurse called I told her that most people wouldn't be happy to stick a 1 1/2 in needle in their bottoms, but that I'm so excited!