****May Blossoms - First Check in!! 4/14

penad5

Welcome to the May Blossoms Check-In! 

Check-ins every Monday & Thursday.

This is a check-in for those who are doing IVF/IVM or FET with an ER/ET scheduled for May.  If you are interested in joining, please fill us in on your cycle below (# IVF cycle, where you are in the process, relevant dates, etc.)  Be sure to update us along the way!

Check-in leaders for the month is: @penad5  (Monday) @CallaLily30 (Thursday)

Siggy badge:  https://i58.tinypic.com/33zd3f6.jpg[/IMG]

QOTD:  It's such a beautiful day out today makes me think of Summer!  So, what are you most looking forward to this Summer?

BFPS:

BFNS: 

March Angels:

In the 2ww:

Cancelled/Delayed:

Between ER/ET:

Stimming/Priming:

Puzzlefuz – FET #1

Prep (BCP/Lupron/EPP/Waiting for CD1):

tptbabe – IVF/ICSI #1

CallaLily30 – FET #2

Spring78 – FET #1

ikrystal – FET #1

Twinkie0612 – FET #1 w/ Donor Embryos

ExoticAntibiotic – FET #2

Jaztaz1 – FET #4

ksgsmu – FET #1

jbasore1123 – IVF #3

ejrobbi – IVF/ICSI #2

Hernsy – IVF #1

Milagros314 – IVF #2

cwoodward777 – IVF #3

penad5 - FET #1

hopefulsprout

Thank you so much for starting this! 

FET #2 (of IVF #1): Starting Lupron 4/24 with ET sometime late May (potentially early June, depending).

QOTD:  I'm most looking forward to our weekly CSA that we're getting for the first time this year. So much yummy, organic produce heading my way for so much cheaper than the grocery store! 

Puzzlefuz

Thanks for getting us started this month

I'm still chugging along in the process with my lupron shots. I have my baseline blood work this Thursday where they will hopefully reduce my lupron dosage. I'm hoping the reduction in dosage will decrease the hot flashes I've been experiencing at night, but I do count myself lucky that this was the only side affect that I've had. 

QOTD: I'm ready for long days, enjoying relaxing dinners on the patio and ripe fresh fruits and berries.    

CallaLily30

Hi Blossoms!  I'm super excited to get started this month and move on from my failed FET.

I'm on BCPs waiting for the results of my endometrial biopsy.  We should get the results of Friday and if everything looks good we will get started!

QOTD:  I love spending time at the beach.  My ILs have a house in Long Beach Island, NJ so we will spend a few weekends there over the summer months and enjoy some down time away from our normal hectic life.

Best of luck to everyone this month!

cls78

Hi Blossoms! I am still over at Snuggle Bunnies and my ER is coming up this Wed. I am going to be doing a FET sometime in May and will not be doing a fresh transfer, so I thought I would join in over here too! Good luck to everybody! QOTD: The beach!!!! @CallaLily30‌ LBI is the beach I go to all summer. I live in Manahawkin the main land before the island.

Twinkie0612

Hi Blossoms!

Not much to update.  I mailed off our notarized consent forms and signed donor profile this morning, so now I jsut need to wait on CD 1 so that I can start estrace for our FET.  I am currently 10 DPO so CD 1 should be here around Saturday.  I really need to look up some hotel info since our FET should be in about 3 weeks!

QOTD: I am looking forward to some nice weather and maybe a weekend trip, since it's been years since DH and I have been on a vacation.

tptbabe

We got our protocol this morning! We'll be doing EPP, starting on CD20 of next cycle, which should be in about 3 weeks!

QOTD: Normally it would be taking my bike out trail riding, but I'm hoping to not be able to do that this summer Other than that, I'm looking forward to going camping!

mrscsw

Hello All!  I am so happy this is getting started!  I do not have anything to report yet.  We do not start anything until the 2nd week in May.  Can't wait to get this going.  I am waiting for my protocol to come in the mail any day now.  This will by my 3rd round of IVF, but we did a freeze all for the 2nd.  We will hopefully freeze all of these as well.  The goal is to due a FET in August.  I am so ready to do it now.  Excited to be here with you ladies!  You keep me sane through this insane process!

QOTD - I am looking forward to our vacation in June.  We are spending 4 days in Vegas!  I love Vegas, but we do not gamble at all!  We eat a ton and see lots of shows!  So much fun!

jbasore1123

Hi ladies. Not much to report. Still on BCP with my baseline on Monday. I start Letrazol on the 27th instead of lupron, hoping to avoid overstimming.

QOTW: I'm looking forward to my sisters wedding in two months

Spring78

Thanks for getting this started. Goodbye to the Shamrocks & hello to the Blossoms all in one day.  I just got off the phone with my nurse about protocol this time around. Starting BCPs tonight. I felt so lousy on them last time, not looking forward to this part. I should get my official calendar this week with a goal of FET #1 on May 30. I know it is a lot fewer meds this time, but my doctor likes totally medicated FETs, so still doing lupron, estradiol patches, prednisone, antibiotics and PIO. My DH will be pleased. He's been joking about missing giving me shots.  I think it makes him feel more a part of the process -- that he is doing something to help, too.

QOTD: I am looking forward to my dad getting his sail boat in the water. There are few better ways to end the day than a couple hours of sailing with some combination of family between the end of the work day and sunset.

Milagros315

I'm finished with the BCPs and I have my baseline appointment on Wednesday morning. I hope that AF comes before that because I'm so ready to get started! 

QOTD: I'm excited for some time off in the summer. I'm only teaching during the first summer session, so I'll have a few weeks off before the fall semester

ikrystal

First - apologies about not having the badge yet.  My signature, since the beginning of my Bump days, has hated me and I constantly have to have the Bump Goddesses figure it out for me.  I'm awaiting someone to get back to me and work their magic. 

Not much to report here.  Still on BCPs until the 27th, hoping my baseline is good because I hop on a plane about 4 hours afterwards!

QOTD: The only thing on my mind for summer is getting pregnant.  That's it!  No vacations this summer (we're going in May instead of June like we usually do), I am just looking forward to nice weather.  Today there is a chance of snow in the Chicago south suburbs!

penad5

Hello all!!  looking forward to getting to know you all over the next month or so!

I'm just waiting for the happy face to show up to say i'm ovulating (hopefully tomorow) so i get my U/S and blood work booked for my mock cycle.  Fingers crossed everything goes well meaning less drugs during my actual FET cycle in May

COTD: What am i not looking forward to!!!  Cycling, running outside in shorts.... the BEACH!!!  oh and i really want to go paddle boarding - i tried it for the first time last year and had a blast!  I love summer  I actually wore flip flops today - it was very exciting especially since they're calling for snow tomorrow WTF??!!!

SuperPsi

Hi all,
I was just cancelled from the Bunnies, so we are going for FET #1.2 right at the beginning of the month.  AF just arrived, so CD 1 will be tomorrow and we'll see where we go fro there.  We're doing a different protocol this time, using very low dose stim meds in hopes that it works better.  Yay for no blue goop, boo for more shots.  I took the cancellation pretty hard, but now I've arrived at "let's get this ship done" and have purchased new supplements and will be starting a gluten/sugar/dairy free diet on Thursday.  Not much left to eat after you take out all that stuff, but I'm determined to do everything I can.  So if you know any FET tricks I'm all ears!!!

I am looking forward to warmer days and sunshine.  We're supposed to get snow tomorrow, I just hope it doesn't stay too long!

SuperPsi

And y badges still don't work.  Couldn't get last onths to work, now this one won't either.  What am I doing wrong that all it says is "image"?

tptbabe

If any of you are having issues with the badge still, try this link:

https://i58.tinypic.com/33zd3f6.jpg

Wait, that's the same one, NM... I had issues with it at first, but resized in the editing window?

CallaLily30

@SuperPsi‌ I'm going gluten free, dairy free too! Its a challenge but we can cheer each other on!

AuroraP725

Hi! I'm new here - getting ready for IVF #1. I started on BCPs to help with my lining and will talk to my nurse next week about my meds protocol. I should be starting injects the first week in May, and hopefully doing ER/ET the same month.

QOTD: I'm looking forward to running outside more, summer grilling, and vacations!

mrscsw

I had problems with updating my siggy last month, and someone gave me some good advice.  Click on the little guy in the upper right corner under community.  Then click on signature under your pic.  I just copied the pic from someone else's post, and then pasting it in my signature.  Hope that works for you.

Hernsy

I'm nervous and excited about IVF #1. On BCPs right now to start everything up 4/30. I recently had surgery to remove stage 4 endo, fibroids and a chocolate cyst, so I hope that makes things easier. I have to say that sometimes I'm excited, but most days I'm just terrified to be hopeful at all. I am not 100% sure how this cycle will work, but look forward to being a part of it with you all!

Hernsy

Oh! And QOTD-I just can't wait for some sunshine! I'd usually say I'm looking forward to the next tri race, but I won't be training that hard this summer. I am going to the beach this weekend with my BF to celebrate her getting her masters & then DH and I are going on a cruise the next that we won, so summer has begun!

runforcookies

Hello there. I just had my info session for FET #1 this morning after 2 failed IVFs. I will be transfering on the 1st or the 8th 2 embryos.

I'm looking foward to a more relaxed cycle this time around and hope that the FET is it for us.

QOTD I'm just looking foward to being outside more.

gnl42

Hi everyone. IVF #1 was cancelled back in March, so I guess I will call this one 1.2 ? 

I'm also waiting for the happy face to show in order to start Lupron one week later. It should be any day now. Can't wait to get this show on the road.

Best of luck to all! 

jaztastic

The past week has been a whirlwind. After having my WTF consult I thought I would be delayed, but looks like I'm gonna be a May Blossom after all... I start BCP on Thursday

Spring78

Hi Jaz, so glad you will be a part of the May group after all!

sweetpotato123

Hi everyone! We are looking to start IVF #1 in late May. For the time being, I just started BCP and am going in Monday for all the pre-cycle testing, as well as some additional bloodwork.

QOTD- being outside, spending time on the lake and going to the beach. And hopefully getting pregnant.

Looking forward to getting to know you all!

SuperPsi

@CallaLily30 It's definitely going to be a challenge.  I've done gluten free before but always compensated with cheese.  I'm eating ice cream tonight in preparation for going cold turkey starting tomorrow   But we got this, right!  Let me know if you find any good recipes.  Right now my plans are mostly chicken or fish and veggies.  Pretty plain, but I can do anything for a few weeks.  I think