**April Snuggle Bunnies Check-In 4/17**

gsancho

Welcome to the April Snuggle Bunnies Check-in!

Check-ins will be every Monday & Thursday. Your check-in leaders are Milagros315 (Monday) and gsancho (Thursday).

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

Here is a link to the Snuggle Bunnies badge: https://tinypic.com/r/o7t1y0/8

QOTD: Are you a sucker for Easter candy?  Are you more of a chocolate or a peeps girl?

TRIGGER TIME!

Good luck to everyone!!!

BFPS: Congratulations!!
beachy6 - IVF #2
DisneyG2 - FET #1
elinef - FET #1 
Irishlove16 - FET #3
Tawnyali - IVF #2

BFNS:

April Angels:

FET:
geordie314 - FET #3
Lady2010 - FET #1
mamakofoshi - FET #1
MKateG - FET #3
Musicianlala26 - FET #1 
Wolfette139 - FET #1

In the 2ww:
AlaskaDee23 - IVF#1
Areej76 - FET #1 
babydreams13 - IVF #3
Ham113 - IVF #2
KathrynShustek - FET #1
LooneyLife - FET #1 
RunCC37 - FET #1 
Saintelizabeth - IVF #1
shelbeans82 - IVF #2
treeb1206 - IVF #1 
dp21 - IVF #1
gsancho - IUI #4
Mozzarella13 - IVF #1
MSoup - IVF #2

Canceled/Delayed:
KLAlax - IVF #1 
gsancho - IVF #1 (converted to IUI)
scooteriste - IVF #2
SuperPsi - FET #1 

Between ER/ET:
cls78 - IVF#1 for FET in May
dreambig1021 - IVF #1 for FET in June
PrivateOne - IVF #2 for FET in May/June
sparkles2040 - IVF #1
thebrewers2005 - IVF #3 for FET in May

Stimming/Priming:
angiemj2012 - IVF #1
angjohns99 - IVF #1
diamante1181 - iVF #2
fizzachaudhary - IVF #1
heavenseyes55 - IVF #1
ltlavac - IVF #1
Milagros315 - IVF #2
Rebecca'sMama - IVF #1
rlk2 - IVF #4
zeynsom - IVF #1 

Prep (BCP/Lupron/EPP)/Waiting for CD1:
BeckyP005 - IVF #1 w/DE
danjan2019 - IVF #1
Kacelets - IVF #2
MeatandBandP - IVF #1

cls78

My ER was yesterday and they got 26 eggs! I had my first freak out since starting my ivf cycle and cried before going into ER room. I got extremely nauseous from the anesthesia and it took me a while to get out of recovery. I was dreading the 90 mile car ride home, but I made it without barfing all over my car. The medicine has all wore off and I am very sore. I am treating myself today to a iced coffee. I quit caffeine during stims. Fert report will be called in to me later today! My FET is in May, but I am hanging out here and May blossoms!

QOTD: Easter candy is my fave! I am addicted to bubble gum peeps!!! I love robin eggs and cadbury mini too!

gsancho

I'm still on 2ww, so nothing new.  I hope everyone has a good weekend!  And if you celebrate Easter or are out and about Sunday, be good to yourself and hopefully the slew of kids everywhere doesn't get you down.  Which reminds me to avoid Facebook Sunday....

I am a total peeps girl.  I prefer the bunny ones, b/c for some reason, I like eating the ears off first.

RunCC37

That bunny gif is too funny!! 

I'm 4dpFET, and just trying to keep the peace between now and beta I'm enjoying a little break from technology (though I admit it hasn't been 100%) and I hope everyone around here is doing well!

QOTD: Chocolate, bring on the chocolate!! 

rlk2

I am sitting in the waiting room for us. I ready to barf I am do nervous and it just hit me all at once. I'm on day 7 of stims and as of Tuesday I had 5 follies all around the 11-12 range (best start for me) and started ganerilix that nite.

I'm a total chocoholic!!!!! I love this chocolate nut egg from a local candy store!

dp21

Hi everyone,

Going to leave my house in about 20 minutes for ER!  Getting nervous.  Made the hubby work from home today so he can be with me.  Luckily the clinic is only 5 minutes down the road and close to home!

Cis78, that is great!  I'm hoping to get 4 good ones!  How are you feeling today?  I have to work tomorrow....hope I'm feeling up to it!

Thanks for reading!  

cls78

Dr. M just called and 21 eggs fertilized!!! The pain and discomfort was all worth it.

cls78

@dp21‌ I am still sore today, but better then yesterday. I would honestly take the day off if you can. Best of luck to you today.

Saintelizabeth

Hi ladies! I’m 6dp3dt and my beta is scheduled for 4/22. I will not POAS before my beta. I always caved and POAS with my IUI’s, but with this potentially being our last IVF cycle for an undetermined amount of time (aka however long it takes to come up with the OOP costs for another cycle) I’m kind of scared and overall not looking forward to my beta results right now. Family and close friends keep telling me to remain positive, but as I’m sure you ladies know, IF makes it impossible sometimes. 

For now I’ve been super crampy, my boobs feel giant and I’m tired all the time. Gotta love PIO!  

I’m traveling to Philly this weekend staying with our friends who have a 1 year old, sponsoring my 7 month pregnant friend who is getting her catholic sacraments on Saturday and spending time on Easter with my BF and her 8 month old baby. That’s a whole lot of baby to handle in 2 days

QOTD: I actually don’t like chocolate (crazy I know) and I’m not much of a peeps fan. I do love white chocolate though and when I was a kid I always knew which Easter basket was mine. I DO love me some Cadbury eggs though! They are made of milk chocolate, but the overly sweet middle makes it worth it to me

beachy6

Hi Bunnies! This month is off to a great start! Let's keep it going!!

Yesterday I had a positive HPT. It was absolutely shocking. I wasn't expecting it. So, I did another this morning and it was darker. Wow. I have no words. I just went and had my blood drawn for my first beta, so I'll know today how good of a start we have here. I'm nervous even though I've had positive HPT's. It will probably take awhile to sink in as this has been a LONG road that I never thought I'd ever get off of!! As for symptoms, I've been pretty nauseous the last few days. My nurse said this is either from my late onset OHSS or from the pregnancy hormone rising. Either way, I don't mind it one bit!! I'm bloated like crazy, my ovaries hurt like heck, and I feel like I'm going to puke at any minute and I've never been happier! Go figure!!

QOTD: I LOVE candy. All of it, except peeps. Jelly beans are my favorite, but only this time of year!

cls78

@beachy6‌ Congrats!!!

heavenseyes55

Day 7 stims ...got 9 eggs growing so far from 11mm to 17mm ...they said everything growing perfectly ...

Er is anywhere from Sunday to Wednesday

Haha if it Sunday they Easter bunny will be really looking for my eggy lol

My Easter craving is always Cadbury mini eggs but I found out in July I'm allergic to dairy so none for me this year

elinef

You can move me to the BFP list!!! I can't even believe it! I'm seriously in shock! I took a HPT this morning that was positive but I still didn't want to get my hopes up...but now I just got the call for my blood work results and its really true! My beta is 295, which she said either means a really strong implantation or it could be 2!

cls78

@elinef‌ Congrats!

ltlavac

Hi Bunnies! Once again @gsancho & @milagros315 you're doing an awesome job with the bunny gif's, put a smile on my face twice a week

AFM, stim day 6 for me, yesterday at follie scan had 11 follicles ranging from 5mm-11mm, e2 level was 538. I'm continuing my 225iu gonal f and beginning ganirelix tonight too. Hoping ER will be sometime early next week...will know more tomorrow at my follow up ultrasound and bw. I hope everything is progressing as it should

Milagros315

Congrats to all of the BFPs!! We are off to a great start Bunnies!

Hugs to all!

I'm finally stimming! Today is day 2 and I go in for my first follie scan on Saturday. I'm so excited!

QOTD: I hate peeps and I also really dislike chocolate unless it has something with it like caramel, peanut butter, or marshmallow.

ltlavac

I keep forgetting the QOTD!! I'm not a big candy fan, and I especially hate peeps, I think that sugar tastes so fake! I do love some chocolate though! Especially dark chocolate! Yummy!

elinef

@cls78 and @milagros315 thank you!! Gl to everyone!

And I was so excited I forgot the QOTD...I love it all! Peeps, chocolate...but my fave is the Reese's peanut butter eggs! Mmmm

zeynsom

I had my second checkin this morning. My lining is definitely thickened. Woo hoo! My estroidol levels will be determined this afternoon. I am on my sixth day of follistim. I have five growing eggs on the left and two minuscule ones on the right. I am hoping that all seven catch up even though it may take me 10-12 days of stims as the doctor said today. 

beachy6

Beta is back at 257!! We're very pleased with this number and pray that things just continue to go in the right direction!! So, I can officially be moved to the BFP list...still in complete shock on that one.

 

dreambig1021

Happy Thursday Bunnies!!!

I swear those bunny pictures are so hilarious!! ER was Monday 4/14 they retrieved 31 eggs and on Tuesday 20 of them had fertilized but yesterday they called to say that one actually fertilized late so we ended up with 21 fertilized. I couldn't have been happier but this OHSS is the pits. I am so miserable I took Tuesday off of work the day after ER thinking I would be good by Wednesday but no such luck yesterday was awful. I'm doing everything I can to get past this and will be happy when this OHSS has passed. 

Good Luck to all you ladies going in for ER/ET, congratulations to all our BFP's so far, and hang in there to all our 2WW, and big hugs to all that need them! 

shelbeans82

Hi Ladies!!  I am PUPO!  We transferred 2 blasts this morning, and everything went smoothly. 

QOTD:  I love Reese eggs and Jellybeans!!  No peeps for this gal. 

BeckyP005

Hello ladies! Exciting stuff going on here!!

I went in this morning for a lining check and everything looking good. Will call on Sunday to see when donor's ER is and ask about my transfer day.

QOTD: Cadbury Eggs and malted Easter eggs . Oh and starburst jellybeans and love the black ones too Peeps are ok.

sparkles2040

Hi Ladies- love the bunny gifs. Cracking up. I had ER on Tuesday. 12 retrieved, 11 mature, and 10 fertilized. Doctor said we couldn't be happier with the report so we are ecstatic. We will do a 5dt on Sunday, Easter Sunday- we think that's a great sign. As of now, I feel horrible. I am so excited but it hurts to pee, I have so much pressure in my stomach, and my entire body is sore like I was in a car wreck. So odd, but hoping it'll pass soon.

I am a peeps freak! I love them stale or hard. I will open the packages and wait a week to eat them. Yummy! Good luck! So happy for you BFPers!

Mozzarella13

Hey Bunnies!! Congrats @beachy6‌ and @elinef‌!! FX for everyone stimming, and grow embies grow for all those between ER &ET!! And a huge GL & FX @RunCC37‌ and @gsancho in the 2ww!
AFM, ER went well--wish we'd have had more mature eggs to start with (only 9 out of 16 were mature) but 7 fertilized, so now we wait till Friday to find out what we are working with, and whether or not we have anything to freeze...I know we are very lucky to have our 7 fertilized pistachios, but the more you start with it improved the odds I'm nervous, can you tell??? I'm afraid to be hopeful I guess :-S

Irishlove16

Hi ladies! Just received beta 1 results! It's 235!! So very happy with our second tiny milestone! I pray that it doubles on Saturday for second beta.

Congrats to all the other BFP's!! GL to those in the 2ww and stimming!!

QOTD: love a lot of the Easter candy!! Don't like jelly beans unless they are starburst jelly beans! I love those little bubble gum eggs in the little egg cartons. Those were always my favorite in my basket growing up!

dp21

Hi bunnies,

Just got home from egg retrieval.  We got 3 eggs, we will hear back about fertilization tomorrow.  Plan is for 3dt on Easter.  I'm feeling pretty good actually, just did my progesterone shot in the butt.  Got my jammies and a tshirt on and plan to relax rest of day in bed. 

We had a little scare, we are doing ICSI.  First sample didn't have enough motility, hubby had to go back for second sample and then we had to wait awhile before we were allowed to leave.

Picked up some take out BBQ on way home.

Feeling good.

cls78

@dp21‌ FX for you!!

BeckyP005

cls78 said:

@dp21‌ FX for you!!

Yes good luck!!

KathrynShustek

I am soo excited about all the BFPs!!!! Congrats ladies.

@gsancho I love the Parks and Rec gif!!

@Sanitelizabeth and @Runcc37 we are beta buddies. I want to be strong and make it to beta, but its getting harder by the day. I had my husband hide all the pregnancy tests from me so that I couldn't be tempted Knowing that you ladies are waiting with me is very helpful

Nothing has really changed, moments when I feel like it worked and moments when I feel like a its a lost cause battle in the brain hourly. A little cramp here and there, and my head cold have occupied my time these last couple days.

 

FX for those in the TWW and those approaching ET and ER.

I am a choc-aholic. Bring on the good stuff!

kramiemom

I got all my meds and will start stimming tomorrow for my IVF #1. Geeze that is a lot of needles that showed up in that box! Did you guys receive WAYYY more needles that you will probably need? I set everything up in a spare bathroom and have dubbed it the "baby making station". Here we go! I'll check in with you ladies Monday!

QOTD: I am a chocolate girl!

dp21

Did not use all of my needles.  We almost ran out of stimming meds though!  I went through all of my Bravelle and only had 3 Menopur left at the end of it!  Now i'm onto daily IM shots in the butt!  Took the first one today!  For us it was two shots a day, Lupron and I was able to mix the Bravelle and Menopur into one shot. 

ltlavac

@angjohns99, yes, my Gonal F pen came with like twenty extra needles per pen, so don't worry, at least for me, it hasn't been too many shots. So far just 1 per day; and tonight I add my Ganerelix, so 2 shots per day, but probably not for too much longer! Good luck to you

cls78

@angjohns99‌ I used 9 of my needles out of the 17 they ordered for me. My doses of meds kept going down, so I had extra meds left too. It is better to have more then less. GL!!

PrivateOne

So much good news!! Glad to see all the progress all the bunnies are making!!!

I had my ER on Wednesday and they retrieved 7 eggs.  I got the fert report today and sadly only 2 of the 7 eggs have fertilized.  Because this is such a low number we are definitely going to freeze the two that made it and will proceed with another retrieval to get more embryos before doing any PGD testing.  It saves us $$ to batch cycle results together instead of sending them each time we retrieve, so yay for saving money.   At first I was quite upset to hear such a low number, but then I brushed myself off and said I'm ready, bring it IVF #3. In all honesty I've always wanted to do a few retrievals because of my age.  I want to get as many eggs out as I can so their biological clock stops.  So at this point, we'll be going back at it and I'll probably be joining the May or June group depending on how the timing falls.  Best of Luck to all my fellow bunnies and I'll be lurking in on you all. 

QOTD: I'm not a big candy lover.  I have a few favorites, but could turn candy down anytime. 

cls78

@PrivateOne‌ Best of luck to you!!!!

LooneyLife

Transfer was on Tuesday, so I'm in the 2ww now!  Last time I started testing at 4dp5dt and got my BFP at 5dp, so I'll probably start the same again this time around (which will be Saturday).

QOTD:  Reese's eggs, Cadbury eggs, and Starburst jelly beans....yummmmmm

scooteriste

ER was today and I feel like I've been hit by a bus. Regardless, we got 11 eggs which for a low AMH girl like me that's awesome. Looking forward to the fert report tomorrow. For now, rest! DH is taking good care of me.

QOTD: Cadbury eggs and mini eggs are my jam. Not a fan of Peeps unless they're stale.

Rebecca'sMama

cls78 said:

My ER was yesterday and they got 26 eggs! I had my first freak out since starting my ivf cycle and cried before going into ER room. I got extremely nauseous from the anesthesia and it took me a while to get out of recovery. I was dreading the 90 mile car ride home, but I made it without barfing all over my car. The medicine has all wore off and I am very sore. I am treating myself today to a iced coffee. I quit caffeine during stims. Fert report will be called in to me later today! My FET is in May, but I am hanging out here and May blossoms! !

Yay for you! Way to go with all those eggs retrieved! Hope you got good news on your fertility report! Post-anesthesia nausea can be terrible. Glad you are feeling better.

cls78

@scooteriste‌ My ER was yesterday and I feel much better today. (still sore, but better) Just make sure to take a easy and don't push yourself the next couple of days. Congrats on the 11 eggs.

Rebecca'sMama

@beachy6‌ Hooray for your BFPs! Looking forward to your beta results! @Irishlove16‌ Congrats to you too! Woohoo! @elinef‌ Congratulations on your BFP!! So much good news!