*Third-Party Reproduction Check-in* Oct 19

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This weekly check-in is for anyone using/considering or who has used a 3rd party method of reproduction, including: Donor egg, donor sperm, embryo adoption, gestation carrier, or surrogate - also Donors, GC's and surrogates as well! If you don't check-in for 3 weeks you'll be removed from the list but we'll happily add you back next time you check in! NOTE: Board etiquette - please post BFPs separately from the check-in, with a warning in message title.

Check-In: How is it going? What are your next steps? How are you feeling?

QOTW: If you had a full day all to yourself, how would you spend it? 

Welcome

@StephieMK – DS – Welcome to the group!!

@surromama6 – SM – Welcome to the group!!

((Hugs))

@refeek1 – D-EG – Hugs!! WTF appointments are tough. Sending love!

@Km672 – D-EG/DS – Big, huge hugs on your BFN & loss of your last frostie

@ceemonkey – DE/DS – Big, huge hugs! I’m so sorry for your losses

@doodiebug18 – DS – Big hugs about your BFN. Moving onto IUI#3!!

New BFPs & Other Good News!

@1220winterbride – ?? – Graduated to the OB!!

@datingbettyboop – IP-GC – EDD 2/17/15! It’s a GIRL!!

Currently Cycling/Scheduled

@doodiebug18 – DS – Big hugs about your BFN. Moving onto IUI#3!!

@Lacyj67 – D-EG – Parenting foster son. Estrogen Phase in progress for FET 10/29!

@mm29 – DS – Testosterone Priming Phase in progress! Stims start this week!

@RunCC37 – D-EG – Currently suppressing for an @11/13-11/18 ER/ET.

@StephieMK – DS – Stimming in progress for IUI #5. GL!!

@sorrellam30 – D-EG – Estrogen Phase in progress! Stims start this week!!

@Thespis7 – DS – IUI #3 stims in progress! When’s your estimated IUI date?

 

Waiting to Cycle

@chicagobride07 – D-EG – Waiting for Dr. KK appt in December.

@Km672 – D-EG/DS – Big, huge hugs on your BFN & loss of your last frostie

@Love4Labs826 – D-EM – Working on some lining issues before next transfer.

@marshmallowevening – D-Em – Working on making a match. GL!!

@refeek1 – D-EG – New protocol for next FET & a hysteroscopy in a few weeks.

@Rumbera28 – D-EG – researching affordable donor egg programs

@ceemonkey – DE/DS – making a plan for the final transfer. Hugs

 

Donors/GC’s/Surrogates

@Mama-Bear – GS – BFP!! When is the EDD?

@surromama6 – SM – are you a Surrogate? Gestational Carrier? Please clarify

@TRexsMum – GC – 28 weeks along & doing hospital tours When is the EDD?

Pregnant!

@lincoln79 – IP-GC – EDD 11/7/14! 7 frosties on ice Getting organized for the big day!

@sammer 818 – IP-GC – EDD 11/23/14! Turkey-day baby BOY is in the 97^th percentile for size!

@Mrs.McIrish – D-EG – Twin girls! EDD 12/2/14! I hope you can get comfortable soon!

@ksgsmu – D-EG – EDD 1/12/15 – TWINS! GL with your glucose test!

@datingbettyboop – IP-GC – EDD 2/17/15! It’s a GIRL!!

@BeckyP005 – D-EG – EDD 2/22/15 – Good luck on you’re a/s!!

@pmv81 – DS – EDD 3/12/15 – Team Pink & feeling movement!

@1220winterbride – ?? – Graduated to the OB!! What is your EDD? Did you do DS? DEg? DEm?

@JimBobCooter – D-EG – BFP on 10/6!! Three strong betas & waiting for u/s around 10/26.

 

Parenting

@DoublePortion – D-EM – Boy/Girl twins born on 6/30/14!

@e74 – D-EM – Twin boys born in 2013 and are on the move! Hello crawling and cruising!

@Lacyj67 – D-EG – Parenting foster son! PJ will be walking before you know it!

@2MamazinSeattle – D-EG/DS – Baby Simone Louise was born happy & healthy on 8/21/14!! Good luck with your milk supply!

RunCC37

Ahhhh, the wonders that a low-key weekend works! I literally had no plans this weekend, and it has been glorious! I have been able to catch up on so much, and I feel like my stress level has gone down at least 10 notches!

Big, big, big hugs to @refeek1, @Km672, @ceemonkey & @doodiebug18. This is not an easy path to walk, and I am so sorry for the difficult times you have been facing lately. 

                          

A hearty Woohoo!! and Congratulations! to @1220winterbride for graduating to the OB & @datingbettyboop for the news that IT'S A GIRL!

AFM, I'm plugging away with the BCPs, Metformin, Prednisone, Lupron (thankfully no side effects yet!), and supplements. This week brings a few exciting things: 1) Last BCP on Monday, 2) Blood draw for Dr. KK on Tuesday, 3) Nutritionist session #2 on Wednesday, 4) DE cycle bill due on Thursday. 

QOTW: A whole day to myself... definitely wake up when my body tells me it's time (rather than an alarm), go for a run, do something pampering like a massage or a manicure, read in my glider to my heart's content... all while being waited on hand & foot by DH Wouldn't that be nice?! Have a great week, ladies!

sorrellam30

Hi ladies, nothing new here. @RunCC37‌ Did your RE specify to you when you should slow or stop running? If we make it to transfer I wouldn't run during 2ww but I wasn't sure about the days leading up to transfer, I figured if anyone would know it would be you

refeek1

Hello.  Nothing new here, either.  If I had a day to myself (which I do often), I shop and clean.  I know, fun, huh?

Thespis7

Hey guys. I am on cd10. I go in on Tuesday for ultrasound to check follicles. Praying to not overstimulate this round. Then if everything goes as planned should have b2b iui on Wednesday and Thursday. So trying to relax and stay stress free.

QOTW: a whole day to myself! I would watch an old classic movie, eat ice cream out of the container and sit in my pj's.

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BeckyP005

Huge hugs for those that have been having a rough time. I am so sorry this can't be easier for you ladies

I know @MrsT4 hasn't posted in awhile but she had her baby boy Sept 29th. His name is Michael and he is a cutie

Not much going on here. 22 wks today. I've had this hacking cough for 4 weeks and I finally decided to go see my family dr. She gave me an inhaler and zpack so hoping I can get this to go away! My second A/S is on Thursday since she wouldn't cooperate to let the tech get some pics of her heart.

QOTW: If $ wasn't an issue I would get a facial, nails and feet done! Otherwise stay in my pj's/sweats all day and lounge watching all the tv and maybe reading a book. Cleaning is a no on a day like this...lol.

Mama-Bear

My EDD is 6/21

Next Wednesday we have a sac check.  I didn't have this last time around but it'll be nice to get some verification that the baby is measuring on target.

QOTW:  If I had a day to myself, I would do NOTHING.  I would park my butt on the couch and watch crappy TV while pinning everything I see on Pinterest.

Lacyj67

Hugs to all having a rough time.
Now that my get is getting closer and in in the middle of shots in getting more anxious. Having a lot of doubts this will work this time around. Not sure but just a sinking feeling.
Qotw: if I had a day to myself I would get a pedicure and manicure do a little shopping and maybe dinner out with a nice bottle of wine and in bed early!!

lincoln79

Huge hugs to all those struggling or anxious right now. This is such a hard journey!

My mom just called tonight to let me know they found some lumps in her mammogram and she will have a biopsy on Wednesday. 

EIAF Update

We had some excitement this week. Our GC had an episode of pre-labor (2 cm dilated, 80% effaced, contractions every 4-6 min apart) that got us all a little excited. Good news is that Squirt got 8/8 on the biophysical profile and had dropped quite a bit (which is why our GC had felt diminished movement) We went to the city where she lives and stayed the night, but then Squirt settled back down and decided to stay in longer!

So, we are waiting anxiously and trying to stay calm that if it happens now, it will be OK because we are past the 37w mark.

QOTW: Free day - I would sleep in (like until 10), take a long walk (bc of course the weather would be perfect on my free day). Eat fabulous Indian food, take a nap, and a long jacuzzi bath with some wine and a new Grisham novel.

ksgsmu

Hey ladies!  hugs to those going through a hard time right now.

I am doing ok just getting more uncomfortable really but I am really working on staying positive.  I did fail my one hour glucose test which is no great suprise.  I had a ton of sugar the weekend before the test with my shower and two family birthdays.  I am going to really clean up my diet the next couple of weeks an hope I pass the three hour in a couple of weeks.  Babies are doing fine and we see both OB and MFM next week!

QOTW:  I would spend the day at the spa for sure

brooklynesque

*** SAIF update *** Hi, all. Haven't posted in awhile ... Turns out having a baby is a lot of work, especially when you're moving cross-country at the same time. ;-) My little one is doing great -- learning and growing every day. At almost 3 months she grasps things with her hands, smiles a lot, and "talks" to her toys by saying something like "rah rah rah rah rah." I'm pretty sure she is imitating me. She's adorable. Best wishes to all of the expectant mothers on the board and, especially, to those still working on getting pregnant. I'm rooting for you!!

BeckyP005

@brooklynesque‌ happy you checked in! 3 months where does the time go

Mrs.McIrish

Hi ladies-- I'm waiting for a call this week with an induction date for 4 weeks! Hard to believe that my girls will be here in 4 weeks or less.... They were active on today's BPP and A was kicking B in the head... Fighting already, lol....

Brooklynesque-- good to hear from you. You are leaving Brooklyn?????? Holy moly!!

Hugs to KM and Ceemonkey and everyone else who needs one.

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sorrellam30 said:

Hi ladies, nothing new here. @RunCC37‌ Did your RE specify to you when you should slow or stop running? If we make it to transfer I wouldn't run during 2ww but I wasn't sure about the days leading up to transfer, I figured if anyone would know it would be you

@sorrellam30‌ - I didn't bother asking my RE this time around because I knew his answer would be the same from my FET: no running from transfer to beta. I ran up until the day of my transfer though. This time around, my RI doesn't want me running at all. I asked her how soon in relation to a transfer I should stop, and she said immediately......... I advocated for myself and told her about my concerns for my mental well being if I stopped running completely. Then she agreed that I could continue running under significant restrictions (no more than 3-4 runs a week, all short and easy with the exception of one weekly long run not to exceed 10 miles). Once I start estrogen, I will not be allowed to run at all. I hope that helps!

RunCC37

@lincoln79‌ - I'm so sorry to hear the news about your mother's mammogram. I hope she is alright!

@MrsT4‌ - congrats on your baby boy!!

Thespis7

Update: had ultrasound this morning. There were three follicles all on left that were 20mm+ my lining was 8.5 and only very small follicles on right. I'm waiting on doctor to call with my next step! It sounds promising but shoukd I be concerned that all follicles are on one side?

I'm sitting here on pins and needles trying to teach middle school!!

Fx and tx

StephieMK

Hi ladies!

I'm currently on cd12. I go tomorrow morning for my follie scan. FX for nice fat follies! I'm really trying to stay positive with this cycle. I've also done 2 sessions of acupuncture and have a third on Monday.

(((Hugs))) to all!

Thespis7

Good luck!!

1220winterbride

@runcc37

My EDD is May 25 (1 FET ; anonymous Donor Eggs) next appt is in 4 weeks for the genetic screening panorama test and Ultrasound. so far baby looks good! I feel bloated and hungry and slightly nauseous.

Perfect day used to be some outdoor activity but currently naps sound amazing!

mm29

I thought I had updated, but it looks like I didn't. I had my baseline Monday. It went really well. My AFC was 3 (left Ovary). That is the best it’s been in several years. Typically my right ovary is the producer, so it’s very surprising. I have to make it to retrieval this time!

I think testosterone priming may be the key to our success!

GL to those cycling!!

((Hugs)) to those who need them!

QOTW: I'd spend the day at a spa for sure!!