~* Nov Turkey Baster's Check In Here!! *~

MsGMChick

***Turkey Baster's Check-In***

Welcome to the November Turkey Baster's 2012 check-in!!Check in are on Sundays and Thursdays! 

 

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

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QOTD:  Do you Pintrest? Are you crafty?

BFPs!:

? Maggie2324 FET Nov 5th!! ? CONGRATS!! Beta Nov 14th!

BFNs:

 

Cancelled/Delayed:

? Baker916 IVF #1 Snow bunny now!

? Chucktgirl  ((hugs))

? Lisaf40 IVF #1 ? Sorry, hun!

? Spinch- On hold, Starting soon!

? Jenn0620 ? IVF #2 in Jan 2013 ((hugs!!))

In the 2WW:

? Ball.and.chain  ET Nov 6th-  Beta Nov 15- Good luck!

        Bluek210  ET Nov 10th - Beta Nov 19th!

? Carolina Blue Skies FET Nov 1st ? Good luck!

? Cdale86 ET Nov 7th ? Good luck!

? Destinyr61309 ET Nov 6th Beta 11/16- Good luck!

? Freeman2121 ET Nov 9th! ? Good luck!

? NurseCheryl81 ET Nov 2nd ? Good luck!

? Precious72381 ET Nov 11th! ? Good luck!

Between ER/ ET:

? Firefly062 ER Nov 4th 23R,19M,18F

? Hopeful3434 ER Nov 9th 

? J&D2007 ER Nov 8th 5R, 5M, 4F

? KFlynn81 ER Nov 9th 11R, 5F

? LauraKat81 ER Nov 7th 18R, 12M, 10F

? Reemap916 ER Nov 8th  14R, 14M, 11F

? Sassy1JA ER Nov 5th 

? Sunflowers4AC ER Nov 5th 27R, 23M, 3F 

? Trey444 ER Nov 8th 6R

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Stimming/Priming

? AprilBeachBride IVF#1

? Brooke888Wed157297 IVF #1

? Brooklynesque IVF #2

? Daiseydooda IVF #1

? Firefly062 IVF #1

? Freeman2121 IVF #2

? Keephope2012 IVF #1

? MsGMChick IVF #1

? Precious72381 IVF #2

? RequiresExhalted IVF #1

? RexManningDay IVF #3

? Rorr2 IVF #2

? rrdiva1 IVF #2

? Vensell  IVF#1

On suppressants (BCP/Lupron):

? Asilwhite IVF #1

? Bhead81 IVF #1

? BrideJackie11 IVF #1

? CoastalChristina IVF #1

? CYNBride05 IVF #1

? DebateThis IVF #1

? JewelsW1980 IVF #1

? Maybe Joleisa IVF #2

? Mayzie15 IVF #2

? Mrs. Erin IVF #1

? pbj1975 IVF #2

? Wadzfaith IVF #1

 

FET:

? Crystal120410 Tentative ET Nov 19th

? DJMa81 Tentative ET Nov 29th 

? KSFrye FET Nov 12th 

? Melkel559 Tentative ET Nov 17th

? Spring Fever Tentative sFET ET Nov 18th

? SteFizzRich ER Nov 1st- Freeze all.. FET late Nov! 

MsGMChick

Update: I'm on day 3 of stims and my first U/S is tomorrow!! I can't wait to see what's going on in there. 

QOTD: I love Pintrest! Mostly I've made recipes on there but I have made a couple "things" off of there and they turned out decent. LOL  

Maybe Joleisa

FX for a strong beta, Maggie, and GL with those with upcoming betas!

Update:  Stims start tonight!  I need to get my med station (the dining room table) set up.

QOTD: I love Pinterest!  Most of my Pinterest projects have been completed in the kitchen (noms), but I do love to get my craft on.  After pinning lovely craft rooms on Pinterest, I convinced DH that I needed a craft room. It is turquoise with fuschia accents and I love it.  Total number of craft projects I have done in there = 0.     Total number of times I have thought about going in there to do a project = 100.  It's the thought that counts, right? 

djma81

Hey everyone! Update here.....dropped down to Lupron 5 and still on Estrace BID. Baseline appt last Thursday went well.....next appt 11/20th. 

QOTD: I love Pinterest!!!!! I'm not very crafty but working on trying to explore that side more. Lots of great recipes too!! 

daiseydooda

Had U/S today I had 15 follicles  ranging from 15.5 - 10mm go back tomorrow for another U/S and B/W I'm guessing I will be triggering within the next day or two.

QOTD: I use pinterest. I am kinda crafty and I love new decor ideas.

J&D2007

I'm checking in! Still in wait between ER and ET. I have 3 embies still going strong:-)

 

Qotd: yes I pinterest. Mostly food related stuff though! I wouldn't say I'm crafty, although I'm thinking of trying a crochet scarf while couch sitting after ET. 

ball.and.chain

I am dying to POAS but it's a little early.  Usually I'm not an early tester but the anticipation of this cycle is killer.  I probably won't POAS until beta day because if it's a BFN, I don't want to have to go to work and sit next to my pregnant co-worker all day.  I took the beta day off from work because I knew I would have difficulty concentrating and I wanted to be home with my wife if the news was bad (or good).

I LOVE Pinterest but I'm not a crafter; I mostly pin recipes and sometimes home improvement projects or garden ideas.  I am SO THRILLED they just introduced Secret Boards because now I can create a baby board without anyone knowing!

Laurakat81

Tomorrow is my ET and I'm calm about it for today but I know I'll be a wreck tomorrow, worried I'll get there and none will be alive or all will be poor quality. I did get my day 3 report yesterday and my doctor said they were all between 5-10 cells and six of them were rated good to great. Praying they are all looking good to great tomorrow! And desperately want some to freeze.

I like pinterest but have only spent maybe an hour on the site total. I love crafts and cooking but tend to use other sources for new ideas....but not sure why, old habits I guess!

((((BIG HUGS)))) to all the Basters! I'm praying for us all. And I'm so sorry to all of those who haven't had good news thus far. I wish I could make it easier.

Firefly062

You have me in the stimming/priming group and the Between ER/ET group...just FYI :-)

 

Last time - Firefly062 ER Nov 4th 23R,19M,18F 

This time - had my 5-day-ET on Nov 9. We transferred 1 7BB rated blastocyst and are now in the 2ww.  We have 8 frosties if this doesn't take.  Test day is Nov 20

QOTW: I love Pinterest!  I have made a bunch of recipes and most have been winners.  I am super not crafty though.

coastalchristina

Thanks MsGMChick for doing today's check in.

 

I go in for b/w & u/s on Thursday to make sure I'm suppressed before starting stims on Friday or Saturday.

 QOTD:  Do you Pintrest?  Mostly for recipes or decor around the house.  I'm the least crafty person I know.

asilwhite

Hi ladies, just wanted to pop on and say hi and to let you know I'm a snow bunny now and no longer a baster. I'm going to be on Lupron a bit longer than I originally thought and won't start stims until 11/19 at the earliest and I'm looking at an early December ER, so you can take me off the list.

GL to all the basters! I'm rooting for you ladies!

QOTD for the heck of it: I'm a pinterest addict and love everything about it from the DIY projects to decorating ideas for the home and the holidays, fashion, recipes etc. I'm obsessed!

cdale86

I am currently going crazy in the 2ww.  I feel SO anxious, then just generally emotional from moment to moment.  Luckily I have the next week pretty well planned out to help the time pass.  I also bought some cute clothes yesterday and today :-)  shopping therapy is the best.  Beta is Nov 19 which is 12dp5dt.  I feel like that is a LONG time.  Why are they trying to make me lose my mind?

 

QOTD:  I do not pinterest.  I have only heard how addicting it is.  I have been off facebook and I really don't want another online obsession. I'm pretty sure I would be drawn to all the baby/kid stuff, so I will hold out until we are pg.  I'm also not crafty, but would love to be!  

maggie2324

Thanks for the support and well wishes, ladies! Nothing new, just waiting on beta and POAS to watch the lines.

I'm loving the positive updates! Fx for more good news this week!

QOTD: I have a Pinterest account and enjoy browsing, but I haven't done much with it. 

RexManningDay

So sorry i havent been posting much ... Things have been hectic.

I go in for ET tomorrow!! It will be my first fiveday ... The first time I've had enough embryos to make that an option. : As of early this morning, we had 7 goodlooking morulas. I bought some snacks and movies today, now I'm cleaning my house in prep for bed rest. I think maybe I'm a bit more hopeful this time than I should be ... But it feels nice.

I do love Pinterest! I'm excited about secret boards so I can plan parties without everyone knowing what will be there ... And of course so I can start pinning phantom baby things. :

So much luck to everyone I will be thinking about you all!

destinyr61309

So excited for Maggie!!

Hugs to those that need them!!

Update: I am just currently going crazy in the 2ww. To POAS or not to POAS... ho hum ho hum. Its a struggle to not grab a test every morning (but I have convinced myself that it has to be morning when I do test). Maybe Tuesday? That would be 7dp5dt. I know a lot of people get + at 6dp, I just worry. Our ET was late in the afternoon and I am sure that changes nothing in regards to when to test... But its just another thought banging around in my head lol 

 

 QOTD: I LOVE pinterest!! I spend a lot of time in the Humor and holiday sections. I have tried a couple recipes that were good, but I have YET to find a hair tutorial that I have had success with. Each one has made my hair look like a lionc's mane. lol!! 

Keephope2012

My cycle got converted to an IUi due to poor response IVF attempt 2 will be in January. Good luck to all the other basters!

 

I recently joined Pinterest and have enjoyed it! I'm excited now about the private boards so I can have an IF board! 

precious72381

I had my 5day ET today, 2 okay ones put back and I'm ready to POAS!! Yea, yea, I know it is too early! I will next week to get a negative to know the trigger is out. My beta is Tuesday, 11/20. I wanted to test Monday so if it was positive I could test again on Wednesday before the thanksgiving holiday begins but they don't want to do it that early. Whatever! But they say lab corp is open that Friday so I can test again, thinking positive. I try to not POAS till the day of the beta but I always lose control and test early. Makes me feel "normal" to pee in my bathroom by myself plus I don't like my nurse having to tell me the news.

GL basters!!!!!!

I don't Pinterest. I signed up and even though I am good with the tech stuff couldn't figure it out or get into it. But maybe one day since everyone else seems to love it so much!

CNYBride05

I'm stimming now :-)  Today is day 5 of Gonal F (and low dose Lupron).  U/S and b/w tomorrow and hope to see some little follies growing.

QOTD:  I use Pinterest in waves - I'll be obsessive for a few days and then take a bit of a break.  I've pinned a bagillion recipes :-)  I'm kind of crafty - I knit.  I like the idea of alot of the DIY stuff, but never actually get around to execution.   

vensell

Hi ladies! I had my last U/S and bloodwork yesterday. My estrogen came back in 1800+ and follicles ranging from 19-12mm. I will be triggering tonight and have my ER on tues in the morning! 

QOTD: I'm addicted to Pinterest! We just finished making floating shelves for my bathroom 

rrdiva1

Day 4 of stims and go in tom morning for U/S and B/W. Then prob start the menopur and Ganirlex. Starting to feel a little bloaty and thirsty. My af lasted an extra day after the failed cycle. I was very moody yesterday too. Thinking the pio is finally leaving my system because today I felt a lot better. FX this cycle works.

I love pinterest! I have a whole bunch of recipes and such on there. I think I will try a bunch of recipes over the holidays!

GL to all the basters! Hugs to everyone!

Mayzie15

Checking in. Hope all the turkey basters are doing well. I'm on day 6 of estrace and having killer headaches. Baseline was on Friday and all looks good stims start Nov 16th. Here we go again! Good luck to all the basters!!

QOTD No Pinterest! I'm an accountant and not very creative but analytical! Wish I was more creative!

bluek210

Had my FET yesterday at 11:00am and transferred one beautiful looking thawed blastocyst. I had a nice day of bed rest, with DH taking good care of me, going to the grocery store, cooking dinner, and bringing home flowers.

 I'm already trying to talk myself out of POAS. I am very tempted to start ASAP.  I would like to at least make it to Thurs.  Does anyone know if you get an extra "dpo" day when you do a frozen transfer?  They froze on day 6.

Fingers crossed!  Good luck to everyone! 

 Also, I don't really pinterest and am not particularly crafty, although I really wish I were!  I like to bake and occasionally have done a couple home projects that weren't a total disaster. 

JewelsW1980

Hi all! Wishing all of the basters good luck!!

Thanks for putting this update together!!

I'm on day 2 of stimming Bravelle lowdose HCG. Go in for 1st monitoring on Tuesday morning.

I love Pinterest!! And my waistline can prove it. I've become quite the cook because of it.

bhead81

Well, I am no longer a Turkey Baster.  My insurance denied my IVF and even after dr appeal (my old REs even stepped in to help appeal it) they still said I needed 6 failed IUIs.  They will not count my cycles that I did not respond, just my overstim cycles(2) or 1 actual IUI cycle with resulted in a BFN.  I have had so many cycles where IUI was the plan but I did not respond (7+).  My RE and I have a meeting on Tues to determine what to do now.  She was not comfortable with doing anymore IUIs due to the dosage of injectibles I have to be on and how many resting follicles I have on CD2 always (20+ each ovary).  I am very frustrated and not sure where to go now. 

Spring Fever

Hi Basters!

i'm in cd14 of my natural FET. I had an u/s today and my lining was 8 and my follicle was 16. It needs to be18 or bigger so I have to go back tomorrow and will most likely trigger tomorrow night, my transfer should be six days later.

ETA: my lining was 10 and my follie was 18 this morning, looks like I'll be triggering tonight for a transfer on Sunday the 18th. 

QOTD: I enjoy browsing on pintrest but I prefer to waste my time on the bump and Facebook:) 

Rorr2

Hi all-

 I am on day 7 of stimms and have an ultra sound tomorrow. Hoping to see some good growing follicles. 

 I love pinterest. I mostly use it for recipes and decorating. I like that I have some place to go back and see the ideas I found online.  

  

kflynn81

ET is tomorrow!!!!  I'm halfway between excited and petrified....eeeep!!

 

I LOVE Pinterest but I'm not quite so crafty so nothing really turns out like it looks online

ksfrye

Congrats Maggie!  FX for you! 

Tomorrow is my ET.  I getting really excited and just hoping for the best.  Plus I'm looking forward to spending the day on best rest with DH.  We plan to take a nap and watch some movies.

QOTD:  I LOVE Pintrest!!!  I go on there more than FB.  I'm not really crafty, but I enjoy to get recipes off of there.  It's also the only place where I have "come out" about my IF struggles.

nursecheryl81

Well I had my beta yesterday. Beta was 38. Dr would have liked to see it higher but of course couldnt tell me more until Tuesday for Beta #2. I just pray that we are not heading to another ectopic or chemical.

 

QOTD:  Do you Pintrest? Are you crafty?

Yes I do pinterest. I am somewhat crafty. I dont have tons of patience, so if its long and elaborate, then I avoid the project.

 

BrideJackie11

Good luck ladies!!!  I am on Day 5 of lupron.  It itches a little, turns red and burns for about 45 minutes after the injection.  Last day of BCP was yesterday

 QOTD: I like pinterest but I really only use it for recipe ideas.  I am not very crafty.

Happy Veteran's Day!!  I am currently bumping from a VA hospital

Wadzfaith

I am in the stimming phase, on Day 2 of Follistim. I think my boobs are bigger!
I go for sono & bloodwork tomorrow to see how things are progressing.

QOTD: Do you Pintrest? Are you crafty?
I look at pintrest for recipes and have browsed the nursery section.
I am crafty I quilt and sew some.  

God Bless and Good luck to us all!

reemap916

Hi Basters!

Our fert reports have been great since last Thursday's ER. We had 14 retrieved, 14 mature and 11 fertilize. The 11 are still growing! 2 are lagging behind, but the other 9 are in good shape according to the nurse that just called me. We are going in tomorrow for a 5 day transfer and then the 2WW begins!

QOTW: No Pintrest for me and I can only wish I was crafty.

brooklynesque

Good luck to all of my fellow basters!  I'm still stimming; I get my first estradiol results after 4 days of stimming later today.  Cautiously optimistic -- I can feel stuff going on down there in my ovary region.

QOTD:  I'm not very crafty, mostly because I had a really demanding job the last 7+ years that took up many evenings and weekends, so I didn't have time.  I have a less crazy job now, so I may have time for a hobby!  My best friend is a knitter, so I'm thinking of asking her to teach me. 

SASSY1JA

In the 2WW. Ended up with 2 to freeze.  Levels came back a little low today so i'm trying not to freak out as i'm convinced the last loss was due to low progesterone.  But that was at 6 at beta and it's 9.4 two days after transfer so hopefully it will start going up.  I just wish something would go right so I could stop stressing out all the time.

QOTD-no I am not crafty at all.

Mrs. Erin

Update - My period started today (day 9 of Lupron), ultrasound is scheduled for Thursday morning.  Should be starting my stims this weekend if we get the "all clear" on Thursday. Getting really excited!!!

QOTD - I browse Pintrest... there are so many cute ideas!  I am a pretty crafty person, but I just have a hard time finding time to do it all.  I promised myself I would set aside some "special" time for me and my daughter to so some crafts during the next few weeks so that I don't becoming completely fixated on my IVF.

maggie2324

bluek210:

Had my FET yesterday at 11:00am and transferred one beautiful looking thawed blastocyst. I had a nice day of bed rest, with DH taking good care of me, going to the grocery store, cooking dinner, and bringing home flowers.

 I'm already trying to talk myself out of POAS. I am very tempted to start ASAP.  I would like to at least make it to Thurs.  Does anyone know if you get an extra "dpo" day when you do a frozen transfer?  They froze on day 6.

Fingers crossed!  Good luck to everyone! 

 Also, I don't really pinterest and am not particularly crafty, although I really wish I were!  I like to bake and occasionally have done a couple home projects that weren't a total disaster. 

Mine were also frozen on day 6, but I still consider it a day 5 FET. My blasts were rated 4AA, if they were 5 or 6 (hatching or hatched), then I'd consider it a day 6 FET. I just view their development as 5 days old at day of transfer. So, today I am 7dp5dt and I consider that "12dpo". My RE always does betas at 14dpo and that's when mine is also. (I could be wrong though and maybe that contributed to my early BFP). Good luck!

 

Also, congrats on the + beta, Cheryl! I know it's not as high as you'd like, but it is not low enough to worry just yet. Fx for beta #2! 

Brooke888Wed157297

Update: Way understimmed, so my cycle has been cancelled. Waaaah!! I'll most likely be a snow bunny.

 I'm obsessed with Pinterest!

aprilbeachbride

Hi Ladies!  Had my last monitoring appointment this morning and follies are right on track, so I got the order to trigger tonight! ER is Wednesday at 7:30am!  I'm so excited and nervous.  I stimmed for 10 nights total, the last three nights my Follistim was decreased due to rising E2 level.  Today they saw at least 5 mature-size follies and about 10 others that could catch up.

 QOTD: I love Pinterest but haven't been on in a while.  I am excited about the new "secret" boards that you can have! 

Shea202

I just had my Embryo Transfer yesterday.  I transfered 2 and i have my preg test set up for 11/26.  This is my first IVF cycle. 

Hopeful3434

We just had our ET on Monday and transfered 1 Grade A egg and my first beta is 11/25. 

Good luck to everyone!

destinyr61309

Another quick update so I can get moved for check-in tomorrow... 
Got a + on hpt yesterday with a faint line, and today's line was way darker! YEA!!!! Can't wait for beta Friday!