~~ February?s Hopeful Hearts FIRST Check-In!!! ~~

liz4paws · January 2013

***February's Hopeful Hearts Check-In***

Welcome to the February's Hopeful Hearts 2013 check-in!!! Check ins are every Tuesday and Friday!
This is a check-in for those who are doing IVF or FET with an ER/ET scheduled for February. 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 along the way!

Your check-in leaders for the month are: Liz4Paws (Tuesday) and Daysie (Friday)

Siggy (just add the end brackets to front and back): IMG]https://i48.tinypic.com/rigcd3.jpg[/IMG

QOTD: Introduce yourself! Where are you from and what do you and your husband/partner do? Interests?

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BootsOrHearts · January 2013

Thanks again ladies for running this!!!

My status is - starting estrogen priming Sunday for IVF#1! CD1 should be the 26th or so and then I'll start stimming, assuming all goes well.

DH and I are in North Carolina, but I'm a transplant from Minnesota (miss my snow!) We are both IT geeks. Stick out tongue

firesiren · January 2013

Waiting to start. IVF #3

I'm from Michigan and my DH is from Illinois. Now we are both in Indiana. I'm a firefighter/paramedic and he is a K9 officer. We do dog training on the weekends. We go trap shooting. Since it's cold outside we are DIY finishing our basement. I hate drywall!!

Thanks for for doing the check-in ladies!!

BabyVDM · January 2013

Status: I am stopping BCP on the 18th. I started the Lupron shots last night. DH was helping me and it was a gong show and actually more thant a little painful for all the fumbling and such. I may have to give those to myself. Not that I think I can do better, just so that I have no one else to blame! But DH needs the practice, because I don't think I can muster enough courage to give myself the PIO.

We are tenativiely scheduled for a FET the 2nd week of February. We are using DE.

QOTD: DH and I are weekend warriors gone AWOL. Our hobbies are starting home renovation and redecorating projects which we never seem to finish. New couch was delivered on the weekend. The old one is sitting on it's back with the legs removed in the middle of the kitchen, which is still not finished. The list goes on. ahaha. oh well.

jezebel57 · January 2013

Status: I am currently on BCP's. Have a sono today, consent signing tomorrow, and mock transfer Thursday. Start Lupron on 1/30 and stims 2/1.

QOTD: My husband and I have been together 13 years, married for 6. He works as a tax rep and I am an assistant director at a day care.

melkel559 · January 2013

Hi everyone!

My DH and I are from Phila. He is a project manager for a construction company and I am a speech therapist working in the schools.

I am still on my monitoring cycle and have my second round of bw/u/s scheduled for this Fri to ensure all is ok for our first DIUI in Feb. Still working on picking a donor and hoping to have that done and vials ordered this week!

GL Feb ladies!

Kathy4678 · January 2013

Hi! Thanks for doing the check in ladies!

I'm on BCP for IVF 1 with an estimated ER date of 2/14!

ETA: I work in HR and DH is a computer guy. We are putting our house up for sale in April so we are busy with fixing things up for that. And I'm a huge reader.

LyvG · January 2013

My status: IVF#1 starting Lupron 1/23 estimated ER is 2/11

My husband and I have been taking on some upgrading projects on our home. His hobby is playing poker/cards mine is cooking trying new recipes I find on Pinterest!

twistsandturnsto2 · January 2013

Hello Ladies!

Well, if all goes well, we are looking at FET #1 around the last week of February! I had a saline sono this morning and all looked good and my RE estimated me to be about CD 8 or 9 today, so now we just wait for AF, hopefully she shows up on time, and we got the green light to proceed with our first FET as soon as she shows

As for my DH and I, we both work in restaurants. I serve in fine dining, which I love!, and he runs a sports bar. DH also coaches high school wrestling in the winter, he was a very good wrestler in high school himself, and he loves being back in the gym with the kids. We live in Norfolk, VA which is a much more interesting place in the summer and I am already looking forward to it!

Good Luck ladies!

LuClo · January 2013

Hello! This is the third time DH and I were *supposed to* start a cycle. Fingers crossed that this one is for real. All my meds are ordered so there's no going back now, right?

We've been ttc since August 2010; this is IVF #1 for us. We're severe MFI, so adding ICSI too. I start Lupron on Jan. 26th.

GTKY: I'm a therapist, DH is does business management. We're both into fixing up the house and hanging out the friends. DH also loves pool and anything that can be turned into an excel spreadsheet. I'm a fan of anything crafty- sewing, crochet, painting, photography...

Good luck everyone!

Crystal120410 · January 2013

I took my last BCP on sat and have a baseline and u/s tomorrow. As long as they pharmacy has compounded the viagra I'll be good to start that day.

DH and live in Houston, TX. He is a rigger for a crane company and I for many years ran the OR for a veterinary specialists. Orthopedics was my favorite but since this IF journey can be quite hard on the body and time consuming I had to give it up for a little while. It became to hard to work 16hr days on the days that IF was making me feel like crap and it wasnt fair to my team members. So thankfully my parents own their own companies and just happened to need some help. They own a Exxon station/ convienent store, mini storages, and a propane company. My mom has ran all 3 by herself for 12 years and she was ready for some help. So I do all the office duties for all 3 companies. Im not used to paperwork so sometimes I want to shoot my foot off to get out of this office but on the otherhand working for your parents has its perks. We both enjoy fishing and mudding, boating, campfires, going to the zoo/aquarium. We are very family oriented, so we spend a lot of time with the family. DH hunts, golfs, and loves him some football. I enjoy quilting, sewing, cooking, and playing Bingo on my Ipad is my new obsession.

Good luck ladies!

And thanks to Daisly and Liz4paws for taking on the checkin, let me know if I can help in any way.

liz4paws · January 2013

Hi ladies! I'm so excited for our first check-in! Good luck to all of my fellow Hopeful Hearts!

Status Update: I am doing FET #1 with five special "snowflakes" (we are transfering two) that we adopted from an incredible couple in Virginia who received them as a batch of anonymous donor embryos themselves. Our story is on my blog link in my siggy. I just stopped BCPs and have been on lupron for nine days now. My first monitoring and lab work appointment is this Friday and our ET date is set for Feb 8.

QOTD: I work as an IT Manager for an investment & securities firm and DH is a Web Marketing manager for an anti-fraud firm and he is also a volunteer firefighter/EMT. I love crafts, pinterest, cooking/baking, animal welfare, DIY projects, and spending time with my family. DH loves cooking, sports, DIY, weather stuff (we even have a weather station in our backyard lol), and emergency medicine.

I'm cheering for each and every one of you! *hugs*

Ecarabeo217 · January 2013

Yay! First check-in!

I am currently on OCPs, last pill scheduled for the 21st and due to start stims on the 25th for IVF#2 in February. Never made it to transfer last time, so hoping for a better outcome this time around!

DH and I are in south Florida, though I'm originally from NY. DH does construction and I'm an OBGYN. I'm kinda crafty, myself and DH is a bit of a techie and likes to mess with computers. We have been doing a lot of home improving lately and our most recent project is working on our backyard.

Good luck to all my fellow hopefuls! Hoping to find ourselves ALL on PAIF soon!

Temp878586125009588 · January 2013

Hi Ladies!! I'm so excited to get this started!!

Status: Being suppressed for FET #2. We will be transferring one of our 4 embies we have left after PGS, so that means these embies have been frozen twice, which makes me nervous. Started Lupron on 1/6, Stopped BCP 1/5. I have my baseline this Thursday. Right now, the tentative ET is 2/6. This cycle I'm seeing a chiropractor and will be adding Acupuncture and getting a massage before ET. FX this cycle will give us our healthy take home baby. Stats are in my siggy, and stories are in my blog linked in my siggy as well.

QOTD: I was a manager for a Coach Store, but ended up leaving almost a year ago now in order for us to do IVF. Working retail was just not going to mix well with all the appointments and injections and having a very unset schedule. Thankfully, we've been able to make it this far. DH works in the wireless technology field and loves it. He travels a lot for work too. We have one furbaby, our Puggle Winston who is 6 years old. He's my baby! I'm into photography and I do have my own photography business, but it's not really that big, and I like it that way. Both DH and I also play volleyball and love to travel. I like DIY stuff and trying to decorate the house and cooking. DH is a nerd and loves computers and android devices.

lincoln79 · January 2013

let's get this party started!

i will have my fet #2 on february 1st, on estrace now. we are transferring our last two frosties.

beta will be on 2/11

qotd: i am a biochemistry professor and mh is an x-ray tech and we live in the middle of nowheresville-illinois. we are up for about anything and love to visit cities when we can. i eat gluten free and love ethnic food.

good luck everyone!

MrsChopp · January 2013

I started BCP and baby aspirin on Dec 29th. Started Lupron this past Saturday and a week of antibiotics on Sunday. They are having me do an extra week of Lupron since my RE will be out of the office the first week of Feb. It was either that or wait until my next cycle. My baseline is scheduled for Jan 30. Supposed to start stims on Fed 4th with ER approx Feb 13-15.

We are from Des Moines, IA. We both just started new jobs this past fall doing insurance. We both worked retail for many many years, so it's nice to finally have our nights and weekends off for the first time in years. We play sand volleyball in the summer, and just hang out around the home watching movies and whatnot. I love working out and DH is a computer gamer. We have 2 chihuahuas (photo below) that can't wait to be big brother/sister someday.

Gr8te · January 2013

On Lupron - FET #1 02.08.13

JessandJeremy · January 2013

Hello! This is IVF #1 with ICSI (in a shared risk program) for us andI am feeling a mix of emotions. I started BCP last night so I have 17 more to go before our baseline. I have a sono/mock transfer in two weeks and should be stimming starting on 2/5. Our estimated ER is 2/16.

Dh's job is an educational television producer for the public schools. His real passion is his side business where he is more creative in his video, editing, music, ect. He's currently working on music for a feature length film ( no one famous is involved.)

My job is an Educational Director of a preschool. My hobbies include reading, shopping, and being lazy!

JessandJeremy · January 2013

jezebel57:
Status: I am currently on BCP's. Have a sono today, consent signing tomorrow, and mock transfer Thursday. Start Lupron on 1/30 and stims 2/1.

QOTD: My husband and I have been together 13 years, married for 6. He works as a tax rep and I am an assistant director at a day care.

I work as a Director in a preschool...hard to give tours to expectant moms all day isn't it? Which center are you at?

JessandJeremy · January 2013

Kathy4678:
Hi! Thanks for doing the check in ladies! I'm on BCP for IVF 1 with an estimated ER date of 2/14! ETA: I work in HR and DH is a computer guy. We are putting our house up for sale in April so we are busy with fixing things up for that. And I'm a huge reader.

Sending you a PM in a few

BrideJackie11 · January 2013

Hey ladies!! Had baseline b/w and u/s this morning and got the green light to start delestrogen on Friday for FET. Tonight is my last night of the pill. Woohoo. FET scheduled for 2/4.

We are in Tampa, FL. I am in residency and DH is into computers. I enjoy cooking, watching football and real housewives. I recently starting playing Call of Duty with DH, haha.

Good luck everybody!! Also thanks for setting up the check-in!!

SCRN · January 2013

Hi Ladies!! I intro'd over the weekend and am very excited to be joining you all. Our plan is to do IVF #2 in Feb. Right now I am just waiting for AF to start which should be around 2/1 and if all looks good we will be starting stims on the 2nd or 3rd.

QOTD- I am an ER RN. My husband works in the same area and we live in SC. Good luck to everyone!

Keephope2012 · January 2013

Hi everyone! I am waiting for AF to start stims for IvF 1.2. Ready to get this show on the road- meds should arrive this week!

I am a therapist and DH is in finance. In our free time we like to try out new restaurants. Good luck to all!

MrsC430 · January 2013

Hi and good luck ladies! So we hit a little road block. My pre-IVF bloodwork came back showing that I'm a carrier for cystic fibrosis. Just my luck. DH was then tested... his results are still pending. If he's negative, we will continue on as planned. If he's positive, our cycle gets stopped and we have a whole new issue. Praying for good news.

RE is letting me start BCP tomorrow while we wait on DH's result over the next few days. Lupron should start on the 30th. Fingers crossed!

QOTD: We're from Mass. I'm a preschool teacher, DH repairs buildings for the state. We enjoy movies, staying active, country music, and of course the Patriots! Smile

Temp878586125009588 · January 2013

MrsC430:
Hi and good luck ladies! So we hit a little road block. My pre-IVF bloodwork came back showing that I'm a carrier for cystic fibrosis. Just my luck. DH was then tested... his results are still pending. If he's negative, we will continue on as planned. If he's positive, our cycle gets stopped and we have a whole new issue. Praying for good news.

RE is letting me start BCP tomorrow while we wait on DH's result over the next few days. Lupron should start on the 30th. Fingers crossed!

QOTD: We're from Mass. I'm a preschool teacher, DH repairs buildings for the state. We enjoy movies, staying active, country music, and of course the Patriots!

FX everything comes back ok with YH's b/w!

liz4paws · January 2013

MrsC430:

Hi and good luck ladies! So we hit a little road block. My pre-IVF bloodwork came back showing that I'm a carrier for cystic fibrosis. Just my luck. DH was then tested... his results are still pending. If he's negative, we will continue on as planned. If he's positive, our cycle gets stopped and we have a whole new issue. Praying for good news.

RE is letting me start BCP tomorrow while we wait on DH's result over the next few days. Lupron should start on the 30th. Fingers crossed!

QOTD: We're from Mass. I'm a preschool teacher, DH repairs buildings for the state. We enjoy movies, staying active, country music, and of course the Patriots!

FX for DHs tests to come back negative too!

BrideJackie11 · January 2013

Ecarabeo217:
Yay! First check-in!
I am currently on OCPs, last pill scheduled for the 21st and due to start stims on the 25th for IVF#2 in February. Never made it to transfer last time, so hoping for a better outcome this time around!
DH and I are in south Florida, though I'm originally from NY. DH does construction and I'm an OBGYN. I'm kinda crafty, myself and DH is a bit of a techie and likes to mess with computers. We have been doing a lot of home improving lately and our most recent project is working on our backyard.
Good luck to all my fellow hopefuls! Hoping to find ourselves ALL on PAIF soon!

Where in Florida are you? I'm in Tampa in a psych residency and starting a child fellowship in July. I grew up in Fort Laud

msechick · January 2013

Hello ladies! This is our first IVF cycle. I am currently on the pill and scheduled for my sono and trial transfer the week of January 28th. ER and ET planned for the week of February 18.

My husband and I have been married for almost 10 years and TTC for 6 of them. In an unusual way, I think it made our marriage stronger. We live in PA. I am a manager of an engineering group and hubby works in the family remodeling and construction business.

I'm so excited to have this great support group and I only hope I can contribute as much as this has helped me already.

Christie-n-Andy · January 2013

Hello Ladies! Looking forward to joining your group! We are starting Lupron this Friday with ER around 2/7 and ET around 2/12! Thanks for adding me to the list!

brooklynesque · January 2013

Hi, all! This is my third IVF cycle. After unexplained infertility/slight DOR the issue that showed up in my past IVF cycles was immature eggs. Of 16 total eggs retrieved over 2 IVF cycles, only 1 egg was mature. :-( Heartbreaking. We're trying yet another protocol this time, plus they'll put my eggs straight into in vitro maturation medium. So we'll see if any of that does any good. I'm starting estrogen patch and Ganirelix on January 22 and then stims about a week later, in late Jan. or early Feb. Good luck to all the ladies here!

I am a lawyer and live in NYC (Brooklyn, as you might have guessed). My husband is in finance. We love the outdoors, our goofy cats, food, old-fashioned-y cocktails, art and architecture, and seeing live music.

Kathy4678 · January 2013

JessandJeremy:
Kathy4678:
Hi! Thanks for doing the check in ladies! I'm on BCP for IVF 1 with an estimated ER date of 2/14! ETA: I work in HR and DH is a computer guy. We are putting our house up for sale in April so we are busy with fixing things up for that. And I'm a huge reader.
Sending you a PM in a few

One back to you!

RmJohns92 · January 2013

Hi ladies,

This is our second IVF as our first one resulted in a very early miscarriage 2 weeks ago. I had my baseline this morning and I am free of cysts and then my HCG was 1 today and my estrogen was 44. I start bc pills tonight. It looks like my ER will be around my 30th birthday which is Feb 15th. We are doing an estrogen priming protocol. My meds should be here on Friday.

QOTW : We have been married going on 2 years. I work in home health care as a caregiver to senior citizens and then I am also a government contractor for the Army National Guard and Army Reserve. So I travel quite a bit which I love and then my husband works in the medical field as well. He works for Baxter healthcare. When I am not working I enjoy doing crafts and playing on facebook. I am also a huge St. Louis Cardinal fan and can't wait to attend a game this summer. We live in Northern Arkansas.

Ecarabeo217 · January 2013

BrideJackie11:
Ecarabeo217:
Yay! First check-in!
I am currently on OCPs, last pill scheduled for the 21st and due to start stims on the 25th for IVF#2 in February. Never made it to transfer last time, so hoping for a better outcome this time around!
DH and I are in south Florida, though I'm originally from NY. DH does construction and I'm an OBGYN. I'm kinda crafty, myself and DH is a bit of a techie and likes to mess with computers. We have been doing a lot of home improving lately and our most recent project is working on our backyard.
Good luck to all my fellow hopefuls! Hoping to find ourselves ALL on PAIF soon!
Where in Florida are you? I'm in Tampa in a psych residency and starting a child fellowship in July. I grew up in Fort Laud

hi there! I'm in the Miramar area. I did clerk ships @ Broward general. How much longer for you? Are you returning to this area when you finish?

BrideJackie11 · January 2013

Ecarabeo217:
BrideJackie11:
Ecarabeo217:
Yay! First check-in!
I am currently on OCPs, last pill scheduled for the 21st and due to start stims on the 25th for IVF#2 in February. Never made it to transfer last time, so hoping for a better outcome this time around!
DH and I are in south Florida, though I'm originally from NY. DH does construction and I'm an OBGYN. I'm kinda crafty, myself and DH is a bit of a techie and likes to mess with computers. We have been doing a lot of home improving lately and our most recent project is working on our backyard.
Good luck to all my fellow hopefuls! Hoping to find ourselves ALL on PAIF soon!
Where in Florida are you? I'm in Tampa in a psych residency and starting a child fellowship in July. I grew up in Fort Laud

hi there! I'm in the Miramar area. I did clerk ships @ Broward general. How much longer for you? Are you returning to this area when you finish?

I was born at Broward General I have 2.5 years left (the child fellowship added an extra year on). I'll probably stay around Tampa. My parents have talked about getting a second place over here if we start having kids. I have friends that live over in Fort Lauderdale and went to an RE and had IVF. It worked the first time for them and they have twins. What about you, are you an attending and staying in Miramar? I started off going to USF but when we went the IVF route, switched over to private. USF wasn't very good with working with my schedule, plus their success rates are lower. The new RE has 7:15 monitoring appointments so I don't have to block my clinic schedule.

melkel559 · January 2013

BrideJackie11:
Ecarabeo217:
BrideJackie11:
Ecarabeo217:
Yay! First check-in!
I am currently on OCPs, last pill scheduled for the 21st and due to start stims on the 25th for IVF#2 in February. Never made it to transfer last time, so hoping for a better outcome this time around!
DH and I are in south Florida, though I'm originally from NY. DH does construction and I'm an OBGYN. I'm kinda crafty, myself and DH is a bit of a techie and likes to mess with computers. We have been doing a lot of home improving lately and our most recent project is working on our backyard.
Good luck to all my fellow hopefuls! Hoping to find ourselves ALL on PAIF soon!
Where in Florida are you? I'm in Tampa in a psych residency and starting a child fellowship in July. I grew up in Fort Laud

hi there! I'm in the Miramar area. I did clerk ships @ Broward general. How much longer for you? Are you returning to this area when you finish?
I was born at Broward General I have 2.5 years left (the child fellowship added an extra year on). I'll probably stay around Tampa. My parents have talked about getting a second place over here if we start having kids. I have friends that live over in Fort Lauderdale and went to an RE and had IVF. It worked the first time for them and they have twins. What about you, are you an attending and staying in Miramar? I started off going to USF but when we went the IVF route, switched over to private. USF wasn't very good with working with my schedule, plus their success rates are lower. The new RE has 7:15 monitoring appointments so I don't have to block my clinic schedule.

Hi there, I am piggy-backing on your post!I lived in FL for 15 years..went to UCF for college and then moved to Tampa for work. I lived in S. Tampa for 3 years. DH and I moved to Philly in 08 to be closer to my extended family but we do get back to Tampa from time to time to visit friends. I sure do miss my runs on Bayshore! And these days, the weather too!!

teridanielle · January 2013

Ladies ... Big thank you for coordinating us this month! I hope this month brings all of what we have hoped and dreamed for.. that BFP.

This is IVF #1.2 for us. My cycle is December was cancelled due to oversuppression/poor response to the medications. I will be on an antongonist protocol this time around so FX this works for us.

I am from South Carolina. Husband from Louisiana. We met while in Law School in New Orleans. Married and moved to the small oilfield/shipyard town he is from south of New Orleans. We are both attorneys. He has his own practice, while I work for the State at the House of Representatives as a Legislative Analyst. My husband and I dont' share similar interests interestingly. He loves going to the movies, but I love watching them at home. I like wine and cheese with friends and cuddling with our two morkies.

Goodluck to all you fabulous ladies. Let's pray hard for us all this go round!!!

CousinVicki · January 2013

Status: IVF # 2 after three month forced break from methotrexate shot: I am currently on BCP's until the 19th. Baseline/start meds on January 25th, so ET will be early Feb most likely. Hoping it works this time, or that i at least get some frozen embryos out of it. =/

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