3/31 March Shimmering Shamrocks Check-In!

happygirl1013 · March 2014

Welcome to the March Shimmering Shamrocks 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 March. 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: @boyankl (Monday) @CallaLily30 (Thursday)

Siggy badge: https://i61.tinypic.com/1zq58gk.jp

QOTD: Tomorrow is April Fool's Day- do you have a prank that you play with your friends and family? Or what prank has someone played on you that you that you're still laughing about?

BFPS:

Ashris13 FET#2

neeseeandben FET#1

PrincessPix IVF#1

Mich1724 – FET #2

NYGiants2010 FET #1

Leavehouse FET #2

Deardra77 IVF w/ ICSI #2

MrsC430 FET#4

Badrianne IVF #1

absolutelymaybe FET#1

mccall0113 FET #4

Indianaalum IVF #1

Praying4Miracle17 IVF #2

ekc0630 IVF w/ ICSI #2

SCSmith2011 IVF#2

O2girl FET#2

boyankl IVF w/ ICSI #2

anitaflora IVF #1

amyelise25 – IVF #1

Prayingforblessing FET#1
MrsZ816 IVF #3

BFNS:

LizBlue IVF #1

ExoticAntibiotic FET#2

Janet1206 IVF #1

CaringCat IVF#2

Margritli FET #1

Carol77B IVF w/ PICSI #2

ejrobbi IVF w/ ICSI #1

Love4Labs326 FET #1

March Angels:

In the 2ww:

BankerBSN FET#1

Kacelets IVF #1

CallaLily30 FET #1

jaztaz1 FET#3

Bashert11 IVF#1

STL34 IVF w/ ICSI #4

Spring78 IVF#1

sandollar1010 IVF #1

Cancelled/Delayed:

STBMrsMiller IVF w/ ICSI #3

geordie314 FET #3

jertie FET #1

KLAlax IVF w/ ICSI #1

beachy6 IVF w/ ICSI #2

Mozzarella13 IVF#1

Gnl42 IVF#1

Ttc23 IVF#3

Cwoodward777 IVF#2- good luck in May!

Wolfette139 IVF #1- good luck in April or May!

Between ER/ET/ FET:

kz's_girlygirl IVF w/ ICSI #2

Runforcookies IVF#2

ronniesgirl1981 IVF #1

SportsChick33 – IVF#1

Stimming/Priming:

Kaly75 IVF #1

AlaskaDee23 IVF#1

Prep (BCP/Lupron/EPP):

walker14 IVF w/ ICSI #1

MaraleeRG IVF #1

Aliza131 FET#1

CallaLily30 · March 2014

Hi Shamrocks! I'm 5dp5dt now. I've had some dull cramps on and off the last few days. Also, I've been feeling kinda queasy on and off too. I'm hoping these are good signs and not just PIO symptoms. My beta is on Friday but DH agree to testing Thursday night after the last PIO shot prior to beta. I hope I can make it until then. I'm cautiously optimistic right now.

QOTD: I don't think I've ever really been involved in any April Fool's Day shannigans or none that were good enough to be memorable now.

anitaflora · March 2014

Good morning ladies! Thanks for the check in. Wishing lots of hugs to anyone who needs them, good wishes for those in the 2ww and stimming or priming & huge congrats to all the BFPs!

As for me... Ugh. Just ugh. Line was either fainter or didn't change this morning. Also been spotting pinkish red a bit. I have some sensations that I don't know if they're gas, bloating, or cramping. This is very, very likely to be the first and hopefully only March angel on our list. And my 7th early loss now.

I just got my blood drawn. Thinking it's going to show a beta under 25 and don't know what they're going to tell me. At 14dp5dt I can't imagine it's going to be good. I don't know if they'll have me do another draw Wed or what. But I should get the results later today.

And I guess I'd move over to the April check in now?

Thanks so much for all your well wishes and hopes for me yesterday. I hate, hate, hate that I've been such an AW. And I hate even more than anyone goes through these IF struggles. It's all just so unfair and so, so difficult.

Lots of love to all out there.

CallaLily30 · March 2014

Sending so many (((HUGS))) at @anitaflora. Are you planning on cycling again in April?

happygirl1013 · March 2014

@anitaflora- hugs to you and good luck in April!

CallaLily30- FX for good news for you on Friday!!!

I'm awaiting a second beta test on Thursday. Nervous, but I'm still feeling pregnancy symptoms. Hoping this is our baby. I went to acupuncture Sunday and I felt so much more calm and relaxed afterwards.

QOTD: When I used to work in an office, we'd always play pranks with each other. Now that I work from home (and so does my DH), I plan on trying to get him tomorrow! :-)

anitaflora · March 2014

@CallaLily30‌ - I guess I don't know yet at this point. I think I just need to wait to see what the RE says but I hope so. Also, good luck on Friday!!

@boyankl‌ - wishing you all the best for great beta results!

sandollar1010 · March 2014

I had a SET on Saturday and my doctor was thrilled with the embryo quality. She said it was graded an 8AA, which is considered perfect for them. They were also able to freeze 3 more! I have been trying to find out more about the grading and I can't find much for a grading of 8. I know clinics grade differently, but I'm the type that likes to read up on things. I've been on PIO for 6 days and I'm already sick of it. I know it will all be worth it if it works though.

QOTD: I have done this prank a couple times and it always makes me laugh... I put an elastic band around the trigger on the water sprayer on the sink. The first person to turn on the sink gets sprayed. It's always funny because it takes a few seconds for them to realize what is happening and actually turn the water off.

Praying4Miracle17 · March 2014

Beta #2 at 21dp3dt came back at 11,561, so we have our first ultrasound scheduled this Thursday. I'm cautiously optimistic and really can't believe I'm at this point.

Congrats to the other BFP's, hugs to those that need it and a HUGE good luck for those in the 2ww!

QOTD: I've never been into April Fool's day so I won't be doing anything and I'm hoping that no one will fool me

jaztastic · March 2014

Hey Shimmering Shams!!

Im just hanging out in the 2ww. I had a crazy girl moment and decided to POAS on Friday. I think it was good to get it out of my system because Im quite calm now. I have been trying stay optimistic this entire process, but I did get a case of the worries last night. That cloud of doubt that makes you think it your cycle didnt work, has me a little freaked out. I was going to test this morning but decided against it. Im going to (try to) wait until the end of the week.

QOTD: I havent done April Fools in a long time. But my friend did get me real qood last year, and pretended she had went and got eloped. She had me going for real. It was a big deal because we are very close and if it had been true I would have lost my mind.

@CallaLily30 Same here... just a few dull cramps, and I've been getting this late evening nausea. But thats about it. I was going to test today but totally punked out.

@Anitaflora Sorry to hear your news.

@Sandollar1010 Im so tired of the butt shots lol. Good luck to you.

CallaLily30 · March 2014

@jaztaz1 - Too funny! I tested on Saturday and Sunday too knowing it would be negative because it's too early. I think it helped keep my crazy down too. I'm going to try to hold out until Thursday night now.

kz's_girlygirl · March 2014

I am in shock right now- At our ER we had 21 eggs retrieved, 16 mature, and 15 fertilized with ICSI.

As of today (day 5) we had 4 awesome looking blasts, and a few more that are almost there. We transferred 1 blast, and the other 3 will be frozen. The other embryos are early blasts and will hopefully continue for another day- Our embryologist met with us and said there are 2/3 more that she hopes will make it to blast tomorrow and be suitable for freezing.

Compared to our last cycle, where we only had a single 4-celled embryo to transfer on day 2 this is just incredible and unexpected! Especially after starting out with an AFC of 6, I am just blown away by the difference in this cycle.

Beta is the 9th, so the waiting begins.

Spring78 · March 2014

Hi all,

Can someone please explain to me how it is the end of March already?? I guess time flies when you are having fun... Or hopping from Dr appointment to Dr appointment, procedure to procedure, injection time to injection time... Hopefully the next week or so will continue moving just as quickly! I am 5dp5dt today and already a ball of nerves just waiting for time to pass. Hate the 2WW so much at the best of times, but with the first IVF, it seems just that much more unpleasant after all the stages to get this far and now very little to do but wait. I am mostly recovered from my brush with OHSS, which is a relief. I feel almost normal again except for being so darned tired all the time still. Just need to recover my stamina, I guess. My arms are so tired that it feels like a real chore just to type this message, actually. Maybe part of it is just the progesterone, too. Who knows... Just another week or so to go.

Congrats to the BFPs, hugs to the BFNs and good luck to all those in the 2WW!

O2girl · March 2014

Hi ladies
Congrats to all the BFPs, hugs to all the BFNs. My thoughts are with all of you fine ladies.

**bfp mentioned**

AFM:
So today was my second and final beta. My beta today at 12dp5dt is 662. So it more than doubled the 276 in 48 hours. My ultrasound is set for April 16.
It hasn't hit me completely yet that I'm pregnant.... Maybe by the ultrasound???

STL34 · March 2014

11dp3dt today. HPT was stark white this morning. Beta isn't until Thursday. But, even with my absurdly low betas on IVF #3, I had a positive HPT at this point. I will test again in the morning. But, I think I am calling this cycle a failure.

QOTD: I am not begin on pranks. So, I don't do anything on April Fool's Day. But, since it is my birthday, I get my fair share of pranks played on me. Nothing too funny, though.

I will say, that my parents always consider my birth a bit of a practical joke on them. I was born six weeks early on April 1. My mother was mad at me. I ruined all her plans that week! Also, my mom's cousin had a baby on April 1 the year before I was born and my mom went to bed on April 31 and told my dad, at least I'm not going to have an April Fool's baby! To top that, my paternal grandmother wouldn't believe my parents that I was born!

ekc0630 · March 2014

Hey Shamrocks!

Well I'm officially Pregnant. Waiting on my ultrasound next monday April 7th. RE wanted it April 11 but OBGYN wanted it the 7th and since they are doing it I guess I'm going in the 7th. I hope I am able to see the heartbeat by then

@o2girl I completely understand. I don't believe i'm pregnant either. I'm hoping by the ultrasound.

O2girl · March 2014

@kz's_girlygirl‌
I will be crossing everything for you and I'm so glad you had such amazing results from your IVF this time!!! I am so thrilled for you!!!

@ekc0630‌
It feels surreal doesn't it? Even in the midst of symptoms and vivid dreams about being KU it just doesn't feel real yet.

@STL34
My fingers are crossed for you to have a very pleasant surprise at your beta. Xo

@‌ Praying4aMiracle17
WOW!! That is a heck of a beta lady!!
How many did you transfer???!!

runforcookies · March 2014

I'm loving all the BFPs!! @STL34‌ fx'ed things turn around for you. Either way I hope you can enjoy your bday=) AFM tomorrow is my day 3 transfer. They retrieved 25 eggs, all mature, and 21 of them fertilized without ICSI so we're pretty happy with that. Last time they retrieved 18 and 15 fertilized so we went for a 5 day transfer and only 1 had made it that far. So we are being cautious with a 3 day but we'll transfer 2. QOTD I don't really do any prankster activity on April Fools.

indianaalum · March 2014

update:

Beta #3 was in the 9000's. First ultrasound today. TWINS...scared to death, but grateful....

Couldn't see yolk sac or heartbeat yet, but they said that was normal

QOTD: No, not really. I did have a really mean prank played on me years ago that still bugs me to this day..

BankerBSN · April 2014

****BFP Mentioned****Siggy Warning****

Today was my official beta day (even though I have been cheating and testing early) and it is officially official- I am KTFU with a beta of 197 at 11dp5dt!! I am silly excited but now worried about doubling, cause, I mean, I need to worry about something, right? I am taking one day at a time and always reminding myself "Today I am pregnant and I love my baby". Next beta is Wednesday.

Congrats to all the BFP, GL to those who are PUPO and lot of hugs to those who need them

absolutelymaybe · April 2014

@BankerBSN - Congratulations! I'm so happy you got your BFP this cycle. Hope to see you over in PAIF soon!

leavehouse · April 2014

Congrats on all the BFPs

As for me... It's back to the drawing board for us. Ectopic Pregnancy...my hcg levels were crappy since day one and my ultrasounds were turning up zip, so it's not really a surprise. Still sucks. I also switched RE's, but within the same practice. Next FET will be in the summer.

Kacelets · April 2014

Hi Shammies - I have my BETA on Wednesday. Negative HPT all along. Lots of spotting since Saturday. Not looking good but we shall see how it plays out. Statistically speaking - since we have had so many BFPs - we need some BFNs - so I am thinking that my little "fluke ninja" is volunteering for a BFN. I have no symptoms and for once, since October, my boobs are the smallest part of my body. I'll keep you posted.

Slapping my inner Eyeore but being realistic.

Congrats to all those BFPs and yet again- hoping all of the BFNs are finding peace with this crazy train that we are on.

FishyMom · April 2014

Good morning Shammies. Sending big hugs to those who need them and all of the BFN. Congrats to all of the BFPs.

********** Warning *********

AFM: I am doing good so far. I will be 7 weeks tomorrow. I had alot of bleeding on Friday but it has subsided and the doc was not too concerned. I have another sono on Tuesday and for now DH and I are headed to NYC tomorrow for a little get away. I have never been so I am looking forward to seeing it.

Carol77B · April 2014

I'm so sorry @STL34 sending you thoughts and prayers.

@leavehouse I am so sad about your loss. I hope having a new RE helps you moving forward.

Kacelets I really hope that you get good news at your beta.

LizBlue · April 2014

@leavehouse I'm so sorry for your loss.

take good care of yourself.

MrsZ816 · April 2014

Well, I may have jumped the gun calling myself a bfp because I didn't have a very good second beta today. Doubling time if 90 hours... Ugh. Will repeat on Thursday and pray for a better rise. Thursday is my birthday so I'm using all my bday wishes for good news.

indianaalum · April 2014

will say a prayer for you @MrsZ816

lets hope for more doubling numbers. hang in there

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