+++ Autumn Acorn Check-in 10/16 +++

tweetyknicks · October 2014

Welcome to the Autumn Acorns Check-In!!! Check-ins will be every Monday & Thursday. Your check-in leaders are @katemonster1 (Monday) and @tweetyknicks (Thursday).

This is a check-in for those doing IVF/IVM or FET with an ER/ET scheduled for October. If you would like to join, please fill us in on your cycle below. Please include what cycle number this is for you, where you are in the process, when you expect to start stims, and when you're planning on retrieval and transfer. (Also, please update us along the way!)

The group badge is linked on our inaugural post.

Below is our list so far. Everyone is welcome, so please let us know if you would like to be added.

QOTD: If you could choose to live anywhere, where would it be?

BFP!!! Congrats!!

@erbear84 IVF#1

BFN ((Hugs))

@o2girl FET#3

PUPO!!

@chicago IVF#1? (beta 10/27)

@futuremrsbaldwin2012 IVF#1 (beta 10/25)

@honeypie32 IVF#1 (beta 10/17 -- FX!)

@katemonster1 IVF#2 (beta ?)

@runforcookies FET#3

@sunnyb FET#2 (beta 10/17?)

@tifga FET#1 (beta ?)

@tweetyknicks IVF#1 (beta 10/23)

Cycle Completed (freeze all)

@mrscw IVF#1 ((Hugs! - hope you feel better soon!))

@callalily30 IVF#3

Post-ER

@lynnlee7 IVF#1 (ET done?)

Stimming

@aggiejess2007 IVF#1 (Saturday still good for ER?)

@aliciafiggy IVF#2 (ER soon?)

@ifmamaainthappy IVF#1 (ER only, FET Dec.) How's it going?

@k1111k IVF#1 (started stims on Wed)

@lilycakes78 IVF#1 (ER Friday -- GL!)

@obizyanka IVF#1 (ER soon?)

@saratrying IVF#2

Prepping

@caringcat FET#1 (FET around Halloween)
@chicory IVF#1 (stimming yet?)

@cml11 IVF#2 - welcome!
@daashuriaa IVF #2 (didn't hear from you last time - hope all is well!)

@fayth4one IVF#2

@frenchteachermama FET#1 (starting meds for FET!)

@km721 IVF#3 (started lupron - hope it treats you well)
@nutmeg8484 IVF#2 (evil lupron)

@saratrying IVF#2 (starting stims tomorrow - hope it goes well!)
@tumbleweed123 IVF#1 (freeze all) waiting for AF...FX it's soon!

Delayed (((Hugs)))

@bcara11 FET#1

lilycakes78 · October 2014

Hi Ladies,

Hope you are all doing well. GL to everyone. Looks like I'm the first to reply so I'll check back in later to see everyone's updates!

AFM: My ER is tomorrow morning at 11AM. Yesterday, I took a shot of Ganirelix, as well as a large dose of Follistim and two doses of Ovidrel, plus started a Z Pack. I feel super sick today! Hope this goes away before tomorrow.

Also, I found out yesterday that my P4 is getting too high. It's 1.9. So, they will not do a transfer

I suppose that's a good thing. I don't think I will get a ton of eggs and I certainly don't want to waste them if my body isn't ready. So, it's a freeze all for me. As of yesterday, I had 5 20mm follies and 3-4 that were 14-16. I really hope they catch up and I can get a few more mature eggs retrieved.

Hope you all have a great weekend!

QOTD: I love Key West and would totally live there.

Rebecca

aggiejess2007 · October 2014

Good morning Acorns!

@lilycakes78 - Good luck tomorrow! We will be thinking of you. KUP So sorry to hear you have to do a freeze all. We are actually in the same boat, and I know how disappointing that is.

AFM - I had my last monitoring appointment yesterday and last stim shots last night. We are triggering tonight & tomorrow morning & ER is scheduled for bright and early Saturday morning. Looks like we are going to have lots of follies so that is good! Unfortunately we are also doing a freeze all because my E2 levels were over 5,000 yesterday, and I am at risk for OHSS. We were pretty bummed yesterday when we found out, but handling it better today because I know it will give us the best chances and we certainly wouldn't want to put any embies in danger by putting them back in there in bad conditions.

QOTD: If I could live anywhere in the world, I would probably live in Hawaii. Love the sun and the beach and that is sounding really nice right now.

CallaLily30 · October 2014

Hi Acorns!

My ER was Monday and we got 38 eggs, 28 were mature and 27 fertilized normally so now we wait until Sunday for an update on how many made it to blast. I'm still feeling super bloated but maybe a tiny bit better today. I'm hoping this bloat goes away soon.

We are in a banking program because we haven't had great results from the first two cycles we did. Hopefully, we will have enough make it to blast that this will be our last cycle. That would be great! We won't get the PGD results until 3 November though so we will have to wait until we see how many we have before we decide what the next step is.

QOTW: I would also choose Hawaii. It is definitely my favorite place but also so expensive to get to from the east coast so I have only been twice (once for work and once for our honeymoon).

tweetyknicks · October 2014

@lilycakes78 Sorry for the freeze all. I hope you're embie(s) will nestle right in for the FET.

@aggiejess2007 RE's seem to have different levels of concern about OHSS. My doc seems rather unconcerned about it, though he said I would probably have mild to moderate OHSS. He also said there is no evidence that drinking sports drinks actually helps with OHSS. I get the impression that he thinks there is nothing I can do to prevent it besides take my meds. Cabergoline is only effective in reducing the chance of early-onset OHSS though.

AFM...

First, thanks for all the well wishes and congrats. I'm finally feeling well enough to interact with people.

Today is my first day of greatly reduced meds. All I have left are low-dose aspirin, vitamins, and cabergoline. I'm also feeling a lot better and having an easier time breathing. I kind of hope that my hormone levels are still high enough on Saturday's labs so I can stay off meds. I don't *think* estrogen and progesterone increase my chance of late-onset OHSS (can you tell I'm paranoid?).

I'm staying home today yet, but I might go to work for part of the day tomorrow. I'm really leery of aggravating yucky feelings again. I've found that white soda, Chinese food, and kosher baby dills help with nausea. Besides all that, modified bed rest seems to be the best thing I can do to feel human again.

I guess I'm 2dp5dt. That's weird.

QOTD: I like the idea of mountains and oceans nearby, so maybe the East Coast around Virginia/Maryland or Massachusetts/New Hampshire. Keep me away from the big cities!

aliciafiggy · October 2014

Still stimming. I had 17 follicles yesterday. They are taking it slow though and it could be a few more days before I get to take the trigger shot. I'm getting tired of waking up each morning at 4:45 a.m. to do my daily monitoring. I think that's the worse part of it all! I'll know more about my progress later today.

QOTD: Def choose Hawaii too. We went there for our honeymoon and loved it.

aggiejess2007 · October 2014

@tweetyknicks - So glad to hear you are feeling better! That's interesting to hear about the sports drinks not helping much. Haha I am currently working on chugging a Gatorade right now, so maybe I will take it down a notch

I'm glad to know there is medicine to take, too, if needed. Hope you keep feeling better!

FutureMrsBaldwin2012 · October 2014

Congrats @erbear‌ !!!!

Good luck tomorrow @LillyCakes‌78!!

@CallaLily30‌ congrats on all of your eggs, that's a great number! FX for a great fert report

Glad that you are feeling better @tweetyknicks‌

As for me I am 3dp5dt. And the urge to POAS is killing me. I know it's waaaayyyy too soon. I did test out the trigger so I do know that is out of my system. Now it's just distracting myself for the next 9 tortuous days. Working this weekend will help and then I am on vacation for 9 days with hubby so that will help too.

I really love living in Michigan. I love getting to experience all of the seasons and everything this beautiful state has to offer. I would probably move more north, towards Traverse City.

saratrying · October 2014

@lilcakes78 Good luck tomorrow!

@aggiejess207 Good luck on Saturday!

@callalily30 Great results, and hopefully the last time you'll have to go through an ER. Good luck!

@tweetyknicks So glad you're starting to feel better. You've had it rough! Hopefully there's a BFP at the end of this.

@aliciafiggy That's a great number of follicles. That's really early for monitoring. Yikes!!

@futuremrsbaldwin2012 The POAS urge is the so awful! Good luck!

On day 5 of stims. I have a monitoring appointment tomorrow and I'm a bit petrified. Last cycle I could definitely feel something brewing, but this time around I just feel bloated. My headaches have actually started to go away, which is good, but I'm also spotting some (sorry, TMI). My husband and I talked about it last night, and even thought we're just starting, neither of us feel super great about this cycle. I can't explain why. It could just be that we're so used to disappointment that it's easy to assume the worse. Last cycle we were so positive, but unfortunately the pregnancy test wasn't.

QOTW: If I could live anywhere, I think I'd want to live in Nantucket or somewhere along the ocean. Keep in mind I've never been to Nantucket, but I have an obsession with Elin Hildenbrand books, so I would love to live there.

obizyanka · October 2014

Hi everyone

Early this morning or last yesterday night

0050 I did my trigger shot of HCG. Went to monitoring this am and tomorrow am scheduled for my Retrieval...yay ....nervous and excited

I have a two hour drive to get there (Basking Ridge, NJ). I live in NE PA. Good thing I don't have to be there until 11am. Will still probably leave the house around 8am, and it will be my fastest morning ever since everything is prohibited tomorrow lol ie- no food or drinks, no hairspray, no makeup, no contact lenses etc lol really though...no makeup? I hate to meet these ppl for the first time and not have makeup on. grr

On a more serious note- I applied to get an FMLA from work today since I will me missing at least two more days of work for this adventure. I'd hate to lose my job in the process, so better safe than sorry and cover my butt.

For the first time this whole cycle, I feel 'discomfort', like period cramps in my belly and lower back. Its approx 12 hours after my trigger shot. Has anyone else experienced this? My nurse will be calling me later I think, so when she does, I will definitely ask, however at this point there is probably nothing that I can do as for meds or comfort....don't want to hurt my eggs....maybe a warm bath later on will help....let me know if you have any other suggestions.

Thank you!
Good luck and positive thoughts out to everyone!!!!

IfMamaAintHappy · October 2014

Happy Thursday Acorns! Hope everyone is hanging in there!

@lilycakes78‌ & @aggiejess2007‌ good luck at your ER this weekend!

@CallaLily30‌ great ER results and FX!

@tweetyknicks‌ thanks for the check in and positive thoughts that you keep improving!

@aliciafiggy‌ & @saratrying‌ good progess so far...hang in there!

@FutureMrsBaldwin2012‌ everything crossed for you!

AFM....today is day 10 of stims and I have my next check in tomorrow morning. At Wednesday morning's appointment, my estrogen finally shot up and my ovaries have gotten the message. I now have 5 follicles that are good candidates with no problematic lead follicle. They are all close together. On Monday morning, the RE said he would he happy if we got 4 eggs so this is really good news that we could get 5+. I will know more tomorrow, but ER is now projected for Sunday or Monday. Started Ganirelex this morning.

I have bags under my eyes from being so tired. Planning to take it easy tomorrow and this weekend.

QOTD: I love living here in Texas, so I would choose a second vacation home in France. Either wine country or south of France. I'll take either.

obizyanka · October 2014

oops- keep forgetting the fun question

If I could live somewhere else - it would be St. Petersburg, Russia. The most beautiful city in the world. The cultural capitol of Russia. This is where my family is and where love is and where my souls is at peace...buut where money is not lol. So this is my answer if money was not an issue

runforcookies · October 2014

Hello Acorns!

I am 5dp3dt and trying not to over analyze every little thibg but it's too hard not to! Beta is next Friday the 24th but I'll test the night before to have an idea of what to expect.

QOTD I think if I could live anywhere else it would probably be somewhere like Utah. I read a couple of blogs from people who live there and it just looks gorgeous!

chicory · October 2014

Baseline was yesterday, which went well as far as I know. Haven't heard anything from my clinic yet, but I saw the images of my ovaries and the looked boring, so I'm taking that as a good sign. I will start stims Saturday, 10/18. Time still seems to drag so I imagine the 2WW will suck. Oh well. QOTD: this sounds corny, but I love where I live right now. If I could change anything though, it would be two things: one, we'd have a place in the country, and two: I would like to shorten winter to 1 month. Say, 6 months of summer, 3 months of fall, 2 of spring, and one of winter. Haha! (I live in Wisconsin and love the change of seasons, but I have my favorite and it's NOT winter!)

saratrying · October 2014

@katemonster1 Thanks! I think it's harder this time because we aren't telling anyone. Last time I had the support of my close friends, but this time we decided not to say anything. I took a little "me time" this morning and I realize I need to remember to focus on the positive.

Sunny B · October 2014

@lilycakes78‌ & @aggiejess2007‌ good luck to you ladies. I'm sorry about the freeze all, but it will be the best situation for your embies, just try to think of it this way!

@CallaLily30‌ How incredible! I'm pulling for you!

@tweetyknicks‌ Hang in there, girl! Thinking of you

@FutureMrsBaldwin2012‌ @runforcookies & @katemonster Fingers crossed for you ladies!

Beta is tomorrow. I'm nervous.. I have certain days where I think it worked, and I have others where I don't think it worked. I know that 1/2 of those feelings are right, just not sure which ones. I'm trying to prepare myself for the worst.

QOTW: The South of France. We loved it on our Honeymoon. We actually looked at apartments there and they're too pricey. We found a nice one in Paris, though. Right around the corner from Notre Dame. More realistically, if we moved DH would like to go to Hawaii. I'm not opposed, but I would have to go to Oahu.

LynnLee7 · October 2014

We're PUPO 1dp3dt!! We transferred 2 embryos (8 & 9 cells) yesterday. Now we are starting the 2WW (beta scheduled 10/29). Up until now everything has been a breeze for me, but I feel like the side effects have caught up with me. Could it be the Progesterone or Medrol, its only day 1- post transfer so I don't think they are related to the transfer this early in the game but what is going on? All of a sudden I have been hit with the hot flashes, headaches, dizziness, nausea, tiredness, and worst of all the mood swings!! This will be my 4th day on the Progesterone IM shots and Medrol tabs and today I don't even know who I was this morning, I was a b**chy blubbering mess before I even left the house. Hubby is so excited to be PUPO he just looks right past the mood swings, but I felt so bad for yelling at my fur babies I actually called my house and left 2 min voicemail on the machine reassuring them that mommy loves them. Anybody else all of a sudden having crazy side effects?

QOTW: I live in NWPA and love it here, Im an east coast type girl and love the 4 seasons. I am definitely not a city girl, I would stay in the same area but would move more out in the country so I could spread my wings and enjoy the outdoors. I currently live in a small neighborhood with 1 acre, and would like about 100 more acres.

FutureMrsBaldwin2012 · October 2014

@Sunny B I have everything crossed for you!!!!!

Congrats on being PUPO @LynnLee7‌ !!

@katemonster1‌ we aren't going anywhere, just a staycation to keep us distracted until beta

Sunny B · October 2014

FutureMrsBaldwin2012 said:

@Sunny B I have everything crossed for you!!!!! Congrats on being PUPO @LynnLee7‌ !! @katemonster1‌ we aren't going anywhere, just a staycation to keep us distracted until beta

Such a good idea! Enjoy

erbear84 · October 2014

@FutureMrsBaldwin2012‌ wait as long as you can! I POAS 5dp5dt and it was a BFN and that was awful. @sunnyb -

**warning** I've peed on three more sticks, all BFPs. It's not settling in yet! My beta is Monday so I just have everything crossed that this is a reality! My H is absolutely over the moon right now since he had always thought this was not possible.

KM721 · October 2014

I agree with you @erbear84 about POAS! Resist! By the way, excited for you about your BFP!

I am on Lupron and waiting for AF--I am glad to be busy now to distract me from the wait! If AF hasn't shown up by early next week, I will have to call the nurse and let them know. I am getting a good deal of Lupron headaches, which are just a reminder of the many sort of yucky feeling days ahead. I know it will all be worth it if it works. Unfortunately, DH is not great with the whole sympathy thing, so I mostly have to whine a little to my girlfriends and then suck it up!

QOTD: I'm from Colorado; I'd move back there in a second and hope to in the next 5-10 years (after we're done using MA for fertility coverage and free child care from our family)!

CML11 · October 2014

I'm well into stimming now (day 5) for IVF #2 and added Menopur today. I don't know my ER date but I know my RE wanted to have me stim for a much shorter period, so I think ER could be next week.

QOTD: I would love to move back to Maui. I moved there after college just for fun. The part that I disliked (and reason why I moved back) was because I could only fly back 1-2x a year. So I really missed a lot of stuff like birthdays, weddings, holidays with family and stuff. But I loved everything about the island, it was the perfect place for me.

Frenchteachermama · October 2014

Hi Everyone!

Still trucking along with my FET prep. I'm taking DelEstrogen IM shots every 3 days and so far so good. I have my first ultrasound on 10/23 to check my lining.

QOTW: PARIS!

FutureMrsBaldwin2012 · October 2014

I am really gonna try to go beta or bust. My mom taught me some basic crocheting this evening so that will be my next 9 days lol! I'm making baby blankets for the pediatric unit that I work on

Chicago · October 2014

Best of luck to everyone. Hope we start to get good results over the next few days!

We are in the wait period now. Officially find out the 27th, but I will test before then. After the news yesterday of none going to freeze we are overall pessimistic. This is our second round of IVF. We decided it would be our last (I'm 38). We talked a lot about adoption, approach, fears etc. I think it's our way of protecting ourselves.

QOTW: somewhere down south. I want to get away from the Midwest winters.

Sunny B · October 2014

Chicago said:

Best of luck to everyone. Hope we start to get good results over the next few days! We are in the wait period now. Officially find out the 27th, but I will test before then. After the news yesterday of none going to freeze we are overall pessimistic. This is our second round of IVF. We decided it would be our last (I'm 38). We talked a lot about adoption, approach, fears etc. I think it's our way of protecting ourselves. QOTW: somewhere down south. I want to get away from the Midwest winters.

Keeping my fingers crossed for you. I'm sorry you are feeling pessimistic.I hope that this is the one!

honeypie32 · October 2014

Beta testing is tomorrow and I am a bundle of nerves... Me and my fiancé are so nervous but praying for good news.... I'll be posting after, stay tuned!

FutureMrsBaldwin2012 · October 2014

Good luck today @Sunny B‌ and @honeypie32!!!!!!

fayth4one · October 2014

Hi ladies! Had my baseline u/s on Monday. Ovaries were resting so got the go ahead to start Stims on Sat (18th). I just checked tracking on my meds...the big brown box is waiting for me! @chicory‌ looks like we start Stims together :-) @tweetyknicks this is ivf #2 for us for roll call. Good luck to everyone! Exciting to already see a bfp & have many pupo! Can't wait to hear all the

QOTD: I would live EXACTLY where I do. Im close to the ocean and mountains, We get all 4 seasons, & all our family is close by! I'm a VA girl through and through!

tweetyknicks · October 2014

@fayth4one fixed

fayth4one · October 2014

Thanks! O:-)

Sunny B · October 2014

honeypie32 said:

Beta testing is tomorrow and I am a bundle of nerves... Me and my fiancé are so nervous but praying for good news.... I'll be posting after, stay tuned!

Good luck, girl!

aliciafiggy · October 2014

Got a surprise call last night from my nurse that said we could trigger. She thought I would have been a few more days so she was really surprised too. We triggered last night and have the egg retrieval in the morning! So excited that the annoying part is done.

tweetyknicks · October 2014

@aliciafiggy Wow! Good luck tomorrow.

Sunny B · October 2014

*****BFP mentioned****

Beta came back at 594!

Praying for doubles on Sunday.

FutureMrsBaldwin2012 · October 2014

Congrats Sunny B!!!!!!!

saratrying · October 2014

Congrats @SunnyB!! Double double!!

IfMamaAintHappy · October 2014

Ahhh congrats @Sunny B‌ !!! Fx for doubling.

Don't make us wait until Monday for your ER update @aliciafiggy‌!

Quick update: still making great progress with the 5 good follicle candidates! I'm so happy about this and there is a chance for a 6th to make the cut. Given I only have 8-9 follicles total, this is so great. One more ultrasound tomorrow morning and expect to trigger tomorrow night for ER Monday morning.

Thinking of all you Acorns this weekend!

tweetyknicks · October 2014

Excellent, @SunnyB !

aggiejess2007 · October 2014

Congrats @SunnyB !!! So happy for you!

fayth4one · October 2014

Yay @Sunny B‌ that's an awesome beta. T&P for doubles!

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