AGP Rocks!

[kp1212]

We needed a new thread!

[Asking4aMiracle]

Im Here, well all 3 of us *wink* i couldnt get to the computer the 3 days i was glued to the couch, didnt have a laptop but heres the update....

My RE walked out and said, 'Congrats, you have 2 perfect embryos, TEXTBOOK embryos, they couldnt look any better if we tried!' then the lab tech came in and shook my hand and said 'wow, absolute textbook' so right then i was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO excited. i hopped up there, he did the transfer and said, 'that couldnt have gone any smoother, it was a perfect transfer' so everything to this point is perfect!!!!

i am so excited, every day from the day of retrieval to the day of trasnfer, i seen at least one pregnant person every day at different places, (im not superstitous but im taking anything and every bit of help i can) then, a friend of mine that i havent seen in, shoot, almost a year, the last time we seen each other she said, then next time i see you, you will be preggo, watch and see'  (shes in cali and was suppose to come out a couple different times and didnt make it, the last time she was out here, we werent able to get together) she called me tuesday when i was on my way to my trasnfer and said im coming into town thursday night, we have to get together friday!!!!! how crazy is that!!! anyway, im super excited!!! i keep talking to my babies, they may not be able to hear me, but i dont care. i have pictures of them too! the first baby pictures haha! now i wait!!

[Asking4aMiracle]

ok so now that i have a few minutes to be on here...

Jen - Im so sorry!! *HUGS* its so not fair!! i hope things work out for you Very SOON!!!

Krista - That Sucks!! do you know yet (not sure if you have had your consult) what they plan on putting you on to make sure this doesnt happen again? Good Luck Honey!

Sally - Good luck with your surgery!!! (or glad its over if you have done it already) =)

Kari - any news yet? TWINS in your future? im so excited hurry back!!!

Miky - TONS of big Healthy Follies your way!!! wish that darn cyst would just *POOF* though!!! hope its all great news from here on out!!!

Our Pregos - hows are the 4 of you doing? hopefully happily miserably preggo =) well not miserable (everyone that complains of getting pregnant complains of the misery not knowing how much we want it =)

hope i didnt miss any of my lovely ladies!! i missed you all so much!!! it was torture laying on that couch for 2 and a half days with nothing to do!!!! i couldnt even say hi to ya!! but im back, a little crampy on and off, nothing severe, a little nausous/heart burn (sp??) here and there, mood swings all over the place! and a few hot flashes every once in a while! *fingers crossed*

[kp1212]

Welcome back!  Very exciting how perfect everything has been for you!  Gee, can I have one of your eggs?!?

Krista

[sasparilla]

Hi Ladies,
I write this full of pain meds so if I don't make sense it's just a normal thing for me  :P

Krista.. You could so have one of my eggs.. if you want a blond haired, real light brown eyes, german/austrian/dutch, 5'8", degree in archaeology kinda kid (wow, I sound good on paper).  Ok, so I did a bunch of drugs in college and my grades weren't stellar and I have gained a ton of weight and I can be real lazy when given the chance, but I love to read and garden.

Amberlee.. Congrats on the transfer!  When's your beta?  Exciting!!!!!!!!

Jen.. I'm so glad youre looking forward and not too too sad.  Tomorrow.. tomorrow.. it's only a day away. (Heck yeah I wanted to be Annie when I was a kid!)

Magda.. Where is AF?  That low down dirty ho bag needs to get in gear!

Ok, I wanted to write more to everyone, but I can cramps out the wazoo.  Surgery went fine (I guess).  They put me completely under, which is always awseome. The new hopsital was real nice.  I am bloated and super dopper pooper scooper crampy so Im just gonna take another precocet , go back to bed and have wacked out dreams.

Big Smoochies to the girls!

Sas

[kele1129]

I am crossing my fingers for those two perfect embies to become two perfect babies!

I am in such a funk today, mood swings all over the place and I can't get comfortable. I just want to sleep but I am off to work in a few minutes...

I am trying to pick up all your names, I am Kele (pronounced Kelly). I hope you all don't mind me butting in on this post, I just need a few people who know what I am feeling throughout the IVF process.

[Asking4aMiracle]

Thanks Ladies, i love you all, you make me feel so good!! i have one frozen one (another 'textbook' embie) if you want it krista!! you deserve it!! and i like to share!! my beta is the 6/6, but i also have blood on 5/30, 6/01 and 6/03 i dunno why, but i dont care as long as i get my BFP!!! i cant believe everything has gone so well, makes it seem like its all just the calm before the storm!!! hopefully just of motherhood!! talk to you all later

Amberlee

[kp1212]

Welcome Kelly.  Of course you are welcome!  Sorry you are feeling uncomfortable bloated and moody.  Keep your eye on the prize!

Sal,
YEAH for pain killers!!!  And I would love to have your egg.  It would make a kick a*# baby I'm sure!

Krista (aka kp1212)

[Kari15]

Ok girls, I had my first u/s appt today.  And here is what they did... they counted babies.  They counted three of them!!!!!  Each contained a yolk sac and each measured appropriate for 5.5 weeks.  Amazing that I go 0-2, 0-3, 0-3, and then on my fourth IVF all three decide to stick, but that's how it happened.  I know I've got a very long way to go so I just need prayers.  I am so aware of how high risk this is but I think I'm gonna try and deliver all 3 until they tell me it would be very wise to think otherwise.  Prayers would be appreciated (and please please please don't take this the wrong way, but please no horror stories cause I'm afraid to hear them right now... I'm already aware of the severe prematurity risks and it terrifies me.  And who even knows if I can make it with all 3 to delivery day.)

Asking4, I'm just thrilled to hear the good news about your two beautiful embies!!!  How exciting that they are getting all snuggled in for their long stay!!!  Congrats hun!

Sally, so sorry to hear about the cramping... that sounds about as fun as my dog peeing on my cheerios.  Hope the pain subsides quickly and then soon we'll all be talking about how excited we are for you to start those stims!!!

Krista and Jen, I'm thinking of you two and hoping that you are both still hanging in there like the rockstars you are!!!

Everyone else, sending you my love and babydust!!!!

[Asking4aMiracle]

OMG, i was just hoping for twins for you but 3 YAY!!!!!!!!!!! CONGRATS thats got to just be overwhelming!!! how exciting!!!!!! good job!!!! ill be praying hard for you hun!!! pray for our little babies too!! =) Good Luck!

[kp1212]

Kari,
OMG!!!!  That is sooooo exciting I just might pee in my pants.  Wow! What a miracle!  
How did it feel lying on the table and seeing not one but THREE sacs?  Must have made everything worth it.  Give me more scoop!

Bless you and your babies!

Krista

[Kari15]

Asking4, I promise I'm praying hard for all of your girls... you have my word.  And yes, I've got your embies in my thoughts and prayers too.  I know they are snuggling in nice and tight right now!  Happy thoughts for you and your embies!
Thank you for the warm congrats =)

Krista, thank you so much!  You are so sweet and I appreciate your excitement for us!  It really was very cool... I guess they were expecting something extra special cause my RE walked in and asked if it was okay if a couple extra people came in and watched the ultrasound... my embryologist really wanted to see the results.  Well in went the wand, there was an immediate comment on how big my ovaries still are, and then only like 2 seconds later RE announced "we have a triplet pregnancy".  I started shaking and crying immediately and I was asking him where where I don't see it!!?!??  He pointed them out and I just kept asking do they look okay?  He measured each and showed the yolk sac for each and took pics... we have a baby 1, 2, and 3 pic and then one that has all three on the same shot.  It was pretty cool, I gotta admit.  What's interesting is I am only my RE's third triplet pregnancy in two years (he's very conservative, as he should be).  He showed us pics on the wall of the two sets of his trips that were born and healthy and that gave me some encouragement... I know I still have a very very long way to go.  .... Okay, so I hope I didn't over do it with too many details but that is the scoop. ;)  Krista with your determination and spirit I know you are going to be telling us all about your miracle someday, and soon.  (((hugs))) -K

[Jen7900]

Kari - I have goosebumps reading about the three incredible babies!! I'm SO excited for you! WOW!!! You are an IVF inspiration! :)

Krista - I've been thinking of you. I haven't seen if you posted the final outcome of the u/s and decision, but I'm assuming (from reading other posts) that you've decided to cancel the cycle?? Well, on the bright side...we'll be on a very similar cycle again next time! :)

Sal - Take as many of those percocets as you possibly can! But beware of the serious constipation; I swear i didn't have a bowel movmt for 2 weeks when I took them after my past surgeries :) Very excited for your cycle to start...I just have great feelings about it!

Amberlee - Good luck! Just imagine the embies growing and making a permanent home in that very comfy uterus of yours!

Yesterday I decided to take the next cycle off. AF should be coming any day as I've already started spotting. Despite the fact that the RE and DH were okay with pushing a June cycle, my body feels super run down and just out of whack. I'm seeing an acupuncturist and natural medicine doc on Tuesday to start "cleansing" and getting my body in the best shape possible to increase my chances.

I will keep all of you posted on my status and will of course be here for all of you still...

[sasparilla]

Ahoy from "Cramp and Constipation Land!"

Kari.. All I can say is Holy Schnarkies, Batman! wow, wow, wow.  Congrats 3 x!!!!  So happy for you!!!!  What an incredible, inspirational thing that has happened to you!  And I think you can trust that you will not hear one single horror story from the AGP girls.  Just not our style at all.

Krista.. Smurfette.. or maybe you should be a Monchichi, Monchichi so soft and cuddly... hee hee.. total blast from the past.  I'm glad you're in better spirits.  I always want happiness for you!

Jen.. I love the "taking the cycle off" idea.  I know my body is shot after doing any sort of fertility drugs.  And honestly, Clomid was the WORST!  They should just call it the "Youll get fat, be a B+I+T+CH, have hot flashes and act like a mental person" pill.

Kele.. When's your ER date?  The stims made me feel icky too, but it's all worth it in the end.  Now remember, I am about to start my IVF cycle in a few days with max dosage of stims, so I can talk the big talk now, but in 10 days or so, I will be complaining like there's no tomorrow.

Miky.. You too girl.. when's your retrieval??  Should be soon.  Please keep us posted!

Amberlee.. So now you have your two seeds that will turn into beans!  Grow little seeds, grow!   Wishing you tons and tons of sticky baby dustings!***!!!*****

Helen.. Are you feeling better?  I've been thinking about you.  I'm glad that even though youve graduated from our group you still pop in to say HI!

Magda, Has AF shown up yet?  She had better get here soon b/c it's important and selfish of me to want you to cycle with me.  Ha.. you'll appreciate this.. One of my snotty neighbors asked me about "getting pregnant".. told her I was doing IVF and not to ask me about it anymore.. if I get preggers it will become very obvious, but her asking m ight jinx me, so just leave me alone.  THEN, she asked me if I had any Percocet.. WTF?? Pill head! People are so strange.


I am still recouping from the stupid surgery and have to be honest, I had a D&C (Dusting & Cleaning) back in Feb. and it was nothing like this one.  This one HURTS!!!!  Like bad!  And to top it off, I was puking a bunch yesterday.  I told that dumb anesthesiologist  that I was a puker.. and I meant it.. well, he obiously didn't give me the "extra special sauce" b/c I was just a hurling all day long!  And yes Jen.. I was constipated going in and now even more so.. nary a squeak coming out.  And my belly... ommph.. its HUGE and bloated.. super gross.
Hey.. can I complain any more?  Well, h=e=l=l yes I can!  :P
Anyway, I will be sitting around trying to p00p  on my weekend off.  Good times, good times.

[Jackson_Angel]

BEST of luck ~ only POSITIVE thoughts and a triple carriage is in your future!!~:-}

[Helen72]

Sally,
I am so very sorry about the pain, puking, cramping and especially constipation which after a surgery must hurt like bitc&h.  I hope they at least gave you some good pain killers.  If you do not have a stool softener try to eat lots of fiber, like morning cereals.  That should help some.  

I don't know what's going on with me right now and will not know till my u/s on Monday night.  Time seems to be going so slowly for me...

[Juana824]

Hello ladies,

sasparilla invited me to join AGP ...so here I am. I had a failed IVF at the beginning of May and am gearing up for another cycle...FET will hopefully take place at the end of June. We have five "snow angels" waiting for us but we are only putting back two this time. My RE is really optimistic...he did 10 FET last month and 9 resulted in pregnancy...that gives me hope..

I really enjoy reading all of your posts and I wish you all the best of luck...Mounds and Mounds of baby dust to all!!!

[sasparilla]

Hi Juana, Welcome and glad you could make it! We're all pretty silly and irreverent here, so feel free to join in on any topic.  Those are great stats from your RE, Good luck on your FET.  

Thanks Helen.. It's been a lot tougher than I expected, but I ate my miracle cure for constipation (pizza with habanero peppers all over it) and there should be an "episode of nuclear proportions" pretty soon here.  Glad DH is at work today! Haaha.. Im gross. but hey.. Im just keepin it real.

After staying in bed since 6 am this morning, reading 2 books and eating my "nulcear pizza" I am starting to feel alive again.  I called my RE like a wuss and was like "Uh.. am I supposed to feel this bad?  My D&C in Feb. didn't hurt at all!"  Nurse told me I had a totally diff. procedure and since they actually pulled something out of my body, I was to have more trauma and pain.  Ok, wish I would have known that beforehand. No biggie.. Im drinking some java, getting ready to play DH's Xbox & kick some butt!

[Jackson_Angel]

...oh my god Sas ~ you are so me 8 yrs ago ~ so funny ~ and so refreshing ~(but only have a teeny butterfly on my hip..).. ~ glad to see it ~ (have you tried metamucil caps..??..~they come in handy ~ keep them on hand along with Green Tea..!..)~:-}}

[Helen72]

You are sooo funny!!!  I hope the pizza will clear your system.  If I hear on the news about a mushroom cloud in Philly, I will know what happened  :)

I spent this Saturday in retail and bbq therapy.  Nothing like TX bbq to cure your blues  :)

[LvnEmbryos]

What is AGP anyhow??

[Jen7900]

AGP stands for "Alpha Gamma Preggo", a "sorority" started by some women on this forum months back. Now, many of the original members have graduated onto the Pregnancy communities on this forum but the legacy lives on!!! Just an easy way for some of us to find one another for updates and support. Anyone is welcome...

[magda_s]

Kari, congrats, and don't be so afraid of the triplet thing.  It's beyond triplets that you have to really be concerned.  I mentioned to my doctor that I'm desperate for tiwns and he said, "well, if you end up with triplets, don't come to me for a reduction because I'll only do it with four or more."  Not that I'd actually asked him!  But he went on to explain that there is no REAL risk with triplets so he won't do it.
Just thought I'd tell you that in case it helps ease some of your worry.

Sally, I am SO sorry this has been such a bad experience!!  Really hope that pizza helped because constipation is no fun at all.  I know.  It's a way of life for me!!  Have you heard of Lactulose?  You can probably buy it without a prescription even in the good ol U.S. of A!!  It's a sugary syrup derived from fruit (so I guess similar to fructose).  It's a lifesaver for me.  But I gotta warn you.  when it kicks in, you'll be floating you'll be so bloated and gas-y!
Classic about the neighbour!!!  You should have said, "Of course I have percocet.  But I got some much better stuff too, baby.... know whada mean... can letcha have it real cheap too... just 'cause I like you and that's the kinda gall I am..."  All of this said real smooth with winking of eye and nudging of elbow of course!
As for ringing the clinic to ask if you were supposed to feel this bad, I would have been on that phone with the very first twinge I felt.  I am SUCH a wuss when it comes to anything health-related.

[sasparilla]

Well, my pizza worked.. just like always, and its yummy to boot!  I feel so much better today, almost like normal.  A couple of twinges and light spotting, but nothing like the past couple days.
Now Im just sittin around waiting for AF to arrive.  She should be here in next couple days.. yahoooooo.. then my stims.. yahoooooo

[miky72]

Sally,
I'm glad you are feeling better!Starting stims soon...it is  exciting!!!

KARI:OMG OMG OMG!!!! Triplets!!!!!WOW,its the best news ever!!!!!I'm SO happy for you I have goosebumps.

Magda:whats up with AF?
Jen:I hope June will bring you a huge BFP
Juana: welcome to AGP!!When is the estimated transfer of your snowbabies?
JA:any news from the new center?
Amberlee :when is your beta test?
Krista:how are you?any news for the next cycle?

The last few days my RE made me come in every day because she was afraide of OHSS.She reduce the follistim dose to 50 and menopur to 1 vial.
Today my estradiol is 3460 but we really do not know how much is from the cyst and how much from the follicles.
She said she wanted to be conservative on the meds so not to expect a lot of follicles (maybe 6 ).She also said not to expect to have embryos to freeze.
I'm ok with it.She is so reassuring that I know she will do her best for me.
Tonigh is HCG night (midnight) and tuesday at 10 retrieval day.
I'm praying that this time it will work for REAL.
Tons of baby dust to all of us!!!