Life After IUI 4
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Elizabeth - April 6

Continued....from Life After IUI 3

 

Elizabeth - April 6

Good Morning. Well, the stomach shot was after all not so bad, just as you said. I'm just so glad it's over with! It's like you said, Ann - the fear of the unknown. Luckily I won't be as scared the next time. Ann, if your IUI is scheduled for 1 May, it's on my wedding anniversary! 1 May has only brought me happiness, so I'm sure it'll do the same for you! We used to live about 5 minutes away from work, but now since we've moved, it takes us about 30 minutes - which is still fine, but my RE's office is about an hour's drive, plus the traffic is very hectic, as it goes straight into Cape Town, so it sometimes takes me even longer to get there. And I absolutely hate it! So I can imagine that the commute every day for you must be terrible. Cristina, my thoughts exactly...once I get pregnant I can't lift anything.. if this icsi works, my timing was perfect! Then dh will just have to do all the hard labor himself - perfect (LOL). Nata, I'm enjoying the new house very much, thanks for asking. The house is a little bigger than the previous one, so at the moment we don't have enough furniture and it is very empty, so it doesn't feel very homely yet. But we'll get there sooner or later. As you know, there are much more important stuff on my mind than furniture. I think the reason why you haven't heard of any of the meds I'm taking, is because it probably is the same as the stuff you find over there, but called something else here in SA. Elyse, what's up? Why haven't we heard from you?

 

Nata - April 6

Elizabeth, thanks for creating a new thread. Great idea! I am glad to know that the shot was not so bad. No more worries, right? In Brazil, May is known as the bride's month. You chose the perfect month to get married. Hopefully you will be getting new furniture very soon... I'm not talking about living room furniture... I'm talking about furniture for the baby's room!!!! My commute to work is not fun. If traffic is not too bad, it takes me one hour to get there. On the other hand, my dr's office is about five to ten minutes from home. Ann, I don't know how you deal with a two hour commute. I hate driving. Is your dr's office close to your work or close to your house? Thanks for all info about acupuncture. I called my insurance and found out that they pay for acupuncture visit if it is related to anesthesia and pain only. There is no coverage for relaxation. I called two places and both of them mentioned $75 per visit. Now I'm not sure if I will do it :(

 

Ann - April 6

Nata, I would call around on the price. I found it for as cheap as 45, but I decided to go to this guy because he has 29 years exprience, is open on Saturday, and is a mile from my house. I figured saving the $ wasn't worth all the hassle. I hope you get to try it out. Like I said, it is also the blood flow which helps for implantation. Don't you just hate insurance companies?? I am so dead today. I had that recruiting thing yesterday and we had to drive back after. I got back home at 2:30am. My commute is awful, but my RE's office is only about 5 minutes from work. I figured it would be easier to schedule weekday appts by the office rather than home. I really home my RE's new office functions better than the old one, because I can't sit around for an hour before very appt. My dh and I are planning to move back closer to the city in about a year. I hope I can last that long. I would like to change jobs in a way, but I make about 4x what my dh does plus my insurance and other benefits are good. I am sure I can stick it out for a while longer...Elizabeth, I am so glad your stomach shot went well. It still freaks me out even though it doesn't hurt. Will your RE freeze a sample or 2 of dh's sperm before your egg retrieval?

 

Nata - April 7

Ann, I think that going with the guy who has 29 years experience was a smart move. Good for you! Yeah, you are right... I should call around on the price. I thought I had a busy life but after hearing you lifestyle, I think I have a pretty easy one. I don't know how you deal with it! What are you going to do when you have a baby? In your case, I guess your dh would be the one who stays at home taking care of the kids, right? As for me, I would like to be the one doing all of that. Plus, I don't think my dh is as good at home as yours. LOL. If I don't ask, he won't do pretty much anything. You know what? I love having the responsibility of taking care of the house. Hopefully I will have the responsibility of taking care of our baby very soon!

 

Nata - April 7

Cristina & AJ, how are you guys doing? Any funny cravings?

 

AJ - April 7

Good morning everyone. Hope you are all having a good Friday. I'm so glad the weekend's here!! It's been a long week. I've started to experience morning sickness this week. But, not so much in the morning or even during the day. I've been sick at night so sleeping has not been accomplished very well. I've been getting an average of 3 hours of sleep a night. It sucks! No cravings, just feel really bad. DH has been very supportive and has stayed up with me every night. He says this is practice for when the baby comes and we're up all night. That makes me not complain as much. It's all worth it. How is everyone else doing? Any big plans for the weekend? Nata, I'm with you on staying at home. I've been debating on that decision after the baby comes. I know that after 2 kids, I will definitely stay at home. If possible, DH and I would like to have a lot of kids (one after the other). So, hopefully I'll be pregnant for the next few years. Baby dust...

 

Ann - April 7

Nata, you are exactly right about my plans. My dh and I have a bit of a role reversal. Some people think it is odd and can even be judgmental/critical about it, but it really works for us. My dh is so good with the home stuff. He does pretty much all the cleaning and laundry, all the outdoor stuff, he makes the coffee in the morning, etc. The only "homey" thing I do is cook (dh and dss do dishes!). He is also really involved with his son and great with kids. So, I will stay the breadwinner and he will keep the home responsibility and take on the bulk of the child care. It is a really good thing we are both ok with it, because my husband has his own business and we can't use that as our primary income, especially considering all the benefits and insurance I have at work. I do plan to cut my hours back a little if we can have a baby and will work hours where I can be home with him/her more. Also, I won't do as much "extra" stuff at work like recruiting and entertaining clients. I really don't think I could only stay home, because I enjoy the mental challenges at work, especially on the complex transactions we work on. I am a super dork, and for example, if I am off work for a few days, I need to think and sometimes my dh will pull out trivial pursuit cards or something to ask me questions. That is my plan, although it is probably non-standard compared to other women! How are you doing today? I am still on the suppression meds for 10 more days. I am getting impatient!

 

Nata - April 7

Ann, I know what you mean about people being judgmental/critical but the truth is: if it works for you two, then I'm sure it's more than enough. One of the reasons I decided to work as a teacher is because I'm thinking ahead... I would like my kid (s?) and I to have similar schedules. Am I dreaming too much? I am not even pregnant yet. Oh, well, dreaming doesn't hurt, does it? LOL. The only problem is that I make MUCH more money as an engineer than I will be making as a teacher so I still don't know what I would do if I get pregnant. For now, I just want to worry about getting pregnant. Don't be impatient. At least you are doing something. Waiting for the hsg to get out of my body makes me feel like I'm doing nothing. I'm looking forward to go to my appointment on Thursday. I will do an u/s and then, hopefully I will be ready to start the Follistim shots. What are you going to do on the weekend? Any free (work related) dinner?

 

Nata - April 7

AJ, I wish I had the reason you have to stay awake all night as you do. LOL. It's nice of your dh to be so supportive. You really need that right now. Oh, I'm sure you will have lots of kids! Do you work? How long are you planning in staying off after the baby is born?

 

Cristina - April 7

Hi girls...Ann, you are totally right about what you said about people being judgemental. That's the way it was in the olden days...nowadays, things change. You have to do whatever it takes to support your family, whether its the dh or the wife. That's great your dh does a lot around the house since you work those long hours. Once you get pregnant, I'm sure things will change. I don't know how you will handle that long ride back and fourth...but hopefully you can. As long as you have a roof over your head, food, a great dh (family) you will be fine...no matter what anyone else thinks. 10 more days on the suppression meds seems like a long time when your counting the days...but don't worry...it's all for a good cause. Nata, I also wanted to be a teacher too, but things didn't work that way. And there's nothing wrong with dreaming or thinking ahead. You will get pregnant and things will fit right into place. AJ, sorry to hear about your m/s...atleast it started late and it should end around 12 weeks. How many weeks are you? I think your about 7 1/2 right? Atleast it happens at night, but I don't know which is worse....although I think I would rather be home and lose sleep then for it to happen at work. Hard decision. Well today I am officially 6 weeks 4 days. I just got my first ultrasound and I heard the babies heartbeat. It was AMAZING!! My dh came with me and he was in shock. It was sooo small, but you can see the fluttering of the heart beat and hear it loud too. I have alittle bit of m/s, mostly nausea which I am using the wrist bands and in the morning my dh gets me 2 crackers and gingerale, and that seems to help. Ann, I wonder how your going to make it through this period. But I guess if you can handle all those shots, then maybe you can handle m/s. Although its only till your 12 weeks.....a week seems like forver when your sick.

 

Ann - April 7

Nata, as the matter of fact, I do have work stuff this weekend. College recruiting season is the craziest time of year--add that to all the normal heavy workload...tonight we are taking some recruits to my company's suite at the Rangers ballpark. I am not a big baseball fan, but the games are fun in person. Tomorrow, I am taking them in a Hummer limo (bling, bling too much in my opinion, but whatever) on a tour of Dallas, and then one of the Partners at the firm is having lunch at his house. Basically I will be tied up w/work stuff until about midnight tonight and from 8:30-3:00 tomorrow. Crazy! Then, my dss has a soccer game at 3:15 tomorrow. I will be rushing to that. Since I am in suppression, I am skipping acupuncture tomorrow. I just can't fit it in anyway. What do you have going on for the weekend? I think it is great that you are teaching. It sounds like something you really enjoy. Cristina, that is SO cool that you got to see the heartbeat--truly amazing!! I am sure I will get through the shots somehow, but I am already making myself sick thinking about it. I would rather puke every day for the whole 9 months than take a shot everyday. I hate it that much. It isn't the shot itself as much as it is the worrying/stressing. I just get so worked up and end up crying about it half the time. It is so illogical, because it doesn't hurt except for the Menopur. I CAN'T handle the commute. I am counting the time until we can sell our house. We have to finish some things (bought a fixer upper) before it goes on the market. So what are your next steps in the pg cycle? Do you have another u/s?

 

Ann - April 7

Elizabeth, I looked up your meds to see what they are in the U.S. Fertomid=clomid, Menogon is just like Menopur but Menogon is given intramuscularly and Menopur is given subcutaneously, Progynova is synthetic estradiol, and Cetrotide is not the same thing as but functions as Lupron (prevents your body from releasing an egg too early). You guys know how I am with research, so I had to satisfy my curiousity!

 

Nata - April 7

Ann, wow, Saturday will be a very busy day for you. It will be even harder because you have to work until late tonight. There is no words to describe how tough you are. I hope you can get some rest on Sunday. Cristina, hearing the heart beat of your baby sounds incredible. Enjoy every little magic moment. As for me, tomorrow I will have training from 12:00 to 2:00 PM. As a matter of fact, I have been having training every night since Thursday. Hopefully I will be able to start teaching in a couple of days. Oh, on Sunday I might go out for dinner to celebrate my birthday (the official date is Tuesday, April 11th). Yeah... I'm getting older and I'm afraid of being too old to get pregnant. Why our lives are all about ttc? Everything is related to that!

 

Nata - April 7

Oops... I have been having training every night since Wednesday, not Thursday.

 

Ann - April 7

That is great you get training, too. And it is cool you get to teach math. That is my favorite subject! Thanks for saying I am tough, but I really don't feel like I am. I am really hesitant about going to the soccer game on Saturday. I am still depressed and upset about doing all those shots and still getting a BFN, and I hate the thought of being around all those parents. I want to go because I know my dss wants me to go, but it is really hard for me...Do you know where you are going for your birthday? That sounds like a fun plan.

 

Nata - April 7

Ann, I don't blame you for feeling this way about the soccer game. I know it is a tough thing to do. I understand you. Well, we might go to a Mexican restautant called Rio Grande. The food is wonderful! Have a great weekend! Take care.

 

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