gulesin on "Do you and your partner have a "plan" if/when you can\'t have kids?"
The thread about what areas to avoid in NYC got me thinking-- I'm sure we've all privately discussed it with our partners, but if you are willing to share, I'd be SO interested in hearing what your...
View ArticleCasentini on "CCRM versus Cornell"
I have the option of going to CCRM or Cornell for my fourth IVF. I've been trying for 8 mos now, since 41. I got pregnant in February (turned 42 in January) and am currently 8wks but perinatologist...
View Articlemelanitou on "I am reading a great book..."
It's brand new and written by the editor of Real Simple magazine. It's called Just Let Me Lie Down: Necessary Terms for the Half-Insane Working Mom. She was in our town and I went to her book...
View Articledimopoulos on "Husband not open to DS"
Has anyone had the problem of wanting kids but your husband has been completely against using ds? We found out that he can't have kids, but he is against anything other than biological. Is there a...
View Articlesonia57 on "6 month old weight gain question...."
I know this has been asked before, so forgive me.I just had my 6 month old's 6 month appt. He's about 80% for height and a little over 50% for weight. He started off (9 + pounder) in the 80% for...
View Articlegymtourl on "July Cycle - getting nervous, kids mentioned"
Hi everyone - I am getting ready to start DE cycle number 2 and starting to get very nervous so thought I would see if there was anyone that would be cycling around that time as well. I found these...
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nickx on "Brothers/ Grey Finale coming up!!"
Ok ladies, big night. Hope I can watch it. Just finished Grey's on-line. Wonder what will happen. I so love Bailey's new beau. What a smile. Kind of like Sam's on the practice. I'm pretty sure Robert...
View Articleronald on "40 embryos in 4 years and not 1 implant??? Now onto donor - help!"
Hi all,Over the last 4 years we have tried IVF over 10 times in Switzerland, Australia and New York. Of the 40 embryos that we have put in, I have had one chemical pregnancy and all the rest have not...
View ArticleAmbiente on "Blighted ovum and waiting..."
I was hoping someone who has gone through this can give me some feedback.I had a scan at 6.5 days and while the sac is growing there is nothing else. So the assumption is that it is a blighted ovum.Yet...
View Articlesaid on "would you consider this a +htp?"
Took a FRED this am (normal kind, not a fancy "digital"). Transfer was Mon, so I guess this makes it 6dp5dt FET. Or do I could the day of transfer as 1dp? I peed on it, then laid it on the shelf in the...
View Articlesibele on "Are black out curtains worth it?"
Is it better for the baby/toddler to get use to sleeping even if there's some light coming in (during day naps) or are black out curtains the better way to go to ensure a good nap regularly?
View Articleenrike on "Vanishing twin?? I\'m freaking out!"
I a currently 6 weeks pregnant and just found out it is twins. We did IVF. My beta numbers were 113 9dp5dt 246 11dp5dt 970 14dp5dt and 13,625 20dp5dt.I just got back from my first u/s. They moved it up...
View ArticleLorenzo on "Babysitter tips?"
We are hoping to hire our first babysitter (my twins are almost 3.5 yrs old!) this summer. We found a wonderful assistant at the kids' daycare and she is available to babysit and I feel comfortable...
View Articlepaoloc on "November/December (ish) donor egg cycle. Here we go!"
Im wrapping my head around the fact that DH and I are moving on to donor eggs. Just got (final) word today that my two little eggies from this IVF cycle didnt fertilize. What a journey of incredible...
View Articleelena64 on "Transfer today...how old is embryo"
Here's my story. Did retrieval on Sunday. Got four, one no good, two immature, one mature. Mature one did not fertilize. Two immature let grow and one fertilized. I transferred this morning....
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simonsimon on "Husband is too busy being nice to jerks to be there for me"
never mind situation resolved, do not underestimate the power of a hormonal woman I WIILL have peace an quiet for my 2ww if I have to cut the phone lines and buy a pit bull to keep people out of my way...
View ArticleOlivia on "Movements of Triplets"
Just wondering, when did you start to feel your triplets move? Was it your first pregnancy (I hear that you can feel them sooner)? This is my first pregnancy and I'm really excited for this milestone...
View Articleginocorfiatis on "have 5 day old, and older dd giving me super hard time!"
New baby dd is home, and my precious older dd age 3 1/2 is giving me the hardest time. I am recovering from a c-section, have a cold, and am sleep deprived. Just coughing while having this incision has...
View Articleyiaana on "chemical pregnancy question"
Hi - After 2 weeks of beta hell from my last IVF, I learned that this is definitely a chemical pregnancy and stopped my meds (crinone and progesterone/estrogen suppositories) on Monday. I had a...
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