tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post8203290353537434487..comments2023-11-19T21:42:17.901-08:00Comments on My Path to Mommyhood: Preparation Survey: What Do You Do When Eggs Aren't Involved?Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-12223544548896187082013-07-28T15:36:31.237-07:002013-07-28T15:36:31.237-07:00Ditto to you, lady! I hope this little frostie is ...Ditto to you, lady! I hope this little frostie is it for you. I do agree that sometimes "doing it all" can really be too much, and then doesn't it lose some of the benefit? Thinking sticky thoughts for you!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-16136647226813383112013-07-28T15:35:03.046-07:002013-07-28T15:35:03.046-07:00No worries, thanks for helping me feel not so craz...No worries, thanks for helping me feel not so crazy regarding how evil Lupron is. Some people have very few if any side effects on it and I always feel so jealous of those people! Not that I'm glad it's the devil for you, too, but it is comforting to know that there is actually a physical reason (and not just a state of mind thing) that makes me feel so crappy and unmotivated on that particular drug. Can't wait to get going on that one again... ;-) Thanks for your input!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-15470822717658551782013-07-28T15:33:40.081-07:002013-07-28T15:33:40.081-07:00First, congrats on your success with DE FET! That ...First, congrats on your success with DE FET! That gives me hope as I head into mine. That's great advice, I think sometimes I do restrict to the point of stress, but mostly because I want to believe that I did something that could impact things. Which I am feeling more and more disillusionment with. Solid advice, I think I will give myself a pass until I start Lupron within reason and maybe not be so anti-coffee (since a fat lot of good that's done me so far, and I'm really enjoying my coffee in the morning...). Thanks for your comment!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-36637970964921422752013-07-27T14:56:49.680-07:002013-07-27T14:56:49.680-07:00Personally, I drank wine and coffee up to the day ...Personally, I drank wine and coffee up to the day before transfer and continued drinking cofee afterwards. (reasonable amounts of both of course.) and I am now happily 6 weeks pregnant after a DE FET. I know a lot of women drank alchohol until transfer with DE. My view is you should not put so many restrictions on yourself that you get all stressed nor do something now that you will regret later if you get a BFN. I don't believe that wine or coffee before the transfer matter so I wouldn't have had guilt if I ended up with a BFN. But, if you believe they can impact success rates, then you probably need to make those changes. Good luck!!!!hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310020873449724746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-46533085864705352182013-07-26T07:11:15.520-07:002013-07-26T07:11:15.520-07:00thanks for posting this, Jess. You always seem to ...thanks for posting this, Jess. You always seem to be able to express exactly what is going on in my mind. I guess, for me, I treat my body the same way I do for a fresh IVF. Although this time I only did acu before and after transfer (immediately) and then a few days after, which is when I also started herbs. In the past I did mayan massage and acu and herbs (and yoga) many time throughout the cycle. But this time, it felt like too much, and I just took it easy on the Eastern stuff. I will let you know how it turns out as soon as I know. I pray that this FET is the one for you! xoxobethie75https://www.blogger.com/profile/04217470752354333943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-85432251853270844872013-07-26T05:55:48.933-07:002013-07-26T05:55:48.933-07:00Lupron is the devil! I was totally unmotivated to ...Lupron is the devil! I was totally unmotivated to work out because I was exhausted and had body aches or a headache. Not fun.<br /><br />Sorry I can't help out with the lining question. I have not had an FET.Non Sequitur Chicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07268138421234170972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-32077161612003025792013-07-24T15:59:18.452-07:002013-07-24T15:59:18.452-07:00Thanks so much! I think I just keep looking for a ...Thanks so much! I think I just keep looking for a reason. Or something. Something that I can do that will positively influence the outcome. In a weird way it's maddening that there isn't, because I don't know what that means. Did you nix the coffee, or are you not a coffee drinker anyway? I am not a heavy coffee drinker, maybe a cup a day in the summer and during the school year three-five cups per week maybe (most of it on Sunday at the diner...), but I drop it like a hot potato and maybe that's not necessary? I will do my best to sleep lots and not obsess! Thanks for sharing your routine with me, I really appreciate it. Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-88171637964575499732013-07-24T11:53:39.731-07:002013-07-24T11:53:39.731-07:00Hmmm. To be honest, I did nothing beyond take my p...Hmmm. To be honest, I did nothing beyond take my prenatal (for three years! ha), take all my meds (Crinones and Vivelles), and try to get a decent amount of sleep each night(8 hours or so). I did stop exercising during the 2WW (and still haven't started again). I drove all the way back from Atlanta alone (6-7 hours, not fun), carried my own bags into the house, and went to work the second week of the 2WW. I stopped drinking when I started Lupron, though I continued to enjoy chocolate and sips of my husband's glasses of wine. I cuddled with my cat and watched bad Netflix and tried not to obsess. I'd say I was pretty anxious, and there was a fair amount of crying, especially when I started spotting two days before my pregnancy test. <br /><br />Since my test was positive, I don't know what to think. I'd done all kinds of crazy things (and expensive things- acupuncture, etc.) for my three IVF cycles, and nothing for my DE cycle. But the embryo quality was different, and my luck turned out different. <br /><br />Here's hoping your luck comes through this time too. I am hoping for you. Try not to obsess too much. This is somewhat out of your hands. The embryo has been created, and there's no medical agreement on what causes it to stick or not. <br />Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04638991577065880208noreply@blogger.com