Trouble getting pregnant? (3 Viewers)

[Zow]

Look at our clinics data. 66% success rate from thawed icsi and we are 0-3.

When you went in for your initial consult and analysis of each of you, where were the "problems"? You? Wife? Both?

My swimmers were weak and all over the place and my wife had some issues with her tubes (suspect they occurred during the C-Section of our first child, but not sure). She had no issues with her "environment" though. Ours appeared to be a problem of introducing sperm and egg.

I had some jacked up swimmers but that's why they did the ICSI process. So, no issues with the embryos. My wife just doesn't develop lining very well apparently.

Confirmed negative today though. Thankfully we got the call over the lunch hour so I could talk to my wife for a little bit. Yesterday sucked but I'm glad we did the EPT at home and sort of grieved yesterday.

 

[El Floppo]

sorry Wozzow.

GL the rest of the way.

 

[The Commish]

Look at our clinics data. 66% success rate from thawed icsi and we are 0-3.

When you went in for your initial consult and analysis of each of you, where were the "problems"? You? Wife? Both?

My swimmers were weak and all over the place and my wife had some issues with her tubes (suspect they occurred during the C-Section of our first child, but not sure). She had no issues with her "environment" though. Ours appeared to be a problem of introducing sperm and egg.

I had some jacked up swimmers but that's why they did the ICSI process. So, no issues with the embryos. My wife just doesn't develop lining very well apparently.

Confirmed negative today though. Thankfully we got the call over the lunch hour so I could talk to my wife for a little bit. Yesterday sucked but I'm glad we did the EPT at home and sort of grieved yesterday.

Sucks Zow. GL with the next steps!

 

[The Z Machine]

It took us three transfers to hit. My wife was 33 and didn't have any issues. My count was low, so we did ICSI.

 

[Zow]

It took us three transfers to hit. My wife was 33 and didn't have any issues. My count was low, so we did ICSI

Nice.

I hope to literally be typing that same sentence in a couple of months. Except my wife will be 31.

 

[NorvilleBarnes]

It took us three transfers to hit. My wife was 33 and didn't have any issues. My count was low, so we did ICSI

Nice.

I hope to literally be typing that same sentence in a couple of months. Except my wife will be 31.

Agreed - good job Z. Best of luck Woz.

Starting attempt number four next week. ICSI

:fingerscrossed:

 

[fred_1_15301]

It took us three transfers to hit. My wife was 33 and didn't have any issues. My count was low, so we did ICSI

Nice.

I hope to literally be typing that same sentence in a couple of months. Except my wife will be 31.

We all hope for this buddy. I REALLY want this to work out for you and your wife.

 

[NorvilleBarnes]

Attempt #4 in the morning...

 

[Zow]

Attempt #4 in the morning...

Good luck!

 

[NorvilleBarnes]

Attempt #4 in the morning...

Good luck!

Thanks. I guess I have been subconsciously thinking that emphasizing the number of attempts somehow statistically benefits our chances so I've been mentioning it's attempt #4 in every conversation and consultation. The gf has notified me that if she hears me say "attempt #4" one more time she will punch me in the nuts. I think it's the stress talking but I'm not risking it.

So we got the call that we have 4 good embryos and transfer is scheduled for Sunday. #FourthTimeTheCharmSilently

 

[El Floppo]

Attempt #4 in the morning...

Good luck!

Thanks. I guess I have been subconsciously thinking that emphasizing the number of attempts somehow statistically benefits our chances so I've been mentioning it's attempt #4 in every conversation and consultation. The gf has notified me that if she hears me say "attempt #4" one more time she will punch me in the nuts. I think it's the stress talking but I'm not risking it.

So we got the call that we have 4 good embryos and transfer is scheduled for Sunday. #FourthTimeTheCharmSilently

GL!

on the procreation... less so the nut-punch.

 

[NorvilleBarnes]

So . . . we have "squinters". EPT that are so faint you have to squint to see them. I squinted. I think I see it. fingers crossed.

 

[NorvilleBarnes]

So . . . we have "squinters". EPT that are so faint you have to squint to see them. I squinted. I think I see it. fingers crossed.

BFP.

 

[El Floppo]

So . . . we have "squinters". EPT that are so faint you have to squint to see them. I squinted. I think I see it. fingers crossed.

BFP.

I don't know what that means, but I'm completely psyched that you're excited.

 

[The Commish]

So . . . we have "squinters". EPT that are so faint you have to squint to see them. I squinted. I think I see it. fingers crossed.

BFP.

I don't know what that means, but I'm completely psyched that you're excited.

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

So . . . we have "squinters". EPT that are so faint you have to squint to see them. I squinted. I think I see it. fingers crossed.

BFP.

Nice. Enjoy the anxiety of each new blood test for beta levels and waiting for the first ultrasound. Fair warning that much anxiety and partner craziness is still in store.

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

So . . . we have "squinters". EPT that are so faint you have to squint to see them. I squinted. I think I see it. fingers crossed.

BFP.

I don't know what that means, but I'm completely psyched that you're excited.

Big ####### positive

 

[NorvilleBarnes]

So . . . we have "squinters". EPT that are so faint you have to squint to see them. I squinted. I think I see it. fingers crossed.

BFP.

I don't know what that means, but I'm completely psyched that you're excited.

Sorry. BFP = Big Fat Positive. She's pregnant (and it might be twins),

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

So . . . we have "squinters". EPT that are so faint you have to squint to see them. I squinted. I think I see it. fingers crossed.

BFP.

I don't know what that means, but I'm completely psyched that you're excited.

Sorry. BFP = Big Fat Positive. She's pregnant (and it might be twins),

So I assume you've had the first blood test and have an unusually high beta? Nice.

 

[NorvilleBarnes]

So . . . we have "squinters". EPT that are so faint you have to squint to see them. I squinted. I think I see it. fingers crossed.

BFP.

Nice. Enjoy the anxiety of each new blood test for beta levels and waiting for the first ultrasound. Fair warning that much anxiety and partner craziness is still in store.

We've become the crazy cat lady of pregnancy tests. Freaking tests everywhere. All kinds. I'm so excited. I just ordered a book on Fatherhood

 

[fred_1_15301]

So . . . we have "squinters". EPT that are so faint you have to squint to see them. I squinted. I think I see it. fingers crossed.

BFP.

Nice. Enjoy the anxiety of each new blood test for beta levels and waiting for the first ultrasound. Fair warning that much anxiety and partner craziness is still in store.

We've become the crazy cat lady of pregnancy tests. Freaking tests everywhere. All kinds. I'm so excited. I just ordered a book on Fatherhood

Congrats! Don't go crazy on the pre-reading. It will all just come to you.

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

So . . . we have "squinters". EPT that are so faint you have to squint to see them. I squinted. I think I see it. fingers crossed.

BFP.

Nice. Enjoy the anxiety of each new blood test for beta levels and waiting for the first ultrasound. Fair warning that much anxiety and partner craziness is still in store.

We've become the crazy cat lady of pregnancy tests. Freaking tests everywhere. All kinds. I'm so excited. I just ordered a book on Fatherhood

My wife still has a gallon ziploc of about 30 of the tests that became Scrappygang. Each one labelled with the date. She kept doing it way after we had a positive beta. And she'd come to me every time one was slightly less purple.

"I don't think they're really quantitative tests," I'd say. "I mean those are both pretty purple."

But the crazy was strong in her. In fairness, we almost always had positive home tests even in our failed cycles.

 

[NorvilleBarnes]

So . . . we have "squinters". EPT that are so faint you have to squint to see them. I squinted. I think I see it. fingers crossed.

BFP.

I don't know what that means, but I'm completely psyched that you're excited.

Sorry. BFP = Big Fat Positive. She's pregnant (and it might be twins),

Are you sure they're yours? Congrats!

LOL actually no. When the Dr. called us back prior to my contribution he said "Ok Tricia" which is not her name "and Norville . . . " and we're like "Wait . . . it's Tanya and Norville" and he looks at all the pile of papers on his desk and goes "Oh here we go" and grabs another batch of papers "Yes Tanya and Norville, huh two Norvilles today. That's rare." and then proceeded to call her Tricia throughout our conversation while we corrected him every time.

So we go back out to the waiting room there's a black couple waiting there (I was going to say "Hey Norville" but resisted) and we walk out and she goes "I think we might have a black baby." and I'm "God I hope so they were good looking"

 

[El Floppo]

Awesome news!

Pm GM for TWINS! Info

 

[fred_1_15301]

So . . . we have "squinters". EPT that are so faint you have to squint to see them. I squinted. I think I see it. fingers crossed.

BFP.

I don't know what that means, but I'm completely psyched that you're excited.

Sorry. BFP = Big Fat Positive. She's pregnant (and it might be twins),

Are you sure they're yours? Congrats!

LOL actually no. When the Dr. called us back prior to my contribution he said "Ok Tricia" which is not her name "and Norville . . . " and we're like "Wait . . . it's Tanya and Norville" and he looks at all the pile of papers on his desk and goes "Oh here we go" and grabs another batch of papers "Yes Tanya and Norville, huh two Norvilles today. That's rare." and then proceeded to call her Tricia throughout our conversation while we corrected him every time.So we go back out to the waiting room there's a black couple waiting there (I was going to say "Hey Norville" but resisted) and we walk out and she goes "I think we might have a black baby." and I'm "God I hope so they were good looking"

 

[The Commish]

So . . . we have "squinters". EPT that are so faint you have to squint to see them. I squinted. I think I see it. fingers crossed.

BFP.

Nice. Enjoy the anxiety of each new blood test for beta levels and waiting for the first ultrasound. Fair warning that much anxiety and partner craziness is still in store.

We've become the crazy cat lady of pregnancy tests. Freaking tests everywhere. All kinds. I'm so excited. I just ordered a book on Fatherhood

Query: Do you read the instruction manuals/directions for ANYTHING you put together? Right....no need to start with your kids I got annoyed with the first book I got and never picked up a second. My kids are only a little off. You'll figure it out.

Congrats!!!!!!!

 

[El Floppo]

happiest baby on the block, IMO, was a very useful book. 5 "s"s: shhhh, swaddle, shake, steak, slur, something else. I could have those wrong.... but it was a great help during those early months when you're fried and unable to process things clearly... just run down the S's until the demonspawn finally goes the #### to sleep or stops crying.

eta... right- again, congrats!

 

[fred_1_15301]

happiest baby on the block, IMO, was a very useful book. 5 "s"s: shhhh, swaddle, shake, steak, slur, something else. I could have those wrong.... but it was a great help during those early months when you're fried and unable to process things clearly... just run down the S's until the demonspawn finally goes the #### to sleep or stops crying.

eta... right- again, congrats!

This is the only piece of advice that has really been useful to me in my early days of being a dad. "shush", "swaddle", "side/stomach", "swing", "sucking". It worked like a drug. Instantly calms a screaming baby down. Now if I could just figure out how to get my 15 month old from being so damn clingy to me (to the point where he refuses to go to mom if I am in the room).

 

[Kanil]

happiest baby on the block, IMO, was a very useful book. 5 "s"s: shhhh, swaddle, shake, steak, slur, something else. I could have those wrong.... but it was a great help during those early months when you're fried and unable to process things clearly... just run down the S's until the demonspawn finally goes the #### to sleep or stops crying.

eta... right- again, congrats!

The 5 S's are key... If there's one piece of advice I can give, it's to learn them.

 

[El Floppo]

happiest baby on the block, IMO, was a very useful book. 5 "s"s: shhhh, swaddle, shake, steak, slur, something else. I could have those wrong.... but it was a great help during those early months when you're fried and unable to process things clearly... just run down the S's until the demonspawn finally goes the #### to sleep or stops crying.

eta... right- again, congrats!

The 5 S's are key... If there's one piece of advice I can give, it's to learn them.

pretty sure it's in the footnotes... but when you shake the kid, shake them in a counter-clockwise motion.

 

[Buckychudd]

happiest baby on the block, IMO, was a very useful book. 5 "s"s: shhhh, swaddle, shake, steak, slur, something else. I could have those wrong.... but it was a great help during those early months when you're fried and unable to process things clearly... just run down the S's until the demonspawn finally goes the #### to sleep or stops crying.

eta... right- again, congrats!

Swear and strangle are in there somewhere too.

 

[Kanil]

happiest baby on the block, IMO, was a very useful book. 5 "s"s: shhhh, swaddle, shake, steak, slur, something else. I could have those wrong.... but it was a great help during those early months when you're fried and unable to process things clearly... just run down the S's until the demonspawn finally goes the #### to sleep or stops crying.

eta... right- again, congrats!

Swear and strangle are in there somewhere too.

Suplex also

 

[fred_1_15301]

happiest baby on the block, IMO, was a very useful book. 5 "s"s: shhhh, swaddle, shake, steak, slur, something else. I could have those wrong.... but it was a great help during those early months when you're fried and unable to process things clearly... just run down the S's until the demonspawn finally goes the #### to sleep or stops crying.

eta... right- again, congrats!

The 5 S's are key... If there's one piece of advice I can give, it's to learn them.

pretty sure it's in the footnotes... but when you shake the kid, shake them in a counter-clockwise motion.

Ahhh damn I missed the footnote. I would always hold him upside down from his legs and shake him vigorously side-to-side. No wonder it would just cause him to cry more. My technique was wrong.

 

[NorvilleBarnes]

So . . . we have "squinters". EPT that are so faint you have to squint to see them. I squinted. I think I see it. fingers crossed.

BFP.

Nice. Enjoy the anxiety of each new blood test for beta levels and waiting for the first ultrasound. Fair warning that much anxiety and partner craziness is still in store.

We've become the crazy cat lady of pregnancy tests. Freaking tests everywhere. All kinds. I'm so excited. I just ordered a book on Fatherhood

Query: Do you read the instruction manuals/directions for ANYTHING you put together? Right....no need to start with your kids I got annoyed with the first book I got and never picked up a second. My kids are only a little off. You'll figure it out.

Congrats!!!!!!!

Thanks !

Just trying to slip in a little Bill Cosby joke in there. I probably will read quite a bit about babies and how not to break them and stuff. I don't think it's sunk in yet.

 

[NorvilleBarnes]

Now if I could just figure out how to get my 15 month old from being so damn clingy to me (to the point where he refuses to go to mom if I am in the room).

Holy crap that would be awesome.

 

[That one guy]

Talk to other parents first...those books and the interwebs will just make you doubt yourself; too many time tables and "this shoud be happening by now" type charts, you're natural instinct will be better than what you might read in a book.

Good luck!

 

[fred_1_15301]

Now if I could just figure out how to get my 15 month old from being so damn clingy to me (to the point where he refuses to go to mom if I am in the room).

Holy crap that would be awesome.

It gets old (especially when you want a break but your baby won't stand for it). My wife loves it because she can just lay on the couch while I have to read books to him and play with him the entire evening. In all seriousness, I wouldn't trade it for the world. It will be the best experience of your life.

 

[The Z Machine]

Really stoked for you, NB.

 

[fred_1_15301]

Now that NB is set, let's focus our energies/good vibes on getting Woz there.

 

[NorvilleBarnes]

happiest baby on the block, IMO, was a very useful book. 5 "s"s: shhhh, swaddle, shake, steak, slur, something else. I could have those wrong.... but it was a great help during those early months when you're fried and unable to process things clearly... just run down the S's until the demonspawn finally goes the #### to sleep or stops crying.

eta... right- again, congrats!

Swear and strangle are in there somewhere too.

Suplex also

This is starting to sound like how I got here.

 

[NorvilleBarnes]

Now that NB is set, let's focus our energies/good vibes on getting Woz there.

Your turn Woz!

 

[The Commish]

So . . . we have "squinters". EPT that are so faint you have to squint to see them. I squinted. I think I see it. fingers crossed.

BFP.

Nice. Enjoy the anxiety of each new blood test for beta levels and waiting for the first ultrasound. Fair warning that much anxiety and partner craziness is still in store.

We've become the crazy cat lady of pregnancy tests. Freaking tests everywhere. All kinds. I'm so excited. I just ordered a book on Fatherhood

Query: Do you read the instruction manuals/directions for ANYTHING you put together? Right....no need to start with your kids I got annoyed with the first book I got and never picked up a second. My kids are only a little off. You'll figure it out.

Congrats!!!!!!!

Thanks !

Just trying to slip in a little Bill Cosby joke in there. I probably will read quite a bit about babies and how not to break them and stuff. I don't think it's sunk in yet.

It won't....until you're sitting up (the fourth or fifth night in a row) with a baby who just doesn't want to go to sleep. At that point you'll be questioning MOST of the decisions you've made in your life. It's great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[SouthJersey]

Started stabbing my wife in the leg with Lupron last week. We're putting our frozen guy in play. This is our one and only frosty so if he doesn't work, it looks like our son is gonna grow up to be an annoying only child.

 

[Zow]

So my wife goes in for the fourth and final transfer today. Unfortunately I had a big court hearing this morning and, with her blessing (oddly enough she's trying to be as laid back about the process as possible so we didn't make a big thing of it this time*), didn't go. Transfer scheduled for 3:00. She's almost to Vegas with her mom. Should be finding out any moment whether the embryo thawed.

I'm literally shaking right now. Just dreading the embryo not thawing properly.

*Which is why I've been avoiding this thread too.

 

[Zow]

So . . . we have "squinters". EPT that are so faint you have to squint to see them. I squinted. I think I see it. fingers crossed.

BFP.

Nice. Enjoy the anxiety of each new blood test for beta levels and waiting for the first ultrasound. Fair warning that much anxiety and partner craziness is still in store.

We've become the crazy cat lady of pregnancy tests. Freaking tests everywhere. All kinds. I'm so excited. I just ordered a book on Fatherhood

So awesome. Congratulations.

 

[El Floppo]

gl woz... I'm crossing everything in arms' reach for you.

 

[Zow]

They were supposed to call at noon. It's now 1:30. Transfer scheduled in an hour. I have no idea what this means. Hoping it means everything is fine and they are dealing with something more pressing.

 

[fatguyinalittlecoat]

Good luck Woz and Mrs. Woz.

 

[Zow]

Wife on hold with the office. I feel like i'm going to throw up.

 

[Dark Matter]

Good luck Woz and Mrs. Woz.