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Post by gingerlady on Nov 9, 2015 14:07:29 GMT -5
I think make-up sex has more baby-making potential than regular sex. Just a theory
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Post by gingerlady on Nov 9, 2015 18:54:13 GMT -5
Ditto everyone above. I've also used therapy during a few rough patches in my life and found it enormously helpful. I will also add that if you try it and hate it then find another therapist. There are some crappy ones out there, or ones that simply aren't your style. I think a lot of people are quick to give up on the idea after one or two bad experiences, but it just takes a bit of trial and error to find a good fit.
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Post by gingerlady on Nov 10, 2015 8:36:19 GMT -5
Yes I think you "graduate" from an RE in the first trimester. Sounds like a good practice LMC! I just learned that my OB practice has counsellors available too. I think people have clearly caught on that this can be an extraordinarily stressful part of a woman's life! Best wishes to you on Friday
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Post by snippet17 on Nov 10, 2015 9:46:54 GMT -5
Also if I stick with this practice, I'm going to miss the lady at the front desk from my GYN office. She's always so nice to me. I just called to make sure the RE would have access to my medical records, and she gave me a "Good luck on Friday" at the end. I got a little teary. I think (I could be wrong) that if you get pregnant under the supervision of an RE, you'll switch to an OB after the first tri. So hopefully this won't be the last of your front desk lady I think that is what occurred for @drexelkathy
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Post by ktmac on Nov 10, 2015 11:52:01 GMT -5
my boss was talking to our assistant on the phone this morning and said something about her keeping secrets well (because I had told her about the appointments). And that "he knows now" and some vague reference to adding to our staff. She ran down to my office all excited, opening the door. "So, you have something to tell me? Tony told me!!" Oh. I'm not pregnant. BE MORE SPECIFIC, BOSS. Ugh. This makes my heart hurt in more than one way
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Post by gingerlady on Nov 10, 2015 19:22:35 GMT -5
I was really anxious about temping at first too. I'm NOT a morning person, and my schedule is wonky. I was convinced it would be a disaster. I was afraid I'd forget, that I couldn't temp at the same time every day (I never did - and it didn't affect things that much), and I was worried about feeling strange doing it, etc. The first few days were a bit awkward, but I got used to it really fast. It became such a part of my ritual that I had a hard time stopping after my BFP - I kept it up for several days and FF yelled at me.
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Post by snippet17 on Nov 10, 2015 20:40:22 GMT -5
Temping was odd for me since my work schedule can have a 4am start to a 5pm start. But even with that I got it down. After a few weeks I was so used to taking it it was a habit. The bad thing since I was taking it for 9 months or so I still wanted to temp after my BFP.
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Post by snippet17 on Nov 13, 2015 9:20:21 GMT -5
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Post by snippet17 on Nov 13, 2015 11:27:52 GMT -5
LMC ((hugs)) I know some of that information is not what you want but at least your finding out now. I am happy that you liked this doctor.
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Post by Giaspo on Nov 13, 2015 23:11:28 GMT -5
LMC I'm sorry you have so much to process. Although it seems like a lot right now I can tell you that going through it all was a very focused, positive (in a weird way) experience. The doctors, nurses and lab folks are extremely understanding. While it feels a bit like a science experiment at times, their sole purpose is to help you and your H have a successful, healthy pregnancy and baby. The Day 3 blood work and testing is the first step. Please feel free to PM me anytime if you want to talk or review anything. It is really overwhelming when you first begin and I'm happy to help if I can. Hugs.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2015 8:19:57 GMT -5
Hugs. I am so sorry.
If there is one thing positive I can say about IVF (other than the fact that it worked for us) it is that there is zero guessing and wondering what is going on.
You know exactly how many follicles/eggs you are dealing with, exactly how many embryos you get, exactly the quality of the embryos, exactly how many you transfer, etc
It took a LOT of the anxiety away for me at least - and I don't think I fully appreciated how MUCH anxiety Ttc had given me. Always wondering *if* I had ovulated, if there was a good egg, it we had BD at the right time (or had the IUI at the right time), *if* the egg fertilized, etc. all those factors were just taken away and I just had to follow day to day changes and directions from my doctor/nurse team.
Something about that was surprisingly ok for me to deal with.
I don't know if that makes any sense...but wanted to share that part with you in case it helps you feel at all better.
You are in my thoughts. Hugs.
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