Fit For Future Families - March 2011

Happy and healthy 9 months, Heather! I'm glad you're finally on this part of the journey. :flowerforyou:

Luki, I'm glad your family was supportive. I've been trying to discuss fertility treatment with my grandmother via email. She just keeps ignoring what I say and changing the subject to my cousins' new babies. Not helpful. AT. ALL. So I know how much that support really means.

Still waiting on the results. My husband is still being a drama queen. I really hope he gets to talk to someone soon. Edited to add: The results are normal. She only gave him one number and he wasn't sure what it was... it was either the count or the concentration and it was 98.3.

I just wanted to check in say hi, I miss you ladies. Everything here is great; I had my first ultrasound today. Baby has a good strong heartbeat - DH tried to hide his tears when we heard it but I caught him! :laugh: My morning sickness is finally starting to ease up and I’ve been able to get back into walking the past few days. I was so sick in the beginning that I wasn’t able to exercise at all, it’s nice to be able to start up again even if it is just walking.

Baby dust to everyone….I think about you girls all the time!

How was the glucose testing?

Good luck, Ashley!

They really only had the one number to give him... so maybe the lab only reported normal on the rest of the results. I'd told him to write them all down or have them send the results to our house, but he said there was just the one number. As for what's next... I have no idea. I guess we can either follow the doctor's plan to do femara for three months and then the HSG or I can beg him to move up the HSG, but I don't know if he'll do it. Regardless, it's too late to do anything this cycle.

BFN!

I'm soo sorry Ash! If at first you don't suceed, try try again!:flowerforyou:

Thx guys, the nurse told me that it’s still early yet and that it could be a false negative and to go back in a week if AF still hasn’t arrived. At this point I just want to know! I hate that she gave me hope, I just need for this to stop consuming my thoughts! Right now I want either a BFP or for AF to arrive (obviously you know which I really prefer).

Erica, the odds are even less than that, they’re closer to 6-9% for a take home baby! I was very much aware of this, but kept holding out hope because for some reason, I thought it was going to happen this cycle before it even started, before I even knew I would have an IUI.

So now I wait for AF who’s 3days late!

Dang it! I deleted my whole response! ARG! Here is goes again...

History, don't worry about weighing in everyday. I do that too. Just know that it will fluctuate and don't get discouraged!

Pam, sometimes ice cream is a need and not a want! Kind of like those Thin Mint Girl Scout cookies I had last night. I was even too lazy to get up to get them, so I asked DH to get them and he did. LOL I should really train him better! :laugh: Sometimes I wish he would just say no...sometimes.

Luki, glad it went well with the rents! I'm sure that is very relieving!

Heather, I'm sad to see you go, but I'm happier that you are! Keep in touch!

Karen, stay strong! Show that clom-id who's boss!

Erica, yay for normal! I hope your dr doesn't make you wait that long. Don't they know we make ourselves crazy every month?!

RON! Glad to see you (well over here LOL, I am a regular stalker of the preggo board) Enjoy your walking! Glad to hear the morning sickness is letting up!

Hey Jalara! How have you been doing? down 4lbs?! Great job!

Ash, I'm sorry! :flowerforyou: My fingers are still crossed! An other week.... :grumble:

Lilly Update: My sis went to court (my family, pastor, and I had to stay outside) and stood in front of a mediator (not even the real judge) and was granted joint temporary custody with split weeks 3-4 days, split holidays (mornings/evenings), and counseling with physiological evaluations for both him and her. At the end of May they go and stand in front of the judge and state their full cases for the actual permanent custody and the reports from the counseling and evaluations will be looked at as well. The mediator didn't even want to hear any of the details she had prepared against him. He was told to release Lilly at 6pm tonight to my sister to start the split with 4 days, then she has to give her back to him for 3 day, then back to her for 3 and so on. They set a public meeting place while they were in court and he was already trying to change it to his place hours later! He is such a controlling pig!!! Obviously this is only the first step and is going to take a while. :frown: But at least if he messes up this time it will be against the court order and can get in trouble now!!

Nutrition: I've been doing pretty well! (well its only been 2 days, from my "new start") I am cutting way back on my snacking!

Exercise: Not happening this week. I am super busy at work and have a performance and tonight is opening night. Alvin Ailey Dance Theater is a favorite in Detroit and we are almost sold out! :bigsmile:

GOALS: 8-12 glasses of h2o
1 snack a day (instead of 4)
stay at or under calories at least 3 times a week

Kim, I'm glad that your niece should be with her mom, soon. I'm sorry that she'll have to split time until a follow-up trial.

Any thoughts on acupuncture? My husband thinks it's quackery, but it sounds more appealing to me than drugs.

Well, I was doing well till after dinner. Then I just HAD to have some fudge tracks....with a three cookie chaser. Ooops. Hubby says I'm on vacation and not to worry about it. I told him to tell that to the scale when I weigh in tomorrow morning. Haha.

I've got friends who swear by the acupuncture too. I've never tried it myself, but I know several people who have liked it. You need to make sure you go to someone who is really good though, and who specializes in fertility acupuncture....or so I've been told.

Night ladies...

Hey, Katie! My husband and I are looking at vacation ideas and we were thinking somewhere in Florida in mid- to late-April. Any thoughts on where we should. We're trying for relaxing beach vacation.

Thanks! Right now I'm just searching for a beach hotel that's affordable and not filled with bed bugs. There's one in Clearwater, Florida (the Sheraton Sand Key Resort) that looks good. I imagine anything I find will end up changing once my husband weighs in. :laugh: I'll definitely check out the areas you recommended and VRBO.com. Thanks!

Thanks! You're super helpful!

I spent the weekend trying to figure out where we're going for vacation. I think we decided on St. Augustine, Florida in May. That should give me some great motivation so I look stellar in a swimming suit. However, I've done horribly this weekend. So back on track tomorrow!

Pam, it's just a number on a scale. You can get back to it this week and get moving in the right direction. One step at a time.