TTC via TPR Check-in 3/14

[CurlySu717]

Happy Monday!!  Hope y'all aren't in zombie mode from DST!!

Donor Eggs
eroticantibiotic -- awaiting genetic screening, picking a donor!!
dream2be3 -- hope AF showed and you are on your way to an April transfer!!
dukegirlsc -- did the testing on your donor come through??

Donor Sperm
CurlySu717 -- week #2 of TWW; HPT Sunday the 20th!!

Donor Embryos
king26 -- IVF in June, looking into the Czech Republic as a backup!!
therealbug -- endometrial biopsy coming up, planning for April transfer!!

Gestational Carrier
kmitch1 -- for DB and SIL, planning to start in August!!

PM CurlySu717 for the book list; it formats stupid when I copy and paste 

[dukegirlsc]

CurlySu717 , thanks for the checkin! I hope this week flies by, I have everything crossed for you!

AFM there was a little confusion with my donors initial medical screening, not a big deal but it's been frustrating, although it's mostly my fault so I can't complain too much. They were going to send her to Labcorp and have all the CD3, STD and genetic screening done. After talking to the IVF/Donor Coordinator RN (who is the bomb!!!) I realized I wanted someone I trusted (who is that RN, we bonded in about a minute) to lay eyes on this person before we move forward. So long story short I want her initial screening to happen at the clinic. So they are setting that up. The agency was just concerned that her insurance may not pay for the lab work if that is the case (it's across the state line) I told them if insurance pays then that's great, if not, well that's why they have my CC#. So as far as I know CD3 labs will happen sometime this week and I will get a no BS impression of the donor from my IVF nurse.

My biggest issue these days are all the lies I've told. No one knows of our fertility treatments other than 2 friends, DH and I both agree not to share that we are using DE. Soooo I told the 2 that know that we got 1 embie out of my last cycle and that we are going to cycle again to cover our bases. Now I have to come up with a timeline for all this since as far as they know I will be cycling, ER with PGS, then the wait for results, then prep for FET. My head is spinning from trying to figure out accurate timeframes. I stand by our decision to keep it private but I hate lying to my closest friends.

[dream2be3]

Thanks for the check in CurlySu717! FX for you!!

dukegirlsc, glad everything is moving along!

AFM, I had an appt with the IVF nurse to sign consents and redo some of the blood tests since all of it had expired. Plus, AF came Friday so I am still on track for an April transfer!! We also did our mandatory counseling session Friday. Lame. Had a monitoring appt today and everything looked good. My blood work did not come back great - my glucose is high. I already knew that because we had a health assessment done through my work and glucose was one of the things they checked. So now I have an appt with my PCP on the 1st. My RE didn't make it sound like it would delay or cancel the transfer so hopefully we can keep moving forward.

Anyone have experience with high glucose?

[dukegirlsc]

Mar 14, 2016 18:19:00 GMT -5 dream2be3 said:

Thanks for the check in CurlySu717 ! FX for you!!

dukegirlsc , glad everything is moving along!

AFM, I had an appt with the IVF nurse to sign consents and redo some of the blood tests since all of it had expired. Plus, AF came Friday so I am still on track for an April transfer!! We also did our mandatory counseling session Friday. Lame. Had a monitoring appt today and everything looked good. My blood work did not come back great - my glucose is high. I already knew that because we had a health assessment done through my work and glucose was one of the things they checked. So now I have an appt with my PCP on the 1st. My RE didn't make it sound like it would delay or cancel the transfer so hopefully we can keep moving forward.

Anyone have experience with high glucose?


dream2be3, were you fasting for the blood glucose test? 

[dream2be3]

Mar 14, 2016 18:41:15 GMT -5 dukegirlsc said:

Mar 14, 2016 18:19:00 GMT -5 dream2be3 said:

Thanks for the check in CurlySu717 ! FX for you!!

dukegirlsc , glad everything is moving along!

AFM, I had an appt with the IVF nurse to sign consents and redo some of the blood tests since all of it had expired. Plus, AF came Friday so I am still on track for an April transfer!! We also did our mandatory counseling session Friday. Lame. Had a monitoring appt today and everything looked good. My blood work did not come back great - my glucose is high. I already knew that because we had a health assessment done through my work and glucose was one of the things they checked. So now I have an appt with my PCP on the 1st. My RE didn't make it sound like it would delay or cancel the transfer so hopefully we can keep moving forward.

Anyone have experience with high glucose?


dream2be3, were you fasting for the blood glucose test? 

Yes, both times I fasted for 12 hours

[dream2be3]

Mar 14, 2016 18:50:51 GMT -5 dream2be3 said:

Mar 14, 2016 18:41:15 GMT -5 dukegirlsc said:

Yes, both times I fasted for 12 hours

Actually, that's not true. I didn't know I would have bloodwork on Friday so I had not fasted for that one. I did have to fast for the insulin test I went in for today.

[dukegirlsc]

dream2be3, There are so many things that can affect glucose it's just so hard to tell, I hope your appt with your PCP gives some answers!

[CurlySu717]

dukegirlsc, I understand keeping the decision to use a donor private from most people -- we told our parents and some of our closest friends. Have you thought about whether you and YH will tell your children?? Our pre-cycle counseling session was almost exclusively dedicated to telling the children. There isn't a lot of research out there, but what is out there suggests kids do better with it if they find out early. There's a surprising number of children's books out there about it. I'm thinking of writing my own -- my mom does these really cute cartoon drawings and it'd be a keepsake.

[dukegirlsc]

Mar 15, 2016 15:06:46 GMT -5 CurlySu717 said:

dukegirlsc, I understand keeping the decision to use a donor private from most people -- we told our parents and some of our closest friends. Have you thought about whether you and YH will tell your children?? Our pre-cycle counseling session was almost exclusively dedicated to telling the children. There isn't a lot of research out there, but what is out there suggests kids do better with it if they find out early. There's a surprising number of children's books out there about it. I'm thinking of writing my own -- my mom does these really cute cartoon drawings and it'd be a keepsake.

CurlySu717 DH and I are still discussing how we want to handle that information. I think it will be an evolving discussion as time goes on. I've gotten to the point where I try to think only of what is in front of me. Infertility has made me do that, because plans often don't come to fruition in my experience. I have seen some of the books and I think your idea sounds like a wonderful one!

[dream2be3]

CurlySu717 - just wanted to say I'm thinking about you and have everything crossed for you!

[therealbug]

CurlySu717, sending all the positive vibes your way!