tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701294853944479424.post2073170498355919295..comments2023-11-03T06:27:32.016-07:00Comments on The Baby Chase: That Crazy Ladythe Babychaser:http://www.blogger.com/profile/12205229469287159556noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701294853944479424.post-58015070630992229112008-04-07T11:46:00.000-07:002008-04-07T11:46:00.000-07:00I'm sorry sweetie, I know how hard it is to stay s...I'm sorry sweetie, I know how hard it is to stay sane during IVF. The only advice I have to offer (the only thing that worked for me) was to try and stay distracted as much as possible. Go to the movies, go get a pedicure, etc. ((hugs))MissNoAngel (find me on Twitter)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06159218057261109997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701294853944479424.post-91758358414909509912008-04-07T09:59:00.000-07:002008-04-07T09:59:00.000-07:00Sorry, I am coming in late on this post. Tell J g...Sorry, I am coming in late on this post. Tell J going "outside" is for suckers!!! I always find good old fashioned housework a great cure for the crazys. Nice job on the kitchen BTW!!! I know how you feel about IF being so onesided. I do all the work in my cycles and it does get frustrating. I do know that even if my husband helped out more I would still be frustrated. It's the control freak in me. I have just come to accept my roll as the manager. I also get that you want something different this cycle. I already know that my RE doesn't have another protocol for me if this fails. Hopefully, it won't but, we know the stats! Good luck with your transfer!Working Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03953758305075186128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701294853944479424.post-71478568265867358752008-04-07T09:41:00.000-07:002008-04-07T09:41:00.000-07:00Oh, B-chaser! I can't tell you how often I've felt...Oh, B-chaser! I can't tell you how often I've felt like I'm doing everything, giving up everything, while my guy just has to come. The resentment led to him making more doc office calls, also foregoing booze, etc. But it's still there, the feeling that I have to do all the heavy IF lifting. I mean, why do we women end up IF managers? <BR/><BR/>I also think progesterone is so insanely crazy making. Especially the kind you inject or ingest. Just the thought of it makes me want to fly into an irrational rage.<BR/><BR/>Your kitchen looks great!Shinejilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03353174053245279899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701294853944479424.post-58839252674774377942008-04-07T04:41:00.000-07:002008-04-07T04:41:00.000-07:00I'm sorry to hear that you're feeling crappy. I h...I'm sorry to hear that you're feeling crappy. I hope that you continue to get great news from the RE.<BR/><BR/>Your kitchen is awesome. :)<BR/><BR/>I totally hear you when it comes to the sperm thing. I've been trying to do everything I can to take care of my end of the bargain. I wish DH would take things into his own hands (so to speak :P) and get more detailed testing done at a urologist, just to see if there's anything else we can do. I guess we'll see how this latest IUI cycle goes!Mallorynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11914993188185068883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701294853944479424.post-23554828007995033072008-04-06T18:56:00.000-07:002008-04-06T18:56:00.000-07:00That's great embie news! I hear you on the sperm i...That's great embie news! <BR/><BR/>I hear you on the sperm issue. DH's started at 0% in the morph department and worked its way up to 4%, which our RE thinks is fabulous. That almost seemed to make matters worse.<BR/><BR/>You do have a very nice kitchen!Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04643481889216349403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701294853944479424.post-47806441918664605892008-04-06T15:15:00.000-07:002008-04-06T15:15:00.000-07:00I am so sorry you're feeling crazy and weepy and m...I am so sorry you're feeling crazy and weepy and mad and icky. I am in the same spot, for different reasons, and my heart goes out to you.<BR/><BR/>I wish I had a magic wand to wave that would make all of this better for you, but all I can do is offer my friendship-you have a crazy friend in this corner of the universe!<BR/><BR/>Now, I will admit something horrible. I wish my craziness made my kitchen look as spic-and-span as yours. Instead I get all mopey and sit around feeling sorry for myself. You are my crazy lady heroine!Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06996076537007147834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701294853944479424.post-45267560653382417762008-04-06T09:44:00.000-07:002008-04-06T09:44:00.000-07:00Your kitchen is beautiful! Mine has great space bu...Your kitchen is beautiful! Mine has great space but is otherwise quite hideous. <BR/><BR/>I totally hear you on the hubby's responsibility for the sperm stuff. It was an issue for us, too - getting the surgery scheduled, getting SAs done after the reversal - I had to really hound him sometimes. It's so frustrating!annacyclopediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461037288546901657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701294853944479424.post-57385001745338582472008-04-06T09:07:00.000-07:002008-04-06T09:07:00.000-07:00Ha! I spent a nice chunk of yesterday cleaning the...Ha! I spent a nice chunk of yesterday cleaning the goo behind the coffee maker as well. Often when I'm in 'crazy lady' mode, that's the only sorta thing I CAN do.<BR/><BR/>My husband, meanwhile, can play video games until the world ends. Wish I could lose myself in 'fun' stuff like that, too. <BR/><BR/>Hope this week brings more good embryo news!peesticksandstoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13194814462876179308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701294853944479424.post-79087348849003669242008-04-06T04:39:00.000-07:002008-04-06T04:39:00.000-07:00From one micromanager to another: I feel your pain...From one micromanager to another: I feel your pain.<BR/><BR/>Let's hope the progesterone crazies ease up for you (I also feel your pain there). To answer your question, the PIO doesn't hurt when I'm getting the shot. It does, however, hurt about 15 minutes later - my ass is constantly throbbing and sore.<BR/><BR/>On the upside, your kitchen is looking fabulous.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03844806977351587056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701294853944479424.post-44816981863304424702008-04-05T21:32:00.000-07:002008-04-05T21:32:00.000-07:00I think your DH definitely needs to take responsib...I think your DH definitely needs to take responsibility for his side of things.<BR/><BR/>Love your kitchen.Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342071625881436631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701294853944479424.post-84745808686322262682008-04-05T19:32:00.000-07:002008-04-05T19:32:00.000-07:00Oh, but you are my *favorite* crazy lady. Hmm, as ...Oh, but you are my *favorite* crazy lady. Hmm, as long as we are sharing sperm stories: Before Al went for his first SA, he insisted on waiting four months, because he wanted to have quite smoking, eat better, etc. He did all that and then of course had no sperm at all...<BR/>I'm guessing your hormones are all screwy right now. If you were nearby I would kindly offer up my dirty kitchen so you could feel better. But sadly (for me mostly), you are not. So all I can do is offer you some bloggy internet love.Iohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00918928563224342054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701294853944479424.post-86770447555718020432008-04-05T19:10:00.000-07:002008-04-05T19:10:00.000-07:00Ms. J, I have to confess, the kitchen was the sell...Ms. J, I have to confess, the kitchen was the selling point for the whole house. It's wide open to the dining area, so even when I'm cooking for guests they can hang out with me. Two walls are the funky green you see, and the others are a sunny yellow. Painted them myself. :-)<BR/><BR/>Best room in the house, and I absolutely adore it.the Babychaser:https://www.blogger.com/profile/12205229469287159556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701294853944479424.post-60231329315366347072008-04-05T18:51:00.000-07:002008-04-05T18:51:00.000-07:00Can I be jealous of your sweet kitchen?! Ours is ...Can I be jealous of your sweet kitchen?! Ours is WAAAAAY ugly (came with the house). "HATE" is too kind of a word to describe how we feel about our kitchen, LOL.<BR/><BR/>On to more serious matters . . . sometimes I have wanted to pummel my husband for his "funky-headed sperm," my code phrase for his poor morphology (count and motility fine). I often wished the motility were the problem, so I could blame him his lazy proclivities for the problem (weak attempt at humor, here). <BR/><BR/>But his jism is the main & ongoing source of our fertility challenges. He's had three sperm anaylsis, the first showed the morphology as only 4% being normal. Then second showed 6% being normal. THEN he went on some fancy "men's fertility blend" of vitamins (read EXPENSIVE) for a couple of months, and his third SA showed his morphology to be . . . (drumroll) . . . 4% as normal, LMAO!<BR/><BR/>I am sorry the TV isn't satisfying you tonite. Have you tried a fantasy shopping trip on the internet? Ya know, web-shop (like window shopping) for all of the things you CAN'T afford but want?! I command you to go on a search for: an expensive purse, a dream vacation, a killer cocktail dress, and the most expensive and deluxe house in your region!<BR/><BR/>Eh, outta waste, what 20 minutes of your time?! ;o)Ms. Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04734867984972785143noreply@blogger.com