So, I was wondering something…

by Beth on June 11, 2011

Here I am babbling on and on about myself.

For crying out loud, it’s so self centered!  I mean, really.

I don’t ever want to be famous for fifteen minutes.  I would not know what to do with myself before, during and after and would only end up chuckling nervously.  Or saying, “like”  or “you know” or worse, “uh” after every sentence.  I do that when I am nervous.

So, instead of writing about BETH KATZ, I’d like to read about you.  Who are you?  Are you interested in actually pursuing IVF?  Has it worked out for you?  What are you feeling these days?  What’s your favorite color?  Do you have a pet?

You catch my drift.  So tell me,  whatcha up to?  I am genuinely interested…

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  • Sharon

    Hi Beth, glad to see you writing again! :-)

    The biggest news in my life: we are in the middle of our DE IVF cycle. We have 13 lovely embryos growing in the lab, and transfer is Monday morning!

  • http://www.ivfgirl.com Beth Katz

    That IS the biggest news. Wow! And thirteen is a very lucky and robust number there, Sharon. 

    How are you feeling?  Are you excited about the transfer?  Just take it easy for the day once they are in there, you know?

    EAT pineapple today, after the transfer and on Tuesday.  Fresh pineapple and closest to the core.  I was told it helps your uterus in helping the embryos live in a “sticky” environment.  Some say it is an old wives tale but I did it and here I am now, thirteen months later.  SEE?  Thirteen IS a lucky number.  :)

    It is a sign right there.

    I love your news.  Loving it!

  • Dabristow1

    Hi! I just found your blog…wish I had found it earlier!! My sister donated her eggs to me since my fsh was terrible after cancer treatment. The blasts almost didn’t make it but came through on the last day…whew! We had to wait until the next cycle to transfer and I just got the call…tomorrow is the day! Nervous, excited, scared, hopeful, happy…so many emotions!!! It’s a tough roller coaster.
    Thanks
    DB

  • http://www.ivfgirl.com Beth

    DB, really?! WOW! I am SO excited for you. NOT nervous. Excited. VERY. You are so right about the roller coaster of emotions. Lord knows, I remember them all so vividly.

    Try to go to sleep early tonight. And just remain hopeful. Hope is everything.

    Please let me know how it goes? :)

    xo B

  • Beth Katz

    DB, really?!  WOW!  I am SO excited for you.  NOT nervous.  Excited.
    VERY.  You are so right about the roller coaster of emotions.  Lord
    knows, I remember them all so vividly.

    Try to go to sleep early tonight.  And just remain hopeful.  Hope is everything.

    Please let me know how it goes?  :)

    xo B

  • Kerryo

    Hilarious! My nervous word is “great”. “That’s great, mmhmm, great, great, so great!” – lol! Like a moron, I tried interviewing for a job as a VERY sleep-deprived new mom of a 2-month old, and I believe that’s all I said the entire time – ‘great, mmhmm, great, yes, great, that’d be great’ – so no,  didn’t get that job. :)    Trying IVF for the first time this summer. Doc is pretty much a downer (I’m 37 and low-egg quality/reserve) but I’m ready to finalize this chapter in my life – are we only having 1 child, or will our family grow? That question has haunted me for the last couple of years as we’ve tried unsuccessfully for baby #2, and as I put my pre-mommy life and career on hold until I know what our future family looks like. I am very happy to have found your blog. Your humor, and experience are very refreshing compared to what else is out there.

  • http://www.ivfgirl.com Beth Katz

    Thank you, Kerryo!  I put my career on hold as well when I did IVF.  I believe it really helped me as the appts and experience was time consuming.  And my job required a LOT of hours on my feet.  Much.

    I actually say, “Uh huh.  I see…”  when I am sleep deprived.  Heh!

    Do you have a boy or a girl? 

    Good luck with your IVF experience and keep us all posted.  Routing for you, mama!

    xo  Beth

  • http://twitter.com/braving_ivf Brave IVF Girl

    I’m doing the first retrieval of three for IVF #5. It’s not going as well as I’d like (see my blog for details). 

    I quit my job in December 2009 to start IVF in January 2010. Three cycles in 2010 gave me two pregnancies, two missed miscarriages (both chromosomal issues), and a cancelled cycle. One cycle in 2011 gave me only a BFN.My favorite color is red. We have a cat, and we’re getting a golden retriever puppy at the end of July.  Working on names…

  • Kerryo

    Thanks for responding, Beth! I need luck!! Went in for my IVF class TODAY, was all set to get started in a week for my first IVF cycle – and WHAM! Bad news once again. Pharmacy called and said that my coverage is denied since I met my cap on fertility drugs in a previous attempt (not with IVF but with other infertility options). Was -  not  -  expecting -   that!! So my question to the community is – how on earth is anyone affording this? Because of our insurance, we don’t even have enough to cover 1 cycle fully – and yet I keep finding posts where people try IVF 5+ times. Any advice/thoughts?

    On a happier note – I have a daughter, and she’s nothing short of amazing (of course) ;)   She is 4, is loving, and sweet, and full of fire at the same time. We’re definitely going to be butting heads when she’s a teenager, so right now I try to cuddle her and kiss her as much as she’ll let me. As I right this, she is sucking her thumb (or ‘stumb’ as she says it), cuddling her “mii-ii” (her silk blankie) – and  is *singing* a request for a ‘healthy snack’… now she’s requesting “little einsein’s” on TV - lol! 

    About us – I love all colors, probably love aqua most for its soothing qualities – my daughter loves pink (of course). We have two cats – Elvis and Gracie – they are wonderful, on the days they don’t pee on the carpet ;)   They are blue point Siamese – and the sweetest (and most vocal) cats I’ve ever known.

    Hope you are doing alright, Beth! Again, I truly appreciate your blog – keep it going! :)

  • Hdlang1

    I in the middle of my 2 week wait after my first IVF attempt.  It has already been a very long and emotional road for my husband and I.  I quit my job this week but my employer is making work out a 30 day notice – which I am unsure if I can emotionally and physically handle it.  I have been working 80+ hours per week while doing all of our fertility treatments and I am just tired, burnt out and just done.  We have our blood test scheduled for Tuesday, July 26th.  I am scared and excited to learn the results.
    We had 13 eggs to work with from the retrievel and 9 were successfully fertilized.  They chose the best 3 for the transfer and froze the next 4.  I haven’t really felt a lot of symptoms this week other then some lower cramps (as if my period was starting) and going to the bathroom more.  I don’t know if this is good or bad and i am trying to just take it one day at a time.  Right now, the nightly progesterone shots are getting tough as my butt is now black and blue from the injections so far.  I am very tiny and I just don’t have a lot of muscle to work with at the injection site.  I feel bad for my husband as he gives me the injections and I have been literally crying.
    This process has been hard because everyone we know that has done IVF has been successful so it hard to talk to them because they are optimistic since they didn’t have to face any negative news for the procedure.
    I have a 5 year old son – who is amazing!  He really wants a baby sister and prays nightly that God will put a baby in my tummy so he can have someone to play with.  It makes me sad that I haven’t been able to give him this.  I am very lucky that God gave us this amazing child and hope I am not being selfish to want another baby.

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