uzoo:

@pslm23
Hang in there girl! i found my self laughing and smiling when i read this latest update,(hubby doing the house chores) that happened to me as well ,some times i try to take a piss by saying stuffs like"hun ,can you wipe my bum for me,you know the doctor said not to bend over all the time, i also need a drink & get me a straw while you're at it " lol.
,its nice to see your hubby is being supportive all the way.
i guess you'll be shopping & buying in dozens since its TRIPLETS

knowing my husband, if i were to tell him to come help wipe my bum, he will tell me that it wasn't in the marriage contract. He has been very supportive though and even now that I'm off bed rest and back to work, he still wants to keep helping with  the cooking and cleaning. The only thing he has a problem with is the no se.x ban which our doctor has put in place until 10 weeks of gestation.  The thing dey vex am no be small  ,  as for me, I'm enjoying the hiatus while it lasts 

Resident Evil!

Yesterday morning I had my ET. 9 out of the 10 embryos reached the blast stage and we had 3 beautiful embryos were transferred back to their rightful home (my uterus). We signed up for cryopreservation so the rest of our embies will be frozen for future use. I am so freaking excited it is unbelievable.
Of course I am on bed and chair rest for the next 48 hours. Hubby has to do the cooking, cleaning and I'm enjoying every minute of it.
I also started my Estradiol and Prenatal Plus pills today. My only problem now is the size of my ovaries and the pain they are causing me. My RE says they will go back to their normal size in about 2-3 weeks, I'm like WTF?? they are pressing down on my bladder and causing me to run to the bathroom every 30 mins. He did say that the meds i was on for stimming was what caused the ovaries to be enlarged so they could produce good viable follicles/eggs.

Alls well that ends well. I'm letting go and letting God take control now. If all 3 embies decide to stay, then I will have triplets but it's all in God's hands.

uzoo:

@pslm23

well,i've been meaning to ask you this (i hope its no imposition. . . lol) can i be the baby's God mother when he/she arrives.lol . . . plleeaase ,lol

u made me laugh out loud with that question. I'm flattered that you would even ask. All I can tell you is pick a number and join the line of "godmothers to be" because i have a full page of names of family and friends who have all requested to be godmothers,
I just feel blessed to have the kind of support and friendship that I've received since hubby and I decided to embark on this remarkable journey.

Rust2000:

God who started this journey with you will see you through to the end and we all will partake in this blessing too someday.
What are the names of the drugs you were given to thicken the lining of the uterus? In Nigeria they only give cyclogest so I'm just curious. Just want to know what they do there that we don't do here.

I was prescribed Crinone 8% Gel. I've been using it every morning since my procedure. They have other kinds out there but I was told that Crinone is really good.
If you have any more questions, please ask.

Thanks everyone for the well wishes. It means a lot to me

Update: Today is day 2 since the retrieval and the clinic called (they are required to call the patient every morning with an update) and the "embies" are doing well and dividing normally like they should. Tomorrow when I get my update call, i will be told the exact day the embies will be tranferred back to my uterus to continue thier 9 month journey and how many will be transferred.
I started a whole bunch of medication today to prepare my uterus for the upcoming tranfer. I pray everything goes according to God's will.

ER went smoothly today. We had 10 eggs retrieved. Embryologist decided to move forward with ICSI. Tomorrow morning I will get a call to know how the embies are doing and when the ET (egg transfer) will be. I think ET will be Saturday or Sunday,

I'm so excited!

Thanks Nikkygal. At this point in my life, I really don't care what people might say or think about what I'm doing and the choices my husband and I have made on how best to become parents. Perhaps if these naysayers were to walk in the shoes of every single woman anguishing because they can't achieve a pregnancy or carry one for more than 3 months, maybe then will they have some sympathy and STFU.
I have the support of my family here, in Europe and in Nigeria and that's all I need.

I am currently doing my 1st IVF because i found out after 8 years of different diagnosis that I both my tubes were seriously blocked and had hydrosalpinx. I had surgery 2 months ago to cautherize my tubes at the point of the hydro and now no fluid is leaking from it into my uterine cavity,
The blocked tubes and hydro were the reason my 7 IUIs never worked and the doctors never told me my tubes were like super bad./ I had to switch REs to find out ,

Tomorrow i will start writing on the story of my journey through the world of Assisted Reproduction Technology and how I'm finally where I am now on day 7 of stimming and hoping ET will be on Monday

I'll explain more tomorrow. I have to go take my needles now and hit the sack. Bye

~Sissy~:

good luck on your journey. do try to update coz am sure many people who are in the process or contemplating the procedure will benefit from your shared experience

Thanks Sissy, I will definitely update. It's not been easy oh!

Blendy77:

Guess you're not in Nigeria hence you would have known by now that people hardly talk about IVF/ICSI and other assisted reproductory technology publicly. Don't know why IVF is still a hush hush thing here in Nigeria. People have this mentality that your child is looked down on if they knew it was conceived via IVF. And so my dear, you will hardly find people who are ready to discuss their IVF ordeal. The annoying aspect of it is that, even when you catch your friends in IVF centers here, most of them still deny its IVF they went there for except when they are sure you also went there for same reasons.
Here they use Humog for stimulation, pregnyl for ovulation triggering and cyclogest after ET. I doubt if they do belly injections here. My experience in 2 different centers was stimulating inj on the bum. I wish you all the best.

Hi Blendy77. You are right, I live in the States but I would like to believe that if I were living in Nigeria, i would not be ashamed of anybody knowing that I was seeking medical help in achieving my dream and hope of 9 years. I'm not getting any younger and with the kind of diagnosis I have, I cannot conceive naturally like the average woman out there. I've tried clomid, IUIs and now I've moved on to IVF. God made that knowledge possible because one day it would help millions of women world wide.
I pray for my country everyday. There are lots and lots of things wrong with it and what you said about women denying they are doing IVF even when caught in an IVF clinic is sad.
IVF and other assisted reproductive techniques were created for a reason and not something to be ashamed of,
Thank you though for your well wishes. I will post shortly on my journey and the medication protocol I'm using.

i believe I deserve an explanation from the mods of the person in charge of banning posts, Why was my post this morning banned? I thought maybe the subject was a taboo on this forum so I did a search for it and VOILA! there were quite a few topics scattered here and there talking about IVF.
So, where did I go wrong in asking if there were any ladies in this forum contemplating this procedure because I am 4 days into it. I wanted to share my IVF journey and who knows someone else might be thinking of that route.
I won't be surprised if this post is banned again. That's fine, I've found another forum that touch on all issues regarding Infertility including IVF and other treatments.
I want to share something important and all i get is "I'm banned" and then later "unbanned" but my post has been removed. Pisses me the hell off!!!!!!

1 2   3, HERE COMES THE BAN AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know there is a TTC forum but I was just wondering if there are any ladies here that are going through or will soon go through IVF/IUI or any other assisted reproduction techniques other than clomid.

I am currently doing IVF and thought it would be nice to share with others on the same journey and compare notes on meds, stimms, retrievals, transfers etc.
I'm on day 4 of stimms using 1cc of Menopur 75IU and 375 IU of Gonal-F injections I have to take in my belly every night. These meds have the worst side effects, headaches, nausea and kick-a ss diarrhea (TMI sorry  )

If you have an IVF experience, please share.

My mini safe/lockbox that contains birth certificates, passports, check books etc.

ROTFLMAO!  ok, this toothbrush topic has taken a new dimension,  which one is "pako"? and who is this saying she can swallow a toothbrush used in brushing pubic hair??  ,  haba! 

Siena:


If I was stuck on an island, dental hygiene would be the least of my worries. I'll be more concerned with getting back to the mainland.

, and if i really needed to brush my teeth, there are plenty of twigs and sticks that i can use as chewing stick

When my dad died, my mom was told she had to subject herself to the shaving tradition. She categorically said No becos of her job. They now told her to pay some money then and she did. She also paid for my younger sis who was still single and at risk of having her long hair cut off. My dad had anyway told us b4 he passed on not to practice such. Of course we will be in mourning for the duration given and wear black but nobody is shaving anyone's hair.

Now, when my mom died 3 years ago, we were just supposed to celebrate her her life and not do any overly tradition thing, but my brothers and sisters and I decided that for our mom, we will shave our heads and complete the whole morning period. My mom was our rock, the spine that held us kids together. The love she poured on us everyday was insurmountable. Shaving our heads was our way of saying We Love you Forever.

So to answer your question OP, i don't think it's by force unless one wants it done. Now a days, money will buy anything and solve any problem.

ifyalways:

Do you guys kiss,eat from same plate,drink from same cup?

Argh,Y'all should have asked for your spouses dentist report before saying "i do"

stranger than strange.

Ify u sef and ur 3rd degree questions!   

Of course i kiss my husband but I don't go chewing on his gums, we eat from the same plate but it's not as if he grinds his gums on the plate or spits on the plate. The same goes with cups and spoons. These items are washed so i have no fear of catching anything from plates, cups or spoons.

We always know when he has a gum flare up and when that happens, there'll be no kissing until he has finished his antibiotic. Diabetes can wreck havoc on any part of the body. His gum was the unfortunate target.

Like I said, gum disease or not, it is very unhygenic to use another person's toothbrush. Like my mom would say, "i don't know where your mouth has been" 

maclatunji:

U see am

I tire for them O.

Personally, I can't "knowingly" share a toothbrush with my husband as much as i love him. toothbrush sharing is not a very hygienic practice.

My husband has always had a problem with his gums right from childhood and he is prone to infections. Ever since he got his wisdom teeth extracted, he now has problems with abcess. He brushes 2wice daily, flosses and uses mouth wash but we still battle with gum infections every few months. The doc says it's because of his diabetes.

Anyway, sharing a toothbrush with him under these circumstances is definitley out of the questions.

Try this test if you can afford it. Take your spouse's toothbrush to a lab and have the bristles looked at under a powerful scope. I bet  once u see what magnifies on the slide u'll think thrice about sharing a toothbrush! 

Bianca is gorgeous.   Even as she gets older, she's still very beautiful. She has this Arabian exotic kindda look, like Kim Kardashian, whom by the way  I think is very beautiful on the outside but nasty on the inside!

Many thanks to those that signed the petition. Hopefully this act of unity will propel the movers and shakers of our great country Nigeria to do something to better the plight of the disabled.

God bless

Hi everybody,

I've decided to post this in the family section because this issue is a family issue in some sense. We all have known and probably still know someone in our family or friend living with a handicap/disability. Have we ever stopped to wonder how they manage or what they really feel on the inside knowing that they can't be like other people they consider "normal" and "able".
My younger sister is a person living with a disability. She suffered from polio at a very young age after a vaccination she got in Kano where we were born. I've always been protective of my sister and I strive to make sure that her life is as comfortable as she wants it since she has refused to come stay with me in the States. So, I was pretty upset when she recently told me how difficult it is getting around in Abuja. There is hardly any handicap accessible building, bathroom etc. No ramps for people in wheelchairs, no wheelchair accessible means of transportation etc. I told her that we could do something about it and it's time people living with disabilities in Nigeria spoke out and made their voices heard all the way to Aso Rock.

She is a columnist for one of the daily newspapers in Nigeria and she has also started a blog where she writes in details her experiences as a person living with a disability. Most importantly, she has started a petition asking that the Federal Government and the President sign the Disabilities Act into law to make life a little bearable for the disabled. Right now we need 50+ signatures to complete before it can go up to the presidency. I was shocked to find out that there are over 22 million Nigerian living with some kind of disability or the other

i'm asking, pleading, if you really care about those that some people casually and heartlessly call, "kuturu" and other derogatory names because they have a disability, if this bothers you and you want to help, sign the petition.

Here is the link: http://duchessdiscussesdisability..com/

The petition can also be signed from the blog

Thank you for taking time to read this.

Another woman wants to out-do her in fatness,  Is obesity a competetion now? Na wa oh! Click on link to see her pictures


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2026964/Susanne-Emans-bid-worlds-fattest-woman-52st-mother-2-supersizing.html

I’m supersizing to be the world’s fattest woman, says 52st mother of two (but she’s only halfway there)'Big Beautiful' fans helping her in her bid
Her 4,900 calorie main course at dinner consists of 12 filled tacos
By Daily Mail Reporter

Last updated at 12:33 PM on 18th August 2011

Comments (1218) Add to My Stories Share Obese model Susanne Eman is saying 'Supersize Me' for real - in her bid to become the fattest woman ever.

The 52-stone bombshell aims to reach a whopping 115 stone, or 1,600lb, by guzzling at least 20,000 calories a day.

Susanne, 32, from Arizona, USA, hopes to pass the half-way milestone of 57 stones by the end of the year.
Weigh to go: Susanne Eman posing with her two sons, Gabriel, left, 16, and Brendin, right, 12, and their dog Sisco, 6, at their home in Casa Grande, Arizona
The single mother-of-two believes she's already overtaken former biggest mum Donna Simpson, 43, from New Jersey, who weighs 50 stones.

And Susanne - who is creating a stir among fans of 'Super Size Big Beautiful Women' (SSBBWs) - plans to increase her calorie-intake to keep gaining.

‘I'd love to find out if it's humanly possible to reach a ton,’ she said. ‘A previous record holder was 1,600lbs (115 stone) , so I have to be at least that. 

Little and large: Ms Eman poses back to back with her sister Cassie, 26
‘My next goal is to be 57 stone (800lbs) by the end of the year.

‘At my current rate of growth, I should be 115 stone by age 41 or 42.’

Susanne visits the supermarket once a month with sons Gabriel, 16, and Brendin, 12, and spends up to eight hours filling six trollies.

‘It's like a full day's work,’ said Susanne, who uses a motorised scooter, but astonishingly believes she can stay healthy.

She added: ‘The bigger I get, the better I feel. I feel more confident and sexy. Why shouldn't I push the limits and see how fat I can get and stay healthy?’

Susanne's bizarre mission began after she couldn't stop gaining weight naturally.

'Two years ago I hit 35 stone because I was losing my battle against weight gain,’ she said.

‘I noticed I actually started attracting more men, and it made me feel good.’

The unemployed mother - who cannot work because of her weight - claims she stays active by doing simple exercises and having regular health checks.

‘I go for a waddle and do stretches and exercises every day,’ she said. 'My muscles need to hold up to my weight, so I have to stay strong.

‘I take my blood pressure once a week, and every day, after I exercise, I take readings of my other vitals. I use a pulse oximeter to measure the concentration of oxygen in my blood stream.

‘And I take my blood sugar levels just like a diabetic. If either of the readings go above a certain level, I'll immediately contact my doctor for advice.

‘If I was to get sick, I've arranged for my sister to take care of my kids.
Supermarket sweep: Ms Eman spends an incredible eight hours stocking up for the month
  Heavy going: Ms Eman takes regular health checks, left, but insists that the bigger she gets, the better she feels

She wasn't always obese: Ms Eman aged 19 with her two sons, Brendin, centre, and Gabriel, right, in 1998
‘I haven't gone near the danger zones yet though.’

Despite warnings from her doctor that her bizarre experiment could kill her, Susanne insists she wants to break the record.

Dr Patrick Flite said: ‘She's really playing Russian roulette with her life with this goal. There are well-documented complications that come with morbid obesity.

‘I would never encourage anyone to be doing what Susanne is doing.’

Dr Flite said Susanne's medical checks showed no current problems, adding: ‘She's capable of making her own decisions.  I don't see any psychiatric problems or anything else wrong.’

But Susanne admitted she's taken steps to protect her children in the future.

‘The boys do notice my diet and that I eat more each day,’ she said.

‘I tell them that everybody likes different things. If I'm making something fatty and they want something healthy, then I make us different meals.’

Susanne even acts as an online agony aunt for other potential SSBBWs.

‘I want to break the stigma that being fat is a bad thing,’ she said. ‘I remind other fat people that it is OK for them to be that way.

‘The message I want to get across is for people to accept others for who they are.’

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: SUSANNE'S DAILY DIET
Breakfast: 6 x eggs scrambled, cooked in butter 468 cals. 1/2 pound bacon 1,168 cals, 4 x potatoes as hash browns 672 cals, 6 x pieces toast with butter 600 cals, 32 ounce cream shake 1,160 cals. Snacking 1 x bag of animal cookies 1,950 cals, 2litre bottle of soft drink 800 cals, 1 x 10.5 ounce bag of barbecue flavour crisps 1,650 cals, 3 x ham and cheese sandwiches 1,576 cals.

Lunch: 3 x beef, bean and green chilli burritos with 1 x cup of sour cream 1,453 cals. Salad (1 head lettuce, 1 cup cherry tomatoes, 1 cup carrots, 1 cucumber, 1/2 cup ranch dressing, bacon bits, 1 cup crumbled cheese, 1 cup chicken 1,479 cals.
Dinner: 12 x filled tacos + 1 x cup sour cream 4,906 cals, 2litre bottle of soda 800 cals, Dessert 8 x scoops vanilla ice cream 2,080 cals, 1 x small pan of brownies 1,200 cals.
Total: 21,962 calories


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2026964/Susanne-Emans-bid-worlds-fattest-woman-52st-mother-2-supersizing.html#ixzz1XqmUfYxL

philip0906:

what da. . .

ROTFLMAO,

Abeg, the woman looks HOT (naija style)