This is a weekly check-in for those in their 1st trimester: weeks 1 through the end of week 13. We've all gone through a lot to get to this point so congratulations and best of luck to all of you over the next several months!
If you are just joining us, please post a little about yourself, your EDD (if it’s not listed below) any upcoming appointments, symptoms, etc. Feel free to also share your IF journey - many of us can relate.
QOTW: If you are experiencing nausea, what are your go-to foods that help settle your tummy or at least allow you to take the edge off of your hunger?
Congrats to all of the Mommies & Daddies to be:
@NurseTMD85 EDD 2/17/17 - graduated to 2nd trimester
@chicandbubbly EDD 2/25/17 - graduates to 2nd trimester 8/27
@jdw0325 EDD 2/26/17
@yelllow22 EDD 2/27/17 BABY GIRL!
@mjacks16 EDD 3/2/17
@AandDM2014 EDD 3/3/17 TRIPLETS!
@vlbartlett EDD 3/5/17
@msirni0 EDD 3/8/17
@kfras EDD 3/15/17
@scooteriste EDD 3/25/17
@pdbird EDD 3/28/17
@mygoround EDD 3/28/17 BABY GIRL!
@Sunflower5678EDD is 4/6/17
@jenn6782 EDD 4/7/17
@cmm012 EDD 4/9/17 BABY BOY!
@ale9687 EDD 4/11/17
@Rachnan EDD 4/13/17 BABY BOY!
@rachnan EDD April '17
@ConstanceGoodspeed EDD April '17
@babylonghorn16 EDD 4/16/17
@Happydays13EDD 4/19/17 TWINS! GIRLS!
@frustrated and ttc EDD? TWINS!
@babymama619EDD 4/30/17
@clt2pwm11 EDD late April/early May
@flanners1 EDD 4/17/17 TWINS! BABY BOY and GIRL!
@bornready EDD TBD
Let me know if you have any updates or need to be added!!
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IVF/FET with PGS
EDD March 28, 2017
Re: **First Trimester Check-in - Week of August 22nd**
About me:
I have my second sonogram on Thursday morning, and I'm very much looking forward to it! It'll be the first one with my doc, so it'll be interesting to see what he says about the trips.
I'd say my biggest, most obvious symptom is hunger. I have a set schedule now for each day, which includes several eating periods. I generally am up around 6:15 for first breakfast, then second breakfast is usually around 8. I try to have a snack around 10:30, then lunch when it wakes me from my nap, usually between 12:15 and 12:30. Snack time again around 3-3:30. Dinner between 5-6 then another snack in bed while I listen to my book. Then I try to remember to have a few Goldfish every time I get up to go to the bathroom. Repeat.
My second symptom would have to be tiredness. I've been trying to lay down for a nap around 11 each day, and sleeping until my hunger wakes me (or my phone, since my mom didn't know my schedule and likes to text me a lot).
QOTW: I get nauseous if I go too long without eating, so I've been trying hard to make sure I have snacks a lot. I don't really have a go-to food to help with it. I'll just start with a smaller portion of whatever I'm planning to eat and see if it helps.
Me - 28, Lean PCOS
DH - 31
Married June 2010, TTC since March 2014
Blog: ourbinarystar.com
FET cycle #3 Transfer July 28th 2016, Triplets born healthy on February 26th 2017 at 33w1d!
EDD (according to app) - 4/16/17!
QOTW: pretzels, cheez-its, or some kind of cracker help with my nausea!
Me: 28 DH: 33, Married May 2014
3 failed IUIs Dec '15 - Feb '16
IVF April/May 2016 - 1 failed fresh transfer. 11 snow angels.
Lawson arrived on 4/24/2017 at 7lbs 15oz, 21 1/2 inches long!
Surprise pregnancy!! Baby #2 due 10/11/18
Married Jan. 2014
Me:36 DH: 39
TTC since August 2014, Mild PCOS + uterine fibroids
Myomectomy June 2015- 18 fibroids removed
IVF #1, May 2016 = 32 eggs retrieved, 12 fertilized, 7 frozen, 3 PGS normal
FET#2, July 2016 = one embryo transferred
TRIGGER
BFP! Beta = 617
Due date = 4/9/17
Delivery date = 3/20/17
I am so nauseous. I've never felt this miserable and hope there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I'm already counting down the days to the 2nd trimester. I was never this sick with my DS 6 years ago. Now I have no inclination to whether I'm having a boy or girl.
QOTW: Right now, it's been a slice of french bread. It's the only thing helping me stay not so queasy.
10/2009 - TTC#1 Stopped BCP! Let's DO this!
7/8/2016 - FET #2 with Grade B (8 cell - 3 day embryo), fingers crossed this one sticks.
7/19 - Beta was 74. BFP!!!!; 7/21 - Beta was 182; 1st U/S on 8/2; 2nd U/S on 8/16
Qotw: plantain chips (salty starch) and eggs. Have had some bouts of nausea but nothing crazy until today...at 5w5d it woke me from sleep and I knew if I didn't get up and find something to settle my stomach I would be sick. And I've never been happier
first RE visit 11/15, me - blocked left tube and Low AMH, DH - low count, motility not great
5/16 Lupron, gonal f, menopur, dexamethasone (5/19 suppression check: 13 resting follicles; 5/24: estradiol 457 - decreased menopur;
5/27: estradiol 1417, progesterone 0.18, 5 follicles >15mm, 9 follicles 5-15mm; 5/30: estradiol 2964, progesterone 0.8, 9 follicles
>16mm, 6 follicles 6-11mm; 5/31: estradiol 3149, progesterone 4.1; 6/1 ER)
6/16 egg retrieval 6/1 (15 eggs, 14 mature, 7 fertilized with ICSI); 5 day update (5AB (biopsied and frozen), 4AB/C (biopsied and frozen), 2/3, 3 morula, 1 multicellular); 7 day update (4 frozen and sent for CCS: 5AB, 4AB/C, 5AB, 4BB); CCS results (2 normal, 1 abnormal, 1 inconclusive)
7/16 attempt to retest inconclusive - didn't survive thaw
8/16 transfer day 8/1: 2 5AB hatching blasts, beta 8/10 = 250!!, beta #2 8/12 = 572, ultrasound on 8/24...TWINS!
QOTW: my nausea occurs between lunch and dinner time. How convenient? So every night, I miss dinner but then become ravenously hungry at 8pm. For, like, a roasted turkey. Of course. My solution has been buying organic frozen meals from Whole Foods. As for eating during periods of nausea, I can't. Luckily it's a reasonalby short time period and I'm not suffering all day like some of you are.
2013: BFP #1 - M/C 3/13
2015: Dance break = got healthy
7/2016: IVF #5 = BFP!!!
@chicandbubbly thank you for posting these check-ins week after week and congratulations on graduating!
@AandDM2014, @babylonghorn16, @happydays13 I updated the list.
@babylonghorn16 I saw your post before you edited it and I agree about the article, we don't need that kind of message (the article) in our face right now when we already are over-analyzing every symptom or lack of symptom. I'm sorry that article popped up on your home page. (edited for clarity)
Hope everyone's appointments this week go well! @scooteriste congrats on advancing past PIO and weekly monitoring!
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EDD March 28, 2017
Me: 28 DH: 33, Married May 2014
3 failed IUIs Dec '15 - Feb '16
IVF April/May 2016 - 1 failed fresh transfer. 11 snow angels.
Lawson arrived on 4/24/2017 at 7lbs 15oz, 21 1/2 inches long!
Surprise pregnancy!! Baby #2 due 10/11/18
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EDD March 28, 2017
Me: 28 DH: 33, Married May 2014
3 failed IUIs Dec '15 - Feb '16
IVF April/May 2016 - 1 failed fresh transfer. 11 snow angels.
Lawson arrived on 4/24/2017 at 7lbs 15oz, 21 1/2 inches long!
Surprise pregnancy!! Baby #2 due 10/11/18
just a little cramping this time around, and surprisingly I'm not tired at all. I expect that to change soon as I'm only just 4 weeks in.
QOTD: I dont have any nausea so I'm no help
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EDD March 28, 2017
definitely have waves of nausea. Been crazy hungry but don't really care for food, so it's an interesting balance. Nothing in particular has helped with the nausea.
had my second ultrasound this morning and saw the heartbeat! Was pretty awesome.
**Warning - Child Mentioned**
Me: 33, DH: 39 Unexplained Infertility
4 IUIs (chlomid) in 2013 which resulted in DS born in April 2014
TTC #2 since August 2015
5 rounds of IUIs (1 chlomid: resistent, 1 femara, 3 gonal f) = all BFN
ER March 9: 26 eggs retrieved, 19 mature and 17 fertilized, 8 made it to genetic testing, 4 normal!
FET #1 5/31 = BFN
FET#2 7/26 = BFP!
Me: 28 DH: 33, Married May 2014
3 failed IUIs Dec '15 - Feb '16
IVF April/May 2016 - 1 failed fresh transfer. 11 snow angels.
Lawson arrived on 4/24/2017 at 7lbs 15oz, 21 1/2 inches long!
Surprise pregnancy!! Baby #2 due 10/11/18
we had our first u/s today as well and heard the heart beat! The dr seemed to think I was about 6 weeks, I thought 7 and baby was measuring 6w5d. I go back next Wed morning for a second u/s. Can't wait for next week.
EDD- I think end of April/start of May but this is not confirmed.
QOTW- hot dogs and sausage me no likey! Or anything remotely spicy.
@AandDM2014 I also get sick to my tummy if I get hungry. I keep snacks with me now at all times.
Congrats to everyone on their first u/s. I'm not sure when mine will be, but I cannot wait. I've been in shock, and I think this will help make it real for me.
(edit to add)
Past Treatment: Clomid + Metformin x 3 BFN
Letrozole 5 mg + Trigger shot + IUI = BFP!
Beta confirmed 8/22
EDD 5/1/17
Yay for first ultrasounds and seeing or hearing heartbeats for the first time!
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EDD March 28, 2017
QOTW: No specific foods really... I just go with what sounds good at the time. Eating small meals or snacks often helps with the nausea. If I get hungry I feel sick. I have had the same breakfast nearly every day since I became pregnant. Plain Greek yogurt with berries and granola and a touch of honey. It's funny because I never ate this before pregnancy. I had eggs nearly every day and now they sound awful. I also have on hand saltine and other crackers, ginger cookies...
I thought my nausea/vomiting was getting better, but the last two days I have thrown up in the morning. Yuck! Today was my first time getting sick at work. Not fun!! Praying it will gone next week
AFM - Disneylanding during the first trimester is tiring and a bit challenging, especially with my hungry trips! My group (SIL, MIL, niece and nephew) got to talking about reproduction and IVF, and my MIL was saying how it was a bummer that we transferred three and only one stuck... I had to be real quiet and not make any faces to give away that we're lying our asses off about how many took! On the plus side, I get to go in on Thursday this week for my US as that was the only day this week my RE had availability. One day early!
Me - 28, Lean PCOS
DH - 31
Married June 2010, TTC since March 2014
Blog: ourbinarystar.com
FET cycle #3 Transfer July 28th 2016, Triplets born healthy on February 26th 2017 at 33w1d!
Me - 28, Lean PCOS
DH - 31
Married June 2010, TTC since March 2014
Blog: ourbinarystar.com
FET cycle #3 Transfer July 28th 2016, Triplets born healthy on February 26th 2017 at 33w1d!
11 weeks today and going for my first u/s with OB tomorrow. I am excited! Anyone else have one around 11 weeks? Wondering what I can look forward to seeing.. Haven't had one since week 9.
As for us -
ultrasound today at 6w0d....
2 gestational sacs, 2 yolk sacs, 2 fetal poles, and 2 heartbeats!
There was a small subchorionic hemorrhage around baby A that hopefully goes away, and heartbeat for A was 98 (measuring 5w5d) and heartbeat for baby B was 90 (measuring 6w0d)...so here's hoping they keep growing bigger and stronger until we get to look in on them again next week!
first RE visit 11/15, me - blocked left tube and Low AMH, DH - low count, motility not great
5/16 Lupron, gonal f, menopur, dexamethasone (5/19 suppression check: 13 resting follicles; 5/24: estradiol 457 - decreased menopur;
5/27: estradiol 1417, progesterone 0.18, 5 follicles >15mm, 9 follicles 5-15mm; 5/30: estradiol 2964, progesterone 0.8, 9 follicles
>16mm, 6 follicles 6-11mm; 5/31: estradiol 3149, progesterone 4.1; 6/1 ER)
6/16 egg retrieval 6/1 (15 eggs, 14 mature, 7 fertilized with ICSI); 5 day update (5AB (biopsied and frozen), 4AB/C (biopsied and frozen), 2/3, 3 morula, 1 multicellular); 7 day update (4 frozen and sent for CCS: 5AB, 4AB/C, 5AB, 4BB); CCS results (2 normal, 1 abnormal, 1 inconclusive)
7/16 attempt to retest inconclusive - didn't survive thaw
8/16 transfer day 8/1: 2 5AB hatching blasts, beta 8/10 = 250!!, beta #2 8/12 = 572, ultrasound on 8/24...TWINS!
Me - 28, Lean PCOS
DH - 31
Married June 2010, TTC since March 2014
Blog: ourbinarystar.com
FET cycle #3 Transfer July 28th 2016, Triplets born healthy on February 26th 2017 at 33w1d!
I am sad to say, I think I suddenly have an aversion to COFFEE. I have thrown up the last three mornings (I drink a cup or two of half caf daily) and last night after drinking decaf coffee. BOO, I love coffee! Kind of weird it has been fine until this point!!
@kfras this was my babe at 11 weeks or so. Definitely starting to look more like a baby, he/she was moving around and kicking, waving etc. at that ultrasound as well.
Me - 28, Lean PCOS
DH - 31
Married June 2010, TTC since March 2014
Blog: ourbinarystar.com
FET cycle #3 Transfer July 28th 2016, Triplets born healthy on February 26th 2017 at 33w1d!
Past Treatment: Clomid + Metformin x 3 BFN
Letrozole 5 mg + Trigger shot + IUI = BFP!
Beta confirmed 8/22
EDD 5/1/17
@chicandbubbly - so crazy that you can see cute fingers and toes this early! That is a beautiful/handsome gummy bear! ...can't remember if you know if it's a boy or girl...
ohhh...both of our jelly beans are girls :-)
first RE visit 11/15, me - blocked left tube and Low AMH, DH - low count, motility not great
5/16 Lupron, gonal f, menopur, dexamethasone (5/19 suppression check: 13 resting follicles; 5/24: estradiol 457 - decreased menopur;
5/27: estradiol 1417, progesterone 0.18, 5 follicles >15mm, 9 follicles 5-15mm; 5/30: estradiol 2964, progesterone 0.8, 9 follicles
>16mm, 6 follicles 6-11mm; 5/31: estradiol 3149, progesterone 4.1; 6/1 ER)
6/16 egg retrieval 6/1 (15 eggs, 14 mature, 7 fertilized with ICSI); 5 day update (5AB (biopsied and frozen), 4AB/C (biopsied and frozen), 2/3, 3 morula, 1 multicellular); 7 day update (4 frozen and sent for CCS: 5AB, 4AB/C, 5AB, 4BB); CCS results (2 normal, 1 abnormal, 1 inconclusive)
7/16 attempt to retest inconclusive - didn't survive thaw
8/16 transfer day 8/1: 2 5AB hatching blasts, beta 8/10 = 250!!, beta #2 8/12 = 572, ultrasound on 8/24...TWINS!
After 2 failed FETs and many many cancelled cycles because of thin lining, we finally got our BFP after our 3rd attempt. This time we put in two, a boy and a girl. Beta results were 305 at 8dp5dt, which seems to say they both took. Tentative delivery date is 17th April 2017.
We live in Asia and they don't do another beta here, once you passed the first, it's just on to the us.
It's a bit tricky for me at the moment as I am very engaged at work and do a lot of travelling (short and long distance). My RE recommended no travelling, not because of the flights, but more because he is not there with me if anything happens. Makes total sense to me and I am horrified to think I would maybe start bleeding or something in some strange city in Asia! So I have major dilemma how to get out of these important biz trips in the next 8 weeks. Of course my babies come first and I will cancel all trips, but how to go about it without telling everyone I'm expecting... Grateful for any advice.
I see so many are expecting twins here - just awesome - and even triplets @AandDM2014 !! Congratulations
TTC since March 2015 with known PCOS and MIF
IVF in 2015. FET nr 3 in 2016 - BFP. Healthy baby girl born in April 2017.
Trying for nr 2
Past Treatment: Clomid + Metformin x 3 BFN
Letrozole 5 mg + Trigger shot + IUI = BFP!
Beta confirmed 8/22
EDD 5/1/17
Married Jan. 2014
Me:36 DH: 39
TTC since August 2014, Mild PCOS + uterine fibroids
Myomectomy June 2015- 18 fibroids removed
IVF #1, May 2016 = 32 eggs retrieved, 12 fertilized, 7 frozen, 3 PGS normal
FET#2, July 2016 = one embryo transferred
TRIGGER
BFP! Beta = 617
Due date = 4/9/17
Delivery date = 3/20/17
AFM - I get my second ultrasound today! I'm hoping we get to actually see something as I should be 6+4. Hopefully we'll get an EDD too, and a fake EDD for everyone else!
I hope you ladies are having a great, ms free week!
Me - 28, Lean PCOS
DH - 31
Married June 2010, TTC since March 2014
Blog: ourbinarystar.com
FET cycle #3 Transfer July 28th 2016, Triplets born healthy on February 26th 2017 at 33w1d!
Me: 28 DH: 33, Married May 2014
3 failed IUIs Dec '15 - Feb '16
IVF April/May 2016 - 1 failed fresh transfer. 11 snow angels.
Lawson arrived on 4/24/2017 at 7lbs 15oz, 21 1/2 inches long!
Surprise pregnancy!! Baby #2 due 10/11/18
Past Treatment: Clomid + Metformin x 3 BFN
Letrozole 5 mg + Trigger shot + IUI = BFP!
Beta confirmed 8/22
EDD 5/1/17
Love the pics everyone!
@AandDM2014 - How was Disneyland pregnant? I'm going in November and will be halfway through my 2nd tri. I know I'll have more energy, but trying to prep for all the walking. Going to start "training" now. Even thought I will be sitting waiting for DH and DS to ride the rides. I'm hoping to ride Pirates (fingers crossed).
10/2009 - TTC#1 Stopped BCP! Let's DO this!
7/8/2016 - FET #2 with Grade B (8 cell - 3 day embryo), fingers crossed this one sticks.
7/19 - Beta was 74. BFP!!!!; 7/21 - Beta was 182; 1st U/S on 8/2; 2nd U/S on 8/16