Pregnant after IF

***2nd Tri Check-in 4/8/14***

This is a weekly check-in for members in their second trimester. You can feel free to join at 14 weeks and we will bid you an excited farewell on your way to third tri after 27 weeks.

If there are any newcomers that would like to be added to the list, post below and include your EDD. 
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How far along are you this week? Any appointments or other updates? Also, please let me know if I have your “team” listed correctly or if it needs to be updated.

QOTW: What are you looking forward to most after LO is born?

***Graduating to the 3rd Tri next week!!! Good Luck***
No one this week!

July
@ball.and.chain 7/3/14 Boy Hope the glucose test and u/s go well this week! 
@BBColt78 7/9/14 Girl  No news is good news! No other troubles sleeping, I hope!
@RG0405 7/12/14 Girl How did the OB appointment and glucose test go?
@JSM0801 7/18/14 Team Purple How were the glucose test results?
@Brooklynesque 7/18/14 Girl 
@AlmostWright 7/22/14 Team Green for now 
lks18 7/22/14 Twin Girls 
@VioletteGrayskies 7/23/14 I like the sounds of the nursery color! Have you found anything helpful for the heartburn?
@Say1009 7/23/14 Boy  How does the crib look in the nursery?
@cscronce Boy 
@KristyLynn26 7/28/14 
@krdesi 7/27/14 Boy No news is good news! And the nursery will get painted eventually :) 

August
MMSchu 8/2/14 Twins Team Purple Yay for boring! And you only have a week left until the new OB!
cachoque 8/3/14 Boy 
ThoseThreeWords 8/4/14 Team Green I am so sorry that you are still dealing with Zofran! 
Soon-To-BeMrs.P 8/4/14 Boy 
OKitty 8/5/14 Team Green With that much activity in there, who knows what direction the baby will be in! Don't worry about the breech thing!
cc+mm 8/6/14 Girl 
@liz4paws 8/7/14 Girl So sorry about the nausea! And it is never too early to start reading to them!
DoublePortion 8/15/14 Team Purple 
LilSip0611 8/16/14 Twins Team Pink Still have a 3am dance party in your ute?
HeatherHam10 8/17/14 Boy Saw your other post - are things getting any better with the B-H contractions?
Sk8terWoman 8/20/14 Boy  The advice team thing sounds awesome! I hope the second dress fit well!
2MamazInSeattle 8/20/14 Girl  
@Allison7 8/23/14 Girl 
LeoLauren 8/30/14 Twins 

September
xtina78 9/2/14 Twins How is the bed rest going?
GettinCrafty 9/3/14 Girl 
marnief 9/3/14 Girl I am so jealous of your Pea in the Pod shopping! 
LSN8308 9/3/14 Twins I believe there is a snoogle mini or something like that for smaller pregnancy pillows, but they are still kinda big ;op
Lizarella82 9/6/14 Scan today!!! Hopefully you are getting lots of positive news to focus on today. 
tigger99 9/7/14 Girl How did telling your parents go? You had to wait sooooo long!
ang2016 9/8/14 You had a lot of appointments last week! How did it go with the dietitian? The MSAFP results? The OB?
FloridaSun82 9/9/14 Boy 
1983lindsey 9/10/14 Boy Just one more week until a/s! It is nice that you don't have to paint the nursery!
brittneyandadam 9/11/14 Girl 
jenschultz85 9/22/14 Team Green No news is good news! Appointment this week!
TTC Since January 2012 Me:37 DH:34      DX July 2013: Unexplained Infertility      New DX Dec 2013: DOR
BFP#1 6/4/12 EDD 2/13/13 M/C 6/6/12  BFP#2 2/21/13 EDD 11/3/13 M/C 2/26/13 BFP#3 C/P
4 rounds of clomid, 2 with IUI = BFN
November/December Retesting/Natural Cycle = Surprise BFP @ 11dpo! Beta#1 76.6@13dpo Beta #2 276@15dpo u/s#1 6w2d hb113 u/s#2 8w2d, measuring 8w4d hb168! 10w2d hb171 12w3d Verifi results are in and good! EDD 8/23 Our Baby Girl Rainbow Baby born 8/20/2014!!!
Um...what? BFP 11/2/15!?! EDD 7/4/16

Re: ***2nd Tri Check-in 4/8/14***

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  • @DoublePortion - just wanted to say I hear you on looking forward to not being pregnant anymore and it not being the joyful experience you anticipated. Between being super sick and now all this worry about bleeding and placenta pre via, I'm right there with you. 
    Me - 35. DH - 40. TTC #1 since 9/2010. 
    IUI #1-2 BFN
    IUI #3 BFP = C/P
    IUI #4-6 BFNs
    IVF #1 Lupron and Gonal F: 29R 29M 28F
    2 blastocysts transferred 12/14/13
    Beta at 9dp5dt = 285; Beta at 12dp5dt = 925
    It's twins! EDD 9/2/14


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  • @xtina78 said:
    @DoublePortion - just wanted to say I hear you on looking forward to not being pregnant anymore and it not being the joyful experience you anticipated. Between being super sick and now all this worry about bleeding and placenta pre via, I'm right there with you. 
    ((Hugs)) to you! I hope the PP has cleared up enough for you to get off of bed rest!!

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    Me: 30 ~ Stage IV Endo ~ AMH .38 ~ AFC 8
    AMH .97 as of 4/2012! ~ AMH 1.63 as of 4/2013!?!

    Him: 29 ~ perfect swimmers

    Laparotomy w/partial oophorectomy 8/2009 to remove cysts/endo.
    Stopped BCP 4/2010.
    Multiple clomid rounds from 11/2010 to 6/2011. ~ All BFN
    IUI w/clomid 7/2011. IUI w/clomid & injectables 11/2011 & 1/2012. ~ All BFN

    IVF:EPP 5/2012 ~ (4R, 3M, 2F w/ICSI). Both embryos txfrd. ~ BFN
    BCP to manage endo from 10/2012 to 12/2012.
    FET w/donor embryos #1: 10/2013 Cancelled
    FET w/donor embryos #1.2: 11/2013
    ~ ET of 2 beautiful blasts on 11/27.
    Beta 1: 503(12dp5dt) Beta 2: 1035(14dpt) Beta 3: 3001(16dpt)
    Beta 4: 8503(19dpt)
    Twins with an EDD of 8/15/14! Team Purple
    G&B born 6/30/14 at 33w3d via emergency c/s.


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  • @Allison7, thank you as always for the fab personalized check-in!

    Sounds like mostly good news from everyone so far, good luck to @xtina78 with getting off bed rest!

    19 weeks tomorrow, getting close to half-baked which I can hardly believe.  Next OB app't isn't for another couple of weeks, so not much new to report.  I still haven't felt Munchkin yet, hopefully soon.  I am having a lot of trouble sleeping - we go to bed around 10 or 11 (or 11.30 if DH works super-late and needs time to unwind) and then I wake up at 2 or 3 and I'm awake for two to three hours.  Last night, I must have been so completely worn out that I think I slept like a log - didn't move at all.  That was awesome and I would like a repeat!

    QOTW: In addition to seeing DH hold our daughter (and he's a natural with kids, one of the things that made me fall in love with him was seeing him with my good friends' twin daughters) I am really looking forward to her naming ceremony on her 8th day, and blessing her on her first Shabbat.  DH and I settled on her name a while back (but I reserved the right to change it if we meet her and decide it doesn't fit) and have been thinking about what we'll each say to explain why we chose those names and what they mean to us.
    Me: 37 | DH: 38 | Married 9/2012, low AMH, high FSH
    First-ever BFP after IUI #4 (Follistim) - Baby Girl born (36w2d) 8/8/2014!
    TTC #2 since Feb 2015
    BFP 5/4/15
  • HeatherHam10HeatherHam10 member
    edited April 2014
    21w2d today! I have had an eventful week...last week i almost passed out at work and ended up leavinf and yesterday I came down with some kind of 24 hr flu and was at home puking all day. Im feeling much better today but have a new respect for all you ladies who have dealt with MS. Other than that the BH have let up a lot and are occassional throughout the day. Just always tired now.

    Qotw: im most excited to just have our little family and watch my H as a daddy and my mom with her grandson. Just for all the events and activities well get to share together!

    Non baby related...wine and beer on our front porch!! Ah and a HOT bath :)
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    Me 28 DH 30

    After 4+ years TTC

    FET #2 = DS Madden Jeffery <3 July 29, 2014 <3
  • 26w2d today.  Glucose test and ultrasound tomorrow (thanks @Allison7 for remembering)!  I am not worried about taking the glucose test but I will feel more relaxed once I know I've passed (hopefully).  I'm generally just excited about the ultrasound -- it's the first time I've been excited about one without also being nervous, because now that I can feel regular (and vigorous!) movement, I know he's basically OK.  The ultrasound is just a growth check and to see if my placenta has moved (previa).  We haven't seen him in 9 weeks so I'm excited to see how big he is!  I'm hoping we can get a 3D shot of him as well.  I always thought 3D ultrasounds were kind of creepy, but once it was my own baby, I realized how cool it would be to get a sneak peak at what he looks like.

    I'm feeling pretty good.  Trying to be good about eating, working out and prenatal yoga.  My lower back is starting to get sore, but I knew I would get there eventually.  Next week will be my last check in here before going over to 3rd trimester!  It blows my mind.

    QOTW: Wine, medium rare steak, introducing our son to friends and family, and QT as a family of 3!
    Married my wife 8/2007 ~ TTC #1 since 7/2011
    9 IUIs = 9 BFNs
    IVF October 2012: 22 eggs retrieved, 17 fertilized, 5 frozen
    ET #1: 1 blast = BFP; Blighted ovum discovered at 7w5d; D&E
    FET #1: 1 blast = BFP; Missed m/c discovered at 9w5d; D&E
    Karyotyping: normal ~ RPL Testing: normal ~ Hysteroscopy: normal
    FET #2: 1 blast transferred 10/25; BFP 10/31!
    EDD 7/13/14 ~ Induced at 37w4d due to pre-eclampsia ~ Born on 6/28/14
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  • cc+mmcc+mm member
    I will be 23 weeks this week, and this is starting to get real :-) I was given the consent for my c-section at my last ob appointment and just registered for breast feeding and baby classes. Next week we have a fetal echo and growth ultrasound, and I'm looking forward to seeing Gracie again.

    QOTD: I'm most looking forward to kissing her head and her little toes...not sure why but I have been thinking about that for so long.

    8/2011: Diagnosed with ovarian cancer, ovaries and tubes removed

    12/2011: Finished chemo

    5/2013: Cleared for DE IVF

    11/13: DEgg IVF#1

    8/5/14: Grace was born!

  • ang2016ang2016 member
    edited April 2014
    18 weeks and 2 days today. I did have lots of appts last week thanks for asking @Allison7! Dietician went well... from what I gathered I just need to limit carbs which I can do if I have too! OB was also good... I love that he can find the HB right away now! Also MSAFP was normal, it's just a screening but it was nice to know there is jo concern for defects.

    I have my a/s on Thursday and I'm so excited to see this little baby. Last u/s was at 9 weeks so I'm sure quite a bit has happened in there. I'm so ready to get our nursery going so I hope this baby isn't shy! I have all our furniture in the hallway but before we can put that together we need new carpet and before that we have to paint and I need a sex to pick a color... most of my friends have guessed girl so we'll see if they are right!

    My mom is so kind to tell me how I look pregnant. I think since I'm overweight this round belly just makes me self conscious. Not that my mom is being negative in anyway... she is so excited to be a grandma!

    QOTW: Not having to pee 100 times a day! And I can't wait to meet this LO!

    Edit to add one more thing!

    Married: 6/4/2005Start TTC early 2012 May 2013: PCOS Diagnosis August 2013: Uterine Septum Removal November 2013: 1st round clomid, ovidrel trigger December 2013: 2nd round clomid, ovidrel trigger, BFP!!! August 2014: Baby girl arrives! February 2016: Ready for #2 May 2016: starting again with clomid, ovidrel trigger June 2016:  BFP!!! EDD: 2/21/16


     


     

  • I think I'm 19 weeks...how sad is it that I have to check my bump sigs to keep track for me. Anyway, we are team green. This week I was able to score the last, discontinued crib at buy buy baby to match the one I bought for my son last year. Now I'll have two matching cribs so now only DS needs a new bed.

    still can't feel the twins move which I am totally ok with for now. Everything else is status quo. I'm too busy to be as nervous w this pregnancy so I'm actually enjoying it.

    QOTW: looking forward to sushi and wine for sure! Baby related - I'm looking forward to two babies sleeping through the night in their cribs and outta my room (applies to my son as well who sleeps between my husband and I which we don't like for baby safety and marital harmony reasons!)
    Me: 34 - low ovarian reserve
    DH: 40 - no issues  

    3 failed IUI's 

    IVF #1 3/12 - 13 eggs, 9 fertilized,  2 transferred (1 grade 2 blast, 1 early blast), no frosties, 3/30/12 - 9dp5dt spotting, BFNs

    IVF #2. 7/12 - 18 days of stims, 3 mature eggs, 3 fertilized (ICSI), 3 transferred (9, 8, 7 cell) on day 3.  First beta - 8/21/12 = 105, beta #2 - 8/23/12 = 268, beta #3 - 8/30/12 = 2,352. 2nd u/s - 9/4/12. Baby Boy born 5/1/2013.

    IVF #3 Now (12/13). AMH is very low - 0.19. ER (12/5) 12 eggs, 10 mature, 7 fertilized using ICSI. 3 transferred (8,8,8 cell - all grade 2) on day 3. First beta - 12/21/13 = 126, beta #2 - 12/23/13 = 400, beta #3 - na (office was closed for new year's). First sonogram - TWINS aka OMG! -  


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  • Hello girls!

    I will be 27 weeks tomorrow! Things are going well. I'm back to sleeping normal (tossed my pregnancy pillow) and I have my GD test this week.

    Today is also a fab day because my first little IVF girl turned three today! I cannot believe it's been three years since I've given birth to her. The time goes really fast you ladies! Soak it up!

    QOTW: I'm actually excited to see DD as a big sister. She is very excited and asked me today how many days there were until July. I also can wait to be able to bend over and pick up DDs toys comfortably without my stomach in the way!
    IVF #1- BFP- DD 4/8/2011
    FET #1- 3BB and 3B-B
    Beta #1 (4w0d)- 504
    Beta #2 (4w4d)- 4,577
    Beta #3 (6w0d)- 78,399 HB 115 bpm
    U/S #2 7w0d- HB 155 bpm

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  • Hey all! 23w1d trucking right along. Carrot is doing gymnastics daily at least! Fun to watch and poke on, altho DH is afraid it'll get hurt! Lol! Next appt isn't til after Easter. Just enjoying the moment. Got our travel system in from amazon yesterday...MIL won't let us have it since she is buying it. So im hoarding it til she comes to physically get it!

    QOTW: I'm looking forward to sleeping on my tummy! Not to mention 12w away from work as a nurse. Some days I wanna pull my hair out! Not to mention september and october are some busy baby-having seasons I wont have to deal with at work!! IF still gets to me in L&D!
    Trying to Add Baby #1 Since 12/2008
    Dx: Unexplained Infertility
    Spring 2010: 3 Clomid + TI
    Jan 2011: 2 Femara IUI's
    Summer 2011: 6 months of Chiropractic Therapy
    March 2012: Confirmed Agency, Meeting set
    July 2012: Homeopath consult (fail!)
    July 2012: Start of Agency Meetings/Paperwork
    October 2012: Agency Interview
    February 2013: Tenative Agency Training
    March 2013: Tenative Homestudy start date
  • Hi everybody!  Here at 25w5d I'm just trying to enjoy the last week or two of my second tri (depending on who you ask).  Baby is active, and I'm still feeling good, though I'm definitely getting bigger!!  I passed my glucose test at 2 weeks, which is good, but apparently I'm still mildly anemic -- anyone else dealing with this?

    What I'm looking forward to is just having and holding and cuddling my sweet little girl.  I've waited so long for that!!
  • Hi there I'm 21w1day today.  I've been experiencing really sharp pains on my lower back, possible sciatica?  I have my dr's appointment this afternoon and will ask about ways to remedy it.  My friends suggested a support belt, so I'm looking forward for other solutions.  They are sharp and over pretty quickly, but they HURT!  Maybe a prenatal chiropractor could help. We toured a daycare last week and called my insurance company to estimate labor and delivery costs.  Delighted to hear it is all covered, not even a co-pay for the hospitals stays or anything!  And they cover breast pumps too! 

    We are going to a wedding in two weeks and thankfully the new dress I bought fits perfectly and looks super cute. 

    QOTW:  I'm really looking forward to meeting the little guy and just teaching him and watching him interact with my husband.  I think it will be so cute.  Non baby related after he's born, I cannot wait to hit the ice again and figure skate!  Adult national's is this week and I'm feeling a little bummed, but my goal is to be there next year!
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  • Hi everyone! So exciting that another week has passed! The babies are moving like crazy and it's such an awesome reassuring feeling especially since I have to wait 4 weeks in between appointments. Everything else is going good, I think. I've been trying to stay sane about the little things. Although one thing that is extremely painful is this pain where my inner leg meets my hip. It's only my left leg and it absolutely kills no matter what I'm doing. When I brought it up to my doctor a few weeks back she blamed it on growing pains. But it doesn't go away. Hopefully my new OB will have a better answer for me.

    I've also been having the weirdest pregnancy dreams about giving birth. Last night I had a dream that I gave birth way too early and DH had to put the babies back in there.  So odd!!

    So happy to see everything is going great for everyone!

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    Me:23 (PCOS)    DH:29 (everything looks good)
    9/2012: Lost my baby 6w2d
    12/2012: 50mg Clomid= no response
    02/2013: 100mg Clomid and Metformin=no response
    05/2013:150mg Clomid and Metformin=no response
    05/2013:Consult with RE
    07/2013: Bravelle=Follicles started growing, BFN
    08/2013: Time off
    11/2013: IVF #1, POAS: BFP!! Beta 11/25

    Twins!!! Due August 2014!!!

    Matthew&Mary MMSchu 07.21.12

  • I would LOVE to be added! I am 14 weeks today!!!! I am having twins, and my due date is October 10th. This was our first FET after two IVFs and we are so excited that it worked. My cervix seems to be only mildly cooperating, so we have follow ups on Tuesday and then in two weeks. Hoping to catch any problems early there..

    I haven't even really let myself think about the babies being here yet..
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    Me: 32, DH: 34  / TTC since February 2011 / SA: all normal, HSG: all clear! / on Lovenox for anticardiolipid antibodies
    4 IUIs with Clomid, Letrozole, and Menopur. All BFN.
    9/12: lap / hysteroscopy: found and removed mild endometriosis, cervical polyp, and 2 para-tubular cysts
    5/13 IVF #1: Follistim, Menopur, Ganirelix, 10R/4M/4F, ET of 2, 5 cell and 4 cell, no frosties = BFN
    12/13 IVF #2 = November / December 2013. Microdose Lupron Protocol: 15R/6M/6F, Froze all 6 due to high E2 and P4
    FET 1: Jan 22, 2014 of one 4AB blast and one 3BB blast (3 blasts on ice!)
    BFP on HPT 4dp5dt, Beta #1 9dp5dt: 310, Beta #2 11dp5dt: 899
    First u/s on 2/17/14: TWINS!!!!! both w/HBs of 114 at 6w3d, HBs 150 and 152 at 7w5d

    5/27/2014: Team purple!!!!  EDD 10/10/2014 / 
    Delivered by c-section at 32w0d 8/15/2014 due to preeclampsia/HELLP syndrome
    Baby Boy 4lbs 1oz, 17 inches
    Baby Girl 3lbs 5oz, 16 inches


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  • thanks allison for the info, ill look into that pillow!

    seems like i havent been on here in ages! 19w3d today, and i am counting down the days until my a/s on monday!!!! been feeling ok, the back pain is still there and some days are better than others. 

    not much else to update, except moving into a new house + nesting mode DONT MIX. its been 6 days since we moved in and I still feel like the house is a cluttered mess! my brain wants to keep organizing and cleaning all day, but my body quickly puts a stop to that lol. its the best feeling in the world though to finally have my own home, so its all worth it in the end.

    QOTW: holding my babies, getting my energy back...one day,
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    Me: 27 High FSH (POF?) DH: 33 Slightly Low Morphology / Married Aug '08 TTC since 7/2009
    6 rounds of clomid = no luck
    IVF w/ ICSI & AZH #1 - Jan/2011 = ET cancelled OHSS
    FET #1 & #2 - March/2011 & June/2011 = Chemical Preg.
    IVF w/ Half ICSI #2 New RE - May/2012 = BFN!
    May '12 - Sep '13 - Took A Break
    Dec '13 IVF w/ Half ICSI #3!!!!! Switched RE
    Protocol - Lupron trigger/Follistim/Ganirelix/Estrace/Vivelle/Crinone
    12/27 - BFP! TWINS! EDD 9/3/14 ...Team PURPLE!
    6/27/14 - Emergency C/S @ 30w2d - Baby A 2lb 14oz, Baby B 2lb 11 oz
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  • Count me in this week! 14 weeks today, due October 10. We get to see an MFM at our apt next week, so I'm interested to see what she has to say to us. QOTW: I ride horses for my job and have been on the ground since January. I can't wait to get back on! And seeing who these little monsters look like!
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    Me:29 DH:30
    TTC since 10/11
    HSG, BW, Ultrasound, SA, Genetic testing, Karyotype - all normal
    DX - Unexplained IF
    3/13-9/13 - 2 Clomid IUIs & 3 Injectable IUIs - All BFN
    Cycle 25 - IVF w/ antagonist protocol - ER 11/18 (11R, 9F) - ET 11/23 (1 "good" early blast) - none left to freeze - BFN
    Cycle 26 - IVF w/ antagonist protocol  - ER 1/17 (12R, 11M, 8 F) - ET 1/22 (2 "good" expanded blasts) 
    2 frosties - Beta 2/4 - BFP! 2104, 2/7 -  4780, ultrasound 2/12 - holy shiz, there are 2!
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  • JMForte33JMForte33 member
    edited April 2014
    HI Ladies! I would love to be added :)

    I am 14 weeks today with a EDD of October 11th. Nothing really coming up for about two more weeks when I go back to the OB. All in all just so excited to finally be in the 2nd trimester...the first one was not so fun blah!

    QOTW: Me and DH are big travelers and he has family all over Europe so we are so excited to travel with our little bean! Although I know it will be stressful until we get the hang of it. Also looking forward to coffee!! and I have been craving a big ole' italian sub! so that will be great when I can eat anything again ( i like food haha)

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    Me: 28  DH: 26
    TTC Since Sept '12
    10/2013: FirstRE appt.
    HSG and bloodwork normal;SA normal
    Dx: A-Typical PCOS  /  MTHFR folic acid gene mutation
    Treatments: Gonal-F Pen Injections
    11/22/13 - Ovidrel Trigger
    11/24/13 - IUI #1 -- BFN
    12/18/13 - Ovidrel Trigger
    12/20/13 - IUI #2 -- BFN 
    1/23/14  - IVF #1 Transfer
    2/3/14   - BFP! Beta #1 = 508
    2/5/14   - Beta #2 = 1193
    3/3/14   - 1st Ultrasound- 1 Bean, HR 171 bpm 
    4/3/14   - OB Ultrasound & Appointmnt

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  • Hello!  

    I am 14 weeks and 5 days today!  Our EDD is October 7th.  I was told by my dr. that she wouldn't let me go past 28 weeks which would be September 23rd.  So....Still very tired most days but doing well.  I have had leg cramps each morning and am trying to make sure I stretch well and drink more calcium.  

    Our Verify blood test came back as negative for chromosomal abnormalities.  We also had an ultrasound that came back negative for those as well.  We are hopeful!  

    My next ultrasound is set for 4/22/14 and I'm excited.  We are declining finding out the gender of the babies and are excited to know we'll be surprised in the Fall.  I'm not going to lie. We talked extensively and since I didn't want to find out, my DH agreed.   
    :)  I was asked on Thursday of this past week and declined.  My dr. knows....BUT we don't.  LOL

    QOTW: I think I'm looking forward to seeing who the babies look like and of course their gender!  We are also looking forward to holding them and having them with us for the holidays!  My favorite season is Fall, so this is just the best gift of all.....babies, time off from work...and autumn!

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    Married August 2012 -- Me (40 yrs old) My husband (45 yrs. old) 

    RE referral from ObGYN in late Jan. 2013 -- Testing Confirms Unexplained IF 

    IUI #"s1 - 3 (Femara + IUI) April - June 2013 - all BFN

      Decided to do IVF... Began stimming on September 10th!  Egg Retrieval 9/20/13.  19 eggs: 6 to mature to freeze after 6 fertilized with ICSI

     3 morula stage embryos transferred on 9/25/13.....Beta #1 on 10/4/13/ = 7.5  Beta #2 on 10/6/13 =  negative

      IVF#2 - Lupron plan  (set to begin on 10/28/13)  (Planning on thawing and fertilizing our 6 eggs with ICSI as well as all of the mature eggs they retrieve with this fresh cycle.)

     Late October 2013 - ectopic pregnancy - methotrexate injection....benched 3 months

    CD1 - 12/5/13...Lupron set to start on 12/26/13; CD1 - 1/2/14....Baseline 1/3/14....begin follistim tonight and continue with lupron.  (Got my calendar today!  IVF#2 is a go!)

    ER = 1/14/14  (11 eggs....9 were mature. 9 fertilized.  Of the 6 mature eggs we thawed, only 4 fertilized.  At this time, we have 13 eggs fertilized and growing.  Waiting for news about a 3-day or 5-day transfer.)

    ET = 1/19/14  (5dt).....3 blastocysts transferred!   (All nine embryos didn't make it to freeze.  =(  )

    Beta #1 = 1/28/14   (2 weeks after ER)  BFP! 209 (9dp5dt)   EDD 10/7/14

    Beta #2 - 1/30/14  (11 dp5dt) 302

    Beta #3 - 2/3/14  (15 dp5dt)  1222 

    Ultrasound set for 2/17/14......TWINS!        Twin A - HR 124 bpm; Twin B - HR 126 bpm

    Final Ultrasound with RE 3/10/14 - Twin A - HR 176 bpm; Twin B - HR 177 bpm.

     PAIF/SAIF Welcome! 

     

     

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  • cachoquecachoque member
    edited April 2014
    Sorry, I've been slacking a bit so here's a good check-in since it's been a while! I'll be 24 weeks tomorrow... so V-DAY!! :-D I wasn't exactly sure how excited to be about it, but I read up some more and I believe the survival rate jumps significantly to ~40-70% at this point. That just seems so amazing to me b/c I'm still in that phase where my bump looks kind of big one day and small the next. It's hard to believe my little man is big enough on those small days. 

    So, we just bought our first item today - a car seat/stroller system - and I'm about to walk out to go secure nursery furniture. I'm a lil nervous that we're behind - but a lot of STMs on my BMB are saying not to worry. 

    LO is kicking all the time and I can feel him easily from the outside. And we picked a first name - Luca (last name - M...) ! I'm really happy about it since we have Irish & Italian heritage (very Italian last name), it feels like the perfect combination. :) Still pondering on the middle name though. I just like talking to him by first name now. :)

    Next appt is end of April - the 1hr glucose test.

    Oh, & QOTW: Booze, definitely booze! lol He's coming just in time for college football season. We always have season tickets so I'm happy I won't be grumpy around all of our friends (like I will be all summer when they're sipping their Corona's and Margharitas!)
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  • Hello! We're 27 weeks as of yesterday! Cant believe this is my last check in here. My glucose test went well as well as my blood tests. Dr said I passed with flying colors. I have one more ultrasound on the 24th.

    Qotw: I'm just looking forward to this new person in our lives. I know it's gonna be a great experience. DH and I are looking forward to meeting her. <3
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