May FET Buddies

2legbaby

Thanks @thucks! Transfer went well, DH surprised me with a new kindle as a PUPO gift and am about to go enjoy some sunshine playing with the dogs!

Here is our embie, nicknamed BB8 (although really more like BB8 with a ponytail lol!)

Sumo2519

@2legbaby congrats! it does look like BB8!

Tulips29

@2legbaby congrats! That's a great looking embaby with a ponytail lol. When will your beta be? 

WishingforLuck

@2legbaby congrats on being PUPO!

@dadezbombz welcome.

dragonfaerie

@2legbaby Congrats on joining the PUPOs!

thucks

@2legbaby Congrats!! I love the pic I hope I can get one this time. 

dadezbombz

@tulip

susykat77

@2legbaby Love your BB8 embie!!! Yay! PUPO!!!

2legbaby

Thanks ladies!
@tulips29 my beta is 5/26(same day as @dragonfaerie
I think?) - yours must be real close- how are you holding up?

thucks

Ahh I got a call today from the RE for what time I need to be at the clinic for my FET on Wed. The procedure is at 7:30 and I need to be there 1 hr earlier so 6:30. At the least its a hour and a half drive it's ganna be an early morning Wednesday. 

Tulips29

@2legbaby I'll be thinking of you and hope you along with @dragonfaerie will be BFP buddies!  

I had my first beta yesterday actually and second beta is tomorrow (I may not have posted here)...anxious and nervous for tomorrow's results... 

2legbaby

Fx for you @Tulips29 !

thucks

GL today @tulips29 and @bellt12

dragonfaerie

@2legbaby All right! the 26th is going to be our day!!

@thucks Woo that's a long drive early in the morning! good luck!

(edited cuz I tagged wrong folks first)

Tulips29

Thank you @thucks! Beta #2 results came back at 342! I go back next Tuesday for beta #3  

dragonfaerie

@Tulips29 Woohoo! That's so great!

Tulips29

@dragonfaerie thank you, I'm excited, but scared to feel happy and excited until beta #3 and then if all goes well, the ultrasound where they hear the heartbeat. I thought the 2ww was nerve wracking but I've been so nervous, sitting on pins and needles waiting for each phone call that I almost drop the phone each time it rings. 

WishingforLuck

@Tulips29 good numbers! FX for beta # 3. So excited for you! 

jenn6782

Wishing best of luck for all those awaiting their BFP and those who are continuing on with their betas!!! Congrats to those who are PUPO!!  

AFM, nothing new here... Just counting down to transfer day next Thursday!  My heart races when I think about it lol

dragonfaerie

@Tulips29 I'm sure it's hard to get too excited. We get so nervous for these calls!! But you SO got this!

@jenn6782 I was so much more nervous for my transfer than for anything else. Take good care of yourself!

thucks

@tulips29 I'm so excited that your BETA was great today. Just keep trucking along. You'll be in your 2nd trimester before you know it. 

Tulips29

@jenn6782 that is so close! Don't worry, you're in great hands and it will go smoothly! 

@dragonfaerie thanks, I keep reminding myself that all will be ok. But I can't help but worry. That's the thing with IF in general, I guess I just expect a disappointment because I've been disappointed 3 times before. The nurse told me they will look for the gestational sac next time also and if they see if, the following appt will be looking for the heartbeat. That's so stressful because I keep thinking well the beta numbers mean things are moving along fine but what if something goes wrong next time. It's always the what if. It's driving me crazy! 

dragonfaerie

@Tulips29 I know, it's definitely the IF curse. Praying for peace of mind for you!

susykat77

@Tulips29 I can so relate. This is my second pregnancy and hopefully I get my rainbow baby this time.  The first time I was so worried all the time and stressed I never enjoyed being pregnant. This time I am trying so hard to keep reminding myself that I have no control whatsoever of the outcome - no matter how much I worry, it's not going to change what is going to happen. So, I'm trying to savor each moment I am pregnant. Big hugs to you. So much easier said than done... I had a full on panic attack this morning because I thought my pregnancy test was lighter from yesterday (it wasn't). 

Tulips29

@susykat77 ugh, it IS so much easier said than done. I wish we didn't have IF to make us so worried. I just keep thinking that anyone else who doesn't go through IF wouldn't even know they are pregnant so early and they'd have none of these worries. Meanwhile, we're struggling with the what ifs. I don't think I'll even believe it's real until I see something on that monitor or hear the heartbeat. Oh, and I swore off all HPT's and so glad I didn't test at home. I was so happy after my first beta that POAS that night to see it with my own eyes as I've never seen a positive test before. Well it was stark white. I freaked out and DH had to calm me down that this is why we do blood tests. It made me stress until beta #2. I'm going to believe the nurse and not the stupid negative test. So please don't freak out and maybe try not to test again until your official beta. When is it btw? I believe tomorrow, right? 

WishingforLuck

@Tulips29 glad your numbers are great. I definitely concur on the what ifs of IF. 

@susykat77 FX for your rainbow baby! I love that.

2legbaby

So excited for @Tulips29 and @susykat77! yay for bfps!!!

 I really appreciate what @Susykat77 says above about enjoying and the fact that us worrying doesn't change the outcome. I want a BFP more than anything, but right now I am enjoying the fact that I am as close to pregnant as I have ever been:)

@Tulips29 thanks for the heads up on the hpt- I was going to test the morning of my beta, but now I will just wait for the blood test!

Hang in there @jenn6782!!! Soon you will be PUPO!

2legbaby

So excited for @Tulips29 and @susykat77! I really appreciate what @Susykat77 says above about enjoying and the fact that us worrying doesn't change the outcome. I obviously want a BFP more than anything, but right now I am enjoying the fact that I am as close to pregnant as I have ever been:)

@Tulips29 thanks for the heads up on the hpt- I was going to test the morning of my beta, but now I will just wait for the blood test!

Hang in there @jenn6782!!! Soon you will be PUPO!

LynnNJ

As you take progesterone longer, can side effects increase over time? Or do you either have side effects or none? 

I did not have side effects when I started taking Endometrin. Since my FET,  I have started feeling differently especially the last few days (since Sunday ).  It's really not important enough to ask my nurse before the bloodtest on Friday.  I was just wondering what others have experienced.  I felt this way a couple years ago when I thought I was pregnant. I wasn't on any meds at the time, but I think I was partly from hormone changes after stopping birth control.  I've been feeling a little crampy and bloated. I'm always tired during the work week,  so that's nothing new.  Since I've put working out on hold for now,  that may be affecting my energy level as well. It usually does.

I've heard that the side effects of  progesterone are the same as pregnancy. However, I didn't have any side effects the first week I took it. That's what got me wondering. 

thucks

Here it is. So surreal! I didn't get pics like this last time. Now on to the tww.... 

susykat77

Yay @thucks !!!!!! PUPO!!!

Tulips29

@thucks congrats pupo!! Sending lots of sticky vibes your way and for an easy tww! When's your beta?

2legbaby

Yay @thucks!  Great pic! They had the screen turned so we didn't get to see that part!

@LynnNJ I haven't noticed too much difference on the meds I have been a bit scattered brain lately but I don't know if that is due to the hormones or just thinking of so many things at once. I am a little smell sensitive but I think progesterone can do that 

WishingforLuck

@thucks congrats on being PUPO, nice pic!

dragonfaerie

Congrats on being PUPO @thucks !

kjplaza

congrats everyone who has already transferred this week! My clinic never tells me my actual lab values just says they are good. Im currently up to taking 10 pills a day, 6 estrace 2 pills 3x/day and 4 progesterone capsules a day and the PIO injections. DH has been doing the injections and its been much better than i thought although i definitely have that bruised feeling on both sides. Transfer is all set for tomorrow afternoon, i have acupuncture scheduled before and after, i've never done it before but anything that can maybe help ill do! I've got a fresh pineapple ready to be cut up and pineapple juice just because i love pineapple lol. I cant wait to be able to have pictures of my embie tomorrow! 

thucks

@tulips29 my beta is the 31st but I will be POAS the 28th since we will be in Ohio with DH family. 

****Child mentioned*****
I have been sleeping the day away. My hardest part is reminding myself that I can't pick up any thing over 25lbs. my kids want picked up.
My mil lives with us to help with the girls so no sitter. They asked where we went today and she told them we went to try and get them a baby brother. First thing Jordan did when we got home was asked where her baby brother was. She got so upset when we said he wasn't here yet. Tugs at my heart!! 

WishingforLuck

@kjplaza don't feel bad my RE never tells me my levels unless I ask. FX and GL for your transfer tomorrow. I had my first acupuncture session before and after my transfer and it was honestly not as bad as I thought. I even drifted off to sleep after the transfer. It was definitely relaxing. Did you get brazil nuts too?

@thucks your beta will be here before you know it. Omg at Jordan asking where her baby brother is aww. That is so sweet. Praying for the best for you!

2legbaby

@kjplaza good luck tomorrow!

@thucks that is so sweet!

Tulips29

@kjplaza good luck tomorrow! 

@thucks such a sweet story! Hopefully you bring home their baby brother soon