*1st Tri Check-in Week Mai 2nd* *NEW LEADER NEEDED*

tvh1982

This is a weekly check-in for those in their 1st trimester: weeks 1 through the end of week 13. I know 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!

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, I know many of us can relate. 

QOTW: 
What has been your favourite vacation?

NEW LEADER NEEDED!
I'm getting close to my 2nd trimester, so hope any of you girls like to take over!

Congrats to all of the Mommies & Daddies to be:
@JustLilOMe  EDD 11/7/16
@STBMrsMiller EDD 11/10/16
@PhloriDaMom EDD 11/11/16
@tvh1982 EDD 11/11/16
@ZoeFer EDD 11/15/16
@alqizwik EDD 11/18/16
@rachd110 EDD 11/19/16
@mskeenan EDD 11/20/16
@PrayingMom2Be EDD 12/3/16
@capps42613 EDD 12/5/16
@erica0901 EDD 12/5/16
@kuposa17 EDD 12/7/16
@Drove2u EDD 1/4/17
@joyzie77 EDD 1/10/17

tvh1982

Last week was a tough week. Was back in the hospital for fluids and this time food through a tube too.
Due to an accident when I was little the tube didn't fit through my noise, the doctor thought a button on my stomach was a bit drastic food got given through IV. 
Home again, and hope as I'm 12+3 that I'm soon past the worse!

QOTW: I don't think I can choose, as I loved every one of them...but I think it was the one on my 11th birthday. My dad decided not to pick my sister and I up for his week, and my mum was ready to go on her holiday with my stepdad to Italy.
My stepdad didn't hesitated once, arranged an extra tent and of he drove to Italy with to crying girls in the backseat and a pissed off mum in the front.
Once our tears dried it was the best ever vacation. Nothing was planned, but we had the most of fun!

ZoeFer

I am so so sorry @tvh1982 , I really hope that second trimester will treat you better and you can enjoy your pregnancy soon without the hospital visits and IV.

I am 12 weeks today! I had my NT scan last Thursday and the measurements looked well. The LO was jumping, kicking and doing some crazy dance moves for us so it was so much fun to watch. I cannot believe that is happening inside me We started to tell our good friends and as we tell people it starts to feel more real. My fatigue is definitely subsiding and nausea is bearable as long as I eat (like all the time).

QOTW: It is hard to choose, I love traveling (though I cannot travel as much as I want). I guess the most important travel of my life was backpacking through Australia by myself when I was 20. It was such an amazing opportunity to learn myself, my capabilities and boundaries. Also, I saw amazing places and met fantastic people.

Griffin5413

tvh1982  - hope you are feeling better soon! 

I am 5 1/2 weeks. EDD is 12/28/16.  Just had my first ultrasound this morning with RE. Everything looked good and hopefully next week we will see the hearbeat! I'm not really feeling many symptoms yet besides begin tired and my sense of smell is definitely stronger. When did you ladies really start feeling your symptoms? 

QOTW: That's so hard... I love to travel and which I could spend more time. I went to Ireland a few years ago and just fell in love with it. I could live there for sure! Some of my other favorites are Hawaii (I got married there), Austria and Germany. 

mskeenan

Hi ladies ! Hope everyone is having a good start to the week ! I'm 11 weeks , 2 days today . Still exhausted as we began moving this past weekend . We are moving from an apartment to a home so I'm excited I'm just feeling worthless bc I can't do much since I can't lift . Oh well ! I may be getting my genetic blood test results this week . I hope we get normal results . While I don't care about the sex of the baby I'm still excited we get that info along. 

@tvh1982 oh dear I'm so sorry to hear you have still been struggling ! I sure hope things turn around soon !!
@zoefer I'm glad to see you are already feeling better . I'm still exagausted and nauseated but hopefully next week will be better ! I've never been to Australia so I am jealous !! 
@griffin5413 I started feeling symptoms at six weeks I would say . It was like bam and then I was barfing and sleeping all the time . Everyone is diff tho ! I'm glad everything is looking good for you !! 

Qotw - one of my favorite vacations was a cruise that started out in Italy and sailed to France and Spain with my husband right after we had gotten engaged . I love Europe ! I was hoping we would get to go back before baby but money is too tight right now . Maybe someday !!

tvh1982

@griffin5413, my symptoms came slowly in week 6, and by week 7 I was full on nausea and exhausted.
Think my sense of smell came around 5 weeks too. 

JustLilOMe

@tvh1982 I'm sorry you are having a tough time. I hope things get better for you.

We had a our NT scan last Friday. I thought all was well until the doctor kept scan the same area for a while. I knew something was wrong. She said in some ultrasound views, the baby's stomach, the location of it looked slightly high. I asked what that meant. She is concern that there is a possibility of congenial diaphragmatic hernia. It is when diaphragm between stomach and lungs is not fully formed. If that is the case stomach will take over lung space and lung can not form. Infant born to this have a 50/50 mortality rate. She said it is too early to tell if this is definite as the baby is still small and they can't see everything clearly. We will need to go back in 3 weeks for another ultra sound. We are praying that everything will be okay in our next ultrasound. It will be a long 3 weeks. 

It is mind numbing to think of all the what if senerios. I feel like I have to prepare myself. If this all come true, I don't think I can do this IVF again. My story will end here...

tvh1982

I'm sorry to read that @justlilome. 
My bestfriend experienced the same with her little girl (whom is now an energetic 8 year old, but bee a tough start) 
It helps you little, but might give you a little hope x

I'll keep everything crossed for you that the scan showed wrong and all is fine.
Keep hanging in there.
We are here to listen if you need to scream it out. xoxo

ZoeFer

@JustLilOMe I am so sorry that you heard these news, I am hoping and praying that this is not the case and you get your happy and healthy baby in your arms. I hope everything turns out well in your next ultrasound. I wish you patience during this wait, it must be so hard.

mskeenan

I am sorry to read that too @justlome . I can't imagine how hard the three weeks will be but we are here for you . You have already been through enough . I am praying that your baby is healthy ! 

Griffin5413

JustLilOMe  - I can't imagine the wait! Praying that at the next ultrasound they will see that everything is fine and baby was just too small to see clearly. 

Thanks ladies for the info on symptoms. Tomorrow is the beginning of week 6 so I'm definitely trying to be prepared for some of those changes!

ZoeFer

@Griffin5413 I am 12 weeks now and I never had food aversion or terrible nausea to vomit. I have to eat snacks, every few hours to stop my nausea though. It has been on and off.  I had fatigue at nights so that I had to go to bed early, and it was important for me. So do not panic if you do not have any extreme symptoms, it is completely normal too !! and I feel lucky this way:)

Griffin5413

ZoeFer - that's what I'm hoping for  

Rachd110

@JustLilOMe I am so sorry to hear that. I'm praying that your next scan will the baby is fine. 

I was supposed to have my NT scan today, but had to reschedule. My midwife gave me a referral to the wrong place and insurance won't cover. So now it's rescheduled for next Thursday. I was really looking forward to seeing my baby today, but I guess I'll have to wait. In the meantime, I'll continue to listen to his/her heartbeat on my doppler. 

I started feeling pregnancy symptoms around 5-6 weeks. I thought it started getting better around 10 weeks, but now it feels like its gotten worse and I'm 11 weeks 3 days. I could barely eat the last couple days. Yesterday morning I had a bagel and it made me vomit. 

We we are planning to tell my husband's family this Sunday on Mother's Day. Too bad we won't have an updated ultrasound picture to share. 

leakypen

Hello everyone - thought I'd have a stab at the boards again... even went so far as to get myself a ticker thing (always wanted to try it out). Don't know if it suits my IF brain yet though  

I am sorry to read about your worries and what you've been through @tvh1982and @JustLilOMe
It's like the despair is never over, isn't it? I hope you can breeze past this too and not look back. 

Most of what there is to know about me is below in the sig, but I guess the important thing is that I made it to the 7wk mark after 2+ years and extreme duress. Standard morning (all day) sickness and some emesis, but that hardly matters. Just had my first official dating U/S today and got to hear it's heartbeat. My own is around 65bpm so the FHR sounded strong at 128bpm (proud). 

My husband will be mostly absent throughout my pregnancy here and my mom passed away in December, so I figured I'd find solidarity on the boards.

@mskeenan - I don't know if you remember me from a discussion (quite a while ago) about low betas, but it's nice to see you again I'm very pleased to learn you've got your BFP and are so far along!

@Rachd110 - That's a great mother's day idea! His family won't ever forget it

QOTW: Tokyo + Seoul two years ago. Awesome people. Korean fried chicken + beer = amazing. Best, best, best time ever.

capps42613

We had our 1st OB appointment today @ 9+1. They're putting me at high risk because of my Hypothyroidism to monitor the baby and I more closely. I guess the extra u/s won't hurt We have a 10 week u/s next week, meeting with the high risk doctors in the next couple weeks, and OB free til the end of May. 

QOTW: my favorite vacation is going to WDW with my family for the past 2 years. DH and I are going on a "babymoon" at the end of June to the Bahamas. FX it stays Zika free!

erica0901

Just got back from our last appointment with the RE. Measuring at 8w6d, so I may adjust the DD back to the original of 12/10 but I am going to wait until I meet with my OB next week. It was very cool to see the baby wiggling around and we got to see little arms and legs. I am going to stay on the crinone until 10 weeks. After next week, I am not sure how I'm gonna go without seeing the baby on a weekly basis, definitely spoiled by these weekly appointments!

QOTW: I have been lucky to have done a lot of traveling. I would have to say my favorite was a mediterranean cruise I took with my family which stopped in places such as Spain, Italy, France, Turkey and Greece!

JustLilOMe

 Thank you all for your support.

kuposa17

Yesterday was our "graduation" u/s with our RE and our nugget measured 8w6d, we were relieved! I'm actually sad to leave our IF clinic, really liked working with our RE.

@capps42613 I'm just curious, did you have thyroid issues before getting pregnant? For weeks 5-7 I was freakishly cold all the time, which got me worried about pregnancy-induced hypothyroidism. I feel fine, now, but I am still wondering about it, might ask PCP to test me.

I'm praying for @JustLilOMe and @tvh1982 i really hope things get better!

QOTW: Dakar, Senegal. It wasn't as cushy as some of the lovely Euro trips I've done because I was doing a 24/7 immersion living with a host family. *but* the cultural experiences I had were amazing and was the most sentimental and emotional trip for me by far. Honeymoon in Japan is a close 2nd, very cushy and luxurious in those lovely hot springs!

Griffin5413

@capps42613 - I was going to ask you about your thyroid issue. I am on thyroid medicine and I was wondering if I should have my OB run bloodwork to check it and make sure it is still under control or if they are going to need to adjust my levothoroxine. I think you mentioned that it was pretty immediate for you? 

capps42613

@kuposa17 I was diagnosed while I was being worked up for infertility. Who knows how long I was actually living with it? Doesn't hurt to ask!

@griffin5413 yes, when I went back in for my 2nd beta they retested it because pregnancy causes all types of hormones to go out of whack. They were surprised that mine had doubled so quickly. I've been on an increased dose since beta and it will be rechecked when I get my bloodwork done on Monday. I'd definitely have a conversation with your RE/OB about it.

riveridgional

**lurking**
@kuposa17 and @Griffin5413 I would ask your RE if you are still with him/her and, if not, your OB v. a PCP. They wants your TSH levels lower when you are pregnant, so you want to make sure your level is in the correct range. I was being treated for hypothyroidism before seeing an RE, my RE wanted my TSH levels lower than the typical "normal" range, and, similar to @capps42613, about one week after my BFP (4w5d), my TSH levels jumped from 1.3 to 4.9 (my RE was also surprised at the rapid increase). My dose was increased, and I was retested 7w5d, 15 weeks, and will be again next week (27w5d).

PrayingMom2Be

Hi ladies! Hope some of u are feeling better,   congrats to those graduating to OBs and positive thoughts to those waiting for that next scan or u/s like me, the wait in between is horrible! 

AFM: First OB appt this Friday 5/06 and I pray he has some great news for us!! 

QOTW: Visiting my family's home country, Laos. So amazing that my trip was extended from a month to a month and a half! Would love to return soon and take DH with me! 

tvh1982

Thank you ladies. 
I had to go back to the hospital on Tuesday and am going home in a few hours. 
In good hands every time, just sucks as the IV doesn't stick, so they have to replace it every so often. My hands are nice blue and yellow  
To avoid having me to stay over I'll pop by the hospital a little more often to just get topped up with fluids. And hopefully I'm well enough for my week holiday next week!
Being 13 weeks tomorrow they hope they see less of me here. 
Do get to see my baby more often, which is my Silver lining  

Drove2u

Going in for my first ultrasound tomorrow.  Hoping they see something. Eeek nervous. 

Griffin5413

capps42613riveridgional - thanks for the info. I have another appt on Monday so I will definitely ask then. 

babblingbrookey

Hi ladies! 

As soon as I had a positive beta, I joined the December 2016 birth month board. After struggling with IF and having IVF it's hard to read about women with surprise pregnancies, lots of kids back to back and complaints about only getting 3 ultrasounds during their pregnancy because doctors aren't worried about them. This board seems like a much more comfortable place for me to be.

I had my first U/S on Monday at 5w5d and saw our little bean pole. We go back Tuesday to hopefully hear a heartbeat. So far I smell everything and am exhausted all of the time. I also started hating the taste of chicken, which is annoying since it's really the only meat I eat.

QOTW: DH and I went to Bermuda last fall and it was amazing, we actually go back in a month so hopefully Zika stays away and I don't get too nauseous since I'll be 10/11 weeks.

Thank you all for sharing your stories, I hope you all have happy and healthy pregnancies and babies

Griffin5413

babblingbrookey - I have checked out the Dec 2016 birth and have kind of felt the same way. Welcome to our board!!! I love that this board is filled with ladies who can really understand what we are going through. 

ZoeFer

@babblingbrookey Congratulations ! I also look at November BMB once a while and I understand that it is hard to relate to many things discussed. But as time progress, it gets useful on practical issues such as what to buy, how to travel ,how to deal with insurance about some tests etc. I do not participate much, but I learn some new things especially from experienced mothers.
 

Drove2u

Hey guys had my first ultrasound today and saw the dot. Lol. I'm five weeks and two days and due Jan 4. I go back in a week and hopefully will see or hear a heartbeat then. 

Joyzie77

Hi everyone. I'm just behind @Drove2u and will be 5 weeks on Monday. EDD is Janyary 10th... Which is also my birthday. I go in for my first ultrasound next Thursday. Just wanted to pop in and introduce myself and say hello.

capps42613

Woohoo! Welcome @joyzie77, my fellow Weimey friend lol 

Joyzie77

Gotta love the Weims!!!