Pregnant after a Loss
HGRich
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PGAL Check-In 2/6
HGRich
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How far along are you?
How big is baby?
Appointments this week?
How are you feeling emotionally/physically?
What's the next milestone you're looking forward to?
Rants/Raves/Questions:
GTKY: Do you have any plans for Valentine's Day?
How big is baby?
Appointments this week?
How are you feeling emotionally/physically?
What's the next milestone you're looking forward to?
Rants/Raves/Questions:
GTKY: Do you have any plans for Valentine's Day?
Re: PGAL Check-In 2/6
How big is baby? Poppysead
Appointments this week? Hopefully today for blood work
How are you feeling emotionally/physically? Emotionally I'm excites but more nervous
What's the next milestone you're looking forward to? To be able to see something on ultr sound and hear a heart beat this time
Rants/Raves/Questions:
GTKY: Do you have any plans for Valentine's Day? No
How big is baby? Butternut Squash
Appointments this week? Next appointment is the 16th. Have to get the StrepB test - not looking forward to that.
How are you feeling emotionally/physically? It's been a rough week... My hormones/emotions seem to have hit an all-time peak this week... Also, everything hurts.
What's the next milestone you're looking forward to? Full term! Also, on Thursday I am having a work shower! I have never had a shower before... Even though this is our first baby, all my family is out of state and I was feeling a little sad that I wouldn't be able to have a shower... When work surprised me by asking if they could have one for me, I nearly cried. I'm excitedly nervous about my tiny little shower coming up!
Rants/Raves/Questions: Stairs are currently the bane of my existence. In happier news, my students thought it would be funny to by me a 3 foot grabber stick thing to pick up things off the floor since I'm having trouble bending down. While I find it hilarious, it also been WAY more helpful than I would have thought... Putting on my shoes just got so much easier lol!
GTKY: Do you have any plans for Valentine's Day? I have my anniversary to celebrate my love with DH - so VDay is my day to celebrate non-romantic love. I always bake my dad something special and bring in treats for my coworkers and students.
How big is baby? Zuccini or half a Cheesecake Factory cheesecake. Or about three pounds.
Appointments this week? Regular ob check Friday. Meeting the one doctor at my practice that I haven't yet.
How are you feeling emotionally/physically? Emotionally a lot more stable than last week. Last week I was a mess and just being illogical about how we weren't ready for baby yet. I think it was a coping thing. When I'm stressed I want to take control, and feeling so worried about DH being really sick and everything going on at work, I was overwhelmed. This week I'm doing a lot better and feeling more excited. Physically, the heartburn and fatigue is intense.
What's the next milestone you're looking forward to? Today is a pretty cool milestone. 3/4 of the way there! Otherwise, I guess full term is the next one.
Rants/Raves/Questions: I'm excited to see that some things have been bought off my registry. I really didn't think anyone would use it, but I'm glad to see people seeing what I really need and buying that. Though I'm sure I'll still get lots of things I don't need at my showers. But I'm grateful either way.
GTKY: Do you have any plans for Valentine's Day? I don't think we've thought about it, though DH told me he bought me something. He's so good about that and I'm horrible. I may just have to buy him candy, but after going through mono, I'm not sure I want to hurt his immune system more with sugar..... otherwise, v-day is the anniversary of when I fell for him (though he took a few more months to get to the same place. Lol), so it's special in that regard. Sometimes we go out to eat but I'm fine with staying in.
Also, my family is scattered and I didn't think I'd get one either, but I've had some friends working on a small virtual shower for me, and my work is also throwing me a little shower. I love that kind of surprise too--hope yours is fun!
@nalex420 let us know how your blood work goes! I hope your doc will give you an early ultrasound in a couple weeks or so too.
How big is baby? Today an orange but tomorrow, my fave, an avocado!
Appointments this week? None
How are you feeling emotionally/physically? Physically I'm dealing with a cold (thanks, DH) but feeling great other than that which makes me really nervous. This is the longest I've had to go between appointments and the crazy in my head is definitely coming out.
What's the next milestone you're looking forward to? Next appointment 2/23 or maybe some flutters!
Rants/Raves/Questions:
GTKY: Do you have any plans for Valentine's Day? My DH and I alternate planning by year and this year is mine. We are doing a dinner out actually ON V-day which is different for us. Normally we celebrate by cooking at home that weekend before. Excited to try a new place!
Me: 37, DH:39
August 2016: Started Stims 8/22
September 2016: Egg Retrieval 9/4 | 13 Mature Eggs | 10 Fertilized | 3 Blastocytes | 1 PGS Normal Embaby
November 7, 2016: FET - BFP!
EDD 7/25/17
Zoey Alexis born 7/25/17 @ 12:39 PM | 7lbs 14oz | 19 inches
How far along are you? 5 weeks, six days
How big is baby? size of a pomegranate seed
Appointments this week?Next week--first ultrasound on 2/16
How are you feeling emotionally/physically? So nervous emotionally that things won't work out and this one will end in a m/c also, physically have almost no symptoms of pregnancy, but have been super sick with a bad cold this past week so that hasn't been fun:) Worried because I don't have nausea yet and last pregnancy MS started about week 5.
What's the next milestone you're looking forward to? Making it to the first ultrasound and possibly being able to hear the heartbeat!
Rants/Raves/Questions: PGAL brain is brutal
GTKY: Do you have any plans for Valentine's Day?Not yet but will probably go out to eat with DH if we can. We love this Japenese hibachi restaurant near us and we haven't been in forever, so maybe this should be our night out to celebrate!
TI for 4 cycles: 1 round of femara; 2 rounds femara/ injectables: all ended in BFN.
3 IUI Cycles: letrozole/Follistim with HCG Trigger,all resulted in BFN.
FET #1: Baseline appt 4/28/16, Gonal-F/Menopur stims, Centrotide 5/4/16, ER 5/11/16; 6/8/16 ET, BFN
FET #2: Baseline appt 6/22/16, Estrace/PIO shots: 7/12/16 ET, 1st beta 7/21/16: 83 BFP, 2nd beta 7/23/16: 315. 1st U/S: 8/4/16 empty sac. 2nd U/S: 8/10/16 yolk sac appeared, everything stopped growing. Office D&C: 8/11/16, MC.
FET #3: Baseline appt 12/28/16, Estrace/PIO shots: 1/17/17 ET, 1st beta 1/27/17: 146 BFP, 2nd beta 1/29/17: 336, 1st U/S: 2/16/17, 2 healthy twin babies measuring 7w0d. EDD: 10/5/17
TI for 4 cycles: 1 round of femara; 2 rounds femara/ injectables: all ended in BFN.
3 IUI Cycles: letrozole/Follistim with HCG Trigger,all resulted in BFN.
FET #1: Baseline appt 4/28/16, Gonal-F/Menopur stims, Centrotide 5/4/16, ER 5/11/16; 6/8/16 ET, BFN
FET #2: Baseline appt 6/22/16, Estrace/PIO shots: 7/12/16 ET, 1st beta 7/21/16: 83 BFP, 2nd beta 7/23/16: 315. 1st U/S: 8/4/16 empty sac. 2nd U/S: 8/10/16 yolk sac appeared, everything stopped growing. Office D&C: 8/11/16, MC.
FET #3: Baseline appt 12/28/16, Estrace/PIO shots: 1/17/17 ET, 1st beta 1/27/17: 146 BFP, 2nd beta 1/29/17: 336, 1st U/S: 2/16/17, 2 healthy twin babies measuring 7w0d. EDD: 10/5/17
Me: 37, DH:39
August 2016: Started Stims 8/22
September 2016: Egg Retrieval 9/4 | 13 Mature Eggs | 10 Fertilized | 3 Blastocytes | 1 PGS Normal Embaby
November 7, 2016: FET - BFP!
EDD 7/25/17
Zoey Alexis born 7/25/17 @ 12:39 PM | 7lbs 14oz | 19 inches
How big is baby? The size of a motorcycle helmet; or 65th percentile (per recent ultrasound)
Appointments this week?None...(a much needed break)
How are you feeling emotionally/physically?Ready to be done.
What's the next milestone you're looking forward to?Delivery, I suppose.
Rants/Raves/Questions:GD Sucks, especially when you give it your all, and your numbers don't cooperate. If I can't get my fasting #'s under control, it looks like they will put me on medicine, and with that comes 2 non-stress test each week.
GTKY: Do you have any plans for Valentine's Day?No, not as of yet.
Baby #3 - EDD: 4/14/2017
im going to my first app today. We had 2 MCs last year, early losses but still heartbreaking. We're hoping for some good news this time. I'm about 5 weeks 2 days so they won't see much I guess.
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BFP#1: 9/9/2014 DS born 4/7/15
BFP#2: 6/16/2016 MC/D&C: 7/29/2016
BFP#3: 10/14/2016 (fingers crossed for a sticky bean)
Me: 37, DH:39
August 2016: Started Stims 8/22
September 2016: Egg Retrieval 9/4 | 13 Mature Eggs | 10 Fertilized | 3 Blastocytes | 1 PGS Normal Embaby
November 7, 2016: FET - BFP!
EDD 7/25/17
Zoey Alexis born 7/25/17 @ 12:39 PM | 7lbs 14oz | 19 inches
BFP#1: 9/9/2014 DS born 4/7/15
BFP#2: 6/16/2016 MC/D&C: 7/29/2016
BFP#3: 10/14/2016 (fingers crossed for a sticky bean)
How big is baby? Today's US appointment says 4lbs2oz.
Appointments this week? Yes, I saw my MFM today for a growth US. Baby looked good, though they said he is on the smaller side, but still in normal ranges. They said if his rate of growth continues the same he'll be 6lbs and change.
How are you feeling emotionally/physically? OK now that I has another good US.
What's the next milestone you're looking forward to? No, real milestones as far as I'm concerned. Just basically counting down now. I have so much craziness planned at the end of Feb and start of March. My husband is going away for a few days, and then right when he gets back my mom is leaving, then my husband has an important test to take that takes 24 hours and I'll have to be at my moms house with my daughter while my mom is away, because he needs to concentrate. It's just craziness. But, I'm in the mindset that I just do what I need to, and before you know it it'll all be over with and our lives back to normal for a couple weeks before baby.
Rants/Raves/Questions: Managing the GD has had it's ups and downs. I was having borderline high fasting morning numbers so they put me on Glyburide, which has caused my BS go too low in the middle of the night. My MFM gave me new instructions to follow starting tonight, so we'll see how it goes. It's not the end of the world, but it's just kinda a bummer because this is the last time I'm going to be pregnant and I can't just totally relax and enjoy it (and pig out on brownies and ice cream) . I'm always measuring my food, counting carbs and checking the clock. By the time they get my fasting numbers in a nice range it'll be time to stop taking the pills before the csection, LOL. Whatever, I'm over it all and doing what I need to do, I've surrendered LOL.
As a quick side rant, I hate how they are making comments that the baby "isn't big", so what, why do they have to put some sort of weird extra worry in my head. He is still in the normal range so can't they just say normal?
GTKY: Do you have any plans for Valentine's Day? We have so much going on from now til the baby, I told my husband that lets just do something for our daughter and thats it. We have her bday coming, the baby, my husbands birthday and our wedding anniversary I don't need to add another special day to the list right now.
@justanotherusername16 I love your valentine's day plans, super cool idea. The strepB is just a quick swab test if I remember correctly?
@HGRich So glad to hear you are feeling better about being ready for baby and that your husband is on the mend. Good things are happening!
@byrneme wow 16 weeks already! Time is going by that's for sure.
@emgeme819 Congrats and Welcome!
@Lady_1981 I hear ya on the GD, it's not ideal that's for sure. They just put me on Glyburide for high fasting numbers. I was always between 95-100. Just like all the other GD stuff, it's trial and error until you find what works for you.
@dobrovolskaya sorry you didn't get an US today, that's always a bummer when you were expecting it.
TI for 4 cycles: 1 round of femara; 2 rounds femara/ injectables: all ended in BFN.
3 IUI Cycles: letrozole/Follistim with HCG Trigger,all resulted in BFN.
FET #1: Baseline appt 4/28/16, Gonal-F/Menopur stims, Centrotide 5/4/16, ER 5/11/16; 6/8/16 ET, BFN
FET #2: Baseline appt 6/22/16, Estrace/PIO shots: 7/12/16 ET, 1st beta 7/21/16: 83 BFP, 2nd beta 7/23/16: 315. 1st U/S: 8/4/16 empty sac. 2nd U/S: 8/10/16 yolk sac appeared, everything stopped growing. Office D&C: 8/11/16, MC.
FET #3: Baseline appt 12/28/16, Estrace/PIO shots: 1/17/17 ET, 1st beta 1/27/17: 146 BFP, 2nd beta 1/29/17: 336, 1st U/S: 2/16/17, 2 healthy twin babies measuring 7w0d. EDD: 10/5/17
BFP#1: 9/9/2014 DS born 4/7/15
BFP#2: 6/16/2016 MC/D&C: 7/29/2016
BFP#3: 10/14/2016 (fingers crossed for a sticky bean)
@Dobrovolskaya I'm so glad they did blood work! My doc immediately did that for me too and it confirmed that my progesterone wasn't the problem. Waiting for an ultrasound until 7-8 weeks will give you more to see anyway.
@Bok Bagok so sorry your GD is such a bear.
How big is baby? Avocado (thanks @byrneme )
Appointments this week? Regular ob check Thurs AM. Hopefully this time she'll be able to find the heartbeat with the Doppler!
How are you feeling emotionally/physically? Emotionally I'm doing ok about the pregnancy, but I'm starting to freak out about all the things we haven't done. I'm usually such a planner! The first 2 day cares I called have no openings until 2018 so that is my current worry. Physically, same old same old for the most part. Still nauseous a lot of the time, still heart burn a lot of the time. I finally gave in and started doing the B6/unisom. It may be helping a little bit, but it's definitely not taking the symptoms away entirely.
What's the next milestone you're looking forward to? I scheduled my anatomy scan for 2/24, so I'm nervous/excited for that. My husband is off that week so I'm hoping to take that day off and we'll do something fun afterwards, provided everything goes well.
Rants/Raves/Questions: Rant: This nausea can go away any time now really. Rave: This is going to be in the TMI camp, but it's related to my update last week, my fissure seems to be getting slowly better, I hope that continues!
GTKY: Do you have any plans for Valentine's Day? I always tell my husband we don't need to do anything, because I honestly really don't care. But he always ends up getting me a little something. He says this year he has to get me something good b/c "he did this to me" in regards to how crappy I've felt, ha! Also my birthday is less than a month away, his birthday is a month after that and then our anniversary a few weeks later, so we always have plenty to celebrate in the later winter/early spring!
TI for 4 cycles: 1 round of femara; 2 rounds femara/ injectables: all ended in BFN.
3 IUI Cycles: letrozole/Follistim with HCG Trigger,all resulted in BFN.
FET #1: Baseline appt 4/28/16, Gonal-F/Menopur stims, Centrotide 5/4/16, ER 5/11/16; 6/8/16 ET, BFN
FET #2: Baseline appt 6/22/16, Estrace/PIO shots: 7/12/16 ET, 1st beta 7/21/16: 83 BFP, 2nd beta 7/23/16: 315. 1st U/S: 8/4/16 empty sac. 2nd U/S: 8/10/16 yolk sac appeared, everything stopped growing. Office D&C: 8/11/16, MC.
FET #3: Baseline appt 12/28/16, Estrace/PIO shots: 1/17/17 ET, 1st beta 1/27/17: 146 BFP, 2nd beta 1/29/17: 336, 1st U/S: 2/16/17, 2 healthy twin babies measuring 7w0d. EDD: 10/5/17
@Bok Bagok I should clarify that I am not looking forward to potentially failing my GBS test - not that I care about taking the test itself. I'm dreaming of an IV-free L&D which would not be possible if my test is positive - that's why I'm not looking forward to it
@CPR79 I am so excited for your anatomy scan!!! It's so close now!!! Honestly, it was my FAVORITE day of pregnancy and I hope that you have a similar experience!!!
How far along are you? 4+1
How big is baby? As small as can be
Appointments this week? No
How are you feeling emotionally/physically? Um ok for now. I obviously know the risk is higher for another mc, but my hcg and progesterone were in a good range, so fx!
Whats the next milestone you're looking forward to? Very first milestone is a good first appt in about 3 weeks. Even though I had a good first ultrasound with my first pregnancy, my last pregnancy a few months ago, I knew at the first appt that even though there was a heartbeat, the growth was not where it should be so I am hoping my first appt shows measuring right on track and no concerns.
Rants/Raves/Questions? None right now!
GTKY: Valentine's Day plans? Nope!!
wishing the best for everyone here!!
Me.30 DH.31
BFP 2/3/17...edd 10/13/17
Me: 37, DH:39
August 2016: Started Stims 8/22
September 2016: Egg Retrieval 9/4 | 13 Mature Eggs | 10 Fertilized | 3 Blastocytes | 1 PGS Normal Embaby
November 7, 2016: FET - BFP!
EDD 7/25/17
Zoey Alexis born 7/25/17 @ 12:39 PM | 7lbs 14oz | 19 inches
BFP#1: 9/9/2014 DS born 4/7/15
BFP#2: 6/16/2016 MC/D&C: 7/29/2016
BFP#3: 10/14/2016 (fingers crossed for a sticky bean)