@BusinessWife woohoo great first beta! Congrats! Can't wait for the next! U got this!!
History of TTC in spoiler box
TTC since 2014 Unexplained Infertility - but I am 40...Low AMH .30 7 - IUI (50mg-150mg Clomid) Feb - August 2016 all BFN IVF#1 August 2016 (Antagonist protocol 4/5 eggs) Cancelled cycle RE thought I would get at least 10. IVF#2 Sept 2016 (microdose luporn pro - disappearing follies, ONLY ONE, convert to IUI) BFN IVF#3 November 2016 (4 ER, 3 F, 3DT)-BFP with TWINS // MC both at almost 10wks IVF#4 March 2017 //EPP (10 ER (1 wonky so 9 ER) 7F, 3B (5AB, (2)5BB) PGS tested- ALL abnormal IVF#5 April 2017 // EPP (7 ER, 7F yes! 6B) 2/5 day 4/6 day - 2 PGS normal! yes!! IVF#6 May 2017 // Antagonist didn't have time for Estrogen Priming...(4 ER, 3 F, 3B) (5AB, (2) 5BB) 2 PGS normal, yes!! IVF#7 June 2017 // EPP praying this is it and then on to an FET!
Is there going to be a new First Trimester check-in for January ? How often are those started up?
Just sort of venting and don't know where else to share, but my brother mentioned over Christmas, he was giving his boys' Melissa and Doug wood blocks to his buddy, since their baby is ready for them.... and he wants them to go to someone who would appreciate. And I had to bite my tongue, knowing that weekend, we still didn't know if our transfer would work this time. But it just makes me sad, after all these years he'd been hanging on to him, a special toy like that would end up going to his buddy instead of his sister. It's fine though, obv, but just the point. If it hadn't taken us so long....
He obviously has no idea how hard we have been fighting for our babies, bc he kept making these like sarcastic, "just you wait," type of comments when his kids were being difficult, and I'm like, omg. We HAVE WAITED!!! FFS I <i>wish</i> we had a chance to deal with our kids being a PITA, or otherwise! So that was annoying, and again, just had to bite my tongue.
@BusinessWife Not that my opinion matters at this point... But the check in for each trimester was usually started new each week. 2nd and 3rd trimester check-ins still seem to follow that, but the 1st trimester one changed. Feel free to go back to weekly if that makes it easier for everyone.
@BusinessWife So happy for you! What a great first beta!!
My TTC journey:
Me and DH: 30-35 Unexplained infertility TTC #1 since 2015 11/2015 - BFP! 12/2015 - MC IVF #1 July 2017 freeze all (20 eggs, 15 mature, 10 fert, 6 blasts, 4 PGS normal) FET #1 TBD Surprise BFP 9/2017 while waiting for FET... hoping for the best!
@BusinessWife what your brother said isn't very sensitive. Does he know what you have been going through? If you haven't shared with him, guess he has a bit of an excuse, but even then there are some things you just shouldn't say. Maybe he assumed you don't want his kid's stuff, I also get annoyed when people assume I want all their old junk. People say the most insensitive things regarding babies and I guess they are just clueless and don't realize how inappropriate and hurtful they are. He just seems really out of touch and clueless.
You did such a good job biting your tounge! I've been having a hard time last few days not saying exactly what I think with these mood swings! Just know they are just things and you can get your own awesome block set when you are ready for it. Also people say that kind of cliche stuff all the time like 'just you wait'. My mom said all this stupid junk to me this weekend about people never paying attention to me once the baby comes. That in addition to her stupid comments bringing up my late father and my step mother in a negative (non applicable random) story almost had me pushing her out the door. Why can't people just think before they talk!? She pissed me off for the whole day.
Anyway let's both shake it off! We have lots to look forward to and I always think 'harness good, block bad' (silly quote from Happy Gilmore movie) Good clip below! I'm sure there will be many more stupid comments from others to come our way in the future! https://youtu.be/mEpx9PNyIzw
Thanks for your kindness @hottietoddy. He doesn't know we have IF, so that's the only reason I was ablyle to bite my tongue. I'm sorry your mom was being such a TW over Christmas, too... Great attitude, just brush 'em off! Lol <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/5020794/uploads/editor/5p/p8vconr7j1l8.gif" alt="">
UPDATE: Second Beta came back, from 245 to 733! Almost tripled!!! Such happy news!!! ETA <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/5020794/uploads/editor/30/9regdpnrbquu.gif" alt="">
Just got my results- 1st beta on 28th was 136 and 2nd beta today was only 280. Nurse still thinks there is an okay chance- will have 3rd beta on Thursday. ☹️
FX for you @bpietronicco. Hang in there until Thursday.
@BusinessWife I'm sure that was hard to hear from your brother. When will you share your news with them? And I HATE 'just you wait'. It's so condescending. My cousin says it multiple times every time he sees me. After what we've been through I have a lot of experience in 'waiting'.
I was also curious about why the first tri board doesn't have weekly updates but I'm new here so I figured there was a reason. Is it just because whoever was setting up the weekly posts graduated to 2nd tri? Thoughts on a plan going forward? Oh, forget it.
History and blog link in spoiler
2016 - dx with super low ovarian reserve; failed cycle with clomid, failed IUI, 2017 - egg retrieval #1 - 3 eggs, 0 embryos appropriate for transfer; ER #2 2 eggs, 0 embryos on day 3; ER #3 1 egg 0 embryos moved to donor egg in summer 2017; 35 eggs retrieved; 19 fertilized; 9 total embryos Fresh transfer Dec 2017= BFP! baby boy born 8/22/18
May 2019 - surprise natural pregnancy ended in MC Nov 2019 FET; MC at 9 weeks May 2020 FET; BFN July 2020 FET; CP treated with methotrexate Oct 2020 BFP!
***lurker*** As one of the ladies on the old frist tri board it stopped as everyone graduated to the second tri board. There was a handful of us that did our transfer from the ivf board to the PAIF and we all experienced the worst nausea that we barely had time to write as that made us sick too. Now that a bunch of new comers have joined going back to once weekly check in is probably best!
History of TTC in spoiler box
TTC since 2014 Unexplained Infertility - but I am 40...Low AMH .30 7 - IUI (50mg-150mg Clomid) Feb - August 2016 all BFN IVF#1 August 2016 (Antagonist protocol 4/5 eggs) Cancelled cycle RE thought I would get at least 10. IVF#2 Sept 2016 (microdose luporn pro - disappearing follies, ONLY ONE, convert to IUI) BFN IVF#3 November 2016 (4 ER, 3 F, 3DT)-BFP with TWINS // MC both at almost 10wks IVF#4 March 2017 //EPP (10 ER (1 wonky so 9 ER) 7F, 3B (5AB, (2)5BB) PGS tested- ALL abnormal IVF#5 April 2017 // EPP (7 ER, 7F yes! 6B) 2/5 day 4/6 day - 2 PGS normal! yes!! IVF#6 May 2017 // Antagonist didn't have time for Estrogen Priming...(4 ER, 3 F, 3B) (5AB, (2) 5BB) 2 PGS normal, yes!! IVF#7 June 2017 // EPP praying this is it and then on to an FET!
Re: First Trimester Check-in
Unexplained Infertility - but I am 40...Low AMH .30
7 - IUI (50mg-150mg Clomid) Feb - August 2016 all BFN
IVF#1 August 2016 (Antagonist protocol 4/5 eggs) Cancelled cycle
IVF#2 Sept 2016 (microdose luporn pro - disappearing follies, ONLY ONE, convert to IUI) BFN
IVF#3 November 2016 (4 ER, 3 F, 3DT)-BFP
IVF#4 March 2017 //EPP (10 ER (1 wonky so 9 ER) 7F, 3B (5AB, (2)5BB) PGS tested- ALL abnormal
IVF#5 April 2017 // EPP (7 ER, 7F yes! 6B) 2/5 day 4/6 day - 2 PGS normal! yes!!
IVF#6 May 2017 // Antagonist didn't have time for Estrogen Priming...(4 ER, 3 F, 3B) (5AB, (2) 5BB) 2 PGS normal, yes!!
IVF#7 June 2017 // EPP praying this is it and then on to an FET!
Just sort of venting and don't know where else to share, but my brother mentioned over Christmas, he was giving his boys' Melissa and Doug wood blocks to his buddy, since their baby is ready for them.... and he wants them to go to someone who would appreciate. And I had to bite my tongue, knowing that weekend, we still didn't know if our transfer would work this time. But it just makes me sad, after all these years he'd been hanging on to him, a special toy like that would end up going to his buddy instead of his sister. It's fine though, obv, but just the point. If it hadn't taken us so long....
He obviously has no idea how hard we have been fighting for our babies, bc he kept making these like sarcastic, "just you wait," type of comments when his kids were being difficult, and I'm like, omg. We HAVE WAITED!!! FFS I <i>wish</i> we had a chance to deal with our kids being a PITA, or otherwise! So that was annoying, and again, just had to bite my tongue.
Unexplained infertility
TTC #1 since 2015
11/2015 - BFP! 12/2015 - MC
IVF #1 July 2017 freeze all (20 eggs, 15 mature, 10 fert, 6 blasts, 4 PGS normal)
FET #1 TBD Surprise BFP 9/2017 while waiting for FET... hoping for the best!
You did such a good job biting your tounge! I've been having a hard time last few days not saying exactly what I think with these mood swings! Just know they are just things and you can get your own awesome block set when you are ready for it. Also people say that kind of cliche stuff all the time like 'just you wait'. My mom said all this stupid junk to me this weekend about people never paying attention to me once the baby comes. That in addition to her stupid comments bringing up my late father and my step mother in a negative (non applicable random) story almost had me pushing her out the door. Why can't people just think before they talk!? She pissed me off for the whole day.
Anyway let's both shake it off! We have lots to look forward to and I always think 'harness good, block bad' (silly quote from Happy Gilmore movie) Good clip below! I'm sure there will be many more stupid comments from others to come our way in the future!
<img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/5020794/uploads/editor/5p/p8vconr7j1l8.gif" alt="">
<img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/5020794/uploads/editor/30/9regdpnrbquu.gif" alt="">
*typo
AFM I am still waiting for the phone call with my results. Getting so nervous!
@BusinessWife I'm sure that was hard to hear from your brother. When will you share your news with them?
And I HATE 'just you wait'. It's so condescending. My cousin says it multiple times every time he sees me. After what we've been through I have a lot of experience in 'waiting'.
I was also curious about why the first tri board doesn't have weekly updates but I'm new here so I figured there was a reason. Is it just because whoever was setting up the weekly posts graduated to 2nd tri? Thoughts on a plan going forward? Oh, forget it.
2017 - egg retrieval #1 - 3 eggs, 0 embryos appropriate for transfer; ER #2 2 eggs, 0 embryos on day 3; ER #3 1 egg 0 embryos
moved to donor egg in summer 2017; 35 eggs retrieved; 19 fertilized; 9 total embryos
Fresh transfer Dec 2017= BFP! baby boy born 8/22/18
May 2019 - surprise natural pregnancy ended in MC
Nov 2019 FET; MC at 9 weeks
May 2020 FET; BFN
July 2020 FET; CP treated with methotrexate
Oct 2020 BFP!
Take a look at my blog
As one of the ladies on the old frist tri board it stopped as everyone graduated to the second tri board. There was a handful of us that did our transfer from the ivf board to the PAIF and we all experienced the worst nausea that we barely had time to write as that made us sick too. Now that a bunch of new comers have joined going back to once weekly check in is probably best!
Unexplained Infertility - but I am 40...Low AMH .30
7 - IUI (50mg-150mg Clomid) Feb - August 2016 all BFN
IVF#1 August 2016 (Antagonist protocol 4/5 eggs) Cancelled cycle
IVF#2 Sept 2016 (microdose luporn pro - disappearing follies, ONLY ONE, convert to IUI) BFN
IVF#3 November 2016 (4 ER, 3 F, 3DT)-BFP
IVF#4 March 2017 //EPP (10 ER (1 wonky so 9 ER) 7F, 3B (5AB, (2)5BB) PGS tested- ALL abnormal
IVF#5 April 2017 // EPP (7 ER, 7F yes! 6B) 2/5 day 4/6 day - 2 PGS normal! yes!!
IVF#6 May 2017 // Antagonist didn't have time for Estrogen Priming...(4 ER, 3 F, 3B) (5AB, (2) 5BB) 2 PGS normal, yes!!
IVF#7 June 2017 // EPP praying this is it and then on to an FET!