1st Trimester Check In | Week of March 26th

chicandbubbly

Happy Monday!

How far along are you? / EDD

How are you feeling?

Any recent/upcoming appointments?

Thoughts/Concerns?

Questions?

QOTW:  What have been your pregnancy "must-haves" so far? (Could be anything from certain products to cravings!)

chicandbubbly

How far along are you? / EDD
13 weeks, 1 day / October 1st! Last week on First Tri so if anyone would like to take over this thread next week go for it!

How are you feeling?
I have been feeling great this last week- morning sickness has decreased a lot! Saturday was a bit rough with a lot of dizziness. 

Any recent/upcoming appointments?
We found out late last week that we are having a baby girl!! So excited!
My next OB appt is April 2nd!

Thoughts/Concerns?
Nothing really!

Questions?
Can't think of anything  

QOTW:  What have been your pregnancy "must-haves" so far? (Could be anything from certain products to cravings!) 
For nausea- preggie pop drops, tummy drops, seabands
Earl Grey tea to replace my coffee (coffee aversion) in the morning!
LaCroix or sparkling water 
Cravings- Pretzels, popcorn, fruit, sweets  

Dragonfly6191

How far along are you? / EDD 11+1/ Mid-Sept due date with Twins

How are you feeling? Comes and goes in waves. Last week was awful for morning sickness but lessened a little over the weekend. I was so tired on Sunday though that I barely got off the couch!

Any recent/upcoming appointments? My NT scan is tomorrow (Tuesday, 27th). It's been 3 weeks since my last scan and I'm just SO nervous something has gone wrong. No particular evidence of that, but still scared out of my mind. It's going to be a long 24 hours!

Thoughts/Concerns? Morning sickness seems to be getting better which I'm hoping is just an end of the 1st trimester thing and not something bad!

Questions?

QOTW:  What have been your pregnancy "must-haves" so far? (Could be anything from certain products to cravings!) For nausea, peppermints. Otherwise just ALL THE CARBS.

chicandbubbly

Good luck with your appointment tomorrow @dragonfly6191! Glad to hear morning sickness is getting better!

mechelita44

How far along are you? / EDD
6 weeks 4 days / November 15

How are you feeling?
I'm feeling better today physically and mentally. Last week I was a mess emotionally. My mood swings were terrible. I felt nervous, scared, and worried that I wasn't experiencing any symptoms. Then on Friday and Saturday I was super nauseous and could barely eat or stand the site or smell of food. Needless to say, I'd never been happier to feel as awful as I did! Much better today, and only 4 more sleeps until I get to see our baby on our first ultrasound!

Any recent/upcoming appointments?
Yes! Friday we have our first ultrasound and discharge appointment from out RE.

Thoughts/Concerns?
Just need to make it to Friday's ultrasound!

Questions?
Any second time mommies not feeling any breast tenderness? With my first, my boobs were sore right at 5 weeks. I read on a few other places that it's normal to not have any pain in subsequent pregnancies especially if you breastfed. 

QOTW:  What have been your pregnancy "must-haves" so far? (Could be anything from certain products to cravings!)
Honestly, my appetite has been way down. And I'm struggling to drink enough water. But I have yet to say no to cookies and ice cream haha.

chicandbubbly

@mechelita44 I haven’t had any breast pain... early on in the pregnancy I was still breastfeeding and it started to hurt when he was nursing but once he was weaned (about 1 1/2 months ago) I haven’t had any other then that. 

eabrahamson

How far along are you? / EDD
4w+6/November 28

How are you feeling?
Some sore boobs, heartburn, exhaustion,
minor food aversions and slight nausea.

Any recent/upcoming appointments?
I had 3 betas last week so I can finally relax now- I see my RE on April 9th for my first US.

Thoughts/Concerns?
I feel like they are doing everything so early, but it is my first pregnancy and I got pregnant via IUI, so maybe that is why? I wish they’d wait longer for the US, I’m freaked out I won’t be able to see anything.

Questions?
When did you do your first US?

QOTW:  What have been your pregnancy "must-haves" so far? (Could be anything from certain products to cravings!)
Fries and PB cookies ☺️

Dragonfly6191

@eabrahamson I had my first U/S a week early due to a sharp pain I was having- so I was 5 weeks, 2 days. At that time they were able to see gestational sacs and 1 fetal pole (I’m having twins). When I went back at 6 weeks, 3 days we were able to see both babies and measure heartbeats!

chicandbubbly

@eabrahamson Welcome and congrats! With fertility treatments they usually do the first ultrasound around 6 weeks or so I believe...with my IVF pregnancy that was my first one. With this pregnancy my first was around 8 weeks.

marimarii

13 weeks 2 days, due September 30th. It's my last couple of days in the first trimester.

Feeling awful at the minute. Have a horrible cough/cold (on day 5 of this) 

I have my NT scan today so I'm excited to see baby today.

@eabrahamson I had my first ultrasound through the fertility doctor at 6 weeks 1 day. That was after checking my betas were doubling every 2 days until I reached 1500 ( which was around 5 weeks). We ended up seeing a heartbeat at that ultrasound.

Craving hot tea and hot soup. Probably due to thus cold.

chicandbubbly

Sorry you are sick @marimarii- our due dates are a day apart! Hope your NT scan goes well today!

mechelita44

@eabrahamson with my first my US was at 7 weeks 2 days, this time 7 weeks 1 day. I think my doctor's office waits about 2 weeks after the third beta making most patients around 7 weeks.

radmom27

I hope it's OK if I join here.  
How far along are you? / EDD
6 weeks 4 days today, EDD 11/17/2018

How are you feeling? A little heartburn but otherwise completely fine. 

Any recent/upcoming appointments? I had my first ultrasound today which showed one baby with a heartrate of 141.

Thoughts/Concerns? Where do I start??  It's taken me a long time to get here and I'm happier than I've been in the four years I've been struggling to conceive.  I'm so worried that I will lose this peanut and am not sure how I would handle that at this point. For today, I'm just going to be happy that there's a possibility of a baby in 33 weeks and 3 days.  

Questions?

QOTW:  What have been your pregnancy "must-haves" so far? (Could be anything from certain products to cravings!) Really nothing.  I have no strange cravings yet.  

halfanewt

How far along are you? / EDD
13 week’s today! 10/3

How are you feeling?
Slightlyv less exhausted, really proud of myself for putting away laundry and going to the grocery store this week. Ready for that rumored 2nd tri energy back! 

Any recent/upcoming appointments?
Midwife appointment on Thursday. Should get my NIPT results this week, too! 

Thoughts/Concerns?
not yet, but it’s still early in the morning  

Questions?
Anyone else on iron supplements? They just told me to start them and to take them with vitamin c. Wondering if just orange juice will work? My tummy’s not a fan of vitamin c tablets. 

QOTW:  What have been your pregnancy "must-haves" so far? (Could be anything from certain products to cravings!)
cheezeits, bubbly water, satsumas, carbs! 

@radmom27 welcome! I’m with you on the worry, but try not to think about it. *possible TW*  Most of the BMBs have a thread that lists the percent likelihood of not having an early mc by day/week. On the days I was feeling really worried, that helped! 

Dragonfly6191

Update after my ultrasound yesterday: Two beautiful, healthy looking twins still! Holy cow, they finally look like real babies!! I had so many early ultrasounds where you couldn't see much, it was great to see actual human looking babies this time! They are actually measuring about 3 and 4 days ahead as well.

My OB doesn't automatically do NT scans, but I've asked for one. Just need to make sure my insurance will cover it but if so they'll do that for me next week. The tech yesterday said she didn't see anything concerning, but it would just give me some extra peace of mind.

I promised myself if I made it through this scan I was going to stop worrying SO much and try to relax and enjoy this pregnancy a little. I'm sure that's going to be easier said than done, but I've been such a nervous wreck I really need to try!

chicandbubbly

@radmom27 Welcome!! I am sorry you are anxious, it is definitely hard but taking one day at a time is a good idea! I am sorry to hear it was a long journey, I hope you have a smooth pregnancy

@halfanewt I was on Iron my last pregnancy and likely will be again, I can't remember taking vitamin C with then hmm.. Orange Juice would probably be ok. Tomatoes, potatoes and leafy greens also have Vit. C. I looked it up and it says Vitamin C helps with Iron absorption. Check your prenatal- it might already have it!

@dragonfly6191 Great news on the ultrasound!

chicandbubbly

Question.... WWYD?
So a friend of a friend (we've hung out a few times with mutual friends), reached out because they have been suffering from IF for five years and they are thinking of trying IVF (They tried one IUI) and want to get some info and learn about our experience doing it. Well they don't know that I am pregnant and I am wondering if I should tell her I am before I announce on Facebook so she isn't blindsided? We have been talking and planning out a time to get together, but haven't brought that up. I will be announcing it the day after Easter and we are getting together the following weekend. Am I thinking to hard about this? Thoughts?

Dragonfly6191

@chicandbubbly this is just my personal opinion/experience, but the worst "pregnancy announcements" for me were the ones where people went out of their way to tell me in person. Partly because it made it seem like such a big deal, and partly because then I had to react in front of them. For me, it was always easier to find out from facebook- because then I didn't have to specifically react/respond to them personally. Or at least, something like a fb message or text so I could at least gather my thoughts privately. Just my two cents!

All of this played a huge role in my own FB announcement, as excited I was to make it I knew I was probably going to ruin at least one person's day, and it made me really sad. If I had a SUPER close friend that was also struggling, I probably would have reached out to her via message or text before the announcement, but I think if this isn't a super close friend you can do whatever feels best to you. I actually think in this case since they are just starting the process, the fact that you were successful might be encouraging.

Klyn7

How far along are you? / EDD
12 weeks, 6 days. 10/6/18.

How are you feeling?
I feel pretty good! The nausea has mostly passed. Can't say I'm getting any energy back yet. 

Any recent/upcoming appointments?
I heard back about the genetic screening blood test I did last week, and everything looks good. Phew!

Thoughts/Concerns?
My brother's long time girlfriend is pregnant, about 17 weeks I think, and I just found out that my stepsister is 15 weeks. SO crazy that the three of us will (hopefully) have babies within a month. Of course mine will be the most special because I worked the hardest for it. J/K.

QOTW:  What have been your pregnancy "must-haves" so far? (Could be anything from certain products to cravings!) 
The usual carbs and sweets, sparkling water, ice water, preggie pop drops (not sure if they helped the nausea for longer than a few mins, but damn are they tasty), saltines. I got really bored with sparkling water for a bit and made a ginger-lime syrup to stir in. That was key for a few weeks. 

Klyn7

@chicandbubbly I actually really appreciated being told ahead of time in those situations, but it was by text, which was much better than being told in person. Then I had the space to be happy for them and be upset at the same time. 

mechelita44

@chicandbubbly I think I agree with @Klyn7 about being told before hand and via text. I always felt so alone early on when I was going through infertility, even though I had a friend who underwent IVF very openly. It was so hard for me to open up about it. I think if someone reached out to me, even if the news was a successful pregnancy, I would have felt like I had someone I could confide in besides my husband.

smillsy

Hi everyone! I’m new here 

How far along are you? / EDD
4 weeks 5 days/ December 2 (just by counting weeks)

How are you feeling?
Physically fine, sore boobs. 

Any recent/upcoming appointments?
I am anxiously awaiting my first ultrasound 4/10

Thoughts/Concerns?
YES! I’m so worried about this baby staying put! I had a miscarriage with my last FET and this one (last chance) is a day 7 blast which the doctor has deemed only a 30% chance of success. I just can’t shake this fear of every cramp and I’m constantly checking the toilet to be sure there’s no blood. I’m really hoping the ultrasound will calm me down! 

Questions?
Did you all experience this type of fear? How did you get past it? Also, my HCG levels were 144 and 268 earlier this week. I’ve googled the heck out of it bc it is much lower than the last time for me. Anyone have similar numbers?

QOTW:  What have been your pregnancy "must-haves" so far? 
Nothing yet. 

ChristenMA83

**lurking**waiting to join this board until after 2nd beta.
@smillsy just dropping in to say I'm totally with you on the fear.  Had my first beta yesterday at 97... the nurse said it was good but I know it's a low number and I still have a wall of disbelief up until we see that number rise.   2nd beta on Wednesday.
Hoping so much for you that you can relax and this little one sticks around for you and your family. 

smillsy

@ChristenMA83 thanks! I hope the same for you! I made myself crazy looking up HCG levels and the main conclusion I came up with was that there is such a huge range of ‘normal’ that it’s not worth stressing over. I know that is much easier said than done, because I’m sure I will be stressing until I give birth to a healthy baby! 

Klyn7

@smillsy yep... I am almost out of the first trimester and still checking the toilet for blood every time. These days it's not as much of an anxious check, though, it's more routine, haha. I have had many different kinds of cramps since the beginning, so those don't worry me so much anymore. I do think it starts to get better after the first ultrasound.

@smillsy @ChristenMA83 I'm not an expert, but both of your beta levels sound good. My clinic told me they want anything above 50 on 9dp5dt, then they want it to double (or at least rise 150%) in 48 hours.

rlbradford1sttimer

Hi, everyone! This is my first post in this group. 

How far along are you? / EDD
5 weeks and one day- EDD of December 1st

How are you feeling?
fine- just a bit of lower back pain

Any recent/upcoming appointments?
Anxiously awaiting my first ultrasound on April 11th. I feel like I’ll be able to take a breath after that. My first beta was 10dp6d at 390 and second beta was 1197 at 12dp6d so I feel ok with those numbers. Fingers and toes crossed!

Thoughts/Concerns?

We went through 5 failed IUI’s so I’m just a little nervous. We are unexplained infertility 

Questions?

QOTW:  What have been your pregnancy "must-haves" so far? (Could be anything from certain products to cravings!) nothing really- yet. I think I’m still a little early 

mag1cbeli3ver

Hello everyone,

I am new to the boards so wanted to introduce myself!  DH and I have been TTC for almost 6 years, started IF treatments just over 4 years ago.  I've been following some of the threads on this forum and in the infertility forum for about a week now.

IF History

Me: 33, DH: 41
Started IF Feb. 2014
PCOS & MFI (low sperm count and motility)
3 Femara cycles w/natural intercourse over summer 2014, BFN
1 Clomid cycle w/natural intercourse Nov. 2014, BFN
IUI March 2015, BFN
IUI June 2015, BFN
IUI Oct. 2015, BFN
IVF Oct. 2016, fresh transfer, 2 day-3 embryos, BFN; nothing to freeze
IVF Nov. 2017, fresh transfer, 2 day-5 blasts, BFP; ectopic; 1 blast frozen
FET March 2018, 1 5-day blast, BFP!

How far along are you? / EDD
5 weeks 3 days / EDD Nov. 29

@eabrahamson
@smillsy
@rlbradford1sttimer
looks like we're all on pretty much the same timeline; FX that this magic keeps happening! Looking forward to hearing how all of your US's go next week!

How are you feeling?
mostly ok; cramping and lower back pain here and there; mild breast soreness

Any recent/upcoming appointments?
I had my first 2 betas last week, waiting for first US tomorrow

Betas
1st - Wed. 14dp5dt  966
2nd - Fri. 16dp5dt  2005
I was super excited by my beta results, but I also realize they were kind of late; not sure why my clinic wanted to wait so long.  On previous cycles, the longest I've waiting for my 1st beta was 12 days post transfer, but this one was a full 2 weeks.

Thoughts/Concerns?
I am beyond excited, but I also just keep waiting for something bad to happen!  The 2-day wait btw my first betas was excruciating b/c I really felt like my numbers weren't going to go up and that I would start AF any minute.  It's been really hard to focus on anything at work.

@smillsy I've been dealing with the same fear, and I've been looking stuff up on the internet pretty much nonstop!  I don't really know how to settle down.  I was actually really scared Saturday b/c when I woke up, my breasts weren't sore at all!  It eventually came back, but I can't stand being so hyper-aware of everything I'm feeling in my body!  It's exhausting!

@eabrahamson I feel like my US is really early as well.  I'm going in tomorrow which is 5 weeks +4.  I'm not sure why they wanted to bring me in so early.  From what I've read online, it's possible we could see the heartbeat tomorrow, but most places wait til week 6 or 7.  I will keep my FX crossed that you see everything you're supposed to!!

Questions?
Does anyone have helpful tips for keeping your mind off of baby and actually functioning like a responsible adult?

QOTW: What have been your pregnancy "must-haves" so far? (Could be anything from certain products to cravings!)
Really just naps - I've been exhausted!

It's nice to "meet" everyone and I'm looking forward to making this journey with you!

chicandbubbly

Ladies- welcome to those who are new and congrats! Can someone take over this board this week? I have moved on to 2nd tri!

smillsy

@mag1cbeli3ver welcome and congrats! Wishing you lots of luck for your ultrasound today! We are very close in the timeline- that’s wonderful bc we can definitely be a good support group for each other