Age: 32 (same with DH). Together since 2006, Married June 2013 and TTC since August 2015
Diagnosis: Mild Endo, DOR (AMH of 1.5), Poor Quality Eggs/embryos, Displaced Window of Implantation (ERA Post Receptive)
March-May 2016: 1 TI and 2 IUIs- BFN
June 2016- Laproscopy- found/removed mild endo and confirmed only 1 normal healthy ovary.
August 2016- IVF #1 with Antagonist Protocol- Cancelled (2 lead follies), converted to IUI- BFN
Oct-Nov 2016- IVF #2 with Estrogen Priming Micro Lupron Protocol, 2 eggs retrieved, day 3 transfer of 1- BFN
January 2017- New RE, IVF#3 with Estrogen Priming Antagonist Protocol, 12 eggs, 8 mature, 6 fertilized, 2 day 5 early blasts transferred (none to freeze

), BFN
May 2017- Sept 2017- Starting Donor Egg process! Waiting for donor to be available... and then she is pregnant at baseline

Oct 2017- Donor #2: 25R, 22M,18F, 12 blasts frozen! Fresh transfer cancelled due to thin lining with fluid

Nov 2017- Hysterscopy to remove polyp
Dec 2017- DE FET #1 on 12/8 on 2 perfect blasts- BFN and devastated
Jan-Mar 2018- ERA #1- Post receptive by 24 hours, ERA #2 RECEPTIVE with 4 days of Progesterone
Apr 2018- DE FET cancelled for lining issues

Jun 2018- DE FET #2 of two 1AA blasts- first BFP ever! Beta 10dp5dt- 378, Beta 14dp5dt- 2840, Beta 16dp5dt- 4035, beta 18dp5dt- 10916. Due on 2/20 with one baby after a vanishing twin
Baby Born born early @ 33.5 weeks due to Pre-e
Back for # 2!
Re: 1st trimester Check in -Week of 7/30
5 weeks 4 days EDD 3/28
How are you feeling?
Pretty good! just the usual tired feelings thru the day. Can't wait for first trimester to be over so my DH will let me be more active!
Any recent/upcoming appointments?
ultrasound 8/10
Thoughts/Concerns?
Anxious for this weekend. My best friend is coming into town. I haven't told her I'm pregnant yet, just that she'll have a DD. I know she'll wanna go out a lot. Without caffeine I feel I maybe struggling! lol
Questions:
Anyone else been told to take it easy during the first trimester? I doubt my body would let me do much other than walking right now. I almost feel like I'm on house arrest....my DH won't even let me vacuum
June 2016 - CP
2017 - Medicated Cycles & IUI's
IVF w/ PGS - January 2018
FET #1 - April 2018 - BFN
ERA Cycle May / June 2018
ERA Biopsy June 2018 ~ Results: receptive (no change)
FET #2 - July 2018 - BFP
U/S #1 7wk1d - HB 144 U/S #2 9w1d HB 166
Anatomy Scan 1st 11/2/18 2nd AS 11/19
EDD March 28, 2019
Baby Girl born 3/26/19
How are you feeling? Pretty good! The nausea is pretty much gone and I’ve been feeling a bit less fatigued.
Any recent/upcoming appointments? We had our first midwife appointment on Friday and got to listen to the heartbeat, which was exciting! I won’t have another u/s until 20 weeks though. We got blood drawn for NIPT, and should get the results early next week. I’m feeling anxious about that, but excited to find out gender already.
Thoughts/Concerns? Nothing right now!
Questions: Anyone else having NIPT done?
@kristimh80 Glad you’re feeling pretty good! I’ve been told not to start any new strenuous activities, but that anything I normally do is fine.
How are you feeling? Feeling pretty decent. I was feeling great last week actually, my lower abdominal comfort had even gone away (it would still come and go but I actually felt normal a lot of time time) and then we had people over for H’s bday and I had a tiny bit of brown spotting and the discomfort is back. I’m hoping it’ll go away in the next few days.
Any recent/upcoming appointments?
My last appointments were last Wednesday. I have my next monthly 8/21 and my next ultrasound is my anatomy scan on 9/10.
Thoughts/Concerns?
I’m just bummed to have any amount of spotting and to have my discomfort back when it was gone for a few days. It makes me worried when it’s here, especially not have any doctors appointments for reassurance that things look good (despite the fact that any other time this happened everything has looked good). Thankfully I have my Doppler so I at least know he’s still there with a HB. I do feel a little crazy but yesterday I could swear I felt baby move but I was only 13 weeks. I know you can feel things earlier with second baby but that feels insane. It felt like I was being tickled from the inside for like 2 seconds and that was it. Right where baby is, too (just at/above pubic bone pretty much dead center).
Questions:
None other than advice if anyone has had similar issues/things happen
I’m glad you’re both feeling good @kristimh80 and @darkstar42!
@kristimh80 I’m on pelvic test but that’s because of the SCH’s I had. My doctor never took me off it despite not seeing them last week and since I don’t go back for a few weeks I assume I’m cleared but I still have myself on it and after my spotting Sunday I’m definitely still taking it easy. Since you feel good I’d think you’re fine! Did your doctor say to take it easy or is it just DH?
Which NIPT did you have done @darkstar42? I had Counsyl and results came back exactly a week from blood being drawn - good luck!!
@darkstar42 How exciting!! Glad you're feeling better and your mid wife appt went well!
June 2016 - CP
2017 - Medicated Cycles & IUI's
IVF w/ PGS - January 2018
FET #1 - April 2018 - BFN
ERA Cycle May / June 2018
ERA Biopsy June 2018 ~ Results: receptive (no change)
FET #2 - July 2018 - BFP
U/S #1 7wk1d - HB 144 U/S #2 9w1d HB 166
Anatomy Scan 1st 11/2/18 2nd AS 11/19
EDD March 28, 2019
Baby Girl born 3/26/19
How far along are you? / EDD
10w2d/ Feb 24, 2019
How are you feeling?
ok! Still really tired, but no more low blood pressure incidents.
Any recent/upcoming appointments?
Today! First OB appt. A little nervous about it, but hopeful.
Thoughts/Concerns?
Nothing right now
Questions:
When does everyone plan to announce pregnancy? I've told my immediate family, because they are a huge source of support for me. But DH wants to wait longer with his family (he said 24 weeks LOL). I feel like I'm going to start to show earlier this time and know people at work are already questioning some of my habits (no more coffee, not carrying stuff around for events, leaving early for dr etc). I want to tell everyone but at the same time am scared to do it.
@darkstar42 I'm doing the NIPT. I did it with my first pregnancy too, and it was through Counsyl.
@kristimh80 have a great time with your friend! I have been taking it easy, both the RE and DH are insisting on it with my history. I really want to get back into some more intense yoga though, being so inactive is challenging!
@mayflower513 sorry to hear the spotting is back. I think it's a good idea you are keeping yourself on pelvic rest and taking it easy. And you probably did feel baby move, so exciting!
Started with RE 12/14; 3 failed rounds of clomid, started letrozole
IUI #1 & #2- BFN
IVF #1 - 9/15 Cancelled Day 9
IVF #2- started stims 10/24 ER- 11/15 6 eggs- 5 fertilized/ 1 frozen
FET #1 -1 embryo-12/9/15- BFN
IVF #3- started stims 1/22/16 ER- 2/8 33 eggs(!)- 21 mature, all 21 fertilized - 6 snowflakes!
FET #2- 2 embryos- April 4th-BFN
ERA-June 8- results show need 12 addt'l hours of PIO
FET #3- 2 embryos transferred August 14,2016 BFP! on 8/24! Beta #1-22 Beta #2-83 Beta #3-368
Confirmed singleton-Heartbeat on 9/19-160bpm! EDD: May 1, 2017, It's a girl!!
Pre-term labor/loss-stillborn at 18w.
FET #4- 1 embryo-Aug 12th-BFP on 8/23 Beta #1-112 Beta #2-298 Beta #3-1010
Confirmed Identicals!- Heartbeats seen on 9/8 Miscarriage on 9/18
FET #5- 1 embryo- 1/12/18-BFN
Lots of testing and finally determined I have elevated natural killer cells. Will begin prednisone and IVL treatment before next round.
IVF#4- April 2018 8 eggs, 7 fertilized/3 frozen
FET #6- 1 embryo- 6/11/18- BFP on 6/21 Beta #1-446, Beta #2-1841
Confirmed singleton- 6/29/18 HB-157 EDD: February 22, 2019. It's a Boy!
we just announced at the day before 13 weeks because we had people over for H’s birthday. We have had a lot of ultrasounds where baby has looked good and we got our NIPT results back and are so close to 2nd trimester that we figured we could share.
@darkstar42 Congrats on hearing the heartbeat - such an amazing moment!
@mayflower513 The abdominal discomfort really could just be from your uterus growing. I remember having a decent amount of cramps at the end of the 1st tri. And congrats - so excited you'll be joining us in the 2nd trimester group next week! Woohoo!
@halips FX for a great 1st appt with your OB today! We announced to immediate family pretty early on b/c they knew we were going through FET, but we didn't really tell friends or anything until 16 weeks. I think it's whatever you're most comfortable with. I kept wanting to wait for the next appt or next scan to make sure things were good (was hoping to make it til the anatomy scan, but DH was so excited to tell people, that week 16 it was, b/c that was the 10 year anniversary of our first date!).
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 day-5 blast, BFP!
@halips Hope today goes well for you!
June 2016 - CP
2017 - Medicated Cycles & IUI's
IVF w/ PGS - January 2018
FET #1 - April 2018 - BFN
ERA Cycle May / June 2018
ERA Biopsy June 2018 ~ Results: receptive (no change)
FET #2 - July 2018 - BFP
U/S #1 7wk1d - HB 144 U/S #2 9w1d HB 166
Anatomy Scan 1st 11/2/18 2nd AS 11/19
EDD March 28, 2019
Baby Girl born 3/26/19
I was on light activity/modified bed rest out of caution during my 1st trimester. Basically, the clinic just wanted me to relax and not do any major activity or anything that might cause me to stress. It was a 3 month vacation on my couch of sorts...although I did do light housework and go out when I felt like it. I was just too stressed to do anything that might affect baby. I did have some minor brown and pink spotting on and off the first trimester which typically became more pronounced the more active I was, so that was part of the reason for light activity. There was nothing wrong with the pregnancy they could see; it was just out of extreme caution. My spotting stopped around 12-13 weeks and never returned so it was probably what the IVF nurse felt -- just some old blood from implantation and cervical irritation.
We announced on our 10th anniversary (about 14-15 weeks). Well, actually I jumped the gun a bit and posted the announcement a few days early >. > I still felt nervous about announcing! I never made any other official announcements other than that facebook post and calls to immediate family (my mom knew about the BFP about 5 minutes after I got the first call from my post transfer beta -- my parents knew we were doing IVF though and my mom had come to some appointments; I told my sister once we graduated from the RE at 10 weeks).
Congrats to everyone
Summer 2015 - no BFP yet, labs normal, referred to RE
Fall 2015 - Summer 2016 - Further testing all normal. 3 IUI's -- BFN. Recommended move to IVF. Planned cycle for fall 2016.
September 2016 - Surprise natural BFP. MMC @ 8 weeks. RE expressed confidence that we just needed the 'right' embryo.
Fall 2016 - Spring 2017 -- Break from TTC
June 2017 - Started IVF; egg retrieval for freeze all cycle. 9 mature eggs retrieved, 5 fertilized. 2 4BB embies on ice.
August 2017 - FET transfer both embies. BFP. Twin pregnancy confirmed by ultrasound. EDD 4/28/18
September 2017 - Twin B stopped developing; Twin A doing perfectly! Graduated from RE @ 10 weeks
March 2018 - Baby Girl born via C/S due to pre-eclampsia -- strong and healthy!
TTC #2
January/Feb 2021 - Freeze-all IVF cycle
March 2021 - FET of 1 PGS normal female embryo. BFP! Beta #1 156, #2 472, #3 1241, #4 5268 EDD 12/5/21 - Christmas baby!
"When all is lost then all is found."
June 2016 - CP
2017 - Medicated Cycles & IUI's
IVF w/ PGS - January 2018
FET #1 - April 2018 - BFN
ERA Cycle May / June 2018
ERA Biopsy June 2018 ~ Results: receptive (no change)
FET #2 - July 2018 - BFP
U/S #1 7wk1d - HB 144 U/S #2 9w1d HB 166
Anatomy Scan 1st 11/2/18 2nd AS 11/19
EDD March 28, 2019
Baby Girl born 3/26/19
I'm 9 weeks. Due date based on conception is March 5th, but because of some prior surgery heard today they will
How are you feeling?
Pretty Blah. I have mild nausea and intermittent heart burn. But the fatigue. I feel like I could put my head down at any moment and go to sleep.
Any recent/upcoming appointments?
I had my second ultrasound and primary intake doctor's appointment today.
Thoughts/Concerns?
This is my first post. I was a lurker when I was dealing with infertility and infertility treatments and learned a lot from posters. I was diagnosed with diminished ovarian reserve and the clinic I was working with gave up on me after one IVF attempt. We were moving forward with another attempt at a second clinic and coming to terms with likely need for an egg donor when we got pregnant - first cycle after the failed IVF. I can't get excited or feel like its real. Each little step gives a little comfort, but I can't help but think the bottom is going to drop out as our prognosis was so bad I can't believe we are actually pregnant and don't know when I will feel we are in the clear. Today we had an ultrasound at 9 weeks- baby looked good and the hb was 171. Have you guys started to feel more comfort and that things are actually optimistic and you might have a good outcome?
How far along are you? / EDD
I’m joining here very cautiously. From the start I’ve felt like this pregnancy won’t work out for me. I don’t know why. Just a bad feeling and bad experiences with IF in the past. Just going week by week here until my anatomy scan if I get that far.6 weeks/Not sure of EDD just yet, RE hasn’t give that to me yet
How are you feeling?
Pretty good. Just extremely tired and sore boobs but could be worst!
Any recent/upcoming appointments?
Heard heartbeat yesterday at 6 weeks, 2 days. Next ultrasound is next Wednesday
Thoughts/Concerns?
@darkstar42- thats exciting you got the NIPT! I would want to, but pretty sure they won't do it because of our vanishing twin- the results wouldn't be accurate. We will still do the NT scan and will just have to wait until the AS to find out the gender!
@mayflower513- sorry to hear about the pain and spotting. Hopefully its nothing since you are already 13 weeks! That would be so exciting to feel any baby movement at all! You said you had a retroverted uterus too i think? That gives me hope maybe I can feel something sooner than later!
@halips- how was your first OB appt? Some of our immediate family knows and a few friends. We will wait to do a larger annoucement until 20 weeks probably. Our plan is to make a video of our journey (since we recorded stuff from the beginning, never expecting it to be this long) and share on facebook to raise awareness of IF. I'm just nervous about the donor part of our story and people'e opinions. I think IVF is pretty well understood and accepted these days, but not donor eggs, especially at my age (30). So we will see and hopefully I can be brave enough to post it!
@knottie- welcome! What an amazing story
@drove2u- i totally get cautiously joining, i didn't feel comfortable until like 8 weeks or more. Like I would jinx myself or something. But we are all here for you and we have a nice group of ladies here around the same timing
AFM- sorry for posting late! Work has been crazy. I got a large unexpected promotion 3 weeks ago and management doesn't know I am pregnant... I was only 8 weeks when they told me and I had just lost the one twin the week before, so I just am not ready to share yet. I know legally they can't say or do anything, and they wouldn't, but I am definitely going to leave them a mess since this role is critical for budget and year end and I will miss both. I will be 11 weeks tomorrow and we have another U/S on Thursday with the tech and doctor. I get so anxious for these. Like I should be excited to be baby but i can't even enjoy it. I'm hoping the SCH is shrinking and that baby is looking good obviously. Just hoping I can relax a little when we get to the second tri.
Diagnosis: Mild Endo, DOR (AMH of 1.5), Poor Quality Eggs/embryos, Displaced Window of Implantation (ERA Post Receptive)
March-May 2016: 1 TI and 2 IUIs- BFN
June 2016- Laproscopy- found/removed mild endo and confirmed only 1 normal healthy ovary.
August 2016- IVF #1 with Antagonist Protocol- Cancelled (2 lead follies), converted to IUI- BFN
Oct-Nov 2016- IVF #2 with Estrogen Priming Micro Lupron Protocol, 2 eggs retrieved, day 3 transfer of 1- BFN
January 2017- New RE, IVF#3 with Estrogen Priming Antagonist Protocol, 12 eggs, 8 mature, 6 fertilized, 2 day 5 early blasts transferred (none to freeze
May 2017- Sept 2017- Starting Donor Egg process! Waiting for donor to be available... and then she is pregnant at baseline
Oct 2017- Donor #2: 25R, 22M,18F, 12 blasts frozen! Fresh transfer cancelled due to thin lining with fluid
Nov 2017- Hysterscopy to remove polyp
Dec 2017- DE FET #1 on 12/8 on 2 perfect blasts- BFN and devastated
Jan-Mar 2018- ERA #1- Post receptive by 24 hours, ERA #2 RECEPTIVE with 4 days of Progesterone
Apr 2018- DE FET cancelled for lining issues
Jun 2018- DE FET #2 of two 1AA blasts- first BFP ever! Beta 10dp5dt- 378, Beta 14dp5dt- 2840, Beta 16dp5dt- 4035, beta 18dp5dt- 10916. Due on 2/20 with one baby after a vanishing twin
Baby Born born early @ 33.5 weeks due to Pre-e
Back for # 2!
@JamieH2000 you’re right. With vanishing twin you can’t do NIPT... I didn’t do it either.
Congrats on the promotion and good luck tomorrow at the appt!
Hysteroscopy: 2013
IUI #1-2: 2013 BFN
Surgery 10/2015: Planned to start trying again but had a surgery. (Not related to fertility)
Surgery 5/2016: Planned to start trying again but had another surgery. (Not related to fertility)
IUI #3-5 (with Clomid): summer 2016 BFN
IVF #1: 11/2016. 30R; 21M; 20F; 8B (6 day5 & 2 day6); 4 normal after PGS
Medicated FET #1: 1/31/2017 transferred 1 embryo 3AA. BFP. Embryo stopped growing at 6w 1d. MUA at 9w 3d.
Medicated FET #2: June 2017 - cancelled...
Hysteroscopy #2: June 2017
Medicated FET #2: 8/7/2017 transferred 1 embryo 5BB. BFP. Ended in CP.
Medicated FET #3: 10/11/2017 transferred 1 embryo 3AA. BFN
ERA: December 2017 - need an extra 12 hours of PIO
Medicated FET #4: 1/24/2018 transferred 1 embryo 4AA. BFN
Out of embryos.
IVF #2: 03/2018.
5 weeks 1 day
How are you feeling?
Really good. Just getting tired a bit earlier in the evenings.
Any recent/upcoming appointments?
Apt with family doctor on Aug 2 (Just to check in with her as I've only been seeing the fertility clinic up until now. I'm on meds for high bp and especially want to talk with her about managing my bp during pregnancy).
U/S on Aug 15
Thoughts/Concerns?
I'm just enjoying feeling good while it lasts!
@kristimh80 I haven't changed anything in my workout routine (which is just light elliptical or yoga anyways). I figure these are both pretty safe and low-impact and my doc said it was okay to stay active and just not to add anything intense that I wasn't already used to. My DH also keeps asking me if I should be really be doing various things. He has opened more doors for me lately that's for sure and did all of the housework last week lol
Age: 38 DH: 38 Together since 2000, Married August 2010, TTC since April 2016
IF diagnoses: MFI (3% morphology) & LPD
1/18 - IUI with puregon & ovidrel - BFN
2/18 - IUI with puregon & ovidrel - BFN
3/18 - TI with puregon & ovidrel - BFN
5/18 - TI with puregon - BFN
6/18 - IUI with puregon & ovidrel - BFN
7/18 - IUI with puregon & ovidrel - First BFP ever! Beta 12dpIUI: 18, beta 14dpIUI: 48, beta 16dpIUI: 142, beta 23dpIUI: 4797.
1st ultrasound @ 7 weeks: HB 145
2nd ultrasound @ 9 weeks: HB 140
EDD April 2/19
@scikap Isn't it nice having them pick up chores now! I can tell DH I need something and he does it now without hesitating. Mine is like yours...always asking "should you be doing that"? I told her the other day...I'm not dead lol
@Drove2u Good seeing you here!!
June 2016 - CP
2017 - Medicated Cycles & IUI's
IVF w/ PGS - January 2018
FET #1 - April 2018 - BFN
ERA Cycle May / June 2018
ERA Biopsy June 2018 ~ Results: receptive (no change)
FET #2 - July 2018 - BFP
U/S #1 7wk1d - HB 144 U/S #2 9w1d HB 166
Anatomy Scan 1st 11/2/18 2nd AS 11/19
EDD March 28, 2019
Baby Girl born 3/26/19
@JamieH2000 Yes, my prognosis is good. There has been no issues to date, cross our fingers. This is why I am cautiously wading into being excited..
@Drove2u Totally get your caution as I am there also. People keep trying to tell me to relax and enjoy it.
I think that your sense of caution is very normal. I spent my first trimester going into each scan expecting bad news...although it was only by the time of my baby shower in the third trimester that I thought, "Oh, maybe this will work out..." >.> I said to my husband as I was putting away the baby gifts: "Maybe I'm actually going to have a baby." He looked at me like I was crazy!
Summer 2015 - no BFP yet, labs normal, referred to RE
Fall 2015 - Summer 2016 - Further testing all normal. 3 IUI's -- BFN. Recommended move to IVF. Planned cycle for fall 2016.
September 2016 - Surprise natural BFP. MMC @ 8 weeks. RE expressed confidence that we just needed the 'right' embryo.
Fall 2016 - Spring 2017 -- Break from TTC
June 2017 - Started IVF; egg retrieval for freeze all cycle. 9 mature eggs retrieved, 5 fertilized. 2 4BB embies on ice.
August 2017 - FET transfer both embies. BFP. Twin pregnancy confirmed by ultrasound. EDD 4/28/18
September 2017 - Twin B stopped developing; Twin A doing perfectly! Graduated from RE @ 10 weeks
March 2018 - Baby Girl born via C/S due to pre-eclampsia -- strong and healthy!
TTC #2
January/Feb 2021 - Freeze-all IVF cycle
March 2021 - FET of 1 PGS normal female embryo. BFP! Beta #1 156, #2 472, #3 1241, #4 5268 EDD 12/5/21 - Christmas baby!
"When all is lost then all is found."
@JamieH2000 I do have a tilted uterus
@Drove2u welcome and congrats! Fx that things go better than you expect. It can be so hard to be hopeful when you've had such negative outcomes so far!
@JamieH2000 congrats on the promotion! Work will figure it out without you! I keep reminding myself that same thing, they'll manage... Totally get the anxiety around appts. I was the same way yesterday and couldn't relax until the end when I knew everything was ok. Hopefully, as time progresses we can will learn to be more relaxed and optimistic!
@scikap good luck at your appt this week!
AFM- my OB appt yesterday went really well. After we lost out daughter, I switched primary OB's and hadn't yet really spent quality time with the new Dr.(same practice). He was amazing. He had a plan in place ahead of time, answered all of my questions plus more and was very patient with my ultrasound. I'll see him again in 2 weeks for my NIPT testing, and then every 3 weeks after that. I start seeing the MFM Dr. at 16 weeks (wk of Sept 10), and will see him every 2 weeks. So lots of appts, but that makes me less anxious! I have to complain though..lol my referral to the MFM has 2 codes on it, indicating why I am high risk. The first is called "Elderly multigravida" (Old, multiple pregnancies) gee thanks.. I'm old lol OB told me to get used to that and the word geriatric. The second code was "prior second trimester abortion". That one was hard to read. It made it seem like I wanted or chose for it to happen.I know it's just the medical term, but what a shitty term.
Started with RE 12/14; 3 failed rounds of clomid, started letrozole
IUI #1 & #2- BFN
IVF #1 - 9/15 Cancelled Day 9
IVF #2- started stims 10/24 ER- 11/15 6 eggs- 5 fertilized/ 1 frozen
FET #1 -1 embryo-12/9/15- BFN
IVF #3- started stims 1/22/16 ER- 2/8 33 eggs(!)- 21 mature, all 21 fertilized - 6 snowflakes!
FET #2- 2 embryos- April 4th-BFN
ERA-June 8- results show need 12 addt'l hours of PIO
FET #3- 2 embryos transferred August 14,2016 BFP! on 8/24! Beta #1-22 Beta #2-83 Beta #3-368
Confirmed singleton-Heartbeat on 9/19-160bpm! EDD: May 1, 2017, It's a girl!!
Pre-term labor/loss-stillborn at 18w.
FET #4- 1 embryo-Aug 12th-BFP on 8/23 Beta #1-112 Beta #2-298 Beta #3-1010
Confirmed Identicals!- Heartbeats seen on 9/8 Miscarriage on 9/18
FET #5- 1 embryo- 1/12/18-BFN
Lots of testing and finally determined I have elevated natural killer cells. Will begin prednisone and IVL treatment before next round.
IVF#4- April 2018 8 eggs, 7 fertilized/3 frozen
FET #6- 1 embryo- 6/11/18- BFP on 6/21 Beta #1-446, Beta #2-1841
Confirmed singleton- 6/29/18 HB-157 EDD: February 22, 2019. It's a Boy!
@mayflower513 Fx the discomfort goes away quickly!
@halips My NIPT is through Progenity. I don’t really know much about the different companies! We told immediate family and close friends right away, since they all knew what we’d been going through with IF. I’ve now told my boss as well. I think we’ll make a more general announcement after the 20 week scan. So glad your OB appointment went well! I’m sorry you had to see that cold, clinical terminology for your loss. *hugs*
@knottie Welcome and congratulations! You may want to change your user name to make it easier for us to tag you, etc. I’m not sure if you’ve joined a BMB, but lots of them have posts with instructions for changing your name. I’m glad things are looking good for you at 9 weeks. That’s a great sign!
@Drove2u I hear you on having a hard time feeling hopeful after going through IF! Hearing the heartbeat is awesome though. Fx all continues to go well for you.
@JamieH2000 Congrats on the promotion! We expected to find out gender at 20 weeks. I didn’t even know NIPT existed until we actually got a BFP and the RE told us about it.
@scikap That’s awesome that you’re feeling great right now!
June 2016 - CP
2017 - Medicated Cycles & IUI's
IVF w/ PGS - January 2018
FET #1 - April 2018 - BFN
ERA Cycle May / June 2018
ERA Biopsy June 2018 ~ Results: receptive (no change)
FET #2 - July 2018 - BFP
U/S #1 7wk1d - HB 144 U/S #2 9w1d HB 166
Anatomy Scan 1st 11/2/18 2nd AS 11/19
EDD March 28, 2019
Baby Girl born 3/26/19
Started with RE 12/14; 3 failed rounds of clomid, started letrozole
IUI #1 & #2- BFN
IVF #1 - 9/15 Cancelled Day 9
IVF #2- started stims 10/24 ER- 11/15 6 eggs- 5 fertilized/ 1 frozen
FET #1 -1 embryo-12/9/15- BFN
IVF #3- started stims 1/22/16 ER- 2/8 33 eggs(!)- 21 mature, all 21 fertilized - 6 snowflakes!
FET #2- 2 embryos- April 4th-BFN
ERA-June 8- results show need 12 addt'l hours of PIO
FET #3- 2 embryos transferred August 14,2016 BFP! on 8/24! Beta #1-22 Beta #2-83 Beta #3-368
Confirmed singleton-Heartbeat on 9/19-160bpm! EDD: May 1, 2017, It's a girl!!
Pre-term labor/loss-stillborn at 18w.
FET #4- 1 embryo-Aug 12th-BFP on 8/23 Beta #1-112 Beta #2-298 Beta #3-1010
Confirmed Identicals!- Heartbeats seen on 9/8 Miscarriage on 9/18
FET #5- 1 embryo- 1/12/18-BFN
Lots of testing and finally determined I have elevated natural killer cells. Will begin prednisone and IVL treatment before next round.
IVF#4- April 2018 8 eggs, 7 fertilized/3 frozen
FET #6- 1 embryo- 6/11/18- BFP on 6/21 Beta #1-446, Beta #2-1841
Confirmed singleton- 6/29/18 HB-157 EDD: February 22, 2019. It's a Boy!
@darkstar42- can't wait to hear what gender you, and everyone, is having. Seems like I may be one of the later ones at 20 weeks. On the bright side, I think it will be a good suprise. I will be 19w3 days on my day, so hoping they will let me do the AS before then and then I can make my birthday cake as the gender reveal! I haven't celebrated my bday in 3 years bc I just didn't feel like it with all the IF. So this year I think I need to do something!
Diagnosis: Mild Endo, DOR (AMH of 1.5), Poor Quality Eggs/embryos, Displaced Window of Implantation (ERA Post Receptive)
March-May 2016: 1 TI and 2 IUIs- BFN
June 2016- Laproscopy- found/removed mild endo and confirmed only 1 normal healthy ovary.
August 2016- IVF #1 with Antagonist Protocol- Cancelled (2 lead follies), converted to IUI- BFN
Oct-Nov 2016- IVF #2 with Estrogen Priming Micro Lupron Protocol, 2 eggs retrieved, day 3 transfer of 1- BFN
January 2017- New RE, IVF#3 with Estrogen Priming Antagonist Protocol, 12 eggs, 8 mature, 6 fertilized, 2 day 5 early blasts transferred (none to freeze
May 2017- Sept 2017- Starting Donor Egg process! Waiting for donor to be available... and then she is pregnant at baseline
Oct 2017- Donor #2: 25R, 22M,18F, 12 blasts frozen! Fresh transfer cancelled due to thin lining with fluid
Nov 2017- Hysterscopy to remove polyp
Dec 2017- DE FET #1 on 12/8 on 2 perfect blasts- BFN and devastated
Jan-Mar 2018- ERA #1- Post receptive by 24 hours, ERA #2 RECEPTIVE with 4 days of Progesterone
Apr 2018- DE FET cancelled for lining issues
Jun 2018- DE FET #2 of two 1AA blasts- first BFP ever! Beta 10dp5dt- 378, Beta 14dp5dt- 2840, Beta 16dp5dt- 4035, beta 18dp5dt- 10916. Due on 2/20 with one baby after a vanishing twin
Baby Born born early @ 33.5 weeks due to Pre-e
Back for # 2!
13 weeks 4 days /Feb 2, but it will be a c-section a few weeks prior to that
How are you feeling?
I'm still tired. My appetite is still the same I suddenly get really hungry and then I overdo it or eat the wrong thing and feel yucky. I don't feel sick or anything, just feel like I ate too much of something they wasn't good for me. I also have had trouble figuring out what to eat. Some foods just don't appeal to me (at least what we have in the house) and sometimes I crave something. The next day I'm turned off by that same food. I'm not feeling that bad luckily.
Any recent/upcoming appointments?
I had an ultrasound on Monday and everything looked good!
Thoughts/Concerns?
Right now I'm not as worried about the pregnancy. I'm worried about how I'm going to manage once I get further along. Will I still be able to handle my toddler? Last time, exercise helped me keep up my strength, but I'm going to have figure out how to keep up with a routine.
Questions:
We (actually I) told our immediate family right away My husband was feeling more cautious (which I understand and didn't even act happy, but I really wanted to be happy to get to the point I was at. We are now slowly telling other people and are planning a Facebook announcement in a week or so.
Someone asked about the testing. My doctor offered the Harmony test At 16 weeks I will have another blood test for spina bifida The doctor says he didn't see any signs of it during the ultrasound .
I hate the proper medical terminology as well! I used to do some coding and we'd occasionally have ladies come in who said they had a BFP at home but M/C before we could refer to OB (primary care here). We'd have to code spontaneous abortion which sounds terrible.
I really wished I hadn't been so scared going to see a MFM when my doctor said it wouldn't be a terrible idea since my blood pressure was rising (fast forward two weeks and I met the MFM in the hospital w/ severe pre-eclampsia). The MFM was AWESOME! He was super nice and very smart. He really reassured me that all would be handled and well. He also had a man bag he carried around with him
Summer 2015 - no BFP yet, labs normal, referred to RE
Fall 2015 - Summer 2016 - Further testing all normal. 3 IUI's -- BFN. Recommended move to IVF. Planned cycle for fall 2016.
September 2016 - Surprise natural BFP. MMC @ 8 weeks. RE expressed confidence that we just needed the 'right' embryo.
Fall 2016 - Spring 2017 -- Break from TTC
June 2017 - Started IVF; egg retrieval for freeze all cycle. 9 mature eggs retrieved, 5 fertilized. 2 4BB embies on ice.
August 2017 - FET transfer both embies. BFP. Twin pregnancy confirmed by ultrasound. EDD 4/28/18
September 2017 - Twin B stopped developing; Twin A doing perfectly! Graduated from RE @ 10 weeks
March 2018 - Baby Girl born via C/S due to pre-eclampsia -- strong and healthy!
TTC #2
January/Feb 2021 - Freeze-all IVF cycle
March 2021 - FET of 1 PGS normal female embryo. BFP! Beta #1 156, #2 472, #3 1241, #4 5268 EDD 12/5/21 - Christmas baby!
"When all is lost then all is found."
11 weeks, EDD 2/20. Transfer was 6/4
How are you feeling?
pretty exhausted. Morning sickness is letting up and I’m finally getting hopeful that we are actually going to have a baby!
Any recent/upcoming appointments?
I was going on for bi weekly scans just to make sure he was ok, I was so nervous. My last scan was last Thursday and my next on is Friday. A whole week+1 between scans is unheard of for me but the RE booted me at 10 weeks
Thoughts/Concerns?
any tips to make this trimester go faster?? Can’t wait for it to be over and be smooth sailing in the second.
Questions:
@darkstar42 Fx for great results today!
@knottied069dbbca082792e welcome and congrats! glad to hear your morning sickness is finally passing. No real tips, I just try to stay as distracted as possible! Lots of good tv shows, books, tons of work events and sleeping as much as possible
Started with RE 12/14; 3 failed rounds of clomid, started letrozole
IUI #1 & #2- BFN
IVF #1 - 9/15 Cancelled Day 9
IVF #2- started stims 10/24 ER- 11/15 6 eggs- 5 fertilized/ 1 frozen
FET #1 -1 embryo-12/9/15- BFN
IVF #3- started stims 1/22/16 ER- 2/8 33 eggs(!)- 21 mature, all 21 fertilized - 6 snowflakes!
FET #2- 2 embryos- April 4th-BFN
ERA-June 8- results show need 12 addt'l hours of PIO
FET #3- 2 embryos transferred August 14,2016 BFP! on 8/24! Beta #1-22 Beta #2-83 Beta #3-368
Confirmed singleton-Heartbeat on 9/19-160bpm! EDD: May 1, 2017, It's a girl!!
Pre-term labor/loss-stillborn at 18w.
FET #4- 1 embryo-Aug 12th-BFP on 8/23 Beta #1-112 Beta #2-298 Beta #3-1010
Confirmed Identicals!- Heartbeats seen on 9/8 Miscarriage on 9/18
FET #5- 1 embryo- 1/12/18-BFN
Lots of testing and finally determined I have elevated natural killer cells. Will begin prednisone and IVL treatment before next round.
IVF#4- April 2018 8 eggs, 7 fertilized/3 frozen
FET #6- 1 embryo- 6/11/18- BFP on 6/21 Beta #1-446, Beta #2-1841
Confirmed singleton- 6/29/18 HB-157 EDD: February 22, 2019. It's a Boy!
My blood pressure started to trend up at the beginning of the third trimester -- prior to around 30 weeks or so, it had remained at my normal level. It started going up week by week after that even after taking blood pressure meds. My OB showed me my chart where you could see the gradual increase over several weeks -- and my blood pressure out of the office was also trending up. I had no other real symptoms of pre-E -- my sample of urine at the office had no protein (but an isolated sample is not the best way to figure out if someone has protein in their urine) and I had some mild swelling of the feet but nothing out of the ordinary for a third trimester. It was just when my blood pressure shot up to 160/100 and I got admitted to the hospital for observation/stabilizing blood pressures that the MFM my OB called in for consult (the cool guy!) found that my liver levels were starting to become abnormal and the urine test for protein over 24 hours was inconclusive (the quick sample showed no protein, but the full lab report showed protein). So he decided to was best to go a bit early at 35 weeks than risk anything getting worse by just monitoring me until term at 37 weeks.
Summer 2015 - no BFP yet, labs normal, referred to RE
Fall 2015 - Summer 2016 - Further testing all normal. 3 IUI's -- BFN. Recommended move to IVF. Planned cycle for fall 2016.
September 2016 - Surprise natural BFP. MMC @ 8 weeks. RE expressed confidence that we just needed the 'right' embryo.
Fall 2016 - Spring 2017 -- Break from TTC
June 2017 - Started IVF; egg retrieval for freeze all cycle. 9 mature eggs retrieved, 5 fertilized. 2 4BB embies on ice.
August 2017 - FET transfer both embies. BFP. Twin pregnancy confirmed by ultrasound. EDD 4/28/18
September 2017 - Twin B stopped developing; Twin A doing perfectly! Graduated from RE @ 10 weeks
March 2018 - Baby Girl born via C/S due to pre-eclampsia -- strong and healthy!
TTC #2
January/Feb 2021 - Freeze-all IVF cycle
March 2021 - FET of 1 PGS normal female embryo. BFP! Beta #1 156, #2 472, #3 1241, #4 5268 EDD 12/5/21 - Christmas baby!
"When all is lost then all is found."
@knottie- welcome- you may want to change your name so we can tag you
I have an ultrascan and baby looked right on track at 11+1! HB of 176, so that was good. My SCH also shrunk about in half from 7 weeks, so hopefully its going to be gone in the next few weeks. Our non viable twin is still there, but possibly breaking up. THey said it would reabsorb or pass. I really really hope it doesnt pass, but it is close to the cervix so its possible. If that happens I will most definitely be rushing in for a scan after that! I am supposed to have my NT scan in 1-2 weeks and then I don't go back until 15 weeks. Not sure what I will do with 2-3 weeks with no appts!
Diagnosis: Mild Endo, DOR (AMH of 1.5), Poor Quality Eggs/embryos, Displaced Window of Implantation (ERA Post Receptive)
March-May 2016: 1 TI and 2 IUIs- BFN
June 2016- Laproscopy- found/removed mild endo and confirmed only 1 normal healthy ovary.
August 2016- IVF #1 with Antagonist Protocol- Cancelled (2 lead follies), converted to IUI- BFN
Oct-Nov 2016- IVF #2 with Estrogen Priming Micro Lupron Protocol, 2 eggs retrieved, day 3 transfer of 1- BFN
January 2017- New RE, IVF#3 with Estrogen Priming Antagonist Protocol, 12 eggs, 8 mature, 6 fertilized, 2 day 5 early blasts transferred (none to freeze
May 2017- Sept 2017- Starting Donor Egg process! Waiting for donor to be available... and then she is pregnant at baseline
Oct 2017- Donor #2: 25R, 22M,18F, 12 blasts frozen! Fresh transfer cancelled due to thin lining with fluid
Nov 2017- Hysterscopy to remove polyp
Dec 2017- DE FET #1 on 12/8 on 2 perfect blasts- BFN and devastated
Jan-Mar 2018- ERA #1- Post receptive by 24 hours, ERA #2 RECEPTIVE with 4 days of Progesterone
Apr 2018- DE FET cancelled for lining issues
Jun 2018- DE FET #2 of two 1AA blasts- first BFP ever! Beta 10dp5dt- 378, Beta 14dp5dt- 2840, Beta 16dp5dt- 4035, beta 18dp5dt- 10916. Due on 2/20 with one baby after a vanishing twin
Baby Born born early @ 33.5 weeks due to Pre-e
Back for # 2!
@darkstar42 yay! I get how you feel. DH and I were both a little disappointed when we first found out it was a boy, mostly Bc we already have a DS (that I didn’t have to do IVF for!) and this will be our last and I was dying to buy all things girly and even had a girl name. But we’re obviously so grateful to have everything (so far) check out good. He just may never have a name!!