Happy last week of November! Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
- How far along? EDD?
- How are you feeling this week?
- Rants/Raves/Questions?
- Any upcoming appointments?
- GTKY: What's your favorite thing you've purchased for baby?
- Feel free to share a HDBD pic!
Mommies to be:
@darkstar42 2/13 BOY!
@More14 2/17 GIRL!
@JamieH2000 2/20 BOY!
@halips 2/24 BOY!
@Drove2u 3/23 BOY!
@kristimh80 3/28 GIRL!
@uterusdreams 3/29 GIRL!
@scikap 4/2 BOY!
@madasm0530 4/20 BOY!
bpietronicco 5/15 BOY!
Please, also let me know if I can add any updates to the list, and include your EDD if it's your first time posting here! ❤❤❤
TTC #1 since April 2015
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

Beta #1 - 137 Beta #2 - 410
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

Re: 2nd Trimester Check-in w/o November 26th
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? EDD? 23 weeks!
- How are you feeling this week? Fine. Nothing to complain about.
- Rants/Raves/Questions? hmmm I don't think so. Had a great Thanksgiving weekend. Looking forward to Christmas break now. Although found out this weekend that we will be hosting christmas eve dinner. kinda nervous, since it'll be my first time, I'll be pretty well pregnant lol and have a toddler. Oh well, will see how it goes.
- Any upcoming appointments? Fetal Echo on Dec 3 and regular obgyn on Dec 5.
- GTKY: What's your favorite thing you've purchased for baby? We haven't bought anything yet. All we will need to buy is a double stroller and some other bed. Either a toddler bed for my DD or a new crib for the little man. But that's not till later.
- Feel free to share a HDBD pic!
@kristimh80 first, I would like to say that I LOVED your announcement. So sooo cute!! and so artistic. :-)That is so sad about your friend. I'm so sorry. Was there a reason/warning signs? Or was everything going great for her? makes me so nervous.
bpietronicco yay for a boy!! and count your blessings for no symptoms. that's what everyone tells me and I am always grateful that I feel well. Dec 4 will be here in no time. :-) it'll go by fast. promise!
@Drove2u Awe thank you!
I'm jealous of you girls not having to buy much. I feel overwhelmed with all the mess we still need
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 have a friend who went through a late term loss recently (not a cord accident as far as I know though). It is absolutely nightmarish. And totally unfair and super rare. I can't imagine what these ladies are going through
It's actually not too bad to not have much when baby arrives - Target and Amazon are pretty good resources and you end up not buying a bunch of stuff the baby doesn't like and have a better idea of what you need. What I didn't know I needed? A million burp cloths or bibs. My favorites are the burpy bibs that you can use as a cloth or a snap-close bib depending on what you need. Very nice for when you start doing solids also since the bib is basically a smock over their clothes
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."
Also- you will need about 1/3 of the items you think you need - like @mbradfo2 said- there is always Amazon (I did a lot of diapers.com when I had my daughter- they have since been bought by amazon).
@bpietronicco- Dec 4th seems far away, but i hope the next 8 days go fast! Will they do a scan or just doppler?
@drove2u- we are hosting my husbands family for christmas (on 12/15 though) and I am making him handle most of the cooking! Is your family expecting a fancy meal? or can you do something you can make beforehand- like lasagna or tacos or anything?
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!
So my situation is kinda different and we have very specific foods we eat during christmas most of which I don't even know how to make! ha! but it's a 12 course meal. I mean everyone is helping me out so it'll be great. but even besides the food, just a lot of work you know? Still, I'm very excited because I never thought we would host a holiday and we are! I'm thrilled and excited! but no doubt it'll be exhausting.
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
@kristimh80- thank you! with each week I am starting to feel more and more like an 80 year old! I can't believe how tired I look already. If I could just sleep a little better, I could handle the rest! I didn't expect to feel this big/tired/etc at only 27/28 weeks. Hopefully its just a growth spurt and I will get used to it and have some good weeks still before the end!
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!
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
@kristimh80 I'm so sorry to hear that about your friend - so tragic.
@Drove2u Your fetal echo will be here before you know it! And thankfully you have almost a month (and lots of ladies here to help!) to plan the Christmas Eve dinner. I really like the idea of just a bunch of fun hors d'oeuvres instead of a sit-down fancy dinner, what about something like that?
JamieH2000 ok will do! Some of them are little things—soup, an appetizer. So it’s not like 12 HUGE meals.
bpietronicco I usually find peace in just a Doppler at the OBGYNs as well. With my first preg, not counting the RE, I only had two ultrasounds. One at 12 weeks and the anatomy scan. That’s it. And would just have Dopplers at every monthly appt and then every two weeks/every week later on.
uterusdreams So happy to hear about your fetal echo!! Awesome news. oooh snowstorm?? Where do you live again? We had one in NJ/NY/PA a couple weeks back. No one was expecting it to be as bad as it was. Not fun! And yes, fetal echo is coming up very soon. And then we will make our announcement on social media.Ugh, I wish I can get away with doing an apps only Christmas eve event. My mom would KILL me lol. It has to be a sit down dinner with very specific traditional foods. So no choice in that. The good news is that the menu is always planned already. Lol. I’m definetly going to make this as easy as possible on myself and have everyone pitch in with the food, have the cleaning lady come right before etc. Your EDD is just a few days after mine. I’m march 23. Your bump is super adorable!!
And that's good that at least the menu is set already, bummer about the apps though - I love appetizers.
@bpietronicco glad you're feeling well! and yay for Boys!
@Drove2u good luck with Christmas eve dinner! For our family, the host just supplies the main dish (meat), drinks and rolls. Everyone else has to make side dishes. Is there a way to break up the courses and have other family help??
@JamieH2000 good luck with your GD test! I hope you get some relief from the heartburn soon, I only get it occasionally and tums work for me, so anything worse would be torture, sorry!! As for the complaining... I feel liek this daily. When I complain about lack or sleep or my hips hurting, I feel like I always have to preface it with how grateful I am to be this far along. Like somehow I'm not allowed to complain as much, does that make sense? Anyway, don't feel bad complaining here. You are entitled too it, and we all understand!
@uterusdreams yay for a great fetal echo! And what a cute bump!!
Hi Ladies!
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!
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? EDD?
22 weeks 2 days (April 1)
How are you feeling this week?
Good. Some days I feel like I'm really dragging, but others I'm just fine. Overall nothing to complain about!
Rants/Raves/Questions?
Is anyone else freaked out by their belly button popping out? I don't know why but I find it so weird and I'm watching obsessively day to day lol. I wish I'd taken a picture every day so I could make a weird time lapse video later.
Any upcoming appointments?
OB in two weeks, + glucose test
GTKY: What's your favorite thing you've purchased for baby?
We picked up our stroller & car seat in a black friday sale so that's pretty exciting!!
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
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
FYI for anyone who is interested, I ended up talking to the MFM doctor this morning after I had left her a voicemail yesterday to follow up to my echo. I got to ask her the specific questions I had (which was basically, "So all of the parts are there and the right size and the blood flow is good and there's not even a tiny defect?!" - because I am apparently a slightly neurotic heart mom lol). But she confirmed all of that, but then said that because the heart is dynamic, it can't hurt to do another fetal echo around 30-32 weeks, so she put the order in. She had previously said that it's VERY unlikely that something major would develop later int he pregnancy, so maybe she just put the order in for my peace of mind, but either way - I feel good after our conversation and it will be good to have another (hopefully) good ultrasound showing that things are still how they should be!
@halips- thanks! I know you guys get it. I don't necessarily feel bad complaining, but i legit just feel like it could be SO much worse (like still not being pregnant) that no matter how crappy I feel, it just doesn't compare! I hope I can keep this perspective when I am totally sleep deprived and baby is crying! haha. I love your shower! Christmas bark is one of my favorite treats
@scikap- I am 28 weeks now and mine hasn't fully popped yet, but it has been interesting watching it grow out. In a way, it kinda makes me feel "skinny" since when I was little I had an outie until puberty when i got a little more layer in my middle and it became an innie haa.
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!
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
uterusdreams Chicago! oh cool! Although cold. Haha its great that you’re asking questions and we’re allowed to be neurotic! So you will be doing a second echo? Yes would be tons of fun to have babies on the same day. I may know sooner than expected when the baby will arrive. Will most likely be scheduling a C-Section in the next few days.
@halips Thanks! Yes, family is totally helping in preparing the food!! Thank goodness! Can’t believe you’re moving onto 3rd tri soon. So exciting! And love love your baby shower. How fun that it was Christmas themed.
@scikap hilarious about the time lapse of the belly button. Somebody needs to do that. Lol what a funny, great idea.
JamieH2000 when is your surgery? Or is it being done after the baby is born?
For those interested, here is a little explanation of what we make for Christmas Eve dinner. https://homespun-kennedy.blogspot.com/2012/12/12-dishes-of-ukrainian-christmas-eve.html
have my fetal echo Monday and then regular ObGYN appt Wednesday which i will probably be scheduling my C-section. so big week coming up! Also planning on announcing our pregnancy on social media once/if the fetal echo is ok!
@Drove2u Good luck on your echo and with scheduling the c-section! Your menu sounds delicious!! My gram's family is Slovakian, and some of the dishes sounds very similar to ones that she makes. Enjoy!
Work has again surprised me with being over the top supportive and helpful. They bought me a surface, so that I can work from home whenever the weather is bad or I'm not feeling well going forward. (I drive about 1hr 20min each way). With the crap weather Chicagoland has been having lately, it was timed perfectly.
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!
I'm the Director of a Municipal Parks & Rec Department. So I work for a Village essentially, doing Park District work. They've always been flexible with comp time and such, but are just going beyond what I had expected this time. Though, I have been here since the start of our IVF journey, so many of them have seen the ups and downs and are a bit invested
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!
I had a bit of an eventful afternoon and thought I would share since I was so on the fence about calling. Starting this past weekend/monday/tuesday, I had noticed alot of sudden swelling in my calves, feet and hands. I also gained 6 lbs in 4 days, which was definitely water weight. I have an appt on Friday, so I just thought I would bring it up then. However yesterday my calves were hurting pretty bad even if my feet elevated, so I decided to just call and check. Turns out they were pretty concerned and had me come in to L&D right away. My blood pressure was high ( like 150's over 90s) so they ran all the pre-e laps. Thankfully all of them came back good and after 2 hours my blood pressure finally got down to 130s over 80s. So now I am just taking it easier and will see what my OB says on Friday. Maybe just more frequent blood pressure checks.
Anyways, I felt silly for calling and going in since nothing was really wrong, but they all told me it was good I came in. Just thought I would share
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!
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!
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!
Thank you @halips for linking that BP cuff....just purchased it on Amazon and it should be here tomorrow. I know it will help me with my peace of mind. There are a few ladies on my BMB who aren't having consistently high BP readings but instead it will just spike every now and then so I think it will be good to have the cuff on me when I'm feeling "off" so that I can see what my BP is doing.
*TW loss and children mentioned*
Apr 17: IUI #1 = BFN
May 17: IUI #2 = BFN
Jun 17: IUI #3 = Late BFP (18 DPO) | NMC 17Jul17 @ ~6w
Aug 17: IUI #4 = Cancelled due to premature ovulation | TI = BFN
Sep 17: IUI #5 = Cancelled due to overstimulation (10+ follies)
Nov 17: IVF #1 = Cancelled due to non-IF related health issue | TI = BFN
Dec 17: IVF #1 = Puregon 200, Menopur 75, Orgalutran, Suprefact trigger due to OHSS risk | 22R, 18M, 16F, 10B frozen
Feb 18: FET #1 (medicated) = BFN
Mar 18: FET #2 (natural cycle) = CP (beta 1: 54; beta 2: 0)
EDD: 07Jan2019 Team Green
My Rainbow Baby Boy born 03Jan2019
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
@tosh24 I am glad your tests are good- fingers crossed that the swelling gets better for you soon!!!
@kristimh80, @mayflower513, @bpietronicco- Thanks for the kind thoughts ladies!! I had my 28 week today and the gluclose drink (fruit punch) really wasn't too bad! Still waiting on my results though. I also got the TDAP and my Rhoham shot (in the butt- which was no big deal after PIO!). So not a fun week! Still waiting to hear back from my NP, but she thinks the OB will want me to start coming in every two weeks instead of 4 with a growth scan soon. I assume they are doing a growth scan just in case things get worse and we would have to induce early so we know how baby is measuring? I sure hope it doesn't come to that! Today's BP was 128/93, which is pretty high for the second number, but she didn't seem overly concerned. I am trying to take it easy and not stress, but not sure how much one can really impact blood pressure? I know I definitely get mine raised before scans (at 12 and 20 weeks at least) because I was so anxious something was wrong after everything we go through!
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!
My OB says blood pressure starts going up as you get towards the end. I think mine started trending up around week 30-32ish? It went from high-ish normal (because I get anxious at the doctors normally) to higher and he put me on some medicine which helped to keep it stable, if higher. It did eventually get high enough that they had me do other tests and decided baby would come 2 weeks early since she was a chunker and doing great, but I was starting to not do so well. So thinking about the possibility of an early induction can be scary, but you're already almost third tri, your BP isn't scary high yet, and a little preterm is really not a huge deal (every baby is different, of course, but most late preterms do just fine!). So try not to stress about it! My sister and I both had late preterm babies (35 and 36 weeks) and they are both healthy and happy little girls. Just focus on keeping that little nugget baking for as long as possible, just like your doctors are :-) and trust that they will do the best thing for both of you!
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