This is a weekly check in for the mamas who have made it to the 3rd trimester!
If you're just joining us please post a:
Mini synopsis in your first post with your EDD
How many babies you are pregnant with
If you know the gender(s)
How you have been feeling going into 3rd trimester.
Please let us know if you need to be added to the list
Mama's to be
@bkatp 5/31 BOY!
northbeach3 6/5 GIRL!
@Griffin5413 6/21 GIRL!
@babydust2507 7/12 BOY!
@blackhottamales 7/18 Team Green
@ndz2018 7/25 BOY!
@flanners1 7/27 BOY!
@wilde1410 7/31 GIRL!
@wabash15 Team Green
Re: 3rd trimester check-in w/o May 27th
- How far along / EDD? 39+3. Eviction date tomorrow
- How is everyone feeling this week? Still feeling good
- Upcoming appointments? Tomorrow for induction
- Questions?No questions. Wish me luck for tomorrow
- GTKY: how do you handle change? Do you welcome it with positivity or try to avoid it. Depends on how big the change is, if it is a very big change, I get tensed, try to avoid it but eventually welcome it if I think it brings betterment in my life
This week is my last week so someone can take up the thread for the third trimester from next week.- How far along / EDD? 28+6
- How is everyone feeling this week? my arm is still killing me from my TDAP shot on friday. Other than that doing pretty well. Baby we was measuring fine with a good HB at my MW appointment.
- Upcoming appointments? nothing for another month... I could have gone for 2 weeks but that made this impending birth feel too close... so I elected to wait a month...
- Questions? nope
- GTKY: how do you handle change? Do you welcome it with positivty or try to avoid it As you might have guessed I ignore it until I can't anymore... I just focus on what I'm doing and then change happens and I try to focus on the new normal...
@bkatp good luck today. I hope all goes very smoothly and your holding that sweet babe in your arms soon!Diagnosed : unexplained infertility
6 rounds of IUI and a MC 2/2014, rainbow twins 4/2015
TTC #3 5/2016
Restarted Fertility tx
IUI 2 rounds, baby girl 12/17
@babydust2507 not sure if this will help with the RLP, but i'd been having leg cramps/charlie horses. the googles recommended taking magnesium and that seems to have helped. haven't had them since i started. could be a coincidence, but dunno if it's the same time of pains.
@wabash15 the time is flying by... 32 weeks will be here in no time. will you have another growth scan at that time?
dx: PCOS, low progesterone; 2 MMC
Sept FET 2018 Spreadsheet
Jan 2 2018 - 1st IVF cycle - 9 retrieved, 7 mature/fertilized, 1 5d transfer + 5 untested snowbabies
Jan 19 2018 - Fresh Transfer #1 one 5dt; BFP 1/25/2018; EDD 10/7/2018; MMC at 8w3d; D&C 3/6/2018
May 16 2018 - FET #1 one 5dt; BFP with 4 betas (6.5, 24.3, 165.5, 2250) - EDD 2/1/2019; MMC at 6w; D&C 6/20/18
Sept 17 2018 - FET #2 one 5dt; BFP 38.9 7dpt, 167 9dpt - EDD 6/5/2019
(3 untested embryos remain)
Mini synopsis in your first post with your EDD: I was pretty regular about posting in the infertility and 1st/2nd trimester check-ins. Was in a FB group with my October FET ladies for a little while as well. This is my first pregnancy, EDD 6/29. Anterior placenta so feeling regular movements in third trimester has been pure magic.
How many babies you are pregnant with: 1
If you know the gender(s): Girl
How you have been feeling going into 3rd trimester: tired, busy, very happy
@bkatp so exciting!!! hoping to hear from you soon about updates! definitely a lot of betterment on the way
@babydust2507 usually just Tylenol but I found surprisingly that swimming helped a lot - I'm not sure why. Also noticed the pain more when I was dehydrated - make sure you're drinking enough water?
I literally think in my life in terms of pre-baby and post-baby now; the change was that dramatic. It's a whole new normal but it's a great normal in many respects and there's so little research or planning you can actually do that doesn't fly out the window when baby arrives. For example -- our plan for the bassinet in our room for the first 6 months: out the window. Anne HATED her bassinet and refused to sleep in our room from day 1. When she was very little, we just let her sleep in the pack n/play in the living room while we took shifts on the couch next to her and she eventually graduated into her crib in short order which she loved. Every baby is different! In so many ways, it was a blessing she arrived early so I was able to get what she liked on demand (baby gowns or sleep sacks == hate; swaddle sack == love, etc).
@bkatp
Good luck! Soon you will be holding your little one in your arms and probably crying like a baby
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."
@autumnlvs welcome to 3rd trimester! Glad you found your way back to us 😊
TTC since Oct 2013
IVF round 1 January 2016 (w/ ICSI)
ER: February 17, 2016; 15 eggs retrieved, 14 mature, 11 fertilized
Day 5 Blastocysts: 8 sent for PGS - 5 Normal
FET date: April 12, 2016 - DS born Dec 7, 2016
IVF round 2: FET : Oct 4 - 1st Beta 188!
Also my amniotic fluid was at 8 today (39+0). They said it was on low end of normal but Okay. If it gets lower, would they probably induce anyway??
dx: PCOS, low progesterone; 2 MMC
Sept FET 2018 Spreadsheet
Jan 2 2018 - 1st IVF cycle - 9 retrieved, 7 mature/fertilized, 1 5d transfer + 5 untested snowbabies
Jan 19 2018 - Fresh Transfer #1 one 5dt; BFP 1/25/2018; EDD 10/7/2018; MMC at 8w3d; D&C 3/6/2018
May 16 2018 - FET #1 one 5dt; BFP with 4 betas (6.5, 24.3, 165.5, 2250) - EDD 2/1/2019; MMC at 6w; D&C 6/20/18
Sept 17 2018 - FET #2 one 5dt; BFP 38.9 7dpt, 167 9dpt - EDD 6/5/2019
(3 untested embryos remain)
Yeah, if the fluid gets lower, they will induce. That's what happened to my sister -- she had low fluid at 36 weeks and they did an urgent induction (which led to a c-section).
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."
TTC since Oct 2013
IVF round 1 January 2016 (w/ ICSI)
ER: February 17, 2016; 15 eggs retrieved, 14 mature, 11 fertilized
Day 5 Blastocysts: 8 sent for PGS - 5 Normal
FET date: April 12, 2016 - DS born Dec 7, 2016
IVF round 2: FET : Oct 4 - 1st Beta 188!
I’m gonna sit on the yoga ball all weekend and hope something happens naturally but I mentally need an end point. I googled some more and it does seem like many women are induced without baby dropping to go on to successful vaginal births. I’m also okay if it ends in c section. I just know I’ve hit my wall when I’m secretly wishing for pre eclampsia or low fluid to get the show on the road. Those are terrible thoughts so I rather just have a plan to move forward.
dx: PCOS, low progesterone; 2 MMC
Sept FET 2018 Spreadsheet
Jan 2 2018 - 1st IVF cycle - 9 retrieved, 7 mature/fertilized, 1 5d transfer + 5 untested snowbabies
Jan 19 2018 - Fresh Transfer #1 one 5dt; BFP 1/25/2018; EDD 10/7/2018; MMC at 8w3d; D&C 3/6/2018
May 16 2018 - FET #1 one 5dt; BFP with 4 betas (6.5, 24.3, 165.5, 2250) - EDD 2/1/2019; MMC at 6w; D&C 6/20/18
Sept 17 2018 - FET #2 one 5dt; BFP 38.9 7dpt, 167 9dpt - EDD 6/5/2019
(3 untested embryos remain)
dx: PCOS, low progesterone; 2 MMC
Sept FET 2018 Spreadsheet
Jan 2 2018 - 1st IVF cycle - 9 retrieved, 7 mature/fertilized, 1 5d transfer + 5 untested snowbabies
Jan 19 2018 - Fresh Transfer #1 one 5dt; BFP 1/25/2018; EDD 10/7/2018; MMC at 8w3d; D&C 3/6/2018
May 16 2018 - FET #1 one 5dt; BFP with 4 betas (6.5, 24.3, 165.5, 2250) - EDD 2/1/2019; MMC at 6w; D&C 6/20/18
Sept 17 2018 - FET #2 one 5dt; BFP 38.9 7dpt, 167 9dpt - EDD 6/5/2019
(3 untested embryos remain)
I was the same way as wanting a definite "end" date. It sounds crazy, but I was super relieved in a way that I ended up with pre-E and got a definite delivery date. But I'm very type A and hate things without deadlines XD
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."
sorry, @northbeach3 i don't know non of that but GL to you! I'm pretty sure you and your OB will make the right decision
Glad to see you here @autumnlvs!
@northbeach3 Will be thinking of you!!! After doing both induction and CS, I feel they both sound scarier than they really are. You got this!!
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
TTC since Oct 2013
IVF round 1 January 2016 (w/ ICSI)
ER: February 17, 2016; 15 eggs retrieved, 14 mature, 11 fertilized
Day 5 Blastocysts: 8 sent for PGS - 5 Normal
FET date: April 12, 2016 - DS born Dec 7, 2016
IVF round 2: FET : Oct 4 - 1st Beta 188!
dx: PCOS, low progesterone; 2 MMC
Sept FET 2018 Spreadsheet
Jan 2 2018 - 1st IVF cycle - 9 retrieved, 7 mature/fertilized, 1 5d transfer + 5 untested snowbabies
Jan 19 2018 - Fresh Transfer #1 one 5dt; BFP 1/25/2018; EDD 10/7/2018; MMC at 8w3d; D&C 3/6/2018
May 16 2018 - FET #1 one 5dt; BFP with 4 betas (6.5, 24.3, 165.5, 2250) - EDD 2/1/2019; MMC at 6w; D&C 6/20/18
Sept 17 2018 - FET #2 one 5dt; BFP 38.9 7dpt, 167 9dpt - EDD 6/5/2019
(3 untested embryos remain)
also no more scans for me unless there is a problem...
@Griffin5413 hopefully baby stays put for a while. some women have early changes but still don't go into labor till closer to the EDD. glad your scan looked good
Diagnosed : unexplained infertility
6 rounds of IUI and a MC 2/2014, rainbow twins 4/2015
TTC #3 5/2016
Restarted Fertility tx
IUI 2 rounds, baby girl 12/17
bleeding... well it’s started off with my cyclic vomiting syndrome (violently puking for
hours) which I’m assuming all the pressure from retching caused me to bleed. At first it wasn’t too bad but when we went up to L&D and MH took me to the bathroom a huge gush came out which bought me the weekend inpatient. It slowed down and finally stopped. It was all from my
placenta previa. I was Released on Mon and in the OBs office tue morning where she put me on strict bedrest and we’ll be planning a c-sections on June 27th at 36 weeks. Im
hoping she was just being proactive and maybe we can push it back a week?? I’m still trying to absurd it all. I know most Baby’s are absolutely fine born 4 weeks early but I was Not expecting this.... at all so I’m definitely nervous!
hugs to you and it sounds like your team has a good plan in place. Late preterm babies usually do just as well as full term babies, just might need a little catch up or help in the very beginning. It really varies from baby to baby. Anne was basically behaving like a full term baby when she was born at 35 weeks as far as breathing, temperature regulation, feeding, etc. I was born at 36 weeks myself and did need a little extra help with temperature regulation at first. Just keep touching base with your OB and maybe you can push it back a little -- I think she's probably just afraid of you going into labor with the previa as is. Just day by day - you can do it
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."
@ndz2018 that sounds scary! I’m glad you are ok. Bed rest is no fun but it it keeps your little one cooking a little longer it is worth it. I’ve been out of work for 2 weeks now basically on bed rest bc of my back. I am telling myself it’s forcing me to rest before she gets here. Your team knows what they are doing and I’m sure they will do everything they can to prepare your body and the baby for an early delivery!
TTC since Oct 2013
IVF round 1 January 2016 (w/ ICSI)
ER: February 17, 2016; 15 eggs retrieved, 14 mature, 11 fertilized
Day 5 Blastocysts: 8 sent for PGS - 5 Normal
FET date: April 12, 2016 - DS born Dec 7, 2016
IVF round 2: FET : Oct 4 - 1st Beta 188!
@northbeach3 good luck for induction today
I was meaning to write my induction story but not getting a chance I should say overwhelmed with the change
Good luck today! Today is my birthday but if you're going in for an induction later in the day, I suspect your girl will arrive tomorrow! June is the perfect birthday month, by the way --- it's just towards the end of the school year so most of her friends will be in town (and not on vacation), once she's older finals will likely be over by her birthday, and she'll get to have pool parties and stuff like that for her birthday :-) I have always enjoyed my June birthday!
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."
@ndz2018 oh man, that would certainly be scary! i know a month of bed rest will seem like an eternity, but you wanna keep that little one cooking away. i'll be thinking of you!!
@bkatp thanks for checking back in. sorry to hear that it's sounding overwhelming. i guess i'm getting ready to cross over to that dark side!
@mbradfo2 yes, good point on the june birthdays! mine is in early august and most friends were still on vacation and i never had my bday during school, so no cupcakes in class. i actually know a lot of early june babies and they do seem to have the best of both worlds -- still in school, but almost summer time.
thanks ladies for all the well wishes on induction! had a good weekend trying to do pleasant things in my last weekend as a non-parent. today's gonna be kind of a mind fuck since I don't go in until 8pm. couldn't sleep well last night b/c my mind was racing. hopefully i can get a few more naps in today. crazy to think that i'll be a parent tomorrow!
dx: PCOS, low progesterone; 2 MMC
Sept FET 2018 Spreadsheet
Jan 2 2018 - 1st IVF cycle - 9 retrieved, 7 mature/fertilized, 1 5d transfer + 5 untested snowbabies
Jan 19 2018 - Fresh Transfer #1 one 5dt; BFP 1/25/2018; EDD 10/7/2018; MMC at 8w3d; D&C 3/6/2018
May 16 2018 - FET #1 one 5dt; BFP with 4 betas (6.5, 24.3, 165.5, 2250) - EDD 2/1/2019; MMC at 6w; D&C 6/20/18
Sept 17 2018 - FET #2 one 5dt; BFP 38.9 7dpt, 167 9dpt - EDD 6/5/2019
(3 untested embryos remain)
@bkatp sorry things are feeling overwhelming. You can do this. No new parent knew what they were doing when they started, you will find your groove.
@ndz2018 sorry you had another bleed. I hope this baby is able to bake for a while yet but even if not at this point most babies do great. hugs
Diagnosed : unexplained infertility
6 rounds of IUI and a MC 2/2014, rainbow twins 4/2015
TTC #3 5/2016
Restarted Fertility tx
IUI 2 rounds, baby girl 12/17
TTC since Oct 2013
IVF round 1 January 2016 (w/ ICSI)
ER: February 17, 2016; 15 eggs retrieved, 14 mature, 11 fertilized
Day 5 Blastocysts: 8 sent for PGS - 5 Normal
FET date: April 12, 2016 - DS born Dec 7, 2016
IVF round 2: FET : Oct 4 - 1st Beta 188!