June DE FET

c-town18

madasm0530 - OMG YES!!!!! So happy for you.  

c-town18

madasm0530 - How many embryos did you transfer?  That's a strong beta!    

lucyb1954

@madasm0530 and @c-town18 I am loving the good news today! @c-town18 I think it's really good news how things are rising, yay! Congrats to both of you!

@laurad75 Sorry to hear about the negative HPT. I found that the generic brands were crap at giving me a reading (the blue Kroger kind) and finally broke down and bought the spendy FRERs. Those gave me a much better reading. Also I've written this before but for some reason afternoon pee worked much better for me than morning pee*shrug* GL! Sending
@laurelew sorry to hear about your coworker, it's so nervewracking, but yes, at least we have the PGS thing in our favor! I think that is the biggest reason for miscarriage. I have my first U/S on Thursday. I will think about joining you on PAIF if that goes well

c-town18

lucyb1954 - Yeah, I mean in my obsessing over the weekend I of course found many ladies on past boards that had low first betas which then doubled at a promising rate only to go on and M/C a few weeks later.  So I'm trying to not get too excited I guess but it's still the best news that I could have received today!  

madasm0530

@c-town18 we only transferred 1. 

Beta buddies again on Wed! 

c-town18

madasm0530 - Good luck today!  I got an early a.m. blood draw so now the wait begins.  Hopefully good news for both of us.  Not sure how confident I'm feeling here but luckily I have a lot of work to do this morning to take my mind off of the wait.  

laurad75 - How are you holding up, friend?  I know tomorrow cannot come quick enough for you.  

lucyb1954

Thinking of you both today @madasm0530 and @c-town18 ❤️🍀🤞

laurad75

@c-town18 Good luck today!  You too @madasm0530. 

I'm okay.  I couldn't sleep last night and I've become way too hopeful for tomorrow's blood test.  I peed on two different tests this morning and they are both faint but there is a line - I'll test again this afternoon which will be 24 hours since the original test where I saw the line.  This is probably the most out of my mind I have ever been during a TWW.  I really wish I could have a drink.  

madasm0530

@c-town18 i had an early blood draw too. luckily, work is crazy busy so i have something to keep my mind occupied. FX 

@laurad75 a drink sounds lovely, doesn't it? a line is a line is a line is a line. can't wait for your beta tomorrow!

c-town18

laurad75 - Well that sounds promising!  Maybe you have a late implanter/slow starter like mine seems to be.  In my obsessive research I read that sometimes frozen embryos can take a little longer to get going because of the thaw.  Not sure how scientific that is but it makes sense to me.  

c-town18

OMG, fastest result ever and good news!  

Beta today at 14dp5dt is 323!  So progression was 7/24=32; 7/27=112, 7/29=323.  Still just being cautiously optimistic here because of the slow start but shit I'll take it!  Whew.  Go for an U/S next Wednesday.  

madasm0530

@c-town18 that's amazing!!!! and also so jealous at how fast your results came back!

laurelew

@c-town18 I am so happy to see those results!  FX for next Wed.

@laurad75 Your faint line news brightened my day.  I have been rooting for your this cycle, especially since everything seemed to line up so well pre-transfer with your lining.  Best of luck tomorrow.

@lucyb1954 Wishing you the best at your ultrasound tomorrow!

c-town18

madasm0530 - Any update on you??

madasm0530

no, i am going craaaazy over here. i know they can call until 4 but am trying not to read too much into the later than normal call 

lucyb1954

@c-town18 Woot! Yes, we will definitely take that! That's a great rise! I'm optimistic for you, great to hear this news!

@madasm0530 I am so sorry they haven't called yet. I literally always read into that but honestly, sometimes they just get swamped or one of the coordinators isn't there that day or something. When I got my positive, my doctor called me directly and when I heard her voice and not my coordinators, I was SO scared but it was good news! Crossing my fingers for you

@laurad75 GL tomorrow! Any positive is a good sign and I'm crossing everything for you and sending so much Go embryo go! 

@laurelew thanks so much for remembering! I am SO nervous for tomorrow's ultrasound. All I can do is hope and pray and send good love to the embaby. It's at 1pm tomorrow Utah time, so I will keep you posted. How are you doing? Have you done your 9 week US by now?

@JamieH2000 Thinking of you, friend. Hopefully you get the results from that test soon!

@radmom27 how you doing? Just sending some good thoughts your way

laurad75

Thanks @lucyb1954.  I had my blood drawn early this morning and hope I don't have to wait all day for results.  FX!

madasm0530

they finally called late yesterday afternoon after me totally convincing myself that it was horrible.

beta #2 was 1,278!
ultrasound isn't until 8/17 

madasm0530

thinking of you @laurad75. can't wait to hear your results!

laurad75

OMG @madasm0530 I was getting worried that you didn't post again because it was bad news.  Yay!  Congratulations!

c-town18

madasm0530 - Yeaaah!  I'm convinced that your embaby split and there are two in there.  OMG that wait until your U/S is brutal!  

laurad75 - Good luck today, sister!  Keep us posted, we're all rooting for you.  

Will you guys tell me if I'm being difficult here?  So on the day of transfer they scheduled my beta and also said I had to schedule a "post-transfer" appointment with my RE for this week which I scheduled for tomorrow 7/31.  It would be a telephone consult and I'd be billed for it.  At the time I was like OK b/c I figured if the transfer didn't work then we would be able to discuss next steps.  So yesterday when I got a solid beta increase I told them I wanted to cancel my consult for tomorrow b/c what do we have to talk about before the U/S you know?  Well the nurse was like, I talked to [my RE] and she wants you to keep the appointment on Friday, you'l just discuss guidelines for early pregnancy and discuss OBs.  Um, this is my 4th time getting this far along (2 of them ended up not working out), I know what the rules are right now.  And I already have an OB from my 2018 birth.  Sooooo.... sounds like a waste of time and money to me.  I told them I wouldn't do it this week and wanted to postpone it until after my U/S next week so I can see whether this even looks like a viable pregnancy.  I'm sure they're annoyed that I'm pushing back but it's just a bullshit way to squeeze more $ out of me I think.  My RE owns the clinic BTW.  Eye roll.

madasm0530

@c-town18 i can't believe your ultrasound is next week 

c-town18

madasm0530 - I know right?  *TW* I'll only be 5 weeks 5 days at that point so I probably won't be able to see a whole lot anyway.  How far along will you be by U/S time? 

madasm0530

@c-town18 I don't think that you're being unreasonable. yesterday when the nurse called with my results we literally went over all of that. I told DH, I wasn't trying to be rude but this isn't my first rodeo. I'd definitely push back and do that consult down the road!

My beta is high BUT it was over 2400 at this time with DS. I remember thinking there were two with him too.

At our US I will be 7+3. Again, not trying to compare everything to last time but it was much earlier.

laurad75

@c-town18 No, you are not being difficult at all and I agree that's its an unnecessary appointment.  My follow up is tentatively scheduled for tomorrow and I'm going to cancel it if the beta looks good.  They can't make you have the appointment if you don't feel its needed.  

c-town18

laurad75 - Are you still showing faint lines or have you not tested again?  Or if you don't want to jinx it by talking about it that's OK too!  Eeeek, hoping so badly that you get some good news today.  

laurad75

@c-town18 oh I tested twice today before 9 am.  There is a progression and the most recent looks darker than 24 hours before but I just wish they got darker.  I should remind everyone that I'm using a notoriously unreliable (based on amazon review research that I didn't do before purchase) brand of test strips (easy @ home) and an extensive google research showed a lot of people actually had light lines with this brand but had perfectly fine hCG results.  In the past I had wondfo strips and I couldn't remember the name so I got a different brand.  Dumb.

laurad75

Beta results are in.  They are just okay but I'm going to stay positive, look forward to beta #2 on Monday and keep testing to hopefully see progression.  

Beta #1 48.7 

c-town18

laurad75 - Hell yes!!  Congrats girl!  

laurad75

@c-town18 Thank you.  As you know personally, it doesn't feel like a celebration yet but I'm still hopeful.  

lucyb1954

@laurad75 maybe just a slow implanter! I’m remaining optimistic for you even though it wasn’t exactly what you wanted. The fact that lines are getting darker is good. ❤️🎉

@c-town18 oh yah, totally don’t let them bilk you! I got used to being a pushy patient during OE. if they have so much information, does it really warrant a discussion? My clinic sends an information sheet and the coordinator will email/call to respond to questions. 

@m@madasm0530 thrilled for you! My US wasn’t until 7wk1d so I feel your pain. Like @laurad75 I was worried when you didn’t post that something was wrong!

AFM
 US today shows baby exactly on track at 7wk1d! Heartbeat at 153. Will go in for another next week for reassurance. 

laurelew

@madasm0530 Congrats on a great second beta!

@laurad75 I think those are very promising beta results.  FX that line keeps getting darker and that you have a great second beta on Monday.

@c-town18 Not unreasonable at all to cancel the appointment.

@lucyb1954 Whoo!!  So happy to hear that you had a great ultrasound today.  You asked if I had my week 9 ultrasound yet.  According to my infertility clinic they are only able to see me up to 8 weeks (maybe it is something specific to my state or my health insurance?).  Therefore I had my ultrasounds at 5w4d, 6w4d, and 7w4d.  I'm currently in a very agonizing wait until my first OB appointment on Aug 11 (I'll be 10w5d).  Today I officially hit the 9w mark.

c-town18

laurad75 - Yup, I know how you're feeling. The fact that your tests are slowly getting darker though is a good sign, just keep reminding yourself of that.  What did they tell you about your progesterone level? (There's a reason I ask, I'm not just being nosy).  

radmom27

I've been lurking this week and am so happy to see all the great news on this board!! Congrats to @lucyb1954 , @c-town18, @madasm0530@laurad75 and @lauralew!!!
I'm cheering for all of you and can't wait to see U/S, repeat betas and graduations to regular OBs.

I finally got my period today which means that I can start my Lupron Depot to shut everything down for the next three months so I can hopefully cycle again.  I'm trying to be patient but I'm frustrated.  Probably just hormones...

laurad75

@c-town18 she didn’t say anything about my progesterone actually. I’m going to check my account in the portal. 

c-town18

radmom27 - Thanks for rooting for us!  I don't blame you one bit for being frustrated... this is SUCH a frustrating process, especially when there are delays.  I'm glad you can get started with your shots now to move the process along.  Please keep checking in even just to let us know how you're feeling!  

laurad75 - *TW* The nurse who called me on Monday with my second beta results is my favorite, and I tried to feel her out and figure out realistically how good or bad things were looking in light of my low 1st beta.  She said that my progesterone level was good (over 40 I think she said) and that's a good sign she said because often times with patients they will see a drop in progesterone right before an impending chemical pregnancy even though the patient is taking progesterone meds.  So FWIW, if they didn't tell you that your progesterone was low or you needed to adjust your progesterone meds, maybe that's a sign that things are going OK?  I dunno, just putting that out there.  *End TW* 

madasm0530

@laurad75 yesss!!!!!  such great news. 

c-town18

laurad75 - Good luck today!  I have everything crossed for you!  
JamieH2000 - How are you doing friend?  Thinking of you.  

laurad75

Thank you @c-town18.  I am home from the blood draw.  Last time they didn't call me until after 2 in the afternoon so I'm going to fill the morning up with something distracting.  Lines still look good on the HPTs though so I feel pretty good.  

madasm0530

@laurad75 anxiously awaiting your update!!