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Intro!!!

chickyclgchickyclg member
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Hey everyone, I am happy to get to intro on this board (after I lurked for a couple of weeks).  We are 7 weeks pregnant with twins from FET#1 and both embryos stuck.  I was really nervous and scared at first.  I feel like I have heard so much about twins and their early arrivals and long stays in the NICU that have just made me paranoid.  We got to hear their little heartbeats last week and I do feel like that calmed my nerves a little, which I'm sure is normal.  I am planning to join a local MoMs group when I start 2nd tri. so hopefully between those ladies and you ladies I can learn a lot.  I have my first appt. with my new OB tomorrow, I decided to switch once we found out there were 2 babies in there, mostly because the hospital we are wanting to deliver at delivers the most multiples in the city (and has a level 3 NICU), and the OB deals with a lot of IVF moms.  

Question: Are there special questions I should ask the new OB because there are 2 babies instead of just 1.

~~~~~~~~~Siggy Warning~~~~~~~~

Me~28 DH~27 

 6-12-2010  Miscarriage. 
3-16-2012 D&C/Miscarriage.
 Blocked Left Tube. 
Diminished Ovarian Reserve   
MFI - Sperm Morphology 2%.  
MTHFR 
 Abnormal Antiphospholipid Antibodies
April 2013 ~  1st IUI attempt - 100 mg Clomid- Canceled
May 2013  ~ 2nd IUI attempt -100 mg Clomid- Canceled
June 2013 ~ 3rd IUI attempt - 100 mg Clomid+ Trigger+ Progesterone~BFN
 IVF/ICSI #1 May 2014 ~ Freeze All ~ Due to OHSS
 5/1/2014 ~ 22 retrieved, 12 fertilized, 3 frozen
5/28/2014 ~ FET#1 ~ Transferred 2 Hatching Blasts
  6/1/2014~ **BFP**
6/9/2014 Beta #1 ~ 1022
6/12/2014 Beta #2 ~ 3099
6/16/2014 Beta #3 ~ >5000
6/19/2014 First U/S ~ TWINS!!!  
1/7/2015 Twins born @ 34 weeks

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Re: Intro!!!

  • kbeach82kbeach82 member

    Hi there. Welcome, and congratulations! I definitely recommend reading "When You're Expecting Twins, Triplets, or Quads" by Barbara Luke/Tamara Eberlein. A lot of the advice there is very helpful, and I credit some of it with helping me to carry my twins to 37 weeks.

    I was extremely scared of all of the possibilities when I found out I was carrying twins, but I was very fortunate and ended up having a very healthy, fairly uneventful pregnancy. In fact, there were far fewer complications with my twin pregnancy than there were with my singleton.

    I would definitely check with your OB to see what their thoughts are on how late you can continue to work and how far along they will allow you to go before inducing or performing a C-section. Good luck!! 

    DX: DOR and MFI 

     

    IVF w/ICSI brought us our 1st precious miracle

    V born via induction 4.29.11

    TTC #2: IVF (MDLF) August/September 2012

    ER 9/7: 6R, 5M, 4F ET 9/12: 5dt of 2 blasts 

    +HPT 9/17! Beta #1 (9/25) = 1,000 Beta #2 (9/27) = 1,860 U/S #1 (10/11)...TWINS!

    1/8/13 - It's a..boy and a girl!!   

     

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  • MissEm15MissEm15 member
    @chickyclg I haven't into'd yet (waiting until Thursday)... but I want to follow your question! Also.. how did you go about finding your new OB? How did you know that they have worked w/ a lot of IVF patients? I'm so stuck on how to find one... I just know the hospital so far. TIA!!

    ****siggy warning****

    Me 29/ DH 28
    DH- MFI (low count, 2-3% morph)
    IUI #1 January - Clomid, Ovidrel: BFN
    IUI #2 February - Letrozole, Follistim, Ovidrel: BFP 1st beta-25, 2nd beta-56, 3rd beta-45, miscarriage
    IUI #3 April - CD3 U/S 4-10. Letrozole, Follistim, Ovidrel CD11 - Cancelled.. TI w/5 follicles-BFN
    IUI #3.1 May - CD3 U/S 5-6, Follistim start 5-11 thru 5-17, u/s 5-18 3 mature w/ a close 4th, IUI 5-20 - BFP!
                 Beta #1 12dpo - 164 & progesterone - 89!, Beta #2 16 dpo - 1189, 5w3d - u/s shows TWINS!
                 6/19- u/s showed heartbeats! Baby A 111 & Baby B 118, both measuring 6w1d
                 7/3- Baby A hb 170, Baby B hb 166 - both measuring perfect.
                 7/18 - Baby A 165, Baby B 171 - both measuring right on track & moving all around!

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  • chickyclgchickyclg member
    @MissEm15 I felt like I did a ton of research, but I think I got lucky because it was stated on his website that he handled a lot of patients after they were transferred from a specific fertility clinic (not mine) so I called the office and they told me that they have handle a lot of IVF patients.

    ~~~~~~~~~Siggy Warning~~~~~~~~

    Me~28 DH~27 

     6-12-2010  Miscarriage. 
    3-16-2012 D&C/Miscarriage.
     Blocked Left Tube. 
    Diminished Ovarian Reserve   
    MFI - Sperm Morphology 2%.  
    MTHFR 
     Abnormal Antiphospholipid Antibodies
    April 2013 ~  1st IUI attempt - 100 mg Clomid- Canceled
    May 2013  ~ 2nd IUI attempt -100 mg Clomid- Canceled
    June 2013 ~ 3rd IUI attempt - 100 mg Clomid+ Trigger+ Progesterone~BFN
     IVF/ICSI #1 May 2014 ~ Freeze All ~ Due to OHSS
     5/1/2014 ~ 22 retrieved, 12 fertilized, 3 frozen
    5/28/2014 ~ FET#1 ~ Transferred 2 Hatching Blasts
      6/1/2014~ **BFP**
    6/9/2014 Beta #1 ~ 1022
    6/12/2014 Beta #2 ~ 3099
    6/16/2014 Beta #3 ~ >5000
    6/19/2014 First U/S ~ TWINS!!!  
    1/7/2015 Twins born @ 34 weeks

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  • mer313131mer313131 member
    Congratulations and welcome! I asked my OB what differences in care I would receive for multiples. I also asked about seeing a perinatalogist for advanced level ultrasounds. I also asked about his policy on c-sections (whether he would do breech births, for example).

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    BFP#1: 11/20/11, EDD 7/25/12, Emily Iris arrived 7/29/12 at 7 lb., 3.5 oz.

    BFP#2: 8/25/13, EDD 5/4/14, MMC confirmed on 9/23/13, D&C on 9/26/13

    BFP#3: 2/3/14, EDD 10/15/14, fraternal TWINS confirmed 2/21/14, two BOYS confirmed on 4/15/14!


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  • prayingformiraclesprayingformiracles member
    Welcome & congratulations!  How exciting!  Best of wishes throughout your pregnancy!!
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  • xtina78xtina78 member
    Welcome and congrats! I don't have much to add to previous posts as far as ?s for OB - you might want to ask them how much weight gain they recommend. Joining a MOMs group is great! I also got a lot of info from reading back-posts on this board. 
    Me - 35. DH - 40. TTC #1 since 9/2010. 
    IUI #1-2 BFN
    IUI #3 BFP = C/P
    IUI #4-6 BFNs
    IVF #1 Lupron and Gonal F: 29R 29M 28F
    2 blastocysts transferred 12/14/13
    Beta at 9dp5dt = 285; Beta at 12dp5dt = 925
    It's twins! EDD 9/2/14


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  • YlvelillYlvelill member
    Welcome :)
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  • absolutelymaybeabsolutelymaybe member
    Congratulations! I'm also pregnant with twins from FET #1. 

    I was pretty much where you are at 7 weeks...reading all the scary stories about the complications of having multiples. Not going to lie, I still worry at 18 (almost 19) weeks, but as we pass milestones it does get better :-) 

    Some of the questions I asked the OB involved delivery and their policies on c-sections (not that I'm against a C-section -- in some ways I'd actually prefer it -- but I just wanted to know what I was looking at). 

    N14 Nov. Siggy: CELEBRATION!
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    TTC since 2011
    Aug. - Sept. 2013 - dIUIs = BFNs
    January 2014 - IVF = 3 freezer babies
    March 2014 - FET of AA and AB blast = BFP! Twins! 
    Nov. 7, 2014 - Wilhelmina "Willa" Suzanne (4lb 14oz) and Ari Jose (6lb 4oz) were born via CS
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  • BigbonededBigboneded member
    Congratulations and welcome!  I am  aFTM, so no advice- but I love the questions and will be following answers :-)
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  • jocie2581jocie2581 member
    Welcome and congratulations!!
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  • rcnavywifercnavywife member
    Congrats and welcome!
    Me: 33 DH: 36 Unexplained IF
    First pregnancy - DS 01-Apr-09;
    3rd cycle Clomid/IUI after 2 years TTC
    TTC #2 since ~June 2010
    IUI #1 & 2 - Clomid/IUI - BFN
    IUI #3 &4 - Gonal-F/Ovidrel and IUI -- BFN
    IUI #5 - Gonal-F/Ovidrel and IUI -- BFP!!
    EDD: March 22, 2013
    It's triplets!!


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  • PGwithNo3PGwithNo3 member
    Congratulations!  I also rec Dr. Luke's book.  I had 2 good size babies, with no Nicu time.  My best advice is listen to your body & don't over do it.  Rest a lot.
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  • courtlandmatthewcourtlandmatthew member
    Welcome. I am at the exact same point- 7 weeks with twins and having the same exact thoughts these days!

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