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Discouraged, but Hopeful. Even my RE is feeling cautious...

Sha259Sha259 member
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I've been taking a bit of a bump break for the past few days as we had a pretty scary episode over the Labor Day weekend. I started bleeding early Sunday morning. :( My RE's office was really great and fit me in ASAP to see what was going on, but the news was not very reassuring. Baby was measuring on target (7w3d) but the hearbeat had gone way down to 101 bpm. They basically put me on bed rest and told me to call in if I had further bleeding, or experienced cramping, but otherwise to come back on Tuesday to check on things.

The rest of Sunday and Monday passed pretty uneventfully. Bleeding went to spotting and then stopped, no cramping, complete fear. So I went in today, news isn't very different. Baby measured 7w5d, and heart rate was steady, but only 121 bpm. My RE didn't look very happy and was honest that it could go either way right now. I'm trying my best to be optimistic but I have been worried about our heart rate since U/S #2, when the bpm only increased 10 in 6 days (Dr google says it should increase steadily 3bpm/day until about week 9). I know by now baby's heart rate should be past 145 bpm.

Has anyone else had this sort of experience? Did you make it out of 1st tri? 

I don't know what to do, when this little life is fighting so hard to stick around, and there is nothing that I can do to help it. I can only pray.
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Re: Discouraged, but Hopeful. Even my RE is feeling cautious...

  • kmc84kmc84 member
    I have no input on your situation, I just want to say I'm sorry you are in this tough spot :( T&Ps for your little bean to hang tough!
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    TTC# 1 since 5/10
    Me:34 Type 1 Diabetes, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Hypothyroid DH:35 Perfect
    DX: Unexplained IF
    Many IUI's with various meds all BFFN
    IVF #1 11/11 canceled due to OHSS
    IVF #2 Feb/March 2012 ET of 2 on day 3 4/7 BFP! 5/1 u/s blighted ovum
    IVF #3 July 2012 ET of 3 on day 3 7/24 BFP!
    Healthy baby girl born at 36w4d on 3/9/13
    Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
    TTC #2
    IVF #4 May/June 2014 ER 6/4 18R 8M 8F ET 6/9 1 blast, 2 frosties
    Beta 6/18 BFFN

    FET of 2 blasts 7/24...BFP!
    Healthy baby girl born at 36w3d on 3/17/15

    TTC#3
    IVF #5 June 2018- PGS planned, no surviving embryos
    IVF #6 August 2018- ET of 2 on day 3 - Chemical pregnancy
    IVF #7 August 2019-....?
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  • gsanchogsancho member
    I don't have any input, but I'll keep your little one in my T&P and keep everything crossed.  Development is on track, so you definitely have that to hang onto.  I'm sorry you're dealing with this!


    Me 33, DH 37 -- TTC since Jan'12 -- Low AMH (0.78) & endo, SA w/ low motility
    IUI's 1-3 = BFN, IVF converted to IUI 4/13 = BFN
    IVF 1.2: 8R 6M 4F -- 2 blastocysts frozen, FET 8/15 = BFP!!
    Beta #s = 445;1,098; 9,545  -- EDD 5/2 -- Team Pink!
    Camila Josephine arrived 4/30 :)
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  • Grateful&ThankfulGrateful&Thankful member
    My situation wasn't exactly the same but at 8 weeks my LO's HR was 133. Almost a week before that it was 126. I always measured on track and never had any bleeding or spotting. So far so good. I was worried like you due to the small increase in HR and everyone else's LO's HRs seemed way higher. Hang in there. (((HUGS))).

    Me & DH (33), 3 Furbabies, TTC since October 2011
    Day 3 #’s (Dec 2012) FSH 9, AMH .77, LH 2.4, E2 31, AFC 9 

    DX: Me-DOR + No Tubes, DH-Fine

    Ectopic 2007; lost tube/2nd tube removed Dec 2011 (hydro)

    April 2012=IVF#1- EPP Antag+ICSI, 2R,0F (BFN), Now dx’d with DOR.

    June-July 2012=IVF#2- MDL+ICSI&AH, 8R,4M,3F (BFP 9dp3dt) Beta#1 at 11dp3dt=36, Beta#2 at 15dp3dt=156, Beta#3 at 19dp3dt=671, dx'd with SCH, no growth-m/c at 7wks/Lap Dec 2012 to remove small fibroid.

    Feb 2013=IVF#3-MDL, 2/1=baseline, started 10 units mdl, AFC-7, 2/3 start gonal f, self cxld cycle b/c of low e2.

    April 2013=IVF#3.5-(with new RE)AG/ANT Conv + ICSI. 4/10-4/23 bcp's, 4/20-4/27 lupron, 4/28-ganirelix until end of stimming, 5/2-600 gonal f, 5/4-add 1/2 vial menopur, 5/13-ER (9R,1M,1F), 5/17-ET, 1 beautiful 8 cell (please be my sticky baby!!!!) 5/28-BFFN.

    Oct 2013=IVF#4-LLP+ICSI &AH, 10/14 (6R, 2M, 2F), 10/17-ET, 1 seven cell & a six cell, BFP at 9dp3dt, 1st beta=56, 2nd beta=52, CP.

    Jan 2014=IVF #5-LLP, Cxld after 6 days of stims due to fast response and lead follicle. 

    March 2014=IVF 5.5-LLP, Lupron 3/10, BL 3/18, 11 days of stims, Trigger 3/29, ER 3/31. 7R, 2M, 2F. ET 4/3. Txfd one 5 cell & one 9 cell. BFP on hpt from 7dp3dt & on. Praise be to God. Beta #1 at 11dp3dt=106, #2 at 13dp3dt=239. First u/s 4/28, measuring on track & heartbeat seen. 5/5-2nd u/s, measuring on track with strong heartbeat. 5/12- 3rd u/s & released from RE. Grow baby grow, we love you! Baby G&T is a BOY! Born 12/2014 via c/s! 8lbs, 8oz & 21 inches.


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  • pblgepblge member
    Ugh, I'm so sorry you're dealing with this. ((hugs)) The only advice I would give is to stop googling. It's not going to help anything, and the information you find may or may not be applicable. It's so hard, but try to stay calm and positive. Lots of women have had worse news be turned around at the next scan. Will be thinking of you.
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    ***Losses mentioned.*** TTC #1 since May 2012. Me: 37, OH: 41. Ectopic August 2012 => tubal damage. :'(  Stage 1 endo removed June 2013. IVF #1 Oct/Nov 2013: Long Lupron with Gonal-F. 7R, 7M, 7F. 2 txfer@3d. Nothing frozen.  => M/C @ 8 wks. :'( Selected RPL panel all normal. Very hyper and brittle response to stims. IVF #2 (antagonist protocol) Feb 2014 => Converted to IUI (Perfect conditions). BFN. IVF #2.1 w/ new RE June 2014: Antagonist protocol. 33R, 31M, 30F, 19 blasts to test!!! I made it through without crashing!! :) Hats off to Dr. Fancypants!! ET of one 5AB blast. BFN. 13 10 CCS'ed snowflakes! FET #1 PUPO as of 7/29 Betas: 8/7@24, 8/9@97, 8/11@334 (etc.) Two sacs on 8/15, one seen on 8/18 after a bleed. U/s 8/25 (6+3) "perfect": 5.9 mm + HB@120bpm! U/s 9/4 (7+6): 15.9 mm + HB@172 bpm! Please, PLEASE stick this time!!!!
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  • formerwigirlformerwigirl member
    I also don't have any input but wanted to say that you have my T&P!
    Me 29 DH 30 Unexplained IF TTC since wedding May 2012. IUI #1 11/5/13-BFN.  IUI #2 12/5/13-BFN. IUI #3-12/30/14. All three with Femara CD 3-7 and Ovidrel trigger. +HPT 1/13/14 First +ever!!! Beta #1 195 Beta #2 1/15-533. Ultrasound on 2/4 showed one bean. EDD 9/22/14. Team Green turned Team Blue-Baby Conner arrived on 9/19/14.



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  • Sha259Sha259 member
    Thanks ladies. I haven't given up hope yet! @Grateful&Thankful‌ thank you for sharing your experience. It's good to hear that a low heartrate still worked out for you. :)

    Little wins, I was grateful that there was a heartbeat at all.
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  • indianaalumindianaalum member
    Good Luck. Thoughts and prayers sent your way
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    Me: 40, DH: 42
    Diagnosis: PCOS
    TTC: May 2013
    TX: IUI #1 with Follistim. Canceled due to too many follicles (10 + that were large); BENCHED
    IVF #1 March 6. 14 eggs retrieved, 10 fertilized. 
    March 11, 4 eggs transferred.
    March 21 BFP  :) Beta #1 457, Beta #2 1350, Beta #3 9619. 
    Due Date November 27, 2014
    TEAM BLUE

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  • bayareagirl2011bayareagirl2011 member
    edited September 2014
    Sending some positive thoughts your way. My OB told me that the heart rate will vary baby to baby, but that anything between 120 and 180 was normal. Your bean measuring on track, and growing is a really positive sign - and that it went up, not down. Keep being optimistic and take care of yourself. Your little one is fighting hard! 
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         bfp: 8dp3dt, beta #1 10dp3dt: 103, beta #2 14dp3dt 637, EDD: 12.06.14! 
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  • hopeby2015hopeby2015 member
    Sending you lots of t&ps that this baby is a fighter and won't give up that easily!

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