Hello! Welcome to the 1st tri check-in - congratulations!! I'll be doing the check-ins on Mondays. A warm welcome and congratulations to everyone that has made it to this check-in! If there are any newcomers, please come on in and join us. Note your due date, how many beans, and a little background on your IF journey to get here.
Wishing you all the best! Good luck to all the ladies moving on to the 2nd trimester in the coming week! Feel free to post your updates here up until the 14th week.
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April
May
June
QOTW: Have you bought any baby items, yet? If so, what?
Re: ~~~1st tri check-in! - 9/22~~~
2013 summary: Diagnosed with Hypothyroid; Cervical polyp removed (benign);
2 rounds ovidrel with timed intercourse (no result): 3 rounds IUI with clomid + ovidrel (no result)
2014 summary (to date):
IVF cycle 1 - ER: 4/17 (28 follicles, 3 fertilized, 2 survived to day 3);
ET: 4/20 (3rd day, 2 embryos - 1 @ 6 cells & 1 @ 4 cells); Beta 5/1 - BFP!;
1st scan 5/13 - development behind, no heartbeat detected; D&C 6/2; WTF 6/13
IVF cycle 2 - BCP begun 7/12; stims w/ HGH begun 7/26;
ER: 8/6, 12 follicles, 7 fertilized w/ ICSI; ET: 8/11, 3 blastocysts left, 2 transferred, 3rd arrested 8/12 - none to freeze
1st beta 8/19 - BFP! 294; 2nd beta 8/26 - 4976; 1st u/s 9/2; 2nd u/s 9/9 - two little heartbeats at 140 each!!!
EDD: 29-April-2015
Other Meds: Synthroid 100 mcg/daily
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!
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!
I actually have my second appt tomorrow for my second beta at 12dp5dt. My last beta was 102 @8dp5dt. They are also doing an us to look at blood flow and check my lining. I had a little freak out moment this morning. I had a dream I was bleeding when I woke up. When I did get up to pee it looked like blood when I wiped. I haven't seen any since so I'm not sure if it was really there or I'm losing it. I know spotting can be NBD but I've lost 5 babies that started off with spotting, it never means things are good with me.
QOTW: I'm not buying anything for a while, maybe if I can make it to thanksgiving I'll start buying things. I have a dresser already that I bought for my 2nd little girl I lost last year. It's not easy after a loss to keep seeing something so I'm waiting.
I am Aimothy. Married to Jimothy for almost 5 years. I'm a 4th grade teacher and he's a mailman. We got our BFP on our first frozen cycle after two previous fresh cycles (one of which resulted in a m/c). After a bleeding scare and an early ultrasound, we are currently expecting two little babies on May 17. I just went to the bathroom and there's more blood, so I'm trying to hold on to the fact that they couldn't find a source for the blood the last time. I have another ultrasound scheduled for Wednesday morning.
QOTW: I do have baby items already that I've been purchasing on and off over the last five years, but nothing since we actually got a BFP. I already have an ergo carrier, a skip hop diaper bag, some aden and anais swaddlers, and a sleep sack. And just a few million outfits. I figure I can always sell or donate what we don't need/use.
IVF #2: April 2014 Antagonist Protocol|12R 11M 10F|Transfer 2|BFP | m/c 5.8.14
U/S shows two beautiful heartbeats at 122!!
Baby A is our stubborn little fighter with a heartrate of 169!
Team BLUE!
@pintobean39 - Hope the spotting stays away for you too - good luck with tomorrow's draw!
I just intro'd on the board.. but my EDD based on my ER/ET is 5/28.
QOTW: Nope, nothing. I don't think my husband will let me.. but I'm fine with that.
TTC since March 2012
DX: MFI (4% motility)
Cycle 13: Natural cycle w/ HSG test = BFP
Identical twins!
Lost my angel boys at 10.5 weeks
Cycle 14-16: Natural Cycles = BFN
Cycle 17: Follistim + Trigger + IUI = BFN
Cycle 18: Natural Cycle = BFN
Cycle 19: Follistim + Trigger +IUI#2
Polyp found: SIS 11/11 - hysteroscopy 11/14
Cycle 20: Follistim + IUI#2 = BFFN
Cycle 21: Follistim (adj. dosage) + IUI#3 TI = BFN
IUI cancelled due to weather
Cycle 22: Follistim + IUI#3.1 = BFN
Cycle 23: treatment break, IVF consult
Cycle 24 - 26: natural cycle w/ acupuncture + Chinese herbs = BFN
Cycle 27: Follistim + IUI#4 = BFFN
Natural Cycles until IVF
Cycle 30: IVF#1 - Starting with Menopur + Follistim + Ganirelix
17 retrieved, 12 fertilized, 5dt w/ 2 blasts, 5 frosties
Betas: #1-156(9dp5dt), #2-1200(13dp5) #3-6112(17dp5)
Ultrasound #1 10/6: 1 bean!
TEAM BLUE!
My Chart
~~ALL WELCOME~~
Hi @gsancho! Thanks for adding me to the list!
My spotting finally stopped on Friday. I still examine my TP each time I go to the bathroom like an insane person. I can't stop peeing and I look and feel like a bloated sea cow.
My next u/s and b/w is scheduled for Wednesday.
QOTW: I haven't purchased anything. I have a bunch of books I downloaded the last time I was pg; just too scared to do anything this time around.
Nice to see some names from other boards on here!
TTC#1 since June 2012
Dx: Unexplained Infertility / AMA
BFP after 4th IUI cycle with Gonal F + Ovidrel on March 2014 | EDD 12/7/14 | MMC on 4/14/14
IUI#5 with Gonal F and Ovidrel trigger on 6/6 - BFN
On to IVF #1 with a new RE. Started Gonal F and Menopur on 8/15. Added Ganirelix on 8/24. Trigger on 8/26 for ER on 8/28. 8R 7M 3F. Transferred all 3 on 8/31. BFP on 9/11 | EDD 5/20/15 - Beta #1: 56.7. Beta #2: 97. Beta #3: 1148. Beta #4: 3559. Beta #4: 7678. MMC confirmed on 10/13. D&C on 10/14 at 9w. Confirmed male with Trisomy 14.
On to IVF #2 in March. CCS Testing on 2 embies. No go. Waiting to start IVF #3 in July. Surprise BFP on 6/14! EDD - 2/20/16 - Beta #1: 121.4. Beta #2: 236.4. Beta #3: 2014.
ME - 31, DH - 40
Married 06/25/2011, TTC since 03/2012
BFP #1 on 11/13/12 -- EDD 7/24/13 -- M/C (CP) on 11/21/12
BFP #2 on 7/21/13 -- EDD 3/29/14 -- M/C (CP) on 7/31/13
09/4/13 - 4/16/14 -- IUI #1 - 6 = BFNs
7/13/14 -- IVF #1 w/ ICSI
ER on 7/26/14 -- 20 R, 15 M, 11 F
ET on 7/31/14 -- 1 transferred (4bb); 8 frosties!!!
BFP #3 on 8/8/14 -- EDD 04/18/15
BETA #1: 473, BETA #2: 1009, BETA #3: 1975
** It's a BOY!!! **
My heart is as open as the sky.
Read about it on the blog
2 Corinthians 12:9 But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.
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!
I just got back from my first u/s, and things are looking great! I got to see and hear the heartbeat! ❤️❤️❤️
My EDD is 5/15/2015. And I can confirm now: one bean.
Next u/s in two weeks!
Welcome to all the new ladies joining us! Some of you are waiting for betas. I remember how stressed I was then. I hope you find fun things to distract you. Good luck!!!
QOTW: nothing yet! Still too nervous! But I did go into a baby store to buy a gift for a friend's two-month old. Looking through the clothes and imagining everything working out--it was a rare positive moment! Maybe I'll actually buy something for bean if everything goes well after the next u/s!
Update: 11w2d today! I will say that having dd here to distract me is making this pregnancy go much faster than hers did, and I am very thankful for that. On the other hand having an 18 month old to chase all day leaves me So. Dang. Tired. I went to bed at 6:30 the other night........ DH is great and gives me as many breaks as he can.
QOTW: nothing yet. I'll start shopping after my a/s
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
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-....?
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
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-....?
QOTW: My bloating was really bad for a while (probably right around when I was on 1.5 ml of progesterone a day), so I bought a few maternity things on super sale around Labor Day. It's gotten much better (decreased dose!), so I haven't even opened the boxes. (The rubber band trick is all I've needed, and that's only for tight pants when I have to sit for a long time.) But, no, nothing for baby yet. Not sure when I'll start. I'm hoping to get lots of hand-me-downs and freecycle stuff, so if the NT scan looks good in two weeks, I'll probably start watching closely. We've been building the nursery slowly for years, starting from the rafters, so perhaps you would consider the wood flooring we'll be buying soon a baby purchase?
Congrats to all the new BFPs!!!!
***Losses mentioned.*** TTC #1 since May 2012. Me: 37, OH: 41. Ectopic August 2012 => tubal damage.
IF veterans; #1 conceived on second clomid+HCG+IUI, #2 conceived on 1st Letrozole+HCG+IUI
EDD: Feb 5, 2018
My heart is as open as the sky.
Read about it on the blog
2 Corinthians 12:9 But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.
-----------------------------------SIGGY WARNING-------------------------------------
Me: 31| DH: 36
TTC #1 Since 07/2010
DX: Unexplained Infertility
TX:
IUI #1 on 7/3/14 100 mg Clomid + Ovidrel + IUI (44 million sperm, 1 dominant follie) = BFN
IUI #2: on 7/28/14 100 mg Clomid + Ovidrel + IUI (23 million sperm, 2 dominant follies) = BFN
IUI #3 on 8/22/2014 100 mg Clomid + Ovidrel + IUI (53 million sperm, 2 dominant follies)= BFP MMC @ 7weeks
I am hangin in there with these food aversions, sore boobs, frequent peeing and total exhaustion during the day. At night, it is a different story! I get soooo excited that I can FINALLY lay down, and then I am awake for hours on end because I just cant seem to fall asleep, or I am uncomfortable.. too hot, too cold, this or that... **sigh** BUT I am trying not to be so sore about it, after all, it took us so long to get here... I did forget though what it is like to be pregnant... DD is 5 years old, going to be 6 a month before Baby R (last name initial) is born.
QOTW: We have not purchased anything yet, and probably won't until after the 1st u/s and most likely not until after the gender scan... I cant decide on BF or the bottle. So at this point there really isnt anything I can buy yet really, our nursery is still a spare room with a crap ton of junk in it, because DH uses it as his "man cave/shop" since we havent been able to buy one yet, which we were doing with taxes, but now, that has changed too! So I am just twiddling my thumbs until I get the go ahead to buy things lol
TTC since March 2012
DX: MFI (4% motility)
Cycle 13: Natural cycle w/ HSG test = BFP
Identical twins!
Lost my angel boys at 10.5 weeks
Cycle 14-16: Natural Cycles = BFN
Cycle 17: Follistim + Trigger + IUI = BFN
Cycle 18: Natural Cycle = BFN
Cycle 19: Follistim + Trigger +IUI#2
Polyp found: SIS 11/11 - hysteroscopy 11/14
Cycle 20: Follistim + IUI#2 = BFFN
Cycle 21: Follistim (adj. dosage) + IUI#3 TI = BFN
IUI cancelled due to weather
Cycle 22: Follistim + IUI#3.1 = BFN
Cycle 23: treatment break, IVF consult
Cycle 24 - 26: natural cycle w/ acupuncture + Chinese herbs = BFN
Cycle 27: Follistim + IUI#4 = BFFN
Natural Cycles until IVF
Cycle 30: IVF#1 - Starting with Menopur + Follistim + Ganirelix
17 retrieved, 12 fertilized, 5dt w/ 2 blasts, 5 frosties
Betas: #1-156(9dp5dt), #2-1200(13dp5) #3-6112(17dp5)
Ultrasound #1 10/6: 1 bean!
TEAM BLUE!
My Chart
~~ALL WELCOME~~
Thanks for running this checkin @gsancho! Can I please be added? My EDD is June 1st.
I'm still nervous, but our first beta came back at 264, so it's definitively real! Repeat tomorrow. I'm anxious to just see a sac hopefully next week. Our chance of another ectopic is about 20%, so just walking on eggshells till then. I'm sure I'll be walking on eggshells the whole pregnancy!!
QOTW: we haven't bought anything baby related yet. But we accepted a hand me down crib last month just because it was a really expensive one that I knew we would never splurge on for ourselves. And I really thought of it as a good luck charm!
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!
Me: 26 (IC/PCOS-2000mg of Metformin daily)
June 2014- HSG=clear
DH: 27 (SA results were great minus the slightly low morphology)
Started dating DH in 2002 at 14 years old
Married on 03.01.2014
Officially TTC since April 2014
January 2013- Surprise BFP, m/c at 6 weeks, D&C 2 Weeks later
April 2014- First RE appointment
July 2014- IUI#1-Canx due to scar tissue and polyps. TI with the help of Ovidrel. BFN
August 2014- Hysteroscopy to remove scar tissue and polyp
September 2014- IUI #1.1-100mg Clomid, Ovideral, 11.5 million swimmers=BFP
EDD-6/3/15- Our sweet baby Ryan was born on 1/6/15 and is in the arms of an Angel
Dx with IC on 1/6/15
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!
Me: 26 (IC/PCOS-2000mg of Metformin daily)
June 2014- HSG=clear
DH: 27 (SA results were great minus the slightly low morphology)
Started dating DH in 2002 at 14 years old
Married on 03.01.2014
Officially TTC since April 2014
January 2013- Surprise BFP, m/c at 6 weeks, D&C 2 Weeks later
April 2014- First RE appointment
July 2014- IUI#1-Canx due to scar tissue and polyps. TI with the help of Ovidrel. BFN
August 2014- Hysteroscopy to remove scar tissue and polyp
September 2014- IUI #1.1-100mg Clomid, Ovideral, 11.5 million swimmers=BFP
EDD-6/3/15- Our sweet baby Ryan was born on 1/6/15 and is in the arms of an Angel
Dx with IC on 1/6/15