* 1st Trimester Check-in 1/15*

alpCRNA · January 2015

Welcome to the First Tri check-in. This is a check-in for those in their first trimester. Please provide updates until your 14th week. If you would like to be added, please tell us your EDD, number of beans, and a little about your IF journey!

Last Week!!

@caringcat ~ 7/17/15 ~ 1 bean

@curve31 ~7/21/15 ~ 1 bean

@julie21613 ~7/21/15 ~2 beans

chicory ~ 7/21/15 ~ 2 beans

July
@cwuredhot ~7/27/15 ~ 1 bean

Nutmeg8484 ~ 7/28/15 ~ 1 bean

sorrellam30 ~7/28/15 ~1 bean

ktabs ~ 7/31/15~ 2 beans

@kushie77 ~7/31/15 ~1 bean
August

Sunshinelady15 ~ 8/2/15

hoppin747 ~8 /2/15 ~2 beans

carrieharry79 ~ 8/4/15~ 1 bean

RunCC37 ~ 8/4/15 ~ 1 bean

@kistra ~ 8/5/15

stace2524 ~ 8/5/15

lebradford ~8/5/15 ~ 1 bean

alpCRNA ~ 8/6/15 ~ 1 bean

shelbeans82 ~ 8/6/15 ~2 beans

fjamil1 ~ 8/8/15 ~ 2 beans

DSculley1824 ~8/13/15 ~1 bean

PeanutRN ~ 8/24/15 ~1 bean

J&D2007 ~8/24/15 ~1 bean

@Katers79 ~ 8/26/2015 ~ 2 beans

Justone13 ~8/27/15 ~1 bean

TLooney17 ~8/27/15 ~1 bean

@triathlete23 ~8/31/15~ 1 bean

Carebear12303 ~EDD? ~1 bean

September

@bunnybun4 ~ 9/3/2015~ 1 bean

@chiwifey ~ 9/5/2015 ~ 2 beans ~ Team purple

@mshandlebar ~ 9/19/2015~ TBD

QOTW: Do you have names picked out? Or a list of favorites?

sorrellam30 · January 2015

Hi ladies!

I'm 12 weeks....I think 3 days? Everything seems to be going well, I feel a little achy this week (I've always had an on again off again bad back). But other than that, I feel pretty good.

I don't have any names picked out, I decided I would start thinking about that once we know the gender, which wont be for a while. So I am still just adjusting to the idea of actually being pregnant and enjoying that.

bunnybun4 · January 2015

Hi ladies...hope all is well. @alpcrna could you change my EDD to 9/3 and there is one bean in there!

Last week at 6 weeks 1 day we saw our little bean with a heartbeat that had just started. Yesterday morning I woke up to some red blood and a clot...I freaked out but thankful baby is fine and had a hb of 110. I kept telling myself I would chill after we got a good heartbeat but I am still so, so scared. I go back a week from Friday...I am going to cry when the RE releases me to my Ob and I quit getting weekly ultrasounds.

QOTW: if it is a girl we want to name her after my grandmother in some way...she gave us a very generous amount of money for our IVF cycle and then tragically had a stroke the week after my ER. She passed away 2 weeks later and was the sweetest, funniest lady you have ever known- I would be honored to have a daughter like her. If it is a boy we will name him somewhat after my DH and his dad...they both have the same first name and that drives me crazy so it'll prob. be DH's middle name.

alpCRNA · January 2015

I am 11 weeks today and anxiously waiting for my next appointment (2 weeks away). The transition from RE to being a regular patient is pleasantly difficult. @bunnybun4 going from weekly to monthly ultrasounds is driving me crazy. I try to look at the bright side, that it means things looked good.

QOTW: Dealing with IF for so long, DH and I had a long time to think about names. For a girl, it would be Lydia Annmarie which honors several people in our family. For a boy it would be Bryson and my maiden name would be his middle name. I was my father's only child and he was his father's only child, so my maiden name stopped with me. That way I can still pass it on.

Julie21613 · January 2015

Hi Ladies.. I'm 13 weeks 3 days. Can't believe this is my last check in before moving onto 2nd tri! doesn't seem possible. Had my NT scan last Wednesday. Everything looked great. Both babies were jumping around! Still have some nausea, but its gotten better. Headache is my new ailment!

No names picked out yet. Still trying to digest that we are having 2. Rather then try and decide on 4 names, we will wait till we find out their sex.

J&D2007 · January 2015

I am 8w3d now. I had my first OB appt yesterday after being released from my RE. They just did a belly u/s which isn't quite as reassuring this early because it isn't as accurate and detailed, but I was happy to see the little bean anyway! I go back on 1/26 for the Verifi test and another u/s. QOTW: no names picked out at all. I still have IF fogged brain and I don't look past today. I am not telling family, thinking about names, looking at maternity clothes or anything. I still am just hoping not to get my heart crushed and haven't thought about the fun stuff yet!

Nutmeg8484 · January 2015

Hi all, I'm 12w3d today and still nauseous all the time... isn't this supposed to be going away by now? I have also had headaches the past few afternoons so I'm hoping that means the nausea will subside soon. I can deal with a minor headache but I'm getting really sick of being sick. Other than that, my next appointment isn't until Feb. 5th so I will be in 2nd tri. for that.

QOTW: We have Oliver Scot picked out for a boy but have been completely unable to agree on anything for a girl. If it comes down to it I will have final say, after all I'm the one who has to actually have this child.

TLooney17 · January 2015

I am 8 weeks and I am nauseous a lot throughout the day. I am also more tired than I have ever been in my life! My next appointment is on Monday and I will be getting u/s #2 with my RE.

QOTW: I kind of like Maxwell for a boy, but I'm not set on that. I have no idea for girls names. I feel like I really wont be able to think about names until I know what the sex is.

Justone13 · January 2015

Hi all! I'm 8w today. I have figured out that morning dry heaving in the shower is so much better than afternoon puking. Every place, person and thing stinks to high heaven and makes me gag. Can you enjoy morning sickness? As much as it sucks I'm happy to have it... Maybe some weird IF brain? I go Tuesday for (hopefully) my last sono with the re then I graduate. Scared and excited.

QOTW: We have names picked out for both. Liv Annmarie the middle name is my mom and dh's mom's middle names together. And Theo Andrew after both of our late grandfathers who meant the world to us.

katers79 · January 2015

Hi girls!

@alpCRNA‌ can you update me? 2 beans

I'm 8w1d today. Had our first OB appt yesterday, and got to see the babies again. I was told we'd have an u/s every appt since there's 2 and I'm AMA (ugh). I'm super pumped for extra scans, but he could have left the AMA part out! Feeling good except extreme fatigue and occ nausea if I don't eat every 2 hrs...I feel like a chowhound!! No puking though, so I'll take it!

QOTW- we like Grace and June for girls. Maybe Rhiannon for a middle name. Boys are tough. DH wants to use James (his dad's name, and his middle name), but I'm not that keen on it unless it's a middle name. Verdicts still out on first names for boys.

fjamil1 · January 2015

I am 10w5d today, and had my 3-hour glucose test. I had GD with my DD, so the OB wanted to test me early this time. I have an appt. next Friday for the harmony test, and 2/5 is my normal OB appt. I have some morning sickness but it is when I either too much or drink water with the meal. I have constant headaches for the past few days, but I can tolerate them.

QOTD: I have two boy names picked out, since I found out I was pregnant. DH has two different names picked out. My uncle and BIL picked out those names, but I am not a big fan. I want to name them starting with (F). I can not decide on girl name, which would start with (J). With DD I had girl name picked out from day one but couldn't decide boy name.

alpCRNA · January 2015

@bunnybun4 I've updated your due date and 1 bean.

@katers79 Congrats on your 2 little beans! I updated you on the list.

@Justone13 We have the same middle name for a girl and for the same reason. It combines both of our mothers middle names. Plus the middle names are common in our families so it gets a grandmother and 2 aunts as well.

Justone13 · January 2015

@alpCRNA‌ I think it's a beautiful name. And the meaning "god has favored me" is too perfect! Guess we have to wait and see what we are having!

chicory · January 2015

Finding it hard to believe I'm almost to 2nd tri! Aside from feeling a cold coming on, I've continued to feel great with only mild, bearable pregnancy symptoms. DH is in full-fledged nesting mode. He went out last weekend and bought a crib, dresser/changing table and pack n play off craigslist. I still haven't felt the need to buy anything yet, but I have been doing a lot of research about what we'll need and started packing up my sewing room so we can convert it to a nursery. Our good friends who did IVF before us and also had twins just asked af they could give us the crib that was to be their son's, but he was born sleeping. We were really touched and are glad to be able to honor him by using it. So, the crib situation is good to go. We only have one girl first name picked out, it's one we've both loved since before TTC. Beyond that, we have nothing! It seems like when we try out other possibilities, we just end up shooting down the others' suggestions, so we've decided to stop working on a name list until we find out the sexes. I think it's still going to be a challenge, though! @chiwifey‌ congrats on the twins!

mshandlebar · January 2015

@alpCRNA - can I be added?

My EDD right now is September 19 and the number of beans in undetermined.

My story is still in my siggy, but the recap is that we have been trying for almost 2 years. Last May we started the testing process and learned that my husband has azoospermia. We wrestled with the news for awhile and then decided to proceed with IUI using donor sperm. My first three IUIs were done with my OB, but then I wised up, got an RE, a new donor and was put on new meds. Wham, bam, thank you ma'am.

I am soooo new to this game and I have nothing really to report. Except I am happy to be here

shelbeans82 · January 2015

Hi Ladies!

11 weeks here. Last few days have been super super tired, more bloated and more queasy. I thought this was supposed to get better now, not worse! Next appointment is NT scan 1/27 with MFM.

QOTW: We have 1 girl name and 1 boy name we are fairly comfortable with. If we end up with 2 girls or 2 boys its going to be tough!

lawmom747 · January 2015

11w5d

Had an ultrasound this morning and the twins are looking great! One was doing somersaults on the screen. Discharged from the RE today too - the place where everyone knows me and gave me a hug and wished me well on the way out. Will be strange to return to the impersonal world of the OB's office.

QOTW: We have not really discussed names - not until we know the sex of the babies anyway. With DD we went with a-not-so-common name, Valerie. I love that I have met no other children with her name. (There were several Laurens / Lauras in my class growing up and I hated that)

RunCC37 · January 2015

Hi Girls,

I'm 11 weeks and still feeling like I'm in panic mode... Dr. KK's protocol is really high maintenance, and I feel like I'm going to be on the meds forever.

QOTW: Names - not even close! I still feel like this whole thing will be taken away from me any second... I'm having a hard time believing this is real!

alpCRNA · January 2015

@chiwifey Congrats on team purple twins!!

@mshandlebar Congrats! I added you to the group.

@RunCC37 It seems like IF brain never really goes away. You have a lot of people pulling for you!

Nutmeg8484 · January 2015

RunCC37 It does seem like you will be doing a ton of stuff forever but, we are all rooting for you! I hope that in a few weeks things will slow down for you and you will be able to enjoy everything.

kistra · January 2015

Hi, I'm 11weeks 4 days today... I am starting to feel better most of the time, but swallowing pills and brushing my teeth still make me vomit every day. My OB is okay if I only take folic acid right now and I found one that doesn't taste bad if I crush it up and that way it stays down. Does anyone have any suggestions for the tooth brushing? I keep reading how important dental health is during pregnancy and don't want to stop.

Also, I had my first OB appointment and they changed my due date

They apparently go off of LMP even though my IUI date and US match exactly... I know it really doesn't matter and doesn't change anything but it made me sad to suddenly be considered less pregnant. (I know it is very silly). I was wondering if anyone else has had this?

DH and I haven't started talking about names. It took him a long time to really accept it had finally happened. We go out to his parents this weekend and are finally going to tell them as he wanted to do it in person.

rivka73 · January 2015

8w3d. 1 bean. This is our third IVF attempt, one failure and one early miscarriage at 5w2d. We were scheduled for our first u/s at 7w2d but wound up going a week early due to bleeding/panicking. At 6w2d we saw our little tadpole for the first time and heard the faint whisper of a heart beat at 92bpm. At 7w4d we got a clearer picture, now 10.6mm and a steady recording of the heart beat at 158bpm. I thought all this would put my mind at ease, but I can't help feeling anxiety. I want to savour every moment of pregnancy but all I can think of is making it through the first trimester and, even then, I wonder, will I be able to just relax and accept that this baby is really happening? We do have names, William Lawrence if it's a boy, Rachael Sophia for a girl.

rivka73 · January 2015

@kistra‌ I wanted to add, I don't think you are silly at all. At this stage, every day feels like a victory to me. To have someone take any of my precious days away from me would be devastating. I say you keep your own count and just let the ob/gyn know that you are planning on a 42 week pregnancy

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