This is a weekly check-in for members in their 3rd trimester. You can join at 28 weeks and we will bid you an excited farewell when you greet your little ones! If you are new, please include your EDD and team.
Questions: 1) How far along? 2) Any appointments this week? 3) How are you feeling?
AFM: 37w5d. I went to my dr this past Thursday. NOTHING IS GOING ON. ugh.... I was having contractions two nights ago and swelled up pretty bad but nothing that was regular enough to call my OB. I go this Thursday for my next appointment. I think we are going to schedule my induction then. Which should be the 21st. I am so ready.
QOTW: So far I have a few outfits for our little girl, hats and mittens for her. I have her take home outfit that was the one that my grandparents brought my mom home in when they adopted her and she brought me home in it also. So just continuing the tradition. A couple pairs of comfy clothes and nursing bras for myself.
SIGGY WARNING//TICKER WARNING//PAIF
Long of the Short:
TTC since April 2013 DH 42 y/o I'm 30 Dh had vasectomy reversal Feb 2013 after 3 months developed scar tissue
First Re appt was September 2013 OOP for everything minus meds
DH's TESE surgery December 2013
First cycle was February 2014 BFN none to freeze
Second cycle was April 2014 BFP ending in Chemical Pregnancy none to freeze
Third cycle June 2014 BFN none to freez
Fourth cycle October 30th 28 retrieved, 13 mature and 12 fertilized
PICSI, assisted hatching and fresh sperm from my DH's TESE surgery used
5 FROZEN from a freeze all cycle!
FET completed on DECEMBER 9TH!!!
Beta #1 13dp5dt BFP!! 800
Beta #2 15dp5dt 2100
Beta #3 17dp5dt 3600
First Scan January 5th! Everything looks great! Heart rate of 121!
Second Scan January 20th. Baby Justone13 looks amazing. Heart rate of 175!
Baby Girl is due August 27th
Liv Annmarie born 8/25 7lbs 6oz 21 1/2 inches long
Questions: 1) How far along? 29 weeks 3 days - I have a c-section date of 10/16 so unless i deliver natuarally before then 10/16 it is! 2) Any appointments this week? Seeing the peri on Thursday since I was diagnosed with GD - not completely unexpected since I had it with my first. 3) How are you feeling? Good just tired.
QOTW: What are you packing in your hospital bag?
Comfy clothes/pjs, phone charger, toiletries etc... my mom will get the baby a coming home outfit once he/she arrives. The baby will also wear the same sweater home from the hospital that I did. It was made by my grandmother.
Thanks @Justone13 for the checkins! I am now 38 weeks. Dr appt today went well. First cervix check showed no dilation. Feel pretty good. Belly feels really hard all of a sudden. No BH or contractions to speak of.
QOTW: not much! A pair of pjs and some nursing bras and slippers (or flip flops) for me. A few outfits for baby. Nothing too exciting!
Me: 37, DH: 38: ttc 7 years, dx: unknown 10/11: after 2 years, saw a RE, FSH 5.4 11/11: BFP! (surprise after thyroid & normal hsg), 12/11: missed m/c after 7 week u/s, 1/12: D&C 6/12 IUI#1-IUI #3: clomid = BFP!, C/P IVF #1(10/12) FSH 5.4, AFC: 16 long Lupron, 5R/5M/4F, all 4 made it to 5dt, 1 blast/1-8 cell transferred=BFN IVF #2(12/12)AFC 21, MD lupron, 4R/4M/3F, 5dt of 1 blast and 2-8cell. BFN. IVF#3(4/13) Natural start antagon protocol, 12R,11F. one PGS normal at day 6 transfer. BFN. IVF#4 (11/13) C.CRM (ODW.U normal 8/13 Still no Diagnosis) EPP/antagonist. ER 13R/7M/6F. Only 1 made it to freeze. Abnormal.
Looking into options of DE, Fresh vs frozen. 10/14 new local RE to look into what's next. CD3 FSH 4.7, AMH 0.9. Met with DE agencies and exploring options for feb/march 2015. Surprise natural bfp (4 days before donor is signed). Beta #1 at 9dpo: 51.8, 2nd beta: 195 (25 hours doubling) @11dpo. 3rd beta (12/15): 516 (35 hrs doubling) 4th beta(12/17): 895 (58 hours doubling) 5th beta(12/19): 2120. U/S at 5w0d(12/22): one gestational sac with yolk sac. U/S #2 (6w0d)12/29. One little bean measuring 6w0d with HR 124. 3rd u/s(1/4)7w0d: baby measuring 7w2d. HR 134. 3/30: A/S at MFM went great except for low lying placenta. Verifi results are normal! Team Blue!
Please send any positive thoughts our way! EDD:8/24/2015
Baby Will born 8/18. He's perfect.
1) 32w4d. Due Oct 1, Team Red
2) Had one today. Gained 20 lbs so far in the pregnancy.
3) So hot. So fat. BACK PAIN!
QOTW: I haven't even begun to think about it. Today I bought an adorable toque and mittens, so probably those.
37 weeks and 5 days today. I had an appointment yesterday. I was 2.5 centimeters dilated 80% effaced. Everything is right on track. I feel ok. I definitely feel uncomfortable and I have a pinched nerve in my groin area that hurts when I walk a lot. My back/hips are also sore by the end of the day. QOTW: I have a coming home dress/bonnet and blanket for baby. I also have a monogrammed gown for her to wear at the hospital. I packed a few hats and comfy outfits as well. I also have her baby book, Boppy, camera, video camera and diapers. I packed nursing pjs, bras, a few cosmetics for me. I am also taking some Powerade and granola bars since I am giving birth at a birth center and can eat during labor.
TTC #1 January 2009 January 2010 SA results: Count 16 million, Motility 40%, Morphology 2% January 2010- Surprise BFP! DS born 10/1/2010 January 2013 TTC #2 September 2013 Repeat SA: Count= 1.7 million, Motility= 24%, Morphology= 2% November 6th 1st Appointment with RE: diagnosed with severe MFI Testing to try to determine a cause & possible treatment for MFI CD 3 blood work for me. RE does not want to repeat my HSG/lap at this point, but may want to before moving forward with any fertility treatments. After seeing the uro, DH is currently taking lots of supplements and clomid to try to boost his count. We will have a repeat SA in February to see if it works. Follow up SA numbers are: Count= 4 million, Motility= 40%, Morphology= 1% Uro wants us to have another follow up SA 5/9 to see if we see further improvement than we are back to the RE to make a game plan.
SA 5/9/2014 Count: 12 Million, Motility: 60%, and Morphology 2%. We will be doing iui #1 in late June
IUI #1 6/28 clomid + ovidrel, post wash count 3 million total sperm= BFN
IUI # 2 7/21 clomid+ ovidrel. post wash count 900,000 total sperm= BFN
IVF planned for early November- cancelled due to cyst
She's here! Our little girl, Elliott Paige was born on 8/11 at 2:40pm weighing in at 8lbs and 14 ounces. I started having contractions on Friday night and by Monday they were feeling increasingly stronger. Strangely they never got that consistent timing wise but I eventually couldn't handle the pain and went in around 11:15pm. I had only dilated 2 cms when I got there but my contractions were coming every 3-4 minutes and were intense. I was able to get an epidural pretty quickly and couldn't believe the difference. I guess I didn't realize it meant zero contraction pain. In two hours I had dilated to 4 cms but then no progress was made two hours after that. At that point they started me on pitocin. By noon the next day they told me I was ready to push. It took almost two hours to push the head out but then the rest of the baby just flew out after that. I'm sore, but getting better quickly. We are checking out of the hospital today!
Re: **** 3rd Trimester Check-In**** 8/10
1) How far along? 29 weeks 3 days - I have a c-section date of 10/16 so unless i deliver natuarally before then 10/16 it is!
2) Any appointments this week? Seeing the peri on Thursday since I was diagnosed with GD - not completely unexpected since I had it with my first.
3) How are you feeling? Good just tired.
QOTW: What are you packing in your hospital bag?
10/11: after 2 years, saw a RE, FSH 5.4
11/11: BFP! (surprise after thyroid & normal hsg),
12/11: missed m/c after 7 week u/s, 1/12: D&C
6/12 IUI#1-IUI #3: clomid = BFP!, C/P
IVF #1(10/12) FSH 5.4, AFC: 16 long Lupron, 5R/5M/4F, all 4 made it to 5dt, 1 blast/1-8 cell transferred=BFN
IVF #2(12/12)AFC 21, MD lupron, 4R/4M/3F, 5dt of 1 blast and 2-8cell. BFN.
IVF#3(4/13) Natural start antagon protocol, 12R,11F. one PGS normal at day 6 transfer. BFN.
IVF#4 (11/13) C.CRM (ODW.U normal 8/13 Still no Diagnosis) EPP/antagonist. ER 13R/7M/6F. Only 1 made it to freeze. Abnormal. Looking into options of DE, Fresh vs frozen.
10/14 new local RE to look into what's next. CD3 FSH 4.7, AMH 0.9. Met with DE agencies and exploring options for feb/march 2015.
Surprise natural bfp (4 days before donor is signed). Beta #1 at 9dpo: 51.8, 2nd beta: 195 (25 hours doubling) @11dpo. 3rd beta (12/15): 516 (35 hrs doubling) 4th beta(12/17): 895 (58 hours doubling) 5th beta(12/19): 2120. U/S at 5w0d(12/22): one gestational sac with yolk sac. U/S #2 (6w0d)12/29. One little bean measuring 6w0d with HR 124. 3rd u/s(1/4)7w0d: baby measuring 7w2d. HR 134. 3/30: A/S at MFM went great except for low lying placenta. Verifi results are normal! Team Blue! Please send any positive thoughts our way! EDD:8/24/2015
Baby Will born 8/18. He's perfect.
QOTW: I have a coming home dress/bonnet and blanket for baby. I also have a monogrammed gown for her to wear at the hospital. I packed a few hats and comfy outfits as well. I also have her baby book, Boppy, camera, video camera and diapers. I packed nursing pjs, bras, a few cosmetics for me. I am also taking some Powerade and granola bars since I am giving birth at a birth center and can eat during labor.
TTC #1 January 2009
January 2010 SA results: Count 16 million, Motility 40%, Morphology 2%
January 2010- Surprise BFP! DS born 10/1/2010
January 2013 TTC #2
September 2013 Repeat SA: Count= 1.7 million, Motility= 24%, Morphology= 2%
November 6th 1st Appointment with RE: diagnosed with severe MFI
Testing to try to determine a cause & possible treatment for MFI
CD 3 blood work for me. RE does not want to repeat my HSG/lap at this point,
but may want to before moving forward with any fertility treatments.
After seeing the uro, DH is currently taking lots of supplements and clomid to try to boost his count. We will have a repeat SA in February to see if it works.
Follow up SA numbers are: Count= 4 million, Motility= 40%, Morphology= 1%
Uro wants us to have another follow up SA 5/9 to see if we see further improvement than we are back to the RE to make a game plan.
SA 5/9/2014 Count: 12 Million, Motility: 60%, and Morphology 2%. We will be doing iui #1 in late June
IUI #1 6/28 clomid + ovidrel, post wash count 3 million total sperm= BFN
IUI # 2 7/21 clomid+ ovidrel. post wash count 900,000 total sperm= BFN
IVF planned for early November- cancelled due to cyst
December IVF #1- 22 eggs, 20 mature,16 fertilized
12/9 Transferred 1 4AA Blast, 6 frosties
*****Everyone is welcome******
PCOS and MF
Two failed rounds IUI in 2010
IVF #1 in 2011 - BFP 8/5/11 - Our IVF miracle was born 4/8/12
FET 9/23/13; BFP -Twins-10/3/13; EDD 6/10/14; MC 11/1/13; D&C 11/4/13
FET 3/28/14; BFN - 4/7/14
IVF #2 - Transfer 2 embryos 11/14/14; BFP 11/24/14 - Beta 265;
11/26/14 - Beta 612; 11/28/14 - Beta 1263; 12/1/14 - Beta 3571;
12/3/14 - first u/s - two gestational sacs; 12/17/14 - two healthy heartbeats (132 and 134)
Our IVF miracles were born 7/16/15