This is a weekly check-in for those in their 1st trimester: weeks 1 through the end of week 13. I know we've all gone through a lot to get to this point so congratulations and best of luck to all of you over the next several months!
Please post a little about yourself, your EDD (if it’s not listed below- if I left you off please let me know ) any upcoming appointments, symptoms, etc. Feel free to also share your IF journey, I know many of us can relate.
QOTW:
What gender do you think you're having??
Congrats to all of the Mommies & Daddies to be:
@vmjones05 EDD 11/26/16
@PrayingMom2Be EDD 12/3/16
@ssandberg EDD 12/4/16 with 1 GIRL & 1 BOY
@capps42613 EDD 12/5/16
@erica0901 EDD 12/10/16
@kuposa17 EDD 12/7/16
@Griffin5413 EDD 12/28/16 with 1 BOY
@emma61210 EDD 1/1/17
@Drove2u EDD 1/4/17
@WishingforLuck EDD 1/6/17
@ultratomato EDD 1/10/17
@joyzie77 EDD 1/10/17 with 1 BOY
@vssbrm EDD 1/14/17
@HJ.Morgan EDD 1/23/17
@susykat77 EDD 1/26/17
@dragonfaerie EDD 1/27/17
@alavore21 EDD 1/17
****Siggy TW****
natural pregnancy: 2008
Me: 28 (Hypothyroid), DH: 35
Together since: 2010
Married: 2013
TTC: 2013
Infertility: severe MFI, low AMH (0.5)
Met RE: January 2016
ER: 3/14 (4 follies, 6 eggs retrieved, 2 fertilized)
fresh 3dt of 2 embryos= BFP (1 implanted)
EDD w/ baby boy= 12/6/16
Re: *1st Tri Check-In* Week of 5/23
QOTW: We're hoping for a boy, but my intuition tells me it's a girl lol. If you believe in superstition... Baby did have a high HR of 176 last time it was checked. Ultimately, we'll be super happy either way
GL to all those with appointments this week!
natural pregnancy: 2008
Me: 28 (Hypothyroid), DH: 35
Together since: 2010
Married: 2013
TTC: 2013
Infertility: severe MFI, low AMH (0.5)
Met RE: January 2016
ER: 3/14 (4 follies, 6 eggs retrieved, 2 fertilized)
fresh 3dt of 2 embryos= BFP (1 implanted)
EDD w/ baby boy= 12/6/16
We have our 3rd and final u/s with our RE tomorrow morning and then its back to the real world with a regular OB!
Sawyer Ryanne due Jan 1, 2017
QOTW: We already know what we are having since we did PGS testing. Is a boy. We are excited.
I honestly could care less about the sex of the baby as long as it's healthy. I've had a few friends have unhealthy babies so I really don't wan to go through that.
QOTW: There is no doubt in my mind that I am having a boy. I will honestly be shocked if it's a girl.
TTC #2 starting 9/2019
BFP 7/13/2020!
Due 3/18/2021
TTC #1 since 2/2015
Diagnosis: Unexplained Infertility 9/2015
Moving to IVF with ICSI and PGS 5/2016-6/2016 Just kidding, BFP 4/4/2016!
Spencer Elliott born 12/7/2016
Had my first obgyn appt this morning, I like her a lot and I like the hospital where I'll be delivering in. Ultrasound was wonderful, saw and heard ❤ beat.
QOTW: we are hoping for a girl but will be happy either way.
DE IVF #1 March 2016 - BFP
QOTW: We did PGS and we had them tell us @ our last appointment... we're having a boy! We would have been happy either way. Side note, I kind of hate when people ask if you have a preference of what you're having and that you can't just say a healthy baby. I feel like with all that we've gone through just to get pregnant, saying we just want a healthy baby is absolutely a preference.
Joyzie77- I keep crackers by my bed and have a few right when I wake up. I also bought these little candies called Preggie Pops that I like better than the ginger candies since i didn't like ginger to begin with. They seem to help keep the edge off. I also have a Relief Band that my SIL gave me. You wear it on your non-dominent hand and it sends little electric currents that block the signal from your brain telling your stomach its nauseous. I wore it on our cruise last week and it worked like a charm. I think they are about $80 though.
TTC since Oct 2013
IVF round 1 January 2016 (w/ ICSI)
ER: February 17, 2016; 15 eggs retrieved, 14 mature, 11 fertilized
Day 5 Blastocysts: 8 sent for PGS - 5 Normal
FET date: April 12, 2016 - DS born Dec 7, 2016
IVF round 2: FET : Oct 4 - 1st Beta 188!
We did PGS, so I know I'm having one girl and one boy
natural pregnancy: 2008
Me: 28 (Hypothyroid), DH: 35
Together since: 2010
Married: 2013
TTC: 2013
Infertility: severe MFI, low AMH (0.5)
Met RE: January 2016
ER: 3/14 (4 follies, 6 eggs retrieved, 2 fertilized)
fresh 3dt of 2 embryos= BFP (1 implanted)
EDD w/ baby boy= 12/6/16
natural pregnancy: 2008
Me: 28 (Hypothyroid), DH: 35
Together since: 2010
Married: 2013
TTC: 2013
Infertility: severe MFI, low AMH (0.5)
Met RE: January 2016
ER: 3/14 (4 follies, 6 eggs retrieved, 2 fertilized)
fresh 3dt of 2 embryos= BFP (1 implanted)
EDD w/ baby boy= 12/6/16
EDD: 1/6/17
1st u/s: 6/8
Symptoms: excess thirst, excessively hungry(i.e. at least every 2 hours), some twinges and lower back pain here and there.
QOTW:
What gender do you think you're having??
I think and hope I am having 1 boy and 1 girl. We didn't do PGS so I'll be happy with whatever God gives me.
@capps42613 what a beautiful u/s
@Griffin5413 congrats on your boy!
@ultratomato congrats on your twins. Nice u/s
TTC since Oct 2013
IVF round 1 January 2016 (w/ ICSI)
ER: February 17, 2016; 15 eggs retrieved, 14 mature, 11 fertilized
Day 5 Blastocysts: 8 sent for PGS - 5 Normal
FET date: April 12, 2016 - DS born Dec 7, 2016
IVF round 2: FET : Oct 4 - 1st Beta 188!
@Griffin5413 thanks! I am so excited!
@kuposa17 once you move on to 2nd trimester I can take over here!
@wishingforluck congrats!!
QOTW: I have no gender preference, I always did want a boy first, but after this journey I just want a baby. I am pretty sure it is a girl tho! My mom also thinks girl, and so does just about everyone else.
Beta 5/9/2016 BFP!!
Embryo transfer scheduled for April 28, 2016 and beta test May 9, 2016 (day after Mother's Day!)
Transfer Meds include: Lupron Depot (4/1), Minivelle Patch (every 3rd day), Estradiol (3x daily), Amoxicillin, Progesterone in Oil, Methylprednisonlone. Lovenox and baby asprin added after transfer.
3/22/16 - Sono Saline ultrasound cyst to be aspirated on 4/1/16 if not cleared up by 3/29 US - It cleared on its own
Retrieval 3/4/16 - 26 eggs retrieved, 23 mature, 20 fertilized, 14 embryos currently frozen
Starting IVF Stims on +/- Feb 22, 2016
HSG scheduled for 1-26-16 - All clear "beautiful uterus" (though inverted)
Switched clinics and now prepping for IVF in February / March
Trying to conceive since November 2012
Hello! I hope you don't mind if I jump in here! I just got confirmation with a second beta yesterday, so tomorrow we will be 5 weeks along. So crazy to think about!
Our EDD is 1/27/2017, but with how high my betas were (988 and 1648) I'm wondering if our embaby twinned on us! I guess we'll wait and see! My next blood draw is Tuesday the 31st and my 7-week U/S will likely be on June10th. I've been feeling nauseated for about a week, which I suppose could just be the meds, and I also continue to have slight cramping off and on.
We don't know if we are having a boy or a girl. Even though we did PGS testing, our RE chooses not to request the gender from the lab. We have been debating about asking for the gender now, but we'll probably just wait until the U/S can tell us.
DH and I have been trying to conceive since April 2013. Yesterday was our 4th anniversary and I got to surprise him with our BFP.
---Trigger warning---
TTC since April 2013
Two cancelled IUIs in Aug and Sept '15 due to low motility/count
IVF round 1: January 2016
ER: February 17, 2016; 9 retrieved, 7 mature, 7 fertilized
Day 5 Blastocysts: 5 BB, 1 AB, all normal from PGS
FET date: May 11, '16; transferred 1 AB embryo
First beta: May 23, '16: 998!! Second: May 25, '16: 1648
EDD: January 27, 2017
Hello everyone! Tomorrow will mark 6 weeks! Our EDD is 1/23/16
As far as symptoms, I went a couple days feeling like I couldn't get full, I was always hungry. Now that I've got a pretty good meal plan going(eating small, nutritious and healthy portions every few hours) that has gone away. Other than that I don't feel any nausea, not a lot of fatigue, not that I can tell is from pregnancy yet(I just started a new summer workshift, earlier hours and longer days).
The only symptom I really have is mild cramping, twinges, and back aches. A lot of my cramps happen on the left side, however I have almost always ovulated from my left ovary, so I wonder if it's just more sensitive or I may have a cyst?
We'll see at my first appointment, June 10th!
natural pregnancy: 2008
Me: 28 (Hypothyroid), DH: 35
Together since: 2010
Married: 2013
TTC: 2013
Infertility: severe MFI, low AMH (0.5)
Met RE: January 2016
ER: 3/14 (4 follies, 6 eggs retrieved, 2 fertilized)
fresh 3dt of 2 embryos= BFP (1 implanted)
EDD w/ baby boy= 12/6/16
---Trigger warning---
TTC since April 2013
Two cancelled IUIs in Aug and Sept '15 due to low motility/count
IVF round 1: January 2016
ER: February 17, 2016; 9 retrieved, 7 mature, 7 fertilized
Day 5 Blastocysts: 5 BB, 1 AB, all normal from PGS
FET date: May 11, '16; transferred 1 AB embryo
First beta: May 23, '16: 998!! Second: May 25, '16: 1648
EDD: January 27, 2017
---Trigger warning---
TTC since April 2013
Two cancelled IUIs in Aug and Sept '15 due to low motility/count
IVF round 1: January 2016
ER: February 17, 2016; 9 retrieved, 7 mature, 7 fertilized
Day 5 Blastocysts: 5 BB, 1 AB, all normal from PGS
FET date: May 11, '16; transferred 1 AB embryo
First beta: May 23, '16: 998!! Second: May 25, '16: 1648
EDD: January 27, 2017
natural pregnancy: 2008
Me: 28 (Hypothyroid), DH: 35
Together since: 2010
Married: 2013
TTC: 2013
Infertility: severe MFI, low AMH (0.5)
Met RE: January 2016
ER: 3/14 (4 follies, 6 eggs retrieved, 2 fertilized)
fresh 3dt of 2 embryos= BFP (1 implanted)
EDD w/ baby boy= 12/6/16
---Trigger warning---
TTC since April 2013
Two cancelled IUIs in Aug and Sept '15 due to low motility/count
IVF round 1: January 2016
ER: February 17, 2016; 9 retrieved, 7 mature, 7 fertilized
Day 5 Blastocysts: 5 BB, 1 AB, all normal from PGS
FET date: May 11, '16; transferred 1 AB embryo
First beta: May 23, '16: 998!! Second: May 25, '16: 1648
EDD: January 27, 2017
We told our family last that we are having a boy and they are so excited. This is what we sent them...
Hope all of you ladies are having a great week!
TTC since Oct 2013
IVF round 1 January 2016 (w/ ICSI)
ER: February 17, 2016; 15 eggs retrieved, 14 mature, 11 fertilized
Day 5 Blastocysts: 8 sent for PGS - 5 Normal
FET date: April 12, 2016 - DS born Dec 7, 2016
IVF round 2: FET : Oct 4 - 1st Beta 188!
---Trigger warning---
TTC since April 2013
Two cancelled IUIs in Aug and Sept '15 due to low motility/count
IVF round 1: January 2016
ER: February 17, 2016; 9 retrieved, 7 mature, 7 fertilized
Day 5 Blastocysts: 5 BB, 1 AB, all normal from PGS
FET date: May 11, '16; transferred 1 AB embryo
First beta: May 23, '16: 998!! Second: May 25, '16: 1648
EDD: January 27, 2017
@dragonfaerie you should know how many by 7 weeks. I think people say it's possible one is "hiding" behind the other, but I'm not sure how common that is. I had a blood flow ultrasound at 4w5d and saw one sac (RE wasn't expecting to see a sac at all, and I'm not sure why I had a blood flow ultrasound, which was the true purpose of the US). My RE told me to expect to see one or two more the next week at 5w5d, and we'd know the max number then. He was shocked we are only having 1. My beta was 1075 at 16dpo (timed with trigger shot) and I think 3105 at 19dpo (my memory is fading). He gave us a 60% chance of twins, 25% chance of triplets or quads (much more likely triplets) and 15% chance of a singleton.
ETA: we had 3 or 4 mature eggs release with injects (gonal-f)
---Trigger warning---
TTC since April 2013
Two cancelled IUIs in Aug and Sept '15 due to low motility/count
IVF round 1: January 2016
ER: February 17, 2016; 9 retrieved, 7 mature, 7 fertilized
Day 5 Blastocysts: 5 BB, 1 AB, all normal from PGS
FET date: May 11, '16; transferred 1 AB embryo
First beta: May 23, '16: 998!! Second: May 25, '16: 1648
EDD: January 27, 2017
natural pregnancy: 2008
Me: 28 (Hypothyroid), DH: 35
Together since: 2010
Married: 2013
TTC: 2013
Infertility: severe MFI, low AMH (0.5)
Met RE: January 2016
ER: 3/14 (4 follies, 6 eggs retrieved, 2 fertilized)
fresh 3dt of 2 embryos= BFP (1 implanted)
EDD w/ baby boy= 12/6/16
---Trigger warning---
TTC since April 2013
Two cancelled IUIs in Aug and Sept '15 due to low motility/count
IVF round 1: January 2016
ER: February 17, 2016; 9 retrieved, 7 mature, 7 fertilized
Day 5 Blastocysts: 5 BB, 1 AB, all normal from PGS
FET date: May 11, '16; transferred 1 AB embryo
First beta: May 23, '16: 998!! Second: May 25, '16: 1648
EDD: January 27, 2017
---Trigger warning---
TTC since April 2013
Two cancelled IUIs in Aug and Sept '15 due to low motility/count
IVF round 1: January 2016
ER: February 17, 2016; 9 retrieved, 7 mature, 7 fertilized
Day 5 Blastocysts: 5 BB, 1 AB, all normal from PGS
FET date: May 11, '16; transferred 1 AB embryo
First beta: May 23, '16: 998!! Second: May 25, '16: 1648
EDD: January 27, 2017
Beta 5/9/2016 BFP!!
Embryo transfer scheduled for April 28, 2016 and beta test May 9, 2016 (day after Mother's Day!)
Transfer Meds include: Lupron Depot (4/1), Minivelle Patch (every 3rd day), Estradiol (3x daily), Amoxicillin, Progesterone in Oil, Methylprednisonlone. Lovenox and baby asprin added after transfer.
3/22/16 - Sono Saline ultrasound cyst to be aspirated on 4/1/16 if not cleared up by 3/29 US - It cleared on its own
Retrieval 3/4/16 - 26 eggs retrieved, 23 mature, 20 fertilized, 14 embryos currently frozen
Starting IVF Stims on +/- Feb 22, 2016
HSG scheduled for 1-26-16 - All clear "beautiful uterus" (though inverted)
Switched clinics and now prepping for IVF in February / March
Trying to conceive since November 2012