First Trimester Check In- Week of August 15th (New leader needed!)

chicandbubbly · August 2016

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!

If you are just joining us, 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: If you don't know the sex of your baby yet do you have a feeling what you are having?

Congrats to all of the Mommies & Daddies to be:

@NurseTMD85 EDD 2/17/17
@chicandbubbly EDD 2/25/17
@jdw0325 EDD 2/26/17
@yelllow22 EDD 2/27/17 BABY GIRL!
@mjacks16 EDD 3/2/17
@vlbartlett EDD 3/5/17
@msirni0 EDD 3/8/17
@kfras EDD 3/15/17
@scooteriste EDD 3/25/17
@pdbird EDD 3/28/17
@mygoround EDD 3/28/17 BABY GIRL!
@jenn6782 EDD 4/7/17
@cmm012 EDD 4/9/17 BABY BOY!
@ale9687 EDD 4/11/17
@rachnan EDD April '17
@ConstanceGoodspeed ; EDD April '17
@babylonghorn16 EDD?
@frustrated and ttc EDD? TWINS!

Let me know if you have any updates!!

*I will be heading to second tri the week after next so we need a new leader for this board!* Let me know if you want to take over, you can start next week or the week after!

chicandbubbly · August 2016

Hey ladies, so exciting another week gone! I am soooo happy to be heading into the 2nd tri soon. Praying my nausea/vomiting will disappear once I hit 14 weeks

. We announced on social media this past weekend so it was fun to let everyone know finally! This Weds (my birthday

) I have my Maternity21 test and ultrasound. I can't wait to find out the sex. Wishing you all an easy and great week.

Whoops forgot QOTW! Of course all we want is a healthy baby but I would love to have a little girl. I have a feeling I am having a boy though and that will be so wonderful as well.

NurseTMD85 · August 2016

It's my last week!!!!! Ahhhh! It's so exciting to get over this first hump. I don't feel 100% but I have definitely improved from a month ago. I have a friends baby shower this upcoming weekend that I'm pretty excited about. Coming in at close second is my hair appointment next week!!! My roots and grey hairs have been absolutely out of control and I have been DYING these last few weeks! But most importantly.... Only 15 days until our gender determination ultrasound and 20 days until the reveal!!!!!!!!

QOTW: I have had a feeling I'm having a girl since the very beginning.Most of the old wives tales point to girl too. It honestly doesn't matter to me either way, as long as I have a healthy baby. But I will be honest, the thought of a girl teenager frightens me!

I hope everyone has a great week!!!!!!!

ale9687 · August 2016

Hi ladies, would love to join over here. EDD is 4/11/17 from our first fresh IVF cycle. My first ultrasound is on 8/23 and I'll be 7w then. So far my main symptom has been nausea, mostly at night or if I eat too much. Today exhaustion has set in, but it could also be due to the fact that I was on vacation last week and today's my first day back at work. Either way it's hard not to crawl under my desk and take a nap.

Qotw: I think I'm having a girl. My grandmother's name was Amelia and since DH and I are both A names we always said we would keep it up w our kids and our #1 girls name is Amelia. After my last stims check I turned the radio on in the car and the first caller was Amelia, later that day my book introduced a new carachter Amelia. Two days later at my ER the patient called ahead of me was Amelia and then the next day on FB a video plays and the girls name is Amelia. I'm taking this as a sign that I'm having a little girl. If not its just a crazy coincidence.

cmm012 · August 2016

Hey everyone! I've been feeling pretty good. My main symptoms are hunger/ nausea if I don't eat enough throughout the day and dizziness in the afternoons. Today was my first back at work, and I don't feel like I ate enough at all (professor).

QOTW Unless there was a mixup at the lab, DH and I are having a boy! We are both very excited and everyone has been telling me how easy they are. I'm not sure I believe it. We have two girls waiting for us, so our boy won't be the only child for too long.

chicandbubbly · August 2016

Congrats on your baby boy @cmm012, congrats on your bfp @ale9687 good luck on your first ultrasound it is sooo exciting to see that little flickering bean! And @nursetmd85 Congrats on your last week in first tri, so exciting for you!!!

Happydays13 · August 2016

I guess I can officially join too! Good to see familiar faces here

I am 4w5d today and first ultrasound is 8/24. My history is in the signature and to say that a rising beta, and a BFP at all, was the best news ever is the understatement of the century!

QOTW: we had PGS testing and transferred our only 2 genetically normal embryos, both girls, so the real question for us is, is it 1 or 2?

NurseTMD85 · August 2016

Welcome @ale9687 and @happydays13 !!!!! And congrats @cmm012 !!!

It figures that after I post my excitement over the upcoming weeks I would get an unsettling phone call. Apparently the first trimester screening came back abnormal and we are at an increased risk for Down Syndrome. The normal ratio is 1 in 311, and we are 1 in 119. Still a less than 1% chance, the NT measurement wasn't abnormal (2.4) and the nasal bone was present. I'm trying to take all of these as a good sign, but it's hard not to panic. I mean... didn't we go through enough to get here? Shouldn't it be easy now? So unfair. So, I'm off for genetic testing on Thursday. Fx all comes back normal.

Anyone else have experience with this?

yelllow22 · August 2016

@ale9687 Welcome and congratulations! I love Amelia for a little girl! Hopefully you are right!

@cmm012 Congrats on your baby boy! Any name ideas yet?

@Happydays13 Congrats!! Hopefully time goes by quickly until your ultrasound ! So exciting!

ale9687 · August 2016

@nursetmd85, I don't have anything experience with this but am hoping things work out at the genetic testing!

scooteriste · August 2016

@NurseTMD85 No experience on my end, but those chances are still pretty low. FX hard everything turns out just fine, I'm sorry you have to go through all this extra testing. Big hugs to you in the meantime.

Welcome @ale9687 and @Happydays13!

We had our first OB office appt (omg, the land of the fertiles!) last week and baby was measuring ahead and moving his/her little arms and legs. We got to hear the heartbeat which was such a sweet sound. I'm doing pretty well, although extreme exhaustion and nausea combined with hunger/food aversions knocked me out yesterday. I've also been really, really hot! No fever, so I guess that's good. Anyone else notice their symptoms get slightly worse around 8-9 weeks?

I'm jealous of all of you who found out the sex during PGD. We did it too but the RE told us we'd been through enough and that she wanted us to have a surprise to look forward to. I do grumble a bit knowing that there's a paper out there that *says the information*. Grumble.

QOTW: I have dreams of both. At first my feeling was girl but as time goes on I'm feeling boy... Wives tales suggest both boy and girl, so no help there!

yelllow22 · August 2016

@NurseTMD85 I wish you didn't have to go through this after everything but I'm sure it will be just a bump in the road, the percentage is very low and the other tests are fine, I know how hard it is to not freak out but we'll be praying for you!
Do you know when you get the results from Thursday ?

NurseTMD85 · August 2016

Thanks everyone!!! @yelllow22 I think it can take up to 2 weeks. THE TORTURE!!!

@scooteriste My symptoms were terrible from weeks 7-12. Unfortunately you have a bit to go before you start feeling human again. I'm not even 100% there yet.

yelllow22 · August 2016

That sucks! @NurseTMD85 the worst part of the whole process is waiting , hopefully time will go by quickly!

yelllow22 · August 2016

@scooteriste I'm 11 weeks and I feel worse than before! More exhausted, queasy and nauseous I also hope this goes away soon. But hey, still super happy !(even if it doesn't sound like it)

babylonghorn16 · August 2016

Hi everyone! Nice to see familiar faces here! I am 5 weeks 1 day today. Feeling a lot of nausea and headaches. Also have had bad cramping early in the morning on sat and today. Lasted abt 15 min with some bowel issues accompanying, and then it goes away. Making me very nervous. Nurse seems to think it's GI related. Have any of you had similar issues?

QOTW: I'm feeling a girl. We could know if we wanted to, but we wanted some normalcy in this very abnormal process! So we wait!

pdbird · August 2016

Had my 2nd u/s and have now graduated on to visiting my OB/GYN now! Another hurdle jumped. Baby is measuring on schedule at 8 weeks exactly. Heartbeat was so nice to hear. 170bpm. I'm over the moon and can't wait to visit the OB in 2 weeks.

qotw: I think I'm having a boy. I've called it a "him" accidentally not thinking really and now I feel like it was a Freudian slip.

@chicandbubbly - I feel like you're having a girl with all that nausea you've been having.

@ale9687, @babylonghorn16, @Happydays13 - welcome and congrats!

@NurseTMD85- congrats and Yay! Boo on the genetic testing. I had it done with my first baby and it was nerve racking but reassuring. I'll be thinking good thoughts for you and baby!! Keep breathing and say a prayer (if you're into that).

frustrated and ttc · August 2016

HOLY SHIT....ITS TWINS!!! Over the moon excited to have twins...again, but so scared. Lol. At least I know what to expect, huh? Both babies have great heartbeats. One is measuring 6w6d and the other is 6w2d. My twins were never more then a day or two apart so kind of makes me nervous but I guess we will see. Eeeeeekkkkk!

pdbird · August 2016

@frustrated and ttc - YAY!! Congrats How exciting!

mrygoround · August 2016

Hello! I'm 8 weeks and all looks good. EDD March 28. I've had sore, swollen breasts, slight cramping on and off and a few days of spotting, but it's alI within the normal range my RE office warned me about. My stomach feels queasy all the time and nothing is appetizing, but I feel really hungry so it's making mealtime interesting. I can't wait to start weaning off of my medications in two weeks (during week 11). Looking forward to sharing this experience with all of you.

QOTW: We had PGS and know it's a girl.

@scooteriste You're a few days ahead of me, but symptoms have definitely been worse the past week. Other posters say it eases up around weeks 11 or 12 and then they felt human again. We're so close!

@frustrated and ttc Congratulations - like you said, at least you know what to expect!

scooteriste · August 2016

Hi and welcome @mrygoround! At least we're in the same boat... Nice to know someone else is going through the same stuff even though it's not fun. Hoping it gets better for both of us soon. (Obviously no complaints, any reminder that this is actually happening is fine by me.)

Happydays13 · August 2016

Thanks for all the welcome wishes! I forgot to add EDD 4/19/17 with one or two girls...find out in a week!

@frustrated and ttc - if we do end up with two in there, I'll need some advice, since this is your second time around...congrats!!

@pdbird - that is a precious looking bean you have, so glad you're moving on from the RE - another milestone!

@yelllow22 - know what you mean about hating symptoms but super happy...I am way behind you but the even screwier thing is that the nausea, fatigue, even sore boobs have been better the last couple of days (so of course I am wishing them back LOL). This stuff really messes with your mind!

@babylonghorn16 - nice to see you over here :-) sorry you're symptoms are so rough...but maybe it is a girl!

@NurseTMD85 - I know this news is scary but I have had 3 friends that got the same news and now have happy healthy genetically normal kids....so don't stress too much (and I almost didn't type that, because I know it's easier said than done...just hope it gives you comfort.)

AFM - went to have estradiol level today (I got a bad rash/reaction from the estradiol patches (4 every other day) so they took me off them and added twice a day oral estrace plus the one vaginally a day) and it was where they wanted it, so next appointment is in 8 days for our first ultrasound....that seems like an eternity, especially after the every day/every other day visits for so long. This wait may be the worst one yet!

ale9687 · August 2016

@babylonghorn16 I've gone between constipated and not at all and its messed with my belly a bit and caused some cramping. I've read GI issues cause discomfort, hopefully that's all it is for you.

@frustrated and ttc omg twins! How many did you put in? Sorry if you said already.

@mrygoround welcome!

frustrated and ttc · August 2016

Thanks everyone!
@ale9687 We put two in but one Embryo was a low quality. My RE didn't give it much hope but said it's still possible. I guess he was right! My beta levels weren't super high like they were the last time with my twins so I thought for sure there was only going to be one. HA!
@Happydays13 CONGRATS! And I'm happy to hand out any advice. Make sure to let us know if you'll need it!

chicandbubbly · August 2016

Wow!! I missed a ton of activity!! So happy to see 1st tri growing

@frustrated and ttc Congrats on your second set of twins! That is so cool. One of my friends has this family at church with three sets of twins from IVF! So crazy! Were your first twins IVF babies too?
@babylonghorn16 Sooo happy to see you here! Definitely TMI but I have had the bowel issues as well.. lately I have been so constipated which sometimes causes cramps. In the beginning I had the opposite issue. I think it is normal!
@frustrated and ttc Congrats, 2 sets of twins that is amazing what a blessing!! My friend has a family at her church that has three sets of twins from IVF! How old are your other twins and g/b's?
@mygoround Congrats on your baby girl. How exciting!
@happydays13 Welcome and congrats on your little girl(s)!
@pdbird congrats on moving on from RE! It feels surreal

Your little bean is too cute.
@nursetmd85 I am so sorry you are having to worry. I hope you get good news soon! Thinking of you

@scooteriste I would definitely say my symptoms were the worst at 9 weeks.

chicandbubbly · August 2016

Also it is so fun to find out what everyone is having! It is interesting to see the percentage of boys-girls... I read something the other day that said the odds of having a boy with IVF are higher (56 in 100 vs 51 in 100 for natural) but if you have IVF with ICSI the odds of a girl is higher. Who knows if it's true!

pdbird · August 2016

@chicandbubbly - So interesting on the stats. Everyone in my family is pushing for a girl. I've been saving all my boy clothes for over 6 years. I guess we will wait and see.

@mrygoround - Welcome! We have the same EDD and at the same spot. I hope to ask my OB for the PGS when I see him in 2 weeks.

Has anyone done the CVS test?! I'd be too nervous for it to cause a miscarriage and wondering if anyone else had experienced it.

yelllow22 · August 2016

@babylonghorn16 It's great to see you here, Congrats! I was always told by my RE that cramping is normal.

@pdbird Beautiful pic of your baby! And congrats on moving on to the OB, so nice to reach milestones!

@frustrated and ttc Congrats!

@mrygoround Congrats on your little girl! And welcome to the world of having a hard time eating! it's definitely interesting!

NurseTMD85 · August 2016

Thank you everyone for you support. You guys are awesome

Testing is today, but I won't know results for 2 weeks, I believe. I am much less emotional and much more rational than I was earlier in the week, which will make the wait a lot more bearable.

@babylonghorn16 Welcome! So happy to see you here!!!! In case you read this board first... AF cramps are normal, although they can be unsettling. I had them for several weeks in the beginning. Digestion issues are also normal. Everything in your body is changing and this causes diarrhea in some ladies and constipation in others, like myself. It's hard not to worry, but you'll feel a lot calmer after that first ultrasound.

@pdbird Happy graduation! Amnio and CVS will be options for me to know definitely if the baby has Down Syndrome. DH and I decided against both due to the MC risk. Knowing won't change anything, so we'll see what the blood work says and then we wait. After going through everything to get here, it just seems like an unnecessary risk considering the risk for Downs is less than 1%.

@frustrated and ttc Congrats!!!!!!!! I had two friends with twins that had one baby that was significantly smaller. I wouldn't worry too much

@mrygoround Welcome!!!!!!

@Happydays13 I hope the wait goes by quickly!!!!!!

ale9687 · August 2016

@nursetmd85, I hope the two weeks go by fast for you. My sisters friend had to go through a similar process as they found out after conception both her and her husband were carriers for the same genetic disorder.

cmm012 · August 2016

Hey All! I had my second ultrasound today and we heard the heartbeat! It's strong and steady at 116 bpm. Good luck with everyone's testing this week!

ale9687 · August 2016

@cmm012 congrats on another ultrasound! I won't have my first until Tuesday at 7w.

Rachnan · August 2016

Hi everyone! I'm six weeks today and all in all, feeling pretty good. Definitely exhausted all the time and queasy at times, but we all worked really hard to get here so totally worth it!!

We put in one PGS tested boy and are very excited about having 2 boys (my 2 year old is also a boy)!

Sounds like everything is making great progress!

chicandbubbly · August 2016

@rachnan congrats on your 2nd boy! Do you have a due date- I want to update you on the thread.

AandDM2014 · August 2016

Hey ladies! I'm gonna go ahead and join over here, though I've know about my pregnancy for over 10 days now. I am PGaL, which means I'm terrified all the time of losing this pregnancy, so I haven't yet felt ready to join over here. But I go in tomorrow for my first sonogram, and we'll find out how many fetuses I've got cooking in me. Based on how hungry and tired I am, I'd bet 2, but I'd be thrilled with 1 as well!

GTKY: I have absolutely no idea what the sex may be. Chinese gender chart says all of my embryos are boys. Left side rester says boy. No morning sickness (so far) says boy. No darkened areola says girl. Protein cravings says boy. Same temperature feet says girl. Urine color says girl. I guess we'll have to wait a little longer to find out!

As for EDD, it'll depend on how many are cooking, but either late March or early April.

chicandbubbly · August 2016

@aanddm2014 Good luck at your appointment, can't wait to hear how many beans you have!! The wives tales about gender are so interesting/funny. It would be interesting to post one of those charts with all of them and then we answer and later on we can see who ends up being accurate lol!

cmm012 · August 2016

Hi @AandDM2014! Is so great to see you over on this side of infertility. I'll be rooting for you and your LO for sure!

NurseTMD85 · August 2016

@cmm012 Glad to hear you u/s went well!

@AandDM2014 The anxiety in the beginning is brutal! But it does get better! Good luck at your u/s!

@Rachnan Congrats on having a boy!!!!!! I can't wait until our gender reveal Labor Day weekend!!

This will be my last post on this board... It's graduation time for me!!!!! See you guys in the 2nd tri board in a few weeks! Good luck to everyone!!!!!!!

chicandbubbly · August 2016

Congrats @nursetmd85! See you on 2nd tri!

chicandbubbly · August 2016

Ladies can anyone replace me as the board leader for first tri?

Happydays13 · August 2016

@AandDM2014 - can't wait to hear about your ultrasound! Hoping you see a strong happy bean in there and you can breathe a little easier.

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