@ddvj79 I'm glad your appointment started off well and you got to see a viable baby! It can be challenging to see anything that early, especially dependant upon the ultrasound machine. I hope you get to really see it next time! And that more talk of OBs doesn't worry you. Just think if you were a regular fertile, you'd only see an OB, and not until between 8 and 10 weeks!
About us: Me - 28, Lean PCOS DH - 31 Married June 2010, TTC since March 2014 Blog: ourbinarystar.com
FET cycle #3 Transfer July 28th 2016, Triplets born healthy on February 26th 2017 at 33w1d!
1. 12+5 todat 2. Symptoms have really subsided, but I got a nasty cold last week so that's been fun... 3. Oct 14 with my OB 4. The cold his made m throw up a few times, so that's been weird. QOTW: not much has changed since I already have a LO, but I am so tired at the end of the day!
**Warning - Child Mentioned**
Me: 33, DH: 39 Unexplained Infertility
4 IUIs (chlomid) in 2013 which resulted in DS born in April 2014
TTC #2 since August 2015
5 rounds of IUIs (1 chlomid: resistent, 1 femara, 3 gonal f) = all BFN
ER March 9: 26 eggs retrieved, 19 mature and 17 fertilized, 8 made it to genetic testing, 4 normal!
Welcome and congratulations to all our newcomers! Wishing you a H&H 9 mos!
1. I am 9w5d today - EDD is 5/5/17.
2. Nausea and exhaustion are my main symptoms currently. They gave me Diclegis to try for the cause. It worked really well for a couple of days, and then it was like I was back to my old nausea. I increased the dose today - hoping for relief! What's weird is that the nausea gets worse if I eat, so it makes me want to just not eat anything, which is bad for me AND the baby. I am miserable!!!
3. Next appointment isn't until 10/20. We are seeing a MFM for a targeted first tri u/s that day (whatever that is...).
4. I put my HCG levels into that website, and it said I had a "very high" chance of multiple, but I only ended up with one little muffin in there. So doubling time is not always an accurate predictor - you may just have a strong growing embryo!
QOTW: Like @AandDM2014, I am usually a big runner, but I have had to put that aside for IF and now pregnancy. I kept walking up until my transfer, but I haven't been able to exercise at all since then. I really miss it, as it's a great stress relief for me.
@Rachnan I'm coming down with a cold and dreading how it's going to make me throw up. Since becoming pg, coughing for any reason triggers my crazy enhanced gag reflex and often leads to puking. Not fun!
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TTC #1 since March 2011
Dx = Unexplained IF 1 medicated TI cycle & 4 clomid IUIs = all BFNs
June 2013 IVF #1 = 6 frosties + BFP! DS1 born 2/14
TTC #2 since December 2014 May 2015 unassisted BFP ended in m/c at 7wks April 2016 FET #1 = BFN June 2016 FET #2 = c/p August 2016 FET #3 = BFP! DS2 born 4/17
2. My symptoms have been confusingly inconsistent. Queasiness now and then, irritability sometimes, tiredness. I had a horrible headache starting Thursday night all the way to Monday night and thought I would never recover! And then it went away and all of Tuesday (yesterday) I was convinced something was wrong because I felt TOO good. Cue late-night googling "9 weeks disappearing symptoms HALP."
3. But luckily I had my 2nd ultrasound appt today with my RE so we confirmed everything is fine. This was my graduation appointment and I have my first regular dr appt a week from today. Instead of one massive appointment, they had me do an hour-long phone consultation today for general history and pregnancy info, so next week's appt can be a little more streamlined. The nurse who did the phone appointment was totally clueless about IVF so I had to explain the whole process, LOL, and even then she kept asking irrelevant questions, like what my LMP was to determine the due date (so I had to explain the timeline of LMP, BC pills, stims, egg retrieval, etc). I sometimes forget other people get pregnant any other way!
QOTW: Like others above (@AandDM2014, @BlueEyedDreamer), being out of my normal exercise routine is really taking a toll. I'm not a runner but I hike(d) for an hour or two most days, and about a week into stims climbing uphill with enormous ovaries wasn't doable anymore. I'm slowly trying to get back into walking but the fatigue makes it hard.
@cato99 Um, an OB nurse knowing nothing about IVF would piss me the f&#@ off!!! Unacceptable!!! Honestly... But glad to hear everything is going well with your little one and that you are graduating!!!
***BFP & Child Warning***
Me: 34, DH: 38 ~ TTC since 2014 IUI #1-3 (Nov 2015, Feb 2016, May 2016) = BFNs IVF ER (July 2016) = 7 PGS normal embryos FET #1 (Sept 2016) = BFP! DD born 5/30/17 FET #2 (April 2019) = BFN FET #3 (July 2019) = BFP! DS born 3/27/20
Hi Ladies. Hope I can join in here. I was a long time lurker in the general Infertility thread before getting my BFP. About me.
1) Met with RE after 2 years of TTC. 12/2015 *Unexplained Infertility* 2) Three IUI's, all BFN. 3) Two separate surgeries to remove polyps. 4) Start IVF. 07/2016 5) Retrieval. Developed mild-to-moderate OHSS. No fresh transfer. 6) FET, 09/26/16. 7) Beta #1 on 10/03 (my RE test early IMO, that's 7dp5dt). Beta @107 !!!! BFP !!!! 8) Beta #2 on 10/05 so 9dp5dt, Beta @ 261.
I woke up this morning, on the day of beta #2 to very light spotting, pink. An hour later *TMI ALERT* I had what looked to be one small clot, burgundy in color. Told a nurse during my blood draw. She didn't seem concerned. I've been fine the last few days (& today). No cramping or pain, or anything. I feel my usual self and want to hit the gym (I have't though for fear of doing damage). I'm thinking I should at least email my regular nurse and ER re spotting/clot. The nurse I spoke with today just draws blood. Google seems to give me 2 extremes, normal to miscarriage.
Anyone experience early bleeding? Nothing since early this morning so fingers crossed that was it and it was residual stuff, idk.
ER wants Beta #3 next week (16dp5dt) and wants the # over 1,000. Assuming all goes well our first U/S is @ 6wks Day 1. EDD 06/14/16.
After IF its inevitable that I'm trying not to get my hopes up. I'm caught between wanting to buy cute little clothes, and telling myself that my third beta will drop and this won't end well. I hope this feeling goes away and I get to enjoy being pregnant and get a take home baby.
@cato99 I'm a big hiker too. I've found I can still do it, but I have to slow way down, take more water than I normally would, and break frequently for snacks. Some days I don't feel good enough to do anything, but this past week the hubs and I started on a gentle trail and I was feeling really good so we stated up a more difficult trail, and I managed to compete it! It was about 6.5 miles round trip. The husband had been really good about encouraging me to listen to my body and to quit when I am ready. When we got back to our campsite, I had a mini-meal and took a nice long nap in the hammock. I'm ten weeks and I'm not sure how much longer I can do this, but I'm going to keep at it while I can! Plus I am only twenty seven miles away from my year end goal! *edit for typo*
DX PCOS + mild male factor
TTC since Dec. 2015
Current Treatment: Metformin, Provera, Letrozole, Trigger, IUI Past Treatment: Clomid + Metformin x 3 BFN Letrozole 5 mg + Trigger shot + IUI = BFP! Beta confirmed 8/22 EDD 5/1/17
@JaneJane Welcome! Here's hoping your spotting is just normal early pregnancy spotting. As long as you are not cramping too badly, then that's a good sign. But I personally would not hit the gym - at least until checking for recommendations from your RE or IVF nurse. Wishing you a H&H 9 months!
@clt2pwm11 6.5 miles! That's amazing! I can barely make it up the stairs without feeling like I need to sit down for a few minutes! I'm jealous. I want to get back to being active again - we live in the NC mountains, and fall is the BEST for hiking. I hope I don't have to miss out! I'm hoping that the next few weeks and 2nd tri will bring me some relief.
AFM, I had my LAST PIO INJECTION last night!!!! HAPPY DANCE!!! So glad to be done with that, and looking forward to my injection sites returning to (somewhat) normal in the near future. Two more weeks of progesterone suppositories and e-patches, and then I'll get to be a regular pregnant lady with no extra meds - so exciting!!!
*** Trigger Warnings ***
TTC #1 since March 2011
Dx = Unexplained IF 1 medicated TI cycle & 4 clomid IUIs = all BFNs
June 2013 IVF #1 = 6 frosties + BFP! DS1 born 2/14
TTC #2 since December 2014 May 2015 unassisted BFP ended in m/c at 7wks April 2016 FET #1 = BFN June 2016 FET #2 = c/p August 2016 FET #3 = BFP! DS2 born 4/17
@BlueEyedDreamer I remember when I got the all clear to stop PIO. My butt was so very thankful!!! I bet yours will be too! I think it took about a week before I couldn't feel any more lumps.
About us: Me - 28, Lean PCOS DH - 31 Married June 2010, TTC since March 2014 Blog: ourbinarystar.com
FET cycle #3 Transfer July 28th 2016, Triplets born healthy on February 26th 2017 at 33w1d!
@JaneJane welcome & congrats! Hoping you have more good news at the next appt!
@BlueEyedDreamer Yay for no more PIO! I got the all clear to stop on Monday and the last 3 days have been gloroius lol
*TW* Pregnancy/Loss Mentioned
Me: 37 /PCOS DH: 37/no issues TTC: 7/13 Started with RE 12/14; 3 failed rounds of clomid, started letrozole IUI #1 & #2- BFN IVF #1 - 9/15 Cancelled Day 9 IVF #2- started stims 10/24 ER- 11/15 6 eggs- 5 fertilized/ 1 frozen FET #1 -1 embryo-12/9/15- BFN IVF #3- started stims 1/22/16 ER- 2/8 33 eggs(!)- 21 mature, all 21 fertilized - 6 snowflakes! FET #2- 2 embryos- April 4th-BFN ERA-June 8- results show need 12 addt'l hours of PIO FET #3- 2 embryos transferred August 14,2016 BFP! on 8/24! Beta #1-22 Beta #2-83 Beta #3-368 Confirmed singleton-Heartbeat on 9/19-160bpm! EDD: May 1, 2017, It's a girl!! Pre-term labor/loss-stillborn at 18w. FET #4- 1 embryo-Aug 12th-BFP on 8/23 Beta #1-112 Beta #2-298 Beta #3-1010 Confirmed Identicals!- Heartbeats seen on 9/8 Miscarriage on 9/18 FET #5- 1 embryo- 1/12/18-BFN Lots of testing and finally determined I have elevated natural killer cells. Will begin prednisone and IVL treatment before next round. IVF#4- April 2018 8 eggs, 7 fertilized/3 frozen FET #6- 1 embryo- 6/11/18- BFP on 6/21 Beta #1-446, Beta #2-1841 Confirmed singleton- 6/29/18 HB-157 EDD: February 22, 2019. It's a Boy!
JaneJane Welcome! I hope this helps - I had some little red spotting after beta and pink just before. I also had really bad cramping along with back cramps my Beta week. The cramping was so bad that I had nausea from it and couldn't even stand up. My first Beta was in the 70s (10dp5dt FET) and second in 180s. I remember my IVF coordinator saying they ideally like to see the first Beta > 100 but technically anything over 50 is considered good. My RE did more HcG draws to keep my anxiety low , ask yours if they will do that for you until you are ready for you first US. Keeping fingers crossed for you to have a beautifully doubling beta tomorrow.
DH : 36, has Chronic Kidney Disease, on dialysis & is waiting on the transplant list (average wait for B+ is 5 years)
Me: 36, Hypothyroidism, PCOS, BMI 32, need to be done with "child bearing" ASAP so that I can be a Kidney donor (was fun realizing we didn't as much time as we thought :-/ )
We're TTC#1
IUI #1 : 5mcg Letrozole (CD 3-7) + Ovidrel Trigger + Had the one follicle = BFN (March 2014)
IUI #2 : 5mcg Letrozole (CD 3-7) + 150 iu Bravelle on CD9 (after much begging!) + Had the one follicle = BFN (April 2014)
7th May 2014 - changed REs, this one seems to care (we think....)
IUI #3 : 7mcg Letrozole (CD 3- 7) + 75 iu Bravelle (CD 8-12) + CD12 Scan 5/16 + Had 3 follicles (2 under 15mm) = BFN(May 2014)
IUI #4 : 7mcg Letrozole (CD 3- 7) + 75 iu Bravelle (CD 8-12) + CD12 Scan 5/16 + Had 1 follicle + DH gave best sample so far = BFN(June 2014)
IVF#1 - ER Only Cycle Sept-Oct 2014, 17 eggs Retrieved, 14 mature, 10 fertilized, 6 made it to Blast & post PGS 5 were not viable due to chromosomal abnormalities Not sure where we go from here...
We're parents to two very adorable, bratty, affectionate & goofy Bernese Mountain Dog pups who would very much like a 2 legged baby brother or sister of their own!
Welcome @JaneJane and congrats on your BFP! I understand those early anxieties all too well because I'm in the midst of it myself. I'm analyzing every symptom. Like this morning I had some mild but sharp pains in my uterus when I had to pee. It went away after I peed but of course I was like "omg what is that? Is my baby ok? Did something go wrong?" I want to just be happy and enjoy being pregnant! And I do, at times, but it's hard. Good luck to you and fingers crossed that all will be well with your next beta and your first ultrasound!
***BFP & Child Warning***
Me: 34, DH: 38 ~ TTC since 2014 IUI #1-3 (Nov 2015, Feb 2016, May 2016) = BFNs IVF ER (July 2016) = 7 PGS normal embryos FET #1 (Sept 2016) = BFP! DD born 5/30/17 FET #2 (April 2019) = BFN FET #3 (July 2019) = BFP! DS born 3/27/20
We had our first ultrasound today. I am 6 weeks and 5 days today. We saw two sacs and two heartbeats. One was measuring at 6 weeks 3 days and one was measuring 6 weeks 1 day (but it was hiding). Both had strong heartbeats at 135BPM. I am in shock but very excited. We go back on the 19th for my last ultrasound at my RE.
**Trigger warning**
Age: 25 DH: 28 Together since 2011, Married May 2014 and TTC since April 2015
1. How far along are you and what is your EDD? April 13, 2017
2. Which oh-so-lovely pregnancy symptoms are you having? Under arms are sore, some nausea, peeing in the middle of the night.
3. When is your next appointment? I had one yesterday at 13 weeks. Baby was crossing her legs and sucking her thumb!
4. Anything else you'd like to share? It's finally starting to feel real!
QOTW: How has your infertility journey and being newly pregnant affected your day to day activities? I just worry constantly that I will lose her or about the delivery. Infertility kept me in a constant state of worrying. I'm always on my toes. Otherwise, I don't find pregnancy too difficult yet. Maybe infertility prepared me to handle anything.
Me 30 Hubby 32
TTC#1
1.) IUI Cycle 1 April 2015- 50mg clomid days 5-9, U/S cycle day 12 at 9:30am showed two follicles (17mm and 19mm), Ovidrel trigger shot cycle day 13 at 9:30pm, IUI cycle day 15 at 10:30 am. BFN
2.) IUI Cycle 2 May 2015-50mg clomid days 5-9, U/S cycle day 12 at 3:30pm showed three follicles!!! (17mm, 20mm and 22mm), Ovidrel trigger shot cycle day 13 at 9:30pm, IUI cycle day 15 at 10:30 am. BFN
3.) IUI Cycle 3 June 2015-50mg clomid days 5-9, U/S cycle day 12 showed one follicle, Ovidrel trigger shot cycle day 13 at 9:30pm, IUI cycle day 15 at 10:30 am. BFN
Month break and switched RE's.
4.) IUI Cycle 4 July 2015-5mg letrozole/femara days 3-7, U/S day 12 showed one follicle (18mm), Ovidrel trigger shot cycle day 12 10:00pm, IUI cycle day 14 10:30 am. BFN
5.) IUI Cycle 5 August 2015-100mg clomid days 3-7, U/S day 12 showed 2 follicles (18mm each), Ovidrel trigger shot cycle day 12 10:00pm, IUI cycle day 14 10:30 am. BFN
Taking a break and trying acupuncture before continuing another 3 IUI/clomid cycles. I also went back to my original RE; because of my age and normal tests, RE wants to try another 3 IUI and Clomid cycles before considering injectables or IVF.
6.) IUI Cycle 6 October 2015-100mg clomid days 3-7, U/S day 12 showed 3 follicles!!!( 18mm, 19mm, and 20mm), Ovidrel trigger shot cycle day 13 at 9:30pm, IUI cycle day 15 at 9:30 am. Did acupuncture with this cycle too. BFN Took a break and ttc naturally 7.) IUI Cycle 7 February 2016-100mg clomid days 3-7, U/S day 12 showed 2 follicles (22mm and 24mm), Ovidrel trigger shot day 12 at 9:00pm, IUI cycle day 14 at 10:00am. BFN Meeting scheduled for 2/29/2016 to discuss iui with injectables vs. IVF 8.) IUI Cycle 8 March 2016-Injectables (Gonal F), U/S showed 2 mature follicles, Ovidrel Trigger BFN April-May I lost my mind. IVF#1 July 2016-Transferred 2 fair blasts. 9dp5dt BFP 129 BETA, 13dp5dt 944 BETA, 20dp5dpt 8776 BETA, 8/19/2016-1 beautiful heartbeat of 100 BPM at 6 weeks 1 day! Growing baby grow!! 8/25/2016-another ultrasound at 7 weeks and baby has a heart beat of 129 BPM and is 10mm/1cm! Grow baby grow some more!! Graduated from RE at 10 weeks and had ObGyn appointment at 13 weeks. It's a girl (found out via panorama test) EDD 4/13/2017
@kelrauh In general two of them measured the same and one measured a day ahead. Though at the first scan they could size them I think one was like 4 days smaller than the other two, but by my 10 week scan they were 2 at 10 and 1 at 10+1.
About us: Me - 28, Lean PCOS DH - 31 Married June 2010, TTC since March 2014 Blog: ourbinarystar.com
FET cycle #3 Transfer July 28th 2016, Triplets born healthy on February 26th 2017 at 33w1d!
1. How far along are you and what is your EDD? 12 weeks + 5 days... due 4/16!
2. Which oh-so-lovely pregnancy symptoms are you having? FATIIIGUE. Some nausea here and there, but the fatigue is killer! Also, itchy nipples, sore breasts, twinges/pains in uterus areas, sore lower back, craving for sweets.... the list goes on! I love them all!
3. When is your next appointment? Next Monday, 10/10! Can't wait to see our LO!
4. Anything else you'd like to share? We've officially told everyone at work that I'm pregnant! Was getting too hard to hide... already popping out quite a bit (see "baby bumps" thread). Very excited to be out in the open about my pregnancy!
QOTW: How has your infertility journey and being newly pregnant affected your day to day activities? Exerciiiise. I'm just too tired to do anything, which sucks. Can feel my butt turning to mush already!!! NOOO! Hoping I can start back into my old routines (w/ some mods) soon!
*TW - Pregnancy mentioned* Me: 28 DH: 33, Married May 2014 3 failed IUIs Dec '15 - Feb '16 IVF April/May 2016 - 1 failed fresh transfer. 11 snow angels.
1st FET 7/29/16 = BFP Lawson arrived on 4/24/2017 at 7lbs 15oz, 21 1/2 inches long! Surprise pregnancy!! Baby #2 due 10/11/18
Happy Friday Everyone Finally Back from my FIRST OB Appointment! They where not kidding it took almost 2 hours!!
Finally heard baby Chadwell's heartbeat.........its was definitely surreal!! It was probably the best moment other than hearing CONGRATS from our RE. My DH missed it because of his new job but I was super excited to be able to video it for him so he would hear it also.
1. How far along are you and what is your EDD? 11 Weeks... due 4/28!
2. Which oh-so-lovely pregnancy symptoms are you having? Fatigue and headaches
3. When is your next appointment? October 21, 2016
4. Anything else you'd like to share? Excited the doctor said I can get back to exercising!!! I cannot wait to go for a run tomorrow!
QOTW: How has your infertility journey and being newly pregnant affected your day to day activities? I fall asleep by 9:45 tops! My poor DH got a job closer to home because im pregnant and not I come home, eat, maybe clean a little and fall asleep! Poor guy, but hes being a trooper
Me: 34 DH: 43 Married March 2012 TTC #1 since 2012
Dx: unexplained infertility (+ treated for hypothyroidism) May 7, 2016: IUI#1 w/Clomid - BFN June 6, 2016: IUI #2 w/Clomid - BFN IVF Consult 1 & 2: June 10, 2016 / July 15, 2016 Started Stims: July 15, 2016 (Lupron, Gonal-F, and Menopur) Trigger ----> 08/03 ----> ER on 08/05 ----> Transfer ------> 08/10 BETA 1 (8/22) - 401 - BETA 2 (8/24) - 541 - BETA 3 (8/26) - 913 Baby Chadwell's First U/S: 09/06/2016 / EDD: 04/28/2017
Went in for our first visit with my new OB, and got to see our little one again! He/she is measuring exactly how they would expect time-wise, but this clinic is calculating things a little differently, so my new EDD is 5/10/17, and I am back to 9 weeks, 2 days today. Boo. Baby looks great, and even waved an arm at us. Next thing on the schedule is a blood draw for genetic testing on 10/10, then a nuchal ultrasound ~10/21. We're waiting for the genetic results to come back before telling the world, but plan to hand these ultrasound pictures to my mother and sister in law tomorrow and blow their minds.
Me: Age 40 Husband: Age 41 Chemo killed my ovaries (along with a BRCA1 mutation, which causes DOR) 4/30/13 ER just prior to chemo: 8 embryos frozen at 2pn. 2 survived to blasts/1 PGS normal
4/16 ER cancelled on CD7: 1 follicle on L/ 0 follicles on R FET #1 7/13/16 BFN
Super shocker +HPT 9/19 Baby Alyce arrived 5/8/17
Went forward with donor eggs from my sister for baby #2 ER 4/24, 5 eggs fertilized/1 survived to blast and was chromosomally normal.
FET 2/15 (my sister/donor's birthday!). Beta 10dp5dt:172; beta 12dp5dt: 425
1. How far along are you and what is your EDD? 5 weeks + 2 days
2. Which oh-so-lovely pregnancy symptoms are you having? I don't know if it's the pregnancy or the PIO but my breasts are very tender and swollen. I'm definitely peeing a lot!
3. When is your next appointment? October 18th fory first ultrasound
4. Anything else you'd like to share? I'm wondering if anyone else started out with low beta... my 8dp5dt was 35 and my 12dpt5dt was 196. It more than doubled but I'm still scared to death that it's too low for a viable pregnancy.
QOTW: How has your infertility journey and being newly pregnant affected your day to day activities? So far I've been taking a nap every single day. I'm an adjunct professor so sometimes I'll even fall asleep in my car in between classes
@bpfeiff1984 Congrats and welcome! I didn't start with a low beta, but I know many ladies on here did. And it's hard to compare numbers with many others b/c most REs do first beta at 10dp5dt, but yours was 8dp5dt. So that may be why your first # seems low compared to others. If you are more than doubling, then that is great! Are they doing a third or fourth beta for you? If you are nervous, that may be something you want to ask for just to ease your mind until your first u/s. Wishing you lots of luck and a H&H 9 months!!
*** Trigger Warnings ***
TTC #1 since March 2011
Dx = Unexplained IF 1 medicated TI cycle & 4 clomid IUIs = all BFNs
June 2013 IVF #1 = 6 frosties + BFP! DS1 born 2/14
TTC #2 since December 2014 May 2015 unassisted BFP ended in m/c at 7wks April 2016 FET #1 = BFN June 2016 FET #2 = c/p August 2016 FET #3 = BFP! DS2 born 4/17
Thanks @BlueEyedDreamer! They don't seem considered since I had a good doubling time. They essentially considered it a third beta since my first was on a Thursday. They're closed on the weekend so they had me test again 4 days later and mu numbers had doubled twice. Normally, they would do a beta every other day for a total of 3. I'm definitely thinking about calling them in the morning. I've been taking the CBD tests with the weeks estimator and it's still registering 2-3 weeks which is stressing me even more. I'd feel much better if it would just register 3+ so that I could know that it's over 2000.
Hello Everyone, Sorry I have been MIA. I am still struggling with antepartum depression. My mom came in for the weekend which was great! I'm 14 weeks today, so I will be moving to the 2nd trimester board tomorrow. I hope to see all of you there soon!
******* Married Jan. 2014 Me:36 DH: 39 TTC since August 2014, Mild PCOS + uterine fibroids Myomectomy June 2015- 18 fibroids removed IVF #1, May 2016 = 32 eggs retrieved, 12 fertilized, 7 frozen, 3 PGS normal FET#2, July 2016 = one embryo transferred TRIGGER BFP! Beta = 617 Due date = 4/9/17 Delivery date = 3/20/17
@bpfeiff1984 I agree with @BlueEyedDreamer if you had tested at 10dpt, based on your numbers, you'd have been at least at 70. I would try not to worry! I did have a low starting beta, as I know a few others on here did too. I started at 22 10dpt. But everything doubled or more and I'm now almost 11 weeks. Fx for a great first u/s on the 18th! and Congrats!
*TW* Pregnancy/Loss Mentioned
Me: 37 /PCOS DH: 37/no issues TTC: 7/13 Started with RE 12/14; 3 failed rounds of clomid, started letrozole IUI #1 & #2- BFN IVF #1 - 9/15 Cancelled Day 9 IVF #2- started stims 10/24 ER- 11/15 6 eggs- 5 fertilized/ 1 frozen FET #1 -1 embryo-12/9/15- BFN IVF #3- started stims 1/22/16 ER- 2/8 33 eggs(!)- 21 mature, all 21 fertilized - 6 snowflakes! FET #2- 2 embryos- April 4th-BFN ERA-June 8- results show need 12 addt'l hours of PIO FET #3- 2 embryos transferred August 14,2016 BFP! on 8/24! Beta #1-22 Beta #2-83 Beta #3-368 Confirmed singleton-Heartbeat on 9/19-160bpm! EDD: May 1, 2017, It's a girl!! Pre-term labor/loss-stillborn at 18w. FET #4- 1 embryo-Aug 12th-BFP on 8/23 Beta #1-112 Beta #2-298 Beta #3-1010 Confirmed Identicals!- Heartbeats seen on 9/8 Miscarriage on 9/18 FET #5- 1 embryo- 1/12/18-BFN Lots of testing and finally determined I have elevated natural killer cells. Will begin prednisone and IVL treatment before next round. IVF#4- April 2018 8 eggs, 7 fertilized/3 frozen FET #6- 1 embryo- 6/11/18- BFP on 6/21 Beta #1-446, Beta #2-1841 Confirmed singleton- 6/29/18 HB-157 EDD: February 22, 2019. It's a Boy!
Welcome @bpfeiff1984! Lots of girls on here start out with betas similar to yours and go on to have successful pregnancies! I had to take others' advice on here and stop POAS because all they do is stress you out, and really don't give you any definitive information. Good luck to you, just one more week until your ultrasound!!
@cmm012 I'm so sorry to hear you've been struggling but glad your mom came to visit! Congrats on graduating to 2nd tri!
***BFP & Child Warning***
Me: 34, DH: 38 ~ TTC since 2014 IUI #1-3 (Nov 2015, Feb 2016, May 2016) = BFNs IVF ER (July 2016) = 7 PGS normal embryos FET #1 (Sept 2016) = BFP! DD born 5/30/17 FET #2 (April 2019) = BFN FET #3 (July 2019) = BFP! DS born 3/27/20
Thank you @halips and @wifeinraleigh28! I ended up calling this morning and they ordered another beta right away. I'm at 2935 now and feeling so much better. I also officially hate CBD weeks estimator tests!
Re: ** First Trimester Check In Week of October 3rd **
Me - 28, Lean PCOS
DH - 31
Married June 2010, TTC since March 2014
Blog: ourbinarystar.com
FET cycle #3 Transfer July 28th 2016, Triplets born healthy on February 26th 2017 at 33w1d!
2. Symptoms have really subsided, but I got a nasty cold last week so that's been fun...
3. Oct 14 with my OB
4. The cold his made m throw up a few times, so that's been weird.
QOTW: not much has changed since I already have a LO, but I am so tired at the end of the day!
**Warning - Child Mentioned**
Me: 33, DH: 39 Unexplained Infertility
4 IUIs (chlomid) in 2013 which resulted in DS born in April 2014
TTC #2 since August 2015
5 rounds of IUIs (1 chlomid: resistent, 1 femara, 3 gonal f) = all BFN
ER March 9: 26 eggs retrieved, 19 mature and 17 fertilized, 8 made it to genetic testing, 4 normal!
FET #1 5/31 = BFN
FET#2 7/26 = BFP!
1. I am 9w5d today - EDD is 5/5/17.
2. Nausea and exhaustion are my main symptoms currently. They gave me Diclegis to try for the cause. It worked really well for a couple of days, and then it was like I was back to my old nausea. I increased the dose today - hoping for relief! What's weird is that the nausea gets worse if I eat, so it makes me want to just not eat anything, which is bad for me AND the baby. I am miserable!!!
3. Next appointment isn't until 10/20. We are seeing a MFM for a targeted first tri u/s that day (whatever that is...).
4. I put my HCG levels into that website, and it said I had a "very high" chance of multiple, but I only ended up with one little muffin in there. So doubling time is not always an accurate predictor - you may just have a strong growing embryo!
QOTW: Like @AandDM2014, I am usually a big runner, but I have had to put that aside for IF and now pregnancy. I kept walking up until my transfer, but I haven't been able to exercise at all since then. I really miss it, as it's a great stress relief for me.
@Rachnan I'm coming down with a cold and dreading how it's going to make me throw up. Since becoming pg, coughing for any reason triggers my crazy enhanced gag reflex and often leads to puking. Not fun!
TTC #1 since March 2011
1 medicated TI cycle & 4 clomid IUIs = all BFNs
DS1 born 2/14
TTC #2 since December 2014
May 2015 unassisted BFP ended in m/c at 7wks
April 2016 FET #1 = BFN
June 2016 FET #2 = c/p
August 2016 FET #3 = BFP!
DS2 born 4/17
2. My symptoms have been confusingly inconsistent. Queasiness now and then, irritability sometimes, tiredness. I had a horrible headache starting Thursday night all the way to Monday night and thought I would never recover! And then it went away and all of Tuesday (yesterday) I was convinced something was wrong because I felt TOO good. Cue late-night googling "9 weeks disappearing symptoms HALP."
3. But luckily I had my 2nd ultrasound appt today with my RE so we confirmed everything is fine. This was my graduation appointment and I have my first regular dr appt a week from today. Instead of one massive appointment, they had me do an hour-long phone consultation today for general history and pregnancy info, so next week's appt can be a little more streamlined. The nurse who did the phone appointment was totally clueless about IVF so I had to explain the whole process, LOL, and even then she kept asking irrelevant questions, like what my LMP was to determine the due date (so I had to explain the timeline of LMP, BC pills, stims, egg retrieval, etc). I sometimes forget other people get pregnant any other way!
QOTW: Like others above (@AandDM2014, @BlueEyedDreamer), being out of my normal exercise routine is really taking a toll. I'm not a runner but I hike(d) for an hour or two most days, and about a week into stims climbing uphill with enormous ovaries wasn't doable anymore. I'm slowly trying to get back into walking but the fatigue makes it hard.
Me: 34, DH: 38 ~ TTC since 2014
IUI #1-3 (Nov 2015, Feb 2016, May 2016) = BFNs
IVF ER (July 2016) = 7 PGS normal embryos
FET #1 (Sept 2016) = BFP! DD born 5/30/17
FET #2 (April 2019) = BFN
FET #3 (July 2019) = BFP! DS born 3/27/20
1) Met with RE after 2 years of TTC. 12/2015 *Unexplained Infertility*
2) Three IUI's, all BFN.
3) Two separate surgeries to remove polyps.
4) Start IVF. 07/2016
5) Retrieval. Developed mild-to-moderate OHSS. No fresh transfer.
6) FET, 09/26/16.
7) Beta #1 on 10/03 (my RE test early IMO, that's 7dp5dt). Beta @107 !!!! BFP !!!!
8) Beta #2 on 10/05 so 9dp5dt, Beta @ 261.
I woke up this morning, on the day of beta #2 to very light spotting, pink. An hour later *TMI ALERT* I had what looked to be one small clot, burgundy in color. Told a nurse during my blood draw. She didn't seem concerned. I've been fine the last few days (& today). No cramping or pain, or anything. I feel my usual self and want to hit the gym (I have't though for fear of doing damage). I'm thinking I should at least email my regular nurse and ER re spotting/clot. The nurse I spoke with today just draws blood. Google seems to give me 2 extremes, normal to miscarriage.
Anyone experience early bleeding? Nothing since early this morning so fingers crossed that was it and it was residual stuff, idk.
ER wants Beta #3 next week (16dp5dt) and wants the # over 1,000. Assuming all goes well our first U/S is @ 6wks Day 1. EDD 06/14/16.
After IF its inevitable that I'm trying not to get my hopes up. I'm caught between wanting to buy cute little clothes, and telling myself that my third beta will drop and this won't end well. I hope this feeling goes away and I get to enjoy being pregnant and get a take home baby.
*edit for typo*
Past Treatment: Clomid + Metformin x 3 BFN
Letrozole 5 mg + Trigger shot + IUI = BFP!
Beta confirmed 8/22
EDD 5/1/17
@clt2pwm11 6.5 miles! That's amazing! I can barely make it up the stairs without feeling like I need to sit down for a few minutes! I'm jealous. I want to get back to being active again - we live in the NC mountains, and fall is the BEST for hiking. I hope I don't have to miss out! I'm hoping that the next few weeks and 2nd tri will bring me some relief.
AFM, I had my LAST PIO INJECTION last night!!!! HAPPY DANCE!!! So glad to be done with that, and looking forward to my injection sites returning to (somewhat) normal in the near future. Two more weeks of progesterone suppositories and e-patches, and then I'll get to be a regular pregnant lady with no extra meds - so exciting!!!
TTC #1 since March 2011
1 medicated TI cycle & 4 clomid IUIs = all BFNs
DS1 born 2/14
TTC #2 since December 2014
May 2015 unassisted BFP ended in m/c at 7wks
April 2016 FET #1 = BFN
June 2016 FET #2 = c/p
August 2016 FET #3 = BFP!
DS2 born 4/17
Me - 28, Lean PCOS
DH - 31
Married June 2010, TTC since March 2014
Blog: ourbinarystar.com
FET cycle #3 Transfer July 28th 2016, Triplets born healthy on February 26th 2017 at 33w1d!
@BlueEyedDreamer Yay for no more PIO! I got the all clear to stop on Monday and the last 3 days have been gloroius lol
Started with RE 12/14; 3 failed rounds of clomid, started letrozole
IUI #1 & #2- BFN
IVF #1 - 9/15 Cancelled Day 9
IVF #2- started stims 10/24 ER- 11/15 6 eggs- 5 fertilized/ 1 frozen
FET #1 -1 embryo-12/9/15- BFN
IVF #3- started stims 1/22/16 ER- 2/8 33 eggs(!)- 21 mature, all 21 fertilized - 6 snowflakes!
FET #2- 2 embryos- April 4th-BFN
ERA-June 8- results show need 12 addt'l hours of PIO
FET #3- 2 embryos transferred August 14,2016 BFP! on 8/24! Beta #1-22 Beta #2-83 Beta #3-368
Confirmed singleton-Heartbeat on 9/19-160bpm! EDD: May 1, 2017, It's a girl!!
Pre-term labor/loss-stillborn at 18w.
FET #4- 1 embryo-Aug 12th-BFP on 8/23 Beta #1-112 Beta #2-298 Beta #3-1010
Confirmed Identicals!- Heartbeats seen on 9/8 Miscarriage on 9/18
FET #5- 1 embryo- 1/12/18-BFN
Lots of testing and finally determined I have elevated natural killer cells. Will begin prednisone and IVL treatment before next round.
IVF#4- April 2018 8 eggs, 7 fertilized/3 frozen
FET #6- 1 embryo- 6/11/18- BFP on 6/21 Beta #1-446, Beta #2-1841
Confirmed singleton- 6/29/18 HB-157 EDD: February 22, 2019. It's a Boy!
DH : 36, has Chronic Kidney Disease, on dialysis & is waiting on the transplant list (average wait for B+ is 5 years)
Me: 36, Hypothyroidism, PCOS, BMI 32, need to be done with "child bearing" ASAP so that I can be a Kidney donor (was fun realizing we didn't as much time as we thought :-/ )
We're TTC#1
IUI #1 : 5mcg Letrozole (CD 3-7) + Ovidrel Trigger + Had the one follicle = BFN (March 2014)
IUI #2 : 5mcg Letrozole (CD 3-7) + 150 iu Bravelle on CD9 (after much begging!) + Had the one follicle = BFN (April 2014)
7th May 2014 - changed REs, this one seems to care (we think....)
IUI #3 : 7mcg Letrozole (CD 3- 7) + 75 iu Bravelle (CD 8-12) + CD12 Scan 5/16 + Had 3 follicles (2 under 15mm) = BFN(May 2014)
IUI #4 : 7mcg Letrozole (CD 3- 7) + 75 iu Bravelle (CD 8-12) + CD12 Scan 5/16 + Had 1 follicle + DH gave best sample so far = BFN(June 2014)
IVF#1 - ER Only Cycle Sept-Oct 2014, 17 eggs Retrieved, 14 mature, 10 fertilized, 6 made it to Blast & post PGS 5 were not viable due to chromosomal abnormalities
Not sure where we go from here...
We're parents to two very adorable, bratty, affectionate & goofy Bernese Mountain Dog pups who would very much like a 2 legged baby brother or sister of their own!
Me: 34, DH: 38 ~ TTC since 2014
IUI #1-3 (Nov 2015, Feb 2016, May 2016) = BFNs
IVF ER (July 2016) = 7 PGS normal embryos
FET #1 (Sept 2016) = BFP! DD born 5/30/17
FET #2 (April 2019) = BFN
FET #3 (July 2019) = BFP! DS born 3/27/20
Me 39 DH44
1st DE FET 5/16-BFN
2nd DE FET 7/18-BFP
8/17 Baby HR 140/min EDD 4/6/17
**Trigger warning**
Age: 25 DH: 28 Together since 2011, Married May 2014 and TTC since April 2015
MFI (3% morphology)
3/16 - IUI with femara & ovidrel - BFN
4/16 - IUI with femara & ovidrel - BFN
6/16 IUI with femara & ovidrel - BFN
8/19/16 - IVF -
1. How far along are you and what is your EDD? April 13, 2017
Took a break and ttc naturally
7.) IUI Cycle 7 February 2016-100mg clomid days 3-7, U/S day 12 showed 2 follicles (22mm and 24mm), Ovidrel trigger shot day 12 at 9:00pm, IUI cycle day 14 at 10:00am. BFN
Meeting scheduled for 2/29/2016 to discuss iui with injectables vs. IVF
8.) IUI Cycle 8 March 2016-Injectables (Gonal F), U/S showed 2 mature follicles, Ovidrel Trigger BFN
April-May I lost my mind.
IVF#1 July 2016-Transferred 2 fair blasts. 9dp5dt BFP 129 BETA, 13dp5dt 944 BETA, 20dp5dpt 8776 BETA, 8/19/2016-1 beautiful heartbeat of 100 BPM at 6 weeks 1 day! Growing baby grow!! 8/25/2016-another ultrasound at 7 weeks and baby has a heart beat of 129 BPM and is 10mm/1cm! Grow baby grow some more!! Graduated from RE at 10 weeks and had ObGyn appointment at 13 weeks. It's a girl (found out via panorama test) EDD 4/13/2017
Me - 28, Lean PCOS
DH - 31
Married June 2010, TTC since March 2014
Blog: ourbinarystar.com
FET cycle #3 Transfer July 28th 2016, Triplets born healthy on February 26th 2017 at 33w1d!
**Trigger warning**
Age: 25 DH: 28 Together since 2011, Married May 2014 and TTC since April 2015
MFI (3% morphology)
3/16 - IUI with femara & ovidrel - BFN
4/16 - IUI with femara & ovidrel - BFN
6/16 IUI with femara & ovidrel - BFN
8/19/16 - IVF -
Me - 28, Lean PCOS
DH - 31
Married June 2010, TTC since March 2014
Blog: ourbinarystar.com
FET cycle #3 Transfer July 28th 2016, Triplets born healthy on February 26th 2017 at 33w1d!
12 weeks + 5 days... due 4/16!
FATIIIGUE. Some nausea here and there, but the fatigue is killer! Also, itchy nipples, sore breasts, twinges/pains in uterus areas, sore lower back, craving for sweets.... the list goes on! I love them all!
Next Monday, 10/10! Can't wait to see our LO!
We've officially told everyone at work that I'm pregnant! Was getting too hard to hide... already popping out quite a bit (see "baby bumps" thread). Very excited to be out in the open about my pregnancy!
Exerciiiise. I'm just too tired to do anything, which sucks. Can feel my butt turning to mush already!!! NOOO! Hoping I can start back into my old routines (w/ some mods) soon!
Me: 28 DH: 33, Married May 2014
3 failed IUIs Dec '15 - Feb '16
IVF April/May 2016 - 1 failed fresh transfer. 11 snow angels.
Lawson arrived on 4/24/2017 at 7lbs 15oz, 21 1/2 inches long!
Surprise pregnancy!! Baby #2 due 10/11/18
Finally heard baby Chadwell's heartbeat.........its was definitely surreal!! It was probably the best moment other than hearing CONGRATS from our RE. My DH missed it because of his new job but I was super excited to be able to video it for him so he would hear it also.
11 Weeks... due 4/28!
Fatigue and headaches
October 21, 2016
Excited the doctor said I can get back to exercising!!! I cannot wait to go for a run tomorrow!
I fall asleep by 9:45 tops! My poor DH got a job closer to home because im pregnant and not I come home, eat, maybe clean a little and fall asleep! Poor guy, but hes being a trooper
Married March 2012
TTC #1 since 2012
May 7, 2016: IUI#1 w/Clomid - BFN
June 6, 2016: IUI #2 w/Clomid - BFN
IVF Consult 1 & 2: June 10, 2016 / July 15, 2016
Started Stims: July 15, 2016 (Lupron, Gonal-F, and Menopur)
Trigger ----> 08/03 ----> ER on 08/05 ----> Transfer ------> 08/10
BETA 1 (8/22) - 401 - BETA 2 (8/24) - 541 - BETA 3 (8/26) - 913
Baby Chadwell's First U/S: 09/06/2016 / EDD: 04/28/2017
Chemo killed my ovaries (along with a BRCA1 mutation, which causes DOR)
4/30/13 ER just prior to chemo: 8 embryos frozen at 2pn. 2 survived to blasts/1 PGS normal
4/16 ER cancelled on CD7: 1 follicle on L/ 0 follicles on R
FET #1 7/13/16 BFN
Super shocker +HPT 9/19
Baby Alyce arrived 5/8/17
Went forward with donor eggs from my sister for baby #2
ER 4/24, 5 eggs fertilized/1 survived to blast and was chromosomally normal.
FET 2/15 (my sister/donor's birthday!). Beta 10dp5dt:172; beta 12dp5dt: 425
My TTC/Cancer/Random thoughts blog: http://www.dinktodiapers.blogspot.com/
Me - 28, Lean PCOS
DH - 31
Married June 2010, TTC since March 2014
Blog: ourbinarystar.com
FET cycle #3 Transfer July 28th 2016, Triplets born healthy on February 26th 2017 at 33w1d!
Me: 34, DH: 38 ~ TTC since 2014
IUI #1-3 (Nov 2015, Feb 2016, May 2016) = BFNs
IVF ER (July 2016) = 7 PGS normal embryos
FET #1 (Sept 2016) = BFP! DD born 5/30/17
FET #2 (April 2019) = BFN
FET #3 (July 2019) = BFP! DS born 3/27/20
Me - 28, Lean PCOS
DH - 31
Married June 2010, TTC since March 2014
Blog: ourbinarystar.com
FET cycle #3 Transfer July 28th 2016, Triplets born healthy on February 26th 2017 at 33w1d!
1. How far along are you and what is your EDD? 5 weeks + 2 days
TTC #1 since March 2011
1 medicated TI cycle & 4 clomid IUIs = all BFNs
DS1 born 2/14
TTC #2 since December 2014
May 2015 unassisted BFP ended in m/c at 7wks
April 2016 FET #1 = BFN
June 2016 FET #2 = c/p
August 2016 FET #3 = BFP!
DS2 born 4/17
Sorry I have been MIA. I am still struggling with antepartum depression. My mom came in for the weekend which was great! I'm 14 weeks today, so I will be moving to the 2nd trimester board tomorrow. I hope to see all of you there soon!
Married Jan. 2014
Me:36 DH: 39
TTC since August 2014, Mild PCOS + uterine fibroids
Myomectomy June 2015- 18 fibroids removed
IVF #1, May 2016 = 32 eggs retrieved, 12 fertilized, 7 frozen, 3 PGS normal
FET#2, July 2016 = one embryo transferred
TRIGGER
BFP! Beta = 617
Due date = 4/9/17
Delivery date = 3/20/17
Started with RE 12/14; 3 failed rounds of clomid, started letrozole
IUI #1 & #2- BFN
IVF #1 - 9/15 Cancelled Day 9
IVF #2- started stims 10/24 ER- 11/15 6 eggs- 5 fertilized/ 1 frozen
FET #1 -1 embryo-12/9/15- BFN
IVF #3- started stims 1/22/16 ER- 2/8 33 eggs(!)- 21 mature, all 21 fertilized - 6 snowflakes!
FET #2- 2 embryos- April 4th-BFN
ERA-June 8- results show need 12 addt'l hours of PIO
FET #3- 2 embryos transferred August 14,2016 BFP! on 8/24! Beta #1-22 Beta #2-83 Beta #3-368
Confirmed singleton-Heartbeat on 9/19-160bpm! EDD: May 1, 2017, It's a girl!!
Pre-term labor/loss-stillborn at 18w.
FET #4- 1 embryo-Aug 12th-BFP on 8/23 Beta #1-112 Beta #2-298 Beta #3-1010
Confirmed Identicals!- Heartbeats seen on 9/8 Miscarriage on 9/18
FET #5- 1 embryo- 1/12/18-BFN
Lots of testing and finally determined I have elevated natural killer cells. Will begin prednisone and IVL treatment before next round.
IVF#4- April 2018 8 eggs, 7 fertilized/3 frozen
FET #6- 1 embryo- 6/11/18- BFP on 6/21 Beta #1-446, Beta #2-1841
Confirmed singleton- 6/29/18 HB-157 EDD: February 22, 2019. It's a Boy!
@cmm012 I'm so sorry to hear you've been struggling
Me: 34, DH: 38 ~ TTC since 2014
IUI #1-3 (Nov 2015, Feb 2016, May 2016) = BFNs
IVF ER (July 2016) = 7 PGS normal embryos
FET #1 (Sept 2016) = BFP! DD born 5/30/17
FET #2 (April 2019) = BFN
FET #3 (July 2019) = BFP! DS born 3/27/20