Hey, y'all! TMI question for you...have any of you ever spotted following "sexual activity" but not actual intercourse? I've honestly been too nervous to do it bc of freaking spotting but last night we were just fooling around and I did climax...then had some very light pink, watery spotting. No cramping and it went away after about an hour. I did read from other women in my google search last night that orgasms alone can cause it...just curious if anyone I know here has experienced it and can reassure me, haha. I'm going to call my doctor today but we're out of town of course...and in New York again! We were in NYC when I lost my last one. I am done coming to this city when I'm pregnant! Oh, and I'm 10 weeks and have an ultrasound scheduled for Monday morning!
Married for 5 years, TTC for 3 years
PCOS, Low AMH, Endo, Uterine Fibroids, Low Estrogen... and a Partridge in a Pear Tree. 3 Losses, 8/16 11/16 and 6/2017
BWhitta - Spotting is pretty common in the 1st trimester but I would say it definitely doesn't hurt to give your dr a call. It's your body and you should definitely do what you need to to feel some reassurance
Me: 33 (no known issues)
DH: 33 (lower motility; 0 morphology) 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!
It just snowed for the first time in Denver yesterday! I didn't even think about if my winter coats would fit me through this season! Time to go try things on! I will say that Destination Maternity can be a bit expensive, but they are always running sales and sending out coupons, so check them out for winter coats too. They had one they released that is designed somewhat like a nursing shirt where it crosses over, so it will grow with you, and then it would still be cute after baby comes.
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Me: 31 DH: 27 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
Thanks @Griffin5413 I just spoke with them and she said it sounds normal! It's definitely stopped for now, I'm glad I have an appointment Monday though!
Married for 5 years, TTC for 3 years
PCOS, Low AMH, Endo, Uterine Fibroids, Low Estrogen... and a Partridge in a Pear Tree. 3 Losses, 8/16 11/16 and 6/2017
@BWhitta spotting is pretty common in the 1st tri in general, but also after sexual activity. My suggestion is, if you feel off or nervous and need some reassurance, there are plenty of urgent care clinics here in NYC. You can at least get an ultrasound to have some peace of mind.
***History & TW in Spoiler***
***bfp & child warning*** TTC - since 2014 7 rounds of Clomid - BFN IUI #1 - October 2015 - BFN IUI #2 - November 2015 - BFN IUI #3 - December 2015 - BFN IVF #1 - March 2016 Retrieval #1 - April 2016 FET #1 - May 2016 - BFP!!! DS - Born January 2017 Trying for baby #2... FET #2 - January 2018 - BFN No more embryos left; switched to a new RE IVF/Retrieval #2 - January 2019 IVF/Retrieval #3 - March 2019 FET #3 - April 2019 - BFP!!! - DD: Born December 2019 Trying for baby #3... FET #4 - October 2021 - BFP!!! - Due June 2022
@Tulips29 I am definitely tempted but I think mostly because I'm just impatient about my ultrasound scheduled for Monday! I'm going to take it easy today, if I have any more spotting I will definitely find somewhere! Do you happen to know the best way to find one? I'm in Chelsea.
Married for 5 years, TTC for 3 years
PCOS, Low AMH, Endo, Uterine Fibroids, Low Estrogen... and a Partridge in a Pear Tree. 3 Losses, 8/16 11/16 and 6/2017
@BWhitta I think that's a good plan to just take it easy. There's a City MD in Chelsea on 23rd street, or if you happen to be in another area, there are other City MD locations all over the city that you can just google. If all else fails, I think you can also try any hospital's labor and delivery unit. I hope your spotting goes away though and you can enjoy the city. It'd be a shame for you to associate NY with an unpleasant experience!
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***bfp & child warning*** TTC - since 2014 7 rounds of Clomid - BFN IUI #1 - October 2015 - BFN IUI #2 - November 2015 - BFN IUI #3 - December 2015 - BFN IVF #1 - March 2016 Retrieval #1 - April 2016 FET #1 - May 2016 - BFP!!! DS - Born January 2017 Trying for baby #2... FET #2 - January 2018 - BFN No more embryos left; switched to a new RE IVF/Retrieval #2 - January 2019 IVF/Retrieval #3 - March 2019 FET #3 - April 2019 - BFP!!! - DD: Born December 2019 Trying for baby #3... FET #4 - October 2021 - BFP!!! - Due June 2022
I'm jealous of your snow @dragonfaerie . It's currently 75 in Austin and I'm having hot flashes . Lol . We are getting a cold front today though and I am sooooooo excited
@capps42613 I know it's so hard to stay patient when you see other people having their babies ! A girl I know was due after me and had her baby two days ago . Oh well ! More sleep time for me I reaaaallly don't want to miss thanksgiving this year . I'll prob be in the hospital then lol . It is starting to hit me that I won't have a baby in my tummy soon ..that's gonna be so weird and I'll kinda miss it . I just wanna see his sweet face !!
@bwhitta spotting is always alarming ! I had some in my first tri as well . It ended up being harmless but it def scared me into refraining from certain activities for awhile ...
**BFP and loss warning**
Me: 29
DH: 29
Us: Married Valentine's Day, 2015
DH: No issues.
Me: PCOS, unexplained infertility (whatever that means!!)
June 2015 Medicated TI cycle: BFN
July 2015: Medicated TI cycle: BFN
August 2015: IUI: BFP. Chemical pregnancy
October 2015: IUI: BFN
January 2016: Egg retrieval: 10 frozen embryos!
March 2016: FET Cycle- 2 embryos transferred!: BFP !
@mskeenan you're in Austin?! I may have known that, but forgot. We are in San Antonio, so not very far from you! It's 78 degrees and sunny here! If plants weren't dying, I'd say we were in the middle of spring! Supposed to freeze tomorrow night though. Ah, Texas weather. Gotta love it.
*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
It is 75 and beautiful in Raleigh today too! But it's supposed to freeze again as well. Being from CA I'm not used to up and down weather like this! But I do love the colors of fall here... soooooo pretty.
@BWhitta What you're describing does sound pretty normal. I went to the OB last week because I was having some spotting and the doctor assured me that as long as you aren't filling a pad within 45 minutes you do not need to worry. Glad you have an ultrasound on Monday to ease your mind!
***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
@BWhitta I am 20 weeks and have had spotting intermittently.DH and I haven't BD because I have cervical ectropion and bleed some normally with sex. We do fool around and I have had spotting after orgasm...which then makes me nervous about that too lol! Hope all is well at your ultrasound but suspect the spotting is ok!
******TW***** Me 39 DH44
Married 8/2/14
TTC 9/14
Dx: PCOS, blocked L fallopian tube, suspect poor egg quality
MFI (low #, poor morphology)
IVF #1 9/15 Failed
IVF #2 12/15 Failed 1st DE FET 5/16-BFN 2nd DE FET 7/18-BFP 8/17 Baby HR 140/min EDD 4/6/17
@2legbaby I wasn't quite sure what "cervical ectropion" was, so I googled it... Wikipedia was absolutely no help at all!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Luckily the next result was, and that sounds like it would be unpleasant. I hope it doesn't affect your pregnancy in any way!
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!
@mskeenan@wifeinraleigh28@2legbaby thanks, y'all! It was definitely scary but it did stop after about an hour and hasn't happened since! We will refrain from sexy time for a while, haha, it was scary for both of us! Can't wait for my ultrasound Monday!!!!!!!!!!
Married for 5 years, TTC for 3 years
PCOS, Low AMH, Endo, Uterine Fibroids, Low Estrogen... and a Partridge in a Pear Tree. 3 Losses, 8/16 11/16 and 6/2017
@AandDM2014 cervical ectropion sucks! It is basically when the sensitive inner layer of the cervix rolls outwards.Any irritation causes bleeding. I have had it my whole life and it shouldn't affect the pregnancy, but I have read that it is something that some women can develop late in pregnancy as well
******TW***** Me 39 DH44
Married 8/2/14
TTC 9/14
Dx: PCOS, blocked L fallopian tube, suspect poor egg quality
MFI (low #, poor morphology)
IVF #1 9/15 Failed
IVF #2 12/15 Failed 1st DE FET 5/16-BFN 2nd DE FET 7/18-BFP 8/17 Baby HR 140/min EDD 4/6/17
@babylonghorn16 I figured you were in TX because of your name ! That's so cool we are almost neighbors haha ! I am sooooo grateful for this cold front we got this weekend !! It's amazzzzzinnngggg
**BFP and loss warning**
Me: 29
DH: 29
Us: Married Valentine's Day, 2015
DH: No issues.
Me: PCOS, unexplained infertility (whatever that means!!)
June 2015 Medicated TI cycle: BFN
July 2015: Medicated TI cycle: BFN
August 2015: IUI: BFP. Chemical pregnancy
October 2015: IUI: BFN
January 2016: Egg retrieval: 10 frozen embryos!
March 2016: FET Cycle- 2 embryos transferred!: BFP !
Re: Randoms - Week of November 14th
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
and a Partridge in a Pear Tree.
3 Losses, 8/16 11/16 and 6/2017
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!
I will say that Destination Maternity can be a bit expensive, but they are always running sales and sending out coupons, so check them out for winter coats too. They had one they released that is designed somewhat like a nursing shirt where it crosses over, so it will grow with you, and then it would still be cute after baby comes.
---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
and a Partridge in a Pear Tree.
3 Losses, 8/16 11/16 and 6/2017
TTC - since 2014
7 rounds of Clomid - BFN
IUI #1 - October 2015 - BFN
IUI #2 - November 2015 - BFN
IUI #3 - December 2015 - BFN
IVF #1 - March 2016
Retrieval #1 - April 2016
FET #1 - May 2016 - BFP!!! DS - Born January 2017
Trying for baby #2...
FET #2 - January 2018 - BFN
No more embryos left; switched to a new RE
IVF/Retrieval #2 - January 2019
IVF/Retrieval #3 - March 2019
FET #3 - April 2019 - BFP!!! - DD: Born December 2019
Trying for baby #3...
FET #4 - October 2021 - BFP!!! - Due June 2022
and a Partridge in a Pear Tree.
3 Losses, 8/16 11/16 and 6/2017
TTC - since 2014
7 rounds of Clomid - BFN
IUI #1 - October 2015 - BFN
IUI #2 - November 2015 - BFN
IUI #3 - December 2015 - BFN
IVF #1 - March 2016
Retrieval #1 - April 2016
FET #1 - May 2016 - BFP!!! DS - Born January 2017
Trying for baby #2...
FET #2 - January 2018 - BFN
No more embryos left; switched to a new RE
IVF/Retrieval #2 - January 2019
IVF/Retrieval #3 - March 2019
FET #3 - April 2019 - BFP!!! - DD: Born December 2019
Trying for baby #3...
FET #4 - October 2021 - BFP!!! - Due June 2022
and a Partridge in a Pear Tree.
3 Losses, 8/16 11/16 and 6/2017
@capps42613 I know it's so hard to stay patient when you see other people having their babies ! A girl I know was due after me and had her baby two days ago . Oh well ! More sleep time for me
@bwhitta spotting is always alarming ! I had some in my first tri as well . It ended up being harmless but it def scared me into refraining from certain activities for awhile ...
**BFP and loss warning**
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
@BWhitta What you're describing does sound pretty normal. I went to the OB last week because I was having some spotting and the doctor assured me that as long as you aren't filling a pad within 45 minutes you do not need to worry. Glad you have an ultrasound on Monday to ease your mind!
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
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!
and a Partridge in a Pear Tree.
3 Losses, 8/16 11/16 and 6/2017
@AandDM2014 cervical ectropion sucks! It is basically when the sensitive inner layer of the cervix rolls outwards.Any irritation causes bleeding. I have had it my whole life and it shouldn't affect the pregnancy, but I have read that it is something that some women can develop late in pregnancy as well
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
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!
**BFP and loss warning**