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Cautiously New Here

IsthisthereallifeIsthisthereallife member
edited January 2017 in Pregnant after IF
Hi everyone!

I am, very cautiously, jumping over from the IF board. I wasn't planning to until my first ultrasound, however, I have a question and felt this was a more appropriate board to ask it. So far, I'm believed to be about 5w6d. I've had 3 beta's thus far and everything has been great. I've had some basic symptoms; mostly just tired, emotional, sensitivity to smell, and occasional nausea. 

This morning, I've had some brown spotting. Naturally, I am freaking out. Has anyone else experienced this? I called my clinic and they had me come in for another beta. They said this happens in about 50% of pregnancies, but I'm really nervous. Any insight you ladies have to offer would be greatly appreciated!

**TW**
Me: 31, DH:33
TTC since October 2015: MFI
Summer 2016: 3 IUI's: BFN
October 2016: Switched RE's and began IVF cycle 
December 2016: Retrieved 13 eggs, 12 mature, 9 fertilized with ICSI. 5 day ET of 2 blasts with 4 frosites left. BFP!!!! EDD: 8/30/2017 
August 25, 2017: It's a Girl!!
April 12, 2019: FET, BFP!!! Baby BOY EDD: 12/29/2019
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  • dragonfaeriedragonfaerie member
    I didn't personally experience this, but I know many ladies on here did, and several had bright red, heavier bleeding. Fx for you and congrats!!

    ---Trigger warning---

    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
    BabyFruit Ticker
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  • kdanjoukdanjou member
    Glad to see you here!  I'm sorry you are dealing with this stress.  I know brown spotting is very common, and most docs seem to not be concerned unless you are filling a pad.  Most likely all is well and FX for a great ultrasound next week.
    MC Sept 2010
    BFP Oct 2011 - DD born July 2012
    TTC again since July 2014
    First IUI 9/26/16:  BFP!
    EDD 6/19/2017
    It's a girl!
    Born 6/26/17, 9lb 5oz
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  • wifeinraleigh28wifeinraleigh28 member
    Welcome and congrats on your IVF success!!! Spotting in the first trimester is so normal and so many of us experienced it. I had brown spotting around week 10, but brown spotting at any time in the first trimester is normal. Brown means old blood. Good luck for your ultrasound!!

    I joined this board before my first ultrasound because I needed somewhere to hang out (and cope) while I was waiting for what felt like FOREVER. Please jump in and join us whenever you feel ready! :smiley:
    ***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
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  • tvh1982tvh1982 member
    Welcome on this board!
    Ive had bright red bleeding for two days with a little break and actually filling a whole pad and more. 
    I was around the same time as you are now. 
    Right now I'm trying to get my 9 week old little girl to bed. The one that scared me 17th March. (I even remember the day)
    Its scary, yet often completely normal.
    Hang in there!
    Wishing you happy and healthy 9 months!

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    Daisypath Happy Birthday tickers Lilypie Maternity tickers



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  • IsthisthereallifeIsthisthereallife member
    edited January 2017
    dragonfaeriekdanjouwifeinraleigh28tvh1982 Thank you so much ladies for the welcome and support!It makes me feel much better. I am such the worrier...I can't even help myself. After everything we go through to get pregnant, it's just so hard not to worry about it going wrong.

    The nurse just called and numbers look good. Beta is at 9900, progesterone at 71. Going to try very hard to relax until next Monday!  
    **TW**
    Me: 31, DH:33
    TTC since October 2015: MFI
    Summer 2016: 3 IUI's: BFN
    October 2016: Switched RE's and began IVF cycle 
    December 2016: Retrieved 13 eggs, 12 mature, 9 fertilized with ICSI. 5 day ET of 2 blasts with 4 frosites left. BFP!!!! EDD: 8/30/2017 
    August 25, 2017: It's a Girl!!
    April 12, 2019: FET, BFP!!! Baby BOY EDD: 12/29/2019
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  • wifeinraleigh28wifeinraleigh28 member
    @Isthisthereallife So glad to hear about your 4th beta #! Sounds like everything is going just as it should. Congrats! Monday will be here before you know it :)
    ***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
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  • Stars2016Stars2016 member
    edited January 2017
    @Isthisthereallife Glad your beta looked great! I'm almost 7 weeks and I've had brown spotting for several days now. The other day my RE let me come in for reassurance and I was able to hear the heartbeat and everything looked great! He said it's very common and not to worry unless it was red with severe cramps. 
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  • IsthisthereallifeIsthisthereallife member
    @Stars2016 Thank you!! That does make me feel better. 
    **TW**
    Me: 31, DH:33
    TTC since October 2015: MFI
    Summer 2016: 3 IUI's: BFN
    October 2016: Switched RE's and began IVF cycle 
    December 2016: Retrieved 13 eggs, 12 mature, 9 fertilized with ICSI. 5 day ET of 2 blasts with 4 frosites left. BFP!!!! EDD: 8/30/2017 
    August 25, 2017: It's a Girl!!
    April 12, 2019: FET, BFP!!! Baby BOY EDD: 12/29/2019
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  • babylonghorn16babylonghorn16 member
    @Isthisthereallife so great to see you over here - CONGRATS!!! Sounds like the spotting is nothing to worry about. Can't wait to hear about your first u/s! <3
    *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 <3
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  • IsthisthereallifeIsthisthereallife member
    @babylonghorn16 thank you!! Nice to see a familiar name!! How are you feeling?!
    **TW**
    Me: 31, DH:33
    TTC since October 2015: MFI
    Summer 2016: 3 IUI's: BFN
    October 2016: Switched RE's and began IVF cycle 
    December 2016: Retrieved 13 eggs, 12 mature, 9 fertilized with ICSI. 5 day ET of 2 blasts with 4 frosites left. BFP!!!! EDD: 8/30/2017 
    August 25, 2017: It's a Girl!!
    April 12, 2019: FET, BFP!!! Baby BOY EDD: 12/29/2019
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  • babylonghorn16babylonghorn16 member
    @Isthisthereallife I feel fantastic, thanks for asking! It's becoming a little difficult to get comfy on the couch, but no big deal lol! Slowly getting the nursery ready - just painted and put in hardwoods! Now for the decorating! :) So happy you got your Christmas miracle! What an AWESOME Christmas present!
    *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 <3
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  • Jerseygirl856Jerseygirl856 member
    @Isthisthereallife I've had brown spotting early as well and was told it was from the crinone. Happy to see your #'s are looking great.  wishing you happy and healthy pregnancy. 
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  • harleyquinn0621harleyquinn0621 member
    welcome! i am here in the cautiously optimistic phase myself :) 

    brown spotting is absolutely normal! wishing you a healthy 9 months :)
    Me: 36 years old   DH: 42 years old
    Married: 05.2012  
    TW:
    TTC #1 Since April 2016
    HSG/FSH/AMH/E2/SA all normal DX: unexplained IF
    spontaneous BFP 01/01/2017-  Alexander was born sleeping 04/13/2017 at 19w1d  ic/chorio
    September 2017 HSG #2 & Gonal-F/Femara/Ovidrel/IUI #1 = ep (Salpingectomy of left fallopian tube)
    spontaneous BFP 01/02/2018  EDD Aug 30th  It's a GIRL!
    Cerclage placed on 03/02BabyFruit Ticker  Cerclage removal 08/02
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  • rmarble23rmarble23 member
    yay! glad you made it over here @Isthisthereallife !!!! sorry about the bleeding....are you doing suppositories?  that can def irritate things and cause bleeding 
    Lilypie Maternity tickers

    Lilypie Second Birthday tickers
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  • 2legbaby2legbaby member
    Congrats!  And glad your beta looked good! I had brown and bright red spotting the first 10 weeks and small amounts intermittently since then. I am currently 27 weeks tomorrow. I  can tell it is very stressful to see the spotting but sometimes it is the norm!  Best of luck with your pregnancy! 
    ******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
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  • IsthisthereallifeIsthisthereallife member
    babylonghorn16 yay! That's so exciting. Do you know if it's a boy or girl? How are you decorating the nursery?

    @Thank you harleyquinn0621 and Jerseygirl856!!

    rmarble23 no suppositories for me. I've just been doing the PIO shots....ouch!

    @2legbaby Thank you so much! That is helpful. Do you know if it's a boy or girl?
    **TW**
    Me: 31, DH:33
    TTC since October 2015: MFI
    Summer 2016: 3 IUI's: BFN
    October 2016: Switched RE's and began IVF cycle 
    December 2016: Retrieved 13 eggs, 12 mature, 9 fertilized with ICSI. 5 day ET of 2 blasts with 4 frosites left. BFP!!!! EDD: 8/30/2017 
    August 25, 2017: It's a Girl!!
    April 12, 2019: FET, BFP!!! Baby BOY EDD: 12/29/2019
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  • vssbrmvssbrm member
    Congrats on your + beta!! Brown spotting is totally normal! I'm one of the ladies who at 19 weeks had a massive bright red bleed (filling a pad in minutes). Baby was oblivious even though my doc and all the hospital staff thought that was it. Never figured out what happened and I bled for a long time. Sometimes (which seems very often w IVF ladies) blood is simply blood. It's residual from a vag u/s, sex, your body cleansing itself, a SCH, or completely unexplained. 
    Congrats again and take good care! Try not to stress too much - it's really hard I know!!
    Married May 2009, TTC since November 2012 (Together since 2006 ish - had my eyes on him since 2001)
    Me: 32 (33 in May), Him: 37 (January)

    DX: Me: High Prolactin, Possible Autoimmune Disease Issues, though RE not concerned (?)  New RE has a plan!!
           Him: Minor Varicocele, low morphology, slightly low count

    History:

    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

    Fourth IUI -  CD3-7 100 Clomid w/ Ovidrel Trigger - December, 2015 - BFN
    Third IUI -  CD3-7 100 Clomid w/ Ovidrel Trigger - November, 2015 - BFN
    Second IUI - CD3-7 100 Clomid w/ Ovidrel Trigger - September, 2015 - BFN
    Started Prolactin Medication October 15 - Levels quickly regulated to with in normal range
    First IUI - CD3-7 100 Clomid w/ Ovidrel Trigger - August, 2015 - BFN
    After no BFPs (ever) First RE/Urologist visit in Feb 2015
    HSG w/ OB, 2014 = all clear
    Trying to conceive since November 2012
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  • babylonghorn16babylonghorn16 member
    @Isthisthereallife we aren't finding out the sex until delivery day! So excited! We painted the walls a light, soft green and just put in dark hardwood floors! Theme is zoo animals I guess - grey and white elephant prints on sheets, giraffe and zebra wall hangings, with a cool wicker giraffe toy bin. It's been SO fun picking stuff out! Now we wait for baby showers :)
    *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 <3
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  • IsthisthereallifeIsthisthereallife member
    @babylonghorn16 That is so exciting!! Oh my gosh it's so funny you say that! That is a similar color to what we painted our nursery! We did a soft mint green. Mind you, we decided that long before we knew about the IF. Sounds like it's absolutely adorable! 
    **TW**
    Me: 31, DH:33
    TTC since October 2015: MFI
    Summer 2016: 3 IUI's: BFN
    October 2016: Switched RE's and began IVF cycle 
    December 2016: Retrieved 13 eggs, 12 mature, 9 fertilized with ICSI. 5 day ET of 2 blasts with 4 frosites left. BFP!!!! EDD: 8/30/2017 
    August 25, 2017: It's a Girl!!
    April 12, 2019: FET, BFP!!! Baby BOY EDD: 12/29/2019
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  • 2legbaby2legbaby member
    @Isthisthereallife we are having a little girl! And we already in love with her❤
    ******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
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  • AandDM2014AandDM2014 member
    Yay! So happy for you! Keep growing baby!
    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!

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