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@PoeMasqueEDD 2/8
@emmasemm EDD 3/7
@k_mama91 EDD 12/5
@Tulips25 EDD 1/11
@cigaline EDD 2/10
@celticknotfire EDD 2/27
@ivfsurvivor EDD 3/3
@love112314 EDD 3/9
@sincethelastday EDD 3/10
@bluguitarhannah EDD 3/10
@caitiemae EDD 1/30
@akak23 EDD 3/27
@wifeinraleigh28 EDD 4/4
@sanpelligrino EDD 4/12
@wildrainbow EDD 4/?
Re: 1st/2nd Tri check in week of 8/12
Yay @PoeMasque thank you!
@akak23 personally I would avoid massages in the first tri. You should find any massage place will refuse a foot massage before you are in second tri - because of some of the pressure points on the feet. If in doubt for your specific case I would ask your doctor. They might agree to some kinds of massage being ok.
How far along/EDD? 10+3 7th MarchHow are you feeling this week? Tiredness ramp up again, dizziness kicked in over the weekend, nausea seemed better during the day but DH thinks it’s because I just sleep all day! He could be right ;-) Food cravings and aversions together leave me guessing from hour to hour what I can eat! Only thing which seems constant is berries and the almond cookies I keep making.Rants/Raves? Questions? Bit of a rant, My blood pressure is always high at the doctors and low at home. So now I have to measure morning and evening at home and take in all the readings each appointment and if I get a high one at home, have to repeat n half an hour and call if it doesn’t go down... I think this is really going to be a tricky one if they can’t get true measurements outside my home. Don’t want them missing if something is really wrong, but also don’t want them panicking over nothing. Second rant-ish is my weight is still slowly dropping. Now they’ve told me if it drops after 12 weeks then I have to see someone. Not sure who “someone” is, but hoping I turn the corner before the next appointment! I mean I’m still just in the overweight bracket, so it’s not like I’m dangerously underweight, but I know it’s possible to be overweight and still malnourished... Rave - adeno is still not growing faster than LO and not affecting the placenta so that’s really good. Second rave - DH is still devouring all the info in the books and loved quoting things back to the dr yesterday much to her amusement! Question - what cream or oil for trying to minimize stretch marks can you recommend? Both for stomach and breasts? Any upcoming appointments? Had our Harmony blood draw yesterday. We go back in 2 weeks for results as a DH is away second half of next week. We had an US before and oh wow how much LO has grown in just a week again! We saw both hands and both feet very clearly. It was holding its hands up by its face like it was about to start boxing and after 20 seconds or so of the US started dancing around again. It makes my heart feel like it’s going to burst when I see it. GTKY: What’s your most embarrassing childhood moment? When I was sixteen we did a Fiddler on the Roof at school. I played Chava one of Tevye’s daughters. There is a scene where he is introducing his family and how many daughters he has, says I have 5 daughters... but there were only 4 of them on stage! Because I was in the costume cupboard kissing one of the Russian soldiers! It was a bit too early in the story for that part
Married 12/2016
TTC #1 since 04/2015
AMA, DOR (AMH 0.65, AFC 2-4) and autoimmune issues (RA, APS), low TSH, adenomyosis
7 retrievals, 3 transfers
Nov17 IVF2 - 1ER, 0F
Jan18 IVF3 - 3ER, 1F, 1ET, BFN
Feb18 - second opinion and additional testing
Apr18 IVF4 - cancelled (E2 too high)
May/Jun18 IVF4 - 4ER, 0M, 1F, 1 frozen day 3 (not best quality)
Jun/Jul18 IVF5 - 5 ER, 3M, 2F, 2 frozen day 3 (not best quality)
Jul/Aug18 IVF6 - 4ER, 3M, 2F, 2 frozen day 3 (good quality)
Aug/Sep18 IVF7 - cancelled (cyst)
Sep/Oct18 IVF7 - 3ER, 3M, 2F, 2 frozen Day 3 (excellent quality)
Oct18 IVF8 - Cancelled (cyst and too low TSH)
Oct18-Jan19 bringing TSH under control
Feb19 ERA and hysteroscopy
Mar19 Investigation for fibroid and adenomyosis
Apr19 adenomyosis confirmed, polyps removed
Jun19 FET after 2 months Lupron, autoimmune protocol, transferred two day 3 frozen embryos
Nov17 IVF2 - Pergoveris 2-14 Nov, Orgalutran 5-14 Nov, Ovitrelle 15 Nov, ER 17 Nov for 3 follies, 1 mature egg, did not fertilize
Jan18 IVF3 - Pergoveris 30 Dec - 8 Jan, Orgalutran 5-8 Jan, Ovitrelle 9 Jan, ER 11 Jan 3 eggs, 2 mature, 1 fertilized, ET 1x 4d 12-cell embryo 15/01, 24/01 BFN
May/Jun18 IVF4 - Rekovelle 25-29 May, Menogon 30May - 2Jun, Zomacton 25 27 29 31 May and 2Jun, Cetrotide 30May - 3Jun, Gonasi 3Jun, ER 5Jun 4 eggs, none mature, two matured overnight, 1 fertilized with ICSI, Frozen day 3 but not good quality
Jun/Jul18 IVF5 - Rekovelle 21-24 June, Menogon 25Jun-3Jul, Puregon 4-5Jul, Zomacton 21 23 25 27 29 Jun, Cetrotide 25Jun-5Jul, Gonasi 6Jul, ER 8Jul 5 eggs, 3 mature, 2 fertilized with ICSI, 2 frozen day 3 but not good quality
Jul/Aug18 IVF6 - Rekovelle 26-29 Jul, Menogon 30Jul-7Aug, Buserelin 26Jul-7Aug, Zomacton 26 28 30 Jul 1 3 Aug, Gonasi 7Aug, ER 9Aug 4 eggs, 3 mature, 2 fertilized (normal IVF), 2 frozen day 3 good quality
Sep/Oct18 IVF7 - Menogon 19-30Sep, Buserelin 19-30Sep, Zomacton 19 21 23 25 27 Sep, Ovitrelle 1 Oct, ER 3 eggs, 3 mature, 2 fertilized with ICSI, 2 frozen day 3 excellent quality
Fav Quote: The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return
@akak23 - I was wondering the same thing about massages in the first trimester, so thanks for beating me to it! Glad to hear you’re feeling better this week. I know what you mean with still feeling icky, but at least being functional. Feeling like I can’t do simple things and can hardly stay awake is just a horrible feeling because it feels so foreign to me! Good luck at your US on Friday!!
@emmasemm - ugh, sorry to hear the tiredness and dizziness have increased! I feel you with the food cravings/aversions. The only food that seems to always be okay with me are mini wheats cereal. Almond cookies sound good though too! Mmm!
Sorry to hear about the fiasco process with your blood pressure!! Sounds like it can be quite time consuming which probably is the last thing you want to do when feeling crappy and tired. Do you have to do it your whole pregnancy or only until a certain point that your doctor agrees to? Also sorry to hear about your weight situation - man, you need to catch a break!! Glad to hear your last scan was positive and that you had such a great view of the baby!
(Your Fiddler on the Roof story sounds like something out of a movie lol 😆)
@emmasemm Sorry about the BP hassle! I suppose it’s better safe than sorry, pre-e can take a turn for the worse really quickly so it’s good they’re being proactive. I use Palmers Cocoa Butter Lotion for Stretch Marks and I’ve heard vitamin E oil is good too.
@akak23 I would also avoid massage. Most places will want a letter from your doctor for clearance anyway so I would start with them first. They say pedicures are fine in the first tri so they may give you the ok for certain types of massage.
@sincethelastday - that idea sounds very cool. I myself have thought of that several times.
@emmasemm - there are several new creams targeted towards eliminating stretch marks these days. I've generally heard Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula is very commonly used. I have bookmarked Tummy Butter for Stretch Marks from the Spoiled mama made of organic cocoa butter, vit E plus 11 organic oils. It's a bit pricey at $38 and i think you would need at least 2 jars to get through pregnancy, but its all organic so should be good to rub over your skin without worrying about harsh chemicals.
Another thing i've bookmarked is the 8 sheep organics magnesium lotion which is supposed to help you sleep and soothe sore muscles and leg cramps.
- How far along/EDD? 18w3d (1/11)
- How are you feeling this week? Fine for the most part, which I'm even afraid to think or say out loud not to jinx myself. Been having some mood swings and everything seems to annoy me.
- Rants/Raves? Questions? Any time I have to get up less than 3 times a night to pee is a good enough reason to rave about. Also, on Sunday my son slept in until 8:30 am which never ever happens, so DH and I were pretty thrilled to get the extra sleep.
- Any upcoming appointments? 8/19 for a regular OB checkup and 8/28 for my anatomy scan
- GTKY: What’s your most embarrassing childhood moment? When I was like 9 or 10, I remember running around the neighborhood with my friends (boys included) and everyone jumped over a fence to continue running. Well, I got stuck on the fence in my skirt and it naturally went up to my armpits and my entire butt in my undies was on display for everyone. I had to wiggle myself out of my skirt, jump down in just my undies and get the skirt off which ended up having a giant hole on the back anyway. I ran home as quickly as possible.
@akak23 I was told to avoid massages in the 1st tri unless they are specifically prenatal.@emmasemm sorry about the BP issues. But how exciting to have done the harmony test! Will you want to know the gender when results come back? As for cream, I like this one https://www.amazon.com/Burts-Bees-Butter-Butter-Vitamin/dp/B00DM14TYC?th=1.
@sincethelastday ugh, migraines are the worst, but especially when pregnant and unable to take much for them. I hope you get some relief from them and that nausea! We didn't do any social media announcements, but I really love when I see those who want to announce, include IF into it. I've always loved the sonogram pictures with all the needles from IF treatments surrounding them in a heart. I'd do that if we did announcements.
@sanpelligrino I also had no symptoms at 5 weeks. Enjoy all those naps!
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
- How far along/EDD? 15.5 weeks Jan 30
- How are you feeling this week? Pretty good! Husband is out of town and my 3yo daughter refuses to go to bed without a fight so I'm a bit more tired than normal.
- Rants/Raves? Questions? Anyone have good healthy, filling snack ideas? I'm hungry all the time and keep craving junk food. I gained 60 pounds (and still carrying 30 of it) my first pregnancy. I'm hoping to keep my weight gain to a healthy level, but man, these cravings are killing me!
- Any upcoming appointments? One next Thursday. My new clinic actually has you do an early glucose test at this appointment in addition to the 28 week one.
- GTKY: What’s your most embarrassing childhood moment. Nothing too terrible, but I feel like I was just awkward no matter what. I do remember having a fancy dress for my 7th grade dance that my mom got at a super awesome clearance price. One of the straps popped first song that I danced to 😂. Thankfully, one of the teachers had a safety pin and helped fixed my wardrobe malfunction.
@wildrainbow I'm so sorry for your loss. Whether it was a surprise pregnancy or not, it's always a terrible thing to go through. *Hugs*@sanpelligrino I've gotten lucky and apparently don't get morning sickness. Just exhaustion. Hopefully the little bit you felt was a one off thing and you can be "symptom free" haha. It is unnerving being pregnant, but not really feeling it. I'm just waiting to finally feel some big kicks so I know my little guy is doing well! Also, do t knock yourself for not exercizing! Walking counts!
@sincethelastday ugh, the migranes sound terrible! Hopefully, they'll let up soon! I love the infertility birth announcements. I'm part of a FB group for my clinic and I practically tear up when people share their IF pregnancy announcements. I still haven't announced. I'll probably just put a "big sister" shirt on my daughter and post a picture.
@emmasemm the blood pressure measurements do doing like a pain! I wish doctors had patients measure their own more often just to have a true baseline and to know sooner when there is a problem. I wouldn't worry about the weight loss too much since it's only the 1st tri if you're not underweight. I thought it was pretty common with morning sickness and all. As for stretch marks creams, unfortunately I don't think there's anything that truly prevents them. That's already in your genetics. But they might help soothe your skin, though. I did both Palmer's cocoa and bio oil last pregnancy and ended up with a million stretch marks. But I wasn't surprised, as I got ton on my breasts during puberty and always got them with the tiniest amount of weight gain and even from weight lifting.
@akak23 I'd also be afraid of massages during my first tri. Maybe find someone who specifically does prenatal massage and ask them? I got one my 3rd tri my last pregnancy and it was amazing. I'll have to treat myself to one again this pregnancy.
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
@sincethelastday we have been very active on social media through our entire journey. It’s not always comfortable for my husband, but we both feel it’s important to put IF out there. It was pretty hard to announce the twin pregnancy and then the fetal demise a month later, but the comments we got from friends and even relative strangers, was totally worth it. Lots of people commented with loss stories and thanked us for shedding light on reproductive issues. I personally think it’s extremely harmful to women to pressure them into keeping pregnancy a secret during the early weeks when symptoms are often at their worst. That is when you need the social and work support the most!! Yet we expect women to “suffer in silence”? Anyway, that’s my view of it.
TTC#1 since November 2015
9/16/2016 IUI#1 - BFN
10/12/2016 IUI#2 - BFN
1/21/2017 Clomid/IUI#3 - BFN
March 2017 IVF: BFP! (beta#1 191, beta#2 378!) - it's a boy! DS born 12/6/2017
TTC #2 since July 2018
May 2019 IVF #2: BFP! (beta#1 346, beta#2 646) - vanishing twin at 8 weeks. Baby B still going strong - due 2/8/20!
@PoeMasque omg you crack me up! Your hubby pooping for 30 minutes 😂😂 I can totally relate to you on the hubby thing. Maybe since I’m not showing yet he doesn’t believe it’s real, but I’ll be laying on the couch the color green from nausea and he’s like what’s for dinner? Ahhhh!
@caitiemae - I also like your question about healthy snacks. I really go back and forth right now with what I want to eat with having nausea and all, but I tend to want to eat more unhealthy foods or just pick at stuff without really properly eating. Any suggestions from others would be appreciated as well!
@PoeMasque - that’s pretty courageous of you to be so forthright on social media about yours and YH’s infertility journey. I haven’t had the guts to bring that all out in the open over these last years, but always knew I would have to say something if I ever got pregnant. I also totally agree with you on how women are kinda forced to not talk about their pregnancy until the second trimester. Without the support of my best friend and mom during this time (and DH and this board, of course) I would be a total nutcase.
@caitiemae so my DH doesn’t have CF but basically otherwise you could describe him. He loves napping for several hours a day on the weekend! He also goes up to do a job in his office and 3 hours later he’s still surfing or gaming instead... he is in for one hell of a shock with a baby!!!
@akak23 ha the dinner thing! It took weeks of me explaining I wasn’t in shape to prepare big meals for myself and that eating at 7pm would match my peak nausea so we needed to eat earlier before he finally got it and shifted the times we eat on weekends. Seeing my weight drop and the doctor being a bit concerned seemed to change his interest in supporting evening meals though
@poemasque ditto on the long hours in the bathroom pooping!!! It drives me wild!!! I mean toilet seats are not that comfortable! Mine can buy things if he needs to (but only if life and death) but can he find where anything is in the house? Never! He calls me and asks me where everything is, even if it’s something of his that he had last!
Ok this turned into a real husband bashing lol
Though I do have to say he is very interested in all the things going on with me and baby and absolutely will not let me do too much (he just doesn’t do it either )
@sincethelastday I’m dreaming of making an announcement and making it an IF awareness post at the same time - but it will probably be with newborn pics as I’m too nervous before we get that LO home that something will go wrong. I also want to do a special event at work inviting all the people in the Women’s network to a talk about infertility, my journey, places you can get fertility assessments, basic overview of treatments etc. But not sure doing it either heavily pregnant or with a small baby is appropriate for the topic - and I won’t go super public until as late as possible at work. It’s tricky. I think it’s very personal, based on how open you and your DH are comfortable with being.
And thanks everyone for the cream recommendations. My amazon prime account took a hit today!!!
Married 12/2016
TTC #1 since 04/2015
AMA, DOR (AMH 0.65, AFC 2-4) and autoimmune issues (RA, APS), low TSH, adenomyosis
7 retrievals, 3 transfers
Nov17 IVF2 - 1ER, 0F
Jan18 IVF3 - 3ER, 1F, 1ET, BFN
Feb18 - second opinion and additional testing
Apr18 IVF4 - cancelled (E2 too high)
May/Jun18 IVF4 - 4ER, 0M, 1F, 1 frozen day 3 (not best quality)
Jun/Jul18 IVF5 - 5 ER, 3M, 2F, 2 frozen day 3 (not best quality)
Jul/Aug18 IVF6 - 4ER, 3M, 2F, 2 frozen day 3 (good quality)
Aug/Sep18 IVF7 - cancelled (cyst)
Sep/Oct18 IVF7 - 3ER, 3M, 2F, 2 frozen Day 3 (excellent quality)
Oct18 IVF8 - Cancelled (cyst and too low TSH)
Oct18-Jan19 bringing TSH under control
Feb19 ERA and hysteroscopy
Mar19 Investigation for fibroid and adenomyosis
Apr19 adenomyosis confirmed, polyps removed
Jun19 FET after 2 months Lupron, autoimmune protocol, transferred two day 3 frozen embryos
Nov17 IVF2 - Pergoveris 2-14 Nov, Orgalutran 5-14 Nov, Ovitrelle 15 Nov, ER 17 Nov for 3 follies, 1 mature egg, did not fertilize
Jan18 IVF3 - Pergoveris 30 Dec - 8 Jan, Orgalutran 5-8 Jan, Ovitrelle 9 Jan, ER 11 Jan 3 eggs, 2 mature, 1 fertilized, ET 1x 4d 12-cell embryo 15/01, 24/01 BFN
May/Jun18 IVF4 - Rekovelle 25-29 May, Menogon 30May - 2Jun, Zomacton 25 27 29 31 May and 2Jun, Cetrotide 30May - 3Jun, Gonasi 3Jun, ER 5Jun 4 eggs, none mature, two matured overnight, 1 fertilized with ICSI, Frozen day 3 but not good quality
Jun/Jul18 IVF5 - Rekovelle 21-24 June, Menogon 25Jun-3Jul, Puregon 4-5Jul, Zomacton 21 23 25 27 29 Jun, Cetrotide 25Jun-5Jul, Gonasi 6Jul, ER 8Jul 5 eggs, 3 mature, 2 fertilized with ICSI, 2 frozen day 3 but not good quality
Jul/Aug18 IVF6 - Rekovelle 26-29 Jul, Menogon 30Jul-7Aug, Buserelin 26Jul-7Aug, Zomacton 26 28 30 Jul 1 3 Aug, Gonasi 7Aug, ER 9Aug 4 eggs, 3 mature, 2 fertilized (normal IVF), 2 frozen day 3 good quality
Sep/Oct18 IVF7 - Menogon 19-30Sep, Buserelin 19-30Sep, Zomacton 19 21 23 25 27 Sep, Ovitrelle 1 Oct, ER 3 eggs, 3 mature, 2 fertilized with ICSI, 2 frozen day 3 excellent quality
Fav Quote: The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return
TTC#1 since November 2015
9/16/2016 IUI#1 - BFN
10/12/2016 IUI#2 - BFN
1/21/2017 Clomid/IUI#3 - BFN
March 2017 IVF: BFP! (beta#1 191, beta#2 378!) - it's a boy! DS born 12/6/2017
TTC #2 since July 2018
May 2019 IVF #2: BFP! (beta#1 346, beta#2 646) - vanishing twin at 8 weeks. Baby B still going strong - due 2/8/20!
@wildrainbow I'm so, so sorry for your loss. That really sucks. Hugs!
As for all the comments about massages, I'm actually pretty surprised that it isn't recommended. I had no idea. I definitely got a foot massage at the mall a couple times recently. Once the day of our transfer and another at about 5 weeks. I genuinely thought you only wanted to avoid foot massages later on in pregnancy because certain trigger points can trigger contractions. Didn't think that would be an issue this early. I'll definitely ask my OB before getting anymore.
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
Ladies - anyone else suffer from frequent headaches and how do you deal with them? Outside of pregnancy, Excedrin is the only thing that helps me but since I can only take Tylenol now, it doesn't always work as quickly. I've had a headache since yesterday morning and took Tylenol 4 times in 24 hours. On dose 5 already and it's still not going away. The only thing my doctor recommended was to eat magnesium-rich foods, which I'm trying, but this headache just won't go away. On top of that, I'm just having a rough week. My son has been sick with a fever that won't go down for 3 days now and doctors are saying it's just a virus. But he's so miserable and not himself. And I am stressing myself out because all I keep thinking about is that I was hoping to feel the baby kicks at this point and I'm not feeling anything I don't think. There were a few days where I convinced myself I felt something, but it was really faint so I may have ever imagined it. And then I keep reading that 2nd time around others feel is sooner and I'm still waiting. Makes me that much more nervous for my upcoming appointment next week. Anyway, sorry for all the rants, just feeling crummy and needed an outlet.
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
Married 12/2016
TTC #1 since 04/2015
AMA, DOR (AMH 0.65, AFC 2-4) and autoimmune issues (RA, APS), low TSH, adenomyosis
7 retrievals, 3 transfers
Nov17 IVF2 - 1ER, 0F
Jan18 IVF3 - 3ER, 1F, 1ET, BFN
Feb18 - second opinion and additional testing
Apr18 IVF4 - cancelled (E2 too high)
May/Jun18 IVF4 - 4ER, 0M, 1F, 1 frozen day 3 (not best quality)
Jun/Jul18 IVF5 - 5 ER, 3M, 2F, 2 frozen day 3 (not best quality)
Jul/Aug18 IVF6 - 4ER, 3M, 2F, 2 frozen day 3 (good quality)
Aug/Sep18 IVF7 - cancelled (cyst)
Sep/Oct18 IVF7 - 3ER, 3M, 2F, 2 frozen Day 3 (excellent quality)
Oct18 IVF8 - Cancelled (cyst and too low TSH)
Oct18-Jan19 bringing TSH under control
Feb19 ERA and hysteroscopy
Mar19 Investigation for fibroid and adenomyosis
Apr19 adenomyosis confirmed, polyps removed
Jun19 FET after 2 months Lupron, autoimmune protocol, transferred two day 3 frozen embryos
Nov17 IVF2 - Pergoveris 2-14 Nov, Orgalutran 5-14 Nov, Ovitrelle 15 Nov, ER 17 Nov for 3 follies, 1 mature egg, did not fertilize
Jan18 IVF3 - Pergoveris 30 Dec - 8 Jan, Orgalutran 5-8 Jan, Ovitrelle 9 Jan, ER 11 Jan 3 eggs, 2 mature, 1 fertilized, ET 1x 4d 12-cell embryo 15/01, 24/01 BFN
May/Jun18 IVF4 - Rekovelle 25-29 May, Menogon 30May - 2Jun, Zomacton 25 27 29 31 May and 2Jun, Cetrotide 30May - 3Jun, Gonasi 3Jun, ER 5Jun 4 eggs, none mature, two matured overnight, 1 fertilized with ICSI, Frozen day 3 but not good quality
Jun/Jul18 IVF5 - Rekovelle 21-24 June, Menogon 25Jun-3Jul, Puregon 4-5Jul, Zomacton 21 23 25 27 29 Jun, Cetrotide 25Jun-5Jul, Gonasi 6Jul, ER 8Jul 5 eggs, 3 mature, 2 fertilized with ICSI, 2 frozen day 3 but not good quality
Jul/Aug18 IVF6 - Rekovelle 26-29 Jul, Menogon 30Jul-7Aug, Buserelin 26Jul-7Aug, Zomacton 26 28 30 Jul 1 3 Aug, Gonasi 7Aug, ER 9Aug 4 eggs, 3 mature, 2 fertilized (normal IVF), 2 frozen day 3 good quality
Sep/Oct18 IVF7 - Menogon 19-30Sep, Buserelin 19-30Sep, Zomacton 19 21 23 25 27 Sep, Ovitrelle 1 Oct, ER 3 eggs, 3 mature, 2 fertilized with ICSI, 2 frozen day 3 excellent quality
Fav Quote: The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return
@Tulips29 sorry aoout the headache and the sick kiddo. How are you doing with drinking fluids? sometimes if we don't really push the fluids it can contribute to headaches. If it doesn't go away you might message your doc. as for the movements, do you know if you have an anterior placenta? I did with my 2nd and 3rd term pregnancies.. with the second I barely felt any movement till the third tri and never completed a kick count, with this one I started feeling some occasional movements probably around 23-25 weeks, I feel more than I did last time but its still pretty occasional (like 1-2 briefly active periods a day). I hope you all start feeling better soon
Diagnosed : unexplained infertility
6 rounds of IUI and a MC 2/2014, rainbow twins 4/2015
TTC #3 5/2016
Restarted Fertility tx
IUI 2 rounds, baby girl 12/17
@wifeinraleigh28 I heard that about foot rubs too, apparently a pressure point in the ankle can prompt contractions? If I’m told I have to quit getting pedicures soon I will come unglued. My poor feet kill me these days!
I’m sorry that you aren’t feeling movement yet. I know how stressful it is to not have symptoms or feelings that you expect to have. Even though I felt movement super early with both pregnancies, I often go days without feeling anything, and even when I do feel something, it’s fleeting. Do you have a Doppler at home? I use mine all the time just to keep the anxiety at bay (plus it’s a way to feel a little more connected in these earlier days).
TTC#1 since November 2015
9/16/2016 IUI#1 - BFN
10/12/2016 IUI#2 - BFN
1/21/2017 Clomid/IUI#3 - BFN
March 2017 IVF: BFP! (beta#1 191, beta#2 378!) - it's a boy! DS born 12/6/2017
TTC #2 since July 2018
May 2019 IVF #2: BFP! (beta#1 346, beta#2 646) - vanishing twin at 8 weeks. Baby B still going strong - due 2/8/20!
@sincethelastday I have an OB checkup on Monday. My doc doesn't do scans at the office, but they use a doppler, so at least that always reassures me.
@wabash15 I think I'm drinking enough, but sometimes I get really busy and I know I should be drinking more. Chugging away a glass of water now with this reminder. I have no idea about my placenta, but I will ask at the next scan. The tech I go to doesn't share a lot of information and last time I asked her if she could see if I have placenta previa again and she said she couldn't tell yet. Which is odd because last time they saw it pretty early on.
@PoeMasque I have never heard that about Benadryl, but I will definitely give it a try next time I have a bad headache! I drink a cup of tea a day, but it doesn't seem to help me get relief. Maybe I will try coffee and see if it works. And I wish I had a doppler, but my husband is really against it. My old school doc once made a comment how it's unnecessary ultrasound waves for the baby so DH was really adamant on not getting one. He also worries that if we don't find the heartbeat or hear the right thing or know what we're listening for, it will add to my anxiety.
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
@sincethelastday I think we are going to wait until week 13 or 14 to announce. All our friends don't live here so this is the best way to share the news. But I have no clue how yet.
For water consumption, I bought a 1 liter decanter and fill that up to use to fill up my glass each time. Then I know how much water I drink per day based on how many times I refill the decanter.
And I have another 1l chilies water bottle for when I go out - always using 1l makes tracking easy.
I also know before lunch I need to have emptied one, one by early evening and another before bed. So it’s an easy check on your progress through the day
Married 12/2016
TTC #1 since 04/2015
AMA, DOR (AMH 0.65, AFC 2-4) and autoimmune issues (RA, APS), low TSH, adenomyosis
7 retrievals, 3 transfers
Nov17 IVF2 - 1ER, 0F
Jan18 IVF3 - 3ER, 1F, 1ET, BFN
Feb18 - second opinion and additional testing
Apr18 IVF4 - cancelled (E2 too high)
May/Jun18 IVF4 - 4ER, 0M, 1F, 1 frozen day 3 (not best quality)
Jun/Jul18 IVF5 - 5 ER, 3M, 2F, 2 frozen day 3 (not best quality)
Jul/Aug18 IVF6 - 4ER, 3M, 2F, 2 frozen day 3 (good quality)
Aug/Sep18 IVF7 - cancelled (cyst)
Sep/Oct18 IVF7 - 3ER, 3M, 2F, 2 frozen Day 3 (excellent quality)
Oct18 IVF8 - Cancelled (cyst and too low TSH)
Oct18-Jan19 bringing TSH under control
Feb19 ERA and hysteroscopy
Mar19 Investigation for fibroid and adenomyosis
Apr19 adenomyosis confirmed, polyps removed
Jun19 FET after 2 months Lupron, autoimmune protocol, transferred two day 3 frozen embryos
Nov17 IVF2 - Pergoveris 2-14 Nov, Orgalutran 5-14 Nov, Ovitrelle 15 Nov, ER 17 Nov for 3 follies, 1 mature egg, did not fertilize
Jan18 IVF3 - Pergoveris 30 Dec - 8 Jan, Orgalutran 5-8 Jan, Ovitrelle 9 Jan, ER 11 Jan 3 eggs, 2 mature, 1 fertilized, ET 1x 4d 12-cell embryo 15/01, 24/01 BFN
May/Jun18 IVF4 - Rekovelle 25-29 May, Menogon 30May - 2Jun, Zomacton 25 27 29 31 May and 2Jun, Cetrotide 30May - 3Jun, Gonasi 3Jun, ER 5Jun 4 eggs, none mature, two matured overnight, 1 fertilized with ICSI, Frozen day 3 but not good quality
Jun/Jul18 IVF5 - Rekovelle 21-24 June, Menogon 25Jun-3Jul, Puregon 4-5Jul, Zomacton 21 23 25 27 29 Jun, Cetrotide 25Jun-5Jul, Gonasi 6Jul, ER 8Jul 5 eggs, 3 mature, 2 fertilized with ICSI, 2 frozen day 3 but not good quality
Jul/Aug18 IVF6 - Rekovelle 26-29 Jul, Menogon 30Jul-7Aug, Buserelin 26Jul-7Aug, Zomacton 26 28 30 Jul 1 3 Aug, Gonasi 7Aug, ER 9Aug 4 eggs, 3 mature, 2 fertilized (normal IVF), 2 frozen day 3 good quality
Sep/Oct18 IVF7 - Menogon 19-30Sep, Buserelin 19-30Sep, Zomacton 19 21 23 25 27 Sep, Ovitrelle 1 Oct, ER 3 eggs, 3 mature, 2 fertilized with ICSI, 2 frozen day 3 excellent quality
Fav Quote: The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return
EDD 3/25
This week I’m super nauseous, which is hard since I’m not “out” at work yet. But - at least it makes me feel like I’m still pregnant.
Question - how is the switch to an OBGYN after seeing RE?
I have U/S & B/W at OBGYN on Monday.
GTKY: When I was maybe 7, I was at the grocery store with my mom. I picked out a cereal I wanted and held it out to my mom - except it wasn’t her, it was a random woman. Most embarrassing part was both her and my mom laughed hysterically while I hid behind the shopping cart.
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 so sorry you had a rough week. Hopefully, your little one is feeling better now. Sick kiddos are the saddest! Hopefully you can find some relief from the headaches
@LauraJon2015 welcome and congrats! First OB appointment will probably a lot of scheduling and testing info. As for the actual appointment, it might just be a typical gyno appointment with a possible ultrasound.
@LauraJon2015
I think the RE --> OB transition is such a big one for us mentally and emotionally since we go to being "just another pregnant lady" at the OB's office. My OB was great about not actually treating me differently than any other patient while always keeping in his mind that I -WAS- different. The only time IVF came up for my OB was at the very beginning (I was asking the medical student who was rotating with my OB's office about whether or not the research said sushi was safe to eat -- they were like, 'technically, it's FINE as long as it's from a reputable source but you've been through alot to get here, I just wouldn't risk it') and then again at the end (when I developed pre-E around 35 weeks and the MFM doctor and my OB said they were being more aggressive than they might otherwise be because they knew what it had taken for me to get to this point.) That's ideal, IMO.
Summer 2015 - no BFP yet, labs normal, referred to RE
Fall 2015 - Summer 2016 - Further testing all normal. 3 IUI's -- BFN. Recommended move to IVF. Planned cycle for fall 2016.
September 2016 - Surprise natural BFP. MMC @ 8 weeks. RE expressed confidence that we just needed the 'right' embryo.
Fall 2016 - Spring 2017 -- Break from TTC
June 2017 - Started IVF; egg retrieval for freeze all cycle. 9 mature eggs retrieved, 5 fertilized. 2 4BB embies on ice.
August 2017 - FET transfer both embies. BFP. Twin pregnancy confirmed by ultrasound. EDD 4/28/18
September 2017 - Twin B stopped developing; Twin A doing perfectly! Graduated from RE @ 10 weeks
March 2018 - Baby Girl born via C/S due to pre-eclampsia -- strong and healthy!
TTC #2
January/Feb 2021 - Freeze-all IVF cycle
March 2021 - FET of 1 PGS normal female embryo. BFP! Beta #1 156, #2 472, #3 1241, #4 5268 EDD 12/5/21 - Christmas baby!
"When all is lost then all is found."