Also! Feel free to post pics of nurseries and bumps.
Calling!!!
@cashewchicken EDD 8/8
@businesswife EDD 8/21
@31magnolia EDD 9/8 (Girl)
@artemis618 EDD 9/2 (Boy)
@mtpbadger EDD 11/13
@vetgirl2011 EDD 11/17
@omarismyhomeboy EDD 12/24
@the_road_to_oz EDD 12/31
@laurelew EDD 3/4
@Kimbrlyg814 EDD 3/4
madasm0530 EDD 4/3
lucyb1954 EDD ???
Re: All Trimester Check-in Aug 17th
hitched 5/2009 -- Me 34, DH 39
TTC #1:
dx with POCS 7/2009
TTC on & off since 1/2012
September 2012; Surprise BFP - MC
June - December 2013; Clomid/Femara + Trigger + TI = BFN x 4
April - May 2016; Femara + TI = BFN x 2
July 2016 - December 2016; Gonal-F + Ovidren + IUI = BFN x 3
May 2018 - IVF #1; 8 snowbabies. transferred 1 embryo - CP
August 2018 - FET #1 -- Healthy Baby Boy
TTC #2:
July 2020 FET; beta 1 310, beta 2 1278
@JWatt5 I just saw (what I think is your latest update over on FB), I'm sorry for the limbo but have my fingers crossed for you, and am glad that it sounds like you still have that October funding lined up if you need it.
- GTKY: What's the one movie you've seen so many times you can't remember how many times you've seen it? If movies isn't your thing, what song makes you want to get up and dance every time you hear it? Possibly The Princess Bride, or the Back to the Future movies (told you I'm old!). I love Princess Bride (DH and I can't wait till DD is old enough to appreciate it), but it seemed like whenever the Back to the Future movies were on old school TV, I'd watch.
Random nursery pic so I can feel like I accomplished something last week:Hope you all have great weeks!
Married 6/18/16 (Me 42, DH 44), TTC #2
***TW***
As of 12/2016: AMH 1.42, FSH 6.1, AFC ~10
Self-benched Nov-Dec 2016 for
IVF #1 Jan-Feb 2017 (OCP, testosterone primed antagonist w/HGH - ER 2/2/17 - 12R, 7M ICSI'd, 3F, 0B)
IVF #2 Mar-Apr 2017 (testosterone primed agonist/luteal lupron w/HGH - ER 4/8/17 - 10R, 8M, 8F, 5B, 1 PGS normal)
IVF #3 May-Jun 2017 (testosterone primed agonist/luteal lupron w/HGH - ER 6/4/17 - 14R, 5F, 3B, 0 normal)
**New RE**
IVF #4 Sept 2017 (natural start microdose lupron flare w/HGH - ER 9/28/17 - 33R, 18F, 10B, 4 PGS normals!)
FET #1 (medicated) of one PGS normal 4AA XX 11/2/17 - Beta #1 11/11/17 (153), Beta #2 11/13/17 (324), mc at 5w1d on 11/19/17
IVF #5 Dec 2017 - Insemination of 9 frozen eggs from 2012 (8F, 1B, 0 normal)
Jan 2018 - Natural cycle ERA (normal/receptive) & stimming for
IVF #6 Jan-Feb 2018 (natural start microdose lupron flare w/HGH - ER 2/3/18 - 17R, 6M, 4F, 0 blasts)
IVF #7 Feb 2018 (natural start microdose lupron flare w/HGH - ER 2/26/18 - 19R, 9M, 9F, 4B, 2 PGS normals)
FET #2 Apr 2018 (natural cycle w/o trigger, w/P4 support) of one PGS normal 4AA- XX 4/5/18 - Beta #1 4/14/18 (67), Beta #2 4/16/18 (231)
Rainbow baby girl born 12/16/2018 (via c-section, induced at 39 weeks)
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TFAS!
FET #3 Dec 2019 (natural cycle w/o trigger, w/P4 support) of one PGS normal 3BB XY 12/16/19 - Beta #1 12/24/19 (139), Beta #2 12/27/19 (482)
- How far along/EDD? 36w6d/ Sept 8th, but may evict early.
- How are you feeling this week? Soooo very tired. I just cannot get restful, comfortable sleep. Most days I can take a nap, but that didn't happen yesterday or today and now I'm grumpy and so exhausted!
- Rants/Raves? Questions? Rave - Thanks everyone for sharing your thoughts and stories this past week. The information has been so helpful! I feel like baby girl tries to turn in the middle of the night but by the morning she's back sideways again. I'll be attempting some of the exercises/techniques to get her to turn.
- Any upcoming appointments? I have my OB appointment and Fetal monitoring (BPP) tomorrow. This will definitely give everyone an idea of what the next steps are. Doctor said I need to score 8/10 in order for her to let baby girl stay put.
- GTKY: What's the one movie you've seen so many times you can't remember how many times you've seen it? If movies isn't your thing, what song makes you want to get up and dance every time you hear it? I have a few but I'm going to have to go with The Breakfast Club.I was a big Molly Ringwald fan but that one is my fave. Definitely showing my age. Lol.
@mtpbadger - I forgot about The Cutting Edge. My sis had that on repeat back in the day.@artemis618 - I was wondering if you had your little one! Lol. Most ppl have problems with the desktop but I have a problem with the phone app. Thanks for sharing. I'll have to look up cytotec. Princess Bride was also a fave of my sis's so we watched that when ever it came on. lol.
@Kimbrlyg814 - I LOVED Elf. I bought the DVD years ago. I remember showing it to my grandma when she came down to visit one year for the holidays. She loved it too.
- How far along/EDD? 9wk5d, 3/17/2021
- How are you feeling this week? Anxiously wanting the nausea to go away...My doctor started me on Bonjesta but it doesn't seem super useful so I may go back to the Zofran.
- Rants/Raves? Questions? Anyone else taken Bonjesta? The nurse said I have to wait for it to build up in my system but I still feel like crap!
- Any upcoming appointments? Wednesday, my 10 week OB appt. Discharged from my RE last Friday...I was super emotional and all the nurses teared up.
- GTKY: What's the one movie you've seen so many times you can't remember how many times you've seen it? If movies isn't your thing, what song makes you want to get up and dance every time you hear it? Omg, I am loving all these old school picks for movies! Definitely Triplets of Belleville and Best in Show. I also love Living out Loud.
@artemis618 what a cute nursery!!!</li><li>How are you feeling this week? Ready to meet baby, but low-key stressing about the neverending, nitty-gritty to do list...</li><li>
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</li><li>Rants/Raves? Questions? I have an actual real life pedicure booked for Thursday, as well as a prenatal massage Wednesday. Covid test Wednesday, too. 😖 What can ya do.
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</li><li>Any upcoming appointments? Busy couple days Wednesday / Thursday, assuming I am not having a baby instead!
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</li><li>GTKY: Loving these answers!!! I can hardly remember the last movie we watched, apart from Sunday we all finally watched the Sound of Music, which was just delightful. I know all the lines from Clue, and Hot Fuzz is one DH introduced me to I could watch over and over again. Princess Bride for sure, too.
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DD's tree decal is birch (pictured below - DH pointed out that he couldn't actually think of anywhere with birch trees and elephants, but he humored me). All those leaves were a little annoying, but it was a fun project when it was just the two of us . And still WAY easier than painting (not that I'm at all talented in that department, but DH ambitiously wanted to paint DD's room).
Married 6/18/16 (Me 42, DH 44), TTC #2
***TW***
As of 12/2016: AMH 1.42, FSH 6.1, AFC ~10
Self-benched Nov-Dec 2016 for
IVF #1 Jan-Feb 2017 (OCP, testosterone primed antagonist w/HGH - ER 2/2/17 - 12R, 7M ICSI'd, 3F, 0B)
IVF #2 Mar-Apr 2017 (testosterone primed agonist/luteal lupron w/HGH - ER 4/8/17 - 10R, 8M, 8F, 5B, 1 PGS normal)
IVF #3 May-Jun 2017 (testosterone primed agonist/luteal lupron w/HGH - ER 6/4/17 - 14R, 5F, 3B, 0 normal)
**New RE**
IVF #4 Sept 2017 (natural start microdose lupron flare w/HGH - ER 9/28/17 - 33R, 18F, 10B, 4 PGS normals!)
FET #1 (medicated) of one PGS normal 4AA XX 11/2/17 - Beta #1 11/11/17 (153), Beta #2 11/13/17 (324), mc at 5w1d on 11/19/17
IVF #5 Dec 2017 - Insemination of 9 frozen eggs from 2012 (8F, 1B, 0 normal)
Jan 2018 - Natural cycle ERA (normal/receptive) & stimming for
IVF #6 Jan-Feb 2018 (natural start microdose lupron flare w/HGH - ER 2/3/18 - 17R, 6M, 4F, 0 blasts)
IVF #7 Feb 2018 (natural start microdose lupron flare w/HGH - ER 2/26/18 - 19R, 9M, 9F, 4B, 2 PGS normals)
FET #2 Apr 2018 (natural cycle w/o trigger, w/P4 support) of one PGS normal 4AA- XX 4/5/18 - Beta #1 4/14/18 (67), Beta #2 4/16/18 (231)
Rainbow baby girl born 12/16/2018 (via c-section, induced at 39 weeks)
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TFAS!
FET #3 Dec 2019 (natural cycle w/o trigger, w/P4 support) of one PGS normal 3BB XY 12/16/19 - Beta #1 12/24/19 (139), Beta #2 12/27/19 (482)
I am having a hard time wrapping my head around it. Like I don't feel as sad as I should?
Regardless, so happy that we crossed this hurdle.
hitched 5/2009 -- Me 34, DH 39
TTC #1:
dx with POCS 7/2009
TTC on & off since 1/2012
September 2012; Surprise BFP - MC
June - December 2013; Clomid/Femara + Trigger + TI = BFN x 4
April - May 2016; Femara + TI = BFN x 2
July 2016 - December 2016; Gonal-F + Ovidren + IUI = BFN x 3
May 2018 - IVF #1; 8 snowbabies. transferred 1 embryo - CP
August 2018 - FET #1 -- Healthy Baby Boy
TTC #2:
July 2020 FET; beta 1 310, beta 2 1278
hitched 5/2009 -- Me 34, DH 39
TTC #1:
dx with POCS 7/2009
TTC on & off since 1/2012
September 2012; Surprise BFP - MC
June - December 2013; Clomid/Femara + Trigger + TI = BFN x 4
April - May 2016; Femara + TI = BFN x 2
July 2016 - December 2016; Gonal-F + Ovidren + IUI = BFN x 3
May 2018 - IVF #1; 8 snowbabies. transferred 1 embryo - CP
August 2018 - FET #1 -- Healthy Baby Boy
TTC #2:
July 2020 FET; beta 1 310, beta 2 1278
Just poking my head in here. While I didn't have an embryo split, we did a two embryo transfer and both stuck, but one stopped developing early on (around 8 weeks, looked only 7 weeks w/ no HB). Vanishing twins are -extremely- common with IVF and likely in normal pregnancies but the average pregnant lady isn't being monitored quite as much as us and so the early signs of a vanished/vanishing twin are missed. It took awhile for the elements of the twin pregnancy to be reabsorbed -- at 8 weeks, they saw fetal pole + yolk + gestational sac but no more HB; at 9-10 weeks, the gestational sac appeared to be empty, and by 16 weeks, there was no sign of a second pregnancy. You could potentially have spotting but the body just reabsorbs everything at this stage typically. This normally has absolutely no impact on the healthy baby -- mine is a napping two year old at the moment - but it's definitely something you'll want to mention to your OB once you graduate, esp. if they do a 10 or 12 week U/S where you might still see a sac or yolk. They also sometimes recommend against doing some of the early blood screenings since it can still pick up traces of the vanished twin. I skipped the NIPT and the other blood screenings so I wouldn't get freaked out by wonky results due to the vanishing twin. We just relied on the anatomy screening at 20 weeks to make sure everything was OK. You may have to wait longer to find out the gender though since your OB may not want you to do the NIPT (which gives an early gender report).
As for the emotional side, it's really complicated. My daughter is two now and I still don't feel -bad- that I lost one of the babies; I was just so relieved she was healthy and doing great. I feel guilty for that in a way. And yet there are still moments when I think about what her twin would have been like, etc. Feel free to PM me if you have any questions!
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."
hitched 5/2009 -- Me 34, DH 39
TTC #1:
dx with POCS 7/2009
TTC on & off since 1/2012
September 2012; Surprise BFP - MC
June - December 2013; Clomid/Femara + Trigger + TI = BFN x 4
April - May 2016; Femara + TI = BFN x 2
July 2016 - December 2016; Gonal-F + Ovidren + IUI = BFN x 3
May 2018 - IVF #1; 8 snowbabies. transferred 1 embryo - CP
August 2018 - FET #1 -- Healthy Baby Boy
TTC #2:
July 2020 FET; beta 1 310, beta 2 1278
</div><div>Prenatal massage this morning was lovely, stayed on my front the whole time
so I didn't have to worry about baby rotating posterior. Scheduled
another chiro adjustment for next Wednesday JIC I'm still pregnant...
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</div><div>Covid
test was lame but uneventful, as one might expect. Of the three people
I saw getting tested while I was there, 3/3 were pregnant including
myself. 🤷 So at least I'm glad they aren't sending us into some mob
scene full of obviously sick people. 🤦</div><div>
</div><div>MW was
fine, met another one I hadn't met yet, so that's good. She gave us
some info on circumcision she likes to give the surprise / boy-moms, so
that was nice to have some more evidence-based food for thought on the subject. The more you know!</div><div>
</div><div>BP was fine, weight was no surprise lol I measured 39 at 39+5, so that's good; Baby's still head down and happy, so all is well!
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@BusinessWife That sounds like a busy day! I love my prenatal massages. It’s so nice to just relax for an hour!
TTC #1 since 2017
Dx: MFI + Mild PCOS (AMH 6.9)
IVF Journey:
ER #1: 6/18/19; 15R/11M/9F/6 FROZEN 👶🏼 un-tested
FET 1: 8/01/19, Beta 8/14 = 9...Chemical pregnancy (transferred 2)
FET 2: 12/19/19...Negative Beta 12/30 (transferred 1)
Changed Clinics
FET 3: 3/9/20, Beta #1, 37, Beta #2, 26, Beta #3 51 - Chemical pregnancy (transferred 2)
ER #2: 6/2/2020; 31R/26M/18F/13 sent for PGS Testing
6 PGS Normal Embryos - 3 girls👶🏼 + 3 boys👶🏼
FET 4: 7/30/20, Beta 1:66 Beta 2: 110...Ectopic pregnancy @ 6 weeks with Male (transferred 1)
FET 5: 11/18/20, Beta 1: 97 Beta 2: 384 Beta 3: 1010....Miscarriage @ 7 weeks with Female (transferred 1)
FET 6: 3/9/21 - Canceled due to poor lining response
FET 6.5: 7/28/21 - Beta 1: 21.5 Beta 2: 31.4 Beta 3: 28 - Chemical pregnancy, Female (transferred 1)
FET 7: 12/8/21 - Beta 1: 9 Beta 2: - Chemical pregnancy, Male+? (transferred 2)
Anyway, I was thinking about this yesterday, everyone -- how cautious are you all being with COVID19? I'm pretty sure that fall is going to break a new outbreak of cases, and my boyfriend and I just haven't really come to a consensus on what we think. Do I continue grocery shopping in person? Get things delivered? Do I wear a mask at all times around my family? (they are pretty much the only people I see). Anyway, just wanted to see what everyone else is doing!
</div><div>I don't really leave the house much all week, but when I do see them, I don't wear a mask around my family because to me, we are all healthy, so it's just stupid in the privacy of our own homes. I know everyone has different circumstances where it may be more important to them, and that's fine, you can use your judgement on that based on your situation. (For example, we haven't seen grandpa since before this whole thing happened, but he has his own bubble of aunts and uncles who help him on a regular basis getting him to appointments and such.) SIL and her kids are about the only people I and DD see on a regular basis, and personally I don't want DD seeing people in masks all over the place, like it's a "new normal." It's not normal. DD stays with SIL for the day while I go to my appointments and run any other errands I can squeeze into the day, so she doesn't have to be out around the masked public.</div><div>
</div><div>We also have a bi-weekly playdate at this bub's Godparents' house, and we don't wear masks in their home, either. I think everyone has got to decide for themselves how big to let their bubble be, and find a balance they feel comfortable with. :). Just to provide a voice in the wilderness that is not actually freaking out, but still trying to stay sensible and respectful of anybody else's right to do what they feel is best.
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TTC #1 since 2017
Dx: MFI + Mild PCOS (AMH 6.9)
IVF Journey:
ER #1: 6/18/19; 15R/11M/9F/6 FROZEN 👶🏼 un-tested
FET 1: 8/01/19, Beta 8/14 = 9...Chemical pregnancy (transferred 2)
FET 2: 12/19/19...Negative Beta 12/30 (transferred 1)
Changed Clinics
FET 3: 3/9/20, Beta #1, 37, Beta #2, 26, Beta #3 51 - Chemical pregnancy (transferred 2)
ER #2: 6/2/2020; 31R/26M/18F/13 sent for PGS Testing
6 PGS Normal Embryos - 3 girls👶🏼 + 3 boys👶🏼
FET 4: 7/30/20, Beta 1:66 Beta 2: 110...Ectopic pregnancy @ 6 weeks with Male (transferred 1)
FET 5: 11/18/20, Beta 1: 97 Beta 2: 384 Beta 3: 1010....Miscarriage @ 7 weeks with Female (transferred 1)
FET 6: 3/9/21 - Canceled due to poor lining response
FET 6.5: 7/28/21 - Beta 1: 21.5 Beta 2: 31.4 Beta 3: 28 - Chemical pregnancy, Female (transferred 1)
FET 7: 12/8/21 - Beta 1: 9 Beta 2: - Chemical pregnancy, Male+? (transferred 2)
@lucyb1954 - HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!!! I have those same Covid-19 concerns and have had them the entire pregnancy. I've had to make some difficult decisions as to what family members to cut off. And it's the ones that that can't isolate/work from home because they are in retail. I'm just not willing to take the risk. And the same will be true for when little one gets here. I'll review everything again once she gets her first set of shots. But honestly I wasn't going to be having a whole lot of ppl hold and be around her the first two months anyway. And that was before I knew anything about Covid. And then with flu season coming in October... I'm sure I'm being an overly cautious FTM, but I'm OK with that. I also have my dad to be concerned about. He's older and I don't want to him to catch anything from me, so that makes me want to be extremely careful. Now my SO flips back and forth, especially since it was his family that mostly had to be cut. BUT he understands where I'm coming from.
AFM, the baby is now vertex! Woohoo. She did that on her own. I didn't have a chance to do the inversions, but the OB did say she's favoring my right side and we need her to be in the middle. I guess the walking is helping.
</div><div><img alt="" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/5020794/uploads/editor/ol/2polsb5l87ja.gif"></div><div>And feeling super pregnant today, of course. Currently making eggplant parm, and my feet are absolutely killing me lol. So glad the baby shifted for you!!! Keep up the good work. I would love to just go for a WALK, push the stroller or whatever. But at least I've been busy doing things around the house, so hopefully that does some good, too.
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