Also! Feel free to post pics of nurseries and bumps.
Calling:
@cashewchicken EDD 8/8 - Baby girl is here! Yay!!
@businesswife EDD 8/21 - Baby girl is here! Yay!!
@31magnolia EDD 9/8 (Girl)
@artemis618 EDD 9/2 (Boy) Baby boy is here! Yay!!
@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 3/17
Re: All Trimester Check-In week of 9/14
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
are you team green? do you have your names narrowed down at least? good luck!!
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
- How far along/EDD? 13w5d, 3/17/21
- How are you feeling this week? Okay. Yesterday was a bad day for nausea, and I'm just kind of ready for the vague feeling of pukiness to leave!
- Rants/Raves? Questions? I'm not really showing, but I do kind of look like I'm having a food baby. Hopefully it will turn into a real bump and less of a I-ate-too-much bump soon.
- Any upcoming appointments? U/S with MFM on Wednesday. Haven't seen the baby in two weeks so I'm nervous.
- GTKY: What is your favorite food? I love Indian food normally, but since I got pregnant those spices super turn me off. Spaghetti is definitely on the list right now, as is ice cream.
@31magnolia girl do you still have an inside baby or no??? Can't wait to hear from you!@madasm0530 there is some evidence that nausea is worse with girls than with boys. I'm having a girl, do you know what you're having? I keep hoping that nausea is less bad in second pregnancies...otherwise I have no idea how people convince themselves to do this more than once!
i had to wait 45 minute before they gave it to me (6:14am) and those were the most painful 45 minutes ever! But once the epidural hit I was fine. I felt extreme pressure with each contraction but no pain. The nurse checks again at 7am and I’m 4-5 cm dilated. They then said the doctor would check me at 8:30 but I knew at 8 baby girl was coming so I had them check again and I was 9 cm. Long story short. Baby girl was born at 9:00 am. BUT she came out with her hands around her face so I had severe tear (stage 3). Had to get stitches and ended up hemorrhaging during the repair. Still recovering but all is good. And I have my beautiful baby girl here. Still hard for me to believe.
Unexplained infertility/AMA, polycystic ovaries, insulin resistance
FET#1(July 2017): eSET of first of 4 PGS-normal embryos, DS born 3/30/2018
FET#2(Oct/Nov 2019): eSET
@vetgirl2011 so I’m not sure how unique but here are some that I’ve liked: Tristan, Roman (this was a FAVORITE but my husband was not having it), Lorenzo (Enzo for short), Gino, Giovanni, Ezekiel (Zeke for short), Carter (this is our #2 name in case we got pregnant with twins or have another boy), Elijah (Eli for short), Emery, Monroe... just a few uniques! good luck!!!
Congrats! If you wish to join, we have a PAIF new mommies facebook group to chat and share picture :-) https://www.facebook.com/groups/563424387441169
See, I told you, it just takes one!
@Kimbrlyg814
I also had names picked out since TTC -- unfortunately one of my faves was Eloise but that was too close to my niece's name, so I thought it would be confusing (my sister had 2 babies in the time it took us to have 1 lol). We told everyone the name around 16 weeks or so -- Anne-Louise (Anne for the main character in two of my favorite books, Anne of Green Gables and the Kingmaker's Daughter [Anne Neville], Louise for my beloved aunt who sadly passed at the same time we started TTC) - and my nieces would refer to my tummy as Annawheeze hahaha Now that she's out, she's Baby Anne to them and will probably ALWAYS be Baby Anne haha
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."
- How far along/EDD? 15w5d, EDD 3/4/2021
- How are you feeling this week? Feeling better than I was but still not feeling 100%. I've found that a seltzer in the morning helps to curb that queasiness. Food aversions still haven't completely gone away.
- Rants/Raves? Questions? Rave: I created my baby registry last week using Babylist. Can't say enough good things about that website! Question: I am starting to think about a baby shower. My shower would probably take place in January. I don't expect to feel comfortable with an in person shower by then (especially since events will have to take place indoors in the middle of winter). Therefore we'll have to go the virtual shower route. I don't love being the center of attention so I'm not jazzed about the idea of a Zoom call (I'm just afraid I'll feel awkward the whole time). In my research I found webbabyshower.com, which I think I will definitely be using. However I still feel like I should have some sort of Zoom component. Has anyone either had a virtual baby shower this year or attended one? What did you like? What did you dislike?
- Any upcoming appointments? Not until October.
- GTKY: What is your favorite food? I am in the same boat as @madasm0530 with not wanting any food at the moment. Ironically I've been eating more frequently now than I ever have before in order to try to prevent nausea as much as possible. Fortunately I tend to crave healthy snacks, but I am so tired of snacking. Also I'm normally the type of person who can eat the same thing for breakfast and lunch every day for years. Now if I find something that I can stomach eating for a week or two, after a certain point I don't even want to look at that food item ever again. To answer the question, my husband and I generally enjoy pizza every Friday night.
Tiny baby bump picture from about a week and a half ago (to be honest my tummy was always this shape, even before I got pregnant. I think it is only slightly bigger than before but my sister assures me it is in fact a bump, lol):@vetgirl2011 and @mtpbadger I also do not have a baby name picked out yet. I have had a girl name picked out for years but it turns out that DH and I do not like any boy names. Our list right now mainly consists of names we don't hate. We tend to favor classic boy names. I keep coming back to Alexander so I think that will likely be the final name. DH says Alex is okay but does not like Alexander. He prefers Hank (formal name would be Henry).
@Kimbrlyg814 I LOVE your announcement!! Congrats on sharing the news with friends and family.
@lucyb1954 I also enjoy Indian food. My first husband was Indian and we lived with his mom. She was the best cook and I would eat dinner with her most nights (ironically my first husband was more of a meat and potatoes kind of guy so he wouldn't always eat with us because she cooked vegetarian meals only). I'm currently in the wait between my 12 week ultrasound and the 20 week ultrasound. So weird not to be able to check in until then...
@mbradfo2 I also love the Anne of Green Gables books. My favorites are actually the ones where she grows up and has her own family. Anne Louise is such a pretty girl name.
I have to say - the ATTENTION hyperemsis has gotten lately has been so helpful. There is a great documentary on Amazon, Amy Schumar's very public journey and the HERfoundation research has all helped me really explain to people I'm not malingering, I'm not being dramatic, it's not morning sickness. Its a disease, and I am trying to just keep us both alive.
@31magnolia congrats!
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
Are you taking any anti-nausea meds like ondansetron (zofran)? Some of the anti-nausea meds can cause irregularities with the heart rate and def. needs to be monitored.
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."
i need to step away from google.
i've asked before for stories and thoughts on this so apologies for being redundant but trying not to spiral out of control here.
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 class=" Spoiler">Omg when the nurse told me to take my contractions for an hour, I was like uh.... And then my next mistake was getting out of bed after that hour! <<<Insert laugh/cry emojii>>> It was still a while getting out of the house and a 40 min car ride before we even got there! You got lucky that way, at least (((hugs)))</div>
@madasm0530 I do not have any stories to share but I just wanted to send a huge hug your way. When are they planning to do the NT scan? I see you are in your 11th week this week. I had my NT scan at 12 weeks. Hopefully you won't have to wait too long to find out more. For now I am going to stay positive for you.
its one of those things where none of my doctors have seemed concerned or made mention of it but now it's alll i can think about! thanks for your kind words!
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
@Kimbrlyg814 I love the announcement 🥰🥰
I can't remember -- did you do any testing? And were there any signs of abnormality in the vanishing twin or just stopping growing? While my twin pregnancy was from two embryos, the two m/c I have had (including the vanishing twin) there were signs of abnormality in the embryo seen on the u/s -- enlarged yolk sac, etc. And remember, lots of different cells play roles in embryo development (making the placenta, sac, fetal pole, etc) and they can often be 'mosaic' (as in, all the cells aren't identical genetically). It's entirely possible that even if there were seen abnormalities in the vanishing twin that the healthy babe has none of those genes. I agree that you should do the NT first and then go from there, but I wouldn't be overly concerned. Remember, every normal pregnancy gets these tests done and vanishing twins are alot more common than we realize because most normal pregnancies aren't monitored early enough to catch the vanishing twin before it's absorbed/etc.
I skipped the NIPT entirely due to the risk of vanishing twin dna skewing the results -- my doctor was perfectly fine with that and agreed with me that it wasn't necessary as long as we kept monitoring by ultrasound. The only screening on the baby that I had was the anatomy scan at 19 weeks which was perfect except the baby was uncooperative with getting good pictures of the spine (checking for neural tube defects). My doctor was completely nonchalant, said that sort of thing happens often, and we would just get the pictures at my next apt at 23 weeks. I was obviously beside myself, terrified that there would be something wrong with the spine. My dad is a pediatrician and he brought me down to earth several times, reminding me that genetic defects rarely occur in a vacuum -- i.e. it's not usually just ONE thing that's wrong, there will be multiple markers. Since everything else looked fine at that appt and all prior ones, he (and my OB) agreed that it was unlikely that there was anything wrong with the spine. We did get the spine pictures at the next appt (after I spent a month freaking out about neural tube defects) and they were absolutely fine. Baby girl is a perfectly healthy two year old now with all the usual attributes of a toddler - getting into everything, talking your ear off and hating bedtime. Just remember that your doctors' jobs are to look for these issues so it might sometimes feel like they are fishing for something or think something is wrong, but it's just protocol.
Are you seeing a MFM (maternal-fetal medicine specialist)? I know sometimes they immediately shuffle anyone over 35 or with an IVF pregnancy to see the specialists just to be on the safe side, but it can be nervewracking since those guys are USED to seeing the complicated cases. My OB is super old school and didn't think that was necessary unless there was a reason. He also knows that I tend to worry over everything (irrationally) and didn't want to give me something else to worry about if he wasn't concerned with baby.
There will always be a new thing to worry about when it comes to baby and this doesn't go away after they are born! Welcome to the rest of your life :-) You'll always be nervous about something with them :-) but that's just mom instinct and not abnormal at all.
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."
we didn't do any testing. all i was told at the RE at my 7w ultrasound is that there was an empty sac that was measuring 6+2. at my 9w ultrasound there was a teeny bit of the second sac remaining. the tech and my RE seemed totally casual about it (which i have to keep telling myself as well). I had a 10w ultrasound at the OB but their machines are not nearly as good as the RE machines so we really weren't able to see anything other than the baby.
i didn't get referred to a MFM - i guess I'm okay with that.
i know that all moms worry all the time about all pregnancies but i feel like there might be a tiny more stress on us because of all we've done to get to this point.
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
I have a friend who had a PGS normal embryo split after transfer and PGS normals can still miscarry for a variety reasons so I wouldn't be overly concerned that a split embryo with a vanishing twin is abnormal -- esp. because you didn't see any signs of abnormality, just an empty sac which would be perfectly normal in the instance of a vanishing twin. My vanishing twin got further than yours actually -- we got a heartbeat for both babies on the first scan and it was at around 8 weeks that the embryo stopped developing and the doctor saw an enlarged yolk sac. The empty sac didn't go away until my 16 week appt.
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."
@31magnolia Ahhhhhhhh!!!!! Congratulations!!!!! So exciting!!!! And....ouch...oooh that does not sound good, but mama and baby are healthy which is awesome! Did she have hair? If you feel comfortable, can you share a first name? I'm so excited for you!
@madasm0530 I'm sorry that I have zero advice for you. It sucks that you can't do NIPT but I'm betting that everything will be fine at your NT scan. I have a friend who also had a vanishing twin on non-tested embryos but had a perfectly normal singleton. It's likely a lot more normal situation than we think, it's just that we in the IF world know so much at a much earlier stage than others.
@laurelew You look so cute! I'll be happy when I look a little less muffin top and a little more pregnant. We haven't started thinking names at all, I think we're both still nervous. I had my 14 week U/S with the MFM folks and it went well, baby girl was dancing around and literally on her head when we first looked. Apparently we also don't need to go back until 20 weeks, although I'm going to ask for something in between that. My OB is good at letting me come in to ease my mind.
@lucyb1954 I am also in the limbo between my 12 week ultrasound and the 20 week ultrasound. I still have 4 more weeks to go. It's weird not getting to check on my little guy until then. Even my next OB appt isn't for 2 more weeks.
How far along/EDD? Well.... LMP says 6/3 but I don't ovulate on CD14 so likely later.
How are you feeling this week? I am a mixture of shocked and excited! We've been trying for over 3 years, did the IUIs, IVF with 1 frozen transfer (all failed) and was scheduled for a 2nd transfer at end of March which we opted to cancel and then took a break over the summer. Did a bunch of tests after the failed transfer which showed everything was timed well and my lining was receptive. Their recommendation was to add a GF and DF diet for the 2nd FET and with the cancellation I just kept on the diet for when we were ready to try again. Well that must have been the reason for our failures because here I am, KU in the last cycle before we were going to get a FET started. Or maybe it was going on an anti-depressant just before this cycle started. Idk! Kinda don't care!
Rants/Raves? Questions? I'm annoyed with my clinic. I called the fertility clinic for my betas because they said the RE sometimes does take established patients who get KU naturally so I was hoping to get those early USs, but it sounds like they might not. Anyway, my first beta on Wednesday was only 15 and that nurse mentioned a chemical so I've been freaking out for the last 2 days, especially since my HPT yesterday wasn't any darker than Wednesdays. Problem may have been the 10hr hold overnight since I went to bed early. But today's result was 44 so I feel more comfortable joining in here.
Q: what should I look for in an OB? My regular one doesn't deliver babies so I'm a little at a loss for where to begin.
Any upcoming appointments? I have a 3rd beta draw on Monday. They may do another since they think this was late implantation, but I've never O'ed on CD14 so of course they think I'm behind.
GTKY: What is your favorite food? Ooohhh this is way too general of a question lol. I definitely love breakfast food. Hash browns are my favorite part of breakfast!
TTC #1 since 7.2017
Dx: low morph (1%), ANA positive, low decidualization score, high TSH and testosterone, histone antibodies
IUI #1-3 | all BFN
IVF #1 | 6.11.19 | 24R, 17M, 15F, 6B, PGT-A tested - 5 normal, 3 girls & 2 boys
FET #1 | 9.10.19 | BFN "I know you, but we've never met. I'm with you, but I don't know your name"
RPL, Receptiva, & ERA testing | all normal/negative, recommended going on gluten and dairy free diet for next FET
FET #2 | 3.31.20 | Opted to cancelled due to pandemic, continued diet and tried naturally over the summer
2nd Opinion with another RE | 8.20.20 | Not immune to measles (received 1 dose); SA results similar to 2 years ago; decided to move forward with FET #2 redo at start of next cycle
Surprise natural BFP! | 9.22.20 | MC 10.23.20 at 8 weeks
TTCAL naturally | starting 11.22.20
Initial consultation with Reproductive Immunologist | 9.14.21
Decidualization score biopsy | 10.1.21 | abnormal - low score of 1; endometrial scratch recommended and progesterone supplementation
Saline sono | 10.15.21 | normal
Bloodwork | 10.21.21 | high TSH, high testosterone, positive for anti-nuclear antibodies and histone antibodies, high protein S, multiple genetic mutations
BFP! | 11.3.21 | EDD 7.14.22 | biopsy provided same effect as endometrial scratch; added supplemental progesterone and estrogen, prednisone, levothyroxine, and MTX Support to maintain pregnancy
DS born 7.19.22 after induction
TTC #2 begins 6.2023
Consultation with RI | 6.6.23
Saline sono, endometritis biopsy, skin & eye check | all normal
Labs | high TSH, Factor XIII mutation, high %CD56
Follow up | 8.8.23 | prescribed metformin, prednisone, plaquenil, and levothyroxine
Repeat labs after 3 weeks on meds
Follow up | 11.9.23 | Green light!, increase in prednisone, added lovenox
Repeat labs in 8 weeks
Follow up | 1.16.24 | Green light continues
TTC put on pause