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krash_ · January 2021

Pregnant After Infertility

Not sure if we will need a weekly check in for this but I know a lot of IF ladies are still with their RE through first tri.

Anyone want to come up with prompts or should we just randomly chat?

krash_ · January 2021

The RE called this morning because I was on a wait list for an appointment for a 6 wk u/s but I already got one scheduled at my OB for next week. Andplusalso my RE is out of network so we would pay for it OOP but the OB will be in network so I think it will go to my deductible. If all's well at the u/s next week I think I will graduate the RE.

I am counting down the days until I can stop progesterone. I loath the suppositories and my RE recommended them until 12 wks.

Q: are you doing an IF related pregnancy announcement? I found this onesie on Etsy that says "Made with love and a little letrozole" so I'm considering getting that but at the same time I really hated seeing pg announcements on SM when we had been trying for so long so I don't want to put that on anyone else.

sawasap · January 2021

@krash_ I’m debating about the pregnancy announcement. I hadn’t planned on it until a friend’s wife posted about her IVF pregnancy and struggle with IF and I really loved it. It was the first pregnancy announcement that didn’t bother me. So I’ve been thinking since then of doing something similar, lending some generalised support to any of my friends who may be going through it.

I graduated from the fertility clinic after my 6 week US on Monday and am now trying to sort out the rest of my prenatal care. I’m on wait lists for every midwife reasonably close to me, but doubt it’s going to happen. I asked my RE to refer me to an OB and so now I’m waiting to get that call. Hoping it gets sorted out soon, after the fertility clinic I’m really not used to not knowing what my next step is!

Centralmnmom · January 2021

I think we can just randomly chat or it we could change the PGAL check in to PAIL check in. Just a thought.

I'm so ready to be done with progesterone shots. My butt is so sore. Feb 10th can't come soon enough.

As far as announcements I think I will do on around 20 weeks. We aren't finding out gender until birth so it's not like we will be doing a gender reveal. I will be telling any of our friends that are having issues before I put it up.

This is the way we told our family

optimisticoctopus · January 2021

@krash_ I think I definitely want to give a slight nod to our IF journey when we eventually announce on social media. I feel like when I saw pregnancy announcements that indicated some form of IF struggle, those hurt so much less than the in your face “we’re pregnant!”. I probably will just do it within the caption of whatever we post, but I haven’t thought that far out yet! We won’t announce until I’m visibly and obviously showing I think.

I graduate from my RE next week and it feels so weird! My OB already has me set up with some appointments which is nice. They gave me a kind of stepping stone appointment so I wouldn’t have to go 5 weeks between u/s appointments which I though was VERY nice of them.

@Centralmnmom ouch to progesterone shots! I’m on the suppositories and I’m OVER IT. although I know when the time comes I’ll have anxiety about stopping them. But the injections suck. I have to do blood thinner shots, and my whole stomach is a variety of bruises. Probably won’t get one cute bump pic without something over top this whole pregnancy based on how I look right now lol

Centralmnmom · January 2021

@runningoncookies I've heard the lovenox shots burn. Sorry you have to do them. Yeah I have both the progesterone and suppositories, but at least I'm done in the first trimester.

As far as a social media announcement I have a couple different onsies I'm thinking about my friend could make me that have a nod to our IVF journey. Also part of why I want to wait until April to announce is it's infertility awareness month so I can tie it all together.

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