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March 2023 Moms
babymac4321
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Pregnant after Fertility Treatments
babymac4321
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I hope this is ok! We have a few check ins for different ladies but I haven’t seen a pregnant after fertility treatment check in. I hope this isn’t stepping on any toes!
How long had you been trying to conceive?
How long had you been trying to conceive?
What treatments did you do?
How far along are you?
How are you feeling?
Hopes/fears?
I am so happy we are all here, this is exciting and terrifying all at the same time.
Re: Pregnant after Fertility Treatments
I bet it was amazing seeing the heartbeat for the first time ❤️
We have had many failed cycles and early losses so we are hoping this one sticks it out for the long haul. The wait til the next scan seems so long.
1.5 years this round!
2 yrs - a year of that was trying on our own and with some extra progesterone support, then I found out I have endometriosis with an endometrioma (cyst) in each ovary, and some small polyps in my tubes. All that (plus a surgeon who wanted to remove both tubes and cysts etc) led us to IVF. Tbh, I had an intuitive ping from the beginning that we’d end up doing it because of my myriad health problems!
What treatments did you do?
1 round IVF with ICSI - we were very lucky to end up with quite a lot of embryos and did genetic testing on 8 of them, but I ended up being the 1% of people who get very extreme ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome which resulted in 4 abdominal drains at the fertility clinic and then being admitted to hospital for a few days and having a leave-in drain put in while there. 😬 Definitely not a fun experience but it did mean that I wasn’t stressing about how many embryos would make it to day 5 as I was a bit preoccupied!
How far along are you?
5 weeks 1 day!! Going for the second blood test this week, so fingers crossed HCG is increasing, but got a really solid number last week for the first test!
How are you feeling?
Physically, pretty good. Not much in the way of symptoms. My biggest issue is the PIO injections. Not sure if anyone else has had such bad leg pain from them that they couldn’t walk, but that’s been happening just about every other time.
Mentally, definitely having some mood issues and was feeling a bit depressed last week, but I take antidepressants already so it’s hard to know if it was just circumstantial with the whole wrapping my head around having a baby or chemical/hormonal.
Hopes/fears?
A little nervous about the next HCG test just because I don’t seem to have the typical pregnancy symptoms, but also reminding myself that my body does really well with extra progesterone and with HCG (it makes my usual food intolerances disappear!)
How long had you been trying to conceive?
Three years
What treatments did you do?
Three IUIs, one round of IVF with ICSI
How far along are you?
Ten weeks tomorrow!
How are you feeling?
I am feeling well, sometimes worried I’m feeling too well. Tired and slight nausea but over all pretty good.
Hopes/fears?
I am trying my best to be hopeful and not fearful, some days are harder than others. Some days it still doesn’t feel real. I’ve had some tough conversations with my mom because she is trying to force us to feel 100% joyful and I’ve had to explain to her we are happy, but it’s still early. Getting her to be patient past the first Tri has been difficult!