544 replies to this topic

[BabyWishes2]

Hello my darling mamas to be! Baby dust to everyone! I just had a successful FET of a 6d blast and it stayed, yay!! I just had my first ultrasound and I was a little confused with the age of the embryo I guess. When the nurse (who was fantastic) looked at my profile she changed it from 6w4d to 5w4d (which really super matters with my evening butt pokes of PIO). So if my 6dt was on June 14th ... And today is July 6th, do they count like a normal period the 2 weeks prior to the transfer and then another 6days for the age of the blast? Now, based on measurements the embryo was measuring 5w3d. It's confusing to me .. Anyone have more experience with dates? Thank you ladies xo!!

[chantalword]

Emilysalsky - I am not prepared for twins! We only transferred one embryo so the chances are pretty small. Congrats to you as well! We have the same ultrasound date! I can't wait. I'm seeing my GP on the 12th and will most likely get another beta then too. 

 

Pochakachu - I have had constipation issues since I started on the estrogen patches even before transfer. They are getting a bit worse now that I'm pregnant. I use Restoralax and Colace because I have heard both are safe during pregnancy. I know that prenatals can cause constipation as well because of the iron in them, but I take prenatals without iron so I know that isn't my issue. Before my pregnancy was confirmed I had a little bit of nausea and some sore breasts, as well as some crazy fatigue. 

[Pochakachu4u]

Chantalword - I've been taken nature made prenatal and didn't notice the constipation, as for the estrogen you might be right that's one of the new med I'm taking and maybe that's what causing it. I had my transfer on the 29th and the night I had diarrhea and it went away and now yesterday I'm having diarrhea. I hope it's the med, imma go get some of the ones you name hopefully it cools my tummy so I can eat. Let's cross fingers these are all good signs of pregnancy.

[MegJay]

Hey Ladies, I'm in the same boat for constipation.  I'm not on prometrium now (was on it on my IVF cycle), but the doctor said pregnancy can cause it, so I'm guessing its a combination of all of it.  My doctor told me that if I don't want to take over the counter stuff, then to just eat prunes, plums and cherries (since they are all coming into season or are in season already)

[chantalword]

Megjay - Prune juice works really well too, I do use that on occassion. I use the Restoralax daily and the Colace only as needed. Restoralax is not actually absorbed by the body but it draws liquid into the intestines, which is why I like it. I have many digestive issues with ulcerative colitis and a jpouch, so this is what works for me. And lots and lots of water! 

 

Pochakachu - FX for you! 

[Pochakachu4u]

Thanks again , it's not constipation anymore now I'm having diarrhea. I run to the rr and will go very little. I still try to eat some solid food and drink water, but that's not helping. Btw can symptoms come and go? Yesterday I had really bad backache and burst was a little sentitive, but now it's gone.

[chantalword]

Pochakachu- The symptoms can most definitely come and go. My fatigue is pretty constant but everything else is inconsistent. Nausea seems to be present when I first wake up, but gone by the time I'm at work. The breast soreness always seems worse in the mornings as well. My back hasn't bothered me too much lately, little twinges here and there though. I've had a lot of success talking to the pharmacist about my constipation and what would be best to use, maybe they would have suggestion to help things move along a bit more smoothly?

[MegJay]

Pochakachu- I am the same as Chantal, my symptoms come and go.  My nausea is bad when I first wake up (I have to eat right away) and then throughout the day I find if I eat a lot of food it comes back for a bit.  Mornings are bad for most of the symptoms except my fatigue, I feel great and wake in the morning, but by mid afternoon I feel like the rudest person ever because I can't stop yawning haha.

[Sourire]

mrs2014 - I noticed my cervix is super sensitive now that I'm pregnant, a couple of times I started bleeding just from inserting Crinone so your theory about the progesterone pessaries seems pretty likely. Also I don't know if you're taking baby aspirin, at my clinic they have everyone take it from CD1 of the cycle until the end of the first trimester, but that definitely increases the risk of vaginal bleeding, I quit taking it at 5 weeks because the spotting was stressing me out too much. In my last pregnancy I had a subchorionic hematoma (a bleed in my uterus) and I did notice that anytime I was more active physically I'd bleed more and the bleeding would slow down when I took it easy. But I don't think the physical activity increased my risk of miscarriage, that blood had to come out anyways at some point.

 

jenny_uy - I'm actually amazed that you bled so much and everything was fine. Stories like that reassure me soooooo much. You must have been devastated when it happened!

 

MegJay - your 5 week beta is amazing, mine was 4725 at exactly 5 weeks.

 

chantalword - welcome and congrats!

 

littlecornfield - welcome! I am always bloated after supper, I almost look pregnant, but when I wake up in the morning my belly is flat again boo. I can't wait to have a real bump again so people start opening doors for me and giving me their seat on the bus lol.

 

Lisak - welcome! I totally understand the terrified feeling. My clinic recommends staying on progesterone until 10 weeks pregnant. How did you get pregnant? I ask because in my case my ovulation was supporessed for my FET cycle and therefore my body will not produce any progesterone on it's own until the placenta starts producing it in a few weeks, so stopping progesterone is definitely not an option for me.

 

emilysalsky - I've heard plenty of stories of people having super high betas and it was a singleton and other stories of people having totally normal betas and it was twins. You won't know for sure until the ultrasound!

 

Babywishes2 - Welcome and congrats! I had a 3 day transfer on June 8 and I'm 6w4d today. So my embryo would have been 6 days old on June 11, meaning I am 3 days ahead of you and you should be around 6w1d today. Another way of looking at is you  subtract 19 days (5+14 days) from your transfer date and that is your CD 1, then you enter that date into one of those due date calculators. But when they measure your dates by ultrasound there's always a margin of error of about 2 days so anything within + or - 2 days of your actual dates is normal. If they say the embryo was measuring 5w3d yesterday then it might be measuring slightly smaller than expected, but that could still be ok, it might have just implanted a bit late. Are they planning to have you come back for another ultrasound soon to see how things are progressing?

 

Pochakachu4u - the symtoms definitely come and go. My nausea has been getting worse and worse and then just a couple of days ago it disappeared completely. It freaked me out for sure.

 

AFM - so I had a huge panic attack on Tuesday when my nausea disapeared 100%. I'm still doing those cheapie pregnancy tests and the line started getting a tiny bit lighter. So I called my fertility clinic and after some begging they agreed to move my ultrasound up (it was scheduled for July 12). So I went in yesterday for the ultrasound at 6w3d and we saw the baby's heart beating and it was measuring 4.9mm which is right on track. I think I've been waiting to see a heartbeat to believe I'm truly going to have a baby (I had a miscarriage a few years back and we never saw a heartbeat that time) so now I can stop panicking and get excited! With my last pregnancy I also had my first u/s at 6w3d and baby was measuring about the same size. My clinic says I can still have another ultrasound next week, DH is trying to convince me to cancel it since he doesn't want the baby being exposed to too many ultrasounds but I don't think I can live without the reassurance since I have a tendency to panic at the slightest thing. Oh and now my nausea is back, I haven't thrown up yet but this morning I had a few dry heaves before breakfast.

 

[AMexicanInHamilton]

Hi all,I 

have read all your posts. Looks like the worry never goes away! I had my FET on the 27th of June and my first beta is tomorrow. I want to join because I saw a second line on a dollarama test yesterday 

I have a very busy next few weeks and I'm playing with the idea of postponing beta#2: I have lost three pregnancies so far and I know that there is nothing anyone can do at this point.... The due date calculator says I'm due on March 15 

[MegJay]

Sourire- That's amazing that you go to see the heartbeat!  I have my first u/s booked for July 18th (exactly 7 weeks), I wanted it sooner but my husband is out of town working and that was the earliest we could make it work.

 

Welcome AMexican!!!  sticky vibes for your beta tomorrow!!

[hocuspocus]

Hi Girls congrats to all the new Positives. 

 

I started to have a panic too Sourire when my symptoms went away then a few days ago i had a bit of spotting. Freaked out to say the least. So i called my Drs office & also moved my u/s forward. The receptionist said considering the journey we've already had to get to this point there is no reason not to come in & do a scan early. I could've hugged her through the phone i was so happy. Not sure i would've made it another week.

 

We went for our first u/s this morning. Finally we watched a little heart beat on the screen. Even though its only a white spot in a black sac that precious white flash i will never forget! Oh my goodness wow! My poor DH had to leave as he was about to cry & didn't want to in front of everyone, bless. We measured 0.45cm, 6 weeks & 1 day. 

 

I also feel like i had been waiting to see that little heart beat so i could relax a bit & now i really feel like telling everyone. Guess what I'm pregnant! I won't though as i'm still so very frightened to jinx it. May try to wait until after our next u/s in 2 weeks.

 

Have you told anyone your news? Or when are you girls going to tell people? 

 

Sourire you are so wonderful in your replies to everyone. Thank you for being so mindful for each of us. 

 

Thank you for the constipation tips girls i really was needing some thoughts on what to do there.

 

Stickiness for your beta AMexican.

Sending lots of good vibes for the up coming scans. 

[hs4816]

Hi ladies. I'm doing a lot of lurking still... but i want to know how many of you are having menstrual like cramps. It's still so early, I'm just 5 weeks 2 days. I've been having cramps daily since the embryo transfer. Initially they were sharp (?maybe implantation) now they are very dull and not painful but feel exactly like my period is coming. Some are stronger. They seem worse after I do something like walk or climb stairs. I keep expecting spotting (but there hasn't been any). The cramps are giving me so much anxiety....

[Pochakachu4u]

Hi ladies, I'm not sure if I tested to early, but I had to. I might still have some meds in me but as I read online I should be okay to test. Both test have a very fainted line! My trigger shot was 5000iu and my mini doses was only 125 each. But I hope it's true with these results at least now maybe I can feel better for my blood work Thursday. What you guys think ? Idk how to post a pic on here. Anyone know how?

[Pochakachu4u]

Hs4816 - I felt the same way, my first 2 days I had cramps and a friend of mines say that means the implant is working. Mines come and go and a friend on here said it does that, so I'm glad someone is feeling the same way and knew what I'm going through. I think your symptoms are similar to mine. Hope all goes well for you. Babay dust to everyone !

[hs4816]

Thanks poch!

My cramps have been very frequent since my transfer which was June 19th. So almost 3 weeks. I've already had my betas and they were doubling appropriately. Could it be my uterus stretching?? (Things don't really grow that fast do they??) I'm just afraid each time I get one that it's a miscarriage starting.

[mrs2014]

hello again all!

Wow there are so many of us here now so Congrats to every single one of you!

Ahh, so I have been having constant nausea and exhaustion...then to top all of this, I developed a migraine like headache Wednesday evening which has lasted through until Saturday morning (I am in NZ so we are about 16-20 hours ahead of the States). It has been a nightmare! I couldn't get out of bed or open my eyes all of Thursday and was only slightly better Friday. Throughout this time I ate barely anything at all. The doctor put me on codeine which causes constipation...now given that I am already that way inclined AND I am also on progesterone..you can imaging the trouble I am now in! I can't stomach the laxative that my doctor prescribed for me last time this happened so have been taking some over the counter stuff which has thus far not worked.

On the up side, I finally ate this morning and to my horror, it was...bacon, eggs, toast and beans....for me, that is so totally out of character...I don't eat bacon or bread usually as I am fairly precious about my diet..but I just couldn't get enough. Oh, I still have the nausea...as in am taking two different types of medication for it...hopefully all is going to be better soon. I find that the nasuea s pretty much a constant but lessens if I eat salty or starchy foods. Does that help anyone else?

Also, the tiredness comes and goes as does the backache and yes, I have had some occasional cramping...I have put it down to my very static bowel though.

Anyway, hope everyone else is going ok!

[WishinNhopin]

Hey ladies im starting to finally feel comfortable joining a due date group! I transfered 1 on June 21st and received the amazing news my beta was 118 on Canada Day! I've never been officially pregnant in my life. My betas then jumped to 527...1080 & 2152. I had an u/s thursday to rule out ectopic due to some pains and they saw the sac and YOLK. ..so thrilled...I would have been considered 5 weeks but dr who looked over my results who doesn't know my background says I'm measuring at 5 weeks 5 days! Does anyone know if that's a good thing? It just worries me they've moved me up but the was no fetal pole. ..

Congratulations everyone it's such an amazing thing to get to join this group and follow your amazing pregnancies! Yay

[WishinNhopin]

.

[hs4816]

So as far as symptoms go, am I the only one with these types of cramps?? I'm feeling more paranoid now

[Sourire]

AMexicanInHamilton - congrats on your BFP! Fingers crossed this baby sticks. Keep us posted on the betas. Sorry for your losses, it must be so stressful to be pregnant after so many losses. I think they need to do the betas 2 days apart to get useful information from them but maybe you could ask your clinic if they'd be willing to do another one later on.

 

hocuspocus - I see we had a very similar experience. I'm glad you got to see the heartbeat too. I've told all my family and a few close friends about the pregnancy, and half my coworkers figured it out when we had a wine tasting dinner in a vineyard 2 weeks ago and I didn't taste any of the wine Having had a miscarriage before I think I would have regretted more if I hadn't told the people closest to me I was pregnant, because then I wouldn't have gotten any support for the miscarriage. I'm waiting until 12-13 weeks to announce it officially at work and and Facebook though.

 

hs4816 - I am definitely having menstrual like cramps. I've been having them on and off for maybe a week. I had a ton on Tuesday (the day I totally freaked out and demanded an ultrasound), and I was a bit worried, but everything was fine on the ultrasound the next day. They seem more mild than my regular menstrual cramps though, and I think I remember having them during my last pregnancy too. I definitely think it's related to the uterus stretching. Sorry the cramps are stressing you out so much, I hope my experience can reassure you a bit.

 

Pochakachu4u - when did you take the hcg shots? It can take over a week for those shots to get out of your system. One way to find out is to keep testing every couple of days (make sure you always use the same brand). If the line gets darker you're pregnant. If it's lighter it was just the medication.

 

mrs2014 - That headache sounds awful! Your breakfast sounds amazing, I can't get enough of bacon and other fatty salty foods these days, they are so delicious. I buy a breakfast sandwich every morning at work, a fried egg, bacon, cheese, lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise on toasted bread. Usually this is after I've already eating breakfast at home.

 

WishinNhopin - Congrats on being pregnant for the first time ever! So exciting! If you're officially 5 weeks based on your transfer date then it's totally normal not to see a fetal pole. From what I've read the earliest you can see a fetal pole is around 5 weeks 3 days, and the average person doesn't see it until about 5 weeks 6 days, and some people don't see one until 6 weeks 2 days and go on to have healthy babies. The measurement of the gestational sac is not very accurate in terms of dating the pregnancy, so I wouldn't worry too much about that.

[hocuspocus]

hs 4816 I also had very bad cramping most days up until the past week. By cramping I mean aching all the way down my legs. It was mostly in the evenings. I would cry to my DH about how much it hurt & worried me. It does happen a little bit now & then still but no where near as intense. I mentioned it to my Dr.on Friday & he seemed to not be worried about it. So I'm trying not to give it too much energy & think I am pregnant I am pregnant I am pregnant the cramps sore boobs etc is just reminding me so. Hope this eases your mind you are not alone on the cramping.

[hs4816]

Thanks guys. Just so much anxiety, but have no control regardless. today I was thinking how it's been going on consistently and stable for like 3 weeks, so that's actually reassuring me. Maybe I just need to get used to it. ... 2 more weeks until viability ultrasound.

[emilysalsky]

Haven't been on in a few days--congratulations to all the new mommies!

My second beta went up to 582, 48 hrs after the first one! My third beta is this Wednesday, then my family goes on a trip, which will help distract me from waiting for my ultrasound on July 22. If it's twins, I will be in shock!!!

I feel pretty well except for sour stomach, which I had with my boys. Not nausea but a sick, sour feeling most of the day. I don't feel like eating much. And lower backaches. Which is crazy that starts so early! 5 weeks tomorrow.

[HopefulIM]

Hi Ladies!!!  I am super excited to be joining this group!  I love seeing some familiar faces from our FET group!  We are 6w3d and due March 2 2017.  We are going for our first ultrasound on wednesday to see if there is a heartbeat detected and I can't wait to see our little bean.  We are hoping that this round is the one that sticks!  Congrats to all of you ladies and I can't wait to follow your journeys.