
December 2018 due date buddies
#26
Posted 25 April 2018 - 07:25 AM
EmIVF- Welcome! Your beta is really high! That's gotta be a great sign though. Maybe you're having twins too! How many did you transfer?
Afm- my DH is going out of town for work for 4 days and I have to do my own PIO injections. I'm super nervous about it bc it's so hard to do it on yourself.
#27
Posted 25 April 2018 - 08:07 AM
Remb though only 5% of babies are due on birth date. One perk is about 3 days of presents lol.
It could be twins with that number. Mine was 438 at 11dp then 21dp was 17,455! I had a private scan Sunday and showed twins. Have my official one at my clinic this Friday.
#28
Posted 25 April 2018 - 08:42 AM
EmIVF - Welcome!! That is a really high beta number, but also wonderful as well! When is your ultrasound booked for?
DS - 2014
IVF #1 - August 2017 - Miscarriage at 7.5 weeks
IVF #2 - January 2018 - freeze all cycle
FET #1 - March 2018 BFP! Due December 9, 2018
#29
Posted 25 April 2018 - 08:43 AM
Mamasita204 - good luck with the injections! That wouldn't be fun to do to yourself just because of the awkward position.
DS - 2014
IVF #1 - August 2017 - Miscarriage at 7.5 weeks
IVF #2 - January 2018 - freeze all cycle
FET #1 - March 2018 BFP! Due December 9, 2018
#30
Posted 25 April 2018 - 10:43 AM
Hi ladies, so nice to see so many familiar names on here!! I finally had my beta this morning and just got my results, positive at 1595!! They gave me a tentative due date of December 26th and I'm booked for an 8 week ultrasound on May 16th! It still hasn't sunk in yet but I'm very cautiously excited. We haven't told a soul yet, no one even knows we did the FET or that we were trying again. I think if everything looks good at the 8 week ultrasound we'll tell parents and siblings, but wait until after 12 weeks for friends and coworkers.
As for symptoms, I haven't really had much. A couple days I felt exhausted and had mild cramping/heavy feeling in my uterus, but no nausea or tender breasts or anything else. I wish I could have another beta to check doubling time, it's going to be a long 3 weeks until the ultrasound!
I hope you're all having a wonderful day and feeling great!
Same-sex couple using frozen donor sperm
Me: 31 Wife: 32
IUI March 2016:
IVF #1 (May 2016): 10 eggs retrieved May 30, 2016, 8 fertilized with ICSI. 2 made it to day 5 blasts. One embryo transferred on June 4, 2016, one frozen. Hospitalized with OHSS for 1 week. June 19, 2016, beta hcg 987! Perfect baby girl born February 12, 2017
FET #1: Transferred one 5 day blast on April 9, 2018. April 25, 2018, beta hcg 1595! 8 week ultrasound showed baby measuring on track with heart rate 140-160bpm! Due date December 26, 2018.
#31
Posted 25 April 2018 - 10:59 AM
Mamasita - I had both the first and second trimester prenatal screening done with my last pregnancy. The first trimester screening included bloodwork and an ultrasound where they measured nuchal translucency, and the second trimester screening was just bloodwork. They wait until both sets of tests are back and then give you results, telling you the risk your baby will have certain birth defects or chromosomal abnormalities. When I got my results, the doctor was confident that the risks were low and explained all about the Harmony test and amniocentesis. He let us make our own decision, but didn't feel that they were necessary to pursue based on our results. If our results showed a higher risk it probably would have been a different conversation.
Same-sex couple using frozen donor sperm
Me: 31 Wife: 32
IUI March 2016:
IVF #1 (May 2016): 10 eggs retrieved May 30, 2016, 8 fertilized with ICSI. 2 made it to day 5 blasts. One embryo transferred on June 4, 2016, one frozen. Hospitalized with OHSS for 1 week. June 19, 2016, beta hcg 987! Perfect baby girl born February 12, 2017
FET #1: Transferred one 5 day blast on April 9, 2018. April 25, 2018, beta hcg 1595! 8 week ultrasound showed baby measuring on track with heart rate 140-160bpm! Due date December 26, 2018.
#32
Posted 25 April 2018 - 11:04 AM
Hi ladies, so nice to see so many familiar names on here!! I finally had my beta this morning and just got my results, positive at 1595!! They gave me a tentative due date of December 26th and I'm booked for an 8 week ultrasound on May 16th! It still hasn't sunk in yet but I'm very cautiously excited. We haven't told a soul yet, no one even knows we did the FET or that we were trying again. I think if everything looks good at the 8 week ultrasound we'll tell parents and siblings, but wait until after 12 weeks for friends and coworkers.
As for symptoms, I haven't really had much. A couple days I felt exhausted and had mild cramping/heavy feeling in my uterus, but no nausea or tender breasts or anything else. I wish I could have another beta to check doubling time, it's going to be a long 3 weeks until the ultrasound!
I hope you're all having a wonderful day and feeling great!
You could get a private one? I did and really settled my stress levels.
I see u had ohss as well. I suffered last year with it. Was the most pain I have ever experienced !
#33
Posted 25 April 2018 - 11:37 AM
Where did you get a private beta done? I don't know if they do that around here, but I totally would!
OHSS was awful for sure. I was in the hospital for a week, had to have the fluid drained off my abdomen and had 7 albumin transfusions. Definitely not something I wish on anyone.
Same-sex couple using frozen donor sperm
Me: 31 Wife: 32
IUI March 2016:
IVF #1 (May 2016): 10 eggs retrieved May 30, 2016, 8 fertilized with ICSI. 2 made it to day 5 blasts. One embryo transferred on June 4, 2016, one frozen. Hospitalized with OHSS for 1 week. June 19, 2016, beta hcg 987! Perfect baby girl born February 12, 2017
FET #1: Transferred one 5 day blast on April 9, 2018. April 25, 2018, beta hcg 1595! 8 week ultrasound showed baby measuring on track with heart rate 140-160bpm! Due date December 26, 2018.
#34
Posted 25 April 2018 - 11:56 AM
Where did you get a private beta done? I don't know if they do that around here, but I totally would!
OHSS was awful for sure. I was in the hospital for a week, had to have the fluid drained off my abdomen and had 7 albumin transfusions. Definitely not something I wish on anyone.
You see my hospital had no idea what to do! My ovaries were so big they couldn't tell them apart. It was worth it though for my bfp.
I'm based in UK. I used a website called medi checks cost me £49 and u just post it back. Got results within 2 days
#35
Posted 25 April 2018 - 12:37 PM
I was going to say, it looks like you're in UK Nicky, so fun joining us Canadians Or are you a Canadian living in UK? I notice your spelling of "mum" so that makes me think you're born and raised UK, however I was surprised you used lbs instead of stone haha. I love Britain so I'm fascinated!
And whoops, sorry about the birthday comment! hahah well I just have a special DD then! You'll have to tell me all about it so I know how to handle this little one's birthday
Oh and also, if history repeats itself, it will be Dec 27 or 28 because I went into labour on both of my baby's due dates!
Mamasita and nicky - NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO don't say that lol. I transferred one blast. That's all I can handle!
My US is May 10th, can't wait.
Oh and our family and friends have known since we started the cycle, I'm very open about IVF since our first. Too many years of painful secrets. We'll be announcing it publicly on mother's day probably if the US looks good.
Me: 30 DH: 34 Severe Male Factor Infertility - Diagnosed April 2009
IVF #1 begins May 2010.
ER May 31 - 22 eggs retrieved - approx. 11 mature...12 Eggs ICSI'd - 10 Fertilized!
ET June 5 - 1 4AA blast transferred on day 5, 6 frosties.
Beta June 18 2010 - BFP!! Due February 22, 2011.
Beautiful baby girl, Liliya born February 23, 2011.
FET #1 begins September 2012.
Oct 29 - 4 embryos thawed and cultured
ET Oct 31 - another beautiful blast transferred!
Nov 7 - HPT is positive!
Beta November 13 2012 - BFP!!
Dec 4 - 7 week u/s baby measures 10 days behind, HR only 65bpm.
Dec 13 - second u/s, baby measures 2 weeks behind, HR only 56bpm. Stop taking Progesterone
Dec 17 - Natural Miscarriage
FET #2 begins June 2013.
June 12 - start suprefact
June 26 - AF arrives, start estrogen
July 9 - lining check 9.2mm
July 15 - Transferred remaining two 6 day blasts
July 22 - HPT is negative
July 28 - Beta - BFN ....suck.
IVF #2 begins December 2013.
Antagonist protocol, no suprefact
Dec 10 - Stim for 7 days
Dec 20 - ER, retrieved 21 eggs, 12 fertilized
Dec 25 - ET, 1 5AA blast transferred, 8 blasts frozen!
Jan 1 - HPT is negative
Jan 7 - Beta - BFN ...shocked and exhausted.
FET #3 begins March 2014
March 26 - start suprefact
April 10 - AF arrives, start estrogen
April 24 - lining check 10mm
April 30 - 1 beautiful blast transferred
May 7 - HPT is a positive!!!
May 13 - Beta is BFP! Due January 17, 2015
Beautiful baby boy, August born January 18, 2015.
FET #4 begins March 2018
March 5 - start suprefact
March 16 - AF arrives
March 20 - start estrace
April 2 - lining check 9.9mm
April 9 - 1 4AA blast transferred
April 14 - HPT is positive!
Apr 23 - Beta is 2706! Due December 27, 2018
#36
Posted 25 April 2018 - 01:46 PM
Nicky - That's really neat, I wonder if there are any places in Canada that do that. Peace of mind is definitely worth the money! And yes the pain and suffering of OHSS was totally worth it, I'd gladly go through it again for another BFP!
EmIVF - The upside to telling people is having the support while you're going through this! We kept our IVF cycle very private and for this FET I wasn't sure if we were going to tell family or not, but we decided we'd probably handle the outcome better either way if we waited to share. Mother's day would be a great day to announce
I did call and make an appt with my family doctor for next week. Since my clinic is out of province and I don't see my family doctor unless I need to, he wasn't aware that we were doing this FET and all he knows is that I had a positive HPT. The receptionist said he'll do a urine test and then give me a requisition for bloodwork, so I'll have a second beta done!
Same-sex couple using frozen donor sperm
Me: 31 Wife: 32
IUI March 2016:
IVF #1 (May 2016): 10 eggs retrieved May 30, 2016, 8 fertilized with ICSI. 2 made it to day 5 blasts. One embryo transferred on June 4, 2016, one frozen. Hospitalized with OHSS for 1 week. June 19, 2016, beta hcg 987! Perfect baby girl born February 12, 2017
FET #1: Transferred one 5 day blast on April 9, 2018. April 25, 2018, beta hcg 1595! 8 week ultrasound showed baby measuring on track with heart rate 140-160bpm! Due date December 26, 2018.
#37
Posted 25 April 2018 - 10:02 PM
However I'm only 5 weeks and it turns out I forgot my afternoon progesterone dose so I'm thinking this is my fault. *idiot*
It's not gushing but it's bright red and I passed one medium size clot. I'm cramping mildly...we'll see what happens by the morning I guess. Lame.
Me: 30 DH: 34 Severe Male Factor Infertility - Diagnosed April 2009
IVF #1 begins May 2010.
ER May 31 - 22 eggs retrieved - approx. 11 mature...12 Eggs ICSI'd - 10 Fertilized!
ET June 5 - 1 4AA blast transferred on day 5, 6 frosties.
Beta June 18 2010 - BFP!! Due February 22, 2011.
Beautiful baby girl, Liliya born February 23, 2011.
FET #1 begins September 2012.
Oct 29 - 4 embryos thawed and cultured
ET Oct 31 - another beautiful blast transferred!
Nov 7 - HPT is positive!
Beta November 13 2012 - BFP!!
Dec 4 - 7 week u/s baby measures 10 days behind, HR only 65bpm.
Dec 13 - second u/s, baby measures 2 weeks behind, HR only 56bpm. Stop taking Progesterone
Dec 17 - Natural Miscarriage
FET #2 begins June 2013.
June 12 - start suprefact
June 26 - AF arrives, start estrogen
July 9 - lining check 9.2mm
July 15 - Transferred remaining two 6 day blasts
July 22 - HPT is negative
July 28 - Beta - BFN ....suck.
IVF #2 begins December 2013.
Antagonist protocol, no suprefact
Dec 10 - Stim for 7 days
Dec 20 - ER, retrieved 21 eggs, 12 fertilized
Dec 25 - ET, 1 5AA blast transferred, 8 blasts frozen!
Jan 1 - HPT is negative
Jan 7 - Beta - BFN ...shocked and exhausted.
FET #3 begins March 2014
March 26 - start suprefact
April 10 - AF arrives, start estrogen
April 24 - lining check 10mm
April 30 - 1 beautiful blast transferred
May 7 - HPT is a positive!!!
May 13 - Beta is BFP! Due January 17, 2015
Beautiful baby boy, August born January 18, 2015.
FET #4 begins March 2018
March 5 - start suprefact
March 16 - AF arrives
March 20 - start estrace
April 2 - lining check 9.9mm
April 9 - 1 4AA blast transferred
April 14 - HPT is positive!
Apr 23 - Beta is 2706! Due December 27, 2018
#38
Posted 25 April 2018 - 10:12 PM
(Next U/S date)- DD
Outofnowhere (Apr.19✔) Dec.6
Keiki (Apr.23✔) Dec.9
Nicky947 (Apr.27) Dec.11/12
bb2018 (Apr.27✔) Dec.12
rayna2018 (Apr.24✔) Dec.14
eastvangirl (May 1) Dec.20
Mamasita204 (May 3) Dec.21
Eatpraylove (May 16) Dec.26
EmIVF (May 10) Dec.27
#39
Posted 25 April 2018 - 10:13 PM
#40
Posted 25 April 2018 - 11:59 PM
I have 6 alarms set for my big meds.
Keep on top of progesterone and it should stop.
Also lots of ladies bleed during pregnancy most with clots.
My sister in law at 8 weeks had a big bleed and thought it was all over she's now 23 weeks
#41
Posted 26 April 2018 - 08:20 AM
My acupuncturist said it can help prevent m/c. I haven't seen him since before transferring- actually I needed to use different acupuncturists for pre/post transfer since I cycled in a different province.
#42
Posted 26 April 2018 - 08:22 AM
#43
Posted 26 April 2018 - 09:02 AM
EmIVF - I'm sorry you're dealing with bleeding, I really hope it stops and that everything will be okay! Will your clinic do an earlier ultrasound now? And don't beat yourself up about forgetting one dose, it's a lot to remember when your days are already busy. I got myself a Fitbit and set silent (vibrating) alarms to remind me throughout the day. I knew I'd forget otherwise and this way no one but me knows the alarm is going off.
Mamasita - I've actually never tried acupuncture but have always wanted to. My clinic recommends a great acupuncturist that specializes in infertility, but I don't live in the same province as my clinic. I've tried looking online and I don't think there's an acupuncturist near me specializing in infertility.. I wonder if that matters? I'd love to give it a try some time. Congrats on sharing the news with your family, they must be so excited!!
Same-sex couple using frozen donor sperm
Me: 31 Wife: 32
IUI March 2016:
IVF #1 (May 2016): 10 eggs retrieved May 30, 2016, 8 fertilized with ICSI. 2 made it to day 5 blasts. One embryo transferred on June 4, 2016, one frozen. Hospitalized with OHSS for 1 week. June 19, 2016, beta hcg 987! Perfect baby girl born February 12, 2017
FET #1: Transferred one 5 day blast on April 9, 2018. April 25, 2018, beta hcg 1595! 8 week ultrasound showed baby measuring on track with heart rate 140-160bpm! Due date December 26, 2018.
#44
Posted 26 April 2018 - 10:13 AM
Jumping over to this board for a quick minute
Emivf - How are you feeling today? Sounds like our experiences are pretty much identical. Hope all is well.
IVF #1:
November 2017 - 23 Follicles, 18 Fertilized, 3 made it to Day 5, FREEZE ALL due to OHSS
FET #1:
January 31, 2018 - Begin Suprefact Nasal Spray(5x/day), baby Aspirin & Folic Acid
March 2, 2018 - Lining Check -> 8.6mm, transfer scheduled for March 8, 2018
March 8, 2018 - Transferred 1 embryo. Continue Prometrium, Estrace, baby Aspirin & Folic Acid
March 16-19, 2018 - HPTs
March 20, 2018 - Beta Test - 115 (according to nurse, they like to see 250-500) Continue with Prometrium, Estrace & Folic Acid. Stop baby Aspirin.
March 22, 2018 - Beta Test #2 - 332 Tentative due date of November 24, 2018. 7 week U/S booked for April 9. Continue Prometrium & Estrace until April 28.
November 27, 2018 - Healthy baby girl born at 10:32am, weighing in at 8lbs 4oz and 22.5" tall.
FET #2:
March 17, 2020 - Canceled due to Covid.
FET #3:
June 15, 2020 - Canceled due to unknown bleeding/cramping at cervix.
FET #4:
PROTOCOL CHANGES: Will switch to estrogen patches as well as vaginal estrogen. During lining check will test progesterone to make sure I haven't ovulated. Requested a ultrasound the morning of the transfer to make sure everything looks okay.
Sept. 12, 2020 - Begin Suprefact injections, baby aspirin and prenatal/DHA.
#45
Posted 26 April 2018 - 11:03 AM
EmIVF - sorry to hear about the bleeding! Hopefully everything's back to normal today! A number of us in here have had bleeding, which is crazy.
Mamasita204 - I've never done acupuncture, but I did think about it before ET. I ended up going with a massage instead. That's great you told your family already! I bet they were happy .
AFM: I had my first doctors appointment yesterday! It went well, lots of information and forms to look over now. I've been referred to two maternity clinics (one normal high risk clinic, and one that specializes in pregnancies with my health condition). So just waiting to hear from them. Also! I found out that my benefits plan covers the Harmony test. So now I need to look into how I book that as well. YAY!
DS - 2014
IVF #1 - August 2017 - Miscarriage at 7.5 weeks
IVF #2 - January 2018 - freeze all cycle
FET #1 - March 2018 BFP! Due December 9, 2018
#46
Posted 26 April 2018 - 08:52 PM
Nicky947 & bb2018- good luck with your u/s
#47
Posted 26 April 2018 - 10:53 PM
Interestingly enough I started feeling sick shortly after my bleed with my first and today is the first day I'm starting to feel slightly nauseous.....it's reassuring but terrifying....I remember how awful it felt 😱
Cmr- thank you for your concern

Me: 30 DH: 34 Severe Male Factor Infertility - Diagnosed April 2009
IVF #1 begins May 2010.
ER May 31 - 22 eggs retrieved - approx. 11 mature...12 Eggs ICSI'd - 10 Fertilized!
ET June 5 - 1 4AA blast transferred on day 5, 6 frosties.
Beta June 18 2010 - BFP!! Due February 22, 2011.
Beautiful baby girl, Liliya born February 23, 2011.
FET #1 begins September 2012.
Oct 29 - 4 embryos thawed and cultured
ET Oct 31 - another beautiful blast transferred!
Nov 7 - HPT is positive!
Beta November 13 2012 - BFP!!
Dec 4 - 7 week u/s baby measures 10 days behind, HR only 65bpm.
Dec 13 - second u/s, baby measures 2 weeks behind, HR only 56bpm. Stop taking Progesterone
Dec 17 - Natural Miscarriage
FET #2 begins June 2013.
June 12 - start suprefact
June 26 - AF arrives, start estrogen
July 9 - lining check 9.2mm
July 15 - Transferred remaining two 6 day blasts
July 22 - HPT is negative
July 28 - Beta - BFN ....suck.
IVF #2 begins December 2013.
Antagonist protocol, no suprefact
Dec 10 - Stim for 7 days
Dec 20 - ER, retrieved 21 eggs, 12 fertilized
Dec 25 - ET, 1 5AA blast transferred, 8 blasts frozen!
Jan 1 - HPT is negative
Jan 7 - Beta - BFN ...shocked and exhausted.
FET #3 begins March 2014
March 26 - start suprefact
April 10 - AF arrives, start estrogen
April 24 - lining check 10mm
April 30 - 1 beautiful blast transferred
May 7 - HPT is a positive!!!
May 13 - Beta is BFP! Due January 17, 2015
Beautiful baby boy, August born January 18, 2015.
FET #4 begins March 2018
March 5 - start suprefact
March 16 - AF arrives
March 20 - start estrace
April 2 - lining check 9.9mm
April 9 - 1 4AA blast transferred
April 14 - HPT is positive!
Apr 23 - Beta is 2706! Due December 27, 2018
#48
Posted 27 April 2018 - 09:36 AM
EmIVF - I'm glad the bleeding has stopped for you! The waiting game is always hard, it feels like forever until my 8 week ultrasound. Hopefully you don't experience any more bleeding!
I'm still waiting to feel pregnant.. it's so surreal that it's hard to accept at this point!
Same-sex couple using frozen donor sperm
Me: 31 Wife: 32
IUI March 2016:
IVF #1 (May 2016): 10 eggs retrieved May 30, 2016, 8 fertilized with ICSI. 2 made it to day 5 blasts. One embryo transferred on June 4, 2016, one frozen. Hospitalized with OHSS for 1 week. June 19, 2016, beta hcg 987! Perfect baby girl born February 12, 2017
FET #1: Transferred one 5 day blast on April 9, 2018. April 25, 2018, beta hcg 1595! 8 week ultrasound showed baby measuring on track with heart rate 140-160bpm! Due date December 26, 2018.
#49
Posted 27 April 2018 - 11:47 AM
EmIVF - glad to hear that the bleeding stopped fairly quick! It's such a scare though.
eatpraylove - my pregnancy feelings/symptoms still come and go, so hang in there! I've started taking nausea medication too, so maybe that's why I'm feeling better.
AFM: I now have my first trimester ultrasound and blood work booked! Yay! I also heard from one of my two high risk maternity clinics, so I'm booked in there for my first appointment. Feels like I'm getting somewhere with this.
DS - 2014
IVF #1 - August 2017 - Miscarriage at 7.5 weeks
IVF #2 - January 2018 - freeze all cycle
FET #1 - March 2018 BFP! Due December 9, 2018
#50
Posted 27 April 2018 - 03:18 PM
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