Anyone doing FET/IVF in Jan 2013 till everyone's BFP (Everyone Welcome)

[Anxiously]

I had some cramping and light spotting earlier today, but they are all gone now. Think it's just the uterus expanding and bean burrowing in. Bbs are still ok. Fatigue's wearing off too. But oh, the constipation! Thank goodness I have Lactus!

 

[Em260]

Edamame - congrats!! So happy for you!!

Blue - great beta yay!!

Anxiously - congrats on your beta!!

Mo and Sweetness - you are so lucky you can scan yourselves!! I would be tempted to do it every day.

Turkey - hopefully it won't be long now. I'm not good at interpreting the numbers but thankfully we have the other gurus and drs on here to do so

 

[FirstTry]

Thanks, Anxiously. I'll look into that.

Mo: You're right; everything is probably fine, but omg, what if it's not? I resisted the Doppler when my friend offered it, but now, I really want it.

Oh, to be someone who got pregnant easily and never had a m/c and was able to just assume everything will be okay and be happy about it! We are starting to tell friends I'm pregnant and they ask, "have you read the books about the different birthing methods? Are you taking classes? Have you started decorating the nursery?".

And I'm like, no, we have spent the last 3 months worrying that this baby won't happen and will likely spend the next 3 months doing the same!

 

[MoBaby]

I've stupidly worried myself this am... I took a cb with conception indicator thinking I should get 3+ since my Hcg was over 2500 Thursday ad I got 2-3 1 wk ago... Today my Hcg should be around 5000+ and it said 2-3... But I read several other stories about when the levels are too high it confused the indicator so I'm trying not to worry. I wish I would start vomiting or something lol. I want every symptom in the book please!

 

[alicatt]

Turkey.. the others and your Dr are right! You are close, E2 is where it should be now you just have to wait for the LH surge, it needs to climb to 40 or more. P4 will slowly rise too, to be about 2 at ovulation. I bet you'll ovulate before Tuesday. Hopefully sooner. Get an OPK from CBE the smiley faced one. Then use it over the weekend, you'll know when you ovulate if it happens over the weekend so you can tell your FS.

 

[alicatt]

I've stupidly worried myself this am... I took a cb with conception indicator thinking I should get 3+ since my Hcg was over 2500 Thursday ad I got 2-3 1 wk ago... Today my Hcg should be around 5000+ and it said 2-3... But I read several other stories about when the levels are too high it confused the indicator so I'm trying not to worry. I wish I would start vomiting or something lol. I want every symptom in the book please!

I tell you if it's not one thing it's another! So much to worry about! I think all is fine and you should just relax and stay positive. PMA! Don't you worry, before you know it you'll have MS! Count your blessings that you don't have it now!

 

[Blue12]

Mobaby when I googled about the cb digi I think I read that 3+ was like 8,000 or 10,000. And hcg over 1200 doubles slower and again even slower over 6,000. Your numbers are amazing.

 

[~Brandy~]

Thanfully even though I am a POAS addict I haven't felt the need to test... FX everything is ok on Monday though and I wont get the urge back!

 

[FirstTry]

Mo: your betas were awesome. Everything is going well. I know it's hard not to worry, but you should be confident with those numbers.

 

[Sweetness_87]

Mo- don't worry your betas are High!!!

Em- yes I scan myself once a week it is kinda nice. I did cheat and did two today cause the first one they were not moving so made me nervous. I ate and did another one 3-4 hours later. One baby on top was sucking it's thumb. Then the other baby was jumping. So made me feel better. I just can't measure them but they look good size. No to wait til tues

 

[Mells54]

Mo, I agree with the others. ont start worrying now...your betas were great.

Sweet, I'm so envious. I wish I knew someone close by that could do an "off the record" ultrasound for me!

 

[Turkey16]

Turkey.. the others and your Dr are right! You are close, E2 is where it should be now you just have to wait for the LH surge, it needs to climb to 40 or more. P4 will slowly rise too, to be about 2 at ovulation. I bet you'll ovulate before Tuesday. Hopefully sooner. Get an OPK from CBE the smiley faced one. Then use it over the weekend, you'll know when you ovulate if it happens over the weekend so you can tell your FS.

Thanks Ali!!! I was at target and I was gonna grab a CBE OPK and then I saw it was $35!!! Yikes!!! How do you POAS addicts not go broke?!?!? LOL! Anyway, I remembered I had some leftover super simple, like "20 strips in a pack" ovulation predictors, so I used one of those about an hour ago (7:30pm) and it said no LH surge...DANG!!! Guess I'll try again tomorrow...cross your fingers for me!! Thanks again...

 

[~Brandy~]

Turkey.. the others and your Dr are right! You are close, E2 is where it should be now you just have to wait for the LH surge, it needs to climb to 40 or more. P4 will slowly rise too, to be about 2 at ovulation. I bet you'll ovulate before Tuesday. Hopefully sooner. Get an OPK from CBE the smiley faced one. Then use it over the weekend, you'll know when you ovulate if it happens over the weekend so you can tell your FS.

Thanks Ali!!! I was at target and I was gonna grab a CBE OPK and then I saw it was $35!!! Yikes!!! How do you POAS addicts not go broke?!?!? LOL! Anyway, I remembered I had some leftover super simple, like "20 strips in a pack" ovulation predictors, so I used one of those about an hour ago (7:30pm) and it said no LH surge...DANG!!! Guess I'll try again tomorrow...cross your fingers for me!! Thanks again...

This entire pregnancy I haven't been able to get even a hint of a line on an OPK lol


Trust me I have tried the answer brand, the CBFM monitor, and the clear blue digital smileys NOTHING lol

I kept track of what I spent this cycle alone on testing its 273.14 POAS addiction can get expensive but I am ok with it if it gives me more peace of mind watching the lines get darker LOL

Plus I write it off on taxes hehe.

 

[Turkey16]

Turkey.. the others and your Dr are right! You are close, E2 is where it should be now you just have to wait for the LH surge, it needs to climb to 40 or more. P4 will slowly rise too, to be about 2 at ovulation. I bet you'll ovulate before Tuesday. Hopefully sooner. Get an OPK from CBE the smiley faced one. Then use it over the weekend, you'll know when you ovulate if it happens over the weekend so you can tell your FS.

Thanks Ali!!! I was at target and I was gonna grab a CBE OPK and then I saw it was $35!!! Yikes!!! How do you POAS addicts not go broke?!?!? LOL! Anyway, I remembered I had some leftover super simple, like "20 strips in a pack" ovulation predictors, so I used one of those about an hour ago (7:30pm) and it said no LH surge...DANG!!! Guess I'll try again tomorrow...cross your fingers for me!! Thanks again...

This entire pregnancy I haven't been able to get even a hint of a line on an OPK lol


Trust me I have tried the answer brand, the CBFM monitor, and the clear blue digital smileys NOTHING lol

I kept track of what I spent this cycle alone on testing its 273.14 POAS addiction can get expensive but I am ok with it if it gives me more peace of mind watching the lines get darker LOL

Plus I write it off on taxes hehe.

OK...Sorry if I sound like an complete idiot, but why on earth would you want to use an ovulation predictor while you're pregnant?? I'm so confused!?!?

 

[Turkey16]

That was my first emoji-thingie by the way!

 

[~Brandy~]

That was my first emoji-thingie by the way!

Haha some say opk's can be used as HPT but I have never believed it. So I figured since I was clearly pregnant I would put my theory to the test and I was right. Atleast for me.

I over read, study, and over analyze everything

 

[Turkey16]

Don't we all!!! HA! Thanks for clearing that up!!

 

[FirstTry]

That was my first emoji-thingie by the way!

Haha some say opk's can be used as HPT but I have never believed it. So I figured since I was clearly pregnant I would put my theory to the test and I was right. Atleast for me.

I over read, study, and over analyze everything

To clear things up, I read that the HCG molecule has the LH molecule as its base, but has extra stuff. So what? So, an OPK will be positive if it detects either LH or HCG, but a HPT will only show a positive if it detects the other stuff that is only included in HCG.

So, when TTC, a positive OPK doesn't mean you're pregnant, but it also doesn't mean you're not. But a negative one probably means you're not.

I hope that helps.

 

[Anxiously]

Turkey, the CB digital OPK on Amazon is $28 for 20 sticks.

 

[Anxiously]

Think I have 10 more FRERs...if only I could share them with you ladies