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[mikihope]

Thanks, all you wonderful ladies (TTC, Taurus, Rain, Vonn, Wish, Ask)!

TTC- Yes, my second beta test is tomorrow (Saturday). I'm nervous again!

Rain- What a cute description! I love the imagine of the little bean building infrastructure!

Vonn- Thanks! How are you doing now?

Ask- I see something too!

Wish- Thanks, I hope so! We are at least trying to enjoy the moment.

AFM- I'm nervous about tomorrow's beta test, even though I'm trying not to be! Luckily it's a Saturday, so I don't have to worry about being at work and waiting for that call...

 

[Ask4joy]

BFNs on 3 different brands this morning and another FRER last night (after 8 hour hold!)...it dried with an evap and I confirmed no color when I broke it open this morning. 15dpo. Zero pregnancy symptoms other than my temp staying up and no bleeding but I'm taking 200mg progesterone twice a day. I won't know my blood results until Monday...but I just want to stop the progesterone now and move on to my next cycle. Do you think it's safe to say I'm not pregnant?

 

[terripeachy]

Congrats Miki. My phone has been acting crazy when I use google and I couldn't get on the site to wish you congratulations!! Today's news will be even better. I'll be reading in case I can't post! Yay!!!

 

[mikihope]

Thanks so much, Terri! So sweet of you to try to get on the site to congratulate me. Are you enjoying your birthday week yet?

My beta went up to 545 (11dp5dt)! I was so relieved to hear that it had doubled. They don't test again, so I have to wait for the first ultrasound on May 9th to see if there has been any progress. Argh, it looks like more worrying is in the cards for me! Oh, the RE said that my estrogen and progesterone levels were good too.

Anyone know if there's anything I can do between now and then to make sure all goes well? I guess there's probably nothing, but just thought I'd ask!

Woohoo, I'm still pregnant I can type that word now, but I still can't say it out loud...

 

[Taurus8484]

Sorry Ask but it would seem your not. The progestrone would be keeping your AF away.

Congrats miki xx

 

[TTC74]

Woohoo! Congrats Miki!

 

[terripeachy]

Taurus and I are birthday twinnies, but it's not until mid may. I just like to plan ahead. What do they say, 'Those who never plan plan to fail?' Ha ha. I don't know if that's really a saying but I think I've heard it somewhere.

Congrats on the doubling beta! There's not much you can do but wait a few weeks and see that lovely heartbeat! I'm so thrilled for you and so glad you listened to our sage advice to go balls out with DE. It worked!!!!

 

[Ask4joy]

Thanks Taurus - stopped progesterone and just waiting for AF to show...no signs yet.

Miki - great to hear your numbers are good! Was this your first attempt at IVF? Looks like I may be heading that way in a few more months if IUI is unsuccesful. Any advice is appreciated! We are in the unexplained infertility category though I've had 2 cps.

 

[mikihope]

Thanks, Taurus, TTC, Terri and Ask!

Terri- Ah, I see! You must have lots of fun planning ahead for you and DH's birthday week! Not sure if that's a saying, but it should be. Thanks so much for your excitement and well wishes. Yeah, going with DE has been a wonderful experience for us! What a beautiful gift these donors give to people who dream of having kids. Guess you're right, I have been doing what I can for a healthy pregnancy, and I can only wait and hopefully see that heartbeat in a couple of weeks!

Ask- Thanks, I was so relieved to hear the beta numbers. DH and I are finally relaxing and enjoying my pregnancy a bit, though it is early days. It is my first attempt at IVF, but I did donor egg IVF. I am 45, we started trying naturally for a little while and when we did some tests and went to an RE, we realized our chances with OE were less than 1%. So it was very easy for us to move to DE! Sorry, I don't know about OE IVF, but there are knowledgeable folk here who will be very helpful. Sorry about your CPs, I hope the IUI or maybe IVF will be successful for you.

AFM- I am still cramping and now there are more weird sensations in the region of my uterus like pulling and pinching. I'm surprised by the amount of "activity" in these early days. I'm happy something seems to be happening, but I really don't know what to do or not do, as this is so new to me!

I really really want to start exercising again, is it advisable to start back up again if I do this very very slowly? If I start a very easy walk/jog routine, would that be detrimental at this point in time?

 

[Wish2BMom]

morning girls!

ask - ugh, I'm so sorry it turned out to be an evap. I hope AF shows up quickly for you so you can move on to the next cycle ASAP. Yes, there are quite a few of us on here that went through OE IVF (I'm doing DE IVF now too), so ask away!

miki - congrats on the wonderful #!!!! YEAH!!! I'm so, so happy for you. I'm with terri - there's not really anything you can 'do' from here on out except continue your vitamins, eating well, not drinking, etc. I'd say that going for walks would be great, but I've heard to not start up a new routine if you weren't already doing it beforehand. But call your doc to see what they say - a slow-starting, walk/jog may not be harmful at all.

nothing new here on the TTC front - just taking my estrace like a good do-bee. enjoying the spring weather, reading books on the deck, getting ready to plant the garden in a couple of weeks.

 

[MsRipple]

Walk/jogging should be good Miki- will help blood flow to baby . Just make sure you don't get too overheated. Excited for your ultrasound!

Ask- sorry about the latest tests . Any updates?

 

[Ask4joy]

Thanks MsR. Beta was negative (0.8) last Friday. Still waiting for AF to show. Literally the longest cycle of my life. Cd 37.

 

[mikihope]

Hi everyone! I hope everyone had a good weekend!

Wish- Thanks! I guess you ladies are right, and I just have to be healthy and smart about what I choose to do. I’ll definitely ask my doc about the exercise, but I think I’ll wait until the ultrasound to see how things are progressing before I ask. I was running up to 5k before transfer, so I hope that I will be ok to run (with a very careful and slow ramp up). Before my cycling crash, I was really fit and used to do stuff like triathlons, but I have struggled to get strong since then. Yay, take your Estrace like a good do-bee and grow a nice cushiony lining. I really hope that this is your cycle! It’s really great that you are doing nice things and enjoying life, I love how positive you sound!

MsR- Thanks, I’m so nervous about the ultrasound but trying to stay positive! Yeah, I’m hoping that walk/jogging will be considered a good thing, I’ll ask my doc before I start doing that.

Ask- Sorry about the negative beta. I hope AF shows really soon!

AFM- I’m still in shock and not used to the thought that I’m pregnant! I’m still cramping a fair amount, have all kinds of twinges in various body parts, and even have been queasy (probably from the huge amounts of gas I seem to be producing now). And today I was so tired I had no idea how I would make it through the work day. How can I be feeling all this when I’m only 4.5 weeks along? Or does IVF accelerate symptoms?

Sometimes I wish that I were blissfully unaware of the things that could go wrong, so I could fully enjoy the fact that I’m now pregnant! DH is so happy, and he’s reading up about good pregnancy food and going out to buy those and all sorts of stuff for me. We’re trying to stay enjoy the moment and stay positive, but I sometimes have moments where I’m terrified that it’s too good to be true and it will all be over. Argh, I want to be more positive! We've been given this beautiful gift, and all I can do at the moment is worry.

 

[TTC74]

Miki - when I was in early pregnancy, I asked my RE about all those cramps and weir sensations. I was sure I would lose another baby and hated that I knew all about everything that could go wrong. The RE said, "Welcome to pregnancy! It's normal to have cramps and weird sensations in your uterus as it stretches and expands." I was terrified before every ultrasound until I knew she was okay because I could feel her moving. So, I'm going to tell you to relax and enjoy your pregnancy. However, I think what you're feeling is very normal.

 

[Wish2BMom]

ask - I hope AF gets her butt here for you. What's next for you? another IUI?

miki - oh if you were already running prior to transfer, then things should be fine for you. I understand being cautious though. If we did this thing the natural way, you wouldn't yet know you were pregnant (though you are getting crazy signs early!!) and you'd be running your little heart out.
and I totally think what you're feeling is natural. It's so hard to have come this far, reached the BFP, and not wish/hope/beg to hold on to it for good! Try your best not to worry and enjoy.
Thank you for being positive for me too - I hope transferring 2 is what we need. I haven't transferred more than one since my very first IVF 2 yrs ago. That one was a BFP too but alas...so hopefully this one works out. We shall see.

mrsripple - how are you doing? coming up with any names yet?

 

[Ask4joy]

AF arrived. Never been so happy to see her! The good news is I had zero spotting with the progesterone. Full AF started today. That's a first since I was in my 20s!

We are going to do a natural cycle (going to take vitex and EPO which I conceived on in March) and adding progesterone after O. Then back to IUI in June when school is out and I won't be teaching.

Miki - I can imagine how nerve racking it all must be! If I ever get a sticky bean I'm sure I will be a worry wart! Sounds like everything you are experiencing is totally normal and means a healthy pregnancy!

 

[terripeachy]

Ask-sorry for a low beta but you sound ok with it, so then, am I. Hopefully your vitex and epo works this time and you save tons of money. Wouldn't that be the best?

Wish-yup, be a good doobe a d do what you are supposed to. I didn't realize you were transferring two. That's great. I saw your twin talk but thought it was general. I've been spacy. I transferred two or three almost every time and there was really no difference as far as the process or time. They just suck those bad boys in a straw and shot it out! Hee hee. Of course, I hope they are more gentle than they were with mine because obviously that was the issue. Boo; I forget the code for the crazy eyes. Oh well.

 

[Ask4joy]

Ok ladies...this is way TMI but I need some input. AF started today and when I went to the bathroom about an hour ago I passed two big clots that looked fleshy (same thing happened last month with my CP). In the second larger clot there was this little white ball - I've never seen anything like it. It felt kinda hard and was attatched to the clot/tissue. It was about 1/4 inch or less. Any idea what this could be? Did I have another cp? My beta was 0.8 this past Friday and I stopped progesterone on Saturday and started AF today.

 

[Wish2BMom]

I was assuming you had a CP with something other than 0 as your beta. Is that not the case? I don't know if you'd actually SEE anything, though. Far too early for that. Maybe a cyst you didn't know you had? Polyp?

oh yes, terri - we're going for GOLD this time! HA!

 

[Ask4joy]

I read that it's normal for men and women to have low amounts of hcg in their blood? But the clots/tissue looked exactly the same as last cycle when I had a confirmed cp except for this little white mass. I was thinking maybe a polyp too? It was about the size of an apple seed. Really gross but I saved the tissue in case my doctor wants to see or test it. If it's a CP it will be my 3rd in a year. What's wrong?