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I'm actually worried about an ectopic for us too with our numbers being so low. I guess we'll find out today if the pregnancy is even viable. I sure hope our numbers have doubled or tripled. No real symptoms lately except some food aversions. I'm pretty anxious the news will be bad today.
Rebecca you doing another beta? I'm guessing we'll be back for another on Monday but who knows we'll have to see what our numbers are today. Just hoping our little one just needed a little encouragement.
Cari
Cari
I was going to ask if you are getting another beta too Rebecca, my clinic did 3 blood draws, each a few days apart. Upon thinking about it I think that it was really quite unfair for the nurse to suggest an ectopic to you, obviously she was just going to give you a week of non stop worry! Even if she thought it she should have kept drawing blood then given you the ultrasound which would have confirmed location without you worrying yourself to death.
We had our final RE ultrasound yesterday, my wife managed to come to this one! It was amazing how much they had grown, the weekly growth seems to be phenomenal right now. All three are doing well, with one big chunky guy and two a couple of mm smaller, I can't believe they are growing so much with the terrible sickness I've been having, I hope you ladies manage to avoid all the nausea as it's been really rough the past few weeks!
Mrg, congratulations on baby girl, I am sure you are totally besotted by her and she is absolutely beautiful!
Firsttime, I hope AF shows up soon so you can get started on the next round (or maybe just a late +?) How many days post iui were you when you tested?
Julie
We're going to look at new donors (as ours is now sold out) and we have an appt with Houston Fertility Specialists on 11/5. Seeing if they suggest different meds for IUI or switch to IVF.
Good luck and tons of baby dust to you!
My ultrasound on Wednesday can't get here fast enough. We are pretty worried, and I agree...the nurse did us no favors in that area. But I am glad she was at least straightforward, now we know going in that it might not be good news. I will have another Beta on Wednesday as well. Hopefully the u/s and blood work both go exceedingly well. Wish me luck!
Wishing everyone baby dust and a Happy Halloween!
Rebecca
We are going to see what the specialist say on Saturday. Hoping all is well with me. IF for some reason there is an issue, my wife said she will gladly use her eggs (if I carry...she has NO desire to be pregnant). If that won't work, we are perfectly fine with adopting. But I really want to carry.
Julie I am thinking about you today. I hope your ultrasound goes well and everything is okay just your baby needed a little assistance.
I'm nervous about ours on Friday. I am just hoping for healthy and normal with everything looking good. They said not to expect to hear a heartbeat just yet. We have an appointment with the doc next wed if something is wrong.
All the best to everyone!
Cari
We have our appointment with the high risk Dr tomorrow, I am so nervous. Sickness is a bit better over the past few days, I don't know whether to be happy or worried!
Cari, I am sure everything will be great on Friday, it will be such a relief to see, I know I was a wreck thinking of all the bad things that could be until I had that first U/S, then I just became a wreck thinking about our ever increasing multiples!!
Julie
We got good news today. Both the u/s and blood work went well. At the u/s we saw the gestational sac with yolk sac inside, which was perfect and was all we should see at 5 weeks. Then my blood results showed an HCG doubling time of 46 hours...so better than the 48 they hope for and a big improvement over my first two blood draws. I go back next Thursday morning for another u/s. Feeling a lot more hopefully, but certainly not out of the woods.
On the other hand, the u/s also showed still very enlarged ovaries and fluid in the cavity which explains some of my bloating and discomfort. The doc said this is from my overstimulation. And will get better with time, but tends to drag on longer when a pregnancy is present in the uterus. For now, I couldn't be happier to have free floating fluid and swollen, sensitive ovaries...as long as there is a little bean growing in exactly the right spot.
Cari - I will be thinking of you and Abby on Friday. This morning was nerve wracking. I was crying waiting for the doctor to come in for the ultrasound. I totally understand the nerves! I hope all the best for you!
Julie - Good luck tomorrow! I can't wait to hear how it goes. Sorry you are feeling nervous. As I recall, symptoms come and go. I am sure all is well. Keep us updated!
Baby dust to all,
Rebecca
Let the good news keep coming, we've all waited long enough for it!
We have all been following each other for so long we should make a FB account or share emails or something to stay in touch. I couldn't have gotten through this journey without you ladies. And to think we are all pregnant! Gotta get Livvy on board now too.
Julie how the doctors appointment go?
My ultrasound is at 2:30 central time. So hoping for nothing but positive news!
I second the FB account, I would love to see how things progress for you ladies and our babies will be so close in age. Maybe we can wait until everyone feels safe enough to be not jinxing anything then set up something!?
Our appointment was great - we LOVE our doctor, she just was so reassuring and seems to have dealt with every possible situation with multiples. We ended up getting blood drawn, and three ultrasounds on that day, yes, three! Everyone wanted to see, it was pretty funny. All babies looking good, it's amazing how much they actually look like babies now. They want to do a CVS on them to check all is well but we can't get to baby B due to positioning so likely A and C will be tested for genetics (we will hopefully learn some genders with that), we go for that test on 11/18. We are feeling pretty positive about the whole thing and it is reassuring that we will be so closely monitored by these lovely people.
What's next for you Rebecca? Do you wait for your next ultrasound or are there any more appointments? Keeping everything crossed for a great progesterone result Cari!
Hopefully that will give us some answers as to why this isn't working for us. Dr is also going to switch us from Clomid to Femara and we're switching our donor too! Hopefully all of these changes will give us the BFP we've been waiting for!
Rebecca when do you go back?
Firsttime, we did not have an HSG. Good luck. Hoping you join us with your BFP.
Have any of you broken down and bought anything for the babies. We may have bought a onzie at a cute boutique this weekend while we were out of town. We know its incredibly early and tucked it away the minute we got home.
We have not bought anything yet but I know for sure if I end up in a boutique I will NEVER be able to control myself. I have been searching registry ideas and strollers, it's addictive! I did buy a baby name book on Amazon the other day but we've not looked at it yet, I think when we get to 12 weeks we will feel more confident.
Cari - I am so excited for you and Abby! I can tell your excitement is growing! As it should be. We haven't bought anything yet, but after last time we are feeling a little more reserved and cautious! I am possibly most excited to buy our daughter a Big Sister shirt! But still holding off on that. She is going to be the best! Your next appt is Friday, right?
Julie - I am glad all went well at the new doctor last week. They are the experts, let them guide and take care of you! Crazy that you are almost in your second trimester! So excited for you! Have you told friends and family that you are expecting...multiples?
As for me, our next appt is Thursday. Just 2 days away but feels like an eternity! I am eager for it to come, until that morning and then I will be so nervous. I am hoping for more progress and development. But after a miscarriage, every appt is terrifying. I can't wait to be able to enjoy being pregnant! Right now, I am still so skeptical that I feel like I can't get attached. It's pretty sad, really. If we make it through the next month or so, I am sure I will start celebrating!
Baby dust to all,
Rebecca
ps - Livvy, I am thinking of you! Hope all is well!!!
I will be thinking about you at your ultrasound Rebecca. I am hoping only for good news. Ours is indeed on Friday. I am hoping we will hear the heartbeat or see more then just the gestational and yolk sacs.
It's going to be a shock to some with your big announcement Julie! Triplets is amazing. Have you thought about how you would tell people?
Yes Livvy hoping you are doing well after your transfer and you join us soon with great news as well!
Cari
Good luck with the next ultrasounds Rebecca and Cari, that is so great - I bet you can see so much more this time! I was stunned by the difference in the quality of ultrasound image when we graduated from the vaginal ultrasounds to the on top ones, we could see SO much more there, even the hearts in the little bodies and the umbilical cords and that was at just 10 weeks. I love that I am going to get so many peeks at the babies because of the number and honestly when you see them as clearly as that it is impossible not to get attached. I'm so freaking excited to see them again and am just keeping everything crossed they are doing ok as I'm not showing yet at all and the nausea has calmed down a bit. If you need to take anything for it yourselves I have found that the One a Day prenatal ginger pills have helped through the day and Unisom has helped at night (both recommended by my Dr)
Livvy, can't wait to hear from you, I hope the transfer was a success!
My wife & I talked a couple weeks ago and decided to stop this cycle. The BFN we had in our first IVF was very painful and I think we need time to build our marriage outside of TTC. We still have a couple of frozen embryos, but are going to take a breather for a few months.
Thank you everyone for being there and good luck! Maybe when we're ready again I'll come back and see who's still around:)
-Livvy
As for me, we had an amazing appt today. We saw the baby (which was enough for me), then my wife said, "what's that moving?" And the doctor replied, the heartbeat! Which we then got to hear. It was music to our ears, and love at first sight!
The RE is so,pleased with everything she has seen, that we "graduated" to the regular OB. Our first appt will be in about 2 weeks! Seems insane! I kind of wish I had one more peek at the baby next week with the RE, but it is very reassuring that they are feeling so confident.
I finally feel like I can say, I'm pregnant (although we aren't telling anyone for a while)! After all this time, it is kind of nice to have a joyful little secret to keep to ourselves.
Can't wait to hear about your appt tomorrow Cari!
Baby dust to all,
Rebecca
Rebecca, I am beyond excited for you! It is so amazing that you saw the heartbeat. Did they finally give you a due date? And congrats on graduating. :) I am so happy for you. I can't wait until we can all scream we are pregnant.
Our ultrasound is tomorrow. I am so excited. 10 am cannot get here soon enough the hear the little boogers heartbeat. We have one more ultrasound on the 18th and an appointment with the RE on the day before thanksgiving to graduate. We have a midwife practice picked out so we are hoping there are no incidents until we graduate.
In other news, in light of Trump getting into office Abby and I are finally taking the plunge and getting legally married on January 6th. We are currently civil unioned and had an amazing covenant ceremony at our church. We decided now that we are pregnant and there are so many uncertainties around our nation we better take the plunge. We consider our civil union as legal enough but why not take the plunge. It will be something simple at the courthouse and lunch afterwards. But we are excited to do it finally.
Cari