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I know that time is going so slow for you right now and nothing you do is going to take your mine of it. It consumes you and I mean all of you.
I did break down and do the hpt on day 9, i think it was and it was positive. But then I just worried that it was wrong. So taking it really did not help that much, you still worry until it is confirmed by the Doctor.
Now I am in the 2ww for the sonogram, which is this wednesday, so again I am waiting, and again time seems to be dragging.
I feel your pain and your uncertainity, my thoughts and prayers are truly with you. Take Care, Let me know if I can help with any other questions. Shannon
Thank you for your kind words. I needed that! Actually I did a HPT a couple of days ago (an old one that I'd purchased for $1 at Dollar General), and although I didn't wait the 1-2 min. that it recommends, it only had one line, and I quickly threw it away, ashamed really that I'd even gotten it out. It was mid afternoon, and I was 8 days past ET, so I'm not sure if that was accurate, but it definitely matched with the doubt that I've been feeling. Like if I were pregnant then it should have had two lines. I haven't even told my husband that I did it b/c he'd be upset. I've wished that I never did it in the first place! So, I will just have to see what comes back on Friday. I will go in around 10:30AM, but I'm supposed to call for the results, and I won't until my husband gets home from work since I was alone and at work the first time 5 yrs. ago that I got a BFN.
So, the burping even seems to have subsided, and although I try to see if I feel ANYTHING "down there" I just don't . And if my pants are tighter it's probably simply weight gain from laying around.
Ok, I'm not wanting to ruin everyone's holiday.
Let me know what you learn in your sonogram! My sister had twins in Feb. (first IUI). Are they suspecting that you may be having multiples?
Take care and thank you again for responding to my post.
Linda
About the HPT, for one it is a cheapo, so you can not rely on it. Second if you had the trigger shot it could also be too soon to be out of your system. If you can wait it out I suggest you do it, if not then at least wait till day 11 or so. I would not be to worried about the symtoms subsiding as some people have had none at all. I have a friend that did IVF and never felt a thing at all and she just gave birth 5 months ago to a baby girl at age 43! So when I keep saying to her how I was feeling like I was going to start and all the cramping she could not understand. So I really believe everyone has different symptoms if any at all.
As far as the holiday, I am laying on the couch being very nauseated today so you are not keeping me from anything. It is a beautiful day and I do not feel good enough to go out and enjoy it. Just watching TV and relaxing. However let me just tell you that even when you find out and god willing you are pregnant you will still freak out at everything. Today I went to heat up some lunch on a old birthday paper plate and the design on the plate started sparking in the microwave and I freaked and ran over there to stop it, Well now my eyes have been burning ever since looking at it and I was/am scared it could have hurt my baby/ies? My husband says no way, but for me I am worried that the smell or looking at it could have done something. I am praying that I am just being silly and that it did not do anything.
Just hang in there and try to stay calm and positive. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Shannon
Shannon, I am sorry about the microwave catastrophe! I'm sure that you've done nothing to harm your baby, but what a crazy thing! If your eyes don't stop burning, I'd get them checked tomorrow if you can. On a side note, it's nice to know that other people use those unused paper plates!!!! :)
So, hugs to you both too. I got through dinner with a friend of ours who has no idea why I'm so blue and not drinking my favorite Corona Light or any coffee after dinner!
Linda
Yes, I had pretty strong cramping the 4th and 5th day after my ET, but I cannot tell you yet if I am pregnant. This Friday is my "results day." I felt that it was a good sign though. Maybe some of the preggos will respond.
Good luck!
Linda
Hope you bring us good news this friday .... GOOD LUCK . and thank u for responding
but I threw up soooooooo much
nothing worked
I am still very nauseous but only throw up sometimes
not drinking was thething that worked best for me - I am sitting here thirsty as heck but don;t want to get sick
Linda
P.S. I also heard that smelling rubbing alcohol works, but that sounds gross!
To anyone with severe morning sickness. I am not a doctor but I do know this. If you can not keep anything down for more than 24 hours you need to talk to the doctor. Don't leave messages with the receptionist, ask to speak to the nurse. Dehydration is really really bad. There are medications that can safely be administered in controlled dosages that will stop the vomiting. You need to stay well hydrated, and the inability to hold down simple fluids is not good. Sometimes I am vomiting at 3am, it is horrible. I will see my OB/GYN on Thursday and I am going to ask him to prescribe something, in the lowest safest dose, for those days where no food is staying down.
Take care, Angelique
Britt 1974, From what I have read it could have been your embryos implanting. It will not register on a hpt until they have implanted and start releasing HCG. So it would to early to show up. Wait a few days and try again, using a good hpt.
Brittany, good luck tomorrow. Mine is Friday, and it just can't get here soon enough!
Linda
Linda
P.S. In what states do you live in?
To everyone else in the two week wait, hang in there. It is a long wait.
Angelique
AND TO MOMMYWANABE-I WOULD WAIT TILL DRS APPT. I'VE BEEN DOING HPT-ALL NEGATIVE. THEY ARE JUST A BIG DISAPPOINTMENT. FROM WHAT I'VE READ IT STILL MAY BE TOO EARLY.GOOD LUCK.
I think we are all so afraid. I am so glad that tomorrow is my last day of "the unknown." At this point I just want to know either way. I'm so tired of feeling this horrible dread/worry/doubt. It totally sucks! I've never felt so not in control of anything in my life! I mean God is ultimately in charge, but I like to feel like if I set out to achieve something I can get it if I work hard enough, but infertility takes all of that away from you.
Either way, I'm ready to go forward with my life again..........
Hang in there fellow waiters and know that you aren't alone, and this heavy heart filled with fear will be replaced by something else. We just don't know what yet.
Linda
BRITTANY
Shannon, I forgot to mention that Jan. 18th is my daughter's birthday, but like Angelique said, your due date may change with twins.
Keep us posted!
Linda
I knew it was twins this time because morning sickness so soon and sever
NOTHING helped - I threw up everything for weeks - asked my doc to put me in hospital - my urine was brown he said as long as some urine I am not dehydrated
I am 12.5 weeks and still nauseaus but I can keep something down
NOTHING worked - not pills etc
good luck
my last twins I delivered at 35 weeks exactly
BRITTANY
Angelique, thanks for the info. Well if I am to plan 3-4 weeks early that would put it right around Christmas time. That would be cool if it was before and I was home in time for Christmas. I also found out yesterday that I can not go to my regular Gyno Doc and I am considered High Risk because of my age and I have to go to Down town Jacksonville to a hospital that has a special neo natal unit"spelling". So now I do not know who my doc is going to be. They did/ We did see both hearbeats, it was incredible. I am just trying to do everything right. I am going back in 2 weeks again for another sonogram.
Britt 1974- I am sorry about your results, but it may be too early. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Mysty- was your twins fine when they were born at 35 weeks? Like weight and health? I am so excited I am already imagining what it will be like.
Shannon
yes they were fine
both went home less than 48 hours the one under 5 pounds they had to do a car seat apnea test
I was very very active in the last weeks of pregancy - walking MILES per day and my doc said that can contrubute to healthy babies - as long as you aren't at risk for preterm labor! (I wanted to do all that I could so they would not be in NICU!)
Hang in there. I know it's soooo hard! Crying is a good thing, so don't hold back.
Linda
Thank you,
Linda
HAS ANYONE DONE MORE THAN ONE IVF AND HAD RESULTS?? I JUST AM CONFUSED RIGHT NOW. MY HUSBAND SAYS WE'LL TRY AGAIN. HOW LONG DO THEY MAKE YOU WAIT TO TRY AGAIN. SEE I HAD NO PROBLEMS-IT WAS MALE FACTOR AND MY HUSBAND HAS THE TESA PROCEDURE ALSO. ANYONE WITH ANY SUGGESTIONS???
BRITTANY
OH-THEY TRANSFERRED THE TWO.
Linda, sorry they only said they would call me if the numbers were off and they never called me so I just continued doing the Estrogen patches and progesterone shots.
Shannon
Take care. Angelique
I am 37 years old. Had my transfer on the 19th of May, 3 embryos were transferred. 1 8-cell and 2 6-cell. Hopefully at least one takes!
I am new to the forum. Coming down to the end of my 2WW. Doctor has told me to take a HPT on Monday and call in with the result.
I feel as if I am pregnant because I can feel as though there is something against my uterus if I move around too much, however, trying not too be too optimistic, can't deal with it if nothing is there!
Have also been experiencing the sore boobs at times, bit of cramping as well.
IVF was considered because of the male factor in my case, and I have never really had any problems gynacologically, so fingers crossed, everything is good on Monday!
I want to wish all of you ladies good luck in your quest. Many people out there do not understand how hard it really is when you are told you cannot have children the natural way.
I commend all of you and put God first in all that you do.
Will let you know what happens on Monday!
I suggest you take the medicine. It has worked wonders for me already.
They also suggested a vitamin B6 it helps with nausea as well.
I am 6 weeks 5 days!
Shannon
I bled a little with these twins
but with my last two pregnancies I bled a lot
It was always reassuring to see the babies and heartbeats
take it easy (did they tell you that?)
twins are scary the whole way because you worry so much! I use the doppler at home and still am not sure if I am hearing 2 seperate
If i cramp I worry - etc
glad the m/s meds helped you - they didn''t really help me
I'm praying that all remains well for you and your twins. You've had a tough week.
Take care,
Linda
Linda, OMG I am so happy for you. Wow what a fantastic way to start the weekend. Have you told your hubby yet? About Memorial Day, you helped me too. Just having someone asside from the hubby to talk too.
Prayers and Blessings are with you and your family.
Shannon
So, for all who wait............I seriously didn't think that I was pregnant. Boobs weren't as sore anymore in the second week, and aside from occasional headaches, cramping (nothing major), and burping and yawning at times, I never would have guessed it. So you don't have to have all of the symptoms or any for that matter. My stomach has been more pronounced, but I didn't know if it was due to the progesterone.
This so doesn't feel real.....to be told something that you've not heard apply to yourself is a blessing.
Shannon, is your Rx for nausea helping?
Linda
Bimkim - I had bleeding even before my blood test to confirm I was even pregnant. It happened twice and both times I was scared to death, because I have a hx of miscarriage. I knew however I was pregnant because HPT were coming up positive. So I went to the urgent care to have blood drawn to check my HCG levels. My HCG levels were fairly high, so I was told to come back in two days and see if the levels went up or down. They went up. My suggestion to you is if you get scared and have the option go to your nearest urgent care, they can pull blood and tell you in 1 hour what your HCG levels are. I was told what Shannon was told. If the bleeding gets severe, which is defined as soaking a pad in one or two hours, it is a medical emergency. Otherwise, try to relax.
I am so so tempted to do the hpt tommorrow but dh has said to me we only have 2 more days, so let's wait.
Unfortunately the clinic is closed by now. Nurse thought I was panicking over nothing, she told me to try to relax for the remainder of the weekend..
If the bleeding worsens will definitely page the doc.
Will update you tomorrow.
Take care,
Bimkim
Yes the RX is helping alot. I waited to long to take it tonight and when I did I threw it right back up, so now I am scared to take another one. I guess I will deal with the nausea for tonight.
Angelique, THank you for your info. I am having the brown stuff but it is okay, long as I know they are both okay in there. Hey and if nothing else good came out of the scare, we got to hear the heartbeats 2 weeks earlier. so yea for that :)
Shannon
Again thanks for your fantastic words! Making things a lot easier in my mind for sure.
Bled a little more last night, brown..I tried not to think too much about it though. This morning i checked and the bleeding had subsided, so I am happy.
Well, one and a half more days before the test.
Still having symptoms, tingling in legs, sore boobs, heaviness in my uterus??...we'll see.
You are so so so lucky to be having twins!
Will let you know what happens on Monday.
Take care,
Bimkim
Jana
BRITTANY
Linda
Angelique
Take care, the wait is almost over, Angelique
Question for all on progesterone injections - How long did you stay on the injections after positive test? This is my first positive result after 3 IVFs and the first time I did the progesterone injections. Irrational or not, in my mind, the shots are what made it stick this time and I'm totally paranoid to go off them. My dr said that I can switch to prometrium suppositories now. Quite frankly, I don't enjoy those one bit and would rather suck it up with the shots! I have about 10 doses of progesterone left so am defintiely going to keep through then. My ultrasound is this Thursday so I'm going to talk to my dr about it then but wondered what everyone else's experience has been.
progesterone supposotories only in their offices!!
I will be on the shots and suppositories until 14 weeks (other pregnancies when they told me to stop I weaned away slowly but this time i am out so I guess I stop next friday!)
In the meantime, trying to relax and trying my very best not to think about my early morning urine!
Still feeling heaviness around the uterus area...other than that I am fine.
Will let you know what happens tomorrow.
Danielle,
Here are the meds that I am currently on:
Bromocriptine - Half tablet at night
Cyclogest suppositories - One inserted vaginally at night and one in the morning -
(believe this is the same as your prometrium)
I was told that these are taken for the first 3 months of the pregnancy. I really don't mind doing it, because before the transfer I was taking them rectally(is that a word?) and that was just yukky!! So, vaginally is a synch for me.
Prognova - One inserted vaginally at night
2 baby aspirin every day
And of course folic acid every day
Some of these meds may look a little strange, but I am in the Caribbean and they tend to do things the British instead of the American.
Will let you know tomorrow.
ps. this forum is addictive!
Angelique
Apparently they don't let you take the blood test, but I have to do a pregnancy test early next week, then I have to go in for my first scan on the 12th. At that time I will be 6 weeks.
Will be continuing with the Cyclogest suppositories and the Prognova.
Gotta run.
Lots of work.
Will sign in again a little later on in the day.
AGQT, how great to have had such a high number of eggs! Just hang in there. The 2WW is so difficult, but you've just got to keep focused and believe that it will all turn out just the way that it was planned for you. All of your symptoms sound very familiar with what I had and many others on this board.
Bimkim, congratulations on your positive pregnancy test!!!!! Great news!
Linda
I'm 32 and have never been pregnant. It seems like I have waited for this sooooo long and didn't think I would ever have this opportunity. Thank GOD for this!!! Without him it would never have been possible!
Has anyone ever had blastocysts frozen? If so, exactly what does that mean. The 2 eggs that were put in were 3 day transfer. The doctor told me that he would let the remaining 13 go on for 5 days and out of those he hoped to have 5 or 6 blastocysts to freeze. I thought all 13 would freeze. Any information?
I am not informed enough to explain what your doctor was saying about the blastocysts to freeze, but for all 13 to make it to that stage is definitely not typical.
I continue to pray that you'll have terrific results! I had a 3 day transfer as well. Did they tell you the quality of both embryos?
Linda
Linda
I'm very excited for you!!!! I really want to get pregnant....but I'm not one that gets jealous, especially when I know it's someone that will provide for and love the child. The ones that really get to me are the YOUNG 12-16 yr old girls that get pregnant or the ones that continue to have child after child when they can't provide those children with what they deserve and need. That's when I start to wonder "WHY THEM AND NOT ME".
I have prayed about this so much and I know it is in GODs hands and if it doesn't happen then I know he has other plans for me (whatever they may be).
I noticed that you have adopted and that's wonderful!! We checked into it a few years ago and it seemed more difficult than IVF. That's when I decided I wanted to try this first. Later on that may be an option.
Well, I hope everything goes exactly like you and your husband want it to!!! Good Luck, you will be in my thoughts and prayers!!
I wish you all the best and will continue to pray for you and all of the women longing just like myself.
Linda
Here is how it breaks down. The doctor performs the egg retrieval, and you had good results. Your eggs are then fertalized, and upon fertalization we hope that they will begin to divide. With good eggs most will make it to day 3, some will be 6 cells some will be 8 cells, but the goal is to get them to day 3. Yours made it to day three.
In the United States at most clinics, the belief is that at 3 days we can grade embryos but they are yet very tiny and undifferentiated. Past experience has shown that the implantation rate is less for 3 day embryos (although pregnancy rates are about the same, more 3 day embryos are usually transfered) than for 5 day. Most clinics will attempt to grow embryos to 5 days, and here are the reasons. We know that not all embryos will make to 5 days, the question is why. The belief behind it is that women all have bad eggs and the older we get the more bad eggs we have, most of these eggs are genectically incorrect. These incorrect eggs may make it to day 3, as they only are 8 cells then, however the belief is that the eggs that make it to blastyocyst stage are the stongest of them all. Thus the ones most likely to make a baby. That does not mean a blastyocyst can not be genetically abnormal they can, but they are most likely to implant and create a baby.
About 50% of embryos will make it to blastyocyst. I had 11 fertalized eggs, and they transferred 2 blastyocysts, and I have 5 frozen, so 7 total. Your blastyocysts will be frozen in a tank in a special liquid to prevent cell death and "freezer burn" so to speak. In the future they can be thawed and implanted. Not all will live through the thaw, but most will. Consider your frozen blasts your future.....
I hope the information helps, take care, the two week wait is agonizing, don't do a HPT wait for the blood test, and I wish you the very best of luck.
Angelique
You are having twins, right? Maybe some doctors do 3 day in hopes to prevent multiples (If 50% make it). Who knows, I feel like I wasn't informed of alot of things. I only had one visit with my fertility doctor and that was the consultation. The next time I saw him/spoke to him was at retrieval. Is that normal?
I appreciate all the information that you provided, It helped!!! Well hopefully I won't have to worry about the blastocysts (right now anyway)....I'm hoping & praying that this first one takes.
I noticed where you said not to do a HPT. My husband wants me to and I kinda want to too. I feel like I can't find out soon enough. I am not working right now and I have way too much time to sit around and think about it!
Congrats on your pregnancy!!! Hope things are going great!!!
Most of the women will tell you to wait, the reason being if you get a negative HPT you are going to be devastated, and sometimes it is because they are not accurate. If you choose to do one take this into consideration for timing. It will take 2 to 3 days for your embryos to become blast. Blasts then have to hatch so add another day (we are at 4). Implantation is multi-step process, and the embryos do not start making HCG right away. When they do start it is in such small amounts HPT can not detect. So I would say at a minimum wait 8 to 9 days before attempting a HPT, and then use a high quality pregnancy test, such as clear blue easy or early first response (according to research it is the most sensitive test). I know the wait is hard, I have been there.
Keep busy...it is in the hands of God now.
Take care and I wish you a big positive.
Angelique
Jessica
It sounds like you are already thinking the way that you should be, POSITIVELY. I wish you the very best, and by all means keep us "posted."
Miracles do happen EVERY day!!!
Linda
Shannon
I am pregnant with twins from donated embryos!
I'm just so happy to be pregnant, so I'm going to go with the flow no matter the case, but twins would be the MOST that we'd like to have ideally.
I know. I keep awaiting the nausea, etc., and so far so good, but maybe my beta isn't high enough yet so make that happen. Are you looking "fluffy?" I call it that. My already large chest is blossoming, and my belly seems to be bigger every day!
I will definitely post tomorrow.
I'm so glad that you're feeling better. I've been thinking about you since I haven't seen you on here.
Linda
We are so ready for this, everyday feels like 20!
I too have been terrified about a John and Kate plus 8 situation. I absolutely love that show. I have a family friend who had quad boys from an IUI. She was an amazing mom...I can't imagine! But, I guess God knows better than me how I could handle it. I am so short (4' 11") that I don't think my body could handle it. The last time I was pregnant I had gone to MotherHood Maternity (I jumped the gun a little on that one, I was so excited to be pregnant that I bought maternity clothes at 6 weeks!!!). I tried on the pregnancy belly thing that they have, and it scared me! I looked like a Weeble Wobble!!!
Good luck!
Jessica
Shannon, maybe you aren't so nauseous because of the Zofran. It's working. My sister had two good ones and the third was always small and "struggling," so don't worry. When it stopped developing, it was so small still that it basically disappeared throughout the duration of her pregnancy. She had been so overwhelmed about 3 that 2 turned out to be perfect for her.
I'll let you know my numbers later, but for now, we've got ONE.
Have a great day!
Linda
Well at least there is one for sure and possibly two. At least not 8!!! If you are feeling anything like I am then it seems like just when one appointment arrives then you start the waiting game again.
I am very happy for and will check in later to see what happens when they call you.
Shannon
Did you hear back from the doctor's office?
Linda
Hi ladies just want to say sorry for any BFN that have been given and Congrats to all that have gotten BFP. I also had a NEG on monday. I was so sure that this was going to work but I guess god has other plans for me. Anyway I was wondering whether or not to try IUI? Has anyone ever done IVF first, had it failed then went on to IUI (are they even successful)? It's kind of weird because it is usually the other way around. Please help because I have an appointment with another DR that a good friend of mine recommended. I am not sure if I should go through with the IUI or just wait and do the IVF again at a later time.
I'm still waiting for my 1st preg test, so be glad you have already passed that point with good results.
I wish everyone the best of luck and pray that GODs will is that we ALL get to enjoy a healthy 9 month pregnancy and a wonderful healthy beautiful baby(s) at the end of it!!!!
TO Momywanabe:
During my monitoring for IVF....I spoke with many women about what they had been thru and were going thru. Two women had IUIs before IVF. One of them had 11 IUIs before going to IVF and the other had done 7 IUIs before IVF....neither one had gotten pregnant. What I got from them is that IUIs are cheaper, so doctors like to try them first if that is an option for the couple....but I really don't know! Thought this information may help you....but I would for sure talk to your doctor about all of your options.
Good Luck with whatever you decide!
I did get my latest numbers, and my beta is now 8076. So maybe the doctor is right about that possible second one?????? We'll see. I'm in another 1 week wait.
Have a great day everyone. Linda
Gaauri- I have had discharge almost everyday since my transfer. Somedays it is yellowish and has even been browinsh at times. I am 7weeks 5 days and as of today my Doctor said everything is fine and that some women just have alot of discharge. He said it is most likely comming from the Uterus. I won't tell you not to worry because I know you will anyway. Because I do! :) But try not too. Take Care,
Shannon
I'm so glad to hear that all is well with your two itty bitty babies. I don't know when I'll be "released" to go to my OB. I asked if I could go to my regular OB, and I was told that I could since he's in the same group as the OB who's known for high risk, and if I needed him he'd be available. I'm also glad that you're not nauseous any more. Do you work a full time job?
Gaauri, I've read so many women on here saying that they had that discharge, so don't worry about that. Sounds normal, and if you doubt it call your doctor and ask to see what they say. Everything that you are experiencing is normal. Take it easy physically even though your mind is going crazy.
Linda
don't think that i had a discharge but from reading stuff on the net, seems that is pretty normal.
you may also be nearing the implantation period and the body is preparing for that. don't worry about it too much.
yes, the 2WW is torture. because that is the time that you feel the most fragile, don't want to lift this, want to relax, panicking if you feel something that you are not sure if you are supposed to feel or if something is going wrong. in the beginning, i did not even want to lift my laptop, that is how paranoid i was.
then when i started bleeding, i was oh so sure that it had all gone wrong.
have you spoken to your doc? have they told you whether or not it is normal?
sometimes they just more or less say, don't worry about it...let nature take its course, there is nothing you can do. which of course is not what you want to hear.
but take the advice that Angelique would have given me and try to relax as much as you can. find things to occupy your mind.
and i find that ready the stories in this forum helps to ease your mind as well, the support in here is really amazing and these ladies are very knowledgeable.
good luck. keep reading. keep asking questions..
on another note, my symptoms are not much...heartburn occasionally, sore boobs occasionally. this morning i was cleaning my teeth and gagged..but i feel fantastic for the most part.
just drinking water and increasing my calcium intake.
my first ultrasound is scheduled for thursday. i will be 6 weeks...i calculated incorrectly at the beginning of this week....duh...
good luck to all.
Linda,
i do hope there are twins in there!!
To: all
Hey ladies:
Look what out I found out on the web..This is interesting...May not be 100% for all since timing differs..
What happens after a Day 3 Transfer?
1dpt.. Embryo is growing and developing
2dpt.. Embryo is now a blastocyst
3dpt.. Blastocyst hatches out of shell on this day
4dpt.. Blastocyst attaches to a site on the uterine lining
5dpt.. Implantation begins,as the blastocyst begins to bury in the lining
6dpt.. Implantation process continues and morula buries deeper in the lining
7dpt.. Morula is completely implanted in the lining and has placenta cells & fetal cells
8dpt.. Placenta cells begin to secret HCG in the blood
9dpt.. More HCG is produced as fetus develops
10dpt.. More HCG is produced as fetus develops
11dpt.. HCG levels are now high enough to be immediately detected on HPT
I'm not really having many symptoms: No discharge, no bleeding, no pain for the most part, had cramping in the first few days (similar to period cramps), breasts are extremely sore and heavy with nipples very sensitive and hard (this was happening before transfer and doc said it was due to medications), fatigued a little in the first few days but overall I am feeling pretty good. I think the fatigue is due to the stress and hormone fluctuations but it has been getting better.
I am nervous...but I do believe that it is strictly up to GOD! I'm not laying on the couch; I'm trying to live life as I normally would with nothing strenous.
Waiting for Thursday is extremely hard....I just want to know NOW! So I know exactly how you feel...try to stay busy to pass the time. I have things planned over the next few days, so I'm hoping the time goes by faster than it has been.
I found out today that of my 13 remaining fertilized eggs that 7 made it to blastocysts and they have been frozen. I was told that all 7 were ranked fair to good. The doctors office said that I should be pleased because this is very good. How bout you?
How many eggs did you have and how many were put in?
I wish you the BEST!!!! Keep me informed, I pray that Thursday holds a blessing for both of us!!!
Bimkim & Linda - Congrats on your pregnancies!! That is great news!
For those of you who are in the middle of the 2ww torture, hang in there and keep posting. I didn't find this site until just a few weeks ago after my 3rd IVF attempt and wish I'd found it sooner. It's been a wonderful means of support and very informational.
When you bled did it stop soon after it started?
Very scared!
Linda
My first bleeding started even before my blood test to confirm pregnancy. I knew I was pregnant because HPT had been showing positive for days. I then bled again the day after the blood test. I had a sonogram done at 6 weeks, which showed both babies, they looked like grains of rice, with heartbeats. I started bleeding again at 7 1/2 weeks. When I started bleeding then I went to urgent care and they did a sonogram and both little beans were alive and well.
My OB/GYN explained that twins often cause more bleeding. It sounds to me like you either have twins or had twins (sometimes one doesn't make it for unknown reasons). My OB/GYN told me that as long as the bleeding does not soak up a normal size maxi pad to relax. If the bleeding becomes severe head for the ER. I do suggest you call and talk to your doctor in the morning. You may also be bleeding because of the procedure. I had a pelvic exam and vaginal sonogram done at 10 wks and I bled for 3 days, but my doctor warned me that I would bleed.
I wanted to say congratulations since I had not had the chance. I shall keep you in my prayers. Take care. Angelique
AGQT - try not to panic, I had some premenstral symptoms and actually started bleeding on the day I was suppose to start my period. I was scared to death. I never had severe cramps, but I had all the other symptoms. Don't give up hope yet, try to be strong, we are all here to help you get through this. Take care Angelique
I m experiencing the same thing.....my boobs feels to be a sac of hard rocks. I do have lower back pain which doesn't allow me to sit for long Just like AF. Did you do any HPT's yet? I was advised by my doctor to drink a lots of GATORADE at least 2lts.or more a day, for bloating. Believe me it worked wonders......I hope the GOD is nice to us and bless both of us with his blessings......Keep posting.
All I know is that it reaffirms how fragile it all is and that for those of us who become pregnant through infertility treatment, we must approach everything differently than most women.
gaauri and AGQT, it's your week! I'm thinking about and praying for BOTH of you to have positive results. Try not to focus on your symptoms as those of us on this forum have either had all of those that you mention then none at all. It will be here before you know it!
Linda
Gaauri - I did a HPT yesterday and it showed negative. I'm not giving up hope!! Afterward I came and looked at your posting and it showed on 7dpt that we really aren't producing HCG yet....so I'll wait a few more days and try again. How bout you? I thought this week might be easier since I've had plenty to do...but it still lingers in my thoughts, so I can't quit worrying & wondering. My husband told me last night, "This is driving me crazy....I just want to know." LOL! My response was, "I bet I am 100 times worse than you are."
Linda,
keep the faith...If I remember you have two adopted great kids.....now when you have been so good then God have to bless you with more goodness. The almighty will definitely protect you. My prayers....
Danielle,
Congrats on your twins! That is marvellous news!
Though sorry to hear about your nausea, have read that the nausea starts a lot earlier with twins, don't know how true. Have you checked the net for solutions?
I wish I could have twins because then this would be it for me! We did not have any eggs left over to freeze. All 3 were transferred...
Linda,
No more heavy lifting!!
I am so sorry that you are spotting. Thing is, I have been spotting quite a bit myself, it is a little worrying but my thing is there is nothing further I can do about it. For a fact, I know that I am still pregnant because I took another HPT that showed positive in the first 30 seconds. My first ultrasound is on Thursday, so looking forward to that. Will see how many took.
AGQT and gauuri,
Good luck to both you guys. It sure does seem like this is the most torturous(incorrect spelling?) time of the whole cycle...the waiting game.
Just make sure you let us know as soon as you come back home! We all deserve to have little ones...
Sore boobs is a good sign!!
Take care all.
Kim
Kim, thank you for reminding me to take it easy. I just returned from getting that injection since I am Rh negative. I feel crampy today but nothing severe and NO BLOOD!!! Don't know if I have another test to do, but I sure didn't bleed enough to have lost anything.
Take care everyone,
Linda
Linda - I knew the bleeding would stop (said lots of prayers). One of the times that I started bleeding I think it was because I over exerted myself. Who really knows, my OB/GYN tells me to do normal things. If I did it before I was pregnant he says I can do it now. I am still careful though. I can't afford not to be careful...
Danielle - How do you feel ? Twins are rough on the body, so take care of yourself. As my first trimester ends I am now counting down to delivery.
BimKim - congratulations...............................
Those in the 2 week wait fighting with the HPT's. Only blood work is final, so hang in there until Thursday and don't loose hope. Many women get negatives on the HPT only to get a positive on the blood work. You are all in my prayers. Take care.
I do not know how you are going to court today. But good luck. Maybe it won't last long.
Also I am constipated so bad. I am eating everything recommened and nothing is working. Any suggestions? I will try anything at this point.
Take Care, Shannon
Hope that helps, and I'm so sorry that you are having a challenging day.
Linda
Linda
phenergren is what my doc gave me - didn't work
if you can stomach a few (maybe 15 ) fat free pringles that should loosen you up
I didn;t have any bowel movements when I was that sick - there was nothing for my bowels to process - I remember one day I had a bowel movement and thought "wow I must not have thrown up everything!"
I can't imagine being any more tired or any more nauseated. I think I would sit down and just cry. I have made it now to week 12, with no relief from the nausea. My doctor said it usually goes away by week 14, but he would not promise me that it would go away.
If the constipation continues despite stool softner remedies, you need to talk to your doctor about possibly changing your prenatal vitamins to one with low iron or no iron. Of course his willingness to do that will depend on how well your body is manufactoring blood. My understanding though is that constipation gets worse and worse as you get further into your pregnancy.
Take care, Angelique
I'm not at all surprised about your stomach. Even though for me it's only one that we know of, my stomach is pooching big time, and today my husband made a comment about my chest size, although non-pregnant I am large chested. I'm buying elastic wastebands!
Good luck tomorrow. I hope something works for you.
Linda
Early Hours
Fertilization begins when a sperm penetrates an oocyte (an egg) and it ends with the creation of the zygote. The fertilization process takes about 24 hours. A sperm can survive for up to 48 hours. It takes about ten hours to navigate the female productive track, moving up the vaginal canal, through the cervix, and into the fallopian tube where fertilization begins. Though 300 million sperm may enter the upper part of the vagina, only 1%, 3 million, enter the uterus.
At 6 hours
The sperm must make the penetration of the zona pellucida, a tough membrane surrounding the oocyte. Only one sperm needs to bind with the protein receptors in the zona pellucida to trigger an enzyme reaction allowing the zona to be pierced. Penetration of the zona pellucida takes about twenty minutes.
At 1 - 5 days
Within 11 hours following fertilization, the oocyte has extruded a polar body with its excess chromosomes. The fusion of the oocyte and sperm nuclei marks the creation of the zygote and the end of fertilization. The zygote now begins to cleave, with each division occurring into two cells called blastomeres. The zygote's first cell division begins a series of divisions, with each division occurring approximately every twenty hours. Each blastomere within the zona pellucida becomes smaller and smaller with each subsequent division. When cell division ungenerated about sixteen cells, the zygote becomes a morula (mulberry shaped). It leaves the fallopian tube and enters the uterine cavity three to four days after fertilization.
At 6 days
The blastocyst hatches from the zona pellucida around the sixth day after fertilization, as the blastocyst enters the uterus. The trophoblast cells secretes an enzyme which erodes the epithelial uterine lining and creates an implantation site for the blastocyst.In a cyclical process of hormonal stimulation, the ovary is induced to continue producing progesterone while human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is released by the trophoblast cells of the implanting blastocyst. Endometrial glands in the uterus enlarge in response to the blastocyst and the implantation site becomes swollen with new capillaries. Circulation begins - a process needed for the continuation of pregnancy.
At 12 days
Trophoblast cells engulf and destroy cells of the uterine lining creating blood pools, both stimulating new capillaries to grow and foretelling the growth of the placenta. The inner cell mass divides, rapidly forming a two-layered disc. The top layer of cells will become the embryo and amniotic cavity, while the lower cells will become the yolk sac. Ectopic pregnancies can occur at this time and sometimes continue for up to 16 weeks of pregnancy before being noticed. Diagnosed quickly, ectopic pregnancies can be treated pharmacologically without surgery, reducing danger to the mother, and preserving the site of the ectopic pregnancy.
At 15 - 18 days
The formation of blood and blood vessels of the embryo begins. The blood system appears first in the area of the placenta surrounding the embryo, while the yolk sac begins to produce hematopoietic or non-nucleated blood cells. The embryo is attached by a connecting stalk (which will later become part of the umbilical cord), to the developing placenta. A narrow line of cells appears on the surface of the embryonic disc. This primitive streak is the future axis of the embryo and it marks the beginning of gastrulation, a process that gives rise to all three layers of the embryo: ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm.
At 19 - days
The embryonic area is now shaped like a pear, and the head region is broader than the tail end. The ectoderm has thickened to form the neural plate. The edges of this plate rise and form a concave area known as the neural groove. This groove is the precursor of the embryo's nervous system and it is one of the first organs to develop. The blood cells of the embryo are already developed and they begin to form channels along the epithelial cells which form consecutively with the blood cells
at 21 days
If you could look at the embryo from a top view, it would resemble the sole of a shoe with the head end wider than the tail end, and a slightly narrowed middle. Somites, which are condensations composed of mesoderm, appear on either side of the neural groove. The first pair of somites appear at the tail and progress to the middle. One to three pairs of somites are present. Every ridge, bump and recess now indicates cellular differentiation. A head fold rises on either side of the primitive streak. The primitive streak now runs between one-fourth to one-third of the length of the embryo. Secondary blood vessels now appear in the chorion/placenta. Hematopoietic cells appear on the yolk sac simultaneously with endothelial cells that will form blood vessels for the newly emerging blood cells. Endocardial (muscle) cells begin to fuse and form into the early embryo's two heart tubes.
at 23 - 26 days
Rapid growth and change as the embryo becomes longer and the yolk sac expands. On each side of the neural tube, between four and twelve pairs of somites can exist by the end of this stage. The cells which become the eyes appear as thickened circles just off of the neural folds. The cells of the ears are also present. Neural folds are rising and fusing at several points along the length of the neural tube concomitant with the budding somites which appear to zipper the neural tube closed. Neural crest cells will eventually contribute to the skull and face of the embryo. The two endocardial tubes formed in before fuse here to form one single tube derived from the roof of the nueral tube, which becomes S-shaped and makes the primitive heart asymmetric. As the S-shape forms, cardiac muscle contraction begins. CONTINUED.......
Thirteen to twenty pairs of somites are present and the embryo is shaped in a modified S curve. The embryo has a bulb-like tail and a connecting stalk to the developing placenta. A primitive S-shaped tubal heart is beating and peristalsis, the rhythmic flow propelling fluids throughout the body, begins. However, this is not true circulation because blood vesel development is still incomplete. At this stage, the neural tube determines the form of the embryo. Although the primary blood vessels along the central nervous system are connecting, the central nervous system appears to be the most developed system. If twenty somites are present in the embryo, the forebrain is completely closed.
at 32 days
The brain differentiates into the three main parts: the forebrain, midbrain and hindbrain. The forebrain consists of lobes that translate input from the senses, and will be responsible for memory formation, thinking, reasoning, problem solving. The midbrain will serve as a relay station, coordinating messages to their final destination. The hindbrain will be responsible for regulating the heart, breathing and muscle movements.Thyroid continues to develop and the lymphatic system, which filters out bacteria, starts to form. Otic placode invaginates and forms the otic vesicle, which will develop into the structures needed for hearing and maintenance of equilibrium. Retinal disc presses outward and touches the surface ectoderm. In response the ectoderm proliferates forming the lens disc. Specific parts of the eye, such as the retina, the future pigment of the retina and the optic stalk are identifiable. Primitive mouth with a tongue is recognizable. Thyroid continues to develop and the lymphatic system, which filters out bacteria, starts to form. Heart chambers are filled with plasma and blood cells making the heart seem distended and prominent. The heart and liver combined are equal in volume to the head by this stage. Blood circulation is well established, though true valves are not yet present.. The villous network is in place to accommodate the exchange of blood between the woman and the embryo. Aortic arches 4 and 6 develop and 5 may appear. Lung buds continue to form. Gall bladder, stomach, intestines, pancreas continue to form and the metanephric bud appears in the chest cavity. The stomach is in the shape of a spindle and the pancreas may be detected at the intestinal tube. The developing liver receives blood from the placenta via the umbilical cord. The amnion encloses the connecting stalk helping to fuse it with the longer and more slender umbilical vesicle (the remnant of the yolk sac). Upper limb buds are visible as ridges and the lower limb buds begin to develop. Folding is complete and the embryo is now three-dimensional and is completely enclosed in the amniotic sac. The somites will be involved in building bones and muscles. The first thin surface layer of skin appears covering the embryo.
at 35 days
The brain and head grow rapidly. The mandibular and hyoid arches are noticeable. Ridges demarcate the three sections of the brain (midbrain, forebrain and hindbrain). The spinal cord wall at this stage contains three zones: the ventricular, the mantle and the marginal. The ventricular zone will form neurons, glial cells and ependymal cells, the intermediate mantle will form neuron clusters and the marginal zone will contain processes of neurons. Adenohypophyseal pouch, which will develop into the anterior pituitary, is defined. Lens vesicle opens to the surface and is nestled within the otptic cup. Otic vesicle increases its size by approximately one-fourth and its endolymphatic appendage is more defined. Nasal plate can be detected by thickened ectoderm. Esophagus, the tube through which food is swallowed, forms from a groove of tissue that separates from the trachea, which is also visible. Semilunar valves begin to form in the heart. Four major subdivisions of the heart (the trabeculated left and right ventricles, the conus cords and the truncus arteriosus) are clearly defined. Two sprouts, a ventral one from the aortic sac and a dorsal one from the aorta, form the pulmonary (sixth aortic) arch. Right and left lung sacs lie on either side of the esophagus. Ureteric bud appear. Metanephros, which will eventually form the permanent kidney, is developing. Upper limbs elongate into cylindrically-shaped buds, tapering at tip to eventually form hand plate. Nerve distribution process, innervation, begins in the upper limbs. CONTINUED....
The brain and head grow rapidly. The mandibular and hyoid arches are noticeable. Ridges demarcate the three sections of the brain (midbrain, forebrain and hindbrain). The spinal cord wall at this stage contains three zones: the ventricular, the mantle and the marginal. The ventricular zone will form neurons, glial cells and ependymal cells, the intermediate mantle will form neuron clusters and the marginal zone will contain processes of neurons. Adenohypophyseal pouch, which will develop into the anterior pituitary, is defined. Lens vesicle opens to the surface and is nestled within the otptic cup. Otic vesicle increases its size by approximately one-fourth and its endolymphatic appendage is more defined. Nasal plate can be detected by thickened ectoderm. Esophagus, the tube through which food is swallowed, forms from a groove of tissue that separates from the trachea, which is also visible. Semilunar valves begin to form in the heart. Four major subdivisions of the heart (the trabeculated left and right ventricles, the conus cords and the truncus arteriosus) are clearly defined. Two sprouts, a ventral one from the aortic sac and a dorsal one from the aorta, form the pulmonary (sixth aortic) arch. Right and left lung sacs lie on either side of the esophagus. Ureteric bud appear. Metanephros, which will eventually form the permanent kidney, is developing. Upper limbs elongate into cylindrically-shaped buds, tapering at tip to eventually form hand plate. Nerve distribution process, innervation, begins in the upper limbs.
at 42 days
s the brain has increased in size by one-third since the last stage, it is still larger than the trunk. Rostral neuropore is closed and four pairs of pharyngeal arches are visible now, though the fourth one is still quite small. The maxillary and mandibular prominence of the first arch are clearly delineated. The stomodeum, the depression in the ectoderm which will develop into the mouth and oral cavity, appears between the prominent forebrain and the fused mandibular prominence.Swellings of the external ear begin to appear on both sides of the head, formed by the mandibular arch. Lens pit has closed, retinal pigment may appear in the external layer of the optic cup and lens fibers form the lens body. Two symmetrical and separate nasal pits may appear as depressions in the nasal disc. Esophagus lengthens. Blood flow through the atrioventricular canal is divided into left and right streams, which continue through the outflow tract and aortic sac. The left ventricle is larger than the right and has a thicker wall. Lobar buds appear in the bronchial tree. The intestine lengthens. Ureteric bud lengthens and its tip expands, thus beginning the formation of the final and permanent set of kidneys. Distinct regions of the handplate, forearm, arm and shoulder may be discerned in the upper limb bud. Lower limb bud begins to round at top and tip of its tapering end will eventually form the foot. Innervation, the distribution of nerves, begins in the lower limb buds. The relative width of the trunk increases from the growth of the spinal ganglia, the muscular plate and the corresponding mesenchymal tissues.
at 44 days
Brain is well marked by its cerebral hemispheres. The hindbrain, which is responsible for heart regulation, breathing and muscle movements, begins to develop. Future lower jaw, the first part of face to be established, is now visible while future upper jaw is present, but not demarcated. Mesenchymal cells originating in the primitive streak, the neural crest and the prechordal plate, continue to form the skull and the face. External retina pigment is visible and the lens pit has grown into a D shape. Nasal pits are still two separate plates, but they rotate to face ventrally as head widens. Primary cardiac tube separates into aortic and pulmonary channels and the ventricular pouches deepen and enlarge, forming a common wall with their myocardial shells. Mammary gland tissue begins to mature. The mesentery, which attaches the intestines to the rear abdominal wall, holds them in position and supplies them with blood, nerves and lymphatics, is now clearly defined. Ureter, the tube that will convey urine from the kidney to the bladder, continues to lengthen. Proliferation of the coelomic epithelium indicates the gonadal primordium. Hand region of upper limb bud differentiates further to form a central carpal part and a digital plate. The thigh (rostrolateral part), leg (the caudomedial part) and foot areas can be distinguished in the lower limb buds.
at 46 days
Jaw and facial muscles are now developing. The nasofrontal groove becomes distinct and an olfactory bulb (sense of smell) forms in the brain. Auricular (ear) hillocks become recognizable. The dental laminae or teeth buds begin to form. The pituitary, which is the master gland responsible for growth of hormones that regulate other glands, such as the thyroid, adrenal glands, gonad) begins to form.Trachea, the larynx and the bronchi begin to form. The heart begins to separate into four chambers. The diaphragm, the tissue that separates the chest cavity from the abdomen, forms. Intestines begin to develop within the umbilical cord and will later migrate into the abdomen when the embryo's body is large enough to accommodate them. Primitive germ cells arrive at the genital area and will respond to genetic instructions to develop into either female or male genitals. Digital rays in appear in the foot plates and finger rays are more distinct. Trunk becomes straighter.
at 51 days
Nerve plexuses begin to develop in the region of the scalp. Eyes are pigmented and eyelids begin to develop and may fold. Within the heart, the trunk of the pulmonary artery separates from the trunk of the aorta. Nipples appear on the chest. Body appears more like a cube. Kidneys begin to produce urine for the first time. Genital tubercle, urogenital membrane and anal membrane appear. The critical period of arm development ends, and the arms are at their proper location, roughly proportional to the embryo. However, the hand plates are not finished, but develop further in the next two days. The wrist is clearly visible and the hands already have ridges or notches indicating the future separation of the fingers and the thumbs. Ossification of the skeleton begins.
I did a HPT yesterday and it came out negative. I didn't try it today...... Even my symptoms have almost gone except headache and back pain as ig my AF is to come. Offically today is my AFday......but as I am on progesterone gel....their might be a delay.
So tomorrow what time you have to go for blood test. I have to be there at 930.....and evening .......our hormones will decide our fate.....lol... Take care and be optimist. Life is wonderful...full of surprises...
Just to let you guys know, just back from my 1st scan..Saw the heartbeat...it was amazing!!!! We were hoping for a twin but one healthy child is just as good.
Now I anxiously await the news from AGQT and gauuri!!
Hope they both have good news.
Have a good day everyone.
Shannon, I experienced a bit of morning sickness today for the first time. Not fun, but I feel ok now. I don't know if yours came on slowly or like gang busters, but it went away after I ate. I didn't exactly eat dinner last night b/c I had to work, so I think that that was what did it.
I am anxiously awaiting word on gaauri and AGQT too!!! Been thinking about you both all day!
Linda
Linda, If your Doc did not seem to worried then I would try not to worry. If it were something more serious, I am sure he would have wanted to do more tests. The nausea did start a little slow and then progressed to worse. I am just so tired all the time too. I mean exausted. But still happy that I am pregnant.
Take Care, Shannon
I just really want someone to hold my hand and tell me that it will be a BFP!! haha
Melissa
GOOD LUCK TO ALL WHO WERE SUCCESSFUL AND ANYONE ELSE THAT IS IN THEIR 2WW...I will be thinking and praying for each and every one of you!!!
Thanks for all the support that you provided me through this website...it was extremely helpful and comforting!! I'll be checking in to see how everyone is holding up! Good wishes to all!
I am still waiting on my results which I have my doubts.....nurse didn't looked very promising...when I spoke to her about the HPT coming negative. I really do not want to take the call....Bad thing is that I didn't even had any to freeze ........and finances to go for..................another. best thing is that we have so many forums friends holding hands together and beside.
Take care ..........
So allow yourselves to feel every emotion involved in this news. You'll be glad that you did, and you are certainly entitled to it as you've just spent the last two weeks hoping with all of your being that you'd have a positive result.
As gaauri said, you fortunately were able to freeze your embryos which has to be comforting now that you have your results. In September should you decide to do a FET you'll be a stronger woman with a whole new mindset.
Take care, and I pray that you find comfort in knowing that God has a plan for you.
Linda
My husband left work early to come and be with me and that means so....much. He held me and kissed me and told me how sorry he was. Something I needed more than anything. We have also decided to try again with FET in September, so he is backing me 100%. My day is getting better and I know that GOD knows what is best and exactly when the right time is.
gaauri...Hoping and praying for GOOD results!!!
THANKS GUYS AND BEST OF LUCK....YOU WILL NOT SEE ME IN THE FORUM ...FROM NOW..............BYE AND LOVE AND KISSES TO YOU ALL...YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN GREAT!!!!!
you two with negatives - I know it is hard - I have been there - when I got my positive then miscarried in september I remember saying it would have been so much easier to take if it had just been a negative (that is my words or encouragemnt to you)
but a bigger word is this - I didn;t get pregnant in september. I applied for adopting embies at a different agency - and here I am pregnant with twins
It does happen
I wish you so much luck
Keep growing and all the best!!!
I registered through a private agency (that was 300 dollars plus costs if you get embies) I didn;t like that route
At my doctor here in town - there is no cost at all for the adoption - when they have embies you get to pick and your choices are in order or who was waiting longest gets first pick etc. Last time I was top of the list and had lots to choose from (that was after only waiting a few months - before that I got some just not top choice) cost was two thousand six hundred for the transfer
Where I went last time. Cooper center in Marlton New Jersey - they have SOOOOOOo many embies that you can move up on the list fast (unless you are super picky) I got mine from the first list they sent right after I applied. The cost is 250.00. (total thats it) They charge for a transfer around 2500.oo also. There are two hidden fees. - If you want them to monitor your numbers and pregnancy for the first 13 weeks it is a flat rate of 375.00 - i opted not to do that so my total cost was under three thousand. I got seven embryos. They picked the best two and one not so great (a little fragmented) and I am pregnant with twins
There is also a national embry adoption program out of kentuckey (or maybe tennessee) you have to be married to qualify - they have NO waiting list
I wish you the best of luck
Going adopted embryos makes you feel so good knowing you made a difference
keep us posted
AGQT: Best of luck. Where do you live....You will definitely get positive on your second try. Take care!!!
I wish you all the best
I'm open minded about the next couple of tries....hopefully one of them will take, but that's only if it's meant to be. I know what you mean when you say end of the road. We can't afford another complete round of invitro, so if it doesn't work in the next couple of tries...then we can't do anymore. The first round took almost all of our savings, so I am very grateful that we can scrape buy and pay for the FET in September.
I wish everyone lots of happiness!!
But, I know God will take care of me if it is 3, as he has gotten me this far! I am going on the 23rd for blood test. I am fighting with my own will about taking a hpt next week. Someone please talk me out of it, as I know I should wait till the blood test, but I am dying to know before the 23rd!!!
Jessica
I've read through many of the forums and landed here because I feel the love and FAITH. Hear our prayers oh Lord for healthy pregnancies, babies, and mothers. May peace envelope us all as we await God's perfect will for our lives.
I did have a scare this weekend though. We were staying at an old lake cottage with a steep, narrow staircase. My big baby of a dog was too scared to go down the stairs so I was carrying him down and I fell. I broke the fall with my arm and landed on my butt - pretty much just slid the whole way down but it scared me to death. I didn't have any bleeding or anything so I think I'm fine but I'm going to call my dr tomorrow anyway.
Mysty - That is great info you shared too. That was going to be our next step if this IVF didn't result in pregnancy. Fortunately, 3rd time was the charm for us but that's good info to have. I say it every time I'm on here but I just love this site. There are so many great girls with so much knowledge on this site!
Shannon and Angelique I have also been wondering how both of you are doing. Shannon, have you gone to the new doctor? Are you feeling ok? You were having such problems in your last post.
Danielle, you're with me on the one baby. Sorry to hear that, and wow, what a scare with falling down the steps! That's been my biggest fear too. Doing something that would harm the baby.
Ok, gotta try and go do something.
Take care,
Linda
I went to my new Doctor today. I liked him and his staff very much. They did a sonogram and both babies were good. Moving their little arms and legs around alot!! It was so wonderful. They gave me my referal to ROCK. Which is a high risk facitlity. I go there on the 3rd of July. So now I wait again. Still feeling nauseated all the time. Even taking the prescriptions.
Danielle, I too am very sorry to hear off your loss of one. You sound like you are keeping a positive attitude and that is wonderful. You are very blessed. We have some good friends that were pregnant with twins and they too lost one, then when they went to do the amnio is showed Downs syndrome. They were very scared, but after more testing it was revealed that the one that disappeared was the one with downs. She gave birth to the other one and wow she is beautiful and fine. My point being God has his reasons, though we might not understand them. We just have to trust them. My prayers are with you and all the women going through this.
Shannon
Gaauri
- I hope you actually stay in touch with the forum, while you explore options. Embryo adoption may be a possiblity, as it is significantly cheaper. You wouldn't have to pay for medications, besides progesterone and maybe estrogen, and they only charge for the transfer. The embryos should be free. I have 5 frozen emy's and if my husband and I decide that we have our hands full with twins, then we have already decided to allow them to be adopted. Don't give up hope, and I wish you the absolute best of luck, and I still pray that you will one day get the family that you desire.
AGQT
-I wish you the best of luck in Sept with your FET. I know that the BFN hurts badly, but keep a positive attitude that one of your little frozen emy's will do the job. Keep us posted, because Sept is just around the corner.
Danielle
-I worried for weeks about the vanishing twin syndrome. With every sonogram I anxiously awaited the tech finding both heart beats. I told myself over and over again that if one of them disappeared there was a reason, and I had to grieve my loss, accept it and then focus on the live and healthy baby. I know it had to be a shock for you, I also know that after all you have gone through you are thankful for the baby that you have.
Linda
-The doctor saw something in the gestational sac of the healthy baby? If he said he was not worried I am going to tell you to try and relax, but I know that realistically you are going to worry. It appears you are being closely monitored. Congratulations on making it to the 6 week mark.
Shannon
- I feel for you and the ongoing nausea. I take medication everyday, twice a day with little relief. My stomach is in a constant state of discomfort. I am 13 weeks today and my abdomen is hard and round like I am 5 month pregnant. I am tired constantly, exhausted is a better word, but I am so uncomfortable when I sleep that I never get a restful night. It feels like my uterus has expanded and my stomach muscles and skin are struggling to keep up, thus everything feels tight. When I lay down it is worse. That coupled with the nausea and heartburn all day and all night is not making this journey fun, but everyday I count my lucky stars I am pregnant. I go back and see my OB/GYN on July 1 for my second visit. Everyday I hope the nausea leaves but something tells me it is not happening.
New to the Forum - I would like to welcome the new people. For those in the 2 week wait hand in there, and I am praying for you. We all anxiously wait the post with the outcome of your results. I wish you the best of luck, take care.
Angelique
I called the nurse to find out if there is anything that I am taking that could cause it to be a false positive, and she called me back and said she consulted with all the doctors, and there is nothing that I am taking that could cause that. She said that as of now, I am pregnant! I have taken another test just to see the positive come up again, and I am SO trying to keep calm until Monday when I go for the blood test, but I can't help myself! I have gone from scared about it being negative to being scared about the possiblity of multiples, or at least 3. I am so short......
But, if this is God's will, then it's his will, and He will take care of me....still....so scary!
SO, I don't want to jinx myself by writing it but I am....BFP:)
Good luck to all!
Jessica
You are so right about God's will. He knows exactly what your body can and can't handle, so have faith.
Congratulations again!!!
Linda
My blood test is suppose to be this coming Friday but I was eager and did a HPT, negative..ughh.. Does it mean no pregnancy?
On and off I also felt this lower back cramping as if my menstual is coming. No spotting yet..
Any advice someone?
Thanks.
I have had 5 iui's and 1 failed attempt at ivf so far. I just recently, 6/13 went through a fet. I had two grade 1 embryos left and that is what they transferred.
All of the failed attempts before I have had cramping, lower back pain and hip pain. I would also start my period before I even had the test.
This time is different, not much pain. I have always told myself that I will feel different when I get pregnant.
Any suggestions? I kinda want to take a test, but the other part of me is telling me not to. I have my blood teswt 1 week from yeasterday, the 25th. Did anyone else have pain with negatives and no pain with a positive??
Annie
I am having my blood test tomorrow...can't wait.
Wish you luck too!
Wish you the best !
I went for my third ultrasound today, and the baby looks great. The heartbeat went up to 140, and the two "mystery bubbles" have vanished!!! We were "released" to our new OB whom we'll meet on July 3rd. It was said leaving their office as we've become so close to the entire staff over the last four months. I plan to visit, and I don't know what yet, but I'm going to take something in for everyone to show our appreciation for helping us to reach this awesome milestone.
I know that you 2WWaiters are dying to do those HPT's, and I just caution you. I did one I believe at 8 days past transfer and got a BFN, and look at me now! If you can, wait. Symptoms vary so much too. I seriously didn't feel much at all the second week of the wait and was SURE that it didn't work. Hang in there and prayers to all of you because I know that you want this soooo badly.
Linda
Well I don't think the nausea is over going away, my appetite has improved some, but not enough. Nights are the worst for me. First off my belly is already in the way and sleeping comfortably is out of the question. Second the nausea comes at 1am, 2am, 3am, it really has no preference, but nights are awful. If I am going to actually throw up it will be at night. I just think if I can only handle this for 20 more weeks I will be doing okay. Some days I don't think I can do it, but then I think I don't have a choice.
Anyways I am very happy to hear that your little baby is doing better, and that his/her heartrate is up. Take care. Angelique
My worst time is in bed too, except it's this horrible stomach ache that comes on, and by morning it is so uncomfortable that I can't sleep.
Hard to explain. At first putting a pillow between my legs as I lay on my side helped, but not today. It feels like all of my internal organs are pushing upward causing discomfort. It's bizarre. It started about a week ago, and I get it every night.
Also, yesterday I drove to Indianapolis, a 2+ hour drive one way for a 6 hour conference, and I sat all day. I was so uncomfortable on the drive home that I was almost in tears. My stomach is pooched out, but I'm quite sure people would never guess it was pregnancy. Just larger all over in the front! I'm going to have to go get a larger bra too!
Mornings are when I feel most nauseous, although it's liveable, and I have to force myself to eat to help it go away.
Well, I'm going to attempt to go on with my day here. I don't get real motivated to do a whole lot.
Take care,
Linda
I just wanted to say I hear you! I am waiting for my blood test this coming thursday and even though I know logically it's way to early to try and would probably be negative, and that that negative result would mean nothing, I still want to try... hee hee. Somewhere inside me there's a little voice saying, "maybe it would work!".
Anyway, good luck to you!
Barbara
I too have a hard time driving long distances. If I am going to drive it has to be early. I am so sorry you sufferred. I start back to school tomorrow, and I will have to sit for 5 hours in one class, 4 days a week. Sitting seems to "compress" everything even more.
I was laughing when you said your bras don't fit, I just told my bestfriend that the cute bras I purshased for my husbands benefit are not working anymore, that now I needed to go from cute to FUNCTIONAL, STRETCHY, and COMFORTABLE. My waist is destroyed, it was not perfect to start with, but now forget it.
What gets me through each day is to know that I have been blessed, and yes this blessing comes complete with some sufferring, but in the end I will get the bundles of joy. I am counting though now to delivery, my doctor said for twins he is hoping I will carry at least to 34 weeks, which is 20 weeks away.
I go back on July 1 to see the OB/GYN. Well, take care of youself and relax today. It is super hot here is Southern California, so I am going to sit in a dark air conditioned room.
Angelique
Well I am 10 weeks today and I am praying that this is the start of me feeling better. I know I am still in the first trimester but I am trying to hope.
Angelique, Wow when you say 20 weeks left, it doesn't sound like it is that long at all. So that means I have 24 weeks left with twins. I am glad you are feeling a little better too.
Shannon
I am hoping for 36.5 weeks withthese (that is just under 20 weeks for me too)
really we all want to get them to the point they don;t have to be in NICU - 34 weeks sounds early!
I am always counting as if 37 is the magic week
I know women who have gone b/t 38-40 no thanks
with twins my doc won;t let you go beyong 37 due to high mortality rate
To all with negatives....I completely understand how each one of you feel. But like my mother told me....it wasn't meant to be this time, even though that is hard to understand. It WILL happen when the time is right. Never give up and always have hope that our day will come with time!!
I am doing well. Even though we had a BFN....it has really strengthened my relationship with my husband. He has been more supportive than I would've ever imagined. We are both excited for the FET in Sept and know that is in the hands of GOD and GOD only.
Doc said our 7 FE are of the best quality and we shouldn't lose any with the thaw. So the positives of everything are keeping my spirits up and I am hoping, praying, and waiting for Sept 26th.
To everyone with the negative effects of pregnancy...hang in there, your joy and reward will be here before you know it!!! I do pray that it gets better for you!
Well, I am now approx. 7 1/2 wks on the way, no symptoms...told DH yesterday that every day i am waiting to see if I will have morning sickness the next day! Nothing thus far, fingers crossed. Actually on an odd occasion I would get heartburn, but that happens maybe once a week and it does not last too long. Last time I had it was possibly last Thursday, 19th June.
Had another scan last week, because I kept bleeding off and on, sometimes brown, sometimes red, but very very light. Clinic said that the baby is growing nicely and I should continue to take it easy.
SMA827 - fantastic that you are at the 10 week mark. Sorry you are feeling nauseated though, have you tried any of the internet solutions? Anything with ginger?
Linda - will assume you have not been lifting anything heavy recently!! Sorry you are having such a rough time though. Maybe the hormones are really acting up and causing you to bloat as well. Sometimes my stomach looks really round and awful, other times it is a little flat.My boobs have not gotten any bigger...knock on wood...right now I wear a 36DDD and I pray and pray and pray that they don't get any bigger, but I know they will.
Barbara_hi - THINK POSITIVE!!!
Hugo716 - 25th June is just around the corner. try not to stress out about it too much and remember the forum is always here to support you no matter the outcome.
Angelique - I envy you with your twins!
DH and I wanted twins so bad, as we used all our embryos, however, seems like we will have to go at it again.
I am also sorry to hear about your nausea.
Pat_11 and Gen2524 - Any news?
Sorry if I missed anyone, but to all just keep on trucking and remember that there is always someone here to talk to.
Take care,
Bimkim
I am happy for you that you have made it this far. Congrat!
Thanks for all of the kind comments on the loss of my twin. My husband and I also believe that things happen the way they are supposed to and are just thrilled that the other little one is continuing to do well.
I had another ultrasound today which was just amazing. He/she is a mover! I couldn't believe how much movement we saw. There are little arms and legs forming too. It's just incredible how quickly they grow! My specialist released me to my regular OB today. I'm so sad to leave him but excited that things are going well enough that I'm ready to move on.
Linda - I didn't realize you were in IN. I am too - Indy. Our due dates are real close too. Mine is Jan 29th. It sounds like you a had a rough day last week. I hope you were able to get some rest over the weekend.
For those of you new to the forum who have questions - welcome! I know the waiting is just awful. I would highly suggest staying away from the HPTs if you can resist. I didn't do any but eveything that I've read seems to have lead people to more questions or heartbreak so wait if you can! Everyone on this board has been in your shoes and know exactly how you feel. You'll be in my thoughts and I hope that the time passes quickly and you receive positive results soon!
Pat_11 - So sad to hear about your blood test. However, keep your spirits up, maybe this time was not meant to be. You never know you may be second time lucky. Don't give up!
Think I spoke too soon yesterday! Feeling a little queasy all morning, and when I was cooking this morning I wretched a little(if that is the word).
Will have to jump on this ginger thing to see if that helps.
Have been drinking my water as usual. I am trying to get to about 10 glasses a day, right now I am at about 8.
Danielle, I understand what you are saying about having to sit at work with the sick feeling overcoming you. With my queasiness I feel as though I cannot focus, hope it does not get any worse. I am due on Feb 9th, so we are all very close.
Let me plod along in this lovely world of work.
You ladies take care and try to have a good one.
Bimkim
the day it turned into full blown m/s I won;t forget - I started with my usual water and prenatal - and up it came - I threw up every day (or close to) from then on and there was no drinking of water at all untill 11 weeks
finally at about 14 weeks I was able to go back to 8 glasses a day
I will try drinking ginger beer(had a little of that today) and probably buy ginger mints on my way home.
Not too queasy right now, but there is something unsettling in my stomach, besides the little baby!
Will let you know how I make out in the morning.
So sorry that you had m/s for so long.
Take care.
Bimkim
Angelique, I am 8 1//2 weeks now, and I broke down and bought three new bras! They're DD, and I doubt that they'll get me through to the end! I mean my boobs have seriously gone haywire. VERY sore and huge, and I was already large, so it's not a great thing. I still feel good, and other than constantly hungry I'm doing well. I hope that your classes go well as for sitting. Just stand up often if you feel cramped. What are you studying?
Shannon, so happy to see that your morning sickness may be subsiding. Great news!!! Maybe now you can begin to enjoy your pregnancy.
Danielle, wow, you are close. I'm in Fort Wayne, but I used to live in Indy. I go there fairly often for work, and my brother lives in Carmel. What would the chance be that we're on this site in cyberspace, and we live 2 hours apart???? Crazy!
Bimkim, boy I hope the m/s doesn't strike you too!!! And you make sure that you move around at work.
Pat, sorry to hear your negative results....were you able to freeze any since you mentioned a second/third try?
AGQT, so happy to see your post!!!! I'm so glad that you and your husband have come together even more after such an experience (we did too). I will be praying and praying for you from now until Sept.!!!
Have a great day everyone. It's pouring here, so I'm laying low today.
Linda
Can I ask how many attempts do most of you had before a successful one?
Does your doctor do any special immune system test like NK Assay , TH1 TH2?
I began to suspect my body is rejecting the fertilized embryos, very hard to get pregnant too.
Thanks
Linda
He said IVF failure is random, didn't get the right embroys. Some women might take two or three trials. He also suggested the second protocol used would be with ICSI, AH and blastocyst (if embroyo can developed up to this stage)
I think the first IVF gave some good stats. for him. Will see how the second one goes in the next three months or so. By then he can conclude if a donor egg is recommended.
Pat
Truth is I never really had any female problems, this was male factor.
I am 37.
Linda
My nausea is resistant. It just stays, 24 hours a day, never goes away, so now I just take the medication routinely, beats vomiting. I hope your morning sickness actually does disappear, my doctor said that it usually starts to decrease between weeks 12 and 14. My appetite is increasing, I had NO appetite at all for the first 12 weeks, now that is getting better.
The cooler weather is making things easier on me. That heat wave was brutal, with temps up around 108 degrees. Glad that is gone for now, but it will be back. July and Aug are always very hot here.
Take care Angelique
I am happy for you both, it's worth all the work and wait! God bless!
Hopefully better news next time.
Annie
Sometimes a home test does work! I admit it I couldn't wait. My test was scheduled for last thursday, 14 days after transfer. On the tuesday morning I took a test and it was positive! I notified my clinic and they said I could come in a day early for my blood test (wednesday). That was also positive. A secondary test on Friday revealed my hcg levels rising nicely and everything looks great! First ultrasound scheduled for Monday the 7th of July.
We are so incredibly happy. This was sort of a one shot deal for us as our income level would not allow us to try again anytime in the near future.
I live in Ontario, Canada and have the option of using a government sponsered mid wife to help me through the pregnancy. I would definetly still want to have the baby in the hospital though. Any opinions on this? Anyone used one before?
Thanks,
Barb
P.S. Annie, I am so sorry for your results. It sounds like it was a bit of a rollercoaster for you and I will pray your next cycle is succesful....
Barbara, congratulations!!!! That is great news! I'm sure that you are excited for your ultrasound. I cannot comment on the midwife....would it mean that she'd deliver your baby in a hospital so that care is available should you need it?
Linda
This more than likely no bearing on the possibility for future pregnancies. All that happened is the embryo started to implant, made hormones and then your body decided against it continueing development. The number one reason is that the embryo was not genetically normal. Remember that in the world of natural conception 50% of all pregnancies end in miscarriage, many before the woman ever knew she was pregnant. You just had that experience, it is given a fancy name, chemical pregnancy.
I have had multiple miscarriages in my life, which led me to fertility treatments. Currently I am 15 weeks pregnant with twins. It can happen for you, I am also very glad you have 2 more fresh cycles to go through.
Take care, and I wish you the best of luck the next round. Keep us all posted, we try to be a great support system for each other.
Angelique
Tomorrow I will be 9 weeks and another scan tomorrow as well, fingers crossed no morning sickness as yet. However, if I don't keep eating I start to feel a little nauseous. So, I eat almost every hour...trying to eat healthy stuff..not having any cravings yet. But boy am I ravenous all the time.
Just realised that the heartburn is back!!! Chewing gum in hopes of getting rid of it very very soon...
Linda, how are you feeling? Think we are closest in our due dates...
I'm like you....no real morning sickness but I'm ravenous and have to eat constantly or I feel lousy/nauseous. I actually have real cravings though, especially for Italian food. Mexican is usually my favorite, but I cannot eat it right now at all, and it gives me horrible heartburn. My main thing is that I never feel full, and it's so frustrating. I don't want to eat but almost have to. Most of the time nothing sounds good either.
Let me know what you learn tomorrow, and I'll post as well.
Take care,
Linda
A mid wife basically replaces a doctor in low risk pregnancies, but there is a doctor available at the hospital if one is needed. They follow you through your pregnancy, visiting with you more frequently as you get furthur along in your pregnancy and come to your home when you go into labour. A second midwife meets you at the hospital and is there for the delivery. Then the first midwife stays with you for three hours after birth and visits you in your home 3 times in the first week, and then once a week until your baby is a month old. You go in for a final check up at 6 weeks after birth.
They have four years of training and keep tabs on your health, the babies health, the babies weight, size, heart rate, etc... They help with labour pains, stress and after birth moniter the babies health and yours and help with questions, and breast feeding.
They are the new popular thing here in Toronto.
I don't even know if I'll be able to use one yet though. My first ultrasound for heart beat is monday, then I will know if I am having one baby or two, as they transfered two embryos. If it's twins, a midwife won't take you anyway... too high risk I guess.
The bummer thing is it's really hard to get a doctor here, not enough good ones floating around so they book up really fast...
P.S> maybe your done the meds soon, I thought the progesterone and estrace were only until week ten... good luck with your appointment!
Barb
Linda, I think you will be done with your meds, or done by this weekend. Around week 11 the babies placenta takes over making progesterone, and your ovaries no longer have to do this task. My progesterone was high at 7 weeks so they had me stop, and I never took estrace. My entire frist tri-mester I was too sick to eat, but now I am hungry and have to eat frequently. I still really struggle with what I want to eat, because my actual appetite is not real good.
I wish both of you luck with your appointments. I went yesterday to my OB/GYN and the babies are now about 4 inches from head to butt. I go in for the medical diagnostic ultrasound on July 23, and they will do amniocentisis at the same time.
Please post tomorrow. Take care, Angelique
had my 9 week scan this morning, the baby is growing nicely...heartbeat is very very strong. the arm buds are just coming in as well.
linda, it is amazing, i cannot eat too much because then i feel as though i will literally overflow my stomach, but when i am full enough and i stop within the next 2 hours longest, i feel as though i could eat a whole animal.
no cravings for me as yet, but i don't really feel too much like eating chicken so using beans instead of the meat.
heartburn does not know if it wants to stay or if it is wants to go. feeling okay now, but feel as though anything would bring it back. i really don't want to go on any meds for that. i have heard that tums is good too and those provide a dash of calcium...i may look into that..i don't know..
i have to stop my prognova next thursday, but the suppositories will only stop after 12 weeks, i can't wait...really tired of that waxy white stuff oozing...sorry...too much information..
Barbara, good luck...I hope they are twins in there, that would be great. keep us posted...
Angelique, it is so good to hear that your babies are growing nicely.
Linda, did you see your OB this morning? What did they say? How does baby look?
this is all too too too exciting!!!!
have a great day, ladies!
Anyway, he did the first ultrasound that I've had on the stomach. It wasn't very clear, and I couldn't even tell that it was a baby, but the heart rate has gone up to the 170's now, and he said that everything looks like it's supposed to. Then he said that he'd keep me on my "fertilizer cocktail" for another two weeks, and then I can discontinue all of the meds. That was it! Oh, he said that I can resume activities that I was previously told not to do, so I immediately took a nice long walk when I could today. Don't know that I'll jump back into sex just yet! Sorry! Haven't really been too much in the mood if you know what I mean.
Bimkim, glad you got to see some actual body parts! Awesome. Oh, I forgot to mention that he gave us an u.s. picture that wasn't even ours! He's like, oh, that's a boy, and that's not yours!
Barbara, post soon. I want to hear what you found out today too.
Linda
And he did not say hello? What kind of man is he?
CHANGE HIM!!!!!!!
Sorry, but that was upsetting to hear.
Looking forward to hearing from Barbara as well.
Take care,
Kim
My sister used him for her recent pregnancy w/ twins, and she'd warned me that he was a little different. I also spoke with another couple last night who had him, and they said that he can be abrupt if he's having a "challenging day" or something. I'm definitely not excusing him, and I intend to put him in check if he says any more inappropriate things.
I don't want to over react and switch just yet, so let's see how he is on the 17th.
Thank you for thinking about me, girl!
Linda
We have been referred to a multiple specialist. we have been warned not to say too much about it as our doctor is worried about the two embryos sharing the same sac and placenta. He said wait till twelve weeks to mention it.
I am terrified that something will happen and we'll lose one and I am terrified of having three babies! Wow. Three car seats, three cribs, three of everything... as my partner said "this was not the plan". I think he is also in shock. We want a baby so much and it seems wrong to look a gift horse in the mouth but wow! three! I need some time to ajust.
It happens 1 in every 8000 pregnancies. Boy was our doctor surprised! he insisted to us immediately when we came in the room that he only put it two. I think he was very worried of our reaction. I am happy and sure we will figure it out. Just surprised and worried for the health of all three of my babies...
EEEEEEK!
Barbara, I know you are in shock, but try to not stress and relax as much as possible. I am so exctited for you.
Angelique, Sorry about the heartburn. I ate dinner last night and then started throwing up within 20 min of eating. Today, I woke up a little nausea, but quickly took my zofran. So I am okay now. Just hungry and eating everything I can get my hands on. I am also OUT of all my clothes and wearing small maternity and just bigger clothes. My husband gets so excited the more my stomach grows.
Shannon
Try and go one day at a time. I always told my sister that if it remained triplets, then she'd do whatever it took to handle it, and we'd all be there to help. She was told that it's very rare that all three would survive the first trimester. She hated to bank on that, again feeling like you said, but she just couldn't handle the idea of three.
I'm praying that God's plan is the best one for you and your partner. Hang in there, and don't feel guilty about feeling like you do! It's very very normal! You didn't go into IVF wanting or hoping for three, and that is a lot!
I'm thinking about you. Please keep us posted on your visits and progress.
Shannon, I've missed hearing from you and think it's so cute that you're in maternity clothes! I'm holding out with drawstring shorts and long tops, but you have one more baby than I do too!
Linda
Barbara, triplets.....I don't know what to say. I can't imagine your shock, as I was shocked with twins, and I knew twins were possible. All I can say is take it one day at a time. A friend of mine conceived triplets naturally, the pregnancy was hard, the delivery early, the babies were little, but overall healthy. Once you are past week 12 then start shopping. I have to buy for twins and that is expensive, triplets is going to be even more...I shall keep you in my thoughts and prayers, take care and take it easy.
Shannon, it gets better....yes it does. I am now in week 16, and the nausea is much better, not gone, but better. I can handle the acid reflux, I take a Zantac and it controls that fairly well. Every now and then the acid reflux gets really bad and I have to take tums or rolaids, but I will put up with that any day over nausea. I am glad both babies look healthy.
I have outgrown my clothing as well, my stomach is pouching and rock hard. It is now getting in the way. We started buying stuff for the babies, because we now know the genders, we are having one boy and one girl (95% sure). That is exactly what I wanted. We have gotten some things but not the big stuff yet. I can feel fluttering sometimes, it is pretty neat. I don't have my diagnostic ultrasound until week 18. That is coming up.
Bim Kim, glad that you are doing well. I pray you don't get the morning sickness, as Shannon could second that it is awful. There is no worse feeling than being nauseated 24/7.
Angelique