August BFPs after IVF

[kirstysmbc]

Morning everyone, inspired by similar threads on this board, I wondered if anyone wanted to join me in the anxious wait from a BFP after IVF to first scans.

I had an FET on 22 July and have my first scan on 20 August. I hate this time of waiting for a scan and find it worse than the initial two week wait!

@EvaA17 and@Mfiwife the scan went really well. The tiny baby was measuring spot on at 6 weeks and 6 days and I saw the little heartbeat. I'm relieved for now but still anxious that it's early days.

@Mfiwife i get really nauseous too. It's weird though because mine is almost like travel sickness... Its worse whenever I have to get in the car 😂😂😂

Glad to hear @Becky105 that all is well.

@EvaA17 my next scan is on Monday 2nd and like you hoping all is OK. Morning sickness has really ramped up so part of me is hoping that means things are progressing?

@Mfiwife morning sickness is also full on, glad I am not the only one wishing away the 1st trimester but I also don’t want to complain and be insensitive on here. Just another month hopefully.

So glad all went well @Becky105 it’s so lovely to see the heartbeat isn’t it 😊

@Faith2024 its so hard isn’t it!! I really don’t want to sound ungrateful and obviously it will all be worth it & I’m so so happy to be pregnant but when you wake up everyday feeling sick & can’t stand the thought of any food it’s tough! Yes just 4 weeks to go! Counting down. Hope things get better for us both!

Hi everyone, I'm new to this thread. It's early days (7dp5dt), but please can anyone reassure me I'm not going crazy and that there is a very faint line on this test? I've tested twice a few days ago when I had suspected implantation bleeding as 3dp, and both were a stark negative so the trigger is out of my system. I'm so nervous as it's my first transfer! My official test date from the clinic is Sunday. Do you think it's worth testing again Friday to make sure it's more apparent (and because I'm a bit addicted to tests)? 😂

Welcome @Zeeha there's definitely a line there! Tentative congratulations 😊 I personally tested every day after seeing my first line, not that I would necessarily recommend that! Testing again on Friday and then Sunday sounds like a good plan! Hopefully it just continues to get darker for you!

I hope everyone is doing well on their journey. I had my second scan today and it was 8wks5 days so due date expected to be 9th April. It was so nice and reassuring to see active little baby, I had forgotten how quickly they start to move around.

I am discharged from my ivf clinic now and I have my first midwife booking appointment later this week. Clinic did say I could call them anytime up to 12 weeks for any concerns/issues. Can’t quiet believe it still.

Wishing healthy pregnancies and smooth journeys for everyone else.

@Zeeha I hope your line continues to darken for you.

@Mfiwife and @kirstysmbc how are you getting along? Do you have plans for another scan or are you waiting for the 12 week one?

Awww @Faith2024 that's so lovely to hear. You're 1 week ahead of me... My estimated due date is 16th April. So far my constant nausea is making me hopeful that bubs is still growing. I went back to work today after the summer holidays... I have had a headache all evening since about 4pm. How do people work in the first trimester?

ahh amazing @Faith2024 bet it was lovely to see bub again! I have a scan tomorrow when I'll be 9 weeks. Really nervous but haven't had much time to think about it as I feel like I'm fighting to stay alive at the min with the constant nausea and exhaustion. Really hoping everything is still ok and baby is continuing to grow on track so that this awful period is more than worth it! How are you feeling now? I'm praying the sickness starts to get better at 10 weeks...

I am really struggling with work @Becky105 I work from home 3/5 days a week and that's hard enough but my office days I am seriously struggling to get through. I'm in the office today drinking ginger tea and just waiting for 5.30pm!! I have quite a stressful job too so no hiding.. I have booked 10 days off after tomorrow!

@Becky105 yss it was lovely and made it all the more real. I too felt reassured by the terrible nausea that something must be progressing. I hope you are able to manage it, not too long to go.

@Mfiwife I am exactly the same, office days are the worst and because I also have insomnia now I just can’t seem to think. Not to mention peoples food and perfumes is a little bit of hell. If anything I feel like it’s picked up even more since I hit the 8 week mark just like last time. If my first pregnancy is anything to go by it will ease off around 12-13 weeks. So I just have to keep going till the end of the month. Then things will be better I hope.

I wish I could take leave, I used up a lot of my annual leave for treatment this year. I do have a holiday booked somewhere warm next month once 1st trimester is done. That is keeping me going too.

Good luck with the scan tomorrow!

@Faith2024 So glad the scan went well and you're all discharged! I have another scan on Friday afternoon with the EPU. I'm lucky that they're giving me repeat scans after my previous losses. I had my booking in appt last week with my midwife, still doesn't quite feel real though. Not surprising given my age but it's a high risk pregnancy and already have my first consultant appt booked for about 14 weeks.

@Mfiwife Good luck tomorrow, I hope all goes well! Are you booked in with the midwife yet?

I've also had awful nausea so far, which I didn't have at all with my daughter. I've not actually been sick at all, but feeling it constantly. It's a real struggle to do anything else. Driving makes it worse so trying to avoid going in to the office more than I have to. The only thing that helps is eating, and even then I have to be careful what I eat. I can't wait for it to go, but trying to take some reassurance that it's a good sign for the pregnancy...

@Becky105 Have you got another scan booked in at all?

@kirstysmbc and@Mfiwife I'm glad it's not just me struggling with work. I work with 5 year olds so it's demanding in lots of ways. I'm trying to be so organised and having smoothies each morning to line my tummy and keep nausea at bay. I was trying to describe the nausea to my partner yesterday and I couldn't find the words 😂😂. I sorry if said it's like a tummy sick... Not like when it's high in your chest and your going to be sick... And it's constant.

I haven't got any scans booked it atm. Last night we watched the videos for 2 local hospitals maternity unit to see if we preferred one over the other. One video was from 2012 so, hard to judge if it's a winner when it looks so dated.

@kirstysmbc that’s really an organised start for you to get those appointments in so soon, well done. I have my booking appointment this afternoon. It’s interesting that you’re high risk just because of your age? I am also an older mum at 42. I didn’t think it would take us this long and already had a cut off point for trying of end of this year if it didn't work.

The nausea thing, it’s waiting it out at this point. I am not even bothered with ways to manage it because nothing has worked. But I will be fine.

@Becky105 working with little ones must be so exhausting! It’s a good thing you got a routine with snacks/food to keep the nausea at bay. As for hospitals, NHS maternity services in England are pretty much in dire state so just make sure you advocate for yourself at all times and trust your gut.

Just got back from my scan, measuring 9 weeks and 1 day and baby was wriggling around in there! Definitely makes all the nausea worth it! I have a midwife appointment for 17th September when I'll be 11 weeks, it was the earliest they could get me in @kirstysmbc assuming from there I will get my 12 week scan booked!

yes working with little ones must be really tough @Becky105 I am also finding choosing a hospital difficult. The ones near me are all rated inadequate!

I have also just resigned to the fact that the nausea will continue for the rest of the first trimester and just take comfort in the fact it means baby is growing & taking everything they should be from me @Faith2024 hope things get better for us all soon!

Hey all, I had my transfer on 19th August and tested positive at 7dp5dt, hcg was done on 10dp5dt and was 602. Im just climbing the walls til my first scan on 19th. Why does it never get any easier?!

I'm following the same protocol that worked with my 8 month baby boy, euploid embryo plus steroids clexane and intripids 🤞🏻

Hi all, how is everyone doing?

Lovely to read about everyone's scans and progress.
I had my 8 week scan on the 30th and I was measuring to date, I have my midwife appointment on 18th and my 12 week scan on 26th - can't come soon enough!

A big congrats @browneyedgirl626 🤍

The tiredness and insomnia is really getting me - which isn't helping the headaches! To top it off, this week my morning sickness started at 9weeks and it has drained me so much. I thought I got lucky and escaped it but my body had other plans for me. At this point though il take every symptom under the sun, moon and stars coz it just gives me reassurance that little bean is growing and developing. Ive also had to take sick days at work this week, felt bad but had to remind myself that my health is important even more now.

I hope everyone's symptoms ease and things get easier! I can't quite believe first trimester is almost over for a lot of us!

Great to hear that @EvaA17 . I may have to do the same with work this week if it doesn’t ease up. Not long to go now. My 12 week scan is on the 23rd in 2 weeks.

congratulations @browneyedgirl626 .

Thank you @EvaA17 @Faith2024 💫

Sounds like a lot of you are struggling with sickness, I don't think it kicked in for me until 9 weeks last time and then I was living off haribo for a few months. The only symptom I have so far is hot flushes at night. Between that and my little ones raging fever over the weekend I'm managing on very little sleep at the moment and it is hard!

Also weird question but does anyone have any thoughts on getting nails done?! Is it safe in early pregnancy? x

@browneyedgirl626 ahh I hope you are able to get some rest and take it easy at some point!

So I've heard mixed things about getting nails done. I've stopped doing mine since I started doing STIMS in May as I didn't want to risk exposing myself to chemicals or anything like that. It's been a struggle.

Glad your scan went well @EvaA17 cannot wait to be in the second trimester! I’m feeling really sick and tired and just all over bleurghhh but extremely grateful of course.

@browneyedgirl626 congratulations! I had the same question re nails & checked with my clinic who said it was fine to have gel nails. I had my nail girl come to my house and do them next to an open door two that I wasn’t breathing in the chemicals! That was around week 6 & I’m nearly 10 weeks now xx

Thanks ladies @Mfiwife @EvaA17 I'm going to have to bite the bullet as I have a friends wedding in a few weeks.

I think I spoke too soon re sickness, feeling 🤢 today.... on a better note I got a clear blue digi 3+ weeks yesterday so I'm hanging on to this until the first scan. Hope everyone else is managing ok with scan waiting. I'm not the most patient ngl

That’s good! @browneyedgirl626 at least you know your levels are going up which is a really good sign 😊

I'm feeling really fed up today. Im constantly bloated and uncomfortable, feeling sick as soon as food wears off but don’t want to eat anything, struggling to even take my pregnancy vitamins. I’m so grateful to be pregnant but I’m constantly worried something is going to go wrong and it will all be for nothing. Can’t snap out of it today just feel like crying all day. How’s everyone else getting on?

@Mfiwife I'm sorry to hear you're feeling this way. Sending you a big hug and lots of positivity.
If it's any consolation today has been a rubbish day for me too. I am feeling so crampy, and lower back is hurting a lot. It's like my period is starting and I feel anxious and so worried that something has gone wrong. I have a lot of nausea and don't feel like eating and when I do, I have this bitter taste in my mouth. Like you as soon as my food digests I have acid build up and feel even more nauseous. I'm struggling to brush my teeth especially in the mornings- I have to literally psyche myself up to do it. Having said that, I'm trying really hard to stay positive as soon as a negative thought enters my head.
I really can't wait for the weekend to just laze about and take it easy. Working during first trimester should be banned!!
Keep your chin up, stay positive, you will get through it and little bub is doing great, I'm sure!! Xx

Thanks so much @EvaA17 really needed this! I have the exact same bitter taste as soon as food wears off. I think the hardest part for me is that obviously it will all be more than worth it for a healthy baby at the end but I’m struggling with the fact there’s no guarantee of that. Which I know is stupid because of course there isn’t! But just trying to stay positive now! I’m 10 weeks today & chances of everything being fine after scans etc. is really high! But yeah every ache and pain I’m going into panic. Can’t wait to be 12 weeks xxx