IVF BFPs due August 2022

[dogmam]

Thought I'd make a thread for those of us who have been through treatment or faced infertility and are finally pregnant.

I have just got my BFP following frozen embryo transfer! It is still very early early days but I've had my beta today at 11dp5dt which was 474 so very pleased.

It's now the anxious wait to the 7 week scan at the end of the month!

Hi everyone,
Congrats on the 2-3 and 3+ tests.

@MrsLA88 great news on the pessaries. It is reassuring to be able to do something, isn't it?

I haven't downloaded any app yet, i have just been using flo.health ivf calculator which has loads of info on every week, but might start looking at some over the weekend. I also haven't bought any books but I have heard good recommendations about "How to grow a baby and push it out" by Clemmie Hooper and "The modern midwife's guide to Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond" by Marie Louise, so I might get those.

I am 6+4 today and have swiftly moved from morning sickness to all day sickness and constant nausea. If it lasts, it is going to be an interesting Christmas. Yet, it is oddly reassuring.

How is everyone doing?

Afternoon friends! So glad to be back on progesterone even if I'm already dizzy lol

I've downloaded bounty which is good it's got loads of articles and a weekly view of our little nuggets 😁

That's rubbish about the morning sickness but I agree any symptoms I'm like yay it's working lol x

I'm sleeping in small bits, like two or three hours at most which is making daytime a little more challenging. And today's major symptom is a horrible sinus and tension headache. So suffering more than usual today, but trying to frame it as a positive sign.

Also my scan got moved a day earlier to the 29th December. Less than two weeks until scan time.

I know a lot of us have scans about the same time. Is the 29th the next batch, or does anyone have one sooner?

@ToCaden I've woken up for an hour or two every night since my transfer and seem to wake up early as well. It's infuriating! And it's not as if I can try and sleep in at the weekends as I set my alarm to take my morning medication. I'm resorting to napping where possible too - it's like I'm becoming a pensioner 😂

My scan's 31/12 so two weeks tomorrow. Can't get there fast enough, think I'll feel more relaxed if that passes smoothly.

Me too! I'm waking up so early when I don't need to be up until 7, and I'm working from home 😂

I tired to nap after work but I couldn't today. Mines 31st as well, 2 weeks 1 day 🤞🏼 my boobs are so sore today hoping my hormones are working hard lol x

Last weekend before Xmas. Hope everyone enjoys. Had less symptoms than usual today and worried as had so many past week. Can't win .

Can't wait for scan. 12 days to go. Most people are counting down to Xmas. We're counting down to a medical appointment.

Hey ladies!

I had spotting yesterday at 5w5d obviously now having a total meltdown and anxiety is another level. I called the clinic and they've booked me in for a scan on Monday.

Hope everyone's ok! @ToCaden yes you're totally right the countdown is on for our scans not Christmas!

@dogmam sorry you're going through a hard time. It's easy to say and hard to do, but try not to think about it until after Monday's scan. Things could still be fine. Maybe distract yourself with a Netflix binge or something else to take your mind off things.

Best of luck for Monday. Just remember that what you do at this point won't affect the outcome Monday so you might as well try not to think about it.

Sending you lots of support @dogmam - from what I understand spotting is quite common so don't give up hope, but I have no doubt how stressed it's making you. At least you have the scan scheduled so you have some answers. Hope you're getting all the support you need?

@dogmam good luck with your scan today.

Good luck with your scan today @dogmam
Sending lots of strength and a virtual hug

Can I cautiously join? 5weeks after a FET, last one ended in MMC at around 6 weeks. Got the first scan in January. My initial hcg was low, but doubled as it should, so just nervously waiting now…

@dogmam good luck for today, sending lots of love x

Welcome @Faerun! That's great your HCG is doubling, my clinic don't do bloods so I've had to rely on tests getting darker!

Thanks so much @ToCaden @Novavee @Shroedy for thinking of me.
Unfortunately though not good news. Scan today showed a gestational sac but no yolk sac or pole, so it was basically empty. I've got to go back in 10 days for another scan but it is highly unlikely there will be any change.
It's not how I thought today would go as actually I assumed I'd be told I've miscarried already as the spotting on Friday turned into very heavy bleeding with awful cramps. So I kind of feel like the bad news is just being dragged out, and over Christmas too, so not great.
Of course there are positive stories of empty sacs suddenly showing a everything plus a heartbeat sat a second scan, but realistically these are few and far in between so I have accepted that it's over.

Sorry to be such a Debbie downer on an other wise really happy positive thread! I look forward to hearing your updates as I know you'll all have scans coming up xx

@dogmam I'm so so sorry to hear it was bad news today. I'm not going to give you any platitudes because it's just sh*t and there's nothing else to it. We might not be in the same position right but we all know how utterly draining this whole thing is and the emotional rollercoaster can't be understood unless you've gone through it.

Try and take Christmas to reset, get the support and love from your family. 2022 is a new year that I hope brings us all only the happiness we deserve ❤️

@dogmam I'm so sorry that's heartbreaking. I'm so sorry they're dragging it out over Christmas as well. Sending so much love I hope you can take some time off for yourself x

@dogmam Sorry for your scan result. I’ve done that wait and it’s hard. Look after yourself as much as you can, and I found a sad resignation helped me to cope with it.

@dogmam sorry you had bad news, and don't worry about being a 'Debbie downer.' Realistically we are all early in our pregnancy so bad news can happen. Each day my pregnancy moves a day forward I try to frame it as 'at least I know I can grow a pregnancy to this point so if it ends that's good news for the next attempt.'

Please try and enjoy yourself this Christmas. Take time to do things that rest and rejuvenate you.

Hello, I'm leaping on cautiously. Haven't posted on my IVF thread yet.

I had a super low beta on Wednesday, but today it's gone up to 228. I don't want to hold out too much hope and be too dashed x

@dogmam I'm sorry..that's so shit x

@theotherfossilsister welcome and that sounds like good news if it's going in the right direction. How far along are you?

Thank you @Shroedy, I'm four weeks and five days. A friend was just really pessimistic about it when I told her so feeling dashed now x

@theotherfossilsister there's a difference between being cautious and realistic and being pessimistic and you have no reason to be the latter. It's early and things do go wrong at this stage. That's the cautious part. But you also have a right to be excited and enjoy the moment! It's a stressful time, especially after IVF, so do make sure you think positive and don't let negative comments pull you down.

Will you have a scan in a couple of weeks?

@theotherfossilsister Similar to you - my hcg was low, and 272 on second beta at 4+6. Fingers crossed for us both!

Shroedy thank you. I feel so aware this could be snatched away. I had one natural chemical pregnancy before we did IVF and nothing else in three years. I want to believe but it's so hard.

We are so similar @Faerun - I hope we both get beautiful August babies xx