Summer 2011 Pregnancy Group - Welcome! Pg.1 Has Intros!

[DandMe]

Sonya (DandMe) - Western Canada
39 years old / DH 44
No Known Factors
3rd Child (two adult sons from first marriage)
TTC Since Nov 2008
Natural BFP - MC @ 8w5d July 2009
1st IVF - Blighted Ovum
1st FET - Blighted Ovum
2nd IVF - BFP! Due July 5th, 2011
1st Ultrasound - 7w1d - HB 170 - Measuring 7w3d
2nd Ultrasound - 9w1d - HB 139 - Measuring 9w3d

Stephanie (Baby_blu) - Central Illinois
30 yrs old with DD 12 and DS 10 (From previous relationship)
DH 35 with DD 16 and DS 14 (From previous relationship)
Unexplained Infertility
1st IVF - BFP! Due July 5, 2011 with TWINS!!!
Numerous u/s due to SCH, but both babies doing GREAT!


Amanda (klinger13) - Southern New Jersey
38 years old (DD21, DS18) / DH 29 (none of his own)
Lost tubes to 2 ectopics post-tubal reversal surgery
1st IVF - BFP! Due July 14, 2011 (will deliver earlier due to c-section following TAC surgery)
Numerous u/s - started w/ 2 sacs, but 2nd sac did not develop so it's a Singleton for us


Riogirl71 California
39yrs old with DS 2 (From this relationship)
DH 46 with DD 14 (From previous relationship)
Male factor infertility due to chemo
1st IVF - BFP! DS born 10/2008
2nd IVF - Ectopic
3rd IVF - BFP! Twins!!!
Not sure of EDD yet, C-section (because DS was c-sec), saw one gestationals sac on 1st US
then 2nd US big surprise! Two hearbeats!

Barbara (Happy Bunny) - Northern Louisiana
37 Me / 37 DH
No tubes (2 ectopic), Low sperm numbers
1st IVF - ER: 06 Oct 2010 - 2 5 Day Blasts - BFP
US 1+2: Singleton - Good HB and on-time growth
EDD: 29 June 2011

Kaylie (FrecklesDC) - Washington DC area
33 yrs old with 3 step-children
DH 38 with children ages 14, 12 and 8. From previous marriage
DH had vasectomy - ICSI on 10/13
1st IVF - BFP! Due July 5, 2011 with one angel.

Ryann (rypell1985)
25 years old, DH 25 years old
PCOS, hypothyroidism
IVF #1: 7 egg retrieved, 5 fertilized via ICSi
messed up on medicine, ET cancelled, 4 embies frozen
FET #1: thawed all 4, 2 survived, 2 tranferred
1 perfect 8-cell and 1 perfect 7-cell
BFP!!!! Due 08.22.11

Ana Cristina (anacris) - Costa Rica
33 years old (PCOS) / DH 32 (perfect)
3rd Child (two year old twin boys from this relationship)
4 clomiphene cycles either did not ovulate or produced cysts.
3 IUIs all BFN
1st IVF february 2008 transferred 2 blasts BFP!
Twin boys born October 2008
1st FET august 2010 transferred 2 blasts Chemical Pregnancy
2nd FET November 2010 transferred 3 blasts BFP! Due August 17th, 2011
1st Ultrasound - 6w6d- HB 116 - Measuring 6w5d


Gina
39 pcos, blocked tubes
DD 17 from previous marriage
DD 10 & DS 7 from this marriage
DH: 40
SS 13 from husbands previous relationship
1st IVF September 2010
BFP: Identical Twins Due 6/23/11
SCH since 11/23 but babies are growing strong!


Anna (annashope) Bucks County, PA
28yrs old/DH 29 –unknown infertility/mild male factor
DS 10yrs from previous marriage
TTC 3 years
4 IUI’s with clomid 09-2010 ALL BFN
1 st IVF 7/2010 m/c at 6 weeks
FET 10/2010 BFN
Natural/unmedicated IUI 11/2010 BFP!!!
1st beta- 247 2nd beta- 725
HB seen on ultrasound at 6 weeks!!!
HB is 139 at 7 weeks and baby is doing great!

Carolyn (hopinginnc) NC
DH and myself-37yr old- unknown infertility, multiple miscarriages
Missed ab 1/06 at 12wks
IUIx4-BFN
IVF #1 10/07-chemical
FET 2/08-BFN
IVF #2 cancelled
IVF #3-chemical
IVF#4-BFN
IVF#5-BFP ectopic
IVF#6-BFP beta90 at 14dpo; it worked!
DS born 2/2010
Natural BFP 12/13/2010 beta 147 12/15/2010 beta 338 U/S 6w- heartbeat! EDD 8/22/11


Deidra -25, no problems
DH-27, variocele veins, low sperm count
TTC for 4 years
IVF #1-3/10 BFN
IVF #2-7/10 low egg response, switched to IUI, BFN
IVF #3-9/10 BFP!!! 10/11 beta-781
1 baby due June 19th, Father's Day!

Zoegirl - Delaware, USA
38 years old / DH 41
Me - endo, high FSH DH - no issues
2nd child (one son from IVF born Oct 2007)
TTC Since Nov 2008
1st IVF Mar09 - chemical
2nd IVF - Double BFP! Due September 5th, 2011
1st Ultrasound - 4 wk 4day - two sacs one with yolk
2nd Ultrasound - 5w4d - two sacs both with yolk & heartbeat! Each measuring 6 weeks.


Rebecca (Kizmet) - Victoria, Australia
33 years old / DH 45
Me: PCOS, type 1 Diabetes
DH had vasectomy after the second child from 1st marriage
1st IVF - May 2010 Transfer cancelled due to hospitalization from severe OHSS
1st FET - August 2010 = BFP
EDD 1st May 2010


Vicky(smithBaby2011) Atlanta, GA
TTC for 4 years
IUI x 4 - none positive
IVF #1 - cancelled b/c low response, switched to IUI, BFN
IVF #2 - BFP, low Beta, 6 weeks u/s showed chemical pregnancy
IVF #3 - BFP, Beta = 185 on 12/22, due August 30, 2011!

Karen 40- mild pcos but no other issues
DH- 38- male factor issues
TTC 2 years
IVF#1 (Sept 09)- horrible cycle, OHSS, freeze all, poor quality embies
FET #1- (Nov 09)BFN due to crappy embies from previous cycle
IVF#2- (Jan 10) BFP (used PGD) TWIN GIRLS! Pre-term labor due to undiagnosed IC, babies born/died at 23wk3d.
Transabdominal cerclage (TAC) placed pre-pregnancy Sept 2010
IVF#3- (Nov 2010) BFP (used PGD again)- single embryo transfer!
Having a happy and uneventful pregnancy! Due date is August 2, 2011 but due to my TAC my c-section will be at 38 weeks, July 19, 2011

Mellow 35- No issues (SoCali)
DH 35- Severe Male Factor
2 m/c 1994
DD 15
DS 13
DD 11
Trying to conceive 10 years
2 m/c 2007
4 failed IUI's
IVF#1 Aug 2009- Successful, Welcomed little Johnny into the world April 2010, and lost him at 8 days old to meningitis.
IVF #2 July 2010- Miscarriage at 8 weeks
IVF# 3 Nov Beta 1- 633, Beta 2- 1350
Due date Aug 8...expecting to meet our twins sometime in July. My babies come early..praying for not too early.



Wannababy, (Deidre) Midwife - South Africa
27 years old, DH 35 and 1st child is 4
TTC since2007
Endometriosis and abnormal cell division
1st IVF – BFP! TWINS!
EDD 28 June (being optimistic)

[angelaezra]

Hello Sonya - I have followed your journey for awhile and I just wanted to pop in to say that I am so happy that you got your BFP. I hope that you have a wonder pregnancy journey!

Angela

[kizmet]

Hey DandMe, I wont be joining you in the July group, since mine is a May baby (and hopefully an eleven month pregnancy isn't on the cards for anyone!, unless of course I was a horse....), anyway, enough silliness from me, but I just wanted to join Angela in saying that I've been following your blog for a while and was thrilled to log on the computer this morning and see that BFP for you!

[DandMe]

Hey DandMe, I wont be joining you in the July group, since mine is a May baby (and hopefully an eleven month pregnancy isn't on the cards for anyone!, unless of course I was a horse....), anyway, enough silliness from me, but I just wanted to join Angela in saying that I've been following your blog for a while and was thrilled to log on the computer this morning and see that BFP for you!

Kizmet; Thank you so much for the words of support, and congratulations on your pregnancy as well! My first son was born on May 1st - great time for a birthday Thanks again!

[DandMe]

Hello Sonya - I have followed your journey for awhile and I just wanted to pop in to say that I am so happy that you got your BFP. I hope that you have a wonder pregnancy journey!

Angela

Thanks Angela!! I'm really happy and hoping my ultrasound goes great.

[baby_blu73]

YAY YAY YAY SONYA!!!!!!!!!!!! CONGRATS TO YOU AND YOUR DH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I sometimes feel a little awkward posting a "congrats" right next to an "I'm so sorry" on the Fall Board, so I thought I would post a super happy one here for you

What a fabulous heartbeat your little one has! And I loved the sono pic!!! Did your hubby get to be with you from the beginning on the u/s like you wanted?? I sure hope so!!! What a wonderful experience to share!

Take great care of yourself and that tiny little baby of yours! ((((((HUGE HUGS)))))))

[Happy Bunny]

Hi! I've been following the fall group in IVF but had little to say during my treatment.

We're currently 8w1d and I've been suffering with terriblenausea. I literally have to keep a plastic cup in my car so that I can conveniently vomit at stop lights (much to the horror of the car next to me). Is any one else terribly ill?

[BichonMom]

Hi Ladies,

I'm almost 6weeks and right now I'm pregnant with twins so I'm not sure when I will delivery sometime in the summer so I would love to join this group.

Happy Bunny - I have some nausea throughout the day but no vomiting yet. Sorry that you are going through this. Hopefully it will get better in the coming weeks. Its all for a good cause you are right! I know Ginger Ale definitely helps me with my nausea

Sonya - congrats on the h/b. I know that you have been worried about another B/O so I hope this is a big relief to you.

AFM - I'm have to be honest, I completely freaked out about it being twins, I couldn't stop crying. I don't know why but it completely shocked me. I guess because when I got pregnant with DD, I had 5 embries transferred and only 1 took, but this time we had 2 5d blasts and so far both took. Now, I'm also worried that all of this worrying would be for nothing, because when I had my u/s the tech thought the 2nd sac was actually just a clot of blood so I've been researching the vanishing twin syndrome so that might happen. Honestly, I really don't want it too though. If each baby is strong and meant to be born each should. I guess it was just a shock of when you think you are only going to have 1 more and find out it might be 2 at one time. So, just trying to take it one day at a time. Enough of my craziness.

Hugs!

[DandMe]

YAY YAY YAY SONYA!!!!!!!!!!!! CONGRATS TO YOU AND YOUR DH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I sometimes feel a little awkward posting a "congrats" right next to an "I'm so sorry" on the Fall Board, so I thought I would post a super happy one here for you

What a fabulous heartbeat your little one has! And I loved the sono pic!!! Did your hubby get to be with you from the beginning on the u/s like you wanted?? I sure hope so!!! What a wonderful experience to share!

Take great care of yourself and that tiny little baby of yours! ((((((HUGE HUGS)))))))

Baby... I know what you mean.... you can only put so much on the thread before it starts to hurt others who are still waiting for their bfp. Believe me, I know. I'm super happy and loving being where i am, but I am super aware of how difficult it is to get a bfn or worse.... I guess after a time we have to dim our spotlights and move this part of the journey into a more respectful light.

I can't believe that just a short time ago we were obsessing about everything... all that seems a world away and now there's just this... waiting.. and being on something resembling solid ground. Yes, we convinced them to let David in for the entire ultrasound! Sooo wonderful.

So how are you doing? Has this sunk in yet? I am completely weirded out and in shock still. I'm just so used to 'wanting' and wishing others well while licking my own wounds. This is freaky new ground for both myself and DH.

And I hardly have any symptoms. Bit of a sore back, tired, bitchy mostly, and that ever lasting tightness/pulling around my uterus. You???

[DandMe]

Hi Ladies,

I'm almost 6weeks and right now I'm pregnant with twins so I'm not sure when I will delivery sometime in the summer so I would love to join this group.

Happy Bunny - I have some nausea throughout the day but no vomiting yet. Sorry that you are going through this. Hopefully it will get better in the coming weeks. Its all for a good cause you are right! I know Ginger Ale definitely helps me with my nausea

Sonya - congrats on the h/b. I know that you have been worried about another B/O so I hope this is a big relief to you.

AFM - I'm have to be honest, I completely freaked out about it being twins, I couldn't stop crying. I don't know why but it completely shocked me. I guess because when I got pregnant with DD, I had 5 embries transferred and only 1 took, but this time we had 2 5d blasts and so far both took. Now, I'm also worried that all of this worrying would be for nothing, because when I had my u/s the tech thought the 2nd sac was actually just a clot of blood so I've been researching the vanishing twin syndrome so that might happen. Honestly, I really don't want it too though. If each baby is strong and meant to be born each should. I guess it was just a shock of when you think you are only going to have 1 more and find out it might be 2 at one time. So, just trying to take it one day at a time. Enough of my craziness.

Hugs!

That's very exciting and very scary too! Don't be worried or feel bad about being freaked out. I'm freaked out that I only have one, and we want more than one. The thought of doing this AGAIN is just ... SIGH. LOL You must be really shocked, but in time it'll sink in and you'll be able to wrap your head around it. And there is a possibility that it's a vanishing twin.. You are right.. if it's meant to be then it'll be, no matter what.

How are your symptoms besides the crying? LOL And.. HUGE congrats again !

[DandMe]

Hi! I've been following the fall group in IVF but had little to say during my treatment.

We're currently 8w1d and I've been suffering with terriblenausea. I literally have to keep a plastic cup in my car so that I can conveniently vomit at stop lights (much to the horror of the car next to me). Is any one else terribly ill?

Not me.. I have sudden, powerful but short bouts of nausea here and there but rarely anything that lasts more than a few moments. Where I gag and eyes water for a time and I think it's so funny I am laughing the entire time. I'm sorry that you are having such a tough time. Have you tried anything to relieve it? I hear there's something called preggo pops that are all the rage. I was so sick with my first two I wanted to die, but no idea when it all started. I'm just about 8 weeks so it could happen any time or not at all. When did it start?

Congrats big time on your news! Where are you from and how long have you been trying?

[Happy Bunny]

Congrats big time on your news! Where are you from and how long have you been trying?

I never actually tried because I found out at age 23 that there was a problem. I had an ectopic rupture which resulted in tube loss. The doctor told me then that it was just a matter of time before I lost my other tube the same way. By 28 I was tubeless and I accepted it. I was on the birth control pill both times.

Last year, at age 35, I decided that I was tired of accepting infertility and my husband and I saved for IVF. Fortunately, we got a positive our first shot at age 36.

I'm still stunned. For nearly all of my adult life, pregnancy has not been a possibility for me so getting used to the idea is amazing. Some days, it doesn't seem real.

The constant nausea started about 6.5 weeks. I've tried popsicles to suppress the sickness but all they do is buy time. My mother was violently ill during her pregnancy with me; I wonder if that is a contributing factor to my sickness. The only thing that almost works is to delicately control my food intake. If I wait too long to eat, I get sick. If I eat too much, I get sick.

Edit: Also, I'm from Shreveport, Louisiana.

[DandMe]

Congrats big time on your news! Where are you from and how long have you been trying?

I never actually tried because I found out at age 23 that there was a problem. I had an ectopic rupture which resulted in tube loss. The doctor told me then that it was just a matter of time before I lost my other tube the same way. By 28 I was tubeless and I accepted it. I was on the birth control pill both times.

Last year, at age 35, I decided that I was tired of accepting infertility and my husband and I saved for IVF. Fortunately, we got a positive our first shot at age 36.

I'm still stunned. For nearly all of my adult life, pregnancy has not been a possibility for me so getting used to the idea is amazing. Some days, it doesn't seem real.

The constant nausea started about 6.5 weeks. I've tried popsicles to suppress the sickness but all they do is buy time. My mother was violently ill during her pregnancy with me; I wonder if that is a contributing factor to my sickness. The only thing that almost works is to delicately control my food intake. If I wait too long to eat, I get sick. If I eat too much, I get sick.

Edit: Also, I'm from Shreveport, Louisiana.

Sometimes nausea is just a curse that comes with pregnancy.. it often lets up in the second trimester.. it did for me with my first two. How far along are you now? What was the heart rate on your ultrasound?

[Happy Bunny]

I'm 8.5 weeks. Sadly, neither my husband or I caught the heart rate during our ultrasound because I was so amazed and awestruck that I started crying and my husband was too blown away to hear anything but the heart beat. The doctor said that it was good and looked healthy. We have another scan coming up next Saturday. I'm going to ask the nurse in advance to let me know what the heart rate was afterward if I'm again too stunned to focus.

It looks like our dates are really close! Are you coming off your support meds soon? I'm scheduled to stop next Saturday if all looks good. I'm somewhat nervous about that... It's like the training wheels are coming off.

[Happy Bunny]

Sonya, when is your due date? Mine is June 29 (via on-line calculator).