PAIF Check In Week of 8/27

[codex320]

This check-in is for anyone who is pregnant (in any trimester) after struggling with infertility.

First time checking in? Congrats! We are glad to see you over here. If you’d like to be added OR updated, please TAG ME (goofynewfy) in your post and answer the following:

1. Your EDD
2. How many, if you know, beans you have cooking?
3. Boy or girl (if you know) or team green if you're not finding out?
4. What treatment got you your BFP?

For everyone else:

1. How far are you now?
2. Symptom check:
3. What and when is your next appointment?
4. Anything you’d like to share with the group?

PAIF Roster

Welcome to anyone joining us this week and congrats to our grads!


August LOs

muscari - IVF#2 + ICSI
Due: 8/17
Carrying: 1 (girl)

ketchup - medicated TI
Due: 8/23
Carrying: 1 (girl)


October LOs

codex320 - IVF with ICSI
Due: 10/17
Carrying: 1


November LOs

bethkate - FET#2 with ICSI + CCS
Due: 11/4
Carrying: 1(girl)

laurensc927 - FET#3 with ICSI + CCS
Due: 11/23
Carrying: 1 (team green)


December LOs

kensie5226 - IUI #2
Due: 12/1
Carrying: 1 (boy)


February LOs

@pinklantern - IUI#6
Due: 2/4
Carrying: 1(boy)


March LOs

Dogpaddle29 -FET#1 after IVF#1 with DE
Due: 3/9
Carrying: 2

longhornwino - surprise BFP on natural cycle
Due: 3/18
Carrying: ?

Rama - letrozole + ovidrel + TI
Due: 3/30
Carrying: 1(team green)

[bethkate]

1. 30+1 today
2. I'm feeling pretty good. The swelling in my leg and foot that I've had since the DVT was diagnosed a month ago seems to be getting better. I've had very minimal swelling all weekend, so FX that continues.
3. I have an MFM consult on Wednesday. I'm really curious to hear his thoughts on a plan for delivery.
4. I started back to work last week and my students' first day is tomorrow. I'm anticipating being in bed by 7pm tomorrow. haha

[kensie5226]

Not much to say here. 26+3 and third tri has hit me regardless of the exact date/qualification of 3rd tri.

I'm sluggish, starting to swell, back to puking, and starting to feel it. About 12 weeks to go!

Glucose test, growth scan, and OB appointment all next week.

Nerp.

[Dogpaddle29]

codex320, Thanks for the check in!

bethkate,Glad the swelling is going down. Good luck with the MFM doc.
kensie5226, Sorry to hear symptoms are not great for you right now. Hopefully it won't last to the end, and you get some relief.

1. How far are you now? 12w 3d
2. Symptom check: Most symptoms have eased up. I still don't want much to do with food which is becoming a problem. Apparently growing twins makes your body need more food... I have lost 2 pounds since becoming pregnant and I am almost out of first tri... This morning I think my blood sugar was low, I thought I might faint just walking from the bed to the kitchen to get some juice and cereal. I have felt a bit light headed all day. I really need to start putting together a food plan. Our house is under construction and our kitchen is ripped apart so I haven't been able to eat real meals in about 2 weeks and it will still be another 2 or 3 weeks before my kitchen is back to normal. I haven't really been paying attention to my calorie or food intake since my nausea has been so bad. Now that I am feeling better though I really need to get my act together.
3. What and when is your next appointment? We have an appointment with the MFM on Thursday to check for genetic abnormalities and birth defects. If everything looks good at that appointment we plan on telling people.
4. Anything you’d like to share with the group? I have been obsessed with pintrest the last week. I have loved it for the last 4 years but right now I am big on pinning natural cleaning supplies, I am trying to get my plan together to start deep cleaning the house. I also am pinning all the freezer crock pot meals. I am hoping to prepare about 30 frozen breakfast and dinner meals that can easily go from the freezer to the over or crock pot. After the babies are born I am going to need a way to feed myself in a regular way and not depend on whatever the hubs decided to put together. I will need his help with the babies. I'm sure we will have lots of family and friends stopping by with food in the beginning, so I figure my 30 meals might get us though a month and a half and maybe by that point I will be feeling better I hope to start cooking again.

[codex320]

kensie5226, sorry you are back to not feeling good.
bethkate, i'm glad the swelling and pain has gone down.
Dogpaddle29, sorry about the home renos! but once it is done, it will be done. and it will look great! 30 frozen meals is ambitious, I wish I could get that motivation...

1. How far are you now? 33 weeks today!
2. Symptom check: generally good. only thing is my upper back hurts, not sure if from the weight i'm carrying in the front, or what, but ouch.
3. What and when is your next appointment? next week for a regular check.
4. Anything you’d like to share with the group? I need to get the TDAP shot at some point. Any suggestions on when to get it? before how many weeks? I asked the np at my last appointment but I forgot....

[Rama]

How far are you now? 9,4
Symptom check: Still tired (but now I can eat!)
What and when is your next appointment? September 25th, OB follow up (monthly appt)
Anything you’d like to share with the group? If you spot throughout first tri, is it at all likely to stop in second? I'm starting to think I'm going to be fighting my cervix this whole pregnancy.

[longhornwino]

I'm terrible at check-ins lately. Things are crazy.

1. How far are you now? 11+3
2. Symptom check: nausea still sticking around so far; popping Zofran like it's candy. Also noticing that I get car sick, which is new for me. Fatigue.
3. What and when is your next appointment? NT scan with the OB on 9/5 and then another with the MFM on 9/11
4. Anything you’d like to share with the group? nerp, not today!