Thread: IVF Grads: The First Trimester

Jana, LOL about your hubby and his pg facts. It's sweet they try to take care but annoying when you don't want to hear it!!

I'm feeling better today, but still worried. The cramps are back, as are my symptoms. I don't remember having symptoms come and go in my other pregnancies. My u/s is this Thursday, so I'm really excited to see what's going on!

Jana - Isn't your u/s on Friday!? I wonder if we both have twinkies or just perfect little singletons. Also, my DH bought a book called "My boys can swim" with pics of sperm all over the cover. He read it in like two days - highlighting all these different parts, but never really told me anything about what he read. Hmmm...?

This weekend I lost all my pg symptoms, and yesterday I was sure that something was wrong. This morning the symptoms came back though, which is a little reassuring. I'm not sure when they'll do another u/s, so I really have no idea what's going on down there. Can't wait to be out of the first trimester and start feeling some movement so I can enjoy this pregnancy.

Dani - Do you have morning sickness at all? When will they let you know about the next u/s? When do you expect it to happen? It's so hard after being with an RE to go back to your OBGYN. They just don't give you the same amount of information and you feel so in the dark! I hope you can see your babies again soon.

Christi ~ Yes, my u/s is on Friday! I'm very impatiently waiting for it to get here! I can't wait to see how many babies I'm having! Some days I think there is only one in there, but other days I think two. I can't tell you what gives these impressions though. There more research I do and the more I see other peoples betas at the same # of days past ovulation, the more I think it will be only one. What are your thoughts. I know are levels were very close to each others. I didn't get a 3rd though. Now I wish I had.

Speaking of ObGyn's, when will your RE's release you? I know I will stay with my RE until I'm 12 weeks. This is because I'm part of a progesterone study.

Originally Posted by ChristiGirl

Dani - Do you have morning sickness at all? When will they let you know about the next u/s? When do you expect it to happen? It's so hard after being with an RE to go back to your OBGYN. They just don't give you the same amount of information and you feel so in the dark! I hope you can see your babies again soon.

No morning sickness at all, thankfully. I get a yucky taste in my mouth after eating that just annoys me. I have to brush my teeth and tongue every couple hours, and that makes me gag...but it's from the toothbrush.
I'm already seeing the Ob but I haven't graduated from the RE yet. On wednesday I have appointments with both. At the RE, they'll draw blood to check hormone levels to start weaning me from the meds, which is a relief because I really hate the estrogen pills down my hoo-haa. I'm still doing estrogen and crinone 2x a day . I think they'll still do one more u/s closer to 12 weeks to release me.
Then on thursday I have an OB appt, but have no idea what they'll do...probably just go over the whole lot of bloodwork they did. I think the OB will schedule me for my NT scan in a week or 2. So in the next couple of weeks, I'll get a few peeks at my babies.

Jana ~ I can't wait to hear about your u/s. I had the same back and forth feelings as you. All the research doesn't help either. You have to let us know as soon as you can

Dani - I'm also still doing Crinone and estrogen in the va-jayjay. I'm pretty tired of it, but it's just become part of my routine. YAY for seeing your babies soon!

Jana - My RE will release me at about 8 weeks, but will continue doing the progesterone monitoring. That's awesome that you can stay with the RE until 12 weeks!

Wow, I just found this thread... YAY!

I am doing crione...... it comes out in large globs sometimes, but never really gets on my panties. I have been on endometrin and it leaked everywhere.
I HATED THE Estrace... Made me have smurf muffin. I have only taken that once I am not on that now.

I am crampy too. I have waves a nausea, but no throwing up. I am eating like I have never ate before!!!!

Candice ~ I'm glad you finally found this thread!!! It's been kind of slow and I was wondering where all the 1st trimester girls disappeared to! I'm not quite ready to join the December BB yet. I lurk all the time. I might feel better about it after my u/s on Friday.

I'm on endometrin and I agree... the leakage is terrible!!! I have been wearing panty liners, but there are times during the day that I wish I had a light weight pad on. On occasion it feels like I wet myself... Lovely, huh? I still have another 6 weeks of it.

Oh, the joys of pregnancy!!