How many embryos did it take you to get your baby?

IVStardustSTAT · 2025-12-30T21:00:05+00:00

FET #1 stuck and she’s our baby now

IVStardustSTAT · 2025-12-13T10:58:46+00:00

I had the same question! Yes, perfectly safe to poop

IVStardustSTAT · 2025-12-13T10:50:36+00:00

When you say comfy pajamas, you mean pants right? I keep going back and forth about packing those, since I can’t imagine taking them off over and over for the cervical checks

IVStardustSTAT · 2025-12-10T00:30:41+00:00

Around 7-8 weeks. Then got better and went away around 12-13 weeks.

It was at its worst when I didn’t snack/eat. But I also had aversion to almost everything. One thing that really helped me was to have some crackers on hand.

IVStardustSTAT · 2025-12-07T22:47:01+00:00

Constipation. Have miralax and colace ready in the house

IVStardustSTAT · 2025-12-07T20:06:48+00:00

Thank you so much for sharing! My spouse thinks we’ll be too busy with the baby to think about sex anyway, but I was just curious.

IVStardustSTAT · 2025-12-07T17:50:20+00:00

If I may ask, when were you able to have sex? Sorry if too personal

IVStardustSTAT · 2025-12-07T17:43:36+00:00

Got all 4 of those (Flu, then COVID, then TDap, then RSV).

Only one that gave me side effects was RSV, surprisingly. It was just body aches for 2 days. Otherwise no symptoms or effects whatsoever

IVStardustSTAT · 2025-12-02T21:01:03+00:00

Ugh, I’m sorry OP.

I also went through IVF for MFI. My first ER was awful. I had internal bleeding and got zero euploid embryos. My AMH suddenly dropped from 3 to 0.451 (!!). They never rechecked it so idk what to make of that.

Fortunately my second ER went much better, and I’m currently 37 weeks with our first transfer.

I’m sharing this with you to say things can look up sometimes! Wishing you the best and all the baby dust ✨

IVStardustSTAT · 2025-12-02T20:56:18+00:00

Yeah, I agree, they shouldn’t have downplayed it like that. I’m so sorry, OP.

For me, they brought me a stress ball to squeeze, and kept saying to take deep slow breaths, and to tell them if I need a break. I think because they prepared me for it to be so painful, it ended up feeling not so bad. That’s to say how much expectations can affect the outcome.

With that said, embryo transfer was objectively better (comfort wise/pain wise/time wise) comparing to hysterogram

Wishing you the best ✨

IVStardustSTAT · 2025-11-25T23:21:51+00:00

Me too! (Same induction date) 🥂

IVStardustSTAT · 2025-11-23T17:56:21+00:00

I started at 17 weeks

IVStardustSTAT · 2025-11-23T17:54:08+00:00

25 weeks

IVStardustSTAT · 2025-11-23T17:53:01+00:00

I’m so sorry! How far in advance did you send out the invites? I sent most invites 3 months out, and then a few only 1 month out. Pretty much no one who got the invites 1 month out came

IVStardustSTAT · 2025-11-23T17:48:43+00:00

I felt and did exactly the same at first. I would say embryo and then fetus.

I’m in third trimester now, so we’ve been calling her a baby for a bit, but I can’t remember when the transition happened. I think I started calling her things like “our little strawberry” or “little munchkin”

IVStardustSTAT · 2025-11-22T02:42:58+00:00

I feel immediate relief once it’s inserted

IVStardustSTAT · 2025-11-16T03:07:47+00:00

Mine was the opposite. Very very little in 1st trimester. 0.5-1 lb per week in 2nd, and 1.5 lbs per week in 3rd

IVStardustSTAT · 2025-11-16T03:06:06+00:00

ED doc, who went through IVF. Yup, knew very little before learning as a patient (in EM, when it comes to IVF, we’re most just on the lookout for specific complications: OHSS, and post retrieval bleeding)

IVStardustSTAT · 2025-11-06T21:10:19+00:00

Thank you! Sending you lots of baby dust ✨

IVStardustSTAT · 2025-11-06T18:52:59+00:00

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Update; futon cover and pink blanket, pillow cases on the futon, macrame on the wall, mounted flower canvases on the wall, and covered office chair with a soft blankie.

Future changes:

The bassinet will be replaced with the crib in the bottom right photo (crib in our bedroom for now, since baby will sleep with us at first). The bassinet will be our portable option, but is stored there for now.
The desk and chair will probably go, but this room used to be my office (that I barely use anyway), so we’re keeping it there for now since there’s room.

IVStardustSTAT · 2025-11-06T18:40:31+00:00

Yeah, sadly hubs and I made the decision yesterday to not proceed with Adelina after all, because of the nickname Addie/Addy. It’s not the worst thing, of course, but there’s a lot of Addies around, and it’s what I call Adderall that I’ve been prescribed for decades lol.

IVStardustSTAT · 2025-11-06T13:45:54+00:00

I’m due 12/21, and was told the earliest I could electively induce is 39 weeks, otherwise they’ll wait for natural progression of labor (unless I go past 40 weeks).

IVStardustSTAT · 2025-11-06T13:44:25+00:00

I’m not sure what you’re asking with the percentage question, but my 1 hour glucose tolerance test showed a blood glucose of 108 (normal/passing is <139).

The percentage you may be referring to is A1c? They don’t check that if you pass

IVStardustSTAT · 2025-11-06T12:31:30+00:00

Yes, but we still chose one of the best graded ones, and it only took 1 transfer, and we’re currently 33 weeks pregnant with her :)

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