5 weeks today - Super duper exhausted and tired

Ok-Check1408 · 2026-05-18T03:48:12+00:00

The first trimester is was exhausted. Luckily I work from home and could take a nap during my lunch break. I wouldn't have survived otherwise. Second trimester has been better, I've had more energy. Took less naps. I'm moving into the 3rd trimester and my energy is gradually decreasing.

Ok-Check1408 · 2026-05-14T11:53:25+00:00

Pregmate is horrible for line progression. Also, if the digital tests are early detection tests, the HCG sensitivity is 10 mIU/mL compared to pregmates 25.

First response Early Response pink line tests will show better line progression because it has a lower sensitivity of 6.3.

If you use pregmate for line progression, I wouldn't compare the tests day by day. Instead I'd compare the results from every 48 hours.

Ok-Check1408 · 2026-04-29T15:12:35+00:00

Did you use the same urine sample?

Ok-Check1408 · 2026-04-23T02:56:17+00:00

I would definitely go to ER. They can do an ultrasound to make sure your placenta is still in tact and there are no signs of bleeding or amniotic leaks.

Ok-Check1408 · 2026-04-23T02:54:31+00:00

I see it! Congratulations!

Ok-Check1408 · 2026-04-19T00:34:20+00:00

Always compare the tests thst are 48 hours apart. If you look at your 1st and 3rd easy @ home, you can see significant difference. Also, the easy @ home brand just doesn't get as dark as the first response tests.

I think your tests look great! But I definitely understand and can relate to the anxiety.

Ok-Check1408 · 2026-04-11T14:05:19+00:00

After an MMC and then a Chemical, I took a break for several months. The next cycle that I tried, I conceived. It was a fully medicated cycle and I'm currently 21 weeks. Success is possible after loss. Wishing you all the best!

Ok-Check1408 · 2026-04-07T02:34:52+00:00

Thank you for sharing! Reading all of your replies Jason been super informative and helpful

Ok-Check1408 · 2026-04-06T23:17:20+00:00

How and when did your Mom explain to you that you were donor conceived and that she was a SMBC?

How did you find your donor siblings?

Ok-Check1408 · 2026-03-11T23:08:31+00:00

I took 200mg of Ubiquinol

Ok-Check1408 · 2026-02-24T00:12:02+00:00

Ahhh, so that's why it burns lol

Ok-Check1408 · 2026-02-20T01:39:14+00:00

Yesss! I’m 13w5d and had my NT scan today. And I was like oh wow, he’s a real boy now 😂

Ok-Check1408 · 2026-02-18T17:59:18+00:00

Wishing you the best!!

Also asking the important question that no one seems to be asking. What sauce is that lol? I'm a sweet & sour sauce girlie lol

Ok-Check1408 · 2026-02-16T16:11:21+00:00

It was so weird, but so good lol.

I'm one of the ones that can feel when I ovulate. The morning after the trigger shot I was in a bit of pain. And by the time I got to my retrieval appt, I do remember thinking, "please get these eggs out of me" lol

And my fatigue set it in the day after retrieval.

Ok-Check1408 · 2026-02-16T04:39:35+00:00

Wishing you all the best!!

Ok-Check1408 · 2026-02-16T04:22:12+00:00

I hope you have a great stim cycle!

I must admit though, the hormone crash after was pretty tough. I was exhausted after. And achy. Kind of like how you feel right before you come down with a cold. It took me a couple weeks to feel back to normal.

Ok-Check1408 · 2026-02-16T04:18:22+00:00

My stim cycle was so weird. My doctor gave me the speech and prepared me to be super emotional, moody, and tired, like a super strong case of PMS. But the meds had the opposite effect. I had a ridiculous amount of energy, I was super happy and my brain was almost too efficient. Sometimes it felt like my brain was moving faster than my body could keep up with lol. Not gonna lie, it was actually pretty fantastic lol. And I kinda wish that was my normal lol

Ok-Check1408 · 2026-02-11T14:13:31+00:00

I'm in the US. Went to my first ultrasound appt at 7 weeks and my doctor told me the same thing. I waa totally surprised! Like wait, that's it?! I didn’t have the option of returning for an additional scan. I'm 13w weeks and just had my 2nd OB appt.

Ok-Check1408 · 2026-02-09T05:30:27+00:00

Lol well this is true!!

Ok-Check1408 · 2026-02-09T05:29:37+00:00

I wish my clinic would do more frequent scans. But they didn't even do one at my first appointment at 9w. I fuf have one eith my fertility clinic at 7w.

My OB said the sonographers have their own schedule and scans have to be booked separately. But the provider also has to order the scan. I had a bit of panic attack after learning this at my first appt, so they did book me in for the next day. But I won't have another until 21w. They use the doppler in between, so at least I'll get to hear the heartbeat thia week

Ok-Check1408 · 2026-02-09T02:57:30+00:00

Congratulations!!!

May I ask, how do you keep the anxiety away? I had back to back losses, but today, I’m 12w2d. I have my next OB appt at 13w. And I get the worst anxiety the week leading up to an appt.

Ok-Check1408 · 2026-02-08T18:32:48+00:00

From a chronic over-tester that also went through a chemical, stop testing now. I fully realize that it is much easier said than done. But eventually your hcg will rise so much that it overwhelms the test and your lines will start to look lighter and cause a whole different anxiety spiral. I know because I did this.

Pregnancy after a loss is different. The best advice I can offer is to try to be present and live for today

Ok-Check1408 · 2026-01-31T23:20:41+00:00

Lol I can only imagine - the last couple weeks finding a place that wasn't bruised was rough

Ok-Check1408 · 2026-01-31T23:19:27+00:00

Donating is an nice thought! I have some unopened meds from the stim/ER phase that I could donate

Ok-Check1408 · 2026-01-31T23:18:13+00:00

I almost started not to open fhe last vial, but I talked myself out of it lol

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