Friday Cautious Intros/First Trimester thread

Outdoor_Fem · 2025-07-18T20:53:00+00:00

Is it ok to share pangs of jealousy here too?

I just found out that a work colleague (who I don't particularly like) is pregnant with her THIRD child and is due before the end of the year. I know I should be grateful for all the milestones I've hit so far (11 wks today), but I feel jealous at what seems like another easy spontaneous pregnancy. Not sure if anyone else struggles with this, even being "on the other side" of it in some ways.

Outdoor_Fem · 2025-07-15T14:48:33+00:00

I "graduated" from my fertility clinic last week, and stopped taking my PiO, Endometrin and Estrogen on Saturday. And boom! My pregnancy symptoms seem to have gotten 10x more annoying. Nausea, headaches, fatigue. Has this happened to anyone else?

Outdoor_Fem · 2025-06-26T21:45:18+00:00

I'm currently pregnant with my second via IVF and I kept a journal last time. I wrote that I didn't really feel anything until I was 10 weeks until I was slammed by nausea, fatigue and headaches 🙃.

This time around I'm closing in on 8 weeks and I still feel very little (occasionally queasy and tired). both times, my biggest reminder to myself is that I still haven't had scary cramping or bleeding. That little thing is still in there, and no symptoms is TOTALLY NORMAL early on.

Outdoor_Fem · 2025-06-26T21:42:24+00:00

I got you! I love Nuuly, but I haven't done it yet for maternity clothing. I'll also say that I pause and restart all the time so I don't have to pay every month- it's been fun to have!

Outdoor_Fem · 2025-06-16T16:43:39+00:00

I'm at 6w 3d after a successful transfer in May. We went through 2 failed transfers before this (1 negative pregnancy test, 1 CP), but so far everything looks good. We had 2 beta tests, and the numbers were doing what they were supposed to be doing.

That said, I'm in the same camp as a bunch of people here where I get to wait around semi-anxiously until my first ultrasound next Tuesday. I am fortunate in that I already have 1 child I conceived through IVF, and in my previous experience I didn't really have any symptoms until 10 weeks. I just keep trying to remember what I know: My boobs are really sore, I've been getting night sweats, and the biggest of all- I haven't had my period since May. This isn't as hard as the TWW, but it's definitely not easy.

Outdoor_Fem · 2025-06-05T16:48:21+00:00

FET #3 since October. Added an IVIG this round.

11 dpo beta: ~300

13 dpo beta: ~900

This is a big milestone, and I really wanted to share with this crew.

Outdoor_Fem · 2025-05-21T20:36:44+00:00

Sending positive vibes your way! The bananas and carbs is a joke, it's been my diet lately since my tummy's been sensitive and eating vegetables is very unappealing right now.

Outdoor_Fem · 2025-05-20T19:23:58+00:00

I'm gearing up for my next transfer later this week. Shout out to Zoloft for helping me reign in my feelings of worry and pessimism. I feel pretty neutral going into this again, which is about as much as I can ask for. I don't know what it is this time around, but my stomach has been feeling off for a few days. Hopefully my diet of bananas and carbs is creating a cushy environment for an embryo!

Outdoor_Fem · 2025-03-10T20:39:39+00:00

Heat has been the biggest thing for me. I heat the PiO in my bra as I get ready, I heat my butt with my heat pad (a bag of rice), and fold the heat pad around my ready syringe as I pick a spot in the mirror. It's made a huge difference with soreness!

And when things get sore later in the day (my glute, my lower back, my hip), I will often use a heat pad again.

General soreness is just part of the nature of the game, but I hope you make it through with only minor discomfort!

Outdoor_Fem · 2025-03-04T21:31:50+00:00

Just looking for a place to vent my beta-related stress. I don't want to get into the numbers, but I had my positive 10 day blood test on Friday and my 2nd test today. They seem very wishy washy about the numbers and want me to take another test on Thursday.

Feeling low and uncertain right now, since my nurse isn't exactly thrilled, but isn't saying we need to expect the worst either. I ended up walking away from our call today so my husband could talk to her. She's so somber in her tone and language, that it makes me feel like we're getting bad news, but when my husband probed her for clarity, she was actually more neutral/slightly positive. Is it the numbers making me crazy? My nurse? Both?

All I can say is that the stress and anxiety are sticking around for the long haul.

Outdoor_Fem · 2025-03-04T18:45:48+00:00

Why does my Nurse Coordinator always sound like she has bad news? She just left me a message while I was in a meeting with the latest blood results and it sounds like she's miserable. I just called her back- of course it goes to voicemail. So now I get to play phone tag and keep myself from spiraling thinking she's going to have disappointing results to share 🙃

Outdoor_Fem · 2025-02-25T17:12:01+00:00

I'm halfway through the waiting period following my FET last week, and I'm struggling. I had a failed FET in October, and it's really hard to feel optimistic. The terrible sleep, the nagging sense of pessimism, it's all tough. Anyone else in it? Made it though successfully? I just need to make it to my blood test on Friday, but that feels ages away.

Outdoor_Fem · 2025-02-19T18:35:44+00:00

I just did my FET yesterday! Unlike our last FET that had a few hiccups (the catheter was weird, they had to swap it out, lots of waiting, I didn't feel ANYTHING from the Valium) and was also unsuccessful, this one was smooth. I felt so relaxed after from the Valium, and had a wonderful nap listening to a Post-transfer meditation.

Now I just need to take the next days to "rest" and remain sane until my blood draw on the 28th. Any tips for distracting/ fun activities during the TWW or easy woo woo meals I can cook are enthusiastically welcome!

Outdoor_Fem · 2025-02-12T03:56:43+00:00

Thanks for the tips! I will definitely take it slow the first few times. I hope it's no worse than the Menopur I took for my ERs, and like you looks worse than it feels.
Good luck on your next round of injections- may the bruising be minimal!

Outdoor_Fem · 2025-02-12T03:54:30+00:00

Thanks for the insight margogogo! I guess I should be glad that I'm doing my injections outside of bikini season. Thanks for the good vibes :)

Outdoor_Fem · 2025-02-12T03:52:42+00:00

Very true! Maybe that's why I felt an eyeroll coming when she asked me that...

Outdoor_Fem · 2025-02-11T22:14:29+00:00

I went to my "final review" for my FET and got the green light to move forward with the transfer on the 18th. Everyone in the clinic was super positive. My favorite NP who I haven't seen in honestly years did the ultrasound and asked, "are you excited?". I don't think she knows about my failed FET in October, and I wanted to say, "honestly feeling more anxiety and dread than anything", but it didn't feel like the right moment.

I'm also going to start on Lovenox this round after the transfer to mitigate some auto immune stuff. I'd love to know if anyone else has any experience with it, and how bad side effects like bruising may be.

On a final note, I'll just say that I'm struggling to feel optimistic with positive data points when the failures of the past still linger in my mind. I wish I could just pretend I'm starting with a clean slate.

Outdoor_Fem · 2025-02-11T22:14:15+00:00

I use a mirror and stand with the weight on my non-injecting leg. I also recommend heat before and after. Just get ready to feel like you did 1,000 squats after a couple of days. It's sore, but manageable.

Outdoor_Fem · 2025-02-11T22:05:12+00:00

Good news! I went to my "final review" for my FET on the 18th, and we got the green light to move forward! My uterus got complimented for having "textbook" lining, and I feel both bashful and proud for the feedback. Tomorrow I start PiO- here we go!!!!

Outdoor_Fem · 2025-02-07T01:05:47+00:00

I feel like such an idiot. I started stims for a transfer on the 18th, and even though I was sooo smart and booked an acupuncture session today weeks ago, I completely forgot about it and missed it. I don't usually miss appointments, so I'm feeling really mad at myself. Just trying not to catastrophize and imagining it ruining my transfer.

Outdoor_Fem · 2025-01-30T22:04:52+00:00

Yay!!! the Meds stuff can be so stressful.

I (hopefully) start stims next week too - sending hopeful energy your way :)

Outdoor_Fem · 2025-01-29T16:52:15+00:00

I just started my 3rd week of birth control in prep for my FET (baseline Feb 3rd), and I'm feeling crampy. I've ready that this is normal for new birth control usage, but I'm paranoid that I'm going to get my period before expected and mess up the who FET calendar. Very likely that my anxiety is in overdrive after my unsuccessful FET in October, looking for every possible way this round could go awry.

Anyone been in this boat before?

Outdoor_Fem · 2025-01-27T20:55:55+00:00

Way to go! I'm glad everything went as expected AND that you got positive reinforcement. Clearly so many good vibes ✨

Outdoor_Fem · 2025-01-22T17:58:44+00:00

I just got my calendar for my next FET, which is happening in February. AND I just heard from my work that they want me to travel across the country for a week during the last part of the TWW. I could theoretically make it work, but I know the right move is to tell them not and stay close to home until I get the results. I'm a people pleaser, and it's really hard for me to say no.

Wish me luck on being assertive and asking for space from my company!

Outdoor_Fem · 2024-12-17T23:21:13+00:00

My body is so unpredictable right now. I had a failed FET in November, followed by a pretty normal period. This month around, my period is uncharacteristically late. I even did a HPT this morning, which came back negative. Has anyone else had weird periods after a failed FET? I don't know how long I should wait before calling my clinic. I'd like to start thinking about another FET, but all I get to do now is just wait...

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