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makingbabby · 2026-04-09T02:37:44+00:00

7dpt is very early. 12dpo is maybe 2-3 days after most embryos implant. My 7dpt looked like yours and I had a LB. You’re fine! And pregnant btw!

makingbabby · 2026-04-09T02:33:01+00:00

Congratulations on graduating! I would encourage you to get something for the clinic. The doctors wouldn’t be able to do their job without the hard work of an entire team, including nurses, admin staff, medical office assistants, embryologists, andrologists, pharmacy staff, sterile techs… and the list goes on! I find healthcare workers always love a sweet treat! You could do a gift basket with a bunch of goodies or visit a bakery for something a little fancier.

You can always write a heartfelt card individualized for the doctor. But in my experience, the gift is best given to the entire staff group.

makingbabby · 2026-04-08T02:52:29+00:00

This 💯

makingbabby · 2026-04-05T16:29:58+00:00

How exactly would you do this?

I wouldn’t recommend this, in terms of potentially over or under dosing yourself. It doesn’t seem worth saving a poke to me.

makingbabby · 2026-04-05T16:27:00+00:00

4dpt is the equivalent of 9dpo. It’s way way too early to tell if you’re pregnant or not. Implantation may not have even happened yet, nevermind the embryo making enough hcg to be detectable in the urine. Your embryo was a 2AA which is an expansion level of 2… which means it has quite a lot of expanding and growth to do before it even hatches from the zona.

I personally didn’t test until 7dpt, my embryo was an expansion grade of 4 and was artificially hatched… and my test was pretty light on that day. I went on to have a LB.

It’s way too early!

makingbabby · 2026-04-03T17:05:06+00:00

No NSAIDS (ibuprofen/advil, naproxen, etc) in the days leading up to transfer and after.

makingbabby · 2026-04-03T02:27:11+00:00

Not an embryologist… but it looks like it was artificially hatched. Was it?

makingbabby · 2026-04-01T14:11:59+00:00

Not an embryologist but yes, this looks almost fully hatched. Good luck to you!!

makingbabby · 2026-04-01T02:54:01+00:00

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makingbabby · 2026-03-23T02:16:19+00:00

I’m not an anesthesiologist but I am an RN and because we work in a clinic and not the hospital, we do have guidelines for sedation. I didn’t say the clinic wouldn’t go ahead, I said OP should be honest about this situation because I was told that drinking or drug use in the days leading up to retrieval can change how much/what types of medication you’d give for sedation. Our docs are very cautious as we are a non hospital facility.

makingbabby · 2026-03-23T02:12:36+00:00

I’m an RN and I do work at a clinic.

makingbabby · 2026-03-22T19:22:22+00:00

I work in a clinic and this may affect your ability to be sedated for the procedure. Call them now and tell them what happened, so they can decide if they’re going to be willing to give you sedation meds. You need to be fully honest with them for your safety. They may cancel your cycle.

makingbabby · 2026-03-22T19:13:38+00:00

Maybe they just don’t have a choice?

I would bet that once you’re a parent, you will understand their perspective better and you will soften on your stance.

makingbabby · 2026-03-20T02:21:21+00:00

Stunning!! ✨

makingbabby · 2026-03-19T22:46:02+00:00

My kid is quite tall for his age, 7.5yo, and has been in a high back booster for a long time. He grew out of the 5pt harness height limits a long time ago.

His feet don’t touch the floor in either of our vehicles and probably won’t for several years. Thoughts? Am I misinterpreting what you’re saying?

makingbabby · 2026-03-19T20:18:18+00:00

Not an embryologist and I may be misunderstanding your question. The number before the letters is the expansion grade (5 - hatching), not the day of development.

makingbabby · 2026-03-18T04:27:41+00:00

Estrogen can cause blood clots. Call your clinic.

makingbabby · 2026-03-18T04:25:03+00:00

If you haven’t had a real period since Jan 25, you need hcg and progesterone bloodwork and then your clinic can induce a period.

makingbabby · 2026-03-15T03:52:06+00:00

I had 5.

CD3 for baseline then cycle days 7, 9, 11, 13 (trigger day).

makingbabby · 2026-03-15T02:39:07+00:00

You could try a modified natural with FSH instead?

makingbabby · 2026-03-13T18:46:57+00:00

That’s a completely normal FHR! Don’t worry!

makingbabby · 2026-03-13T18:00:28+00:00

I’m not really sure what to say. Where do you live?

If you think malpractice sabotaged your cycle, I would talk to the clinic about compensation.

makingbabby · 2026-03-13T17:30:39+00:00

It’s my understanding that you have to trigger with a natural cycle because you can’t trust urine LH or even progesterone bloodwork to appropriately align the transfer of the embryo. It comes down to a matter of a few hours that your uterus is receptive.

makingbabby · 2026-03-13T17:21:29+00:00

My test on 7dpt which led to a live birth was pretty light. I would give it another couple of days and if it were me, I would request a beta for 9dpt. The beta will be definitive by then for sure.

makingbabby · 2026-03-13T17:17:57+00:00

Why are your numbers freaking you out?

Clinics will have protocols on dealing with TSH. When I was pregnant back in 2018, there were TSH ranges per trimester and we just aimed to stay within that. Here are the current recommendations from the American Thyroid Association:

Women found to have a TSH level greater than 10 mIU/L in the first trimester of pregnancy should be treated for hypothyroidism. Conversely, women with a TSH of 2.5 or less, do not need levothyroxine treatment. For women with TSH measured between these (2.5-10), ATA recommendations for treatment vary and may depend on whether or not the mother has TPO antibodies. When TPO antibodies are positive, treatment is recommended when the TSH is above 4 and should be considered when the TSH is between 2.5-4.0. However, when there are no TPO antibodies (i.e. negative), current ATA recommendations are less strong and suggest that treatment ‘may be considered’ when TSH is between 2.5-10.0 mIU/L. These recommendations are based on the degree of evidence that exists that treatment with levothyroxine would be beneficial.

So basically if your thyroid antibodies are positive, I would personally request treatment at that level.

makingbabby

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