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I just need some hope. I had one (IVF) MMC before my IVF baby was born and a few failed transfers. I knew baby #2 would take some time. What I wasn’t expecting was to have three pregnancies from three transfers all end in loss:

Fresh Transfer 1: chemical started at 22hcg and near immediately went negative

Fresh Transfer 2: chemical started higher at 44 but only rose to 57 before dropping.

We then did ERA and added in immune protocol and lovenox (was on both prophylactically for my son too despite no lab results indicating it)

FET for transfer 3: Fully medicated (a pivot from planned modified FET to mirror my success but I did not have a follicle growing) and started low at just under 30hcg but rose beautifully with always a less than 48h doubling time. Found out at nearly 8w we are heading toward a MMC as I’m measuring close to 6w and HB is very low.

I have two more untested 5BBs left. And I feel hopeless.

So I had an IVF embryo transferred. Yesterday, I had a beta (8 days after the transfer 5 day embryo and 13 days post ovulation). HCG was low, only at 22.

Then today at 6:30 PM I tested the Clear Blue, which showed a faint positive for 5-6 minutes and it disappeared. Then I tried FRER. It shows a very very very faint positive and it’s very hard to see on camera, but it’s there.

Does this mean my HCG levels dropped significantly already? Is this over? Shouldn’t it be more dark at this point?

I know nothing but an ultrasound can confirm twins, but I wanted to ask this anyway as my ultrasound is still 5 days away, i'll be 7 weeks.

My HCG was high, AND initially more than trippling.

14dpo / 9dp5dt : 440
16 dpo/ 11dp5dt : 1428
23 dpo/ 18dp5dt : 23502

I have been pregnant twice before and had morning sickness, but this time I've been bed ridden it's so bad. Even while taking diclectin. Started here and there early on, but hit full force at 5.5 weeks.

I am doing IVF and transferred one euploid embryo but I know they can still split. Just wanted to hear feedback from anyone who has had twins before if their level of symptoms or hcg levels were an early sign. Thanks!!

(edited to add dpo / dpt breakdown)

I had an ultrasound last week at 6+3 with a result of threatened Mc basically. I go back in next week for a repeat scan. Yolk sac, no fetal pole Gs of 16.4 mm large SCh.
My levels were originally rising great. 5400-12k in 3 days. About a week after that so the day after my scan I had it done and HCG was 24,700. 4 days later it was 26800. A very slow rise, especially compared to my once soaring numbers. I know it eventually slows down. I also know the only way to get a finally answer is my ultrasound. However I’m wondering if that level of rise between 6.5-7.5 ish weeks COULD like up with a viable pregnancy? Basically an 8% rise over 4 days. Or does it further confirm that it’s likely a loss

hi guys. I had my first scan yesterday at the fertility clinic and the embryo was measuring behind. my usual doctor was on vacation so I was with another doctor.

they were only able to measure max 3.2mm and I guess they were expecting minimum of 5mm (they didn’t say but they said it’s measuring much smaller than it should be for 6+4). It was a bit hard for them to get a good look. It was a tranvaginal ultrasound. I have a tilted uterus, not sure if this makes any difference?

i definitely saw the heart flicker, the doctor just said with a little imagination they can see the heartbeat as well.

I have a checkup on Friday and I’m kind of heartbroken. Even if you can see a heartbeat clearly on Friday, I have read so many stories online where embryos were measuring behind including heartbeat but it ended in a miscarriage anyway.

they told me I’d have to stop taking progesterone if there is no progression on Friday.

any of you whose embryos were measuring behind too but ended in a viable pregnancy / your embryo catched up within a few days?

this was my third transfer and my first pregnancy. I really don’t want to go through all of this again. I only have one blastocyst left.

So I graduated my IVF clinic and got scheduled with a highly recommended OB. Well today 2 weeks after I scheduled with them I get a call saying they’ve canceled my appointment because they “don’t do IVF”. Which I was like yeah but I’m pregnant and just need an OB for my pregnancy like the IVF part is over? But no they won’t see me and won’t say why. Is it normal for OBs to NOT see patients for being IVF pregnancies? Now I feel nervous about finding someone good who will accept me as a patient….

Update: ended up telling them I’ll find another OB. I got scheduled with one in the big city 2 hours away which makes me a little anxious. AND it’s not for 4 more weeks….so I’ll be well into my second trimester. Thinking I’ll go to a boutique ultrasound place in the meantime since I will have gone a while without checking on the baby.

Just for some laughs.. and a little NSFW/TMI maybe? I don't have anyone to tell in real life. Lol

I was having some me time at 35 weeks and when I was about done, I just felt a big gush below. I was worried I peed myself so I got up, looked and sniffed the scene of the crime, and it didn't smell like pee and the liquid was clear. So naturally, my next thought was my water broke.

Called the hospital and they asked if I was having contractions, I wasn't.

As a first time mom-to-be after several losses/failed transfers my anxiety was through the roof. So husband and I decided to still go to triage to be sure and get everything checked out. They scraped inside my vajayjay to test if the fluid is amniotic, but it was negative so we were sent home.

A couple of days after, during another me time session (my libido was crazy high, lol). The gushing happened again right as I was finishing.. and that ladies and gents was when I realize that I was/am squirting. The end. Lols

TLDR: Thought my water broke, but it turns out I squirted for the very first time in my 36 years of life while heavily pregnant

Hi everyone! First time posting here and hoping others have been on the same boat.

I'm 8w3d, fully medicated euploid FET. HCGs looked great and heartbeat and everything was looking great as well at our 6w6d ultrasound - our graduation ultrasound is next week!

I'm posting because I keep seeing content everywhere about extreme nausea, food aversions, and fatigue by now and that hasn't been my case, thankfully but it does give me some anxiety so want to see if anyone else has similar experiences? Maybe it's actually more common than social media is making me think?

For me it's been sore/tender breasts, more bathroom visits, sometimes a bit more tired so just going to bed a bit earlier, my stomach feeling a bit unsettled but not nauseous (I am prone to motion/sea sickness so I know this isn't even close to nausea for me), and food preferences/mental blocks but not the aversion I see where food/smells makes you gag.

Don't get me wrong, I am extremely grateful it's like this and everything has been going great but because I did have two chemicals prior to IVF, there's usually a nagging feeling something has to go wrong so just looking for more positive stories. Thanks!

So I just got the embryo (3BB) transferred last Monday, so it was 8 days ago. This morning I went for the beta and my HCG level was 22. I read online I only have about a 10-15 percent chance of live birth. I feel so nervous. Anyone with a similar experience? I am set to go back Friday morning (about 72 hours later).

Please tell me I’m not the only one!! I am still on a cocktail of progesterone injections & pessaries etc but I have put on a stone since I started this FET and now, at just over 7 weeks I have got such a gigantic bloated stomach that literally none of my clothes fit me. I am freaking out about how I am going to hide this from my work for another 5 weeks as I have to go into the office regularly.

Did anyone else experience this so early on? Obviously I feel endlessly greatful that this FET has worked (so far) and I’m aware it’s going to just get worse and it’s a small sacrifice to pay, etc etc… but I feel so gross and unattractive physically that it’s really getting me down. Especially when I can’t tell anyone it’s because of pregnancy so people just think I’m putting on loads of weight. I just didn’t expect this so early on in pregnancy and wondering if it’s an IVF thing?

This is just a funny laugh. Received my pregnancy guidance pamphlet from my IVF clinic. Under dietary recommendations it says I should be consuming 3 8oz servings of milk, cheese or yogurt daily. I don't drink milk, so that leaves cheese and yogurt. I suppose I shall have to enjoy three blocks of cheese every day for baby's health. :) But seriously, no way should I eat 3 8oz servings of cheese a day!

Makes me wonder what the recommendation it trying to say, but all I can read is eat more cheese!

I’m 4w4d with great beta numbers(98.8 at 9dpt and 259.9 at 11dpt) and scheduled for our first scan on Friday 5w2d. I know from reading the only thing I should “expect” to see are a sac and MAYBE a yolk.

My tests have all darkened to the point they’re useless(which is a good thing overall) but gosh I’m so nervous. I have bad ocd(diagnosed) and I’ve gone down so many rabbit holes on what can go wrong that I’ve got a million worries.

Not sure what I’m looking for, maybe just some emotional support, success stories and the like. My nurse seemed very optimistic and not the least bit concerned, she just kept congratulating me saying how good the numbers were, but there’s so much uncertainty in these early days.

got a negative pregnancy test day 6 after ivf transfer it was a 5 day blastocyst I tested at 3.16 pm using early detection the one from dollarama the brand medi care I think my ivf transfer failed I feel so sad. What do you think is there still a chance that it’s positive or not

I’m 6w2d and really struggling with nausea and the anxiety of having to go to work in heels and corporate clothes and pretend nothing is wrong. I work one on one with my boss all day so it is very hard to hide / blend in. I’ve tried gravol ginger every 4 hours, tried crackers before getting up, ginger ale, ginger tea but very little reprieve. Couldn’t find Seabands (tried 4 drugstores) I’m in Canada so Unisom requires a prescription. I had positive betas & now in a 3 week wait until the first ultrasound.
Any advice? 6 weeks feels soooo early to feel this bad ☹️

My husband and I conceived through IVF (my egg and his sperm) and we want to tell our daughter as early as possible but just a bit unsure how to actually say it in a way that she will understand. Wondering if we should get a book to read to her?

We would love any advice about what worked for you :)

Edit: thanks for all your thoughts and suggestions. my main reason for wanting my daughter to know early was so that it wasn’t something we had to ‘reveal’ later on and was just something she was always aware of, my husband and I talk openly about our IVF journey but I was just unsure how to actually say it in an age appropriate way :)

5w0d pregnant today with my first FET after a 2 year battle with Ashermans post a 22W TFMR. My first beta on 7dpt was 90 and second beta on 10DPT was 345. I have my first ultrasound later this week at 5w5d. Today my pregnancy symptoms are gone and I have light tan discharge.
Anyone have a similar experience? Do strong betas usually predict success? My anxiety is so bad today I can hardly eat.

We did our beta test at 9dpt for a 5 day chromosomal normal embryo and got 288mlU/mL

It is now 14dpt and the urine tests are still coming up negative.

Everything we are reading says to not worry and the beta test is the gold standard. We have a second beta test scheduled for this coming Monday but we are just incredibly anxious to get told we are not pregnant after being told we had amazing numbers.

Has anyone had a similar experience? We’re in the limbo of being ecstatic and crippled with worry 😅

Thank you in advance!

Hi!

At my 6w5d ultrasound they couldn’t find a heartbeat. I went back yesterday at 7w6d and the embryo was measuring 6w5d so I was basically a week ish behind. They did see a heartbeat though.

The doctor sat us down and told us to prepare ourselves and that there was a risk of miscarriage.

Any advice or hopeful stories? Thank you!

Hello!

As I’ve posted a few times before I won’t write all my history but I have been dealing with infertility for 9 years (f34) and I have endo and adeno!

I moved country 2 years ago to try and get better care after some traumatic issues in the UK and well, after 2ER and 6 transfers this one had stuck!!

This time around I was treated for endometritis and I’m following a immune protocol (intralimpide every week and added cortisone)

My hcG at 15dpfet was 485 and then at 17dpfet it was 1468. I’m not waiting to do another test on Thursday 20th of August and then should get a scan first week of September.

I have never seen a positive in this journey and I want to be excited but I’m so so scared about all that can get wrong. My husband finds me negative and I think he’s right but all I see online is about abnormal scans, sac empty etc. I’m so so scared and I want this so much…

I guess I just need some baby dust and hope and maybe good stories! I’m so tired I was completely checked out of this one and was starting to give up. In fact, you don’t see my beta for day 13 because I forgot to test and testes late !!!

So I had my first ever scan this morning! Besides my gestational sack/yolk etc they saw another “black structure” near it but the RE said it was hazy & isn’t convinced it’s a second gestational sac 😵‍💫😵🫠 I only had one embryo transferred and twins do NOT run in my family… but they do in my husband’s and when I tell you I almost passed out on the table when I saw that second blip 😭

THEN I got my HCG back from my bloodwork this morning and it was 10,962. Cue the legit panic that that second blip wasn’t just a subchorionic hematoma & im somehow having twins

Has anyone else had a crazy high HCG in week 5 from just a singleton? 🥲 please 🥲