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@Amorini: any update?? Sending positive vibes!

Hello lovely ladies! Congrats to all of you. I really hope I can join you soon- IF blows. (This isn't meant to be a woe is me post, I'm just glad to see all you "graduates." It makes me hopeful I'll get there someday.)

@Amorini: so funny you mention the sleeping position thing. I feel like I'm already moving around quite a bit trying to get comfortable. However, my super sweet husband already purchased me one of those giant pregnancy pillows to try and make me as comfortable as possible from the start (bday present since my bday is tomorrow). He also got me belly butter for valentines day. He's over the moon excited as you can tell.
I agree with the "eating thru it" to try and feel better. Even if I can eat just a few bites, it usually helps get me thru.
As for going back to the RE: to check fluid. He's comfortable having me wait the 10 days to be seen again since the fluid has been steadily decreasing and I'm a lot more comfortable. If anything comes up, he's really good about squeezing you in right away.

Now to find a new OBGYN. I LOVE the girl I go to but she only delivers at a hospital that is now about 30+ minutes from our new house (with no traffic). That being said, we have a hospital directly across the street from our home that is beautiful and just opened 14 new, gorgeous, postpartum suites. Need to get on that and get an appointment made soon.

@Crystal: Your miracle is coming. I just know it. I can't wait for the day you get to join us.

I am unbelievably grateful to be where I am right now (10 weeks, 4 days). I never thought I'd make it this far and the end of the first trimester is in sight. My next appointment is a week from today. The weird thing is that beyond some slight queasiness and insomnia/getting up in the night to pee, I told my husband this morning I barely feel pregnant. I'm down 4 lbs, which has begun to worry me a bit. As a good friend of mine said though, being a mother is all about worry. It's the new normal.

So my first ultrasound was yesterday at exactly 6 weeks. We were only able to see the gestational sac and yolk sac, but no fetal pole. I thought maybe because it's so early on as it seems most people do the scan at 7-8 weeks, but my RE seemed really concerned, which of course freaked me out. He also mentioned because my placenta looks thicker than how far along I should be, he thought it might be a molar pregnancy. I went home and bawled my eyes out last night. I kept googling online and it does seem that for a lot of women, it's normal not to see the fetus at 6 weeks. I did a blood test yesterday too to check hcg so am waiting for the call. I'm so afraid right now...but keep trying to hope that it's just too early and that baby is just hiding from us.

@waiting4you: I'm almost 14 weeks and all the way through 12 weeks I was on a "no sex" order from my RE. But maybe like around 12.5 or 13 weeks my husband and I had a little sex - nothing too fun or rough and we only did it for like 2 minutes because then we got nervous. So anyways. Next day - red spotting with clotting. Spotting isn't new to me, but I've never had clotting before and red spotting always makes me nervous. So we are totally scared to have sex! Alternative sex it is!

ETA: Sucks you had to find a new doctor. I'm in that positive, too, but for different reasons. And also, the hospital I'm going to deliver at is 30 minutes away without traffic. I just like that hospital best so I'm okay with the commute. Best of luck finding a new doctor!

@agold: I got a call yesterday afternoon and found out my hcg level is within normal range. What a huge relief! The normal hcg level rules out a molar pregnancy for now since hcg levels te usually much much higher, thank goodness. I have another ultrasound at next week at on Tuesday at 7w0d, but thinking of pushing that appointment to 7w3d just to give the bean more time to grow, plus the time works out better for us.

Just checking in to see how everyone is doing? Any news? When is/are everyone's next appointments? Looking forward to hearing the updates. Our next appointment is Friday, which will be 7 weeks 2 days.

@mrsjd: Soooo close to the end of the first trimester! You must be getting excited for that milestone! I'm not even half way there and I feel like I'm counting down the days till the 1st tri "safety zone" is over. May I ask what the Harmony test is? (I haven't been keeping up with the reading of my What to expect when you're expecting book )

@mrsjd: I'm jealous you're getting back to your normal routine, and the gym. I feel like the morning sickness has just started to really kick in for me. That's been one of my fears once we found out we were pregnant....becoming a sea cow! With the LONG year of IUI's and IVF cycles leading up to this successful one, it wasn't exactly easy to work out and I've gained about 10 lbs. Now that we're finally successful, I want to jump back into getting fit. Morning sickness is telling me otherwise though. However, I found a great series of Tracey Anderson pregnancy workouts on Youtube that I started yesterday. Hopefully I can keep that up till the end of the first tri and maybe get back to the gym. Wishful thinking! As for the harmony test...sounds like a good idea. Did insurance cover or did you have to pay out of pocket? Probably something my husband and I are interested in doing. How soon will you get your results back?!!! Any feelings either way on boy/girl? So exciting!!

Loving all the appointments this week! Can't wait to hear all the great news!
@agold: Gender reveal...so exciting! Any feelings either way..boy/girl? That will be fun to celebrate with those close to you!

@Amorini: I hear you on the not wanting to eat anything. Everything sounds gross. When I do decide on something I'll eat it without too much trouble but finding something to eat is a chore. I'm probably lucky in the sense that I have no sense of smell (lost it from a traumatic brain injury when I was 18). So I don't really have to deal with the "funky smells" that make people sick. My only food issues are visual and mental.

@Amorini: Thank you! I have joined! Which is fun, especially to see how different everyone's experience is. For example, I have not had the crazy fatigue some have had.

@agold: Thank you! Yes, I'm definitely hoping for that same sense of relief. I know a recent hellobee friend that unfortunately found out some awful news with hers, so I'm trying to prepare for anything. I'm so impressed you've been able to wait to see the gender results. We live away from all our close family/friends and the vast majority don't know we're pregnant so I'm hoping to actually share the news and the gender at the same time. That's also great that you got out and active without incident. I did crossfit which is what I've done before. My husband was with me, which is always fun. I dramatically reduced weight/intensity because (1) I haven't been in a month, and (2) I'm pregnant and I sometimes get a little queasy/lightheaded if I push too hard. I have been fortunate other than a little brown spotting due to vaginal suppositories at 5-6 weeks, I've had no bleeding/spotting. Just praying for a good heartbeat tomorrow.

@Amorini: Afterward I said something to my RE like, "I can't believe this is what you get after going through all of that!" They were like, "Well, that IS the point!" I have thoughts like this now that my babies are here. I think to myself on hard days, "I stuck a needle in my tummy for this?!" It's crazy how much of an event the infertility journey is, and how some people have no idea when they get pregnant so easily. And then it's followed by pregnancy - another event in itself and then obviously - birth (HUGE event!) and raising your kiddo for life! Just wanted to say that your comment struck a chord with me

*sticks head in* Oh, my IF peeps, I am just a big old mess! x

@mrsjd: Yes, the early genetics testing is great to provide relief, but it can also reveal any problems. I wouldn't abort regardless of my baby's issues so I wasn't initially wanting to take the test. There's so many problems a baby can have that can't be detected with that test so I just didn't want to be caused any extra worry. Its tough to decide what to do. I hope your friend's baby is okay. And good for you for doing cross-fit! My preferred work out is a megaformer pilates machine. Its a lot of bending and such. I worry about bending and squishing the baby! So walking for me is all I will do at the moment. Hopefully spin soon. You are awesome with cross-fit!!

@sweetooth: Congratulations on your two boys. What a sweet scenario you depicted. That's how I envision motherhood at its best - peaceful sleeping babies and me slowly sipping coffee!!

@YogiRunner: Ahhh... I wanted to be team green too! It was my husband who wanted to know. How far along are you? And yea... I totally understand not liking all of those ignorant comments. I try to remember that most people do actually get pregnant so easily so they really don't know to be sensitive to IF girls. I really don't think that the majority of people even think about IF at all. If they didn't have trouble, or one of their close friends didn't have trouble, then they would never know. I have a close friend who is dumber than rocks with regards to getting pregnant and she's just announced that she is pregnant with her 4th. And hey- you DO belong in the knocked-up club! You are totally knocked up!!! I try to reason with myself that I'm not actually really IF because I actually did get pregnant!

@jaguar: Hi, you. How are you doing? (Aside from being a mess) When is your next appointment?

Appointment went fine. Had a tense moment where the doctor couldn't find the heartbeat on the doppler. So, she brought in a quick handheld ultrasound and we got to see the heartbeat so everything seems fine. I still get so nervous. We will probably tell our parents this week.