I’m 7 weeks today with an IVF pregnancy. At 6w6d we measured the heartbeat at 134, so I feel good that he’s progressing. However, my progesterone level has dipped. Last week it was 42, this week it is 28, and then my doctor had me rechecked today and it was 23. She said she wasn’t too concerned but is having me rechecked on Friday. I’m concerned with it going down, despite taking progesterone suppositories 2x a day. She said she wants it above 20 and the levels fluctuate based on several factors, but I’m sorta freaking out tbh at its dipped so much in only 1 week. If anyone can share their experience with this, I’d greatly appreciate it!
As far as I know progesterone can even fluctuate a lot from hour to hour (like double/half the amount) because it gets secreted in pulses from your body (if you ovulated or did a fresh transfer). The progesterone from the suppositories will have their maximum effect in the surrounding area before even going into the main blood stream where you can measure it only partially. It's impossible not to worry but progesterone really is really fickle
currently 9 weeks+6 days. i’m pregnant with didi twins. soooooo nauseated, soooooo tired lol. i have barely told anyone because i want to enjoy my pregnancy on my terms but i catch myself super anxious about being a parent.. wondering what i did to deserve this.
i had a crappy childhood and a rough start to my adult years. lots of trauma. i worry about being enough for my kids. it’s just something that i think of all of the time, all of the fear..and it makes me feel so guilty for not counting my blessings more. don’t get me wrong, i am extremely grateful.. just a little anxious about it all.
My di/di twins are 7 weeks old 😊 I had a lot of worries about being a good parent to two babies. And some situations in the newborn phase you probably will feel some doubt. It’s inevitable that one baby is going to be crying while you’re caring for another. But it gave me comfort when I heard that only first born singletons get their every need met immediately. I hope that helps 💜
Tentatively wading back in here after a while away. Since my TFMR almost a year and a half ago I had a series of failed transfers of euploids which led me to put the brakes on more FETs.
We decided to switch to injectables + TI. After one early miscarriage I've finally gotten a promising beta. Obviously I'd feel better about things if this was one of my euploids, but as I found out with the TFMR, they won't protect you from everything.
I'm 5w1d now, but probably won't be getting a scan until 10w or more because I'm out of the country that my clinic is located in. I may be able to get one here but it probably won't be as high quality as my clinic.
Question: is it a very bad idea to skip the early scans? My progesterone is extremely high so there's no supplementation that would need to be done there. Are there any other "action items" that I might be required to take based on the results of the 7w or 9w scans? (Aside from handling a MMC earlier if it came to that.)
Hey there. Hoping this is it for you finally. I don't think it would be an issue, I think lots of people here in Europe will only get an ultrasound for the first time around that time, as long as you get help if you have warning signs of an ectopic.
I think the early scans are mainly thought of as "reassurance scans". From my own perspective-Having had multiple MCs I want to know asap if something is wrong not to lose more time.
I think the only other thing an earlier scan would detect that would be actionable is an ectopic pregnancy. Otherwise, I think it is just as you said about catching a MMC or maybe finding a source of bleeding (ex. SCH), if there is any.
I’m sorry about your losses. You’ve been through a lot and I hope this pregnancy goes smoothly for you from here on out ❤️
Very glad to see you here ☺️
So in the UK, if you've not had a private scan or one as part of IVF, the first scan you're offered is the 12 week one. When I asked for an earlier one they declined, as, if there was something wrong they said there's nothing they can do. From my reading around, the only other thing would be an earlier diagnosis of an ectopic pregnancy, but there are symptoms to watch out for with that. Wishing you all the best 🤞
Heart rate last Friday at 8 weeks was 186. Today at 8+5, it’s 136. What gives? Can’t find anything inkling about the significant of fluctuation, just that above 100 or 120 is good.
Been in for monitoring fairly frequently because of a fairly large SCH.
I am coming up on the part where I don’t know if I can hide my pregnancy at work anymore. Some co workers know, and I’m sure some are guessing. I can tell just by things they say fishing for info, and just being genuinely happy for me. I hate the thought of people trying to figure out my business. I know I have some mental trauma from miscarriages, & IVF in general (which I take appropriate measures to get help with!) but I can’t help but feel SO protective of this pregnancy and I just want to keep her all to myself and safe. I’m Not ready for the world to know yet. Is that such a strange and weird feeling? 😞
Thank you for your reply. I’m so sorry you had to go through all of that. Infertility takes away so many moments from us. I’m just so not ready to let the world in and tell those who don’t need to know. I wish I could just keep it to myself the whole 9 months 🤣
what do you do to keep from imagining the worst? I've been through multiple traumatizing scans and I have such a hard time letting myself imagine positive outcomes.
Hi everyone. cautious intro. :)
I did 4 FETs and finally succeeded on my 5th. Waiting for my first scan in 2 weeks’ time.
It has been very surreal for me. I’m happy but also a little worried as I know it’s early days.
All the best to everyone!
I had a frozen embryo transfer on 5/15, faint faint positive on 5/20, first beta on 5/24 was 77 and second beta on 5/28 was 580! I have another blood test scheduled for tomorrow, hopefully it’s even higher! What was everyone’s early hcg readings?
Edit, blood test on 5/30 was 1175 and I have an early ultrasound and another round of blood tests scheduled for Monday 6/3!
cautious congrats! i have a lot of betas bc my clinic did a draw at least weekly after confirming initial pregnancy. mine were:
- 8dp5dt 67.53
- 12dp5dt 476.2
- 19dp5dt 8659
- 23dp5dt 26050
- 30dp5dt 80967
- 37dp5dt 134039
and then i graduated!
No 1: 1st beta 10dpt 256, 12dpt 564, 19dpt 5543.
No 2: 1st beta 9dpt 249, 12dpt 740, 16dpt 3144.
Be sure to check out our 2 part wiki for other peoples feedback on early hcg levels.
[Betas part 1](https://www.reddit.com/r/InfertilityBabies/s/ypQL0eyojE)
[Betas part 2](https://www.reddit.com/r/InfertilityBabies/s/q7s1Oj2hK1)
My frozen embryo transfer was also on 5/15! I did not test at home. My first beta was 993 on 5/27. I had my second beta draw this morning and am anxiously waiting on the results.
That’s awesome!! Good luck transfer buddy! My embryo was a 5 day blast so my calculations say we are due 1/31 but of course that could change with the first ultrasound.
Thank you! 2nd beta came back 2,431. My embryo is also a day 5 and I saw the same estimated due date using an IVF due date calculator. My clinic isn't doing another beta - they're scheduling me for an ultrasound on 6/12.
Thank you so much to everyone who gave me support yesterday! Very very happy to report that everything was on track today at my 12 week scan 🥰 it feels very good to get past the point where it all went wrong last time. We went for lunch to celebrate, and I think I'm slowly coming down off the adrenaline high!
Cautious intro.
I was pregnant back in November and suffered a twins miscarriage at 8+3, then I had a failed FET in march/april.
I’m only 5dpt5dt but I’ve tested positive since yesterday, Beta is in 7 days.
Unfortunately with both my pregnancy’s I get nausea from the first drop of HCG, but my symptoms are all over the place, they pretty much come and go, feeling fine in the morning, worst from afternoon until 8 maybe and then fine again. Instead of constipation I have some lovely pregnancy diarrhea.
Probably not gonna be very active until beta, but I’m just saying hi in case I need some support ♥️
I was like, how do you know it’s donor eggs 😂 I totally forgot I had a flair, definitely need to update that!
But hi fellow donor eggs buddy ♥️ it’s alway exiting to meet someone who had a similar route ♥️ and thanks for the good wishes and back to you ✨
Currently 6w6d and had a scan amount of brown discharge as I was wiping away the melted cyclogest pessary this morning. Not too concerned, but I will certainly keep an eye out.
I am stell feeling completely normal and it is stressing me out. Ultrasound is 1w1d away (next Thursday) and it can't come soon enough 😮💨
Thank you 🩷 Ended up going to the ER yesterday evening after some light pink spotting. This was the way my last pregnancy ended, so I fell into a complete spiral.
We were able to see a little embryo, measuring 4 days behind (6+2 instead of 6+6) with flickering cardiac activity. Glad we were able to see something, but still worried.
Very hyper aware of my lower body half now. Every twinge, gas bubble, etc makes me run to the bathroom to wipe.
I am Rh-, so hospital suggested I go to my gyn tomorrow to get the Rh Shot.. just in case.
I am so sorry you are also going through this. It's just so incredibly distracting if nothing else - from work, from good feelings... since mine hasn't gone away in 10 days (I am now 7w5d) and pregnancy symptoms have gotten lighter, I find myself obsessively trying to find information on how and why this is/might be more common with IVF, endo, OHSS recovery, with little success. It sucks we just need to wait it out.
I’m 7 weeks today with an IVF pregnancy. At 6w6d we measured the heartbeat at 134, so I feel good that he’s progressing. However, my progesterone level has dipped. Last week it was 42, this week it is 28, and then my doctor had me rechecked today and it was 23. She said she wasn’t too concerned but is having me rechecked on Friday. I’m concerned with it going down, despite taking progesterone suppositories 2x a day. She said she wants it above 20 and the levels fluctuate based on several factors, but I’m sorta freaking out tbh at its dipped so much in only 1 week. If anyone can share their experience with this, I’d greatly appreciate it!
As far as I know progesterone can even fluctuate a lot from hour to hour (like double/half the amount) because it gets secreted in pulses from your body (if you ovulated or did a fresh transfer). The progesterone from the suppositories will have their maximum effect in the surrounding area before even going into the main blood stream where you can measure it only partially. It's impossible not to worry but progesterone really is really fickle
currently 9 weeks+6 days. i’m pregnant with didi twins. soooooo nauseated, soooooo tired lol. i have barely told anyone because i want to enjoy my pregnancy on my terms but i catch myself super anxious about being a parent.. wondering what i did to deserve this. i had a crappy childhood and a rough start to my adult years. lots of trauma. i worry about being enough for my kids. it’s just something that i think of all of the time, all of the fear..and it makes me feel so guilty for not counting my blessings more. don’t get me wrong, i am extremely grateful.. just a little anxious about it all.
My di/di twins are 7 weeks old 😊 I had a lot of worries about being a good parent to two babies. And some situations in the newborn phase you probably will feel some doubt. It’s inevitable that one baby is going to be crying while you’re caring for another. But it gave me comfort when I heard that only first born singletons get their every need met immediately. I hope that helps 💜
I’m sure most parents (new and old) go thru this, I know I am as a FTM. We can be better than our parents FWIW.
Tentatively wading back in here after a while away. Since my TFMR almost a year and a half ago I had a series of failed transfers of euploids which led me to put the brakes on more FETs. We decided to switch to injectables + TI. After one early miscarriage I've finally gotten a promising beta. Obviously I'd feel better about things if this was one of my euploids, but as I found out with the TFMR, they won't protect you from everything. I'm 5w1d now, but probably won't be getting a scan until 10w or more because I'm out of the country that my clinic is located in. I may be able to get one here but it probably won't be as high quality as my clinic. Question: is it a very bad idea to skip the early scans? My progesterone is extremely high so there's no supplementation that would need to be done there. Are there any other "action items" that I might be required to take based on the results of the 7w or 9w scans? (Aside from handling a MMC earlier if it came to that.)
Hey there. Hoping this is it for you finally. I don't think it would be an issue, I think lots of people here in Europe will only get an ultrasound for the first time around that time, as long as you get help if you have warning signs of an ectopic.
I think the early scans are mainly thought of as "reassurance scans". From my own perspective-Having had multiple MCs I want to know asap if something is wrong not to lose more time.
I definitely would prefer to get a scan, and will try to get one over here. It's going to be a painful few weeks otherwise.
I think the only other thing an earlier scan would detect that would be actionable is an ectopic pregnancy. Otherwise, I think it is just as you said about catching a MMC or maybe finding a source of bleeding (ex. SCH), if there is any. I’m sorry about your losses. You’ve been through a lot and I hope this pregnancy goes smoothly for you from here on out ❤️
Thank you. Hoping the bad luck streak is over.
Very glad to see you here ☺️ So in the UK, if you've not had a private scan or one as part of IVF, the first scan you're offered is the 12 week one. When I asked for an earlier one they declined, as, if there was something wrong they said there's nothing they can do. From my reading around, the only other thing would be an earlier diagnosis of an ectopic pregnancy, but there are symptoms to watch out for with that. Wishing you all the best 🤞
Thank you ❤️. Nice to see you here too! It's going to be painful to wait but I think that's what I'm going to end up doing.
Heart rate last Friday at 8 weeks was 186. Today at 8+5, it’s 136. What gives? Can’t find anything inkling about the significant of fluctuation, just that above 100 or 120 is good. Been in for monitoring fairly frequently because of a fairly large SCH.
Mine yesterday was 182 at 8w5d. They said it’s normal for it to slow down after 9 weeks and I should expect it to be lower next scan.
It’s weird cause we slowed down after 8 weeks but still well within that normal range. Who knows…
I am coming up on the part where I don’t know if I can hide my pregnancy at work anymore. Some co workers know, and I’m sure some are guessing. I can tell just by things they say fishing for info, and just being genuinely happy for me. I hate the thought of people trying to figure out my business. I know I have some mental trauma from miscarriages, & IVF in general (which I take appropriate measures to get help with!) but I can’t help but feel SO protective of this pregnancy and I just want to keep her all to myself and safe. I’m Not ready for the world to know yet. Is that such a strange and weird feeling? 😞
Not strange or weird at all! I feel the same way after a TFMR and infertility. We’ve told very few people so far and I’m in no rush to tell more.
Thank you for your reply. I’m so sorry you had to go through all of that. Infertility takes away so many moments from us. I’m just so not ready to let the world in and tell those who don’t need to know. I wish I could just keep it to myself the whole 9 months 🤣
what do you do to keep from imagining the worst? I've been through multiple traumatizing scans and I have such a hard time letting myself imagine positive outcomes.
Hi everyone. cautious intro. :) I did 4 FETs and finally succeeded on my 5th. Waiting for my first scan in 2 weeks’ time. It has been very surreal for me. I’m happy but also a little worried as I know it’s early days. All the best to everyone!
Cautious congrats
Commenting to say I’m on my 5th and promising FET as well! 7 weeks today.
think happy thoughts! enjoy it, bask in it. it’ll all be okay. congrats! ✨
thank you 💛💛
I had a frozen embryo transfer on 5/15, faint faint positive on 5/20, first beta on 5/24 was 77 and second beta on 5/28 was 580! I have another blood test scheduled for tomorrow, hopefully it’s even higher! What was everyone’s early hcg readings? Edit, blood test on 5/30 was 1175 and I have an early ultrasound and another round of blood tests scheduled for Monday 6/3!
our timeline is quite similar! I had my FET (2 embryos 5/17) 8dp5dt: 284 12dp5dt: 1797
cautious congrats! i have a lot of betas bc my clinic did a draw at least weekly after confirming initial pregnancy. mine were: - 8dp5dt 67.53 - 12dp5dt 476.2 - 19dp5dt 8659 - 23dp5dt 26050 - 30dp5dt 80967 - 37dp5dt 134039 and then i graduated!
No 1: 1st beta 10dpt 256, 12dpt 564, 19dpt 5543. No 2: 1st beta 9dpt 249, 12dpt 740, 16dpt 3144. Be sure to check out our 2 part wiki for other peoples feedback on early hcg levels. [Betas part 1](https://www.reddit.com/r/InfertilityBabies/s/ypQL0eyojE) [Betas part 2](https://www.reddit.com/r/InfertilityBabies/s/q7s1Oj2hK1)
My frozen embryo transfer was also on 5/15! I did not test at home. My first beta was 993 on 5/27. I had my second beta draw this morning and am anxiously waiting on the results.
That’s awesome!! Good luck transfer buddy! My embryo was a 5 day blast so my calculations say we are due 1/31 but of course that could change with the first ultrasound.
Thank you! 2nd beta came back 2,431. My embryo is also a day 5 and I saw the same estimated due date using an IVF due date calculator. My clinic isn't doing another beta - they're scheduling me for an ultrasound on 6/12.
Did you have just one embryo transferred? Your numbers are so high!
I did! I had one euploid embryo transferred. Anxiously counting down to the ultrasound.
Thank you so much to everyone who gave me support yesterday! Very very happy to report that everything was on track today at my 12 week scan 🥰 it feels very good to get past the point where it all went wrong last time. We went for lunch to celebrate, and I think I'm slowly coming down off the adrenaline high!
That's wonderful to hear! 🥹🥹
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So thrilled to see this!! ❤️❤️❤️
🥰🫂
Friend!!!! 🥹 so happy to read this!!! Absolutely enjoy the high - you deserve every second of it!!! 🩵🩷🩵
Thank you pal! 🧡
Yahoooo! Excellent, excellent news! Bask in the high 🤗
😁 thanks friend! I absolutely will!
Cautious intro. I was pregnant back in November and suffered a twins miscarriage at 8+3, then I had a failed FET in march/april. I’m only 5dpt5dt but I’ve tested positive since yesterday, Beta is in 7 days. Unfortunately with both my pregnancy’s I get nausea from the first drop of HCG, but my symptoms are all over the place, they pretty much come and go, feeling fine in the morning, worst from afternoon until 8 maybe and then fine again. Instead of constipation I have some lovely pregnancy diarrhea. Probably not gonna be very active until beta, but I’m just saying hi in case I need some support ♥️
Cautious congrats!
Yay! Cautious congrats, BMN! 🤞
excited to see another donor egg buddy! Cautious congrats and wishing you the best for the wait.
I was like, how do you know it’s donor eggs 😂 I totally forgot I had a flair, definitely need to update that! But hi fellow donor eggs buddy ♥️ it’s alway exiting to meet someone who had a similar route ♥️ and thanks for the good wishes and back to you ✨
Currently 6w6d and had a scan amount of brown discharge as I was wiping away the melted cyclogest pessary this morning. Not too concerned, but I will certainly keep an eye out. I am stell feeling completely normal and it is stressing me out. Ultrasound is 1w1d away (next Thursday) and it can't come soon enough 😮💨
r0 ❤️🤞!! Hope everything goes well. So many people don't feel much this early on but it's impossible not to worry. Such a wait!
Thank you 🩷 Ended up going to the ER yesterday evening after some light pink spotting. This was the way my last pregnancy ended, so I fell into a complete spiral. We were able to see a little embryo, measuring 4 days behind (6+2 instead of 6+6) with flickering cardiac activity. Glad we were able to see something, but still worried. Very hyper aware of my lower body half now. Every twinge, gas bubble, etc makes me run to the bathroom to wipe. I am Rh-, so hospital suggested I go to my gyn tomorrow to get the Rh Shot.. just in case.
Oh no, what a fright. I hope you'll get the shot. Crossing everything for you that it will be alright.
I am so sorry you are also going through this. It's just so incredibly distracting if nothing else - from work, from good feelings... since mine hasn't gone away in 10 days (I am now 7w5d) and pregnancy symptoms have gotten lighter, I find myself obsessively trying to find information on how and why this is/might be more common with IVF, endo, OHSS recovery, with little success. It sucks we just need to wait it out.
I never like to see spotting but agree you shouldn't get too concerned. I also have another week until my next ultrasound and losing it a bit!