I had another ultrasound yesterday. I had been feeling nauseous and my sense of smell was driving me crazy so I was hoping those were good signs that things were going well. Unfortunately we found out the baby's heart had stopped beating.
The good news is there is one frozen embryo left so I will do another transfer. It only takes one and hopefully they saved the best for last!
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Waiting
I had a 3rd ultrasound this week. The plan was that I would be released to my OB for the remainder of the pregnancy. But when I went in we found out that the baby's heartbeat had slowed down rather than increased like it should. I've heard and read stories that say this is the beginning of the end to it can go either way to the baby getting back on track and ends up fine. So at this point the only thing I can do is wait until the next ultrasound next week.
Monday, August 11, 2014
1st AND 2nd ultrasound
I had an ultrasound a week ago. I didn't want to share the results because they were somewhat shocking and we weren't really sure what would be seen in another week or so.
At that first ultrasound I found out I have a sub chorionic hemorrhage. I guess they are pretty common with IVF and no one seems super concerned about it. I don't currently have any symptoms but it can cause bleeding. We hope it will resolve on it's own and not cause any problem for the baby/babies. Yes, I said babies. At that first ultrasound they saw 2 sacs. I was not expecting that! We only transferred one so that would mean identical twins which would be pretty cool. And it had been mentioned that one embryo can split with IVF just like it does naturally. At the time I thought yeah, yeah, ok, odds are small, it's not happening. But after I found out they saw 2 I did a little research and the odds are about 2%. I would definitely play the lottery more often with those odds so I guess I should have been a little more prepared for that outcome.
I had the 2nd ultrasound today. The SCH is still there and hasn't gotten bigger so that's a good thing. They still saw 2 sacs but at this point it looks like only one may be developing. The little one that is there had a heartbeat already! It's measuring 5 weeks 6 days and it was amazing to see the little flicker of it's heart on the screen at 94 beats per minute. That heart rate is slower but it's because it's just starting out and as it continues to grow it will become faster. It's the size of a sweet pea..........imagine a baby the size of a sweet pea and it already has a beating heart!
In another week or so they will be able to tell if the 2nd sac is empty or that little one is just developing slower. So I guess the wait continues!
At that first ultrasound I found out I have a sub chorionic hemorrhage. I guess they are pretty common with IVF and no one seems super concerned about it. I don't currently have any symptoms but it can cause bleeding. We hope it will resolve on it's own and not cause any problem for the baby/babies. Yes, I said babies. At that first ultrasound they saw 2 sacs. I was not expecting that! We only transferred one so that would mean identical twins which would be pretty cool. And it had been mentioned that one embryo can split with IVF just like it does naturally. At the time I thought yeah, yeah, ok, odds are small, it's not happening. But after I found out they saw 2 I did a little research and the odds are about 2%. I would definitely play the lottery more often with those odds so I guess I should have been a little more prepared for that outcome.
I had the 2nd ultrasound today. The SCH is still there and hasn't gotten bigger so that's a good thing. They still saw 2 sacs but at this point it looks like only one may be developing. The little one that is there had a heartbeat already! It's measuring 5 weeks 6 days and it was amazing to see the little flicker of it's heart on the screen at 94 beats per minute. That heart rate is slower but it's because it's just starting out and as it continues to grow it will become faster. It's the size of a sweet pea..........imagine a baby the size of a sweet pea and it already has a beating heart!
In another week or so they will be able to tell if the 2nd sac is empty or that little one is just developing slower. So I guess the wait continues!
Friday, August 1, 2014
2nd BETA
I just received the results of another HCG check from today and it has risen from 775 to 1964 so it's moving in the right direction and I will have an ultrasound next week. May be too early for a heartbeat but will at least get a look and see if everything is looking ok.
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