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Ultrasound (Update w/beta #4)
At the u/s this morning (5w5d), the RE and the tech said they're pretty sure they could just barely see the gestational sac. They said it's high on the right side but they're fairly sure it's not ectopic. The RE talked about the discriminatory zone of HCG between 1,000-1,500, where you should most likely see the gestational sac for sure. I was at 542 on Monday, so he suspects that when we get the number back this afternoon I will not have reached the discriminatory zone yet.
So as he said, it's not bad news, but we're still just going to have to wait and see how everything develops. They'll call this afternoon when the bloodwork comes in and he said I'll likely be back on Friday for at least bloodwork.
Update: My nurse just called. Beta today was 1025. So right inside the zone where you would just begin to see the sac in the uterus. They said it's an appropriate rise and the RE wants me back on Monday for another u/s. I'll be 6w3d. Thank you all for keeping me sane. FX'd that on Monday they won't need to squint and tilt their heads to see the sac anymore.
dx: Unexplained IF (mild MFI)
TTC since May 2011, 1 year trying, and then 3
TI, 2 IUI = BFN
IVF #1 (May 2013): Antagonist
Protocol:
24R, 18M, 15F w/ICSI; 5dt of 2
early blasts, no frosties = BFN
IVF #2 (August 2013): Lupron Stop
Protocol:
28R, 23M, 15F w/ICSI; 5dt of 1
partially hatched blast, 7 frosties = BFP
EDD 5/23/14, blighted ovum (6w6d), D&C (8w6d)
FET #1 (April 2014): transferred 2 5d blasts = BFP
C.J. born 01/09/15
Re: Ultrasound (Update w/beta #4)
Baby E born: 2/16/2014 at 12:56pm. 5lb 15oz
BFP 2: 7/7/2014 Beta 7/8: 115, Beta 7/12: 638, Beta 7/16: 3793, Beta 7/21: 21,625
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~TTC Buddies with akcrrr and amandaf6383~
Natural Cycle (8/7/13)- BFP! Beta #1 (9/10/13): 509 Progesterone: 18.64 Beta #2 (9/12/13): 1118
The Rowdy Roberts
My Goodreads Read Shelf
* After 22 months and 2 failed IUIs, we finally got our BFP *
DS delivered naturally at 41w6d on 4/18/14
My new bff Gayle Forman!
“You can have your wishes, your plans, but at the end of the day, it's out of your control"
- Gayle Forman
"People talk about escapism as if it's a bad thing... Once you've escaped, once you come back, the world is not the same as when you left it. You come back to it with skills, weapons, knowledge you didn't have before. Then you are better equipped to deal with your current reality."
- Neil Gaiman
Married Bio
I think if my beta today still rises appropriately but doesn't reach 1,000-1,500 that will confirm why we could just barely see the sac. In which case they'll probably have me just do b/w on Friday (6w) and come back Monday for more b/w and another u/s.
dx: Unexplained IF (mild MFI)
TTC since May 2011, 1 year trying, and then 3 TI, 2 IUI = BFN
IVF #1 (May 2013): Antagonist Protocol:24R, 18M, 15F w/ICSI; 5dt of 2 early blasts, no frosties = BFN
IVF #2 (August 2013): Lupron Stop Protocol:
28R, 23M, 15F w/ICSI; 5dt of 1 partially hatched blast, 7 frosties = BFP
EDD 5/23/14, blighted ovum (6w6d), D&C (8w6d)
FET #1 (April 2014): transferred 2 5d blasts = BFP
C.J. born 01/09/15
...hello out there!
dx with anovulatory PCOS 2005
off bcp 11/11
a few rounds of clomid and femara... no response.
injectables/IUI 12/12... BFN
Feb 13 IVF cycle converted down to IUI due to low follicle response... BFFN
one last IVF attempt April/May 2013: 19 retrieved. 10 fertilized. 2 transferred in a 3dt. 4 frosties... BFP!!
EDD: 1/21/14... Induced early at 36+6. Our LO was born 12/30/13
Our Little Raspberry-Born 3/27/12
We Said I Do 09/06/09
My new bff Gayle Forman!
“You can have your wishes, your plans, but at the end of the day, it's out of your control"
- Gayle Forman
"People talk about escapism as if it's a bad thing... Once you've escaped, once you come back, the world is not the same as when you left it. You come back to it with skills, weapons, knowledge you didn't have before. Then you are better equipped to deal with your current reality."
- Neil Gaiman
Married Bio
Our Little Raspberry-Born 3/27/12
We Said I Do 09/06/09
The Rowdy Roberts
BFP #5: 3/25/2015: EDD: 12/8/2015.