Hi everyone. Very excited to be here. Praying this baby sticks! As you can see from title have been dealing with secondary infertility! Conceived baby girl on first try three years ago, ttc number 2 for 8 months which has seemed like forever and thought it would not happen! All signed up to start IVF this week due to diminished ovarian reserve and low morphology, told our odds were less than 5%!! My amh was tested twice at 5.1 pmol and 6.9 pmol, yes it increased!! Partner had only 1% morphology both tests, other numbers all good. Oh and my fsh was 19 and 18_ very bad. But here we are with a bfp!! Soooo very happy and please let us get thru this with a sticky healthy bub. Listing symptoms below, then under that how we treated my dor and hubby morphology, as I have to believe it has helped. 1dpo dizzy when I stood up, 6 and 7 dpo random 2 day cold with sneezing, 8 soo my cervix feels different like mushy and very soft on end, 9 dpo faint line on frer after hours of sitting, 10 dpo bfp strong line. No spotting before af! Usually spot up to 5 days before af and wondered if this was a problem. Anyhow here waiting to see if baby sticks. For those dealing with high fsh low amh, here is what I did. Supplement pre natal, fish oil, royal jelly, b6, evening primrose oil before ovulation, wheat grass, and vitamin d 3. This combined with weekly acupuncture for 4 months think got my body back in balance!! Only one tea per day, no smoking, no alcohol, but still ate a lot of rubbish I have to say. Hubby on menevit, which did not improve lab results but maybe it helped in someway. Wishing everyone else with infertility issues a happy ending. Ps I am 35 and hubby 33.

I read these forums a lot to help me feel better during the very stressful time of IVF, and so I know how much they help. I am glad that I am finally able to share my story. My dh (44) and I (29) had been trying for 2 years with no success. We went through a lot of testing and were told that IVF with ICSI was our only hope. After months of taking drugs (fun fun fun) I was finally ready to go. We were able to have 21 eggs retrieved, and 7 eggs were fertilized successfully. When we got the eggs retrieved, we were told that my estrogen levels were too high and the doctor suggested doing a "freeze all" and implanting them later. At first, we were devastated! Then the doctor said that my chances of getting the all important BFP were in the 90th percentile with a frozen transfer due to my age and my health. That made us feel better. On December 17th we had 2 embryos transferred. They said that we would have a blood test in 2 weeks. My symptoms were as follows:

1dp6dt-6dp6dt--No symptoms
7dp6dt-Nausea....couldn't wait for the blood test, took an HPT and got a BFP!!

Every day after that was filled with nausea and tiredness. We had the blood test after 2 weeks and indeed, I was pregnant. We had an ultrasound at 7 weeks and found out that one little embryo didn't make it, but we had a very strong baby growing. I just had another ultrasound the other day and the baby looked wonderful, dancing around and showing off. I hope that our story of trials and tribulations gives hope, as all the other stories on here gave me hope!

We have been ttc for almost 2 years now. I have been diagnosed with low ovarian reserve and DH has less than 2% motile sperm. Our doctor gave us a 1% chance of ever conceiving naturally. We have done two failed ivf cycles. The second one resulted in a pregnancy, but I lost the baby at 10 weeks in January.
This month we are away on a trip and I have just got my bfp - au naturale! We can both not believe its true. I was tracking my cycle with temps an watching my cm, but didn't hold much hope. We were actually going home for round 3 ivf next month! Hopefully we don't need it now!

O day- VERY painful ovulation!
1dpo-4dpo- temp rise, nothing much else
5dpo- 7dpo- funny taste in my mouth, a bit metallic.
8dpo- cramps/twinges
9dpo-cramps/twinges again bfn
10dpo- very hungry! Bfn (at this stage I assume I'm out as I had a bfp by this point with the ivf cycle) feel emotional and upset all day.
11dpo- have a massage and test at 3pm- a very very faint line. DH is not convinced he can see anything!
12dpo- fmu- bfn, smu- still very faint but a definite bfp! Hungry and cramps.
13dpo- smu- bfp!

My period is due tomorrow. My temp is still up and DH and I are praying, hoping and begging that this is true and we are finally having the baby we are so desperate to meet!
Lots of love and hope to every one ttc.... Whether you've been trying for 1 month or 10 years, it is an emotional journey! Please pray for us as I will for you!

Hi Ladies,

I stalked this board for a year and I'm (cautiously) excited to share my BFP story with you and give hope to those going through the dreaded 2ww! I remember reading through so many posts hoping to find someone's story that matched closely to mine so I could relate. I know it's early, but no matter how this pregnancy plays out (please please let it be positively!), it worked. I did get pregnant. I CAN get pregnant. So there is hope for me and all of you - stay strong!

Me - 34, no known issues
DH - 30, 1% morphology
Cycled at Cornell

After 2 failed IUI's with injectibles and one failed IVF/ICSI, we just completed a natural FET with 2 5-day blasts and got our BFP yesterday (beta 112 10dp5dt).

With the first three cycles, I had AF cramps and all three times, AF showed up/I got a BFN before beta. I had sore bb's, which looking back was surely a side effect of those nasty hormones!

This BFP cycle, I had af like cramping (pelvic pressure/heaviness) so I thought I was getting af (again). I have a VERY bloated tummy and the last 3 days before beta I've been very nauseous. My bb's are not sore AT ALL. Those really are the only symptoms....overall feeling like crap. This cycle, all I did was blood work starting CD 10, go two more times for blood work before I got my surge (no pee tests at all), then a few days later I took a zpack and medrol to get ready for the transfer, which was 5 days later. I started prometrium suppositories 2x a day the day after my transfer and that's it! I attribute my lack of sore bb's to not being on any stimming hormones this time, but every woman and every cycle can be totally different. I sort of just knew (only the af cramps really threw me off)!

If your periods are regular and you ovulate on your own, I highly recommend the Natural FET. I was skeptical thinking I NEEDED the hormone support to make it a success, but Cornell said if I can do it Natural there is no way I should do a Medicated cycle. I'm glad I trusted them! I was much less stressed out and my body was in its natural state. I don't regret my failed ICSI because without that, I wouldn't have had the opportunity to do the Natural FET!

I hope this helps someone who is in the scary, nerve wracking shoes I was just in!

Good luck to all of you ladies! I wish you lots of baby dust!

We have male factor infertility. My partner (53) has low count and motility. Everything looks normal with me (35). After a failed IUI, we decided to proceed with IVF, but I didn't want to put my body though all these hormones, so decided to go with natural cycle IVF (they collected my one egg that I naturally produced this month). We were lucky enough and this egg fertilized with ICSI and did ET on day 2.
I had no symptoms during the two week wait. Just a bit tired with the progesterone supplements in the first few days. I was expecting to feel something during implantation time, but nothing! I really thought there was nothing in there. During the second week, I just had AF cramps just like every other month. I then had some spotting on the day my AF was due, which is what happens to me every month before AF arrives. I was 100% sure this whole thing had not worked, and was devastated. We had decided not to go through IVF again. I just had the worst time of my life and could not cope with all the stress. So we decided to use donor sperm if that attempt failed. On the day I had spotting, I had everything ready to order donor sperm. Had found a donor and was literally a click away from making the order. I decided to take an HPT just to rule out pregnancy for sure and go on with plan B. I was so upset that day that I did the test and then threw it away from me in despair, only to look later to see a clear second line! I thought I was crazy, but my partner confirmed it was BFP. I was in schock. Did my beta today (14 days after 2det) which was 450, so I really am pregnant. My only symptom was AF cramps and spotting. So do not lose hope if you experience the same. You cannot really tell what's going on in your body with all the meds. I thought others exaggerated when saying that, but it is true.

I have just got my bfp after a frozen embryo transfer. We have been ttc our first baby for almost 2 years and this is our 3rd round of ivf. My last fet was also a bfp but resulted in a missed miscarriage at 9 weeks. We are hoping, praying, begging that this one sticks around and we get to hold a baby in arms in December.
I had a trigger shot on 19/3 which I tested out from transfer day.
0dp5dt (5dpo)- transfer day! mild cramping after the transfer
1dp5dt (6dpo)- had acupuncture and felt some sharp pains afterwards, possible implantation?
2dp5dt & 3dp5dt- no symptoms. I don't feel pregnant at all and feel like the cycle didn't work.
4dp5dt (9dpo)- bfn in the am. at least I know the trigger shot has gone... But the bfn makes me cry and feel crappy all day! Decide to test in the evening and I see a faint, but very clear line! We are still in the game! Hot flashes.
5dp5dt (10dpo) bfp! It's getting darker! Hot flashes.
6dp5dt (11dpo) bfp and there's no denying that line! Yippee
7dp5dt (12 dpo) the line is almost as dark as the control
8dp5dt (13dpo) still feeling really hot and dry retch in the morning! Already?! We are definitely pregnant and can't stop looking at those lovely dark lines :)

I want to first start out by saying that God is good all the time, and all the time God is good!
I've been stalking this website for years now, praying for the chance to be able to post my own story. Finally I can! My husband and I have been trying to conceive for 2 1/2 years. I'm currently 31 and he's 30. We went to a major fertility clinic to get some answers. Was told that I had slight hypothyroidism and was subscribed synthroid. After three failed IUI's, clomid, and every herbal remedy out there we were tired, broke and frustrated. I finally found a small practice where I would be only dealing with one doctor who promised to find the cause and help us. He diagnosed us with unexplained infertility. He said we can either continue to try or to do IVF. We chose IVF. IVF is a long arduous and expensive process but it is well worth it.

3/20 - Egg retrieval. 13 eggs were retrieved. PAIN!

3/21 - They called to say that 9 fertilized successfully.

3/22 - The eggs continued to thrive and they want me to do a 5 day transfer. Tender BBS due to the progesterone shots.

3/25 - Two healthy fertilized eggs were transferred into me. I was on bed rest immediately after. Tender BBS. Frequent urination, wake up at least twice a night to use the bathroom.

3/26 - Bed rest... slight sensation every so often that felt like it was in my urethra. I was afraid it was a UTI. Stomach began to bloat. Frequent urination

3/27 - Heaviness in abdomen but I attributed it to the retrieval that I was still healing from. Still had the strange feeling in my urethra. My stomach bloated so large that even my husband noticed and asked me if that was normal since I normally have a semi flat stomach and now I looked two months pregnant. yellow CM

3/28 - Pain in uterus when I laughed or sneezed. Tender bbs. Bloating. Very hungry. Woke up in the middle of the night and it took a while to fall asleep. Very Tired, Runny nose, yellow CM. slight cramps after I urinate

3/29 - Swollen ovary on right side. Tender BBS. Hurts to laugh or sneeze. I just knew I was pregnant.Bloating, Very hungry and Tired. Continue to wake up at night.Runny nose, yellow CM, cramps after I urinate

3/30 - Took a 2 1/2 hour car ride and couldn't stay awake even though I had a full night's rest. I also was very uncomfortable the entire car right. I felt a little crampy and my ovaries were sore. Bloating. Swollen ovary. Very hungry. Continue to wake up at night. Tired. Runny nose, yellow CM, cramps after I urinate

3/31 - Easter Sunday...woke up at 5 am with a splitting headache that lasted all day. Tired; heaviness in abdomen. Still extremely bloated. Slight cramps but not like AF was coming. Bloating. Swollen ovary. Very hungry. Runny nose, yellow CM, cramps after I urinate

4/1 - Slight cramps. Bloating. Sore BBS. Frequent urination. Swollen ovary. Very hungry. Tired; yet still waking up in the middle of the night. Thirsty, Runny nose, yellow CM, cramps after I urinate

4/2 - Went to doctor just to have my hormone levels tested. On my way to the doctor I began to have AF like cramps and began to worry that it felt too much like AF to be pregnant. Was told it 's probably too early to test for pregnancy. Got a call in the afternoon from the doctor telling me to stop my estrogen pills, continue with my progesterone shots and that my levels were high enough to confirm that I am PREGNANT!!! I was completely shocked since I was told it was too early to test. Went home and tested on the spare tests I had and both came up positive!!! My husband and I were so excited!!! It's surreal!!!
Cramps. Swollen ovary. Frequent urination. Sore BBS.Very hungry. Waking up at night. Thirsty, Runny nose, yellow CM, cramps after I urinate

4/3 - VERY VERY bloated. Tired; Slight Cramps on and off. Swollen ovary. Frequent urination. Sore BBS.Very hungry. Waking up at night. Thirsty, Runny nose, yellow CM, cramps after I urinate

4/4 - Not as bloated as yesterday but it's still there. Crampier than before. Sore bbs. Tired. Still on a high from my good news. Runny nose, yellow CM, cramps after I urinate.

I never got implantation bleeding, never got that sharp pain. Never got strong AF cramps. There was honestly no real sign that I was pregnant. I had more false pregnancy symptoms in the previous months of trying than I did this time which maybe was a sign.

I'm still in the very, very early stages of this and still holding my breath. But I know that God has not brought me this far to leave me. For all of you reading this and wondering when will it be your time... I've been there too, cried, yelled, been depressed when everyone around me got pregnant so easily. When our family members kept asking. I've been to hell and back with this. All I can say is that God's timing is perfect even when it doesn't seem like it. God bless you all and good luck!!!

I am so excited to finally get to share my story! My husband and I have been married for 9 years, and have been trying to conceive in some way the entire time (didn't start infertility treatment until about four years ago). Over the years I have lurked on this site, hoping to have symptoms of a bfp.
We did one IUI which was unsuccessful, tried on our own again for about a year and a half, did our first IVF last fall (unsuccessful), but froze 5 blastocysts with that cycle. In February I started to medication prep for my FET. We transferred two day 6 blastocysts (one hatching) on March 21. My symptoms started almost immediately after transfer. I was on progesterone shots starting 5 days before transfer, so some symptoms could be from that, but they didn't start until the night after transfer.
Here are my symptoms:

Transfer day 3/21: sleepy, low back pain, fullness in abd, lots of twinges
1dp5dt: low back ache, uterine twinges
2dp5dt: low back ache, emotional, lots of dreams, uterine twinges
3dp5dt: low back ache, uterine twinges all day, emotional, sleepy, lots of dreams
4dp5dt: slightly less low back ache, slightly less uterine cramping. At night two sharp intense pains in left breast, lots of dreams, weird sleep- waking up super early
5dp5dt: POAS first thing in the am. Faint positive, clear enough to text my friend and she could see it (without dismantling the test, and line showed up quickly!!) very achy all over today, tired, full feeling abdomen, thirsty, very severe low back pain by the end of the night. Darker positive in evening after work only holding urine about 2 hours!
Continued to get darker positives throughout the week.
Finally got in for my beta 11day post transfer - 294!!!!
Second beta 13 days post transfer- 844 :)
Third beta 15 days post transfer 2249, no more betas needed, going for my ultrasound next week to see how many took!

Hi...
Best greetings from Mexico City.
Long story short...
We did IVF last August and had 11 eggs, 11 fertilized and got 2 grade A 8 cell embryos transferred three days later.
BFP 12 days later (Twins!)
At week 23, I started bleeding… Went to the hospital right away and my babies (boy and girl) were born too soon and now they dance in heaven.
Three months later and with 9 grade A 8 cell embryos left, we were ready for a FET.
Transfer was on April 1st. (3 embryos transferred)
Tomorrow I get my beta results with no symptoms what so ever, only a bit of cramping and sore breasts.
I’m freaking out, even if I have been through this before.
Doctors say chances are pretty high considering the embryo quality.
Best of luck everybody and hoping for a BFP tomorrow and share it with you!!!
Love from Mexico!
G

I can't believe I'm actually posting on here. We've been TTC for over 2 1/2 years. I have done 3 IVF's (2 BFNs and a chemical pregnancy). We took a break and did a couple IUI's to result in BFNs as well. Then my RE suggested doing a Mini-IVF. It was basically a cross between an IUI and IVF. It's low stim like an IUI, but at the end, they do the egg retrieval and transfer. They transferred 2 perfect blastocysts on 4/6/13. I have 3 embies on ice!

Here are the symptoms:
1dp5dt: Nothing but constipation
2dp5dt: Constipation, fatigue
3dp5dt: Slight pulling in my lower stomach area
4dp5dt: Constipation, fatigue, pulling continues
5dp5dt: Constipation, more fatigue, and more pulling/stretching
6dp5dt: Barely slept all night, was convinced it didn't work because I didn't feel the pulling anymore, POAS, thought it came up negative and threw it in the trash. Went back to take a look a few minutes later and there was a 2nd line. Dark. About 5 or 6 hours later, POAS again with a different test. Came up dark with 2 lines right away.

I go in for my beta on 4/18, but I'm so excited to have come this far.

Good luck to everyone!

Just got our BFP today and I don't think it's sunk in yet. Soooo happy.
We'd been trying to conceive naturally for 18 months but I have diminished ovarian reserve and scar tissure from a previous LLEDTZ procedure. Also DPs swimmers were sluggish.
We used IVF/ISCI with donor egg and it was our first attempt. We had two 3day embryos transferred. They were a 7 cell and and 8 cell of average grade. The only symptoms were some AF type pain 5-6 days after transfer and some very mild nausea. No increased CM or anything.

Hope this gives hope to all those in the awful two-week wait that no symptoms doesnt mean you're not pregnant.
Baby dust to everyone !!!!!

Hi everyone I've just found out I'm BFP, I just wanted to post my symptoms to help other ladies trawling the net during the never ending 2ww.

We have ICSI due to a sperm roadblock (previous vasectomy from first marriage)
We had been trying for three years, then found out last year that the vasectomy reversal hadn't worked.
Collected only four eggs, two of which weren't mature & one did not fertilise. We only had one embryo to put back, which was four cell on a 2dt.
1dpt
No symptoms apart from painful ovaries after EC, bloated.
2dpt
Same as above was painful to walk at times, bloated.
3dpt
Very big tender BB's & bloated.
4dpt
Tired, big tender BB's & bloated ( no ovary pain now)
5dpt
Deflated BB's (in the morning), hungry day figured I would be due on this time next week, so no surprise.
6dpt
Deflated BB's (in the morning) not as tender now, did have cramping in the afternoon.Convinced its not worked today, started to think about how we would pay for the next treatment.
7dpt
Sharp pain on right side of groin, didn't last long. Decided I wanted crisps (prawn cocktail), thought its probably the munches & the start of PMT, headache in the eve.
8dpt
Went out shopping, but felt tired & had cramping, even felt a little nausea (just thought it was the progesterone botty bombs. Had a headache on and off,
9dpt
Back to work, tired didn't sleep well, I little cramping and bloating in the afternoon. BB's larger in the afternoon (just like the week before AF)
10dpt
Didn't sleep well again, same symptoms as yesterday. A little white DC in the eve.
11dpt
Very tired, not a lot of sleep again! Bad AF pain in the eve, thirsty, honestly thought I would wake up to AF.
12dpt
Sleep almost none, bloated & BB's as usual after lunch, felt nausea in the eve.
13dpt
Very little sleep again, nausea then hungry. Decided to test.......wow BFP!

To sum up I have been pregnant before with my son & I really didn't think I was this time. I had no spotting, hardly any symptoms that weren't different to PMS or the symptoms that progesterone gives you. I honestly believed it was the progesterone & not BFP, I didn't have a gut feeling & I really thought the treatment hadn't worked.
I ate loads of spinach, green veg, fruit & upped my protein intake quite a lot. I snacked on almonds & drank decaf tea & water.
I had the first week off & rested on the sofa for most of 1dpt.

I really hope all your dreams come true, & my story helps keep your positivity up during that painfully long 2ww :0))

Just did a pregnancy test, was so sure it had not worked was waiting for a negative to come up. Thought I just have to get it over with! Could not beleive it when 2 lines appeared so shocked, one was faint to start with and had to get my boyfriend to check it for me! It is there for sure.
I should add I have just finished my first ivf cycle but spent the whole day today depressed as was sure it had not worked.
Basically not many symptoms just had the feeling AF was about to arrive, sore boobs but they kept coming and going and probably to do with the progesterone I am on. Felt hungry all the time as well.
My general message to everyone is do not give up it will happen, I was convinced this had not worked.
So shocked!
Hope it or they (had 2 blastos put back in) will stick
xxx

I wanted to share my symptoms as I think this board has been so helpful to me!
I had a 3 day transfer of 5 - 4 cell grade a embryos. I am 41 and hubby 38, unexplained infertility and endometriosis.

Day 1pt- gas, bloated headache
Day 2- same
Day 3- same
Day 4, 5 and 6 pt- cramping, dreams ,sore boobs
Day 7- same as above but dark aeroelas and slightly more erect nips.
Was preg but later lost baby after 8 weeks.

Also did 5 day transfer
I noticed a big difference between the symptoms of 3 day and 5 day transfers. The 5 day transfer I felt the cramping and pulling on the first 3 nights post transfer as well as fatigue and darker nips on 3 days past 5 days transfer.
I know that progesterone also gives u the symptoms of pregnancy but u think I can tell the difference by now! As soon as I take a supp or the oil injection, I get cramping and fever of 99.5 approx shortly after but notice the times when I do not take it the cramping feels more of burning and pulling.
Hope this helps. This turned into a chemical preg but am pleased that I did get preg.
On to the next....

Am on my 3rd ivf, 3 day post transfer similar embryos to previous, all good to excellent quality but not many cells more than 5.
Day 1, 2. Bloated, headache, gas
Day 3 today. Bloated, creamy mucus, slight cramping but not pulling like the other times so worried may be the progesterone and not preg this time.
I do know implantation doesn't begin until tomorrow for a 3 day transfer so fingers crossed.
Good luck to all. It is so hard going through this but I know in the end it is going to happen with time and patience and love.

Hello- I got my BFP today and wanted to share my experience.

DH and I have been through a long infertility journey. I have severe endo. Husband is perfectly fine. I also had a laparoscopy last year in March. Below are my symptoms:

April 30- Egg Retrieval
May 3- 3 day embryo transfer. Transferred 2 8 cell embies
1dpt- Bloating and severe constipation
2dpt- Same as above
3dpt- Bloating was better but unbelievable constipation. Had milk of magnesia to relieve constipation.
4dpt- Constipation easing
5dpt- All good
6dpt- Period like cramping starts along with multiple trips to bathroom. I was sure AF was on her way
7dpt- Cramps continue. Kept making trips to bathroom
8dpt- No cramps, no symptoms. Lost appetite. (usually happens to me before AF)
9dpt- Nothing- only lack of appetite. Mild constipation returns
10dpt- Lack of appetite. Mild constipation
11dpt- Went for Beta. Was expecting a negative result. To my surprise, Nurse called me and said my Beta is 262!!

I hope this one sticks around. My next beta is 2 days for now. Please pray for me!!

Wow, I can't believe I get to post my BFP story here! I'm still finding it hard to think of the looooong journey it was just to get to this stage. A HUGE thanks to this site for feeding my obsession and keeping me going throughout the 2 years of TTC- ing, and the emotional roller coaster it is TTC.

I met my husband late in life, and we started trying straight away...we were eventually diagnosed with unexplained infertility- which I call the "Limbo" period, where we came to terms with it. Anyway after a lot of frustration and emotions our first time IVF "nail biter" has brought us to this point, where I had my BFP today.

Didn't have dramatic symptoms, and at times I doubted there was anything going on at all. I had itchy nipples, slight bloating that I thought was the drugs I was taking, tired and very emotional- which I took out on DH and he was pretty much the punchbag to my hormones (poor thing)

Today- this morning I did a HPT because I wanted to be prepared for the blood tests and there it was- the plus sign! I still doubted it- and it wasn't until the nurse called with the news that I allowed myself to believe. Now I'm still in shock, but so happy and thankful...

To everyone out there- never give up and don't loose hope. Its a numbers game, and you have everything to gain

Well, I am submitting my story, I am still feeling very anxious about the pregnancy, hoping it is a sticky bean.

DH and I have been trying to concieve #1 since November 2011. We have no real issues, all testing seems to come back normal.

We did our first IVF cycle in December 2012, it resulted in a BFP but sadly ended in a missed miscarriage at 10 weeks, I had a D&C and the tissue was tested and the baby (boy) had trisomy 16, a common chromosomal abnormalty. We had 4 frozen embryos left over from the IVF cycle so after waiting the standard 2 months after miscarriage we had one frozen embryo transferred on the 4th May. I had severe gastro the night of the transfer, I was up all night vomitting and was so upset that it was going to affect the transfer.

I had my first beta test on 16th May (16dpo) and it was 611, I had my second beta on the 22nd May (22dpo) and it was 5200. So, so far, so good, I have a third beta on the 29th March, praying that things are still increasing like they should.

As for symptoms, not much at all! I had the normal period type cramping on and off (still do), my lower back has just started to get a bit sore, I am a bit grumpy, but nothing that really screams pregnancy! My boobs aren't sore, the fatigue hasn't yet hit, I might be a little hungrier than usual but really nothing noticeable. I am 5weeks 6 days today, I keep reading that symptoms often kick in around the 7-8 week mark, I hope that is the case for me because at the moment I am finding it hard to believe I am pregnant!

Good luck ladies, it is such an emotional time xx

Our story is a long and complicated one. I'll try to pare it down to the very basics. I'm 29 and have PCOS. DH is 33 and has a translocation chromosomal disorder. His issue makes is incredibly difficult for us to create a healthy embryo. Basically, his disorder can be passed on 6 different ways, and 4 of those ways will result in a miscarriage every time. The odds were not in our favor. We were told we needed to pursue IVF for our best shot at having a baby. We had a miscarriage over a year ago, which actually had nothing to do with his disorder, it was just an unfortunate occurrence. So, fast forward to May of this year, we took the plunge into IVF. Because of DH's disorder, we were required to do PGT (pre-implantation genetic testing) and use ISCI. We had 11 embryos tested, and only 1 healthy embryo left to transfer. Praise God, this baby is a true miracle. We already know it's a boy because of the genetic testing, which reveals the gender. We feel so lucky to be having a boy, and to be pregnant with this incredible miracle. We were supported by our family and friends with tons and tons of prayer and faith. My Jesus is the only reason I am trying this story and am pregnant.

Because of all the meds and shots and whatnot, it's hard to say which were actual pregnancy symptoms, but I know there were a few that weren't from the meds. My symptoms are as follows:

We did a 5 day transfer on Sunday May 26th. I layed in bed for the entire rest of the day after the transfer. Then took the following three days off work to rest and relax.

2dp5dt - Hot flashes, dull achey crampy feeling in uterus.
3dt5dt - Terrible pain in right ankle. My acupuncturist explained that lots of nerves related to our reproductive system run through our ankles and most pregnant women experience ankle pain. Increased heart rate.
4dt5dt - Feeling very tired. Increased urination. Ankle pain still there. Dull achey cramps still there. This am, I took a test, completely negative, this pm, took another test, and I saw the faintest ghost line. Didn't even tell DH because I knew he wouldn't see it. Got super excited to test the next morning.
5dp5dt - Super faint positive this am. DH could see it but was weary. I knew this was it. After two years of analyzing countless FRER's, I know what a positive looks like.
6dp6dt - Darker BFP in the am, even darker in the pm. Getting so excited, knowing our little man is really in there! Loving watching these tests turn darker and darker. I want to pee on everything!
7dp5dt - This am, test line was almost as dark as control line on FRER.

I go for my blood test on June 5th (3 more days!) so I'm expecting my levels to be nice and high!

For those of you who have been trying for a long time with no luck, maybe check into some genetic testing to see if either of you has something like what my DH has. If you're contemplating IVF, pray about it, but also, don't be scared. Yes, it's a whole lot of money, and A LOT of shots and meds, but in the end, next February, when I'm holding my sweet baby boy, I know it will all be worth it. May God bless you with the desire of your heart!

Hello ladies! Wanted to share a little with you all. My DH and I knew of his balanced chromosome translocation before we got married but didn't know the extent of how often and what could happen. We tried for 13 months and got our beautiful 4.5 old son who did not even inherit my husbands chromosome translocation so we're truly blessed. We started TTC again almost 3 years ago with not a single pregnancy. We turned to IUIs. The first one didn't work. The second one worked but ended in a MC. We did a 3rd one and it worked!! We knew we would do CVS testing for the chromosome translocation so we did that at 11 weeks. 9 days later we found out it was a baby girl and her chromosomes were unbalanced. We know the outcome is deadly or close to it if they even make it to term so we had a medical termination. It was the most heartbreaking thing I've ever been through. I'm still sad about it and that was in January. We decided we couldn't go through that again so DHs parents offered to give us most of the $ for IVF w/PGD which is roughly $20,000! We paid about $5000 out of our pockets. We knew/know this was our only shot. We got 8 embryos from the cycle and all but one had chromosome issues. We had one healthy fighting boy in the bunch to transfer. We transferred on May 26th and we're now pregnant. My 1st Beta was 75 and my 2nd was 145. ALMOST doubled but not quite. The nurse said everything should be fine since it's so close to doubling. I'm still kinda scared since they didn't exactly double but I know it's not an exact science. I'm trying to stay as positive as I can after what we've been though. We want this baby more than anything and it's our last shot! I have another beta on Monday to make sure my hcg is still doubling. Please pray for us that our little boy is a fighter and sticks around in me for the next 9 months! :-)

Lisa

We started with 4 failed iui attempts. Then we moved to IVF and had 2 failed IVF cycles with my own eggs. In the first IVF cycle they retrieved 2 eggs that did not make it to transfer. In the second IVF cycle they retrieved 9 eggs and only 1 4 cell low quality egg made it to day 3 transfer. Doc said I have low quality eggs and recommended Egg Donor. We choose a proven donor and did a shared cycle with another family and we are now pregnant from our first ED cycle.

Day 5 ET 2 high quality blasts 4AB and 4CA
1dp5dt: Cramping sharp twinges
2dp5dt: Cramping and tightness gas
3dp5dt: Gas at the top of stomach. Feeling full.
4dp5dt: a-ok
5dp5dt: Small amount of cm severe headache
6dp5dt: Headache
7dp5dt: Cramping gas. Headache
8dp5dt: Headache subsided. Tightness Gas
9dp5dt: BFP beta hcg 229
11dp5dt: HCG 818 plus dark brown discharge