** 1st Tri Check-In 11/7 - new leader needed soon **

[river]

Welcome to the PAIF 1st tri check-in.

This check-in is for those who are somewhere between a positive test and 13w6d. It will be posted on Monday each week to make for an easy transition as people move to second tri.

First time checking in? Congrats! We are glad to see you over here. If you’d like to be added OR updated, please TAG me in your post and answer the following:

1. Your EDD
2. How many, if you know, beans you have cooking.
3. What treatment got you your BFP

For everyone else:
1. How far are you now?
2. Symptom check:
3. What and when is your next appointment?
4. Anything you’d like to share with the group?

For the amazing ladies heading from here to second tri, congratulations! Please tag me in your last post and I'll remove you from the roster. Have fun!

First trimester can be a very nerve-wracking time and even though spotting can be quite common, it doesn't help the nerves! If you're dealing with spotting, check out the PAIF spotting poll where our ladies share their experiences with spotting in pregnancy. www.goodbyecb.proboards.com/thread/11024/spotting-poll-helpful-show-newbies

QOTW: What are some of your favorite holiday (Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, New Years) traditions? Do you plan to start any once baby is here?

First Tri Roster:

May LOs
Caligoldengirl – FET on PGS embryo
Due May 14
Carrying: 1

setsuna17 - IUI
Due May 15
Carrying: 1

river - FET #1 of 2 blasts
Due May 18
Carrying: 2

fightersince83 - FET #1 while TTC #2 (3rd FET total)
Due May 21
Carrying: 3

airbear916 – EPP IVF #3
Due May 29
Carrying: 1

June LOs
ttcbabyj – IVF #2 w/ ICSI & PGS, FET #2
Due June 3
Carrying: 1

cateyes – FET #1 with donor embryos
Due June 11
Carrying: 1

teachermomtobe - FET
Due June 15
Carrying: 1

July LOs
@katerli - IVF & FET#3
Due July 7
Carrying: TBD

Welcome to anyone joining us this week and congrats to our grads!

[teachermomtobe]

1. How far are you now? 8w4d
2. Symptom check: I start to feel nauseous and like crap in the afternoons. The Unisom/B6 seems to be helping my morning sickness so I am thankful for that
3. What and when is your next appointment? 11/16 initial OB appt with a nurse after being released from RE
4. Anything you’d like to share with the group? I made brownies to bring to my RE's office tomorrow along with notes for the RE, nurses, and ultrasound tech (who did all those lovely 7am follicle checks!). Part of me is afraid to "jinx" it but part of me also believes bringing brownies on the day of transfer is the reason this transfer worked

QOTW: Growing up we always cut down our own Christmas tree so I'd like to do that with our kids. We always have Chinese food on Christmas Eve and I imagine that will continue!

[fightersince83]

I'm 12 weeks 1 day today
I now snore apparently. Also, pukey, achy, tired
Anything to share? We may be moving into a larger house soon to accommodate the triplets. It's not a done deal yet, but we're close.
QOTW: my family used to cut down a Christmas tree too but DH is very opposed to it. We always went to the pumpkin patch though and decorated for Christmas the day after Thanksgiving

[teachermomtobe]

@katerli, enjoy the no symptoms while you can. I got hit like a ton of bricks around 5 1/2 weeks.

[airbear916]

1. How far are you now? 11 weeks today
2. Symptom check: still having nausea and dry heaving. Food cravings are starting to kick in. I can't stop thinking about Chipotle so I will probably go there for lunch. lol
3. What and when is your next appointment? I have my NT scan on Tuesday. We did our Free Cell DNA testing on Friday so hoping to get the results this week.
4. Anything you’d like to share with the group? On Saturday I had some light spotting. I of course freaked out and went to the hospital. They did a pelvic exam and ultrasound. The baby was fine and the bleed could have been from a blood clot I had in my uterus that was seen on the scan at 7 weeks. I felt a little stupid for freaking out since I was told I could have some bleeding from the clot and also that light bleeding can be normal but once it happened I could not help but panic.

QOTW- On Christmas Even my husband and I always open our gifts to each other. It's a nice way for just the two of us to spend time together before all the running around on Christmas Day. Hopefully once the baby is here it can be the 3 of us spending Christmas Eve together.

[airbear916]

teachermomtobe, That's a nice idea to bring your RE's office brownies. I've been trying to think up something nice to do for my RE's office too. I have some medications leftover I want to donate so I'd like to bring them a Thank You gift at the same time.

[river]

teachermomtobe, that is so nice of you! I was also afraid to jinx anything, but may stop by Friday to (not showing yet) to bring my leftover meds to my doc as well as some goodies.

fightersince83, moving is so exciting (and stressful)! I hope you start feeling better soon.

@katerli, thanks so much! I'll do it next week, then I'll be movin' on up. My experience was similar to yours - high betas and no symptoms initially. They only saw one sac on the first u/s, then at 6 weeks saw two. I got through the 1st tri with only mild nausea, and had lots of friends telling me "just wait." Thankfully, they never kicked into high gear.

[river]

1. How far are you now? I'm 12w5d, can't believe I'm almost out of 1st tri...
2. Symptom check: Feeling good, outside of the fact that I'm tired and sleep a lot.
3. What and when is your next appointment? Regular OB is 11.22. MFM was Friday, and was great - NT done, and cell free DNA results come in next week.
4. Anything you’d like to share with the group? A question, actually - I want to tell my nieces (5 and 7) in some cute way. They love babies, and will be really excited to have cousins. Most of the ideas on pinterest and I've seen through googling are geared towards siblings or older kids. I'm not the most creative when it comes to things like this.

QOTW: We have some traditions, but most center around us not having kids - going to other people's houses, traveling to see a bunch of people in a few days. One of my family traditions growing up was to get an ornament on Thanksgiving, decorate on December 1st, and get new, festive pajamas on Christmas Eve. We'll likely continue those.

[teachermomtobe]

river, I'm afraid of the jinx too but I decided two things. 1) I am 8w5d pregnant and that is the most pregnant I have ever been. I am thankful to my RE for getting me this far and that's what I thanked them for. 2) IF has robbed so much joy from my life that I will not let it rob me of my excitement about being pregnant today. I have my IF brain moments but I try to choose joy whenever I can.

I also bawled while writing the thank you note because IF is still so raw.