[Lanalee]

Hello ladies,

Good luck to all of you who are waiting for your BETA!

I am still currently waiting for my beta.
My symptoms right now are:
1. Breast heaviness
2. I don't feel much cramps anymore, but heavy bloated feeling in my belly.
3. I've noticed that I have on and off pains on my left and right side of my belly, I would think it's what they call the ovary pains
4. I've noticed I feel sleepy early than usual. Would have at least 9-10 hrs of sleep. lol.
I don't feel tired and I don't feel frequent urge to urinate
5. Oh yeah, I have this white clear discharge. Not a lot, but I feel it though. It's not creamy, just clear discharge.

Anyone who had the same symptoms?

Thanks and Good Luck to all of you, and congratulations for all who has .

[Brooklyn]

Indie - that you get high beta numbers and they are doubling!!

I just want to warn you girls, if you think the two week wait is awful - just wait til you've had your last beta. My RE only does two betas - my last was on the 19th and now I have to wait until July 9 for my ultrasound. I think I read that if you are on progesterone that you won't 'bleed' (is this right?) and I'm so scared that I've lost the pregnancy but can't even tell because I won't bleed. I'm feeling pretty blue about it...

[IndieBlue]

Originally Posted by Brooklyn

Indie - that you get high beta numbers and they are doubling!!

I just want to warn you girls, if you think the two week wait is awful - just wait til you've had your last beta. My RE only does two betas - my last was on the 19th and now I have to wait until July 9 for my ultrasound. I think I read that if you are on progesterone that you won't 'bleed' (is this right?) and I'm so scared that I've lost the pregnancy but can't even tell because I won't bleed. I'm feeling pretty blue about it...

for you Brooklyn.....and yes you can bleed on Progesterone. I started last cycle a few days before my first BETA and I was on progesterone. There was another lady on here that was on something like 600iu of progesterone a day and still started....so rest assured that you're still good and pregnant.

[IndieBlue]

I had a lot of symptoms....actually I've been keeping a log because I knew I'd forget each one and what happened on what day...etc.

I've been sleepy by 8 every night, I usually take a short nap on the couch waiting for my PEO shot and then head to bed after that, listen to my relaxation session and wake up thinking....WOW, I fell asleep in the 20 minutes it took me to listen to that LOL

The estrogen patches I'm on actually have increased my CM, but it's creamy (last 2 days it's been kind of brown though, nurse says old blood making it's way out).

The ovary pains are because your ovaries don't decrease in size as fast as they increased since you're still on a lot of the meds. My nurse said that could be why each side hurts....ovary pain from still being a bit enlarged.

The breast pain/enlargement/tingling can be attributed to the progesterone supplements sadly....although it's a big indicator of pregnancy for women who haven't been through IVF, for us it's a side effect of progesterone and can't be relied on

And the cramps I've heard are a good sign, since that's a sign your uterus is doing something and making you crampy....sadly you just don't know what it's doing to cramp you up LOL Another side effect of progesterone and the whole IVF cycle in general.

I hope you get that BFP Lanalee for you~

[Lanalee]

Originally Posted by IndieBlue

I had a lot of symptoms....actually I've been keeping a log because I knew I'd forget each one and what happened on what day...etc.

I've been sleepy by 8 every night, I usually take a short nap on the couch waiting for my PEO shot and then head to bed after that, listen to my relaxation session and wake up thinking....WOW, I fell asleep in the 20 minutes it took me to listen to that LOL

The estrogen patches I'm on actually have increased my CM, but it's creamy (last 2 days it's been kind of brown though, nurse says old blood making it's way out).

The ovary pains are because your ovaries don't decrease in size as fast as they increased since you're still on a lot of the meds. My nurse said that could be why each side hurts....ovary pain from still being a bit enlarged.

The breast pain/enlargement/tingling can be attributed to the progesterone supplements sadly....although it's a big indicator of pregnancy for women who haven't been through IVF, for us it's a side effect of progesterone and can't be relied on

And the cramps I've heard are a good sign, since that's a sign your uterus is doing something and making you crampy....sadly you just don't know what it's doing to cramp you up LOL Another side effect of progesterone and the whole IVF cycle in general.

I hope you get that BFP Lanalee for you~

Thanks, Indie!

I also hope that we get good results!

Congratulations, again!!!

[cmlo575]

Originally Posted by Brooklyn

Indie - that you get high beta numbers and they are doubling!!

I just want to warn you girls, if you think the two week wait is awful - just wait til you've had your last beta. My RE only does two betas - my last was on the 19th and now I have to wait until July 9 for my ultrasound. I think I read that if you are on progesterone that you won't 'bleed' (is this right?) and I'm so scared that I've lost the pregnancy but can't even tell because I won't bleed. I'm feeling pretty blue about it...

Brooklyn- I hate to tell you this but for me - The fear never ended. The whole nine months I worried. I worried until the ultrasound then the ob appointments which were monthly. I had 2 prior miscarriages so the fear was always there. Try to enjoy this. It is not easy. Congrats on your bfp

[Brooklyn]

Thank you Christy... I think once you've miscarried - the fear is just a part of you. It would be so nice to have never miscarried and just be able to enjoy the pregnancy without worry. Or maybe it is nature's way of preparing us to be mommy's - and always dealing with the worry of children. Kind of like having to wake up 3 or 4 times a night to pee when you are pregnant - I think it is nature's way of preparing us for our nightly feedings.

I'm really going to try to relax... I went to the gym this morning for the first time since I got on this rollercoaster and it was nice - although I was very apprehensive.

[kris1unger]

Originally Posted by bpositive

krista, thanks for remembering me....
my beta was very low 24.... very worried.. not to many hope. they'll be doing more BW to chk if it doubles. I hope it works out this time....

I hope that your next beta triples!!!!!!!! I will be praying for you.

[bpositive]

thanks Krista... I hope to see the numbers doubled, tripled.....
I don't know what to do.. I can't feel any cramping ot any other symptoms this morning.. getting really worried...

[linderz]

Originally Posted by jp1981

Interesting that some of us are on the progesterone capsules and some have the injections. Is one more effective then the other or is it just Dr's preference?

My Re has me on both, yea for me!, 2 forms of torture, at this point I would much rather the injection then the caps they are so messy and ugh!
Hope all is well for you!

[Hopeful12]

Hi there

My first beta was 24 but as you see from my signature all is well so far!

Good luck!!

Originally Posted by bpositive

krista, thanks for remembering me....
my beta was very low 24.... very worried.. not to many hope. they'll be doing more BW to chk if it doubles. I hope it works out this time....

[IndieBlue]

I'm so glad to come here and chat with you ladies. My husband is so stressed at work and seriously I think he's tired of IVF monopolizing our conversations so I'm just going to have to start talking to him about other stuff.....he can't handle anymore IVF talks LOL

I don't blame him, he's not so much in the details as he is the final outcome....still I'm just stressing myself out trying to make him 'care' about all these little things like how dark my HPT line is, and how bad the blood work hurt today, and that you can't tell how many you're going to have based on BETA, and all the what if's if we have 2 or 3 that implanted...etc.

Again, glad I have you all to go through this with. Anyone else having husband distance issues?

[Brooklyn]

Indie - I had hubby troubles too and even made a separate post about it - he wanted me to give myself my first stim injection in the bathroom of a pub because he didn't want to miss 15 minutes of the UFC fight - I was flaming mad

Here's what my older wiser sister told me... talk about anything but IVF and just expect less from him ...period. If you don't expect much - you will never be dissappointed - only pleasantly surprised when you get more. That's advice from someone who's been happily married for 15 years.

[IndieBlue]

LOL Brooklyn, I've been happily married for coming up on 16 years....and still haven't figured out his moods LOL We're truly best friends and talk about everything, but IVF is just not a universal subject for some reason. I'll just have to refrain from speaking about it.....speaking of that, if there are 3 that implanted...should I not talk about it till L&D LOL Joking of course or was I? Muhahahaha <evil laugh>

[jp1981]

Hi Ladies!!! Still here.
Does anyone know how long it take to arrive after stopping the progesterone? I think I will go for my test on Fri since Sat is my day 15th but was going to go on Monday since Dr's office is closed on Sat.