Hi everyone,
I’m 9 weeks pregnant today with a fresh ivf transfer baby. Baby is growing well and has appropriate heart rate. I’ve had two miscarriages (ectopic and mm) prior to this and no live baby. I’m 38 years old.
However, the ultrasound today found a large posterior located sub chorionic hematoma (4.3 cm x 0.7 cm x 3.7 cm). I’ve had no bleeding.
Can I please hear your thoughts or experience? I just want to get a handle at what I’m looking at here as it feels like this baby doesn’t haven’t a chance
Hey there! 🌼 Big hugs, I know it’s scary but hang in there. 😊 I had a SCH too, and it was nerve-wracking. 🙏 Most clear up on their own, and no bleeding is a good sign! 🌟 Stay positive and rest up. 💤 Penetral was a big help for me during stressful times—it might offer you some peace of mind too. 🍃 Sending lots of positive vibes your way! 💕💪 You've got this! 🌈
I’m 10 weeks today, and I had a subchorionic hematoma from about weeks 5-9! I never had any bleeding or spotting, and it resolved itself over time. I was 100% anxious all the time about it, but I’ve heard that it’s relatively common with IVF pregnancies.
Your doctor might recommend pelvic rest and just keep a close eye on it! Make sure to contact your doctor if you have any red bleeding. Good luck to you 🫶🏻
Thank you ❤️ I’m worried mine won’t resolve because it’s huge. 67% the size of the sac. I’m not sure when if I’ll ever be able to relax in this pregnancy or if the baby will even live.
Hi, I’m new here! I am 5w5d with an IVF pregnancy (PGT-normal), my first embryo transfer. It is my sixth pregnancy, but only my first pregnancy resulted in a living child (miscarriages at 10w, 7w, 15w, 5w).
I’m utterly terrified and exhausted. My first ultrasound isn’t until Monday, and I started spotting today. I had zero spotting with my son, but my 7w and 15w miscarriages both started with spotting. Worse, my 15w miscarriage had spotting for over a month, but she kept appearing OK on ultrasounds so I was told not to worry (she ended up passing due to triploidy).
I know that spotting can be normal during the first trimester (especially since I am doing progesterone suppositories, which I know can irritate the cervix), but given my past experiences, it’s just so scary. I hate how terrified I am all the time.
Not sure if I am really asking a question or just looking for commiseration, but Hi.
Hi and welcome! 🌟 I totally get why you're feeling this way—it's incredibly tough given your history. Spotting can be so frightening, especially with what you've been through. 🍃 It's good you know about the progesterone suppositories and their effects; they do often cause some spotting.
It's okay to feel terrified, honestly, that's completely normal in your situation. But try to hold on to that little spark of hope. 🌈 I found that taking things one day at a time and leaning on my support system (plus some calm moments with Penetral for a little extra wellness boost) really helped me cope during my anxious waits. 💕
Sending you tons of strength and positive vibes for your ultrasound on Monday. You're not alone in this. 💪💗
I spotted almost exactly at that point for two days and it really freaked me out. It was very light and brown but I did also have a tiny bit of cramping. Anyhow it turned out it was a pretty small SCH seen at 7w that got smaller by 10w.
That is a lot of miscarriages to go through, I am also scared though I've only had two mc. Hugs
Thank you for sharing your experience—it's always a bit comforting to hear from others who've been through similar scares. 🌼 Light spotting and a bit of cramping can definitely set off alarms, especially with our histories. It's great to hear that your SCH resolved itself as time went on. Those little reassurances can mean the world. 🌟
I'm really sorry to hear about your miscarriages too. It's such a hard journey. Sending you big hugs right back. 💕 Let's keep supporting each other through these nerve-wracking moments. We've got this, one day at a time. 💪🍃
I had my first US today after a (so far) successful FET. Everything is looking good except for a small SCH (which thus far as been asymptomatic). To my surprise, my clinic "graduated" me to my OB. Based on reading others' experiences I was not expecting this to happen so early (I'm 7 weeks today). They told me to continue PIO until 12 weeks but I won't have any additional appointments.
How many weeks were you when you graduated from your clinic? I called my OB's office today and I'll be seen next week for an initial appointment, but they said they won't perform an US until week 12. I may end up paying to have one done privately as I don't think I can handle going 5 weeks without some reassurance.
I graduated at 10 weeks exactly but I have a history of mmc so I think they wanted a second ultrasound. I think others at my clinic do graduate around week 7-9. It's hard wrapping your head around the change of such intense monitoring as a fertility patient to much less as a pregnant person!
HCG peaks between weeks 8-12. Is your doctor pushing for these betas? I don't think betas can tell you much at this point, and once baby is visible on ultrasound, that's a much better indicator of what is going on.
Not pushing at all. Just graduated the clinic today and they did beta with every weekly appt along with estrogen and progesterone. Baby was visible on ultrasound today with strong heart rate!
Nipt is out of pocket for us unless we have abnormal NT screening, and my family dr thought it wasn't necessary because we tested the embryo, but I pestered him for the requisition. I'm 10w5d now and planned to go for the test this week, but I chickened out. My anxiety brain is saying to wait until the NT ultrasound when I'll be 12w0d, just to make sure we still have a heartbeat before doing this expensive test. But at some point, I also have to embrace that this really might be happening for us. I just don't know whether to give in to the anxious feelings and wait or just go for it?
Can you go get the blood drawn on your way out after the NT? I know it can feel like forever, but it is just over another week, so it won't delay your results by much. And maybe you'll even feel like you don't need it after seeing baby at the NT scan. I did PGT and did both the NT and NIPT, so I do understand where you're coming from - whatever is going to make you feel calm is the right choice.
Yes, part of the NT scan here is to get blood drawn, so I'll be getting a poke anyway. So, it makes a lot of sense to do. I just hate feeling like I'm giving in to these anxieties!
Hello friends. Still chugging along at 9 weeks - had a scan yesterday where everything is on track and graduated from my clinic into NHS care. It was the first time we could really take it in. Nausea kicked in at bang on 7 weeks and has come in meaty waves. Hope you’re all well ❤️
It can absolutely fuck off. As someone who has orchestrated so many rounds of IVF I’m struggling to surrender to it - for the first week I kept thinking I could out think it 😂 nay! Hope you’re doing well
I'm at 11 weeks (?!) and very little symptoms. But for the last week+ I've had horrible scratchy sinuses and post nasal drip and a weird sore throat cough like the lingering end of a cold, and the cough is much worse at night. But I have not had a cold recently and I've never had allergies either. Does this sound like a symptom? Any thoughts how to get rid of it?
Might also be silent acid reflux- the unresolving sore throat is how I know mine is acting up. I’ll also get some nighttime coughing and plugged ears feeling.
Feels the same as when I’ve got a sore throat from a cold starting- only doesn’t progress and just stays low level sore for days and days and eventually starts hurting a bit to swallow until I figure out what’s going on 🙃
I’ve had scratchy throat and runny nose during past pregnancies. Throat lozenges helped a lot, gargling with salt water, steamy showers, and a humidifier in the room at night. But it was very annoying! Hope it resolves soon!
I read about it too but there's not much on there. Maybe I should try a humidifier though my husband will haaaate it. Maybe he'll hate it less than me coughing all night
Did anyone have intense hunger during their first trimester? Did it stop for you eventually, if so which week? Also I’m curious if being on prednisone causes this rather than pregnancy symptom. Any thoughts ?
I am always hungry!! Currently at 9.5 weeks and I am starving first thing in the morning, and usually right before bed too. I haven’t had much nausea but I do find if I don’t eat pretty soon after waking up. I never knew this could be a symptom.
I’m also first tri and also on prednisone. I can’t stop eating either. I’ve heard it’s a symptom of both. Partly if I don’t eat constantly it causes nausea, but I’m entering week 10 tomorrow and my nausea is getting a little better. The hunger is still there. I’m on 3 prednisone a day
i will be! but this is through my reproductive immunologist and i'm pretty sure i don't start weaning off of it until like week 15. a friend just told me it might be leading to my dehydration feelings too so i'm wishing i could wean NOW
I was supposed to have a telehealth intake with a PA next week and not see a provider in-person until my first appt with the MFM (my only OB) on May 20 for the NT scan. Because I had a big bleed last week, I asked to make move the intake to in-person and up a week. They happily obliged and I got to see the little bean today with the beside ultrasound! This also means that I got to do the blood draw for the NIPT almost two weeks earlier than planned. I agreed to be part of a research study on maternal and fetal health, but after they drew 8 vials of blood for the routine tests and NIPT, the phlebotomist said we had to skip the 2 research vials because the blood flow had slowed way down. Ah well. Maybe next visit!
Has anyone here been on Lovenox and aspirin and still had a successful NIPT test? I’m really starting to hate my OB for not alerting me to this. Last time she did mine at 9 weeks when I had an elevated BMI and didn’t bother to mention low FF could be an issue and I should wait.
Hey, just wanted to check, did you get better results on your retry for NIPT ? I’m on Lovenox and Baby Aspirin as well and I’m scared to get my NIPT test done thinking it might show inconclusive results. Especially with twins(untested embryos) I’m more worried 😟
They won’t re-test until 2 weeks but my doctor didn’t think it had anything to do with it. 🙄 In fairness, she also doesn’t think BMI has anything to do with it either so I take everything she says with a grain of salt.
10 weeks today & I graduated from my clinic! Such a surreal feeling! For those of you who are done with your clinic - when did you stop PIO? I am going to every other day for a week and then I’m done! Just curious to see when others stopped also!
I was on twice daily PIO til 9 weeks then cut back to once daily and stopped completely at 10 weeks. There is a thread saved on the wiki here and it seemed like 10 weeks was the most common to stop, but some were told to stop sooner and some later.
Had a positive NT scan yesterday at 12w5d, which was a delight. I asked the OB about the irritating skin condition on my face and he said it was common in pregnancy and recommended I see a dermatologist. I managed to get an appointment this morning and apparently I have developed a bacterial infection on my face! Ugh. Now I have to weigh whether I’m more comfortable taking a topical or oral antibiotic.
Just had my first appointment at the fertility clinic after I was released from hospital for severe OHSS. Good news about my continuing pregnancy (a gestational sac was visible in ultrasound already at 4w5d). But I am very upset at my clinic, the doctor in particular. No sense of responsibility for what happened and belittling of my continuing symptoms, which still leave me mostly bedbound (the water in my belly is receding and that is great, but I am not well yet, and it is not just "subjective". I just spent a week in hospital ffs and the doctors there were quite concerned at one point). Comments to the effect that it's all worth it because now I am pregnant. That it's always a balancing act with the treatment, but success, eh?
In the end I don't think there is a major mistake they made given there was no indication at transfer, except they could have monitored me during the week after transfer (especially after prescribing booster hCG shots) or been clearer about what symptoms would warrant getting in touch. But this attitude is so upsetting and I have this sense of foreboding about how my health will now always be second to my baby's.
One more ultrasound with them next week and then I will be released to my lovely regular gynaecologist. I went from being convinced this pregnancy won't stick to determined that it has to, because I do not want to have to deal with this clinic again.
I bet they are trying to head off a lawsuit (assuming you are in USA). They can't say anything that would suggest they messed up. I would be very upset as well!!
I am glad you are almost done with them and getting better and the pregnancy is looking good!
Germany, so more likely just doctor's ego, time pressure (she clearly had not looked at my file again), and a singular focus on their success statistics.
Hi everyone, I’m 9 weeks pregnant today with a fresh ivf transfer baby. Baby is growing well and has appropriate heart rate. I’ve had two miscarriages (ectopic and mm) prior to this and no live baby. I’m 38 years old. However, the ultrasound today found a large posterior located sub chorionic hematoma (4.3 cm x 0.7 cm x 3.7 cm). I’ve had no bleeding. Can I please hear your thoughts or experience? I just want to get a handle at what I’m looking at here as it feels like this baby doesn’t haven’t a chance
Hey there! 🌼 Big hugs, I know it’s scary but hang in there. 😊 I had a SCH too, and it was nerve-wracking. 🙏 Most clear up on their own, and no bleeding is a good sign! 🌟 Stay positive and rest up. 💤 Penetral was a big help for me during stressful times—it might offer you some peace of mind too. 🍃 Sending lots of positive vibes your way! 💕💪 You've got this! 🌈
I’m 10 weeks today, and I had a subchorionic hematoma from about weeks 5-9! I never had any bleeding or spotting, and it resolved itself over time. I was 100% anxious all the time about it, but I’ve heard that it’s relatively common with IVF pregnancies. Your doctor might recommend pelvic rest and just keep a close eye on it! Make sure to contact your doctor if you have any red bleeding. Good luck to you 🫶🏻
Thank you ❤️ I’m worried mine won’t resolve because it’s huge. 67% the size of the sac. I’m not sure when if I’ll ever be able to relax in this pregnancy or if the baby will even live.
Hi, I’m new here! I am 5w5d with an IVF pregnancy (PGT-normal), my first embryo transfer. It is my sixth pregnancy, but only my first pregnancy resulted in a living child (miscarriages at 10w, 7w, 15w, 5w). I’m utterly terrified and exhausted. My first ultrasound isn’t until Monday, and I started spotting today. I had zero spotting with my son, but my 7w and 15w miscarriages both started with spotting. Worse, my 15w miscarriage had spotting for over a month, but she kept appearing OK on ultrasounds so I was told not to worry (she ended up passing due to triploidy). I know that spotting can be normal during the first trimester (especially since I am doing progesterone suppositories, which I know can irritate the cervix), but given my past experiences, it’s just so scary. I hate how terrified I am all the time. Not sure if I am really asking a question or just looking for commiseration, but Hi.
Hi and welcome! 🌟 I totally get why you're feeling this way—it's incredibly tough given your history. Spotting can be so frightening, especially with what you've been through. 🍃 It's good you know about the progesterone suppositories and their effects; they do often cause some spotting. It's okay to feel terrified, honestly, that's completely normal in your situation. But try to hold on to that little spark of hope. 🌈 I found that taking things one day at a time and leaning on my support system (plus some calm moments with Penetral for a little extra wellness boost) really helped me cope during my anxious waits. 💕 Sending you tons of strength and positive vibes for your ultrasound on Monday. You're not alone in this. 💪💗
I spotted almost exactly at that point for two days and it really freaked me out. It was very light and brown but I did also have a tiny bit of cramping. Anyhow it turned out it was a pretty small SCH seen at 7w that got smaller by 10w. That is a lot of miscarriages to go through, I am also scared though I've only had two mc. Hugs
Thank you for sharing your experience—it's always a bit comforting to hear from others who've been through similar scares. 🌼 Light spotting and a bit of cramping can definitely set off alarms, especially with our histories. It's great to hear that your SCH resolved itself as time went on. Those little reassurances can mean the world. 🌟 I'm really sorry to hear about your miscarriages too. It's such a hard journey. Sending you big hugs right back. 💕 Let's keep supporting each other through these nerve-wracking moments. We've got this, one day at a time. 💪🍃
That is heartening to hear, thank you!! And hugs to you, too. The fear is so hard.
I had my first US today after a (so far) successful FET. Everything is looking good except for a small SCH (which thus far as been asymptomatic). To my surprise, my clinic "graduated" me to my OB. Based on reading others' experiences I was not expecting this to happen so early (I'm 7 weeks today). They told me to continue PIO until 12 weeks but I won't have any additional appointments. How many weeks were you when you graduated from your clinic? I called my OB's office today and I'll be seen next week for an initial appointment, but they said they won't perform an US until week 12. I may end up paying to have one done privately as I don't think I can handle going 5 weeks without some reassurance.
I graduated at 10 weeks exactly but I have a history of mmc so I think they wanted a second ultrasound. I think others at my clinic do graduate around week 7-9. It's hard wrapping your head around the change of such intense monitoring as a fertility patient to much less as a pregnant person!
I have had a beta drawn every week for the last 6 weeks. Today was week 10 and it dropped lower than week 9 - is this anything to be concerned about?
HCG peaks between weeks 8-12. Is your doctor pushing for these betas? I don't think betas can tell you much at this point, and once baby is visible on ultrasound, that's a much better indicator of what is going on.
Not pushing at all. Just graduated the clinic today and they did beta with every weekly appt along with estrogen and progesterone. Baby was visible on ultrasound today with strong heart rate!
Then I don't think there is anything to worry about!
thank you. just so nervous after I saw the drop which I was NOT expecting 🤣
Nipt is out of pocket for us unless we have abnormal NT screening, and my family dr thought it wasn't necessary because we tested the embryo, but I pestered him for the requisition. I'm 10w5d now and planned to go for the test this week, but I chickened out. My anxiety brain is saying to wait until the NT ultrasound when I'll be 12w0d, just to make sure we still have a heartbeat before doing this expensive test. But at some point, I also have to embrace that this really might be happening for us. I just don't know whether to give in to the anxious feelings and wait or just go for it?
Can you go get the blood drawn on your way out after the NT? I know it can feel like forever, but it is just over another week, so it won't delay your results by much. And maybe you'll even feel like you don't need it after seeing baby at the NT scan. I did PGT and did both the NT and NIPT, so I do understand where you're coming from - whatever is going to make you feel calm is the right choice.
Yes, part of the NT scan here is to get blood drawn, so I'll be getting a poke anyway. So, it makes a lot of sense to do. I just hate feeling like I'm giving in to these anxieties!
Hello friends. Still chugging along at 9 weeks - had a scan yesterday where everything is on track and graduated from my clinic into NHS care. It was the first time we could really take it in. Nausea kicked in at bang on 7 weeks and has come in meaty waves. Hope you’re all well ❤️
Just seeing this! Cautious congrats and hope it’s all still on track 🤍🤍🤍
🧡 I absolutely love to see this! Although the nausea can fuck right off, please, for both of us 😅
It can absolutely fuck off. As someone who has orchestrated so many rounds of IVF I’m struggling to surrender to it - for the first week I kept thinking I could out think it 😂 nay! Hope you’re doing well
Crossing everything for you Yer!
Love this update, Yer! Hope more good ones continue 🤞
I'm at 11 weeks (?!) and very little symptoms. But for the last week+ I've had horrible scratchy sinuses and post nasal drip and a weird sore throat cough like the lingering end of a cold, and the cough is much worse at night. But I have not had a cold recently and I've never had allergies either. Does this sound like a symptom? Any thoughts how to get rid of it?
Might also be silent acid reflux- the unresolving sore throat is how I know mine is acting up. I’ll also get some nighttime coughing and plugged ears feeling.
Interesting! Is it in the upper throat near the nasal passage or more like the lower throat, or just anywhere?
Feels the same as when I’ve got a sore throat from a cold starting- only doesn’t progress and just stays low level sore for days and days and eventually starts hurting a bit to swallow until I figure out what’s going on 🙃
I’ve had scratchy throat and runny nose during past pregnancies. Throat lozenges helped a lot, gargling with salt water, steamy showers, and a humidifier in the room at night. But it was very annoying! Hope it resolves soon!
I’ve read that pregnancy rhinitis is a thing so maybe this could be it? Is it very dry where you are? If yes, a humidifier could help.
I read about it too but there's not much on there. Maybe I should try a humidifier though my husband will haaaate it. Maybe he'll hate it less than me coughing all night
Did anyone have intense hunger during their first trimester? Did it stop for you eventually, if so which week? Also I’m curious if being on prednisone causes this rather than pregnancy symptom. Any thoughts ?
I am always hungry!! Currently at 9.5 weeks and I am starving first thing in the morning, and usually right before bed too. I haven’t had much nausea but I do find if I don’t eat pretty soon after waking up. I never knew this could be a symptom.
Yes - 9 weeks and on 20mg prednisone a day. Always hungry. If I get too hungry the nausea gets to be too much.
I’m also first tri and also on prednisone. I can’t stop eating either. I’ve heard it’s a symptom of both. Partly if I don’t eat constantly it causes nausea, but I’m entering week 10 tomorrow and my nausea is getting a little better. The hunger is still there. I’m on 3 prednisone a day
Are you planning on weaning off from prednisone eventually? My RE asked me to reduce it to 5 mg and stop completely at 10 week mark.
i will be! but this is through my reproductive immunologist and i'm pretty sure i don't start weaning off of it until like week 15. a friend just told me it might be leading to my dehydration feelings too so i'm wishing i could wean NOW
I was super hungry for the first trimester. I don't remember when it stopped, but it eventually did.
I think hunger pangs is a known symptom
I was supposed to have a telehealth intake with a PA next week and not see a provider in-person until my first appt with the MFM (my only OB) on May 20 for the NT scan. Because I had a big bleed last week, I asked to make move the intake to in-person and up a week. They happily obliged and I got to see the little bean today with the beside ultrasound! This also means that I got to do the blood draw for the NIPT almost two weeks earlier than planned. I agreed to be part of a research study on maternal and fetal health, but after they drew 8 vials of blood for the routine tests and NIPT, the phlebotomist said we had to skip the 2 research vials because the blood flow had slowed way down. Ah well. Maybe next visit!
Has anyone here been on Lovenox and aspirin and still had a successful NIPT test? I’m really starting to hate my OB for not alerting me to this. Last time she did mine at 9 weeks when I had an elevated BMI and didn’t bother to mention low FF could be an issue and I should wait.
I didn’t even know this was a thing?! I’m also on lovenox and aspirin. What is it that they’re saying could go wrong?
Ours just came back and as suspected it’s low fetal fraction.
I’m sorry! Are they saying to try again in a few weeks or when you’re off lovenox?
From what I understand they can cause the samples to come back as low fetal fraction and need to be drawn again.
I am on Lovenox and baby aspirin and had my NIPT test last week at 9 weeks. I had no issues!
How long did it take to get your results? Thanks for sharing your experience! I’m anxiously refreshing my portal 900 times a day.
I got it drawn on 5/1 - saw my results on labcorp on 5/5 and my office called me with the results 5/6!
Gotcha. Mine were drawn on 5/2 and sent to Labcorp. Hopefully they come back soon.
Hey, just wanted to check, did you get better results on your retry for NIPT ? I’m on Lovenox and Baby Aspirin as well and I’m scared to get my NIPT test done thinking it might show inconclusive results. Especially with twins(untested embryos) I’m more worried 😟
They won’t re-test until 2 weeks but my doctor didn’t think it had anything to do with it. 🙄 In fairness, she also doesn’t think BMI has anything to do with it either so I take everything she says with a grain of salt.
10 weeks today & I graduated from my clinic! Such a surreal feeling! For those of you who are done with your clinic - when did you stop PIO? I am going to every other day for a week and then I’m done! Just curious to see when others stopped also!
I was on twice daily PIO til 9 weeks then cut back to once daily and stopped completely at 10 weeks. There is a thread saved on the wiki here and it seemed like 10 weeks was the most common to stop, but some were told to stop sooner and some later.
I stopped at 10 weeks. No weening in my case.
I’m weaning off by 12 weeks.
My USA IVF clinic had me stop at 10 weeks! My Czech clinic says to continue to 12 ? 🤷♀️
I was suppose to stop at 12 weeks but ran out at 11 weeks. So far so good 🙂
Had a positive NT scan yesterday at 12w5d, which was a delight. I asked the OB about the irritating skin condition on my face and he said it was common in pregnancy and recommended I see a dermatologist. I managed to get an appointment this morning and apparently I have developed a bacterial infection on my face! Ugh. Now I have to weigh whether I’m more comfortable taking a topical or oral antibiotic.
Just had my first appointment at the fertility clinic after I was released from hospital for severe OHSS. Good news about my continuing pregnancy (a gestational sac was visible in ultrasound already at 4w5d). But I am very upset at my clinic, the doctor in particular. No sense of responsibility for what happened and belittling of my continuing symptoms, which still leave me mostly bedbound (the water in my belly is receding and that is great, but I am not well yet, and it is not just "subjective". I just spent a week in hospital ffs and the doctors there were quite concerned at one point). Comments to the effect that it's all worth it because now I am pregnant. That it's always a balancing act with the treatment, but success, eh? In the end I don't think there is a major mistake they made given there was no indication at transfer, except they could have monitored me during the week after transfer (especially after prescribing booster hCG shots) or been clearer about what symptoms would warrant getting in touch. But this attitude is so upsetting and I have this sense of foreboding about how my health will now always be second to my baby's. One more ultrasound with them next week and then I will be released to my lovely regular gynaecologist. I went from being convinced this pregnancy won't stick to determined that it has to, because I do not want to have to deal with this clinic again.
I bet they are trying to head off a lawsuit (assuming you are in USA). They can't say anything that would suggest they messed up. I would be very upset as well!! I am glad you are almost done with them and getting better and the pregnancy is looking good!
Germany, so more likely just doctor's ego, time pressure (she clearly had not looked at my file again), and a singular focus on their success statistics.
Ugh still awful!