Babies due after IVF

There seem to be a few of us, and we seem to be coming through in clumps now, and since there seem to be a few pregnancy things which appear to be peculiar to IVF pregnancies (eg. it's quite common for bleeding and lots of pain, and general monitoring before 'graduating' to being 'normal'! ), and we've had an interesting journey so far, I thought we could start a thread. Emma, can you sticky us?

Here's hoping to see lots and lots of pages on this one

Plus, if makes us easier to find for all our stalkers

Off Topic but how do you get that?? The fourth star I mean??

Sticky!

YAY! for this thread! i have been wondering how you are going ginger! yuck about the shades of crap though!

Yay for a new sticky thread! This one is going to be stalker city in here!

I'm not IVF but I've always been curious about this.

Why do you get more pains and bleeding? Is it true that multi births are more common? I think it's brilliant this option is available for people have difficulty.

Sorry, just being nosey.

Dana

cool - great idea for another sticky thread ginger! Wow - almost 3 months for you! Awesome work!

Oh no can you imagine what this thread will be like when ya's all reach labour!!! And we thought the threads around Cadens arrival a big event hehehe.

You should start a due date list in here to keep track of all these miracle babies

Yay for Summagirl and Kiwibubs joining the thread! (I don't look like such a noddy now, just talking about myself )

Dana - I have no idea about the multiples. Apparently the chance of a single embryo splitting is about 15% higher with IVF, but no idea why! I just kept everything crossed and tried not to jiggle mine in case it thought splitting in two was a good idea    (No offence to twin parents - I was terrifed of twins as in my family, both on my mothers and fathers sides, twins do not reach live birth)

I think with pain/bleeding/complications thing it's not so much IVF-related as related to the infertility that has meant you have had to do IVF. For me, it's been to do with my endo. That's just a guess though - I do remember that the clinic said that bleeding is perfectly ok!

I'm the same as you Kiwibubs - I've lost 3kg off my pre-IVF weight! I'm putting it down to No. 9 not wanting any chocolate or sugar AT ALL    Everything else I usually digest and the ms kicks in afterwards ala dry retching. I've had a few cup of tea power chucks first thing in the morning though    I was worried about coming off pessaries too and I had terrible pains and sickness over the weekend, and felt like I'd been run over by a truck, but it's settling down now. Phew. I could hardly walk on Monday!

Summagal - I know what you mean. We've had 2 scans already, but I'll feel so much better when we've had the next one on the 14th. I guess it comes from complete disbelief that it's finally happening to us all!

Kiwibubs - have you had your scan yet? All good??

I get the impression that although there are a few of us on here who are having babies off our first cycles, that it's not all that common (well, it's about a 25-40% chance isn't it? Duh!). My OB was impressed that it was our first cycle AND we have 5 blastocyst embryos on ice. I guess we did good! For a change!!

Are you two going through OBs or midwives? We opted for an OB after the bleeds, and with my endo issues which are causing problems, and I feel so much better about it. We were strongly recommended to have an OB involved anyway, so it wasn't much of a choice

OK. Ginger's novel done.

Hi girls,
My due date is New Years Eve!

We have had about 7 scans so far, and I have only just hit 14 weeks, due to pains, bleeding etc and the specialists wanting to check it out. Had the proper 12 week one a few weeks back, and it was great- got lots of pictures and everything was well. Had the Nuchal Fold thingy done, and also fine.

Off for Maternal Serum testing next week, and then hopefully that is it for a while.

We also have 3 blasts on ice, for later, so are very excited that we wont have to wait as long next time to get up the duff!!