Pregnant after IF
JennyS86
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Mama to Three Girls:
Twins born March 2014 at 26 weeks due to preterm labor
and our 37weeker born May 9th, 2016!
Preterm Labor and Delivery Birth Story
JennyS86
member
I briefly mentioned our twin girl delivery in the second trimester check-in, and here is the longer version if you are interested....
It has been hard to write about my birth experience. I tried to write an email to out of town friends after I delivered, and it took me two days and many tears. I was even more of a mess on the phone. Now that we are two weeks out, my daughters have stabilized somewhat, and so have my hormones.
On April 10th, I called my OB office because I was having a little more cramping and "Braxton Hicks" than usual. She saw me in the office and did an FFN and called me 1 cm dilated. I was 25.3 weeks. She sent me across the street to the hospital's triage to be ruled out for preterm labor and get betamethasone. The triage doctor called me 2cm and decided to admit me and give me betamethasone, indocin, and mag for 24hrs. By the time I got to the labor room, I was 3 cm, and DH had arrived from work. I was contracting a lot, but not in any pain. The FFN was positive, but it didn't really matter at that point because my labor was progressing so quickly. My OB recommended that I formally transfer care to MFM, so we did. The NICU doctors came to our room to give us an idea about what to expect from preemies this age. Of course we didn't sleep much that night, and by morning, I was still 3-4 cm. After the mag at 5pm, I went to the antepartum floor, and I had all but stopped contracting.
I stayed the same until Thursday morning, when I had a few more contractions, but my cervix didn't change...but then came Thursday night, and the contractions started to feel different. I was moved back to labor and delivery. Through the early AM, I dilated from 5 to 6 while DH slept on the couch. I knew in my heart to let him sleep as much as possible because this was going to be the day. I was 26 weeks, and by the time daylight came, the contractions had started to last longer and even were slightly uncomfortable. I was 7 and then 8cm. My water never broke. I knew I would get a c-section because baby B was breech and so pre-term.
Laura and Katherine were born under calm circumstances, rather than an emergency, at 11:10am and 11:11am on Friday, March 14, 2014. I saw them as they rolled out to the nicu, and then not again until 3pm. They were born at 1lb 12oz and 1lb 13oz. We were thankful for 2 girls, and we waited until we saw them to name them. They were stabilized in the nicu, and have been doing pretty well, considering, so far. My c-section went very smoothly. They did a lower transverse incision on my skin, but they cut the uterus vertically (or classical incision), so I will not ever have a vaginal delivery. Just a bit ironic because I dilated to 8cm without much pain.
Laura and Katherine are both still intubated, but the pediatrician is very pleased with their progress so far. They do tend to desat often (mostly before mealtimes!). They are taking fortified 24cal breastmilk through ng tube, voiding and stooling, and they have both passed their birthweight! We are such proud, yet helpless parents.
Thank you for reading, and I will continue to check this board to see how you all are doing. I wish you all wonderful, term, pregnancies and deliveries!!
It has been hard to write about my birth experience. I tried to write an email to out of town friends after I delivered, and it took me two days and many tears. I was even more of a mess on the phone. Now that we are two weeks out, my daughters have stabilized somewhat, and so have my hormones.
On April 10th, I called my OB office because I was having a little more cramping and "Braxton Hicks" than usual. She saw me in the office and did an FFN and called me 1 cm dilated. I was 25.3 weeks. She sent me across the street to the hospital's triage to be ruled out for preterm labor and get betamethasone. The triage doctor called me 2cm and decided to admit me and give me betamethasone, indocin, and mag for 24hrs. By the time I got to the labor room, I was 3 cm, and DH had arrived from work. I was contracting a lot, but not in any pain. The FFN was positive, but it didn't really matter at that point because my labor was progressing so quickly. My OB recommended that I formally transfer care to MFM, so we did. The NICU doctors came to our room to give us an idea about what to expect from preemies this age. Of course we didn't sleep much that night, and by morning, I was still 3-4 cm. After the mag at 5pm, I went to the antepartum floor, and I had all but stopped contracting.
I stayed the same until Thursday morning, when I had a few more contractions, but my cervix didn't change...but then came Thursday night, and the contractions started to feel different. I was moved back to labor and delivery. Through the early AM, I dilated from 5 to 6 while DH slept on the couch. I knew in my heart to let him sleep as much as possible because this was going to be the day. I was 26 weeks, and by the time daylight came, the contractions had started to last longer and even were slightly uncomfortable. I was 7 and then 8cm. My water never broke. I knew I would get a c-section because baby B was breech and so pre-term.
Laura and Katherine were born under calm circumstances, rather than an emergency, at 11:10am and 11:11am on Friday, March 14, 2014. I saw them as they rolled out to the nicu, and then not again until 3pm. They were born at 1lb 12oz and 1lb 13oz. We were thankful for 2 girls, and we waited until we saw them to name them. They were stabilized in the nicu, and have been doing pretty well, considering, so far. My c-section went very smoothly. They did a lower transverse incision on my skin, but they cut the uterus vertically (or classical incision), so I will not ever have a vaginal delivery. Just a bit ironic because I dilated to 8cm without much pain.
Laura and Katherine are both still intubated, but the pediatrician is very pleased with their progress so far. They do tend to desat often (mostly before mealtimes!). They are taking fortified 24cal breastmilk through ng tube, voiding and stooling, and they have both passed their birthweight! We are such proud, yet helpless parents.
Thank you for reading, and I will continue to check this board to see how you all are doing. I wish you all wonderful, term, pregnancies and deliveries!!
Mama to Three Girls:
Twins born March 2014 at 26 weeks due to preterm labor
and our 37weeker born May 9th, 2016!
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Re: Preterm Labor and Delivery Birth Story
Jan-March '13 3 IUIs Clomid + Trigger = BFN
He's Here! Arrived 4/15/14!!!!
September 2015 - FET with remaining embryos
Twins! EDD: 6/14/15
PAIF/SAIF Everyone welcome!
4 rounds of clomid, 2 with IUI = BFN
TTC since July 2011
BFP #1: 2/15/12-Ectopic/Mtx at 6 wks
BFP #2: 10/12/12-m/c at 5 wks.
Me: MTHFR, Low AMH (1.1), High NK cells and Antiphospholipid Antibodies.
IVF with ICSI in August 2013 brought us our babies. ER-9R, 7M, 4F w/ICSI ET of 2-Grade 2 blasts.
Dx shortened cervix, PTL, and preeclampsia during pregnancy. Lots of medications and 13 weeks of bedrest, babies were born healthy at 34w4d!
ET 9/10 - transferred 1 perfect 5AA blast
7dp5dt BFP ~~ Beta on 9/19 - 77.4 Beta #2 on 9/21 - 357
Low heartbeat on 10/7 86, lower heartbeat on 10/11 76, no heartbeat 10/14/13. D&C 10/15/13
Tests revealed MTHFR c677t mutation, put on Folgard.
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FET #1 1/6/14 - 4BB blast - BFN
Praying unceasingly for a miracle. ALL welcome!
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Me: 30 ~ Stage IV Endo ~ AMH .38 ~ AFC 8
AMH .97 as of 4/2012! ~ AMH 1.63 as of 4/2013!?!
Him: 29 ~ perfect swimmers
Laparotomy w/partial oophorectomy 8/2009 to remove cysts/endo.
Stopped BCP 4/2010.
Multiple clomid rounds from 11/2010 to 6/2011. ~ All BFN
IUI w/clomid 7/2011. IUI w/clomid & injectables 11/2011 & 1/2012. ~ All BFN
IVF:EPP 5/2012 ~ (4R, 3M, 2F w/ICSI). Both embryos txfrd. ~ BFN
BCP to manage endo from 10/2012 to 12/2012.
FET w/donor embryos #1: 10/2013 Cancelled
FET w/donor embryos #1.2: 11/2013 ~ ET of 2 beautiful blasts on 11/27.
Beta 1: 503(12dp5dt) Beta 2: 1035(14dpt) Beta 3: 3001(16dpt) Beta 4: 8503(19dpt)
Twins with an EDD of 8/15/14! Team Purple
G&B born 6/30/14 at 33w3d via emergency c/s.
If you're wondering about my avatar...it's a fried pickle chip shaped like a fetus!
TTC since Sept 2011, Unexplained IF
Oct 12 - Jan 14: 3 clomid/TI cycles, 2 hysteroscopies, 2 IUIs, 1 BFP (MMC @ 12w), 2 more IUIs
Feb 14: Gonal-f + IUI #5 = BFP! (EDD 11/4/14)
Baby boy arrived 11/13/14!
Mama to Three Girls:
Twins born March 2014 at 26 weeks due to preterm labor
and our 37weeker born May 9th, 2016!
6 rounds of clomid = no luck
IVF w/ ICSI & AZH #1 - Jan/2011 = ET cancelled OHSS
FET #1 & #2 - March/2011 & June/2011 = Chemical Preg.
IVF w/ Half ICSI #2 New RE - May/2012 = BFN!
May '12 - Sep '13 - Took A Break
Dec '13 IVF w/ Half ICSI #3!!!!! Switched RE
Protocol - Lupron trigger/Follistim/Ganirelix/Estrace/Vivelle/Crinone
6/27/14 - Emergency C/S @ 30w2d - Baby A 2lb 14oz, Baby B 2lb 11 oz
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Me: 42. DH: 46.
1st Pregnancy: MC, 11/19/00.
2nd Pregnancy: DS born 04/10/06.
3rd Pregnancy: CP, 03/11.
4th Pregnancy: MMC, D&C 11/30/11, Genetic testing revealed Trisomy 4.
5th Pregnancy: Ectopic, 2 doses of Methotrexate unsuccessful, surgery 4/10/12, right tube removed.
Tried Letrozole January 2013-July 2013 (including 2 IUIs), all BFN. After 2 1/2 years of trying for child #2, decided to "give up" after July cycle, based on AMA.
August 16, 2013: BFP our first month of "not trying!" Still in shock. Beta #1 (14dpo): 183. Beta #2 (17dpo): 611. Ultrasound 8/30/13: baby measured 6 weeks, 1 day, heart rate of 118 bpm!
Ultrasound 9/13/13: 8 weeks, heart rate of 176!
Baby is due 4/26/14
Dx: Endometriosis
TTC May 2012
Jan 2014 IUI#1: BFN
Feb 2014 IUI #2: BFP
Beta #1: 403
First u/s: 3/14 It is TWINS!!
EDD: 11/12/2014 ~ Boys x2
~~ All welcomed ~~
Waited a long time, tried a lot of stuff, science made me a mom.
IVF/FET #1 - BFP!!
DX - PCOS 2004
FET #2 - scheduled for 11/24/15