@wabash15, @breezybee- (and the whole crew) thanks for being so upbeat! I'm pleased to say that today went much better. My NST wasn't perfect, but the nurse worked with us so we got to skip triage today.
My hubby has been great. Seriously. And a friend came by with a goodie basket. Just feeling very lucky to have all this love and support, to still be cooking at nearly 34 weeks, and so far, so good.
Hi!! As you can imagine, I've been busy, so I apologize in advance for not checking back in sooner. All my family feels they need personal updates instead of via Facebook, so I feel like a broken record.
Iree was discharged Thursday night with an A+. Already had her first follow up appt at the pedi and we've got another on Monday for weight check. She was at 8.2% birth weight loss at discharge and then 10% exactly at her first appt. She is an angel and has daddy wrapped around her finger.
I was discharged on Friday morning. They kept me an extra night to monitor BP. It spiked Wed night and remained high. I'm on Procardia since I don't have any other pre-e symptoms and it was just "slightly elevated" at discharge. I can't help but wonder if it's just stress, I mean, I just gave birth to twins, one is in the NICU, and coordinating the older kids getting to/from school and who's house they were spending the night at, etc was all very stressful lol. My husband deserves a shout out for managing 95% of all that coordinating. I have a follow up appt on Wednesday at my OB office.
Luke's hole in his lungs on the right side got better, and then he developed one in his left lung. He's improved every day. I was able to hold and breast feed him for the first time on Thursday! Since discharge, I've visited the NICU for 2 breast feeding sessions a day. I'm bringing his carseat in for the carseat test tomorrow, and his physician says he might get to go home tomorrow after they dio another xray! I'm really trying not to get my hopes up, so keep telling myself Monday instead. It's been a tough week splitting my time, milk, mindset, etc. I can't wait to have both my babies home.
@KathrynJ088 so happy to hear your update! Your babies are adorable!!!
About me: TTC#1: October 2015 dx: PCOS & MFI IUI #1 w/Femara + Ovidrel June 2016 ~ BFP July 2016: Blighted Ovum IUI #2 w/Femara + Ovidrel September 2016 ~BFN IUI #3 w/Femara + Ovidrel October 2016 ~BFN IUI #4 w/Femara + Ovidrel November 2016 ~BFN IVF with ICSI January 2017 ~BFN FET February 2017 ~BFN IVF with ICSI March 2017 ~BFP--Twins Due 12/8/17 Team Blue X 2!
Thanks for the update @KathrynJ088. They are just so sweet. I’m sorry Luke developed another hole. I’m hoping that heals quickly and he’s able to come home with you soon. That’s got to be so tough having one at home and one in the NICU. You’re amazing, and stay strong!
@KathrynJ088, thanks for the update on your beautiful babies! It sounds like they're just being super careful with monitoring the pre-eclampsia. I hope you get the all clear and are able to take your little man home ASAP. I'm in awe of your ability to coordinate everything and still keep us posted. Hang in there!
@KathrynJ088 thank you so much for updating us. I get how crazy it can be. I'm so glad Iree is home with you. I hope luke is home or gets to come home today. Its so hard having your family split up. Hugs.
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TTC 1/2012 Diagnosed : unexplained infertility 6 rounds of IUI and a MC 2/2014, rainbow twins 4/2015 TTC #3 5/2016 Restarted Fertility tx IUI 2 rounds, baby girl 12/17
How is everyone doing? Did you get to enjoy the long weekend?
Things are quiet here. Still on bedrest, and NST's seem to be going better. (Knock on wood!)
And tonight, my hubby painted my toenails for me. We've been married 15 years, this has never happened, and he did an amazing job. He even put white glue around my cuticles to make the job extra neat, which he claims is a trick he learned from painting model airplanes as a kid.
In weird and wacky news, be careful out there. I'm on a Facebook twin group, and while they check out their members, it turns out someone stole a bunch of members bump photos and posted them to a creepy pregnancy fetish website. I'm apparently a Pollyanna/old lady, I had no clue stuff like that was a "thing"!
@jennasaisquoi I'm hanging in there. This little one is cooking away. This week is a bit crazy for us, we are having foundation work done and have been prepping the basement for that but then have to try to get it all put back together before thanksgiving.... DH does my nails when I'm pregnant too. I like having my toes done but just cant reach any more and its so sweet. Yah internet stranger danger is real.... I'm glad your doing well. Keep those beautiful babies baking!
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TTC 1/2012 Diagnosed : unexplained infertility 6 rounds of IUI and a MC 2/2014, rainbow twins 4/2015 TTC #3 5/2016 Restarted Fertility tx IUI 2 rounds, baby girl 12/17
Haha @jennasaisquoi are your talking about the mo/di twin group? I’m in that too and it’s quite the hullabaloo. Glad NST’s are getting better!
ETA: We scheduled our induction date! Dec 9th, right at 37 weeks on the money. As long as I don’t go into labor before then, and as long as everything stays on track, I’m going to be trying for a vaginal birth. Yikes. Pretty scared, but I’ve been talking to my doctor about it, and a specialist at my hospital who does high risk breech twin extractions, and she thinks I’m a perfect candidate for it. As long as baby A stays head down, it’s a go!
@breezybee that is so excited that you have an induction date set and your docs are willing to go for a vaginal delivery!!
So I love watching NCIS but this annoyed me... I'll put it in a spoiler in case anyone else is a fan and did not see this weeks episode
so delilah is pregnant with twins. the image they showed was either mo-mo or mo-di but they said they are B/G twins... SO NOT POSSIBLE!!! ugg how hard is it to find a brief loop of di-di twins?!?
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TTC 1/2012 Diagnosed : unexplained infertility 6 rounds of IUI and a MC 2/2014, rainbow twins 4/2015 TTC #3 5/2016 Restarted Fertility tx IUI 2 rounds, baby girl 12/17
Omg so EXHAUSTED. I woke up this morning and just went to drive my niece to dance class, came home, ate breakfast, tidied up, and now I’m totally spent. I have to eat up and shower for this freaking birthday party! Why is everything so hard now?! Otherwise, I’m doing great! Just trying to accomplish one task a day - I had to get real with my current capabilities and take it down a notch. How are you @tmk0325?
@breezybee I’m out of breath a lot! I do have to admit carrying one is much easier than two, so for those of you who are 36 or so weeks along with two I give you so much credit. I didn’t make it that far and couldn’t imagine!
@wabash15- glad you're still hanging tough! I'll say it again- you're a better woman than I am. Having contractors/workmen around right now would send me around the bend. Not that it's a long trip, at this point!
@breezybee- nope, it's the Twins, pregnancy and beyond group! I think some freak infiltrated a bunch of twin groups. Craziness. Congrats on the scheduled delivery date! It sounds like we will be delivering close together! I'll be 37 weeks on December 5th. Planning to beg my OB when I see him Wednesday.
These girls are still happily cooking. Last measurement was last Tuesday, they're each 5 lbs., 9 oz. That's 11lbs, 2 oz of baby. Which just sounds crazy.
We'd been planning just to use the top tier of our pack n' play as a bassinet when the babies arrive, but just realized it's only rated for 15 lbs. We are estimating the girls will each be close to 7 lbs., Which makes that sort of a tight squeeze. I panicked and added Graco travel cribs to my registry. My fabulous auntie immediately ordered them. Bless her.
Also got the news that my breast pump, ordered 4 months ago through my doctor's office, isn't going to work with my insurance. Thank goodness I double checked! I just ended up ordering a Spectra. Phew.
NST's have, thankfully, gotten easier. I've cracked the code- gotta feed babies a major snack beforehand, and then I down iced cranberry juice as soon as I walk in the NST Dept. Usually they get what they want within 30 minutes. Bedrest has brought my BP down and the contractions have stopped. Im grateful. Cervix is at 3.3 and closed per ultrasound, which I think is great at 35 weeks with twins! My energy levels are through the floor, so while bedrest is frustrating, having a sanctioned excuse not to move is pretty nice.
Of course, Baby B has flipped head down as of yesterday. A is still breech. They're still super active, so I haven't lost hope, but I'm asking my doc to schedule a c section date. I'm getting pretty uncomfortable at this point, but so far, so good!
@tmk0325 i'm not sure which is easier being pregnant with twins or being pregnant chasing after twins... both are rough at the end! I too am out of breath. @jennasaisquoi I'm glad the twins are doing well. my twin B was flipping positions up until they came out at 37+2. head down. breech, transverse she covered it all in that last week. I have heard wonderful things about the spectra!
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TTC 1/2012 Diagnosed : unexplained infertility 6 rounds of IUI and a MC 2/2014, rainbow twins 4/2015 TTC #3 5/2016 Restarted Fertility tx IUI 2 rounds, baby girl 12/17
@jennasaisquoi Wow, 11 lbs of babies is a ton! You're a good one. I was miserable with just about 9 lbs of babies in there. My birth story is in the announcements . I can't even explain how much I'm in love.
But I'm so done! This week has actually been easy with regard to NST's, etc. But....my sister was 10 weeks pregnant, and lost the baby last weekend. My heart aches for her and her husband. She has a toddler, and never struggled with fertility like I did, but it still has to be so hard. They're in town for Thanksgiving (because I can't travel) and I feel like an awful, painful reminder.
The good and bad- still on modified bed rest. The girls are super active, and if I bribe them with a snack and cold juice, are super cooperative for NST's. OB appointment today went "well", although I'm measuring 46 flippin' weeks pregnant at 35 weeks! My OB refuses to schedule me before 38 weeks and is strongly urging me to get a C-section. He thinks the girls will be 8 lbs each, and that I might even be able to make it to 39 weeks.
Just...no. I have been his patient for over a decade, but no. That's insanity. It makes me want to poison his dental floss. I'm kidding. Kind of.
I guess I'm just feeling kind of blue. Im thrilled to be pregnant, but am getting major cabin fever and am feeling like a walking incubator instead of a human being. It was my birthday today, and I went to yet another Dr. Appt. Just, meh. I want to kick my own whiny butt.
Having gotten that out of my system, I have a lot to be thankful for. A nurse at my NST was telling me about a woman she met who has two separate uteruses, each with its own cervix and menstrual cycle. The mind boggles. Would she need two IUD's? How does she handle getting a PAP done? I guess my point is that on my worst day, I can still be thankful that I'm not Two Uterus Lady.
Hope you guys are having wonderful holidays, eating lots of pie, and have awesome relatives who won't let you wash the dishes.
@clovelyone SO HAPPY FOR YOU!! Congratulations lady!
@jennasaisquoi I’m right there with you. This is so uncomfortable and it sucks, but the best thing for the babies is that they stay in for a little while longer. At least, in my case it is. It doesn’t mean we aren’t happy and grateful, it just means that being hella pregnant with TWINS is super effing hard and takes the patience of a saint. I’m so over being so tired and having to sit on my couch from 2pm-until bedtime because I’m too exhausted to do anything else. I’m so boring now because all i do is watch tv and sleep, and I hate it. But it’s almost over! Hang in there and I will too!
@jennasaisquoi hugs. Being on bed rest is hard. Being pregnant with twins is hard work too! You are doing such a great job. I know it's hard but the longer the babies bake the better... well at least up till 38 weeks. You can do this. It will all be worth it when your holding them in your arms. I am so sorry for your sister. @breezybee hugs hang in there
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TTC 1/2012 Diagnosed : unexplained infertility 6 rounds of IUI and a MC 2/2014, rainbow twins 4/2015 TTC #3 5/2016 Restarted Fertility tx IUI 2 rounds, baby girl 12/17
@clovelyone congratulations!! So happy to hear they arrived? No names yet? It took us three days to name our boys!
Hang in there @jennasaisquoi it definitely sucks being pregnant but I can say from experience it’s much better than having a month plus Nicu stay! You’re almost there!
@breezybee hang in there mama! Almost done, you got this!
Thanks, ladies! I have to agree with @breezybee because twin pregnancy was hard for me too, especially towards the end. @jennasaisquoi You can do it!
@tmk0325 Call me paranoid, but I don't want to mention the babies names here. If we make a Facebook group for MoMs, I'd feel totally comfortable sharing it there. I just don't want any randoms to be able to identify who am should they know me in person. Speaking of Facebook, have we decided if we were going to have a smaller group?
We could do a private MoM's group. There are about 50 people in the regular facebook group, so not many at all, and at least a few of us with multiples in there too. Not sure if any of you have given any more thought about joining that one also!
I’m in the larger group but would love to be part of a MoM private group, too!
About me: TTC#1: October 2015 dx: PCOS & MFI IUI #1 w/Femara + Ovidrel June 2016 ~ BFP July 2016: Blighted Ovum IUI #2 w/Femara + Ovidrel September 2016 ~BFN IUI #3 w/Femara + Ovidrel October 2016 ~BFN IUI #4 w/Femara + Ovidrel November 2016 ~BFN IVF with ICSI January 2017 ~BFN FET February 2017 ~BFN IVF with ICSI March 2017 ~BFP--Twins Due 12/8/17 Team Blue X 2!
I feel like the larger group is fine, but if you guys wanted to make a smaller group, I would join. The only thing I’d be worried about is continued participation between us though.
Eta: which is why I’d be down for everyone to just join the larger group. But I understand that some of us don’t feel comfortable with that and I totally understand.
I'm kind of paranoid that the big group won't let me join! I haven't been active on The Bump for my whole pregnancy, just due to residual caution from my miscarriage last year and bad experiences on another forum. And I mainly just post in here on our little sub-group.
My toddler caught the crud. Praying I don't get it. Although at least it's just a sore throat with cold. No coughing. Whew! But he's a miserable little coot, poor thing. I coated him in Vicks, sealed that in with footie PJ's, and broke out the vaporizer and Motrin.
He's only woken up once tonight, asking for his stuffed animal owl and "little sisters"- the two small versions of Owly that we got to explain that Owly was going to be a big brother. He loves his baby owls, it melts my heart. I know he will be a great big brother.
I'm the one having a hard time with the fact that soon, he won't be my only baby anymore. He keeps asking me to "pick up Alexander- in the air, please, Mama!" I hate that I can't do it. I'm trying to give him extra snuggles in my "nest" on the couch to make up for it.
I felt crazy movement the other night, and knew it was a 6 lb baby flipping. I got so excited! It was actually really uncomfortable, I made some entertaining noises, and my husband thought I was going into labor. No such luck. Of course, it was Baby B, flipping from head down to breech! I can't win.
Finally got a C-section date today. By hook or by crook, these girls will be here by December 14th, which is 38 +2. My hubby has finally accepted that it's "go time", and is handling it by stress eating, which is kind of endearing, but also frustrating. Mainly because I can't do it without repercussions in the form of horrible heartburn.
I've got my bag packed, and post labor snacks are hidden inside to prevent pilfering. I'm fantasizing about being able to eat salmon sashimi and drink Americanos again. We're so close!
@jennasaisquoi My SIL came down with a GI bug over thanksgiving. knock on wood non of us have gotten it but man if she got anyone of us sick at this point I would have throttled her... the last think I need is to be hunkered over a toilet or cleaning up after vomiting twins. It is hard when the littles want to be picked up, My twins ask all the time and I just can't do it right now. I try to snuggle on the couch but it does not always satisfy them. Hooray for a C-section date! My twin be was flipping positions up until the last second so you never know they could both go head down... I bought a bottle of sangria for post baby...
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TTC 1/2012 Diagnosed : unexplained infertility 6 rounds of IUI and a MC 2/2014, rainbow twins 4/2015 TTC #3 5/2016 Restarted Fertility tx IUI 2 rounds, baby girl 12/17
Thanks ladies. Long journey but the babies...Oh man they are so beautiful. We had our first pediatrician appointment Wednesday and my husband and I feel like we've passed the first major test as both babies put on 5 ounces since we took them home. Victoria is allergic to pampers wipes and developed a hella bad case of diaper rash while in the hospital. Chase is Momma's little champ. Despite his smaller sizec he's way more active than she is. He also has no chill when he is hungry. The lil' man can wail.
To those still pregnant, persevere ladies, it is so, so marvelous. This holiday season is going to be so great, we are getting/have gotten the best gifts.
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My hubby has been great. Seriously. And a friend came by with a goodie basket. Just feeling very lucky to have all this love and support, to still be cooking at nearly 34 weeks, and so far, so good.
Iree was discharged Thursday night with an A+. Already had her first follow up appt at the pedi and we've got another on Monday for weight check. She was at 8.2% birth weight loss at discharge and then 10% exactly at her first appt. She is an angel and has daddy wrapped around her finger.
I was discharged on Friday morning. They kept me an extra night to monitor BP. It spiked Wed night and remained high. I'm on Procardia since I don't have any other pre-e symptoms and it was just "slightly elevated" at discharge. I can't help but wonder if it's just stress, I mean, I just gave birth to twins, one is in the NICU, and coordinating the older kids getting to/from school and who's house they were spending the night at, etc was all very stressful lol. My husband deserves a shout out for managing 95% of all that coordinating. I have a follow up appt on Wednesday at my OB office.
Luke's hole in his lungs on the right side got better, and then he developed one in his left lung. He's improved every day. I was able to hold and breast feed him for the first time on Thursday! Since discharge, I've visited the NICU for 2 breast feeding sessions a day. I'm bringing his carseat in for the carseat test tomorrow, and his physician says he might get to go home tomorrow after they dio another xray! I'm really trying not to get my hopes up, so keep telling myself Monday instead. It's been a tough week splitting my time, milk, mindset, etc. I can't wait to have both my babies home.
TTC#1: October 2015
dx: PCOS & MFI
IUI #1 w/Femara + Ovidrel June 2016 ~ BFP
July 2016: Blighted Ovum
IUI #2 w/Femara + Ovidrel September 2016 ~BFN
IUI #3 w/Femara + Ovidrel October 2016 ~BFN
IUI #4 w/Femara + Ovidrel November 2016 ~BFN
IVF with ICSI January 2017 ~BFN
FET February 2017 ~BFN
IVF with ICSI March 2017 ~BFP--Twins Due 12/8/17
Team Blue X 2!
Diagnosed : unexplained infertility
6 rounds of IUI and a MC 2/2014, rainbow twins 4/2015
TTC #3 5/2016
Restarted Fertility tx
IUI 2 rounds, baby girl 12/17
Things are quiet here. Still on bedrest, and NST's seem to be going better. (Knock on wood!)
And tonight, my hubby painted my toenails for me. We've been married 15 years, this has never happened, and he did an amazing job. He even put white glue around my cuticles to make the job extra neat, which he claims is a trick he learned from painting model airplanes as a kid.
In weird and wacky news, be careful out there. I'm on a Facebook twin group, and while they check out their members, it turns out someone stole a bunch of members bump photos and posted them to a creepy pregnancy fetish website. I'm apparently a Pollyanna/old lady, I had no clue stuff like that was a "thing"!
I'm glad your doing well. Keep those beautiful babies baking!
Diagnosed : unexplained infertility
6 rounds of IUI and a MC 2/2014, rainbow twins 4/2015
TTC #3 5/2016
Restarted Fertility tx
IUI 2 rounds, baby girl 12/17
Glad NST’s are getting better!
ETA: We scheduled our induction date! Dec 9th, right at 37 weeks on the money. As long as I don’t go into labor before then, and as long as everything stays on track, I’m going to be trying for a vaginal birth. Yikes. Pretty scared, but I’ve been talking to my doctor about it, and a specialist at my hospital who does high risk breech twin extractions, and she thinks I’m a perfect candidate for it. As long as baby A stays head down, it’s a go!
So I love watching NCIS but this annoyed me... I'll put it in a spoiler in case anyone else is a fan and did not see this weeks episode
Diagnosed : unexplained infertility
6 rounds of IUI and a MC 2/2014, rainbow twins 4/2015
TTC #3 5/2016
Restarted Fertility tx
IUI 2 rounds, baby girl 12/17
Otherwise, I’m doing great! Just trying to accomplish one task a day - I had to get real with my current capabilities and take it down a notch.
How are you @tmk0325?
Have we had any other births yet?!
@breezybee- nope, it's the Twins, pregnancy and beyond group! I think some freak infiltrated a bunch of twin groups. Craziness.
Congrats on the scheduled delivery date! It sounds like we will be delivering close together! I'll be 37 weeks on December 5th. Planning to beg my OB when I see him Wednesday.
@tmk0325- High five, just because.
These girls are still happily cooking. Last measurement was last Tuesday, they're each 5 lbs., 9 oz. That's 11lbs, 2 oz of baby. Which just sounds crazy.
We'd been planning just to use the top tier of our pack n' play as a bassinet when the babies arrive, but just realized it's only rated for 15 lbs. We are estimating the girls will each be close to 7 lbs., Which makes that sort of a tight squeeze. I panicked and added Graco travel cribs to my registry. My fabulous auntie immediately ordered them. Bless her.
Also got the news that my breast pump, ordered 4 months ago through my doctor's office, isn't going to work with my insurance. Thank goodness I double checked! I just ended up ordering a Spectra. Phew.
NST's have, thankfully, gotten easier. I've cracked the code- gotta feed babies a major snack beforehand, and then I down iced cranberry juice as soon as I walk in the NST Dept. Usually they get what they want within 30 minutes. Bedrest has brought my BP down and the contractions have stopped. Im grateful. Cervix is at 3.3 and closed per ultrasound, which I think is great at 35 weeks with twins! My energy levels are through the floor, so while bedrest is frustrating, having a sanctioned excuse not to move is pretty nice.
Of course, Baby B has flipped head down as of yesterday. A is still breech. They're still super active, so I haven't lost hope, but I'm asking my doc to schedule a c section date. I'm getting pretty uncomfortable at this point, but so far, so good!
@jennasaisquoi I'm glad the twins are doing well. my twin B was flipping positions up until they came out at 37+2. head down. breech, transverse she covered it all in that last week. I have heard wonderful things about the spectra!
Diagnosed : unexplained infertility
6 rounds of IUI and a MC 2/2014, rainbow twins 4/2015
TTC #3 5/2016
Restarted Fertility tx
IUI 2 rounds, baby girl 12/17
But I'm so done! This week has actually been easy with regard to NST's, etc. But....my sister was 10 weeks pregnant, and lost the baby last weekend. My heart aches for her and her husband. She has a toddler, and never struggled with fertility like I did, but it still has to be so hard. They're in town for Thanksgiving (because I can't travel) and I feel like an awful, painful reminder.
The good and bad- still on modified bed rest. The girls are super active, and if I bribe them with a snack and cold juice, are super cooperative for NST's. OB appointment today went "well", although I'm measuring 46 flippin' weeks pregnant at 35 weeks! My OB refuses to schedule me before 38 weeks and is strongly urging me to get a C-section. He thinks the girls will be 8 lbs each, and that I might even be able to make it to 39 weeks.
Just...no. I have been his patient for over a decade, but no. That's insanity. It makes me want to poison his dental floss. I'm kidding. Kind of.
I guess I'm just feeling kind of blue. Im thrilled to be pregnant, but am getting major cabin fever and am feeling like a walking incubator instead of a human being. It was my birthday today, and I went to yet another Dr. Appt. Just, meh. I want to kick my own whiny butt.
Having gotten that out of my system, I have a lot to be thankful for. A nurse at my NST was telling me about a woman she met who has two separate uteruses, each with its own cervix and menstrual cycle. The mind boggles. Would she need two IUD's? How does she handle getting a PAP done? I guess my point is that on my worst day, I can still be thankful that I'm not Two Uterus Lady.
Hope you guys are having wonderful holidays, eating lots of pie, and have awesome relatives who won't let you wash the dishes.
@jennasaisquoi I’m right there with you. This is so uncomfortable and it sucks, but the best thing for the babies is that they stay in for a little while longer. At least, in my case it is. It doesn’t mean we aren’t happy and grateful, it just means that being hella pregnant with TWINS is super effing hard and takes the patience of a saint. I’m so over being so tired and having to sit on my couch from 2pm-until bedtime because I’m too exhausted to do anything else. I’m so boring now because all
i do is watch tv and sleep, and I hate it. But it’s almost over! Hang in there and I will too!
Happy Turkey Day Everyone!
@breezybee hugs hang in there
Diagnosed : unexplained infertility
6 rounds of IUI and a MC 2/2014, rainbow twins 4/2015
TTC #3 5/2016
Restarted Fertility tx
IUI 2 rounds, baby girl 12/17
Diagnosed : unexplained infertility
6 rounds of IUI and a MC 2/2014, rainbow twins 4/2015
TTC #3 5/2016
Restarted Fertility tx
IUI 2 rounds, baby girl 12/17
Hang in there @jennasaisquoi it definitely sucks being pregnant but I can say from experience it’s much better than having a month plus Nicu stay! You’re almost there!
@breezybee hang in there mama! Almost done, you got this!
@tmk0325 Call me paranoid, but I don't want to mention the babies names here. If we make a Facebook group for MoMs, I'd feel totally comfortable sharing it there. I just don't want any randoms to be able to identify who am should they know me in person. Speaking of Facebook, have we decided if we were going to have a smaller group?
TTC#1: October 2015
dx: PCOS & MFI
IUI #1 w/Femara + Ovidrel June 2016 ~ BFP
July 2016: Blighted Ovum
IUI #2 w/Femara + Ovidrel September 2016 ~BFN
IUI #3 w/Femara + Ovidrel October 2016 ~BFN
IUI #4 w/Femara + Ovidrel November 2016 ~BFN
IVF with ICSI January 2017 ~BFN
FET February 2017 ~BFN
IVF with ICSI March 2017 ~BFP--Twins Due 12/8/17
Team Blue X 2!
Eta: which is why I’d be down for everyone to just join the larger group. But I understand that some of us don’t feel comfortable with that and I totally understand.
Diagnosed : unexplained infertility
6 rounds of IUI and a MC 2/2014, rainbow twins 4/2015
TTC #3 5/2016
Restarted Fertility tx
IUI 2 rounds, baby girl 12/17
My toddler caught the crud. Praying I don't get it. Although at least it's just a sore throat with cold. No coughing. Whew! But he's a miserable little coot, poor thing. I coated him in Vicks, sealed that in with footie PJ's, and broke out the vaporizer and Motrin.
He's only woken up once tonight, asking for his stuffed animal owl and "little sisters"- the two small versions of Owly that we got to explain that Owly was going to be a big brother. He loves his baby owls, it melts my heart. I know he will be a great big brother.
I'm the one having a hard time with the fact that soon, he won't be my only baby anymore. He keeps asking me to "pick up Alexander- in the air, please, Mama!" I hate that I can't do it. I'm trying to give him extra snuggles in my "nest" on the couch to make up for it.
I felt crazy movement the other night, and knew it was a 6 lb baby flipping. I got so excited! It was actually really uncomfortable, I made some entertaining noises, and my husband thought I was going into labor. No such luck. Of course, it was Baby B, flipping from head down to breech! I can't win.
Finally got a C-section date today. By hook or by crook, these girls will be here by December 14th, which is 38 +2. My hubby has finally accepted that it's "go time", and is handling it by stress eating, which is kind of endearing, but also frustrating. Mainly because I can't do it without repercussions in the form of horrible heartburn.
I've got my bag packed, and post labor snacks are hidden inside to prevent pilfering. I'm fantasizing about being able to eat salmon sashimi and drink Americanos again. We're so close!
Diagnosed : unexplained infertility
6 rounds of IUI and a MC 2/2014, rainbow twins 4/2015
TTC #3 5/2016
Restarted Fertility tx
IUI 2 rounds, baby girl 12/17
Diagnosed : unexplained infertility
6 rounds of IUI and a MC 2/2014, rainbow twins 4/2015
TTC #3 5/2016
Restarted Fertility tx
IUI 2 rounds, baby girl 12/17
Diagnosed : unexplained infertility
6 rounds of IUI and a MC 2/2014, rainbow twins 4/2015
TTC #3 5/2016
Restarted Fertility tx
IUI 2 rounds, baby girl 12/17
To those still pregnant, persevere ladies, it is so, so marvelous. This holiday season is going to be so great, we are getting/have gotten the best gifts.