Introducing Sam and Jake (Long) w/PIP
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Sorry it has taken me so long to check in with you ladies and post pictures. It's been an amazing couple of days!
First let me say thank you all so much for the support and well wishes you have provided me during our ttc, tww, and now the pregnancy and birth of our sons. I has been so instrumental having you ladies as a sounding board and just general support.
As you know we were scheduled for c-section on Thursday (today) but the boys had different plans. On Monday night the contractions started pretty strong. They were hurting to a point where I had to sit down or they would take me down. I decided we better go to L&D and sure enough when we were checked I was in active labor. As Jake (baby A) was breech, there was no way we could allow labor to progress so they gave me meds to make the contractions stop and then gave me medicine to knock me out to sleep. Let me just say I am thankful M didn't have a video camera as I was supposedly pretty funny on that medication. They told us if the terbutaline didn't stop the contractions on by the third dose, then we would be doing an emergency c-section.
Good news is they were able to get them to stop. My doctor came in around 8:15 am and checked me and decided that we were having babies that morning in about 30 minutes. Holy he!!... We made our phone calls, M got scrubbed in, I got set and family started to arrive. I will say the spinal while it didn't hurt being set, it sucked horribly. I was shaking so violently they had to strap my arms and I was throwing up the entire section. I am just glad they just let me be like that and didn't insist on general!
So the doc pulled Jacob out first and man what a feeling it is to hear that cry. It was very faint and weak but it was there. He was also bright pink! It took a little longer to get to Sam than I expected so Sam was born right above a minute later screaming his head off. He was so loud he drowned out everything else in the room. Finally I heard them call Jake's apgars out as 9/9 and then Sam's as 9/9!
I will say we have been truly blessed. They have been with us the entire time and no NICU time was needed. Jacob was born at 9:43am CST on 1/29/13 weighing 5lbs 5oz and 17.5" long. Samuel was born at 9:44am CST on 1/29/13 weighing 5lbs 9oz and 19' long. As I write this, they are in the nursery so I can get a little bit of sleep and it's hard. This is the first time beyond blood work that they have left my side. M is passed out on the sofa in the room and I am tired to actually sleep. I am trying hard to adjust to them being on the outside and having to share them (other than with M) with other people.
So without further boring you with words, here are some pics.
Jacob (lf) and Samuel (rt)
Jacob (lf) Samuel (rt). I laid them together in my lap as Sam was getting fussy and this is how they snuggled together. Both content and happy. They slept like this for 2 hours.
Jacob after his first bath
Sam after his first bath
We are so in love right now that we are focused on sharing this time with friends and family. We should be released from the hospital either late tonight or tomorrow morning depending on the boys jaundice testing.
Thank you all again for the thoughts and prayers!
06/12 - BFP!!!!
Beta #1 15dpo - 256
Beta #2 18dpo - 1097
6wk U/S on 07/02 ~ TWINS!!!
EDD 02/21/13
09/10/12 Found out it's two Boys!!!! Sam and Jake
Jacob and Samuel born 1/29/13 at 36 weeks.
Re: Introducing Sam and Jake (Long) w/PIP
Me (43) and J (45) - same sex couple. And we don't feel 40+!
June'12 - First RE Visit
Sept. '12 - Tubes removed
Dec. '12 - Donor Egg/Donor Sperm IVF Cycle - 4 good embies!
Dec. '12 - Fresh transfer, BFP! EDD 8/29/13
Mar. '13 - Missed m/c at 16w1d, baby boy stopped growing at 15w4d
Loss due to umbilical cord clot...baby was perfect.
Jul '13 - FET#1 - c/p
Sept. '13 - FET#2 - BFN
Dec.' 2, 2013 - FET#3 with our last chance embie - BFP!!!
Dec' 26, 2013 - hb!!
EDD 8/20/14 with a baby girl!
Little S was born on 8/21/14 - 8lb, 14 oz and 20 inches long.
We live in Seattle and used SRM for our donor egg IVF cycle
me:33 my wife:32 married in June '12
LONG road through IF ending in heartbreak and frustration.
TTC with RE since March 2012
3 missed O's, 6 IUIs = 1 BFP then 8 w M/C, 5 BFNs
(2 unmedicated IUIs, 2 clomid IUI, 2 femara IUI)
Shared maternity/partner IVF, transfer #1 BFP!
EDD 11/28/13
How beautiful they are! Congrats and thanks for sharing your birth story with us. Wishing you a restful, quick recovery!
queer couple - 32 (me) & 33 (my love) years old - donor sperm,
Our IF/TTC journey since Nov 2012.
Me: dx of DOR in Nov. 2012. Low AMH, AFC - 6, Normal FSH, SS-A (RO) Antibodies (Autoimmune issues), tubes clear, Sono (November 2013) NORMAL! <p>
7 IUI's - December 2012-September 2013. Medicated, Injected, Triggered.... all BFN.
My Love: (the amazing @Healz413)
Normal AMH & FSH, AFC ~27, blocked tube dx'd via HSG in 2012. Hydrosalpinx & ovarian cyst dx'd in May 2013.
dx of Stage IV Endo & bilateral salpinectomy in June 2013.
Partner IVF#1a- December 2013 - H's eggs, my Ute - CANCELLED due to low response
Partner IVF #1b - February 2014 - H's eggs, my Ute - ER February 4 (10 retrieved, 3 fertilized), Transfer Feb 7 of one Grade 1 and one Grade 2 day 3 embryos. 1 - Day 3, Grade 1 frosty saved. BFP - 6dp3dt via FRER, Beta #1 - 110, Beta #2 175, Beta #3 - 348, Beta #4 - 2222!, Beta #5 - 4255. Ultrasound (6w1d) - 2 heartbearts!
We lost our beautiful Twin baby girls on June 18, 2014. Tavin Sara and Casey Elizabeth were born at 21 weeks gestation and were absolutely beautiful, precious, amazing babies. We miss our daughters every day and love them with all our hearts.
We're queer. I'm 33, have severe stage 4 endo, and had both fallopian tubes removed. My love ("Manada" on the boards, 32) was diagnosed with diminished ovarian reserve. We did Partner IVF (my eggs, her uterus). We lost our twins Tavin and Casey at 21 weeks gestation.
Our IUIs
with @Manada: IUI# 1-7 (December 2012- September 2013) all BFN. Tried natural, femara, clomid, puregon/follistim, clomid and menopur combo, both the ovidrel and HCG triggers.
Our IVFs:
IVF #1 my eggs November/December 2013: Cancelled IVF due to poor response
IVF #2 my eggs/Manada's uterus January/February 2014
BCPs and lupron overlap Stimmed: 1/22-2/2: Bravelle and Menopur (dosage ranged from B300 and M150 to B375 and M150 to B300 and M225)
2/4 retrieved 10 eggs. Endo was much worse than expected. Only 3 eggs fertilized; February 7 transferred two day 3 embryos, froze one. All great condition.
BFP eve of 6dp3dt; Beta 1 (11dp3dt): 110; Beta 2 (13dp3dt): 175; Beta 3 (15dp3dt): 348; Beta 4 (19dp3dt): 2222; Beta 5 (21dp3dt): 4255
1st ultrasound (3/6 6w 1d): TWINS!!!! Twin A measuring 6w1d with a heartbeat of 118bpm. Twin B measuring 6w0d with a heartbeat of 113bpm.
***July 18, 2014 we lost our beautiful babies at 21 weeks gestation. They were born too early. Tavin Sara T. and Casey Elizabeth T. are beautiful and precious and we will love them and miss them forever.***
FET #1 December 2014
Married to my amazing wife 6/12/10
TTC since 6/11
Unmedicated IUI #1 - 6/28/11 - BFN
Unmedicated IUI #2 - 7/25/11 - BFN
Robotic Myomectomy (Fibroid Surgery) - 11/15/11
Unmedicated IUI #3 - 4/24/12 - BFN
Progesterone Supported Leuteal Phase IUI #4 - 6/21/12 - BFP!!
Baby Boy G Born 3/24/13
On to #2, are we crazy?
IUI #1 - 11/28/14 - BFP! Beta #1 (11DPO) 34, Beta #2 (13DPO) 101, Beta #3 (20DPO) 3043
Ultrasound at 6w4d shows a single, fluttering heartbeat. Say hello to Sticky Ricki!
Congrats .... will you be keeping them together in the same nursery or same crib?
They are adorable !!!!
CONGRATS ! - if you have a questions we just went through it all ask away!
our Blog -http://dosbabies.wordpress.com/
Queer coupled and having a BABY with the love of my life! Love my life and wouldn't have it any other way!
First IUI 1/22/2013 BFN: 2/7/2013, Second IUI 2/21/2013 BFN: 3/9/2013, Third IUI 4/23/2013 BFN: 5/8/2013, Fourth IUI 5/24/2013 BFN: 6/7/2013, Fifth IUI 6/24/2013 BFN: 7/8/2013
C began IUI's
7/23/2013 C's first IUI BFN, 8/21/2013 C's second IUI BFN , Took a break in September and October, 11/05/2013 C's 3rd IUI (TWW...we meet again...) BFN, Took off the month to switch to an RE. 01/01/2014 C's 4th IUI...BFP!!!!!!!! Beta #1- 17, Beta #2- 34, Beta #3-140.... 6W Ultra-Sound Reveals nothing in Gestation Sack... Natural M/C at 7W, 2/3/2014
03/21/2014 IUI #10...BFP!!! Beta #1- 48, Beta #2- 416, Beta #3- 1018. GROW BABY GROW!!!
1st Ultrasound 4/22/2014 Baby Squints is PERFECT! Measuring at 6w2d with a heartbeat of 129. EDD: 12/12/14.
Ultrasound at 18 weeks on 7/14/2014. Baby is healthy and growing just as she should!
Check out my blog at: http://journeytoparenthoodandmakingmilk.blogspot.com/
*DS 6/28/2013*
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