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Tryingtogetpregnant
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Baby TTGP is here!
Tryingtogetpregnant
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I'm sorry it's taken me so long to post since we've had our little guy - things have been chaotic! 
Anyway, here goes my birth story:
I had my 1st internal exam on Thurs., April 15 at 37w1d, and I never really felt right after it. It was really painful and I just felt nauseous the next 36 hours. My DH and I canceled our plans on Fri., April 16 and just had dinner and a date night at home. We reminisced about how great our lives have been together and how excited we are to expand our family. I told him I just felt like we were going to have our baby sooner rather than later. I had no idea how soon though!
At 2am on Sat., April 17, I felt a huge gush and knew my water broke. We quickly packed our bags and took showers to get ready for our big day. We got to the hospital around 4:30am and my contrax never started on their own. At 6:30am, we started pitocin to hopefully speed things up. My contrax started very slowly, but I was around a 3.5 at 11am. I got my epi then and we were hoping we were on our way. Things were still pretty slow until around 3pm when my contrax started picking up quickly. I was dialated to an 8-9 around 5pm. We started pushing around 9pm and our baby, Colin Reid, was born at 10:43pm. He was 7lbs 8oz and 20 1/4 in long. It was a super looooong day, but it was so amazing.
Colin did go to the NICU nursery for about 2 hours to clear fluid from his lungs, but he did fine after that. We got home on Monday afternoon and the days have flown by since. My DH was home until this Monday and my mom came for a couple days this week too. It's my first day by myself with our little Booger today!
Parenting has been a huge learning curve for us and we are quickly learning more and more about our little guy as the days go by. We are having a blast though! I still can't honestly believe he is here.
And, for all of you girls still to deliver.........yes, L&D and the clean up part is all pretty nasty, but in a strange way, you just really don't care. I was so worried about my DH being there and feeling embarassed. It wasn't like that at all - it was so much more bonding than I ever thought.
I can't wait to learn lots from all of you mommies out there! I hope to be back more consistently now.
Thanks for everything ladies!
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Re: Baby TTGP is here!
Married 8.13.2005, M/C 12/8/06- 5 weeks, M/C 2/27/07- 7 weeks, M/C w/ D&C 8/10/09-6.5 weeks *Charles Lawrence born 5/2/08 @ 3:14am, 7lb 8oz, 20.5 inches. Clomid, Crinone and baby aspirin. *Alexandra Claire born 9/14/10 @ 9:52am 6lb 14oz, 20.5 inches. Femara, Crinone and baby aspirin.
If I would have known you didn't let the board know I would have told them!
He is sooo cute!
Savannah
Callista
Baby Trail Blog
"Someday we will look at our babies and know it will be worth it. If it was easy, we would not have had our babies, the babies we were meant to have." From Amy052006
Baby Beau
TTC #1 for 5 years - Many years, many tears 3 Clomid IUIs all BFN IVF#1 w/ ICSI = BFP!!!! Beta #1 - 157 11dp3dt, Beta #2 - 340 13dp3dt
FET for #2 9/1/11 Beta #1 9dp5dt - 153!!! Beta #2 11dp5dt - 426!!!
Psalm 113:9 He settles the barren woman in her home as a happy mother of children. Praise the LORD.
Congrats!
After 7 years trying to concieve, 3 failed IUIs and 2 failed IVFs, my third IVF was a success!
My Christmas baby turned into a turkey bird! Dillon Richard was born at 34 weeks, 5 days on November 28, 2009 after 10 weeks on bedrest for preeclampsia.
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Our Thanksgiving Day baby 11/22/07
Pregnant with #2 with LPD, uterine polyp/hysteroscopy, DOR (AMH = 0.17), 2 c/ps
Our early Christmas present 12/9/10
Congrats Jenny!!
He's a cutie
Worrying does not empty tomorrow of its troubles, It empties today of its strength. ~Corrie ten Boom
Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I'll try again tomorrow. ~Mary Anne Radmacher (thank you beadinglady)
It's been a long journey. TTC since 9/06. multiple IUI's and IVF's and 4 m/c's. IVF#3 = BFP, twins, induced at 34w6d due to baby b passing away (no explanation). Delivered on 35w1d, Baby A - baby girl, and Baby B - baby boy, our little angel.
MTHFR A1298C & C677T, Immune Issues and Factor II
Congratulations! please post some pics if you get a chance!
2 infertiles' journey to 2 pink lines (and a baby girl)
"our IF story"
look at the birds | bless this food
Clomid M/C 8 weeks 2/08 *IVF #1-DD born 3/09
*Surprise BFP-T18 baby lost at 13w 1/10 *FET #1-DS born 2/11
Congratulations, again! Colin is such a cutie!
I am a runner, knitter, scientist, DE-IVF veteran, and stage III colon cancer survivor.