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Success after IF
Ladies, I'm pregnant.
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Re: Ladies, I'm pregnant.
Dx: PCOS, Anovulation, RPL
Born via emergency c/s February 9, 2008 - 9lbs, 3 oz!!!!
TTC# 2 since February 2010 - BFP #1 Sept 2010-(5mg Femara, 1500mg Met, Ovridel) Missed M/C at 10w2d, discovered at 13w2d, D&C at 14w
BFP # 2 - February 2011-(1500mg Met, HCG Injection) Missed M/C at 10w1d, discovered at 10w3d, D&C at 11w...RPL testing came back all normal.
Trying again. June 2011 - Clomid/1500 mg Met / Baby Aspirin - BFFN!
July 2011 Femara/1500mg Met/ Baby Aspirin - c/p
August 2011 - Femara/1500mg Met/ Baby Aspirin - c/p
September 2011 - Puregon/ 1500mg Met/ Baby Aspirin - BFFN!!!!
HUGE congrats!!! I understand the range of emotions and surprise, even though my 2 are 15 months apart. It is scary, but so much fun when they are here
My sister and I are 11 months apart, and we are best friends. Growing up we always had someone to play with (or get into trouble with). My mom gave me lots of advice when I was pregnant, and she said it is hard (she would go in to our room at night and think "They are so cute... But God give me strength to do it again tomorrow!"), but also lots of fun. When we were 1 and 2, we figured out how to stand in our cribs, reach out and grab each other's arms and pull our cribs next to each other. Then one of us would climb in with the other to play (probably not so safe and obviously we weren't sleeping, but my parents have tons of pictures of us hanging out in the crib together).
You will do great! I can't imagine life any other way, now. My DD is the cutest thing ever, and she LOVES her big brother (her face lights up whenever he goes anywhere near her). DS loves his sister, too - whenever she wakes up from her morning nap, he runs in to get her yelling her name and laughing.
"I have four children. Two are adopted. I forget which two. -Bob Constantine
"All for Love,' a Saviour prayed 'Abba Father have Your way. Though they know not what they do...Let the Cross draw men to You...."
Wow, I am shocked but so happy for you! You are an amazing person and mother and I know you will do great
My brothers are a little over 12 months apart and my mom never regretted a 2nd of it! She loved having them so close together... they were best friends and still are!!!
Hang in there lady, you're going to be just fine! Hugs!
wait a second... you had SEX.... and got PREGNANT????? lol.
Congrats lady. You'll figure it all out. What a delightful problem to have! (and to skip the few couple weeks of pregnancy hell - I'm even MORE envious! ha!)
5 REs + 3 surgical hysteroscopies for septum/lap + 3 failed IUIs
IVF w/ICSI/AH & acu = BFP!, unexplained spontaneous m/c @ 8w2d (our little girl),
FET w/acu = BFP!, B/G twins!, lost MP @19w, dx w/funneling cervix @20w,
twins nearly lost to IC @21w, saved by rescue cerclage, 17P & 16w of bedrest
Our twins born @36w4d via CS when A came foot first
Thankful for every day
Congratulations!!
It is COMPLETELY normal to be freaked out at first. Thankfully, pregnancy is a long haul, and you guys will figure it out by October.
You will be shocked at how much more independent Brady will be at 11 months old. 11 month olds and 3 months old don't even remotely need the same amount of care.
It will be okay...and your babies will be the best of friends.
Congrats, Mama!!
Congratulations! I know marcuej was one of the ones with a surprise BFP quickly after #1. I haven't read the responses, but hopefully she chimes in.
I know the unexpected & overwhelming feelings a surprise BFP can bring, but you will get used to the idea. DD was almost a year when I found out, and I still have feelings of guilt for taking away time from her. But now that #2 is almost here I am so excited to add to our family and give DD a little brother. I know it will be hard at first (mostly for me and DH, LOL), but I think it will be so great for them to grow up so close together.
Also, my brother and I are 12 months apart and my Mom always says it wasn't too bad for her to take care of us both. My brother and I are very close and always have been. You will get used to the idea, but it will take some time and that is perfectly normal. Congratulations again!
OMG, Congrats!!
I'm sure you are completely shocked and overwhelmed right now, but you'll be just fine. And PPs are right in that the babies will be super close. My mom dealt with IF when trying to get PG with me, but then got PG with my brother just a couple months after I was born. We were almost like twins growing up, always very close and we still are.
Holy SH!T Lady!!!!! A boy named Brady SHOULD have an Irish twin?
I can understand how your emotions are mixed, but it will be okay- it will be more than okay- it is going to be amazing. You are going to have another beautiful child to add to your already beautiful family. That is all that matters. The rest of it is just a bunch of details that will work themselves out.
So... I am going to go ahead and
SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Congrats, sweetie!!!!!!!
Hi! I was in your shoes! Except mine are 13 months apart:)
Congratulations! I understand the crazy range of emotions you are feeling right now too. You have lots of time to get prepared, and I can give you some of the ideas that worked for us (later when you are really freaking out!).
I think in some ways it is easier when they are super close in age because they are so adaptable at that young age.
MyColony, cjsbdl, marquej all have babies close in age too.
-----Lisa-----
i can totally understand your fear, but you will be great, and think of how nice it will be for the kids to be close in age...they can be each other's best friends.
congratulations!!
I was in the same situation. I had DD (after going through treatment to get pregnant with her), went on birth control at two weeks pp, had a period, then nothing. I found out I was pregnant almost 4 months after she was born, and DS was born 4 days before her first birthday.
I had all the same fears you do. DD doesn't get as much attention as I might like to give her, but it's actually helped - she's become more independent and it's really cool to see her learn new things on her own. She LOVES DS, and they're close enough in age that I can already see they'll be close.
It was rough in the beginning, but it gets SO much better SO quickly. Trust me.
A few tips - start letting LO #1 be a little more independent in the months before #2 is born. It helped Mia so much to not expect me to be paying attention to her 100% of the time when DS came home. I didn't worry about weaning her off the bottle or the paci before he was born - she was going to see him with them, so it would have been miserable. She was off the bottle by 14 months, and dropped the paci with no problem shortly after.
You'll do fine! Congratulations!
Oh my goodness! Everything will work out.
Congrats!!
*Excessive scar tissue, blocked tubes*hypothyroidism*
IVF #1 BFN 10/07
IVF #2 w/ICSI & AH*C/P 5/09
Beta #1-33 Beta #2-50 Beta #3-10
FET 9/9/09*Transferred 2 Blasts*BFP!
Beta #1- 2991, Beta #2 - 6757
Ours are not as close in age as yours will be, but I got pregnant when DS was 4 months old and was a complete and utter mix of emotions. I was holding my baby and was going to have another baby? It seemed impossible.
I was a wreck because I was mad at myself for even questioning my second pregnancy, even for a split second. I guarantee all of the emotions that you are feeling (the good, the bad, etc.) are totally normal.
For me, the hardest thing about having kids relatively close in age was the exhaustion I felt from my second pregnancy. I had a hard time being pregnant and taking care of a little one (but I think a lot of people pregnant again feel this way). Once my DD came, it was amazing. Not to sound like a braggart, but I really underestimated myself and my abilities. I think it was a harder change to go from having no children to one child than from one child to two children. Yes, there have been plenty of days that I want to pull my hair out but at the end of the day, here I am a mom of two kids. I thought it would be impossible to get and stay pregnant once, let alone twice and have it all work out.
You will do great and your son is so so lucky to have you as a mom! As people always say, love grows, it does not divide. I can totally say that I feel that way. I love my kids equally and there is more than enough love to go around
Good luck!!!
I can only imagine how shocked you are but I'm thrilled for you, sweetie. I know what a wonderful mama you are to sweet B. This LO is one lucky baby!
What a wonderful surprise! Congrats!
Mine aren't quite as close (16 months) but it is great to see the interaction between them. And DD is already becoming a little mommy to her brother.
Keep us posted! And Congrats again!
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