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PCP/TTC/ATP Wednesday
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What's going on this week?
QOTD: What is a funny memory you have of yourself as a child?
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Re: PCP/TTC/ATP Wednesday
We had our 30-week appointment this morning, and the babies are doing great. Meg is estimated at 3 lb 6 oz, and Henry at 3 lb 8 oz. I know those estimates can run high, but still exciting. The doctor thought a short babymoon the first week of April would be no problem, so that will be fun. We scheduled our next appointment for the day before, so we'll get a last check in before we leave. The nurse also gave Jen a prescription for one of those slings to support the belly - apparently we just have to take it to a particular shop and it will be covered by insurance. She also said that she'll give us a prescription for a breast pump as soon as the babies are born, and insurance will cover that too because it's twins.
I also scheduled an appointment with a lawyer so we can get the second-parent adoption paperwork in place and ready to go when they're born.
QOTD: I insisted on quitting tap and ballet when I started kindergarten because I was convinced that I would need all my energy and time to focus on schoolwork. Oy!
Honestly... I need a break. The kids are wonderful but put them all together over the course of 3 1/2 months with me as the 24/7 caregiver and I will admit that I need some down time. I've had a hard time admitting that but here I am, I-NEED-A-BREAK-PLEASE-AND-THANK-YOU.
A has been testing her boundaries this week, nothing too bad but enough to irk me some days. She has been acting like she can't do things she's known how to do for years and interrupting when I'm speaking to the other kids, annoying. She is doing well in school, has read almost 79,000 words this year so far. She got second place for sales in the most recent school fundraiser and was given a $50 giftcard to Target for her efforts.
Iz seems to be understanding that her behavior = consequences (good or bad) and is trying to have good behavior. Her listening and direction following need some work but they are getting better. I'm making more of an effort to shut up and listen (even if it takes her forever to get it out) rather than rushing her. One thing about Iz that I don't know how to address is that she says she doesn't know why she misbehaves so much, she chooses to do the right things but then doesn't; she states this like she doesn't have a choice in how she behaves. I've explained to her that we all choose how we behave and that we can make good or bad choices, the choice we make is what we do and if she is misbehaving than it's because she is choosing to do so. She seems to understand the logic and says she wants to/will behave but there is no follow though. She is going to make me the most patient mother on Earth.
Owl hasn't really progressed much lately, although I did get her to say (speak/grunt/scream/squeal like she is possessed) poo poo after pestering her for awhile the other night but she hasn't said it or anything else since. I told our SW today that Owl still has me stumped after all these months, I can't figure her out. I want to help her speak and play and love but she is so resistant to everything, she is so blank and full of avoidance to normal behaviors.
Apple is good, she cut her first tooth! She has been sleeping better at night, waking only a couple of times for a bottle. She's been wanting to sit by herself but her balance still isn't all that great and she either falls to the side or folds herself in half leaning forward.
QOTD: I remember learning to use the phone for the first time, I has dialed the first three numbers, got to the dash and asked my Grandma where the dash was on the buttons, she laughed hard before telling me I didn't have to dial the dash.
Two Mommies Healing Hearts
Bagh, I literally just broke down and peed on a stick. BFN. I know that 5dp5dt is too early to know for sure. Stupid. Stupid.
QOTD: While playing a game of hide and seek with my sister (I was 4 or 5) I decided I would outsmart her by locking the bathroom door (which only locked/unlocked from the inside) then closing the door so she would think I was in the bathroom. The game went on for a while until my parents noticed that the bathroom door was locked and nobody was in there. My dad ended up lifting me through the very small bathroom window to go in and unlock the door :-)
IUI #2 (100 mg clomid and HCG trigger) - BFN
IUI #3 (Gonal-f and HCG trigger) - BFN
IVF #1 - 21 retrieved, 20 mature, 15 fertilized (ICSI), 2 d5 blasts transferred, 8 frozen - c/p
FET #1 - BFFN
FET #2 - BFN? c/p? Either way no baby
FET #3 - No shock...BFN
FET #4 - BFN :-(
Surgery and TTC cancelled - pursuing surrogacy
7/31/12 Surrogate got a +HPT!!!!
PCP: Had dinner with our donor on Sunday night. Worked almost everything out and decided we can handle the rest of the discussions via Skype and email. He's four hours away, but he and his wife are super flexible and gracious and I just am so happy with our choice. And so...
TTC: We will do our first insemination in April! That gets us two fresh inseminations before our donor moves and we have to ship sperm. I am both freaking out and totally excited.
It also means I will be making no fewer than FOUR trips back to Michigan between now and the end of May.
AMH 0.5, AFC 5-8, FSH 7ish
IVF #1 - antagonist. Empty follicle syndrome. 1 retrieved, 0 fertilized.
IVF #2 - antagonist. Ovulated early. 3 retrieved, 2 fertilized, 0 blasts
Status quo here. Waiting on my cycles to start again or for an April endo/RE appointment.
QOTD: It wasn't funny to me at the time, but watching videos of my childhood there was one where I was in a baton twirling event for a town festival. I recall being pretty good, but I guess not so much. In my defense, during the taping of this video I had only been doing it for a few weeks, so I'm sure I got better.
RE appointment this morning; I seem to be ovulating on the left AGAIN, which is awesome AGAIN because that's the definitely-good tube. Dominant follicle is 13 mm. Going in again on Friday and IUI probably soon after.
This is cycle 6 and as I said in TTT yesterday, this is our last one before we make some kind of change, either meds or donor (probably the former, but possibly both).
Can't think of a funny memory right now although I know I have many. I'm sure it will come to me later...
9 IUIs = 9 BFNs
IVF October 2012: 22 eggs retrieved, 17 fertilized, 5 frozen
ET #1: 1 blast = BFP; Blighted ovum discovered at 7w5d; D&E
FET #1: 1 blast = BFP; Missed m/c discovered at 9w5d; D&E
Karyotyping: normal ~ RPL Testing: normal ~ Hysteroscopy: normal
FET #2: 1 blast transferred 10/25; BFP 10/31!
EDD 7/13/14 ~ Induced at 37w4d due to pre-eclampsia ~ Born on 6/28/14
*Everyone welcome*
things are rolling along. We are having some listening issues in our house (ok, blatantly ignoring issues) that are going to drive me nuts. And last night, Carter's whining was making my ears bleed and my patience tank to plummet to zero (holy hell that child can whine.) See, CT? It isn't just Sprout!
QOTD: Funny now - but I dropped the metal offering plate onto the hardwood floors of church when I was about 9. It wasn't funny at the time (I was mortified), but funny now that i am not 9y!