what did you say? I am lost on how to tell the world! I sorta wanna get the message across that this took almost 100 years to happen ya know?? I dont want to hear the "oh see, we knew it would work after you adopted". But at the same time I am not looking for pity. any ideas on how to spill the beans??
Re: What did you FB pg announcement look like??
i accident outed myself when replying to a status on FB.
One person noticed and that was all it took
I then posted a picture of DD and I with my 24ish week belly. and said thank you for the well wishes that we are happily expecting a baby boy in August.
TTC #2 since June '08
~*DD 10.21.07*~
dx unexplained
IUI #1-4 BFN
IVF#1 June 2011 BFN
IVF#2 Dec 2011
Beta#1 12/21 : 812 Beta#2 12/23 : 1634
EDD 8/25
*PAIFW/SAIFW*
I posted something simple like:
"It's with grateful hearts that H and I announce the impending arrival of Baby D coming this October. Many thanks for those providing support and prayers that last few years, our family is so blessed..."
It was super important for me to acknowledge the fact that I didn't just get pregnant right away and also to thank friends and family.
"I prayed for this child and the Lord has granted what I asked of him." ~1 Samuel 1:27
"Whatever it takes, we walk together." ~Pittsburgh Penguins
My IF-turned-baby blog
IVF #1-July 2011 7/9/11-Started Stims
7/20/11-ER:No eggs in 4/5 follicles. Left the 5th follie intact and converted to an IUI
8/3/11-Beta #1=BFN,
Nov, 2011 BFP #1=m/c at 7 wks 3 days
11/11-AMH .47, IVF #2 March 2012...or not!! Surprise BFP on 2/19. Beta #1=161. Beta #2 305 Our little miracle girl is on her way! Due Oct 29, 2012
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This was ours:
I was pumpkin picking in the fall and had a friend take a picture of DH and I holding 2 little pumpkins and I posted, "Expecting 2 little pumpkins in the Spring!" I haven't announced this pregnancy yet.
Eta: for this pregnancy I will definitely acknowledge the bumps and losses along the way but I haven't quite figured out how.
Emerson Lily 6 lbs 13 oz & Ellis Willow 6 lbs 9 oz
Tara & Dave - TTC since September 2006
PCOS - dx 1999 (amenorrhea) | freakishly long fallopian tubes
Hypoglycemic | thyroid issues | severely anemic
Multiple Clomid cycles of 50, 100, 150 - absolutely no response
Follistim 50/100 | Follistim 75/125 | Follistim 100/150 IUI - all BFNs
Converted IVF - BFP - m/c | FET - BFN | IVF #2 = BFN
IVF #3
Here is what I posted last night:
After 3 ? years of infertility, a pregnancy loss, numerous failed infertility treatments, and countless nights of tears wondering if we would ever be parents, we are excited to announce that we are pregnant! Our little snowflake should arrive in early January 2013. While we are closer to our dreams coming true, this journey will not be completely over until our little snowflake is safely in our arms. Please keep us in your prayers.
I posted "...is nurturing her inner child...literally!" and then waited for the comments. It was fun.
I also posted just a regular message in spanish for my family in Spain. What's funny is that one of DH's cousins didn't get it from my post but figured it out from my post in spanish using the little spanish she learned in high school!
Me: PCOS DH: Low everything (MFI)
Clomid with TI x 3 2010 BFN
Clomid+IUI+Ovidrel 2010 BFN
IVF w/ICSI #1 2011
9/8/11 Beta #1: 2082!! 9/19/11 Beta#2 34,689!! U/S 9/22/11 HR 127! 11/8/11 HR 150! 12/6/11 HR 136! 12/14/11 HR 139! Born at 26w2d on 2/4/2012! After 83 days in the NICU, Adalyn came home on 4/26/12!
FET 1 3/2013 BFN
FET 2 5/2013 BFN
I didn't really announce - but posted
"I think Man Vs Food is like food porn for someone with gestational diabetes"
and
"in the voice of cartman: screw you GD- I'm having ice cream. Sometimes a girl has to give into her cravings
But more recently I said I had originally wanted to be surprised by the gender when the baby was born, but decided that becoming pregnant after struggling w/ IF for 5 yrs was surprise enough so we peeked and can't wait to meet our son
DH: 31, normal!
April/May 2011: Menopur + Ovidrel +TI = BFN
Oct 2011: Menopur + Hcg +IUI = BFP!
Beta #1 (13dpiui)= 129.7, Beta #2 (15 dpiui)= 305
PAIF/SAIF always welcome!
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DH and I have odd, somewhat warped senses of humor.
We haven't shared our IF with many people IRL or on FB, and don't plan to. If we do a fb announcement, I want to take a pic of me with my head hanging in the toilet, with DH holding a sign that says "We're expecting! Baby (our last name) coming January 2013."
(This isn't completely accurate. I only dry heave, but I do plenty of that, and sometimes over the toilet because I'm sure it's going to be the time I actually throw up.)
I like the photo someone shared w/ the baby shoes. You could that, w/ the dogs' feet in it, too.
I posted a pic of our feet - DH, DD and I - along with 2 sets of baby booties (since it's twins). We didn't announce until I was 20 weeks though. I waited a long time to tell family and then we wanted to tell other close friends before announcing. Then we had to go on our trip to Italy to get DD (she studied abroad this semester). We took the photo while we were there.
Love it.
Posted an u/s pic and said "That blob is our daughter. One of two we can't wait to meet in August." And in came the responses.
Earlier m/c. DX (finally) 10/10: abnormal acrosome.
ICSI #1 3dt 11/20/11 HPT BFP 11/30 Our beautiful daughters were born July 28, 2012.
** All welcome. **
This is a tear-jerker. I might steal it.
Baby Boy born sleeping at 20 weeks.