Babies on the Brain

Best Resources for Someone with NO Baby Experience

I am an only child of an only child.  To boot, my husband has no nieces or nephews and as he was the baby of the family, has no experience with really little ones either.  There are SO many things I don't know. (ie: Tonight I heard about the RH factor for the first time and the concept of purifying water for formula never occurred to me.)  I want to read up as much as I can before TTC. 

Please link up some websites that you either used when you were a new parent, or things that you wish you had read.  THANKS!  :)

Me: 27 DH: 27

October 2013: Endo erosion/ Clear HSG

March 2014: SA #1/  2%morph, borderline sperm count, decent motility

June 2014: SA#2/  2% morph, low sperm count, worse motility

Plan: "Quick Start IVF"/antagonist protocol with Follistim, Ganirelix, Ovidrel and progesterone suppositories (yay)

High AMH (11) and Low BMI= low doses of everything to prevent OHSS

July 27, 2014: Started Follistim injections for ten days

July 31, 2014: U/S= 20 follicles, 8.5 lining, E2 is good, Ganirelix for 4 days starting 8/2

August 4, 2014: 14 follicles on-track, good lining, Trigger 8/6

August 9, 2014: 9 ICSIed/ 5 embryos; aiming for a 5dt on 8/13

August 13, 2014: 5DT of 1 4BA almost-hatching blastocyst (Please hang in, Little Bug!)

August 14, 2014: We have 3 frosties! Hope they're having fun hanging out together. :)

August 23, 2014: Beta #1: 144 8/23/14: Beta #2: 374 Beta 8/25/14  Beta #3: 6,600 9/3/14

September 9, 2014: Ultrasound #1 115 heartbeats per minute

September 23, 2014: Ultrasound #2 182 heartbeats per minute 

September 26, 2014: Love my OB's office

October 10, 2014: Our baby looks like a baby and is moving all over!  

December 8, 2014: Anatomy scan- It's a girl! 


"Hope strengthens.  Fear kills."- Karen Marie Moning

"Heaviness is only temporary; the daylight will soon break in."- needtobreathe

Re: Best Resources for Someone with NO Baby Experience

  • I don't have a child yet either. But, TheBump is a nicely knowledgeable place, stick around you'll learn a lot. 

    I would suggest going to the library and checking out a bunch of books. It's cheap (free) and you a learn at your own



    Me:32 DH:34 
    Sept. 2008 Ditched the BC, began TTC so happy and fun 
    Feb. 2009 Started charting/timed IC 
    Mar. 2011 RE Appt. 
    Apr. 2011 HSG good SA good Labwork good Diagnosis: Unexplained Infertility 
    Nov. 2011 Clomid/HCG/TI/Progesterone=BFN 
    Dec. 2011 Clomid Overstim cancelled cycle 
    Feb. 2013: Recheck SA-still good Clomid/HCG/IUI cancelled, TI instead=BFN 
    Mar. 2013: IUI 1 non-med cycle=BFN,
    Apr. 2013- IUI 2 non med cycle=BFN  
    Aug. 2013-Diagnostic lap done=Diagnosis s Endometriosis 
    Sept.2013-Non med cycle, TI=BFN
    Oct. 2013-Non med cycle, TI=BFN
    Nov. 2013-Non med cycle, TI, praying for our miracle 
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  • imagesomedaymommy:

    I don't have a child yet either. But, TheBump is a nicely knowledgeable place, stick around you'll lea



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