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Pregnant after IF
lisabugg444
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Sophia's birth story (lisabugg444)
lisabugg444
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Sorry this is late but it's a whirlwind after giving birth...
Sophia Juliet was born Tuesday, April 15 at 10:13 am after a quick and successful induction. We went in at 8 pm Monday and I took a low dose of cytotec around 10:30. Two hours later the contractions were super strong and coming on top of each other, and I was dilated to 3 cm. They offered the epidural and I gladly took it. Putting the epi in was a bit painful and scary, but soon after I got some relief and was able to sleep an hour or two. They kept flipping me from side to side and giving me oxygen because my BP was fluctuating and the baby was becoming stressed. After some rest I started feeling contractions on my right side down in my groin. Self-dosing didn't help, so the anesthesiologist was called back in and gave me another dose. I dilated to about 6 cm, and the OB broke my water, which I felt a warm gushing down my leg. They detected some meconium in the fluid, so they alerted the NICU team to be present at delivery. Then around 8 am contractions got stronger and no matter what I did I couldn't stay on top of the pain. I could feel the intense pressure building but they wanted the baby to labor down to -1 or -2 station. So I endured it about an hour, until I couldn't stop the pushing and yelled for the OB. They came in and put me in position to push, and then talked me through. It was the hardest thing I've ever done, and that was still with the epi. It was only about 40 minutes of pushing and she came out. They whisked her to the warmer and cleared the meconium from her airway and checked her out. She was fine. 6lb 11.2 oz, 21.5 in long. Alert and rosy. OB stitched me up (2nd degree tear, ouch) and delivered the placenta while they laid her on me. I bawled my eyes out when we met.
The whole process lasted about 12 hours and I never needed the pitocin. The OB said I was very lucky how smooth and quickly it went. Unfortunately it hasn't been that smooth since we came home. My anxiety disorder has been through the roof thanks to the postpartum hormones and adjusting to bringing baby home. It has definitely hit me hard. I knew the first few nights would be hard, but I really had no idea. I am not bonding with her as much as I had hoped. Luckily, I have DH, my mom, and my sister taking care of me and Sophia. DH has been so spectacular; I could not survive this without him. He is being strong for both of us. I will see my OB next week about the anxiety and depression and just take it day by day.
Thank you everyone for your support and love these 9 months. Here is Sophia coming home from the hospital. :-)
TTC #1 since 2011
Me: 36, anovulatory PCOS; DH: 34, fine
Sophia Juliet conceived through IVF and born April 15, 2014
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Re: Sophia's birth story (lisabugg444)
IVF cycle 1 (Nov 2013)- freeze all d/t OHSS
FET #1-BFN
FET #2-BFP baby girl born Dec 2014
FET #3-Sept 2017 BFP but miscarried at 6 weeks
IVF cycle 2 (Oct 2017)- freeze all again d/t OHSS
FET #1 BPF, pregnant with a singleton due Sept 2018
DX: Adenomyosis, Compounded MTHFR, PAI-1 4G variant
DH: 34
MFI due to Testicular Cancer
Married March 2012
IVF w/ICSI #1
10 little polar bears
FET #1 with 2 polar bears ~Nov 6, 2013 BFN
FET # 2 with 2 more polar bears ~March 19, 2014 BFP!!!
Beta 1= 276
Beta 2= 662
4/19/14 ~ baby A became an angel
5/02/14 ~ baby B became an angel
5/3/14 ~ D&C
FET #3 with 1 male polar bear ~October 3, 2014
October 13, 2014 ~ BFN
Fur Children: Memphis 3y, Dutch 3y, Marcel 2y, Meadow 1y
January 2015 Siggy Challenge TTCAL
Animals Interacting with Snow
6 rounds of clomid = no luck
IVF w/ ICSI & AZH #1 - Jan/2011 = ET cancelled OHSS
FET #1 & #2 - March/2011 & June/2011 = Chemical Preg.
IVF w/ Half ICSI #2 New RE - May/2012 = BFN!
May '12 - Sep '13 - Took A Break
Dec '13 IVF w/ Half ICSI #3!!!!! Switched RE
Protocol - Lupron trigger/Follistim/Ganirelix/Estrace/Vivelle/Crinone
6/27/14 - Emergency C/S @ 30w2d - Baby A 2lb 14oz, Baby B 2lb 11 oz
IF, 5 losses, 1 son, 1 on the way.
***SIGGY/TICKER WARNING***
TTC since September 2012 ~ DH(32): Non-obstructive azoospermia, Me(32): Normal
10/13 - TESE found sperm!! ~ 11/13 - IVF w/ ICSI #1 ~ ER 11/23/13 ~ 10 R, 9 M, 8 F
ET 11/29/13 ~ Transferred 2 beautiful hatching blasts, 5 frosties
12/5/13 - BFP!!! Beta #1 (12/7/13) - 189 Beta #2 (12/9/13) - 401 Beta #3 5871
12/16/13 U/S #1 - TWINS!! EDD - August 16, 2014 ~ 7/19/14 - Our beautiful baby girls joined the world!
Me (34)- no issues found MH (36)- MFI due to Vericocele. Straight to IVF w/ICSI 9/12, Antagonist. 9R, 7M, 5F = BFN c/p, New RE for IVF #2- 1/13., Long Lupron. ER on 1/22 -10R, 9M, 9F. Transfer on hold due to overstimming. FET in Feb. 2 frozen blasts. Another BFN & another c/p. RPL testing all negative besides MTHFR gene, vericocle repair surgery 4/12/13-Bilateral Grade 3 Vericocele found & fixed, IVF #3 with PGS 4/13- 11R, 9M, 9F. Transferred 2 normal=BFN, 3 normal on ice. CCRM-here we come! ODWU-All test results normal. EPP in August. 21R, 20M, 19F. 12 blasts biopsied & frozen for CCS testing. Results showed 11 normal! FET Oct. 30. 2 5d 4AA blasts transferred. First ever BFP!!! Beta 1=216, Beta 2=870 1st U/S=It's TWINS!!! It's a BOY and a GIRL!! Everyone Welcome!!!
Me: 42. DH: 46.
1st Pregnancy: MC, 11/19/00.
2nd Pregnancy: DS born 04/10/06.
3rd Pregnancy: CP, 03/11.
4th Pregnancy: MMC, D&C 11/30/11, Genetic testing revealed Trisomy 4.
5th Pregnancy: Ectopic, 2 doses of Methotrexate unsuccessful, surgery 4/10/12, right tube removed.
Tried Letrozole January 2013-July 2013 (including 2 IUIs), all BFN. After 2 1/2 years of trying for child #2, decided to "give up" after July cycle, based on AMA.
August 16, 2013: BFP our first month of "not trying!" Still in shock. Beta #1 (14dpo): 183. Beta #2 (17dpo): 611. Ultrasound 8/30/13: baby measured 6 weeks, 1 day, heart rate of 118 bpm!
Ultrasound 9/13/13: 8 weeks, heart rate of 176!
Baby is due 4/26/14
4 rounds of clomid, 2 with IUI = BFN