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~*~*~* Weekly IVF/TTTC/2IF/Infertility grads check-in 11/18 *~*~*~
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Wow I'm the only IF team green??
I have my 20 week U/S next week. So far nothing new, nothing scary so just assuming everything is fine. I still have lousy Morning sickness that just won't quit. Thrown up 2x this morning already. Now trying to decide on lunch.
QOTW: I love watching NCIS.
Factor V Leiden Homozygous, Advanced Maternal Age
TTC #1, 5 yrs, PCOS, Femera + Ovidrel.
IUI#3 BFP, DD 5/31/2012
TTC #2, 2 yrs, PCOS, Femera+Ovidrel
IUI#2 BFP!
@grailseeker14 We both had the pregnancy sads. I swear sunday I was in a tail spin of crying. The most rediculous moment I had was when I looked at my kitty all curled up in bed and it made me cry because she was so cute and I needed to go tuck her in. I swear I came close to reading her a bed time story. Her room is the nursery until we finally get everything moved out, then she will have her room re-set up in the basement. She needs a bed on top of a bed and lots of pillows. Or so I seem to think.
DH came up with an idea to help curb some of my more crazy moments, like I had when I was freaking out about "am I going to be able to do my 1/2 marathon in October and finish it because I'm pumping/breast feeding" I was going crazy about the logistics, will I be able to get away for long training runs...and all kinds of things. I had to put off doing my first 1/2 for 2 years because of infertility treatments, so being able to do one next year is a huge deal for me.
So we are going to take a time out each night and read a story to Hayley. I ordered some new books and we will probably hit up the library as well. My MIL and SIL's will be doing my one shower, and I think they will do like they did for DH's younger sister and have books vs cards. I know some people think this violates every miss manners rule, but I'm not asking for it (i have only said the dates I am free and told them what ever works), and I know in our cirlce people think it's great and love doing it. Even if we buy here a library, she will have lots of books. I also love love love reading.
Our OB appt last week went well. Like the previous one I was in and out. granted the OB would like to see me off Ambien around 37 weeks. I may have to arrange for telework for the last 2 weeks since I truely don't sleep at all without it and end up with vicious migraines. Once she is here and I don't have to be up at 4 AM to go to work for a at least 4 months, I can probably (hopefully) find a way to not be on it.
Saturday we went to the reveal party for our friends. It's nice to have a friend close by going through this as well. They are having a boy and one of our other friends made a comment about "well well, I'm looking at the future grandparents here"
Next week is our Anatomy scan.
QOTW: My guilty pleasure is Once Upon a Time and Vampire Diaries. I read the vampire diaries when they first came out when I was younger. I hated the series at first, but have since become addicted. I make DH watch with me.
Me: 34, DH: 32
TTC Since September 2012
Dx-PCOS, Anovulation, highly irregular cycles
March 2013 Comid 50 mg+ TI #1: BFN
April 2013 Clomid mg + TI #2: BFN
IVM#1 Aug 2012: BFN
20 FEB 2014: CP
IUI #1 Clomid 100mg 24 FEB 2014: BFN
IUI #2 Clomid 100mg 21 MAR 2014: BFN
IUI#3 Follistim & trigger 21 May 2014: BFN
IVF #1 Follistim & Menopur: 14R, 9M, 7F, transfered 2 day 3 8 cell embies
Beta #1: 7/30: 41 Beta #2 8/1: 96 Beta #3 8/4: 796 EDD:4/9/15
All Welcome@CaterinaC - So sorry you're dealing with so much MS! That's truly awful.
@Alicia_R1 - I love the idea of a story each night! :x Have you ever tried Benedryl (or its various formulations) for sleeping? I have lifelong insomnia, and that works best for me. It might be a step down option for you or something.
@for88 - I know exactly what you mean. There's a period of time when there's no real indication of pregnancy at all. It's nerve-wracking! Hope you feel movement soon!
@topaz7777 - Yikes, sorry about your MS, too. Hope it eases. Good luck next week!
@Grailseeker14 - Quiet weeks are not bad things! Sorry about the pregnancy sads.
AFM, we had our a/s yesterday, after a few days of incapacitating anxiety, and everything was perfect! We also found out we are having a girl, which I was totally STUNNED by. We're totally thrilled, but it's a mental adjustment for me. I think that may be the last scan we have all pregnancy, so this may be as exciting as it gets. I'm also pretty sure I'm feeling movement now, although it's so subtle that I could easily be wrong. I feel it most lying on my side at bedtime. I would think it's gas, but it's coming from where my uterus is.
I know we had talked some last week about sharing names, so I'll share the one we're thinking of: Jane. Middle name TBD. Sort of named after Austen and Addams, although my DH really likes it for his own reasons. What do you ladies think? I'm not 100% sold.
Also, we talked about embryo donation last week, and I wanted to share a wonderful article about a woman who posts on TB (liz4paws) about her experiences adopting an embryo.
https://www.people.com/article/embryo-adoption-liz-krainman
It's a lovely story--have your hankies ready!
QOTW: I've been binging on The Gilmore Girls recently. It always makes me want to eat junk food, partly because it irks me how much they eat and they're both super skinny.
***Losses mentioned.*** TTC #1 since May 2012. Me: 37, OH: 41. Ectopic August 2012 => tubal damage.
@CaterinaC and @topaz7777 ug I hope it goes away soon so you don't spend the whole pregnancy sick!
@pblge Yay for a girl!!!! Congratulations. Jane is a beautiful name! It's timeless and classic.
I have tried everything OTC. I was hoping pregnancy would make me tired, but like normal, I can be tired around 1-3 PM but once 8 hits, I am wide awake. I just need something that does a quick shut down of my brain.
I bet it's movement you are feeling. It took me a while to be sure it was as well.
Me: 34, DH: 32
TTC Since September 2012
Dx-PCOS, Anovulation, highly irregular cycles
March 2013 Comid 50 mg+ TI #1: BFN
April 2013 Clomid mg + TI #2: BFN
IVM#1 Aug 2012: BFN
20 FEB 2014: CP
IUI #1 Clomid 100mg 24 FEB 2014: BFN
IUI #2 Clomid 100mg 21 MAR 2014: BFN
IUI#3 Follistim & trigger 21 May 2014: BFN
IVF #1 Follistim & Menopur: 14R, 9M, 7F, transfered 2 day 3 8 cell embies
Beta #1: 7/30: 41 Beta #2 8/1: 96 Beta #3 8/4: 796 EDD:4/9/15
All WelcomeWishing everyone good luck with your scans, appointments ((hugs))
@pblge - Congrats on find out you're having a girl! I think Jane is a nice classic name. Not too popular, is cute when she's young, and will be timeless and age appropriate when she's an adult.
AFM - I had my A/S on Friday. All is well and she's beautiful and perfect. I almost cried when the Dr. focused in on her little face. That nose! So cute! I learned that I have an anterior placenta as well, which explains why I don't feel much movement. I wish I could feel more. The placenta is also low lying, but the Dr. doesn't seem to concerned right now, and says that 95% of the time it'll move before birth.
She did recommend that we have an ECHO done on the baby's heart in a few weeks, due to increased potential of heart defects with IVF. I didn't know about that. She said everything looks fine with the heart right now, but just as a precaution. We opted to do it for peace of mind, and another chance to see our lil girl in a few weeks. Strangest thing, we didn't get any pictures from the A/S. I'm super bummed about that.
We also have an OB apt on Friday , but I suspect it'll be a quick Doppler and off we go. Does anyone have any experience with the 3D/4D ultrasounds and figured out the best time to get one?
QOTW: My guilty pleasure TV shows are basically any crime show, real (48 Hours, ID Channel) or fictional (CSI, Bones, Blacklist are my current Favs.). Most people are surprised by this, since I deal with it all day but I cant get enough. But if I'm being completely honest, my REAL guilty pleasure show would be the Bachelor, when it's on. That train wreck is just too hard to NOT watch.
I hope everyone has a great week!
I'm happy to see everyone has pretty good updates. AFM, everything is still going very easy! I'm starting to feel her a TON! I can even feel her from the outside. My husband has been disappointed that he misses it every time. A couple of days ago one of my toddlers was sitting on my lap and the baby kicked right where she was. She said she felt it but I'm not sure she even understood what I was talking about
. As for names, this little girl is Brynn. Middle name is still up in the air. I had my first centering appointment with my midwife group last week. Are any of you participating in center appointments? If not, its basically where a group of women due in the same month sit down and have their appointments together. We discuss common things going on at that time in your pregnancy. Its basically The Bump in real life. It took 2 hours and we didn't cover anything I didn't already know. I got to hear the baby for 2 seconds and really didn't like the lack of individual care. I'm wondering if I'm the only one that feels this way.
QOTW: Definitely The Walking Dead. I am in LOVE with that show. But I'm behind because we only have Netflix. I'm so anxious for Netflix to get the next season. Before that it was Dexter. I love having Netflix but I hate binge watching TV. Once I get stuck on something I want to finish it and nothing else gets done!
@topaz7777 Sorry you still have MS! My guess about the team green is maybe since it took us longer to get pregnant we are more anxious to find out? I know I used to think maybe I'd be team green but after dealing with TTTC I'm like, "tell me now!" Hope everything goes well at your appointment!
@fro88 I'm sorry you're dealing with anxiety lately. It is so hard to know that everything is going alright when you can't see! I need some ute goggles now!
@Alicia_R1 Glad your appointment went well! We also read a book each night to the baby! It's the cutest thing to watch my H read a children's book too!
@taahira Glad your appointment went well! Your H sounds so excited!
@yarnymommy Glad you had a fun time on your cruise! Your DS sounds so cute!
@CaterinaC Sorry about the MS! I hope you feel better!
@pblge So happy your AS looked great! Also congrats on your baby girl!
@baby_blessings Congrats on your baby girl! Sophie is very pretty!
@Seachele98 I'm sorry you didn't get any pics from the AS, but I'm glad everything looked good! I hope your echo appointment goes well too, I also hadn't heard about any increased risk. FX everything is fine!
@Lyndsey13 It must be so exiting to feel so much movement! Yay! I do not have centering appointments, but I've heard of them. I don't think I'd want a 2 hour appointment though! Do they have the option for regular appointments too?
Everything is going well for me and baby boy. I feel so much more relaxed after our elective ultrasound last week! I'm shocked at the difference in myself, but happy that I'm able to relax! We are having an "announce the sex" party this weekend! Only parents, siblings, and grandparents are coming and no gifts or anything. We just thought it would be nice to have both sides together and tell them! My MIL has been trying to trick us into slipping up and saying "he" or "she" but that's typical for her! It's only a few more days, she can wait! I said, some people wait until the baby is born!
I feel like maybe I'm feeling movement but then I'm not really sure if it is or if I'm imagining it. I'm hoping it gets stronger and more noticeable soon!
QOTW: I love to watch chopped and my H hates it! I don't even like to cook so I don't know why I like it that much! I think I like to see the weird ingredients they have to use! Also, I love the Real housewives but only the Beverly hills one!
TTC #1 since 4/2012
3 failed IUIs
IVF #1: 23R / 18M / 14F - 7 frosties!
ET on 7/26 of one perfect blast
BFP on 8/1/14! EDD 4/13/15
Beta #1 10dp5dt: 438; Beta #2 12dp5dt: 864; Beta #3 16dp5dt: 3,226
I am feeling lots of movement. It is mostly when I lay down. DH got a chance to feel it last weekend too! I was so glad he felt it because I think he thought I was crazy when I said I felt movement.
QOTW: I LOVE Walking Dead. DH and I can't wait to watch every week! @Canuck13 I am excited to see the next season of the Bachelor as well. All of the neighbor girls get together to watch and we have a lot of fun together.
@pblge and @baby_blessings congrats on your girls. I love the names you have chosen!
@Seachele98 my OB also mentioned doing the Echo because of potential IVF heart defects. We have out AS on Monday so we are going to decide after that appointment.
Also have 20 week OB appt on Friday.
QOTW:
Guilty pleasure shows are The Bachelor/Bachelorette and 19 Kids and Counting. My husband thinks both are ridiculous (in different ways, obviously), and refuses to watch either one with me.
Factor V Leiden Homozygous, Advanced Maternal Age
TTC #1, 5 yrs, PCOS, Femera + Ovidrel.
IUI#3 BFP, DD 5/31/2012
TTC #2, 2 yrs, PCOS, Femera+Ovidrel
IUI#2 BFP!
Just had my monthly OB apt yesterday and the heartbeat sounds great. I have also been feeling ok enough that I generally forget I'm pregnant for large parts of the day and then one of my boobs gives me a jolt of pain and I remember. I got my first flu shot yesterday and am getting tested for toxoplasmosis since my two neighbors have a love for the feral cat population in our neighborhood (about 8 of them) and they feed them, so of course they basically live at our house, poop in our yard, and drive my dogs nuts. I've been really anxious that I've been exposed during pregnancy since my dogs love to eat their poop. Hopefully it will come out ok.
It seems crazy to me how many of this crowd are having girls! I and everyone else I know personally are having boys. It was a jolt and now I have to completely reframe everything in my mind.
My personal guilty show is Once Upon a Time as well. And I agree with the comments above that the whole frozen thing is a little over the top. But it's still good. My husbands new guilty show is the Gilmore Girls, which of course I watched religiously in high school but he was trying to keep it a secret that he was watching it and I love teasing him about it.
Have a great week ladies!
@GrailSeeker14, thank you for the comments on the name. We've really debated this time around because my husband didn't initially like it. I chose the name for the exact reasons that you mentioned. I wanted something not extremely uncommon but not weird and something that didn't seem overly girly. I come from a family of very strong women and I wanted her to have a name that would look okay on a resume. My other girls are Kaydence and Sienna. I think it flows good with their names.
Sorry for the AW post.