...is over today. The morning sickness is a lot better too. Evening nausea seems to come on yet.
I'm starting belly pics next week. My regular pants barely fit and even if I suck it in, there's definitely a bump now.
2nd trimester, here I come!
...is over today. The morning sickness is a lot better too. Evening nausea seems to come on yet.
I'm starting belly pics next week. My regular pants barely fit and even if I suck it in, there's definitely a bump now.
2nd trimester, here I come!
The appt went great. Baby was fine, we got some quick pics and afterward we told our families the big news.
The next day we posted it on Facebook. I can't believe it.
Holy crap tomorrow's the day. 12 weeks. The doctors appointment is in the morning and I'm sure it'll be a quick check and then "see you in a month!".
I'm definitely feeling better. I can tolerate more food and its been about 2 weeks since I last puked. I'm still nauseous but its not as bad as it was.
I can feel pressure where my uterus is growing and I have a little belly starting. It must be true that you show sooner the second time around. Its hard to say that because this is my 6th pregnancy.
We'll be sharing the news with our siblings tomorrow, then our co-workers on Monday. Probably Facebook that day too. I can't believe I'm putting this on Facebook.
So I got my Doppler back from my SIL last Saturday and used it as soon as Claire was in bed. At only 10 weeks I found the baby's heartbeat! I just tried it again tonight and found it right away! Its such an amazing feeling and I'm so grateful.
Easter was fun; Claire had a little egg hunt in the house since it was cold outside yet.
She met the Easter bunny the weekend prior but wasn't impressed.
I'm feeling better some days and pretty sick other days. I hope it fades away soon but that's wishful thinking... I lost 15 lbs the first trimester with Claire and this time I'm down about 5 lbs. That's because my starting weight was 20 lbs lower than last time.
I'm wearing maternity dress pants now and they feel awesome. Like sweatpants! I'm looking so forward to next Friday's doctor's appointment. We'll get a quick peek at the baby and enter into the second trimester!
I'm a Mommy! Claire Elise was born 10/19/2011 by C-section.
Grace Irene followed on 10/25/2013, another C-section.
11/11/2010 - FDA required blood tests (DONE)
11/15/2010 - AF arrives (DONE)
11/17/2010 - Begin BCPs (DONE)
12/6/2010 - STL, finalize IVF, injection lesson (DONE)
12/18/2010 - Start 2x/day BCP regimen (DONE)
12/21/2010 - Make IVF Cycle Payment (DONE)
12/25/2010 - Start Lupron - 20 units/day (DONE)
12/27/2010 - Last day for BCPs (DONE)
1/3/2011 - Baseline appt in STL with AFC (DONE)
1/3/2011 - Embryo Freezing/Storage Payment (DONE)
1/4/2011 - Estradiol (E2) & LH blood draw locally: E2: 5.0 pg/ml; LH: 1.4 mIU/ml (DONE)
1/6/2011 - Begin Follistim 125 IU am, 75 IU pm (DONE)
1/8/2011 - Add Repronex 75 IU 1x/7 pm (DONE)
1/9/2011 - E2 drawn locally, E2: 58.0 pg/ml (DONE)
1/10/2011 - Monitoring appt in STL. AWFUL. Fluid drained. Lining in question, increase Follistim to 150 IU in a.m. and p.m. (DONE)
1/11/2011 - Begin 10-day Doxyclycline (DONE)
1/11/2011 - E2 blood draw locally, E2: 204.0 pg/ml. (DONE)
1/12/2011 - Monitoring appt in STL. Great with lining at 9. Increase Follistim to 200 IU in a.m and p.m. and increase Repronex to 150 IU in a.m. and p.m. (DONE)
1/13/2011 - E2 and Progesterone blood draw locally, E2: 604.0 pg/ml; Progesterone 0.6 mg/ml (DONE)
1/14/2011 - Monitoring appt in STL (DONE)
1/15/2011 - Trigger date, last date of Lupron injections, last day of stimming, last day of baby aspirin till after ER. TRIGGER AT 8:00 PM. (DONE)
1/17/2011 - ER (egg retrieval) at 8:00 AM.: 20 eggs!; PIO injections begin. (DONE)
1/19/2011 - Fert Report: only 7 embryos but 4 made it to today. Poor egg quality. (DONE)
1/20/2011 - 3-day embryo transfer of two embryos, 8-cell grade B and a 9-cell grade B+. Lining at 14.7. (DONE) 1/22/2011 - Last 2 embryos did not make it to freeze. (DONE)
1/24/2011 - 4dp3dt: Test HCG trigger: out of system. (DONE)
1/25/2011 - 5dp3dt: Faint + on FRER but BFN on Digital EPT.
1/26/2011 - 6dp3dt: BFP on Digital CBE and FRER!
2/3/2011 - Beta #1 : 471 mlU/ml
2/5/2011 - Beta #2: 1226 mlU/ml
2/12/2011 - U/S #1 in STL: (5w5d) 1 gestational sac, one yolk sac, one fetal pole measuring one day ahead at 5w6d.
2/18/2011 - U/S #2 in IA: (6w4d) Heartbeat 131 bpm, fetal pole still measuring one day ahead (7.1 mm) at 6w5d.
3/2/2011 - U/S #3 in IA: (8w2d/8w3d?) Heartbeat 158 bpm, baby measuring 3 days ahead now (2.10 cm) at 8w5d.
3/10/2011 - 9 week appointment for "History and Bloodwork".
3/17/2011 - U/S #4 in IA: (10w4d-ish) Heartbeat at 167 bpm, baby measuring ahead (3.93 cm) at 10w6d.
3/25/2011 - 11w5d (12 week appt): U/S #5 showed more growth and strong heartbeat with tons of movement.
3/31/11 - 12w4d: found the heartbeat with the doppler at home! Listening every couple of days for reassurance.
4/26/2011 - 16 week appointment.
5/23/2011 - 20 week appointment & anatomy u/s: GIRL!
6/24/2011 - 24 week appointment
7/20/2011 - 28 week appointmet & 1 hr GTT
10/19/2011 - Baby girl born via C-section
11/9/2007: Get married, then-husband and I start trying for a baby!
3/2008: Chemical Pregnancy (Miscarriage #1)
4/08 - 12/08: BFNs
1/09: Meet with OB/GYN "infertility specialist"; then-husband's sperm count low
1/09: HSG, all clear!
2/09: Surprise natural BFP!
3/10/09: Heartbeat at 5w6d, normal pregnancy
3/27/09: Spontaneous miscarriage at 9 weeks (Miscarriage #2)
4/09 - 5/09: BFNs
6/09: IUI #1 (clomid 50mg, trigger, progesterone) BFN
7/09: IUI cancelled due to cyst.
8/09: IUI #2 (clomid 50mg, trigger, progesterone). BFN; visit with Infertility Urologist; Severe MFI dx, Then-husband to start Clomid,
9/09 - 10/09: BFN
11/09: IUI #3 (clomid 50mg, trigger, progesterone), BFP! Slow rising betas. Ectopic Pregnancy; emergency laparoscopic surgery to remove; switched doctors within ob/gyn office. (Miscarriage #3)
12/09: BFN
1/10: IUI #4 (clomid 100mg, trigger, progesterone), BFN
2/10: IUI #5 (clomid 100mg, trigger, progesterone), BFN; Then-husband checkup w/ Urologist; all normal now. No more clomid after Feb 2011.
3/10: IUI #6 (clomid 100mg, trigger, progesterone), BFN
4/9/10: IUI #7 (clomid, repronex, trigger, progesterone).
4/20/10: BFP! - Slow rising but acceptable betas
4/26/10: IVF PRELIM APPT - clinic sucks!!!
5/12/10: Then-husband follow-up appt w/ urologist; continue Clomid, only Testosterone blood draw at Aug appt.
5/14/10: 7w1d u/s - no fetal pole/development - d&c (Miscarriage #4)
6/1/10: WTF appt
6/4/10: Blood sent to Mayo Clinic for Chromosomal Analysis (including phospholipid test and DVV)
6/16/10: Received results of Genetic Tests: WE ARE NORMAL
6/20/10: AF #1 post d&c
7/19/10: AF #2 post d&c arrives - back to TTC
8/1/10: IUI #8 (3 follicles; 60-80 million post-wash), BFN
8/11/10: Then-husband appt w/ Urologist; will stay on Clomid for now
8/30/10 or 8/31/10: IUI #9 cancelled (4 follicles) due to sudden retrograde ejaculation = no sperm post-wash.
9/13/10: AF
9/15/10: Phone consult w/ Dr. S at IVF Clinic in St. Louis
10/15/10: AF
10/16/10: IVF Consult w/ Dr. S in St. Louis
10/17/10: CD3 blood tests (AMH: 1.7 ng/ml; E2 21.0 pg/ml; FSH 7.9 miu/ml); I am told these are normal.
10/21/10: Hysteroscopy w/ Laparoscopy for HSG - New Diagnosis of Endometriosis Stage I-II. Then-husband semen analysis shows count has returned to pre-Clomid treatment numbers and he is at risk for diabetes. AMH of 1.7 means I have Dysfunctional Ovaries.
11/11/2010 - Complete additional disease testing.
11/15/2010 - Last "normal" AF!
11/17/2010 - Start BCPs
12/6/2010 - Appt in STL with Dr. S to finalize IVF cycle; get injection lessons.
1/2011 - IVF #1: BFP!
10/2011 - My daughter was born
10/2013 - Second daughter born
(Marriage ended Jan 2015)
(Remarried June 2018)
8/15/2018 - BFP! Due with baby #3 (5th total between us) April 2019