Looks like we are having a baby manatee...

9 week check up at my regular obgyn was so much nicer! Large tv to view the ultrasound on was a bonus :-) The tech let me take a video of the ultrasound image afterwards that showed the heart beat (which I will upload separately)!! This was great bc I was able to send it to my husband who hasn't been able to be apart of any doctors appts thus far. She said everything looks text book, which was a great feeling!

This ultrasound image looks like a baby manatee :-) lol!!

Next check up in 4 weeks...which is going to feel like forever!

Baby Blob

We've made it to 8 weeks today!! My ultrasound appt the other day was kind of disappointing; Nicole went with me since my husband hasn't been able to make it to the appointments since he is out of town, it was nice to have someone there who is going through pregnancy also so she knows what to
expect from an ultrasound and she was pretty surprised how fast it was done (not in a good way). My doctor wasn't in his usual spunky mood...which made for an awkward situation. I ended up with a super zoomed pic of the baby blob!

I got to hear the heart beat which was music to my ears! The heart beat was 153!

The nurses were soooo sweet! I received warm hugs and a ton of congrats which made it feel very real!!

I have officially been released to my OBGYN!!! What a landmark!! My 1st appt with them is next Tuesday the 31st! I will continue to go to my ivf clinic for the next few weeks to have my bloodwork done.

Weening of the estrogen patches and progesterone shots will begin February 14th (11weeks) and I will officially be 12 weeks on my 30th birthday...what a great birthday it will be :-)

This weeks stats were:

E2: 1231
P4: 33.7 (back on progesterone shots)

It's always something...

Since we started our IVF adventure I for some reason feel like I cannot be 100% comfortable with each positive situation that comes my way. Maybe it's because we have struggled with infertility for so long.


All I want it to be sooooo excited for this joyous pregnancy without having a negative thought lingering in my head. I'm sure these feelings are normal, but I want to be ecstatic that I'm FINALLY pregnant :-)


Here's a journey through my negative thoughts (keep in mind I'm always the person who likes to foresee what will happen in all cases, which is construed as negative):


*About a week after my transfer I said that I didn't feel I was prego because I was reading into the non-symptoms that weren't there...of course they weren't bc it was way too early.


*I took 4 pregnancy tests and you could clearly see the line getting darker...well I wasn't going to believe it until the 1st Beta.


*1st Beta was positive as I clearly knew from the pregnancy tests...so I wasn't going to be comfortable until the 2nd Beta.


*2nd Beta results were great considering I had to wait 5 days because they were closed for the holiday...then I started doubting the pregnancy until the 1st ultrasound.


*Then the spotting began and I just knew that it was over...I was devastated & begged to come in for an early ultrasound.


*Early 1st ultrasound...everything was looking great as per my doctor; we could see the heart flicker, we could see a baby (which I of course believed the sac would be empty because I still haven't had any symptoms).


*So here I sit waiting for the 2nd ultrasound to give more hope/insight and waiting for the 1st trimester to be over...when will it stop! I just want to be 100% happy that I'm FINALLY PREGNANT...ME!!!!


So here I vow today to stop with all of the negative thoughts that swirl around in my head and embrace this moment with me and my baby to know that this little nugget is a fighter and we shall meet in 33 weeks or so :-)

From tampons to panty liners

I always dreamed of the day that I would no longer have to purchase or wear tampons. Well instead my life has been thrown a new curve ball...panty liners and granny panties...oh my!

I thoroughly enjoy walking by the tampon aisle giving it the bird! Every month that would pass as an infertile I would pray not to have to buy any but that of course never happened!

I must say the panty liner situation isn't fun AT ALL, but I'll take one for Team Baby! Second thought I can't handle the spotting anymore...back to the PIO shots I go!!! I'm a hot mess with the spotting; it has me extremely anxious & stressed at all times!

One lucky nugget!

Got to see the heart flicker!! Next appt on the 23rd...!! Just wanted to check in for now!!

Ultrasound update & 6 week pic

Well my bitchiness got my ultrasound
Bumped up earlier ;-) lol!! I started spotting again on Sunday and of course started freaking myself out...so I emailed my nurse that afternoon which I knew she would get Monday...she didn't call that morning so I called and left a message...still no call back...then I called the front desk & they said she was super busy (Monday) that she would call me at the end of the day...whelp no call :(

I called again this morning bitching & told her I needed a piece of mind and wanted to see if I could get in sooner for an ultrasound...hehe!! So the doctor is squeezing me in tomorrow at 2!! I am super anxious to see what ting ting and ping ping are up to.

I am feeling bloated, not sure if the bump is growing from the baby(ies) or the lunch I had!

Shopping day!!

My friend, Nicole and I did some shopping today! It's amazing to see how many bathroom stops two pregnant girls can make ;-) lol!!

First we made our way to a home goods store, which wasn't as fun as the next stop! Finally we made our way over to Babies R Us...of course we probably shouldn't of parked in the expectant mothers parking, but I felt entitled to ;0)

She is almost 5 months and really hasn't been sleeping well, so she wanted to purchase the mommy body pillow which looks quite cozy!! As we made our way thru the store we tried out a few glider chairs & looked at the most adorable stuff!!!

I found the one item that NO ONE is ever allowed to buy my children...GIANT STUFFED ANIMALS!!!!! So fair warning to my friends & family: don't get ur feelings hurt when it's donated to the Goodwill because they are not welcome into this house!!!!

I'll leave you with a couple pics from our day!!

Btw is it Tuesday the 17th yet?! Hurry up ultrasound!!!! I want to see my babies!!

Updated TSH

I am so excited to say that the tests results on my thyroid the other day was a lab error/machine fluke!!!

My nurse had called me back that evening and told me that she thought everyone's #'s from that day were coming in a little higher, so she had the lab recalibrate the machine and re-run the betas. She said that everyone's betas came in lower (heart attack) except mine...mine went from 2231 to 2286!!! Wheeee!

The next day they were also going to re-check the thyroid (TSH) to see if that was actually correct before increasing my meds. Of course they couldn't get enough serum from what was left over, so I went in yesterday afternoon and just got the results back that they are normal...YAY!! I still have to take the 25 mg of the thyroid medicine I am already on, but I'm super happy that my levels were elevated!

Have a great weekend!!

P.S. is it the 17th yet....I'm so ready to see my baby(ies)!!!!

Let the pics begin!

I have decided that I wanted to begin the belly shots...and watch the progression :-) I have always had a "pooch" and a flat ass ;-) so it will be interesting to watch it/them grow! Lol!! And honestly I didn't gain a lot of weight throughout the IVF process, which was nice to not feel bloated all the time!

So without further ado here is Week 5!

Well well well...

We are still pregnant!!! Yay!! Talk about having a minor heart attack today...I went in for my 2nd beta @ 8:30...usually my nurse is awesome and calls within 2 hours or so. Not so much today :-( I even called her and left a message! She finally called and said that my thyroid was elevated even w the meds I am already taking...so she needed to have the doctor review the bloodwork; now I am to increase the dosage and Repeat that bloodwork in 4 weeks.

Stats:

Beta: 2286
Estrogen: 585
Progesterone: 28.9

I will have to go every week for
Bloodwork and my ultrasound will be in 2 weeks (7 weeks pregnant)!!! Can't wait to see how many babies :-)

Bittersweet

Happy New Year to everyone!!! 

Finally a new year with great things happening! Of course this new year is already bringing bittersweet feelings...today my husband leaves for training for 5 weeks...and I have to work, so I won't be able to drop him off at the airport (which is probably best...cue tears).

Tomorrow I will be 5 weeks, so I told him every Tuesday he can just add another week...which unfortunately means he will miss most of the 1st trimester :( He won't be around for the 1st ultrasound to see how many babies...which I was totally freaking him out with last night telling him how the eggs could split and we could end up with four (I hope not, but LOL!!) And to see the heartbeat(s); thank goodness for Iphones with video and super cameras!!!

I am anxious and excited about tomorrow's bloodwork #'s.  I am hoping and praying that everything is exactly where they want to see it at.

We started moving some bedrooms around yesterday.  It was fun to see where we think the babies room will end up...depending on the # of babies of course ;-)

All in all things are progressing along!  I will catch back up tomorrow once the bloodwork comes in.