At the ripe old age of 34 my life started over. I'm passionate about cooking and trying new dishes. I dabble in scrapbooking and home decorating, and I have an impressive shoe collection. I love to travel to new places, but Honduras is my favorite. After trying to get and stay pregnant for almost 2 years, we are expecting our first baby May 9th, 5 days after my 38th birthday.



Chris is the most amazing man I've ever known. After "meeting" on match.com, we had our first date December 12, 2007. We were engaged by July and married on October 11, 2008. I would be lost without him. I never knew life could be this good!



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Thursday, September 2, 2010

Wishy Washy

Yesterday I felt so good, still scared, but positive. I told myself I was going to just enjoy the next week and pretend like I'm pregnant and everything is normal.

Yeah Right.

My one and only symptom, sore boobs, is completely gone. Doesn't matter that it all faded Tuesday night before we even got beta #2's results. It just doesn't feel right. I know it's probably all in my head and means absolutely nothing, but it worries me. Of course I consulted Dr. Google and according to him it's completely normal for symptoms to come and go. The part that bothers me is they're no longer coming, all they did was go.

Why is that people who've been through infertility think they'll jinx themselves if they tell anyone? I'm sure the two have absolutely no connection. I told a couple of people at work. (I work remotely, so I never see any of these people, but I have a couple of "instant messaging" friendships and since they new I was cycling I told them) Now I'm completely sure I jinxed myself.

I surprised myself with my reluctance to comment on other people's blogs. I never understood why other people said they were uncomfortable with this. But as a "technically" pregnant person, I don't want to upset them by commenting on their posts and I feel like I have zero right to give my opinion.

Tomorrow I will probably be positive. I hope so, cause it's way more fun.

Posted by Hope

3 comments

  1. Life Happens Says:
  2. I fall in the category of thinking that I will jinx it if I tell people. I think it's all mind games we play on ourselves.

    I think people will still like comments from you because you have been through IF and can relate. Just because you are pregnant doesn't make your journey to get there any less. If anything, it should give them hope.

    Have a great weekend!

     
  3. Jill Says:
  4. I am saying BIG prayers for you girl! You are so deserving and have a ton of people sending good vibes out there for you! Everybody needs a little hope to keep them moving forward. . . kind of fitting that YOU are Hope!

     
  5. Hope....I will def be thinking of you and your hubs over the next few days/weeks to come....With my current pregnancy I did not have many prego symptoms....No sore boobs....no sickness....no nothing....then around 7wks I started to get some of those symptoms but then at 9wks they all left and I worried but everything is still OK....Sometimes as IF'ers we just look way into things....For me I had to take things day by day....step by step in the beginning...Because when you have experience multiple losses thats all you can do and just pray this baby is Gods will and meant to be...Sending Peace and Happiness your way...Hugs Kristi

     

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April 2012 - Back to RE, Bloodwork is good, order drugs from overseas

May 2012 - Uncle Robert dies, have to be in Memphis when cycle starts, postponed until next month

June 2012 - Cycle day one - wrong - cyst on right ovary, put on BC to calm ovaries

July 2012 - Ovulated through the birth control, tyring old fashion way, did PIO and heparin shots, BFN

August 2012 - 150 U.I. Follistim 1x/day, only 1 egg, cancel Ganirelix, go ahead with IUI #1, 22 million sperm post wash, heparin & PIO injections - BFN

September 2012 - Skipping a month, couldn't get the drugs in time for the start of my cycle

October 2012 - 225 U.I. Follisitm 2x/day, Ganirelix, 3 mature follicles, IUI #2, 22 million sperm post wash, PIO and heparin injections - BFP

November 2nd - 1st beta, not good - 9

November 5th - 2nd beta - 3, chemical pregnancy

November 2012 - 2 weeks BC

December 2012 - 225 UI Follistim 2x/day, Ganirelix, 3 mature follicles, IUI #3, 18 million sperm post wash, doxycycline, PIO and heparin injections,

December 19th - BFN

January 2013- 2 weeks BC, 150 IU Bravelle 2x/day, Ganirelix, 2 mature follicles, IUI #4, 20 million sperm post wash, doxycycline, PIO and heparin injections - BFP!

January 29th - 1st beta - 42

January 31st - 2nd beta - 43, not good

February 4th - 3rd beta - 320! What? Maybe this is going to happen after all!

February 7th - 4th beta - 1196, RE says I have graduated to OB!

February 13th - 1 beautiful baby, saw the heartbeat, too early to hear it, measuring exactly 6 weeks

February 22nd - Heard heartbeat!!! Measuring perfectly at 7 weeks 3 days, Due date - 10/8/13

April 25th - It's another girl!!!!!

TTC Journey to #1

October 2008 - Married, never started BC

December 18, 2008 - BFP, second month trying!!

January 2009 - Miscarriage 7w2d

February - April 2009 - trying old fashioned method, no luck

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May 2009 - HSG all clear, IUI #1 - BFN

June 2009 - 50 mg clomid, IUI #2 - BFN

July 2009 - 50 mg clomid, IUI #3 - BFN

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September 2009 - I don't believe Dr, decide to go to Chinese Medicine Dr & Acupuncturist

October 2009 - Appointment with CM Dr, orders an expensive, out of pocket hormone test. I go to get records from RE, surely he tested hormones, right? WRONG, never did any basic hormone tests

November 2009 - Appointment with new RE, testosterone level elevated, diagnosed PCOS, 1500 mg Metformin, Birth Control for 1 month

December 2009 - Femara & HCG trigger shot- BFN

January 2010- Femara, HCG trigger shot, scheduled IUI, think I'm ovulating before giving trigger shot, go for Progesterone test, already ovulating, IUI canceled

February 2010 - Femara, Injectibles, trigger, IUI #4 - BFP

March 5th, 2010 - 1st beta - 79

March 8th, 2010 - 2nd beta - 96

March 10th, 2010 - 3rd beta - 99, Diagnosed as chemical pregnancy, never start on my own

March 17th, 2010 - 4th beta - 113, U/S, nothing in uterus, Ectopic, Methotrexate Shot

April 2010 - Tested positive for heterozygous G20210A & MTHFR gene mutations, started baby aspirin and Folgard.

May 2010 - Laparoscopy - tiny bit of stage 1 endo removed from left ovary, drilled right ovary, no blockage found in tubes.

June 2010 - Mixed Cycle - Femara and Bravelle injectibles, trigger shot, 3 good follies, 46 million sperm post wash, IUI #5, Heparin injections - BFN

July 2010 - Femara + Bravell, trigger, 2 follies, 29 million sperm post wash, heparin injections, IUI #6 - BFP

July 27, 2010 - 1st Beta- 29

July 29, 2010 - 2nd Beta - 22 - Chemical Pregnancy

August 2010 - Bravelle, Ganirelix, Trigger, 29 millions sperm post wash, heparin & PIO injections, IUI #7 - BFP

August 30th- 1st Beta - 90

September 1st - 2nd Beta - 209

September 8th - 3rd beta- 4150

September 15th - 4th beta - 29,481

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