6weeks 5days

Sorry for lack of posting.  Busy busy.

Thanksgiving is fast approaching with some much needed rest.  Here’s to 6 days of nothing but family, sleeping, eating, and watching too much shows when I should be cleaning.  Yay!

6 weeks, and here is to the second scan!  After a 30 minute wait and 2 trips to the bathroom, I am admitted.  Standard questions. “How are you feeling? Any symptoms?” and the weekly blood pressure check, the magic begins.

“Feel a touch, touch, and lets see if we have a heartbeat..” As I anxiously wait to see if the cramping I felt was a miscarriage beginning, or uterus expanding, the screen lights up and BAM. Baby.  Right in the middle, flickering light heart beat and all.

After a few close ups, checking of ovaries, and for any leaks or pockets of blood. (everything good no abnormalities) we got the heart beat!!

110 beats per minute.  At this point they look for anything over 90.

Hubster could not keep his hands off, nor stop smiling. Stop being perverted.  ;P

Thus, symptoms are as follows in the past week;

• mild nausea – ginger helps
• mild cramping
• headaches
• weeing. A lot.
• Hungry – If i don’t have a lot of small meals/snacks I feel awful.
• Tired.  Always tired
• Thirsty.

So here is to another week. Can’t wait to see you next week sweet pea!

-Naked Egg

20dp5dt

Yesterday was the third beta test to check hormone levels.

After a lot of wondering and hoping the call came.

Nurses need to start with high numbers first, just saying…

The call started off with the nurse asking the basic questions,  “Can I speak to so-and-so, this is name-and-name from place-and-place, The doctors reviewed your blood work and you are at 109…”    Wait,  What?!  1900’s to 109?  How can this be?  what happened?  I knew I shouldn’t have run that fast to catch some stupid kindergarten from almost being run over by some idiot parent…

“No, no you are in the 109th  percentile.”  Not 109 the level!  I went from wicked sad to wicked elated. “Sorry, your HCG level is 4,100” {Huge sigh of relief and a yay on my end at this point.}  See?  See Puddle on Floor, See Puddle reform into a human.

Gezz, Big numbers first Lady,  BIG NUMBERS.

Because my levels are “Wonderful” I am scheduled to have my first scan on Monday.  Monday!   Hopefully I get to find out how “far along” in the process the peanut is and get to see the uterus expanding the way it should be.

I have been feeling slight twinges of pain on the right every now and then.  I chalk it up to expansion and normal beginnings of pregnancy.

Still cautiously optimistic.

-The Naked Egg

17dp5dt – Just Keep Swimming…

1,925.    1,925.    1,925.

It Doubled.
This might actually work.

I have been telling myself sine I got the news from the doctors to take deep breaths.  Be excited, but not to excited.

J and I had a discussion this morning about OBGYNs as I hungrily scarfed down 4 whole grain french toast sticks, a yogurt,2 gram cracker goldfish (The chocolate are my favorite!), a pint of skim milk, 4oz of Orange juice and lots of water.  I am STARVING in the mornings.  Seriously, I could probably eat a whole zebra.

I need an OBGYN, desperately. I have for the past 3 years since my move been using the reproductive care unit as the OBGYN for the issues.  I know that my reproductive care unit covers the first 11 weeks.  After that, unless you are a high risk patient, you get discharged to your OBGYN.  Thus the issue.  J referred me to hers, which she says are “Polite, informative and great with children.”

Little know fact,  She told me that when I call them to mention that I have undergone IVF for they do a fetal electrocardiogram on the child once a month.  She quickly followed it up with a “Don’t look so worried, it is a precaution since you are IVF, the fetus has the same chances of developing something as any other baby, they just like to be careful!”  -Thank you J

Now I’m spreading the word to you,  ask your IVF coordinators or OBGYN if they will do fetal electrocardiograms!

J also informed me that they love to be careful about everything.  Blood work every other day, ultra sounds done once a week till week 11, blood pressure, Thyroid hormone level check.

Damn! It makes me wonder, hell, if I didn’t have the issues, I would not be as informed, how do other women go through pregnancy WITHOUT these things?  I understand why they must and I am thankful.  I know lots of things as it is happening and can rest easily knowing they are carefully watching.

Next blood test is scheduled for Friday with potential ultrasound next week!

Here goes nothing!

-The Naked Egg

Breaking the News to my Workmates

16 dp 5 dt

I work on a “team”

On my team there are 5 ladies:

Me, J (From earlier posts who has gone through IVF twice and now has two babies.) Mama B, (My closest family is an 8 hour drive away and so she “adopted me”) P and K.   We have worked together for many years and have grown close.

When I first started this endeavor I confided in J first.  I needed to know how does this work, does the feeling of _____  normal, so on and so forth.  I then confided in Mama B about my situation, well to be honest, the motherly instinct told her something was up in my world and when I finally told her, she gave me that all-knowing smile and told me, well about time you finally told me! HaH   Mother knows best right?   Well P had the same thoughts and we were able to have a lovely conversation about IVF and the adoption of her beautiful children. (My work place seems to have fertility issues.) and last but not least I told K about the process I was going through. (Not as close, but she deals with me regularly enough)

Well, all these lovely ladies knew yesterday was the big TWW day.  And you know what?   NONE of them called, texted, or anything.   Which I was glad for because when I told Mama B first; Oh, What a feeling.  I about started to cry.  We did a dance, hugged and in general only made sounds that we knew what meant.  It was pure and true.  Obviously I still reminded her that it is very early on and that we must be cautiously optimistic, but for the time being, excitement is to be had.

When informing J of the news, “GOOD!  Now you can eat the cookies in the back!” as well as an apprehensive  smile.  Unfortunately all IVFers know how well it can go, and then go so wrong, oh so fast.

K – “Wait,  Now you have to wait 3 months before you can tell anyone?! I’m sorry, but that sucks.”

P – When asking me how it went, and her knowing that it was positive.  She stood up raced around and gave me  huge bear hug.  She about cried and could not stop repeating,  “You’re Pregnant, oh my goodness!”

Now that the only people who know I’m pregnant are: My Husband, the team of ladies, you and my doctors.  I’m hoping for the best.

Tomorrow is my 2nd Beta day to make sure everything is going according to plan.

-The Naked Egg

 

Progesterone’s Vivid Dreams

Oh Progesterone.   How I have a love hate relationship with you.

Love how you make my uterus all squishy, but dislike your vivid dreams.

2 nights ago my lovely daily shot of progesterone led to wicked nightmares of blood everywhere.

Thus, I am cautiously optimistic.

I am feeling something though, cramps here and there, as well as exhaustion and some boob tenderness.  Just last night I feel asleep at 8:30! Bloody Hell.   Well, 3 more sleeps till test day!

-Naked Egg

8dp5dt

 

 

 

Your Pick Me Up for Today!!

 

 

 

Anywhoo….

Currently the only pain I have felt is when my ovary  decides to yell at me because I have moved to much, walked a lot or have pressure on it.  Did I Mention that my job requires me to do almost all of this?

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I have been curled up with my kitty since I got home wishing the pain away.  Luckily it has mostly worked!

 

Yesterday I bought my first home pregnancy test in over 2 years.  I know they say you shouldn’t rely on them but I want to know NOW!  My husband hid them for me so I can’t be tempted…  But I might have to go hunting…

 

Only 7 more days to go until my Blood Draw!  (11.11)  WooWoo!

-The Naked Egg