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

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

Pull the trigger!

The follies are ready! The Follies are ready!

Triggered tonight about 20 minutes ago!  I think I should have had the psycho music playing the way my hubby gleefully stabbed my hindquarters.  Luckily I took many peoples advice and froze the nerves to sub zero temperatures.

Retrieval day is set for Wednesday which means, no Needles tomorrow!!

L10-12    R 4

-The Naked Egg