I'm in phoenix, visiting my best friend for her bridal shower. I'll be coming down at the end of the month for her wedding, but for now, it's quite a relaxing weekend of seeing friends.
But damn. It's hot. Now, I lived in phoenix for a majority of my life and I know what this heat is like. But over the last 11 years in colorado, I've become quite unaccustomed to the relentless heat that is august in phoenix. Yesterday's ~low~ was 96. That's ridiculous.
I've been hanging out and seeing a lot of friends. And everyone is enthralled with the baby belly. I'm wearing little tiny tank tops here, so there is NO hiding it. I'm poking out quite well at 15 weeks.
Last night, we went to one of my favorite bars from back in the day - Casey Moore's. Still quite the hip place too - packed, like normal. I was bumming watching everyone drink their guinness and ciders. But I did partake a teensy little bit and stole a few sips. Funny thing was these two girls at another table saw me and they started hating on me. All staring and pointing and rolling their eyes. On one of their stares I met their with my own and asked if they had anything to say. They got scared and moved tables. That's right - run away from the pregnant chick. wouldn't that be awesome? Watching a pregnant girl fight two dumb girls? heh.
The bridal shower is finally on today's agenda, so I'm off to get ready. I'm not reading anyone's blog, so I feel definitely out of the loop. I'll check back on all of you next week!
... Once (and still) Infertile, but still Schnarky as hell. This blog is dedicated to the daily ramblings from the mind of Nancy. It isn't about anything profound in the grand scheme of things, but it ~is~ about things in my life, schnarkiness always included. I have a second blog, listed in my profile, but the blogs will continue to remain separate.
"I'm aiming for heaven, but I'll probably wind up down in hell"
About Me
- nancy
- I am a 39 year old woman. I am the mother of two beautiful daughters and a handsome son. I am a career woman. As for my TTC world, it certainly doesn't seem like I am "infertile", but I fought for my pregnancies and my TTC/IF history is on the sidebar. I have two blogs, which are both listed in my profile. One focuses on my daily life - including IF, TTC, pregnancy, delivery and even some "children mentioned" posts. The second blog is ~soley~ posts directly about being the mother to my three children.
Belly Pics for #3 only.
Click stick figure to see the consecutive pictures from this pregnancy only.
My TTC History
- Jul 01 ~ married
- Jan 02 ~ First cycle off bcps and opk shows ovulation!
- Dec 02 ~ Went to pcp for RE referral
- Jan 03 ~ Testing commences. S/A perfect. HSG clear.
- Feb 03 ~ Lap #1. All clear.
- Apr 03 ~ Clomid cycle #1. BFN.
- May 03 ~ Clomid cycle #2. BFN.
- Jun 03 ~ Clomid cycle #3. BFN.
- Jul 03 ~ Supposed to be IUI#1, but we missed cd3 so natural cycle
- Aug 03 ~ BFP on C18.
- Apr 04 ~ Ella born.
- Oct 04 ~ decided to ttc #2 and went off minipill to see if I am ovulating. I am. Will start next month.
- Nov 04 ~ TTC#2 starts. BFP. Holy Crap. No freaking way. No way.
- Aug 05 ~ Allison born
- Oct 06 ~ IUD removed. TTC#3
- Jan 07 ~ Large cysts found.
- Feb 07 ~ Femara cyle #1
- Mar 07 ~ Started w/ RE. HSG #2 showed R tube blocked. S/A normal.
- Mar 07 ~ more cysts, up to 9cms.
- Apr 07 ~ more cysts, 3 @ 7-9cms.
- May 07 ~ IUI #1 cancelled due to more cysts
- Jun 07 ~ IUI #1 (take two) w/ Clomid. BFN.
- Jul 07 ~ HSS showed scar tissue in 70% of uterus. Diagnosed with Asherman's Syndrome. Uterine surgery #2
- Aug 07 ~ HSG #3 showed clear tubes.
- Aug 07 ~ IUI #2 w/ Femara. BFN.
- Sept 07 ~ Monitored w/ hCG trigger. BFN.
- Oct 07 ~ HSS #2 showed scar tissue in 30% of uterus. Uterine surgery #3.
- Dec 07 ~ HSS #3 showed tiny amount of scar tissue. Uterine surgery #4.
- Jan 08 ~ HSS #4 showed clear uterus.
- Jan 08 ~ IUI #3, C16. BFN.
- Mar 08 ~ IVF #1, Transfer Cancelled due to lining. Out of 15 eggs, 9 were mature and all 9 fertilized. I have named my 9 embryos "The Mod Squad" and they are in the freezer, waiting for mommy to be ready.
- Apr/May 08 ~ FET #1. C20. 4 embryos "The Fab Four" transferred on 5/05. BFP!!! Very Low Beta (15 at 11dp3dt) but the numers continued to double every 48 hours. Told it was "most likely not viable" and later "most likely ectopic" but we beat all the odds.
- May 16, 08 ~ 11dp3dt (4w0d), beta #1: 15
- May 19, 08 ~ 14dp3dt (4w3d), beta #2: 43
- May 23, 08 ~ 18dp3dt (5w0d), beta#3: 213
- May 27, 22dp3dt (5w4d), beta #4: 1,073
- Jun 08 - Ultrasound showed one heartbeat at 7 weeks.
- Jul 08 - Had CVS testing. Chromosomes are normal and it's a BOY!! EDD: 1/23
- Aug 08 - Jan 09 ~ High risk due to: 1) Velamentous Cord Insertion, deemed biggest risk 2) Previous Placenta Accreta 3) Previous rapid degraged placenta 4) IVF alone can create weak placenta 5) AMA - Advanced Maternal Age. -- All resulting in almost 30 u/s and lots of testing, which ended up saving my life.
- Jan 09 (38w0d) ~ Karl is born! -- Crazy 3 days in hospital. Manual version to flip baby from breech to head down, Labor, Delivery, Emergency surgery due to cord detaching from placenta, Scary heart issues from losing over 40% of my blood supply, and then a blood transfusion due to the extreme loss of blood. Whew!
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- Ahhhh. There's nothing better
- Why do I have to work?
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- A question for any IFer ...
- A bit more on the last topic.
- What a bitch.
- oh yeah...
- The Good, the Bad and the Cute.
- Tomorrow is a big day.
- I get way too distracted.
- Today is Friday. Crap.
- "Have you ever watched yourself ..."
- Weight.
- Controversy is stewing ...
- A Terrible Loss.
- I'll give you $5
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- Happy Birthday Goose.
- It's cold.
- Thank you!
- Whoa.
- Mind numbing Thursday.
- Rape isn't anything to be ashamed of.
- A note to the previous post...
- Co sleeping and baby suffocation.
- Okay, I'll do a meme.
- Please kick your mommy.
- What's with all these rules?
- I'm a little bit offended ...
- quick question ...
- Maybe I'm just a skeptic.
- Well aren't you girls just the best?
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14 comments:
Grrr...reminds me of all the looks I get when I drink half a soda or order an iced tea with a meal - read the research - tiny bits won't do harm!
It is hot in N.O., too, and I am not just visiting. It is my reality. I am glad the third trimester (knock on wood) will/would/should occur during our cooler (i.e., less hot but not truly cold) months.
That's ok.. we will send the loop to you.
Colorado is hot. Yesterday it was 103. Yep.. Colorado isn't actually here anymore, it melted into a lump of granola, health food and weed. It should smell lovely when you get back.
Today wasn't horrible, right now it's windy out where I am, I think my tree in front of my place is gonna blow away.
I went to the Underground concerts last night off Broadway, it was fab! I found a wonderful bar called "The Skylark Lounge", How did I never know of this place?
They have swing dance lessons every other Saturday night.
So anyhow, I was there and as I was walking back to the car (my heels were KILLIN' me!)and I was with my guy friend whining that I'd have to wait about another year before I could go out with you to the bars :) It's for a good cause, but... it would fun!!!
Have fun in the heat, and with your friends, I'm going to sit in front of my air conditioner.
BYE!!
glad your having fun in arizona.. hope you had a good time at the shower!.. i was in your neck of he woods today... met Tori for lunch at the Pf Changs in Co Springs.. too bad you werent in town u could have met up with us! :(... next time! have a safe trip back!
Europeans have been known to continue to drink wine or beer on occasion when pregnant, but, don't be surprised if people stare.
I have been in a situation where I watched a very pregnant woman balance a pint on her belly and but Mr. Duck and I stared the whole time, what I wouldn't give to be able to get pregnant, it's hard for infertiles to watch pregnant women drink, even if it's just a sip.
Duck, I honestly didn't think of it that way.
AHH! Casey Moore's!! I was born and raised in Tempe - went to ASU! I certainly don't miss the heat, but the humidity is killing me here on the East Coast. Enjoy the rest of your stay.
Karen
No worries Nancy, I think it's normal for a pg woman to want a sip or two of beer or wine, I mean who wouldn't! It's just in North America it's a totally prejudiced thing, I know you wouldn't do anything to hurt your new little one.
Sorry to hear of the hot weather, it's been moderate here, only in the mid 30's. Stay hydrated.
My parents left here - Northern California - this morning for a week in Colorado. I can't tell you how excited my mom was for some cooler weather!
Would have loved to have seen you take out those girls! Heh. People need to mind their own business.
My mom drank a glass of wine almost daily when she was pregnant with me and I turned out just fine (brilliant, actually). ;) I am *sure* a few sips are not going to harm anything, of course you know that already.
Enjoy the rest of your stay in AZ!
Sip here, sip there, no big deal. My MIL was actually told by her dr to have a glass of wine at night when she was preggo with DH to get his wild and crazy toosh to calm down enough for her to sleep.
Dust your shoulders...and shake them haters off. :)
Nancy,
There was an interesting article about moderate drinking while pregnant in the NY Times a while ago (your experience made me think of it and how heated the discussion got about the article among my friends). Here's a link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/29/dining/29preg.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=drink%20for%20two%20pregnancy&st=cse&oref=slogin
Jane, thanks for the article. It shows the "proof" of what I thought - the studies of drinking while pregnant used heavy drinking as it's subjects, with 5 or more drinks per day. Wow!
Wow you are 15 weeks already! Time is flying. And no, I don't think there is any hiding that you are pregnant tank-tops or not.
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