Unfortunately it's Monday again. And for those who work, it's back to the daily grind. Bummer. So I will ask work related questions ...
1. What would your dream job be?
2. Was your dream job ever an obtainable goal?
3. If yes, what kept you from it? Is it still obtainable?
4. If you are or plan to be a stay at home mom, ~if~ you did have your dream job pre-kids, would that have changed your decision to be a stay at home mom?
... 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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- Online shopping == a naughty Nancy.
- Here is something bound to piss someone off.
- 7 ~more~ random things about me.
- What's that? A light?
- No change really.
- Emotional Schemotional.
- Spent the day in the hospital.
- Why does it actually ~hurt~?
- We kicked some ass tonight.
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17 comments:
If I could stay at home, I would. I like the Suzie homemaker idea, not sure how I'd do with it at this point in my life since I'm a lot more independent than I used to be. I loved it when my oldest was 6 years old, but now I'm such a busy body, I'd always be out of the house!
My dream job. To be an American Sign Language teacher. I would love it, I want to learn another language and this one is the most special to me. I taught my children the alphabet when they were kids so we could talk secretly to one another without friends understanding us, and now, I'm teaching my babies the full languages step by step. It's a beautiful form and I love how much it would help people!
That is honestly my dream job, one where I could go home and feel wonderful about myself even on those bad days, there is still light.
1. What would your dream job be? I would love to be a SAHM and have my husband work instead, maybe starting up a part-time photography business on the side.
2. Was your dream job ever an obtainable goal? DH backed out of a job offer at the last second, so there was about a week where I thought I was going to live my dream....then it was all taken away.
3. If yes, what kept you from it? Is it still obtainable? If he ever changed his mind and found a job he wanted to work, YES.
4. If you are or plan to be a stay at home mom, ~if~ you did have your dream job pre-kids, would that have changed your decision to be a stay at home mom? I think I have always wanted to be a SAHM. My mom had 5 kids (I was the oldest) and she stayed with us until the youngest was in kindergarten. That probably inspired me to want to do the same. I am still glad I attended college/got my bachelor's degree. I'll always have it and without it I wouldn't have the job I have now.
My Dream Job -which for me is unattainable - is to own a woman’s therapeutic retreat, which would include the following
Day Spa,
Health food restaurant
Juice bar,
Exercise Gym (like Gold’s) with Yoga, water arobics, and other activities
Acupuncture
Acupressure
Massage Therapy
Hair Salon
Book Store
Card readings
A beautiful – therapeutic looking dining court for eating from our Health food bar
Weekly classes on – Parenting – cooking - nutrition – meditation sessions – individual therapy – group therapy’s for weight loss – Adult children of abuse – spousal abuse – substance abuse – probably incorporate some type of fertility treatments, classes and support too. Just the ultimate women’s center to help women be the best they can be.
I’m always dreaming of more things to have here (just as a dream) but I’m not owner material, so I’m happy where I’m at. Instead I just join some of these types of things as a hobby. I’m happy with my life.
1. What would your dream job be?
Staying at home with my children and working as a professional writer, writing both articles and novels.
2. Was your dream job ever an obtainable goal? Yes, I am trying to live that dream now.
3. If yes, what kept you from it? Is it still obtainable? See above.
4. If you are or plan to be a stay at home mom, ~if~ you did have your dream job pre-kids, would that have changed your decision to be a stay at home mom?
No, because staying at home is part of that dream job. I think the only thing I would change about what I'm doing now would be to have a mother's helper come throughout the day for at least 4 hours so I could focus on what I'm doing. Of course, I'm not earning money yet, so that isn't within our means.
1. What would your dream job be? either a wedding planner or photographer
2. Was your dream job ever an obtainable goal? for me i dont think so, i dont think i am outgoing enough to network on my own
3. If yes, what kept you from it? Is it still obtainable? n/a
4. If you are or plan to be a stay at home mom, ~if~ you did have your dream job pre-kids, would that have changed your decision to be a stay at home mom? i wish i could stay at home part time (but still send my kids to school), but that wont happen for another couple of years until DH gets his next two promotions. no matter how much money IRL or in my dreams we could make, i could never stay at home full time.
diana (webmd)
i am luck enough to have had my dream job for 10yrs.. i gave it up for my DH ... or i would still be doing it.. When we do get PG or become parents i will be a SAHM :)
My dream job is to be a photographer for National Geographic. When I was in high school, my mom had a good friend who had a friend that WAS a free-lance photographer for magazines. She told him about me and gave me his number, but I was so shy and timid at that age, I never called him. I had forgotten about it until now - I wonder where I would be if I had made that phone call? Definitely not a realistic goal now.
I don't know if I could be a SAHM. I would love for my children to grow up at home and not at day care like I did, but for some reason it isn't something I can see myself doing even without my dream job.
Great questions!
I've always wanted to be a SAHM. Living the dream over here, one day at a time!
Hmm. I have so many jobs that I'd love to do. I'd love to be a political commentator. I suppose it could be attainable, but I don't know if I have it in me to take the risk and put in the time. It's not exactly a sure thing that you can works towards.
If there was a job that involved doing nothing but reading books, I would do that in a heartbeat too. I read a few books a week, and on a good day I'll get through three books (I know, enjoy being childless while I have to.)
I always dreamed of being a graphic designer when I was younger, took one year of college for it and dropped out. I still implement it into a lot of my personal and professional work when I can.
I'd have to say my dream job now would be having my own bakery. I love baking and decorating cakes. It's an obtainable goal, I'm just not confident enough in myself to pursue it. I'd be able to have my kids there with me as much as possible and even help out as they got older. . . would love having a flexible schedule with my career and family.
when I was youner my dream job was actress. That's what I started out going to school for. I don' think it's highly attainable now & I was put off by an extremely bitter professor who practiclly ripped up his SAG card in class- telling us it was meaningless becaused he was stuck there teaching us... great teacher- huh? I decided that if I wasn't willing to do something other than my dream for 10-15 years, all waiting for it to happen, that I should find something else I love. And I love being a designer- it's creative & much mor immediate. (and stable!)
If I could switch careers & skip the pennyless starting out stage- I would love to be a photographer. I get to take photos a lot for my job now- so I do satisfy that a lot too.
I am having the best of both world's right now...I get to stay home with my kids m-f, and I work on the weekends. I have been doing this for the past 8 years, and it really works for my family. I am an x-ray tech, and my dream is to go back to school when all my kids are in school full time to become a sonographer. It is very attainable, and will happen in a few more years!
It's sad, I don't think I have a dream job. I have a lot of hobbies that I'd love to get paid for, but no one thing that sticks out as a dream job. So I guess that means being a mom is my dream job, since that's the most important thing to me *right now*? Hmmmm
My dream job would be to own and manage a small record label. It has never been an obtainable goal. I think I'd need to be independently wealthy first.
1. Cushy professorship rather than the work-a-day grind of the community college -- loved it when I could do it -- but the job became simply overwhelming. Teaching college at a small private college -- creative writing.
2. That depends on whether I could get my shit together to ever publish stories and or a novel.
3. I took a job that was offered and was teaching -- which was wonderful -- I didn't have the cred, other than the degree, for the CW job -- so it is obtainable I just need to work harder, write more now that I have more time rather than obsessing so much about trying to conceive -- which has thrown a monkey wrench in the whole writing business.
4. I think if I had that professorship in creative writing rather than the cc job teaching comp. I wouldn't have given it up.
1. What would your dream job be?
-- Chemist.
2. Was your dream job ever an obtainable goal?
-- Sure. But I didn't realize it until I was a few month from being pregnant with my first.
3. If yes, what kept you from it? Is it still obtainable?
-- Time. Money taken away while I attend college (again. too many degrees already!). I may still go back after kis are in school.
4. If you are or plan to be a stay at home mom, ~if~ you did have your dream job pre-kids, would that have changed your decision to be a stay at home mom?
-- No. I never ever wanted to be a SAHM.
My only dream job (besides when I was a little kid) has been to be a homemaker. I'm on my way, now!
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