I needed this week to end. Too bad it's ending on a bad note here at work. (just a lot of work and aggravation, nothing new and nothing I will take home with me.)
I got a massage today, but unfortunately, I couldn't just go home after it was done. Work stinks.
I'm 24 weeks today, which marks "viability". Except a baby born at 24 weeks has only a 40% chance of survival, so I'm definitely not going to celebrate this milestone. Karl still needs many months of cooking.
I'm wearing cute high heels today and I can't tell you how many people asked "What on earth are you doing in heels?" in one way or another. Um, I'm pregnant. That doesn't mean I have to start wearing flip flops.
That's about that. I'm out. Have a good Friday night everyone!
... 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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- I Feel Like Such a Fool.
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12 comments:
I was just thinking the same thing about a girl I work with that is pg and was wearing heals. Actually, I was thinking that she may as well wear them now because they probably won't fit during the last 3 months. At least none of my shoes fit!
I only stopped wearing heels because I couldn't bend down to do up the straps :)
J
I just wanted to say what a cute pg woman you are (ok that didn't come out quite the way I wanted it too, sorry) I love all your pictures and how your compared the 3 pgs. As for the heels wear 'em while you can. TGIF and GL
Sorry your work week sucked! Have a good weekend!
Hope the weekend brings some rest and relaxation! Have a great one!
I used to wear heels regularly when I was pregnant with Lila. People already thought I was crazy for teaching in heels...and they really thought I was nuts for teaching in heels while pregnant.
Hope your weekend is wonderful & shakes off the bad friday! (It always sucks to end on a bad friday!)
I actually got a comment at like 12 weeks about still wearing heels, Hello!!! I'm barely pregnant, I think I can handle it until I start to weeble all over the place! I live in heels- everyone I know thinks I am at least 3" taller than I actually am because of my heels! (Shrink me down & add a huge belly? I'll stick with the heels as long as they're still comfy!)
I'm jealous you can wear heals at 24 weeks - I would be falling on my butt - no center of gravity whatsoever.
You look amazing at 24 weeks. Wish I would have looked this good when I was preggo with my girls. Hahaha!
Thanks for your comment on my ponytail streamer business. I have so much fun making them.
Heather
Heels while you are pregnant??? Oh my God!! Don't you know that now little Karl could be born with horns? Funny how people are so comfortable telling pregnant women what they should and should not be doing. I've never worn heels myself (you know, the hippy birkenstock thing) but I can't imagine suggesting to someone that they shouldn't be wearing heels (well I might suggest it if I had just picked them up on the sidewalk but even then I'd probably just help them up and ask if they were okay.)
Congrads on hitting 24 weeks !
I know that was a big milestone for me too.
Definitely rock the heels while you can! (coming from someone who has been stuck in flip-flops and clogs for what seems like forever)
You look wonderful!!
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