Holy shit. I slept.
Well, I still woke up a few times in the morning, but I slept from like 11p-4am - 5 hours straight! I know I need to do everything I can to sleep now, as sleeping later is just something I won't be able to do. Not that it won't be possible to do, but I'll have a little newborn to take care of.
It's funny how things change with each pregnancy.
~ With my first, I only ate organic (at first until I started scarfing down tons of fast food) and I tried to not even take tylenol.
~ With my second, I took the meds I needed to take without worry, but I still tried not to.
~ Now, I'm taking muscle relaxers, narcotic pain relievers (as little as possible) and ambien.
If my 3rd turns out to be the drug addict of the family, I'm going to feel pretty freaking bad!
I've been so freaking busy lately, I haven't been blogging worth a damn. My readers sure are due some controversial topics, eh? It's not like me to be so boring. I'll try to do better tomorrow!
... 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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11 comments:
Ah yes, Ambien. It's amazing, no? My doc took me off mine as soon as I got a positive beta though. Is there a point in pregnancy where they say it's safe to be on? I've been sleeping so-so lately and on those nights when I'm still lying awake at 3 a.m., I'd love to take even half a pill.
I'm really glad you got some sleep! My manager- pregnant with her 4th- drank 'like a fish' until 8-9 weeks (she stopped when she found out she was pregnant- she took a bunch of tests that were negative) She doesn't seem all that concerned either way.
You've been through this before- you seem to have a good handle on what is comfortable during pregnancy- and you make some damn cute kids either way! (I am speculating on Karl due to his adorable u/s's!)
Carrie, yes, in late 3rd tri you can take it again. (per my NP)
That's it, I'm asking for Ambien tomorrow. They offered it to me awhile ago, but Tylenol PM was doing the trick until I got this stupid rash. And now with a cold on top of the rash, I can't sleep for more than an hour at a time. Usually I sleep from 11 to midnight, get up and pee, sleep until about 1 and then I'm usually up wide awake and scratching until around 6am when I pass out again from pure exhaustion until 7. Is it stupid of me to think I'll actually get better sleep once the babies are born?
Glad you got some sleep!
Actually Denise, you'll be more comfortable WHEN you get to sleep. So it will be better sleep, just not as much!
Ambien is wonderful. I'm glad it helped you sleep. It's amazing the difference each pregnancy can make in your life. Admittedly I took narcotics (threw out my back early on and it only got worse) and I loved my caffeine so I'm not at all concerned when I finally have #2 baking.
nancy- i am about ready to kill to 4-5 hours of sleep (anything over 3 would be fantastic). i am totally taking ambien this weekend (maybe even fri and sat!)
I am so glad you got some sleep Nancy! I couldn't sleep near the end of my second pregnancy....it was awful. My doc gave me ambien as well and it was wonderful to actually get some sleep.
--Kristin
I will forgive the lack of controversial posts only if you promise to tell the full stories of anything you might do during your Ambien sleep.
You know - get up in the middle of the night and bake a casserole, eat a whole bottle of syrup, wake up fully dressed sitting in the bath tub. All of those warning in the really fine print!
Yeah, by #3, it's like everything goes out the window, and you're like "I got this" lol. Even now that he's here (weird, btw, that you have 2 girls followed by the boy, like I do...) I'm waaay more laid back and whateverish with it now.
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