Jeez. I'm not going to assume anything anymore. I just get proven wrong time and time again.
I had my "35w" appointment today. My OB was in surgery, so I met with the NP. I needed to ask all the c-section questions I had (when? can we do the version with cord issue? etc.) and she said those would all have to be answered by the Doc. When she measured my fundus (36cms!) she said "I think this baby is head down. Either that or he has a really firm butt." I was like No Way, since he was Frank Breech last week. So she went and got the handy dandy portable u/s machine (u/s#21!) and what do you know? Head down and snuggled in. No more c-section worries (due to breech) for me. Well, unless the kid turns again. Who knows, right?
Everything else was cool. BP was sticking at 120/80, my weight was 166lbs (+9 from bfp added to +12 from IVF/FET for a total gain of 21 lbs.) I talked about my insomnia and my lovely, wonderful NP gave me some ambien. I'm SO excited to go to bed tonight with the chance to actually ~sleep~.
I have my 12th BPP/NST tomorrow which will make u/s#22. You'd think I was high risk or something. ~wink~. I'm going to ask her to measure Karl's head just to see if hanging out in my pelvis made it a tad bit smaller. Now I'm worried about delivering a huge head!
Lots of work to do, but wanted to give the update.
... 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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32 comments:
I was so happy to hear that he has moved to head down. Yay! I do see that you have found something else to worry about though. :)
Whoot! I'm glad he turned over for you. Great news!
Urgh! Gosh, I figured he still had time to turn! YAY! That is great news. I knew you weren't excited about a c-sec. Here's to hoping for a vaginal delivery!
(PS, 35 weeks is when Andrew decided to turn too).
Love the comment about having a firm butt. heh :-) Anyhoo, I'm so glad Karl turned for us. Everyone in blog land was begging him to, so he just *had* to listen. WOOT!
Ahhh. That's great news.
Yay! That's great news! So will you have to deliver early whatsoever then? Or just let nature take its course?
That is so awesome that he flipped! He knew he was worrying momma about a csection, so he was a good little boy!
Sounds like a great appt. :)
Oh see, I shouldn't have said anything about his head size after your c-section post. ;) You will be a-ok I bet! So excited he turned around!
That's great news that his head is where it's supposed to be - at least for now!!
Good luck at your appointment tomorrow!
Glad to hear that the little mister has turned the right way. So close now!
Wow - that's great news! Well, at least now you know everything there is to know about c-sections just in case. :)
Head down is fabulous!!Power of positive thinking...either that or you said something to scare the living shit out of the kid (lol).
Didn't know we could take ambien....I have some in my med cabinet and may consider that Fri or Sat night...knowing I don't have to get up for work this weekend.
YAY... Good boy Karl! Probably makes MaMa so happy!
Great news Nancy!
woo hoo! Way to go, Karl!
Hope he stays chilling like this until exit day.
xo
Yay! Of course, that didn't help me, but you have a history of being able to put that to work. (Mine never dropped - I think she had her little talon claws embedded into my rib cage). Congratulations!
That's great that he turned! Hopefully his head won't be too big.
Yeah! I'm glad he turned around for you.
I don't think the wolf rule applies to high risk ladies...you are exempt!
So excited that Karl is playing fair, but her certainly keeps you guessing - a sign of things to come?
I am so glad you had such a wonderful appointment today! And there's 5 weeks to go? Any more word on dates?
And only 21 lbs gained. Damn. That is astounding for a third baby! (I know you had a hard time gaining weight in the past- so no judging from me either way <3) I 'lost' the water weight & am back down to about an 8 lb gain so far. We'll see how the holidays pan out!
Good luck with sleeping tonight!
He did well to turn!
Great news,
J
Good boy, Karl!
Yay...so glad he turned. Now, he better just stay put!!
Thanks for the update! I have been thinking about you and Frank . . . er, Karl!
Way to go Karl!
Yay! King Karl!!
Great news that he turned!!!
So glad he turned. You seem like such a natural kinda lady!
I have been told to take unisom and tylenol PM. Although, right now nothing is touching the lack of sleep due to what I think is sciatica.
Congrats on the head-down situation!! I also worry about birthing a big head, but if we have to, we have to! I hope the Ambien helps and that you got some good zzz's last night!
Ah that is great news! I hope he stays all snuggled in now! No more somersaults!
Yay to little Karl for flipping......already listening to Mom I see ::wink::
Not long to go now =D
That is great that Karl is head down! Hopefully his head will fit through. GL at your u/s tomorrow.
YAY Nancy. I'm so HAPPY he is not breech anymore. I haven't left a comment in a while, but I still pop in to read your blog. I can't believe how close you are getting. I have news too. I've got #3 on the way (EDD 8/4/09). I'm totally sick and tired now, but it's all worth it. I am having the CVS done next month because of age and wondered if you could tell me a little about it. Was it terrible? I'm a little nervous? I'm hoping they can do it vaginally vs. the big needle.
Congrats again!!
Jenn
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