... 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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- update on me.
- I ~puffy heart~ tek.
- Do I comment on your blog?
- I broke a rule.
- Pneumonia.
- Wow, I'm ~really~ sick. (upd comments)
- It's question asking time.
- The last belly pictures.
- Picture Placeholder
- Temporary and craptastic pictures
- Well that's not cool at all.
- explanations, bullets and pictures.
- My eyes sting.
- I love her, I really do.
- 3 hours!!!
- So I just handed her my debit card.
- Birth Story and the after belly picture.
- Moo! Im hooked up to a pump right now. Fun times.
- A quick pic to appease the masses
- Still alive. Barely. Blood loss taking its toll. W...
- web nursery
- Okay - I'm home.
- Need blood transfusion. Still in hospital. Please ...
- In hosp until monday. Im having heart trouble. The...
- He is a sleepy baby! Nursed one side but now he sl...
- Karl is here! 7lbs, 8ozs. I was rushed to emergenc...
- +1 station, 95% effaced, 6cms. And pain is like no...
- Labor really hurts. Oh fuck. I have done it before...
- Water broke on its own at 4am. Immediate hard and ...
- Version worked! Baby boy is head down now. Startin...
- Confirmed still breech. Waiting for epidural now. ...
- Alright. I'm off!
- oh my god.
- Which ones do you hate?
- There is no way he'll let me wait.
- Holy Fucking Crap.
- 2 appointments
- Urgh.
- "Would you like to have your baby on Saturday?"
- The Misfits want my girls' skulls.
- Burger King vs McDonalds commercial
- Crap, I'm a little late with this one.
- The three B's
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73 comments:
Awwww Nancy,CONGRATULATIONS !!!!!
I can't believe your little man is here !! I know he's beautiful.
Speedy recovery mama and enjoy your little family of five now :)
yay!!!!! Welcome Karl. Thanks for telling us. Take care. Hugs to you all.
I am so glad that Karl has arrived. Having to go for the surgery really sucks, but whatever keeps you both healthy and safe. Huge congratulations!
Congrats Nancy! Well done!! Welcome Karl!! Hope all is well, can't wait to see pictures!!!
CONGRATS!!!!
HOORAY!! congratulations!! :D
Congratulations!!!!!
Welcome to the world Karl! You better be a very sweet baby to your wonder woman momma!
CONGRAGULATIONS!!! So happy for you and hope you see him soon!
Hooray! Happy Birth Day Karl! Can't wait to see him. Take care of yourself, I hope you have a quick recovery.
CONGRATS! YAY, another one, superb;
Happy new year my dear and by the way its lalas birthday too today, (the 10th) :) :) :)
Congrats! and a speedy recovery for you and LOTS of quality time with your little man.!!!
Congratulations Nancy on the birth of your handsome little fella Karl! Wishing you a speedy recovery!
Welcome to the world Karl!
I'm sorry about the surgery. I'm glad that everything else seemed to come out OK. ;-) You seem to be a super speedy healer, though!
Congratulations! Welcome to the world, Karl!
WOOOOHOOOO!!! Welcome, Karl! I can't wait to see pics and hear all the details!
Congrats on Karl! hope all is well!
nicole
Welcome to the world Karl!! Nancy, I hope recovery goes well for you!
Welcome, Karl!
So, wait, does that mean that you had to deliver the baby AND have surgery? That is f'ed up (and the absolute worst combination of events that I can imagine). I hope I'm over-interpreting here.
Congrats! Glad you're both safe ans sound, despite the emergency surgery...
CONGRATS!!!! Welcome to the world Karl!
How totally awesome of you to update while in labor!
Congrats!!!
Welcome Karl!!!
Emergency surgery? Ick. Hope you are recovering comfortably and that they reunite you with Karl soon.
Yay, congrats my friend:-)
Welcome to the world you punk! Can't wait for photos. Hope YOU are doing ok, sweetie.
xoxo
yay! congrats! speedy recovery to you!
Congratulations!!! Welcome Karl!
I just logged on to check on you! Yeah!!!! Congratulations!
Congratulations! I hope you're resting well and you have a good recovery.
Congratulations! Can't wait to see pictures!!
conrats congrats congrats!
I was very close to being in that same situation. I'd be curious to hear exactly what sort of medical intervention they do when the placenta is retained.
But besides all that... YAY for Karl! Congratulations Nancy!
Congrats, and I'm so happy you're both okay!
Congrats Nancy!! And welcome to the world Karl! I'm sorry you ended up having to have surgery, but I wish you a speedy recovery. I can't wait to see pictures of your little man!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! I'm sooo happy for you!!!!!
I hope all is well with you!
Can't wait to see pic's.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KARL!!!!
Congrats Nancy! I am so glad Karl arrived safe and sound! Can't wait to see the first pics! Take care Mama, wishing you a speedy recovery!
Congrats! I'm glad everything went well!
Yay Karl! Yay you! Get well soon. I honestly cannot believe you've been posting - glad for every update - but OMG, you are crazy, woman.
PS - a million thank yous for the gift.
WOW :-) Mazel tov! Sorry about the emergency surgery :-(
Can't wait to see pictures!!!
When I first read your update, I thought that you had an emergency C-section, but now I realize you most have delivered him and then had surgery. Wow!
Oh and Karl's birthday is the day after my brother's birthday...Carl. :)
I hope you are recovering and enjoying your little man. Enjoy the BFing...I miss it. I stopped a month ago.
Congrats! I hope both you and Karl are doing well. As you know, enjoy this time because they don't stay litle for very long!
Take care of yourselves... and enjoy your new family member!
Congrats on Baby Karl!! Can't wait to her the story. I hope recovery goes well.
LOL HEAR* the story.
Massive congratulations!! Wishing you a speedy recovery.
Congrats! Can't wait to see pictures of the little guy!
NANCY!!!!
*happy dance*
Oh am so happy he's here -- and I hope your recovery is swift...I can't wait to hear all about it my friend.
Love,
Pam
Yay! Welcome, Karl!
congrats...i have been checking all day for updates! can't wait to see pics. i wish you a speedy recovery!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND WELCOME TO THE WORLD LITTLE MAN!!!!
Welcome Baby Karl!!! Congrats Mommy!
Happy Birth Day Karl!! Damn Nancy...sounds like you got the raw deal but I'm glad you and Karl are SAFE and speedy recovery to you!! I hope you enjoy the next few days of your stay in the hospital and can get as much rest as you can (I know that's alot to of ask of you right now but try woman :P)
CONGRATULATIONS NANCY, TOM, ELLA ALLISON!!! WELCOME BABY KARL!!!!
Yay!! Happy Birthday Karl! Sucks about the surgery - hope you're doing much better and can't wait to see pics.
Congratulations Nancy - I got your text at lunch and just started sobbing(he is so beautiful). I didnt want to overwhelm you with texting back but I'm sure you know I'm grining ear to ear and so happy for you and your in my thoughts today.
~Welcome to the world Karl ~
WOW!! Big boy!
Happy Birthday Karl~
Congrats!!!
Nancy, congrats!!! I am so happy for you! Hope you have a speedy recovery! Get some sleep while you can!
Congratulations! Happy Birthday, Karl!
YAY!!!! I'm glad Karl is finally here and you and he are doing good. Hopefully, surgery went ok!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations!!! I can't believe the day has finally come.
A retained placenta--didn't that happen once before??
Glad everything is okay--can't wait to see the pics!
Congratulations!!!! And a very happy birthday to Karl!
Congrats!
Congratulations! Blessed be.
I hope you have a quick recovery.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!
Congratulations!!!
Congratulations!! (I can't believe you blogged through the whole thing!)
Nancy Nancy Nancy.....Heartiest Congratulations....Hope you and baby are keeping good!
Please take care! Peace!
Welcome to the world Karl! I'm so sorry about the surgery, though. I hope your recovery is quick!
PS - This is Kendra (butterfly397) from webmd
Congratulations Nancy and welcome to the world Karl.
Anita
Congrats NAncy!!!!
Congratulations, Nancy! I cannot wait to see pictures!
CONGRATS!!!!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!! (I hadn't checked all weekend) Your in my prayers for a quick and healthy recovery!!
Congratulations!!!!!!
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