... 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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- Back when I was a stupid teenager.
- The update. Now including an update!
- The update of no updates.
- Problem?
- IV in and waiting for my slot. WooHoo to my nurse ...
- It's surgery day.
- Doesn't Sunday Feel Like it's the END of the Week?
- Repeat of "Scary Guy Pills"
- Welcome ICLW kickoff!
- I don't know if I'll make it through the day
- Snow Day!
- The doctor called
- Surgery #18? 19? (upd 11/2011)
- There are simply no words at times.
- ~ouch~
- Where is this outfit acceptable?
- Looks like I had a flair for the dramatic.
- I'm one step away
- I'm lame.
- Work Rules. And my Socks
- Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to work I go.
- National Cleavage Day.
- A few questions ...
- Welcome to the world Caiden!
- A few exciting points ...
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13 comments:
Where is this nurse and whats her name? lol...they always have the WORST time getting an IV in me or drawing blood...apparently my veins either collapse or are too deep. My record for the number of nurses to try one stick is 7!
Shit, I have the worst veins ever. I need her as a nurse!
Good luck with the surgery! :)
Love nurses who are good with the sticks. I had one nurse during IVF who drew blood out through a completely tattooed part of my arm. She couldn't see the vein, she just knew it was there. That's gooooood.
Good luck with your surgery.
GOOD LUCK!!!!
woohooo that's fabulous!! all the nurses I ever had would only try 3 times then get a new nurse...by the time I was done I think the one time I had 10 or 12 nurses one time? yeah I stopped keeping track...blah! I feel for you!
Hope the surgery goes well! Crossing my fingers for you!
Awesome news at the one-stick nurse. Thinking of you, and really hope it goes well. XOXOX
Thinking of you! Hope everything goes good.
Good luck!! I hope everything goes well. What an awesome nurse!!
That nurse rocks! Hope the surgery goes/went smoothly.
One stick IV is a good start to this whole event. I hope it's all over and successful by now!
Hope all is well!
Yeah, my veins are horrible. When it's bad they ask me to lie down - or when I was about to have my c-section they had to put it in my wrist!!
Hope you're doing okay
hope it all goes well. thinking of you xxx
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