~ Time spent ttc him ... 21 months
~ Number of appointments, hoohaa cams, injections ... countless
~ Being fortunatate enough to take this picture?
Priceless.
... 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!
29 comments:
this post gives me hope, nancy. and he is absolutely precious!
What an adorable picture!! He is just precious!
awwwwwwwww. SMOOOSH!
He is so damn cute!
(insert totally inappropriate comment here about how awesome it is that he is cute & not ugly considering all the HELL you went through to get him here.)
ACK!! way too cute! :)
AWww that is so freaking cute!
I love it! He is precious. The monkey is precious. The look on his face is so adorable.
Priceless INDEED! Adorable picture!
*HUGS*
He's just gorgeous!
You know...I think he looks like you & Ella.
He is adorable Nancy, and you're right..that's priceless. The pic isn't cheesy..it's one of the cutest ones I've seen of him so far! It melts my heart! :)
complete melt! He is too adorable for words- that may be my favorite picture of him so far.
And I agree- he looks so much like you & Ella.
Hehehe, what a Mastercard commercial that would make!
OK, where did you get the adorable monkey sweater?
Too cute! I can't believe how big he is getting.
OMG he is so freaking adorable!
He is wonderful, Nancy.
Truly wonderful - in every sense of the word.
sometimes super cheesy is great
He is gorgeous! He is so gonna be a heartbreaker!
He totally looks like Ella. I think Ella & him look more like you, and Allison more like daddy.
You've got three gorgeous & healthy kiddies - you are blessed indeed!
Wow. He is absolutely adorable!
he is so cute!!! look at those eyes he looks just like you.
Sooooo cute!!
He is super, super adorable... ♥
Ohhhhh, adorable! He looks like he's hamming it for the camera too. So cute.
Precious! I haven't seen a pic of him in so long. And he does have your eyes!
Gorgeous little monkey :)
Brings tears to my eyes Nancy! I was looking at the baby announcement the other day and I am stunned by how big he's gotten. I want to hug him.
Oh. My. God.
Too adorable for words. Really.
Oh my gosh...that is one of the cutest pictures I have ever seen! He is so damn adorable. Love love love his blue eyes!
SOOO sweet Nancy -- and you know -- in this picture I can see how much he looks like you and your girls too...
That is priceless my friend.
XO
Thinking of you -- did you get my mail?
what an adorable little man..
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