... 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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- Trick or Treat now? Are you kidding me?
- It's over and done with.
- I ~got~ this routine.
- I want a baby.
- Cortisone and your cycle.
- My new header and other tidbits.
- Happy Tuesday!
- Abortion.
- 13 years.
- 'Cause this is Thriller, ...
- Tell me about your loss, your child.
- I need help regarding stillbirth.
- The Painted Lady
- Goings on.
- What my new job should be.
- Can I ask a favor of you all?
- A schnarky one.
- The one word award.
- Fedex sucks assholes.
- Victims of Infertility
- What's next?
- We now interrupt a post from Nancy ...
- Sunday's Guest Blogger ... Lori! ... Nope, It's El...
- Saturday's Guest Blogger ... Mareike!
- Friday's Guest Blogger ... Jenn!
- Guest Bloggers?
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48 comments:
I think that's fantastic Nancy. Awesome achievement. Hugs xxxx
WOO HOO! Congrats Nancy!
Congrats Nancy!
Awesome, Nancy. Congrats.
Happy 13th anniversary Nancy! That is quite an accomplishment. I'm so glad you overcame that because you have had so much to share with so many people (your kids and hubby of course) and us out in blogland. Yippee!!!
My brother had an addiction to heroin and has 15 months under his belt (and counting!) It's encouraging to me to hear how successfully you've overcome your addiction - it gives me hope that my brother can continue on with his new life. Thanks- and congratulations!
WOW! That is really great! Well done. ICLW
Congratulations! What a phenomenal achievement! You rock!
That is amazing! Congrats!
I think you are an amazing woman & I am truly happy for you ! Congratulations Nancy !
Congrats!!!
Congrats. Thats amazaing accomplishment. ICLW
Girl, that is an amazing thing. Congrats to you and thank you to your body for giving us all a chance to appreciate you and your sassy self.
Congratulations Nancy- that is wonderful! I am so proud to call you a friend- you truly have overcome & accomplished so much. I really believe you can doanything you set your mind to- you have already shown that.
congratualtions!! i've watched people i love struggle with addiction & recovery, & i am so, so thrilled for you. :)
& well done on the dance, & the return to school decision!!
So happy for you, Nancy. Congrats on the 13 years and on your new career decision.
Wow - congratulations! You are incrediby inspiring. Was there any particular thing that has allowed you to make this journey?
That's fabulous!
my husband has been clean for about 5 1/2 years. Quite an accomplishment!
Congrats to you!
Congratulations!!
amazingk8, the thing that got me to quit was when I OD'd at my parent's house. I saw the fear in my mom's eyes and I knew right then that in killing myself, I'd be killing her. That's when I made the decision to quit.
What a great thing to celebrate! Happy 13 years!
Wow Nacy that is impresive. Keep telling your story and your accomplishments it truly is something to be proud of.
Congratulations on 13 years! Way to go YOU!
*HUGS*
That's fantastic. Keep up the good work!
Great job!
A huge accomplishment--congratulations!
Happy Anniversary Nancy!
What an accomplishment! Congratulations, Nancy.
That is a wonderful accomplishment. Congratulations.
Congratulations! Something to truly be proud of!
Wow. That is amazing. Congrats!
Congrats Nancy! You're amazing!
13 years - that is huge - congrats!!
Fucken YEAH BABY RIGHT ON SISTA.
I hear you. Well done .... 13 years is a big, big deal. Well done. Keep going. I LOVE your new big life decision, almost as much as I love your new blog header!! Wow!!
XOXOXOXOXOX
YAY!! :D
Wow. I'm proud of YOU.
I'm proud of you.
Awesome accomplishment, something to really be proud of. Congratulations, Nancy!
I just buried a friend last spring from that shit. Clean for 10 months, thought she could handle one more time. Mom walked in on her daughter "sleeping" with the needle still in her arm.
I hate that shit and am so happy for you that you have been clean for so long. Seriously, the statistics are only about 3% of ppl staying clean over the long haul, so for me to hear this just makes me cheer.
You know who I am.
Awesome! You now have three beautiful reasons to stay clean for life - congratulations!! I'm sure you could have hardly imagined this 13 years ago. CONGRATS!!!
Happy 13th anniversary!
You are awesome . . . congrats!
YEAH! I am excited for you, and proud. I have been an lurker, but had to give a shout out to you. THAT IS AWESOME!!!
Rock on Nancy!
Congratulations on such an awesome achievement!!!
Yay congrats! That is awesome!
Huge Congrats Nancy! The more I learn about you, the more impressed I am. BTW, I need your address. I have some socks for you.
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