The last two pictures I posted were the following:
Feb. 10 - Transfer day. That's the day Dr. H transferred the 3 embryo's. The picture just depicts where Dr. H transferred the 3 little ones. I placed a red box around the exact spot. Can you believe one little guy went from blast stage to implementation stage..Wow..I am more and more amazed everyday at how Doctor's are making miracles happen.
It's going be crazy to say one day, but my kid was born "scientifically and in a lab." WHOA!!!
And the second picture is what stage I am at currently. I actually just completed week 8 amazing how time is flying, that's actually two months down and seven more months to go until we meet our "miracle science - munchkin."
Monday, March 30, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
Make up homework...
Gosh, I have not written on the blog for a while. Life is so hectic right now. Work, and the estrogen & progesterone shots really slow me down. I am super tired all the time. I told myself I need to make up for lost blog entries I hadn't been updating you all on. Week 6 & 7 seemed to fly by super fast. Week 7 really felt to me like a roller coaster, I had energy one day and the next I am so tired that I could sleep and not get up. I also had a bit of constant cramping (feeling of achiness) in the lower abdomen area. I called into Dr. H's office (BTW: I think she is sick of my so many questions but I always make an effort to apologize for all my silly questions) the nurse said everything you are feeling is normal. As long as it is not severe and accompanied by bleeding you are fine.
Week 7, I got to see Dr. H, she is so nice. I really am going to miss her and the staff. They are really nice and super patient. It must be so tough what they do. Dr. H is a miracle worker, she gives all her patients a 101%!!! I wish I could stay with her through the whole pregnancy!!!
So anyway, we went to go to see Dr. H on Thursday (3/19/08)for our weekly checkup - they moved their stirrup table around, I was not use to that, so I told her it was weird, Now I feel bad. I was not use to it :-(Oh well I will apologize this Thursday :-)
Back to my story, we went it on Thursday and Dr. H showed us our little or as she called it our little "gummy Bear's" heart. it was super cool. I can't believe a little baby is growing inside of me. It was really cool to see the baby's heart moving. It makes feel so reassured that everything is positive.
Week 7, I got to see Dr. H, she is so nice. I really am going to miss her and the staff. They are really nice and super patient. It must be so tough what they do. Dr. H is a miracle worker, she gives all her patients a 101%!!! I wish I could stay with her through the whole pregnancy!!!
So anyway, we went to go to see Dr. H on Thursday (3/19/08)for our weekly checkup - they moved their stirrup table around, I was not use to that, so I told her it was weird, Now I feel bad. I was not use to it :-(Oh well I will apologize this Thursday :-)
Back to my story, we went it on Thursday and Dr. H showed us our little or as she called it our little "gummy Bear's" heart. it was super cool. I can't believe a little baby is growing inside of me. It was really cool to see the baby's heart moving. It makes feel so reassured that everything is positive.
Friday, March 6, 2009
5w5d Pregnant..
Am I suppose to be feeling something? I just feel like I always have light cervical mucus and sometimes I have mild cramps. My cramps were alot heavier last week but they have subsided alot this weee. I guess the little guy/gal is getting cozy in my uterus. But I really do hope the above symptoms are all normal. Dr. H also stated that having cramps indicates that my follicles are slowly coming to normal size. I hope that happens soon. I feel super bloated all the time because of the huge ovaries and I look like a I am 3 months pregnant.
I called the nurses office and asked a silly question today, well I don't think it's silly but just a precautionary question: is it okay to get my eyebrows threaded. It's sometimes painful to get them done, so I just want to make sure nothing happens in the process..I am just being safe. I hope Dr. H doesn't laugh at me, I know she probably thinks I am a weirdo...cause I ask way to many questions, even my DH gets embarrassed by me. Oh well he married me, he's stuck with me!!!
Once I get an answer to my question, I will post it. I'm sure it's a popular question.
Oh btw..I aded a picture of what our baby looks like at week 5. WOW, I still can't believe that something is growing inside of me. It's taken us 2+ years to get where we are and now it just seems so surreal. I still has not hit me but we're PREGNANT!!! YAY US!!!
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
What I felt during the 2ww...
IVF is an interesting process. Of course, I am grateful for it. I can say today that I am pregnant because of IVF but I am not saying I enjoyed the whole process. It's alot of emotions and is physically draining.
Even today, I am taking the progesterone and estrogen shots, trust me they are not a walk in the park. Bruising and feeling the initial pinch of the needle..Ouch!!!
When I was on bed rest and even after that I wanted to find a website or a blog where someone would describe some of the symptoms of being pregnant during the two week wait.
For me, the two week wait was not fun, I had a bunch of emotions running in my minds, thoughts of sadness and thoughts of hope. My 2nd IVF round was definately different, I had more hope, and thought very positive. I prayed everyday to god asking, "please let this be my turn."
Some of the symptoms I felt during the two week week wait included:
1. Cramps: the embryo transfer was on 2/10/09 - on 2/17 I woke up to the worse cramping ever. It felt like I was going to start my period right then and there but nothing. After that day and to this point I still do have cramping. Sometimes painful and sometimes light but not often.
2. Milk: From 2/17 onwards I could not drink milk, It made the top of my stomach area ache so many times. I tried three different times and all three episodes I felt like I had the worst stomach aches in the world. I literally had to walk around to make the stomach aches go away.
3. Bloating: From 2/17 onwards I felt bloated all the time. I later found out that the bloating was due to huge follicles that were still in my ovaries. When Dr. H did a quick scan, she as well as I could see the huge follicles. I could not even fit into some of my pants. My stomach looks like I am three months pregnant.
4. Tired: I felt tired all the time. I even fell asleep to one of my favorite shows, "Heroes."
5. Postivie thinking: helps and keeps your mind at ease.
6. Enjoy: the two week wait, do things that you would not normally do on a normal day, i.e clean your closet that you have been meaning to do for a long time. I like to scrapbook so I did a little bit of that. Don't do anything that may hurt you of couse.
I hope this will be able to help anyone who is looking for more information about the terrible two week wait...
Even today, I am taking the progesterone and estrogen shots, trust me they are not a walk in the park. Bruising and feeling the initial pinch of the needle..Ouch!!!
When I was on bed rest and even after that I wanted to find a website or a blog where someone would describe some of the symptoms of being pregnant during the two week wait.
For me, the two week wait was not fun, I had a bunch of emotions running in my minds, thoughts of sadness and thoughts of hope. My 2nd IVF round was definately different, I had more hope, and thought very positive. I prayed everyday to god asking, "please let this be my turn."
Some of the symptoms I felt during the two week week wait included:
1. Cramps: the embryo transfer was on 2/10/09 - on 2/17 I woke up to the worse cramping ever. It felt like I was going to start my period right then and there but nothing. After that day and to this point I still do have cramping. Sometimes painful and sometimes light but not often.
2. Milk: From 2/17 onwards I could not drink milk, It made the top of my stomach area ache so many times. I tried three different times and all three episodes I felt like I had the worst stomach aches in the world. I literally had to walk around to make the stomach aches go away.
3. Bloating: From 2/17 onwards I felt bloated all the time. I later found out that the bloating was due to huge follicles that were still in my ovaries. When Dr. H did a quick scan, she as well as I could see the huge follicles. I could not even fit into some of my pants. My stomach looks like I am three months pregnant.
4. Tired: I felt tired all the time. I even fell asleep to one of my favorite shows, "Heroes."
5. Postivie thinking: helps and keeps your mind at ease.
6. Enjoy: the two week wait, do things that you would not normally do on a normal day, i.e clean your closet that you have been meaning to do for a long time. I like to scrapbook so I did a little bit of that. Don't do anything that may hurt you of couse.
I hope this will be able to help anyone who is looking for more information about the terrible two week wait...
Sunday, March 1, 2009
I have a problem with..
Peeing on a stick (POAS)...I think I am driving my DH up the wall with POAS. I am excited that we have finally gotten pregnant, but at the same time praying nothing bad happens, that's why I keep taking these tests. I am just enjoying and It's fun...don't tell DH.
Beta #2 ...
On Friday, Nurse Michelle...called us to give us beta #2: 2955..I am so happy that numbers are increasing "nicely," as Nurse Michelle stated.
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