I had another blood draw this morning for beta #3, hopefully the numbers still look good.
I also asked about the PIO shots....we have tried everything and it still seems like I am having nerve damage from the shots. Greg is practically hitting my hip bone with the shot, but still getting some kind of nerve:( So, we had the suppository discussion and I got sent home with samples. They will let me know today whether it is okay to do those every other day and do the PIO shot on alternating days. They usually like to keep you on the shots until you reach week 12, and I will totally do it if necessary, but it is getting really bad:(
Today I also scheduled our first ultrasound. It will be next week Tuesday. Because it is early they said there won't be much to see, no heartbeat, etc. but they want to see how many of our embies implanted. I am anxiously awaiting that news.....
As far as symptoms go I am happily sick. I think if I wasn't I would be nervous. I feel like I have to puke most of the morning and then again right before bed. From 2-6pm I am extraordinarily tired and then from 6 until bedtime I have the worst stabbing gas pains. Oh, and then there is the diarrhea every morning:) I never thought I would be so happy feeling like shit.
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Our journey through infertility, to pregnancy, with a few bumps along the way.
About Me
- Andrea
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
- After years of struggling with infertility we are finally parents to twins thanks to IVF#2! Learning through the difficult time of infertility, a multiples pregnancy, hospital bedrest, and a NICU stay that life is life, there is nothing you can do to control it. All you can do is try to make the best of it:)
Our Journey
- 10/05-Got married!
- 12/06-Began TTC
- 8/07-Diagnosed with Varicocele
- 10/07-Varicocelectomy
- 7/08-First RE appointment
- 9/, 10/, 12/08-IUI #1-3=BFNs
- 1/09 -IUI#4 =BFN
- 4/09 -IVF#1=BFN w/RE #2
- 6/22/09-IVF#2 =BFP!
- 1/15/10-Hazel and Elijah were born
Blog Archive
IF Success Stories
- Busted Babymaker
- Caroline-From Infertility to Baby
- Conceive This!
- Infertility Journey to Motherhood
- IVF on the Down Low
- Little Bluebirds Fly
- Make it Grand
- My Infertile World
- No swimmers in the tubes, no bun in the oven
- Not How I Planned
- Pieces of My Life
- Someday, Someway!
- Swimming Against the Tide
- There's a baby at the end of this, right?
Multiples
Infertility Blogs
Loss
Non-IF blogs I like
Money Spent on IF
- 2008-
- 7/23/08 -$323 RE office visit
- 7/23/08 -$727 cervical cultures
- 8/11/08 -$948 day 3 bloodwork
- 8/11/08 -$536 day 3 ultrasound
- 8/20/08 -$285 for IUI #1
- 9/5/08 -$194 Semen analysis and cryopreservation
- 9/08-9/09 -$150 semen storage fee
- 9/11/08 -$194 semen analysis
- 10/6/08 -pending $3,500 for HSG
- 10/11/08 -$285 for IUI #2
- 12/1/08 -$285 for IUI #3
- 12/27/08 -$285 for IUI #4
- 2009-
- 1/24/09-$248 RE office visit
- 1/28/09 -$412 semen analysis and bloodwork
- 1/30/09 -$542 mock-ET and bloodwork
- 2/6/09 -$3,966 for IVF & ER anesthesia
- 2/10/09 -$1,819.05 for IVF Meds
- 3/25/09 -$1,290 freezing embryos
- 4/2/09 -$293 beta testing
- 6/1/09 -$3,996 for IVF #2
Acronyms
- AF = Aunt Flow (menstruation)
- Beta =Beta blood test, tests for pregnancy hormone
- BFN = Big Fat Negative (on HPT)
- BFP = Big Fat Positive (i.e. PREGNANT!)
- DH = Dear Husband. Even when he's not being particularly dear
- ER = Egg retrieval
- ET = Embryo transfer
- FET=Frozen Embryo Cycle
- HPT = Home Pregnancy Test
- ICSI = Intro Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection
- IF = Infertility
- IL = In-laws
- IUI = Intrauterine Insemination
- IVF = In Vitro Fertilization
- LO = Little Ones (babies)
- MFI = Male Factor Infertility
- MoM = Mother of Multiples
- O = Ovulate
- OPK = Ovulation Predictor Kit (tells when you O)
- Pg = pregnant, pregnancy
- PIO = Progesterone in Oil shots
- POAS = Pee on a Stick (take HPT)
- RE = Reproductive Endocrinologist
- SA = Semen Analysis
- SIL = Sister-in-Law
- Stims = Stimulation hormone shots
- TI = Timed Intercourse
- TTC = Trying to Conceive
- TTTC = Trouble Trying to Conceive
- WTF=What the fuck? -why didn't this work
9 comments:
woot woot!! that's awesome about the u/s being next week!! oh man, aren't the progesterone suppositories supposed to be just as good?? i'd be so tired of shots... :)
I'm a little late on this but congratulations a million times over! This is such exciting and wonderful news. I can't wait to hear how many babies are in there! I know it's excruciating waiting for your ultrasound and honestly, the wait never really gets any easier! As for when the pregnancy will start to feel "real" for you, I am just now at 20 weeks and am finally getting to the point where I actually believe I am going to have a baby. I think once you've been through IF, it takes a little longer to believe. Best of luck to you, and I can't wait to hear about your u/s!
I love that you're "happily sick!" I hope everything goes well with the ultrasound and the babie(s)! So so exciting.
Ahhh so glad you are sick. Hehee. Can't wait to hear the results of your u/s. What are the betas like? So so so so stinking happy for you.
woohoo! so exciting! Let us know what your b/w comes back at! Your "happily sick" just cracked me up!
praying for a great number for you!!
Bring on the pregnancy symptoms. And congratulations once again.
YAY for feeling like shit!! It will all be worth it.
I can't wait to hear how many embies you have growin' in there...eeek!
Wish I had some assvice on the PIO, but I have a ghetto booty so it wasn't a prob. ;) Hope this new plan works out for you!
Congratulations on your pregnancy. I'm hoping all the best for you. I'm a little bit behind you - only one positive beta so far. I too had a terrible time with the PIO shots. I found savior with a 1" needle, numbing cream and a moist heating pad. I use it for an hour after every shot. I skipped one day and it went back to being in so much pain. So no more skipping. Good luck with everything!
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