We had our first bad night. Both babies cried (at different times) all night along. Elijah's tummy is still really bothering him and Hazel was just being a grump. I think they might be going through a growth spurt b/c they are now eating every 2.5-3 hrs and eating more. This has left us w/o any sleep.
Part of my problem is that while we have moved them to their own room I still have the monitor next to my head and wake at every noise. Every grunt, snort, squawk, fart, hiccup and whine. Between the two of them I only sleep for about 15 mins in a row for most of the night. This morning I realized I slept nearly 3 hrs straight and when I went to check on them noticed that I some how threw a blanket over the monitor. Oops, good thing nothing happened.
With a night like that I am starting to get anxious about Greg going back to work and being home alone all day with both of them. And of course when he needs to get up for work its means I'll have more night duty, and even less sleep. I now understand why mom's of twins always say the first few months are just survival. It gets better, right? :)
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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
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IF Success Stories
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- 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
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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
11 comments:
I am right there with you! My girls wake up every 2-3 hours and are now eating 3.5 oz at a time. Growth spurt for sure.
Hang in there!
do you have a video monitor? that way you could just peek at them at every noise, rather than get up. just an idea.
just breathe. it WILL get better.
Hi!
I've been following you for a very long time and am so so happy for you guys. Your babies are just beautiful.
I wanted to drop by and say YES it does get better.
Hang in there!!!!!!!!:)
a fellow mommy of twins.
Erika
I hear you sister! Sleep is a thing of the past!!
I'm so happy that your twins have finally arrived! You've made it to the other side- YAY! I can't even imagine how difficult it is to care for two young babies at the same time, but I'm sure that once they're able to interact, smile and play with you, it will make all your rough nights and days as a new mum all worth while! Congratulations once agani!
How long were they going between feedings before?
They were sleeping about 4 hrs between feedings....last night we offered them each 3 oz and they slept 5 hrs!!! :)
YES YES YES it DOES get better. I PROMISE! Oh and I finally had to turn the monitor down so that I could ONLY hear the actual cries and not all the other noises. I am feeling for ya hun.
Oh, I am sorry. :( It's a learning process, and I'm glad that I get to learn from your experiences. Some days (nights) will be better than others, I'm sure. Hang in there!
BUT I am so thrilled that both of your babies are home! Words cannot convey how happy I am for you!
((hugs)) Those sleepless nights are brutal, but they do get better. Hopefully they will be in a nice sleeping pattern soon...a sleeping pattern that BOTH babies will follow together. Hang in there!
I hope Elijah's tummy issues get resolved quickly and they let you get a little more sleep soon!!
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