Literati_Love
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Hello ladies! I feel bad but I have just not had time to get on here since before Christmas. The holidays were so busy and of course in the evening I want to spend time with DH! Then we went on vacation to mexico and it was fabulous...soooo needed it! Got back last weekend and worked all week and today is my first day off. I'm exhausted still! time to catch up on cleaning and unpacking. Pretty busy this week also because we are starting IUI next week. So we had to find our donor sperm and make phone calls and register with sperm banks and be sure my doctor was ready for me and signed the paper work. It is hard to do all this when working 7am-6pm. AF came 2 days early while on vacation...the cycle ended up being 32 days instead of the 33-35ish I was expecting. I was supposed to get my CD 3 labs sunday but we got delayed on our return flights and by Sunday it was already CD4. So doc said we can still go through with the IUI but obviously it is on me if it doesn't take and we do labs and find my hormones are off and treatment for those may have assisted in pregnancy. FSH, TSH, LH, estradiol are being drawn. But I think I'm probably ok since I can see I AM ovulating, even feeling O pains at times, wish I'd had been doing OPKs the past few months so I know better what day those come prior to ovulating but last month it was CD15 and I O'd CD17, so I'm expecting sometime end of next week.
It is exciting to try again, but still scary because my doc will only go 6 rounds with me before I need to do something more and see a different specialist. I hope it takes but I'm so nervous it won't. I also wanted to push ahead and do it next week because classes start Feb. 3rd and I have no idea how busy I'll be with school or if it will stress me and change O day.
Newlyweds, how are you doing????
Literati, how is the pregnancy going?
Take care ladies!!
Mango - It's so great to hear from you! I figured you were just busy but did think about you and newlyweds several times, but never had a chance to get back on. I can't say I've been busy but I've been
Soooooooo F.A.T.I.G.U.E.D!
I haven't really done anything besides lie on the couch or in bed outside of work since I was about 6 weeks! Sigh.
I am so glad you had your relaxing trip to Mexico! Was it amazing? I hope you feel a lot more well-rested now, even though work has already tired you out again. I find cleaning up after traveling is always tough, and so is getting back into the groove of work once you've tasted what real luxury is!
I am sooo excited for you that you are going ahead with IUI already this month! It is too bad you missed your CD3 blood work. Will they do them again next month if this time doesn't take? I do hope you get pregnant within the 6 months as you've already had a long journey already, and I can imagine you don't want to deal with the trouble of going to another specialist. I have high hopes for you, though, and it certainly does appear you are ovulating every month, so I'm certain with IUI you'll be pregnant in just a few months (if not right away)! I cannot WAIT to share in this journey with you! You deserve to be pregnant SO much!! Did you choose a donor that looked quite a bit like your dh? How is your dh feeling about all this? I can't imagine going through this all working 7 am - 6 pm! Those are some long hours! Keep me posted for when the actual insemination will take place if you have time! So excited for you!
My pregnancy is going surprisingly well. We had an ultrasound back on January 8th when I was 9 weeks 5 days and we got to see the heartbeat and a very healthy-looking baby who was measuring exactly on schedule. That was a relief to see, but did not exactly stop the anxiety I've still been having. I've had a couple spotting episodes, so that's been scary. I finally have my 2nd pre-natal appointment on Monday, when I will get to hear the heartbeat! I think once I hear that I will be able to relax a lot more. I feel bad for my DH because he's probably more worried than I am. It is hard on me because whenever I start to feel a bit optimistic and wanting to daydream and feel happy, he gets me down because he's so scared of something going wrong. You don't realize how much this all affects your husband, but it really does! I am hoping he can relax soon as well. And as of this week, I officially have a tiny little baby bump! Up until now I've just been thickening and I could never tell if anything was there because I was always SOOOO bloated. But finally this week a bit of the bloat subsided and I was finally able to see that my stomach is actually protruding a bit! I really am so thankful to be pregnant, and I haven't minded the nausea, vomiting, fatigue, heart burn, bloating, gas, bad moods or insomnia too much because I know it's all going to be worth it.
Newlyweds - How are you doing? I think of you lots and wish I had a way of contacting you to make sure you're okay. How was your Christmas? Are you healing emotionally okay? Are you TTC again or just taking a break for now? I cannot wait until you get your rainbow baby!