Peed on a stick, negative.
Friday, September 27, 2013
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
10 days
The waiting is almost unbearable. Ten more days until we can do the at-home pregnancy test. I want to know now! I want to be able to smile that smile that no one but Bobby-Jo knows. To say that we will have a new addition to our already perfect family. Time seems to just drag on and on and on. I speak to her tummy...every morning right before I leave, and saying good night to the tummy is the last thing I do before I sleep at night. Talking, holding, hoping. So much pressure right?? NO! If it isn't meant to be, okay, it isn't meant to be. But if it is?!?!?I love you Bobby-Jo. As much as this means to both of us, our family is perfect no matter if we are 3 or 3+.
Monday, September 16, 2013
1259
That is the number of days between our the successful insemination that gave us Bernice and the insemination for the new life we will bring into the world. Well, I cannot say for sure that the insemination worked, all I can say is I feel very spectacular about how things are. But what does my "feeling" matter, B is the one that had the procedure done, she should be telling us how things "feel".
It has been a pretty long journey in comparison to the one we experienced when trying to get pregnant with Bernice. Let me see if I can recap and get you caught up quickly...
November/December 2012 we started tracking ovulation and timing on B's period. We knew we wouldn't we able to start the actual process until after the new year, but wanted to get an idea of how things were working this time. Same time frame 26 days between periods. Nice job B staying so regular...
FEB 20: We had a consultation with Dr. Jaffe who recommended we get B on CoQ10 and her prenatal vitamins. We scheduled the HSG (hysterosalpingogram) and were making sure everything was good...turned out her right Fallopian tube is blocked we didn't see full flow. We scheduled another where Dr Jaffe would "blow" out the blockage and get everything flowing well.
APRIL 11: 2nd HSG was unsuccessful in unblocking her Fallopian tube. The left side is the good side and the one we have to hope for most ovulation to occur on to ensure we can collect the egg and bring it down to get fertilized.
MAY 10: 2nd consultation with Dr. Jaffe and we opted to go with a few more drugs to grow a few more eggs and try to utilize the good side most: after the follicle scan when she starts her period, she then takes Letrozole to grow grow grow. We give 5 shots of Bravelle to mature mature mature and then the trigger shot 36 hours before insemination to tell the egg to come on.
We had two more vials of donor specimen that would allow for Bernice to have a full blood sibling. We wanted to maximize our chances of doing this. At the end of May her period started we went through the processes, shots, scans etc did not inseminate as the eggs were on the blocked side. Mid of June we stared all over, shots, scans insemination July 1 > no go July period: shots scans insemination with Dr Silva and Lauren on July 27th, in Iowa for our wedding, period started August 8. No full sibling for Bernice.
What do we do now...we couldn't do anything for August which was good as it gave us time to evaluate what we wanted...where we stood...how we both felt emotionally, psychologically and financially. We looked around on the CC website off and on for about 3 weeks trying to narrow it down see if there was anyone out there we really liked, etc. We decided to try two more times. Due to Bobby-Jo's age we figured if it didn't work by the next two times, we would be a 3 member family happily. WE both really want to have another baby, I think we will be devastated if it doesn't work out, but I also think everything happens for a reason and sometimes you just don't question it.
Insemination try #3 for Baby #2 was on September 14th 2013. That is what I am celebrating today. Only time will tell if this was a successful attempt. I have asked Bobby-Jo not to do anything, lift anything etc. I want her to stay as relaxed and calm as she can, give this the best shot of working.
It has been a pretty long journey in comparison to the one we experienced when trying to get pregnant with Bernice. Let me see if I can recap and get you caught up quickly...
November/December 2012 we started tracking ovulation and timing on B's period. We knew we wouldn't we able to start the actual process until after the new year, but wanted to get an idea of how things were working this time. Same time frame 26 days between periods. Nice job B staying so regular...
FEB 20: We had a consultation with Dr. Jaffe who recommended we get B on CoQ10 and her prenatal vitamins. We scheduled the HSG (hysterosalpingogram) and were making sure everything was good...turned out her right Fallopian tube is blocked we didn't see full flow. We scheduled another where Dr Jaffe would "blow" out the blockage and get everything flowing well.
APRIL 11: 2nd HSG was unsuccessful in unblocking her Fallopian tube. The left side is the good side and the one we have to hope for most ovulation to occur on to ensure we can collect the egg and bring it down to get fertilized.
MAY 10: 2nd consultation with Dr. Jaffe and we opted to go with a few more drugs to grow a few more eggs and try to utilize the good side most: after the follicle scan when she starts her period, she then takes Letrozole to grow grow grow. We give 5 shots of Bravelle to mature mature mature and then the trigger shot 36 hours before insemination to tell the egg to come on.
We had two more vials of donor specimen that would allow for Bernice to have a full blood sibling. We wanted to maximize our chances of doing this. At the end of May her period started we went through the processes, shots, scans etc did not inseminate as the eggs were on the blocked side. Mid of June we stared all over, shots, scans insemination July 1 > no go July period: shots scans insemination with Dr Silva and Lauren on July 27th, in Iowa for our wedding, period started August 8. No full sibling for Bernice.
What do we do now...we couldn't do anything for August which was good as it gave us time to evaluate what we wanted...where we stood...how we both felt emotionally, psychologically and financially. We looked around on the CC website off and on for about 3 weeks trying to narrow it down see if there was anyone out there we really liked, etc. We decided to try two more times. Due to Bobby-Jo's age we figured if it didn't work by the next two times, we would be a 3 member family happily. WE both really want to have another baby, I think we will be devastated if it doesn't work out, but I also think everything happens for a reason and sometimes you just don't question it.
Insemination try #3 for Baby #2 was on September 14th 2013. That is what I am celebrating today. Only time will tell if this was a successful attempt. I have asked Bobby-Jo not to do anything, lift anything etc. I want her to stay as relaxed and calm as she can, give this the best shot of working.
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