I... um. I think I'm pregnant. I'm stupid and I peed on a stick. And um. Well, it's faint, but there's a definite second line. I'm trying not to be pissed off by this, because it's supposed to be a good thing, right? Meanwhile, my breast tenderness and nausea has escalated to ridiculous proportions which is what prompted me to pee on the stupid stick.
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History in brief (maybe not so brief...)
- 2002ish: Diagnosed with PCOS/anovulation
- 11/02: married my wondermous husband S. Immediately started TTC.
- much of 2003: OB/GYN insisted that the only reason I couldn't get pregnant was that I am overweight.
- 2004: OB/GYN conceded that Clomid might help matters. 5 useless clomid cycles.
- 10/2004: Our fabulous Foster Son, J came to live with us
- 8/2005: started seeing an RE
- 2/2006: 1st IUI cycle failed
- 3/2006: 2nd IUI cycle failed
- 6/2006: 3rd IUI cycle failed.
- 7/2006: "Final" IUI cycle. Looked like it failed... I started bleeding before my beta, but it turned into a very low beta: 23.8
- 8/2006: Hey, you're not miscarrying, your beta keeps doubling! And look at that beautiful heartbeat!
- 9/8/06: Discharged from fertility clinic. Off to OB land with healthy heartbeat and 95% odds of carrying to term.
- 10/4/06: A reason for the bleeding comes to light... a subchorionic bleed is diagnosed, but the fetus is healthy and happy on ultrasound. Fingers and toes accounted for. Perfect beating heart. Perfect growth and development.
- 10/9/06: Columbus Day. Miscarriage at 12 weeks, one day gestation. Subsequent D&C.
- 1/07: 5th IUI fails
- 2/14/07: 6th ("final") IUI. I assume it is doomed to fail b/c my life isn't nearly cliche enough to conceive on Valentine's Day (besides, I don't celebrate Valentine's Day!)
- 2/24/07: Positive HPT. Faint, but definitely positive. Subsequent positive HPTs on 2/25, 2/26, 2/27...
- 2/28/07: Beta 228. Strong, strong positive. I begin to worry I have twins, but realize that I'm still well within average for the range for singletons.
- 3/8/07: Two gestational sacs.
- 3/13/07: THREE gestational sacs
- 3/16/07: One heartbeat, two smaller sacs
- 3/20/07: Three heartbeats
- 9/19/07: Sam, Ellie, and Abby were born.
- 10/13/07: Sam, Ellie, and Abby were discharged from the NICU
13 comments:
Oh wow... I hope you are, I hope you are, I hope you are....
Good luck - I'll keep an eye out for some confirmation on the good news!!!
Yes, this is supposed to be a good thing. I hope that all will go well and it will be an absolutely fabulous thing. I am sending positve thoughts your way.
Karen, after all you have had to go through, I am really hoping that this is it. You deserve it.
This could be a very good thing.
Have you been feeling resentful and pissed off because you feel this is more likely to turn out to be a delay in beginning the IVF than a successful pregnancy?
I can't argue with any emotions you have around all of this, around what is destined to work and what is not. Still, all else being equal, once you have certain proof of pregnancy, is there any more or less chance of it being a successful pregnancy based upon whether it was accomplished by IUI or IVF?
I so hope you are at the start of a full nine-month wait that ends quite happily. I hope that is what is best. I hope most of all that whatever is best for you is what happens and the reasons for this make themselves clear to you. My thoughts are with you.
I really hope this turns out to be a good thing for you!
gulp. wow! i hope this ends up being the wonderful thing we all want it to be!
peace
shlomit
fantastic news, karen, really. Well done!
Oh oh oh!!!!! I am very excited for you!
I know the feeling that there's no particular reason for this pregnancy to go well, but there's no particular reason for it to go badly, either.
I wish you a happy and full-term pregnancy. With a gorgeous healthy baby at the end.
((((((((((((huge hugs))))))))))))))
Oh my gosh! And you were already getting ready for the next step! I just love surprises. I'm cautiously excited and very happy for you. Keep us posted. :-)
!!!
Just hoping and hoping and hoping for you!
HOLY COW! I wish you 9 months of nothin' but a whole lot of wonderful!
I hope the sticks right. There's no reason for you to think that a pregnancy conceived through IVF has a higher success rate than one through IUI. If anything IUI is less invasive and possibly it can have a higher success once a pregnancy is acheived,
Wow! Congratulations--are you going in for a beta?
WOW!
I'm catching up on my blog reading and get this amazing news, but from SATURDAY?!?
Good Lord, woman, what's happening??
I hope hope hope you have great news to share!
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