Friday, January 21, 2011
Gender scan- 16wks6days!!!
I had my gender/growth scan today! The babies measured on time -one measured 17wk2d and other 16wk6d. They looked perfect. We found out that one is a boy and one is a girl!!!! I kept asking the u/s tech if he is for certain about the girl gender- and he seemed pretty certain. We are very excited!!!!
Monday, January 17, 2011
Heard my belly beats
I got my doppler in the mail today!! I was so excited to find it on the porch this afternoon...quickly opened the box and found the heartbeat(s) right away!! I had a huge smile after finding the heartbeat(s)...such a good feeling to check in on my little ones. Although, not sure if I heard both heartbeats or not? I did find a heart rate in two different spots on my belly. Not sure if this means I heard both. It was reassuring either way....look forward to checking in on them every day or so. I highly recommend a doppler for pregnant ladies. I remember loving it with my son, but now I really remember. It still amazes me, even with my belly bump now showing, that there really is a live baby(ies) growing in there! It's still surreal.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Belly Bump
Here's a pic of my 16wk belly bump!
I really feel like the bump has grown a lot this past week. Still wearing my normal jeans with a bella band. Have purchased a few maternity tops and can still wear many of my normal tops if they are longer styles. And I do have a stash of maternity clothes in the basement from my previous pregnancy. It's always fun to buy new stuff though :) Getting lots of comments at work from parents of my pediatric patients.... even under my scrub top :) The salesman at the car dealership yesterday thought I was 7 months pregnant! I hope I don't look that big already!!
I really feel like the bump has grown a lot this past week. Still wearing my normal jeans with a bella band. Have purchased a few maternity tops and can still wear many of my normal tops if they are longer styles. And I do have a stash of maternity clothes in the basement from my previous pregnancy. It's always fun to buy new stuff though :) Getting lots of comments at work from parents of my pediatric patients.... even under my scrub top :) The salesman at the car dealership yesterday thought I was 7 months pregnant! I hope I don't look that big already!!
Saturday, January 15, 2011
16 wks today!
It's just past midnight (just got home from work)....but it's a new day- I am 16wks today!! I am definitely showing now, it's obvious I am pregnant. I love my cute belly bump :) Maybe I'll post a pic since I finally took one of the belly yesterday. I hope to take a pic every 2 weeks or so. I know I will regret it if I don't. I took lots with my son, and I am so thankful for that.
It's been 4 weeks since my last u/s!! Way too long..I really need some reassurance!!! Are they ok in there? I ordered a doppler which should arrive Monday. Can't wait to hear my babies heartbeats! Although, I really don't think I will be able to differentiate between the two.... but still think hearing a heartbeat will be reassuring. I just loved the doppler with my son's pregnancy.
My next u/s is Friday Jan 21st! Just about a week away.... it's a gender scan at my OB office. I can't wait to find out the sexes, but have to admit I am nervous. I will be disappointed if it's two boys. I have always dreamed of having a girl, so I know I will be bummed out if it's two boys and I don't want to feel that way. I know what's most important is two healthy babies. My son will have siblings and our family will be complete.....that's all I could ask for.
This weekend we're going to look at cars. My current car only has one row of seats in the back. It's a small SUV like car. I love the car.... but it's just not going to be big enough for 3 carseats. Never really wanted a mini-van but we may have to get one.
They are convenient with the sliding doors on each side and more space and seats. Convenience will be a priority with a 4yr old and twins!! Anything to make life easier!
Well, it's almost 1am. Time to get some sleep :) Goodnight!
It's been 4 weeks since my last u/s!! Way too long..I really need some reassurance!!! Are they ok in there? I ordered a doppler which should arrive Monday. Can't wait to hear my babies heartbeats! Although, I really don't think I will be able to differentiate between the two.... but still think hearing a heartbeat will be reassuring. I just loved the doppler with my son's pregnancy.
My next u/s is Friday Jan 21st! Just about a week away.... it's a gender scan at my OB office. I can't wait to find out the sexes, but have to admit I am nervous. I will be disappointed if it's two boys. I have always dreamed of having a girl, so I know I will be bummed out if it's two boys and I don't want to feel that way. I know what's most important is two healthy babies. My son will have siblings and our family will be complete.....that's all I could ask for.
This weekend we're going to look at cars. My current car only has one row of seats in the back. It's a small SUV like car. I love the car.... but it's just not going to be big enough for 3 carseats. Never really wanted a mini-van but we may have to get one.
They are convenient with the sliding doors on each side and more space and seats. Convenience will be a priority with a 4yr old and twins!! Anything to make life easier!
Well, it's almost 1am. Time to get some sleep :) Goodnight!
Monday, January 3, 2011
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! On New Year's Day I turned 14wks! I can't believe I'm officially in the second trimester now, it is a relief but I still wonder if everything is ok in there??
I've been meaning to get a doppler since I used one for my son and loved it. It was very reassuring. Still haven't ordered one yet, not sure if I will be able to differentiate between the two heartbeats. I guess it would be reassuring to hear at least one heartbeat though... figuring if one is ok, probably both are?
I've been off the meds for over two weeks now... my last hormone check was great and I am just a normal pregnant woman now, I guess? My next u/s is at 20wks, Valentines Day. I was hoping it would be sooner to find out the genders. I may try to find out a way to get one sooner. We'll see. I did email the nurses at CCRM asking them if they'll reveal the genders of our two CCS normals transferred. The answer was "no". I understand not telling before the transfer and not letting you choose if they don't want to get involved in the ethics of gender selection. But why can't they tell us now?
I'm excited about starting a fresh new year and hope it's just filled with joy and happiness in 2011. 2010 was a difficult year.... I had a d&c on New years eve 2009 (after not seeing the heartbeat again at 8wk u/s on Dec 30th). It was one of the most difficult things I have ever endured. I have never felt such loss before, so very painful.
It was nice to start 2010 fresh, and I was hoping that 2010 would be filled with great news, unfortunately it did not. We did another fresh cycle locally in Feb/March and it was a BFN!!! It was devastating. My husband said "no more IVFs" at that point and I was very depressed. I stopped going to social events and was just so sad avoiding anyone who was pregnant or had a newborn. One of my best friends was pregnant with boy/girl twins and it was so hard to be happy for her as we were due just about the same day and supposed to be happily pregnant together. I was able to convince my husband to travel to CCRM for one last try. We went to the ODWU in May and our fresh cycle was in August. Waiting for this cycle was so difficult. It seemed as though lots of my friends were having babies and I was isolating myself even more. Lots of heartache. Lots of pressure as we prepared to go to CCRM for our last shot at this. This was it...we were either going to have another child or not. We couldn't keep paying thousands of dollars and the emotional heartache was too much. We had to move on after this whether it worked out or not. But at least we gave it our last try at the "best" clinic in the US.
Our two week stay in Colorado was fun and the fresh cycle went great. I was a little bummed and worried when we only ended up with 5 blasts for CCS testing (and good but not perfect blasts) of our 19 fertilized. But realizing now, that really all you need is one good CCS normal for this to work!! Waiting for the CCS results was agonizing, but I was very hopeful we'd have at least one or two normals. We had three!
We transferred two of our normals on October 14th and found out in November that both took! The end of 2010 was filled with lots of happiness, but hesitance. Nervous for each ultrasound- reminders of our two miscarriages, the scars were deep.
Going into 2011- new years day being the first day into my second trimester is a great feeling. Hoping for a healthy pregnancy (which I am nervous about with twins) and hope we never have to endure anymore IF/pregnancy related heartache.... excited about what's to come this new year!!
I've been meaning to get a doppler since I used one for my son and loved it. It was very reassuring. Still haven't ordered one yet, not sure if I will be able to differentiate between the two heartbeats. I guess it would be reassuring to hear at least one heartbeat though... figuring if one is ok, probably both are?
I've been off the meds for over two weeks now... my last hormone check was great and I am just a normal pregnant woman now, I guess? My next u/s is at 20wks, Valentines Day. I was hoping it would be sooner to find out the genders. I may try to find out a way to get one sooner. We'll see. I did email the nurses at CCRM asking them if they'll reveal the genders of our two CCS normals transferred. The answer was "no". I understand not telling before the transfer and not letting you choose if they don't want to get involved in the ethics of gender selection. But why can't they tell us now?
I'm excited about starting a fresh new year and hope it's just filled with joy and happiness in 2011. 2010 was a difficult year.... I had a d&c on New years eve 2009 (after not seeing the heartbeat again at 8wk u/s on Dec 30th). It was one of the most difficult things I have ever endured. I have never felt such loss before, so very painful.
It was nice to start 2010 fresh, and I was hoping that 2010 would be filled with great news, unfortunately it did not. We did another fresh cycle locally in Feb/March and it was a BFN!!! It was devastating. My husband said "no more IVFs" at that point and I was very depressed. I stopped going to social events and was just so sad avoiding anyone who was pregnant or had a newborn. One of my best friends was pregnant with boy/girl twins and it was so hard to be happy for her as we were due just about the same day and supposed to be happily pregnant together. I was able to convince my husband to travel to CCRM for one last try. We went to the ODWU in May and our fresh cycle was in August. Waiting for this cycle was so difficult. It seemed as though lots of my friends were having babies and I was isolating myself even more. Lots of heartache. Lots of pressure as we prepared to go to CCRM for our last shot at this. This was it...we were either going to have another child or not. We couldn't keep paying thousands of dollars and the emotional heartache was too much. We had to move on after this whether it worked out or not. But at least we gave it our last try at the "best" clinic in the US.
Our two week stay in Colorado was fun and the fresh cycle went great. I was a little bummed and worried when we only ended up with 5 blasts for CCS testing (and good but not perfect blasts) of our 19 fertilized. But realizing now, that really all you need is one good CCS normal for this to work!! Waiting for the CCS results was agonizing, but I was very hopeful we'd have at least one or two normals. We had three!
We transferred two of our normals on October 14th and found out in November that both took! The end of 2010 was filled with lots of happiness, but hesitance. Nervous for each ultrasound- reminders of our two miscarriages, the scars were deep.
Going into 2011- new years day being the first day into my second trimester is a great feeling. Hoping for a healthy pregnancy (which I am nervous about with twins) and hope we never have to endure anymore IF/pregnancy related heartache.... excited about what's to come this new year!!
Saturday, December 18, 2010
12 wks today!
I had an ultrasound yesterday at 11wks 6days for the nuchal scan. Our little ones both passed the screening test for the neck fold measurement, so that was a relief :)
Both babies looked great-hearts beating strong, one measured exactly at 11wks6days and one a couple days ahead at 12wks2days. One was doing lots of gymnastics, so cute. The other looked as though it was sucking it's thumb. I think I've been feeling some movement in there the last week or two....little tickles or flutters. Definitely recognize it from my son's pregnancy. I don't feel it everyday though.... look forward to the regular movement in a couple months. Now that I'm 12 weeks and everything is looking so good, it's really time to take a huge sigh of relief and enjoy :)
Happy Holidays everyone!!
Baby A on left, baby B on right
Both babies looked great-hearts beating strong, one measured exactly at 11wks6days and one a couple days ahead at 12wks2days. One was doing lots of gymnastics, so cute. The other looked as though it was sucking it's thumb. I think I've been feeling some movement in there the last week or two....little tickles or flutters. Definitely recognize it from my son's pregnancy. I don't feel it everyday though.... look forward to the regular movement in a couple months. Now that I'm 12 weeks and everything is looking so good, it's really time to take a huge sigh of relief and enjoy :)
Happy Holidays everyone!!
Baby A on left, baby B on right
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Ultrasound 10wks 3days
The bleeding stopped completely today, it was brown spotting over the weekend. I called my OB on Monday and informed them about the bleed and got an ultrasound set up for today.The babies both looked great! Both measuring at 10wks6days :) It was a relief to see they were both doing well. My OB did spot a tear which she thought caused the bleed. She didn't think my exercising caused it, but to take it a little easier. She thought that the tear should resolve in the next few weeks and usually at that point tears are less likely to occur since the connection is stronger at that point. She said these tears are fairly common and didn't seem too worried about it. If I have bright red gushes again, they'll do an ultrasound to check on things... otherwise next ultrasound is the nuchal scan at 11wk6days, next Friday December 17th.
Here's two pics of my babies :)
Here's two pics of my babies :)
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