Well, today I decided, ya know what who cares, they are going to know sometime soon anyway.
So here we go...about 3 years ago after already trying for 2 years we found out we had secondary infertility, which means we already have kids but weren't going to be able to have anymore without some help. Well the only choice they gave us was ivitrofertilization.
Last year we set out on a journey to figure out if we could do this, well that is when most of you know I had to go on a 7 month course of accutane to clear up my face, so we had to postpone having fertility treatments.
In June of this year we started up again and decided we wanted to try an IUI(inuterine insemination) first to see if it might possibly work. It didn't! Our Dr. really wanted us to try IVF because he thought it would be our best chance since we had been trying for 5 years.
So we started it up in August, with all the meds and what not. To make a long story short everything was going really well. We got the eggs out, fertilized them, and were able to transfer two embryos back in.
Well about 5 days after that, I started to get really sick and started gaining weight, I was in pain, nauseous and couldn't breathe very well( I still can't)
So I called the Dr. and he told me I had a condition called OHSS, its basically where your ovaries are overstimulated and starts leaking fluid into your body. Well I felt as though I had been hit by a truck(i look like it too).
I keep going in and getting checked and I have to get lots of rest, and drink lots of fluids.
Anyways...the dr. kept telling me it was a good sign because hcg triggers it so that i was probably pregnant. Well, I have had two blood tests to confirm that I am, but I'm seriously going to have the longest pregnancy because I'm just barely pregnant. But because of the OHSS I already look really pregnant, so it's not like there is any hiding it. So if you see me, which you probably won't unless you come for a visit, this is why my stomach is so huge already. OH and did I mention I gained 18 lbs this week. AMAZING!!!
Luckily I have good friends and a fabulous husband that are taking care of me and my kids. My mom is coming tomorrow too, yay!
Here is a pic today....
Although this extremely frustrating and annoying, I do feel a little better each day, at least I can take showers now and get dressed, I am able to walk around a little too, but I have only left the house to go to dr's appts. Hopefully, the pregnancy will go well and I will get rid of this extra 18lbs of fluid soon. I think I lost one lb today, I think. lol.
14 comments:
YAY!! It is very exciting!! Hopefully you will start feeling A LOT better soon! And you still look really cute for feeling like crap!
well I am soo glad you are at least felling well enough to blog about it!! I think its great that you look so cute.. even with the swelling.. its just a good way of letting you know whats to come!! :) Chin up.. hang in there.. (picture of kitty hanging from a branch..!!) ha ha..
we are all so excited! I hope you start feeling better soon. Just remember you can do anything when you know there is going to be such cute outcomes! When do they find out how many babies there are? We'll keep everyone in our prayers.
My friend went through the same thing with the over active egg production. Scary stuff when it's not detected and they give you the wrong medicine!
I'm crossing my fingers for you that all goes well. Hope you feel better soon.
Hip,hip,hooray!!!!! Congrats on the weight loss.
1 lb more than I've lost in the last 33 years.
I'm excited for you.
And I hope you feel better soon.
And you're awfully cute in that picture.
Woooohoooo!!!!! You look great! it's like a preview for me since I didn't know you when you had your babies! I definatly have to agree that you look mah-valous, da-harling!!!! One cute momma!!!
Hey lady!! You still look sooooo good to me! I hope I'm that cute when I'm pregnant!! Congrats:)
hey, congrats, that's awesome! sorry about the unpleasantness and all. in a weird co-inky-dink i just had a HSG done today to figure out why i suck at getting pregnant. hope you feel better soon!
That is awesome news!
I have had plenty of fat days due to drugs but then i found this other drug and i lost all this weight. Awesome. I love drugs.
I certainly understand how you feel though. Just think. At the end of it all you get a beautiful baby. I got nothing.
PS that deleted comment wasn't rude. it was just a double up.
and i also forgot to say - welcome back to blogging! i missed your updates!
Wow, pretty exciting. Sorry that you had to be sick in the process. Hopefully that gets better soon. When do you find out if there is more then one baby. Anyhow congratulations.
congratulations. i'm sure it's been just an exhausting ordeal. sure love you. i hope all goes well with the pregnancy and you don't end up with quadruplets :) . . . but then maybe you could have your own show or something. i'd watch it.
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