Our
first IUI failed. We decided to try again immediately so the third day from the
start of my period we begun with the hormone shots again… had the trigger shot
on November 3rd and the AI procedure on November 4th.
The
second 2WW were worst that the first one. Every time I went to the bathroom I
was expecting to see signs of spotting, signs that something was wrong. Then I decided to do some research online
about what to do to help implantation… and I follow the advices that sounded
best to me… I stopped exercising, rested as much as possible, I ate pineapple
cores the first 5 days after IUI, took my prenatal pills and started to eat and
drink as if I was already pregnant (no alcohol, no raw meat, etc…).
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On
November 18th I took my first pregnancy test and it came with a
faint positive…. But positive nonetheless for the first time ever... I could
believe my eyes… I took the test at 4am because I wasn't able to hold my pee no
longer and when I woke DH to check he said that it looked as if it was
positive… so I called my doctor first thing and they said to wait two more days
and test again…. TWO MORE DAYS!
I was
going crazy… so on November 20th I took the second test at 7am…. And
it came back positive again and darker this time…. I couldn't believe it yet…
so I went straight to the pharmacy with the pregnancy test and asked the girl
at the counter what she thought about it…. Funny thing, the pharmacy was full
of grandma’s (it was early in the day, like 8 am) and they all said it was a
positive as big as a house and all the grandmas came and greet me on the news…
I was SO HAPPY! I've got my BFP! I was going to be a mum!
I called
my doctor and he said to go for the first ultrasound to confirm the pregnancy
in two weeks (another two dreadful weeks…) On December 2nd we went
for the ultrasound and Dr. Hijano said he could see the sack but couldn't see
the baby… he said that implantation might have been late and to come back in 10
days for another ultrasound…
I was
so nervous and scare… those 10 days were hell… On December 13th we
were back to his office and this time the ultrasound showed the baby and we
heard the heartbeats! We were so relieved and so happy! We called our mothers
and let them know… my mum cried and cheered and all you would expect from a
future grandma… my brother was so happy and already planning to which concerts
he will take his future godson or goddaughter… I asked them not to tell yet
because people said that the first 13 weeks are very delicate and I wanted to
be past that period to be telling all the world… but my wishes weren’t granted…
more on that later.
Dr.
Hijano asked us if we wanted him to do the follow up of the pregnancy but we
weren't sure because we wanted to have the follow up in the Hospital Quirón
which was closer to our house... biggest blunder... we later realised.
I
called the hospital and got an appointment with an OB (not my usual one because
she was fully booked until the end of January) on December 23rd.
According to the IUI procedure the baby should has been 9 weeks by that time but
when we had the appointment the Dr. said that the baby measured 8 weeks 2 days
and we were able to hear the heartbeat again. That was so nice…
But I wasn't
sure about the doctor. She didn't say much, she didn't explained much, and she
only said that I had a myoma of 2-3 cm but not to worry because that was
“normal. She sends us for the test for the first trimester and gave us our next
appointment for January 23rd, one month after.
My DH
said he liked the doctor that she seemed nice… I didn't quite like her because
she wasn't informative enough and she seemed distracted all the time… she even
wrote her name instead of mine in the test order!
So
Christmas came and with it a lot of stress due to family “situations”. Family
were scattered during the holidays. We are used to have big family parties for
the holidays but this year we ended up being only 4 at Christmas and my
mother-in-law didn't even wanted to spend New Year’s Eve with us… which added
to the stress of the holidays.
On
January 3rd we went for the blood work and tests. All seemed good.
But...
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