tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58493414979071724032024-02-06T18:40:24.805-08:00Our Journey to a Baby Through IVFMorganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484135393219202242noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849341497907172403.post-20273976629108110892013-06-22T21:52:00.000-07:002013-06-22T21:52:13.396-07:00My dream come trueMy sweet boys are 15 weeks old. How on earth did that happen? They are my everything. I look at them and just cry becasue they are so perfect, and they are mine. I get to keep them, no sending them home to their parents because we are their parents. Such an amazing feeling and we feel so incredibly blessed.<br />
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I was induced at 38 weeks, for no reason other than my Dr wasn't comfortable letting me go any longer. C was born first and he weighed 6lbs 13oz and E came 13 minutes later weighing in at 6lbs 7oz. They were both born vaginally....yay me, LOL. Labor and delivery was......not what I expected, It sucked, LOL. C got stuck and we needed to use the vacuum, and then E proceeded to come out feet first. We spent 4 days in the hospital since both boys were jaundice and needed to hang out under the lights. We were SOOOO lucky to have my parents stay with us for 2 weeks. I honestly don't know what I would have done without their help. My sister also came when they were about a week and a half old. My family lives about 8 hours away in Canada(where I am originally from) and I miss them every day and am so glad they could be here for the first couple weeks. Kyle took 2 weeks off as well, which was great, but I wish it was longer. It was hard to get into a routine when it came to feeding them and them sleeping, but it was so worth it to establish a good routine. Once they hit 3 months they started sleeping 10 hours at night. So anyone who reads this that is expecting twins, start a routine early.....SERIOUSLY :)<br />
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So here we are today, at 3 1/2 months old. They smile and laugh all the time, they HATE tummy time, the sleep amazing, they love their bumbos and jumperoo's, they are staring to grab toys and put them in their mouths and play with them. C is a whole 3lbs bigger than E. Their weight isn't the only difference though, they don't look anything alike, C is almost blonde and E has dark hair, C has bright blue eyes and E has greenish/brownish/blueish eyes, C has pale pinkish skin and E has dark olive skin. Despite how different they are, they are both so incredibly perfect.<br />
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My husband is an amazing father. I mean, I knew he would be incredible, but wow, he has seriously blown me away. These two boys are so lucky to have him.<br />
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After 4 1/2 years of trying to get pregnant, Im finally a mom, my husband is finally a dad. We have two beautiful baby boys and couldn't possibly be happier with where life has taken us. Im so glad it took us as long as it did, because waiting this long gave us our two amazing boys, and I wouldn't have it any other way. So to everyone reading this who is struggling right now, I wish you the best of luck, and I know how hard it is to not give up, but please don't, your miracle/s could be just around the corner.<br />
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Here is one of our family pics from their 3 month photoshoot<br />
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<br />Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484135393219202242noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849341497907172403.post-15213526992305085312013-01-01T13:30:00.002-08:002013-01-01T13:30:40.314-08:0028 weeks 4 daysYes, Im literally counting the exact days.....LOL I feel so blessed to have made it this far.<br />
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Im in the middle of a(hopefully short) stint on bedrest. just over a week ago I started having braxton hicks contaractions every 30 seconds, and that lasted about an hour so Kyle made me go into labor and delivery. The monitored me and gave me some meds to stop the contractions and sent me home on bedrest until I can see my Dr on Jan 2nd. I have not been the best patient and worked a half day, had my maternity shoot and went to the movies, but things have slowed down so much, and really who can lay in bed during the holidays. I am going in every 2 weeks, and have been for the last 6 weeks, I start weekly appts after this next visit. At my appt a month ago, each baby weighed just shy of 2 lbs, so I am excited to see what they weigh at my next visit. Its hard to believe that at any point these boys could be here, but we are hoping to make it to at least 34 weeks, but hopefully further. My baby shower is in 3 weeks, and I am so excited. I have been to SO MANY baby showers, and now it is finally my turn. The nursery is done, and looks so amazing. I was really lucky to have my parents here for Thanksgiving and my mom helped me finish it. I am only up 15lbs, and 2 weeks ago was measuring 38 weeks. I am also really proud to say that I do not have a single stretch mark. I know that could change, but Im pretty happy so far. I will try to update again before the boys are born, but if I don't get to it, the next post will have pictures of my 2 BOYS!!!!!Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484135393219202242noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849341497907172403.post-2515400627961458152012-10-04T08:20:00.001-07:002012-10-04T08:20:18.046-07:00We found out were having...........................2 BOYS!!!!!!!!<br />
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Sorry I haven't blogged in awhile. I wanted this to be a Infertility blog and not a pregnancy blog, so I kinda put posting on hold for a bit. Then I realized I just kinda left everyone hanging.....oops, Sorry. <br />
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Things are awesome here, I am 16 weeks and feeling pretty good. I was having some blood pressure issues, but with added protein in my diet I have that under control for now. We head to Mexico for a week tomorrow, and we are very much looking forward to that. It will be our frist trip where it is just us.<br />
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We have bought most of our baby stuff already, and Kyle is anxious to put it all together and get their room set up. Boy stuff is SOOOOOO cute. I can't help but buy clothes for our boys, even though I know I will get tons for our shower. I bought some "mommy bought it and daddy doesn't find out" stuff yesterday....LOL Although he is so excited that I don't think he would care. <br />
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I will update again in a couple months, thanks to everyone for the emails and wonderful comments. Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484135393219202242noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849341497907172403.post-36891500323056184792012-07-24T20:01:00.001-07:002012-07-24T20:02:04.580-07:00ITS TWINS!!!!!Yup, you read that right, we are expecting twins. We had an ultrasound today and it showed 2 beautiful sacs with 2 beautiful yolk sacs inside. I go back for anther ultrasound on Monday. I feel so many things right now. I bawled when we saw both sacs, and Kyle was in a state of shock.....hahaha. I am so excited, so nervous, but so so so excited. We just can't believe that we have been blessed with 2 babies.<br />
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<br />Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484135393219202242noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849341497907172403.post-55676237969725477352012-07-21T10:55:00.002-07:002012-07-21T10:55:53.221-07:00IT WORKED......IM PREGNANTAfter 4 1/2 years it is my turn to say those 2 beautiful words. Our 2nd FET worked.<br />
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I realize I haven't even updated you on our FET a couple weeks ago, shame on me :) It went perfectly, 2 beautiful grade 1 embroys were transferred. My lining was 8.5mm, and the transfer went amazing. Last FET we did I followed all the rules, I did acupuncture, ate foods that were supposed to help with implantation, had 2 days of bedrest, and so many more little tricks I read about, and it didn't' work. This time I skipped acupuncture, had 5 hours of bedrest only, ate whatever I wanted. We went to Seattle for the 4th of July and I was on me feet all day, went swimming, picked up heavy things, you name it I did it. I tested at 4dp5dt....early yes, stupid yes, do I recommend it.....NO, thats way to early. But to my surprise there was a line. It was a squinter, but even Kyle saw it. I tested the next day and the line was darker, and the next day it was darker yet. I called my DR immediately and went in for bloodwork 2 days after the initial BFP. I have 3 sets of blood work(done every 4 days) and my numbers were this:<br />
Monday July 9th 6dp5dt Beta=37 Progesterone=32<br />
Friday July 13th 10dp5dt Beta=213 <br />
Tuesday July 17th 14dp5dt Beta=1447<br />
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I have my first ultrasound on Tuesday, I will be 5 weeks 6 days. We may or may not see the heart beat that early, but we will find out if there is one or two.<br />
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We are starting to believe it, but most days I still don't feel its real........LOL I honestly couldn't be happier at this point, so truly blessed.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The big black hole is my bladder, down from that is a white oval and thats my uterus, and in the middle there is a bright white dot.......Thats our embies</td></tr>
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******PLEASE NO MENTION OF THIS ON FACEBOOK******Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484135393219202242noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849341497907172403.post-79904772485630892862012-06-30T13:46:00.000-07:002012-06-30T13:46:02.202-07:00Appt UpdateThe appointment went really well. If anyone remembers, at this point last FET my lining was only 6mm, well....it was 8.5 on Tuesday. I am so happy about that. Last transfer my lining ended up only getting to 7.5, so I am just thrilled that it is 8.5 now. The Dr said it looked "perfect". I started progesterone yesterday, and our transfer will be on Tuesday afternoon. Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484135393219202242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849341497907172403.post-59707800788373469182012-06-23T14:06:00.003-07:002012-06-24T20:35:00.517-07:00Worst blogger award goes to.......MESorry guys, I have been a crappy blogger these days. I have an ultrasound appt on Tuesday to check my lining, and if all goes well, transfer on the 3rd. Im just not as into it this time. I just don't feel the excitement, like I did before. I had my hopes so high for our last FET, that it hurt so bad, if I don't get excited, maybe it wont hurt so much. I did everything last time, acupuncture, special foods, 2 days of bedrest. This time I am not doing any of that. I am not going to let my life be controlled by infertility anymore. It's hard to explain how I feel these days, Im not longer saddened by peoples pregnancies, or their babies, I am no longer jealous, I no longer secretly wish all pregnant woman would go away...LOL Im hopeful for the future, but no longer disappointed with right now. Im just taking everything one day at a time. Last FET, it was all I could talk about. Everyone in my real/online life knew down to the second what was happening. This time is just different, I've kept it to myself for the most part, and I kinda like it better that way, no pressure. I still do have those few friends who ask, and I am happy to talk about it, but for the most part I keep it between me, Kyle and my mom.<br />
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Ill try to be better at blogging from now on. I follow a few blogs who should win awards for best bloggers ever....LOL Ill update Tuesday after my appt......Prayers for a thick lining would be appreciated.Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484135393219202242noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849341497907172403.post-56686183912769842502012-05-21T18:43:00.000-07:002012-05-21T18:43:03.097-07:00Im Baaaaaack!!Sorry I have been gone for so long. I just wanted to post and let everyone know our first FET didn't work. We will do another one in July. I wasn't as disappointed as I though I would be, I actually cried very little. I guess after over 4 years I have just come to expect a negative result. FET wasn't a bad experience, so I am ok doing it again. We planned a trip to Mexico in October, so I am really excited for that. We have a very busy summer coming up, so time should go by fast.Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484135393219202242noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849341497907172403.post-36645751323166744082012-04-30T22:19:00.002-07:002012-05-01T15:54:25.871-07:00A day dedicted to FETWe got to Portland last night, and had a really great night together. We went for dinner, had a couple drinks, laughed, and just enjoyed each others company. I didn't sleep well last night, I was wide awake at 4:00am, nauseous and scared. I we super nervous that my lining wasn't going to be thick enough. We go to our appt early, and were brought right back for our ultrasound. I closed m eyes, I didn't want to watch, I was afraid it wasn't going to be thick and we would be turned away. All my fears were laid to rest, when he told me it was 7.5mm and perfect. Apparently it was only 6.5mm last time, so he was happy with this. He said that if he turned away every couple who had a 7.5mm lining, there would be a lot fewer babies in the world, and for me, that was a normal lining and perfect. I think I shed a tear of happiness that we had overcome this hurdle. We were to leave and come back at noon for the acupuncture portion of the day and transfer would be at 1:00. I was instructed to drink 4 glasses of water, pee at 11:00am and hold from the on. Our office is on the water front, so we left and strolled by the water, had breakfast....then an ice cream cone.....LOL We walked on the dock, and check out the Dragon boats, which Kyle has never seen, and I thought was only a Canadain thing. I pee'd at 11:00 and I swear 5 minutes later had to go again, but wasn't allowed. We made our way back to the Dr, and I was brought back to start acupuncture, it was really nice and relaxing. At this point all I could really think about was how my embies were doing. After the acupuncture, I switched rooms and the Dr came in. The embryologist needed a few mins so we used that time to ask the Dr all of our question. First question was about our embryos. All 18 froze and grade AA, and when they thawed the 2 they said one was grade 1 and one was grade 2. I heard him say grade 2 and started to panic. He assured me that it was only because some of the cells had died, and it was still a good quality embryo and I shouldn't worry, many babies come out of grade 2 embryos. It was then time for the transfer, and boy did I have to pee. He layed me back and had his nurse hold the ultrasound machine on my stomach He laughed at me because my bladder was SUPER full, and told me I was a good patient and listened well.....LOL He showed my the catheter that held the embryos and went to work. It took maybe 5 mins from the time he started until the time he was done. I felt no pain, and was actually a very pleasant experience. I layed there for 10 mins, the acupuncturist came in, I laid there for another 20 mins, and then was allowed to get up.....I got dressed as fast as I ever have and dashed to the bathroom, I think I pee'd for 5 minutes.....LOL. After that, we were free to go. We headed back to the hotel and took an almost 4 hour nap. I took some pics of the day, here they are.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There is nothing wrong with ice cream at 10:00am......Right??</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The best pic we could get of us. Were are just outside our RE's office.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Babies. The top one is the Grade 1 and the bottom is the Grade 2. So beautiful.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of the acupuncture needles, I had plenty more than this. These ear ones were pretty sensitive.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">FET toes!!!!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our midnight snack, FET day over, I think we deserved this.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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It feels good to have this part over, I so much looking forward to whats to come.Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484135393219202242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849341497907172403.post-80033258915343231552012-04-21T09:38:00.000-07:002012-04-21T09:38:25.378-07:00Appt updateSo I had my ultrasound yesterday to determine if my lining was thick enough for our transfer on Tuesday. It was NOT thick enough. It was just under 7mm, and the DR wants it between 8 and 11. So the new plan is to up my estrogen to 3 pills in the morning and 3 pills in the evening, 2 pills are to be taken orally and 1 pill is to be inserted in the vaginally. He is also having me start taking a low dose aspirin every day. I will continue with 3x750mg metformin and pre natals. I will do all this for 6 days, and on Thursday the 26th I will start progesterone and we will transfer on the 30th. I was disappointed, but when I really though about it, it was only 6 extra days, and really whats 6 more days when you've been trying for 4 years. So on the 30th I will head down to my RE for a 9:30 ultrasound and if all looks well we will thaw the embryos and transfer a few hours later.Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484135393219202242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849341497907172403.post-931637407374751182012-04-18T20:34:00.000-07:002012-04-18T20:34:37.110-07:00Not so anonymous anymore.When I first started this blog, I want to do it anonymously. I wanted people to feel connected to me and my story, but I wasn't ready to show my face. I have been reading a lot of blogs lately, and I have come to realize that I am more drawn and feel more connected to the ones that have pictures of the couple. I brought it up to Kyle and he thought it was a good idea to post a few. You all have to know this about me, I am a wild crazy picture taker...LOL I take pictures of everything, and not just one or two, I take 100 or more pictures and any given event. So it was hard for me to just pick just one pic to share....so I picked 5...and even that was hard....LOL So with our further adieu.....US.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taken this past Christmas</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At a Vancouver Canucks game a few months ago.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taken a couple years ago by my sister in law</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Also taken by my sister in law</td></tr>
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1. To me this is the most important, TRUST YOURSELF. I found for me that I knew my body better than anybody. I knew when I was going to ovulate, I knew when something was wrong, I knew when to ask for help and I knew when listen to my Dr. You also need to stand up for yourself. If you know something is wrong tell your DR, if your uncomfortable with something say it, and if you want to try a different method, medication, procedure, SAY SO.<br />
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2. Have an amazing support system. I couldn't have done this without the amazing support from my husband, my mom and dad, my sister, my grandma, my husbands family, my co workers, my boss's, all my friends in real life, and all my online friends.You need to have people to talk to, people who are excited for you and people who will always be in your corner.<br />
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3. Choose the right Dr. I went through several Dr's before I found the one I trusted to do IVF with. It wasn't easy to choose because they all seem awesome(because they all tell you what you want to hear). I was lucky enough to have a couple friends(Lauren and Sam thank you) who helped me choose. They guided me in the right direction, and were my voice of reason most of the time. I wasted a lot of time in the past with the "wrong" Drs, so it was a huge relief to find one I love. I just wish I would have found him sooner.<br />
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I was asked the other day if I regret going ahead with the retrieval and if I wish I would have cancelled the cycle, and the answer is HECK NO!!! With PCOS you risk OHSS, we knew that, but you also risk having poor quality eggs, so in my opinion the more eggs the better chance of having some good quality ones. I would do it all again if I had to....although I hope I don't.Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484135393219202242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849341497907172403.post-34462191706492494502012-02-21T21:07:00.000-08:002012-06-30T13:52:35.007-07:00Update 1 of 3First off let me say, I am so sorry it took me so long to update. You will understand why in update #2. I triggered last Tuesday night at 11:30pm, and my retrieval was scheduled for 11:30am Thursday morning. I was nervous, but not to bad. Kyle and I enjoyed Wednesday in Portland with no Dr's appts, and celebrated by going to the outlet mall. Thursday morning we arrived at the Dr at 10:30. Kyle was taken back almost right away so he could do his part. I waited what seemed like forever for my turn. Finally they called me back. They first went over everything that would happen, and second I got a nice shot of Demerol in the ass. She said it would relax me and make me dizzy, but it wouldn't kick in for about half an hour. I swear less than 5 mins later, I was a dizzy, relaxed, babbling idiot...LOL. The nurse came in and started my IV. The Dr did one last ultrasound, and I was moved to the room for the procedure. On the way the nurse made my take a bathroom break, and we were on our way. I got all set up in the room, they gave me some more drugs and the retrieval started. I was awake, but sedated for the whole thing. I felt so much of it though, I cried through half of it it hurt so bad. The dr said I was metabolizing the meds to fast, lucky me...LOL I remember the first 15 mins, and the last 15 mins, but nothing really in the middle. I remember the hearing the embryologist saying "no egg" or "have an egg" and getting pissed because I was 2 eggs in 5 follicles to start. In the end the dr said we got 28 eggs out of 40 or so follicles, so I was happy..LOL. After the procedure, we left and started on the long drive home. I felt ok, not really sore, nor was I really bloated. The dr was going to have me start progesterone the next day incase I had no signs of OHSS and we could do the transfer. When we got home I quickly packed because I was leaving out of town for an over night work trip the next day. I woke up the next morning, and thats where update # 2 will start.Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484135393219202242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849341497907172403.post-2440599472897600562012-02-12T20:36:00.000-08:002012-06-30T13:50:42.225-07:00A reason for all the pain<span style="font-size: small;">I<b> had my first appt yesterday since coming down to Portland. I didn't sleep the night before, because in my head I though there is no way I had enough follicles to continue this cycle. We got to the office and were called right back. We first did some bloodwork, and then got ready for the ultrasound. The Dr came in and the ultrasound started, he looked at my right ovary first, and guess what we saw............a ton of follicles, and there were a ton more on the left ovary. Now before you all jump for joy for me, let me say, we had to many. We counted and there between 70 and 85 follicles. I new this wasn't good, but didn't know why. I decided not to cry yet, but could feel my heart sink. Continuing this cycle like a normal cycle was not an option. He did give us 2 options though, both of which were not what I wanted to hear. Option 1 was to cancel the cycle and start all over again in April, I could feel the tears start. Option 2 was to continue the cycle and do the retrieval and NOT do the transfer this time. We would freeze any embryos we got and transfer in April. Let me explain why: With as many follicles as I had, I am at very high risk for OHSS, which gets worse after retrieval, and much much worse if I were to get pregnant. I copied some stuff from Wikipedia for those who have no idea what I am talking about:</b></span><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: small;"></span><span style="font-size: small;">Symptoms are set into 3 categories: mild, moderate, and severe. Mild symptoms include abdominal bloating and feeling of fullness, nausea, diarrhea, and slight weight gain. Moderate symptoms include excessive weight gain (weight gain of greater than 2 pounds per day), increased abdominal girth, vomiting, diarrhea, darker urine and less in amount, excessive thirst, and skin and/or hair feeling dry (in addition to mild symptoms). Severe symptoms are fullness/bloating above the waist, shortness of breath,pleural effusion, urination significantly darker or has ceased, calf and chest pains, marked abdominal bloating or distention, and lower abdominal pains (in addition to mild and moderate symptoms).</span><span style="font-size: small;">OHSS may be complicated with ovarian torsion, ovarian rupture, thrombophlebitis and renal insufficiency. Symptoms generally resolve in 1 to 2 weeks, but will be more severe and persist longer if pregnancy occurs. This is due to (hCG) from the pregnancy acting on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpus_luteum" title="Corpus luteum">corpus luteum</a> in the ovaries in sustaining the pregnancy before the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placenta" title="Placenta">placenta</a> has fully developed. Typically, even in severe OHSS with a developing pregnancy, the duration does not exceed the first trimester.</span></b></i><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">Anyways, that explanation was from bits and pieces of info from Wikipedia, here is the link if you want more info : <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovarian_hyperstimulation_syndrome" target="_blank">OHSS</a> The Dr basically said I will fell like I am dying, and will need time off work, and possible hospitalization. He said it is not a 100% guarantee that it will happen, but it is very likely. I wasn't willing to risk it.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">I sat in the chair and cried, I had such high hopes for this cycle, and I felt like it was all crushed. I hated feeling like I was disappointing all the people who prayed for us, and helped me get to the point I am at now, all the people in my life who are just so amazing. Kyle snapped me out of my temporary state of depression, so we could make our choice. Since I have PCOS, egg quality is a little poorer than in someone without PCOS, so our fear was if we only got 20 follicles, we may not have many that are good quality. So now that I have so many follicles(eggs) our chances of getting more good quality eggs goes up, i'll call that our silver lining. We decided to keep going, we decided to do the retrieval and see how many embryos we get, freeze them and transfer in April. So for now, I have to let go of the dream of being pregnant in 2 weeks, and start a new dream. I just need to keep telling myself that I will be a mom, and my husband will be a dad, it just won't happen tomorrow. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">I have another appt tomorrow morning, so that should give us a better idea of our retrieval date(which Im hoping will be on Wednesday or Thursday, because I have some big plans on Friday...LOL) </span></b>Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484135393219202242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849341497907172403.post-59714460437699801532012-02-10T09:16:00.000-08:002012-06-30T13:47:18.274-07:00'Cause I walk with a limp like an old school pimpKyle and I were at the grocery store that other day, and I was following 10 feet behind him, he turned around and asked why I was walking so darn slow. I told him my ovaries hurt and to leave me alone...LOL He turned around, and I reevaluated the way I was walking. I was kinda hunched over, taking small steps, and had a limp...HAhahaha. I guess something is working, because my ovaries feel like they are going to come out of my body...kinda like on that movie Alien........<br />
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We head to Portland today for monitoring and such, so I will update tomorrow after my first ultrasound. Think "lots of follicle" thoughts for me...LOLMorganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484135393219202242noreply@blogger.com0