Thanks Laine! Well Zook there really hasn't been much going on so far. My breasts are big, swollen and beginning to be veiny! and my nipples are so erect and red. but that is about it. Nothing more. I kind of wish there was something because I feel like it isn't real yet! I'm actually hoping for a little morning sickness. I need to remind myself to read this again in a few weeks! :) HA!
You think it's time for a baby, but life has other plans!
October 18, 2007
Hey all this is my story.....
My husband and I met in college and stayed together through graduate school and finally go married after 6 years. We bought a house, became finanically settled and after two years decided it's time!!! Time to have a baby, time to take the next step. We have had our "couple only fun" and so on. But of course then comes the "trying" So like any of you we went off the pill in January '07 and awaited a couple of months to make sure I was regularly ovulating and then began to try. This can't be hard, right! We are two goal oriented people. We want it....it will happen.....isn't that funny. After a couple of months of getting no where I begin to watch for signs of ovulation and found sites like this to help with that. After 5 months and still nothing I had my yearly and asked my doctor how long he wanted to wait to start and look into fertility issues. I had a LEEP procedure because of precanerous cells in Nov '06 and thought this may have caused an issue. He asked a little more about my husband's history and found that since he had an issue with an undistented testicle as a child we may have some problems. He ordered a SA. I was scared to death. Just the thought of there being a problem caused terrible anxiety and of course no chance of me becoming pregnant with those thoughts! With the SA we found low morphology on a strict kreuger scale which means he only has 8% "normal" sperm. We waited to do another SA in a couple of months. During this time I just said heck with it. We can't control any of this....someone has a plan for us......but who and when! We still BD when it was "time" and I still watched for signs of ovulation, but just kind of put it to the back of my mind. I thought in no way was this going to be an easy battle. He went and had his SA again and we set up another appointment with the urologist who specialized in male infertility. Four days before we were to go I tested. It was one day past my standard 31 days! IT WAS POSITIVE!!!! What, are you kidding me! There is no way! but yes it is true! I scheduled a blood test the next day and had levels of 95 for hCG. And then again on Tuesday morning my levels were 545hCG!!!! So I think I'm to be due mid June! I have an ultrasound scheduled for Nov. 7th and a regular ob appointment on Nov. 5th (I was already on Pre-natals my doc didn't think it was needed). It is all truely amazing and I thanked god every day since! Now I know my story isn't as long as many of you and hopefully we wont have any issues during pregnancy. But I want you all to know that I feel for you and think that I will continue to watch and read the posts throughout my pregnancy because they helped me so much. It's funny.....some people just have no clue what it is like to really have to TRY and TRY to have a baby! Good Luck, Thanks for reading and Baby Dust to all!!!
Fran
My husband and I met in college and stayed together through graduate school and finally go married after 6 years. We bought a house, became finanically settled and after two years decided it's time!!! Time to have a baby, time to take the next step. We have had our "couple only fun" and so on. But of course then comes the "trying" So like any of you we went off the pill in January '07 and awaited a couple of months to make sure I was regularly ovulating and then began to try. This can't be hard, right! We are two goal oriented people. We want it....it will happen.....isn't that funny. After a couple of months of getting no where I begin to watch for signs of ovulation and found sites like this to help with that. After 5 months and still nothing I had my yearly and asked my doctor how long he wanted to wait to start and look into fertility issues. I had a LEEP procedure because of precanerous cells in Nov '06 and thought this may have caused an issue. He asked a little more about my husband's history and found that since he had an issue with an undistented testicle as a child we may have some problems. He ordered a SA. I was scared to death. Just the thought of there being a problem caused terrible anxiety and of course no chance of me becoming pregnant with those thoughts! With the SA we found low morphology on a strict kreuger scale which means he only has 8% "normal" sperm. We waited to do another SA in a couple of months. During this time I just said heck with it. We can't control any of this....someone has a plan for us......but who and when! We still BD when it was "time" and I still watched for signs of ovulation, but just kind of put it to the back of my mind. I thought in no way was this going to be an easy battle. He went and had his SA again and we set up another appointment with the urologist who specialized in male infertility. Four days before we were to go I tested. It was one day past my standard 31 days! IT WAS POSITIVE!!!! What, are you kidding me! There is no way! but yes it is true! I scheduled a blood test the next day and had levels of 95 for hCG. And then again on Tuesday morning my levels were 545hCG!!!! So I think I'm to be due mid June! I have an ultrasound scheduled for Nov. 7th and a regular ob appointment on Nov. 5th (I was already on Pre-natals my doc didn't think it was needed). It is all truely amazing and I thanked god every day since! Now I know my story isn't as long as many of you and hopefully we wont have any issues during pregnancy. But I want you all to know that I feel for you and think that I will continue to watch and read the posts throughout my pregnancy because they helped me so much. It's funny.....some people just have no clue what it is like to really have to TRY and TRY to have a baby! Good Luck, Thanks for reading and Baby Dust to all!!!
Fran
Fran im soo happy for you and I truely hope you have a wonderful and beautiful pregnancy, and yes if morning sickness comes on more, im sure you will say, why in the world did I say that...haha.
I cant wait to be in your shoes, but im positive, patient, and know it will happen!
Lots of love and lots of stickyglue!!!
I cant wait to be in your shoes, but im positive, patient, and know it will happen!
Lots of love and lots of stickyglue!!!
Hey Fran im new to the forum but im glad that you are finally n your way to being a mom let me be the frist to say happy mothers day to you. Thanks for posting your story because it has really given me hope now that i am trying to concieve. I do understand what it is to wait and try and try to have a baby and waiting every month to see that positive on a stick and how disappointing it is when you don't get what you want but none the less you have given me hope thank you and congratulations. Please keep me updated i would really enjoy following your journey with you good luck and lots of **********baby dust*********** for you and your hubby
Fran, thank you so much for sharing your story and congrats. This is what I needed to here and plus I just read this to my husband (he has an undescended testicle) and we have been trying in January 2007 and sending you loads of @@@stickyglues@@@@...god has blessed you and thank you once again for sharing your story...
Hi Fran,
5 weeks..How exciting!!
I know I told you earlier that your story gives me hope, but seriously- Hearing your miracle story is just SO uplifting for so many of us!! I'm glad to know that Angelfish was really comforted knowing that your situation is similiar to her's! Thank you again for sharing your journey. We need to hear of life's little Miracles to keep us going on a daily basis. Please keep us updated & best of luck @ your first U/S.:)**STICKY GLUE** Love, Mary
5 weeks..How exciting!!
I know I told you earlier that your story gives me hope, but seriously- Hearing your miracle story is just SO uplifting for so many of us!! I'm glad to know that Angelfish was really comforted knowing that your situation is similiar to her's! Thank you again for sharing your journey. We need to hear of life's little Miracles to keep us going on a daily basis. Please keep us updated & best of luck @ your first U/S.:)**STICKY GLUE** Love, Mary
Thanks again to all of you that have posted. I love knowing that my journey can help anyone in any way! You never realize how many people may be having issues with fertility or conceiving because it isn't talked about. It's like it is taboo to discuss the actual act of having children!!!! Thanks goodness for this site. Baby Dust and Sticky Glue to all!
Fran,
I agree with what you said. I noticed that people with infertility issues don't usually discuss them.(Like there's some shame attached w/it!) That's why this site is so awesome!! I'm So happy I FOUND IT & ALL OF YOU GIRLS!! TOGETHER WE WILL GET THRU IT!! **baby**dust**, **sticky glue**,**ovulation dust**, POSITIVE VIBES*** & LUCK TO All! lOVE, Mary
I agree with what you said. I noticed that people with infertility issues don't usually discuss them.(Like there's some shame attached w/it!) That's why this site is so awesome!! I'm So happy I FOUND IT & ALL OF YOU GIRLS!! TOGETHER WE WILL GET THRU IT!! **baby**dust**, **sticky glue**,**ovulation dust**, POSITIVE VIBES*** & LUCK TO All! lOVE, Mary
You all are soo right! Sometimes you just dont want to talk to your friends about it because well frankly probably half or more than half of them dont understand and dont care. Whether they want to or not, sometimes its hard, whether its they got pregnant so easily, or they are younger and arent even ready for marriage, but its nice to be here and open up with everyone and Dr. Q and get REAL opinions and get REAL understand from people.
Even if your friends try to understand and try to give you advice but have never been there, it makes it harder to want to except what they have to say...if that makes since.
Love yall!!!
Even if your friends try to understand and try to give you advice but have never been there, it makes it harder to want to except what they have to say...if that makes since.
Love yall!!!
October 18, 2007