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| I flunked my 1 hour glucose tolerance test last week. I have to take the 3 hour on the 10th. I really dread that. I will be starving and they draw blood 4 times! No fun at all!
I am not sure why they are making me do this again since they know I had gestational diabetes with Dalton. And I have been eating diabetic and checking my sugar levels the entire pregnancy.
Other that that, I am doing great. I am beginning to get uncomfortable at times. It happened a lot later with Dalton. I think having dalton is art of it. I have to bend over lots more. And I have to pick him up and carry him at times.
I am almost 28 weeks and I can't wait to hold my little girl!
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| Hi All!
I had forgotten that I even had this weblog until I got a message today.
I had my beautiful baby boy, Dalton. He is now almost 19 moths. He is the greatest joy in my life. I am also pregnant with a little girl and due April 29, 2004. We are very excited. She is a surprise and was conceived without any fertility drugs. We had an ultrasound in Nov and she looks just perfect!
I'll try to update more now! | | |
| Reproductive Specialists are great
(BACKGROUND INFO)
We began trying for our first child on April 1, 2000. I found out I was pregnant in August 2000. I lost that pregnancy very soon after the positive test.
We kept trying, but I do not have regular cycles. One was 25 days, the others were more like 40-70. The OB I was seeing at the time started me on 50 mg Clomid on days 3-7.
I didn't ovulate until day 32, but I did get pregnant in April 2001. I lost this one soon after also.
So, the OB gave me 100 mg clomid to start after a normal period. I ovulated on day 18 and got pregnant once again in August 2001.
Meanwhile, I had asked the doc if I could get progesterone because my sister needed progesterone. He said that he didn't believe that progesterone worked. Needless to say, I lost another baby.
Dan went with me while the OB examined me. He was so awful.
So, I went to my primary doc and she referred me to a specialist after doing a few tests.
I had an ultrasound to make sure everything looked OK. And I had an HSG to check my tubes and uterus. Everything looked great.
The RE looked at my history and knew exactly what to do. He has a great interest in recurrent pregnancy losses and had just completed a study with excellent results. So, off I wentt with 100 mg of Clomid (since this dose seemed to work for me) I ovulated on day 18 again. And 7 days later I got a shot of HCG. This was suppose to keep my uterine lining perfect for implantation. It worked. I had a positive test and I began 200 mg progesterone suppositories every night. At 6 weeks, the RE did an ultrasound and we saw the
baby and the heartbeat. It was wonderful. He told me to continue the progesterone every night until 8 weeks and then every other night for a week. So, after 9 weeks, no more progesterone. I knew I didn't need it anymore anyway, because I began throwing up every morning. at 8 weeks.
Basically, my diagnosis was luteal phase deficiency. I had the normal 12-14 day luteal phase, but apparently something wasn't right. I just could not sustain a pregnancy. And the hcg shot and progesterone worked great.
I hope that answers some of your questions! And thanks for the well wishes.
I will keep writing here when I have time. There are just things I don't want family and friends to read. LOL! | | |
| 12 weeks today!
I can't describe how it feels to be 12 weeks pregnant. I am still worried though. I ordered a dopler from babybeat.com today so I can hear the heartbeat whenever I want. That will help me keep my sanity. I can't wait for it to arrive.
We had an appointment with a new OB on Nov. 26th. I just could not go back to the one that made me suffer through 3 miscarriages when all I really needed was progesterone. He didn't believe in progesterone! I really want to write them a letter, but I am still bitter.
Anyway, the new OB is absolutely wonderful. I did find out that I am not immune to the measles though. That kinda worries me. He did another ultrasound. The heartbeat was 182 and he measured at 10 weeks and 5 days. So, the OB has my due date at June 18, 2002. Yippee!
I go back on Dec 21st for a routine appointment and then in January for an ultrasound to see the sex. I can't wait. I need to know what color clothes to buy!
I threw up almost every morning between 8 weeks and 12 weeks. I am feeling better now. And I am a bit less tired. I can stay up past 8 most nights anyway!
Dan made a web page for the little one. I will try to journal there. In fact, he made links for me, but they are empty so far.
Here is the address:
www.bingo.pixelwiz.com
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| 6 weeks and 3 days!
I'm pregnant again!
I'll write more when I have more energy!
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