Guess I should introduce myself...Sorry LONG
Hello Ladies -
I've been a lurker (pretty much daily) since early this year when I got pregnant the first time. Unfortunately, that ended in a missed miscarriage.
I went for my first u/s at 9w2d and the embryo was measuring 6w and there was no heartbeat. I had no symptoms of miscarriage, not a drop of blood, no cramps...nada. That being said, I didn't really have symptoms of pregnancy either. I had a few drinks on a couple of occasions (okay...more than a few) and hadn't been very diligent about taking my Metformin and vitamins prior to learning I was pregnant so, of course, I totally blamed myself. Common sense, doctors and research tell me I could not have prevented it but you know how that goes.
The good news in all that was that I found out I could indeed get pregnant on my own! I've had PCOS for many years and hadn't taken birth control for most of the 6 years I've been married. I was pretty sure I was ovulating all along and I've always had regular periods, we just hadn't really tried hard enough. Armed with the knowledge that I could actually get pregnant, we started being more diligent about it. I loaded an iPhone app to keep track of my cycles, stocked up on OPKs and EPTs and we "went to work". Our TTC got messed up by cir****tances a couple of times thanks to recurrent yeast infections after my miscarriage and some poorly planned travel on my part. But after the second cycle since March of really "trying" we were successful.
This time, I felt better from the start because I had been taking my vitamins and Metformin religiously, avoided alcohol during the 2ww (even tho my husband bought me a bottle of my fave wine) and was back to watching my diet (after my miscarriage I had put on 30 of the 120 I lost). However, as anyone who has had a loss can tell you, I was, and still am very nervous about it not sticking.
I'm very fortunate to have a good friend who is the office manager for an RE in town. I called her after my miscarriage and she told me I didn't have to get pregnant with them to be their patient. She said as soon as I got a positive test to call her and they'd take care of me for the first trimester. I was so very grateful to have her. I called her on a Sunday evening, the day before my expected period, and told her I had a positive test. She had me come in at 8:00 the next morning for blood work. I spent the first 12 weeks with them and had a total of 6 ultrasounds. The last one was this week and my little bean was bouncing all over the place in there.
I've now graduated to the OB and had my first visit with her and everything is still right on target.
I hadn't introduced myself here sooner just because I was so afraid something was going to go wrong again. I'm feeling a little more comfortable with each passing week and getting to see the little guy or girl bouncing around in there has reassured me a lot.
I really appreciate all of you already and hope to get to know you better.
I've been a lurker (pretty much daily) since early this year when I got pregnant the first time. Unfortunately, that ended in a missed miscarriage.
I went for my first u/s at 9w2d and the embryo was measuring 6w and there was no heartbeat. I had no symptoms of miscarriage, not a drop of blood, no cramps...nada. That being said, I didn't really have symptoms of pregnancy either. I had a few drinks on a couple of occasions (okay...more than a few) and hadn't been very diligent about taking my Metformin and vitamins prior to learning I was pregnant so, of course, I totally blamed myself. Common sense, doctors and research tell me I could not have prevented it but you know how that goes.
The good news in all that was that I found out I could indeed get pregnant on my own! I've had PCOS for many years and hadn't taken birth control for most of the 6 years I've been married. I was pretty sure I was ovulating all along and I've always had regular periods, we just hadn't really tried hard enough. Armed with the knowledge that I could actually get pregnant, we started being more diligent about it. I loaded an iPhone app to keep track of my cycles, stocked up on OPKs and EPTs and we "went to work". Our TTC got messed up by cir****tances a couple of times thanks to recurrent yeast infections after my miscarriage and some poorly planned travel on my part. But after the second cycle since March of really "trying" we were successful.
This time, I felt better from the start because I had been taking my vitamins and Metformin religiously, avoided alcohol during the 2ww (even tho my husband bought me a bottle of my fave wine) and was back to watching my diet (after my miscarriage I had put on 30 of the 120 I lost). However, as anyone who has had a loss can tell you, I was, and still am very nervous about it not sticking.
I'm very fortunate to have a good friend who is the office manager for an RE in town. I called her after my miscarriage and she told me I didn't have to get pregnant with them to be their patient. She said as soon as I got a positive test to call her and they'd take care of me for the first trimester. I was so very grateful to have her. I called her on a Sunday evening, the day before my expected period, and told her I had a positive test. She had me come in at 8:00 the next morning for blood work. I spent the first 12 weeks with them and had a total of 6 ultrasounds. The last one was this week and my little bean was bouncing all over the place in there.
I've now graduated to the OB and had my first visit with her and everything is still right on target.
I hadn't introduced myself here sooner just because I was so afraid something was going to go wrong again. I'm feeling a little more comfortable with each passing week and getting to see the little guy or girl bouncing around in there has reassured me a lot.
I really appreciate all of you already and hope to get to know you better.
Lap Band September 2007 / Slip discovered March 2014 after significant regain / Revised to VSG April 29, 2014
Congratulations to you too! Yes we have the same due date and we're both bandsters in a sea of RNYers...lol.
I had my NT ultrasound on Friday so I guess that means my total is actually 7 ultrasounds. I've gotten spoiled and now I probably won't have another one until 20 weeks.
I had my NT ultrasound on Friday so I guess that means my total is actually 7 ultrasounds. I've gotten spoiled and now I probably won't have another one until 20 weeks.
Lap Band September 2007 / Slip discovered March 2014 after significant regain / Revised to VSG April 29, 2014
Congrats! How exciting!!!
Baby girl Morgan born 5/28/10, 2 weeks before my 1 year surgiversary. Angel concieved 09/10, lost 10/13/10, was due in June 2011. Baby #2 (our rainbow) on their way, due 7/27/11- Miley Victoria or Maddox Michael
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