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Dev *.
on 3/11/13 3:16 am - Austin, TX
Topic: RE: Mirena iud

It is possible for IUD's to fall out. That said, the only way for your doctor to FEEL it is by feeling for the strings. The strings can retract, mine did with my first Mirena. The only problem it causes is that you may have to have sedation to have it removed because they will have to use an instrument to reach in and grab it.

 

Banded 03/22/06  276/261/184 (highest/surgery/lowest)

Sleeved 07/11/2013  228/165 (surgery/current) (111lbs lost)

Mom to two of the cutest boys on earth.

Dev *.
on 3/11/13 3:14 am - Austin, TX
Topic: RE: Tell me your experience

1st: Due July 13, came July 10th when my water broke with no warning.

2nd: Due July 14th, came July 10th when my water broke with no warning.

 

I am nothing if not consistent!

Banded 03/22/06  276/261/184 (highest/surgery/lowest)

Sleeved 07/11/2013  228/165 (surgery/current) (111lbs lost)

Mom to two of the cutest boys on earth.

Dev *.
on 3/11/13 3:11 am - Austin, TX
Topic: It's been a while, update

Update on my boys!

As some of you who have been around a while might recall, we had a pretty massive health scare with my second, Aran, after he was born. A few days after birth he contracted viral meningitis and had to be in the NICU. Once the meningitis started clearing, the virus entered his heart muscle, causing his immune system to attack it, and he developed myocarditis. He was finally able to go home after 3 weeks in the NICU.

He is now 8 months old!

So far all of his cardiac checkups have been PERFECT. He remains on a heart medication which they will start weaning when he is about 1, but so far he has had no abnormal rhythms and no evidence of damage. He is kind of a little miracle. In more ways than one! At his 4 month check-up I mentioned to his pediatrician that I felt that his back was not symmetrical - one side felt "higher" than the other. We got x-rays and it turned out he had infantile ideopathic scoliosis. Apparently quite uncommon. He had a 37 degree curvature and they told us that, if it got worse, he would have to be casted. They said it could stay the same, get worse, or MAYBE get better and that there really is not anything we can do, PT won't help, chripractic won't help. We just have to wait and see. Three months later, and here is my favorite picture of my baby:

On the right, November, 37 degrees. On the left, February, 13 degrees!

Now on to the CUTE ones!

Aran at 8 months, having a blast at the rodeo!

Who needs a sandbox when you can have a corn box?

 

Riding with big brother!

Big brother Rowan looking way to grown up in his rodeo clothes...which he steadfastly refused to wear at the actual rodeo. Ah, 3 year olds!

Stacey D.
on 3/11/13 3:10 am - Harrisonburg, VA
Topic: Ultrasound at 31 weeks

 

31 weeks and counting!

 

Can't believe I will be seeing this precious lil face in less than 9 weeks....

 

 

 

Stacey
RNY-10/27/04

Sara S.
on 3/11/13 2:45 am
Topic: RE: Start my first ever dose of Clomid today...Yikes!

If Clomid doesn't work, (which it didn't with me and I had PCOS). Have them switch you to Femara... usually when you have PCOS clomid doesn't always work.

We used femara and have two beautiful babies now.

 

Good Luuc.

  Sara

Mom to Haleigh born 04/14/10 and Dylan 05/15/12
Sara S.
on 3/11/13 2:43 am
Topic: RE: Femara increasing Luteal phase result
  1. Did you take Femara CD3-CD7?
  Sara

Mom to Haleigh born 04/14/10 and Dylan 05/15/12
Paula622
on 3/10/13 11:01 am
Topic: RE: Spotting

Thanks!  Good luck to you too!

~ Paula
219/185/127/121/119
HW/SW/Original Goal/CW/New Goal 
Post WLS baby, born 11/10/11 and 3/20/14
 
      

Paula622
on 3/10/13 11:01 am
Topic: RE: Spotting

Yea, I figure they'll send me for blood work a few times this week, and do an ultrasound around 8 weeks.  I'm staying pretty rational considering how unusual this is for me.  I've had two SUPER easy pregnancies, so things like "take it easy" are completely foreign concepts to me.

~ Paula
219/185/127/121/119
HW/SW/Original Goal/CW/New Goal 
Post WLS baby, born 11/10/11 and 3/20/14
 
      

Liz A.
on 3/10/13 9:02 am - OH
Topic: RE: Spotting
Congrats!! I hope everything will be alright! I had bleeding with my first don for months. They messed up my due date because they wernt sure 13 years ago. And my hcg levels were all messed up . They would double and then drop then double again. But after all that he was fine 7 to 9 months later! Lol! Keep us updated!

I'm getting ready to do our 2nd IUI in a couple weeks and I'm getting antsy again but excited too!

Good luck!
Alice P.
on 3/10/13 6:30 am
Topic: RE: Spotting

They typically do blood tests 48-72 hrs apart to see if your hcg levels are doubling as they should be--since bleeding is very common 1st trimester.  They usually won't do an ultrasound till your levels confirm you are far enough along where you should see a heartbeat.

Hope everything is ok, I know the wondering is hard.

 HW 278 SW 259 GW 170 CW 142 Ht 5ft 6

   

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