Off to the midwife appointment in a little bit and I have to say, I’m quite nervous. Nervous to meet new practitioners, nervous that I might not like them, nervous because the world of prenatal care is so vast and even with recommendations it seems like it’s pretty much a crapshoot. The practice we are [...]
A year ago, looking ahead to 2011, we had so many plans, my wife and I. We had scheduled appointments with our PCP, hoped that she would offer us recommendations for a doctor to get one of us (likely me) pregnant, and wanted to begin trying in March. I started temping at the end of [...]
I first started posting about the medicalization of conception shortly after meeting with our RE. In that initial post, I focused on the questions one begins to ask when starting down any kind of medical ttc path. Other posts followed, focusing on the control (or lack thereof) that welcoming the medical profession into your home [...]
Today marks six weeks of pregnancy and, as though it Dr. Googled it for me and wanted to keep me on schedule, my body has taken to small bouts of nausea (and one large vomit-filled bout last night in response to my wife cooking taco meat for dinner… still gagging thinking about it). I have [...]
Today I am one week out from my positive test and almost five weeks out from conception (give or take). Got bloodwork done today and tomorrow we will have a vague idea how things are progressing. My body tells me everything is going okay – boob tenderness and swelling, not to mention evening bloating that [...]
Doctor called today to confirm that the (three) pee sticks did not lie – I am, in fact, pregnant and I have a solid hcg of 106 as of 13 dpo. We are going to draw blood again in a week and he offered a week seven appointment to do a first ultrasound… which is [...]
That’s pretty much EXACTLY how I have felt today. Earlier this weekend, my boobs grew (like the first try). I was exhausted all day yesterday (but there was some emotional stress going on, too, so I chalked it up to that) and I took a nap (I NEVER EVER NAP unless I am ridiculously sick [...]
I think we have the start of something wonderful. I am physically shaking…. I apparently did not believe this was goi g to happen. Please pray, hope, cross fingers for a sticky pregnancy!! More later. My wife values sleep more than telling the Internet about out TWO lines.
IUI yesterday and today. Timing seems just about perfect but then again, I never ever seem to be able to trust the timing and my temperature charts look pretty ridiculous. I was pretty annoyed at the doctor yesterday, who first asked if we had tried last month ( uh, no, you put us on a [...]
After some “what if but yeah right” spotting yesterday, CD 1 officially began today. Which meant a trip to the RE for an ultrasound and plan making. We are going to do an HSG next week just to be sure everything is in working order and use this next month as a diagnostic month with [...]
