Telling People

This has actually been quite funny. Since i had OHSS i have looked a good 4-5 mo. preggo even before my positive beta. Everyone i know that i see at work, all my friends, family know i've been going through HELL to have a second baby. Im very open about my struggles since that how i cope. I was out of work until i was close to 6 weeks due to the OHSS...everyone knew i did IVF (had to get a bunch of days off and do switches w/ people...and its kinda hard to hide my medication bag).

When i went back to work i had the worst nausea IN.THE.WORLD. (ok maybe im exagerrating but it was awful)...pair that with small tiny room that smell like feet or patients that eat ethic food...i looked green most of the time. So my big belly and my constant running to bathroom to dry heave gave me away in an instant. Plus my co-workers are like my BFFs, nothing gets by them...so they all know.

My family...well besides the obv. of our parents and siblings i hoped to keep this on the DL until the 2T....BUT i went to a xmas party with my big ol' belly walking in before me...cat out of the bag.

My friends...well alll my good friends who know i was going through all this kept tabs on me and knew my dates for tests and stuff...so no secret there.

So whose left? Extended family and Facebook. Which putting it on FB will tell the extended family (and the ppl that are my "friends"). I am so tempted to put up my NT Scan pic of the twins but Pete said not yet (he has been WAY more quiet about this then me and im pretty sure even his "good" friends dont even know). So once i tag that u/s pic with his name on it...surprise!!

I just want it out there. Im so done with being "cautious" i want to enjoy this. Ive worked my ass off to have this pregnancy. I know that technically the 2T starts at 13.3wks but im pretty sure that if my scan on Monday still looks good im letting the news out once i hit 12 weeks which is 2/2. I have all my u/s pics and belly pics ready to load on here but i cant do it until i upload them from my phone which the only way i can do that if posting it on FB first. Ive tried emailing them to myself but its not working ..grr!

So Monday im saying "goodbye" to Dr. P...i hate that :( She has been so great to me. I wish i could stay with her through it all. But ill be off to Dr. B who i also love but, he doesnt have a Vagina and has never been pregnant so he doesnt really "get it"...But he saved me and Jacks life and he knows my history so im sticking with him. Im going to give Dr. P some homemade wine that Pete made and the staff some baked goods with a card for each. Of course Dr. P's card is going to be all sappy. Its bittersweet. After these babes, we.are.DONE. And THAT is going to be one good feeling!

11 weeks and NT Scan

At this point the 2nd trimester is teasing me! Im feeling somwhat better nausea wise, its 50% of the day now vs. 100%...so ill take it. I still have major food adversions and nothing but pizza has been sounding good to me. That and fruit. Im exahusted - more like "foggy" all day long. Im so thankful Jack is 3 and not 18 mo. or this would be ALOT harder!

I went yesterday for a quick scan with my RE and everything is still trucking along.

BABY A measured 11.0
BABY B measured 11w2d

I may go back for one more scan next week but i might not since that will be 3 u/s's in a week!

Today i went for my NT Scan. This scan was abdominally (thank goodness cause my vag. needed a break from those damn probes!) According to this scan both babes measured 11 weeks on the nose. Baby A nuchal measurement was 1.2 B was 1.0...so both great! PHEW!!

10 weeks

Im a day early but i figured id update with my u/s news too.

First off: Both babes are doing great! Both measuring 10w (a day ahead) with a HRs of 169. It was so cool to see the babies today, they were moving and wiggling all around...i wish i could stay there all day and watch them.

Im still feeling icky with headaches, heartburn, tiredness the whole 9 yards that the 1T gives you. The nausea def. wins the race though.

I go back next week for another u/s.... this will be my last RE appt! Im excited about that but i LOVE my RE, i wish i could stay with her the whole time... I have to call my OBs office to schedule the NT scan.

I also went to OB MED and im now on Lovenox 40mg x1 a day. Ill start to wean off the PIO next week so in about 10ish days ill be down to one shot a day woo-hoo!!

9 weeks!

Still got all the same symptoms...im dry heaving at least once a day now. But i feel yucky all day long. It should be ending soon.

I went to Target yesterday and got some clothes that will actually fit me. My shirts no longer cut it. Even though it still just feels like bloat but i can tell my lower abdomen is getting fuller and heavier. I look like i did with Jack at about 14 weeks. Im hoping the bloat will lessen once i stop the progesterone 2 weeks.

I made my OB MED appt for next tuesday reguarding the heparin and that day im also going in for another ultrasound. Dr. P said she'll continue to keep seeing me until Dr. B takes over so im guessing ill get one more ultrasound after next week.

Im so ready for the 1T to be over....but im thankful there hasnt been any complications!!

8w5d ultrasound

We still have both babies with 2 heartbeats!

BABY A: measured 8w5d HB 185
BABY B: measured 8w6d HB 176

Im still suffering with 24/7 yuckiness, heartburn, exhaustion, now headaches. But ill take it all in an instant. The doc told me to take a unisom and B6 at night since my nasuea is the worst then.

I called my ob today and they are not seeing me til 2/7..ill be 13w6d! I wanted to do the NT scan so i think i need to call them back to schedule that.

I go back next tuesday to make sure everything is still OK!

8 weeks!

Still nauseous...it seriously is 24 hours a day. I cant sleep, walk, talk, smell ect. I couldnt even go into the kitchen today b/c something in there was setting off my gag reflex and i kept dry heaving in the sink. I had to have my mom stop at Mcdonalds on her way down to get me a egg mcmuffin cause i couldnt go in there! I am now eating what i can and totally for- going the gluten free diet. I NEED to eat and all those meals are making me sick...the smell alone drives me over the egde. I actually feel a tad better cause im getting more into me.

Some things that have helped me with the m/s....potato chips, jolly ranchers, sea bands, ginger ale, putting snacks at the bedside

The exhaustion has hit too.I sleep whenever possible. I get so tired my body aches.

Heartburn is here...been showing up pretty much daily. Weird since i never had it with Jack.

My bladder can now hold a gallon of urine! i am amazed on how much i pee at night and for how long! lol

Oh, one more thing, i ALMOST have cleavage! lol woo-hoo :)

im loving all of this though, lets me know the babes are in there thriving :)

Phew!

What a relief...we still have 2 babies with 2 heartbeats!!

BABY A: measured 7w5d (exactly what i am) w/ a HB of 169
BABY B: measured 7w5d w/ a HB of 179

My uterus measures 11 weeks and my ovaries are both the same size as my uterus! No wonder why i look huge!

Everything looks good. I go back next week for another u/s (for my peace of mind) and then the following tuesday. If everything still looks good then we'll schedule one more u/s at 11weeks and then im off to my OB.

Im still feeling m/s 24/7. I havent really puked...just constantly nauseous...but im starving at the same time which is majorly confusing. The exhaustion is also hitting and im sleeping whenever i can. My bras are getting tighter which is super exciting to me! lol :)

Thanks everyone for the support. Im shocked how many people read this. Im trying to keep this on the DL on facebook until the 2T and i appreciate no one letting the cat out of the bag.