POAS Chronicles Take 3 So...Much...Peeing...

So since the transfer Christy has had lots of cramping, twinging and pulling going on. So much in fact that she was anxious to start POAS (peeing on a stick= TESTING!) of course I am ALL ABOUT POAS and happily ordered more and said "PEE AT WILL!" So.. I sent our tests as a joke to my friend saying "I know it's only like 30 minutes later, but we started testing. We will look for a line for real in a few days" Her reply? "Ummmm... Are you SURE these are negative?!" Now.. Here's the thing.. Christy and I BOTH thought we saw something on the tests, BUT since we are so close to the situation we chalked it up to us manifesting a line where there was none. NOW, we weren't so sure we saw wrong! i sent to a few more girls and didn't say anything and they all THOUGHT they saw something as well..

Fast forward to a few more days and a few more tests and this is what we have going on so far:

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Another view

Another view, yes I know I have a sickness!

Top is 1/22 at 11:30PM Middle: 1/23 9:20AM Bottom: 1:30PM 1/23 what a progression in 4hrs! WOWZA!

 Just a long way around to say...So far......WE...ARE....PREGNANT!!!! We still have a ways to go, but we are cautiously optimistic at this point!! We've NEVER had a line this early before! There are plenty more tests to come!

 

FINAL FET COMPLETED

Hey y'all I'm back! So let me fill you in on what has been going on:

So we decided we wanted to do the FET (Frozen Embryo Transfer) in January to avoid the stress of cycling over the holidays. So Christy was on BCP and stopped on Dec 28. Her cycle started on Dec 30th. On Jan 1st she started estrogen to build her lining up in preparation for the embryo transfer. She was on estrogen for 14 days and had her check on Jan 14th. Her lining was 15mm (YAY!!) and triple striped or triple lined or trilaminar, whichever term you know (they are all the same thing, LOL!!) which is EXACTLY what you want for transfer! So all was a go! Progesterone started that day and transfer was Saturday, Jan 18th! 

THE EMBRYOS:

So we had discussed previously, that due to the many chemical pregnancies that we have had with our embryos, that we wanted to transfer our remaining THREE embryos (blastocysts or day 5 embryos). Most people would frown at this and say we are crazy. Here's the thing: I was OVER 38yo when my eggs were retrieved. After you hit 35 they consider you AMA (Advanced Maternal Age!) so I already had a strike against me. Add to that the fact that when I was 37 I had chemicals for TWO FETs. Also, the embryos that we transferred in November where EQUAL TO OR BETTER than what was left and those resulted in a chemical. And lastly, my embryos were frozen in pairs and ONE single. So the remaining were as follows:

5BB/5CB (FROZEN TOGETHER! WHY!?!?!)

5BB frozen alone.  That means IF we wanted to only transfer the two 5BBs, they STILL would have had to thaw the 5CB and refreeze it or discard it. I called the embryology lab the morning of transfer to get an update on the embryos. I was told that the two 5BBs looked excellent and that the 5CB was "fair". I asked why? She explained that upon thaw, they like to see the cells "fluffy and light or transparent" this embryo was FLAT and had darker cells.. Most times darker or dark cells indicate damage or dead cells. Since it was less than 50% it was still able to be transferred. 

We were NOT able to make it to the transfer this time, since my MIL has since moved in with us (whole 'nother post for a whole different day, lemme tell ya!) and we were in TX for 3wks in Nov so hubs doesn't have a ton of time built back up for vacay.. It was all good, my BIL got to go with Christy this time and he had never been before so that was cool we all thought. OK so what you all are waiting for anyway! Here is a picture of the embryos:

Hoping and Praying that at LEAST ONE of these sticks around!

After embryo transfer! Hoping we see a LOT more of this shirt! :)

Bedresting at the hotel after transfer!

 And here are a few of Greyson over the last couple of weeks! He turned 14 months old on Jan 12th! Where is the time going!?!?!?!

Greyson in a bounce house attending his first birthday party!

Being Silly!

I LOVE CHEERIOS!

No, I'm NOT digging in the trash.. I was FROWING something away!

14mos old on this day! Watching Sesame Street

Still watching Sesame Street

Sesame Street was watching him!

I LOVE YOU ALL!

 Stay tuned for updates!

FET Sibling Journey Take 2: And So It Begins

 Today marks CD1 (Cycle Day 1) of our Frozen Embryo Transfer Cycle. Meds start on Wednesday and it will move quickly from there. I am trying to be positive and optimistic, but some days are better than others. Christy is excited so that helps a lot! She has been getting healthy and is ready to go! Christy and Toby did some cute before shots so we can have a comparison (fingers crossed!) Also I stocked up on FRER pregnancy tests (first response early result). Nothing happens until about 2 weeks from now, when there is a lining check. So until then, here are the pictures!

Pre-pregnancy profile shot

75lb weight loss since 1/6/13

Toby's pre-pregnancy profile! :)

Did I get enough FRER pregnancy tests?! :)

So there ya have it, we are officially back in the saddle!

FET 2014: A Sibling Journey (Try #2)

We are days out from try #2 for Operation: Sibling Journey! Christy has SIX more days left of bcp and then once her period starts a couple of days after that, estrogen begins! I have mixed feelings about this try, but I am trying to be positive. What will be will be, I know.. I am going to try to blog all the way through since we aren't traveling for the transfer this time. I PROMISE to post updates better this time since I will have internet and I will post hpts this time as well once we start them...

Transfer is expected to be sometime in the 3rd week of January!


Stay tuned!

Slowing Down And Taking It All In

I can't believe it's almost Christmas!! I have SO not been in the Christmas spirit! November was SUCH a crappy month, but I am trying to get with it. I really am just wanting December to be OVER so we can get on with January and our next FET! I feel like I need to slooooow down and enjoy the now. We got our tree up after Thanksgiving and usually that's all it takes to get me in the spirit, but not this year. We put lights up on the house so Santa knows where Greyson lives (sooo cute hearing hubby explain this to him when he showed him the lights!). A blip on the spirit scale. Then I celebrated my 40th(!!!) birthday on Dec 7th and It was definitely something I was trying to just brush past, LOL!!Greyson got sick and was sick for a couple of weeks! He is JUST NOW starting to get back to his old self. It was scary and terrible and I'm so thankful that he is OK. All of that on top of our crappy November just made me more BAH HUMBUG.. 

Well the big boys will be home on Thursday. My holiday shopping consisted of ONLINE and 2 trips to two different stores and I was DONE. I did majority of my shopping online, it's the way to go for sure! While we were out we took Greyson to see Santa and even though he was still feeling under the weather, he smiled the cutest smile and I felt that ice crack just a bit around my "Bah Humbugness" Then, I wrapped all the stuff and Greyson is in awe of the tree and everything under it. This made me think of next Christmas and how excited he is going to be and the years to follow. I can FINALLY say I am excited about Christmas! Even though I still want it to be January, I am really looking forward to spending Christmas with my 3 boys and my hubby as well as my niece, her husband and my 2 great-nephews! Here are a few shots of what's been going on the last few weeks! I hope you all have a very Happy Holiday!