My last few days of having a baby in my belly are coming to an end, here’s my final belly pic 🙂Here are a couple of maternity pics I took myself this week too…
I'm a 27 yr. old vegetarian momma of a sweet angel, and is finally pregnant again, and unfortunately living with PCOS. We've been trying for what seems like forever, but I know there are many women out there that have been struggling with this much longer than we have and for that I'm sorry! We've been married for 8 years and it gets harder and harder to deal with seeing all of our friends grow a belly...so we're excited to see mine finally grow!
'You will go to bed one night and realize you didn’t cry as much today as you did yesterday…and then you’ll believe you can get through it' -A. Gaines
04/11/03:
We were married and wanted children! 06/03:
Missed 2 periods and went to the doc for confirmation, BFN. 07/03:
Went to another doc for more info, sonogram showed multiple cysts covering my ovaries. 08/03-10/06:
Multiple hospital visits for erruption of ovarian cysts and unbearable pain. 11/06:
Laparoscopic surgery, no Endometriosis as previously thought. HSG, clear tubes, no blockages. Possible Adenosis, nothing ever developed from this "diagnosis". 01/07-06/08:
Visits to same doctor who performed the Laparoscopic and her final conclusion was "I have no idea what is wrong with you", and was left as that. 06-07/08:
I found a new OB/GYN and hoped for the best. The wait to get into her office was around 2 months. 08/13/08:
First visit with Dr. Vu (current doc) and explained my thoughts of possibly having PCOS and she cut me short and said "YES, I believe that is what is wrong". FINALLY!!! (an answer we could work with). Prescribed Metformin (500mg) and Provera (10mg) to start my period b/c I hadn't had one in a few months. 10/06/08:
No ovulation, upped Metformin (1000mg) 10/25/08:
Cycle 1 w/Clomid (50mg), Metformin (1000mg), Provera (10mg), B6 (200mg), PNV 10/08:
Hospital visit w/Ovarian Cyst pain. 11/18/08:
Progesterone test: 0.8 (should be >15) 11/24/08:
Cycle 2 w/Clomid (100mg), Metformin (1000mg), Endometrium (200mg), B6 (200mg), PNV 12/16/08:
Progesterone Test #2 - 18.4!!!!!!! I finally o'd! 12/27/08:
Cycle 3 w/Clomid (150mg), Metformin (1000mg), Endometrin (200mg), B6 (200mg), PNV 01/16/09:
Progesterone Test #3 - 25!! 02/01/09:
Cycle 4 w/Clomid (100mg), Metformin (1000mg), Endometrium (200mg), B6 (200mg), PNV 02/23/09:
1st. Apt. w/ new RE 03/09/09:
Cycle 5 w/Clomid (100mg), Metformin (1500mg) 04/04/09:
Cycle 6 w/Clomid (100mg), Metformin (1500mg) 05/02/09:
Cycle 7 w/Clomid (100mg), Metformin (1500mg) 05/30/09:
Cycle 8 w/Clomid (100mg), Metformin (1500mg) 07/01/09:
Taking a much needed break! 11/01/10:
AF comes and I say 'what the hell...let's try Clomid again'. Fertilaid, Fertilcm, Clomid (100mg), Metformin (1000mg) 11/17/10:
I o'd big time and I cramped for like 4 days...maybe?! 12/15/10:
BFP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This has never happened :) 12/16/10:
1st Beta @ 3260! 12/20/10:
2nd Beta @ 4285...and I start to freak out! 12/22/10:
1st Ultrasound found no fetal pole/no heartbeat :( 12/27/10:
2nd Ultrasound found sac shrinking :( 12/28/10:
We lost baby Garcia @ 8 wks., saddest day ever recorded in life itself. 03/05/11:
BFP!!!!! 03/07/11:
1st Beta @ 45 03/10/11:
2nd Beta @ 175...doubled in 35 hours! 03/17/11:
3rd Beta @ 4948...still doubling in 35 hours! 03/29/11:
1st OB apt. 04/02/11:
Hospital Visit, HR: 153 bpm, HCG: 76,305 04/8/11:
1hr. Glucose Test - PASS w/ a 104! 4/26/11:
11 wk. ultrasound & checkup