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12-31-2012 at 8:40 AM
dede0726
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SIL preggo...again :-(

We had my side of the family over to ou house yesterday for a post Christmas brunch. I have a big family and trying to see everyone at Christmas is next to impossible since everyone has so many places to be so we are starting a new tradition of brunch after Christmas. It worked out great and everyone was there!!

I knew there would be a lot of questions over where we are in our process and when our cycle starts and I was completely prepared to answer them. What I was not prepared for was to find out my sister in law is expecting...again. All I wanted to do was go in the other room and cry, but with a house full of people that wasn't going to happen. I really want to be happy for them.

How do you deal with finding out yet another person in your circle is expecting?!


Me - 35 DH - 37 SD - 10
Married 10/8/2011
Started TTC July 2011. Infertility workup July & August 2012.
DH - all clear. Me - Unicornuate Uterus discovered at HSG 8/16/12. Referred for IVF 8/28/12. Approved for IVF Warranty Program 10/2/12. Laparoscopy 11/1/12 - removed right rudamentary horn, both tubes, left ovarian cyst and endometriosis. Given all clear for pregnancy after 1/1/2013.
IVF cycle 1 starts 1/19/13!
12 eggs, 7 mature and all 7 fertilized - 2 Frosties!!
5 day SET 2/4/13 - Beta 2/13: 86 & 2/15: 186 BFP!!!!
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12-31-2012 at 9:10 AM
jadwedd
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I just try to be happy for them and hope it is contagious.  Sorry that you were blindsided like that.  Too bad they did not tell you ahead of time. 

Married 12-12-04
TTC since 07
me-36 PCOS, Tubal Problems, and polyps removed 7-12
DH - 36 extremely handsome and no fertility problems
IUI 8-12 and 9-12 failed
IVF 12-21-2012 - 2 I think perfect no matter what the dr graded them (2B)embryos transferred Beta on 12-31-12 Positve - Beta is 21
Beta 2 1-2-13 - 31
Beta 3 1-4-13 - 53
Beta 4 1/9 - 212!
Ultrasound 1/10 - Nothing completely empty uterus Beta 1/14 - 743; Beta 1/17 - 1704 ultrasound shows nothing. Officially a miscarriage. 1/21 Beta 3900 Dr. says it ectopic. Ultrasound shows a miracle heartbeat right in the uterus where it belongs! Dr. says I can be cautiously optomistic!!! Hang in there baby!

 
12-31-2012 at 9:18 AM
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((hugs)) I try to tell myself that their pregnancy has no bearing on my lack of one. Sometimes it helps and sometimes it doesn't. I just have to give myself time to feel sad and then try to let it go. Always easier said than done though. Tongue Tied

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Laparotomy with partial oophorectomy 8/2009 to remove cysts/endo. Stopped BC 4/2010.
Multiple clomid rounds from 11/2010 to 6/2011. ~ All BFN
IUI w/clomid 7/2011. IUI w/clomid & injectables 11/2011 & 1/2012. ~ All BFN
Occasionally using acupuncture.
IVF #1:EPP 5/2012 ~ (4R, 3M, 2F w/ICSI). Both embies txfrd. ~ BFN
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12-31-2012 at 10:22 AM
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PAIF post:

I would always remind myself that someone else's fertility had nothing to do with mine. Their story is theirs, and ours is still being written.

...after I sometimes had a good long cry and chat with God about fairness.

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12-31-2012 at 2:02 PM
RoadToFert...
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dede0726:

How do you deal with finding out yet another person in your circle is expecting?!

One of my closest friends is expecting and we hoped that we would get pregnant around the same time..so when she got pg and I was dealing with a failed IVF # 1 it was pretty difficult. However, after I processed everything, my husband and I went out to dinner with her husband and her and celebrated with them. It can be very difficult but I try to process my emotions privately and then celebrate with them as I would in any normal circumstance. Now whenever I see her I always ask her a lot of questions about her pregnancy and think to myself - one day this will be me so I might as well show some joy and excitement for my friend like she would show for me. It's not easy. Good luck with everything.


Married for 3 years to the love of my life! TTC for over a year. Started seeing RE in April 2012. Lap in July revealed endo covering left ovary and part of my bowels. This will require extensive surgery by a specialist. RE wants us to have babies first because surgery could compromise my ability to carry. Started first round of IVF in August. Ten follies retrieved, eight fertilized, two frosties. IVF #1= C/P *Frozen Embie Transfer scheduled for end of Nov/Dec. Going to transfer 2 frosties if all goes according to plan*
FET # 1 [12/18]: Transferred two "beautiful" embies.
Beta # 1: 126 [BFP!]
Beta # 2: 546
Beta #3: 1618!!
Beta # 4 - 4954!!!!!! Ultrasound 1/18 - Two heartbeats at 121 and 136. Fraternal twins! Um, is this really happening?!
"The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped." Psalm 28:7

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12-31-2012 at 3:44 PM
Gap7
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I agree. I did the same thing because if you don't your friends hide from you. I hated hearing it but I also hated not being told. I ran into the bathroom at church after one of the only people who knew our troubles and who also had difficulty told us last. I had my five min and then said if she can over come all her issues so can I. I could also tell it hurt her to tell us too. So keep that in mind.  

Each time I saw her it got easier for me and as she started to show it got harder for her.  

Like she said asking questions and being around happy prego people I felt kept me positive.  I also went to my girlfriends after each IUI to hold her newborn. It worked for us eventually. 

 
12-31-2012 at 4:30 PM
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Gap7:

I agree. I did the same thing because if you don't your friends hide from you. I hated hearing it but I also hated not being told. I ran into the bathroom at church after one of the only people who knew our troubles and who also had difficulty told us last. I had my five min and then said if she can over come all her issues so can I. I could also tell it hurt her to tell us too. So keep that in mind.  

Each time I saw her it got easier for me and as she started to show it got harder for her.  

Like she said asking questions and being around happy prego people I felt kept me positive.  I also went to my girlfriends after each IUI to hold her newborn. It worked for us eventually. 

This is about where I'm at now. People will come to my house and not say boo and then I hear about it later that they were pregnant but didn't want to say anything. I think that they thing I'm going to start smashing things....its true, but not in front of them, lol Stick out tongue


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Me(31): Possibly Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency caused by a mutation in my pituitary genes called PIT-1--Also, Factor V Leiden
DH (31): Borderline low morph, but not considered a problem
"Baby dancing" with no protection or BCP since July 2009
IF testing started March 2011
Endocrinology related tests from October 2011-February 2012
March 2012--Clomid --No response-Straight to injects!
April & May 2012-- IUI#1 & #2 = BFN
July 2012- IVF#1 cancelled
September 2012-IVF#1.2--BFN
November 2012- IVF #2 --BFN
January 2013- IVF #3-- BFFN
February 2013--Found a new RE but first back to the Endocrinologist for more diagnostic testing
Absolutely no idea when we can cycle again...looking into DE as well if IVF#4 fails again
PAIF/SAIF encouraged...give me some hope!!
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