project baby: Cautiously Optimistic

Friday, June 7, 2013

Cautiously Optimistic

Good news! My ultrasound today went relatively well! The baby has a strong heartbeat of 121 bpm, however it did measure a little small. It was 31mm which is consistent with a gestational age of 5 weeks, 6 days. I'm currently 6 weeks, 5 days from my last menstrual cycle. However, since we don't know my actual ovulation date since this was an unmonitored cycle, it's entirely possible that it's just fine. I also wasn't on blood thinners from the start which could have caused early growth to be restricted. We will have to wait and see what happens over the next few weeks. Dr. A. recommended being cautiously optimistic as this is a great start!

My next ultrasound is on June 19th. I'm crossing my fingers that everything goes well!

-Sarah

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The Timeline So Far...

January '09 -- Our journey begins.
July '09 -- First pregnancy.
August '09 -- 7 week ultrasound showed a tiny embryo with a heartbeat, but the sac around it was very small. I miscarried a week later.
October '09 -- After months of charting my cycles, I realized that I had a Luteal Phase Defect (the time between ovulation and my period was too short). Asked my OB for a referral to a Reproductive Endocrinologist (RE).
November '09 -- Second pregnancy.
December '09 -- 6 week ultrasound again showed an abnormal sac. My RE scheduled a D & C for the following week. The day before the surgery, the baby had a heartbeat, so we cancelled the D & C.
January '10 -- Miscarried at 10 weeks.
March '10 -- Fertility testing revealed I have a high FSH level of 12.8. RE recommended ovarian stimulation injections and either IUI (Intrauterine Insemination) or IVF (In-Vitro Fertilization). We chose IUI and I wound up with a chemical pregnancy.
May '10 -- Second IUI, second chemical pregnancy.
June '10 -- Operative hysteroscopy to remove a fibroid.
July '10 -- Fifth pregnancy (natural).
August '10 -- Consecutive ultrasounds showed nothing. Ectopic suspected, so I was given methotrexate and miscarried at 8 weeks.
September '10 -- New RE and recurrent pregnancy loss testing. Discovered I have anticardiolipin antibodies and will need to be on blood thinners while pregnant.
October '10 -- Operative hysteroscopy & removed another fibroid and polyp. Started birth control pills in preparation for IVF.
November '10 -- First IVF cycle: antagonist protocol. I only produced 3 eggs on maximum stimulation. We transferred two 5 day embryos on the 29th.
December '10 -- Found out I was pregnant with twins! But only 1 heartbeat at 6 weeks 5 days.
January '11 -- Lost the second twin, but the first is doing great.
February '11 -- It's a boy!
August '11 -- Eli Anderle was born on August 5th, 2011
July '12 -- Begin TTC for #2
Oct '12 -- IUI and positive pregnancy test
Jan '13 -- Never saw anything on the ultrasound, assumed ectopic pregnancy. Finally ended early in the month.
Feb '13 -- high dose Follistim IUI. I produced 4 eggs, but didn't get pregnant.
May '13 -- Surprise natural BFP!
Oct '13 - Lucas Alexander born still on October 4th, 2013 at 24 weeks. We will miss him forever. :-(

Friday, June 7, 2013

Cautiously Optimistic

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