tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53552592024-03-07T01:06:31.677-08:00worthwhile - fibroids and infertilityA compilation of information and experiences as I try to conceive my first child. After a vasectomy reversal. With poor sperm morphology. With a fibroid and after an abdominal myomectomy. Now a new mother of a cute baby boy. Documenting the better part of two miscarriages, 3-1/2 years of infertility, research and testing and my successful pregnancy and beyond.agnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11639510594431233492noreply@blogger.comBlogger650125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355259.post-78214757165484220262010-10-12T14:12:00.000-07:002010-10-12T14:18:10.675-07:00Busy, busy. Sheesh, there's like no time to post with the baby and Jonah and taking care of the household chores and monitoring work email.Oliver is 9 weeks already and he has been pottying since 5 weeks, though I started EC with him from the time I brought him home from the hospital. It really helps lessen the amount of distress as this little one does not like to have an unannounced dirty agnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11639510594431233492noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355259.post-52452468230486051002010-06-25T13:28:00.000-07:002010-06-25T13:31:38.438-07:00A more natural cesarean delivery As I approach my second cesarean delivery I've been thinking about what tweaks can be made to soften the surgical experience.Ideas for the Best Cesarean DeliveryPrepared by Penny Simkin, author of The Birth Partner, recommended to me by a doula friend.Here are some more links about "natural cesarean" deliveries:The natural caesarean: a woman-centred techniqueThe agnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11639510594431233492noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355259.post-43981165404309477202010-03-23T16:30:00.000-07:002010-03-23T16:36:57.440-07:00Sore hips during pregnancy I'm just 19 weeks and already experiencing hip pain like I did at the end of my first successful pregnancy, with Jonah. I'm not sure exactly what it is, but moving around or walking isn't helping it feel better. It is the muscle that goes over the outside of my femur, by the joint.I've been looking at images online and it might be my IT band that is bothering me.In agnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11639510594431233492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355259.post-10891471881282548332010-03-23T16:25:00.000-07:002010-03-23T16:30:10.571-07:00I'm 19 weeks along as of today and things are still going well withthe baby and me. I'm still just a bit more tired, and then of coursefeeling less agile and a bit more achey as well.I have been able to feel the baby moving for a few weeks now and this little one is very active with strong kicks and wiggles already. Makes me a bit fearful that we are going to have a very active baby on our hands,agnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11639510594431233492noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355259.post-30148313197230393442010-02-18T05:54:00.000-08:002010-02-18T05:55:38.014-08:00My LO just turned 3 and for the past couple of months I've been having to deal with more defiance and testing of boundaries. I've had to be far more firm with him about getting him to listen to me. I don't give in though and just let him know he can do what I'm asking him to do or else he won't get to do whatever he finds fun. Being difficult at coop preschool? We can go home right now. Yelling agnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11639510594431233492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355259.post-62824240047402929082010-02-02T11:14:00.000-08:002010-02-02T11:25:35.292-08:00We had our NT scan on Friday and in spite of my feelings that something terrible was going to be discovered -- mostly fears that the baby had died -- our little one was big and healthy looking, jumping, turning, and wiggling around. It was a relief. The NT measurement was .9 mm which is a nice low number; the crown to rump length was 50 mm another reasonable number. The legs were proportioned agnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11639510594431233492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355259.post-91057528042224653582010-01-05T15:21:00.000-08:002010-01-05T15:23:03.523-08:00Hi all, I just got done with my OB appt and the u/s shows a perfect little bean in there. Baby is measuring spot-on per how far along I am. Due date is 8/17 give or take. We saw the little heart beating and baby even moved a teeny bit. My partner and I were so tense and stressed out until the u/s. They even screwed up my appt. but were able to fit us in. I felt like crying the entire time, and agnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11639510594431233492noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355259.post-60474259296187063632009-12-24T12:57:00.000-08:002009-12-24T13:05:56.145-08:00Blech. This nausea is getting to me. I just feel like something is imminent, but doesn't quite happen. I threw up two nights ago, while trying to clean up the cat vomit from the rug. Nice. Then yesterday morning, in spite of already having eaten once, I threw up a little again. Hardly anything either time but unpleasant either way.As it is Christmas Eve I figured I better try to get the bull by agnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11639510594431233492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355259.post-71570684375373358042009-12-23T08:09:00.001-08:002009-12-23T08:21:37.902-08:00Never fear, morning sickness is here. I'm 6 weeks, 2 days pregnant today and I'm feeling icky this morning. Like I'm hungry and nauseous at the same time. I missed taking my b-complex last night, as I took it yesterday morning to make up for missing it the night before. Surely that isn't enough to get this blech feeling started.I'm also feeling flushed which is also uncomfortable and I'm agnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11639510594431233492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355259.post-17620954033832024532009-12-15T02:54:00.000-08:002009-12-15T03:00:28.732-08:00Ooh, how frustrating. I tried to do a post via email and it didn't show up and it isn't in my sent items. Bummer.I'm 5w2d today and not feeling too many symptoms other than sore breasts and constipation. I've got some bloating but not much, and it hasn't increased over the past week. I've got sine acne on my scalp but overall my skin has been really dry, which probably has to do with the cold agnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11639510594431233492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355259.post-83202177584590101342009-12-10T15:13:00.000-08:002009-12-10T15:15:29.542-08:00I got my blood test results back and my beta HCG is 1058 and my progesterone is 38.5. They told me to keep using the progesterone cream since I have already been using it. They said the levels looked great so I guess I just sit tight until our Jan 5 appt. I had some twinges of nausea (so faint) this AM and I wanted to cry when J peed on the floor in his bedroom (but that can make any tired parentagnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11639510594431233492noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355259.post-68035093873335820582009-12-09T15:12:00.000-08:002009-12-10T15:13:03.664-08:00I was able to get in for a blood draw this afternoon and I should have the results tomorrow morning for my beta HCG and progesterone levels. They asked me if I was taking a prenatal and then I started rattling off the list of supplements I'm taking hehe. I think I overwhelmed the woman. As my partner is going to be out of town and he wants to be there for the appts and ultrasounds (he learned agnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11639510594431233492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355259.post-31755928086890253502009-12-08T15:08:00.000-08:002009-12-10T15:10:44.800-08:00Holy holy! I was feeling some odd twinges last night and AF still hadn't shown up today so I decided to test using the one digital I had in the house this AM. Of course it didn't work and just gave me a question mark. Still no AF this morning so while heading into work this afternoon I picked up some more FREs. I just tested in the bathroom at work and two lines came up right away. I'm rather in agnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11639510594431233492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355259.post-17985330652056020952009-12-07T15:07:00.000-08:002009-12-10T15:07:48.426-08:00Today is actually CD 14 and still no AF. I was thinking about Toni's TCOYF book and how it says that your LP should be constant. I know when I've been ovulating due to using the fertility monitor and check out my past 6 cycle LP lengths:107138138Hehe -- I guess I've proved that wrong -- at least while nursing a 2yo.I just ate an entire bag of Hershey's kisses that I meant to bring to the office. agnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11639510594431233492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355259.post-25681878596589115952009-12-06T15:05:00.000-08:002009-12-10T15:06:38.847-08:00My good new is that it is 12dpo and AF hasn't shown up yet. My TCOYF software is telling me AF is due today. Which reminds me that I forgot to pick up more sanitary supplies at the store this AM (grumble). I'm not feeling pg or anything, mostly just PMS-y. My breasts have been sensitive on the underside, from the progesterone I think.Here's to cycles longer than 8/9 days.agnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11639510594431233492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355259.post-61958472528116472892009-12-02T15:03:00.000-08:002009-12-10T15:05:25.233-08:00This cycle, to try to extend my luteal phase I opted to use natural progesterone cream. I haven't used it in a few years. I originally tried it to deal with my fibroid, but I don't think that was the cause of my fibroid. I can tell the progesterone cream is working, I just started using it this cycle again. It is a topical, natural progesterone cream. I used it a few years ago as well. My breastsagnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11639510594431233492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355259.post-20119080105988554522009-10-31T10:58:00.000-07:002009-12-10T15:14:37.019-08:00Affects of maternal diet on child's immune system I have a new theory about how a breastfeeding child may come to react (eczema, hives, etc.) to mother's milk, after coming across some new information about how the intestinal lining works. Perhaps your b-levels are low in both you and your LO and it is affecting the intestinal permeability for you both -- allowing partially digested proteins intoagnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11639510594431233492noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355259.post-53906242191155290312009-10-30T10:54:00.000-07:002009-11-04T10:57:33.836-08:00Supplements for Extended Nursing Since hitting a fatigue wall last Spring I've been working on taking more supplements. I'm taking my prenatal every day, or not every other day, alternating with a B-complex. The B-complex is for my late ovulation and it is a little soon to tell if it is working, maybe by next cycle.I'm also taking almost daily a liquid calcium-magnesium-phosphorus-vitamin D agnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11639510594431233492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355259.post-88922505624420297772009-10-27T11:02:00.000-07:002009-11-04T11:04:31.769-08:00Vitamin D3 to help with EczemaMy son has eczema that through careful food logging, were have been able to isolate some trigger foods. He does not have anaphylaxis as we did the blood work to rule that out.Starting mid- August his eczema randomly increased in intensity, and it hasn't been totally clear to me why.Coming off a cold my son's eczema was way down - even though diet-wise were both had agnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11639510594431233492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355259.post-45049845308392175732009-10-14T21:16:00.000-07:002009-10-14T21:17:15.997-07:00Reporting in from my RE appt this afternoon. My bloodwork cane back great. FSH was something like 5.7 which she said was excellent. Thyroid WA normal too. She gave me an u/s to check on my fibroid, etc. The fibroid was down from 6x9cm during my pg to 3x4 cm. It is intramural, in the wall of the uterus, but not impacting my lining or interior form. That is a relief. My lining was good and she agnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11639510594431233492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355259.post-1357468240107131602009-10-13T21:15:00.000-07:002009-10-14T21:16:25.214-07:00I had some mean headaches after AF arrived last week. I don't usually get headaches and not for so many days. I ended up taking aspirin and it still didn't help. I took a tiny bit of vitex early on that last cycle, but weeks earlier, and then I also had taken a b-complex which was new for me. I'm wondering if it was all that extra b that did it to me.I got calls from my acu and RE offices agnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11639510594431233492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355259.post-84260997211480244272009-10-02T21:13:00.000-07:002009-10-14T21:15:09.738-07:00I just scheduled an appointment with the RE for the week after next. I pressed to get CD3 bloodwork done before going in, as AF is due next week and that would be a lot more useful for the consult -- otherwise we might have to wait until mid-November as my cycles are running around 5 weeks most times.I called my partner to let him know I scheduled a consult and he started going on about how we agnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11639510594431233492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355259.post-25202232836426656012009-10-01T21:12:00.000-07:002009-10-14T21:13:20.683-07:00Can you hear me growling and snarling? I'm having some mean PMS. My acu said it is a liver qi thing, as I also suspected. If not for my son's nursing and food sensitivities I would be all over the nearest comfort food I could find. As it us I had a chocolate chip cookie and a brownie this afternoon, but i was feeling so glum about my cat (and this crap PMS) that I just needed to indulge.I want a agnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11639510594431233492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355259.post-53405113503613206942009-09-29T21:11:00.000-07:002009-10-14T21:12:05.072-07:00I don't think that docs can do much for infertility while nursing, since nursing hormones (high prolactin particularly) automatically compromises fertility, at least some. I remember one mom in a TTC while nursing bg took Clomid while nursing b/c she didn't realize and the doc never asked and she got pg that cycle, which was interesting to note.My toddler is laying across me, nursing, asleep for agnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11639510594431233492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355259.post-66401863013579859012009-09-24T21:09:00.000-07:002009-10-14T21:10:21.741-07:00thinking about the thyroid again I was googling about b-complex and thyroid and came across this article. While it has a little quackery bits in it, the nutritional stuff and thyroid function stuff seems reasonable enough to be true (IME that can be the case, good info with weird supplement pitching online). I'm going to compare to some books I have but just in case you are interested:http://agnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11639510594431233492noreply@blogger.com0