More Room in My Heart: A Mini Update

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

A Mini Update

The past few weeks have been busy busy busy with holidays and a trip to Disney (yeah!) and working and working and working and my husband working and working and working and A BABY SHOWER and trying to get things done for baby and not enough time for sleeping and baking cooking and eating cookies and sleeping.

I have so many things I want to say, but for the sake of logging miles and documenting belly
growth, today I will just post my running stats and photos.

Running Stats Week 33
Thursday, November 24, 2011: 9 miles
Friday, November 25, 2011: 70 minutes elliptical
Saturday, November 26, 2011: DISNEY!! lots of walking
Sunday, November 27, 2011: DISNEY!! lots of walking
Monday, November 28, 2011: DISNEY!! lots of walking
Tuesday, November 29, 2011: DISNEY!! lots of walking
Wednesday, November 30, 2011: Fly home...unpack...relax
Total Mileage: 9 miles
Comparison to Pregnancy #1: 42 miles
Meh. I needed a mental break from running and the stress of trying to figure out when to run. I probably gained 5 lbs at Disney because we did the meal plan and my parents insisted that we get the "free" dessert after every meal, but whatever. I had a great time.

Belly Shots 33 weeks, 1 day

Belly Shots 34 weeks, 1 day

Comparison to pregnancy #1

5 comments:

ChonDecember 6, 2011 at 12:46 PM
Looking good RM. Disney! Very jealous!
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cherelliDecember 6, 2011 at 2:16 PM
Ah, it's a crazy time of year all round but glad you could squeeze in a Disney visit - cool! You still look awesome...hope all is going well.
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Justine LDecember 6, 2011 at 6:11 PM
Disney or no, you look AWESOME. Hope you're feeling awesome, too.
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MyTwoLinesDecember 7, 2011 at 6:55 PM
YOu have been one busy lady!!
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TippyDecember 11, 2011 at 6:43 AM
Glad Disney was so great and that you are doing well. Hope you get everything done you need to in the next few weeks!!!
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Our Infertility Journey

Aug 2013: IVF#10: Antagonist protocol with estrogen priming at Same Big Clinic: 8 eggs, 3 mature, 2 fertilized, 2 3-day 7-cell and 8-cell transferred.

Jun 2013: IVF#9: BFN: Antagonist protocol with estrogen priming at Same Big Clinic: 9 eggs, 5 mature, 4 fertilized, 2 3-day 8-cell transferred.

Apr 2013: My son Mackenzie Ryan died at 22 weeks 1 day due to a degenerative placenta. I delivered him on April 3, 2013. It was the most horrific experience of my life.

Feb 2013: Major car accident likely damaged placenta.

Jan 2013: Our little twin left this world.

Nov 2012: IVF#8: BFP: Antagonist protocol with estrogen priming at Same Big Clinic (Clinic #3): 15 eggs, 10 mature, 9 fertilized, 1 8-cell and 1 7-cell transferred

Sept 2012: IVF#7: BFN: Antagonist protocol at Same Big Clinic (Clinic #3): 5 eggs, 4 mature, 1 fertilized, 1 9-cell transferred

Dec 2011: Hello Baby Girl! No year of "magical thinking" this time. We know no way and no how are we ever going to get knocked up naturally. Begin the weaning process in June. Take Provera in July. Fail. Move on to bcp and *finally* get period in August.

Apr/May 2011: IVF#6: BFP! Antagonist protocol with Estrogen Priming at Big Clinic (Clinic #3): 6 eggs, 4 mature, 2 fertilized, 2 3-day 8-cell and 7-cell transferred.

Mar/Apr 2011: HSG (again) and estrogen priming; Month of my Amazing 18 Antral Follicle Count

Feb/Mar 2011: Natural IUI: BFN: Pretty sure this is going to be negative, but what the heck.

Jan/Feb 2011: IVF#5: BFN: Antagonist protocol at RMA-NJ, (6 eggs, 5 mature, 4 fertilized, 2 day-5 hatching blasts transferred, 1 day-6 blast frozen)

Dec 2010: Meet with multiple doctors (RMA, SIRM-NY, Cornell). Start adoption paperwork. Begin accupuncture.

Nov 2010: IVF #4: BFN (Microdose Lupron Flare Protocol, 8 eggs, 4 mature, 4 fertilized, 1 Day 5 blastocyst & 2 Day 5 morulas transferred, none frozen)

Oct 2010: Treat mild, chronic endometritis (diagnosed in Sept endometrial biopsy).

Sept 2010: Testing. Why no implantation? HSG again (all clear!). Endometrial biopsy (endometritis:<). Diagnosed with diminished ovarian reserve (AMH=1.1, FSH=5.7).

Jul/Aug/Sept 2010: IVF #3: BFN (long lupron protocol, 9 eggs, 8 mature, 5 fert, 2 5-day transferred, none frozen)

Jun/Jul 2010: Where is my period??

Apr/May/Jun 2010: FET #2: BFN

Mar 2010: Clomid/HCG/coitis

Feb 2010: Clomid/HCG/coitis

Jan 2010: Provera to bring on period; ovulate instead, HCG trigger, timed intercourse

Dec 2009: Where is my period? 13 months no period since birth of son.

Nov 2009: SA improved! 7% normal morph=normal couple!!

Baby's First Year: Breastfeeding, recovering from awful delivery, running like crazy! My "year of magical thinking" hoping that we get to be one of those "lucky" couples that don't have any problems getting pregnant with #2. No BC. No period. No pregnancy.

Nov 2008: Hello Baby Nugget!!

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Nov/Dec 2007: IUI #1: BFN

Oct 30, 2007: Diagnosis: Male factor infertility 2% morphology; ovulatory dsyfunction

Sept/Oct 2007: tests galore

Aug/Sept 2007: 44 day cycle; visit obgyn; referred to RE

April/May 2007: Trip to Machu Picchu for my 29th birthday; officially TTC with charting, etc.

Feb 2007: Stop taking BCP; regular periods; not preventing, but not consciously trying