Woohooo!

So we went for the ultrasound yesterday and had the best appointment!  Both babies have wonderful strong heartbeats and are measuring darn near perfectly!  It couldn't have gotten better!

Baby A- 132 beats per minute... measuring 7 weeks 1 day
Baby B- 140 beats per minute... measuring 7 weeks 3 days

Nothing could have prepared me for seeing the actual heartbeats.  It is so unbelievably amazing.  God is so good!

So I was right with being 7 weeks.  I knew it had to be due to my charting.  I go back on Veteran's Day for another u/s.  We are praying that they continue to grow and do well!  I can't wait until the second trimester and we can tell everyone.  It is soooooo hard keeping it in.

Double Wow!

This past Monday I wen to get setup with the nurse.  I was very excited to get the whole process rolling.  While I was there, the nurse decided to have Dr. C do an u/s and check me out because of the PCOS.  I had to wait a long time to be fit in, but boy was I surprised when I got the ultrasound.  Check it out:

 Yes... TWO SACS!  Amazing.  Unbelievable!  We were not able to confirm fetal poles or heartbeats, but it is very exciting.  Dr. C was floored!  Of course we knew it was a possibility, but never thought it would actually be.  Dr. C moved me from 6 weeks to 5 weeks due to the size.

Of course, there is a great possibility of one or both not making it.  I am so worried!   I go back this Wednesday (Halloween) for another scan.  Crossing my fingers we see two strong heartbeats!!  I'm so happy J is able to come with me!!

Wow!

So, I have had a crazy 2 weeks!  But the best past was seeing this Friday morning!

I am pregnant!  Wow!  I'm still in a state of shock.  I had been ready to throw in the towel when it all happened.  Let me recap...

So, about 3 weeks ago my father's sugar had gone way to low and he went unconscious.  He is a diabetic and had been home alone when it happened.  My mom found him when she got home from work.  There was several hours where she hadn't talked to him and we really don't know how long he was out.  He ended up in the ICU.  It was very scary.  Especially being 1,000 miles away!  So after about a week, I flew home for a few days to be with my mom.  I had ovulated right before I left.

It was hard to see my dad in the ICU, but he had finally began making progress while I was there.  His speech came back a little and they were thinking of having him try to eat foods (he had to have a feeding tube put in while he was there-- he wasn't able to swallow well enough to eat).  When my time was up, I flew back home and got back into the swing of things.

I continued to get updates of his improvements and that made me happy.  I was holding out to test until 12 dpo--Friday.  My temps had been on a steady decline, so I thought I was going to get AF.  That made it easy to not test.  Then I began spotting.  So, again, I thought AF was near.  But Thursday night, I just had a weird feeling about things.  The spotting seemed to stop and my temp had gone way up that morning.  After my ESOL class Thursday night, I came right home and tested.  I thought I was seeing things when a second line showed up on the Wondfo.  I showed DH and he was like "whoa!  I see it!"  I still wasn't convinced.  I said to him that I would do the First Response Early Result (FRER) the next morning and a digital after work.  I thought if I saw it on the digital, it would be for real and I could get excited.

Well, both of those came up positive!  I am 4 weeks today.  I am not having betas drawn, but will go to the nurse to my setup appointment on the 22nd.

I am absolutely over the moon!

Cycle #6

It has been a busy week!  At least I have been able to relax a little this weekend. 

I went to see Dr. C the other day.  It was a good visit.  At first I was a little upset.  When I was waiting to be seen I was told I would have to pay a co-insurance for part of the fee today, instead of my co-payment.  I was so worried it would cost a lot and I hadn't planned on it.  I couldn't understand why I was having to pay a different way than last time, even though I was having the same thing done.  Needless to say when they took my BP in the back, it was high!  I was so worried and nervous!

I had to do a lot of waiting before being seen.  I actually had to go to a few different rooms to wait until the ultrasound room was available.  I didn't mind waiting.  I always try to allot myself plenty of time while there, in case he is having to be over at the hospital for a delivery or something.  The office is in a building right next to the hospital, so it is pretty convenient. 

When I was seen, I had told him about my cycles being so regular now and that taking the NAC last cycle had helped me so much.  Instead of putting me on Femara, he decided to keep me on Clomid, but change the dosage.  I'm not sure how I feel about that.  I'm sure it will be fine.

I had also told him that I was getting so emotionally drained and that after another cycle or two I am planning on taking a break until the Spring.  I just really need a break. 

So on CD 6 I started 150mgs of Clomid.  I hope that it doesn't make me O in the cd 20's, but it probably will.  Today I also started taking Royal Jelly.  Hopefully that will also help me out!

OH! I almost forgot!!  Dr. C said my ovaries look so much better!  They are not as large as they were before, which is a great thing!  The Metformin is really helping!

Moving right along...

So, if you have seen my FF tracker on the sidebar, you will see that AF did in fact show up.  And of course she was early!  I had hoped that it would be perfectly timed with going back to Dr. C on Thursday, but nope.  I will be going in on cd 6.  I had hoped it would be before cd 5.  Hopefully, Dr. C will still let me begin Femara that day and not have to wait for next cycle.  Thursday will be a long day for me.  I am going to work until 11:30.  Then I will drive all the way across town to home for a little before my 2pm appointment.  Then drive across town to my appt. and then back across town to a class I have to take to keep my certification.  The class is until 8.  I think they will let us out early though, which is so good!  I cannot wait for this weekend.  Nothing in particular is going on, but I want to just veg out!  I'll make sure to update after my appointment =)

Wholly Guacamole!

Wow!  I totally flaked out on the Blog Challenge!  Life got very busy with going back to school!  Maybe I can pick back up another time. 

There has been a lot going on for me lately.  It has been a difficult adjustment for me to be back in the classroom again after summer break.  The positive part about school starting again is that I am way too busy to analyze every little thing in my cycle.  I had thought that having the summer off to concentrate on TTC would be good.  You know, no stress to complicate things.  I was so wrong!  I was a hot mess this summer!  It was way too much emotionally for me!

I am currently 10dpo.  Which is a good thing.  I began taking NAC (n-acetyl- cysteine) this cycle.  I have read that when taken with Clomid it can help you have stronger ovulation.  It has definitely worked in that regard!  My post-o temps have been amazing.  I have not begun spotting for AF yet (which is due in 2 days).  So that is a little odd.  My temps are still up, too.  Which is also odd for me.  I had been feeling pretty run down a few days this week.  And yesterday I was very nauseous.  I am trying not to read into that though because I have been getting BFN's on the tests I have taken.

Well, only time will tell, but I have my fingers crossed!

Blog Challenge, Day 14

If you are not yet pregnant/a parent: What are you MOST and LEAST looking forward to after that first beta? If you are already pregnant/a parent: What was the most pleasant/unpleasant thing about pregnancy? If you have taken the childfree path: What pregnancy symptom are you happy to have avoided, and which one do you wish you’d experienced?
After I have my first beta, I would definitely look forward to the second beta!!  I think that would be a very difficult wait for me because it is so early in pregnancy.  I am definitely least looking forward to having morning sickness.  I rarely vomit at all.  I mean it has been a towal of 2 times in the last 10 years!  Very strong stomach, but I am terrified of morning sickness.  I would hope that I wouldn't have any, but with my luck I would probably have it everyday of pregnancy!