Our Journey as a family of 2, starting a family, and becoming a family of 3!
We had the best Irish Wedding ever on March 18, 2006 followed by the purchase of our first home in August 2006. It took 22 Months for us to get pregnant. After all those months of painful migraines, disappointment, heatbreak, heartburn, being a human pincousin, endless Co-Pays, a stack of medical bills 3 IVF's, 1 FET, and a Miscarriage later we are thrilled to be the parents of a gorgeous little girl!!
What is with the Pineapple reference?
The reason this baby is referred to as our little "Pineapple" is because of the nickname Bob gave me after we started IVF. Bob said because I had endured so much, and was so strong I was like a "pineapple". The outer shell of a pineapple is strong, stubborn, hard headed, but once you peel back those layers it's just a mushy, sweet fruit inside. So immediately when we found out we were pregnant the ladies on my board started calling the baby our like Pineapple. So there you have it, how the nick name Pineapple and TTP (Teeny Tiny Pineapple) came to be.
Why a blog?
I wanted to share our Journey of IVF and TTTC with others. It is and was a long difficult road, and I feel that if I can help even one woman find comfort, give suppport, and make a difference even just woman who is going thru infertility or IVF than I have done something wonderful. I've brought a sense of understanding and comfort to someone else. To my fellow TTTCR's I pray for us all, and we will have our babies.....
Our Dream
Some dream of big houses Or shiny new cars, Ours is to someday Hold a baby that’s ours Some dream of more money To hoard and to keep, Mine is to someday Rock my baby to sleep. Some dream of careers In buildings so tall, His is to someday Toss his kid a baseball. Some dream of great power To be strong and tough, Ours is to someday Have a child to love. Some dream of things Such as silver and gold Ours is of the day Our child we’ll hold.
I found this video on YouTube, and it's perfect for what Bob and I are going thru. The Song is "I Would Die For That" by Kellie Coffey...very touching, and moving song, and everyword is heartfelt for us.
Another failed cycle...unreal can't we just catch a break? Why does it seem we are being denied the family we so badly want? I know right now a big part of me is angry,and hurt right now, but for the love of god..what more do we need to do? How much more do we need to endure? Have we not sacraficed enough? We've basically walked to the edge of the earth and back, and for what?? Completely devastated again..no the pain isn't any better second time around..it's worse...
Thank you all again for your support...Bob and I appreciate it...
Our Beautiful baby girl arrived on
October 25, 2008 @ 9:16 am after 26 hours of labor~
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Common IVF Terms you'll see in my blogs
2WW: Two-week wait (the time from ovulation until you can take a pregnancy test) AF: Aunt Flo (your period) BBT: Basal Body Temperature BD: Baby dance, sex BCP: Birth Control Pills Beta: Blood test for Pregnancy BFN: Big Fat Negative (test result) BFP: Big Fat Positive (test result) BOB: Baby On the Brain/Baby Obsessed Brain (someone to blame when you're obsessing too much!) BW: Blood work CB: Cycle Buddy (someone who shares the same menstrual cycle dates) CD: Cycle day (what day of your cycle you are on) CL: Community Leader CF: Cervical fluid CM: Cervical mucus CP: Cervical positionD&C: Dilation and Curettage DI: Donor Insemination DP: Dear partner; or significant other DPIUI: Days Past IUI DH: Dear Husband DS: Dear Son DD: Dear Daughter DPO: Days past ovulation DTD: Doing the dance, sex EDD: Expected Due Date (pregnancy) EWCM: Egg White Cervical Mucus (consistency of fertile cervical mucus) ET: Embryo Transfer (IVF)FET: Frozen Embryo Transfer FSH: Follicle Stimulating Hormone FMU: First morning urine GP: General Practitioner hCG: Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (pregnancy hormone) HPT: Home Pregnancy Test HSG: Hysterosalpingogram ICI: Intra-cervical Insemination ICSI: Intra-cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (a type of IVF) IF: Infertility IUI: Intra-uterine Insemination IVF: In Vitro Fertilisation KWIM: Know What I Mean? LH: luteinising hormone Lap: Laparoscopy LMP: Last Menstrual Period LOL: Laugh out loud or Lots of Love LP: Luteal phase LPD: Luteal Phase Defect MC: Miscarriage NP: Nurse Practitioner O: Ovulation OBGYN: Obstetric Gynaecologist OMG: Oh My Goodness! OPK: Ovulation predictor kit OT: Off Topic/Other Topic PCOS: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome PCO: Poly Cycstic Ovaries (not the same as PCOS) PG: Pregnant PID: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease PMS: Pre-menstrual Syndrome POAS: Pee On A Stick RE: Reproductive Endocrinologist RI: Reproductive Immunologist ROTFLMAO ... Rolling on the floor laughing my a$$ off SA: Semen analysis STD ... Sexually Transmitted Disease TCOYF: Taking Charge of Your Fertility (one of the most popular fertility books) TTC: Trying to conceive TTTC: Trouble trying to conceive US: Ultrasound UTI: Urinary Tract Infection
Our IVF Timeline
Jan 2006 - March 2006 - Off of BCP TTC commences
January 14, 2007 First Appt with RE - had to reschedule due to work
Febuary 14, 2007 - Sencond consult appt, cancelled due to snow storm
March 14, 2007 - Consult with RE finally!!!
April 23rd HSG done, and blocked tubes discovered, IUI#1 Cancelled
May 17, 2007 - Both Fallopian tubes removed
IVF #1 August 2007 = BFN 6 eggs, one fertilized only one transferred
IVF #2 October 2007 = BFN 7 eggs, 6 fert with ICSI, transferred 2 at 3 days (left over embryo's were frozen at blast stage)
FET #1 November 2007 = 2 Beautiful blasts transferred
BFP sadly Miscarriage at 4w5d
