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.
IVF #3 Retrieval report
Things were great...except for when I woke in pain...this one was by FAR the worst pain wise afterwards..however, it paid off! I thought I was dreaming when the RE came in to say we got 20!!! Yes 20 beautiful eggs!! I am PRAYING that at least that a majority of them are mature enough! First time around we got 6, and only one fert. 2nd IVF we got 7 with 6 being able to be ICSI'd and all 6 fertilized...now we have 20, and we are doing ICSI again! Cmon lil eggies....please be good eggies!!! I will find out tommorrow what our fert report is. I am praying this is our string of good luck FINALLY coming our way after all the bad we've had. I will just be crushed if they call tommorrow, and say "Sorry we only have 6 now" I guess I am being paranoid, b/c I've just had nothing but bad news with my other cycles...and let downs, and just have little faith in all good news lately. Could things be really turning around for us?
2 comments:
What an INCREDIBLE number of eggs, Jen!! I CANNOT wait to hear how they have fertilized tonight, and will anxiously check your blog tomorrow.
20 is a great number of eggs! I will pray for a high number to be mature and fertilize. Let us know what you hear. (((((HUGS))))) and take it easy.
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