2008: I marry my highschool sweetheart.
2009 : We don’t try to get pregnant. I am put on the Depo Shot (the worst choice I’ve ever made in my life)
2010: Told by my gyno that I will never conceive on my own, go the Chinese herbs route
2011: With no period I get pregnant naturally
2012: Diagnosed with HELLP give birth via emergency c-section to 35 week baby (she and I make it out healthy)
August 2013: We try again to get pregnant naturally with Chinese herbs, get pregnant I miscarry at 5 weeks
August 2014: We try again and it takes us a year but we get pregnant I miscarry at 6 weeks
October 2014: We get pregnant again right away I miscarry at 7 weeks, my doctor puts me through an array of tests
*diagnosed with MTHFR gene mutation (does not affect ttc, that’s what the doctor says…)
March-September 2015: We try unmonitored Clomid cycles started at 50mg ended at 150 mg. Not pregnant
October 2015: I decide on my own to go to a fertility clinic.
November 2015: Diagnosed with PCOS. All blood and xray tests come back normal. Husband’s tests come back great. This next cycle I will be on Femara and a trigger shot. I will also be monitored! This could be it!
December 2015: Labs have come back great so far and ultrasound sounds promising. I’m officially on the Femara cycle 1 and follies were 21 and 23 mm. We did timed intercourse and did not get pregnant.
January 2016: Cycle 2 using Femara. This is the first cycle doing an IUI. Follies on both ovaries. I’m pregnant!
First beta – 69
Second beta- 181
February 2016:
Third beta- 441
Fourth beta – 1,483
Fifth beta- 3,288
*Ultrasound #1 shows 1 gestational sac
*Ultrasound #2 shows 2 sacs. 2 babies with heartbeats!! I’m having twins!!
*Ultrasound #3 only showing one baby one heartbeat one sac
*Ultrasound #4 confirmed single pregnancy. This is our fourth loss.
September 30, 2016: I give birth to a 8lb 12 oz beautiful healthy baby girl (no HELLP, or Preeclampsia)
January 1, 2017: Starting our next journey to conceive baby number 3. (using the natural method)
March 13, 2017: Fully weaned my baby so we can start ttc.
August 2018: We tried naturally then went back to the fertility clinic for another IUI. Which didn’t work. Had more tests done to find out my left Fallopian tube is blocked.
November 2018: Getting ready for another IUI….
December 2018: Because of timing we end up not doing an IUI and do timed intercourse and meds. I’m pregnant Hcg 9.9, 39.9, 98.7, 152, 207.8 …. numbers stop doubling.
January 2019: Numbers drop then go up again. Ultrasound reveals an ectopic pregnancy. There is no baby in my uterus or my tubes.. Now we are going through the process of methotrexate and many blood draws to make sure this is ending.
*methotrexate made me feel like I had a stomach bug*
-numbers didn’t drop had to get another shot.. -Finally it’s over…
April 2019: I go in for a hysterosalpingogram where they check my Fallopian tubes to see if the one is still blocked.
*results* they aren’t blocked!!!!
We stop trying for another baby
June 2019: I find out I’m pregnant naturally! Start progesterone and Lovenox shots.
February 2020: I give birth to a healthy boy via csection. No HELLP or preE. But suffered with high bp and protein in urine. Had to take Labetalol the whole pregnancy.
My angel babies
*July 30, 2013 positive test
April 2014 due date
*August 26, 2014 positive test
May 2015 due date
*October 13, 2014 positive
June 2015 due date
*January 2016 positive twins
October 2016 due date
1 gone 1 stayed
*December 2018 positive test
Ectopic pregnancy
mommy this mommy that 