I asked for it

Hmm, it seems like this pregnancy is going to be more fun than I thought.  There are so many more triggers than when I was pregnant with Owen.  This morning Owen was sick.  He threw up, and when I went to clean it up, so did I.  Worst part about it, he threw up on the corner part of our sectional.  Another bad part about it, the cushion does not come off the the couch.  And of course his vomit ran down into the couch.  Awesome.  So, I had a fun mess to clean up today.  

Now, do not get me wrong, all this is well worth what comes from it.  Oxytocin is so powerful, it made me forget how miserable I was with the pregnancy with Owen.  Here is to hoping this only lasts the first trimester.

Still pregnant

I still feel the symptoms of pregnancy.  However I still have doubt.  I will not actually believe it until it is confirmed by ultrasound.  But, because I am crazy I took another pregnancy test yesterday.

Please excuse the wrinkled shirt.  Looks like I am still pregnant.  I go to the doctors on the 19th and it seems like it is taking forever to get here.   With my very first pregnancy I had an ultrasound at 8 weeks.  When I was pregnant with Owen I didn't have my first ultrasound until 12 weeks.  I will be 4 weeks when I go in for this ultrasound.  It feels like 9 months is forever from now.  I am so excited and can't wait to have a little baby.  :)  In the mean time I have Owen and school to take up my time.   

Mental note:  IF I decide to have a third child, it has to be after my first two are potty trained and going potty on their own.  Changing dirty diapers plus sensitive to smells plus nausea do not equal out very well.

Bring it on!

I definitely feel pregnant.  Bring on the morning sickness.  I should have expected this.  With Owen I was sick the entire 9 months.  I lost 21 pounds (I was only 125 pre-pregnancy)  because I vomited all day long.  When I was pregnant with the twins I was sick the first 13 weeks.  I love that I am pregnant, and would not change it for the world.  I just REALLY hope I am not sick the entire pregnancy.  I want to enjoy this pregnancy, every moment of it, and it would be easier if I was not sick the whole time.  Here's to hoping.  So for now I will be sucking on these preggie pops.

Know any tricks to help ease morning all-day sickness?

Pretty sure it's real!

I took another pregnancy test this morning and it was positive again!  I also got a call from my doctor's office  with my progesterone blood results.  21.8!  That is awesome!  When ovulating progesterone levels should be higher than 10ng/mL.  During the first trimester the levels should be 10-44ng/mL getting higher as pregnancy progresses.  So, having a level of 21.8 is basically proof enough I am pregnant.  When the nurse told me my level she then proceeded to say in 7 days if I do not get a period to take a HPT and call them with the results.  I then told her I already took one and that it is positive.  She then told me she would have to call me back after she talkks to the dr because neither of them were expecting me to be pregnant, or at least know this early.  At this point I really have NO CLUE when I ovulated.  I am guessing right after I stopped the clomid.  Either way we are pregnant!  I go in for an ultrasound on Wednesday the 19th.  That should tell me how far along I am.   Merry early Christmas to me!  YAY!    After my ultrasound I think I am going to tell only immediate family and really close friends.  I am trying to think of creative ways to incorporate it into a Christmas card, which means some people might end up with late cards.   Now I have to wait until the 19th!!!  

Can this be real???

So the last few days I have been feeling sick.  I have not eaten much as a result.  As I posted earlier, I felt a little pinching sensation yesterday.  I am wondering if that was possibly implantation?  I know it should be WAY to early to get a positive pregnancy test, but with my symptoms, and since I have a ton of tests laying around, I decided to take one, what could it hurt.  I am expecting a negative so I do not have high hopes. But then....    

I took two tests just to be sure.  Since these are just generic HCG tests I am going to the store later to buy CB digital, as a confirmation.  I also should be expecting a call either tomorrow or Tuesday from my doctor with the progesterone results.  I will speak with him then about this.  I do not plan to tell family or friends until A) the dr confirms it with ultrasound 

B) I am well into my second trimester

All I can say is I hope this is real.  I hope that I really am pregnant!  OMG that would be exciting.  However, I am going to try not to get too excited because I am not sure how this is physically possible yet.  Even if I ovulated last weekend it still has only been 1 week.  Which should be too early for a positive.   I cannot wait to talk to my doctor!!!!  

Not again

I know I am supposed to stop testing after the first positive.  But I think if I did that I would have missed my O.  Last weeks tests were not as dark as this weeks, even though CB digital has given me a positive every time.  My tests have been getting darker and yesterday I had this weird pinching sensation (which I am really hoping was ovulation pains.)  So now that DH is home, yesterday we gave it our best shot and did the BD.  I really hope that it worked.  So once again I am still in my tww.  I just cannot wait to take the HCG and get a positive.  All of these positive OPKs though are really getting me discouraged.    Here are some pics of the tests the last few days.  Tell me what you think, could I have O this weekend???

Taken 11/30

Taken 12/01

Taken today 12/02

Still Hope

Sorry I have been absent the last couple days.  Tomorrow I have to go in to the hospital to have a blood test done to check my progesterone levels.  I am curious to see what the results say.  I really do not think I have ovulated yet.  I am staying positive and hoping that this weekend we still have a chance.  Yesterday and today I took the opk and the test line is MUCH darker than the control line.  As always here are some pics.

This is the test from Wednesday, the 28th.

This is the test from this morning.  

Very dark test lines.  Makes me wonder if perhaps I will be ovulating maybe tomorrow?  I am not sure.  Anyhow, we are going to BD tomorrow and Saturday just in case.  This is all so confusing and just wish I knew some definitive answers.  Or wish there was an easier way to calculate ovulation time, (besides temping)   Anyhow, until I have some answers, I am just going to keep trying.   I know they say not to test after you get your first positive, but I just couldn't resist.  And with all of these results I am so beyond confused.  Oh well, just keeping our fingers crossed that this month works and that this does not get stretched out over a year.  

Another positive

I think this is the real deal this time.  I snapped a picture, as always.  This is the darkest I have ever seen the line.  Bad news though, my wonderful husband is out of town.  I am hoping that the BD on Sunday will suffice.  

On a different note, I am going to add some more tabs to the blog.  Of course there HAS to be an Owen tab.  What mom does not want to brag about her child?  I will include the birth story for those interested, as well as my journey with cloth diapering and tricks I have learned along the way.   I still am going to work on the 30 Days to a Better you, I just have to figure out what all to do for the thirty days.  As soon as I figure it out I will make another post today.  Any ideas let me know.

Still positive?

Friday was the first day that I used the ClearBlue Ovulation tests.  I got a smiley the first time I used it.  I have been getting positives with the ClearBlue since.  I am wondering if it is super sensitive, and because I naturally have high LH levels because of the PCOS I am not sure if that is why it is reading higher?  However, when I pull the stick out I did notice that the second blue line has faded.  So I am not sure if it is possible that the first day I got a positive was just my LH levels rising and then the peak of the LH was either Saturday or Sunday and today the positive is simply the LH levels coming back down.  I did call and schedule an appointment for my progesterone test on Friday, but I will not actually be seeing the doctor, I am just going in for the blood work.  I wish that there was a test that actually gave an exact LH level number, this way I can know for sure if it has been on it's way up or at it's peak.  I guess I just have to wait for the progesterone results to see if I ovulated, and wait two weeks to see if anything comes from it.  Now we just play the waiting game.   Until then, I will have to find other things to keep me busy to pass the time.


Since the ClearBlue do not look any different besides the same smiley face, I wont post another picture of the ClearBlue.  However, here is a picture of the generic test.  Still shows a strong line that is similar to the control line.

And so it Begins

In September I decided I was ready to try to get pregnant again.  I really liked the idea of having a few years in between Owen and the next child, but I do not want to wait too long just in case it takes another year to get pregnant again.

This is where it gets personal.  Proceed with caution...

I never really had a 'regular' cycle.  My periods came and went as they pleased with no real rhyme or reason.  However, there have been a few times where it seemed my hormones 'synced' with another female, typically a sister or who ever I was close to.  My doctor does not believe it is possible to get your period just because the person you are close with has theirs, but that is most commonly when I would have mine.  I have only had my period about 8 or 9 times in my life, including after I had DS #1.    Last September (2011)  I had blood work drawn up and was told I had PCOS, this I was already pretty sure of.  I also took the Provera 'Challenge.'   I was given provera to take for 5 days.  Ten days later I got my period.  Which told the doctor that my body was physically able to have a period, my hormones just did not sync up enough to have a 'normal' cycle.   So, fast fwd.  January I had more blood work, given Provera again, and was pregnant less than a month later.  I was pregnant with the twins for 15 weeks, when an extremely high risk pregnancy just turned out to be too risky.

As I said, I have decided it is time to try again.  October 22nd I had an appointment to have blood drawn and to see where I stood and how to proceed.  November 5th I went in and the doctor reviewed my results and we discussed options.
If interested, my results were as follows:
FSH 6.3, LH 10.1, TSH 2.2.
FSH-Follicle Stimulating hormone.  A 'normal' female who has had her period more than once, should have FSH levels of 0.3-21.5 depending on where they are in their cycle.  It is generally higher when menstruating and just before ovulation.
LH- Luteinizing Hormone.  Again, the levels vary person to person, as well as by age, and cycle.  The LH levels peak just before ovulation.  Average LH level is 5-25.   A person with PCOS is prone to having a higher LH level than the average female.
TSH-Thyroid Stimulating Hormone.  Average between 0.4-4.0. Anything over 3.5 it's recommended to be monitored by a doctor.

Tests were around the same numbers from the last two times I had blood work done.  Also indicative of a person with PCOS.   We decided to start off simple.  I would once again take the Provera 'Challenge.'  On day 3 I would start Clomid.  I took Clomid for 5 days.  On day 12 I had a positive OPT (Ovulation Prediction Test).  I was using a cheap store brand LH tests, when I did not get any real definitive results I bought some ClearBlue tests and got a positive right away.  Right after we got our positive we 'got busy.'   Just to be sure, day 13, 14, and 15 will also be added to that.  So, hopefully in a few weeks we can get that BFP (big fat positive).

That's all for now, I will try to keep this updated regularly.


Edit:
Here are some pictures of the OPT
Here is the generic test

Instant smiley with the clearblue

This is the actual stick that goes into the clearblue