I have to say I have been having weird dreams. And dare I say it...sex dreams! Yes..they say pregnant ladies..we get a lot of sex dreams. do not ask me why..but it is happening..full force. hmm..it could be because this week marks three whole months my husband nor I have been able to bring me to the big fat O! Yes! I am talking about sex..orgasm...being pleased! It is not happening in my house!! This really sucks! but!
Let me explain why- during my ivf- I was not in the mood- during the 2 week wait and 2 weeks after..the doctors never said- go for it. So I just decided I would wait until the first trimester. Then I had spotting and all the doctors said wait two or three weeks. So..it is official..we wait for the first trimester and then go crazy! well..not too crazy...let me just say one more thing: in two weeks.I get to got on vacation with my husband- it will be the mark of when we can "do it" lol hahaha but..we are staying in a b&b where my husbands whole family will be. Our room may jsut be right next to his grandma or mom! Not happening! This sucks!!
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it is not as bad as I thought it would be. I am not saying I do not like sex or to be intimate in that way with my husband and friend of more than 15 years. I met him in my junior year of High school..and I still think he is hot! :)
it is just that I feel pregnant...most of the time. that means..bloated..chubby, morning sickness fun, fatigue, overemotional from the natural hormones, plus the extra ones from IVF..10 more days of PIO.
That reminds me:
10 MORE DAYS OF PIO!!!!! HURRAY!!
yes..I am facebooking the countdown too. I have not announced it on facebook..but about 4 of my friends on facebook know..and I message them and they root for me. I have been thinking about announcing it on facebook on the 12th week. How have some of you told facebook. There are a few things I am thinking about:
1) what about the women and men who are infertile
2) should I announce it is from IVF- I am proud of this community: or do some people have bad reactions and judgements
3) of course plenty of people will not care..but they should just unfriend me if they do not care:)
well. just writing this..makes me feel guilty! I swear: I annoy myself with my own neurotic tendencies- and this IVF has not helped at all. I feel( irrational or not) if I think about telling people( I have about 1 and 1/2 weeks left until I hit 12 weeks)- this can make it not true..or something could happen..a jinx. I really wonder when I can truly get excited about this pregnancy!
I am excited: I wonder about daycare, holding my baby at night..setting up the room, how I will parent, going for walks, family dinners, all the cute faces and moments I will be blessed to be a part of..but I only half go there. because always in the back of my mind is, ....could I really achieve this...will I get to have a healthy baby. All along the way with this pregnancy..there have been doctors and books to say something could happen to my baby.
1) IVF= only a 50 % chance
2) getting pregnant- miscarriage
3) while pregnant- gestational diabetes- and all the foods to watch
4) the baby could have some horrible disease
I have never spoken- or I do not think I have spoken yet on this blog about why the fear of deformities or disease for my baby scares me more than anything.
Well...my husband is very special to me and has no emotional or mental problems. But he was born without breathing. And then within a small amount of time..he breathed..but his birth certificate said died. Then he came back alive..and for weeks he had so many surgeries on his little body. He has Vaters: a disease that thank god is not from his genes genetic. But..he has some bodily deformities and has suffered a lot in his life. He really wanted me to get all the down syndrome and disease tests..but I said no. You get these tests at about 15 weeks. and what..I get the test..which only gives a percentage- and then what. He did not get mad when we had the conversation. Because he is a wonderful, smart, and very patient and understanding husband. He knows I understand his great fear that his baby may have the same pain that he had..but he respects my decision that I would never abort this child.
So...on August 25th ...we are going for a second level sonogram. This will be a time when they will do their best to see the sex, and to see if there are any deformities. I am praying everything goes okay. I have this feeling that everything will be 100% perfect.
There is a lot to think about when you get pregnant. I guess for so long..I just wanted to get pregnant. I worked so hard to get here...and now..I am so blessed to have this support for all of you and my family and husband... I guess..I still need support..just for a different area...pregnancy..how am i going to raise this baby: financially..and how am I going to be as a parent. Will I work...for how long will i take off..what about daycare. I need to slow down...I am overworking myself. okay...took a deep breathe.. I should stop now..this is enough for now.
Do any of you have the same questions or fears?
So, I have been reading many of your posts..and I will catch up on my comments!!
All the best on August 25th. It is such a nerve wracking time! You go for it with announcements if you want, I've heard lots of people say it makes things more real. I might tell a few people it was IVF but not many as my husband doesn't want people knowing. I'm keeping mine a secret as at 13 weeks I'm still v nervous and have yet to tell all my friends. I know when I do announce I will upset one or two people unknowlingly but for all those friends I know to have loss or fertility problems I am sending them all a gentle email, others in person and then I'll let the news slip out on FB as late as I can. You will find your own way and you are very thoughtful to consider others. Take care x
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Oh yes, I definitely have all those worries and fears! If you let it, all the things to think about could keep you up all night long! I try to focus on one thing at a time and put the rest on checklists so I know I'll think about it another day. Also regarding the announcement on FB, I haven't yet, and I'm at 20 weeks! I've told most people that I want to know, and I rarely post status updates anyway, but I just feel weird about it. Maybe when I find out the sex, I don't know! :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats on being almost done with the PIO! I really enjoyed that day! I'm so glad to hear everything's going so well!!!
I'm with you on the abstaining and the sex dreams ;)
ReplyDeleteSo many things go through our minds during this time, don't they? All the 'what ifs' - positive and negative. The testing, whether it's early screening or the Level 2 ultrasound is definitely a big one for me too.
I've been thinking about how to announce too but might not do it right at 12/13 weeks.. the advantage of being away from home (plus moving right at the end of the 1st trimester) is that it's easier to keep it quiet for longer!
Thanks for your comments on my blog :) xx
I was in the same sex-less (for the most part anyway) predicament the first trimester but the second trimester has been spent making up for "lost" time:] Yes, I certainly share many of your thoughts and questions! I don't think the thoughts/worries will lessen that much through our pregnancies, but having the baby will change them to different thoughts/worries. And all through that, we're just so blessed and fortunate to be having the thoughts/worries since we didn't know if we would ever get that far during IF... if that makes sense. I don't have FB (always late or last to do things like that) but I did make it official to my co-workers and extended family around 12 weeks. Let the 10 day countdown to no more PIO begin, woo hoo!
ReplyDeleteI have the same fears about 'coming out' on FB. I am worried about jinxing myself and had/have made the same decision to make it official at the 12 week mark - 1 week from yesterday. YIKES!! It scares me. I know of a couple people on FB who have also been struggling with IF (I have been semi-open about our struggles on FB and have had people confide their struggles), I plan on sending them an email letting them know that I am pregnant and that I am going to be 'coming out' on FB, I want them to be able to prepare for seeing it as I know how hard it is for me to see unexpected announcements. My announcement will be something along the lines of 'THanks to the miracles of modern medicine we have been blessed and are expecting our first baby in mid-January!"
ReplyDeleteHooray for 10 days of PIO!! I have 7 days left of suppositories - I am nervous about stopping though!
I hear ya on the worries and fears, my pregnancy has been racked with them!!
ReplyDeleteI swear there should be a rule that if you suffered with Infertility that you should be guaranteed a stress free pregnancy!!
Oh and the sex dreams...I had crazy ones during my first and then they have started up again in the 3rd!!
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announcing on facebook is so tricky. You could say something like "our long awaited miracle is due in XXX", that lets people know that this is definitely a blessing and helps take away some of the sting. Announcing is so tricky..I'll admit that if we ever get pregnant again I'm really tempted not to announce anything on facebook until the birth, i'm so paranoid.
ReplyDeleteOh wow, that's a long time without sex. Hope you can make up for that time soon then.
ReplyDeleteTotally understand the new fears in being pregnant. I guess it comes with the long wait and fight for getting there, not taking things for granted.