Starting Fertility Treatments

[CrisB83 47]

Lol! I will- I think this thread is swiftly turning into an online pregnancy journal. Hope nobody minds, lol!

[rodswife 155]

Lol god knows I don't. Do you have Facebook? If so, add me. Mary Ambrose smith.

[CrisB83 47]

Ok- I will look for you! The world at large does not know my news yet, so mum's the word, lol

[clk 3,519]

I kept hard ginger candies in my purse at all times during my twin pregnancy and they really helped with the early queasiness. Congrats on making it all "official" with the doctor! Only a week and a day for your sonogram - that's great. I just scheduled my beta (blood test) for Tuesday, with a follow-on test on Thursday, assuming we get a positive. Right now it's just too early for me to tell, or to test. And all of the possible symptoms I'm feeling could be caused by the estrogen and progesterone I'm taking! I'll do my first home test on Saturday...uh, if only it would get here sooner!

Congrats - and I LOVE the name. It was on our list of possible girl names for this go-round but my sister-in-law snatched it up and used it on my gorgeous little niece. We'll have a heck of a time picking a girl name (or names!) if we have a girl. Too many kids in the family! Too many girls, honestly!

Best of luck. You'll be having your ultrasound before you know it.

~Cheri

[CrisB83 47]

Thanks Cheri!! Praying for you, friend- hope you get a BFP soon!

I made spaghetti and meat sauce last night at midnight. I couldn't resist the siren song any longer.... Am I weird? Lol

[CrisB83 47]

I was just reflecting about how my cats have been acting lately- they've both been a bit strange the last couple weeks. One wants nothing to do with me, and the other has been majorly clingy. Think this might have anything to do with the pregnancy?

[CrisB83 47]

Called the doc to see what the results of the bloodtest were- they said everything looks good! Progesterone is at 11, and Hcg is at 50ish. Normal results! I'm on the second day of the 5th week. I have to get another blood test next week to make sure everything is increasing like it's supposed to.

[rodswife 155]

My cats used to act weird when I was pregnant. My male would actually open his glands on me. Gross lol. The female was a complete b***h. They can smell your hormones for sure. That's awesome news about your bloodwork. I'm very happy for you. I kept my pregnancy tests and put them in the baby books lol

[rodswife 155]

Oh, I also took weekly belly pictures

[CrisB83 47]

OMGosh, that is too funny about your cats! My normally cuddly one has been disdaining me for almost 3 weeks now. The other one (my brown tabby Gizmo) has not been at peace unless she is making physical contact with me. She's been acting protective too. She scratched the heck out of hub's foot the other day when she thought he was about to run into me! Both of them are girls...

[rodswife 155]

OMGosh' date=' that is too funny about your cats! My normally cuddly one has been disdaining me for almost 3 weeks now. The other one (my brown tabby Gizmo) has not been at peace unless she is making physical contact with me. She's been acting protective too. She scratched the heck out of hub's foot the other day when she thought he was about to run into me! Both of them are girls...[/quote']

Aw they love their momma. They will adjust.

[CrisB83 47]

Jack in the Box eggrolls== very queasy. Sucking on a Preggie Pop now...

[rodswife 155]

Jack in the Box eggrolls== very queasy. Sucking on a Preggie Pop now...

Hot pockets would make me puke with my son. I couldn't even touch them. Lol

[clk 3,519]

So, I have to ask: How's the eating going?

Because (always assuming my cycle worked!) I'd be three weeks yesterday. In other words, barely pregnant. But I've been on hormones for more than a month, including two kinds progesterone shots and progesterone suppositories for nearly two weeks.

And let me tell you - I'm HUNGRY. ALL the time. If I don't eat, I get lightheaded and nauseated, just like when I was diabetic before, but my sugars are normal. I have never had the capacity for food that I have this past week. Last night for dinner I ate four ounces of garlic chicken, 1 small boiled potato, 1 oz. canned carrots and 2 oz. fresh pineapple. That's a veritable ton of food compared to my usual intake and when I finished I felt satisfied...not overfull or sick. I feel like I'm eating from sunup to sundown.

This would worry me if I was gaining weight. But in the bizarro world I'm currently living in, I'm losing weight. Yeah, that's right. I'm tracking 1,500-1,800 calories a day right now - an amount that would normally make me gain weight - and I've lost four pounds this week.

What the heck is up with that? I wonder if they transferred a tape worm instead of frozen embryos?

~Cheri

[CrisB83 47]

LOL, Cheri! I have been eating more than normal, definitely, as long as the baby likes it.... I have been focusing on eating mostly protein-rich foods, since I know both the baby and I need it. Before the pregnancy, one protein-ous meal would leave me feeling stuffed for the rest of the day pretty much. And I would only be able to eat about five bites. Now, depending on the meal, I can eat almost a cup of food at a time. I am not too hungry the first part of the day, but then around 4pm and on I get snacky about every hour and a half or so. Last night between 9:30 and 11 I ate almost constantly- it was mostly fruit, plus a super delicious organic frozen fruit bar, but still! popcorn is something else that in the last three weeks I have wanted a lot, and can eat constantly. I haven't weighed myself lately- I am scared to! I have been making an effort to eat healthfully, though.