Went in for my second blood Beta test today (17DP5DT) and it came back 10,134. They want me to come in for the heartbeat ultrasound (US) while we are unavailable, so we are going to do a fetal pole and gestational sac check Friday Feb 14th. Yep, Valentine's day I get to find out if I am having multiples. YAY! So the heartbeat US will be done the week of Feb 24th.
My due date is Oct 7, 2020, but my OB will not allow me to deliver past 38 weeks due to previous c-section, my age, and certainly not if having multiples. my OB MAY wait till 39 weeks, but I doubt it. Will know more the farther along things go.
River the Aussie puppy arrived Monday. She is such a sweet heart. Her and Sir Chance are currently running around upstairs making a lot of noise; him laughing and her barking. The new Giant Schnauzer puppy arrives Feb 24th, so it'll be awesome potty training 2 puppies and a toddler! Not sure what I was thinking.......
Initially the RE clinic called my meds into Fertility Pharmacy of America (FPA). For some reason when they added the Viagra, they called everything in again to South Miami Pharmacy (SMP). When I needed more dots and P4 after the first Beta was positive, I called SMP. They not only are more expensive, but they charge for shipping on any order under $500!!! So I had to pay half the cost of my medications to get them here Monday or I would have run out. I called FPA today to check pricing. They are $5 more on the P4, but they are cheaper on the generic and name brand dots, but the cool thing is they ship overnight for FREE!!!! IF you need Saturday delivery, it's free if your order is over $75, but it is still only $10 if your order is under $75. I will pay $5 extra for the P4 to get the free overnight shipping. That means when my insurance allows another refill of the dots on the 8th, I will call FPA and have them refill my meds. They will be here Monday for free (They're closed Sunday). I do not want to run out of meds while I am away. That would be bad.....
So we now wait until next Friday for the US.
Thursday, February 6, 2020
Sunday, February 2, 2020
Day 13 Post 5 Day Transfer
Well, we got the BFP on the pee stick. OF course I started peeing on day 5P5DT. Beta (blood test) was on Thursday (30th). The results were 498.8. That is a very good number for 10DP5DT. We ended up transferring 2 girl embryos. Surprise!!! We were waiting to tell anyone in case they didn't take. Of course we won't know if we are having twins until the US, which is not scheduled yet. My next Beta is Thursday the 6th. I am continuing to take baby aspirin daily, P4 (Progesterone in oil 2mg IM shots) daily, and 4 dots every other day. Can't forget the prenatal vitamins and folic acid.
We ran into an interesting issue last week. After my positive Beta, I needed to order more P4 and dots, but I didn't want to order too many just in case of non-viable pregnancy. I have been having terrible migraines and I am afraid the medications will do sometime to the pregnancy. I have also been having some morning sickness this time. I've had it twice now. Once last week, (Wednesday I think), and today. I seem to be much more tired with this pregnancy. I wanted to sleep most the day, but instead I cleaned dog kennels and dog food holders; I still did rest between nausea and throwing up. Anyway, back to the issue. I ordered the meds and because the order wasn't over $500, I had to pay $30 just to get the meds shipped here by tomorrow (Monday). It would have cost more than the meds to get them here Fri or Sat. The issue: I have only 1 dot left and I have to have 4 for tomorrow. FedEx says they will be here sometime before 8p, but we leave tomorrow around 1100 for Nebraska to pick up the new puppy. I contacted the clinic to ask what I should do. Hopefully they get back to me before I leave tomorrow. I will put my one dot on and see what happens. I can add the additional 3 when I return Tuesday, and then change them to the normal 4 on Wednesday. Maybe the clinic can call in one box of dots, or maybe I can take something oral just for the day, or maybe the clinic has some extra someone donated. We shall see.
About the dog stuff. When our Japanese Chin died at Thanksgiving, I put a deposit down on an Australian Shepherd. Well, when out Pekingese died 2 weeks ago, I put a deposit on a Giant Schnauzer. Turns out the Aussie is ready to be picked up now. We wanted a bi-blue merle male with at least one blue eye, bit this red b-merle female with blue eyes is too cute to pass up, She was going to stay with the breeder to be a dam, but I asked if I could buy her and she agreed. I will drive to York, Nebraska tomorrow to pick up our new red merle female aussie to be named River Song. I got the phone call yesterday the giant schnauzer pup I was 3 back on a waiting list for, came avail yesterday for me. Holy crap. The litter I was on the list for wasn't due until June. Well, we go pick him up Feb 24th in Garden City, Missouri. He will be named Rory. We decided since all our Firefly/Serenity animals seems to be dying off, we would go with a different sci-fi show for our next set of animals; so Doctor Who it is.....companions of course. River bridges the two shows as there is a River in both shows.
So, what will a pregnant woman (possibly with twins) do with 2 puppies while trying to potty train a toddler?? Go crazy of course. We wanted larger dogs so Sir Chance could be rough but not hurt them like he could with the little dogs. Both breeds are great with kids, but the schnauzer is very protective of his family. They are generally one family dogs and get depressed and die if they lose their family. It is very hard to re-home them, so we want him for life. Aussies are fun and protective as well. I think they will get along well with the 2 cats, toddler, and new baby(ies).
Deep down I really want twins, but I really don't want sororal girl twins. I would rather fraternal boy/girl twins. Really all that matters is the baby is healthy. Had we transferred a boy and a girl, my luck the boy would have stuck then we would have been without the girl we were trying for in the first place. We would have to try again for the girl.....with a gestational carrier as I would be close to 48 and not carrying another at 48.
So, we wait until the next Beta Thursday. I assume if there is a rise there will be an US within a week, which would be the 13th of Feb. Heartbeat US will come later.....
We ran into an interesting issue last week. After my positive Beta, I needed to order more P4 and dots, but I didn't want to order too many just in case of non-viable pregnancy. I have been having terrible migraines and I am afraid the medications will do sometime to the pregnancy. I have also been having some morning sickness this time. I've had it twice now. Once last week, (Wednesday I think), and today. I seem to be much more tired with this pregnancy. I wanted to sleep most the day, but instead I cleaned dog kennels and dog food holders; I still did rest between nausea and throwing up. Anyway, back to the issue. I ordered the meds and because the order wasn't over $500, I had to pay $30 just to get the meds shipped here by tomorrow (Monday). It would have cost more than the meds to get them here Fri or Sat. The issue: I have only 1 dot left and I have to have 4 for tomorrow. FedEx says they will be here sometime before 8p, but we leave tomorrow around 1100 for Nebraska to pick up the new puppy. I contacted the clinic to ask what I should do. Hopefully they get back to me before I leave tomorrow. I will put my one dot on and see what happens. I can add the additional 3 when I return Tuesday, and then change them to the normal 4 on Wednesday. Maybe the clinic can call in one box of dots, or maybe I can take something oral just for the day, or maybe the clinic has some extra someone donated. We shall see.
About the dog stuff. When our Japanese Chin died at Thanksgiving, I put a deposit down on an Australian Shepherd. Well, when out Pekingese died 2 weeks ago, I put a deposit on a Giant Schnauzer. Turns out the Aussie is ready to be picked up now. We wanted a bi-blue merle male with at least one blue eye, bit this red b-merle female with blue eyes is too cute to pass up, She was going to stay with the breeder to be a dam, but I asked if I could buy her and she agreed. I will drive to York, Nebraska tomorrow to pick up our new red merle female aussie to be named River Song. I got the phone call yesterday the giant schnauzer pup I was 3 back on a waiting list for, came avail yesterday for me. Holy crap. The litter I was on the list for wasn't due until June. Well, we go pick him up Feb 24th in Garden City, Missouri. He will be named Rory. We decided since all our Firefly/Serenity animals seems to be dying off, we would go with a different sci-fi show for our next set of animals; so Doctor Who it is.....companions of course. River bridges the two shows as there is a River in both shows.
So, what will a pregnant woman (possibly with twins) do with 2 puppies while trying to potty train a toddler?? Go crazy of course. We wanted larger dogs so Sir Chance could be rough but not hurt them like he could with the little dogs. Both breeds are great with kids, but the schnauzer is very protective of his family. They are generally one family dogs and get depressed and die if they lose their family. It is very hard to re-home them, so we want him for life. Aussies are fun and protective as well. I think they will get along well with the 2 cats, toddler, and new baby(ies).
Deep down I really want twins, but I really don't want sororal girl twins. I would rather fraternal boy/girl twins. Really all that matters is the baby is healthy. Had we transferred a boy and a girl, my luck the boy would have stuck then we would have been without the girl we were trying for in the first place. We would have to try again for the girl.....with a gestational carrier as I would be close to 48 and not carrying another at 48.
So, we wait until the next Beta Thursday. I assume if there is a rise there will be an US within a week, which would be the 13th of Feb. Heartbeat US will come later.....
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