Off to the beach until Saturday August 16th!!!!

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4/30/08- Ok ladies, I know it has been a long time since I last updated, but I have a good reason. I am Pregnant!!! 6 weeks and 2 days. I did not want to update my page until I had an ultrasound. Well, I finally had my 6 wk u/s today and everything looks great. I saw the heartbeat. It was 123 or 128, my husband and I can't remember exactly what it was, we were too excited! I feel really good about this pregnancy. My doctors have me on a prenatal vitamin, 4mg folic acid, 81mg baby aspirin, an iron supplement, progesterone and one injection of 40mg lovenox. Due to my MTHFR mutation my doctors have me on a blood thinner to help prevent clots. I have been on the blood thinners for a little over two weeks now. Yes that means I have known I was pregnant for 2 weeks and did not want to say anything. Sorry I am a little superstitious. Besides the bruising that I am having from the injections, it’s not that bad. I will do whatever it takes to make this baby stick. I just keep telling myself that this is the ONE. I feel really, really confident about this pregnancy. You know the saying the third times a charm! Please continue to keep me in your thoughts and prayers, I defiantly need them. I will update again in 2 weeks when I have my 8 wk u/s. My fertility doctor told me this morning that if everything looks good at the 8 wks, they will release me to my OGBYN. 3/21/08-Today I had an appointment with the Fertility specialist to discuss our options. My husband and I were very excited to hear that all of my tests and his tests look good. We may now begin treatment. The doctor asked me what I wanted to do, do I want to wait and see if my husband and I can get pregnant on our own or do we want some help. I said I would like some help. I asked about getting put on clomid and progesterone and maybe trying to get pregnant on our own with the drugs. The doctor jumped to the next step and said that if we do not get pregnant on our own this month, next month we will start the drugs and also have IUI (artificial insemination). I was a little shocked by this, but I am ok with it. With this treatment I will be monitored and should defiantly get pregnant. A little scared of the possibilities of having twins. Hopefully, Tim and I will be able to get pregnant on our own this month and we will not need the IUI. If we do get pregnant I will be put on progesterone and lovenox (not sure if it’s spelled correctly, it’s a form of heprin) to stop me from clotting so I hopefully will not miscarry again. The doctor also put me back on an iron supplement due to the anemia. The nurse said this is a safety precaution, since I have a history of being anemic, if or when I become pregnant the baby will be taking a lot away from me and the anemia could become a problem. Very excited since now we have a plan. There are no answers to why I had the m/c or why I am not getting pregnant now, but hopefully things are going to change for me. Thank you to everyone for your support, this website has been a lifesaver. I love all of my friends and family, but they just don’t understand, none of them have ever been through any of this. Best of luck to everyone, you will all be in my prayers. Baby dust to everyone including me!

3/17/08-I am very sad today. AF showed up. Today was the day I was to start my period so I decided to take a pregnancy test early in the morning (4:30 a.m. this is when my husband gets up and I wanted him to be home for this) and it was a big fat negative. I told my husband there is no way I am pregnant and that I would be starting my period soon. I tried to go back to bed but tossed and turned until 6 a.m. I got up and low and behold who showed up, AF. I was an emotional reck all day. I was so hopeful that I was pregnant. I have heard so many good things about people who had an HSG and became pregnant shortly after. So I guess we will be trying again next month. I already purchased the ovulation kit. The only good news is that my cycle is exactly 28 days. I have an appointment Friday morning with the fertility doctor to discuss our next step. I'll keep everyone posted. This is by far the most difficult time in my life. I hope I become pregnant soon because I do not think I am strong enough to do this month after month or year after year. I keep thinking to myself what did I do to deserve this? Why me? Hopefully, God will be blessing me soon!

2/28/08-I had a HSG test preformed on Monday. This is when they fill your uterus and tube up with dye and take xrays to see if anything is blocked....well, nothing was blocked, everything looks good. The doctor told me to get home and get busy, since they have completely flushed you out, there is a good chance of becoming pregnant! I should know by more by March 20th. Baby dust to me please!!

2/8/08-Well, my body is finally getting back to normal. I am still having cramping here and there, but nothing like before. The doctor said that everything they removed from my uterus was normal and that I should not have this problem again. But who knows what my body is going to do. I am a little worried about getting AF this month, thats when it all started last month. I really love my doctors; my OGBYN and my fertility doctor are very caring and really want to help me. I am a little worried though that they are over looking this gene mutation (MTHFR). I cant help but wonder if all of those blood clots in my uterus had something to do with the gene. I asked my fertility doctor about it and he does not seem to be too worried. The more and more I talk to people with the same gene mutation they tell me to get a second option, they say that they have heard differently. I am going to make an appointment this week with a gene specialist and maybe they will have more information.

1/23/08- Yesterday was a big day. Not only did I have an appointment with the fertility doctor, I also ended up in the OGBYN office. I thought I had began my period on sunday, but something was not right. Monday morning I began to bleed uncontrollably and pass large, I mean large tennis ball size clots. Without going to much into the story my fertility doctor did an ultrasound today and found my uterus to be full of clots and fluid. So today I had emergency surgery. I am better now, but still looking for answers. I will update more tomorrow.

1/11- The test results finally came back and there is a problem. I am missing one gene called MTHFR. The doctor said that I am supposed to have 2 of these genes (one from my mom and one from my dad). Well somehow I did not get one of the genes. I have been reading up on this gene on the internet and they say that if you do not have this gene your body can produce blood clots when you’re pregnant. So I guess this was the cause of my two miscarriages. My doctor said that there is not a lot of research out there for people who are only missing one gene. There is research being done and experimental treatments for people who are missing both the genes. What a bummer for me. Since my doctor is not very familiar with this she has referred me to an infertility specialist. I have an appointment on January 22. My doctor did say that I can still try to get pregnant since I am on a baby aspirin that hopefully will help thin my blood so it does not clot and she also gave me a prescription for progesterone to start taking the minute I find out I am pregnant. Once I see the specialist I should know more on how they are going to handle things. I am happy to finally know what is wrong with me and to hopefully work around it, but I can help but be scared that they are not going to be able to help me. Please keep me in your prayers and if you know anything about the MTHFR gene please share. Thank you to everyone who stops in to check up on me, your kind words are so encouraging.

12/29- O.K. still no test results, they say that the test can take up to 3 weeks to get the results. AF finally came on Christmas, best gift ever! BD very soon!! Please continue to pray for me and I will do the same for everyone else. Happy Holidays to all!

12/14- Had some blood work today and now my doctor has me taking one baby asprin everyday. I should have the results to the test back sometime next week. lets hope that from the tests we get some kind of answer. I cant go through all this again.

11/27- Went to the doctor today and it was confirmed that I was pregnant and that I did have a miscarriage. The doctor said everything looks good. I asked what is the next step from here, since I have had 2 miscarriages in 3 months. She said that I could have some tests run and that it could be a simple fix. I had a friend tell me that after 2m/c I could look into fertility, if anyone has any info please share. Thank you to everyone for being so caring and supportive through this time. It feels really good to know that their are others out there that are praying for you. God Bless.

11/23- Well the pregnancy was short, I began to bleed yesterday and I am still bleeding today. I contacted the doctor and she said that I need to have a blood test to make sure that I was offically pregnant and not just having a late period. Please contunie to keep me in your prayers.

Hello all! My name is Elisa and I am pregnant for the second time. I became pregnant in July, but had a miscarriage in early September. I had a d/c on 9/18 (my birthday). The doctor told my husband and I that once I had two periods we could try again. Well, we accidentally got pregnant after my first period. I am very early on in the pregnancy; I have not contacted my doctor yet because I am worried on what he is going to say. I really hope and pray that everything is ok and that my body will be able to carry this baby. I do not think I am strong enough to go through having another miscarriage. So I am asking that everyone please keep my husband, myself and this little baby in your prayers. Every little bit helps!

p.s. If anyone has any information on why they want you wait 2 periods before getting pregnant please share.