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I met my husband about 6 years ago and we got pregnant about a year into our relationship. He is 4 now and such an amazing kid! We have been struggling to have a successful pregnancy for 2 years now, with 4 miscarriages all in the first tri-mester

What does it all mean??

TTC= trying to conceive

BBT= basal body temperature

HPT= home pregnancy test

OPK= ovulation predictor kit

BFP= big fat positive (what we want!)

BFN= big fat negative (what we loathe...)




What's been going on?

Dec 2004: Met Derek at a friends birthday dinner (and didn't like him lol!)

Feb 2006: Conceived Owen by surprise

Sept 22, 2006: Derek and I got married

Nov 6, 2006: Owen was born!

Nov 2008: Decide to TTC for #2

Jan 2009: Longest cycle ever, take HPT and got a BFP. Go to dr and find out we're mid miscarriage

May 2009: BFP!

June 2009: Go to DR for first OB appointment to find no heartbeat, off to hospital for D&C. Told to wait 3 months before TTC again

Dec 2009: BFP and one week later start bleeding, miscarriage #3

Jan 2010: Go in to see DR, check blood and all organs working well, and ovulating well.

April 2010: Another BFP. About a week later start bleeding again, miscarriage #4.

May 2010: Talk to my DR, has me wait 6 months before TTC again.

Sept 2010: Go to follow up with DR, has me start taking prenatal vitamins, baby asprin and progesterone 48 hours after ovulation (to take until my cycle starts, or reach 13 weeks in a pregnancy)

March 7th 2011: BFP!!!!! (over the next few days I ended up taking 4 tests to be for sure positive)

April 4th 2011: First OB appointment... saw lil baby on ultrasound and STRONG heartbeat of 175 bpm.

June 27th 2011: Second ultrasound, we're having a lil boy!

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Friday, April 22, 2011

Last night

Last night, I was watching one of my favorite shows, Sex and the City. It was the "Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda" episode where Miranda finds out she's pregnant and wants to have an abortion. All 4 girls were at breakfast and Charlotte (who had been TTC for 5 months) had just started her period. She was frustrated and angry when Miranda spilled the beans. She got really mad and defensive and stormed away from the restaurant. I felt so badly for Charlotte... I've been there SO many times. I've been the one trying for 2.5 years to have a girl who doesn't even know when she ovulates get pregnant on the first try. I've been the one where a friend doesn't even realize she's pregnant until 6 weeks along because "woops, I'm late??" It's hard... I know so many girls who've been and are still going through these issues with the massive amounts of girls who are pregnant around them. My heart still breaks for them.

I think that people assume that because I'm pregnant now, the past doesn't affect me. That it's ok that another girl is pregnant by accident. It still hurts. It's still hard to see girls not even have to put effort into getting pregnant. The past miscarriages and months of trying still affects me. I am so happy I'm pregnant now, but it doesn't diminish my journey what so ever.

Anyways, a bit of a rant... but definitely my feelings. Hang in there ladies who are still TTC, I'm praying for you and I'm here for you... I know what you're going through.

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