After a "lovely" internal exam at my 38 week appointment, I find that I am still 2 cm dilated and 60% effaced. The nurse practitioner did say (as if it were a good thing), that my cervix is "very, very soft." The head is low (-1 station and it was at -2 station last time) and actually has descended beyond the lip of the cervix.
She wouldn't give us a timeline, but she said that it all looked promising that I wouldn't be overdue. She also gave us a rough estimate on weight - she doesn't think that he seems unusually big and thinks he will be around 8 lbs if we make it to next week. Here's hoping. I want him healthy, but I don't want him too big!
My weight gain is at a respectable 30 lbs. I am happy about that, because even if I went nuts in the next couple of weeks, I wouldn't go much over 35.
My lovely neighbors came over tonight and installed the closet organizer for the nursery. Tomorrow, I plan to organize that and then everything is ready for Little Man. Now, if only he would get the message. . .
After taking the hit so many times, we finally dodged the bullet . . . And we're forever grateful. This is a story about parenting our three miracles after unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss.
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Our Story. . . So Far
My husband and I endured nine miscarriages as we tried to build our family, becoming part of the 2% of couples who experience recurrent miscarriages. All of our friends had babies, so I used to joke, "It's because I am taking the statistical bullet for you." It stopped being funny, but it made a great blog title.
Through the miracle of IVF/PGD, we were blessed to finally bring our son, William Patrick, into our lives on August 20, 2008. We were then given a second miracle and welcomed our daughter, Emma Grace, on July 17, 2010. And just when we thought we were done, we got even luckier and Andrew Robert joined us on October 11, 2012.
Through the miracle of IVF/PGD, we were blessed to finally bring our son, William Patrick, into our lives on August 20, 2008. We were then given a second miracle and welcomed our daughter, Emma Grace, on July 17, 2010. And just when we thought we were done, we got even luckier and Andrew Robert joined us on October 11, 2012.
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When you start looking into the world of infertility, there are a lot of sad stories. But if you search just a little harder, you can find the happy stories, too. Here are just some of the miracles happening to IF girls, just like us, right now:
Manapan is pregnant after three miscarriages. Betas and ultrasounds looking good!
It Is What It Is has all of their paperwork completed and is waiting to adopt #2.
Rachel is pregnant with Bargain Baby.
OH MY GOSH, OH MY GOSH, OH MY GOSH!!! Amy is in the third trimester!
A is in the second trimester with #2. She thought it was a boy, but she was wrong. . . SISTERS!
Mommyshoes is going to need another pair of shoes for #2!
Stacey is a finally a mommy after recurrent pregnancy loss. Lily is here!!!
Red is a mommy again. Beatrice has arrived.
Tiffany and Nolan are battling the four month sleep regression.
Kathy, Bob, Sean, and Abigail have Molly in their hearts.
Joy is a mommy to three daughters and TTC #4!
Missy is a mommy to Kaylee.
MNRN is a mommy to Kate!
Alison and B are doing great! And she is pregnant again!
Samantha had a Valentine's Baby!
Polka Dot and her husband are adopting.
Waiting In Line has the twins and is in the second trimester with a third boy!
Ms. J is a mommy to Little Pumpkin and Peanut!
In Search of Morning Sickness is a mommy to Elyana and TTC #2.
Yoka is a mommy to Lillian and TTC #2.
JJ is a mommy to Oliver!
Jen is a mommy to Elizabeth Rose!
Tracy is a mommy to Evan and Rowan!
Jen, Jillian, and Hayden are doing great!
Geohde has the takeaways, Saag and Naan, and is TTC again.
Adriene is a mommy to Gabriella and Grace!
K is enjoying motherhood with Harry and Josephine!
Farah is mastering motherhood with MT and 2.0!
R&R is loving life with Lemy and Jasper.
Kristen and Nate are doing great and she is pregnant again.
Chris is a mommy to Andrew.
Baby Steps to Baby Shoes is a mommy to Zachary.
Mrs. Piggy is blessed with twins Emerson and Owen.
Debby is a mommy to two handsome boys - Grayson and Sawyer.
Manapan is pregnant after three miscarriages. Betas and ultrasounds looking good!
It Is What It Is has all of their paperwork completed and is waiting to adopt #2.
Rachel is pregnant with Bargain Baby.
OH MY GOSH, OH MY GOSH, OH MY GOSH!!! Amy is in the third trimester!
A is in the second trimester with #2. She thought it was a boy, but she was wrong. . . SISTERS!
Mommyshoes is going to need another pair of shoes for #2!
Stacey is a finally a mommy after recurrent pregnancy loss. Lily is here!!!
Red is a mommy again. Beatrice has arrived.
Tiffany and Nolan are battling the four month sleep regression.
Kathy, Bob, Sean, and Abigail have Molly in their hearts.
Joy is a mommy to three daughters and TTC #4!
Missy is a mommy to Kaylee.
MNRN is a mommy to Kate!
Alison and B are doing great! And she is pregnant again!
Samantha had a Valentine's Baby!
Polka Dot and her husband are adopting.
Waiting In Line has the twins and is in the second trimester with a third boy!
Ms. J is a mommy to Little Pumpkin and Peanut!
In Search of Morning Sickness is a mommy to Elyana and TTC #2.
Yoka is a mommy to Lillian and TTC #2.
JJ is a mommy to Oliver!
Jen is a mommy to Elizabeth Rose!
Tracy is a mommy to Evan and Rowan!
Jen, Jillian, and Hayden are doing great!
Geohde has the takeaways, Saag and Naan, and is TTC again.
Adriene is a mommy to Gabriella and Grace!
K is enjoying motherhood with Harry and Josephine!
Farah is mastering motherhood with MT and 2.0!
R&R is loving life with Lemy and Jasper.
Kristen and Nate are doing great and she is pregnant again.
Chris is a mommy to Andrew.
Baby Steps to Baby Shoes is a mommy to Zachary.
Mrs. Piggy is blessed with twins Emerson and Owen.
Debby is a mommy to two handsome boys - Grayson and Sawyer.
Finally . . . Our Dream Come True
Sweet Baby Will Born August 20, 2008 8 lbs. 6 oz. 20 inches long
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Born at 12:57 PM on April 17, 2008 Went to heaven at 1:15 PM April 17, 2008
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- Diagnosis Unexplained
- Disenchanted With Reality
- Elephant in the Room
- Empty Womb Syndrome
- Feeling Empty
- Fertilize Me
- I'll Take An Evap
- In Search of Morning Sickness
- Infertility Just Sucks
- Jen and Jeramy
- Journey to Babeland
- Journey to Parenthood
- Life As A Sandwich
- Life From Here
- Life In the Cat Pad
- Living With the Cards I Was Dealt
- Love Will Tear Us Apart
- Love, Hope, and Faith
- Luck Doesn't Happen Twice
- Mission: Impossible
- Our Box of Rain
- Pee Sticks & Stones
- Reproductive Jeans
- Road Blocks and Rollercoasters
- Road To Adopt
- Searching For Hope
- Secret Garden
- Sometimes It's the Destination
- SouthernInfertility
- Stickybean
- The Wonder Twins
- Three of A Kind, Working On A Full House
- waiting For. . . ?
- Waiting In Line
- We Are What We Repeatedly Do
- What to Expect When You Are Not Expecting
- Where the Road Takes Me
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- I Love My Mother, I Love My Mother, I LOVE MY MOTHER
- The Two Most Beautiful Words
- A Watched Pot. . .
- I Hate the Meteorologist
- Little Man Is SO Grounded
- As if To Further Prove . . .
- The Whole Truth and Nothin' But the Truth
- Checking It Twice
- Checking My List
- OB Appointment Update
- Wrapping Up Work
- The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
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11 comments:
Doing good, mama!
There is a fine balance between healthy and too big, I think. Hopefully in a couple of weeks you'll actually be holding your little boy in your arms!
Hope the Little Man gets the memo for you! I want to see just how darn cute he is going to be! :D
Great! I am getting very excited!
this is good news!
Sounds like a good appointment overall. You're so close!!
Hang in there Katie! It must be frustrating to be so close and yet not know when it will happen... (((HUGS))) I know it is so hard at the end when you are ready to meet your little man and not feel so big and uncomfortable anymore.
That said, during these last fews days I encourage you to cherish these moments that you have with your baby boy inside of you. I remember after Sean was born (and Molly too, but in a different way) missing what it felt like to have him moving around inside of me. Though I did feel umcomfortable a lot,especially by the time I was a week overdue with him, I just loved seeing his body move about and feeling the miracle of life in me.
Anyway, sorry to be so sappy, but I always like to share this with friends in the home streach of PG, as I was suprised after Sean was born that I missed that aspect of my pregnancy so much. Can't wait to hear your good news one of these days! :)
I am awe of your numbers . . . the countdown to Little Man, the way you have managed your weight, the exam numbers (sound great to me, but hey, I have no idea, LOL).
Just blissfully happy that you have come this far in your pregnancy (a hard-fought battle to make a baby), and right now he is like a little bun in your oven -- essentially done baking, except for a little browning on top, hee hee!
Sounds like you're doing well, Katie! Here's to hoping Little Man shows up soon! :)
30 lbs? thats perfect!!
you will lose it in no time...all of my weight flew off in the first 2 weeks...weigh yourself everyday...it makes you feel so good!
but then mine just stopped after 2 wks and hasnt budged since...ugh!
I can't wait to see pictures of the 99% completed nursery!!! (The other 1% will be putting that sweet baby boy in his crib!)
8 lbs sounds perfect!!! My youngest was 8 lbs 8 ounces and was still little. Chunky, but little!
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