My CBAC (Caesarean Birth After Caesarean) Birth Preferences, Twins Edition! I’m sharing this because a number of people on Instagram expressed interest in reading it. It’s specific to CBAC with twins, but you can download a more general/de-personalized version and adapt it to your needs.
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Third Trimester
I’m 27 weeks today, which puts me in the third trimester. (I always go by fetal development, not the more arbitrary length of pregnancy.) It’s crazy to think that in about 10 weeks (hopefully not before seven!) our babies will be here.
18 Weeks
Eighteen weeks. (And two days, if you’re counting… who, me?) Halfway there??? I am well into the second trimester. Being pregnant with twins is exhausting, which is the main reason I haven’t shared any updates since NIAW. I’ve been sharing the day-to-day twin pregnancy milestones on my IG account, @onfecundthought, (belly and ultrasound pix have … Read More about 18 Weeks
Ten Things I Wish I’d Known About Egg Donation #NIAW 2018 • Day 6
It’s National Infertility Awareness Week, and this year’s theme is #FlipTheScript. Ten things I wish I’d known about egg donation! 1. That I had requested more identifying information about our donor. I chose my donor based on her looks, personality, talents, and openness to future contact. She and I are very similar in a lot … Read More about Ten Things I Wish I’d Known About Egg Donation #NIAW 2018 • Day 6
FET Accompli
The results of our February FET are in—at the bottom of this [long!] post. Back in November, my RE handed me the reins for a future cycle. By then, we’d had five failed cycles—two were cancelled, two were straight-up BFNs, and one (my May girl) was a chemical pregnancy. In asking me what I wanted … Read More about FET Accompli
What is Enough?
It’s noon. Had things gone well, I’d be wrapping up my FET by now. Instead, I’m tapping out anger and wearing my gym clothes. Last night I drank four dry Manhattans. This morning I am dehydrated. I note that normally four cocktails would have brought on a migraine, but I haven’t had one since starting … Read More about What is Enough?
What My OB Said
I met with my ObGyn on Tuesday, just a few hours after the news that has broken me. I had a few questions for her: Q: If we transferred two embryos, what additional risks (beyond a standard twin pregnancy) would I face? A: No additional risks. In fact, if anything, your risk is lower because … Read More about What My OB Said
Lightning Strikes Twice
Last week was the eye of the storm. I went into practical mode, making appointments, researching anything I could to discuss with my RE and ObGyn. My best friend visited for a few days, and her presence was a welcome distraction from the threatening rains. But I knew the clouds would break when I started … Read More about Lightning Strikes Twice
Hysteroscopy Friday
Back to regular (albeit private) scheduling, after a hiatus! When you transfer a chromosomally normal embryo into a woman who has had no problems getting pregnant in the past, and both times result in a categorically Not Pregnant, there are really only two possible explanations: either there’s a problem with the embryos or there’s a … Read More about Hysteroscopy Friday
Tschin-tschin up…
The shittiest week in a long time is, I hope, over. To recap, this is the pile of shit that’s happened since the middle of last week: Migraine I got a migraine 5 hours after transfer. It lasted 19 hours, and I puked twice, once in the middle of the night. Lead Scare The Thing … Read More about Tschin-tschin up…
