As you all know my first cycle of IVF was during the month of May. It was a crazy blur of injections, blood tests, ultrasounds and painful extractions...but determination reined supreme... its amazing how much your body and mind adjusts to circumstance when you've been dealt with this unusual hand.
I did everything I was told...I followed their instructions and those of my wonderful boss Kelly and it paid off.
I found out a week ago that it worked. I'm officially 5 weeks pregnant and still in disbelief.
I really won't consider it 'real' until I hear the heartbeat....but seriously...what an unexpected surprise. We'd given ourselves 3 attempts at IVF - hearing from many people (including our Dr) that the first cycle was more of a delicate experiment to see how my body would react to the hormones.
The concoction was right - and here I am excited about writing about my pregnancy for the next 8 months.
The funny thing about this pregnancy is that it feels completely different to when I was pregnant with Luca...I was soo sick. My boobs ached constantly, I felt so sick I couldn't get out of bed on some days...so far so good this time 'round.
Slightly feel off...nothing major....tiredness is a killer.....and what sets it apart the most...is that I look 4 months pregnant already. I seriously have to go out and buy maternity clothes already at 5 weeks. This is crazy...I was HUUGGEE with Luca....forget that this time....I'll be so big - I'll need to give birth in the garage.
Best bit...I don't care...I just want a baby at the end of this...my vanity and body image can wait.
So from what I gather, my due date is 30 January or thereabouts. I'm going to do everything in my power this time to NOT have a premmie.
Say adios to work in November...and be super cruisy throughout the whole 8 months...and definitely no internal ultrasounds after 12 weeks. (we are pretty sure that the internal ultrasound I had a 34 weeks is what triggered labour with Luca)....
Stay tuned for my ramblings over the next months.
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