TTC Cycle #14: October 14, 2010-November 12, 2010 (30 days)
CD 2- I go in for the routine ultrasound to check and see if my ovaries are back to normal so I can get another round of Clomiphene. It was normal the last two times, so I had no reason to think that this appointment would be different. Dr. C starts the ultrasound, and there's A LOT of black on the screen. He starts saying "Hmm...hmmm......HMMM...." to himself. I'm like, WTF is going on and why isn't he saying anything to me?!?! Apparently he found a bunch of free-floating fluid in my abdomen, like TWICE as large as my uterus. He said that it wasn't good, and that I should be in a lot of pain. I told him I felt bloated, but I figured that was from my period, but it turns out it wasn't. He thinks I may have had a cyst that burst. He ordered some bloodwork done and didn't prescribe Clomid this cycle to give my body and break and figure out what the hell is going on. I get home and cry and cry and cry. DH gets home later on, and the sweet man decides to skip playing in his soccer game that evening to stay home and be with me <3
CD 10-11- Camping with friends. K doesn't come because she doesn't want the extreme cold to affect her pregnancy, and I'm secretly glad that I don't have to see her.
CD 13- Doc appt again for another ultrasound. On that ultrasound, my left ovary looked polycystic because there were 4-5 undeveloping follicles/cysts. On my right ovary there was one maturing follicle that was 19 mm, so I would probably ovulate out of that one. Dr. C said it was a good sign that I'm ovulating naturally this cycle. Also by the length of the maturing follicle, he said that I'd have a 29-30 day cycle, which was also good. He also told me to have sex that night (Tues), skip Wed., and have sex Thurs, Fri, and Sat. So we did, and now we wait...
CD 29- I'm reading a book in the teacher's lounge during my lunch break, and one of my co-workers starts teasing me and talking to me saying "Who did it? How's it turning out?" in regards to the book I was reading. I just smiled and told him I'd let him know at the end. A half hour later, I'm back in my classroom with my students for their lunchtime, and the same teacher pokes his head in my doorway and says, "So, did it happen yet?" One of my students hears him say this to me, and shouts out, "ARE YOU PREGNANT?!" I was in complete and utter shock. Of course, my classroom erupts into chaos, and they all start yelling and talking excitedly that their teacher is pregnant. It took me a full 10 seconds before I got my wits about me and was able to quell the room and tell them that I'm NOT pregnant. Having 16 nine and ten-year-olds all get excited about my "pregnancy" really got to me, and it was all I could do to not start bawling in the moment. I luckily held it together and got to bawl on my DH's shoulder in the privacy of my home later that evening.
CD 31- I got a call from my mom in the morning saying that my health insurance company had called her looking for me to talk with me about my benefits. I'm like, what??? So I call the number that they gave her and finally get a hold of a person. I explain the situation and ask what they were calling me about. The lady replies, "Oh, we received a claim from your doctor, and it says that you're pregnant now. Congratulations!" I'm like, WTF I'M NOT PREGNANT!!! There's ANOTHER Katie with the same last name at my doctor's office who is currently pregnant. I know because they mixed up our charts back in August and the nurse kept talking to me like I was pregnant and we finally figured out it was a different Katie. So this is the second time they've mixed up our files, even though they put a "name alert" on our files. Anyway, so it's all I can do not to hang up on this woman because I know it's not her fault, so I give her my correct phone number, end the conversation, and proceed to sob into James' arms. Later that day I got my period. *sigh* I can't catch a break...how could this happen to me TWICE in one week?!
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I'm not really in ranting/raging mood like I appear to be in the post, but I wanted it to reflect my feelings at the time. Everything is fine and dandy here, and I'm 14 weeks pregnant :)
Showing posts with label students. Show all posts
Showing posts with label students. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Conversation with a student
A conversation last Thursday...
Student: How big is your baby now?
Me: About 3 centimeters.
Student: Awwww!!! That's so cute!
[pause]
Student: ...Wait, if the baby's only 3 centimeters, then why do you have a belly?
I smile and try to think of the best way to answer the question.
Me: Well, you don't gain all the weight at the end of the pregnancy when the baby is big. It's spread all throughout the pregnancy.
Student: Oh. Okay.
DH said that I should have instead told my student that I was eating her lunch behind her back :)
Student: How big is your baby now?
Me: About 3 centimeters.
Student: Awwww!!! That's so cute!
[pause]
Student: ...Wait, if the baby's only 3 centimeters, then why do you have a belly?
I smile and try to think of the best way to answer the question.
Me: Well, you don't gain all the weight at the end of the pregnancy when the baby is big. It's spread all throughout the pregnancy.
Student: Oh. Okay.
DH said that I should have instead told my student that I was eating her lunch behind her back :)
Friday, March 11, 2011
TTC Cycle #12
TTC Cycle #12: August 14, 2010-September 12, 2010 (30 days)
After many prayers and talks with DH, we decide to go ahead with Clomiphene. I take 100mg on CD 3-7. It makes me a bit looney. The worst part during it was when I had a meltdown in the kitchen over cutting up vegetables. I just started sobbing, "I can't do it!!!" and DH starts to smile at me. I'm like, "Why are you smiling? I'm crying!!! Boo-hoo!". He says, "Katie, it's just vegetables," and I started laughing in between sobs, realizing how ridiculous I sound.
CD 11- I have my very first ultrasound to check and see if there's a mature follicle and if my ovaries are over-stimulated or not. I'm kind of excited and nervous, but my doc says to not expect it to work the first time. So I get a UTI the day before (yuck!), and it's convenient that I already have an appointment scheduled today. I give the nurse the urine sample for testing, and she starts chatting with me.
Nurse- It's common to have UTIs now since there's a lot of stuff going on down there.
Me- Huh????
Nurse- You know, with pregnancy.
Me- I'm not pregnant. I'm TRYING to get pregnant.
Nurse- Your chart says you're pregnant.
Me- ?!?!
Apparently there's another Katie with the same last name as me at their office. She was born in the same year as me and also weighs the same. The other Katie is pregnant. I'm not. And they accidentally switched the files. (Hippa violation!!!) So that was depressing, to say the least.
My ultrasound shows 2 maturing follicles--one on my right ovary that is 19 mm and one on my left ovary that is 15 mm. Doc says that I'll ovulate in 3-5 days!!! I'm on track to have a 29-30 day cycle.
CD 12- I get a phone call from my friend K (her husband is A, DH's best friend/man) saying that they're 13 weeks pregnant and having a boy! We talk for about 30 minutes, and I tell her about my ultrasound yesterday. I actually didn't cry, and I attribute that to her keeping me on the phone for so long and talking me through everything. I'm hopeful that I'll get pregnant this cycle so that our babies can be close in age (silly, I know).
CD 17- My sister, L, gives birth to her son, E, on August 30, 2010, one day before her 20th birthday. Baby E is perfect healthy! L asked me and DH to be the godparents, and we of course say yes :)
My maternal grandmother, Vovoa (Portuguese for grandmother), is hospitalized, and it's serious. There's a hole in her colon, and they're not going do surgery. She's in the same hospital where L and E are (where my dad works as well).
CD 18- August 31, 2010. Vovoa dies 2 days before her 80th birthday :( 3 out of her 5 children (including my mom) were there with her when she passed. She had spoken about being ready to meet Jesus, but it was still a hard time for us all.
CD 21-25- Travel to FL for her funeral and family time. I was planning on just taking sick leave, but my principal tells me that they do paid bereavement leave, so I'm able to stay an extra day to be with my mom. I help her out sorting through my grandmother's clothes and belongings.
CD 31- AF :( What a horrible cycle.
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On a lighter note...
The Sunday Schoolers use our classrooms at the Catholic school next door to meet on Sunday mornings. They're notorious for going through my students' desks and taking stuff. I had a meeting this afternoon, and when I got back to my classroom, this was on the board! :)
After many prayers and talks with DH, we decide to go ahead with Clomiphene. I take 100mg on CD 3-7. It makes me a bit looney. The worst part during it was when I had a meltdown in the kitchen over cutting up vegetables. I just started sobbing, "I can't do it!!!" and DH starts to smile at me. I'm like, "Why are you smiling? I'm crying!!! Boo-hoo!". He says, "Katie, it's just vegetables," and I started laughing in between sobs, realizing how ridiculous I sound.
CD 11- I have my very first ultrasound to check and see if there's a mature follicle and if my ovaries are over-stimulated or not. I'm kind of excited and nervous, but my doc says to not expect it to work the first time. So I get a UTI the day before (yuck!), and it's convenient that I already have an appointment scheduled today. I give the nurse the urine sample for testing, and she starts chatting with me.
Nurse- It's common to have UTIs now since there's a lot of stuff going on down there.
Me- Huh????
Nurse- You know, with pregnancy.
Me- I'm not pregnant. I'm TRYING to get pregnant.
Nurse- Your chart says you're pregnant.
Me- ?!?!
Apparently there's another Katie with the same last name as me at their office. She was born in the same year as me and also weighs the same. The other Katie is pregnant. I'm not. And they accidentally switched the files. (Hippa violation!!!) So that was depressing, to say the least.
My ultrasound shows 2 maturing follicles--one on my right ovary that is 19 mm and one on my left ovary that is 15 mm. Doc says that I'll ovulate in 3-5 days!!! I'm on track to have a 29-30 day cycle.
CD 12- I get a phone call from my friend K (her husband is A, DH's best friend/man) saying that they're 13 weeks pregnant and having a boy! We talk for about 30 minutes, and I tell her about my ultrasound yesterday. I actually didn't cry, and I attribute that to her keeping me on the phone for so long and talking me through everything. I'm hopeful that I'll get pregnant this cycle so that our babies can be close in age (silly, I know).
CD 17- My sister, L, gives birth to her son, E, on August 30, 2010, one day before her 20th birthday. Baby E is perfect healthy! L asked me and DH to be the godparents, and we of course say yes :)
My maternal grandmother, Vovoa (Portuguese for grandmother), is hospitalized, and it's serious. There's a hole in her colon, and they're not going do surgery. She's in the same hospital where L and E are (where my dad works as well).
CD 18- August 31, 2010. Vovoa dies 2 days before her 80th birthday :( 3 out of her 5 children (including my mom) were there with her when she passed. She had spoken about being ready to meet Jesus, but it was still a hard time for us all.
CD 21-25- Travel to FL for her funeral and family time. I was planning on just taking sick leave, but my principal tells me that they do paid bereavement leave, so I'm able to stay an extra day to be with my mom. I help her out sorting through my grandmother's clothes and belongings.
CD 31- AF :( What a horrible cycle.
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On a lighter note...
The Sunday Schoolers use our classrooms at the Catholic school next door to meet on Sunday mornings. They're notorious for going through my students' desks and taking stuff. I had a meeting this afternoon, and when I got back to my classroom, this was on the board! :)
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