The Results Are In.......

And we're Pregnant!!!!!!! It's official!!! 4 weeks and 1 day! Yay!!! WOO HOO!!! This IUI worked! After 20 months of trying, and one miscarriage, failed IVF and IUI's we are expecting a baby! :)

So I went to the doctor 2 days ago to have my HCG and progesterone checked and my HCG was 74 and progesterone was >40. I waited to say anything because I wanted to go back for the 48 hour blood test today and the HCG came back at 209! It more than doubled so the doctor says that is really great! Now the next step is to go in for an Ultra Sound in a couple of weeks where we will hopefully see a heartbeat!

It's hard to get too excited after everything we have been through. I'm just taking one day at a time. The journey is not over yet, we just got over one of the biggest hurdles...but there are so many more to come.

As for my diabetes I am already experiencing a lot of insulin resistance. It started at about 3 1/2 weeks, before I knew I was pregnant. I woke up 3 mornings in the mid 200's. I freaked out and swore that my period was coming....and I kept feeling the cramping like it was. It was so uncomfortable at one point I called the doctors office. I think maybe the vaginal suppositories are not helping with the discomfort. When I was pregnant before I didn't have this uncomfortable feeling.

Overall I have raised my daily basals from 19.5-22.5, just trying to control my sugars! I'm getting into my doctors office right away next week for this. I am thinking the hormone surges in the beginning are really throwing my blood sugars off. I'm doing the best I can to keep them under good control.

Well...that's where we are now! If anyone ever has questions or just wants to chat and talk about their journey, I'd be happy to do so! Also, if anyone I know personally reads this blog to find out I'm pregnant....it's ok to tell me you know!

Can't wait to go through the next chapter with you all! :)

Oh the Waiting...and Low Blood Sugars?

"Just relax", "Don't worry about it", "Don't stress"...yes these are things that everyone tells you and that you tell yourself, but let's face it....it sucks having to wait 2 weeks to find out if you're pregnant or not! Total anxiety at times. The IUI went smoothly and I've been on Endometrin Vaginal suppositories since 2 days after the IUI. The endometrin is ok, just really annoying because you have to wear a panty liner every day. The medicine comes out throughout the day. It's kinda annoying because you'd just like to have to wear liners during your period only, not ALL Month (at least it feels that long) Sorry if it's TMI, but like I said, I'm putting it all out there in this journey!

To top it off I've been so sick with a cold this week, so I've been sitting home with nothing to do but question if I am pregnant or not. You can't help it when you don't have energy to do much else!
My daughter has her 2nd birthday party this weekend too, so I'm just trying to focus on that.

I go for a blood test next week, but I honestly already have the feeling that I'm Not pregnant. Then I have to keep reminding myself that it's only been just over a week since the IUI, so I need to chill! It's just that we've had so many 'negatives' that I think that is what I assume. I also feel like my period is coming, but I read online that that is a side effect of Endometrin. The last two times I did get pregnant, I just knew....but maybe I'm not at that stage yet.

As for my sugars, because I was sick I had a couple of high numbers this week, but only a couple. Surprisingly, I have been low in the middle of the night and in the am for the past 4 days. I don't know why this would be because I'm on my lowest dose of medicine currently, and I haven't exercised it a week! Is it the Endometrin? I don't know....but overall at least I'm staying in good control:)
Here's to more waiting and trying to stay positive......

The Journey Continues

After failed IVF 2 months ago, we have decided to move forward with other fertility options now. We had a nice couple of much needed breaks between the failed IVF and what we will be starting now.  (2 mini vacations) My cycles have been a little bit off. The first month it was as if my body was trying to ovulate, but it didn't happen for sure and my period was lighter. The second cycle after I ovulated 3 days earlier than normal and got my period 1 week sooner! (We definitely have been trying on our own too!) This has caused me some insulin resistance as well. 2 days before my last period started my sugars were running much higher in the evening and I couldn't figure out why!?!? And then the light bulb went off when I finally got my period. It was early so I didn't put two and two together at first!

I have to say I honestly haven't been as diligent with my blood sugars lately, but they haven't been bad. I just was sick in the middle of everything and experienced some insulin resistance with that and the fact that I couldn't exercise during this time. I'm getting back on track though!

So what's next? Fertility drugs with an IUI. Since I didn't respond well last time to the stim meds (only 3 follicles, this time I will be going on only 1 shot  a day of Gonal F instead of 2 and I won't be taking Menopur. They won't be trying to control my cycle as much, but just try to produce eggs and then do an IUI where the sperm will be placed closer to the eggs. They said I will have a 300% better chance doing this rather than trying on our own. The IUI is better because if I am producing less eggs, it is better to keep them in their own environment they tell me. Tomorrow will be day 3 of my cycle so I will go in for my first Ultra Sound and start medication tomorrow night as long as I don't have any cysts on my ovaries. We'll see how it goes! Staying positive:) Will we every do IVF again? I don't know. Right now it just doesn't feel like the right option so we're doing IUI. The doctors say to absolutely do what we can to help us along now, so we're doing it!