...this has what's been running through my head. (Thanks, Tim and Eric! Thanks a lot.)
Because pumping, it's not just a minor part of infant care. It's a fucking way of life, yo.
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IF CV
August 2011-Now, for variety, a blighted ovum. Geesh.
May 2011-Chemical pregnancy. First pee stick positive ever.
Oct 2009-Induced at 37 weeks but give birth to healthy boy after easy labor.
May 2009-Find out we're having a boy.
April 2009-Become a completely boring pregnant lady with a due date of Oct. 22, 2009.
March 2009-Surprise! Twins with heartbeats.
Ah, whoops. Make that one.
January/February 2009-Next "scientific" cycle. Good ol' injects/IUI, with 8 or so follicles. BFP.
Beta 1=88
Beta 2=242
December 2008-cycle au natural?
October-November 2008-Twiddling my thumbs as my hCG drops...
July-September 2008-IUI + Follistim. 8 (!?!) follicles mature. Pregnant, but with AF-like bleeding and weird beta wildness suggesting an ectopic pregnancy. Treated medically (methotrexate).
April-July 2008-taking a break from medical treatment, just to see what happens/recover some sanity/write a lot on my dis /train for a triathlon.
March 2008- hysteroscopy and lap. Three polyps removed, a tiny amount of endo lasered, otherwise, "Everything looks good in there." Evil spots banished, it seems.
Feb. 2008- Saline sonogram; Dx: polyps!
Feb. 2008- 50 mg Clomid, days 3-7. Good response, but no dice.
Jan. 2008- First RE appointment.
Sept. 2007- Acupuncturist discontinues herbs, my cycles remain good though with occasional spotting some months.
April 2007- HSG: All clear.
March 2007- ultrasound and progesterone blood test confirm ovulation.
December 2006- TSH=4.5; Dx: Mild hypothyroidism. Begin thyroid hormone replacement. All other tests normal.
November 2006- begin weekly acupuncture, soon add herbs. Spotting gradually improves.
October 2006- Husband's S/A great.
September 2006- Flip out, husband makes obgyn appointment, now that I finally have health insurance.
September 2005- Start charting. Amazingly textbook cycles, but with disturbing luteal phase spotting.
June 2005- No prevention, but not really "trying" per se...
May 2011-Chemical pregnancy. First pee stick positive ever.
Oct 2009-Induced at 37 weeks but give birth to healthy boy after easy labor.
May 2009-Find out we're having a boy.
April 2009-Become a completely boring pregnant lady with a due date of Oct. 22, 2009.
March 2009-Surprise! Twins with heartbeats.
Ah, whoops. Make that one.
January/February 2009-Next "scientific" cycle. Good ol' injects/IUI, with 8 or so follicles. BFP.
Beta 1=88
Beta 2=242
December 2008-cycle au natural?
October-November 2008-Twiddling my thumbs as my hCG drops...
July-September 2008-IUI + Follistim. 8 (!?!) follicles mature. Pregnant, but with AF-like bleeding and weird beta wildness suggesting an ectopic pregnancy. Treated medically (methotrexate).
April-July 2008-taking a break from medical treatment, just to see what happens/recover some sanity/write a lot on my dis /train for a triathlon.
March 2008- hysteroscopy and lap. Three polyps removed, a tiny amount of endo lasered, otherwise, "Everything looks good in there." Evil spots banished, it seems.
Feb. 2008- Saline sonogram; Dx: polyps!
Feb. 2008- 50 mg Clomid, days 3-7. Good response, but no dice.
Jan. 2008- First RE appointment.
Sept. 2007- Acupuncturist discontinues herbs, my cycles remain good though with occasional spotting some months.
April 2007- HSG: All clear.
March 2007- ultrasound and progesterone blood test confirm ovulation.
December 2006- TSH=4.5; Dx: Mild hypothyroidism. Begin thyroid hormone replacement. All other tests normal.
November 2006- begin weekly acupuncture, soon add herbs. Spotting gradually improves.
October 2006- Husband's S/A great.
September 2006- Flip out, husband makes obgyn appointment, now that I finally have health insurance.
September 2005- Start charting. Amazingly textbook cycles, but with disturbing luteal phase spotting.
June 2005- No prevention, but not really "trying" per se...
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10 comments:
Oy veh!
Word! Word to you, mother.
HAAAA!! That's hilarious! Ugh, I hated pumping.But at least if you stick with it, you know in the end you did everything you could for your little one's health and intellect. Just find a good way to pass the time, to try and make it enjoyable. I figured out a way to prop up my laptop so that I could catch up on blogs at the same time!
What kind of pump are you using? I have been looking into them and trying to decide what to do about a pump. Any tips?
Oh, thanks for that, Shinejil. I know have a new song to hear running through my head (though I have to say that's a grand improvement over "Hand Jive" which has been playing over and over and over and over and over since this morning... grr.).
I am kind of scared after the crotch shot into orange underwear there...
That's funny. Hope the pumping, breast feeding and all else is going well.
Too funny!!
ahhh yes. hang in there!
I would sit on the toilet seat at midnight (because it was the only place I could turn on a light and not bother anyone) and pump to keep my boobs from exploding during the night.
But I got so good at using a manual pump, I could flip through mags, write, make phone calls, even go from room to room. Kind of like using a cordless.
I despised pumping. About a week in, I understood why it might be worth it to go ahead and buy the hands-free pumping kit I'd made fun of in the hospital store-- the one with the lady on the box pumping and vacuuming at the same time.
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