PaperHeart's Pregnancy

About Me

We are hopeful for our third Rainbow Baby after losses throughout our 17 years of marriage. We have a soon-to-be 11 year old ds and a just-turned four year old dd. Our most recent loss came last year and my body had a very difficult time adjusting. I began seeking help to get myself balanced around September 2014, around 4 months after my D&C. Many wild goose chases never yielded much help, but I did begin progesterone and essential oils. Tube damage on my left side was diagnosed in July 2015, which was hurtful knowing we were hoping to ttc starting in August 2015. We knew this could decrease my fertility and increase my risk of an eptopic. I planned on starting a 28 day saliva test with the following cycle and had a follow up u/s scheduled to see if my tube damage was healing on its own. I typically chart and temp to keep up with my ovulation, but soon after deciding to start the saliva test (which meant going off my hormones and oils), my son broke my thermometer. I wasn't in any big hurry to replace it as I knew we wouldn't be ttc that cycle or possibly even the next. In my many months of charting, I've come to learn that I ov consistently on cd 18 and had a good idea of when to expect AF. On cd 21, dh and I were downstairs working on a project together when it occurred to me that we'd been able to work for quite awhile uninterrupted by kids, which gave me the idea to utilize that time for a little fun! We couldn't get to our bedroom without disrupting the kids, but I checked my calendar and saw that I was well past my typical fertile period and my charting symptoms all aligned with having ov'd on time, so I decided we had no reason to be concerned about getting pg. Even though we were emotionally beyond ready to ttc, we felt it was most responsible to get a better idea of what was going on with me physically. Well, fast forward 9 days later, and I'm getting a bfp so faint that I questioned it was valid. Retested the next day and, sure enough~I ovulated late

My Birth Plan

I received an epidural with both of my prior deliveries and am open to that again. I dislike pain relievers such as Stadol and don't plan on going that route, but never say never. Pain relief is something I try to remain more fluid on with my birth plan because you never know what you're going to be up against. With my first, I had a scheduled induction and, though it was a good experience, my labor with my daughter was MUCH preferred. I went into labor naturally with her. My water broke at home and we went directly to Labor & Delivery (just over an hour from my house) where I spent the night with a pretty mild labor. Come morning, there was talk of a c-section simply because I was advancing more slowly than the on-call OB preferred. I knew I wouldn't consent to that, but figured I'd fight that battle if it came to it. I got my epidural with her about 12 hours after my water broke. They started Pitocin soon afterward and, before I knew it, it was go time. My only regret with her is that I should've stayed home and did some laboring in the comfort of my own bed since they couldn't do anything for me at the hospital, anyway. From what I've learned through them, I will definitely be going into labor on my own again (no induction) and will labor from home for as long as I feel it's safe to do so. I honestly feel as though my labor would've progressed faster with my dd had I had the option of moving around and getting out of bed.

Also, we were strong and stayed team green with our dd and will definitely be team green this time around! We loved the mystery and the added wonderment. The fact that not knowing drove our families crazy was a huge bonus! haha Go Team Green!

Comment from SarahEMcCormick » Posted Aug. 25, 2015 1:52pm Hey there! Thanks for responding to my question yesterday. I stopped by your profile here and saw that you had no comments, so I thought I'd be the very first! :) Everything is going well over here on this end, thank you for checking up on me! I hope all is well with you - I pray you have a happy, safe, and beautiful 9 months! xo