Hips dont lie...

Well that's it...I need a new pelvis.

I am already over the pain and I know it gets worse.  I am actually a bit scared.  The belt helps a bit, defiantly better then nothing for sure.  But its the throbbing constant pain in my right hip and the constant 'click' when I move a certain way.  I am actually researching on if it would be wise for me to have a Cesarean instead of a natural birth.  Ideally I would love too give birth, I love this part..but I don't want it to cripple me for the rest of my life either.  That is the reality right now, it happens.  Im also worried that I may end up on crutches or bed rest later on...what happens to my family, who looks after them??

I have to keep reminding myself to 'Slow down' and 'take it easy' and to 'not overdo it'  uhhh duh...I have 3 kids (one a crazy, sometimes stroppy 3 year old) and many dogs...wth?? sigh.

I guess I am frustrated as well right now, with my body for being so annoying...prepare for more whinging about it as this blog grows...sorry,.lol

Pam and I have decided to get an  Amniocentesis. After back and forth with the Drs seems my scores have become even more risky. I'm not too excited about it but whatever.  Is not my baby.

I feel like a bit of a science experiment right now.  

Just so everyone is clear:

Surrogacy is AULTERISTIC in Australia - I am not paid any 

money.  My bills are covered and that it it.

2nd Trimester!!

So, According to the Ultrasound we are in the Second trimester now (12 weeks and 3 days) Whoo hoo!

Today we got these awesome pics of little peanut :)  There was a bit of a muck up as my referral hadn't been faxed through so we had to wait an extra hour and a bit before the actual ultrasound..which for 3 year old Ayla was a great trial...sigh...

But we went downstairs and had her nails painte..blue of all colours!

 

 

Everything looked great and Peanut even waved a little.  I think they (IPs) were amazed over the change in peanut and that he/she had a profile now and fingers and toes!   I love the fact that it looks like a real baby now and not shrimp. ;)

 

So the place just rang me and it looks like from my bloods and nucal screening test (from the ultrasound) we are cutting it fine for the Downs Syndrome (and Ive nothing against Downs babies/kids, they are gorgeous)

 

So apparently there is a new rather expensive test that is done out of the USA which can give you results that are 99% accurate and avoid the risk of doing an amniocentesis.  I'm pretty sure my IM will have me do this test (bloods)  waiting to hear from her for when..

 

We are finally getting around to looking at hospitals next week.  Really slow off the mark...lol

 

So a few weeks ago my right hip started really hurting getting worse and worse every day..couldn't bear it any longer so booked into the Chiropractor.  I was correct in guessing the SPD was coming back..I now have a support that literally binds my pelvis together!  Ohh and the dreaded clicking is back now too...

 

Otherwise all is well and fine in Surrobubba and Tummy Mummy land!!

9 weeks

9 weeks..I think?

I think I'm becoming really blasé about being pregnant...after all it is my 5th pregnancy.  

I don't know what it is...we have a appointment with P's GP on the 12th for more blood tests and to find a OBGYN and hospital to have baby at.  To be honest I don't really care who the OBGYN is, as long as they leave me alone and don't drive me crazy during Labour.  I saw Midwives only for all of my pregnancies, so you cant tell me to have an OB is better...

Whatever floats my dear IMs boat.  It is mainly for her information and to put her at ease.  Blood pressure - check, funds height - check, well being - check, heartbeat - check...pretty boring stuff.  I don't anticipate anything unusual to happen over the course of the next 6 months, so hopefully the OBGYN will be friendly, smile lots and say, great off you go, have a super day!

Theres one thing I do know quite well and that is my own body.  I will know if anything 'feels' slightly off and then people can worry.  Theres one thing I hate and that's people that make things problems that are not!! (because then it usually becomes a BIG problem)  

Until I meet a OB that suits me I wont settle...and that's one thing I am sticking too..after all its me that has to push out the watermelon out!

HORMONES:

Oh the joys of pregnancy playing havoc with your hormones..

My lovely little hormonal pregnancy trick is to add frequent migraines to my system..which of course you cannot knock out with a crapload of fun drugs to get rid of the thing.  Auras, numbness, blindness, nausea, you name it...come on 12 weeks! (this is something I had with all pregnancies)

Mood swings...call me Jekyll and Hyde....agghhh  

Naptime...love my naptime.."AYLA GO TO SLEEP!!"  At least she still loves her naptime too :)

Its interesting though, the more I progress with this pregnancy, the more I look around me when Im out with Ayla.  I am constantly thinking "theres no WAY I could have another baby now, Im too tired!"  its funny how your biological clock actually does stop ticking!

Making a baby

Thought I should break it up a bit.

So we have a lovely breakfast at a gorgeous cafe and wait for our appointment time...taxi was so stinky!!  I had to keep my window open...pooooo cigarette...stale cigarette....mmm everyone wants to smell that on the ride from the airport.

We went up to the level where transfers were done.  I was still wondering if we would get the to tell us so thing that would devastate us both...guess I was cautiously optimistic :)

Name was called, paperwork refilled in and we were shown to a room where we both gowned up...oh and put wee paper booties over our shoes.

I think the hardest part is all the waiting!  Finally we were shown into another room with a recliner,chair  and a hospitals table with a box of tissues on it....so here's me joking that they just flip back the chair, insert and wipe...at least it distracted dear IM as she is a worry wart/stress head (said in the most affectionate way!!). Waiting, waiting...I pulled out the recliner and dozed until the embryologist came in to chat about the embryo.  Grade 2!  Looks great :)

Finally dear Devora (Dr Liberman) came to collect us and we all strolled down to the theatre thingy.  Up I hope on the "very comfy" table with stirrups and while Dr is fiddling with her tools and getting my bottom half ready, IM and I are oohing and ahhhing over the LCD screen with the embryo floating around in space on it...I instructed IM to get out my phone and take pics as I know she will treasure them later and also I was so fascinated!

Small pinch, and the feeling all woman just adore, cold steel sliding into your nether regions!  I watched the ultrasound screen to my left while trying to ignore the want being pressed upon my overfill and bursting bladder...

Amazing stuff watching g that little embryo shoot up into its wee resting place, so so amazing!

So here we are at the 2WW!

Back again with GREAT NEWS!

Sooooo..to catch up...

I think my Thyroid has settled.

Both IM and I flew up to Sydney in Novemember for first cycle. (Bloods and follicle tracking ultrasounds done down here). We arrived at Genea very nervous and excited. Unfortunately we were taken into a small room to be told by the embryologist that there was only one wee embryo survived that was even worth THINKING about implanting. It was still behind in developing so my IM decided not to have it transferred and we spent the rest of the day quite down waiting for out flight back t Melbourne. Turns out it was the correct thing to to , as the next day the embry stopped progressing all together.

We did however have a lovely YUm Cha lunch and spent the afternoon chatting and planning strategies for take two!

My next cycle was to fall on Christmas Day, typical. Good ole iPhone app telling me all I need to know - go Period Tracker! Lol! So we decided not to proceed for this cycle.

Fast forward to January...

Bloods taken, follicle tracking done and we were ready again. There were only 4 embryos left, so the embryologists told us she would check them first thing in the morning an give a call to let us know if they made it... The first two rolled over earlier in the week so we had TWO left...we boarded the lane at 6.30am and left out phones on till the last second.

Landing, taxing to the gate we both switched on ur phones..I had two calls, but IM had THE text!!!!! One had survived!! Lucky number 9 embryo!!!! We were so excited and just wanted to get off the plane! It was my IM 50th birthday too :)Wow! It's been a while... Guess I lost heart there for a while..I am not a great blogger at the best of times!