On January 16, 2012, I had an IUI done. Intrauterine insemination (IUI) is a procedure that involves placing sperm inside a woman’s uterus to facilitate fertilization. This fertility treatment does not involve the manipulation of a woman’s eggs (http://www.americanpregnancy.org/infertility/iui.html). We chose to do this because we were having a difficult time getting pregnant (another story for another time), and it was what the doctors recommended. We were told we only had a 16% chance of it working. If it did work there was a 30% chance of twins, a 5% chance of triplets, and less than 1% chance of more than that.
2 weeks later on January 30 I went to my RE's (reproductive endocrinologist) office for a blood test. I knew I wasn't pregnant. Things hadn't been working in my favor lately, and with only a 16% chance of it working, I was convinced the results would be negative. When the nurse finally called me and told me the results were positive, my response was, are you sure? I told Michael, but no one else. I still wasn't convinced. 2 days later a repeat blood test showed that my numbers more than doubled. They went from a 293 to an 858. That was my first indication that there could possibly be 2 in there....
I was a nervous wreck from that point on. I am too informed, and knew all the things that could possibly go wrong. It was, and still is, really hard to accept that this pregnancy is going to work out. To make my nerves even worse, one night I had such severe cramps and heavy bleeding. I was convinced I lost the baby and went to the doctor the next morning. To my surprise, not only was the baby fine, but there were 2 other babies in there! Yup, we are having triplets. The doctor could even see one of the hearts beating, and said that they were all measuring right on track.
Although I am still so nervous that something will go wrong, I want to remember everything. So I started this blog as a pregnancy journal for myself, and as a way to let my family and friends experience our journey with us. Welcome to our unexpected journey of bringing triplets into the world!
As I am sitting here reading the beginning of your blog, the tears are running down my face. No parent wants to see their child go through this, but when we get that happy ending, it will have all been worth it. I will Keep all of you in my prayers. Love, Grandma Hampe
ReplyDeleteAwWw ! I'm soo excited this is soo cool ! I hope you take care of your self :)
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