Tomorrow we transfer 2 little buns into my oven.
They harvested 20 eggs from Sam and 14 survived fertilization. They will freeze 12 in case these 2 dont stick OR want more in the future!!!
Im so excited. Not so much for the transfer its self but for the happiness its bringing Sam and Jack and them being there tomorrow.
Everythings scent free and ready to go!!!
Lots of sticky dust please <3
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
SICK SICK SICK
I feel just awful this morning. Im tired bloated crampy and I feel like throwing up. I knew this wouldnt be easy as pie and up until now I really didnt feel that crummy. Just 2 more days until the transfer. I will still be on meds for a few weeks after but the transfer for me marks a large mile stone of it all.
They haven't contacted me on a time yet but they where guessing Earlie afternoon sometime.
Nicks working a 12 hr shift today and wont be home until after dinner. Hes been wonderful!! Doing stuff around the house, giving me lots of back rubs and taking off work for some of the appointments. Its so true one must have a good support system with being a gestational surrogate. Thanks Babe...
They haven't contacted me on a time yet but they where guessing Earlie afternoon sometime.
Nicks working a 12 hr shift today and wont be home until after dinner. Hes been wonderful!! Doing stuff around the house, giving me lots of back rubs and taking off work for some of the appointments. Its so true one must have a good support system with being a gestational surrogate. Thanks Babe...
Monday, July 23, 2012
3 Days
Well we headed off to Fargo again this morning. This time Jackie came with me. She sat with the kids while I went in and saw the Dr, then we went to the park and Mall for some lunch a shopping.
mmmm The largest Dough Nut !!
Appointment~ I was at 8.4 last week and since they added in the other medication I jumped back up to 10!!! YEY perfect for a transfer. So this morning I started the Endometrin as well as the pills to stop ovulation and an antibiotic. As well as continue the patches and other medication. All these medications make me feel bloated crampy and nauseated. It will be nice when I can be off everything and just be pregnant =)
Sam had her retrieval and I am excited to announce that she has way more then we where originally looking at.. (2). We have 20!!!!
Now hopefully we have a good bunch that survive the fertilization and freezing for a later date (hopefully not needed unless Sam wants more then what we get with this one fresh cycle).
She is at home resting. Pop over to her blog to see her post today.
We go back on Thursday for the TRANSFER! Then 10 days later we see if their bun is growing in my oven.
Friday, July 20, 2012
Not as planned
Well things arnt going as planned. Sams follicles arnt maturing like expected and she has to be on meds a bit longer. Trigger Shot on Saturday and the harvesting on monday. Then the transfer will be Thursday sometime.
Well they called me this morning and from my last appointment to the one before it my lining has dropped from 10 something to 8.4
She said this usually doesn't happen and I need to come back in Monday to make sure its getting thicker.
Yep, pretty stressed right now.
Nick works mornings so now I have to either call my daycare lady and hope she has openings..
(more money)
Hope my appointment is before Sams and she is able to sit with the kids. or my GF Jackie comes with me if shes in town and sits with the kids.
Talk about stressful.
Sam had her stressful day yesterday with having to wait longer running around town looking for her meds no one had. Thankfully the clinic had an emergency supply on hand.
Now I'm taking a vag. pill to thicken my lining with the patches.
Starting Monday I start the meds to shut off my ovaries an antibiotic due to it weakening my immune system and another vag. insert of hormones.
I keep preying this works the first time.
Well they called me this morning and from my last appointment to the one before it my lining has dropped from 10 something to 8.4
She said this usually doesn't happen and I need to come back in Monday to make sure its getting thicker.
Yep, pretty stressed right now.
Nick works mornings so now I have to either call my daycare lady and hope she has openings..
(more money)
Hope my appointment is before Sams and she is able to sit with the kids. or my GF Jackie comes with me if shes in town and sits with the kids.
Talk about stressful.
Sam had her stressful day yesterday with having to wait longer running around town looking for her meds no one had. Thankfully the clinic had an emergency supply on hand.
Now I'm taking a vag. pill to thicken my lining with the patches.
Starting Monday I start the meds to shut off my ovaries an antibiotic due to it weakening my immune system and another vag. insert of hormones.
I keep preying this works the first time.
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
To Sam and Jack
Our friendship started differently,
Than most friendships I've had.
We had to search each other out,
because of pain we both had.
A precious little bundle to fill your arms,
Is what you were looking for.
Your broken tummy took that away
A broken tummy that you had no say.
And so a search began for you,
to find a helping heart.
So similar to my own search,
not knowing where to start.
For me, the search is special,
See I too know that pain
I was told of PCOS
And the child that would never be
A child that came 2 years later
And another that’s now 3
I wanted a couple to have a child for...
the one with a broken tummy.
The one I searched for
Now we've found each other,
so real it seems to be.
Through faith and hope and honesty,
we're moving toward your dream.
But the dream we have,
it is the same, a dream that's filled with firsts.
First smiles, first laughs, first steps, first words.
All starting with a birth.
Since I know this pain that you bare inside even.
though I can't imagine, all that you've been through,
I hope you know I'll do my best to bring a child to you.
Surrogacy is something not many can do.
But I've been there and here I am,
I'm drawn to helping you.
Some people call us Blessings,
angles in disguise.
Im no angle Im just me
I feel all normal inside.
Even tho our journey is just starting,
and no one knows our end.
I pray it brings to you a child,
and brings to me a friend.
I promise to never leave you,
Don’t ever be afraid.
Im here no matter how long this takes
Love,
Amanda Dahmes
Than most friendships I've had.
We had to search each other out,
because of pain we both had.
A precious little bundle to fill your arms,
Is what you were looking for.
Your broken tummy took that away
A broken tummy that you had no say.
And so a search began for you,
to find a helping heart.
So similar to my own search,
not knowing where to start.
For me, the search is special,
See I too know that pain
I was told of PCOS
And the child that would never be
A child that came 2 years later
And another that’s now 3
I wanted a couple to have a child for...
the one with a broken tummy.
The one I searched for
Now we've found each other,
so real it seems to be.
Through faith and hope and honesty,
we're moving toward your dream.
But the dream we have,
it is the same, a dream that's filled with firsts.
First smiles, first laughs, first steps, first words.
All starting with a birth.
Since I know this pain that you bare inside even.
though I can't imagine, all that you've been through,
I hope you know I'll do my best to bring a child to you.
Surrogacy is something not many can do.
But I've been there and here I am,
I'm drawn to helping you.
Some people call us Blessings,
angles in disguise.
Im no angle Im just me
I feel all normal inside.
Even tho our journey is just starting,
and no one knows our end.
I pray it brings to you a child,
and brings to me a friend.
I promise to never leave you,
Don’t ever be afraid.
Im here no matter how long this takes
Love,
Amanda Dahmes
Friday, July 13, 2012
OUCH
Went back to Fargo today for my saline sonogram to look for polyps and where to place the 2 embys. Everything went great! Blood work showed good numbers and my lining looks GREAT!
It did hurt tho =S
Sam was there and was amazing! At first when I was laying there she was all can I rub your head all jokingly like mommy like and giggling with the Dr and I, then all of a sudden they filled my uterus with the solution and let me tell you WAS NOT WHAT I WAS EXPECTING! It was like a severe crap or a medium size contraction.
Sam was right there. Once giggling into serious mommy face. Holding my arm and rubbing my head. As weird as it sounds I had a picture of what it would be like in delivery. Things I once thought about in wonder..
What would she be like??
What would I be like???
Would I accept it like with Nick??
All I can say was that it was 100% natural. Comforting.. Perfect.
Some people have asked me " Don't you feel like a rent a womb'?
In a way before today I did in a small way. I mean we have an amazing relationship. I feel like Ive known her for years. We talk about stuff I only talk about with my Bestest of friends.Today
there was love and compassion above and beyond any contract. The way everything happened wouldn't of happened with a "rent a womb" I believe. So to clear that question up "NO"!
Granted delivery is alot worse then just a saline sonogram but its the start. Start of a long road we will be traveling together that before today was all about the "when" it happens... its now the "ITS HAPPENING"!
The dr told us we are looking at this coming FRIDAY or MONDAY!!! 1 WEEK!!!!
Olivia told me today that she is going to feed sams baby french frys..
Cute
Sam goes in tomorrow for an ultrasound and from there we will find out the exact date for retrieval then 3 to 5 days after that will be the transfer.
It did hurt tho =S
Sam was there and was amazing! At first when I was laying there she was all can I rub your head all jokingly like mommy like and giggling with the Dr and I, then all of a sudden they filled my uterus with the solution and let me tell you WAS NOT WHAT I WAS EXPECTING! It was like a severe crap or a medium size contraction.
Sam was right there. Once giggling into serious mommy face. Holding my arm and rubbing my head. As weird as it sounds I had a picture of what it would be like in delivery. Things I once thought about in wonder..
What would she be like??
What would I be like???
Would I accept it like with Nick??
All I can say was that it was 100% natural. Comforting.. Perfect.
Some people have asked me " Don't you feel like a rent a womb'?
In a way before today I did in a small way. I mean we have an amazing relationship. I feel like Ive known her for years. We talk about stuff I only talk about with my Bestest of friends.Today
there was love and compassion above and beyond any contract. The way everything happened wouldn't of happened with a "rent a womb" I believe. So to clear that question up "NO"!
Granted delivery is alot worse then just a saline sonogram but its the start. Start of a long road we will be traveling together that before today was all about the "when" it happens... its now the "ITS HAPPENING"!
The dr told us we are looking at this coming FRIDAY or MONDAY!!! 1 WEEK!!!!
Olivia told me today that she is going to feed sams baby french frys..
Cute
Sam goes in tomorrow for an ultrasound and from there we will find out the exact date for retrieval then 3 to 5 days after that will be the transfer.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Patches
I started my patches last Friday. I feel bloated having anxious spells and sore breasts. Other then that its been pretty good.
I go back to Fargo Friday for another US and testing. They are going to look for the perfect spot for the two precious embys.
The kids are going to daycare this time. Last trip we made Thomas kept asking to go home and was upset to be going again. All this driving the last 2 months have really been hard on the kids. Not so much in the beginning but weeks into it. They defiantly need a break from the car. I'm so proud of my 2. They have been so great with this big adjustment with traveling. Something they are not used to.
Olivia thinks the babies are in my tummy already and moved to my breasts.. So I have 2 baby's for boobies if that makes sense haha. The stuff kids come up with!
I go back to Fargo Friday for another US and testing. They are going to look for the perfect spot for the two precious embys.
The kids are going to daycare this time. Last trip we made Thomas kept asking to go home and was upset to be going again. All this driving the last 2 months have really been hard on the kids. Not so much in the beginning but weeks into it. They defiantly need a break from the car. I'm so proud of my 2. They have been so great with this big adjustment with traveling. Something they are not used to.
Olivia thinks the babies are in my tummy already and moved to my breasts.. So I have 2 baby's for boobies if that makes sense haha. The stuff kids come up with!
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