2 Little Beans: Holiday Pout

12.08.2009

Holiday Pout

So we took the girls to go see Santa the other night....thankfully there was zero wait, but the girls were not so excited. We sat them down and they looked at us like, really? And then the pout formed....and it stayed until we picked her up. Emma was about 5 seconds away from a pout herself, but never quite got there. There were no tears shed by either, just one big pout, with very sad and expressive eyebrows...oh the suffering we put our kids through ;o)

Enjoy!

1 comment:

Aimee Poling said...: classic and sad at the same time.; December 8, 2009 at 10:06 PM

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A Little Bit about Our Journey (the technical side)

Here is a description of the fertility treatments and procedures we went through to get these 2 little beans!

After 12 months of trying on our own, we made an apt. with an RE (Reproductive Endocrinologist). She ordered us a bunch of tests, all of which came back pretty normal...she said we were young and things looked good, so this should work! We were excited to start, figuring of course these treatments had to work! Well, they eventually did, but it was a long road filled with heartache, tears, frustration, and challenges as each month returned nothing but negative results.

We did a total of 7 IUI's (intra uterine insemination) with a combination of different meds...here is how it went:

IUI #1 - 50 mg. of clomid + trigger shot + IUI
IUI #2 - 100 mg. of clomid + trigger shot + IUI
IUI #3 - 150 mg. of clomid + trigger shot + 2 IUI's
IUI #4 - 100 mg. of clomid + trigger shot + IUI
IUI #5 - 150 mg. of clomid + trigger shot + IUI
IUI #6 - menopur (injectables for 9 days) + trigger + IUI
IUI #7 - repronex (injectables for 7 days) + trigger + IUI

Just to give you a bit of a rundown on the meds...
clomid is a pill taken for 5 days to help you produce more follicles (eggs). The injectables do the same thing, but are a stronger form and are done with shots (fun)!