After Kira's birth, we didn't worry too much with contraception - I was breastfeeding, which provides a certain degree of protection, and I didn't want to take anything that might interfere with my hormones, and besides, we just figured we wouldn't be that lucky! And we were right, well, for around 15 months or so...
My GP had sent me off for an ultrasound as I'd been having heavy periods. The scan showed lots of cysts on my ovaries, and the Dr was worried I might have PCOS (Poly-Cystic Ovarian Syndrome). So, in May, I was referred to a specialist - my fertility Dr! This Dr did another scan, which showed my ovaries were fine - no PCOS, thank goodness. He commented that my uterus looked fine, empty (I'd just finished my period, after 10 days!, and was now on day 11 of my cycle). He also said that it looked as though I would have an anovular cycle, as there was no sign of ovulation. He told me to expect a lengthy cycle. He got that bit right!! But not only did I ovulate, we caught the egg, and got pregnant!! Our little miracle!! While I was with the Dr, I thought I'd ask him how we get onto IVF for #2, as Neal and I were thinking of trying for baby #2 later in the year, and we have embryo's remaining from Kira's cycle that we thought we could use.
My cycle is usually around 35 days - I got to day 43 before a friend convinced me to do a pregnancy test. I did the test, and let it do it's thing, while Kira had her bath. I could not believe it when not one but TWO stripes appeared!!! I kept checking and rechecking the test, but it was clear as day - the test line was even darker than the control line!! I was very happy, and in tears...Kira noticed my joy, and stood up in the bath, and clapped and cheered!!I had to wait a few hours for Neal to get home from work to share the news. I'd taken a photo of the test, as I'd done with Kira's positive tests, and as Neal and I sat down to eat, I showed him the camera, saying I'd taken a few pics of Kira being silly during the day (which was true...). When Neal came to the photo of the test, he took a moment, then said "So we're pregnant then?!". And then, just minutes later, he started ringing his family to tell them the news! We hadn't even finished dinner!! I then rang my family. Everyone sounded surprised, and happy, for us.
I went to my GP for confirmation of the pregnancy, and a referral to the FMC Birth Centre. But I didn't get confirmation - I had to wait until our 12wk "Down's Screen" scan for that! That was the longest wait ever! But it was such a relief to see a BABY on the screen, with the heart beating away, and everything where it should be....and I got an overwhelming urge to call it "he"! We'll soon know if it is in fact a boy! I won't post a pic of the 12wk scan - the only one I have is of very poor quality, and it's too hard to see anything discernable. This one was taken at the 20wk "morphology" scan. I had my first appointment at the hospital when I was 12wks pregnant, and my first appointment with my midwife, Helen, at 20wks. This is the same midwife I had whilst pregnant with Kira! I'm hoping that she'll be able to be there for the actual birth this time - Helen's colleague, Bev, helped with Kira's birth as Helen was unavailable.
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