I’m excited to get rid of the anonymity and announce that this winter the Piñata family will be a family of 5! We are still shocked that our first round of IVF was successful and feel so grateful that there is a little life growing inside of me that we can’t wait to meet in 7 months.
After my first ultrasound at my RE’s office at 6.5 weeks, he discharged me to my OB. So, at 8 weeks I went to my first OB appointment and it was so surreal to be there as a pregnant woman and not the infertile woman just getting her PAP Smear. We got to see the baby’s heartbeat again at that appointment and were told that our risk of miscarriage went down to 3% by seeing a healthy heartbeat at that point in my pregnancy and would be down to 2% at 9 weeks. So, at 9 weeks we told the kids that there was a baby growing inside of mommy’s belly! Sweet P had no idea what we said, but Little Piñata was SO excited! Now we just have to convince him that it takes a long time for a baby to grow in a mommy’s tummy, because last time we told him he was going to have a little sister, she arrived the very next day! So, 7 months is a very long time to wait for this next sibling.
Physically I am doing pretty well. I’ve never known this kind of exhaustion, and I occasionally feel pretty sick and nauseated by about 6pm, but I’m grateful this is more rare than usual. I continue to see my acupuncturist and I think she is helping with the “morning” (ie: all day) sickness as well. The most interesting thing is that I’m showing pretty obviously at just 9.5 weeks. I was unable to fit in my pants and shorts by 7 weeks and was a bit concerned something was wrong. But, my OB said that due to the bloating from the progesterone supplements I’m on, and also because of my short stature, it’s not surprising that my belly would start growing and showing sooner than others.
I will admit that I’m also feeling some “survivor’s guilt” after spending 5 years in the infertility community. This happened when we adopted both times too. As ecstatic as we have been about each child we have added to our family, I continue to feel sad for those that are still waiting to get pregnant, for a treatment cycle to be successful, or to adopt. I’ve been in all of those shoes before and I know it’s hard.
But, as a part of the Hellobee community, I’m looking forward to blogging about my pregnancy! I think it will be interesting to experience my first pregnancy while also running around and chasing two small kiddos. I don’t know what to expect when it comes to body changes or giving birth, as this aspect of parenting before the baby is born is very new to me. I have so much to learn and am excited to share with you all what I discover as I go. I’ve already been pretty surprised at how pregnancy is changing my body and mood and I’m not even 1/4 of the way through!
When did you share with your kids that you were expecting their sibling? And how did you feel in the first part of your first trimester?
blogger / nectarine / 2600 posts
OMG Congratulations!!! AHH!!!
persimmon / 1165 posts
Congratulations!!!
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
Congratulations! What wonderful news!
blogger / cherry / 174 posts
This is awesome! I never would have guessed it was you! So happy for your growing family, and I hope the morning sickness gets better!
blogger / pomegranate / 3300 posts
I am so happy for you!!!!!
cherry / 205 posts
Congratulations
hostess / cantaloupe / 6486 posts
Yay! Congratulations!!
pomegranate / 3401 posts
Amazing! Big congrats!
cherry / 108 posts
I haven’t even finished reading the post yet but got too excited to not leave a comment! Congratulations! So happy for you guys! Ok. now I’ll finish reading
pomegranate / 3032 posts
Congrats! I was wondering if it was a preexisting bee or a newbee….. So exciting that you’re expanding your family again. Wondering if you will be joining our due date thread, I’m about 9 weeks too.
pear / 1622 posts
Woot woot! Congratulations!
nectarine / 2210 posts
Congratulations!!! I’m so happy excited for you guys!!
coconut / 8079 posts
Congratulations! So excited for you and your family. I love the pic!!
pomelo / 5621 posts
Congrats! So excited for your family.
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So exciting!! Congratulations. We told our daughter we were expecting when I was about 5 months along and really showing. She was only 18 months at the time, so we did a lot of role playing. My pregnancies were very different each time. I hope you start feeling better as you enter the second trimester!!
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
Congrats! Welcome to the IVF mom club. It sucks that we had to do IVF but I’m sure you are happy to be pregnant!
Wishing you a happy and healthy pregnancy!
kiwi / 595 posts
Congrats! So happy for your family!
We told our daughter at about 9 weeks too, and every doctor appointment I have to remind her the baby isn’t coming then!
pomelo / 5257 posts
Congrats, so excited for you!!
coffee bean / 39 posts
YAY! Congrats
persimmon / 1479 posts
Oh my goodness! Congrats!
pomegranate / 3225 posts
Congrats! So happy for your family. Did not guess that it was you!
blogger / kiwi / 588 posts
Congrats! So excited for you and your family!
cantaloupe / 6730 posts
What?!? That’s so awesome! For some reason I thought you had already done IVF. I’m so so happy for you! Congratulations.
admin / wonderful grape / 20724 posts
So thrilled for you and your whole family!!
cherry / 231 posts
Congratulations!!!! How wonderful!
guest
What wonderful wonderful news. A reminder that there are many different paths to create a family. What a resource you are for this community having been in so many different shoes.
blogger / apricot / 431 posts
Aw it was fun to follow the story and hear a success. Happy for your family! Congrats!
coconut / 8234 posts
congratulations
cherry / 239 posts
Congratulations!
apricot / 279 posts
yay congratulations!
you must be over the moon!
blogger / pomegranate / 3491 posts
Oh my goooooodnesss!!!!!!!!! This made me the happiest ever!! I seriously could not be any happier than I am right at this very moment reading this blog post!! Congratulations!!!! I love how we have miraculously managed to maintain our parallel lives
wonderful olive / 19353 posts
Congratulations!!
blogger / pear / 1563 posts
@Mrs. Confetti: You are totally the sweetest! And seriously!? I thought the same thing! When are you due again? So excited for your sweet girl.
blogger / pear / 1563 posts
Thank you everyone! It still seems surreal… until I try to put on regular clothes.
pineapple / 12053 posts
Congratulations!!!
pineapple / 12566 posts
Such wonderful news, I had been wondering who it was. Congrats to the whole family!
grapefruit / 4717 posts
Aaaahhh! I totally missed this! Congratulations. I’m so happy for you and wish you a non-eventful happy and healthy 9 months.
blogger / persimmon / 1231 posts
I just saw your post today and freaked out! How did I miss this? Super super congratulations to all of you guys, how wonderful!
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