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Unexpecting
By hissychick | May 15, 2009
For the few of you hardy souls that have suffered through my blog ramblings for at least the last little while two things would have become evident:
- I would like a third child to complete our family
- Mr hissychick and I aren’t exactly the most fertile myrtles.
Let’s start with point one.
I’ve made no secret of the desire to stupidly ensure that the kids outnumber us parents, a point on which mr hissychick and I have not yet seen eye to eye. In my ideal world I see a successful embryo transfer from our remaining five frosties and a bub born at least six months after miss A is well established at school, E is settled into preschool and I’ve enjoyed a decent spell back at work. Mr hissychick of course sees this fantasy being played out with my next husband, as he will have gone out to ‘buy some milk’ and never returned.
Which leads us to point two.
We need to at some stage come to a consensus about whether our family is complete or not, because to conceive said child involves planning and money and no spontaneity and non fun drugs and many and varied people poking around my girly bits, thanks to my husband’s 100 % antibody affected sperm and my post ectopic one tube and naughty thyroid status.
So that is why we were more than surprised when just under two weeks ago I peed on a stick and got this:
And because my beloved and I are a bit slow, we retested the following day with something which stated the results in a more obvious fashion:
A few days later I had some blood drawn and was given a most definite something in your body is producing human chorionic gonadatropin result of 4502. My thyroid function is blessedly normal.
And today I rode the ultrasound wand for old time’s sake:
That is not the enterprise you are looking at, it is one embryo. In my uterus. With a heartbeat.
We’ve been given a due date of Jan 9 2010. Three weeks before miss A’s birthday, and less than four weeks before she starts school. It also happens to be my niece’s birthday. Talk about timing.
Guess now is as good a time to mention that following the deed which led to all this carry on I remember clearly thinking “So this is all it takes for most people to make a baby”. Cue spooky music…
I am still reeling and panic chowing down on the old folic acid. When I am not beginning to surf the waves of early pregnancy nausea and exhaustion, or wincing at breastfeeding E with such sensitive nipples that is.
Sex makes babies? What a ridiculous concept.
** Please no hints on Farcebook whatsoever, there are work and family types that most certainly do not need to know just yet. Smooches for your discretion..**
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OH.MY.GOODNESS!!!!!
I don’t know you from a bar of soap, but that piece of news has me so damn happy for you and your family!
What a beautiful surprise, what a beautiful miracle. I’m just so happy that you get to experience it all the “easy” way, with only your husband prodding around in your girly bits!
I’m wishing you a lovely, boring pregnancy.
I am just so thrilled for you all.
Posted by: Kirsten on May 15th, 2009 at 10:43 pmWow, that is fantastic news!!! Congratulations!!
Rebecca
Posted by: Rebecca on May 16th, 2009 at 9:06 amEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEee
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Jenn’s last blog post..Still here
Posted by: Jenn on May 17th, 2009 at 6:12 pmI tried to come up with something more profound but all that came out was
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Oh, and s-e-x is dangerous - you would be well to remind Mr Hissychick of this fact!
Jenn’s last blog post..Still here
Posted by: Jenn on May 17th, 2009 at 6:14 pmOMG!!! You are the second person I know that this has happened to!!!
My gf had twins at 26 weeks (both survived) and spent the following 6 years IVFing it - with NO results. Natural Positive - PERFECT pregnancy, labour and now a beautiful (PERFECT!!) baby boy to boot.
I’m so happy for you hissy - truly I am.
Shel’s last blog post..What I have learnt
Posted by: Shel on May 18th, 2009 at 7:31 amHello Hissychick,
I think its time I come out of hiding and I couldn’t think of a better blog entry to comment on. Congratulations!!!!
I’ve been reading your blog for sometime now (its linked on many of my favourites) and always felt a bit weird commenting. Like I was some strange weird person.
Well not any more. I’ve christened this blog with my comment and there will be plenty more.
Congratulations to you and Mr Hissychick. Wow, what great news!!!
Posted by: Brindlegirl on May 18th, 2009 at 12:37 pmOh oh oh oh oh oh!!!!!
Your hint on my blog led me here, hardly daring to get my hopes up…
HISSY!!!! OH HISSY!!!!
Congratulations you beautiful woman.
All my love, lots of positive vibes and good luck to you & Mr Hissy.
xx Averil
Posted by: Vanilla on May 18th, 2009 at 1:41 pmCongrats….I am soooo glad for you. Really, sincerely.
Wish you can say the same for me some time soon!
Ann’s last blog post..What a weekend!
Posted by: Ann on May 18th, 2009 at 4:52 pmWhat the??? Oh my…OH MY!!!!!
Let me just pick myself up off the floor and put my eyes back into my head.
CONGRATULATIONS!!! I am so thrilled for you my beautiful friend. What a brilliant, gobsmackingly wonderful surprise. I’m crying, I’m so happy for you and that hubby of yours.
Big BIG hugs and a bucketload of sticky babydust sent your way.
xxx Em
Posted by: Em on May 18th, 2009 at 9:48 pmThankyou everyone for your lovely comments. It’s fabulous to hear from the lurkers, and a big welcoming hello to Brindlegirl (the only wierd commenter around here is me OK lol)
It’s very, very amusing to see that us hissychicks were not the only ones who were surprised by this turn of events
Stay tuned for a post/comment from mr hissychick himself…
Posted by: hissychick on May 18th, 2009 at 9:58 pmHey congratulations!
How on earth did you manage to get Mr hissychick to “cooperate” when he seemed so adamant not to have #3?
Then again maybe I don’t wanna know…
JLow’s last blog post..I’m a busy man, you know..
Posted by: JLow on May 19th, 2009 at 12:52 amCongrats!
Posted by: Cyntech on May 19th, 2009 at 1:05 amCyntech’s last blog post..And it’s not even 11am!
@JLow- no cooperating or trying involved. We’ve just never needed to use protection. Until now LOL
Posted by: hissychick on May 19th, 2009 at 9:04 amWell fuck me Em.
I think you would be more than mildly amused to see me now, in a puddle of snot and tears for you.
Amazing.
I am SO SO SO SO pleased for you, for all of you, but especially you my sweet funny friend.
Oh well done, you clever amazing parents……xxxxxxx
(Off to cry in the shower now….love a good happy fertility story, as you know.)
Lucy’s last blog post..Exercise March 2009
Posted by: Lucy on May 19th, 2009 at 11:00 amhi, I chanced upon your site and wow, what a news! I think someone somewhere out there brought me to your site, congratulations
Posted by: 4malmal on May 20th, 2009 at 12:31 pm4malmal’s last blog post..One in a Million
Oh OH!
Congratulations!!
I’m so excited for you.. and so so happy!!
(I’ve tears streaming down my cheeks)
Oh, this is so so amazing. Oh…
*sniff*
Keep well. Keep happy.
XXX
Moomykin’s last blog post..Busy Free Nights
Posted by: Moomykin on May 25th, 2009 at 5:34 amOh. My. Goodness! How in the hell did Imiss this??????
I just started your latest post and had a huge “What the?” moment!
Congratulations. I mean, really. Congrat- u- freaking-lations!
What amazing news!
(Ok. So clearly I was in the 3rd child for you camp. We have T Shirts and everything!).
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Posted by: Melissa on May 26th, 2009 at 11:42 amOh Moy Gawd Oh moy Gawd!
I forget to read blogs for a week or two and you write something entirely incredible.
No early morning jabs at 150units
no early morning jabs at 300 units
No early morning jabs in the arm
No early morning dildo cam
No “to the minute” jab in the stomach exactly 36 hours prior to more jabs in the hand and a torch to light up the MCG up your clacker.
Yay yay yay
So proud of you and Mr.Hissychick doing it the old fashioned way
Posted by: Simone on May 30th, 2009 at 6:33 pmThanks again everyone for all of your lovely comments.
And welcome back Simone, I’ve missed you (and you so get it LOL).
Posted by: hissychick on May 30th, 2009 at 9:01 pm