Dude, where's my ovary?

Seriously. Lots to tell you about my doctor's appointments but I am so so tired. I will fill you in soon. But for the moment I will just share with you the strangest bit of news that happened when I was having a scan. It must have been my gazillionth scan of the last two years, so all pretty routine, when the doctor told me my right ovary was in the wrong place. Err.. what?

My right ovary has apparently moved towards the left and is sitting behind my uterus. WTF? How could all those people who have seen inside my uterus over the last year (and that is a lot of people) not have noticed this? Indeed the fact that this is the first time any one has mentioned this leads me to believe that this is a new development. That it has just started wandering. Or has it? Could it be that the position of my misplaced ovary was never picked up on? The doc seemed to think so. He said that ovaries don't usually move around that much. So did my ovary move or has it always been in the wrong place?

Just one of the many questions arising from my trip. I want answers damn it! Not questions!!

A HypnoBirthing announcement--Kimberly & Matt

Kimberly & Matt took my HypnoBirthing classes at Babies by the Sea Boutique on Tuesday nights in March/April 2010. They originally planned to have a hospital birth but decided after a few classes that they would prefer to have a homebirth.

Here is their birth story:

Hi Carol... I wanted to share our birth story with you. My husband Matthew and I took your classes at Babies by the Sea Boutique in March/April. We were due to have our baby in mid-July but she surprised us and came about 2 mos. early!!!

While taking your classes we realized we really wanted to have a waterbirth at home and hired Gerri Ryan at your recommendation. We were soooo excited about our new birth plan and we had a wonderful pregnancy with no complications until late at night on May 16th when my water released unexpectantly. In a state of shock, I called Gerri and she told me to get to the hospital immediately. We rushed over to Scripps Encinitas where they informed me I was having contractions and all at once we lost just about all control of our situation. They gave me magnesium to stop the labor and antibiotics to prevent infection. They also gave me shots of steroids to help the baby's lungs develop since we knew she was going to be early. The magnesium kicked my butt... I couldn't even roll over in bed without assistance!!!!

It was at this time though that I realized how truly valuable the HypnoBirthing techniques are.... I was having surges the next day while laying in the hospital bed and Matt would talk me through them with visualizations. It was so amazing to see how much faster the surge would pass with his help rather than just trying to breath through them. His touch and voice truly relaxed me.I stayed at the hospital on strict bedrest for the next 10 days... on day 10 I started having surges again. This time baby was coming!

I listened to my HypnoBirthing cd through the whole birth. It was not the calm waterbirth we planned to have at our house but it was the best it could be with the situation we had to work with. Gerri could not be our midwife any longer in the hospital but she was our doula and was a great help. I used the birthing ball as best as I could with all the machines hooked up to me and Matt again used visualization and touch techniques to help me. It was an incredible experience.

The doctor and nurses continuously tried to convince us to use pitocin to induce even when I was 9 cm dialated but we held them off and were able to have a natural birth with no epidural. I was not in the ideal position and did end up doing "purple pushing" at the end but I know the HypnoBirthing techniques helped me greatly to deal with the situation and not just give in to everything they wanted to do. I was able to relax for most of the labor and never once considered not doing this naturally. I am so happy for that.

Our daughter... Samantha Rianne... was born May 26, 2010. She was over 7 wks early and had to stay in NICU for 3 wks. However she is amazingly healthy and such a calm and peaceful baby. I know HypnoBirthing really helped her to be so happy and calm. I look forward to the next pregnancy!!!

Thank you Carol :)
Kimberly M
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Congratulations Kimberly & Matt! Continue to enjoy your babymoon! I'm so glad that even though your birth didn't go exactly as planned, the HypnoBirthing techniques helped you remain calm & relaxed so you could have the best birth experience possible.

Take care & thanks for sharing your birth story!
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For more information about HypnoBirthing classes in San Diego, please visit Carol's website at www.AWellLivedLife.Net. For more information about HypnoBirthing classes outside of San Diego, please visit www.hypnobirthing.com

For more information about Gerri Ryan, LM, CPM, Kimberly & Matt's midwife, please visit www.centerfornaturalbirth.com

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Amazing News!

Oh my oh my. I don't know where to begin. But first let me calm those enthusiastic optimists - No, I'm not pregnant. Not. But. Do you remember when I posted about Mr. T's first SAs? Remember when we first heard that he had only 4 million sperm/ml, and then that went to 11 million sperm/ml - and the "expert" doctor we went to said it would never be enough to get me pg and it would never improve much???

Well. After the varicocele embolization in July of last year things improved. In December he did an SA and for the first time Mr. T had sperm within reference levels at 36 million/ml. There were still some motility problems but it was much much better. And with an IUI I got pg a few months later. But since we hadn't had any good news since the chemical pregnancy Mr. T decided he better check again to make sure the achievements he made hadn't been undone over time. But. Ladies, and the few gentlemen who read this, we got his latest SA result yesterday and. Drum roll please..... 61 million sperm/ml!!!! Excellent motility! Excellent forms!!

Oh my oh my! We never thought this would be possible from 4 million two years ago to this, it's amazing! We are both so pleased. And shocked. So much so that Mr. T called the lab twice to make sure they hadn't mixed up his pot with someone else. They laughed at him. And reassured him that the sample was his. Though they asked him to come back and do another one to make sure it wasn't a fluke as they were shocked too!

So now, the problem may really lie with me, we will see. Wouldn't that be typical? We solve one problem only to have another develop? Anyway we start uncovering that tomorrow. Off to my first appointment tomorrow morning. Nervous and pleased at the same time. Wish me luck!