Olga Kay

I’ll make a full video walking through what it’s like to retrieve eggs but I was a little nervous and didn’t get to document too much of that unfortunately. Out of 7 follicles we were able to get one single egg. Ideally it’s best to have a minimum 12+ follicles to a successful fertility story because out of 12 you might get 2-3 manure eggs and hopefully 1-2 will fertilize and hopefully 1 will be healthy and has the ability to implant. We decided not to test our single egg since we wanted to do a fresh transfer instead of frozen. I’ll make a video around testing later as well. Thank you for cheering me on everyone, sometimes timing is everything and all we can do is try so cheers to keep on trying and staying positive! - #FertilityJourney #FertilityAwareness #FertilityTips #FertilityProblems #MotherhoodJourney #PregnancyJourney #pregnancytips #Pregnancytest #Maternity #mamamotivation #newmommy #infantDevelopment #Fertilitysupport #childdevelopment #tryingtoconcive #ttc #ttgp #ivfcommunity #ivfsupport #ivfmiracle #ivfwarriors #ivfsuccessstory #ivftips

Once you retrieve your eggs they are either freeze them or fertilize them to create an embryo. Broken embryos have a way higher chance of survival than eggs. We wanted to do a fresh transfer which meant we will fertilize the egg and transfer the embryo inside of me without freezing it first. A lot of embryos are in the lab for 5 days as the cells divide and turn into #blastosis a viable strong embryo that is ready to be implanted. A lot of embryos don’t make it to say 5 of them made it to day 3 which is why my embryo (since we only had a single one) was transferred on day 3 not 5. Your uterus is a better environment for an embryo than the lab and chances of survival are higher. - We also decided not to test our embryo for chromosomal abnormalities and I’ll make a video on that later. - Please leave any questions if you have them. Moosh! - #FertilityJourney #FertilityAwareness #FertilityTips #FertilityProblems #MotherhoodJourney #PregnancyJourney #pregnancytips #Pregnancytest #Maternity #mamamotivation #newmommy #infantDevelopment #Fertilitysupport #childdevelopment #tryingtoconcive #ttc #ttgp

What would you do? One of my follicles started stealing all the drugs and preventing others to mature. My Frankenstein follicle grew to 40 mm and mature eggs are found inside 20mm follicles. 1. I can’t cancel the whole cycle and try again next month which means all the money spent on drugs (some shots are $800 a pop) will be lost including the cost for doctors visits for 2 weeks) 2. Continue with the cycle and hope that by the time of surgery the follicles that are not getting enough hormones will catch up. 3. Have 2 surgeries, one to pull the hormone thief follicle out so it stops preventing others to mature. However, 2 surgeries will prevent fresh embryo implantation because the body will think it’s already pregnancy and automatically miscarry. I will also need to freeze the embryo instead and implant later which would be extra $6000 on top of $20K already spent. - #FertilityJourney #FertilityAwareness #FertilityTips #FertilityProblems #MotherhoodJourney #PregnancyJourney #pregnancytips #Pregnancytest #Maternity #mamamotivation #newmommy #infantDevelopment #Fertilitysupport #childdevelopment #tryingtoconcive #ttc #ttgp #ivfjourney #ivfsuccess #ivftreatment #ivfstory #ivfcycle

Many women, including myself are afraid to start IVF due to not knowing how painful it could be emotionally and physically. I felt like first 10 days where you inject yourself into your stomach were pretty easy if you don’t freak out and got a little more challenging by the end because the stomach was poked in too many places and was getting hard to the touch. - I was on 2 injections daily plus 2 different pills twice a day. Very important to do these injection at the same time each day. - In this video I am capturing daily process of injections so we can see how the body changes along with emotions. - #FertilityJourney #FertilityAwareness #FertilityTips #FertilityProblems #MotherhoodJourney #PregnancyJourney #pregnancytips #Pregnancytest #Maternity #mamamotivation #newmommy #infantDevelopment #Fertilitysupport #childdevelopment #tryingtoconcive #ttc #ttgp #ivfjourney #ivfsuccess #ivfcommunity #ivfwarrior #ivftransfer #ivftreatment #pregnancytips #Maternity #newmommy

Pre-Conception testing is today’s topic. I never realized the importance of it until we had a long stretch of unsuccessful trying. The company that does this test is GetPoplin.com @getpoplin recommendation by the one and only @theobgynpa - the blood work on 68 bio markers that include: autoimmunity, insulin resistance, thyroid function, stress hormones, vitamin deficiencies and more. After this test I learned that my Vitamin D and B-12 was at very low levels, before I started doing IVF I focused on getting those levels up. - Small list of the tests that will be done * Ferritin * Antibody Screen (immunity) * Antinuclear antibody * DHEA sulfate * Free testosterone * SHBG * Total testosterone * Cortisol * Free T3 * Reverse T3 * Thyroglobulin Antibodies * Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies * Insulin * Homocysteine * High-sensitivity C-reactive protein * total Bilirubin * Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) * Albumin * Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) * Vitamin B12 * Omega-3 and -6 Fatty Acids * Vitamin B9 * Vitamin D - #FertilityJourney #FertilityAwareness #FertilityTips #FertilityProblems #MotherhoodJourney #PregnancyJourney #pregnancytips #Pregnancytest #Maternity #mamamotivation #newmommy #infantDevelopment #Fertilitysupport #childdevelopment #tryingtoconcive #ttc #ttgp #getpoplin #preconception #preconceptionhealth #ivfjourney #ivfcommunity #ivfmiracle #ivfwarriors #tryingtoconcievetips #Fertilitysupport

Our first fertility treatment was #IUI to see how my body reacts to small amount of hormones before we dive Into something more extreme. IUI is Intrauterine Insemination where you take hormones for 5 days to stimulate all the available follicles to produce a mature egg, then you give yourself a trigger shot to force your body to ovulate all the follicles at the same time. The day after, your doctor collects your partners sperm and injects it directly into your uterus using a catheter. It’s not painful and you are fully awake for this. - UP NEXT: other preconception testing. - #FertilityJourney #FertilityAwareness #FertilityTips #FertilityProblems #MotherhoodJourney #PregnancyJourney #pregnancytips #Pregnancytest #Maternity #mamamotivation #newmommy #infantDevelopment #Fertilitysupport #childdevelopment #tryingtoconcive #ttc #ttgp #falsePositive #iuijourney #iuifail #iuisupport

At 41 I was given 5% success rate if I were to do #IUI and 15% success rate if I did #IVF This is not counting in that at 41 if you are to get pregnant you are at 50% chance of miscarriage in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy and at 15% chance of miscarriage from 12-14 weeks of pregnancy, more or less. Many women are afraid of any fertility treatments, myself included, because we don’t know how hormones might effect us on a daily basis, which I why I chose to try IUI first since it’s less invasive. - UP NEXT: IUI process. - #FertilityJourney #FertilityAwareness #FertilityTips #FertilityProblems #MotherhoodJourney #PregnancyJourney #pregnancytips #Pregnancytest #Maternity #mamamotivation #newmommy #infantDevelopment #Fertilitysupport #childdevelopment #tryingtoconcive #ttc #ttgp #iuijourney #iuisuccess #ivfjourney #ivfsupport #eggquality #Preconception #ItStartsWithTheEgg #MotherhoodJourney

As I prep for #Postpartum journey all I am looking for is comfort and I found @Bodily #BreastfeeingBras and underwear that are very stretchy and soft. They are running a huge early #BlackFriday sale soon, visit their website to sign up for updates. - #bodily #postpartumbody #postpartumlife #postpartumunderwear #38weekspregnant #39weekspregnant #pregnantbody #pumpingbra #pumpingmom #pumpingmilk

When people ask me: how much weight I gained during pregnancy. 🤪😂 - Seriosly though, I been tracking my weight from the moment I learned I was pregnant and so far I am #31weeks pregnant and 9 weeks before giving birth, 3rd trimester and I have gained 21 pounds. - The healthy amount of weight gain is based on your starting weight before pregnancy. My healthy range is 25-35 pounds based on my starting BMI which was at 23.5 Rapid weight gain could be a sign of pregnancy complications like #gestationaldiabetes #preeclampsia #Edema so don’t skip your doctors appointments regardless of how natural building a new life is! - The amount of weight you should gain during pregnancy depends on your pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI). Here are the general guidelines provided by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG): 1. **Underweight (BMI < 18.5):** Recommended weight gain: 28–40 pounds (about 12.7–18.1 kg) 2. **Normal weight (BMI 18.5–24.9):** Recommended weight gain: 25–35 pounds (about 11.3–15.9 kg) 3. **Overweight (BMI 25–29.9):** Recommended weight gain: 15–25 pounds (about 6.8–11.3 kg) 4. **Obese (BMI ≥ 30):** Recommended weight gain: 11–20 pounds (about 5–9.1 kg) These are general recommendations. Your healthcare provider may adjust them based on your individual health needs and the progress of your pregnancy.

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When you get pregnant in your 40s one of the major complications in pregnancy are the chromosomal abnormalities in babies due to women’s aging eggs. In your 20s your chances of abnormalities are 1 in 1000 in your 40s it’s 1 in 100 - We also didn’t test our embryo before we did implantation so we have to wait till 10 weeks of pregnancy to do a test called NIPT to check for all the possible abnormalities and it was so stressful to wait and getting this phone call because you never know what they might say which is why I am crying here after learning that we came back negative for everything. The upside, this was the moment we also learned the gender of our baby. A week before this phone call, Rodney and I had vivid dreams 2 days apart from each other that it’s a girl… well, our intuition is obviously sh*t 😹 ITS A BOY!!! 🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵 - #Boymom #boymomadventures #boymomma #boymomlife #boymomclub #genderreveal #genderrevealparty #nipttest

Of course we made our baby registry at @Babylist and were lucky eniugh to live in LA and check out their event this weekend and touch all the things we need for the baby! #babylist #babylistpartner #babylistregistry #beverlyhills

Thank you for being soooo supportive 😍 This Moosh baby is going to have so much fun. - #bumpday #babybumplove #babyshower #babyshoweregistry #babyregistry #babybjörn #pregnant #pregnancylife #pregnancydiary #pregnancytips #lalofam #itzyRitzy #sustainablebaby #Giftyourcoterie #breastfeedingjourmey #adenandanais #20weekUltrasound #mynuna #newmom #thirdtrimester #doona #copperpearl #loveverybaby #nestigworld #cranebaby #pregnancyessentials #breastpump

Pregnant at 41 years old for the first time after 10 months straight of trying, failed IUI and over 15 different supplements daily, our miracle #IVFCycle where we retrieved 1 single egg out of 7 follicles, actually fertilized and was given a grade A- at day 3 of the cell division and the day of our transfer. - There are so many obstacles to overcome since I am over 40 years old, like: • Over 50% chance of miscarriage in the first 12 weeks • Chromosomal abnormalities test • Heart defect test • Pregnancy complications like #preeclampsia (high blood pressure) #PlacentaPrevia (where placenta is blocking the cervix) #GestationalDiabetes • Preterm and Still birth - For right now we are cautiously optimistic, just like we were about each other when we met 😍🙃 and that turned out well so fingers crossed. - I truly believe that the success so far is heavily attributed to all the unusual fertility support supplements I have been taking for 10 months, the bottom like: when you are older, your body NEEDS them if you want to achieve the miracles that happen in your 20s naturally - #FertilityJourney #FertilityAwareness #FertilityTips #FertilityProblems #MotherhoodJourney #PregnancyJourney #pregnancytips #Pregnancytest #Maternity #mamamotivation #newmommy #infantDevelopment #Fertilitysupport #childdevelopment #tryingtoconcive #ttc #ttgp #pregnant #pregnancyannouncement #pregnancyjourney #pregnancyandnewbornmagazine #pregnancytest #ivfpregnancy #pregnant #pregnancytiktok #firsttrimester #firsttrimestrepregnancy