Labay Family: New Year, New Me!

Thursday, January 19, 2012

New Year, New Me!

How cliche is it that it's a new year and I feel the need to be a new me? Right? Doesn't everyone start a new year with the hope that they too will change some aspect of their lives? Well, I mean it! And I am going to stick with it! Ever since my kids were born, I have been feeling like my mind and my body aren't really mine anymore. It's strange, I know, but it's about time I do something about it! I made an appointment with a doctor at the end of December and my blood was tested to rule out any "medical" conditions and my anxiety and stress were discussed. I am planning on managing some of these issues with vitamins, nutrition and exercise. Lord knows, I need help! I am not a terrible eater, but I'm not a good one either. Make sense? Ok, I'm not a snacker or a sweet craver, but, I do not eat veggies. Basically meat and potatoes is a good way to describe my diet. :) Anyway, I have a plan. As for the exercise I am really going to go with what I love and that is Pilates. We are also going to get a good treadmill. I just have to do it! I really do not need to lose any weight, but I always feel so good after I do Pilates. It's the stretching and breathing that I absolutely love! The treadmill will be for toning and heart rate workouts. For the extra nutrition and vitamins I am diving head-first into a product line that I have used in the past and I believe in 100%. I am so excited to start using and sharing these products! Also, I plan on using this blog as a place to hold myself accountable and also to share my progress with all of you! Maybe you would like to join along? If you are interested in what products I'm talking about, ask me! Otherwise, I'll mention them as soon as I start this new, healthy lifestyle. Which will be really soon! :)

1 comment:

Kasie said...: Hi Dory,
I was wondering what sort of Pilates you do? My boss does private pilates sessions three times a week, and she loves it. I'd love to go to some of the group classes, but they are very expensive. Do you have a pilates DVD or do you go to a class in EC?; January 20, 2012 at 8:49 AM

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My Pregnancy

Feb. 22, 2008 - Positive Pregnancy!
Feb. 28, 2008 - TWINS!
14 Weeks - Cervical Cerclage
24 Weeks - Admitted to the hospital for 3 days -Pre-Term Labor. Sent home on fetal monitoring and terbutaline pump. I have to monitor for contractions once a day and send the readings in for review. The terbutaline pump in a cathater in my leg that sends a contiunous flow of "anti-contraction" medicine into me. Complete bed-rest!
28 Weeks - Admitted to the hospital for 90% effacement of cervix. Cerclage still in tact but pulling. If it broke I would have to deliver and this is too soon. The babies are measuring 2.8 and 2.11 pounds. Was in the hospital for 23 days this time.
31 Weeks - Was sent home. Babies were 3.9 and 3.10 pounds. Stay on bed-rest.
36 Weeks 3 Days - Scheduled C-Section
Babies Born October 3, 2008!!!

5 Years of Infertility

Brent and I had dated for years - since my senior year of High School and were finally married on September 27, 2003. We had been together so long that we decided we would start a family immediately. Things turned out to be a bit more difficult than we planned. After many years of trying and medical intervention I was finally diagnoised with Endometriosis in Feb. of 2007. My disease was severe - stage 4 and had spread to my liver. After having exploratory surgery Dr. Cook thought that my ovaries and tubes were capable of functioning properly enough to produce a pregnancy but with the hostile environment inside of me I would need lots of help. We began Lupron therapy that would last 6 months as a way to try to "kill" off some of the endo. When the 6 months was up we began rounds of Clomid with IUI (Intra-Uteran Insemination). We did 2 cycles of this with no result. Our only other option was IVF which we decided to begin in January of 2008. After carefully following the treatment schedule of meds. and shots we had 14 eggs retrieved on Feb. 5, 2008 and of the 14 eggs 6 fertilized and became embryos. On Feb. 8, 2008 Dr. Gill transfered 3 of the best of the embryos. Two weeks later (Feb. 22nd) MaryLou called with the good news that my pregnancy test was positive!!!