For the past few weeks, I’ve been following a new routine at bedtime: I shut down my computer, take my medications, and then hop into bed with an eye mask and headphones. No, this process isn’t to help me tune out the sound of Ben’s snoring (although it does help). Thanks to the wonderful people at [...]
Talking about Infertility
Talking about infertility is a funny thing. It’s a hard combination of intimacy and candidness. As a blogger, I’ve opened up a little about our unique process and my emotions that come with it, but I don’t talk about everything. I know women who are much more open and share every part of their cycle. [...]
Next Year Will Be Better
Last year, I wrote a post, hoping it would be the last time I was not celebrating Mother’s Day. And here I am, another year later, and still no Momma-status. It is hard not to feel like a failure. I am reminded that the terrifying downside of setting goals when you have no control over [...]
Ignoring Infertility Doesn’t Make it Go Away
This week is National Infertility Awareness week. I’ve wanted to pretend that I didn’t notice. (Which is sort of amusing, considering the theme for this year is “Don’t Ignore Infertility.) I read the heartbreaking stories, the hopeful stories, and the in-between. Most of the time, instead of offering words of encouragement, I closed my eyes [...]
Ovacue Fertility Monitor Review
Since getting the great news from the neuromuscular clinical trial, Ben and I are waiting for our regular genetic/fertility counselor to do some “homework” on carrier tests and seeing if she can get Ben’s insurance to cover the costs of the test. While they should only have to locate one gene instead of doing an [...]
Chapter One Herbs - TTC Tea Review and Giveaway
One of the greatest parts of blogging is meeting a community of women who are going through similar things in their lives. If that wasn’t abundantly clear from the get-go for me, it was certainly obvious once I was diagnosed with pcos and started my own journey with trying to conceive (TTC) and infertility. One [...]
Fertility How-To: Charting Tips for Newbies
One of the biggest elements of trying to get pregnant with having PCOS is figuring out if and when I ovulate. While taking Provera has given me a monthly cycle again, the hormones do not regulate ovulation. I bought a Basal Body Thermometer about two months ago to start charting my BBT (basal body temp), [...]
Hysteria
(This post was written over a month ago, but for some reason was lost in draft-land. I guess I just wanted to point out that my family has chilled out with the teasing, at least for now.) Once people know that you’re trying to get pregnant, it is impossible to get sick, have PMS [...]
Perfect Uterus: I haz one
At least that’s what my RE says. My follow up appointment Thursday morning went pretty much the way I expected it to. Yes, I have poly cystic ovarian syndrome, aka pcos. However, the good news is that I still have eggs, my thyroid levels are normal, and most of my other levels are good [...]
Just when you think you're out of obstacles . . .
I’ve been trying to figure out how to write this post for almost a week. Each time I’ve attempted it, I cry or go off on tangents or feel like there’s just not enough space to write it all out. Two weeks ago, I (finally) had a doctor’s appointment in the right place, with the [...]
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