After I had Carson I decided to get the Depo-Provera shot. BAD IDEA!! I had the shot 2 times and that was it. My last shot was in March of 2009. I was told of the side-effects of the shot and that they were rare, and definitely did not expect to have any since they were so RARE. But I ended up gaining a ton of weight within 2-3 months, while working out with or without Jeff and eating healthy. I had lost all of my baby weight a week and a few days after I had Carson. I waited the 6 weeks until I started working out, then started back with yoga and pilates. So therefore, I have not had a cycle since March of 2008 and it is now January 2011. We kept trying and hoping I would get pregnant and obviously nothing. After discussing all of our options we chose a highly recommended and successful fertility and reproductive specialist. We had our first appointment on the 6th of January and we were extremely pleased with the staff, office, and doctors. They were all incredibly nice, the office was very clean and welcoming, and the doctors were amazing. Even the med students were great and very helpful. We get there have an hour meeting, then I have a physical and vaginal ultrasound, then blood work, and then I am free to leave. During out talk the doctor along with Jeff and I made a plan for us and what all is going to be done and when.
The Plan
1. Take Provera to induce AF, so I can then begin Clomid.
2. On cycle day 3 I have to return to the office for blood work to check my hormone levels and I am to FAST the night before so they can check my insulin/glucose and a few other things.
3. I am FASTING because the doctor is 95% sure I have PCOS.
4. On CD 5-9 I will take Clomid, assuming my blood work comes back normal.
5. On CD 14 I go in for another vaginal ultrasound to check my little egglings and see how they are doing. ( yes egglings)
6. Then after the ultrasound I will come home and proceed to stab myself with a needle aka Ovidrel Yes, I am going to insert a needle into my own skin at my own will. For those of you who know me know I am terrified of needles. So this will be an interesting day and I plan to throw darts to work on my aim.
7. Then depending on the ultrasound and my CM (cervical mucus) the doctor will either let us BD on our own or we will have to proceed with IUI.
8. Then if we do not get a BFP, we will continue to do this each cycle for each month.
So I started Provera on January 9th and finished it the 18th. Then I waited around for AF to arrive and she finally did on 1-26-11. Therefore I had my blood work done on Friday morning and afterwards had a nice long talk with the nurse. I had a million and one questions, was charting and temping like a mad women, I am taking vitamins, and I am an emotional wreck, and needed to make sure I was normal and not crazy. They told me to stop temping and charting, stop peeing on sticks like it's a job, and to just relax. Also, while I was there they decided that going ahead with IUI would be our best bet, so they will schedule that after my ultrasound on CD 14.
Today is CD 6 and I just took my 2nd dose of Clomid 50mg. I feel super lucky that I have not experienced the side effects that so many of the women who I talk to have experienced. Let me show you want you may experience with Clomid:
Clomiphene may cause side effects. Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away:
- flushing (feeling of warmth)
- upset stomach
- vomiting
- breast discomfort
- headache
- abnormal vaginal bleeding
Some side effects can be serious. The following symptoms are uncommon, but if you experience any of them, call your doctor immediately:
- blurred vision
- visual spots or flashes
- double vision
- stomach or lower stomach pain
- stomach swelling
- weight gain
- shortness of breath
Now how exciting do all of those sound. Let me just tell you that my boobs are in pain. If they could talk they would scream at me and call me all sorts of names. It hurts just to sit, it hurts to move, and don't get me started on what it feels like to take a shower. I cannot even imagine how we are going to BDtv commercials he just laughs. I love him. Did I mention I am overly emotional right now? I would probably cry if someone sneezed the wrong way around me.
I have met some amazing women who are also on their ttc journey and some that were trying to conceive and finally got that BFP. I have known some that lost their little angels baby, and were trying to get pregnant again and finally are. I am so incredibly happy for the people who are pregnant.
Now I am going to try to comfort my aching boobs. I ordered a new pregnancy pillow today. Yes I know it is extremely early, but I have slept with pillows all around since I got pregnant with Carson and it has not changed. So I treated myself to this super cute turquoise pregnancy pillow and I am counting down the days until it gets here.
I'm so excited for you Erin. I look forward to you getting your BFP!
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