Baby Woes

WARNING: Highly sensitive/female topics discussed. If you are known to have adverse reactions to terms including but not limited to "ovaries," "hormones," "period," and "conceive," it is strongly recommended that you skip this post and wait patiently for the next topic.

So, those of you whom I speak with regularly know that I had a dr.'s appt. today. I thought it would be much easier to keep everyone posted by saying "check the blog" than by trying to explain everything coming up. Doc says she thinks I'm not ovulating. I figured that. So, here's what's in store for us over the next couple of weeks:

*Chad gets to take a semen sample to the lab to make sure his army is in good supply. He's been very good natured about this possibility which I am thankful for. It still makes me chuckle a little bit on the inside, though.

*I go for blood work on Monday. It's a lot of the same things I've been tested for in the past: TSH (thyroid), glucose/insulin (in case of poly cystic ovaries), FSH (if this is high, I'm likely not ovulating), and progesterone (if low, I'm likely not ovulating.) I've done a lot of research on all of these tests so I at least feel informed. I'll visit with the dr. later this month to go over all of the results.

*I also have to schedule a hysterosalpingogram which is a procedure where the inject dye into your cervix and x-ray your abdomen. They can tell a lot with this procedure but mainly we'll be able to determine if I have any blockages in my fallopian tubes or abnormalities of the uterus, etc. I schedule that after my next period (or whatever you want to call what I do). I also have to take a week's worth of antibiotics before and after this procedure. It's the same nasty stuff I took after the stingray incident -- doxycycline.

That's it for now. I went through a freak show stage where I researched everything obsessively and now I have talked myself back down to normalcy. I have been reading Eckhart Tolle's A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose. It has some good insights on how you can keep your thoughts from controlling you. Chad thinks there's good potential that he's a quack, but I'm enjoying what I've been able to glean and apply so far. We're taking each day at a time and crossing each bridge as we get to it. We both still feel very confident that there will be a little Haynes one of these days.

Okay, next post is going to get back to the fun stuff. We still have two weeks of summer left to enjoy!