What’s comin’ will come and we’ll meet it when it does. -Hagrid Within a couple days I was on the max dose of my BP medication every 8 hours and receiving steroid injections “incase” I had to deliver. I wasn’t going home anytime soon. A different doctor had come in and told me it wasContinue reading “Why Is This Happening To Me”
There’s nowhere you can be that isn’t where you’re meant to be. -John Lennon November 22, 2019 arrived VERY quickly. My mother had driven up to join me for the big appointment as she knew I was very nervous about it. My first appointment was at 9am with the Maternal Fetal Medicine department who wasContinue reading “Big Appointment Day”
Worrying is like sitting in a rocking chair. It gives you something to do but it doesn’t get you anywhere. -English Proverb The day of my maternal fetal medicine scan, 10/31, I was a little nervous, but not too worried. My OB assured me that the scans looked good, but these pictures were necessary toContinue reading “Try Not to Worry”
No one else will ever know the strength of my love for you. After all, you’re the only one who knows what my heart sounds like from the inside. -Unknown Four weeks later, I was well into my first trimester (11 weeks) and feeling great. No, really – not sick at all. I thought itContinue reading “I Feel Great”
If plan “A” didn’t work, the alphabet as 25 more letters! Stay cool. -Unknown With my husband back and a guarantee this time would not be a waste, I proceeded with my 3rd round of Clomid (100mg) – 5th try total. Emotions and hormones ran amok just as the round before and I ovulated aroundContinue reading “5th Time’s a Charm”
In those 4 months of tracking my ovulation, I ovulated a total of 2 times, each one about 60 days long. I felt defeated. In that time, my husband got his seminal fluid retested and it was A-Okay. He was given two thumbs up. It was clear that our trouble getting pregnant was no longerContinue reading “PCOS Sucks”
I get why they say “Miracle of Birth” now. The whole shebang is a miracle. Once my husband and I decided to try for a baby, we went straight to my OB. I needed to learn everything to make this happen. I may have started having sex at 16, but I’ve always been very responsible.Continue reading “I’m Ready to Try…”
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