My appointment went well. Apparently my blood work was great. They know I am having strong ovulations and they were pleased with my potential for pregnancy. My ovaries were also handling the increased ovulation well. The doctor was overall very pleased and encouraging. I explained my side effects with Clomid and he even seemed pleased with that. He said he believes the side effects are signs of positive change in my hormones which are making me more fertile.
The doctor wants to continue on our current course. He made only one change to his orders; I have to relax. He reminded me that we are the most fertile when we are relaxed and that I need to stop worrying and stressing over not getting pregnant. In order to achieve this goal I am not allowed to take any more pregnancy tests unless I reach day 35 of a cycle. I am currently on day 30, so I have 5 days to relax. If/when my period starts I am to call the office and let them know and they will order my meds. Then when I hit day 21 I will go for blood work and we start the cycle all over again…. Repeat until pregnant.
In case I haven’t mentioned it before, I adore my husband. While he wasn’t able to be at the appointment with me, Doc was waiting to hear the news. I called him and told him what the doctor said and his response was, “I think a new couch would help with the relaxing.” Now I am not normally a fan of spending money (because we don’t have it to spend), but I love that his first thought was to make our home more comfortable so I could relax. When we moved we didn’t have room for our old couch and have had a loveseat and recliner instead, but I have really missed having a couch. We talked about buying one, but I have been dragging my feet because I don’t like spending money! We have to save when we want big expenses and buying something like a couch means we put off buying other things. I don’t know if I will actually go buy a couch, but I may go “relax” at Nebraska Furniture Mart to see if I see anything I like!
Doc has just been amazing through all of this. I feel like we have gotten even closer during this struggle. I am amazed because he has to deal with the crazy that is me on a daily basis and he keeps coming home with a smile, so maybe he is a little crazy himself. Last night he came home early and we had a quiet evening together. He told me to stop stressing myself out about relaxing and to try and have some fun. 2 doctors in 1 day tell me to chill out, guess I should listen! I am not saying Doc is perfect, he is far from perfect (as am I), but how he manages this struggle is pretty awesome. I know he is just as anxious to start our family, but he doesn’t put pressure on me about it. He does his best to make this a fun journey. He is going to be an awesome dad. I can’t wait for the day when I get to tell him “we’re pregnant!” J
Yay for the good doctor's appointment and the fact that your struggles are having a positive effect on you're marriage. It's really easy to tell someone to relax, not so easy to relax but if your post is any indication, you're doing a good job. I'm really happy you're in better spirits.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I am feeling a lot better. The order to relax was kind of a reminder to live in the moment, not worrying about the future or predicting the future. I needed the reminder! So that is where I am today, enjoying the now. I just want to be sure that I show all sides of the journey. Some days are hard and I cry, a lot. Other days I remember that my life is in a really good place and that I am blessed with an amazing partner. The struggle is to find the balance every day so that I can enjoy every day!
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