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Three Requests

Did you see my blog post below with photos of those cute triplets?! Their awesome health is due a lot to their amazing Mom & Dad but also March of Dimes! I’m walking alongside Jenny & her miracle family April 30th in the March for Babies. I {& March of Dimes} would love your support. Check out the widget on the right for the link to my page & where you can easily make a donation. Even $5 is awesome!!

Have you also seen the newest button on the right?! I’m going to BLOGHER!!! Yes, y’all I’m that excited. My first blog conference! I’m not even sure my little place of the internet is “big” enough for me to be going. But I know I’ll learn & grow & I just can’t wait to meet or reconnect with some of my blogging favs. I’m rooming with the lovely Alena from Charmingly Chandler, & we’re hoping to find two more roomies. I think Alena might’ve lined up another. So my second request, if you’re planning on going, let me know so I can look for you there! And if you’re looking for a roomie or know someone who is, let me know too. 🙂

Lastly, today at 2:15p is my HSG. I’m getting nervous. I’d love to hear what yours was like if you had one & how long it took to recover. Also, if you’re of the praying type & feel so led, I’d be honored if you’d say a quick prayer for the doctors in charge of the test. I asked for prayer request at my small group meeting last night. I hadn’t spoken up about my infertility yet, but I already feel more calm just knowing that those spiritual friends know what’s going on & will be throwing prayers up today for us.

Thanks for reading if you got to the end of this post & also if you feel led about my requests!

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First RE appointment

I meant to post this yesterday but was busy at work, then a coworker happy hour then made muffins for a work breakfast this morning.  After all that, I collapsed on the couch to watch AI.  The short of it: we both really like Dr P & everyone else we encountered at CC & left very hopeful.

I brought my charts from the past 13 cycles. He looked at them & right off said definitely a LP issue {which I’d gathered} but great that I have very regular cycles & am definitely O’ing {which I’d also hoped}. The RE said based on how short my LPs are if he’d seen my charts 6 months in, he would have recommended us come see him then. I told him my obgyn had waived it off {damn midcarolina}. He thinks it’s probably progesterone deficiency but not sure the cause yet. I had blood work done {damn rolling veins meant 2 sticks and bruises today} & Jason did the SA {aka his date with the cup} while we were there yesterday. Yeah, we were pumped we were able to get all that done for just one $50 copay!

My hsg will probably be within 2 weeks {between days 6-12 of my next cycle} then we meet back with him 3/1 to see where we go from there.  Dr. P did said while we were there, based on my short LPs, that we might start with clomid/fermara {because both not only bring on O but also help with progesterone} or maybe just do progesterone supplements.  IF friends, did you have to do those supplements? Or any of these other medicines?  What do you think?

Jason got his test results emailed to him. We got it this morning & his buddies are awesome; like 272 million awesome!! Woohoo! 🙂

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Recent Cycles

I’ve decided that I would post the charts for my past two cycles.  Cycle 11 began Thanksgiving weekend & O date slipped up on us over my birthday weekend and then as Ma turned for the worst, TTC was sent to the back of my mind.  I spotted for such a long time I was beginning to wonder what was up.  Then CD1 happened Christmas day on top Ma’s passing.  11 day LP is the longest yet.

I’d love to get y’alls thoughts on my O date for cycle 12.  Did I O on day 12 {which was what FF advanced says} or did I O on day 16 {based on +opk}?  Either way isn’t perfect, but I either had a normalish length LP but +opk after O date or good high temp climb but super short LP.

As for cycle 13, we looked up the forecasted due date if I were to get pregnant this cycle & it would be Oct 24th.  We decided based on my brother’s wedding being Oct 22nd that we didn’t want to have us or our families deal with that chance.  I’d hate to miss their wedding or make my parents choose between son’s wedding & first grandchild.  It was also nice this weekend to not wake up and temp at 7am.

Also, we happened to be at our regular doctor today {Jason got something in his eye & had to get something for the scratches}.  I asked her who she recommended as a new Ob/Gyn as I want to switch {if you’re in Raleigh area, please let me know who you like}.  I told her I was asking since we planned to go to get a referral for the RE for testing etc. Our awesome doctor advised as our primary she could refer us {skipping that extra copay!!}.  So we don’t have an appt quite yet, but it’s in the works.  I’ll keep y’all posted how things go!

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2011 Goals

I took this weekend to go back through my 2010 blog posts & it ended up being two year in review posts.  I also looked back on my 2010 goals…I’m not going to focus on the fact that few if any personal ones were completed {husband did get a new job that he really enjoys}.  I guess we’ll just say I’m still a work in progress…  I’m not calling these resolutions because I feel that sets me up for failure.  I’ll call these 2011 goals.

I first made known our TTC last January.  One year later, we aren’t much, if any, closer to that baby {CD1 of cycle 12 started Christmas day…that was just quite a day}.  So a 2011 baby is still a goal for this year.  I plan to make an appointment with OB/RE if we aren’t pregnant by February/March. I’m also getting tired of doing month TTC chart posts.  I promise to keep y’all informed if there’s changes with TTC, but I’m not sure that I’ll keep up those per cycle posts. {will yall miss them? think I’ll miss them? leave me a comment with your thoughts}

After the passing of my grandmother, I want to make a lot of time for family in 2011.  I look back so fondly on my time in Charlotte in 2010 with Ma.  I plan to go visit Nana & Pawpaw at OIB & Papa in Charlotte as often as I can & really visit with them and not take them for granted.

Steven & Beth’s wedding is Oct 22nd.  I want to be healthier by their wedding.  I work better when I have a timeline goal. I’m not going to make a “I want to lose x number of pounds goal” because I feel like that sets me for feeling bad if its not attained.  So I’m leaving it as healthier & happier.  I’d like to work out more during the week and at least do something active on the weekends.  Eat more at home {not takeout but actually cooking healthy meals}.  I’d love to fit into a size 10 instead of 16 bridesmaid’s dress, but if it’s a 24 because I’m healthy & happily pregnant, I will be ecstatic! {btw, I’ve been thinking that we maybe not super hard TTC cycles 13/14 so that I’m not super duper, you-can’t-travel pregnant or delivering on their wedding day. what’d yall think about that? should we continue to try?}

Be a better blogger.  I think I did better in 2010 when it comes to posting more frequently & getting connected with other bloggers.  I’ve made awesome blog & twitter friends in the past year & plan to keep that up.  I’d love to attend BlogHer11 this summer in San Diego & am going to see if I can make that work.

On that note, I want to *attempt* to do project 365 or it might end up as project 52 this year.  Maybe I’ll do a “my week in pictures” post on here that way I remember what I’ve taken each day/week & get to use my Nikon! 
I wrote these goals early last week and really got excited about this project 365 idea.  I decided to make a tumblr page as to not let the project take over this blog {I made a Page for it too}.  I’d *love* for you to start following me at http://suzstreats.tumblr.com & let me know what you think of my photos so far.  If you’d want to see them {or maybe a weeks worth here} let me know & I could start that up.

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oh CD1…

I thought this post out in my head the other day. I let it marinate a little before deciding to post {from my phone so excuse errors}. So CD1, you make me feel…angry, sad, depressed, jealous, then hopeful. All those emotions just in one day.

Angry that what we thought was a good cycle didn’t end up with a BFP.

Sad that we won’t be celebrating the 2010 holidays pregnant. I swore we’d be pregnant by football season~that’s out the window now too.

All the above’s made my usually happy self a little depressed this week. Crawl under the covers & sleep depressed but nothing a few beers & some Ben & Jerry’s & Christmas decorations couldn’t fix though.

Oh the jealousy this week. I’m normally not a jealous person. If someone has the fortunateness or luck or both to have something I admire, usually I’m like awesome for them & move on. This week, pregnant people I don’t know {ones I know I’m still just happy & excited for!} and baby toys & baby sale flyers just make me jealous. Instead of keeping the baby store coupons for gifts, this week they’ve gone right in the recycling bin.

Then back to hopeful. Hopeful that this new cycle, cycle 11 TTC, will be the one! Hopeful that my projected O date being on my birthday might be good luck! Hopeful that if this is the cycle that you could get an awesome Christmas gift~ a BFP! Keep your fingers & toes crossed.

update~ HUGE thanks to Kelly if you’re seeing this for reading & stopping by with beer & ice cream! Jason & I really appreciate that & you as always!! Also much love to other friends, both IRL & internet friends for their comments, email, FB messages etc. They mean more than you know!