It's almost time!
To start temping, that is. It looks like AF is on her way out the door. I have some light spotting right now, but it doesn't seem like it's going to last very long. It's likely that tomorrow is going to be my first day of temping! :)
Infertility...
I never would have given myself that label... After all, I have a daughter. I have been pregnant, I have given birth, I am a Mommy... therefore I can not be infertile, right? Well, the more I think about it, the more convinced I become that my daughter was just simply a miracle. I mean... I stopped ovulating for a year straight when I was 16 years old. 3 years into "womanhood" and it just up and stopped working. And ever since then I've been having problems. The only thing that regulated me was birth control, and even though I was having a period every month I don't know if that means I was actually ovulating. I was even told, straight to my face by an Obstetrician, that there was a good chance I wouldn't be able to conceive. But somehow I did... And I have a wonderful, amazing, beautiful daughter out of it. My miracle. And now here I am, trying for number two and hoping against hope that the fertility treatments will work, that my body will fix itself, and that we can be blessed again...So, God, if you're listening... I could use another miracle.
Aunt Flow...
She finally reared her ugly head! And I was never so happy to see her. I was thinking about how much lighter AF seemed this time around, and I was coming to the conclusion that it was just breakthrough bleeding or something... but then it dawned on me... This is how AF used to be, back when I had normal cycles. I've gotten so used to ever-lasting, super-duper heavy periods that I had completely forgotten that I used to have a medium/light flow that lasted 4 - 5 days tops. I'm hoping this is a good sign, and that it means my body is regulating itself. I can't wait for AF to be over now so we can get back to the baby-making, and so that I can get back to temping. I'm scared it's just a fluke and I'm not really ovulating, and I'm not going to believe it unless I see it on a chart or something. Even if I don't get pregnant right away (Although that would be EPIC) I'd be happy to know that my body is on the mend and working on it's own accord...
Action Plan!
Well, it feels like it's been a long time coming, but I finally have an action plan on getting pregnant! I visited my OBGYN on the 16th or March and he put me on Metformin. He was originally just going to put me on Clomid but he said it's kind of pricey, so he put me on Metformin instead. It is a drug for diabetics with Type 2 Diabetes... it helps regualte sugars in the system, which also regualtes the insulin in the system. I guess access insulin can cause fertility problems in women, and it's one of the bigger factors in PCOS (Which I haven't been diagnosed with, but I have a sneaking suspicion that might be the case.). Anyhow, I do have elevated sugars, and my Family Doctor has coined me as Pre-Diabetic, so maybe this Metformin will help me out in more than one way. It's also supposed to help with weight loss, and seeing as how I started a lifestyle change at the beginning of March (I'm down almost 15lbs in a little over 2 weeks!) it might also help me out in getting healthier. Fingers crossed! I did see the tiniest bit of brown spotting the other day when I wiped, so I hope that means things in my system are starting to get moving! Wish me luck! :)
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