So obviously we're not the first, nor will we be the last, to ride this roller coaster of infertility. Our story is not all that unique or different than most couple's experiencing this, but nonetheless, a little background information is nice.....So here's our story (up to now) in a quick timeline....
January 2010: I got off birth control to let my body be "normal" for the first time in a long time. We continued to use protection because we "weren't quite ready" for kids yet. (Ohhhh the irony!)
August 2010: I began charting & taking my BBT because the 8 months off birth control showed my body was very, very irregular.
October 2010: I had that gut feeling that something "just wasn't right" with my body. We hadn't been at it long, but I had this feeling in the pit of my stomach that we were going to be in for the long haul. I brought it up to my doctor at my annual appointment and she told me to go ahead and make an initial fertility consultation. She also wrote a script for my initial bloodwork.
December 2010: As I waited to do the initial blood work, my body decided to play tricks on me. From the middle of October to the end of December, I didn't get my period. A 67 day cycle. I won't even mention how many tears and pregnancy tests I wasted during those 67 days. Finally, the witch arrived and I was able to start the process.
February 2011: My OB/GYN is convinced I'm not ovulating....even though I think I am. He suggests we start Clomid the next cycle....I decide I'm not ready to put synthetic chemicals into my body and opt to wait on the meds. I began seeing my chiropractor for fertility adjustments and acupuncture.
June 2011: Acupuncture & chiropractic work helped bring my cycles down from an average of 50 days to 35 days! Pretty incredible! We decided we would give Clomid a shot at this point.
September 2011: Clomid=nothing for me. These four rounds of Clomid were the most emotionally taxing thing Ive ever experienced. My body didn't react to the meds in 3/4 attempts, and the one cycle we did get to trigger was a bust, just like the rest. At my last round's mid-cycle check, it ended in tears in front of the doctor. I was so mad at myself for not having stayed stronger. That night, as I sat on my couch with a bottle of wine and a carton of ice cream, I decided we were done messing around. Time to break out the big guns...and call the Reproductive Endocrinologist...who's number I had written down in my planner for several months,....
November 2011: Well, here we are....in less than 2 weeks we will be making the four hour drive to Omaha, Nebraska to have our initial meeting with Dr. Doherty at Methodist Woman's Hospital. This appointment really feels like our "new beginning"....it may be a short journey from here on out...or it may just be getting started...all I know is I'm ready! BRING IT ON!
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