Well, I've been distracted the past couple of weeks from thinking too much about baby making. I have gained fresh optimism again. I feel that way because I have tried different things this cycle. I said in the last post that I am taking Maca, and Aspirin. Well, I took Maca up until just before ovulation, and Aspirin I took every other day until just before ovulation. So those things combined I feel more hopeful. My Post O temps are so far quite high, so I'm happy with that result! Plus my pre O temps weren't too erratic and were on the whole a bit higher than usual. Also a good sign. So, I'm really hoping that the aspirin that I took allowed more blood flow to the uterus and that I have a nice thick endometrial lining for our baby to implant it. JJ is also taking Maca as it is great for men and women.
I ovulated on day number 16 of my cycle. A day later than last cycle, but still, earlier than I was averaging since our last miscarriage early last year. So that is awesome. I'm going to Manitoba tomorrow and will be out until my AF is due. So if I get a positive pregnancy test while I'm out there I'm sad that I'll probably have to tell JJ over the phone. I'll want to tell him first, and yet, I'll want to tell some people in person while I'm back home. As long as I'm pregnant, that's what really matters! I have tonnes of pregnancy tests that came in the mail on Monday. Gotta love cheap internet tests! The level they respond to HCG is 10miu, which is super sensitive! Most others are around 20miu or more. So I should be able to see a positive sooner. :) Good times. Alright, here's to hoping for a baby before I turn 28!
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Cycle #44 of Trying.
No fresh optimism here. Af came like usual, right when I though she would. And here I am writing another blog. I'm not very good at writing a lot. My patience with typing up things gets short. :) On a wonderful note, a friend of mine finally was able to hold her own baby in her arms. What a beautiful thing. Congrats deary!
Every cycle I try to figure out what I can do to increase my chances at conception. I realize J's morphology issue (99% of his sperm are misshapen) is a likely cause of the infertility, however, I believe that my af is too short. So I don't think that my uterine lining is getting as thick as it is supposed to. It needs to be thick enough to support a pregnancy, otherwise baby won't implant properly and I could miscarry. So, this cycle I realized that this is a likely problem. I am taking baby aspirin this cycle, to increase the blood flow to my uterus, which should increase the lining. Along with that I am taking Maca root (only started that 3/4 of the way through my last cycle), prenatals, and b6 (for my 12 day luteal phase that I'm trying to increase to 13 or 14 days).
Now, I wish I could forgo taking all these supplements but when you really want a baby, you do what you can. That being said, I need to lose weight and eat healthier and that will help balance my hormones. J and I are both in the process of trying to lose weight. So far I'm down about 3 pounds. So that is a start. I am hoping to lose a few more this cycle. I really really don't want to be overweight after a pregnancy is done and have to worry about losing it. Nor do I wish to be concerned about having and issues during pregnancy. Granted, I'm not super heavy but I'm borderline overweight. Just under now with the 3 pound loss. So we shall see. I'm not holding my breath, but I am especially excited to try the aspirin and see if that will make a difference. (I plan on taking one every other day, as I really am not trying to thin my blood for any other reason but to increase that uterine lining) For those who don't know, aspirin is commonly prescribed in pregnancies after repeated miscarriage, in case there is a clotting disorder that would have caused the losses.
Well, that's it for now.
Every cycle I try to figure out what I can do to increase my chances at conception. I realize J's morphology issue (99% of his sperm are misshapen) is a likely cause of the infertility, however, I believe that my af is too short. So I don't think that my uterine lining is getting as thick as it is supposed to. It needs to be thick enough to support a pregnancy, otherwise baby won't implant properly and I could miscarry. So, this cycle I realized that this is a likely problem. I am taking baby aspirin this cycle, to increase the blood flow to my uterus, which should increase the lining. Along with that I am taking Maca root (only started that 3/4 of the way through my last cycle), prenatals, and b6 (for my 12 day luteal phase that I'm trying to increase to 13 or 14 days).
Now, I wish I could forgo taking all these supplements but when you really want a baby, you do what you can. That being said, I need to lose weight and eat healthier and that will help balance my hormones. J and I are both in the process of trying to lose weight. So far I'm down about 3 pounds. So that is a start. I am hoping to lose a few more this cycle. I really really don't want to be overweight after a pregnancy is done and have to worry about losing it. Nor do I wish to be concerned about having and issues during pregnancy. Granted, I'm not super heavy but I'm borderline overweight. Just under now with the 3 pound loss. So we shall see. I'm not holding my breath, but I am especially excited to try the aspirin and see if that will make a difference. (I plan on taking one every other day, as I really am not trying to thin my blood for any other reason but to increase that uterine lining) For those who don't know, aspirin is commonly prescribed in pregnancies after repeated miscarriage, in case there is a clotting disorder that would have caused the losses.
Well, that's it for now.
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