After some inspiration from a fellow-blogger, and wanting to remember this process, I decided to start a blog. But my story begins long before this blog did. So a little rewind...
It has been a roller coaster to get to this point. We started off trying to get pregnant the "normal" way. At first I thought "maybe its because I was on birth control for so long that it is taking me a little longer to get pregnant." Some of my friends got pregnant without even trying, so I figured, I just may be a little different. Each month would go by and my hopes would get up and then - Negative. It all started when my friend told me that I shouldn't try to "plan out" my pregnancy. She said "let it happen naturally" so I did. I went off birth control before I had planned and I figured I would not try yet, but I wouldn't be not trying either. That was September of 2012. Every month after that was the same idea. Try but not try. Finally in December we decided to actually try. Boy was I upset when in January I wasn't pregnant. I didn't understand why it didn't work. My friend Deanna bought me an ovulation kit in one of the following months. Between the kit and tracking on my 8 iPhone apps, I was SURE that every month was it. Nope.
After many many months of trying, I went and saw my ob-gyn and explained my concern. She did some tests and found out I had "cysts." We had these checked out and they turned out to be nothing. Phew.
But I still wasn't pregnant. Now its June. My one friend had gotten pregnant had had a beautiful baby boy in the time I had been trying. So I just kept on trying. July. August (I was SURE this was THE month). Nope.
Finally, I switched ob-gyns. After my gynecologist was very dismissive, I decided to read reviews on her. They were awful and it was at that time I went to my new doctor that my friends recommended. August 27 was my appointment. I remember this date so clearly because I felt like a new beginning. That appointment went very well and I LOVED my new doctor. She knew my concern and right away gave me the name of a fertility Dr. And that's how this process all began.
September- First appointment with new dr. Was VERY excited and VERY nervous. The checklist they give you to even gets started seemed like a full time job. But I got started.
October- Working on that checklist. HSG scheduled for this month. Worst procedure of my life. I am glad I didn't read up on this before hand because I would have freaked out.
November- began more testing and started planning for artificial insemination. Was very excited about this! Started Clomid and for the first time felt artificial hormones. Not the best feeling.
December- Artificial Insemination. Had a GREAT feeling about this. Told everyone. Was CONVINCED I was having triplets. Nope. Not.even.one.
January- Lets try this again! This time has got to work! Nope.
February- Decided to ask insurance to skip another artificial insemination and go straight to IVF. That was a great idea. Except it meant getting insurance approval, which took a few weeks. Then needed to order new meds, which took another few weeks and $8,000 (THANK GOD for insurance reimbursements). Finally meds came!!! Going to start in March!
March- Ovarian cysts. Gotta wait till they go away, went on birth control until that happened.
Mid-march- broke through birth control. Have to wait till I get my period.
April- no cysts! But Lab is closed until April 13, so need to start birth control again.
Mid- April- Lab Open! Broke through birth control. Have to wait for period again.
April 29, 2014- GOT MY PERIOD. Now, normally, most people who are trying as hard as I am to get pregnant would not be as excited as I was to get my period. But this was the most excited I had been in a long time. This meant, finally I can begin.
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