Off to the midwife appointment in a little bit and I have to say, I’m quite nervous. Nervous to meet new practitioners, nervous that I might not like them, nervous because the world of prenatal care is so vast and even with recommendations it seems like it’s pretty much a crapshoot. The practice we are [...]
I first started posting about the medicalization of conception shortly after meeting with our RE. In that initial post, I focused on the questions one begins to ask when starting down any kind of medical ttc path. Other posts followed, focusing on the control (or lack thereof) that welcoming the medical profession into your home [...]
Finally got a call from the doctor today at 1 pm. Less than twenty four hours after the draw? Yes. An eternity to C and I? Absolutely. My original level was 106. Today, seven days later, I was expecting to hear numbers between 800 and 1200. My number? 3562. Quick (online) calculations tell me that’s [...]
One of the thing that frustrates me the most about the medicalization of conception is that every doctor does it differently. That is, ask three doctors how they handle a problem or how long frozen sperm lives in the uterus or whether temping is useful and you will get three different answers. I’m all for [...]
… what is your IUI experience like? Not so much the step by step, but as you / after you inseminate, what goes on in that room? For us, outside of the actual IUI, we are basically hanging out with the doctor. In general he is in the room the whole time and I would [...]
IUI yesterday and today. Timing seems just about perfect but then again, I never ever seem to be able to trust the timing and my temperature charts look pretty ridiculous. I was pretty annoyed at the doctor yesterday, who first asked if we had tried last month ( uh, no, you put us on a [...]
CD 15, no +OPK, starting to go a little stir crazy. To be fair, over my nine month charting history (seven of which have included OPKs), it has only recently been the case that my OPKs turned on or before day 15. Over last spring and into the summer, they sometimes did not turn until [...]
What a whirlwind past few days. Wednesday I got a call telling me thyroid levels were high. The proposed solution is to cut down on meds and call when I get pregnant. I am concerned but hopeful that it means nothing. Thursday I speak to the RE, who basically tells me that if the levels [...]
Did some bloodwork. Learned we are overmedicating my thyroid issues. The pro is that I don’t have to take meds on weekends for the time being (which means I can eat whenever I wake up! woohoo!) The con is that I’m not sure how this will affect our next try; calling the doctor tomorrow. In [...]
Edited to add: I don’t want to negate anyone else’s experience or make it seem like if you just _____, the HSG will go fine. They can be very painful regardless of the actions you take or the experiences of others but I’m glad to know and share that they are not always painful. (apologizing [...]
