Consultation for Infertility

The meeting with the doctor was fine. She was very accommodating and easy to talk to. But she talks so fast that I can’t remember all the details about it. Thank goodness she gave me an instruction paper on what to do on my next cycle. Nothing's going to happen this month but I have to wait again. It could be my last try for natural ttc. Who knows what the future holds right?

The recommendation is to do IUI in my 2^nd cycle. If I were 40, IVF will be good.  She said I don’t have to worry for now. I just have to complete all necessary tests and see what she can find. I am hoping all of the tests will be negative. Please Lord make it happen that everything will going to be okay for this coming tests and that I could go for IUI with no problem.

It’s also nice of the doctor to offer me to change my infertility consultation to abnormal bleeding so that my insurance can cover it. Most of the consultation will not be covered by insurance. So she put me down on something. Bless her heart. I am lucky. I hope I could be too with the procedure that I am going next month. I will cross fingers.

Not again??

My prediction came true. It’s unfortunate, it’s devastating. Today is my 4^th day since AF arrives. I am almost clear and got spots from time to time. It is so odd talking about it. Too much information isn’t it. I just have to do this for the purpose of knowing how my journey of conceiving goes. From yucky to tacky! Bare it with me. You all know that this is part of being a woman.

I am looking toward another cycle to conceive naturally. I don’t know how the universe can give it to us or if there’s really magic. I wanted to have a baby. I really like to be pregnant before my birthday but yet it’s pretty unclear at this time. Nature doesn’t work on our side. We need medical help.

10th Day after Smiley

Well, there's nothing to really talk about these days. I am still on the waiting period. Today is my 10th day after I read a smiley face using OPK. I haven't really feel anything yet. Except I feel I am a little bloated and there's some tenderness below my belly and muscle on the thigh as well. I do feel this before my period. But strange enough, there's no breast tenderness. I guess it's a new change. Let's see if I can wait for 5 days to test or just wait until Aunt Flow arrives.

With the many tries of knowing whether I am pregnant or not, this month I don't feel I am in a hurry to know. I want to be positive whatever it is. Negative or positive I could take it. But it could be nice if it's positive. Only, I don't want to expect more. If I could not this time, I know there will be another way in the future.

Smiley Face count for the year

I haven't done to check really if what I said on the other post was correct. I have a menstrual cycle calendar in my Ipod. I will check right now what day smiley face fall in the months I was ovulated. This post is for my own record so I could remember.

Jan 16 - day 23 - period january 31 (15)
Feb 19 - day 20 - period march 5 (15)
March 22 - day 17 - period april 6 (15)
April 25 - day 20 - period may 11 (16)
May - none
June 1 - day 22 - period june 14(13)
June 30 - day 17 - period july 14 (14)
July 29 - day 16 - period august 12 (14)
August - none
September  15 - day 35 - period sept 29 (15 estimate) - Way to off due to travel
October 27 - day 29 - period nov 10 (14)
November - none
December 3 - day 23 - period dec 16 (14)

So base on the total for 6th months, I am fertile on the 19th day average of each cycle. As you can see from above September was the weird month. I thought I conceived. It was false hope. But if God work it's mysterious ways and give miracles I am hoping one day for my turn. I will be positive about it but if not I will live it all up to Him since he knows what's good for me.

Day 29th

I tested my first urine Saturday morning and finally I saw the familiar smiley face. It's nice to know that I am still ovulating but check out the day. It's beyond too normal. But normal to people who are irregular. My guess will be the travel and time change screwed my ovulation cycle. I hope and pray there could be some miracle happening soon.

I also made to confirm an appointment on the 16th of November to a very young doctor with 11 years of experience. I hope I am making the right choice of switching to her than my previous doctor. My previous doctor will also recommend me to an infertility specialists which the schedule will go as far as December. I can't wait 2 more cycles to waste. Maybe it's a sign that this new doctor will be the right answer to my problem.

Late ovulation

I don't know maybe with the travel, time change, exhaustion from last month's trip overseas and stress from work I am not ovulating fast. This will be my 2nd month today. I am expecting to see a smiley face from OPK's test which I did on the 15th day from day 1 of cycle. I am on day 21 and no smiley face yet. It's hard to do the timing for conception when irregular cycle hits again.

I have been taking prenatal DHA prescribed by the doctor and also my choice of using Fertility Blend in the hopes of getting my normal cycle. I am sure my travel overseas is the reason why my cycle is off. For the past 6 months my fertility cycle is between 17-25 but my most fertile days is commonly falls on 17-20. I hope to see smiley face again maybe tomorrow. I will cross fingers.