Same Boat, Different River

Don't get excited because I didn't update last month!  We are still in the same boat.  The boat of 2.5mg of Femara and timed intercourse.  Except now we are paddling in the river of Syracuse, UT where there doesn't appear to be another boat in sight.  It's probably untrue because with more women in their 20's and 30's concentrated in one certain city, there would likely be more women with infertility.  But you wouldn't think so by looking at my new neighborhood and ward.  Our first week at our new ward last week was painful.  "Oh, it's just you and your husband?"  Yes, just us. While they helped us unload the moving van, someone said, "Who is the trampoline for?  You don't have any kids!"  Umm.. I have a niece and nephew who like to spend time at our house, and maybe I still enjoy the trampoline because I don't have stress incontinence when I jump!  I'm starting to think this move was a mistake.  But I do love my house.  And the neighbors are very nice and super friendly.  It's so nice to see kids wearing helmets and playing outside together.  And one day we will have at least one child, and then we'll fit in just perfectly.  But until then, it's going to be even harder than it was.




I haven't seen my usual doctor, Dr. S since my first ultrasound back in July.  My cycle day 10 follicle checks keep falling on a Saturday, so I end up having to go to Sandy and see the on-call doctor.  And of course, my Dr. S is never on-call the weeks I need him!  But he did something really cool last month which made me feel better about things.  He called me out of the blue and said he was sorry I haven't been able to see him for the past 4 months.  He wanted me to know he agrees with what Dr. Moustache and Dr. Oriental advised me to do, and that he goes to bed at night worrying about my kidneys.  Lol!  He said we should have another meeting with him if this month is a bust, and we will talk about IUI or even IVF.  IVF would be safest because he would only transfer one egg at a time (I'm choosing to believe that the Quad Mom situation from Utah could never happen to me!  Her two eggs both divided).  But IVF is upwards of $20,000.  Anyway, it was nice that he called and wanted to let me know he is thinking of us and our journey.




Here are some funny "You Know You're Trying to Conceive When..."isms.


1. You know you're TTC when you know your cycle day better than the actual date.
2. You know you're TTC when the plastic cups in the bathroom aren't for drinking. (gross!)
3. You know you're TTC when you can educate your friends about ovulation and basal body temperature much better than health class in high school did.
4. You know you're TTC when you analyze every twinge or pain in your abdomen.
5. You know you're TTC when you get excited with a sudden wave of nausea.
6. You know you're TTC when you change your work schedule so you're not working during the 3 most important nights of the month.
7. You know you're TTC when it's perfectly normal to text your husband a pic of a positive ovulation test that you've peed on, so he knows it's "go time" that night.
8. You know you're TTC when your nightstand has a BBT thermometer, Preseed lubricant and extra OPKs in it.
9. You know you're TTC when you're glad your period finally shows up when you got a negative pregnancy test 2 days ago so you can start fresh again.
10. You know you're TTC when you don't mind (too much) waking up at 5 AM to have intercourse before your husband goes to work and then be ready again that night.
11. You know you're TTC when playing with your "baby" means taking them for a walk on a leash and throwing a tennis ball 50 times each day.