tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70423331737949313012024-03-13T12:42:48.387-04:00April's pregnancy journey...This blog is my personal journey of trying to start a family through insemination.... I will provide information and my personal experiences...April M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08529025524256073024noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042333173794931301.post-45047660120782164632011-03-13T20:12:00.000-04:002011-03-13T20:12:41.202-04:00Update...Okay so I'm down 8.7 lbs!!! And I'm getting more and more excited and optimistic about my progress.... So we're still on the right path...<br />
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On to the next thing I'm excited about, my beautiful iPad2!!! It's so much thinner than my first one and it's better.... I stood outside in the cold on Friday @Partridge Creek for 3 hours and 15 minutes before entering the warmth of "Apple World" and even though before I got inside the store one of the sweet Apple Techs came out and started passing out tickets, and I was informed that the version I thought (and convinced Michelle) I needed to get without breaking the bank they were out of!! I still stood there waiting and trying to figured out how I was gonna explain spending the extra $200 for the one I was gonna have to get now?!? I got inside and said "I would like to have the white one please!!" With the biggest smile on my face!! And while I waited for him to go get the white one, he came back and informed me that he only had the white if I wanted the "3G" model, now I'm thinking I told Michelle I wouldn't get that model, because that would create another bill, but I can't say no!!! So I proudly handed him my debit card and said thank you!!! I was the proudest woman on earth walking out of the store with my bag in hand!! Oh yeah, forgot to say I got the pretty "pink smart cover" to go with it (I'm a girlie girl!!)<br />
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Now I sit here typing this blog on my new iPad2!!!!<br />
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I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Doctor or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."<div class="blogger-post-footer">I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Dr. or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."</div>April M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08529025524256073024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042333173794931301.post-68666990847860206772011-03-06T15:11:00.000-05:002011-03-06T15:11:53.262-05:00Operation 25 (18.7) lbs. continuesOkay so I've been doing well all week and I lost 6.3 lbs!!! Hooray!!! But if you only knew the starvation I went through this week you would cry for me?!?! I limited my caloric intake to 1000, but I ate under 700 and some days it was 375!!?? Scream for me!!! But I also exercised 3 days, yes 3 days for 45 minutes to an hour!? I actually felt so much better... Another reason to feel sad for me, is this week in my baking class we made Danishes and Croissants?!?! and I didn't eat any in class, but I shared one small croissant with Michelle when I got home. I gave all the rest of them away to friends, coworkers and strangers!? I think I'm doing so well....<br />
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Now on the baby end, I'm feeling so much more relaxed about the process (now that I'm not in it!?!?) I really feel that I will be so much better when we try again... Only about 51 more days til we'll be trying again!!!<br />
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So this week starts Lent, I have been contemplating what I should give up that would be a sacrifice and I have decided I will give up Television, Yes TV! Who would do something like that?!? Me, because this "idiot box" sucks so many hours of productive from me. I'm also debating hard about giving up social networking (Facebook, Twitter) but that's harder to do.... But I have 3 more days to decide for sure...<br />
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I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Doctor or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."<div class="blogger-post-footer">I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Dr. or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."</div>April M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08529025524256073024noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042333173794931301.post-51278789307587282032011-02-28T10:27:00.000-05:002011-02-28T10:27:07.159-05:00Weekend Trip...Okay so we went to Indianapolis this weekend so Michelle could try out for The Biggest Loser.... It was a great drive and we talked and laughed the whole ride... Saturday morning we got up and went to the audition, luckily for us Michelle had a VIP Pass so we didn't have to wait in any long lines... She didn't make it but it was fun trying!!<br />
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So remember I started "Operation 25" Friday morning... So this weekend I didn't drink any soda only water. I ate very lightly and I've been very restricted with what I would eat... Haven't had any real cravings for sweets so that's great!!!<br />
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I want to have good news to tell you but Friday of this week... Oh yeah!! We went to the gym yesterday and worked out, Michelle tried to kill me!!! So I think I'm gonna just go on my own from now on....<br />
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This morning I woke up sad, thinking that I was too old to get pregnant.... I have these thoughts a lot now that my birthday has come and gone.... It's like something inside me that keeps telling me that I'm older now.... But my doctor isn't telling me that, he keeps telling me I can have a baby.... So I have to keep believing that and keep pushing forward...<br />
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I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Doctor or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."<div class="blogger-post-footer">I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Dr. or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."</div>April M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08529025524256073024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042333173794931301.post-36386768069469531202011-02-25T21:27:00.000-05:002011-02-25T21:27:16.325-05:00Operation 25 lbs...Okay so I know a lot of you are wondering what's going on with my journey... Well I've decided that I want to lose 25 lbs. before we try again. I know that you're thinking "she doesn't need to lose weight" well thank you!!! But I do!!! And from reading books and talking to doctors being obese is a hindrance to becoming pregnant. So if I'm willing to spend money to become pregnant, I think I can spend some time losing weight. So as of today I'm 237.2 lbs (WOW!!) So I think if I can get 25 lbs. off it will make it easier for me to get pregnant.<br />
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Also, I want to be healthy while I'm pregnant. So wish me luck and pray for me. I will do better with keeping up this blog with info and my journey (both journeys)....<br />
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So I plan to give up soda, sweets (maybe minimize) try not to eat any fried foods and eat more fruits and vegetables... This is my hardest challenge ever....<br />
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I'm tempted to put a picture on here so you can see my progress.... Working up the nerves... I will have Michelle take a picture tonight and when I get the nerves I'll put it up here...<br />
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I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Doctor or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."<div class="blogger-post-footer">I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Dr. or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."</div>April M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08529025524256073024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042333173794931301.post-45932966608163690842011-02-07T21:08:00.000-05:002011-02-07T21:08:26.160-05:00More Progress....So my new work schedule is so that I'm off on Mondays... So woke up this morning with a plan to find out the cheapest cost for the meds I need and have the nurse call them in.... Called several fertility specialty pharmacy and found that one of the big chain drugstore had the lowest price, but I had to call a 800 # because the meds I need isn't in the stores...<br />
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So that's down now only waiting on CD 1.....<br />
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I'm so excited about starting again, the 2 months that we were on "winter break" was nice but it's baby making time again!!!<br />
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I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Doctor or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."<div class="blogger-post-footer">I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Dr. or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."</div>April M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08529025524256073024noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042333173794931301.post-23312278021377861402011-02-05T22:03:00.000-05:002011-02-05T22:03:32.813-05:00Getting Excited Again!!Okay I know it's been a moment, but I'm back! I was just online looking for SBS, just found the one we're gonna use... I will call the doctor's office Monday to get the nurse to order the meds. We're going in all the way now. That includes the shots, the pills and doing the IUI twice each cycle.<br />
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So I've been drinking caffeine, going to Starbucks and not doing the things that I was doing before... But starting Monday I will get back on track and start everything that will help us, because tomorrow is SuperBowl Sunday!!!! So I would be lying if I said I wasn't gonna eat junk food tomorrow...<br />
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I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Doctor or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."<div class="blogger-post-footer">I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Dr. or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."</div>April M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08529025524256073024noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042333173794931301.post-82189847734260477652011-01-24T18:04:00.000-05:002011-01-24T18:04:11.204-05:00Missing.... Update 1/10/2011So this month has been very different, since March 2010 I have been charting and checking CM!!! This month has been relaxing because I didn't chart anything or check anything.... But after only 10 days I'm missing it. The going to the bathroom rushing to open pee sticks and checking my CM.<br />
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I went to a baby store over the weekend but I didn't buy anything or look @ stuff to buy, I was more so looking for stuff to buy my pregnant friends!!!<br />
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So tomorrow I go back to school and work!!! Life is gonna be extremely busy so this short break is good...<br />
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So again, we decided That we would start trying again in February (which will be actually my March cycle, because it'll come @ the end of the month..) <br />
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I'm still looking into IVF because it just seem like it'll give us the most chances... <br />
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But anyways, that's my update that I'm sending very late....<br />
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I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Doctor or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."<div class="blogger-post-footer">I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Dr. or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."</div>April M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08529025524256073024noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042333173794931301.post-58170374060979325512011-01-10T00:56:00.000-05:002011-01-10T00:56:15.568-05:00New Year... 2011!!!So it's a new year and I'm so excited about what's to come.... I started a new group/class @ church and I'm excited about it.... Classes start in one week and in 3 weeks we start a cycle and I'm so excited about letting the doctor do the inseminations again! Even though Michelle and I were doing a great job I think it's time to bring in the professionals!! But by now I feel like we're professionals!?!?<br />
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Not a lot to say except I'm excited about this year!!!<br />
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I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Doctor or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."<div class="blogger-post-footer">I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Dr. or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."</div>April M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08529025524256073024noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042333173794931301.post-12076648997520114862010-12-31T13:49:00.000-05:002010-12-31T13:49:40.882-05:00New Cycle, New Year...So today is CD 1 and NYE.... We have talked and talked about it and decided that January will be a month of relaxing and getting in touch with our intimacy side again (TTC can kill your intimacy!!) So in February we will order SBS again and do IUI twice @ the doctor's office.... Oh yeah! We will use the Menupur and Femara.... I'm looking forward to not having to take meds or checking CM for a month!<br />
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I hope everyone has a wonderful NYE, we're going to church 1st, then to friends house that's throwing this elaborate party! Last year we spent NYE in the bed trying to wait to see ball fall, but we fell asleep @ 10 pm!!! So, let's see if we can do better this time?!?!?<br />
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I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Doctor or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."<div class="blogger-post-footer">I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Dr. or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."</div>April M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08529025524256073024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042333173794931301.post-90501092725798703672010-12-27T14:34:00.000-05:002010-12-27T14:34:15.107-05:00Update On TWW....Okay so for one whole week we inseminated everyday from Sunday to Friday, did everything that I'm suppose to do and then on Christmas Eve I got that feeling again that my cycle is about to begin?!?!! I have come to the conclusion that me and our KD isn't compatible, because if the doctor keeps telling me that there's nothing wrong with me and my reproductive system what else could it be?!?! <br />
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So I never told you about his test results. Everything was 1-2 number below what they would like to see (but the nurse said not to worry...) <br />
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But we have decided that we would take a month or 2 off and find a donor from a sperm bank so we can do IUI again... That way I will feel more confident that things are going right....<br />
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I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Doctor or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."<div class="blogger-post-footer">I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Dr. or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."</div>April M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08529025524256073024noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042333173794931301.post-29891773411874213972010-12-14T16:52:00.000-05:002010-12-14T16:52:34.138-05:00Update....Okay so I haven't been very talkative on here lately because I didn't want to be disappointed again and have to see the pity looks from friends and family when they see me.... I think that all the concern is wonderful and I truly appreciate it but some of the looks I get are saddening.... But I decided that the looks are not that of disappointment or pity, but it's the looks of concern from truly concern people! So I'm back!!!<br />
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On Saturday morning we went in for our monthly monitoring @ 7:30... The technician was so cold and anti social, not sure if it was because Michelle came in with me, She look back when I was waiting for Michelle like who is she?!?!? So she starts looking and she's not saying anything (not like the other techs before) and she didn't let me see the screen! So I asked her what she was seeing and she said 1 follicle and then I had to ask her the size and she told me 25. Then she tells me the nurse will call me... So the nurse calls me @ 10:30 and tells me that I only had 1 mature follicle (25mm) for it being CD 8... So the nurse tells me to use the Ovidrel that night and inseminate Sunday and Monday..... So I called the KD and told him and he thought we should inseminate everyday this week... So we have inseminated everyday this week so far.... I was wondering before should I use the CBEFM or the OPK and I decided that I would and for the last 2 days I have gotten a smiley face on the OPK and the CBEFM had shown the "egg" for Sunday and Monday but today went back to the 2nd notch.... So I don't know what I should think of that... I am not stressing over the outcome because like I said before God will make it happen when it's suppose to....<br />
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I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Doctor or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."<div class="blogger-post-footer">I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Dr. or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."</div>April M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08529025524256073024noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042333173794931301.post-41262639674964280372010-12-09T19:34:00.000-05:002010-12-09T19:34:42.401-05:00CBEFMOkay so today is CD 6, and my CBEFM was signaling for me to take a pee sample... I did and of course it didn't show anything, I think the monitor is still getting to know my body... But I got to thinking do I really need to do the OPK or CBEFM this month since we decided to use the Ovidrel (oh yeah I didn't mention that before, huh?). I figured that since we are not using the Menopur we should use the Ovidrel since it triggers ovulation and it would give us a better window of opportunity (meaning giving us a clearer picture of when the egg is released)... Because if calculations are correct I didn't ovulate til CD 16??? I came up with that because of the day my new cycle started.... And remember I said that your cycle starts 14 days after you ovulate.... But I have been thinking that I have a late luteal cycle...<br />
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So I go in for monthly monitoring on Saturday morning... I can't wait to see how the medicine is working for me...<br />
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I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Doctor or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."<div class="blogger-post-footer">I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Dr. or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."</div>April M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08529025524256073024noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042333173794931301.post-58831278426461215832010-12-08T19:13:00.000-05:002010-12-08T19:13:42.926-05:00Lacking Motivation...Okay so the last time I was here I was lost on what to do for this month?!?!? Well after talking with Michelle (my voice of reason!) We decided that this month we would use only the Femara, because we need to read about the side effects of the Menopur and also, using the Menopur increases your chances of have 3 or more babies by 33%!!! That's a lot of babies!! So we've decided to keep using our KD but we are also talking about going back to the donor sperm from the cryobank if no BFP this month.... But we went back and forth with that decision because we think it will hurt our KD's feelings??? He's been so supportive and flexible to us...<br />
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My lack of motivation comes from thinking I was doing everything right last month and getting a BFN! So I didn't know what to say to you guys?!?! But I decided that you guys are in this as much as we are, so you deserve to know what's going on!! =)))<br />
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I have also decided that I will let God control this and I will just go along for the ride!! =)))<br />
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I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Doctor or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."<div class="blogger-post-footer">I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Dr. or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."</div>April M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08529025524256073024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042333173794931301.post-91438379925808210212010-12-02T16:49:00.000-05:002010-12-02T16:49:22.778-05:00Pre Op appt....Okay so this morning I woke up @ 5 am just lying in bed thinking of all the questions I wanted to ask the doctor about this surgery!!! So for 3 hours I was lying there thinking about what he would say and then what would be my reply to that... Got there and nothing I played in my head happened!!<br />
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So I walk in and my doctor is looking at me like why are you here?!?!? So I tell him why I'm here and he replies that I told you we should try twice before we consider doing the surgery!! (not what I remember!) but of course later when I'm telling Michelle she's like yeah I remember him saying that!!! (then why didn't you tell me?!) So from that moment I wanted to start crying! Because I was wrong and because I was there alone I felt stupid!! So I make up other questions so I don't feel like I wasted my time coming there!! <br />
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He tells me that I'm doing everything right and doing the surgery isn't gonna tell us anything concrete (he would need to take 6 women into surgery and the 1 woman that's different would be how he would know if something is wrong!) So in my head I'm thinking but it'll give you something so let's do it!!! But he's saying it like it's not worth cutting into you until we've exhausted all other options... So then I go way left field and ask him to tell me about IVF!! his first answer is it'll cost you 15k to do the procedure but because of your age it's a 33% chance you'll conceive on the 1st cycle! In my head I'm calculating that I'll need like 30k to do this. I don't see this as an obstacle I can't handle, but I'm also seeing the concern look from Michelle when I tell her about it!!! So he tells me this is what he'll like me to do before we even look @ IVF, get my KD to have another sperm analysis to make sure nothing has changed with him in the past 5 months... And also, he wants me to use this injectable medicine (Menopur) along with the Femara, this medicine cost $100 per bottle and I need to use 5-6 bottles per cycle!!! <br />
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So how am I feeling right now?? I'm not feeling like I got much answers or results, because I want to know why haven't I gotten pregnant yet??? I know that everything happens when God wants it to... So now I'm sitting @ home wondering what should I do next??? @ first I was thinking that we wouldn't try again this month because of the surgery, but now that that's not happening should we try again this month?? Hindrance, the cost and it being Christmas time, I really think we can handle the extra cost but I think it would cut into our gift giving to our nieces and nephews?? And how fair would that be to them?? Some of them are too young to understand that we made that choice... That's why when we do have a baby I plan to make sure that she/he doesn't look @ Christmas as all about presents!!! I can't wait until Michelle gets home so we can talk....<br />
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On another note, I took a HPT this morning because I just wanted to know, And of course it was a BFN!!! But still no cycle, so still doing the waiting game!!! But I know it's stalling to drive me insane?!?<br />
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I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Doctor or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."<div class="blogger-post-footer">I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Dr. or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."</div>April M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08529025524256073024noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042333173794931301.post-61457941680379987452010-11-30T17:29:00.000-05:002010-11-30T17:29:36.937-05:00Updating...Michelle came home early yesterday sick. She's coughing, sneezing and aching all over, I was her "Nurse Hatchett" as she calls me... I went to bed feeling great, just a little cramping but I'm starting to get used to the cramping now...<br />
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So this morning woke up with a sore throat and achy body, but also had a little spotting... But I didn't get sad as I usually do because I was reading a "fertility Affirmation" that states "I will rejoice to see my period next month, because it let's me know that my body is functioning correctly."<br />
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So, I called my doctor's office to make my appt. to move forward with the surgery to see is it something we could be missing.... I go in Thursday @ 10 am for my pre-op appt. and I guess I will get the schedule date @ that time... I will be going alone for this appt. Michelle can't get off work to go with me....<br />
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I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Doctor or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."<div class="blogger-post-footer">I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Dr. or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."</div>April M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08529025524256073024noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042333173794931301.post-77485970443738437612010-11-25T22:31:00.000-05:002010-11-25T22:31:54.249-05:00Thanksgiving...Okay so today has been very busy... I was up baking desserts @ 7am and as the morning went on I felt my lower back starting to hurt (as it always do before my cycle start), so that put more clouds in my day than already seemed to be outside.... I know that people will say that you can't tell yet, but I know my body and I don't feel like I'm pregnant... I tried not to think about it all day, but now that I'm home and the festivities are over I'm thinking about what could I possibly be doing wrong??? My RE told me that if it didn't work this month that we should do the laparoscopy surgery next month. So I guess I need to prepare myself for the surgery =((((...<br />
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Hope everyone had a great time with their love ones and family.... I know I had a great day....<br />
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I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Doctor or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."<div class="blogger-post-footer">I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Dr. or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."</div>April M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08529025524256073024noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042333173794931301.post-29536724810823392912010-11-23T16:58:00.000-05:002010-11-23T16:58:44.014-05:00Test results...So yesterday I had to have my Progesterone test done... So because I had to take my grandmother to HFH main campus I decided I would just have my test there oppose to going all the way to Somerset... Well the lady that was taking my blood was pregnant and I don't usually ask women when are they due. But I did, and she told me she was due in Feb. and that this will be her 5th baby!!! (ages 13, 3, 2 and 1)!!! and she didn't even want to be pregnant again!!! It got me to thinking, why is it that I can't be happy for "straight women" when I hear that they're pregnant??? Is it because they don't have to go through all the stuff that we go through?? Or is it because 9 times out of 10 they wasn't even trying to get pregnant!?!?! I don't know why it is but I know I need to work on that....<br />
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Anywho, the nurse called me this morning with the test results. My progesterone levels we're <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">14.1</span> she said that was good and that my uterus lining was thick. But my only concern now is how good is that because usually every month they say that my levels were great and my uterus lining is thick, but not one time has it produced a BFP!!! So how much weight should I put into that test??? I'll just wait til Dec. 2, when my cycle should start to know what is what??<br />
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Okay, I just wanted to update "blog world" with the test results... I have to go bake have over a dozen of cakes and pies to back tonight!!!!<br />
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Enjoy your Thanksgiving if I don't talk to you before than....<br />
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I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Doctor or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."<div class="blogger-post-footer">I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Dr. or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."</div>April M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08529025524256073024noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042333173794931301.post-36514685451166045382010-11-18T10:55:00.000-05:002010-11-18T10:55:36.499-05:00Early morning...Okay so I woke up @ 6am ready to go get the sperm from KD, but Michelle isn't the morning person sometimes!!! So I'm sitting in the bed hoping she would hurry up. Finally, @ 6:30 she gets up and she's ready to go get it!! We get to KD house @ 6:55 and he's right out @ 7 with cup in hand... We get home like @ 7:20, and I get very anxious about getting it done, Michelle strolls around and don't understand my urgency to do it!! So of course we argue about how I'm all amped up and she's so cool and collected. So finally, after all that unnecessary time we spend talking (I'm going crazy in my head) It's done @ 7:32!!!! So now I'm laying up in bed relaxing.. Today is CD 15 and I'm thinking maybe we should do it again Saturday???<br />
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But even if we don't do it again, I go to the doctor's office for BW, (Progesterone test)<br />
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I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Doctor or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."<div class="blogger-post-footer">I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Dr. or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."</div>April M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08529025524256073024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042333173794931301.post-26392183308492861882010-11-17T16:20:00.000-05:002010-11-17T16:20:19.586-05:00Day 2Okay so I didn't blog yesterday, But I inseminated again last night. The day started off as usually, but I was a little worried because I got a negative OPK. So I looked it up on the internet and it said that you will get a positive once and it will come 24-36 hours before you'll ovulate... Then @ 6pm our KD came over, but Michelle couldn't be here because she had to work late, I was comfortable because after we spoke with our friends and they shared with us how I can do it myself if Michelle couldn't be there. So after he left I used the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Pre-Seed-Personal-Lubricant-Multi-use-Tube/dp/B001DNIMH6?ie=UTF8&tag=aprilspregnan-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Pre-Seed</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=aprilspregnan-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001DNIMH6" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> 15 minutes before I inseminated, then I used the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Instead-Hour-Feminine-Protection-Cup/dp/B000X29GY6?ie=UTF8&tag=aprilspregnan-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Instead softcup</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=aprilspregnan-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000X29GY6" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> and got in the bed. I stayed in bed for the rest of the night... So Thursday morning we'll do it again instead we'll go to his house to pick up the sperm instead him coming we'll go @ 7am!!!<br />
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After we inseminate tomorrow then the 2 week wait begins.... <br />
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I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Doctor or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."<div class="blogger-post-footer">I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Dr. or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."</div>April M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08529025524256073024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042333173794931301.post-75697643359408439892010-11-15T20:16:00.016-05:002010-11-15T22:19:57.224-05:00Insemination.....So my KD arrived @ 6:30 exactly and we talked til Michelle gets here and we talk some more before he goes into the guest bathroom, does his business in like 8 minutes!!! I have this feeling that everything is falling into place... So it's now 7:20 and I'm lying in bed waiting for Michelle to get everything together... It's now 7:34 and in goes the syringe, and now we're on the road to pregnancy...<br />
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I refused to get back out the bed tonight, I want the sperm to have a smooth ride (no motion sickness) So i'll lie here all night and tomorrow wake up with the same thoughts as today, we're gonna inseminate today and again on Wednesday but maybe in the morning on Wednesday...<br />
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I'm about to go to sleep so my sperm can run around in my uterus and wait for my egg to go shooting out my fallopian tubes and make a baby... I always wonder will they be in there fighting and talking to each other like in the movie <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Look-Whos-Talking-John-Travolta/dp/0767804309?ie=UTF8&tag=aprilspregnan-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Look Who's Talking</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=aprilspregnan-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0767804309" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /><br />
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Til tomorrow have a great night...<br />
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I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Doctor or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."<div class="blogger-post-footer">I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Dr. or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."</div>April M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08529025524256073024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042333173794931301.post-58577069174076428992010-11-15T16:39:00.001-05:002010-11-15T16:39:50.066-05:00OMG!!!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQ0iOfgHI0Q/TOGopyzfUMI/AAAAAAAAABs/MXvc3ophYxI/s1600/photo-790067.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQ0iOfgHI0Q/TOGopyzfUMI/AAAAAAAAABs/MXvc3ophYxI/s320/photo-790067.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539894452608258242" /></a></p>In all the months I've been doing this I have never got a smiley face and today I did!! <p>Now I'm not sure does that mean I'll ovulate today or in the next 24-36 hrs..<div class="blogger-post-footer">I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Dr. or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."</div>April M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08529025524256073024noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042333173794931301.post-66003908444129696532010-11-15T15:53:00.000-05:002010-11-15T15:53:43.635-05:00The Big Day!!!So this morning the line wasn't dark but it was there, where other days it wasn't there @ all..So tonight we're gonna inseminate, I'm drinking so much water right now, because they say the more water you drink the more CM you'll have!! But I'm getting everything ready, specimen cup (check), syringe (check), instead softcups (check), Pre-Seed (check) and sperm (coming)!!! So everything is in order now just patiently waiting til 7 for KD to get here...<br />
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Okay, gotta go cook dinner before Michelle gets home from work.... Will update later tonight... Pray for US!!!!<br />
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I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Doctor or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."<div class="blogger-post-footer">I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Dr. or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."</div>April M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08529025524256073024noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042333173794931301.post-28430720463032538882010-11-14T23:06:00.000-05:002010-11-14T23:06:30.598-05:00Anniversary...So woke up this morning in a very good mood!! Because it's our anniversary and because today is suppose to be the day we inseminate.... So again I'm rushing to use the bathroom and everything is negative again... So after seeing that I decided I was gonna postpone doing the insemination today but start every other day starting tomorrow, so I sent our KD a text message telling him that he can go straight home tonight from his trip and come over tomorrow evening for sure... Michelle checked my CM today and I didn't have a lot but it is getting clearer and that's a great sign!!! Everything is falling into place with my body I believe, just gotta wait for the right timing....<br />
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Went to church this morning and we decided that we would go to breakfast/brunch instead of going to dinner tonight for our anniversary. Today just didn't seem like "a special day" for me, even though Michelle gave me a beautiful card and some perfume today seems like another day for us because we're still doing the same stuff we did yesterday?!? So what do you do different on your anniversary oppose to the day before or the day after??? <br />
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I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Doctor or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."<div class="blogger-post-footer">I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Dr. or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."</div>April M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08529025524256073024noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042333173794931301.post-69574633328407226302010-11-13T22:53:00.000-05:002010-11-13T22:53:39.088-05:00No Shotokay so we talked with our friends and then talk about it some more and we decided not to use the Ovidrel trigger shot... So we're just gonna do our inseminations starting tomorrow and doing every other night this coming week... And we got another tip don't use the spectulum and try using an <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Instead-Hour-Feminine-Protection-Cup/dp/B0000533CC?ie=UTF8&tag=widgetsamazon-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Instead 12 Hour Feminine Protection Cup 24 ea</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=widgetsamazon-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0000533CC" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, so we're gonna try that... But now it's off to sleep to get ready for church..<br />
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I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Doctor or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."<div class="blogger-post-footer">I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Dr. or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."</div>April M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08529025524256073024noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042333173794931301.post-15409822458839478772010-11-13T10:56:00.001-05:002010-11-16T10:02:45.146-05:00Testing...So woke up @ 7:30 with the dying urge to use the bathroom, but of course I have to open 2 pee sticks before I can release!! So, I finally get them both open as I'm hopping around by the toilet. So I relax and saturate both stick so now I have to watch blinking symbols for 3-5 minutes as they read my pee... So today I decide I would just sit on the toilet and wait because when I get up I always forget to look right away, and I'm thinking that's why I can't get positive results!! (but of course that's not the truth) I'm sitting there for what seems like forever! And then the big fat "O", when you what to see a big fat smiley face!! So of course I go to thinking "What's wrong with me?" And the other one didn't change from yesterday, but that's expected.... <br />
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So we're having lunch with some of our friends from church who's been where we are now and they succeed!! Hoping to get some good information and advise from them... Didn't tell you that last night they gave us enough OPK and pregnancy tests to have an army! And some great books!! I tell you that "our community/family" is the best!!! So meeting in Royal Oak for lunch can't wait!!! <br />
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I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Doctor or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."<div class="blogger-post-footer">I will end each blog with this disclaimer "I'm not a Dr. or expert on this subject. Anything I say is just informational and you should always speak with your doctor before doing or trying anything I say medically."</div>April M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08529025524256073024noreply@blogger.com0