2nd Round of Clomid

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Please wait . . . .  that is what my life feels like on the baby front.  I saw this caption and just had to add it because it made me laugh.  So I am now on my 2nd Round of Clomid.  As most of you know, we've been trying to start a family for quite some time.  The good thing is... we have great insurance thanks to Daryl.  It's costing us . . . $0, which is absolutely fantastic because last time we tried to go to the doctor for infertility it was going to cost us $3500 a month.

Now I have a fantastic doctor who is really working with us to help us conceive.  The best thing I like about this doctor is he's not the sort of doctor that just tries something and tells me to wait five months to see how it works, if it doesn't work one month he's on to something else.  So after my first visit and tests he put me on 50mg of clomid.  I took this last month and I went in to 'see if it had worked'.  And it did, it helped me ovulate which apparently I wasn't doing on my own.  And we had quite a few 'eggs' last month which gave us the possibility of multiples which Daryl was flipping out about. lol  But, sadly nothing happened last month.  The doctor says that even if everything goes right there is still only a %30 chance of conceiving.  So, I made another appointment this month and started my second round of clomid.  Because we weren't able to get pregnant last month he sent me in for some more blood work to check a few things.  And found out later that I have an abnormally high testosterone level.  yay me.. what does high testosterone cause you ask?  Acne, fun.  Hard time losing weight, even better.  And oh yah, infertility, yep sounds about right.

 So last Thursday I went for my scan to see if this month had worked, and it did, we've got a really nice 'egg'.  Yay!  Now, I get to wait another two weeks to see if this little guy decides to give me two lines on a test.  When that actually happens I'm going to think I'm hallucinating.  I've probably single handedly kept the pregnancy test companies afloat during these rough economic times.  I mean seriously, we've been trying for years, and almost every month I thought I could be pregnant.  And of course even when you take one and it says no, I always think, well it's just to early, so I keep on testing and spending money. lol

I'm just so thankful that Daryl and I are able to go through this and have things that may be able to help us have a baby.  Just finally being in this process gives us hope.  But, if it doesn't end up happening this month, the doctor is going to add some medicine to my routine to help with the high testosterone levels.  Give me all the medicine I can take!  We've waited so long already!  You know those places where you go and you see tons of pregnant ladies and you think, 'it must be in the water.'  Well, believe me I not only say that, I drink it!  Anything to help me have a chance!  lol  

But, if for someone reason Daryl and I don't end up getting pregnant in about another year, we have decided to start the adoption process.  And who knows, maybe this is what God has intended for us all along.  

So here's to another month, another two weeks of waiting, and another thousand tests I'm sure to take.  Cheers. : )  

Keep your fingers crossed for us!

Test Results

     Went to the doctor yesterday for my blood work results and everything came back fine.  Urine test still had blood in it but the doctor I saw yesterday which wasn't my first doctor said that it wasn't a big deal.  So I'm not sure if it's really not a big deal or he just wanted to be done with the appointment and move on.  So I guess I shouldn't worry about it.

    Now I just have to wait until September 6th for my appointment with the specialist.  So, until then I'll keep working out and trying to eat well.  :)

Puppy Pampering Day

     So today I took Gorgonzola to Petsmart, the Vet, and Petco.  We've had quite a day.  :)  I had to buy her a new collar because she lost the new one I bought her.  She grew out of her original one and lost the last one which had an adorable name tag on it. :(  I think she gave it to the dogs next door.  When I buy her new toys I see them in the neighbors backyard all the time.  LOL I think she throws them over there.  She likes to share. :)
     So, I bought her a new collar and she entertained all the employees at Petsmart and probably ate all the treats they had there.  They just couldn't stop giving them to her.  She loves to be the center of attention.  I tried to get her a salon appointment because she needs to be cleaned bad, but no openings were available.  So I took her to the vet for her last set of puppy shots.  She does great with them and doesn't mind them at all.  According to the vet she weighs 43 pounds now and she's not even four months yet.  She's going to be a big girl.
     After the vet we went to Petco and I dropped her off at the salon.  This was her first time there but she seemed ok with it.  After I dropped her off I worried if she was going to be ok and missed her terribly.  I know, that's sad right?  I've turned into 'one of those' dog people.  It was like I was dropping my child off at kindergarten for the first time.  It was ridiculous.  I think I need to get out of the house more.  :)  I'm not THAT bad though...  The lady at the salon asked if I wanted to have her nails painted!  No painted nails for this Boerboel!

     On another note.  I finally received my referral for an infertility specialist and have my appointment set up.  Unfortunately it's not until September 6th!  A whole month away!  I hoped it would be this week or at least this month.  I feel like it's taking forever.  But, I have an appointment so that's a start.

     And I go to the doctors tomorrow to get results of my blood work and the results of my second urine test so hopefully that came out ok.  I of course don't want anything to be wrong with my blood work but it would also be somewhat of a relief to see a negative result that is the 'cause' of my infertility so I could just know the reason and take a magic pill and be fixed!

     But, until then, I have my wonderful husband and happy little puppy.  :)