Secret Keeper
Can you keep a secret? Husband and I are trying to get pregnant! Shh! Don’t tell the families.
As I had previously mentioned I have PCOS and this makes pregnancy much more difficult. On Tuesday we went to the OB/GYN and I had a baseline ultrasound. Husband and I had a good view of my “lady” organs.
The wonderful news was that my ovaries and my uterus look clear and normal. The technician referred to me as thin and she said my ovaries were beautiful. I don’t think I could have loved her more!
My doctor, who I also love, said she could not have hoped for anything more. That day I began Clomid, which I will take for 5 days (Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat). This will help my ovaries produce eggs (more like the typical woman). While the average woman has a 20% chance of getting pregnant, I have an 18% due to the medicine and a procedure that I will have when the time is right (ovulation… more on that later). My only concern with Clomid is the chance of multiples. It is just 10%. Would you carry an umbrella with a 10% chance of rain. Not me!
The doctor said within a year I should be pregnant but also said that a lot of her patients have had success the 2nd month of Clomid. Each month we will reassess (using data from ovulation tracking and blood-tests) if the level of medicine is appropriate. Yes, this sounds complicated and unromantic but it is the my reality.
The brick walls are not there to keep us out, the brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. They’re there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough.–Randy Pausch (The Last Lecture)
And just for fun, here is a picture of me with my beautiful niece. Hopefully in a year I’ll be pregnant or holding my own buddle of JOY!
Tomorrow I will share my current plan in terms of nutrition and pre-conception fitness.
Hi girlie!
Just wanted to wish you luck on your journey! I am a little over 6 months pregnant now! We are expecting a girl on Aug 2nd. I didn’t ovulate or have a period for over a year beforehand and got pregnant on my first round of Clomid. I hope it works for you. Just don’t stress or put too much pressure on yourselves (sorry if TMI, but we did it on days 9, 11, 13, 15 and 17, haha). Feel free to ask me any questions about it! Best of luck!
Heyyy! How very exciting! I wish you all of the luck in the world. I can’t wait to read all about your journey!
Ha! I just realized that I was logged into my graphic design portfolio which is hosted by WordPress. You’re probably like “who is this?” Sorry for the confusion! This (and the above comment) is from Jen over at No one said it was easy, which is now actually called: life as I see it!
Anyways…I’m exciting for you!
That is so exciting! I’m looking forward to reading about your journey. I wish only the best for you!
So happy and excited for you as you begin this process! I can’t wait to read along.
Excited for this new venture in life!! I hope it happens sooner than later ;o)
VERY exciting!! I hope it’s sooner rather than later too – that drug has worked wonders for many of my friends and family members!!