And Still More Waiting

We are still waiting. I finished the medication that was supposed to start my period last Friday. Dr. Amols said it would take up to a couple of days after finishing the medication for my period to start, so I’m not outside of the norm yet, but patience has never been one of my strong suits. Hopefully everything should start up in the next couple of days. We are also still waiting on Matthew’s test results from the 17th. I have theorized that since we will be seeing Dr. Amols on the 3rd day of my period, he plans on just waiting to give us Matthew’s results then. I am trying to keep myself occupied with books and doing research for when we do get pregnant. I am an unrepentant planner and going through everything we will need to know and get once we are pregnant helps keep me calm and feel more prepared. Matthew is much better at being patient (or at least faking it) and doesn’t seem to be stressing about it at all.

We greatly appreciate your prayers and good thoughts. I definitely need them in these periods of waiting, and trying to keep my sanity. Everything is in God’s hands and we are trusting Him to get us though it all.

And It Starts

We had our first appointment with Dr. Amols! We got to talk to him about our history and other testing that we have gone through. After listening to our concerns, asking questions, and giving us some very helpful information, he decided to start with me and do an ultrasound to see what my ovaries and uterus look like.

My uterus looks healthy and the lining is healthy and a good thickness. My ovaries however are another matter. Typically in the ovaries you can see 6-7 undeveloped eggs lining the ovaries, these are eggs that started to develop and for one reason or another do not develop all of the way and therefore aren’t released. In my ovaries I had 18 in one and 16 in another. Continue reading “And It Starts”

Getting Ready For The First Appointment

Life leading up to our first appointment with Dr. Amols has been pretty hectic. We are trying to fix our guest room shower that is only getting hot water, Raiden has destroyed his dog bed and the dog door cover, I’ve been working tons of hours, and the youth leader for my church recently quit so I’m going to be planning more events for the youth group as well. We are wanting to get the shower fixed before I get pregnant since it is the shower I normally use and water that is too hot can be bad for the baby. We don’t know what happened with Raiden, but he decided he didn’t like his bed in the kennel anymore and then today while I was at work he decided he absolutely had to be in the backyard and destroyed the cover. As we use the dog door as a wall for the kennel so he can to outside and still be in the kennel we need to figure out something else out for the time being. Continue reading “Getting Ready For The First Appointment”

Starting Our Fertility Journey

I had my routine yearly OBGYN appointment this week and discussed seeing a reproductive endocrinologist. The doctor I saw did say that the specialist I plan on seeing is someone they have recommended to patients before for fertility issues that are beyond their expertise or that they can’t diagnose. I also made my appointment with the RE this week. The appointment isn’t until next month, but I’m sure it will come up faster than it would seem. In the meantime I am going to try and relax and think of questions I want to ask the Dr. Amols (the fertility specialist) during our consultation. Some questions I want to ask him during the fist visit are: Continue reading “Starting Our Fertility Journey”