The Pregnant Pause:Our TTC Journey

Well, it's official. I have a consult with my new RE on August 21st, 2014. This means I should have an entire cycle in the books before this consult. I've spoken with my girls on my TWW board and I've decided that I am going to start taking my progesterone vaginally (more potent than orally) and I'm going to up my dosage to 200mg by taking 100mg in the morning and 100mg in the evening. I just know that progesterone is the key to making a pregnancy stick. I finally got a positive pregnancy test with 100mg of progesterone but my progesterone levels were still only a 5.1 at that time which makes it almost impossible for a viable pregnancy. I figure this is MY cycle. I will have no doctor intervention. I know the extra dosage of progesterone won't have any bad side effects. My doctor said so herself. In fact, this dosage is fairly normal. So, my plan for this cycle is the same as last with a minor tweak. I'm still going to enjoy the crap out of my dear husband. I...

Well, I'm uttering the words I never thought I'd say. We have just experienced a chemical pregnancy. It sucks. This is how it all went down. We were in Colorado for our two year wedding anniversary and had the most amazing time. Towards the end of our trip I started feeling off. I'd get nauseous and headaches, insane hot flashes, I was drinking water like I was in the desert... Not to mention I ate part of a hard boiled egg in my salad at dinner one night and about died. Anyway,that night we had actually went to see a psychic. Yes, I'm sure some of you just rolled your eyes. It was for fun and I was taking everything she said with a grain of salt. I kid you not though... The first thing she said to me when we walked in was, "Are you pregnant?!" I replied with, "Not that I know of!" She then said that I'd be pregnant this year. She could see that. Well, two days later I was home and decided to take a pregnancy test. I was prescribed 100mg of pro...

Hi everyone! So, we got all of our test results back... Everything looks great! I had CD3 bloodwork done testing my Estradiol, Prolactin, and FSH. *Estradiol was 40 (normal is between 25 and 75) *Prolactin was a 6.6 (normal is under 25) *FSH was 6.8 (great numbers are under 9) DH got his semen analysis results back as well! *Sperm Count was 35.92 million (normal is between 12 and 20 million) *Motility Pre-Wash was 64% (normal over 40%) *Morphology 4% (normal is 5% and under...still not sure how to understand the morphology results but if it's normal, what do I care?) So, overall everything is great with us! I'm scheduled to do an HSG next month just to make sure my fallopian tubes aren't blocked. I don't think there's an issue with them but I guess we'll find out next month! I've also just started a Youtube channel to document my TTC journey as well! Please, feel free to follow along! I'm finishing up the edits on my first video and I...

Well, here we are after another unsuccessful cycle. This one hurt because I realized that it marked one year since we stopped preventing. One good thing that comes from hitting that mark is that we get to do some tests to see if there is something wrong. On CD3, I had some blood taken to do three tests. The three tests that were performed were Estradiol, FSH, and Prolactin. For those who aren't familiar: Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) - is produced by the pituitary gland and is responsible for the egg maturation process. High day 3 FSH levels are associated with diminished ovarian reserve. Estradiol (E2) - is produced by the ovary and levels should be low in the early part of the menstrual cycle. High day 3 levels may indicate a cyst in the ovary or diminished ovarian reserve. Prolactin - Both luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) are necessary for ovulation. If, for example, hyperlactinemia is caused by a prolactionoma, a tumor in the pituitary ...