Month: April 2016
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Well, Shit.
On Monday we had our weekly blood draw after I had reduced my progesterone dose from 1 ml to ¾ ml for two days. After calling the doctor’s office to find out the result, I was stunned to learn that our number dropped from 30 ng/ml to 20 ng/ml. What the hell! I had expected…
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The Sofa
So I went to the counselor today . . . and it was good. I explained my situation and a little bit about the ins and outs of infertility treatment (the counselor doesn’t have a background in fertility treatments) and my perpetual anxiety that has reduced from a roar to a low hum in the…
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Symptoms
I haven’t talked about my pregnancy symptoms, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t had any. And the real reason why I’ve been avoiding even thinking about them is because that would be too close to celebrating this pregnancy. Which I know sounds a little crazy. I just don’t want to celebrate this pregnancy until I’ve…
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Coming off the Meds
Once again I am frantic. (I hate that this is the theme of my life right now) I’m afraid of coming off of my meds and miscarrying this baby. It doesn’t help that I fully believe the only reason we haven’t miscarried so far is because of the help we’ve received from the progesterone shots.…
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New OB/GYN
Well, I have successfully transitioned to a new OB/GYN and I like him. I had heard good things about him, and after I explained my whole situation – my infertility history, my miscarriage, this new pregnancy, and how I’m currently struggling with anxiety – he agreed that having a sonogram every week was a great idea.…
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Yellow Meditation
The person who put me up to this was my sister. She is a certified counselor who has done a fair amount of work studying meditation and internal energy including chakras. Basically, many people believe that chakras are energy points in the body that can affect your health depending on whether or not they are…
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