in terms of next steps....
nurse called yesterday with hcg results and i am down to 5. great news!
nurse called yesterday with hcg results and i am down to 5. great news!
i spoke with the doctor today about the particulars around what happened last cycle and learned that what happened last cycle was pretty common but he was encouraged that my body is doing what it needs to have success. the one weird thing from the call was him referring to the short pregnancy i had as a miscarriage. i guess technically that is what happened but it doesn't really feel like it because i hadn't had time to emotionally or physically connect with the baby. he reinforced how common they are and that often the body rejects the embryo because it is not healthy. amazing how the body works!
ultimately, it appears i am going to be taking a few months off picking back up for my december (maybe november) cycle. feels a little weird to be taking another break after only having one cycle, but this is process is really all about balance right? and really this was two cycles with only one active baby making cycle. AND the doctor said it was not a bad thing for my body and actually good so that it can get back to normal. thanks doc! love when i get permission for the things i want to do....
while my last break in baby making was driven by my amazing trip with my dad, this next break is due to a once in a lifetime wedding in india this november (and a crazy busy month of work for september). yes, that does not mean i can't in october but i am thinking that i would rather take that variable out of the india trip to limit my stress and increase my overall enjoyment.
so umm my strategizing never seems to end... while it is abundantly clear that i have no control in this situation, this does not mean that i cannot come up with ways to make things work more towards my favor (potentially). to date this has included my massages, acupuncture, and new gym regimen...and smoothies! can't forget those smoothies! but in order to hopefully build in a november cycle i am going back on birth control.
i know it probably sounds ridiculous that i will go on birth control when trying to have a baby but this means that i can plan when my period will hit with relation to my return from india. basically, it gives me more control of when i will get my period. so i just have to time things so that my period hits right as i am returning from india in time for my baseline.
but kate, what are the implications of this on when you get your period again and is this really ok? why yes it is! i have had 1 nurse and 2 doctors tell me this is totally fine and will not impact my cycle at all. in terms of how long it will take for me to get my period once i allow my body to do it, that is the only wild card but based on past experiences with this same birth control, it will be a few days.
and if this backfires, which it will may, then i will just start in december as i had originally planned. no risk, no reward.
saturday i am heading to a spa for a long weekend with a girlfriend for a nice restorative treat. really excited to test out yoga and really give meditation a try...they have oodles of these classes. these are things i have always wanted to try but have never really clicked for me. now i can give them a proper effort and make my final determination on the two. i am not so good at sitting still unless i am working to clean out my dvr so we will see. the countdown till departure continues...
so umm my strategizing never seems to end... while it is abundantly clear that i have no control in this situation, this does not mean that i cannot come up with ways to make things work more towards my favor (potentially). to date this has included my massages, acupuncture, and new gym regimen...and smoothies! can't forget those smoothies! but in order to hopefully build in a november cycle i am going back on birth control.
i know it probably sounds ridiculous that i will go on birth control when trying to have a baby but this means that i can plan when my period will hit with relation to my return from india. basically, it gives me more control of when i will get my period. so i just have to time things so that my period hits right as i am returning from india in time for my baseline.
but kate, what are the implications of this on when you get your period again and is this really ok? why yes it is! i have had 1 nurse and 2 doctors tell me this is totally fine and will not impact my cycle at all. in terms of how long it will take for me to get my period once i allow my body to do it, that is the only wild card but based on past experiences with this same birth control, it will be a few days.
and if this backfires, which it will may, then i will just start in december as i had originally planned. no risk, no reward.
saturday i am heading to a spa for a long weekend with a girlfriend for a nice restorative treat. really excited to test out yoga and really give meditation a try...they have oodles of these classes. these are things i have always wanted to try but have never really clicked for me. now i can give them a proper effort and make my final determination on the two. i am not so good at sitting still unless i am working to clean out my dvr so we will see. the countdown till departure continues...
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