I got a BFN this morning. Yuck! I just started spotting. Double Yuck! Welcome to Cycle #5. I’m almost at six months TTC. That makes me frustrated… and scared. For some reason, I really wanted to be pregnant for Christmas. I know there is always next Christmas. I’m only 29- there’s no rush… Blah, Blah, Blah. I just had all sorts of Christmas daydreams.
DH and I had this baby plan that we put together a few years ago. We tentatively mapped out when we wanted to have kids. I thought it was so great at the time, but now it’s making me sad- next month is the last month I had listed as a “baby making month.” I truly had no idea how long it would take TTC. It only took my sister 3 months, so I just went with that. I thought we’d be pregnant by now since we got a head start on our “schedule.” Ha Ha Ha. We weren’t able to really TTC last month- we only BD once because of DH’s schedule. So, I’m crossing my fingers that the stars align this month for us, and we get our BFP.
But, on the positive side, I ovulated earlier- CD 17, and my LP is longer- 12 or 13 dpo. So, acupuncture and Vit B6 is working for me. I think my cycles are starting to level out. I’ve read in a few places that it can take up to a year for some women to get back on track after an IUD. I am going to let my FF subscription run out. I think it will be healthier for me to obsess less about it. I’m not going to take my temperature or use the OPK. I’m going to chart my CM, and we’ll be able to BD this cycle every other day starting when I find fertile CM. I am going to stay away from sugar. I’ve read in a few places that it’s not the best for you when TTC. I don’t remember why, but it’s sugar- you’re not really suppose to eat it anyway. So that will be on my list of resolutions for 2009. I really love my yoga DVD, so I’m going to do that and a strength training routine a few days a week.
I can’t believe 2008 is almost over. The time has flown since we started TTC in August. It might snow tonight, so maybe I’ll play some Christmas music while I wrap gifts. Tomorrow will be CD 1, so I’ll have to do some nice things for myself.
Happy Holidays… and Have a Happy New Year!
I’ve done a little internet medical research. I know doctors hate this, but I’ve only been trying for one month. Any doctor would think I was nuts for getting worked up about a short LP. Especially if some think that it isn’t a problem. But, I can’t get over thinking how strange it was that I got my period so early.
During my internet searching, I learned that some women have tried Vitamin B6 to help lengthen their LP. That sounds like a simple solution. I wanted to make sure I wouldn’t have a bad reaction with my seizure medication, so I looked at that as well. I didn’t really want to get involved with my neurologist because I’ve been harassing him lately about the chances of having a birth defect. I found out that the seizure medication that I am taking not only interacts with my folic acid (which is why I am taking 4 mg a day instead of just 400 mcg), it also interacts with my B6. What a coincidence!
So, off to the store to get some Vitamin B6.
I also read about a progesterone cream, but I think that I’ll just stick with the vitamin for now. It seems like 10 days is acceptable- just not ideal. It’ll be interesting to see if that makes a difference in my cycle this month.
