There seems to have been a lot going on in my life lately, but I feel like I've had limited time to sit down and write about it. Other things have been needing attention and it's probably a good thing. It's a good thing to be distracted from infertility with new cars and trips to the zoo. It's a … [Read more...]
Back to Square One
Today I went off to my fertility specialist. My goal was twofold: to get updated scripts that had run out and save a trip to the GP, and secondly to see how that lining was doing. My expectations were positive because of the herbs, acupuncture and diet work I had been doing. Well once again life … [Read more...]
My Fertility Wheel
Fertility has many aspects to to it and another expert consult from the Fertility after 40 Telesummit was very helpful to me in clarifying the important issues I need to work on. Marc Sklar, "the fertility expert" used a tool called "the fertility wheel" to isolate some important issues. Marc … [Read more...]
Rebooting my system with Traditional Chinese Medicine
The things I do to try and get pregnant. There I was, lying half naked on a table with pins stuck all over my body. And they were hooked up to a pulsing electronic contraption. It had to be the weirdest sensation out but as time went on it lessened, and it became more relaxing. You might be asking … [Read more...]
Fertility Update
A little update on our attempts to give Nicky a little sibling. First of all the blood results are in. Insulin Fasting: 4.5 (should be between 2.1 and 10.4) Thyroid TSH: 1.54 (should be 0.35 -3.5) Free T4: 15.9 (should be 7.6-16.1) Prolactin: 8 (should be 3-27) Day 3 … [Read more...]
Here we go again… (Visit to the Fertility Doc)
I was sitting in the waiting room of the fertility clinic. It was nearly my turn to go in and I felt a familiar lurch of my stomach. Getting on the infertility rollercoaster again can be nauseating. You never know what's going to happen. You are entirely at the mercy of your body. However, I've … [Read more...]
Read My Full Story
I've written my full story up about my fertility journey. I've entered it in a health advocate competition for Circle Bloom. The main theme seems to be all those doctors I have been through! But also a profound sense of gratitude for where I am now. There are a lot of other interesting people who … [Read more...]
A Week of Wonders
I don’t know where to begin. I should probably begin at the beginning. Last Thursday I had a bit of a bad day. I thought the weather was really warming up (it is Spring here in South Africa) and I decided instead of pants and socks to wear a skirt and sandals. Big mistake. I froze. I could … [Read more...]
New Beginnings
Continuing with my "out with the old, in with the new" theme, a few things have happened this week to reflect a shift in what is to come. My broken ring...Firstly I lost a petal in my ring. Now this may seem minor to those less materially minded (as I should be) but since I am very aware that … [Read more...]
IVF Nurse Appointment
Hello bleeps. My journey continues with the visit to the IVF nurse. She was a very nice lady who has worked at a government hospital, then Vitalab and now Medfem. It is helping me to write this all out and digest it. She first of all described how the cycle would go. At the beginning of the … [Read more...]