And in Baby news...

     So, as some of you know, Chad and I really want to have a baby.  In fact, the day after we were married, I stopped taking birth control.  I remember being on our honeymoon cruise ship about to take the medicine and saying to him, "I don't really want to take these anymore."  His response was simple, "OK."  After a few minutes of excitedly talking we decided it was a good idea.  We ended up finding a quiet spot on the edge of the ship and threw the rest of them overboard... Sorry little fishies!  That was about 2 1/2 years ago... 

     I started getting worried, anxious, sad, nervous (you name it, I felt it) when we didn't get  pregnant after a few months.  My doctor started me on Clomid to make sure I was ovulating each month.  My blood work always looked good, but still no baby.  I was referred to a Fertility Specialist/Clinic in Shreveport.  Chad and I went for our first visit the last week of May.  As we sat in the doctor's office and answered all of the questions and talked with him about our concerns, I really felt overwhelmed but comfortable.  He explained all of the steps that we would be going through very thoroughly. 

     Which brings us to now...  Last month we began fertility treatment.  I was given an hcg injection that controls when you ovulate.  We traveled to Shreveport and underwent an IUI (intrauterin insemination).  A week later blood work looked good (I had ovulated) and was instructed to take a pregnancy test a week later.  It was negative and I was a little disappointed but still hopeful. 

     This month when I went to the doctor's office, I was given a few more injections to increase egg production.  Obviously, the more good eggs, the better the chance of a baby.  As of 8:00 tonight, I had taken my first of three or four injections.  My neighbor, who is a nurse, helped me.  I am going to try doing it myself Friday and Sunday.

     I have a doctor's appointment on Monday, July 4th.  They will then tell me when to take the 'trigger shot' (hcg) and schedule our next insemination.  I will keep you posted on appointments and hopefully the resulting good news.

     Please keep us in your prayers.

Heather

Here's all my medicines I'll be taking for the next few days...  I even got my own biohazard container.  Cool huh?