A New Beginning

As soon as our doctor gave us the go ahead, we started trying again. We used Clomid again knowing that my body would need some extra help ovulating. Unfortunately, the first month we started I got the Clomid instructions wrong and ended up making things pretty bad for myself. I started on the first day of my period instead of the 5th which resulted in cramping, pain, massive amounts bleeding, large clots, and a much longer period. There's a reason why your body changes the amount of hormones it produces at the different times of your cycle, and I found out the hard way what happens.

We also scheduled an appointment with a fertility specialist to discuss more serious options. We knew Clomid had worked for us in the past but we weren't going to put all of our eggs in one basket. We wanted the more personal attention a specialist could offer even if it meant we'd have to spend money out of pocket. It was more important to us to to spend the money and get answers than go through another miscarriage without knowing why.

The appointment with the specialist went really well. He reviewed our history and discussed a plan of action for my next cycle with us. The big news from that conversation is that he didn't think I had PCOS because the cysts on my ovary were smaller than what is typically seen with that syndrome. Also, although there was one instance of me not ovulating in my tested past, I was having regular periods which didn't fit the PCOS profile either. The other big news was he didn't think my tube was blocked. Apparently since the blockage occurred where the tube connected to my uterus, it was probably indicative of a spasm than a blockage. True blockages, according to him, are typically seen further up in the tube.Great news right? The plan of action included some tests through out my next cycle and then an IUI (Intrauterine Insemination) procedure the following month.

We were very hopeful about the coming months and excited about a new beginning. We were very hopeful that there may not be as much wrong with me as we originally thought. We were very hopeful that answers were on the way.

xo