Name: pari
hi, guys!!
thanks a lot for u best wishes!!
its been some time since i logged in. may not be regular in future...getting tooo much of nausea. hubby does all the household work.
i just went thru some of the msgs.
thanks archie, for boosting my morale. sunshine, i sent u a mail at both the ids. i think ur gmail id isnt working. Law, u dont know wots in store for u. i just prayed for a baby. and i got twins. who knows? u r hoping for twins...i wont be surprized if u find triplets during u/s :-).
all the best!!
ash, i didnt mind u asking any of the questions. i asked the same question from other people when they got preg and moved out from this board. im in chicago. i tried for one year and two months normally without ny medicines but got some antibiotics for my hubby as his sperm analysis showed some infection which the urologist said he didnt take very seriously. nevertheless, we went for the antibiotics. after that i was on clomid for 3 months. i conceived during the 3rd cycle. my gyne had referred me to an infertility specialist, (RE or reproductive endocrinologist), if this cycle failed. i was just choosing from the list.
i would suggest one should not wait for more than one year to go to RE. my gynae made it very clear on my first visit to him. and i think bbt charts are much better way than opk's bcoz u keep waiting for opks to come positive but when they do come positive, u have already wasted 6 days which u could use prior to ovulation. moreover bbt charts warned me 3 days prior to my menses that my cycle has failed. and i came to know exactly the day i missed my period bcoz the temps were supposed to come down 2 days before it.
and finally, this msg is for all of u, esp. u, kshama bcoz u think that u are so tired that u may not be able to rejoice when u conceive. ya, u r rite. when u conceive after a long struggle, u may not rejoice like those who conceive within the first 6 months. and ur response at getting a +ve test may be of doubt bout the accuracy of the test, fear of losing wot u think u might have gained and a kind of relief mixed with apprehensions. but when u do conceive after 2.5 years of trauma, u dont think of ur next door neighbour who conceived after 2.5 months of marriage. u think of those who have been trying for years and years and are still unsuccessful and u pray for them!! when u conceive after a m/c, u dont think of ur years younger cousin who had a smooth pregnancy and a really easy labour; u think of those who had multiple m/c and are still struggling. u probably already became a mom, the day u decided to submit to the uncertainty and pains, both physical and emotional, of infertility. that explains the reluctance of our spouses to submit to such things...not everyone can do that. but God sees everything. and what lies ahead is the wait to get ur baby.
when u do conceive, it doesnt matter whether u and ur husband are the eldest ones in the family and every tom, dick and harry in the family has kids. in the end, all that matters is that this is ur baby and u r going to love him!! with every step u take to conquer ur infertility, with every single failed cycle, u move one step closer to motherhood. and trust me, in the end, carrying ur baby makes it all worth it!!
take care,
love and prayers,
pari.