Friday, May 31, 2013

Welcome

So I started out trying to blog about many things, but that didn't quite work out. I kept getting distracted. Then trying to conceive started to not only take longer than we wanted it to, it started taking over my life.

I have PCOS, which is poly cystic ovarian syndrome. For me its a secondary infertility. I do have an eight year old daughter, and I have had three miscarriages in the time between then and now. I knew when starting that I most likely had pcos due to previous drs appointment in 2008 which I will explain in another post. I knew that if it didn't happen immediately, it wouldn't happen for a while.

So far I have been trying to conceive for about nine months now (As of February 2014). This isn't a long time compared to most infertile women and for that I am thankful. By one definition I do not fit the description of "Infertile" which is having unprotected sex for 12 months without becoming pregnant. However since I do not ovulate, and I cant get pregnant without ovulating, I am infertile. Most of the time that's hard to say and to think about, but I have come to accept it. Denying it isn't going to mean I'm not, it isn't going to fix it.

Here I would like to share all of my experiences. I track my cycles with bbt, which is basal body temperature, opks, which are ovulation predictor kits, and a ferning microscope. Since it is already cycle 7, I will be recapping past cycles and appointments in their own single blog posts.

I also link a lot of the words to online research and even other blogs so I can bring more information to light about infertility and PCOS. I really hope this helps you as much as it helps me. Thank you for reading.