Showing posts with label ICLW. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ICLW. Show all posts

2.21.2010

Cheering Myself Up

Welcome ICLWers. I am excited for the ICLW since it has been a few months since I participated. Here is a little blurb so you know what is up over here are Baby Hungry.

We got our first BFP on Clo mid in September 2009 after ttc since January 2008. Our dreams came crashing down when we miscarried in October. I was 6.5 weeks along. February 2010 brought another BFP, followed quickly by miscarriage #2 at 4.5 weeks. I am currently trying to pick up the pieces of my broken heart and get some answers to why my body doesn't want to stay pregnant. Clo mid was my magic potion for getting prego, now I just need to find the magic elixir to keep that pregnancy for 9 months. I am meeting with a multiple pregnancy loss maternal fetal medicine Dr. for the first time on Tuesday.

An update for my faithful readers: I have been working night and day on cheering myself up. I have successfully kept myself busy enough to keep the crying to a minimum. Either that, or I am just in denial. Either way, here is what I have been cheering myself up with...

  • hosting a Valentines day brunch for my mom and sisters
  • buying myself flowers, and getting roses from my DH
  • girls night
  • reading reading reading
  • movie: Valentines day
  • shopping
  • pedicure
  • road trip to find the sun...we found it and it still exists
  • movie: When in Rome
  • eating treats, lots of treats (I really need to stop that!)
  • making an appointment with MFM Dr., I'm really excited to get some answers and come up with a plan.
  • did I mention I have been eating lots of treats??

I am doing much better with this miscarriage then I did with the last one. I think much of that is because my heart was guarded with this pregnancy and I didn't give the whole thing to it for fear of it being smashed into a million pieces again. I hope I can feel safe enough to give my whole heart to this dream, but right now I am trying to protect it. I thank you all for your kind words. I could really feel the love and support from you all. I hope I can pay it forward to those in need.

PS...Today is my birthday. Go out and eat come cake to celebrate since it is my favorite food! I know I will be!

8.28.2009

What an Awesome Week!

This past week was my first time participating in ICLW. I think the whole concept of it is AMAZING! I was able to find blogs that of those of you who are in the same stages of this IF journey as me and blogs that I will continue reading. I am normally someone who is a little comment shy and do much more reading then commenting, but this week pushed me outside of my comfort zone. I really liked commenting on peoples blogs and being able to offer support and what little experience I have.

I was also able to receive great comments and support and advice from you! THANK YOU! getting an email saying I had another comment made me so happy and so loved. I was able to be so open this week with what I was feeling and experiencing and never once felt alone. Those feelings you all gave me are invaluable. I feel like I have real blogger friends now who I care about and I know care about me too. I am so thankful I found this community to help me through this difficult time in my life. I really hope I can offer the same support and love you have offered me.

I am feeling a lot better today. I think yesterday was just an off day. I am still getting hot flashes from time to time, but they are totally manageable.

Last night I had a faint line on my OPK. I know this doesn't mean that I will O for sure, but it at least makes me feel like I am on the right path.

We have been doing a little extra BD this week just in case I miss my ovulation :) It has been hurting me a lot, stinging really bad after. I don't know if anyone else has had this symptom with Clom id or not. I hope it goes away cause I need to be in tip top condition this weekend since I should ovulate on Sunday or Monday (should being the key word here). ;) ;)

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! Thanks again for all the support this week!