She came to visit today. Crying has ensued. I texted J.D. demanding a puppy and wine. The puppy is a no go as we have already met our apartment's two pet maximum with Paisley and Patrick (our cats). Well at least I can drink at our college's homecoming this weekend and the next weekend's wedding??? That's a silver lining, right? Kind of?
J.D. has now compared baby making to football. He is a highschool coach. It was an amusing analogy but since my knowledge of football is limited I cannot repeat it right. Something about being on the 40 yard line and getting pushed back and if we wanna win....
On another note, infertility has infiltrated even the simple show of One Tree Hill. (Yes, I watch it religiously.) Brooke Davis cannot get pregnant. The exchange between Brooke and her six year old godson, Jamie was priceless this week.
Jamie: "Aunt Brooke, where do babies come from?"
Brooke: "Not from me."
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
To Whom it May Concern
Dear happy, healthy pregnant lady,
Thank you for:
a. Showing me your ultrasound pictures.
b. Texting me the sex of your baby.
c. Inviting me to your baby shower.
I am truly happy for you. However, if you are friendly enough with me to share these things, please be a friend and acknowledge the following:
a. How lucky you are that you saw a heartbeat at the ultrasound and you made it far along enough to find out the sex
b. After four miscarriages, I may not want to go to a party surrounded by baby things,when I never got to buy any for my babies
I really do not mind you sharing these things with me. I am after all your friend, so I like sharing in your happiness. But please do not ignore my losses because, as my friend, you should at least take them into consideration.
Sincerely,
Me
Thursday, September 16, 2010
5DPO
So today is day 18 of my cycle. When I went to the bathroom before putting in the progesterone suppository, there was blood on the toilet paper. Implantation bleeding perhaps???? The irony of actually being excited and hopeful about blood on the toilet paper, when usually it brings fear and/or disappointment, is not lost on me.
I have already gotten in touch with a new ob/gyn office here and have given the nurse the run down of my losses and luteal phase defect. Basically, I have given them the heads up that I am going to need lots and lots of attention if I got pregnant this cycle. If I didn't I want to discuss Chlomid which I have been resisting the use of up until now. But I am tired of wasting time.
So here's hoping I got pregnant this cycle not that it neccessarily means I will wind up with a baby.
I have already gotten in touch with a new ob/gyn office here and have given the nurse the run down of my losses and luteal phase defect. Basically, I have given them the heads up that I am going to need lots and lots of attention if I got pregnant this cycle. If I didn't I want to discuss Chlomid which I have been resisting the use of up until now. But I am tired of wasting time.
So here's hoping I got pregnant this cycle not that it neccessarily means I will wind up with a baby.
Monday, September 13, 2010
I'm Still Here
In the last couple of months there have been quite a few events. Here's an update:
J.D. finally got a teaching job in our home state of Michigan.
Most of July and August was spent getting ready for the move to MI from VA, where we lived and J.D. taught the last two years.
We are thrilled to finally be back where we have family.
I was diagnosed with a luteal phase defect so it is 400mg of Prometrium for me.
We are trying to save for a house.
Currently, I am TTC, trying to find work, and dealing with all those babies born to my friends that were previously 600 miles away.
Oct 3 J.D. and I will attend the Share Annual Walk for Rememberance and Hope.
J.D. finally got a teaching job in our home state of Michigan.
Most of July and August was spent getting ready for the move to MI from VA, where we lived and J.D. taught the last two years.
We are thrilled to finally be back where we have family.
I was diagnosed with a luteal phase defect so it is 400mg of Prometrium for me.
We are trying to save for a house.
Currently, I am TTC, trying to find work, and dealing with all those babies born to my friends that were previously 600 miles away.
Oct 3 J.D. and I will attend the Share Annual Walk for Rememberance and Hope.
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Father's Day
I think sometimes as women, we forget , that our DHs, whether they show it or not are on this journey of infertility and or/recurrent losses too. I asked my husband (who will henceforth be referred to as JD for his initials) how he felt about today being Father's Day. Had Squirt lived or Chicken Little lived he would be a daddy by now. Had Snowflake or Rocky lived, he would know by now whether he would be a dad to a boy or girl. He answered that he was OK. He did not want anything honoring the day for him. Although, he did say that when we are in our home state next week he does not want to hold the two babies that belong to our sets of coupe friends. He compared it to the "Stanley Cup Curse." "If you touch it before you win it, then you will lose it."
I thought that today of all days I would share something he wrote when we found out we were pregnant with Chicken Little:
Women Aren’t the Only One Bleeding
“No longer in the womb but forever in our heart”
The funny thing is, is that as I type this, my wife is 9 weeks pregnant. The joy that is in my heart has replaced the feelings of loss and sadness. The funny thing is, is that as men, we are not supposed to feel sadness, the least of all at the death of a child. A miscarriage is the most painful lesson I have ever learned as a human being. I have learned that I am not the most gifted athlete, I have definitely learned that I am not the smartest human on the planet, and I have learned that I am not as “strong” as I thought I was.
I was 28 when my wife told me we were pregnant, she was late, and I was excited. We rushed to tell everyone, I even copied the positive pregnancy tests on our scanner. The conversation I had with my parents was the best we ever had. To finally have something positive to tell my parents was a joy I will never have again.
I grew up in a loving household of four boys. My parents did the best they can, and better than most. Masculinity was not missing in our household. I have always felt a gravity towards societies version of masculinity. Men were the bread winners and women were better at taking care of homes and babies. I always thought that women were more emotional than men: that is until this happened.
My parents were the best that their generation could offer. Mom and Dad were a dying breed in this country that taught their children right from wrong. They taught us that fate was what we made of it. Why then did my child have to die before he/she could make their world what they wanted.
I feel this loss as I have felt no other. I have lost grandparents, I have felt the sting of losing someone close, yet this was different. This was like a knife cutting into my chest. I had to be strong for my wife, and yet my body was crying to God for answers. I let myself feel the grief, alone in the car on my way to work the next day. There was no sick days that could cover this loss. No personal grievance day that could quench the thirst of my pain. I drove in silence, no radio, no phone, nothing to make me think of the child that was now passing through my wife’s body. My wife was losing our child and there was nothing we could do about it.
This is an addendum I wish I would have never had had to written. It is now almost 9 months since the first and we have had 2. The second was a missed miscarriage. Not only did we have the slap in the face of another, but my wife went through the pains of childbirth. What kind of “God” allows this to happen? Not only do we have the pain of loss that will echo our hearts for all time, but she has to go through the physical and emotional toll of a birthing that we will not come out of with a gift that we have been praying for forever. I watched as my wife went through what most would consider hell. I have no idea what is going on with our babies.
I thought that today of all days I would share something he wrote when we found out we were pregnant with Chicken Little:
Women Aren’t the Only One Bleeding
“No longer in the womb but forever in our heart”
The funny thing is, is that as I type this, my wife is 9 weeks pregnant. The joy that is in my heart has replaced the feelings of loss and sadness. The funny thing is, is that as men, we are not supposed to feel sadness, the least of all at the death of a child. A miscarriage is the most painful lesson I have ever learned as a human being. I have learned that I am not the most gifted athlete, I have definitely learned that I am not the smartest human on the planet, and I have learned that I am not as “strong” as I thought I was.
I was 28 when my wife told me we were pregnant, she was late, and I was excited. We rushed to tell everyone, I even copied the positive pregnancy tests on our scanner. The conversation I had with my parents was the best we ever had. To finally have something positive to tell my parents was a joy I will never have again.
I grew up in a loving household of four boys. My parents did the best they can, and better than most. Masculinity was not missing in our household. I have always felt a gravity towards societies version of masculinity. Men were the bread winners and women were better at taking care of homes and babies. I always thought that women were more emotional than men: that is until this happened.
My parents were the best that their generation could offer. Mom and Dad were a dying breed in this country that taught their children right from wrong. They taught us that fate was what we made of it. Why then did my child have to die before he/she could make their world what they wanted.
I feel this loss as I have felt no other. I have lost grandparents, I have felt the sting of losing someone close, yet this was different. This was like a knife cutting into my chest. I had to be strong for my wife, and yet my body was crying to God for answers. I let myself feel the grief, alone in the car on my way to work the next day. There was no sick days that could cover this loss. No personal grievance day that could quench the thirst of my pain. I drove in silence, no radio, no phone, nothing to make me think of the child that was now passing through my wife’s body. My wife was losing our child and there was nothing we could do about it.
This is an addendum I wish I would have never had had to written. It is now almost 9 months since the first and we have had 2. The second was a missed miscarriage. Not only did we have the slap in the face of another, but my wife went through the pains of childbirth. What kind of “God” allows this to happen? Not only do we have the pain of loss that will echo our hearts for all time, but she has to go through the physical and emotional toll of a birthing that we will not come out of with a gift that we have been praying for forever. I watched as my wife went through what most would consider hell. I have no idea what is going on with our babies.
Friday, June 11, 2010
Theme Song
So I used to watch Ally McBeal all the time. And recurrent theme on that show was that your life has a theme song. And for the last year this one kept popping into my head. I guess it is my theme song.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
I'm Ready!!!
Husband commented on it today. I have been looking at baby bedding and nursery decor sites again. Now I have to wait for Cycle Day 25 for my endometrial biopsy. Then, I have to wait for the results of that. And if that comes back normal, look into alloimmune testing. So physically, I am not that ready. But emotionally,I am ready to take a seat back on that crazy ass rollercoaster ride of tring to concieve after loss.
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