Hi girls! I know it's been a few months, but I had to get off here for a while...I know you all know what I mean! After 2 1/2 years of trying, it had gotten too rough for me. I am SO excited to see all of the BFPs! Mrs.Brown...yay!!!
I'm so happy for you! Someday, things look like they're progressing beautifully!
I wanted to give you all some encouragement. Yesterday, after over 30 cycles, we finally got our BFP!!
I think the last time I was on, I had mentioned my use of the Ov Watch. I tried that for 3 months with no luck, although it made the whole process much less stressful. Then I read a book called
What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You About Premenopause, or something like that, by Dr. John Lee. So many of the symptoms were familiar to me--I'm 31 (Premenopause and producing less progesterone can start around 30, or even earlier), short luteal phases (had tried Bvits to lengthen them), PMS/irritability (didn't know that it's not 'natural' to have PMS), headaches for the week before my period (started last year), irregular cycles (a few years ago they were always 28 days exactly, and I had three children no problem), and of course, unexplained infertility. Anyway, in the book he discusses the use of
natural progesterone cream and how important it is to women's health. After much research, I believe that I have been 'estrogen dominant,' a term coined by Dr. Lee. There are so many phytoestrogens in our environment, through plastics, pesticides, soaps, our meat & food, etc. that women are getting much more estrogen than just the natural estrogen our bodies produce--hence the estrogen overload, and the proportionally lower levels of progesterone. Having too little progesterone causes the uterus to be a very unfriendly place for an egg to implant. Anyway, I got some natural progesterone cream at the health food store (it's expensive!) and I got pregnant the first full month I used it. You use it only after you ovulate until you start your period. I'd just encourage you all who are still TTC to look into it and see if any of it sounds familiar. I bet most libraries carry one of his books. I think his
Balanced Hormones (or something like that) sounds like it might be a better choice for specifics, but the first book I mentioned gave me enough of the theory to google for info specifically on using Progesterone cream for infertility.
I skimmed a few pages before the last one and saw some talk of gluten-intolerance again. Dahlia, I am so glad going GF is going better for you! I feel really thankful that God brought that to mind when I read some of your posts. (My family has been GF for 5 1/2 years now, and it's amazing how many people I have been able to suggest gluten-intolerance as a problem! I am thankful to be used...) If anyone needs any ideas, just ask! My son was diagnosed with Celiac's Disease at 18 months and subsequently, my dd and I were diagnosed with gluten-intolerance. So, now the whole family eats GF (except for my hubby's stash of 'poisonous food' as I like to call it
, like crackers and cereal). Let me tell ya, in five years things have changed a LOT in the GF market! It's SO much easier now than when we first started. The first month is tough, like Dahlia mentioned, but there is no going back once you start feeling the difference!
Anyway, sorry to ramble, but it's been so long! When I got my BFP yesterday, you girls were some of the first that I wanted to tell since you have been there along the way. So, 2 1/2 years, 30+ cycles later we finally got our BFP and #4 is on the way!
I've missed you! I'm so happy that you got a 
! 
That's how badly our bodies need the progesterone!
