For the Reproductively Challenged xxxxx

[shlindz]

Thanks for explaining Kelly. That sounds intense, but very promising for you Caz!!! Fx for you

So the weekend was crazy, with loads of hard work and lots of fun. I get back to find an email from my mom. She got a hold of the fertility centre and got us an appointment for 8:30 this morning. Unfortunatly DH had to be at work for 9. So we called and asked if we could come in earlier. They were booked solid for earlier appointments today and tomorrow so we got an appointment for wednesday. It's pushing it a little at cd5, but the nurse said it's okay. So I'm all happy joy joy until I go to work today and find out I'm fired. I have 5 weeks to find a new job. I have been a restaurant manager for this company since I was 16 years old. The irony of it all...my last shift is April 23. The exact day of my 7 year anniversary with the company. The reason I'm fired is because I'm spending too much time with the army. I'm gone almost every weekend. They have a new girl that would better fil the position. I was so hurt I started crying in the bathroom. It was horrible. So DH and I have been texting all day and came up with the idea to partially take a cycle off. We are still gonna try for a bfp, but without the fertility centre monitoring this cycle. We're hoping to save a little money and not have the extra stress of monitoring. I'm still going to take the Metformin and the Clomid. I have some Clomidhome from a friend of mine who was taking it to get pregnant. She had 500mg left over when she got pg and she gave it too me. The only thing is it's pretty old Clomid and might not work. I'm still gonna try though. I'll take 100mg days 3-7. That means I'm starting it today. So fx for some happy news this month. Don't think I could take anymore heart break right now.

 

[TySonNMe]

Awm shlindz...I'm sorry to hear that! But you know what, I hate to say it but everything happens for a reason. Right after I graduated from college, I thought I was making a good decision by leaving a pretty secure job at a child care center for a nanny job. On the day I was supposed to start at the nanny position, the mother called and told me they didn't need me. So here I was with no job, and I scrambled to get a job as a summer camp counselor (an old teacher I used to work for hooked me up) for minimum wage. It turned out to be a blessing in disguise...the job was a cakewalk and I had plenty of time to self-teach myself computer skills to pass certification exams for IT. I got my foot in the door with tech support and now I'm making decent money for a large corporation with full bennies and all. I know it seems rather daunting but try to look on the bright side of things. I'm surprised...isn't that against the law for them to fire you because you are in the army? I think it is in the States...maybe you can look into that...at any rate, still have my fingers crossed for you this cycle. I am confident it will all work out for you!

 

[TySonNMe]

shlindz, look over these two links...there's a bit on info here that Ontario does offer job protection...maybe you have a case here...I'm no lawyer but maybe you can speak to one...

https://www.army.forces.gc.ca/land-terre/news-nouvelles/story-reportage-eng.asp?id=2746

https://www.cflc.forces.gc.ca/new-sp/mr-sm/bescrf-daefrc-2008-eng.asp

 

[Kelly9]

So sorry to hear about your job but that doesn't seem fair, you are working for the country at your other job. People can be lowsy. I would check those links out and see if you have a case. Good luck with the clomid.

 

[shlindz]

Thanks for the support ladies
And extra thnks for those links Tysonme. I saw them last night and was on a google tangent for hours. lol I checked with my provincial legislation and there's not much I can do. The legislation is in the process of being updated to fit the needs of reservists. Right now it only covers deployments, not training or taskings. So I'm pretty much sol. I will check with the labor board though. DH made a very good point last night. He said, "Well this just means we're deffinatly getting pregnant this month. Money's tight, you lost your job, and we're both super busy. It's pretty much the most inconvenient time for us to get pregnant. So if I'v learned anything from our past together, then we are deffinatly getting pregnant this month". He was so sweet and earnest trying to cheer me up. Plus he's right. I'm a big believer in the concept of everything happens for a reason. Sometimes the reasons aren't revealed to us until years down the road.

 

[TySonNMe]

I love your OH's attitude!!

 

[shlindz]

ya he really helps me keep up the pma some days.

Oh look Tysonme. Your ticker moved! yay
and I love yur new signature heheheheheh

 

[TySonNMe]

Thanks hun...still doesn't feel real.

 

[Kelly9]

Tyson it won't for a while! Mine didn't till the 12 week scan and then not as much as when abby started moving! You'll keep asking yourself if there is really one in there!

 

[TySonNMe]

Thanks Kelly! That's another 7 weeks to wait LoL! Seems like forever!

 

[cazd]

Heya - love that positive thinking! Its the worst time ever so it'll happen - YAY PMA!!!!

and TysonNMe - you've got a Squiggle now!!!!

 

[TySonNMe]

Yay, I see you have a meeting for IVF in the not-so-distant future...I hope everything goes well!!

shlindz, how are you hun??

 

[Kelly9]

Yes cazd whats up with the IVF? I am thrilled you are looking into it! I want details woman!

 

[shlindz]

I agree with Kelly, Cazd I want details too.

I'm doing ok Tysonme. DH and I just came back from another army training weekend. This one was tonnes of fun. I threw some grenades and fired a lot of machine gun rounds. Man what a rush. I like the distraction. You really aren't thinking about your fertility much when you're about to pull the pin off a grenade. lol Now that we're home though, DH and I getting very excited as possible O day draws near. I'v started using the LH test strips again. Even though the doc said they won't work because my LH levels are consistently high. But I wanna feel like I'm doing something. I like seeing that faint line get darker and darker each day. My chart should tell me whether or not I O though. I'm watching it very closely. It sucks that I can't take my temps on the weekend. It really kinda screws with FF.

 

[TySonNMe]

Ooo, grenades sound fun!! How goes it on the TTC front? Any luck with the OPKs?

How are you cazd? Litle over 2 weeks to go...I'm so excited for you.

Kelly, how are you and the tiny baby boy doing?

 

[shlindz]

So I'm just waiting to O right now. Very boring, minus the whole BD like crazy just incase. lol The opk's are not showing any elevated LH levels right now, so O is still probably a couple days away. It's a little weird this cycle not being monitored. I can't tell if any of my follies are growing or anything. just got my fingers crossed that my chart shows an ovulation pattern.

 

[TySonNMe]

Fx for you hun!! Hopefully you'll O within the next 3-4 days!!!

 

[TySonNMe]

shlindz, how are you hun? Had a look at your chart...your temps are up and down like a roller coaster.

 

[shlindz]

Ya I don't know Tysonme. I'm trying to keep up the pma, but I think this cycle might be another bust. I keep reminding myslef that O can be super super late with Clomid, but it just doesn't feel like it will happen. Even the opk's are depressing me. I wish I had stuck with the monitoring this cycle. The whole not knowing if the Clomid is doing it's job just plain sucks. DH doesn't wanna pay for monitoring again until I find another job. It makes sense to me, but still sucks. I'm gonna hafta order my Clomid online. Along with some Provera because I'm sure AF won't be here on it's own. I'll wait about 3 more weeks though. Fingers crossed!

 

[TySonNMe]

Wow, 3 weeks is a long time to wait!! How's the job hunt going? After this cycle are you still planning on getting monitored?