5/20/2023 0 Comments Vitex success storyShe said, “Did I hear you were nursing a toddler and on a crazy diet?” I confirmed this. I went to my doctor who ran a ton of tests- thyroid, iron, mono, etc. Well, after about 2 months, I was suffering from fatigue, low blood-pressure, and depressed mood. We already had done the full non-toxic overhaul and had stuck with it. What if I never got pregnant again? What if this was my one shot at breastfeeding? I wasn’t going to quit early and then regret it for the rest of my life.Įven though my periods were still wacky in length (changing every month) I decided I would go ALL IN on the diet and mind-body work. BUT I was still nursing and I wasn’t willing to quit. When my son was about 15 months I decided it was time to get serious about trying again despite what the doctor and acupuncturist said. Both doctor and acupuncturist said to call when I finished breastfeeding. I visited my acupuncturist but she refused to give me herbs while nursing. FSH wasn’t terrible for me at a 15, but still very high for normal people. I called my fertility doctor (reproductive endocrinologist at Shady Grove), who ran day 3 tests which were not great. Three chemical pregnancies, immediately followed by an early miscarriage. ![]() Then, in the spring/summer of 2016, I got pregnant. However, not ovulating slows it down and can make it a bit better for awhile. There is a myth that pregnancy “cures” endometriosis, but it doesn’t. My periods had started to get very heavy and painful again- I took this to mean that my endometriosis was getting worse after a brief reprieve from the pregnancy. You just received an amazing miracle.īut, every time I’d hear a comment like this, I’d think, “well, maybe!” And so I went home from that appointment and my husband and I started baby dancing.Īt three months postpartum (when I went back to work and switched to pumping part time instead of nursing), I got my period back. See, people seem to think once you have one baby after infertility you are “cured.” But, you aren’t. She laughed at ME and said, “Oh sure, I see people like you all the time, and you wind up pregnant three months later!” And so, my hopes began to rise. Nursing around the clock and a gajillion infertility diagnoses and infertility specialists who said I’d never get pregnant with my own eggs? No birth control for us, thank you. When I went for my 6-week post birth checkup, my midwife asked what kind of birth control we planned on using. I had my first miracle in May 2015 at 33 years old. *This post contains affiliate links which at no cost to you provide me with some small change to help keep this blog running! If you decide to buy something I recommend, please consider clicking through one of my links to help support this blog and my family! Thank you! It includes the story, the timeline, and what I did differently. So, here is my unadulterated story of trying for a second miracle. In addition to my losses while trying for our first, I had three chemical pregnancies and one very early miscarriage (5.5 weeks) while trying for our second miracle. Of course, I was also older (35), and I was still dealing with the same diagnoses- High FSH, Low AMH, Low Antral Follicle Count (taken together these mean Diminished Ovarian Reserve), Endometriosis, MTHFR mutation (Single), and recurrent early loss. The bad news is, I did MORE non-toxic overhaul and a MORE intense diet! The good news is, I did do less mind-body work, out of lack of time. Well, I have good news and I have bad news. ![]() Many of them have one child and are hoping that I didn’t have to do all 79 Things again to get pregnant, and that it was easier having the first. But every week I have a blog reader email me and ask me for the details. ![]() If you haven’t already heard- I’m pregnant! Just about 39 weeks pregnant, actually! With another miracle! For some reason I haven’t been able to write the story until now.
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