Getting tired of the journey...
Posted 06-24-2009 at 05:40 PM by angelaiswordy
I started a profile on an infertility community website about a year ago, when I first started trying to get pregnant. In my profile, I wrote something like, "Ready to become a mommy and looking forward to the journey." I look back at that and realize I had no idea what I was in for. This has been a year of roller-coaster highs, each and every one followed by the crash of dissapointment.
Needless to say, after a year, (and a lot of drugs and cash) I am not pregnant. But I am exhausted.
I know there are many, many women out there who have been TTC much longer than a year, and my heart goes out to each of you.
Although I am new to this community, I have really gotten a lot from the posts I've seen so far. I'd like to say a general thank you for being willing to share such intimate details.
As for me, I'm 36 and have been on fertility treatments for about a year. I tried clomid, then clomid + Avandia, then injectibles (I hyperstimulated). I'm taking clomid again this month at higher doses (150mg) with Avandia twice a day to see if I will ovulate without hyperstimulating. If I manage to produce a follicle, I will have IUI next week sometime.
I have tried to focus on keeping my stress level down by doing yoga, eathing healthy, etc. I still fight with getting enough sleep, but I'm working on it.
The bright side: Most days are positive. Most days, I actually do not tear up when I see women carrying infants. Most days I really do enjoy my life. Then there are other days that aren't so easy.
I have decided I need to build a community of like-minded, supportive women who are struggling with PCOS and infertility. I don't have any friends in my area who can relate to what I'm going through. So if you're out there, and you need to talk, I'm all ears.
Needless to say, after a year, (and a lot of drugs and cash) I am not pregnant. But I am exhausted.
I know there are many, many women out there who have been TTC much longer than a year, and my heart goes out to each of you.
Although I am new to this community, I have really gotten a lot from the posts I've seen so far. I'd like to say a general thank you for being willing to share such intimate details.
As for me, I'm 36 and have been on fertility treatments for about a year. I tried clomid, then clomid + Avandia, then injectibles (I hyperstimulated). I'm taking clomid again this month at higher doses (150mg) with Avandia twice a day to see if I will ovulate without hyperstimulating. If I manage to produce a follicle, I will have IUI next week sometime.
I have tried to focus on keeping my stress level down by doing yoga, eathing healthy, etc. I still fight with getting enough sleep, but I'm working on it.
The bright side: Most days are positive. Most days, I actually do not tear up when I see women carrying infants. Most days I really do enjoy my life. Then there are other days that aren't so easy.
I have decided I need to build a community of like-minded, supportive women who are struggling with PCOS and infertility. I don't have any friends in my area who can relate to what I'm going through. So if you're out there, and you need to talk, I'm all ears.
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