Officially in the "infertile" club :/ Do I throw my sway out the window now?
DH and I have been trying since August, I have been swaying since July. I had wanted so badly for it to happen naturally but that doesn't appear to be in the cards for us.
I took the best prenatals on the market, and guafanesin, I shop exclusively at Whole Foods, I switched to lighter cardio, I've done fertility yoga, fertility meditation, castor oil packs, acupuncture, mayan massage, drybrushing, switched out all cleaning & beauty & laundry products to non-toxic, took out all the BPA from our house... we've done Sperm Meets Egg... we've done Every other Day... I've tried preseed and without... I've laid on my stomach after and propped my hips with a pillow.
I saw my obgyn for my annual checkup last week and he thinks everything looks fine from his perspective. We met with a reproductive endocrinologist in mid-February who said DH's sperm analysis was fine. My BBT charts are very healthy with regular ovulation. Even my thyroid levels and Vitamin D level look good based on most recent bloodwork. Blood pressure is perfect. No one can tell off the bat why I'm not getting pregnant.
Whenever my cycle starts (period is due tomorrow), I'll schedule cycle day 3 bloodwork as well as an HSG to check tubes. I'm a little worried about progesterone levels b/c I always spot before my period but my luteal phase is usually 15 days so I'm gonna try to just see how initial bloodwork goes.
At this point, DH and I are prepared to go with IVF. I just turned 36 and we want 2 children, ideally before 40. The journey has been a lot harder than I imagined and since we are fortunate to have enough savings that would allow for IVF, we are anxious to get help rather than continue struggle on our own. Emotionally and mentally, I'm exhausted from being so obsessed and consumed with the desire to get pregnant and start our family. It's starting to mess with my head in an unhealthy way. :( The clock, for me, is ticking away.
I've been swaying blue since July, started pretty heavy but had to pull back slightly in October b/c weight gain was making me batty. After the holidays, I focused more on making sure my diet was nutrient dense: grassfed meat (ground beef, steak, chicken), organic fruits (bananas, raspberries, grapefruit juice), organic veggies (asparagus, spinach, tomatoes), whole carbs (sweet potatoes, brown rice) & some full fat dairy (organic whole milk, grassfed butter). My fertility acupuncturist also has me eating tons of healthy fats (coconut oil, almond butter, 1 avocado a day, 4 oz bone broth a day, mixed nuts). Very little processed or artificial foods, though DH and I do indulge in a few "cheat meals" but even then it's not fast food. I haven't lost weight, just trying to maintain.
Anyway, just wondering if there are any sway tactics if we're preparing for IVF? I have to assume the answer is no, but just checking. I don't think I really CARE either way at this point, this is my first child so I know we will be over the moon with any gender, but in my heart I really want a boy.
