My neighbor bought me my very first ovulation predictor kit a couple months ago. The first cycle trying to figure out the whole ovulation thing I went through about 15 of them and nothing. Is it weird if someone asks me what I want for my birthday to say ovulation predictor kits please? I don't know when I ovulate, or even IF I ovulate. Apparently some people do it like clockwork, others not so much.
What I have learned though is that when you DO ovulate, your egg only lives for about 24 hours. And frozen sperm, once thawed, only lives for about 24 hours. So the magic can only happen if those 24 hours are in perfect sync with each other.
So I've had some blood work, ultrasounds, and a test to see if my fallopian tubes are open. I now have pictures of my uterus and a patient portal to log into to track the newest results of my lab work. But ovulation remains a mystery. Next doctor's appt. is August 3rd and hopefully he'll be able to put these pieces together and come up with a plan for me.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Making the decision...
Shortly after finishing college/grad school, I was going to get married and have kids. That was the plan. Fast forward 15 years and more dates then I can remember and, well, here I am.
Two years ago, a friend who knew I wanted to be a mom more than anything looked up sperm banks (on her SCHOOL computer!) and printed off a list of donors for us to pick from. Over time, joking about it turned into a serious quest for more information, and suddenly the books I was checking out from the library included "No man? No Problem! Knock Yourself Up!" and "Choosing Single Motherhood." I had decided.... I was going to do this!
As confident as I was in this decision, it helped to know my family was behind me. When I initially talked with my mom about it, she didn't really understand why I'd use a sperm bank. My Catholic mother felt that finding someone in a bar was a bit more conventional. ;) But she took an active role in helping read through MANY donor profiles, and I had to point out that in a bar I wouldn't have a 21 page document on each man!
The decision was made, but I think that was the easy part. Now what?
Two years ago, a friend who knew I wanted to be a mom more than anything looked up sperm banks (on her SCHOOL computer!) and printed off a list of donors for us to pick from. Over time, joking about it turned into a serious quest for more information, and suddenly the books I was checking out from the library included "No man? No Problem! Knock Yourself Up!" and "Choosing Single Motherhood." I had decided.... I was going to do this!
As confident as I was in this decision, it helped to know my family was behind me. When I initially talked with my mom about it, she didn't really understand why I'd use a sperm bank. My Catholic mother felt that finding someone in a bar was a bit more conventional. ;) But she took an active role in helping read through MANY donor profiles, and I had to point out that in a bar I wouldn't have a 21 page document on each man!
The decision was made, but I think that was the easy part. Now what?
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Beginning blogging...
Many people know that I've decided to try and have a baby on my own, so for my own documentation purposes/peace of mind and to share the adventure with others, I thought I'd try "blogging" about it. And so it goes....
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