The Last of the Teas

Well---I am done with the teas!!!  Praise God!  This was the last of my third round! I had to drink them for 10 days, morning and night, a month.  It was a butt load of butt tasting crap.  Praise Jesus that it is over.  This marks the end of the Eastern Medicine journey.   It is over because next month, if we are not pregnant, we are going to....drumroll please.....do artificial insemination!  In today's lingo they call it an IUI.  Any ways... this is round one of the Western medicine and I am praying for a miracle that it works.  In May I have to do one round of blood work, two ultra-sounds, one shot, and an IUI.  It is not suppose to hurt as much as the HSG, but I will feel some slight pain...but in the end I am know that it is worth it.  God is in control and it is in His timing.  I pray that this is the path that He wants me to go down in my journey to conceive.  Because so far it has not been a very fabulous journey.  God speaks  and works through problems, and I just know that He is speaking now.  Next month I will post in greater detail what this IUI entails.  Please pray!  Until next time!

The Tea

So in the last blog I mentioned that I do acupuncture for infertility...I really did not go into the specifics, but it is kinda cool.  They have doing this in China for centuries with lots of success.  

I decided to do acupuncture when I found out that my health insurance does not cover infertility :(  It is just really hard to accept that we are, or that I am, infertile.  I am very regular with my period, my cycle is 27-28 days, I feel my self ovulate, and we have intercourse at all the right times.  BUT NO BABY!  So acupuncture was the next step.  I go to an older Chinese lady that specializes in infertility and she is about one hour away.  Her cost is somewhat reasonable, about $200 a month.  This is my fourth month going twice a month with no results.   I drink a HORRIBLE tea that stimulates healthy egg growth..  It is totally gross.  You have to taste it to understand.  It has every root, leaf, and herb that you can think of.  My Chinese lady makes them especially for me and they cost right around a mocha each.  I would rather have the mocha.  Although the picture does look a little like the mocha....but do not be fooled, it isn't.  If you could smell it, you would know in an instant that it is not a stinking mocha.

Spring has sprung!

Sitting here at home with Waddles inside.  Inside because my eyes itch and my nose is running.  Allergies.  Did not have them until I moved to the south.  Sucks.  Now I know a little about what Sanna went through when she was younger.  Her nose was always running...she never NOT had a tissue in her hand.  I feel the same way.  

Today was a bit of a bummer.  We were really hoping to be pregnant this month to have an 08 baby, but God has different plans.  Got my period today.  Keep us in your prayers.  I really pray that we can be pregnant sometime this summer.  Please God.  This has been a really challenging adventure for us.  It really has not been fun.  At first it was...dreaming and planning.  But two years later...not so much.  I have, though, learned a lot.  Patience for one.  Releasing, for another.  It is hard not being in control.  I think that is what Jesus wants me to learn.  I mean I know that He is always in control, but I think he really wants me to "get it"...and I slowly am.  Slowly, with His help.  I have also learned a lot about my body, and surely, you do NOT want to know about that.  But if you ever are wondering if there is a God out there all you have to do is study and learn about the human body.  It is beautiful and VERY complicated...only God could have created that...it could not have started with a "bang".  If you think that, then you do not really know or understand your body.  Sorry, truth hurts.

Friday I see a specialist.  My journey to start with Western Medicine.  I have started three months ago with Eastern or Asian Medicine with not results...acupuncture and herbal teas.  Although absolutely fascinating and a wonderful experience, I have decided to follow suit with The Woman's Institute of Charlotte.  I will let you know how that goes.

Thanks for the chat.  See you next time. 

Grateful/Thankful

I have been truly blessed with a wonderful husband.  He is so right for me, I am so glad that I did not settle for anyone other than him (not that there were boys knocking down my door)...but he takes first place in my heart and mind.  Why the rush of gratitude?  I was really sad the other night and he was there to comfort and to just be still with me.  I am a emotional roller coaster.  Truth is that I have been on this roller coaster for over 22 months now.  I know that God will not give use more than we can handle, but I am soon reaching my limits (so I think).  I also know that God give us the desires of our heart.  I know this b.c of the man that I married.  I asked, God gave.  Thank you Jesus.