Infertilty Treatment Plans

I am soooo excited to announce the start of our infertility treatments!!!!! Cycle day #1 of first treatment cycle was November 1st! Which if this cycle is successful it will put my due date at August 8th! I am praying for that of course.

How did we get here?

In August of 2015 I went to see a fertility specialist and we were starting an extensive plan of first full diagnostics and then treatment. I ended up getting diagnosed with a cholesteatoma tumor in my ear and had my first very big surgery November 2017. At that point I was bound and determined to holistically reverse the effects of PCOS and started a program with a holistic nutritionist called sexy lady balls. That program Taught me a TON and I lost about 10 pounds and kept some life long changes and really started taking a lot of supplements. I started cycling again! I went from 70+ day cycles to about 35 day cycles! This was sooo encouraging but I just couldn't beat my food addictions or ovulate! But alas I November 2016 I needed another surgery. After that I was trying yet another attempt at weight loss and wellness goals. I tried the standard dietician approach with whole foods. I lost another 5 lbs that I credit to food tracking on my fitness pal. Overall that made my insulin resistance worse and I didn't notice any wellness benefits. April of 2017 I tried the Keto diet and lost 30 lbs!!!!! I felt AMAZING I thought this is it here comes baby!!! But my cycles went wonky on me!! Then I got ECOLI at the end of June 2017 and my diet went out the window! See my previous posts about that. I've gained back about 20 lbs of the 30 I lost. And I threw in the towel on the holistic approach which I whole heartedly believe in, but failing yet again and turning 34 I just gave up. I prayed lots and researched a doctor to see that would appease my fertility plan that I did with Bryn with out going to the specialist extensive route.

AND HERE WE ARE I am soooooo excited!!!! I felt so strongly about going about this holistically and it felt God lead. But now my plans also feel God lead. I don't know the why to all the turns ups and downs and changes in my journey, but I trust God and I trust the process. Its all for a reason and I will keep my faith in it.

My Plan -

Letrozole! also known as femara. I am taking 2.5mgs for 3 months and if that doesn't work or I am not ovulating they will up my dose to 5mgs for 3 months. For monitoring I am going to BBT chart and take OPKs. This is exactly how I conceived Bryn. With Bryn it took 6 cycles and a few of those cycles failed all together. So I am nervous but incredibly OPTIMISTIC. I feel it in my bones that I will become pregnant. But I know God doesn't always have timing the way I like it so I am trying to remember to remain patient and faithful in his perfect timing.

Prayers Prayers Prayers needed!!!