How We Ended Up Here

Well it's been an exhausting 3 weeks. We finished moving on Friday and have half a house full of boxes and the other half somewhat usable. No, I didn't lift any heavy boxes, but moving a million not so heavy ones has taken its toll on my body. I did over do it and today my body has shut down and said "that's enough". So a day of rest it has been and finally getting some decent groceries so I can eat properly again. Packing and moving has left my diet at bare minimum and finally can get organized to get back on track. I have yet to feel the baby at this point - everyone is always asking-but because I feel great I jump in to doing things then quickly am reminded that I can't do as much as I use to. My belly is growing and that is also a reminder! :)

So far on my second day at the new place I had the neighbor arrested. Well, he got himself arrested I just called and reported that I could hear him beating up a female that was screaming for him to stop. I then get in the mail on Friday that I have been summoned to court for a domestic violence case against him. Apparently the cops were here for the same issue two weeks ago and they were really trying to get a case against him. Well, glad I can help! I am glad to do my part but I really don't need the stress of it all. I know moving back into a town home community there is going to be some noise - but I can't sit back and ignore the sounds of a women getting beat up by her man for the sake of stress or intimidation from the idiots who do this behavior (he's referred to me as the "white bitch" now). Trust me you dont' have to live in a bad area to have bad people.

Anyway, how we ended up here is a great point to cover and positive note to the temporary negative that has surrounded us over the past 3 weeks. Thinking back on our hopes of having a baby and being pregnant was starting to get me a little down this past spring since I wasnt getting any younger and really wanted it sooner rather than later. During my annual visit with my doctor I asked them to do a blood test and check my hormonal profile. I wanted to see where I was at so could quickly target my nutritional needs. I appreciate the testing ability of our doctors but their solutions and advice I never intend to use. The nurse called me a week later with the results and told me my "levels" were low. As I asked her questions to get more specific details she said it was like I wasnt ovulating. This made no sense and the more questions I asked the more questions she couldnt explain. However she quickly interrupted to tell me that all I need to do is to get my prescription for Clomid and most people are pregnant within 3 months. Well I'm sure to most people that sounds great - take this drug with a list of side effects and most common being multiple births - and everything will be fine. I had no intentions of taking fertility drugs, I just wanted the resultes of my blood test to help target my herbal needs. I declined her offer and researched the drug Clomid to see what effect it has on the body so then I would get some answers that she never gave me for what was low - blah blah blah.

The drug, in short , was going to block certain receptor sites to trick my body into producing more estrogen which in turn will create a hormonal chain reaction of the glandular system. Well, herbs can do that too. I had already started taken formulas targeted for my glandular system but the biggest thing I did was increase the Maca Root Powder I had in my diet. So May 1st the doctor tells me I need fertility druges for I have problems doing this on my own. May 22nd I had my last period and then was pregnant first week of June. So that is how I ended up here. I hope to encourage everyone to seek herbal nutrition first before rushing into any fertility drug.