The story of the two years

So we started trying to conceive a second child in July 2007, just as our son was then turning one year old. We figured it could take a couple months but I would be pregnant by fall and our kids would have a two year age difference, which was exactly what we wanted. By September, I knew something was very wrong as I hadn't had a period since June. I made an appointment to see my OBGYN who was wonderful and said that the only issue with not having a cycle is trying to get pregnant so he prescribed Provera to induce a period and Clomid to make me ovulate. We tried Clomid at 50mg for two cycles, both were major failures since I did not ovulate on it.

On a side note, you will probably find it interesting to know that since my son was born, I have had a period at Christmas. That year was no exception, on December 24, my period came after 10 days of Provera and it was a bitch, I even considered going to the ER to get emergency care for my bleeding. That cycle, my OB wanted me to try Clomid at 100mg so we did. I had all the symptoms of ovulation but I didn't ovulate. The magic number for me on Clomid is 150mg, which we tried in the spring of 2008 and it worked perfectly but we timed it wrong so we didn't get pregnant.

We decided not to try the summer of 2008 but not prevent, we had a wonderful summer. Then in the fall we started trying again and in October I got a positive pregnancy test only to have my period 3 days later, I had a chemical pregnancy. Made another appointment with the OB who then decided it was time to send me to a fertility specialist. My OB also had a suspicion that I may have PCOS.

January 2009, first meeting with fertility specialist, he is absolutely wonderful! He agrees with the OB that I do have PCOS (based on numerous symptoms), orders blood tests and ultrasounds. Everything "looks" normal but I'm still not ovulating on my own consistently. We decide on a plan for me to start losing weight and to meet again in April. After our meeting in April, I had lost 20 pounds but trying to conceive was taking it's toll on me and in May I quit the weight loss program I was on.

We are now in August 2009, I have another 20 pounds to lose because of the 20 I'd lost then, I gained about 8 back. We will be getting back to the weight loss program in September, after our anniversary and my birthday have passed.

Next post, our decision and how I feel about the situation we are in.