Day 22

So, today is Day 22 of my Metformin trial.  It was a bit hard the first couple of weeks... running to the bathroom several times in an hour.  Praying that my next meal will not set off an explosion in my stomach.  All the dairy things I once loved have become my kryptonite.  So now I know how to eat with the Metformin 750mg twice daily.  I take it with meals, in between the course of the meal itself.  Eat a bit, then take the pill, then eat a bit more... that seems to work for me.  Drinking lots of water works for me too.  Carrying Immodium doesn't hurt either.... you know... just in case (smile).

I'm toting an OV-Watch on my right wrist... my family saw it yesterday.  I was trying to keep this current try all to myself.  I didn't need anyone's concerns or strenuous hopes and their dreams of a child that's not here yet.  It's a lot of pressure when you are trying.  I had been going for a while without them seeing the watch because I wear it at night when I sleep usually.  But the night before, I fell asleep without putting it on, so I had to make sure it was able to get readings from my wrist during the day.  That's how my mother spotted it right away.  She noticed it and knew what it was immediately because she was the one who told me about it when she saw it on t.v. last year.

It is like I am excited about seeing how the Metformin works on it's own with the OV-Watch.   But another part of me does not want to get too excited because of the failed trials and the unsuccessful pregnancies I have had already.   I am tired of the fertility meds.  The Clomid, the injections, the daily ultrasounds.  The IUIs.  I was able to achieve pregnancy twice before without all this madness.  So why is it so difficult now?  Maybe I am sending my body through a whirlwind with all the hormones.  So my doctor said give it a rest until December.  I stopped for like 4 months, and it's like man... I want a child already.  But I decided to just get my own hormones in proper order... that's where the Metformin comes in.  Polycystic ovaries respond to it well at the right dose and for the right amount of time.  So now I'm making sure I take it every day and on time because I want my BFP (Big Fat Positive).

Keep on dancing!