bad news/good news

For those of you who haven’t guessed or read it elsewhere, it was indeed another bad news month on the baby front.

I think we’re both now picked up, dusted off and ready to try again now. Oddly, I didn’t find it as bad this month. Last month was our first try and of course I was hoping in my secret heart that I would be one of those mythical women who get pregnant first time. That’s a lot to hope for – winning the lottery on your first attempt.

This time round…well…it was just different. I suppose because I’ve now progressed to the “somewhere-between-two-and-several-tries” category, which feels, at least at this end of the spectrum, less pressured somehow. The fear of progressing into the “really-taking-some-time-to-conceive” or “have-fertility-problems” is small and contained. For now. I hope it stays that way.

We plan to try again around the 29th, just before our donor goes away for 3 weeks. It’s probably too a bit too early really, but we reckon that trying, even despite knowing that, is better than not trying (we’re a fresh at point of delivery set up, so cost is not a factor). And he’ll be back in good time for an August insem, we hope.

On the good news front, my luteal phase seemed to make it to a whole 12 days this cycle! I did have several days of light spotting beforehand, but still, that’s an improvement. I’ll definitely be sticking to those vitamins, washed down with yummy green tea.
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