It's National Infertility Awareness Week (NIAW) and it's the perfect time to reflect on our infertility journey and reevaluate our approach & strategy and think about what's next. We have plans to resume treatment in 2017 but, as we have discovered in the past, taking time to recover from treatment is necessary.
So, what's next?
Taking a few months off from the tests and treatments is vital. The only difficult part is getting back into the infertility routine; labs, appointments, medications, etc. You know how life goes; routines are life and adding something back in takes time, but I'm getting there.
What are we doing?
Right now we're not doing anything with the assistance of medicine. We're taking time for our mental health and making ourselves our best selves.
We're back into a gym routine (lost over 10% of my body weight [insert heart eye emoji here])
We've put energy into designing and decorating our basement.
We've had a lot of fun making new things in the kitchen [hey, blue apron!].
What's working? & What isn't?
Nothing has helped us conceive yet (obviously). Would losing weight help? A different diet? Other treatments? Because nothing has worked, why not change it up?
I am working with my endocrinologist to get my prolactin levels under control. Will that help? Maybe. But it can't hurt and that's the boat that we're in right now.
What can I do better?
Once we're back into treatments I need to keep my worldview broad. My life isn't defined by this one thing.
There you have it, an update (of sorts)
In a few short days I'll be in the valley of the sun for some hiking, relaxation and Vitamin D. The perfect reset button.