Whenever I prep someone for pregnancy, the first thing I do is pull unhealthy things out of their diet. After the detox, I begin adding healthy things back in.
Three years ago, my husband and I found out that I have a translocation, which is a genetic mutation with the majority of my eggs. It leads to recurrent miscarriages or a baby with fatal birth defects.
To say that going through a fertility treatment is "a little bit stressful" is like saying the ocean has "a little bit of water!"
Your hormones (both natural and synthetic) are going crazy, your life revolves around doctor appointments and procedures, and your husband is trying to balance being sick with worry with being fully supportive.
In the past three years, my husband and I have suffered four miscarriages. We've also had 28 embryos genetically tested, only to find out that they were not viable. Why? Because I have a translocation, a genetic mutation which causes the vast majority of my eggs to be genetically unsound. This means that if my husband and I want to expand our family, the only options we have left are egg donation, embryo donation and adoption
When we are trying to conceive, it seems as though every other woman has a swelling belly (and not the prior night’s ice cream binge, either). Many of us think, with tears in our eyes, “Why not me?” Infertility affects one in six couples. It is painful, difficult and all-consuming to those of us who have dealt with this obstacle.
Characters struggling with infertility and those contemplating adoption seem to be all over the primetime TV landscape these days. And not many of them, at least as of this writing, seem to be succeeding in the family-building business.
Irregular menstrual cycles in an infertility patient can signal a patient who is not ovulating. Usually, the egg gets released mid-cycle (around day 14) during a normal ovulatory cycle, and if there is no pregnancy, then a menstrual cycle will occur two weeks later ( completing a 28 day cycle that month. ie: the 'norm') If the cycle is short (for example only 21 days), or long (more than 35 days), it can mean the patient is having trouble with ovulation.
According to The Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Infertility is a disease that affects more than 7.3 million Americans, or 1 in 8 couples of childbearing age. The diagnosis of infertility is often very overwhelming for patients. Not only are they faced with the news that conceiving a child is only possible through medical treatment, they are also presented with information that is totally new to them. New medical jargon along with recommendations for treatments and tests that are completely unfamiliar can be very intimidating for the newly diagnosed.
Many women who struggle with infertility are willing to try almost anything if the attempts result in a baby in their arms. For some women, experimentation with herbs may aid in a subsequent pregnancy. While little research backs many herbal fertility enhancement claims, some proud moms swear by the effectiveness of these natural compounds. If you do attempt to ramp up your fertility with the aid of herbs, take care to avoid mixing your herbal remedies with other medications, including prescribed fertility drugs, as doing so could produce a negative result.
I am the No Prego Pro, Infertility Warrior, Bunless Oven, Can’t-Make-a-Baby Veteran
