A few weeks ago, I wrote about getting tested for Celiac’s disease and TTC and promised an update when I had my bloodwork back. After giving blood three times, I finally have an answer. I don’t have Celiac’s disease! This is definately good - the only positive thing that would have come from a diagnosis of celiac’s […]
A few years ago, my brother was diagnosed with Celiac disease. People with this disease have difficulty processing gluten (which is in wheat and most grains) and as a result, often have digestive problems. My brother has always been super skinny, which it turns out was because he was not able to get adequate nutrition […]
Since my regular OB/GYN was on vacation, I ended up with a different doctor when I had the miscarriage. Now I’ve spoken with my regular OB, and got a different answer about when we can begin trying to conceive. As I said before, the first doctor told us we could go ahead and […]
After the miscarriage and Rich’s last dismal semen analysis, we decided to consult with the doctor who performed the vasectomy reversal about our options. He was helpful and laid out our choices and a suggested course of action.
What a coincidence. Right after our miscarriage, I see a news story that the risk of miscarriage increases with the father’s age. The article also stated that older fathers are more likely to have childen with birth defects. This was following a similar story stating that older fathers are more likely to have […]
Now that the miscarriage is complete, I've been wondering when we can start to try again. I'm not entirely ready, emotionally, but I do feel like we want to keep trying rather than take a break, since neither of us is getting any younger! My doctor said to wait two cyles to try again. […]
Well, we went back for a second HCG test today. It looks like the levels are dropping. They were at 360, only 105 today. Looks like a miscarriage. I guess we start trying again next cycle, and we will be talking to the doctor about ways to increase his semen quantity and motility. We'll also […]
