Migraine

I have been of birth control pills for about two weeks now. I had my first migraine this morning. Luckily I caught it in time and was able to take some meds and drink a diet soda. It lasted about 20 min, so thankfully I had my vision back before I had to take A to school.

Ordering Meds

I called the pharmacy back and ended up being pretty confused on what the nurse and I talked about and what she ordered for me. I wish I had a print out of what was ordered. But it just doesn't seem like the right amounts of certain things. Frustrating, to say the least. I will receive the package on Friday, so I'll be able to sort it out soon, and I don't want to call the nurse all the time. Especially since I have so long before the first cycle day actually starts.

Injections Class

I had to take A with me for the appt because she was out of school due to MLK, Jr day. The nurse was surprised that I had done the injections class previously. I pointed to A and said we did it for her. Which is surprising because I'm sure it says all over my chart that I gave birth and how I got pregnant in the first place. Right? She asked if I thought I needed the class, and I think I did, I just wish I didn't have to pay $50 for it. What I needed was the handouts I got with pictures, more than I needed her to show me things. Because she really did barely show me anything. What I needed was to talk to her about the calendar and to get a prescription for prometrium so I can actually get my period to have a cycle day 1.

I also got a call from the fertility pharmacy this morning because the nurse had ordered my meds. Still need to call them back. As far as I can tell, the protocol looks the same as far as drugs are concerned. The only change is the Menopur is now called something else and is much cheaper. I'm thinking we might have used that on the second try which got us A, because that info sounds familiar. But like I told the nurse, I seem to have blocked a lot of this stuff out.

At the end of the appt I made another appt for R to get his blood work and sem.en analysis taken care of.

Then I took A to the mall to get a party dress. Can't believe my little girl turns 2 on Friday!

Day 6 - Check up

Day 6 check up involved a pap smear, a sonohystogram, and a breast exam. All with A, because that's just how it is. She did really well, and they were able to get us in and out pretty quickly. I had just changed into the paper gown and was getting A set up with her movie when she pooped. And then the PA and nurse walked back in. Oh well. So I got up on the table and the PA started the exam. A was fine standing by her DVD player, until they turned off the lights for the sono part. Then the nurse brought her over to me and I held one of her hands. The other hand, though... Where she was standing was at the back of the sono machine, so there were all these wires. I'd ask for her other hand (thinking I could hold both) and she'd put her other hand in my hand and take the one I was just holding out of my hand. There was also a drawer that she had opened and was going through at the bottom of the bed. Oh well. Not much damage caused for an almost 2 year old.

I was talking to the PA about feeling bad about having to bring A along. And she said that people understand that you don't always have a place to leave her, and that it isn't ever your first choice to bring a young child with you to your doctor's appt. But I said, "Here especially at this waiting room, it is harder to bring a child to." She said that it was very "conscientious of me" but that it probably wasn't that big of deal. I just remembered back to when I was sitting in the waiting room and someone brought in their young children. I would think, "But they already have a child. Where is mine. Focus on me, because you already have a child, and I have nothing." Very raw emotions at that time, and I don't want to make anyone else have to feel that way in that waiting room.

Anyway, she said that everything that she could see (non-emptying bladder gets in the way sometimes) looked fine and we could proceed.

Day 2 - Bloodwork

Had to take A with me to get blood work done. I don't really think that it was Day 2, though. I didn't start real flow until the next day, so I'm thinking the next time when we do the real cycle I'll be on the right day. A did really well in the lab waiting room. We talked to another lady about cats and pregnancy and how they deal with a newborn. When I was called back I tried to get A to stand in the doorway, but she wanted to stand by me. Since there wasn't room there I had to hold her on my lap. The technician wasn't too friendly, which was frustrating, because that could have gone a long way to keeping A calm. So we sat and I sang "frosty the snowman" to her while the lady prepped my arm. A was watching out of the corner of her eye and I was at the part where I was saying, "There must have been some magic", but that is when the needle went in, so instead of her saying "magic" she said, "Momma?!?" in a very concerned voice. I sang the line again and she said "Momma?" again. Luckily it was only one vial and we were done pretty quickly. She seemed concerned about the bandage on my arm, but other than that, she was fine.