Thursday, August 18, 2011
Next...
Well it looks like we will be going back to see Dr. F at the RE's office for our next steps in this whole process. Should be towards the beginning of September if all goes right. Not sure what else to say at this point...
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Future Planning
During the past 2.5 years of trying to conceive (yep it's been that long!), aside from researching everything infertility related, I can't help myself but look up all that baby stuff on-line in anticipation for when we indeed FINALLY get pregnant. I've gone plenty of months where I refused to look, think or talk about anything baby related thinking it would jinx our chances. Well screw that! That seriously has nothing to do with whether I get knocked up or not, so I've continued.
It ranges from all those cute little outfits, clothing, toys, bedding, nursery ideas, colors, themes, names, labor, etc, etc, etc. (yes I know torture!) We may not be able to control when we'll get pregnant. Or how we'll get pregnant. Or if we'll have a boy or girl. But there is one thing I have decided I really want to do when we do.....cloth diaper!!
Yep, you read right!! Cloth diapering is back baby!
Cloth diapering is not like it use to be! It's not like what you parents or grandparents went through. No more sharp pins or gross, stinky cloths and no plastic underwear covers.
2. Safety - Disposable diapers contain chemicals! There are traces of Dioxin, an extremely toxic by-product of the paper-bleaching process. It is a carcinogenic chemical, listed by the EPA as the most toxic of all cancer-linked chemicals. It is banned in most countries, but not the U.S. They contain Tributyl-tin (TBT) - a toxic pollutant known to cause hormonal problems in humans and animals. And they also contain sodium polyacrylate, a type of super absorbent polymer (SAP), which becomes a gel-like substance when wet which no one really knows what the long term effects are yet. It also leaches moisture from your babies skin.While non-organic cotton cloth diapers can also have dioxins, they typically are washed out within the first few pre-washes (before your baby will ever wear them), however one-use-only disposables are never rid of them.
3. Environment - Leaving a cleaner earth for my children, grandchildren and great-grandchild. It's estimated disposable diapers can take 250-500 years to decompose. They leave behind an average of 2.7 tons of non-biodegradable waste (not to mention the waste produced to manufacture them alone) per child. They are the 3rd largest single consumer item in landfills and in a house with a child in diapers, disposables make up 50% of household waste.
4. Saving $$ - With disposables, some estimate you spend an average of $2,000 per child. Cloth compares at only an average about $350 (with the added but minimal cost of electricity and water to launder them). Plus, your able to re-use those cloth diaper with baby #2, 3, and 4 :)
5. Easy to Clean & Care For - The truth is you need a minimum of 24-36 cloth diapers throughout your baby’s entire lifetime. Many parents are scared of the “poop” factor, but the reality is, it’s a part of parenthood and not that big of a deal. Once you get the hang of disposing of the poop and tossing the diaper in your diaper pail or washing machine, you’ll be on cloth diaper cruise control. And it will prepare you for potty training....
6. Easier and Earlier Potty Training - It's a little-known fact that cloth diaper children potty train earlier, and with less effort on their parent's part. This has mostly to do with the fact that when a cloth diaper is wet, they can feel the sensation. Chemical laden disposables can feel so dry, your baby never gets a chance to understand what their body is doing.
7. Dryness & Rash - The most common reason for diaper rash is excessive moisture against the skin. Cloth diaper users tend to have less issues with diaper rash, irritated bottoms and other common complaints from disposable diaper parents. Fewer chemicals touch the baby's bottom and the less likely they are to be sensitive.
8. Convenience - Convenience? Yes, convenience! You'll never have to worry about making another late-night trip to your grocery store for a package of disposable diapers.. You'll never have to hold your nose while emptying and re-bagging one of those complicated "Diaper Genie" contraptions.. And you'll have approximately two bags less of garbage to haul to the curb every week!
9. Adorable -Okay, it's also important to look at cloth diapering as a fashion statement. Cloth diapers are cute! They come in fashion colors and prints. Have fun with it!
It ranges from all those cute little outfits, clothing, toys, bedding, nursery ideas, colors, themes, names, labor, etc, etc, etc. (yes I know torture!) We may not be able to control when we'll get pregnant. Or how we'll get pregnant. Or if we'll have a boy or girl. But there is one thing I have decided I really want to do when we do.....cloth diaper!!
Yep, you read right!! Cloth diapering is back baby!
Cloth diapering is not like it use to be! It's not like what you parents or grandparents went through. No more sharp pins or gross, stinky cloths and no plastic underwear covers.
Nope no longer these...
New and improved CD!
It's just so typical these days to not even question using disposable diapers. They are everywhere. They are easy to find, easy to use and easy to toss. However after doing some research on the Internet, I've come to the realization all the benefits to cloth diapering and it seems like a no brainer!!
Reason to Cloth Diaper:
1. Comfort - Disposable diapers are plastic, how comfortable can that really be? Cloth diapers are made of cotton and natural fibers so they are breathable.
3. Environment - Leaving a cleaner earth for my children, grandchildren and great-grandchild. It's estimated disposable diapers can take 250-500 years to decompose. They leave behind an average of 2.7 tons of non-biodegradable waste (not to mention the waste produced to manufacture them alone) per child. They are the 3rd largest single consumer item in landfills and in a house with a child in diapers, disposables make up 50% of household waste.
4. Saving $$ - With disposables, some estimate you spend an average of $2,000 per child. Cloth compares at only an average about $350 (with the added but minimal cost of electricity and water to launder them). Plus, your able to re-use those cloth diaper with baby #2, 3, and 4 :)
5. Easy to Clean & Care For - The truth is you need a minimum of 24-36 cloth diapers throughout your baby’s entire lifetime. Many parents are scared of the “poop” factor, but the reality is, it’s a part of parenthood and not that big of a deal. Once you get the hang of disposing of the poop and tossing the diaper in your diaper pail or washing machine, you’ll be on cloth diaper cruise control. And it will prepare you for potty training....
6. Easier and Earlier Potty Training - It's a little-known fact that cloth diaper children potty train earlier, and with less effort on their parent's part. This has mostly to do with the fact that when a cloth diaper is wet, they can feel the sensation. Chemical laden disposables can feel so dry, your baby never gets a chance to understand what their body is doing.
7. Dryness & Rash - The most common reason for diaper rash is excessive moisture against the skin. Cloth diaper users tend to have less issues with diaper rash, irritated bottoms and other common complaints from disposable diaper parents. Fewer chemicals touch the baby's bottom and the less likely they are to be sensitive.
8. Convenience - Convenience? Yes, convenience! You'll never have to worry about making another late-night trip to your grocery store for a package of disposable diapers.. You'll never have to hold your nose while emptying and re-bagging one of those complicated "Diaper Genie" contraptions.. And you'll have approximately two bags less of garbage to haul to the curb every week!
9. Adorable -Okay, it's also important to look at cloth diapering as a fashion statement. Cloth diapers are cute! They come in fashion colors and prints. Have fun with it!
How cute is that?!?!?
I recently told Dave how I want to cloth diaper when the time comes around. At first he said "hell no". Even after I tried telling him all about the reasons why we should and how easy it would actully be but all he could think was that cloth diapers would lead to only eating organic, drinking soy and almond milk, becoming vegetarian or vegans and all these crazy things. He then brought the subject up while we were over at Chad & Kelsey's for dinner the other night, he said "Get this, Brenda wants to cloth diaper!!" like it was the craziest idea anyone has ever thought of. But to his dismay Chad was intrigued and started asking questions. As soon as I told them the money we would save he asked Kelsey why they hadn't used cloth diapers. I thought it was funny that Dave brought it up because he thought they would be on his side but they didn't shot the idea down and might just have helped me open him up a little more to the idea!! YAY!
Friday, August 12, 2011
More progesterone
Still waiting on my progesterone test results for this week.
I went in on Tuesday to the lab, it literally only took 5 minutes to get in and out. My RE's office is awesome as calling me as soon as they receive anything from the lab.
I called Wednesday afternoon. Nothing.
I called Thursday afternoon. Nothing. The nurse was said she would call the lab.
This morning I called the lab myself. The tech told me they already fax over the results to Dr. F's office as soon as they are finished. I informed her the nurse looked through her stack of faxes yesterday and didn't have it. The tech said she would fax them again and tried to look up their fax log to see when and what time they had faxed them over, but for some reason she couldn't "open" the file. That may have been true but it seems like a likely excuse for someone who dropped the ball. Just say'in.
Unfortunately my RE's office closed at noon today, I never heard from them after I called the lab and I lost track of time at work so I didn't call them to check before they closed. It's not that big of deal because the progesterone test just shows how well you ovulated, it doesn't give any hints to if you are pregnant or not. I've ovulated strong on my own and have responded to Clomid as well, so I'm not too worried about the numbers.
UPDATE: Of course 2 hours after I write this and doc's office closes, I get a call from the nurse...Progestrone was a 29.8 this month.
I went in on Tuesday to the lab, it literally only took 5 minutes to get in and out. My RE's office is awesome as calling me as soon as they receive anything from the lab.
I called Wednesday afternoon. Nothing.
I called Thursday afternoon. Nothing. The nurse was said she would call the lab.
This morning I called the lab myself. The tech told me they already fax over the results to Dr. F's office as soon as they are finished. I informed her the nurse looked through her stack of faxes yesterday and didn't have it. The tech said she would fax them again and tried to look up their fax log to see when and what time they had faxed them over, but for some reason she couldn't "open" the file. That may have been true but it seems like a likely excuse for someone who dropped the ball. Just say'in.
Unfortunately my RE's office closed at noon today, I never heard from them after I called the lab and I lost track of time at work so I didn't call them to check before they closed. It's not that big of deal because the progesterone test just shows how well you ovulated, it doesn't give any hints to if you are pregnant or not. I've ovulated strong on my own and have responded to Clomid as well, so I'm not too worried about the numbers.
UPDATE: Of course 2 hours after I write this and doc's office closes, I get a call from the nurse...Progestrone was a 29.8 this month.
Sunday, August 7, 2011
passing time
This is seriously the longest wait EVER!!
The other morning I was thinking how fast this week seemed to be going by and that this 2ww wouldn't really be that bad. But then I counted that it has only been five days post iui. ONLY FIVE DAYS!! It feels like it should be well over a week by now!
I don't know how I'm going to make the time pass any faster. We've been trying. We went to the fair on Thursday night to watch Darus Rucker (aka Hootie!!). Friday we had dinner at my parents with Jordan, Steph and Carter to see my Aunt Marge and Uncle Bill who come in town this weekend. Then we spent some time with friends later than night. Saturday morning I met the parents and my aunt and uncle down at our local farmer's market and then had a date night with the hubs, dinner at Ganzo's and then we drove around some car lots in anticipation to start looking for a newer car for this girl :) Very romantic I know. And today was house cleaning day.
So far I'm hopeful that this cycle is going to work! For once, I just wish time would hurry up!!!!
The other morning I was thinking how fast this week seemed to be going by and that this 2ww wouldn't really be that bad. But then I counted that it has only been five days post iui. ONLY FIVE DAYS!! It feels like it should be well over a week by now!
I don't know how I'm going to make the time pass any faster. We've been trying. We went to the fair on Thursday night to watch Darus Rucker (aka Hootie!!). Friday we had dinner at my parents with Jordan, Steph and Carter to see my Aunt Marge and Uncle Bill who come in town this weekend. Then we spent some time with friends later than night. Saturday morning I met the parents and my aunt and uncle down at our local farmer's market and then had a date night with the hubs, dinner at Ganzo's and then we drove around some car lots in anticipation to start looking for a newer car for this girl :) Very romantic I know. And today was house cleaning day.
So far I'm hopeful that this cycle is going to work! For once, I just wish time would hurry up!!!!
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
and they are off...
IUI Complete!
It went very well. Our appointment was at 9:30am, since Dr.F's office is over by my new work I met Dave over there to drop off his boys. Then we had to wait 40-45 minutes for them to "wash" and prepare them in the lab so we were able to leave and go grab breakfast for me and lunch for Dave. Once we returned they took us back and we both were able to look at the sperm under a microscope, swimming and squirming all around. Dave later said he thought they looked like gnats, lol!
We did the procedure, it seriously took less than 10 minutes, asked a few questions and then we were out of there. I had some cramping and felt bloated for a few hours afterwards but it was nothing! The nurse said we had well over 100 million swimmers to start with and they used 64 million but only about 15% of that are actually good candidates to get the job done, which apparently is definitely normal. Everything about them has to be perfect, the correct portion and size head, shape, structure, the length of tail, motility, and mobility. She said his boys looked good and it was a really good number.... so you would think at least ONE of those boys better find there way!!!!
SWIM BOYS SWIM!!!
It went very well. Our appointment was at 9:30am, since Dr.F's office is over by my new work I met Dave over there to drop off his boys. Then we had to wait 40-45 minutes for them to "wash" and prepare them in the lab so we were able to leave and go grab breakfast for me and lunch for Dave. Once we returned they took us back and we both were able to look at the sperm under a microscope, swimming and squirming all around. Dave later said he thought they looked like gnats, lol!
We did the procedure, it seriously took less than 10 minutes, asked a few questions and then we were out of there. I had some cramping and felt bloated for a few hours afterwards but it was nothing! The nurse said we had well over 100 million swimmers to start with and they used 64 million but only about 15% of that are actually good candidates to get the job done, which apparently is definitely normal. Everything about them has to be perfect, the correct portion and size head, shape, structure, the length of tail, motility, and mobility. She said his boys looked good and it was a really good number.... so you would think at least ONE of those boys better find there way!!!!
SWIM BOYS SWIM!!!
Monday, August 1, 2011
it's go time!
Got my positive ovulation predictor today!!!
Called my doctors office and we go in tomorrow for the IUI....a little nervous but excited. My friend Sarah just had her's on Saturday so we will be able to be in the long wait together.
Called my doctors office and we go in tomorrow for the IUI....a little nervous but excited. My friend Sarah just had her's on Saturday so we will be able to be in the long wait together.
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