Guess I was wrong...

I THOUGHT I was ovulating... All the signs were there, and based on my period tracker- I WAS OVULATING! SO, Mario and I got to work! And yea, that is what our sex has become. Now it's a job... in hopes to have a baby growing in my belly soon...Could I have miscalculated? I don't think so.  I also used like 15 different ovulation calendars....Who knows. All I know is that this is consuming me. I have a headache I think about it so much.

Today after I peed on the stick (yet once again), I just looked up and asked God for a blessing. I guess it's all I can do right?

I read all these things about how to BOOST your fertility... HA!!!! I'm there! I don't drink, I don't smoke, I am at the perfect weight. I eat a very well balanced diet with NO trans-fat what so ever, I workout everyday and my stress levels have gone down dramatically. I don't think I'm infertile, I just think the Tubal Reversal has messed with my hormones. I guess I shouldn't have even THOUGHT so highly that there MAY be a chance the FIRST time around. My body is all out of whack. I went from running 30+ miles a week, training like a professional football player (exaggeration) to a complete STOP. Right after my marathon we flew to Gran Caymans, and right after that I worked for 2 weeks before we took off for Chapel Hill to get the Reversal.

I was SO EXCITED because the day before my surgery, I got my period, so the sooner it was over, the sooner we could try. Even though the stick shows no signs, we still are doing our part. Who knows, maybe the stick is wrong? I highly doubt it, but wishful thinking seems to soothe my aching heart.

Well, I will keep you posted. I contacted Dr. Monteith who did my reversal. He told me that after two cycles, I should ask my OB-GYN about Clomid- Can't I ask him NOW!?!?!?

Guess who is OVULATING!

Well, YOU guessed! ME! I guess after all these years, I am finally getting in tune with my body in more ways than one! Could it be a sign form GOD that I got my period the DAY BEFORE my TUBAL REVERSAL? I feel like getting my period before the surgery allows me to ovulate QUICKER, and HOPEFULLY I will get pregnant SOONER rather than later.  Here is something strange.... Without even peeing on the (OVULATION) stick or looking at my period tracker app, I KNOW I am ovulating. I get this little crampy pain near my ovaries, I get these tingles in the Sheesh area, and my whole personality changes. It's almost as if I get period symptoms when I am ovulating. Am I a weirdo? Who knows, all I know is that with these symptoms, and looking at my APP, I was RIGHT! TODAY I started to Ovulate, BUT!!!! The stick only shows ONE line. Hmmmmm... The two lines have to be similar in color and DARK. I am wondering if doing it later in the day makes any difference, so tomorrow morning, I am going to do it when I get up, and see what happens.

I woke up on the wrong side of the bed I think. I wasn't in a good mood, I was tired and so emotional today (another sign of ovulation?) Anywho... Mario and I "TREID" last night. It was awkward, painful (my stitches) and felt more like work rather than love making and that is SOOO NOT our way.  He was awkward (he didn't say anything) but I could tell. I can read my husband very well. I layed there afterwards, afraid to pee, because I was afraid the sperm would end up in the toiled and NOT up there! UGH! A client told me to lay there with my legs UP! While I did NOT do such a thing... I did lay there with the hopes some of those suckers are up in there and my egg comes bouncing down and they meet!  SO between last night and this morning, it kind of set the tone for my whole day.....

I had a consultation with my OB-GYN whom I have been going to for about 9 years now. I told him about the TUBAL REVERSAL. He was happy for me (I guess) but I could tell that if I am NOT pregnant in 3 months, he WILL PUSH IVF! SHIT! I hope it happens! Please GOD! He was happy to hear about the length of my tubes which are 7 cm on the left and 8 cm on the right.  SO from what he says...Things look positive but THERE IS NO TIME TO WASTE! With me being 40, the chances of course go down. I am going to hope because I am healthy and fit, because I have an incredible diet, because I get my period every 28 days to the day, things will happen soon. I have to be positive.


 These pics are MY info on my Period tracker... Check it out!

 This is my monthly calendar. You can see that on the 8th through the 11th, I had my period, which means that I start ovulatingTODAY! See the green dots from the 16-the 22nd? I am fertile on the 21st. You can list your symptoms, temperature, moods, etc.

















Period Tracker is the go-to app to log and predict your periods, know your fertile times, and note when you're having menstrual symptoms (PMS, anyone?) throughout the month. Icons for moods, flow and ovulation (a bright pink daisy!) are cute and light-hearted, making those challenging, emotional days a little easier to take.
 When you see the YELLOW bright MOON, that's a SIGN! Get moving baby!!!!












You can keep track of all of your cycles, and if you r anything like me, I am so forgetful with dates, so this is super helpful with reminding me.

Time to get to work!

Well, I went to CVS today and immediately grabbed my First Response Ovulation Kit! Oh man! This stuff is all so confusing to me, I m not sure why, but it is!
It comes with 20 tests, in this sealed package which you CAN NOT open until you are ready to start peeing on the sticks! You must use the sticks within 30 days of trying! Sheesh!

I was also looking into the Basal Body Temperature testing, again, all too much work to do! So I am going to use my handy dandy "Period Tracker" App on my Iphone and use this First Response Ovu- Kit. We will see how it goes.
All the pain I am in now form this Tubal reversal, I better damn well get pregnant right away! I have no time to be doing all sorts of crazy tests, and peeing on sticks! I am 40 and I am NOT getting any younger!

SO a little about POST surgery. As you already know, I feel like a big fat cow right now. My tummy is so bloated from the surgery- which I am sure is normal. I got on the scale this morning and yep! I sure am retaining tons of water- I weighed in at 115lbs! I haven't been 115 in about 3 years! I can feel it in my belly, my fingers and my face. Check out my pic! The cut is NOT big at all, in fact, it's tiny and clean, but I still can't stand up straight. I can't lift anything over 15 pounds, an NO working out! BASTARD!
So? I slept, and got lots of much needed rest. I did all the laundry, Dragged Tyler food shopping with me as he carried all 9 grocery bags, did my CVS shopping and even cooked dinner. I am shot though, and feel like I ran a marathon today! That is how Post Surgery goes though... I am drinking lots of water, had a great big salad for dinner with some tuna. I feel a little nauseous right now, not sure if it's the salad or the Advil and Tylenol with codeine. Either way, feeling pretty crappy right now.

Tubal Reversal Surgery.

Sitting here at the airport because our flight has been delayed- and of course, I had YOU on my mind. I wanted to fill you in on my surgery. First I must say how beautiful North Carolina is. We flew into Raleigh North Carolina, and stayed in Chapel Hill at the Residence Inn. Not getting much sleep on Sunday night as we arrived here at 1:45am, not getting to sleep until around 2:30, We had to wake up at 7:00 to be at the Tubal Reversal Center at 8:00 for our consultation. We couldn’t believe how thorough and professional and sweet the whole staff were. Meeting with Dr. Monteith was awesome. He is very layed back yet SUPER SMART and I knew right away I was in good hands. Bonnie was my nurse, and this girl was adorable, super professional and so caring! Mario & I loved her!

At about 9:30 we went into the surgery room to get prepped. I needed two bags of fluids because I was a little dehydrated, I guess form the plane, and lack of water. Even now I feel bloated as a balloon (24 hours later). The surgery went great and Dr. Monteith said I had double huka clamps on each tube (I didn’t know this). Anyway, he snipped them off and says the length of the tubes are great! 7 & 8 on each side. The longer the better because once Mario’s sperm meets my egg they have longer to form before they drop into my ovaries and form a baby.  When I woke up I was sooo out of it. AT one point I was sitting up and almost fell on my face- while Mario thought this was funny, the nurse came running over to stop me.



We got back to our hotel room, and I crawled into bad for a good 5 hours. AT about 5:00, I got up and got ready for us to grab some food. I was in some pain but the meds still had not worn off completely so it wasn’t until around 7:00 that the pain really set in. I had a great little bowl of soup, a salad and some gluten free pasta with veggies. I sucked down 4 glasses of ice water but still felt extremely bloated. By 9:30 I was passed out. I slept through the night but by 6:00 am, I was feeling the pain get worse, so Mario got up to get my Tylenol with codeine and my Advil. The nurse came to my room to remove my bandage, clean my stitches and put a new bandage on. I couldn’t look down, I get so queasy when I see blood even my own!

I was starving at this point so we grabbed breakfast at some other hotel. I had some steel cut oats, an egg white omelet with squash and some fresh fruit. They even served lemon water! It was sooo refreshing! I sucked it down.

I am feeling ENORMOUS and BLOATED. I seriously feel as if I gained 10 pounds just from all the fluids before surgery and the salt in all the food we have eaten everywhere! I hardly had any carbs except for the oats, so I KNOW it's the salt. I mean really! All i eat are veggies and fruits! I am despereate to get back home.


At this point, I am so not happy with JET BLUE! our flight is delayed....not one hour but 5 hours later, we had to hop on another flight and get outta NC! 5 hours! After surgery! That sucked! I started crying simply because of the pain and discomfort I was in! It was horrible!

It hasn’t hit me yet that Mario and I are going to try and actually get pregnant, I don’t know if it’s because I’m in pain, or because I feel like a bloated blimp right now....
I DO KNOW that when we do try and start this baby making business, it’s going to be beautiful!