***GRAPHIC PERIOD TALK****
Somehow an entire year passed of 'trying' for a second child and somehow I didn't get pregnant once. I made the appointment with the doctor. Over the year I noticed all these things about my cycle as I mentioned in a previous post. I told the doctor that I had concerns that I was having early miscarriages b/c my periods were extremely heavy some months. So different from pre-baby. The Dr told me that so long as my periods came between 24-32 days that I was considered 'normal'. That our bodies change after having babies. That if your cycle is 24-32 days in length then there is no way to have a 'miscarriage'.
I got a bit angry because, well, I know my body and I know that what I have been experiencing can't be 'right'. I mean, I can't wear tampons anymore. And some months my periods are so heavy that I fill up super pads. But not with just liquid. Sometimes it is chunks and chunks of blood clots. How is it normal to hold a pad full of blood clots? These periods align with perfect sex timing and end with such uncontrollable emotion, where I cry b/c I drop a pen. Yet, it is "normal".
Yes. bodies change. if you have a period between 24-32 days, you cannot medically be pregnant.
Bah. Bull shit.
We were put on the publically funded waiting list to see a fertility specialist. The wait was 6-8 months. In that time, we should keep trying, things will happen. I was given some prescriptions to have blood tests taken on day 3 and day 19 of my cycle. Day 3 was to ensure that my FSH level were normal, day 19 was to check my progesterone levels which would confirm I was ovulating. I was also given a script to have an ultrasound, as I was concerned that my C-section had created scar tissue.
Day 3 tests all came back fine. Ultra sound came back fine. Day 19 test.... I can't remember what the exact number is, but I think it was between 13-15. Progesterone needs to be above 25 to confirm ovulation. Anything between 3-25 means that you may or may not be ovulating. I had the test taken two more times, all the same. I may or may not be ovulating. The nurse on the phone told me not to be too concerned, it could be that I ovulate a bit later or earlier, that a day 19 test may not be right for me.
Awesome, so I have found out...well, nothing. That I 'might' have an issue with ovulating, but probably not.
