one year tests

***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.