Not Giving Up

I've had a few people ask me whether or not I was going to keep trying to

conceive, and if so was I going to keep writing my blog.

Chris and I are definitely going to keep trying!

And yes, I will still keep on writing... not everyday, but whenever I feel I have something to share or just need to vent. Just because it didn't work for us the first time I don't want to stop writing. I think it is just as important to share our failures as our successes.

So what's the plan?

Well, along with following my nutrition plan, I also have an appointment to meet with our doctor at the Calgary Regional Fertility Centre on September 10.

We are planning to try IVF again. The appointment will be to discuss what it will look like this time. Often if it doesn't work the first time they will try a different protocol.

I`m not sure what it will look like this time, but at least I know I can handle the injections.

My husband Chris is getting really impatient and we had a huge argument last evening over the length of time its taking.

Experiencing infertility can be a real strain on a relationship.

We have to keep reminding ourselves that we are both upset, we both want this to happen, and that we are in this together!

Much Needed Break

I can't believe that five weeks have passed since I wrote my last post! 

During that time I had a wonderful visit home. It was so good to go home and spend time with my family. I had a good cry with my mom and then enjoyed not thinking, worrying or obsessing about trying to get pregnant!

While I was home I also went to see a naturopathic doctor. I heard about him through my mom's friend whose brother went to see him when he was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. Her brother is now healthy, happy and cancer free.

He gave me a plan to get me healthy, lower my blood pressure and hopefully be able to conceive.

It involves eating vegan- no meat, fish, dairy, or eggs.

Last year I ate vegan for a couple of months and my blood pressure went down significantly. After I stopped my blood pressure rose back up again.

As well as eating vegan, I also drink two 16 oz vegetable juices and two orange juice, spinach, flax seed, chlorophyll and omega 3, 6, and 9 oil shakes a day.

There are also a few other things I do such as drinking 2 oz of aloe vera juice, using digestive enzymes, and drinking a mixture of lemon juice and baking soda.

So far it has been going well, although, in the beginning I was doing all of the juicing throughout the day as I needed it. It took so much time that I felt like I was trying to live my life in between juicing and cleaning the juicing machine. Now I do a bunch of juicing all at once and freeze the juice so I can thaw it as I need it.

I also have to say thank goodness for Pinterest! I have found so many great vegan recipes. I've been eating Thai curries, veggie burgers, salads, soups... everything I've tried so far has been delicious.

Reality Check: I love meat and seafood. I know that it is very unlikely that I will never eat a steak or have a lobster again. So my plan is to eat completely vegan for the next couple of months to check my blood pressure. After that I am planning to occasionally treat myself. I'll probably eat vegan on a 80%-20% or 90%-10% rate.