About Us

Hi! My name is Megan, and I am 26 years old. My husband who will be referred to as G is 36 years old. We have been trying to have a baby for almost a year. Every month that we ttc, we start talking about our "maybe baby." We haven't been blessed with any pregnancies in the last 10 months, but we're hoping to have our "definitely baby" soon.
Recently, G was diagnosed with possible low testosterone. He is going to the doctor next week to have his levels checked. One of the side effect of low testosterone is a low sex drive. As you probably know, this is not a good thing when you're trying to have a baby. He's also being tested for a few other things. When G was about 7 years old, he was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a type of cancer, in his inner ear. He underwent both radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Because of the location of the cancer, the radiotherapy may have affected his pituitary gland which affects hormone regulation. Almost 30 years later, and he's still being regularly tested to make sure the cancer doesn't come back. I am so grateful to the NHS for this.
One of the results of his cancer is that we don't know a lot about his abilities to produce children. Since we are so close to the one year mark, his doctor has decided it's time to run some tests to find out. Besides the blood test, G will also have a semen analysis within the next three months which is when his next appointment is due to take place. I, of course, would like for his appointment to be sooner, but I'll take what I can get. Like one of the kids I used to teach said, "You get what you get, and you don't throw a fit." We are for sure going back in June to see this doctor though. Based on the tests G is taking, we'll hopefully be that much closer to our definitely baby.
I am being tested for polycystic ovarian syndrome. This condition is marked by irregular cycles. I have only been having this problem since moving to the UK from Texas where I have unfortunately gained some weight. The weight gain may be the cause of the irregular cycles, but I have a feeling that there is more to it than that. In addition to the irregular cycles, I've also been having some unexplained bleeding in between my periods. The sooner we get it all figured out, the better off we'll be.
This is just a little bit of background on our medical issues that might have so far might have been the reasons we haven't gotten pregnant yet. Hopefully, I'll be able to keep this blog updated on everything that's going on with our road to having our first baby.