Thursday, June 19, 2014

Irritated

I am so irritated right now! My brother-in-law P just announced that his wife N is pregnant. He told G and me a couple of weeks ago (that story is a separate post though) so it wasn't a surprise. However, they way he wrote it is what really got to me. He knows about our situation. He knows that we are very likely to never have our own biological children. He seemed very supportive at the time.
Today, I got on Facebook and saw the ultrasound picture that he posted. Along with it he wrote, "P- 1 Natural Selection- 0." I know to most people this doesn't sound like it would be such a big deal, but it actually hurt my heart. I won't ever say anything so unless he reads this, he won't ever know. It just doesn't seem worth it to bring it up. It's not going to change anything. The only thing he could say is, "I wasn't thinking," and "I'm sorry." I don't need an apology. I just need people who know to be more sensitive. I know it won't happen though.
Fertile people just don't understand what it's like to be told you might never have children. No one can understand what it's like to go through infertility unless they themselves are going through it. I guess I just need to develop a thicker skin and spend less time on Facebook.
How do you deal with pregnancy announcements? What do you do when someone says or does something insensitively?

Monday, June 16, 2014

Results and a Plan of Action

Tomorrow will be exactly a month since we learned the results of my husband's semen analysis, and I still haven't discussed it.
We walked into Dr S's office on 7 May 2014, and the doctor immediately turned to G and asked him how he was feeling. G answered that he was feeling ok. He felt the same as he always did. Dr S then went on to explain that he was concerned about the way G was feeling because G's testosterone levels were so low that Dr S was surprised G was able to function. You can imagine the feeling that came over us both at the point. I know I was feeling dread because I knew the semen analysis results would be affected by this result. My gut feeling was correct.
After asking how G felt, Dr S asked if G had collected a full sample including the stuff at the very beginning. G was very adamant that it was a full sample. Dr S then explained that he asked that because there was no evidence of any sperm in his sample! I immediately started asking questions about what our options were. We were told that testosterone supplements were our best options for right now because Dr S's main concern is G's health. It's completely understandable. I did ask questions because I had read that testosterone can lower a man's sperm count. I know that G doesn't have any, but we were still concerned about his fertility. 
So I brought up hCG injections. Dr S said that it is something we can explore more later. G and I are planning to bring it up again at his appointment next week. 
Even though I have PCOS and we know that makes it more difficult, we're hoping there's still a chance I might get pregnant if we do the hCG injections. We know it might not give him a normal sperm count, but it only takes one.
While we're trying naturally, I'll still be working on getting my PCOS under control. We're hoping that next year, we'll be able to undergo IVF if we haven't gotten pregnant yet. I'm still trying to lose weight and eat right. I've been to the dietician, and I've been trying to do what she tells me to do. Some days are more successful than others. I've definitely seen improvement, and things can only get better. We still have hope!