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March 19, 1999


I talked to my mom last night about everything. I still didn’t tell her that we were TTC, she just thinks we are checking everything out. But it was really good to talk openly with her about all these issues, like adoption, since she and my dad dealt with all the same issues 28 years ago. She has some funny opinions, like she doesn't think we should tell anyone about our fertility issues because it is no one else's business and there is no point in passing on the worry. What does that say about me talking to her, I wonder? But on other things she was really helpful. For instance after her resection, her cycles never became completely regular, but would range from about 35 to 50 days. That is comforting because that is what mine tended to do before the bcp, except for one really long cycle that I would usually get about once a year. That reinforces my feeling that I want to give my body some more time to recover and go back to the pre-bcp pattern.

After all, we are not in as big a rush as we were. Jon came in the other day and shocked me by saying that he had been thinking about it and he didn't think we should stop TTC in November. We had originally planned to do that because otherwise we might have to move back to the US with a very tiny baby, or even get stuck in the UK with no jobs, and me missing my back to school date because of being too pregnant to travel. We were also worried about coming back to the US and getting insurance to cover an already existing pregnancy, and so had decided to stop TTC if nothing had happened by November. With my cycles the length they are at the moment that would really push us into fertility drugs right away. I couldn't believe that Mr. Financial Worrier was suggesting that we not worry about any of these things, but I jumped at the chance. So now I feel much more relaxed about things, especially after talking to my mom. I am going to look into acupuncture to help regulate my cycles and I am going to continue with my herbs and teas and organic vegetables, and see if I can't fix myself up in the next few months. I'm not sure I believe in any of this stuff, but it is less invasive than drugs, and it can't hurt. Now I just want AF to get her bu*t here so I can kiss this cycle goodbye O or no O, and get on with the next one. I don't want to hit three digit cycles!



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