It’s getting hot in here…

I’m on day 3 of the Clomid and the hot flashes are driving me insane.   I live in the sub-arctic of Michigan, so I can go from completely freezing one minute to sweating and red faced the next.   No warning at all–just instant summer.   Thankfully only 2 more days of Clomid, though the hot flashes [...]

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Some good news…and not so good..

I did actually have my appointment today–hurrah!   Here’s the good news for Clomid Cycle 2 (100 mg/day) Estradiol was over 500 and normal is anything over 450 Progesterone was at 20 and anything over 15 is “good” and indicative of ovulation.   Bad news:  fasting blood glucose, free insulin, and A1C are all too high.   I’m [...]

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Egg or No Egg?

I ran out of the OPK strips from www.early-pregnancy-tests.com yesterday, so today I went out and bought the ClearBlue Easy pack because I didn’t find my surge and needed to keep testing…and didn’t have time to wait for the others to ship.   Though the tests from the website are MUCH cheaper, I have never really [...]

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All I want for Christmas is an expanding waistline…

It doesn’t feel like November here in Michigan this weekend.   We’re experiencing a last hurrah of sorts–the sun is out and the temperature is in the high 60′s.   I took Little Guy to the park today and it was a zoo.  I suppose all parents are grateful for this chance to let the kids go out [...]

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