The whole baby thing - Currently

After our holiday break, we made the decision to go a non-drug route. We'd start acupuncture and see how that worked out. Right from the first appointment, I've had a gut feeling that this is the right course of action for us. Even though he said it could be 6 months or longer to make it happen, I just FEEL that this will work. If this doesn't work, then lots of drugs and In Vitro Fertilization is our last hope. But that is $15,000 per pop and no guarantees. Not that there are any guarantees in life, I know I know!

Anyhow, our new Dr is a Chiropractor, Acupuncturist and Eastern Medicine specialist. We worked on getting my cycle and body in line. I swear, my periods are so much better now. Hardly any pain, no nausea or heartburn, spotting is pretty much non-existent. Very, very nice! Sure, it hurts sometimes (they are sticking needles in you, thin needles, but needles) but only for a few seconds. You lay there and get sooooo relaxed. S and I had weekly appointments together. He HATES it. He thinks it's actually taking years off his life. He's a goof!

Okay, so we got the cycle regulated. This cycle we were finally starting on fertility. YIPPEE! We went three days after the last day of flow and then are to go again the second day of ovulation. Good enough! You can tell when you ovulate pretty easily by temperature charting and using those ovulation kits to verify.

Apparently not this month though. My body is all out of whack. We had an acupuncture appointment right when I started my period and had some incense (Mogswart) burned on my stomach. No biggie...we've done it before. Well, two days later, my belly button is so gross! It's oozing and crusting and red and itchy. YUCK! When we go back for the next appt a week later, he gives me some tea tree oil soap to clear it up. I was having an allergic reaction to an ointment he put on to clean up the incense.

Right away the belly button thing clears up. BUT, now I have a rash all over my legs. And on my back and sides and a little on my arms. It's awful! So itchy and red and gross looking. I get stoned on Benedryl, but that doesn't even help. Thankfully I was able to get into a dermatologist right away and he gave me some prescription ointment to slather on. It clears up everywhere but my legs. (It's been 10 days and it's still here fyi, but doing better.)

So, anyhow, I was thrown out of my normal routine, so my temperatures have been ALL OVER THE PLACE. And the testing sticks are showing no Ovulation at all. From my history of about 14 months, I should have ovulated last weekend. No go though! I don't even feel anything going on and normally, I swear I feel the ovaries dropping the egg.

So, I don't know if it was the rash, the ointment or just stress (that's a whole other post) but I think we blew it for this month too. Which is fine, what's another month at this point, but why is my body messing with me?

WHY? WHY? WHY?

I'm not really looking for a response, just bitching. ;)