So after a year of trying (which I know in the grand scheme of things isn't that long) and 7 months of fertility drugs and a "schedule" we are stepping down our efforts to focus on other things. Back in June I think I had a couple tests run and I am insulin resistant. I am on a low dose of metformin twice a day. Ever since my sugars have been perfect. Right now I am concentrating on dropping some weight and getting healthier so I won't have to be on medication the rest of my life and so it doesn't turn into diabetes later on in my life. Plus if I were to get pregnant right now I would be more likely to have complications.
I am going to working starting in the next few weeks. It will be a nice to have a focus on something other than getting knocked up. We'll be able to get completely out of debt (which will be nice) and I have the chance to turn this job into a career if I wanted to go that route.
We aren't trying to prevent pregnancy at this point but not focusing at all on getting pregnant. It is such a nice feeling to not be constantly charting and testing and to be free of all the stress that comes along with the fertitlity medication!
wish you the best, Kari. Sometimes things in life have a way of falling into place. I truly hope that it happens for you. Good luck on your new job. What will you be doing.
Losing weight is a great start to prevent diabetes. I wish you tons of luck with it. Glad to hear the metformin is helping you.
Ditto what Melissa said. I hope you can enjoy not having the stress of TTC and everything falls into place for you guys.
As far as the weight loss - you are more than welcome to jump back into MSBL with us. It is very casual but we still do the weekly weigh ins. I've also found My Fitness Pal to be really great as far as the tracking goes. I've cut my carbs to a normal amount and now my sugar has been to about a third of what it was! I honestly never realized how many things go hand in hand but it's been eye opening. My family has a history of diabetes and I think I do better when I don't go overboard on carbs and I am trying to get my sugar in check now so I run into less problems in the future.
Kari, I'm sorry this had been hard year. Congrats on the new job. I hope you really like it! I am praying for a pregnancy for you, even if you are not *trying*. I have read lots of stories about women who gave up trying and ended up pregnant, so you never know what might happen. For now, I am sure it is a HUGE weight lifted off your shoulders. Sending tons of hugs.
