Summer days
Due to the obnoxious heat I have been spending my free time during Kate’s naps either in my new pool or taking a nap myself in the air-conditioned bedroom. Neither leaves much time for getting anything done, much less blog reading or writing.
(Summer is still my favorite season, however. You just can’t argue with pools. They always win. Swimming is joy.)
Kate is doing much better with swimming. She now seems to be enjoying the water, rather than clinging to my neck like a small, drowning monkey. I get so excited to see the big smile on her face as I spin and swoosh her around. She even likes hanging out in her baby float, if only for a limited amount of time. She likes to “jump” into my arms, and she really shines when she gets to combine her love of stairs with the fun of water. Sadly all our pool has to offer is a ladder, but other friends’ pools have steps.
I’m thinking I need to stock up on sunscreen. Kate doesn’t need much for her petite little arms and legs, but I feel like I use half the bottle on my own pasty (but not as pasty as before) Canadian skin.
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I don’t know what you call the limbo before IVF. TTC, I suppose, but without the getting pregnant part. It’s been three months now, and it still feels bizarre.
I decided to try soy. For those who haven’t heard of it, there is a supplement called soy isoflavones that is sold to treat menopause. It effects the body’s estrogen levels and apparently can have an effect on developing eggs much like clomid does. So I figured, why the hell not. I never wanted to mess with my natural cycle before, as I was always gearing up for another round of something. I never had an extended break of twiddling my thumbs. So who cares if it messes with my damn eggs, they’re already messed up. Maybe something will give them a kick in the pants.
So I shrug and take the pills and yet again feel my ovaries doing their thing and know that in the end it won’t make one damn bit of difference. But that’s okay, December will be here soon enough. I have more important things to do this summer.
Do you have to wean Kate before you do IVF again? That’s my biggest dear for cycling again. Of course, my daughter is only two months old, so I’m not ready yet anyway!
I don’t know for sure – I have yet to talk to the IVF clinic about it – but I am going on the assumption that I will have to (or at least that it will be “strongly recommended” and I’m not willing to not do something that could change the outcome).
I think Nat and I have discussed this before but I did not wean during any of my (subsequent) IVF cycles. I did really cut back, however, but was never even cycling on my own when the IVF cycles began (relied on BCP and lupron for bleeding). I’ve done 5 IVF cycles and 4 have had successful outcomes. Having said that I am certain very few RE or clinics would not tell you to wean–I just wasnt ready :)
I took soy the cycle I got pregnant with Ellie. I still didn’t ovulate any earlier so who knows if it did anything but hey, it’s fun being a science project.