we're sharing our story of an unexplained infertility diagnosis & the journey to grow our family
If I could hug you I would! Consider this a virtual hug from us to you- XOXO! We are so glad you're here! Whether you are our personal friends or family, you've heard of our story, you've been praying intentionally for us, or you just happened to stop by- Thank You for being here! No …
I'm finishing this post on a Friday night because I was sitting here thinking about what I've been able to gradually add back into my meals, without negative consequences... and I have not fully processed that my gut has truly made so much progress. With the apparent difference of how I feel and how my …
Covering it all here- where we started and where I am today!My first appointment with Dr. Jake was on 12/08/2023. Again, this was a very thorough conversation and so appreciated!Dr. Jake asked many specific questions, as he was assessing any gut related symptoms I have, compared with my prior bloodwork and the GI MAP stool …
With looking at everything prior- lab work, procedure results, ultrasounds, etc.- Dr. Natalie requested I get new baseline bloodwork labs, for pretty much everything. Kindly, my PCP (who I appreciate so much) saw me for a patient visit, listened to all we were navigating at this point, and he ordered my labs for me. This …
Do you ever just want to really get something right? Like, you reallllly want it to be right, and taken the right way, not misunderstood or misinterpreted- you get it. Well, that's exactly how I feel about this post and the next few. I have to give this reminder- this is my experience, our experience. …
Following our last appointment in September, we had a few options going forward. 1. Schedule an IVF consult with our current Reproductive Medicine doctor. 2. Schedule an IVF consult with the Reproductive Medicine doctor in Kansas City. 3. Do 1 or more rounds of Intrauterine Insemination (IUI). 4. Continue with Letrozole, trigger shot and complete …
Between May 2022- August 2023, there was so much that had shifted for me personally, I knew God was 100% present in everything happening in our lives.Year 34 is around the corner for me and I've been reflecting on all this year has taught me. August 21, 2023, I decided to share my heart and …
We met with our Reproductive Medicine doctor via Zoom for our first consult. He asked many questions about our history, caught up to what we've currently done, and gave us our options. 1. Continue Letrozole and potentially increase the dose 1-2 times more.2. Schedule an HSG (Hysterosalpingography) a radiology procedure that is used to view …
Continue reading "Our first consult & little journey with Reproductive Medicine"
We had our first appointment with my new OB/GYN in February 2023. I came to him with the following information- our history, my lab work, Adrien's lab work, my recent ultrasounds around my cycles, I had been taking Letrozole, and Adrien was taking Clomid and under the care of his Urologist.We met him, we liked …
From September 2022 to now, Adrien's lab values and sperm counts have improved, and our doctors are confident concerns with Adrien are resolved. For now, he will continue taking Clomid and supplements- I'll share more about his supplements later. Before I go much more into where we currently are and how we got here, I …
As planned, I came off my birth control just after our wedding, in May 2022. Just because we knew we were ready to get pregnant as soon as it happened, my OB/GYN was kind enough to draw pretty basic lab work around July 2022, just to make sure all was "okay" preliminarily.All of my lab …
Our Waiting For Little Ouellette 