one and done

Not pregnant.

Over the “process”.

REACH (Reporductive Endocrinology Associates of Charlotte,  http://www.northcarolinafertility.com) fucked up again or shall I say 2 more times? They gave me the wrong directions post IUI. They didn’t tell me nor did they fill out the perscription- how to use Crinone correctly, or more exactly how long to take it. If I hadn’t called to double-check it would have gone on 4 more days. I think they suck. I don’t care about the apologies I get from them any more. And they didn’t submit my bills to insurance correctly either.

REACH assigns you a number when you sign up for any procedure and after that that’s all you are. A number on a chart plopped down on an assembly line on the baby making machine. I don’t know why they ever bother assigning a doctor’ to a patient. It’s much more like you start with “A” doctor and work your way through “Z” doctor and as long as they get paid they don’t care about the PERSON all those needles, drugs and procedures are happening to.

riding the baby makin’ train

Last Friday I had my first appointment at REACH. (http://www.northcarolinafertility.com/)

I had questions about my body that needed concrete attention. Working on fertility 3,000 miles away from my OBGYN had failed and instead of repeating futile behavior I decided to take control of my reproductive life.

So on recommendation of cool news friends who had success using REACH I decided to go. Better yet, my man candy agreed to go too. And ever better still my insurance covers some of the visit, talk about a bonus!

Dr. Whitesides won the lottery of me because the other doctor who was recommended had another obligation to attend on the day and time we were available, and we were not interested in waiting another month to see her.

I liked him. He was the perfect fit for our family. Dr. Whitesides is direct, quick with a pap smear and personable. The good news he delivered is I’m not broken. Things look good inside and he sees no reason why we can’t successfully have a baby. He responded well to the information that I am seeing an acupuncturist weekly and even encouraged me to continue. He also said he would have taken me off Clomid after the first month because of my reaction to it. Boy do I wish I met him in October!

Dr. Whitesides was pleased when I told him we are not interested in IVF. He doesn’t believe my eggs would like all that man handling outside of my body. He said if my end goal is to have a baby that he would suggest I use a donor egg.

Even though having a child is what I hope for, I am not down with that. My intention is not to have a baby at all costs, I have an amazing daughter, perhaps if I didn’t I would consider that option.

We all agreed to try IUI. (http://www.northcarolinafertility.com/intrauterine-insemination.asp) It seems to fit in with what my husband and I can handle emotionally and financially.

So away we go farther down the tracks on the baby making train.