April 20, 2014
Happy Easter!! What an amazing day. I’ve always been humbled
by God’s sacrifice to send his only son to suffer, die and be risen to redeem
us from our sins, but this year it really hit home. As I sat and read Reed the
Easter story, I started to cry. I was holding my own son, who is so dear to me.
That sacrifice is beyond compare. I am so happy and grateful to have a Creator
that loves and treasures us so much. We are saved and healed by the stripes
Jesus wore.
Today my temp dropped again so I’m rather confident I’ve
started a new cycle. I did take an HPT in case, and it was negative. I’ll give
it one more day to make sure my temp stays low tomorrow then start doing my
castor oil packs and Epsom salt baths again until I ovulate. I feel refreshed.
It’s a clean slate and I feel like I’m getting a handle on how my body is
working. Ever since I ovulated, my OPK tests are extremely negative barely
showing a second line at all, so I feel good knowing my LH is under control.
I’ve no idea where my FSH is, but knowing one hormone dropped and that I
ovulated, I’m confident it’s lower. I’m also almost three months into my
treatment, so more than halfway to the 150 mark where my dormant follicles should be
“awake.” Yahoo!
I believe I listed it before, but here is a link to
their POF page. I started with the supplements they suggested for the first few
weeks, but a few weeks into treatment I talked more with my TCM and they
suggested stopping all of these and letting their herbs work their magic.
Because my problem was a hormonal imbalance, they said I was very delicate, and
they didn’t want anything to interfere or more importantly hurt me in anyway.
After my next cycle, I may ask them more about some of the supplements
suggested here like Royal jelly to help with egg health too.
That site listed above has been my go-to through this whole
journey. I research their info on other sites too and then speak with either my
doctor or TCM to verify it will help my situation, but even for knowledge
sake…most every fertility supplement is broken down somewhere eon there listing
both the benefits and risks, dosage sizes, and excellent explanations for how
each ones can help.
As I research my POF further, I really think it was caused
by adrenal fatigue. Here are few links to it…
At the time I was diagnosed, my son (a miserable sleeper)
had been up, quite literally every night almost all night long from birth. From
the months of September to January, I was lucky to get 3-4 hours of sleep a
night, which was interrupted – consisting of 45 minute segments. In November
and December, I rarely got more than 2 hrs of sleep. My husband often traveled
when he did have work, so I had no night time help and when he was in town, he
often catered which meant he’d work late and then sleep.
My son would only sleep if being held or his back rubbed in
the crib. With my severe lack of sleep, I was also his primary care giver and
struggling to work 30 hrs a week during his naps and after he went to bed at
night. Often times, because it was just me, I’d have toast or cereal at night.
My healthy diet I prided myself on, went out the window the last six months before
my diagnosis.
I was also the primary bread winner, as my husband was out
of work the last three months before diagnosis. We were travelling, I was sleep
deprived and highly stressed. As I’m watching my hormones fall back into line,
I believe without a doubt my POF was adrenal failure. My hormones were wacky
and my initial tests showed elevated pitocin levels which they attributed to
breast feeding. The goods news is, if it was adrenal failure, I am now sleeping
a full night (8 hrs), eating almost all organic and nutritious, meditating and
exercising to reduce stress and my husband now has a full time job in town to
help around the house and contribute more financially. No wonder my hormones are falling back in check.
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