Why a Blog?

Hello everyone, I am Tifany Mulumba, and I am trying to have a baby. This is a blog which will show my journey through the process of trying to have a baby while having infertility conflicts. I have the aid of a great doctor, and we'll see how these aids help in the process.

I will be posting information I find out, along with daily blogs on my mood, my temperature/ovulation chart, prices of meds, etc.

So, I'm providing this blog so that those who are having the same issues know that they're not the only one's struggling with infertility. This gives me an outlet to vent, and others an outlet to gain information. I hope you all enjoy this, and I hope it helps give me some comfort.

Friday, March 25, 2011

End of Month 6

So, there's been some new developments this month.

1. I did ovulate (I had the medroxyprogesterone this month).
2. After ovulation, my temperatures stayed in the 98's, usually they go back down to the 97's, so that's totally new.
3. We went to the lab at Alta View Hospital and Yannick gave a sperm sample so we could for sure eliminate who's body is giving us problems.  (In this case, we hope it's mine because if it's mine, there's more ways to have a baby, even though it's really expensive.  If it's Yannick's problem, then there's really no fix, so we'll see!).

So, if you ladies who read this have a husband who has not been tested yet, don't just automatically assume the problem is yours, take him to the doc, have him go in a cup, have the swimmers tested, and at least eliminate the possibility of the other one having the problem, right?  It's worth a try at least.

I'm a couple days away from menstruation time, so we'll what happens.  I'll keep everyone informed as to whether we're successful yet, or not!

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Middle of Month

So, I decided I'm going to go strictly off my basal temperature chart, and feeling my body to see if I can determine when ovulation happens.  Usually, I feel pain down where my ovaries are, so hopefully this same sensation is here again this month.  Mostly, I'm trying this because I don't have the money this month to invest in ovulation tests, so wish me luck, guys!!!

Monday, February 28, 2011

Month 6

Sorry about not communicating the last couple months.  Mine and my husbands' personal life has taken its toll with major deaths in the family and being out of town.

So, this is my 6th month trying to conceive.  I've found an interesting pattern, though.  The months that I take the medroxyprogesterone are the ONLY months I ovulate.  When I start my period without the medroxyprogesterone, I don't ovulate at all!!!  Explain this one to me, okay?  I'm sure I could call the doc and ask him why, and I will after I solidify that the months I take the meds are the months I ovulate, and this is the defining tester month!

Also, I'm still not pregnant.  GRR!!!!  I guess we'll just keep trying, right?