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In The Trenches

In a world of pregnancy announcements, gender reveals, and nursery themes, we are surrounded by fertility drugs, endless pregnancy tests, basal thermometers, and ovulation tests. This month we are excitedly started another 6 month cycle of fertility meds. We spent a lot of time in prayer and got some amazing advice from my aunt ( shout out Tante! We love you! ) and decided on our new approach to my PCOS and infertility.  I was blessed to see my CNM ( most amazing lady! She delivered Kimber and has been a huge blessing ) and we quickly got on track with a plan that includes: - Progesterone (to induce periods that are often irregular due to PCOS) - Metformin (for insulin resistance caused by PCOS) - Clomid (to induce ovulation that is usually absent due to PCOS).  I’m also taking my basal temperature each morning to hopefully track ovulation (because relying on ovulation tests isn’t very accurate when you have PCOS).  ( Can you see the trend of how a...