Striving for Health: 2014

Timeline of our journey

Married May 25, 1996 - dreamed of having a houseful of children.
Feb '97 - visited an OB, concerned that we had not yet conceived, she prescribed Clomid.
Mar '97 - pregnant, baby girl born Dec '97
Dec 28 '98 - BBT chart showed triphasic pattern, miscarriage shortly after - Gabrielle Hope.
July '99 - visited OB because of abdominal pain, prescribed Clomid.
Sept '99 - pregnant, baby girl born June '00.
April '01 - started herbs, charting, low-carb diet. Lost 50#.
October '01 - pregnant naturally, baby boy born July '02.
July 15, '05 - bbt chart showed triphasic, miscarried shortly after - Sera Aaliyah.
June '08 - official PCOS diagnosis from UVA clinical study (though self-diagnosed years ago).
'05 - '10 - various stages of dieting, charting, supplementing, crying, laughing, ignoring, hoping, praying, trying, giving up...
July '10 - heard about Creighton Model FertilityCare System and began classes and initial 60 day charting.
Aug '10 - started using LadyComp fertility tracker
Sept 29 '10 - 60 days of initial charting completed, continuing classes and learning lots.
Oct '10 - started a multi vitamin, 2,000 IU D3 daily, and 1,000 mg time-release Vit C 2x daily
Oct '10 - started checking for ferning patterns with microscope.
October 7 '10 - first appointment with NaPro Dr. - initial exam went well, prescribed Metformin and an antibiotic, ordered CMP and lipid labs.
Oct 15 '10 - started prenatal vitamin, probiotics and digestive enzymes. Tom started Vit E, Pygeum, B12.
Oct 25 '10 - Started Metformin sustained release, 500 mg working up to 1500 mg over 3 weeks
Nov 1 '10 - took 500mg Metronidazol (antibiotic) for week of menses, to clear up any possible infections contributing to continuous mucus cycles and make identifying peak day simpler.
Dec '10 - 100mg Soy Isoflavones days 5-9 of cycle
Jan '11 - took 200mg soy isoflavones cd 5-9, led to 3 weeks spotting and very delayed ovulation - not doing soy again!
Feb '11 - current supplements - B12, C, D3, Cinnamon, Digestive Enzymes, Krill oil, Metformin, Prenatal, Probiotics, Royal Jelly, ToCoQ10
April '11 - cycle with only Metformin
May, June & July '11 - 5mg letrozole cd 3-7 and 2,000iu hcg 3,5,7&9dpo.
July 19, 2011 - appt with local Dr. Albers for consult and to request ultrasound of ovaries
Jan '12 - began to focus on diet and exercise to lose weight and prepare to see new NaPro Dr coming to area in Aug.
June-Aug '12 - took a charting break
Aug 9 '12 - +hpt!!!! 5 weeks preggers
Aug 15 '12 - appt with NaPro Dr. H hcg 1374 / progesterone 10 (low) - started 200mg natural compounded progesterone injectables 2x weekly and bi-weekly lab draws to test levels and adjust dosage.