Making a Baby From Scratch

I used to think it was just a matter of having unprotected sex during ovulation time. It isn't as simple as insert tab A into slot B for some.

An early miscarriage and a chemical pregnancy, and we're trying again! We'll see what happens in 2009...

Sunday, November 8, 2009

I'm thinking that we're done.

The messed up thing that is making me feel like run over crap is that I still have to miscarry. I have to wait for the bleeding to start before I can get on with my life. The cramps stopped, and the symptoms come and go. Doctor said that if I don't start by Friday, he wants me to come in for blood work, and possibly a scan. WONDERFUL.

So if I actually start to pass everything this week, I might not get my next full cycle until the New Year. How the hell long does it take to actually pass a blighted ovum? I stopped the Endometrin, and I was really hoping it'd start right away.

My plans for the new year? Save money, go on a vacation. Husband and I have been living life waiting for this imaginary baby for too long. We haven't been on a real vacation since...I don't know...2006. We're due one. I'm thinking that March sounds good.

But as for the baby making, I think we're done. We have a few more tests to go through, and maybe we'll know for sure what is going on. But no more trying. We're revisiting the subject after we take a trip. I think my husband wants to start right away again, like in January. He thought that's what *I* wanted. If it was a year ago, oh yes that's what I would want. But now? I don't want any of it. I am so scared of my time being wasted again and my body being put through this emotional roller coaster without any progress. Well, at least the doctor is making money.

The waiting is torture. I don't know how some women do it over and over, and keep on trying. Maybe I'll feel differently in a month, who knows. But I can't put myself in this position again for a short while. I need to be a little selfish right now and be a wife to my husband. And really, until I know for sure what is wrong, I don't want to bother. Maybe a baby just isn't in the "plan" for me at all. I'm tired of hearing how there's no real reason for any of this to happen to me. Then why does it happen? Am I just so f*cking unlucky that I am in ALL of the statistics?

So anyway. We're moving in 2 weeks. It was supposed to be next week, but I have too much crying to do on the couch and no motivation to pack. I started a little packing, but husband is working nights all week. I am wallowing in a bit of self-pity right now. It's okay, though. I'll snap out of it. I just need to feel my feelings a little. I can't think of having a baby anymore, at least for now. For a while.

7 Comments:

  • At November 8, 2009 6:28 PM , Blogger Aimee said...

    I'd say I'm sorry, but I know it doesn't help - it's just words. I'll be thinking of you.

     
  • At November 9, 2009 10:06 AM , Blogger Head Chef and Taster said...

    I'm so sorry, Zz. This sucks, bad. And FWIW, I'm glad you told us. I'd rather know and be sorry than not have known at all.

     
  • At November 9, 2009 11:01 AM , Anonymous Sara said...

    Oh Zzilla...I'm so so sorry. Words are so pathetic. Just know that you're in my thoughts and prayers.

     
  • At November 9, 2009 9:45 PM , Blogger Noelle said...

    I am so sorry that this is happening to you. I cannot imagine the pain of having multiple miscarriages. I think that you have every right to wallow in self-pity. It is normal and healthy right now. A vacation sounds perfect. You will be able to regroup and hopefully by then you will be feeling better. I am so sorry about this crappy situation.

     
  • At November 9, 2009 8:21 PM , Blogger Alison said...

    I'm so sorry. Good people deserve better than this. I'm thinking of you.

     
  • At November 9, 2009 7:08 PM , Blogger LuckyOnce said...

    What you're thinking and feeling is totally understandable. Whatever choice you make will be the right choice for you, but I'm glad you're leaving the door open to change your mind. You're entitled to do that whenever you feel like it, without anyone else's permission.

    I'm thinking of you and wishing I could say anything helpful...

     
  • At November 15, 2009 9:02 AM , Blogger Kristin (kekis) said...

    Oh, honey, it SUCKS that you're having to go through all of this. If I knew why & how to make it not happen, we'd both be overflowing with kids and money.

    I've been thinking along the same lines as you lately. How much do we have to take? How long do we do this? What has happened to ME along the way? At what point did I cease to live but merely exist? And can I really imagine our life without having a family.

    Again, if I had the fix and the answers for us, we'd be rich. Until then, take care of YOU and do what you need to do to get through it all. I'm here for you when you need me. ~ kekis

     

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