[TeresaSuperMama]

I feel so much better having a plan. I don't like indecision. It makes me nutty.

1. I am going to my appt on Tuesday. I don't want to go, but I am going. I am going to ask for a prescription for Prometrium for my next pregnancy. The worst she can say is no. I am going to ask to have my thyroid levels checked. If she says no I will go to a family practice clinic that I have been to before and get tested there.

2. I am looking for another doctor. I am going to be asking around at my church and kids school and find one that can respect my values and belief system. I am never pushy on others about how I feel about things, but I think all health care providers should have a fundamental respect for all of their patients beliefs whether it be Catholicism, Buddhism, Muslim, Atheist or other wise. I think birth control is something that shouldn't be shoved down people's throats and if I wanted it I would have asked for it.

3. As much as I want to ttc again soon, dh and I have decided to wait until February to try again. I really wanted to try again in January, but dh wants me to wait and I do know it is for the best. It is just hard.

4. I am charting and using Natural Family Planning (and will probably throw in cheapy OPKs too) to avoid pregnancy until February. Since I obviously O'd last cycle earlier than I thought I would I know that I want to chart to make sure I don't become pregnant. It will be hard to watch approaching O and not try, but dh is on board and I am going to be showing him my charts so that should help. I feel closer to him than I ever have and we've been married a heck of a long time.

5. February and March we will not be charting. I will not be using OPKs. We will be not preventing and bding when we feel like it. I will also not be testing early. I promise on this one you have one reformed girl. The reason I wanted to test early is because I wanted my 3 losses on record, but if the new losses are not doing anything to change treatment there really is no reason for me to go through the pain of another loss and no reason for me to need to know. I do not want to go through that again. I will not be testing until I am 10 days late for AF. I will be going to a new doctor should I get pregnant. I am hoping to start working on finding a new doctor soon.

6. If I am not pregnant on my own by April we will chart and use OPKs again. I do not have a date set where will stop trying. I don't think I have to cross that bridge yet.

6. This probably should have been up at the number 2 spot, but I forgot so here it is. I am buying one of the over the counter FSH tests from FRER. I will be testing tomorrow with it because that'll be cycle day 3. Since I know this is not the best cycle to test with it I will retest next cycle. If next cycle test shows that I have high FSH I will take this to a new doctor and ask for FSH testing. If I have high FSH levels it will depend on the number whether we will stop trying and accept this as a sign that it is time to stop.

[momof6lopez]

Teresa, your plan sounds very strong and very good. But let me warn you about the FRER Fertility test. I took one 3 months ago, and it was a good result. I took one this week, on cd3 before I had my blood drawn by the dr. to compare notes. The FRER still showed up negative for high FSH and I do have a high FSH as confrimened by my blood results. My RE said the test is horrible. I think FRER has the normal FSH level requirements as by the FDA for a number of 24. As we all know, a 24 is too high for ttc. My levels were 14.3, very high still for ttc and my FRER test was definitely "lighter" than the control line. Just throwing this out there, because I also got that false sense of hope a few months ago too.......

[TeresaSuperMama]

Originally Posted by momof4lopez

Teresa, your plan sounds very strong and very good. But let me warn you about the FRER Fertility test. I took one 3 months ago, and it was a good result. I took one this week, on cd3 before I had my blood drawn by the dr. to compare notes. The FRER still showed up negative for high FSH and I do have a high FSH as confrimened by my blood results. My RE said the test is horrible. I think FRER has the normal FSH level requirements as by the FDA for a number of 24. As we all know, a 24 is too high for ttc. My levels were 14.3, very high still for ttc and my FRER test was definitely "lighter" than the control line. Just throwing this out there, because I also got that false sense of hope a few months ago too.......

Well, that stinks! Thank you for the info honey. Alright I guess I will ask for a blood FSH test, but I think the urine test being high would definitely signal a big problem then.

[KDD]

You've definitely put a lot of thought into it, I'm glad that you have a plan that you are happy with. I agree with you 100% about finding a new Dr. and getting your thyroid checked. I never used an OTC FSH test since my Dr. has done those tests for me. If you do use one, remember to take the results with a grain of salt. Good luck to you!

[*MomofO&Nat*]

Sounds like you have a good plan in place. It helps a lot that your DH is on board and supportive! I wish you the best of luck! You have been through a lot, but I can tell you are so strong just by reading your posts.

[Kary♥RN]

Teresa I am glad you have a plan! Please kup with the Plan updates! I agree finding a new Dr would be in the best interest. As for the OTC FSH I had heard not such good stories about them. I hope this plan gives you a BFP!