Stanley decided that he’s done with the clomid. He found himself feeling more and more affected by it emotionally and since we can’t find ANYTHING that supports the use in men, we felt it was best not to use it anymore. We’re also leaning more and more in the direction of getting a second opinion from a different urologist but we’re going to wait until the beginning of the year to think about it. We want to just enjoy the holidays and time with one another. For now, it’s no more clomid!
Speaking with other people who have or are currently going through fertility challenges, this one topic has come up before: Stop trying for a little while. I thought about that and I’m not sure how that would work in our home. We don’t have sex just to procreate or “try” to procreate. We have sex with one another because WE LIKE TO. So with that being said, how could we “take a break from trying”? This is a legitimate question by the way. I want to know how we would do that. Would we decide not to have sex when I ovulate? Why though? Anyway, these are just my thoughts and since I’ve heard it mentioned more than once, I wanted to know what other people thought about it. Now I do agree that we could stop with all the other stuff which we already have recently. All the extra stuff like using the soft cup, tilting my hips after sex, blah blah blah….we decided to just STOP!
So yeah…this is where we are in our journey. Still not pregnant yet but trusting God through it all. You all will hear me refer to that throughout this blog, if not in every post. I feel that if there is one thing that’s evident through this journey, it’s that I must trust God.
The Lord is my strength and my shield;
my heart trusts in him, and he helps me.
My heart leaps for joy,
and with my song I praise him.
Psalm 28:7 (NIV)
Kristen D. Johnson
