In treatment, that is. I'm not an aggressive person by nature, and I have no intention of becoming one, but I think at our next appointment with Dr. Stegman, we'll ask about becoming more aggressive in our treatment.
That was our FertilityCare practitioner's recommendation on Friday. She'd asked if we'd done any ovulation stimulation or the ultrasound series: no to both. She suggested that Dr. S. might be taking his cue from us - specifically me - on how hard we want to pursue this. If that's the case, I need to speak up. I tend to be too laid back at times, whether or not I feel it. I could very well be sending the wrong message.
My DH told me he had a dream on Friday night that we'd had a little boy. My poor sweetie. Either this is prophetic (my preferred option) or the TTC disappointment is getting to him too. I do not want to have another pressure added on to his load. He carries enough on his shoulders. He's to the point where the last time we BD'd, he shouted in the general direction of where he'd deposited everything (I refuse to be any more explicit than that), "Swim! Swim! Hurry up!" (Sigh). We're both insane now.
Then again, a few words of encouragement could be exactly what his boys need. I'll need to put in some firm words to the egg to cooperate. We've got to make DH's dream come true!
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Man, that stinks that you had to wait so long to get your next follow-up appt with Dr S... I second the notion of being more aggressive!!
It's funny, DH will do the same thing with the "swim, swim" comments after BD. Haha, we're all looney!
I will never forget our honeymoon night when DH stroked my belly telling the babies to swim.....Ugg, it broke my heart remembering that for years after.
I agree being very aggressive. My doctor's office heard from me weekly and if I was cycling good, they heard from me every two weeks. If they were lucky I wouldn't have faxed a letter to them letting them know my concerns and an updated chart bi-weekly to monthly.
I had to persuade for clomid ask for antibiotics, ask for progesterone. Then I had to BEG for HCG and it took 3 times until I finally got it. I wrote letters, left messages, would call crying and finally I go it.
I think they are finally glad to get rid of me. Because I was a maniac if I had test results. I called them until they picked up as soon as their office opened. I was a pest! A very big ONE!!!!!!! ;)
I have an aggressive dr now and I like it. Unlike Dr. napro who moved at a snails pace. LOL! I love when I call the office and a nurse calls me back that day! It really is not a difficult thing to do! Good luck with it all and keep us posted.
I agree- go for the gold!! I hope your new doctor is supportive and eager to do anything he/she can to help you that you would like!!!
all i can think of is that old cheer "be aggressive! be be aggressive!"
my dr was kind of the same way.. said it was all in my time, but once i stepped it up he was right there with me. i have pushed for some things on my own (progesterone checks, adding it next cycle) and he'd agree or tell me why not, and am still doing my own investigating on my own (thyroid). i'm sure his nurses dread listening to messages hoping it's not me :)
Funny, the one cheer I remember was the band cheer, "Hit 'em high! Hit 'em low! The blood makes the grass grow!" Oooh, and "Kill! Kill! Hate! Hate! Murder! Murder! Mutilate!" We were a pacfistic group.
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