One thing I forgot to mention about this second time of doing Clomid is that I have also been going to see a foot zoner.
My Opa Blietschau did reflexology from his home and some of my fondest memories with him are when he would massage my feet and tell me to drink more water. When I first found out I had PCOS the first two thoughts that I remember and made me emotional were:
- I'm not allowed to fast... How will I get pregnant if I can't do a fast asking for help. (After that first silly thought I realized I could still fast and ask my Heavenly Father for help, and that he would understand why I had to eat every meal.)
- I really wish my Opa were here to help me get my body on track with reflexology.
Since I couldn't have my Opa do reflexology I honestly didn't give it any other thought. Then I was talking with my sister-in-law, Meg, and she had mentioned maybe trying foot zoning (It's a lot like reflexology) to see if it would help. I decided to look more into it and see if I could find anyone in Idaho Falls that I would want to go to.
I sent out emails to a bunch of foot zoners in the Idaho Falls area and they were all very nice and helpful. However, one thing I was nervous about was going to some random person's house that I didn't know anything about... Well turns out I did end up knowing one of the foot zoners I emailed. Kellie was a 5th grade teacher at a school I was an aid for during my college years at Utah State. What a small world! I felt so much better going to her with already knowing her.
When I went to Kellie's house for my first session I was still a little nervous. But when she opened her door with a huge smile and treated me like her best friend I felt instantly better. I felt safe and comfortable in her home. I enjoyed talking about her journey to get pregnant with her two cute twin boys, my Opa, my journey so far trying to conceive, the Gospel, pretty much everything.
After the foot zoning she told me to tell her as soon as I got a positive ovulation test so we could schedule for me to come back in. I was super hopeful that I would actually ovulate this time around, but wasn't sure.
I started taking ovulation tests at home around the time I should start ovulating... Nothing.... Then we had a camping trip planned with Nathan's family for the weekend so I stopped taking the tests because who want's to pee on a stick while camping?
When we got home from our trip I decided to take another ovulation test. I was praying for a smiley face with sunbeams around it to show that my levels were high, but instead I got just a smiley face, which meant I was at my peak!!!!!!
Oh my goodness you would think it was a positive on a pregnancy test, I was so happy! My body was actually working! I got a hold of Kellie and saw her the next day for another foot zone! Kellie was so excited for me and gave me great encouragement and advice. She told me even if I don't get pregnant this time around, at least we are getting my body in the right direction.
Fun to see pictures of your opa! And I'm glad that the timing worked out so well for this! I'm so excited for you guys.
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