As anyone who reads this blog regularly knows, Justin and I have been trying for 18 months now to get pregnant. But this month completes a full year of trying post-miscarriage. Which makes it official, medically speaking: I am "infertile." I think I will host a party welcoming myself to the club. It's going to be the party of the century. I don't know how, exactly. Maybe I will hire out the circus. Suggestions welcome and appreciated. You're all invited, so you have a vested interest in making it totally awesome.
Anywho...
I have my first official infertility appt at the end of this month. Prayers welcome and appreciated.
Actually, I probably have an even greater need for prayers this month in general. You see, my good buddy BA transferred membership from the infertility club to the mommy club several months ago. Doctors were not able to help her, however. Of course, we both know that God is ultimately in control, but he is also a God of order. A God who has designed our bodies to work in certain ways. BA did quite a bit of research and, after discovering several studies linking gluten with infertility, decided to go gluten free to see if it had any effect. She also cut down on sugar, ate liver, and a few other funky things. Well, the change in diet did have an effect, and she was pregnant that month. So, I'm going to be a little funky too and give this whole thing a whirl. I did cut down on sugar last month, but that kind of flew out the window with the trip to England, and I probably just ended up eating the same amount of sugar as a normal person. So pray for me this month as I try this drastic diet change, will you? Pray for Justin! He's actually going to do this with me, but who knows what I might end up doing to my loved ones when I'm not drugged up on sugar. And if you have any tips/links/suggestions about going gluten free, please share! I need all the help I can get.
If you would like more info on BA's research, she just recently started what is already proving to be a fantastically informative site on kicking infertility naturally. Please feel free to pass it on! You just never know who it might help.
And consider yourselves invited to the party of the century. But we've got a lot of work to do. Planning the party of the century without sugar or bread just might be impossible.
9 comments:
yay for going the natural route!! and definitely don't give up...infertility is such an ugly word!! its more like your body's plan is just on a different schedule than what people demand. i <3 you!
I like how Sharalee put that, infertility is an awful word. I have lots of GF free recipes in my veg cookbooks I will send your way. Let me know if there's anything else I can do to help or support.
Also:
http://www.theppk.com/category/recipe/gluten-free/
And:
http://www.grouprecipes.com/120448/gluten---free-white-pizza-with-multicoloured-potatoes.html
I was reading this, thinking how brave you are and how open and honest and then I realized...IM IN THIS POST. Straight pride and vanity kicked in and some intense preening. I'm done now.
You can do the G Free! I'll be sending you loads of stuff. Actually- send me stuff you like to eat ad I'll see if I can send you some recipes. I'm glad Justin is on board- Jamie did it too and now he's more gung ho about it than I am!
by preening I meant so excited and feeling popular. Pride comes before whats that again? :)
Thanks so much for the support and the links, ladies! I am looking forward to diving in sometime in the next few days.
Lisa, I'm really excited for you to try this gluten free/liver-eating diet :) I will certainly be praying for you... and sending whatever gluten free recipes I find your way. BA's blog was awesome - I read a bunch of it today and I wholeheartedly agree with her and her theories. My friend's mom was given the advice (from her MD, believe it or not,) to strengthen her body's defense against breast cancer and the chemo with a gluten free diet, so I definitely think there is a lot of truth in correcting that first. Hang tight girl, it sounds like you're going to be covered in prayer from multiple angles! :)
http://recipes.xgfx.org/ New gluten free/vegan website I found.
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