Day 14

I am on day fourteen of my cycle and I am nervous. I have been very good about my diet. On day nine, I had a few friends over and had a half a glass of wine and one and a half beers. This was over several hours. Other than that, I have had no alcohol, no soda, no caffeine, and severely restricted sweets. I never realized how difficult it is to cut out sugar. It is in everything! I have a cup of yogurt everyday to ward off yeast infections from the treatments. It is loaded with sugar. I switched to fat free, light yogurt and it still has 14 grams of sugar. My Lean Cuisine pizza had 52 carbs and 6 grams of sugar. Carbs will turn to sugar. It is a real struggle to eat healthy. I have always considered myself to be a healthy eater. I don't eat fast food. I don't eat meat. I don't go overboard on sweets. Since I have been tyring to be a more conscious eater on this fertility program, I have noticed there is not much out there that is healthy. I have resolved to do the best I can without causing myself too much stress, which is also counterproductive to the fertility process.

I go to the doctor at 7:30 in the morning for my ultrasound. I am hopeful that we will get good news. If my folicle is more than 18 mm, I will get an HCG shot. Last month it was 16mm and I took my shot at home the following night. The difference is so slight, but the difference between our concieving and not.

I am prayerful this treatment round will work. I want more than anything to be a mother and I pray that this is the cycle that will bring our baby to us.