#BabyMakingDays The Results

 Thanks to Fertility Planit for sponsoring this post and giving me a Clearblue® Fertility Monitor. While I have received compensation for this post, all opinions are my own.

 So todays post marks the end of the Clearblue® #BabyMakingDays campaign and we just got thru the dreaded 2 Week Wait!! And I think this face below sums up my results...

Drumroll Please....

Better Luck Next Month I guess?!

I took a pregnancy test this morning and the results were negative.... but hey, it's ok!! Using the Fertility Monitor this last month did make me feel more confident than other months. It made me feel like I really might see a positive result on the pregnancy test, so seeing the results was a let down but all things happen for a reason, huh?

What’s next for us?

The answer to that is easy, we will try until we get it right.  For us we were disappointed that the result was not positive but we don’t dwell on it.

Now after using the Clearblue® Fertility Monitor this last month will I use it again this month? Absolutely! Using the monitor while trying to conceive made everything easier and more precise for us. In fact I opened my monitor up this morning and scheduled in a new cycle to start again! I enjoyed seeing the Fertility Monitor blink at me as a reminder that I need to test today - it was oddly encouraging. And then in about 5 minutes I was able to have results letting me know if today was a good day to conceive.

Would I recommend this product to my friends?

Of course, if you have been TTC for a few months then I highly recommend you getting this touch screen Fertility Monitor. The Monitor will help with your peace of mind... I promise!

It is a little over $200, which is a little pricey to me, but I do think it is worth it. For some the next step could be fertility drugs or even more invasive steps in the future, so $200 is money well spent to know that you have tried everything before moving on.

You can check out the product to buy on Amazon by clicking HERE! And before you know it this could be at your doorstep and you could be seeing a positive result on your own pregnancy test.

Overall I am so thankful I was part of the #BabyMakingDays campaign. It was a blessing and of course I will continue to keep you all updated on our journey towards becoming parents! Life can easily get in the way of this journey and it has for us of course but I hope that in the coming months I will be updating you with good news!

Sharing all of this on my blog was stepping out of my comfort zone for sure but knowing that several friends of mine were encouraged and/or are getting the Clearblue® Fertility Monitor for themselves has made this all worth while!!

Learn more about my #BabyMakingDays journey by checking in on my blog and learn more about Clearblue’s® Fertility Monitor with Touchscreen by following them on Facebook  Twitter and by visiting the Clearblue® website   

#BabyMakingDays Week 3

 Thanks to Fertility Planit for sponsoring this post and giving me a Clearblue® Fertility Monitor. While I have received compensation for this post, all opinions are my own.

Hi Guys! We are already on Week 3 of #BabyMakingDays and week 3 of me using the Clearblue® Touch Screen Fertility Monitor. I have gotten into a pretty good routine of testing everyday and this week my result screen has been showing me the "HIGH" screen. The HIGH screen means the chances of getting pregnant are high this week! We shall see, huh? I am finding myself really enjoying using the monitor and I am loving that it does all the work for me. No calculations, No Guessing, No reading the "signs" this way I just know thanks to the monitor! 

I have had a few questions from friends that I thought I would take the time to answer today!

Have I shared my results or this process with my doctor? I haven't. I don't see any reason to yet. At the beginning of the process of trying to conceive my doctor told me to come back once "X" amount of time has passed and we weren't pregnant. At that time we would talk about how to move forward in a way that would be best for us. But that time hasn't passed yet and I see no reason to schedule a doctor appointment.

Has using the Clearblue® fertility monitor had an impact on our intimacy? Not really. If I am going to be completely honest it has made it easier. How? The fact that the monitor tells me each day if our chances of conceiving are Low, High or Peak, takes away the guesswork as far as what days are most important to us.

Has using the monitor affected the emotional journey of TTC? Again, not really. Why? Matt and I entered into this whole process really open; we have no time restrictions, no deadline, and no high hopes I guess I can say. So this process hasn’t been “really” emotional for us in the sense that we haven’t been sad when it doesn’t happen. We literally just say, “Ok, next month” and move on.

Something that has affected me emotionally during this process of TTC is... my migraines. This week and last week has been brutal, I have had a migraine every single day! NO joke! That alone makes me feel blue and when I am down I start to think ..... how in the world can I raise a child on days I can't take care of myself. It really scares me. Migraines are a chronic illness that I was born with and I will have forever, the only thing I can do is manage them. Matt and I don't live by our families so we really just have one another so that is another worry. I have spoken to Matt about this several times and he knows how my migraines are, he understands that he will have to step up more and he says he is ok with that. But at the same time that doesn't do much to calm my worry. Having migraines control my entire life and so while we are TTC this is of course a major issue that I worry about. The conclusion? We will do our best, I am stronger than I realize and I will forge thru like I always do. Or at least that is what I tell myself.

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