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May 11, 1999 This is going to be my happy little entry for the day, and the other entry will be more serious in nature. Jeff and I have decided to try to have another baby on our own. I kept a promise to a friend that I would stay pregnant (or at least showing) free until her wedding which will be in October. This gives both of us enough time to prepare our bodies, exercise and get healthy before attempting another pregnancy. Since Jeff sperm count is low he is going to start eliminating the coffee from his diet and try to hold off getting any steroid shots for his asthma. No more briefs either! I already plan to buy him a half dozen pair of boxers for father's day. Also he is going to start the same regimen of herbs and vitamins he took when we conceived Wild Child to not only help his count but the quality as well. When a man has a low count, it doesn't mean he can't conceive a child, it just makes it harder. That is why quality is better than quantity. It will take 3-4 months to eliminate all those bad spermies and start producing better ones, so I target date to start really trying it my cycle in September. I am going to go ahead and start taking extra folic acid, add more protein to my diet and start exercising. I also will make an appointment with an OB. I'm going to be getting a new one, and one that is geared towards natural childbirth (I mean ALL natural) I really do not want to be c-sectioned again. I also need to have my defunck uterus checked out. There is always that risk I could miscarry or go into premature labor due to the abnormality, but I have succeeded in having a full term baby so I hope I can do it again. Since I use Fertility Awareness to chart my cycles I need to get more serious about charting ( I've been seriously lax in this department) and becoming more aware of the fertile signs. We are hoping to get pregnant right away because an early summer baby would fit perfectly into Jeff's schedule. School ends the first week of June and I would really like for him to be off around an impending birth. He plans to intern next summer about 20 hours a week so having a baby in the summer would give us time to get adjusted to an extra member in the family. We are only going to try 6 months, not almost three years like we did for Wild Child. Though I am not to hip on going to doctors, this time we do plan to seek medical intervention if we can't conceive on our own. If it is my uterus that is preventing us from getting pregnant and not the sperm count than I guess we will rent a uterus from nice willing wonderful soul. Currently I am: Watching the rain Listening to Peter Gabriel Eating and Drinking Nothing (plan to make nachos though) Reading Holy Blood,Holy Grail
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