Hard to believe it's been a month since I last found time to check in. I've been reading What to Expect Before You're Expecting on my Kindle, and the one thing that really bothers me about the tone of the book is that the author is constantly talking about your "healthcare team" like they're some friendly force who walks you through every decision along the way of becoming a mother and always advocates for your wishes to be carried out exactly. I haven't really found this to be the case in my experience with the healthcare system. I am always my best advocate. On my last visit to my GYN, I finally got around to asking about a lump in a sensitive area that was causing quite a bit of discomfort since my recent weight gain. He wisely suggested that I leave it be since the surgery would be more 'disruptive' to our baby-making plans than leaving it would be, but it's becoming quite a nuisance and I called to schedule to have it removed, and I haven't gotten a call back. Doctors are never easy to get ahold of, and I just don't envision them being as helpful as the book seems to suggest they will be. I guess I could luck out and get a stellar team behind me, but I kind of doubt it.
I showed my husband the fertility tracker app I installed on my smart phone and he kind of freaked out. He said it was because he thought it was weird that I would keep track of when we're intimate, but I think really he was freaking out because our conversations have always begun with "next year, when we're trying for a baby..." and now that 'next year' is THIS year!
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