Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Robitussin and infertility

While going through my own infertility journey I had heard of other women taking Robitussin or any off-brand generic cough medicine containing the active ingredient guaifenesin.

Guaifenesin or more commonly known, Robitussin is used to help clear up congestion, loosen and thin mucus. You take it after you have a color change on your ovulation predictor kit and take the recommended dosage nightly until you get your period or even better a positive pregnancy test. *If you do decide to take Robitussin be sure to use the brand with the only active ingredient guaifenesin do not take it with the decongestant as it will counteract and dry everything up.

I don't know where someone thought of taking this medicine for infertility purposes, but I can attest to the fact that it does work. I don't know if it because of the Robitussin, but I remember the nurse at the fertility clinic commenting on the cervical mucus before my last IUI.

I would recommend this alternative for those of you looking for a last ditch effort or even in the beginning of your journey. It is an inexpensive way to help your body do what it is supposed to do.

Good luck!

Wednesday, August 01, 2007

Never give up

I thought giving up on this site, but I did some research and noticed readers still come here. I was honestly shocked. I couldn't believe it, it has been so long since I have dedicated any time to TwoWeekWait. With me seeing there are interested parties it gives me motivation to help others. I thank you. I tried to be very diligent with my writing and I became so engulfed in life I almost let TWW slip away.

I am going to work on writing at least twice a month to start off with. I will begin the first and third Wednesday every month starting, today, August 1st.

I will preface the remainder of this post saying I recently had a child while undergoing fertility treatments.

I conceived my second child while going through infertility treatments. We did not have to go through the serious infertility treatments costing us tens of thousands of dollars. We were persistent that we wanted to keep our cost low. I personally did not want to become "baby broke". I already knew having a child was very expensive, but I didn't want to suffer much debt to achieve a dream of having a larger family. I enrolled in my Flexible Spending Account (FSA) where I work and set aside a set dollar amount for IUI's. I figured I could pay for any prescriptions out of our pocket. I knew how many IUI's I could have with the money I was putting away, so for 2 years that is what I did. In the long run it worked.

We went through a lot in our relationship as most infertile couples do. The stresses mount on top of each other and pretty soon your decisions become clouted and you almost forget who you are and what you are there for. I always tried to stay grounded while caught up in obsessing over having a child. I would try to keep it under wraps and try not to let it show, but inside my mind was racing. Once I "let go" and let it be in the doctors hands for tests and let everything be in gods "assisted" hands I was fine and low and behold, we got pregnant.

My husband and I are strong we managed to get through fertility hardships and our marriage has grown to another level.

I felt plagued being labeled with infertility, but now, I was blessed. We were blessed to go through such hardships to realize what the true meaning of life is. Appreciate it. Appreciate your children. Cherish every moment.