Shell Wants A Baby !x: The Research Has Begun!

The date for my IVF was roughly counted to be October of this year, 2011. Today is the 1st of August, and as you can see, October isn't that long away.

Over the past year, I have been reading what I can to find out about IVF etc and having a baby, but in the last couple of months its become more serious. I am researching to find out, success rates, what to do to make our chances higher etc, even watching videos of YouTube of the injections that I will have to do over a two week period.

A book has been ordered from Amazon, and that arrived at the weekend, which I began reading almost right away, so far it seems really helpful, explaining the process in great detail.

Also, at the weekend, bought the second thing for our baby to be. We already have a wee set of baby grows (neutral colours of course), so we bought some small vests, just plain ones. Don't feel like I want to tempt fate too much, so wont buy big things like a cot etc, so just bought a couple small things, as if too say I am not tempting fate, just being positive that we will have our baby one day soon.

Me and Campbell have joined the gym, which we will start tomorrow and try and go as much as possible. We have changed our a diets slightly, just now we have only included fruit and juice that is healthy rather than fizzy. So far, it feels good. We have gave up drinking any alcohol, and stopped smoking. Campbell's been off the cigarettes a full week today, and I am ever so proud of him. I think he knows that he has to stop this, we don't smoke to be around our baby. And also, we both want to be healthier. I have started taking vitamins, with folic acid in them, as the new book advises, good for me but also good for baby.

Been thinking alot about having a baby, and trying to be so positive about it. We both want to be parents so much, and I think it will suit us. I feel that a baby would be great for us. We are a very close couple, who love spending time together, and doing things together. We talk all the time, and even after 3 years and bit, we still miss each other every day when we are apart.

I love how Campbell will come in from work after a long day, and when I leave to go to my work, he will still walk me to the bus stop. I love how we have a secret code, that no-one knows apart from us, that tells each other we love each other. No one could guess it, even if we done it right in front of them, and we often do.

Tomorrow, we have an acupuncture consultation. This is meant to help in the IVF process, with pain, and help with the things that the body goes through. We are going to the meeting, ask lots of questions and then decide from there, if we want to do this. If its going to help us, then I think this will be a great idea.

Well, I feel like I have went on, and most of it a bit randomly so I will leave it here. Will update after the acupuncture.