..Day 4..

***The rest of Day 3 went well. We had spaghetti for dinner that was amazing. I had a glass of whole milk for dinner{tasted like heavy cream, but so yummy} but didn't get my walk in due to the rain! Went to bed at a descent time but went to bed with a nasty headache. Overall it was a great day!

I can't believe it's already been 4 days since I started my IVF Diet!
I've been doing really well except for the getting up early in the morning part. I'm so tired lately probably thanks to the Lupron. Overall I feel pretty good. My positive attitude on things has really made a difference. I started to feel kinda yucky yesterday. I went to bed Monday night with a horrible headache and woke up with it. Then just when I thought it had stopped, the bleeding was back and heavy! I have been bleeding basically since April 9th and stopped for about 4 days for it to continue again yesterday morning. The pain/pressure on my rectum has started again and the pain when it's there is pretty intense. So I called my OBGYN and I'm waiting for a call back. I just want to make sure that nothing is wrong. I was doubled over in pain in the bathroom this morning here at work thinking I had to have a bowel movement, but it was just an intense amount of pain going from my rectum all the way into my bladder/uterus. Then the pain subsides and then I just feel the intense pressure. It hurts to sit and it hurts to walk. When I got this checked out a few weeks ago, my Dr said it was most likely from surgery. She removed endo from my bowel and bladder and the pain could be from this. Our biggest concern is getting me to July with all my parts in tack. My clock is ticking and we are trying to save me from a very early hysterectomy! I'm doing ok right now thank goodness. Just uncomfortable sitting at my desk. Even with all this to deal with, Im still HAPPY and feel great about everything!=)

Here is how Day 4 went:

Took my daily Prenatal with DHA{very important to take one with DHA because it helps with brain development}

Breakfast:
I ate at work too rushed at home. I had a piece of wheat toast with peanut butter and a half of grapefruit. I ate it like a champ and could have eaten more.

Lunch:
Chicken Salad sandwich on wheat toast, Greek strawberry yogurt and a non-caffeinated soda{not the best choice because of the sugars, but at least it was decaf}.

Snack:
Banana and a bunch of water{wanted more but started to not feel so well so I just stuck with water}

Dinner:
Cheated a little to make my hubby happy. We went to chipotle and I was not very hungry. I got a burrito and I think I ate like 4 bites of it and I was done. Didn't even snack later.

Exercise:
I got my walk in finally. We walked for about an hour and it felt amazing. I can't wait to go again tonight.

I went to bed at 10pm which is hard for me to do since I'm a night owl. I missed The Hills!=( So bummed but my body for our baby is way more important right now that a dumb reality TV show ya know?

I hope to go tonight to Trader Joes or Whole Foods to pick up some more of the essentials I need and the vitamins. After my walks, I'm so pooped the last thing I want to do is go back out.
I have what I need to get started with the diet I just want the added essentials that give you more of a boost in certain areas.

It makes me so happy that I feel so great about everything. This has been a very tough road for me and the fact that I'm able to push on and be happy consider what I'm currently dealing with with my body is huge!  I give all the thanks to God! He has been by my side the whole time even when I didn't feel he was. He won't let us down. I just know it.

I'm anxiously waiting to find out the exact day we will be starting in July. Hope to know in the next week or two.

I hope everyone is doing well.

Thanks again for all your wonderful comments, emails and hugs{my DS sisters know what these hugs are}=)! They mean a lot to me!

Talk to you all soon!

Lauren