Baby Makin Time, Sexy Time, IVF Time!

Hello Hello!  

So here it is, my first blog and my first post.  I'll start with a little about me and go into what my journey is going to be.

My name is Nikki, or as some like to call me, Nikki B!  I guess you could say I'm your average American girl or 'woman', just barely dipping into my mid thirties.  I'm married, own a house, I have two adorable dogs (which we'll get into another time, trust me), a good job and I'm surrounded by love.  The only piece missing from my life, keeping it from being whole is... I'm not a mom.  But we'll get back to this soon, I promise.

First off, three years ago I married my best friend (as if I can't get any more cheesy), but seriously, I did.  August 12, 2011 we got married at the Wine Country Inn in St. Helena, CA.  Napa Valley!  One of my favorite places on this sphere we call Earth.  I'll never forget how excited I was, knowing this trip was gonna be 'Baby Makin Time'.  Both of us had just turned 30 and we knew it was time.  I mean come on, we weren't getting any younger.  

Just days before the wedding I was given the green light by my OBGYN for 'Baby Makin Time', after not being able to do anything for months.  I had my first abnormal pap smear just 6 months before the wedding.  Let me tell you what, DO NOT get your pap smear done by your family physician.  They do not know how to give bad news like that to a patient that doesn't have a medical degree.  Let's just say, for an hour or so we thought I had cervical cancer and oh my, what a mistake that was!  Anyway, down from my soap box.  Getting an abnormal pap is more common than most women realize, but it doesn't mean it's easy to get the news, let alone go through all of the treatment and followup exams.  Needless to say, after "cryo" therapy and a lot of patience and love, I was back to the normal Nikki B and just in time for the wedding and honeymoon!

After a few months of the normal "crazy" cycles, I started getting nervous.  My poor husband had to put up with my roller coaster of emotions, which didn't help with the 'Sexy Time' situation.  I started talking to my friends and family about how scared I was, wondering if it wasn't going to happen, was I going to be a mom?  And then it began, the same comments you hear from EVERYONE... "You know... it's only been a few months", "it'll happen, just be patient", or my favorite was "When you stop trying, it'll happen!"  I knew my friends cared about me, and that's what they're supposed to say when you've been trying to get pregnant and nothing was happening.  I'm guilty, I've said it too.  Doesn't mean it makes you feel any better.  If you've experienced this, you know what I mean.

Well... here I am, almost 3 years later writing this blog.  The reason... it's 'IVF Time'!