Getting Started

I had a hard time getting pregnant. I went off the pill in June 2004 with plans to 'try' in September since I was told it was better to get the pill out of my system first. By the beginning of October I thought I was pregnant. I couldn't believe my luck - first month trying and already pregnant. But it turned out I wasn't. A few months and a handful of pregnancy tests later, and still nothing.

So I went for my yearly check up and discussed the situation with my doctor. He said that because I have a long cycle, I probably wasn't ovulating and recommended Clomid, a fertility drug. Gulp!

After a conversation about Clomid, I took three months worth and went home. I was still a bit freaked out about the idea of a fertility drug regardless of its low multiples statistics so Dave and I decided to wait it out a couple of more months. But by the time April rolled around, we were ready to give it a try.

The first month, nothing, the second month, nothing but low and behold the third month rolled around and I was pregnant! It took a whole year from start to finish. It was now early July 2005.

The night of my positive pregnancy test my dad was being sworn in as the Bloomfield, NJ judge so we saw my mom, dad, brothers and aunts but decided not to say anything until I confirmed with my doctor. It was hard not to say anything since we had kept 'trying' a secret and were finally expecting. But we made it home without opening our mouths and waited for my doctors appointment just a few days away.