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The RE decided that my lining may have been too thing to shed was probably the reason the progesterone didn't work. He gave me the go-ahead to start the 2.5mg of Femara. Tonight will be my last dose this cycle then I will have a follicle scan on Thursday to see if there are any little eggies brewing. As far as side effects go, they haven't been nearly as bad as they were with Clomid. I do have some pain in my upper back and shoulders, and mild headache that come and go, but those are both common. The fatigue is probably the worst part, but it is getting less sever each day. Saturday I could not keep my eyes open and absolutely had to take a nap. I didn't "need" a nap Sunday, but I was happy to take one with my little guy. I didn't nap yesterday and managed ok. Today would be considered CD7.

We're still in the early stages of this journey... but I wanted to just quick overview what's going on so far. -At only 5 weeks postpartum, I had a sonogram and my ovaries were already (or still) absolutely full of cysts. (So much for pregnancy possibly "fixing" me.) -I haven't had a postpartum period. I am still completely anovulatory. -I returned to the RE, for the first time, a few days before my son's first birthday. I still had dozens of cysts in each ovary. I was supposed to start Letrozole (Femara) that same day but travel plans got in the way of scheduling necessary follow-up appointments, so we put off the first round. -I returned to the RE this past Monday (August 3rd) to have another check on my cysts before beginning the Femara. They decided I should have a withdrawal bleed before beginning... so I did a five-day round of progesterone, which ended yesterday. -Once my period begins, that will be CD1 of my first cycle in two years. I can begin the Femara on CD3 and will then go back to the RE for a follow-up on CD10.

Hello again! Most of you probably forgot you even followed me because I went radio-silent after announcing my pregnancy a year-and-a-half ago. Just a quick update: I had a baby boy on July 5th of last year (so, he recently turned one.) My pregnancy, delivery and postpartum journey were full of challenges - but not close to what many face (trust me, I know I am lucky) and nothing I couldn't handle! So, now I am just a little over one year postpartum and beginning a new TTC Journey. I look forward to sharing it with all of you.