Mommy Bound

So this is my first blog.. how exciting! I have decided to begin blogging about my quest and trial to get pregnant.
For those of you that do not know my husband, Brinton and I have been trying to get pregnant for about a year. It has been one of those things that was not serious at first but then became a chore. Maybe that is why it has been so hard. It is easy for people to always offer their advice to me.. it always happens when you are not trying, just drink and it will happen.. or god will provide for you. Well guess what.. I have tried all and more and I am not so lucky... so now what? Well....
 After a year we have not gotten pregnant and have tried every method under the sun. I guess the importance of me blogging about this experience is that out of all my reading and research I have not come across many articles that discuss "young" (and by young I mean under 35) women having trouble getting pregnant. So I would like to share my story, my trial, and my desire to become a mommy.. therefore, I am titling my blog Mommy Bound.. and no matter what happens in my quest and trial I know that one day I will become a Mommy.
I have always known that I have wanted kids. (As silly as it sounds... and yes I know it may sound silly, because I am only 25. Some say I am an old soul, I say I am just aware of what I want :)) Anyway, kids are important to me. I have always wanted to be a Mommy. As I came into adult hood I practiced and responsibly practiced, not getting pregnant. And, when I got married, we decided that we wanted to start a family. I got off birth control and responsibly, went to the doctor and asked for advice.
My doctor told me to begin taking prenatal vitamins and have my Vitamin D level and other testing(s) done. So I did. She told me that after getting off the "pill" to wait 3 months before having unprotected sex to allow your body to become "regular and nourished" after getting off the pill. After testing, everything came back very normal and I was very glad and was hopeful immediately that I would have no trouble getting pregnant. My husband and I began "practicing" as prescribed. The first month after "trying" I was 10 days late.We were both very excited and thought "wow, this is too easy" .... this was only to find out that I later got my period and was not pregnant. My doctor could not say why I was not pregnant but suggested that it could be my body adjusting to getting off the pill. We continued our quest...
After several more months of not getting pregnant I began researching natural methods. I came across an article or research, I cannot remember what.. stating that acupuncture is a very effective natural way to increase your odds of getting pregnant. I  immediately looked for a local location and came across a local acupuncturist, and I will say she is simply amazing. I could not be more blessed and appreciative to have found her. I was struggling with a variety of digestive issues, and chronic headaches.. and since beginning acupuncture I have not had any of these problems. I will however, state that the reason I began acupuncture was the hope of getting pregnant, and I am still hopeful that I will achieve pregnancy. But as of now, I have not sooo..... here we are today one year or so give or take a few, later.
In the past few months, I have been very hopeful I would get pregnant, and I have not. My husband and I decided that we would begin testing. I thought since I have been having text book periods, and normal ovulation, that he should get tested first. He did and his results were perfect. YAY... but one year later here we are facing the possibility that something is wrong with me.. and further testing needs to be done.
The reason I am blogging about this is because not only has this been an emotional roller coaster for me from the time between ovulation and getting my period.. but because I think that  "20 somethings" do not think about this because we are busy focusing on ourselves, our careers, our relationships, and our future as we have been trained to do. We are also told that we are young and getting pregnant will not be a problem... We are no longer "allowed" to think about getting pregnant and OMG... god for bid we don't. So... what if we don't? What happens when "us" "20 somethings" do not get pregnant... well here I am.. I am here to tell you my personal experience... and here it goes. buckle up.. it may get personal.. it may be girly and graphic... so do not read this unless you either a. care or b. are having the same issues. I invite you to comment, ask questions, and follow my journey. I pray it turns out as me getting pregnant but... this is real life so we are about to get real.... please join and follow my journey  I invite anyone to pass this along and join me in becoming, Mommy Bound....