[blparent] Update on me

[Amanda Crouch]

Hello. I also wanted to let you all know that my doctor did prescribe prenatal vitamins. I’m supposed to go back on the 16th  of March  for a full physical and then they are going to have me take another pregnancy test.

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> On Feb 13, 2018, at 7:44 PM, alyshaj--- via BlParent <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Amanda,
> My husband and I are also getting ready to start trying to conceive. There's
> no harm in just going with the flow at first, but if you're like me and want
> to feel a little more in control of the process, there are resources you can
> check out. I thought the book "Taking Charge of Your Fertility" on Bookshare
> was interesting. It does talk a lot about charting your basal body
> temperatures which is a challenge for us because I don't think the standard
> talking thermometers are accurate enough to do this effectively, but the
> book also has a lot of other great info about understanding and tracking
> your cycles. I'm sure your doctor told you this, but it's important to take
> prenatal vitamins, eat healthy, and stay active. It is definitely
> frustrating to me that no accessible options exist for OPKs and pregnancy
> tests. I've seen ads on Facebook for something called the Ava bracelet which
> is a device you wear at night and pair with your phone that is supposed to
> identify your most fertile days, but it's really expensive, and I'm not sure
> how accessible the app is. I think I'd only get something like that if I had
> been trying unsuccessfully for quite a while. Anyway, good luck, and have
> fun!
> 
> Best,
> Alysha
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlParent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Amanda
> Crouch via BlParent
> Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2018 2:43 PM
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> Cc: Amanda Crouch <amanda.crouch2017 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [blparent] Update on me
> 
> Hello. Went very well. Test was negative but we got the go ahead for me to
> stop my birth control pills and start trying to get pregnant.
> Yayayay!
> Though I'm excited about this, how do I go about checking fertility? Right
> now I can't go by periods cause back in September I was switched to a new
> brand of pills and I haven't had a regular period since October 6, 2017.
> I know theres ways to check BBT and I know there's OPK's.
> How have you all done this if you're totally blind. My husband Jeff and I
> are both totally blind. Sorry for the long winded message but we just want
> this to all work out.
> Thank you,
> Amanda and Jeff Crouch
> 
> 
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