Giving it 100% on this try

So my birth control (Mirena) was removed February 13th, 2018. My birthday. SO much fun I can tell you 😒. We used protection for about 3 months as instructed by the doctor who removed it. But it took 8 months in total for my body to calm down and 'normalize'. We still tried during that time and no luck. Figured it was because of the IUD and my body regulating.

Finally, 11 months later, January 25th 2019 we found out we were expecting. Unfortunately we lost our baby February 14th, 2019. Yeah, couple of fun birthdays there. We have been trying ever since. I track, we BD, no pregnancy. So this cycle we have ovulation tests again, and we have amped up both of our vitamins, and committed to sex every other day (I'm irregular so there is a chance even testing we could miss my ovulation) as well as the ovulation tests. We decided not to test until my period is 5 days late.

Stocked up on pregnancy tests, got some ovulation tests from walmart (a bulk pack from Amazon is on the way because of reviews but this is what I have for now) and we've also been working on our diet. I for one have been eating a lot of foods to promote ovulation and hopefully reduce risk of early miscarriage. He is limiting his caffeine intake and I'm eliminating caffeine and sugary drinks.

If we don't get pregnant, and worse if we do and miscarry, it's off to the fertility specialist. It is not covered by our insurance, and my midwife was not concerned after my miscarriage because of the IUD she said it was normal and that she didn't feel we needed any testing. But it's 23 months in on trying for a baby with one heartbreaking loss.

It's coming up on my birthday and I could sure use a good one. This fear that we won't be able to get pregnant and will get bad news at the specialist is real. But it's time we do it and we can only move forward.