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Originally posted on my personal blog.

Months ago I went through a panic where I wanted to detox my body. I had been on the Depo Provera shot for 16 months as of April of this year and wanted to make sure that the drug was completely out of my system. Originally I was on Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo Pills to minimize cramping during my cycles, I had no problems with them just dizzy spells in the morning. I decided to take them later in the day and everything was fine. When I went off to college, I wasn’t able to always refill on time and it became a problem. When I was in high school, I had heard a girl say that the Depo shot would help you gain weight in the right places. That appealed to me because I have been thin all of my life and I wasn’t able to gain weight if my life depended on it. When I requested the Depo shot, my Gyn was very lax about prescribing the drug to me. She warned me that I could only stay on Depo for 2 years because it could make my bones weak and she suggested that I take calcium and frequently drink milk. She didn’t tell me that taking Depo Provera could lead to infertility and other complications. I had to find that out on my own while curiously searching the web. The Depo Provera horror stories are just never-ending. After reading so many of them I was afraid that I would have complications trying to conceive because of this drug. Starting a family early is so important to Daddy and I so you can see why I panicked.

I bought a detox kit. I also purchased Vitex, and Soy Isoflavones, none of which I used! Some of the vitamins read that pregnant women should not take them and at the time the Depo shot had my menstrual cycle on PAUSE. While on Depo I bled for months at a time, once I stopped getting the shots, I stopped bleeding all together. To be on the safe side, I didn’t take any of the vitamins. Since it’s said that Depo can take up to 6 months to a year or MORE to leave the body, I began to believe that I would be infertile for a very long time. I tried to work up the courage to see a doctor about getting my menstrual cycle restarted. Some doctors will gladly help and then others will try to tell you that you’re too young for such and such, so I didn’t want to deal with that. I started noticing some changes in my body which I thought were side effects from coming off of Depo. Extreme hunger pains, nausea, dizziness, and loss of energy in September. This episode lasted about a week. I didn’t think much of the symptoms because I read that many women have those symptoms coming off of Depo. I just wasn’t convinced that I was pregnant. I figured that Daddy and I having a baby was something that we wanted more than anything in the world, it’s such an exciting thing, and it just wouldn’t happen to us at least not so quickly. Regardless of my doubts, I treated my body as if there was a life inside of me. Then, the “girls” started getting plumper, my stomach grew a little pudge, I gained some love handles. I thought What’s going on? Hmm I’m loving the girls but my stomach’s looking a little out of shape, must be the Depo. Could I be pregnant? I wanted to take a home pregnancy test, but read that in a lot of cases whether pregnant or not with Depo being in the system the test would read negative, so I decided that I would just go to the doctor for a blood test, those don’t lie. I told myself that after our vacation on a cruise that I would go get a blood test. On the cruise I was running to the bathroom every 2 seconds and I was ready for bed by 6pm. Daddy suggested I just take a test from the store. I still didn’t want to because I had a feeling it wouldn’t work. When we got home from the cruise we picked up a value pack of 2 Answer brand pregnancy tests. The instructions tell you to wait 3 minutes for results. In less than 30 SECONDS…

December 5th, 2007
I feel like we have experienced a miracle and I am finally relieved.

Edited 1/7/08: If you missed out on the giveaway at PJ Mommy, you have a chance to win a momAgenda over at An Island Life. There will be 5 lucky winners. Giveaway ends January 9th!

I’ve heard nothing but great things about the momAgenda organizer and I am itching to get my hands on one! I’m currently making lists and to-dos in a basic spiral notebook, how tacky, I know! With the baby on the way and plenty more doctor visits ahead, plus baby shower planning, I’m going to need it! And it’s just my luck that PJ Mommy is giving away two of them! I don’t even care which color I receive as long as I win, so wish me luck and enter as well! The giveaway ends January 5th!

It’s about time I start shopping for maternity wear. I’ve started to burst out of my jeans. I do have a few pairs of jeans that I purchased 2 years ago that were too big and now they mysteriously fit, lol, but for how long? Right now I count on my lounge and yoga pants since they stretch and are more comfortable than jeans. Below are some of my top maternity wear choices.

Kiki’s Fashions - super cute shirts and dresses. I can’t fit any of their bottoms, they’re made for larger people and the inseams are short. Kiki’s Fashions is the Forever21 of maternity wear! Some of the shirts you can wear even if you aren’t pregnant.

GAP and Old Navy - stretchy maternity jeans in extended inseams! I have long legs so a 34 inseam is a must! I take back Old Navy! I tried on the XS maternity jeans and they were too big in the hips and butt! I may try ordering from GAP as their sizes run smaller.

[bump] - cute “baby under manufacturing process” shirts for mom and dad! Gotta love novelty items!

B-Buckles - stylish belt buckles that will allow me to continue wearing some of my jeans!

Belly Dance Maternity - Very cute designer clothing, plenty of choices in the outlet section! I love a good bargain!

I’m also looking for other maternity products that I can review! Have anything in mind, contact me!

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