Sorry it's been so long! I saw my regular OB and had my IUD removed on Friday! And for those of you who have IUD's and are worried about any pain involved with removing it, it was a piece of cake. Much more pleasant than having it inserted, that's for certain. Seriously, I didn't even feel it come out. I was a bit worried, because I didn't enjoy the experience of having it inserted!
So, I discussed with my OB the plan that my neurologist and the high risk OB he recommended had come up with. I am still on 6 medications daily, and while Dr. H (my regular OB) would be OK with treating me on them, she would still feel better if we could narrow the list down a little bit more before I get pregnant. She mentioned a specific disease that is becoming more and more associated with Wellbutrin use during pregnancy, and she would really like me to come off of Wellbutrin first. I can't remember what the name of the problem is, but she felt strongly about it. That's fine with me, and I am sure when I mention it to Dr. T, my neurologist, he'll be willing to try taking me off Wellbutrin as well. One thing she did say is that she might refer me back to the high risk OB for the first trimester, or at least the first ultrasound, just to be sure everything seems to be developing fine, and then I can continue to be treated by her so that I can deliver the baby here in my hometown. I thought that was a great idea, because it gives me the best of both worlds. I will have the peace of mind knowing a specialist is looking for any potential problems that might develop early on, and if everything is OK, I will have the opportunity to deliver here, where I live. I am so happy she feels OK treating me even with all the meds, because I really do like her and really want to have the baby here if I can. And truthfully, I would like to keep narrowing meds down a little, because even if the docs say it's OK, I think I would feel better just taking fewer meds per day while I am pregnant if that is a feasible option.
It was so strange laying there though, while she was removing the IUD. It all became so REAL! That OK, here I go, I could get pregnant any month now. All those thoughts of, do I really want this, will I be a good mom, being pregnant seems hard, and the big one, what if my migraines get worse? I know I want this, but it's easy to second guess oneself when everything seems so real all of a sudden. Up until now, pregnancy has just been a thought Chris and I talk about, and "plan" for. But there's really not much planning to be done when you still know it can't happen. And deep down I know we will be good parents, we are very active in our neice and nephew's lives, we have a great marriage, and we want a child together, we have a great family support system, etc. Other than my migraines, I think things will be fine, but man, it all of a sudden feels like such a big risk to just hope that pregnancy will help my migraines and that if it doesn't, they at least won't get any worse. I mean, really, would any of us be here, posting and reading, if we didn't know that they can ALWAYS seem to get worse?
