Hey all I am new to hellobee & to these types of forums period! A little history for you... I married a Catholic two years ago and this April I converted. Along with my transition to the Catholic faith we made the switch from BC to NFP. I am on month 6 post BC & have regular cycles.

We started out trying to avoid fertile times for the first 3 months as advised by our Dr. That didn't exactly happen. (Sex post BC is hot!) I instantly started to get excited about the possibility of being pregnant. I have always wanted children. I feel as it is my calling in life to be a mommy. After 6 months of ups and downs, not avoiding but not trying, the husband announces to the family (and me) that we are trying (surprise!!!)

With this new news I decided to buy a book, What to Expect BEFORE Your Expecting. HOLY INFO OVER LOAD! Lose weight (but not to much or to fast), eat healthy (salmon is okay cause its high in iron but then its not okay cause it's high in mercury) , take vitamins (but not to many, you don't want to OD, your suppose to be eating healthy anyways). Not to mention the load of information the husband should be doing or not doing (he's not ready to hear all that yet lol).

Needless to say I have called my doctor for a preconception appointment for this Tuesday. Which is something I thought I had already done with her. I must not have been clear enough about my expectations of that appointment. The last 6 months I have been experiencing side pains just on the inside of my left hip. It's almost always there and gets worse around ovulation every month. The Dr mentioned PSOC last time I was there but did not test because on physical exam she didn't feel any cysts. AND she said my thyroid felt swollen but didn't feel it was necessary to test sense we had just tested it 5 months prier during my annual (still on BC at that time)!!

I have mixed feelings about this appointment. I have been seeing her for 5 years now and we are both excited about me having babies. However, I really don't want to be messing around with this forever. I have started a list of things I want to discuss with her and am hopeful that if I put my foot down and demand some of these test that my problems may finally have answers.

If you are still reading this THANK YOU! I know it's a book, this is all just so new to me...Can anyone else relate, have any advice or ideas on questions I should be asking?