I wish I took better care of my teeth! I've always hated brushing my teeth. I hate the taste of toothpaste & I have a terrible gag reflex, so I always end up gagging when I brush my teeth, which also means I never brush my teeth long enough.
I had two problems this time for the dentist. I had a crown fall out a long long time ago and a filling fell out last week chewing on some candy...darn candy. Well it turns out that filling fell out because of a cavity close to the nerves so I need another root canal and then another crown. (Yikes - this news brought me to tears this afternoon.) And on top of all that, I have the beginning of periodontal disease! That mixed with my already decaying bones (post menopause)...doesn't bode well for my teeth. I have an appointment for the Periodontist on Monday to see how bad and what needs to be done about that. I don't really want to do it, but having it makes me seven times more likely to have a baby that is born too early and too small. I can't take that chance with all that I'm putting in to have this baby.
Now I have just as many dentist appointments as I do fertility appointments. I will be happy when I get all caught up with my teeth. I then hope to keep my appointments every 6 months and provide a good example for my little boy or girl when they come.
Oh and my dentist had a story for me, which is kinda cool. I had to tell him about the donor eggs and that I had no control as to when I would get pregnant. So we could do all the dental work before I get pregnant. Well his sister needed some fertility treatments, I'm assuming with donor eggs, but she had two girls with the help of treatments and 9 months ago, at the age of 42, she and her husband got pregnant all on their own! That's pretty exciting. I hope that happens to us. That would be so cool.
