Since my first baseline ultrasound a couple of weeks ago, I’ve returned to the clinic three times. The first baseline ultrasound showed a golf ball-sized cyst on my right ovary, so I was told to reschedule a new baseline appointment when I got my period (which was supposed to reboot my system). Aunt Flo showed a couple of days later,…
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Unmedicated FET Cycle Begins — Or Doesn’t…
I had my FET baseline ultrasound yesterday. Or, not quite. Read on… A Quick Recap August / September I was supposed to do an unmedicated FET in August, but a communication SNAFU at my clinic means transfer won’t happen until September. (I was told to call on CD1 in July but they should have told me to call in June,…
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So, no big deal, but I wrote a book
I’ve written a book. An actual full-length legit book about my journey to motherhood! It’s based on this blog (which served as an excellent collection of notes), but I’ve woven in a few things I haven’t shared here. After all, the book has to be radically different from this blog, amiright? Here’s the printed first draft — 92,740 words on…
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How to Talk (to Me) About Egg Donation
Earlier this year I wrote a post about how I wish more people would be open about egg donation – both the people who did it, and the people who didn’t, and anyone who avoids mentioning it or responding when I bring it up in conversation (thankfully not many). Positive Language Choices Even though new research shows that a mom…
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Setbacks
I am really upset. About lots of things. Our FET won’t be happening next month because the SHG is happening next month. We told our RE back in March that we wanted to do a transfer in August, and I was told to call on CD1 in July. Obviously, I should have been told to call in June. We made…
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FET Mock Cycle II
Last week’s mock cycle baseline appointment revealed a quiet reproductive system (this was good news). I went back today (CD10) and told the nurse, H, that I felt I was gearing up for ovulation and that she’d see activity on my right ovary. H looked amused and curious. To her astonishment, I was right — one follicle measuring 20mm was…
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A New Chapter
It’s CD2 in July, which means I called our clinic to let them know I was ready to come in for a mock FET cycle. Tomorrow I have CD3 blood work drawn and my first of many dildocam dates. We’re trying for an unmedicated single embryo FET, mainly because I am still breastfeeding. I don’t want to abruptly stop nursing…
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18 Months
Eighteen months. That’s how old my girl is. A year and a half?! When they say the days are long and the years are short, they’re not kidding… Here’s a quick update about Miss V. Looks & Colouring Her eyes are still bright blue, but take on a green colour when she wears green. Her hair is still a dark…
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Guest Post for Art of Infertility (NIAW)
I’m honoured to have been approached by the ART of Infertility to write a post about parenting after infertility. Here’s a quick excerpt to whet your appetite! “For me, parenting after infertility has given me some unexpected blessings. First and foremost, I have this amazing little girl in my life. She’s affectionate, smart, talkative, mischievous, and healthy. We might not…
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Miscarriage and Infertility Scars
There’s been some recent talk online about how having a baby magically erases the pain of infertility. I really hope this is true for some people. It’s just not true for my friends and me. There’s this myth: having a baby resolves infertility. Nope, says I. Having a baby resolves childlessness. Just because I have a baby doesn’t mean pregnancy…
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