It’s hot. So hot. Possibly the hottest part of summer. My feet are swollen and I can’t wear flip flops…
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Conversations
We’re in our new place. Despite not being able to lift anything, I’ve still had my work cut out for…
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17 Weeks: A Jumble of Thoughts
It’s uncanny how sharing one’s woes can sometimes help a situation. Two days after the meltdown in my last post,…
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Privacy vs. Secrecy
I began writing this post with National Infertility Awareness Week (#NIAW) in mind, but never finished it. Mainly because I…
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Dear Three & Four
Dear Three and Four, I first saw you in a photo as fully-hatched six-day-old embryos. The last time I saw…
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Vacillations
Last night, DH asked me how I’m feeling — as in, what does this pregnancy feel like? I told him…
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DEIVF Transfer
As I sit here typing this, it seems so amazing to me to know there are two little embryos inside…
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Transfer Day
Yesterday (Day 5), just over one third of our embryos were at blastocyst stage. Half are top quality, half are…
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Day 3
Today is Day 3, the point where our lab expects to see 4-8 cells: we still have the same number…
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Embryos!
Yesterday I awoke to a fluttering in my belly. The first Big Day: retrieval! A few hours later, we were…
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