Today I am the most pregnant I’ve ever been — officially 6w6d pregnant. (By the time most of you read…
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milestones
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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My Frustration Levels Have Gone Through the Roof
Friday February 14th: [Nellie] has approx. 40 follicles with her top 5 now measuring 12-24mm. Her estradiol is 1594 which…
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T-Minus 2 Weeks
Since my baseline appointment last Tuesday, time has been passing more quickly. My days are spent scrambling to finish up…
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Statistically Speaking… Well, What Do You Think About These Numbers?
This time a year ago, I was pregnant and didn’t know it yet. A year later, I am neither a…
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The First Prick is the Deepest
This is the face of someone who just did her first ever Lupron shot. YEH, BITCHES! I lost my IF…
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The Grand Canyon
March 2011 was the first time I visited the Grand Canyon. How different life was back then. Only six weeks…
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Letting Go of the Genetic Child
A week ago, my period arrived 4-5 days early for the second month running — an alarming luteal phase of…
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Today Was an Awesome Day. Really!
November is usually a anxiety-producing month for me. Sounds crazy, I know, but a lot of the bad things that…
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