I’ve said it more than once. Our #TTC community is amazing! I’ve had more support in my virtual family than I could have ever imagined. But this latest episode? Oh my am I overwhelmed. There was no way S. and I could afford another $4K in meds. I told S. that I was going to …
IVF#1: Fail
Our first IVF has failed. It didn’t work. It was not a success. It failed. Writing those words has to be one of the hardest things I’ve done in a long time. I couldn’t gauge it. With the IUI, I had a feeling it didn’t work. The count was so low. Even the doctor didn’t …
8dp5dt: Just keep swimming
Sorry, I’ve been a bit absent. Truth be told, I wanted a little time to catch my breath from the past couple of days. On 5dp5dt, I was feeling really, really bummed because I didn’t feel anything. By anything, I mean anything. I have been pregnant before. I’ve even had chemical pregnancies advance with pretty …
CD40 and no Aunt Flo in sight
This is downright frustrating. My fertility apps like to remind me that there are only three reasons a cycle is late–pregnancy, late ovulation, or no ovulation. I’m fairly certain I ovulated this month. The high sex drive, the egg white cervical mucus, the ovulation pain. Yep, I pretty sure that occurred. But my cycle is …
Happy Birthday to me!
Today is my 36th birthday. Yep, 36 years old. I’m okay with the round number. It feels…good. I’ve learned a lot in 36 years and one thing that remains is that I can never stop learning. I have to keep going, keep growing, keep learning. So, I’m excited about being 36 years old and still …