One 41 y/o wife and working mom of five shares her thoughts and her world–what works, what doesn't, and all the fun chaos in between
It’s the night before my transfer and I’m sitting here with my husband watching him watch football. My right butt check is still protesting the injection I gave myself earlier. I am almost certain there would be a bruise if I actually looked carefully enough. I’m tired. I’m ready to close my eyes and have …
Well guys, things have taken off at a rather rapid pace. After a pretty quiet cycle, I went in on yesterday (CD13) for my lining check and to confirm that 1.) I was at a lining of at least 8mm and 2.) I was ready to progress to progesterone in oil. The blood work and …
Hi everyone. A few minutes ago I opened my email and was greeted with a message from our fertility financial coordinator. Remember how yesterday I was so thankful that our meds would cost a lot less than last time? Well, the joy of less income was short lived. Even though the actual procedure is not …
Photo credit: Shady Grove Fertility It’s been a while since I’ve shared about our FET journey. That’s because there hasn’t been a lot to share. We were delayed for a number of reasons. First, the fertility clinic was cautious about proceeding after my trip to Punta Cana where I was once again besieged by demon …
Hi everyone! Yesterday, I went to our Reproductive Endocrinologist to discuss what we need to do to begin our Frozen Embryo Transfer. S. and I have been discussing it and feel like we would both like to have another child. With baby A. at 9 months, almost 10, this seemed like a perfect time. I …