A brief introduction

This is the excerpt for your very first post.

It’s a Marathon, not a Sprint

Back in October after learning I needed yet another surgery, I was burnt out. Mentally and physically. Just when I was about ready to throw in the towel, I found myself very miserably running up an extremely steep hill. I love running more than anything but in that moment I was done- just like I was...

Do Not Pass Go. Part 2.

In my last post, I left you at the beginning of October, where I was back on the "Go" Monopoly space again. It wasn't an ideal situation, but let's face it, infertility is never ideal. So with reasonable optimism, or at least acceptance, I got up in early October and drove to my first real...

Do Not Pass Go, Part 1.

Have you ever played one of those games of monopoly where you are always being sent to jail? I swear I'm living that game right now. I am not passing go. I am most CERTAINLY not collecting $200 dollars. I am getting absolutely nowhere. A few weeks ago, I wrote the original version of this...

We were….and then we weren’t.

I have said on many occasions that infertility is a constant rollercoaster of emotions. But absolutely nothing we've been through so far could have prepared me for this past few weeks.Our embryo transfer went off without a hitch a few weeks ago. We transferred 2 beautiful blastocysts - the most developed embryos you can transfer. Embryos...

The Waiting Game

I think the hardest part about infertility is all of the waiting. We've been waiting for over 2 1/2 years so far for our miracle baby, and some people wait so much longer - or maybe never get their dream at all. Anyone who has ever tried to get pregnant will probably tell you the...

The One Versus Two Debate

By next Monday, we need to make a pretty big decision - How many embryos do we transfer? To be honest, we've had about 2 months to make this decision already and I'm still not any closer to a firm decision. There are just as many "pros" as "cons" and the research and statistics aren't...

Trying to try again

So obviously, I've been quiet for quite a while. Back in early May when I said I was going to take a break,  I had no idea it was going to be THIS long. Some of the reasons for that were medical, some were personal, some were completely out of my control. So let me go...

The Final Numbers

IVF Cycle #1 $14,000 in out of pocket expenses 224 pills 32 days start to finish 30 injections 22 progesterone supplements 11 doctor's office visits 9 blood draws 6 ultrasounds 5 total embryos (4 now frozen) 2 surgeries 1 very negative pregnancy test Obviously I'm disappointed this cycle wasn't considered a success, but I can't really...

I’m ok, I promise.

I didn't plan to write this blog post. I planned to wait until Thursday after my official blood test to tell you what I've already known for days...I'm not pregnant. Unfortunately IVF doesn't always go as planned, so here I am on a Tuesday night, the day before my blood test...on bed rest. It's been...