I got the best early Christmas present this week. Monday was the day of truth when I went in for the blood pregnancy test. It felt like the longest day of my life, but late that afternoon I got a call from one of the nurses telling me the results were positive and my hcg […]
I got the call from my nurse yesterday that we have 8 little frozen embryos! With the one in my uterus (hopefully), that gives a grand total of 9 out of 14 making it to day 5. I am pretty thrilled about that. It’s comforting to know that if this cycle doesn’t work out, we’ll […]
Well, there is now a little embryo living in my uterus! Except for getting stuck in traffic on the way, everything with the embryo transfer went smoothly. The doctor told me my embryo looks just like a picture from a textbook, and the embryologist said he or she is perfect! I love that she used […]
This morning I got a wake up call from my RE, and his news was worth being woken up for! Of my 14 eggs retrieved yesterday, all 14 were mature and fertilized and are growing normally! He told me that in a typical cycle, about 70% of the eggs are mature and fertilized, so I […]
Today was the big egg retrieval day! For those of you unfamiliar with this process, I was put under anesthesia for about 30 minutes so the doctor could use an ultrasound-guided needle to retrieve the fluid from each follicle on my ovaries while the embryologist checks for eggs. The whole process went very smoothly and […]
Just got the call from the nurse that I will be taking my trigger shot tonight! That means a Friday egg retrieval, and most likely an embryo transfer next Wednesday (which is also my birthday!). Fingers crossed that everything goes smoothly!
A mom and SLP student who loves helping our littlest friends communicate!
"In as much as you have done it unto the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me." -Matthew 25:40
Speech therapy materials for pediatric SLPs
A journey through infertility, life with twins, and other random thoughts.
because it's time to have a baby and a blog
There are many ways to bring a baby into your life (even if you are dealing with infertility)
A Fight Against Primary and Secondary Infertility
The hems, haws and humor of our infertility journey
I started this blog to chronicle my journey through our 2nd cycle of IVF. It was my way of trying to keep a sense of humour & positivity around a very emotional time. Keeping up the positive theme.....it worked, finally!
Waiting not-so-patiently for our miracle to arrive!
My infertility journey a.k.a. another infertility blog
Starbucks, Peace, and the Addition of Two Babies.
A Dream and A Journey
My daily struggle with infertility, and a place where I can rant about my feelings on ectopic pregnancies, salpingectomies and (hopefully) my impending tubeless road to motherhood.
One woman and her positive way to tackle chronic pain
Nutrition | Fertility | Life
Husband and Wife waiting to welcome our family.
No Womb in the Inn 