IVF retrieval #3.1 - for real this time!
After my failed IVF attempt in December and having to cancel my cycle on Day 7 of stim injections, I couldn't put off another retrieval...
IVF Retrieval #2! Here I go again on my own...
… I don't know where I'm goin' But I sure know where I've been Hanging on the promises in songs of yesterday And I've made up my mind I...
Mind & body - the stress is real. From weight gain to emotional turmoil
After the 2 failed IUI's, I started really beating myself up about everything. Pretty silly really because I knew the chances were less...
Acupuncture
Something I have yet to mention through my previous blogs is that I started seeing an acupuncturist very early on in the process. Prior...
TWW...again. What to say or not to say to someone trying to conceive.
What did I do during this two week wait? I still ate my pineapple core & brazil nuts. I did walk a lot more, plus added in some exercise,...
Choosing a sperm donor
Let me start off by saying... no one warns you that this is the most difficult process of this entire journey! You are selecting the DNA...
Am I fertile? Drum roll please.....
After what felt like 10,000 doctor appointments, blood tests, ultrasounds, home testing and self research, the results are in! The doctor...
Acronyms & Abbreviation - what are they talking about?
Let's take a little break on my life and let me help provide some insight to the second language that comes with any fertility journey. ...
Poked & Prodded - the fertility testing process
Within a couple weeks of my consult, I had started checking off the 'to do' list pretty quickly. The list was 2 x A4 pages long of...
Clinics, Costs & Consult
My virtual consult appointment was made (since it was still a pandemic, they were doing all initial consults via Zoom!). I was all...