Quick update! Since last Thursday, I have been on progesterone shots (every morning at 8:20am). So a couple things: This shot is oil based which means it’s pretty thick when it goes into the body. It literally takes me about 20 mins. to insert this one shot. First couple of minutes are spent prepping the … Read More “Mind Over Matter” »

I know I have been quiet on my blog for sometime now but by no means has it been quiet on the forefront! My last post was in early February and we were waiting on our blood results to tell us if we were chromosomaly normal – Me: 46XX, Craig: 46XY which equals, both normal! … Read More “And It Went Like This…” »

When I started this blog about our IVF journey, I promised myself I would never be embarrassed, ashamed or scared to share our updates. I always wanted to be transparent even if it was going to be hard. I don’t know if people read this but writing this blog helps me. It helps me cope, … Read More “Just do your best…” »

Here is your biweekly dose of IVF content 😉 I had my retrieval surgery last Thursday. This process is all too familiar with me now so I knew exactly what to expect. If there is a favorite part of this, the medicine they give me to knock me out would be it. I try to … Read More “Round 2” »

Ok guys, bear with me, this will be a little long. A lot has happened since my last post. We were able talk to the doctor who did our genetic testing on our 2 embryos. Their lab is located in Miami, Florida. It took quite a while for us to get an appointment due to … Read More “Into the Unknown” »

So I will get straight to the point. We had 2 embryos that made it past the citicial blastocyst stage and then they were sent off for genetic testing. The genetic testing was something Craig and I opted to do. We wanted to have it done for the simple fact it would give us the … Read More “Peace Out 2020, It’s Been Real” »

We heard from our doctor’s office this morning. The message started out with, “as you recall today would be day 6 of your embryos”. Recall?! Ummm, it’s the only thing we have been thinking about since last Tuesday! That made me laugh! So here it is… We had 2 embryos that made it past the … Read More “As you recall…” »

The next morning I woke up to a message from my doctor. My doctor’s office uses this text message service and that’s how they communicate with their patients. It’s awesome! I can literally send them a question and someone gets back to me within a couple hours or sometimes minutes. So here it is: Here … Read More “IVF is a funny thing…” »

On December 8th at 9:45am, It was time! We had to be at the doctor’s office by 9:15am. I was ready! I actually slept really well the night before (again, I was every kind of exhausted at this point). Craig couldn’t come in to the room with me (stupid Covid) so I was there by … Read More “Retrieval Day” »

Shots are done! All in all, I took 27 shots. My stomach looks like a war zone! Bruises and track marks all around my belly button. I am glad the shots are over because I was having a hard time finding a new spot to inject into. The women’s body is pretty amazing. Our bodies … Read More “27” »