Month: October 2019

It seems injections need more than one post since there are soooooooooooooo many of them (there are 5 injections leading up to egg retrieval for me, 2 of them are only one-time injections). It has been 4 days since the start of injections and the doctor likes to do a follow up ultrasound after 3Continue reading Injections 2.0 & our clinic… October 2019

As my husband says “Gotta go through the drama to be the momma”…. The box was delivered….the first 3 injections I would need! The box was HUGE…am I injecting a cow or myself? That honestly could not all be for me??? I opened the box and luckily most of it was filled with a cooler,Continue reading The first injection… October 2019

The pineapple….the myth….the legend! HA! There are a lot of rumors when it comes to pineapple and infertility. Some say the pineapple has properties that help with implantation and a successful pregnancy. I read one study that said to eat an ENTIRE pineapple the day of your transfer….uhhhhhhhhhh that is a whole lotta pineapple!?! SomeContinue reading Food and Fitness

Well, we are now at the point where we have a baseline appointment to make sure my body is good to go for an egg retrieval. They have you on birth control for 11 days and you have the baseline appointment the last few days of that time frame. The birth control is to preventContinue reading Our baseline appointment… October 2019

There is a lot to decide with IVF. I had no clue there were so many options we would be provided. They can laser hatch the embryo’s…..INSANE! I knew this was a thing from speaking to people who have gone through the process…however, I was unaware they could laser hatch an embryo more than onceContinue reading The start of IVF….October 2019

We did our first and only round of IUI on 8/19/19. For those who do not know, IUI stands for Intrauterine Insemination……basically they turkey baste the chick. To prepare for this process, which was immediately started with my first cycle after surgery, I had to take a medication called Clomid. The medication was alright. ItContinue reading IUI – September 2019

As we prepared for surgery and the date got closer, I got more nervous. I was having a hysteroscopy and a laparoscopy. I did not know what either of these meant when I was told I would be having surgery. I did some research and found out with a laparoscopy they fill your stomach withContinue reading Surgery…. August 2019

We got to the doctors’ office that day, unsure of what would happen next. The doctor started with the semen analysis. She advised someone was an over achiever and was not having any issues. We jokingly said he had super sperm….but this also meant that I was the reason we could not sustain a pregnancy.Continue reading Finding out it was me and not him that was the problem – July 2019

We were so nervous, but why? We already knew we were having issues sustaining a pregnancy and we were taking steps to move forward, so we had nothing to be nervous about, right? Wrong! Being nervous before a fertility appointment is normal because there are many unknowns at this point. Why can’t we carry outContinue reading The first fertility doctor appointment – June 2019

My husband returned home…to a pretty darn fit wife if I might say so! I weighed 25lbs less when he returned! I was so proud of myself for sticking to a plan. We had decided to try naturally to conceive before consulting with a fertility doctor. The first month my husband was home, I wasContinue reading The return home… April 2019-June 2019