We have 3 embryos!!! As I type this, our three little embryos are frozen in our clinic and their biopsied cells are being sent to Natera (a laboratory in California) for genetic testing. We have one 5AB embryo and two 5BB embryos. All three are considered really good quality as of now. I’m still learning […]
Reflecting on our Egg Retrieval provokes sharp feelings. We ended up retrieving on Father’s Day morning at 9:15 in the morning. Getting to that moment was truly one of the hardest physical, mental, and emotional undertakings of my life. I calculated the number of injections I gave myself (25) and the number of ultrasounds (6) […]
I’m stimming!!!!! I have been for 6 days now, actually. At this exact moment in time I have self-administered 14 subcutaneous (in my stomach) shots intended to stimulate my follicles and grow many eggs. Fourteen shots straight into my body! I’ve had three blood draws and 3 ultrasounds over the past…3 days. I go in […]
Today is Day 1 of IVF (again). Life has moved forward since I was last in this spot. My body has shed a cyst, began a menstrual cycle, tolerated the Nuva Ring for 16 days and a endured a hysteroscopy. Hands down, the hysteroscopy was my least favorite part of all of this. While results […]
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