Right after Noah left I knew it was time for another surgery for my endometriosis, so in February I had my fifth pelvic laparoscopy. The thing about these surgeries (other than that they stop my pain for about 6-8 months) is that our best chances of getting pregnant are in the few cycles after surgery. … Continue reading Our Options
Tag: Fertility Treatments
Why I won’t be doing IAW this year
I've decided I'm not going to do a week of blog posts for Infertility Awareness Week (April 21-27) this year.A few months ago I started brainstorming ideas in preparation for IAW. I asked myself, what would be helpful for someone just finding out they have fertility issues? What is something I wish people knew when … Continue reading Why I won’t be doing IAW this year
I know someone who got pregnant!
It finally happened. I'm actually surprised it took this long. Maybe it's happened before but I was naive enough to think "Yeah maybe." This morning I was at FedEx Office printing off our collage pages for the adoption office and of course I ended up talking about adoption with the woman helping me. As we were … Continue reading I know someone who got pregnant!
One more for the road…
I'm not sure how to start this off so I'll just jump into it. We had/are having a second miscarriage. Its sad and disappointing but after the last few weeks it is, and I know this sounds strange, a relief to finally have closure and be able to move on. Here is what we have … Continue reading One more for the road…
FAQ
For the last infertility awareness post of the week I'd like to share some questions frequently asked of people dealing with infertility. These are questions I have received throughout our experience and a few that I was asked several times this week. If there is any question at all that you have (no matter how weird, … Continue reading FAQ
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