Today's guest post is by my friend Whitney. I met Whitney through our husbands, Daniel and Trevor, who work together. Sometimes I swear there is something in their water that attracts couples with fertility issues because there are several of us all in the same department. I am so thankful Whitney was willing to share … Continue reading Whitney’s Story
*I am not a medical professional. The following is from my experience, so please don't take anything I write as medical counsel, that should come from a doctor.You should try for a year before going to the doctor for helpIf you try a couple cycles and nothing happens the woman should do ovulation tests to … Continue reading Myths About Infertility and Getting Pregnant
My lovely friend Ally was wonderful enough to agree to do a guest post about her experiences with infertility. Ally is the friend who referred us to the UFC. It really saves my sanity to have someone I can go to and say, "We have a 27mm follicle!!!" and she not only wont look at … Continue reading Ally’s Story
Although I know I'm guilty of it, I do think it is really rude to unload fertility issues on the pleasantly fertile unless they welcome it. I know its probably really uncomfortable for my more fertile friends to have me talk to them about my dumb ovaries, having to inject things with needles in my … Continue reading What to Say
*UPDATE* We feel very strongly that IVF is not the direction we should go. We are very happy and excited about our decision to move forward with adoption 🙂 Today we met with Dr. Foulk and got some disappointing news. My left ovary appears to be non-responsive and he believes my right fallopian tube may be too … Continue reading IVF Here We Come
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