In helping people understand more about infertility I want to share what can be so stressful and difficult. As I was writing out the difficult parts of trying to conceive I decided it was just a sad, depressing list. There is always something good to be learned or gained from any difficult experience. So, before … Continue reading The Stresses of TTC
Tag: Two Week Wait
I Must be, I Must be Not
As I said earlier the "two week wait" can be a frustrating time of emotional ups and downs, googling every weird thing that happens to you and trying desperately to muster all your patience and wait to have a blood test. I'm first writing this on the 4th (and then I'll keep it updated) so … Continue reading I Must be, I Must be Not
Two Week Wait
Yesterday's ultrasound showed one mature follicle (20mm) so we came home yesterday and I did the hCG injection. It worked out better this time. The process is pinch the skin, stab the needle in, let the skin go, inject the meds. It took a little time to get used to stabbing myself in the stomach with … Continue reading Two Week Wait
Rude
One of the mean things fertility medications can do is mimic pregnancy symptoms. This is especially cruel to people taking the meds because you want so badly to be pregnant and are already hyper-aware of anything that could possibly be a sign of pregnancy. Then you sit there taking inventory of all the crazy "I … Continue reading Rude
Recklessly Optimistic
I want to get my thoughts down about today before I actually find out the situation. Today we have the ultrasound to find out if the new medication (Bravelle) has done what the fertility center hopes. We have had two failed Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) cycles using clomid. For each of those cycles I produced one … Continue reading Recklessly Optimistic
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