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Pregnancy After Loss in a Global Pandemic
Pregnancy is hard. Pregnancy after loss is even harder. Pregnancy after loss in a global pandemic is just the worst. Now before anyone...
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Jun 12, 20208 min read
A Successful Embryo Transfer: What Was Different
Spoiler Alert: Our transfer on February 12, 2020 was a success - WE ARE PREGNANT! From the moment we got the first positive beta result...
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May 20, 20205 min read
The Two Week Wait: Coasting in Neutral
It’s been such a long journey. We started trying to conceive January 2017 and now over 3 years later we are still trying to bring a sweet...
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Feb 18, 20203 min read
Cancelled Embryo Transfer Cycle
Coming off 2 months of medically induced menopause threw my sanity into a tornado of self-doubt, hormonal mood swings and fear. What if...
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Jan 15, 20202 min read
Medically Induced Menopause: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
It’s been a long 2 months...and I have to say...medically induced menopause sucks. Lets just hope these 2 months were part of the key to...
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Dec 12, 20195 min read
Second (and better be last) Biopsy
Remember the last time I told you about my uterine biopsy (also known as an endometrial biopsy), I said it was an absolutely awful...
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Sep 8, 20194 min read
WTF Appointment "Answers"
Last week we finally got to meet with our doctor after getting our negative beta result from our third frozen embryo transfer. We had to...
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Aug 19, 20198 min read
Recap Of Our 3rd FET
Spoiler Alert: This transfer resulted in a BFN beta test (Big Fat Negative). Thursday July 24, the day before the due date of our angel...
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Aug 7, 20194 min read
New FET Protocol (Hoping Third Times A Charm!)
The infertility journey has a lot of waiting… Waiting for your period to start (slap in the face each month) so you can start your...
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Jul 9, 20193 min read
The Uterine Biopsy From Hell
There are a lot of moments on this infertility journey where all positivity and hope goes out the window and I can’t help but be negative...
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Jun 5, 20195 min read
Up Next Uterine Biopsy - ERA & ReceptivaDx
Last week we had our failed transfer follow-up appointment (a.k.a. The WTF appointment) with our doctor to discuss next steps. Everyone...
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May 2, 20196 min read
Looking Back on our Second Embryo Transfer
Before our first embryo transfer, I never would have thought we wouldn’t have a baby from it. I was so optimistic it was going to work...
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Apr 30, 20194 min read
NIAW 2019 Recap
Last week was National Infertility Awareness Week and it was so inspiring to see so many infertility warriors sharing their hearts (many...
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Apr 29, 20196 min read
Trying Again After A Miscarriage
After you lose your baby, you don’t know how the world is supposed to move on. I didn’t even know how I was supposed to get out of bed in...
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Apr 18, 20194 min read
Putting Together a Support Package for Your Infertility Warrior
After my last blog post on how to support the infertility warrior in your life, I got an overwhelming amount of messages from people...
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Apr 14, 20192 min read
How To Support Your Infertility Warrior
I haven’t really admitted this to many people but one of the main things that has sent me into a deep depression at times during our...
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Apr 7, 20196 min read
My First Embryo Transfer Was Not A Failure
The other day I was with someone and venting to them about how my progression towards our second frozen embryo transfer wasn’t going as...
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Mar 29, 20193 min read
Bringing Home Baby Hippo (Our 1st Embaby)
Earlier this week when I was at the grocery store, a stranger walked up to me and asked how far along I was. It’s crazy to think about...
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Mar 21, 20194 min read
I Like My Eggs Retrieved & Fertilized
Each part of the IVF journey is hard, but IVF warriors don’t have any choice but to get through each step. So to review our infertility...
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Mar 16, 20194 min read
Stim Baby Stim
As we prepare for our second frozen embryo transfer, I’ve been spending a lot of time reminiscing on what we have gone through so far to...
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Mar 12, 20194 min read
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