Happy 100th blog post to me! Spoiler alert: tomorrow is my one year anniversary of the blog. Hopefully, I'll have good news to report. Tomorrow is my check to see if my lining is cooperating for a 4/24 transfer. We are hopeful that it will be our month to get pregnant. The meds have been… Continue reading C-Note
Category: IVF
Girl Power
I mistakenly thought that my estrogen oil was going to be similar to other shots in the past. Then I tried to load it in the syringe...it is so thick that it took an oddly long amount of time to do. I thought I was doing it incorrectly, but I think it's just extremely viscous.… Continue reading Girl Power
Operation Build-A-Womb: Part 2
A couple days ago, I got my new calendar! It is my seventh blue folder and I'm hoping the last (for now, at least). I then spent some time reveling in the practice of precisely writing my medicine and appointment schedule down and making new countdowns in my three planners. It's not very cute anymore… Continue reading Operation Build-A-Womb: Part 2
Thick AF: for Alcohol pads and uterine linings only
First of all, to define AF for my older readers: it means "as fuck" or a superlative to add to any adjective. (Ex. Cool af = cool as fuck = super, duper cool.) I've been known to be called "thick" in my lifetime. Not meant as a pejorative, simply something to indicate my size. There… Continue reading Thick AF: for Alcohol pads and uterine linings only
Uterine Hospitality
I'm hoping that the hospitality of my uterus is a bit more under my control than my body's willingness to create massive amounts of eggs. I caught an episode of Friends the other evening as I was doing my chores and it was the episode where Monica and Chandler found out they couldn't have kids.… Continue reading Uterine Hospitality
Have you tried…? And Calendar Day!!
Today was calendar day which is something I look forward to immensely! It is when I am close to starting a new part of this lovely procreation journey. So, today, I finally received that big Manila envelope, I tore it open like an obese child eating a pack of Twinkies. **I know that obesity isn't… Continue reading Have you tried…? And Calendar Day!!
Hatchimals, the acoustic version
I'm fascinated both by the concept and the execution of Hatchimals. They are these little creatures that live in some weird plastic egg that "hatch" whenever you give them enough love and attention. They're like virtual pets for 2017-2018. For whatever reason, prior to watching YouTube videos (because no, I don't own one) about their… Continue reading Hatchimals, the acoustic version
My Three Babies
On Day 3, I anxiously awaited the news. Finally, at around 9:45 AM, I got the call. If you recall from my last post The State of the Embies, the embryos each are graded on a scale from 1 to 3, 1 being the best, 3 the worst. On day 3, they should, ideally, be 8… Continue reading My Three Babies
Scrambled Eggs
Around 10:00AM on Wednesday, I got the call. The two non-mature eggs that we believed had a chance did not mature. So I'll out of the three eggs that were mature, all three fertilized naturally! They're hopefully growing and splitting and becoming strong babies to be transferred. I don't know when the shift happened, but… Continue reading Scrambled Eggs
Sperm Omelette
This morning, after five minutes of sleep, I went in for egg retrieval. Much like the previous time, I got undressed and into a hospital gown. (Business idea: more attractive hospital gowns.) It's funny because they say it has to open in the back but we can't tie it. I suddenly noticed how many doors… Continue reading Sperm Omelette
Adventures with the Quad Squad 