Last night was the first time when I genuinely didn't think I was going to be able to work because of the headaches. It was fleeting, mainly just from 1-3 AM, but holy buckets. Thankfully, I survived and everything was fine. I was probably being overly dramatic with myself since it was the middle of… Continue reading Headaches in the evening, stirrups in the morning!

Most people know that I love the Counting Crows.  Specifically, the album August and Everything After is very near and dear to my heart. This album came out right before my brother's tenth birthday; I was six.  My dad worked nights growing up and had a very interesting sleep schedule. This worked for our family… Continue reading I am my father’s daughter

It's day 4 and in 24 hours, I will be able to check on my follicles to see how things are going! I've had some questions recently about what you can or should do during this time. My RE gave me a fairly sane list. Eat well (avoid grains and sugar in excess, stick to… Continue reading FOMO, google, and headaches – Morning of Day 4

Leslie Knope and I have in common the fact that our most genius headlines are probably too long to publish in a newspaper.  (https://medium.com/@kaleighf/leslie-knope-and-the-secret-to-great-headlines-dee48ec9744) Good thing this hasn't been picked up by the Wall Street Journal, yet. So, any type of "ist" is generally met with some type of negative reaction from more people than… Continue reading Man! I don’t feel like a woman…and other rantings of a self-proclaimed feminist in 2018.

Did you ever pretend to give yourself injections with mechanical pencils? I sure did and while I suppose it carried with it some euphemism for paraphernalia, I just thought it was fun. This morning, bright and early, I went to the doctor for my baseline US and it went really well! There was no mumbling… Continue reading Mechanical Pencils

I'm always drawn to words that start with uncommon letters of the alphabet like Qs & Zs and often feel like they're more indicative of describing either me, or my feelings of the situation of that time. Perhaps it's a weird self-fulfilling prophecy, who knows? I'm often overzealous, zany, and quirky. I would like to… Continue reading Zs and Qs

Today marks the 45th consecutive day of injections and I'm regressing. I still do it in my stomach which is one of the reasons for the regression - maybe. I find it convenient to not have any assistance (upper arm) and not have to take off my pants (inner thigh), so lifting up my shirt… Continue reading Day 45 and Nurse Johnson

With every month that passes in this journey, I find out both more and less about my body. I learn more about the biology of reproduction and then also learn that each body is different and may not perform in the right way. Mine is like a stubborn 14 year old girl who insists that… Continue reading Every{BODY} is different

Though we can debate the history of Thanksgiving, the modern day adaptation which consists of family getting together and appreciating the lives we have is a wonderful tradition. This year, though possibly my most challenging yet, has been full of things for which to give thanks. I have so many people in my life for… Continue reading Thanksgiving

If you choose to subscribe to Webster's definition, a side effect is a secondary, typically undesired result of a drug or treatment. For those of you who would like to take a more optimistic view with me, I believe side effects are indications that the treatment is "working." Throughout my teenage years, I would never… Continue reading Noxzema, Stridex, and [in]fertility medication: an ode to side effects