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It’s Pouring.

My last blog post is dated January 20th. I drafted another on January 21st, but never published it. Now it’s hard to even know where to start. We are three weeks into a new reality in the United States. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world. Nobody knows how long before we will all returnContinue reading “It’s Pouring.”

Pregnancy Announcement Blowback

We came home from New York after another cancelled IVF cycle, and as I sifted through the mail, I found a holiday card… the last one of the season. I opened it up, not giving it a second thought, and there was a pregnancy announcement. Early ultrasound pics and all. I started 2020 with theContinue reading “Pregnancy Announcement Blowback”

Lucky Number 7 [continued]

Lucky cycle number 7 is on the verge of being cancelled, so as it turns out, the Agonist/Antagonist Conversion Protocol recommended by Dr. Sher didn’t work for me. This is SD 8 (stimulation day 8 – in other words, my 8th day of taking drugs to stimulate follicle growth in my ovaries). We went inContinue reading “Lucky Number 7 [continued]”

Lucky Number 7

On Monday I started my seventh round of IVF. 2019 was the year of IVF. I underwent six stimulation cycles throughout the year, three of which led to egg retrievals. I learned quite a lot about the science of IVF – meds, supplements, timing… but most of all, I learned to temper my expectations. IContinue reading “Lucky Number 7”

2019: a lesson in boundaries

My husband’s words as we drove away were, “you will never see them again.” And I knew he was right, that was it. I will not risk my safety or my family’s safety ever again.