Month: July 2023

  • Focus

    Focus

    A couple weeks ago, I shared about my anxiety surrounding the frozen embryo transfer (FET) phase, and you might be wondering, am I doing anything about that anxiety? The answer is yes; I’m trying really hard not to stew in my concerns and worries.  But I’ve also been trying to shift my focus. I’ve been…

  • The Hand-Off

    The Hand-Off

    In the last week of June, my IVF nurse told me to pick up a new birth control packet and gave me a day to start it. And then she said a short sentence that gave me more anxiety than I anticipated: “Let me know on your cycle day one, and I’ll transfer you to…

  • Fourth of July!

    Fourth of July!

    I know I mentioned last week that I’d be back to the IVF journey this week, but I completely forgot about the holiday, so let’s talk about the Fourth instead. I’ll plan to jump back into IVF next week.  Growing up, the Fourth of July was the biggest celebration in my little Indiana hometown. They…