-
Period Talk
Disclaimer: For any male readers, given the title of this blog, I completely understand if you want to skip it! The only thing I’d suggest is, if you have a loved one who suffers from painful menstrual cramps each month or who is trying to find period products that are better for the environment (or…
-
General Musings
Throughout this FET process, I’ve had some general musings I thought were worth sharing here. First, I’ve talked before about how weird IVF is, and I’m finding new ways it’s weird now that I’m going through the FET process. The biggest weirdness is knowing the exact date you might be pregnant. These days, thanks to…
-
Aurora
I had a post scheduled today. It was some general thoughts and musings on the IVF and FET process so far. And we’ll get to that next week, but something big happened last week that I need to share. Most of my family and friends already know, but I wanted to talk about it here,…
-
The Shots
You’ll probably recall I had a lot of anxiety about the Progesterone in Oil (PIO) shots, so I thought it’d be good to provide an update on how those have been going. As I expected, I was building up the shots in my head and making them scarier than they actually are. There are also…
-
Our Embryos
A couple of months ago, when I shared the news we had two viable embryos, I mentioned we were going to keep the gender(s) to ourselves for a little while. During our third egg retrieval, our numbers started out so good, and I was so hopeful and optimistic we’d have at least one or two…
-
How It’s Going
Last week, I shared about my FET schedule which was really a one-sheet of color-coded madness. When I saw all the meds I’d be on and there would be multiple types of estrogen, I was a little worried it might make me moody or hormonal. So far, I don’t think that’s been the case, but…
-
Color-Coded Madness
Once we knew we were moving ahead with a frozen embryo transfer (FET), my new FET nurse emailed me my schedule and sent in all my prescriptions to the pharmacy. Folks, as the blog title implies, the schedule is pure, color-coded madness. And I thought egg retrieval was a crazy process with lots of medications…
-
Another Regroup
Recently, we had another regroup appointment–this time with Dr. C. (Our first regroup appointment was with Dr. G. in our first cycle.) In the past, we’ve done our appointments with Dr. C. virtually since it tends to be more convenient. This time, though, we wanted to meet in person. The regroup went really well. I…
-
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
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…
-
Subscribe
Subscribed
Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
IVF That 