Tag: frozen embryo transfer

  • Bumpdates!

    Bumpdates!

    So, I haven’t been taking bump photos as regularly as I should, but I have taken a few. In those early weeks, there definitely wasn’t a bump to show off, so I didn’t think to document it.  Even now, Nick is skeptical if there even is a bump. A few times while I’ve been getting…

  • A Heartbeat

    A Heartbeat

    The Monday after Thanksgiving, it was time for our 16-week appointment. This time, there wasn’t an ultrasound, but we finally got to hear what we’d be waiting to hear for so many weeks! It was time to hear Baby Jackson’s heartbeat! This time around, there wasn’t any swishing away, just a strong little heartbeat going…

  • Symptoms

    Symptoms

    It may seem weird to tell you about my symptoms from the first trimester when I’m well into the second. But there was a lot of stuff to catch you up on first.  In the first few weeks of the pregnancy, I felt pretty good. There was some minimal cramping, but no major symptoms.  That…

  • More Ultrasounds

    More Ultrasounds

    In early October, we had our 8-week appointment and ultrasound at Kaiser. Once again, everything was textbook.  At our first appointment, they’d told us we should be able to hear the heartbeat at the 8- or 9-week mark, so we were excited to possibly hear little peanut’s ticker.  At this 8-week appointment, they said we’d…

  • Trauma

    Trauma

    As I mentioned last week, Baby Jackson is doing great. I don’t want anyone to worry about that when they see this week’s post title. But the title is very appropriate for what I’m going to share.  Sometime between our first couple of ultrasounds, I had a scary flashback.  I went to one of Nick’s…

  • The First Ultrasound

    The First Ultrasound

    First, I’m sorry I’m a week behind on posting this blog. I should’ve known the week of and the week after Thanksgiving was just going to be too busy and fun to sit down and write a new post, but I was optimistic.  I’ll share more about our fun holiday week in an upcoming blog…

  • The Details

    The Details

    Since Harvey officially let the cat out of the bag, I can finally share all the details of when everything happened.  I shared about how our frozen embryo transfer went, but I intentionally left out when it happened. While I am trying to give an honest account of this process, I also wanted a little…

  • The Transfer

    The Transfer

    As promised, we’re back to the IVF journey this week, and it’s time to talk about the exciting part of the FET – the actual transfer! The night before our transfer, Nick and I went out for sushi and cocktails. This would *hopefully* be my last raw fish for a few months. The next morning,…

  • General Musings

    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…

  • The Shots

    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…