Tag: infertility journey

  • A New Record

    A New Record

    As promised, I’m back on regular blog day with an update.  The day of my procedure, I posted an update on the IVF That Facebook page, and as it turns out, the numbers were even better than I was initially told. I’ll back up a bit for just a minute, though, to give you a…

  • An Auspicious Day

    An Auspicious Day

    Today’s the day! For a couple of reasons… Read more in the latest blog. #ivfthat

  • Here We Go Again… Again

    Here We Go Again… Again

    Well readers, I’m sorry I didn’t get a chance to do a blog post last week. There honestly wasn’t too much going on on the normal blog day (Tuesday), and, as I find myself saying over and over again in this blog, we were “hurrying up and waiting.” The week before, I’d re-ordered all the…

  • Still Waiting…

    Still Waiting…

    Not much news to report, other than I’m still waiting on news…

  • Fits and Starts

    Fits and Starts

    I had every intention of writing a blog last week. There wasn’t a whole lot going on, but I could provide a few updates. But then I got busy at work, and, eventually, the week got away from me.  The biggest updates were about our next cycle and a procedure Nick was going to have…

  • Hope is Hard

    Hope is Hard

    Over the weekend, we received Day 5 and Day 6 embryo updates.  Last year, I received a Day 3 update as well, which was bad news. I was hopeful this year that if I didn’t receive an update until Day 5, maybe that meant there was no bad news to share before then.  I thought…

  • Embryology Update

    Embryology Update

    Like 2022, 19 eggs were harvested during my egg retrieval procedure and the numbers breakdown starting out was also pretty similar. The morning after, the clinic called with an update. Below is a comparison between my two procedures: 2023 19 eggs collected 13 mature enough to fertilize 10 fertilized; 1 still had potential Egg quality…

  • Ouch…

    Ouch…

    Well, I made it through another egg retrieval; though it feels I didn’t make it out as unscathed as I did last time.  Nick and I were up early to get ready and make the 45-minute drive to the clinic. We checked in at 10:30 a.m. and waited our turn. While we waited, I commented…

  • Timing

    Timing

    Timing is a funny thing when it comes to IVF. You might think you’ll know when a certain procedure will happen, and then one day’s lab results can upend the whole thing. The next day, it can happen all over again.  On Thursday, the nurse called with my results and dosing info for Friday. She…

  • Comparing Cycles

    Comparing Cycles

    Since I’ve been through this process once before, it’s hard not to compare the two cycles in my head. As I mentioned earlier this week, the bloating has definitely been worse this time around.  Oddly enough, though, it did seem to ease up a bit in the past couple of days. It almost had me…