Tag: infertility procedures

  • 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…

  • Sorry!

    Sorry!

    More than just one of my favorite games as a child… Sorry! is how I feel about the last few weeks with no blog posts. There’s been a lot going on. Our Fall and last-of-the-year softball season wrapped up last week, and it’s nice to finally have all our evenings free. I got a promotion…

  • 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…

  • Our Embryos

    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

    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…

  • 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…

  • The Next Step

    The Next Step

    The next step in our IVF journey begins, and it all starts with three procedures.