Tag: ivf journey

  • 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…

  • Harvey’s Announcement

    A few blogs ago, I shared about our special Great Dane, Aurora. I thought it only fair I share a little bit about Harvey, our Pitbull mix, too. But first, Harvey has a very special announcement he’d like to share… That’s right… our embryo transfer worked! Harvey’s going to be a big fur brother. We’re…

  • Memory Lane, Pt. 2

    Memory Lane, Pt. 2

    After Nick and I met at the coffee shop, we decided to set up our first date. We settled on dinner and mini-golfing.  When I asked what restaurant to meet him at, Boston Market was his reply. I was a little surprised. Boston Market didn’t really seem like a date-type restaurant to me, and all…

  • 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…

  • Color-Coded Madness

    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…