Tag: ivf journey

  • Still Waiting…

    Still Waiting…

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

  • 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…

  • Last-Minute Stressing

    Last-Minute Stressing

    When I started writing this blog, we were in the “hurry up and wait phase” of our second IVF cycle–that all changed before I finished writing the blog… Fair warning: While I don’t go into any gory details, I do talk about my period in this blog. If that makes you uncomfortable, scroll down until…

  • Acceptance

    Acceptance

    Recently, I was at a neighbor’s house for a birthday party. (Happy Birthday, Tiff!) While there, I was chatting with some friends about our IVF experience and plans to try again soon. One of them commented that I appear much less stressed about this round than I did the first time around.  I hadn’t really…