Our (pre)Baby Blog

Happy International Hangover Day!

Dawn — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 16:23:38 +0000

Happy 2009 everyone! Another year has passed us by, and I am left wondering where the time went. I hope everyone enjoyed themselves last night, but not too much. ;) If you over-indulged, here’s an interesting hangover remedy I discovered: I wish I had all those ingredients lying around. Fortunately, I’m not [...]

Sex Ed

Dawn — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:01:59 +0000

I don’t have much going on while I wait for my next IVF cycle to start. So I want to take this time to make a public service announcement to my fellow infertiles. Perhaps, after years of trying NOT to get pregnant, our vaginae have simply forgotten their purpose. They no longer [...]

Preparing My Acceptance Speech…

Dawn — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:36:04 +0000

I’m so excited! Remember that friend I mentioned recently with the “super-awesome-fertility-blog-that-will-have-you-laughing-your-pants-off“? Well, she’s awarded me her all-new, prestigious “Every Uterus Has a Silver Lining” award! She had this to say: “Dawn, you’ve been through so much in the last few months, yet you seem to keep your head on straight during all of it. I admire [...]

Consult for IVF #3

Dawn — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:28:07 +0000

Yesterday our doctor discussed our case with some other RSC experts. The consensus was that they all find it extremely likely that I will get pregnant. Isn’t that a reassuring way to put it? I’d already promised myself I’d stay positive this time, but it still felt so good hearing that. Al was adorable. He [...]

Nonsense Words

Dawn — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:08:29 +0000

This really has nothing to do with fertility. It’s just about blogs in general, and Blogger blogs in particular. You know how a lot of blogs make you fill out some kind of word verification when you leave a comment, just to make sure you’re human? Usually those are just a randomly generated strings of [...]

Pity Party’s Ova!

Dawn — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:53:21 +0000

Haha…I crack me up! I woke up feeling really good today, better than I have since starting this latest IVF cycle. I felt good physically (minus some leftover cramping from the retrieval), but more importantly I felt good emotionally. I finally feel like myself again. I did some food shopping, then I came home and spent [...]

Wasted Effort

Dawn — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:00:39 +0000

I was not surprised by the call I received today. A nurse from the clinic called to tell me that our eggs didn’t make it. Two weren’t mature enough, so they didn’t even try to inject those. The one they did perform ICSI on didn’t continue to develop. Because it’s a holiday weekend, my doctor [...]

Three’s Company

Dawn — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:57:29 +0000

Well, I just got home from the clinic. The were only able to retrieve 3 eggs. I’m not sure what happened. They’re not either. I was just awaking after the anesthesia, so I only partly remember the conversation with the embryologist. He was verifying when I had the trigger shot, because he thought maybe I’d [...]

Just a Quick Update

Dawn — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:13:46 +0000

I’m triggering tonight! At 8:30 pm EST I will be giving myself the last shot for this cycle. Whew! I made it through. The retrieval will take place Thursday morning. Yup, on Turkey Day. Now I know how the turkey feels!

Just How Big Are Turkey Eggs?

Dawn — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:07:24 +0000

I’ve been feeling kind of mopey since starting the Lupron, so I’ve been neglecting my blogs. The addition of Gonal-f and Menopur seems to have helped with the headaches, surprisingly enough. Of course, now I’ve entered the cramped, bloated stage of the cycle. It’s an improvement, though, so I’ll take it! I went for blood work [...]