“She’s strong but she’s exhausted.” ~R.H. Sin Well, I woke today at 10dpiui and I think this cycle is a bust. The cramps started at work yesterday. The pain wasn’t too terrible, but it took all of my strength not to start sobbing. I did tear up a bit, but otherwise was able to keep myself together. One of my bosses seemed to sense … Continue reading Waiting for Aunt Flo…
“Something has changed within me Something is not the same I’m through with playing by the rules Of someone else’s game Too late for second-guessing Too late to go back to sleep It’s time to trust my instincts Close my eyes and leap!” ~Wicked: Stephen Schwartz I’m not sure what changed, or when the change occurred exactly, but I am not the same person … Continue reading Our Infertility Story: IUI Round Three
“The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.” ~Winston Churchill I went in for my ultrasound yesterday. I was a bit anxious for this appointment, because the results would indicate my progress on the medicine, and determine the date for our next round of intrauterine insemination. I wasn’t worried about whether or not the Letrozole was working. In my last … Continue reading Our Infertility Story: IUI Round Three – Ultrasound
She wasn’t bitter. She was sad, though. But it was a hopeful kind of sad. The kind of sad that just takes time. ~ Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower I finished my last dose of letrozole Friday night, and I can now fully appreciate how nice the last few months have been. I don’t really care for the way the hormones make … Continue reading Fun with Feelings
“Your dream doesn’t have an expiration date. Take a deep breathe, and then try again…” ~KT Witten I started my period on Wednesday, and despite the fact that my periods are still incredibly painful, it was the first time I was happy to see it arrive in years. This period is a good one. This period means I had started my third cycle since … Continue reading Here We Go Again…
“I’m still standing here for us still trying…” ~Bleeker Ridge – Still Standing Gosh! I might just be the world’s worst blogger. When I first started this blog, I had so much of our story left to share. I was behind and played a lot of catch up to help get all my feelings out and to make my story current. It took a … Continue reading I’m Still Here
“And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been.” ~Rainer Maria Rilke The Holiday Season has officially come to a close, and I couldn’t be more grateful. Don’t get me wrong, I usually love this time year, and I still do. I had a wonderful Thanksgiving with my family; an intimate Christmas at home with my husband; and a … Continue reading Hope Rises on a New Year
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” ~Confucius Hi! I didn’t mean to take a week off of the blog during my recovery from surgery, but the time just got away from me. I’m honestly not even sure how I managed to post a recap of the procedure so quickly, because I was basically asleep until … Continue reading My Recovery: Returning to Work Postop
“And though she be but little, she is fierce.” ~William Shakespeare Our Infertility Story: The Beginning Our Infertility Story: The Specialist Our Infertility Story: My HSG Our Infertility Story: The Eye of the Storm Our Infertility Story: Checking His Swimmers Our Infertility Story: IUI Round One Our Infertility Story: IUI Round Two Our Infertility Story: Surgery or IVF I had surgery yesterday. The weeks leading … Continue reading Our Infertility Story: My Laparoscopy
Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway. ~John Wayne Our Infertility Story: The Beginning Our Infertility Story: The Specialist Our Infertility Story: My HSG Our Infertility Story: The Eye of the Storm Our Infertility Story: Checking His Swimmers Our Infertility Story: IUI Round One Our Infertility Story: IUI Round Two After my second failed IUI, my doctor relayed to his nurse that … Continue reading Our Infertility Story: Surgery or IVF
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